Fic-Turn Around-Ch 11 Sam/Daniel (PG 13)
Fandom Stargate: SG1
Pairing: Sam/Daniel
Rating: PG 13
Genre: Romance/Drama
Notes: This is the final chapter! Thanks to everyone for reading. I really hope you've enjoyed it. :)
***
Sam squirmed uncomfortably. She was on her back-why was she on her back? She hated sleeping on her back-but there was pressure on her arm when she tried to roll over. She opened her eyes, ready to push Daniel off her arm so she could roll to her side.
"Sam." Relief was evident in Daniel's voice. He was sitting beside her. Sam glanced around.
"Daniel?" she asked, confused. "Why am I in the infirmary?"
"You passed out at home, Sam. You hit your head on the table by the door when you fell but Janet says you're alright." Sam nodded. She vaguely remembered Daniel picking her up off the ground. She'd felt safe, wrapped in his arms like that, and then she guessed she'd passed out again.
"You're awake." Janet approached from behind Daniel and grinned at her friend. "Better not do that again. I've never seen two grown men so scared."
"Dad!' Sam exclaimed, suddenly remembering that Jacob had been there.
"He's just waiting outside. Daniel, can you go tell Jacob that Sam's alright? I've got to talk to her anyway." Daniel nodded uncertainly.
"Don't worry, Daniel. I'll tell you what's going on after. Ok?" Sam said, smiling at him. She was feeling much better than she had just before she'd passed out. Probably just exhaustion, she thought to herself. As soon as Daniel had left the room, Janet sat beside her.
"So, it's nothing, ah, life threatening." Janet said carefully. Her pause before deciding on "life threatening" concerned Sam.
"What do you mean, Janet?" Sam asked, looking at her curiously. Janet looked vaguely uncomfortable.
"You fainted because you're moderately anaemic right now, Sam. It's not a major problem. You'll just have to take an iron supplement. But..." she paused again.
"Janet, come on. I know you're my friend, but you're also my doctor. Pretend it's not me. Pretend I'm any other patient. What is going on?" She was starting to get worried and just a little annoyed. Janet had never had a problem telling her what was going on with her body before.
"Sam...you're anaemic because you're pregnant." Sam's jaw went slack and her eyes widened as she stared at Janet.
"Um. I'm sorry. What?" she asked incredulously.
"You're pregnant, Sam. About six weeks. When your bloodwork came back the way it did, I looked at all the tests that were done to it. Your iron levels were the first thing I checked. I had a closer look at the results when I saw how anaemic you were simply because you don't have a history of anaemia. When I saw the positive pregnancy result, I did an ultrasound."
Sam was nauseous.
"Janet, I...how is this even possible?" she asked, confused.
"You know as well as I do the pills aren't 100%, Sam. They're good, but they're not a sure bet."
"I can't do it." Sam's voice shook. Janet ran a hand over her hair.
"I'm going to send Daniel in, okay? I'll get your dad to keep waiting outside, and I'll arrange some quarters on base for him. Your IV will be ready to come out in about fifteen minutes and then you can go home. I'm going to prescribe some iron pills and vitamins that you should take at breakfast. Janet tilted the bed so that it was sitting almost fully upright and squeezed her friends hand.
"I know you've got some thinking to do, Sam. Whatever you decide, you'll get through this. You always do."
"Thanks, Janet." Sam's voice was distant. As her friend left to get Daniel, Sam's eyes filled with tears.
***
Daniel sat in the chair he'd occupied before, holding Sam's hand and staring at her. Or, more accurately, staring at her stomach.
"So you're..." he trailed off.
"Yup."
"And this is..."
"Daniel, are you ever going to form a full sentence again?" she tried to pass it off as a joke but her voice was irritated.
"Sorry, Sam. I'm just...a little surprised." he said. Sam glared at him.
"YOU are surprised?" she blurted out. Her eyes widened and she looked down at her lap. "I'm sorry."
"No, no, it's ok. I mean, of course this is shocking for you, Sam. But I mean...it's not all bad, is it?" He looked up at her, letting go of her hand with one of his and tilting her chin so that she was looking at him.
"Daniel, I can't do this. This wasn't in the plan. I mean, not yet. One day, sure, but right now? We're always here, and there's so much risk for us, and..." she trailed off.
"Sam, that's not what's bothering you. You're leaving something out." His blue eyes pierced hers, and she looked down again.
"Sam. Look at me. What's really bothering you?" he asked her.
