Waiting Is Over.
As soon as she lay down on the bed in her quarters she fell into a sound sleep. Dreams of recent events filled her head however until Daniel woke her up a few hours later with some news.
"You're kidding." she said smiling after he told her the reason he ahd come to find her.
"Come see for yourself." he answered, Sam immediately getting out of bed and following her friend out of the room.
When they reached the infirmary they were greeted with a sight that they truly were not expecting. Colonel Jack O'Neill was sitting up in bed having had the tube previously helping him breathe removed, and was talking to doctor Fraiser, now fully conscious.
"So Doc, what's the prognosis?" he asked in his usual tone of voice, though more quietly than usual.
"Well fifteen minutes ago I wouldn't have known what to say, we were beginning to lose hope there for a while."
"But now?"
"Now I would have to say that if you rest, and allow yourself time to recover before going back to work, then you should be fine. Your head injuries were what we were most concerned about, but there doesn't seem to be any long-term damage, other than whar you had before of course." she joked.
"Oh yeah, that's nice, take advantage of the sick guy." O'Neill replied smiling.
"It's nice to have you back in the land of the living Colonel." Doctor Janet Frasier told him.
"It's nice to be back. Thanks Doc." he told her.
She smiled.
"Come on Daniel, lets go get something to eat." she then told her colleague throwing a glance at him which made him realize precisely what she meant.
"Huh? yeah I guess I'm kinda hungry." he told her following her out of the infirmary though not before telling his friend. "It's good to have you back with us Jack."
"So...Holly's gone back home then. I take it we won, or else turned her over to be a Goa'uld host, a lifelong ambition I'm sure." he said turning to Major Samantha Carter.
"Yeah we won. The Tok'ra turned up just after...well you know. The Asguard came back too actually" she told him, sitting on the edge of the bed.
"I hear I've been out for a week." he told her. "I also heard you haven't slept for a week because you've been here. You didn't have to do that." he finished.
"Yeah I did." she told him.
"You look like hell you know." he told her smiling.
"Thanks...you know you don't look so good yourself."
"Ah, but you see I have a reason not to look my usual handsome self. Having a ton of rubble fall on top of you kind of does that to a person, but you on the other hand..." he stated sarcastically.
"Would you rather I hadn't been sitting here with you? because you know I could knock you out again and leave you to your own devices." she told him smiling.
"Hey I didn't say that." he told her taking her hand "I'm just saying you should have got some rest that's all. I appreciate your having been here for so long."
"So you should." she told him sarcastically then smiling.
"Holly was mine wasn't she?" the Colonel asked changing the subject.
"Yes she was." Sam answered him quietly, "How'd you know."
"Well I figured that as we'd been engaged in one universe and married in another it wouldn't be completely implausible for us to have had a child together in another one. Besides she's totally got my looks and personality down...oh yeah and Daniel told me." he finished.
"What do you think it is with us. In each alternate universe we've encountered we either seem to be married or involved, and then doomed to an unhappy ending. Think fates trying to tell us something?"
"What was the unhappy ending in Holly's world."
"I got shot and died. That's the only reason Holly found out who her father was. My counterpart didn't want her daughter to be left not knowing who her father was if she wasn't going to be around, so she asked you before she died to tell Holly."
"And how'd she take it?"
"Well she seems willing to give it a go and so do you. t least we got to say goodbye before...? but you're taking it hard, there's a lot of regret there. It's a pretty hard way to live huh?"
"Tell me about it." he told her. Then quickly jumping on he stated "So Daniel and Janet too huh? who would've guessed."
"I guess you never can tell what fate has in store can you." she answered him. "You gotta admit though that when you saw them you knew it was right."
"Yeah. It's just who woulda thought it huh."
They heard footsteps. Turning around they saw Janet peeping through the door.
"Well guys I've come to tell you that I'm off duty and I'm going home to spend the day with Cassie, she loves Christmas Eve."
"Tell her I'm sorry I can't make it today, but that I'll see her tomorrow okay?" Samantha Carter told her friend.
"Sure, but you'd better come tomorrow otherwise I swear I'll never hear the end of it." she laughed.
"Look why don't you go spend the day with Cassie and Janet, I'm not going anywhere." Jack O'Neill told Sam
"Either am I." she told him firmly.
"You ready" came another voice behind the door.
Jack and Sam looked at each other and smiled.
"Hey it's his first Christmas knowing that he hasn't got Shau'ri anymore and Cassie thinks the world of him, why shouldn't I invite him for Christmas?"
They carried on smiling.
"She's my friend guys." came Daniel's voice from behind the door.
"Whatever you say Daniel Jackson." Jack O'Neill stated in his usual sarcastic tones.
