The Tegan Chronicles

Intuition and Lies 1

"Hey." Janet rolled on her side to see the moonlight casting a pale blue glow on Tegan's face. "What are you thinking about?"

Tegan shook her head, and continued to stare at the ceiling.

Janet reached up and combed her fingers through her hair.

After a few minutes Tegan turned her head. "I don't want… if anything happens to me… I don't want to be put on life support."

"You mean you don't want me to keep you alive if you're a vegetable?" Janet wondered where the thought had come from.

Tegan nodded.

"I wouldn't do that to you." Janet confirmed. When the silence ensued Janet asked, "Is everything ok?"

Tegan nodded.

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah."

"You're not still thinking about being a vegetable are you?"

"No." She smiled lightly.

"A penny for your thoughts?"

"I'd be robbing you blind," Tegan admitted.

"I'm willing to take the chance."

"I was just thinking about how much I love you."

"Really?"

She nodded again. "I used to think my career, the military, was the most important thing to me. But I'd give it all up just to spend one more minute with you."

"You're starting to scare me."

Tegan lifted her head and touched her lips to Janet's. She pulled back, "Why?"

"I don't know. It feels like you're saying goodbye."

Tegan slid her hand between them and rubbed her knuckles on the outside of the pink satin boxers Janet was wearing. "Then how 'bout I say hello?"

Two days later, Tegan sat on the bed where Janet had just finished her pre-mission physical. All she had to do was get through this mission, and barring any crises in the next week she and Janet would be heading to Greg's wedding.

Janet put her hand on her knee. "Tegan –"

"Don't say it." She interrupted.

"What?"

"Whatever you were going to say about the mission, don't say it."

"But –" Janet was cut off by Tegan's finger over her lips.

Tegan slipped off the bed and despite being on base kissed Janet. "Always and forever, that's how long I'll love you."

"Tegan…"

"I've got to go." She pushed the privacy curtain back as she rushed out.

"I love you too." Janet whispered to her retreating back.

The Stargate activated and the worm hole whooshed to life. General Hammond stood in the control room. "SG1 you are cleared to go."

"You heard the man." Colonel O'Neill pointed to the watery light.

"Sir?" Tegan turned and looked up to General Hammond as Sam and Daniel started up the ramp followed by Teal'c.

"Yes Major?"

"Aren't you forgetting something sir?" She asked.

"Of course." General Hammond nodded, even though he didn't always send them off with a farewell. "Good luck and Godspeed SG1."

"Thank you sir." She turned and started up the ramp.

"What was that about?" Jack asked as he walked up the ramp beside Tegan.

"What?"

"That whole thing." He waved his hand behind him.

"Oh you know, probably nothing." She shrugged and stepped through the wormhole.