"I'm afraid, Daniel," she snapped. "I'm afraid, okay? I'm afraid because I love you, but this, us? This is still new, relatively. And I'm afraid because what if you decide it's too much?" Her eyes filled with tears again, and this time she couldn't fight them back.
"I'm afraid of this scaring you off. I'm scared to death of losing you. And God, I don't know, maybe this is all hormones talking. But I don't even know if I can do this with you, Daniel. I sure as hell can't do it without you." She broke off, pulling her hand free from Daniel's and rubbing it hard underneath her eyes. Daniel waited for a minute until she seemed calmer.
"Sam. I'm not going anywhere. Honestly I'm a little hurt that you'd even think it. But if you need to hear it, there you go. I love you, Sam. I'm not leaving. Hell," he chuckled. "if you want to get rid of me you'll have to change the locks on your house. And move. And join the witness protection program." He stopped. "Okay, that sounded really creepy." Sam giggled.
"The point is, Sam...I'm not scared. I know you can do anything. I know we can do anything. I'm not trying to force this. It's your body. But...whatever you decide? I'm here. We'll work things out. We always do." He ran his hand over her cheek gently. "I love you." Sam nodded, feeling like her voice was stuck in her throat.
Just then, the IV beeped.
"Thank God. Janet said I could go as soon as I was unhooked. She's got some pills I'll have to take every day. I want to get home. My dad's going to stay on base." Daniel nodded.
"Want me to get Janet?" Sam nodded.
"Please." Daniel moved to stand up. "Daniel?" she asked, grabbing his hand when he was halfway up.
"Yeah, Sam?" he asked. She pulled him towards her and kissed him softly.
"Thanks." It didn't seem like enough, but she couldn't manage to formulate the words.
"It's nothing. No, that's not right. It's everything. For you, anything and everything." He placed a light kiss on her forehead before going to talk to Janet.
***
It was four in the morning before Sam and Daniel finally arrived back at Sam's house and, thoroughly exhausted, crawled into bed. Daniel pulled Sam into his arms as they lay down.
"Sleep well, Sam," he whispered as she snuggled into his chest.
"Love you, Daniel." she responded softly as sleep overtook both of their bodies.
***
They woke a few hours later to the phone ringing from the kitchen.
"Ugh, shut the phone off." Daniel whined.
"It's in the kitchen." Sam grumbled. "I've really got to start turning off the ringer at night." she glanced at the clock and sighed. "Although it is ten already. We should probably get up. I bet that's my dad, and he's probably worried. Did you..." she trailed off.
"I didn't tell him. Well, not everything. He knows you were anaemic and that's why you fainted. I didn't tell him what was causing the anaemia, though." Sam nodded.
"Thanks, Daniel." She smiled as the phone stopped ringing. "That's better. I'll check the messages in a few minutes." She rubbed some sleep from her eyes as she sat up. Daniel leaned up on one arm and looked at her, his fingers trailing along her arm.
"How are you feeling?" he asked.
"I'm okay, you know, all things considered." Daniel nodded. Sam paused, choosing her next words carefully as she looked into Daniel's bright blue eyes, unhidden by his glasses first thing in the morning.
"I guess we'll have to tell the others about us. The team. General Hammond." Daniel sat up fully, obviously startled, but never breaking his fingers' gentle contact with her arm. Sam smiled.
"Well, it's not like anyone is going to believe it's immaculate conception." Sam giggled. "Besides, if I'm putting in my resignation...they deserve to know why." Her voice was soft as she smiled at Daniel.
"Your resignation...Sam?" Daniel asked, evidently still not quite following her thought pattern.
"I'm going to get a research position, Daniel. I can't very well be off world more often than I'm on world if..." she trailed off, allowing him to fill in the blanks himself. Understanding dawned in his eyes and she could see him fighting back a smile.
"Sam. Are you sure about this?" He was trying to keep his voice steady, Sam could hear it, but he really wasn't good at hiding things from her. She nodded.
"Positive," she said, her voice clear as she looked directly into his eyes. Daniel's face broke into a grin and he pulled her into his arms tightly.
"Merry Christmas, Daniel." Sam murmured into his neck, kissing him as she wrapped her arms around his shoulders.
"Merry Christmas, Sam." He released his hold on her slightly to kiss her slowly before gently cupping her face in his large hands. "I love you."
"I love you, too." She said, her voice steady as she smiled, her eyes dampening again.
For the first time in a very long time, Sam had no idea what the future held for her. But suddenly, she realised, the uncertainty wasn't as terrifying as it might once have been.
