A Gift From The Heavens - 2
by Lucy Maria Elmer




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As soon as she was let into their room Janet made her way to the bed, carefully lowering herself down.

"You get some rest okay." Daniel told her tenderly, walking over to her and kissing her on the forehead.

She looked up at him.

"Will you lay with me for a while?" she asked quietly.

Daniel immediately lay by her side, Janet putting her head on his chest his arm going around her waist.

"It's not going to be long now sweetie. I know you're getting tired and want this to be over, but there isn't much longer to go."

She looked up at him and smiled.

"Yeah I'm tired and I guess I can't wait for this to be over because then we're going to have a child, but I wouldn't change this for anything." She told him contentedly. "This is the happiest I've ever been Daniel. We live together, we have two children and another on the way and we're gonna be married soon. I just wish it could've happened sooner. I don't know why it didn't."

"You're one amazing woman, you know that? and I don't know either. I guess it was due to Shau'ri and my losing her, and then the fact that we never really spoke. I was always attracted to you Janet, I always cared...I just guess I was scared to confront it."

"Yeah I know." She told him with a smile. "And I am amazing huh."

Daniel smiled and kissed her tenderly on the lips.

Janet closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep, Daniel looking at her with the most affection and love he had ever felt for any one person. He felt their child kick, Janet lying on her side with her stomach pressed up to his own, her eyes opening and a small smile forming on her face.

"Love you." He told her stroking her auburn hair off her face and tenderly kissing her cheek.

"Love you too." She replied closing her eyes again then opening them up, giving him a cheeky smile and pulling him closer to her.

"Now sleep. I'm right here okay?" he told her.

"Okay." She replied tiredly before drifting off, a contented smile still on her lips.

Half an hour later they were all making their way down to dinner. The snow was now falling exceptionally hard outside and all were glad they had stopped at the hotel. Spotting Rosie and her family the group made their way over to the large table they were sitting at, obviously waiting for them.

The dining area was lit up with flashing lights and Christmas carols played as guests ate their lunch and Cass noticed that Summer who was in her arms was mesmerized by them and she had to admit that she loved Christmas herself. Even though she was not biologically Janet's child Cassandra felt as though Janet were her mother and that Daniel was her father. For a few years now life on Earth had been the only life she had known and though she though about her world and her biological parents she loved the extended family she had in Janet and Daniel, and SG-1 here.

"Hey. You feeling better?" Rosie asked Janet, wiping some sauce of Dylan's face.

"Yeah thank you. I think the lay down did the trick." she replied lowering herself into the chair.

"Dadda." came a small voice from Cassandra's arms.

Daniel turned round to look at his little girl who was reaching up to him, her blue eyes shining, a smile on her face.

"You wanna sit with daddy Summer?" Daniel asked the little girl taking her from Cassandra who then promptly sat down in between Sam and Janet.

The child giggled, happily cooing in Daniels arms, Janet playing with her from the chair beside them.

"I remember being tired so much. It sucks huh." Rosie commented.

"It's worth it though." Janet replied looking at Summer proudly.

"Oh yeah." Michael replied looking at Dylan. "When I was younger I never thought I had it in me to be a father, but now I wouldn't have my life any other way."

"So what you guys having?" Rosie asked the group.

"We don't know whether it's a boy or a girl." Daniel replied.

"I was actually talking about food." Rosie replied smiling, motioning at the waitress.

"Well the pizza looks good." Jack commented seeing how quickly, and how messy Dylan was being eating his.

"Oh yeah, doesn't it." Michael replied picking up a tissue and wiping his sons face.

"So do you guys have kids?" he asked turning to Sam and Jack as the others ordered.

"Not yet. We'd like to though." Jack commented squeezing Sam's hand.

"Just haven't got around to it yet huh?" Michael commented smiling at the antics of his son and his wife.

"Yeah. That's the reason we don't have kids." Sam replied quietly excusing herself from the table.

Janet got up to go after her friend.

"Look you stay there, I'll go check on her. Subtle Mike." she said to her husband before leaving.

Michael turned to Jack, seeing the wistful look on his face as he looked at Dylan and Summer.

"Oh god, man I'm so sorry." He apologized as Daniel and Janet looked at the floor, Summer quietly playing in his arms as if sensing the somber change in mood.

"You couldn't have known." Jack said quietly. "Look I'm gonna go check on Sam."

"You gonna be back down?" Cassandra asked. "You think she'll be okay?"

