"Wait hold on why is she allowed to leave?" Sam complained "She basically swapped our systems didn't she." Sam looked at Torin.
"Elizabeth has a higher regeneration rate than most." Torin shrugged. "Besides if she wants to leave there's nothing anyone can do to stop her.
"Well she healed me, so I should be allowed to go as well." Sam said hopefully.
"Not on my watch Major. You're still too weak. Maybe tomorrow" Janet replied without looking up from her notes.
"That sucks." Sam complained.
"I would prefer Elizabeth stay as well but…" Janet said "I am not her doctor." Janet glared at Torin.
"If I could keep Elizabeth here I would." Torin replied "But she is fit to leave, by her standards. And she has proven she can handle physical stressors."
"Like what? Give me one example of something worse than this and I'll let up." Janet challenged Torin standing toe to toe with him.
Torin looked back into her eyes calmly. "Three weeks ago, Elizabeth Taylor O'Neill jumped out of an air lock into the accretion disc of a black hole. Without an EV suit." Torin said evenly. "She said she wanted to see if she could surf it. The Nox had to revive her, and she's lucky to have survived. One week later she was up and about, playing soccer with George and baseball with her Dad."
Janet stared at Torin, her eyes wide in disbelief.
"Are you saying?" Jack asked from the seat next to Sam's bed "That my little girl, survived 'surfing' a black hole?"
"Without and EV suit." Torin nodded. "Actually you and Sam were the only ones who weren't worried about her, it's like you knew she'd survive. Now I guess we know why."
"Was she trying to kill herself?" Sam spat in shock.
"Honestly no." Elizabeth answered from the door. "I just wanted to know if I could do it. I get bored" she shrugged. Grace detached herself from her sister and ran over to Sam's bed. She climbed up onto Sam's lap and snuggled down into the blanket with her.
"Lub you mummy." Grace said easily and she closed her eyes and went to sleep. Sam looked from the in her lap to Jack.
Jack looked into Sam's bright blue eyes. They had to talk, they both knew it. They had decide what they were going to do, and how they were going to get out of the room.
…
Sam was released a week later and she found Jack in her lab waiting for her.
"Hey, Carter.' He smiled nervously.
"Sir." Sam nodded.
Jack looked like he was thinking something over for a second, then he jumped up, swiped his card to lock the door and used a stool to get up and yank the camera's electrical wiring from the camera, disabling it.
"Sir what are you doing?" Sam asked.
"I sorry, I need." And with that Jack kissed her, his hands moving down to her arms to rest on her hips.
Sam hesitated only for a second before she felt herself pushing her arms up over his shoulders around his neck. She felt his tongue sliding along her lips. She opened for him immediately allowing him entrance.
It wasn't until Sam felt a slight pressure at her lower back that she realised Jack was walking them back against the desk. His hands moved to under her thighs as he scooped her up and placed her on the table. Sam wrapped her legs around him as he ripped his lips from hers and began trailing them down over her neck.
"Oh Jack." Sam gasped. "We can't."
Jack pulled away looking into her eyes to see his pain reflected in her. "No" he shook his head "We can't"
"What do we do?" Sam cried.
Jack stepped away and they heard banging at the door of the lab. Sam jumped off the desk and turned away from him as Jack swiped his card again unlocking the door. Jack watched Sam as she began to shake silently. Daniel opened the door and was followed inside by Teal'c.
Looking from Jacks pained expression to the silent shaking Sam Daniel and Teal'c knew exactly what had happened. Daniel went straight to Sam pulling her into a hug that made Jack jealous as hell, but he ignored it as he watched her respond the tears streaming down her face. Teal'c watched Jack his face held by a cold, sorrow filled expression. He took Jack by the shoulders and steered him toward the gym.