End.
Pairing: Sam/Daniel
Rating: PG 13
Genre: Romance/Drama
Notes: This is the final chapter! Thanks to everyone for reading. I really hope you've enjoyed it. :)
***
Sam squirmed uncomfortably. She was on her back-why was she on her back? She hated sleeping on her back-but there was pressure on her arm when she tried to roll over. She opened her eyes, ready to push Daniel off her arm so she could roll to her side.
"Sam." Relief was evident in Daniel's voice. He was sitting beside her. Sam glanced around.
"Daniel?" she asked, confused. "Why am I in the infirmary?"
"You passed out at home, Sam. You hit your head on the table by the door when you fell but Janet says you're alright." Sam nodded. She vaguely remembered Daniel picking her up off the ground. She'd felt safe, wrapped in his arms like that, and then she guessed she'd passed out again.
"You're awake." Janet approached from behind Daniel and grinned at her friend. "Better not do that again. I've never seen two grown men so scared."
"Dad!' Sam exclaimed, suddenly remembering that Jacob had been there.
"He's just waiting outside. Daniel, can you go tell Jacob that Sam's alright? I've got to talk to her anyway." Daniel nodded uncertainly.
"Don't worry, Daniel. I'll tell you what's going on after. Ok?" Sam said, smiling at him. She was feeling much better than she had just before she'd passed out. Probably just exhaustion, she thought to herself. As soon as Daniel had left the room, Janet sat beside her.
"So, it's nothing, ah, life threatening." Janet said carefully. Her pause before deciding on "life threatening" concerned Sam.
"What do you mean, Janet?" Sam asked, looking at her curiously. Janet looked vaguely uncomfortable.
"You fainted because you're moderately anaemic right now, Sam. It's not a major problem. You'll just have to take an iron supplement. But..." she paused again.
"Janet, come on. I know you're my friend, but you're also my doctor. Pretend it's not me. Pretend I'm any other patient. What is going on?" She was starting to get worried and just a little annoyed. Janet had never had a problem telling her what was going on with her body before.
"Sam...you're anaemic because you're pregnant." Sam's jaw went slack and her eyes widened as she stared at Janet.
"Um. I'm sorry. What?" she asked incredulously.
"You're pregnant, Sam. About six weeks. When your bloodwork came back the way it did, I looked at all the tests that were done to it. Your iron levels were the first thing I checked. I had a closer look at the results when I saw how anaemic you were simply because you don't have a history of anaemia. When I saw the positive pregnancy result, I did an ultrasound."
Sam was nauseous.
"Janet, I...how is this even possible?" she asked, confused.
"You know as well as I do the pills aren't 100%, Sam. They're good, but they're not a sure bet."
"I can't do it." Sam's voice shook. Janet ran a hand over her hair.
"I'm going to send Daniel in, okay? I'll get your dad to keep waiting outside, and I'll arrange some quarters on base for him. Your IV will be ready to come out in about fifteen minutes and then you can go home. I'm going to prescribe some iron pills and vitamins that you should take at breakfast. Janet tilted the bed so that it was sitting almost fully upright and squeezed her friends hand.
"I know you've got some thinking to do, Sam. Whatever you decide, you'll get through this. You always do."
"Thanks, Janet." Sam's voice was distant. As her friend left to get Daniel, Sam's eyes filled with tears.
***
Daniel sat in the chair he'd occupied before, holding Sam's hand and staring at her. Or, more accurately, staring at her stomach.
"So you're..." he trailed off.
"Yup."
"And this is..."
"Daniel, are you ever going to form a full sentence again?" she tried to pass it off as a joke but her voice was irritated.
"Sorry, Sam. I'm just...a little surprised." he said. Sam glared at him.
"YOU are surprised?" she blurted out. Her eyes widened and she looked down at her lap. "I'm sorry."
"No, no, it's ok. I mean, of course this is shocking for you, Sam. But I mean...it's not all bad, is it?" He looked up at her, letting go of her hand with one of his and tilting her chin so that she was looking at him.
"Daniel, I can't do this. This wasn't in the plan. I mean, not yet. One day, sure, but right now? We're always here, and there's so much risk for us, and..." she trailed off.
"Sam, that's not what's bothering you. You're leaving something out." His blue eyes pierced hers, and she looked down again.
"Sam. Look at me. What's really bothering you?" he asked her.
