Chapter 2
When the members of SG-1 recovered from the blinding flash of light, they found Sam laying on the ground, seemingly to be the only one affected by the light.
"Sam!" Cam shouted as he jogged over to her side. He leaned down and was relieved to find a pulse. "She's unconscious," he confirmed.
"We better get back to the SGC." Daniel said worriedly. Cam nodded and Teal'c bend to scoop Sam up into his arms.
*****
A retired General Jack O'Neill sat on the floor in his house, surrounded by boards, nails and screws. Why the hell didn't these things ever want to go together right? For crying out loud he should know how to put the damn thing together! But it didn't help that the instructions read more like Astrophysics than anything else. Or the fact that there were at least 10 difference pieces missing. But he'd put the new book shelf together…it was the only real job she had for him tonight anyway.
Jack sighed and looked around at the pieces. Maybe if he left out the bottom shelf...
He was interrupted from his thoughts by the sound of a cell phone.
Glancing at the number and knowing exactly who it was, he sighed once more.
"What?" He mumbled gruffly, answering it.
"Jack," Daniel said, his voice devoid of humor.
"Yes, Daniel?" He asked cautiously. He tried not to let the tone of his voice worry him. It did regardless.
"You need to come to the SGC…it's Sam."
Jack's heart missed a skip. "I'll be there in 15." He said, getting up and heading to the door.
"Make it fast." Daniel replied and hung up.
*****
Slowly and painfully the darkness melted away and Sam regained consciousness. She blinked in confusion at the faces surrounding the infirmary bed. Glancing at her shoulders, she noticed her long hair. God, she hadn't had long hair since she was a teenager…what the hell was going on?
She glanced around at the faces of the people in the room. Two dark haired women and a lighted haired man. She sighed in relief when she recognized Daniel and Teal'c.
"Daniel…Teal'c…what's going on?" She asked quietly.
"You're in the infirmary…how are you feeling?" Daniel whispered as he stepped closer to her.
"My head hurts…and I don't remember anything." Sam mumbled helplessly.
"Short term amnesia is sometime typical during unconsciousness…but I expect you to be up and around in no time." The woman that Sam assumed was the doctor said.
"Where's Dr. Frasier?" Sam asked.
Daniel shot a concerned glance to Teal'c. "You don't remember?" Daniel asked.
"I don't remember…and I don't know who the rest of you are, either." She confirmed.
"What do you remember Colonel Carter?" Teal'c asked.
"Colonel…I'm a Captain."
"What's the last thing you remember Sam?" The light haired man said.
"My Dad told me he had cancer a few days ago…" She whispered and wrapped her arms around herself.
Someone was missing in here…the Colonel.
"Where's Colonel O'Neill?" Sam asked.
"He's coming."
Sam nodded her head. Maybe he could tell them that she was a Captain…
Footfalls sounded outside and Jack walked in. "Daniel…what the hell happened?" he asked uneasily.
"We were off world and she touched one of the machines. There was a flash of light and we found her unconscious on the ground. We immediately brought her back here. She can't remember things Jack." Daniel murmured quietly.
Jack walked slowly towards her and sat down on the side of her bed, resting his hand on her leg.
"Hey, Sam…you okay?" he whispered.
"I don't know, sir…they're telling me I'm a Colonel and…"
Jack's soft voice interrupted her. "Sir…you're calling me sir."
"Yes, Colonel. That's normal protocol for a Second in Command to call her Commanding Officer." She argued softly with a touch of annoyance.
Jack turned around and glanced at Daniel and Teal'c before turning around to her.
"I'm not your CO anymore."
"Yes, you are, sir. You've been my CO for over a year now." She said angrily.
"Sam…I'm retired." Jack shifted uneasily on the bed. "And we're…we're married."
Sam blinked. He was her CO…she wasn't married to him. Glancing at her left hand she noticed the gold band which only served to confuse her more.
Jack turned around. "Can we uh…have a moment alone please?"
The doctor nodded. "Only for a short time though. She needs rest and I'll have to run some more tests."
They quickly left the room and Sam shifted uncomfortably.
Here she was alone with her CO, her friend, and supposedly her husband.
Jack turned around to her and the sadness in his brown eyes struck her to the core. The love she saw in their deep brown depths sent a shiver down her spine. She averted her eyes, not wanting to see the proof of his words in his eyes.
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