"Anyway, see you tomorrow Sam?" Janet asked.
"Sure." she answered giving her friend a hug.
"Me too." stated O'Neill from his hospital bed.
"You Colonel are too ill to go anywhere." Janet Frasier stated smiling.
Daniel offered her his arm, and smiled as she linked hers in his. The two of them gave Sam and Jack one last wave before making their way down the coridoor and out of the base.
"What if I came in a wheelchair?" he shouted behind her.
"We'll save you some Christmas pudding Sir." came a sarcastic shout from down the corridor.
"Cute." Sam replied smiling.
"Carter could you do me a favor and get something out of the pocket of my uniform over there?" O'Neill asked her now they were alone pointing at his belongings. She looked at him confused then did what he asked and came back over with a tiny box wrapped up in shiny paper/
"Well open it." he told her.
"This is for me...Sir?" she asked softly.
He nodded his brown eyes shining with anticipation as to what she would think of the present.
She sat back down at his side and unwrapped it.
"I got it for you for Christmas, then I got worried about giving it to you because of it's price." he told her of the silver necklace she had found in the box with a diamond heart at the end. "So do you like it?"
"It's beautiful." she told him unable to find the words. "You really got this for me?"
"Who else would I buy diamonds for?" he told her.
"Your ex wife?" she answered.
"No she got a dishwasher." he replied wittily. "Look I can take it back if you don't like it, it's just as soon as I saw it I thought of you so I figured it must be an omen or something. I don't want us to end up like them Sam." he told her.
"Either do I." she told him truthfully. "I couldn't bear it. And this...this really is beautiful." she answered a tear running down her cheek.
"Merry Christmas Sam." he told her taking her in his arms.
"Merry Christmas." she answered thinking somehow a miracle had happened on that Christmas Eve.
© January 24, 2000 The characters mentioned in this story are the property of Showtime and Gekko Film Corp. The Stargate, SG-I, the Goa'uld and all other characters who have appeared in the series STARGATE SG-1 together with the names, titles and backstory are the sole copyright property of MGM-UA Worldwide Television, Gekko Film Corp, Glassner/Wright Double Secret Productions and Stargate SG-I Prod. Ltd. Partnership. This fanfic is not intended as an infringement upon those rights and solely meant for entertainment. All other characters, the story idea and the story itself are the sole property of the author.
To my family, and the actors who have turned this universe into something special.
As soon as she lay down on the bed in her quarters she fell into a sound sleep. Dreams of recent events filled her head however until Daniel woke her up a few hours later with some news.
"You're kidding." she said smiling after he told her the reason he ahd come to find her.
"Come see for yourself." he answered, Sam immediately getting out of bed and following her friend out of the room.
When they reached the infirmary they were greeted with a sight that they truly were not expecting. Colonel Jack O'Neill was sitting up in bed having had the tube previously helping him breathe removed, and was talking to doctor Fraiser, now fully conscious.
"So Doc, what's the prognosis?" he asked in his usual tone of voice, though more quietly than usual.
"Well fifteen minutes ago I wouldn't have known what to say, we were beginning to lose hope there for a while."
"But now?"
"Now I would have to say that if you rest, and allow yourself time to recover before going back to work, then you should be fine. Your head injuries were what we were most concerned about, but there doesn't seem to be any long-term damage, other than whar you had before of course." she joked.
"Oh yeah, that's nice, take advantage of the sick guy." O'Neill replied smiling.
"It's nice to have you back in the land of the living Colonel." Doctor Janet Frasier told him.
"It's nice to be back. Thanks Doc." he told her.
She smiled.
"Come on Daniel, lets go get something to eat." she then told her colleague throwing a glance at him which made him realize precisely what she meant.
"Huh? yeah I guess I'm kinda hungry." he told her following her out of the infirmary though not before telling his friend. "It's good to have you back with us Jack."
"So...Holly's gone back home then. I take it we won, or else turned her over to be a Goa'uld host, a lifelong ambition I'm sure." he said turning to Major Samantha Carter.
"Yeah we won. The Tok'ra turned up just after...well you know. The Asguard came back too actually" she told him, sitting on the edge of the bed.
"I hear I've been out for a week." he told her. "I also heard you haven't slept for a week because you've been here. You didn't have to do that." he finished.
"Yeah I did." she told him.
"You look like hell you know." he told her smiling.
"Thanks...you know you don't look so good yourself."
"Ah, but you see I have a reason not to look my usual handsome self. Having a ton of rubble fall on top of you kind of does that to a person, but you on the other hand..." he stated sarcastically.
"Would you rather I hadn't been sitting here with you? because you know I could knock you out again and leave you to your own devices." she told him smiling.