"I'm afraid, Daniel," she snapped. "I'm afraid, okay? I'm afraid because I love you, but this, us? This is still new, relatively. And I'm afraid because what if you decide it's too much?" Her eyes filled with tears again, and this time she couldn't fight them back.
"I'm afraid of this scaring you off. I'm scared to death of losing you. And God, I don't know, maybe this is all hormones talking. But I don't even know if I can do this with you, Daniel. I sure as hell can't do it without you." She broke off, pulling her hand free from Daniel's and rubbing it hard underneath her eyes. Daniel waited for a minute until she seemed calmer.
"Sam. I'm not going anywhere. Honestly I'm a little hurt that you'd even think it. But if you need to hear it, there you go. I love you, Sam. I'm not leaving. Hell," he chuckled. "if you want to get rid of me you'll have to change the locks on your house. And move. And join the witness protection program." He stopped. "Okay, that sounded really creepy." Sam giggled.
"The point is, Sam...I'm not scared. I know you can do anything. I know we can do anything. I'm not trying to force this. It's your body. But...whatever you decide? I'm here. We'll work things out. We always do." He ran his hand over her cheek gently. "I love you." Sam nodded, feeling like her voice was stuck in her throat.
Just then, the IV beeped.
"Thank God. Janet said I could go as soon as I was unhooked. She's got some pills I'll have to take every day. I want to get home. My dad's going to stay on base." Daniel nodded.
"Want me to get Janet?" Sam nodded.
"Please." Daniel moved to stand up. "Daniel?" she asked, grabbing his hand when he was halfway up.
"Yeah, Sam?" he asked. She pulled him towards her and kissed him softly.
"Thanks." It didn't seem like enough, but she couldn't manage to formulate the words.
"It's nothing. No, that's not right. It's everything. For you, anything and everything." He placed a light kiss on her forehead before going to talk to Janet.
***
It was four in the morning before Sam and Daniel finally arrived back at Sam's house and, thoroughly exhausted, crawled into bed. Daniel pulled Sam into his arms as they lay down.
"Sleep well, Sam," he whispered as she snuggled into his chest.
"Love you, Daniel." she responded softly as sleep overtook both of their bodies.
***
They woke a few hours later to the phone ringing from the kitchen.
"Ugh, shut the phone off." Daniel whined.
"It's in the kitchen." Sam grumbled. "I've really got to start turning off the ringer at night." she glanced at the clock and sighed. "Although it is ten already. We should probably get up. I bet that's my dad, and he's probably worried. Did you..." she trailed off.
"I didn't tell him. Well, not everything. He knows you were anaemic and that's why you fainted. I didn't tell him what was causing the anaemia, though." Sam nodded.
"Thanks, Daniel." She smiled as the phone stopped ringing. "That's better. I'll check the messages in a few minutes." She rubbed some sleep from her eyes as she sat up. Daniel leaned up on one arm and looked at her, his fingers trailing along her arm.
"How are you feeling?" he asked.
"I'm okay, you know, all things considered." Daniel nodded. Sam paused, choosing her next words carefully as she looked into Daniel's bright blue eyes, unhidden by his glasses first thing in the morning.
"I guess we'll have to tell the others about us. The team. General Hammond." Daniel sat up fully, obviously startled, but never breaking his fingers' gentle contact with her arm. Sam smiled.
"Well, it's not like anyone is going to believe it's immaculate conception." Sam giggled. "Besides, if I'm putting in my resignation...they deserve to know why." Her voice was soft as she smiled at Daniel.
"Your resignation...Sam?" Daniel asked, evidently still not quite following her thought pattern.
"I'm going to get a research position, Daniel. I can't very well be off world more often than I'm on world if..." she trailed off, allowing him to fill in the blanks himself. Understanding dawned in his eyes and she could see him fighting back a smile.
"Sam. Are you sure about this?" He was trying to keep his voice steady, Sam could hear it, but he really wasn't good at hiding things from her. She nodded.
"Positive," she said, her voice clear as she looked directly into his eyes. Daniel's face broke into a grin and he pulled her into his arms tightly.
"Merry Christmas, Daniel." Sam murmured into his neck, kissing him as she wrapped her arms around his shoulders.
"Merry Christmas, Sam." He released his hold on her slightly to kiss her slowly before gently cupping her face in his large hands. "I love you."
"I love you, too." She said, her voice steady as she smiled, her eyes dampening again.
For the first time in a very long time, Sam had no idea what the future held for her. But suddenly, she realised, the uncertainty wasn't as terrifying as it might once have been.
End.