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Chapter 4:

Sam and Daniel rose the instant they heard it.

The sound of bones cracking rang throughout the house.

Even Teal'c ran from the back deck.

They all ran over to Jack, who lay unconscious on the floor.

Pete stood in the doorway, motionless, realizing what he had just done.

"He's losing a lot of blood." Daniel said as he grabbed a towel to stop the bleeding from Jack's nose. His face was starting to swell.

"How dare you come here!" Sam stood up and started screaming in Pete's face. She pushed him and he stumbled off of the steps of the front porch onto his back. "How dare you hurt him!" Her eyes were wild, and she was ready to do some real damage until she felt a strong hand grip her shoulder.

"I suggest you leave right now before I contact the authorities, Pete Shanahan. If you ever come near General O'Neill and Colonel Carter again, I will gladly remove the appendages from your body." Teal'c stepped in front of Sam, his strong face right in Pete's terrified one.

Jack rose back into consciousness, overhearing the conversation. Daniel still held the towel to his nose, and they both listened intently to the conversation unfolding in front of them.

"You don't need to worry about that." Pete was shaking. "Just answer me one question, Sam." His eyes were full of hurt. "Is it his?"

"No. It's not his."

The words stung him like a knife, and Jack closed his eyes, the pain radiating through his head.

"We should get Jack to the hospital." Daniel said urgently, eyeing Pete down.

Teal'c helped Daniel load Jack into the back of their car. Teal'c sat with him, applying pressure to his face. Daniel drove, and Sam sat shaking in the passenger seat.

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Three hours later, the three of them sat in the waiting room of the Air Force Academy Hospital. Soon, a young male doctor emerged from the back to greet them.

"Hello, I'm Dr. Stephens. I take it you're all with General O'Neill?" The three of them nodded.

"His nose is broken, as well as his right lower maxilla. We had to do a few stitches to stop the bleeding. He has a moderate concussion from the fall too. He should heal up fine though...already asking if he can have some chocolate cake from the cafeteria. A little loopy from the anesthesia and pain medication, but that should wear off in a few hours." He smiled at the relief on the friend's faces.

"Are you his girlfriend, Sam?" The doctor gestured toward Sam, noticing her slightly pregnant belly protruding.

"I'm Sam..but not his girlfriend.." She gave him an odd look, scrunching her face.

"Oh, my apologies. He was asking for Sam.. and I just figured by what he was saying.." The doctor trailed off, clearly embarrassed. "Why don't I show you all to his room."

Sam's face grew red, pausing for a second before following the doctor down the hallway.

A smile was plastered across Daniel's face, and an eyebrow raised on Teal'c's.

"My Sam." His face was filled with a goofy smile as soon she entered the room.

Daniel and Teal'c gave each other an awkward look.

"We're..uh..going to give you two a minute.." Daniel said nervously, pushing his glasses up his face. "C'mon T.."

Sam nodded and her friends retreated, shutting the door.

She sat on the edge of his bed, looking him in the eyes. They were swollen, but she could still see the shade of brown that she was sure didn't exist in the eyes of anyone else.

"My Sam.." His face was still formed into a smile.

"I'm so sorry.." She looked down at his hand that was reaching for hers. She grabbed it, allowing their fingers to intertwine.

"For?" He looked at her, raising an eyebrow.

"I didn't know he'd show up like that..and I didn't think he'd react that way. You're hurt..because of me." She was beginning to choke up, and Jack silenced her thoughts with a squeeze of his hand.

"My Sam.." She snapped her head up to look at him. His pupils were dilated, but his eyes were filled with a feeling she had only seen once before. The Za'tarc testing. More than I'm supposed to.

"Sir.." Her heart was racing.

"Not sir.." He smiled, reaching his hand up to brush a stray hair out of her face.

"Sam.." He brushed a finger over her lips. "My Sam.." He smiled again.

This time she understood.

"My Jack." She took his hand in hers, kissing the back of it with her lips.

They held each other's gaze for a very long moment, before being interrupted by a knock at the door.

"Sorry." The doctor said as he rushed in, noticing that he was breaking up an intimate moment. Sam instinctively let go of Jack's hand. "You're free to go, General O'Neill. Just stop by the pharmacy on the way out to pick up your hydrocodone. I'd like to see you back in about 5 days, after the swelling goes down, to check on those stitches." He nodded, handing the paper for the prescription to Sam. "It was nice to meet you."

"Doctor?" Sam chased him out the door, closing it behind her. She failed to notice her two friends lurking down the hallway.

Dr. Stephens turned in his tracks. "Yes?"

"Can I ask what Jack..uh..General O'Neill was saying about me?"

The doctor suppressed a smirk. "Look, miss, your..relationship is really none of my business." He turned to walk away, and she grabbed his arm.

"Please." She looked desperate.

"He just mentioned the..predicament..surrounding you and your baby. I'm sorry, I guess I just misunderstood earlier."

Daniel and Teal'c rushed over to her. "Look, Sam I don't know.." Daniel was cut off.

"What do you mean by that?" She looked at her friends, and looked back to the doctor.

The doctor's eyes passed from Daniel's to Teal'c's and then arrived at Sam's. "Look.." He sighed when he saw the desperation reappear in her face. "He asked where Sam was, and I asked him who you were. He said that you were the love of his life, and that you were having his child. That you had wanted to have a baby, and he helped you get pregnant. Now if you'll excuse me.." The doctor turned around and walked away.