"Hey I didn't say that." he told her taking her hand "I'm just saying you should have got some rest that's all. I appreciate your having been here for so long."
"So you should." she told him sarcastically then smiling.
"Holly was mine wasn't she?" the Colonel asked changing the subject.
"Yes she was." Sam answered him quietly, "How'd you know."
"Well I figured that as we'd been engaged in one universe and married in another it wouldn't be completely implausible for us to have had a child together in another one. Besides she's totally got my looks and personality down...oh yeah and Daniel told me." he finished.
"What do you think it is with us. In each alternate universe we've encountered we either seem to be married or involved, and then doomed to an unhappy ending. Think fates trying to tell us something?"
"What was the unhappy ending in Holly's world."
"I got shot and died. That's the only reason Holly found out who her father was. My counterpart didn't want her daughter to be left not knowing who her father was if she wasn't going to be around, so she asked you before she died to tell Holly."
"And how'd she take it?"
"Well she seems willing to give it a go and so do you. t least we got to say goodbye before...? but you're taking it hard, there's a lot of regret there. It's a pretty hard way to live huh?"
"Tell me about it." he told her. Then quickly jumping on he stated "So Daniel and Janet too huh? who would've guessed."
"I guess you never can tell what fate has in store can you." she answered him. "You gotta admit though that when you saw them you knew it was right."
"Yeah. It's just who woulda thought it huh."
They heard footsteps. Turning around they saw Janet peeping through the door.
"Well guys I've come to tell you that I'm off duty and I'm going home to spend the day with Cassie, she loves Christmas Eve."
"Tell her I'm sorry I can't make it today, but that I'll see her tomorrow okay?" Samantha Carter told her friend.
"Sure, but you'd better come tomorrow otherwise I swear I'll never hear the end of it." she laughed.
"Look why don't you go spend the day with Cassie and Janet, I'm not going anywhere." Jack O'Neill told Sam
"Either am I." she told him firmly.
"You ready" came another voice behind the door.
Jack and Sam looked at each other and smiled.
"Hey it's his first Christmas knowing that he hasn't got Shau'ri anymore and Cassie thinks the world of him, why shouldn't I invite him for Christmas?"
They carried on smiling.
"She's my friend guys." came Daniel's voice from behind the door.
"Whatever you say Daniel Jackson." Jack O'Neill stated in his usual sarcastic tones.
"Anyway, see you tomorrow Sam?" Janet asked.
"Sure." she answered giving her friend a hug.
"Me too." stated O'Neill from his hospital bed.
"You Colonel are too ill to go anywhere." Janet Frasier stated smiling.
Daniel offered her his arm, and smiled as she linked hers in his. The two of them gave Sam and Jack one last wave before making their way down the coridoor and out of the base.
"What if I came in a wheelchair?" he shouted behind her.
"We'll save you some Christmas pudding Sir." came a sarcastic shout from down the corridor.
"Cute." Sam replied smiling.
"Carter could you do me a favor and get something out of the pocket of my uniform over there?" O'Neill asked her now they were alone pointing at his belongings. She looked at him confused then did what he asked and came back over with a tiny box wrapped up in shiny paper/
"Well open it." he told her.
"This is for me...Sir?" she asked softly.
He nodded his brown eyes shining with anticipation as to what she would think of the present.
She sat back down at his side and unwrapped it.
"I got it for you for Christmas, then I got worried about giving it to you because of it's price." he told her of the silver necklace she had found in the box with a diamond heart at the end. "So do you like it?"
"It's beautiful." she told him unable to find the words. "You really got this for me?"
"Who else would I buy diamonds for?" he told her.
"Your ex wife?" she answered.
"No she got a dishwasher." he replied wittily. "Look I can take it back if you don't like it, it's just as soon as I saw it I thought of you so I figured it must be an omen or something. I don't want us to end up like them Sam." he told her.
"Either do I." she told him truthfully. "I couldn't bear it. And this...this really is beautiful." she answered a tear running down her cheek.
"Merry Christmas Sam." he told her taking her in his arms.
"Merry Christmas." she answered thinking somehow a miracle had happened on that Christmas Eve.
© January 24, 2000 The characters mentioned in this story are the property of Showtime and Gekko Film Corp. The Stargate, SG-I, the Goa'uld and all other characters who have appeared in the series STARGATE SG-1 together with the names, titles and backstory are the sole copyright property of MGM-UA Worldwide Television, Gekko Film Corp, Glassner/Wright Double Secret Productions and Stargate SG-I Prod. Ltd. Partnership. This fanfic is not intended as an infringement upon those rights and solely meant for entertainment. All other characters, the story idea and the story itself are the sole property of the author.
To my family, and the actors who have turned this universe into something special.