Sam was left there, mouth wide open. "What?" She looked at her friends, clearly shell shocked by the previous conversation. "He just said that because he was all drugged up, right?" She searched their eyes for an answer. "Right?"

Daniel couldn't look her in the eyes and instead muttered out.. "Sam…"

She moved over to Teal'c, placing an arm on his shoulder. "Please tell me you can make some sense of that."

"Colonel Carter, I believe this is a topic that you should bring up to General O'Neill, after his medication has stopped hindering his thoughts. I do not think it would be wise or integritous for Daniel Jackson and I to discuss this with you." He nodded his head, patting her hand.

"I need some air." She tossed the prescription paper at Daniel and walked briskly toward the front door.

"Thanks, T." Daniel nodded at his friend before reentering Jack's room. "Time to go Jack."

Teal'c held out an arm to Jack, who stumbled to his feet.

"Sam?" Jack stared at the door.

"She's waiting for us outside." Daniel said, honestly.

They led Jack to the pharmacy and out the front door, where Sam sat on a bench, head in her hands. The sun was beginning to rise and it shined through her yellow hair.

Sam stood up, but didn't make eye contact with any of them.

They all got into the car, silently.

Jack fell asleep as soon as his back hit the seat.

"I think I'm going to go home for a while. Will you two call me when he wakes up?" Sam still didn't look up.

Daniel nodded, pulling over at the front of the library.

They pulled into Jack's driveway, and Teal'c nudged him on the shoulder to wake him up.

"General O'Neill, we are at your residence." He said loudly, stirring Jack from his sleep.

"Sam?" He questioned again.

"She'll be back later Jack, we're going to put you to bed." Daniel said softly.

Jack emerged from the car, a friend on each arm. They placed him in bed, tucking him under the covers. He gave them a smile before dozing off again.

Their job done for the time being, Daniel and Teal'c decided to relax in the living room.

"Would you like to watch the Star Wars in which the jedi returns, Daniel Jackson?" Teal'c raised his eyebrows, holding up a VHS case.

Daniel nodded, rubbing his jaw line in thought.

"Hey Teal'c?" Daniel made eye contact with his friend. "What do you think Jack will tell her?"

"I should hope the truth, Daniel Jackson. I have no doubt that General O'Neill possesses the courage to do so." He nodded his head before playing the movie.

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A little over an hour later, Jack emerged from the bedroom. His swelling had gone down a little, but he was still looking through squinty eyes. It was obvious, however, that he had regained some clarity.

"I don't remember a lot, so you're going to have to refresh me. What the hell happened?" He shook his head, in an effort to bring back his thoughts.

Daniel and Teal'c looked at each other. Sighing, Teal'c paused the movie, freezing Luke Skywalker's screaming face on the screen.

"You took a significant blow from the fist of Pete Shanahan, O'Neill. Do you not recall this?" Teal'c raised an eyebrow.

"Y'know Teal'c, it's a little fuzzy." Jack straightened his lips.

"You broke your nose and a bone in your face, and you have a concussion." Daniel pushed his glasses up his nose.

"Is that all?" Jack rolled his swollen eyes. "Jesus..and where is Carter?"

"She went home.." Daniel began.

"What?" Jack threw his hands up in the air. "You let her go home.. With that psycho on the loose?"

"She wanted some rest. She was a little upset.." Daniel gathered his words. "Listen Jack.."

Jack marched over to his house phone, dialing a number from memory.

"Carter, it's me.. Yes I'm awake." He tapped his foot on the ground. "No.. I'm not loopy anymore. Are you okay?" He was waving his hands as he spoke. "Okay, see you in a bit."

He hung up the phone, and turned to his friends who were looking at him with wide eyes.

"What?" He shook his head in their direction.

"There's something we should probably tell you before she comes over." Daniel shrugged.

"Okay…" Jack looked at them, a little irritated.

Daniel looked to Teal'c, hoping he would explain the situation.

"O'Neill, when you were under the influence of narcotics and anesthesia, you made some personal statements, regarding Colonel Carter, to the medical personnel. The physician mistakenly took Colonel Carter for your significant other, and made a gesture to her protruding uterus. Later, Colonel Carter questioned him about this and the physician revealed the previous statements you had made. Colonel Carter was confused and upset. She asked us to explain the statements to her, but I refused. I did not believe it to be wise for I or Daniel Jackson to do so." Teal'c nodded.

Jack swallowed, a lump in his throat. "So, what did I say?"

Teal'c looked at Daniel this time, who sighed in resignation.

"You basically said that Sam was the love of your life, and that she was carrying the baby that you had given to her." Daniel winced as the words came from his mouth.

Jack barely had time to react when the doorbell rang.

He answered the door, finding an exhausted looking Sam on the other side.

He stepped aside to let her in, and she saw Teal'c and Daniel sitting in the living room.

"Uhh.. we should go." Daniel looked at Teal'c awkwardly, before nodding at his friends and walking through the door.

"I think you are right, Daniel Jackson. Luke Skywalker can wait for another day." Teal'c also nodded, following Daniel through the door. "I'm glad you are intact, General O'Neill." He stated before shutting the door behind him.

Their friends were gone, and Sam and Jack stood in silence.

Jack was looking at the floor, and Sam was looking at him.

"Jack.." She said, barely a whisper.

"Yeah?" He looked up.

"We need to talk."