Jack walked over to the young woman.

"She'll be fine. Cass she's just tired, and upset and hurt that we're not having our own children. Don't worry you hear me." he told her kissing her on the forehead.

Cassandra nodded.

"I hope you do have kids Jack." she told him.

"You and me both sweetheart." he replied before leaving.

"Sam are you okay? can I come in?" Rosie shouted from outside the door to Sam and Jacks room.

"I don't wanna talk right now." Sam shouted tearfully. "Please I need to deal with this by myself."

"Sweetie you don't. Believe me I know... come on Sam let me in."

Sam walked over to the door and opened it slightly, seeing the concerned look on Rosie's face she let her in.

"Look you don't have to talk to me if you don't want to. I mean you hardly know me, but I know what it's like to want a child so bad, even if I am young."

Sam sat down on the bed.

"Just a year ago I became pregnant again. Everything was fine, we were told that I was carrying a little girl who was healthy and active. Everything was going great up until my seventh month when I collapsed. I started to bleed heavily... the doctors tried everything they could but I miscarried. I haven't been able to conceive since, I mean I think we can but it's not really happening. I don't think we've ever really gotten over it."

"Oh sweetie. I'm so sorry"

"We called her Holly. Sometimes I wonder what it would have been like if she'd lived. How she and Dylan would have got on, what she would have looked like. I'd carried her for seven months, she was perfect with ten fingers and toes and these beautiful brown eyes...You can't deal with that by yourself. Look I know it's different to what you're going through Sam, but you can't go through it alone."

"I know. It's just hard seeing you and Michael so happy with Dylan and seeing how lucky Janet and Daniel are and knowing that no matter how hard we seem to try, no matter how hard we pray or hope it just doesn't want to happen."

"But you guys have a chance right? I mean you haven't been told you can't have kids?"

"No."

"Then there's always hope."

"It doesn't stop it from hurting though does it." Sam replied with tears in her eyes.

"No it doesn't." Rosie replied sitting down next to Sam. "You really love that guy huh."

"Yeah I do." Sam replied smiling. "I have since the first moment I looked into those brown eyes."

"That love'll get you through this Sam. I swear. And I'm sorry about Michael, he didn't know. He tries but sometimes he's a little clueless."

"Yeah don't I know that kinda personality. It can be endearing though."

"Oh yeah." Rosie stated wiping her own tears.

The pair heard a knock at the door.

"Sam baby, are you in there?"

Rosie smiled.

"Yeah Jack." Sam replied trying her hardest to regain her composure.

"Are you alright? Sam I know this is hard for you...look can you let me in?"

Rosie got up and opened the door, smiling at Jack's obvious concern.

"She's all yours soldier. I'll just go back to dinner...wouldn't surprise me if Dylan had started a food fight or something by now. See you later okay." she said to Sam smiling.

"Yeah see you...and Rosie..."

The young woman turned around.

"Thank you."

"Hey it's no problem. Just remember what I said okay."

Sam nodded.

"See ya later Jack." Rosie said to the confused man before shutting the door behind her.

"Yeah see you." he replied with a small smile.

Jack walked into the room and sat down on the bed beside Sam, taking her into his arms. Stroking a piece of stray hair out of her eyes, he turned her so she was facing him, tilting her chin up with his finger so she was looking into his eyes.

"Talk to me." he pleaded with her.

"Jack I can't..."

"Yes you can. Sam I love you, you have no idea how long I have loved you. I'm your fiancé and I want to help you."

"It's so hard Jack." she told him, looking up at him with hr eyes filled with fresh tears. "It's so hard to see Daniel and Janet with Cass and Summer and another child on the way, to see Rosie and Michael with Dylan and to think of how long we've been trying for a child of our own with nothing happening. They're my friends Jack but every time I see them so happy it's like my heart is breaking. I mean what if there's something wrong with me...what if we can never have children."

"Of course we will and if you really feel this strongly we can have tests done, by Janet if you want, I'm sure she wouldn't mind. Of course it's hard, honey it is on me too. I'd love to have a little you to take care of, a child with your brains and my good looks would be perfect, and when it doesn't happen it feels like I've lost part of myself. We have each other Sam, all the way through this we will I promise."

Sam looked back up at him.

"I love you." she told him.

"Love you too." he replied. "It will happen sweetheart." he comforted.

"Yeah. I guess we're not having it as hard as some people huh?"

"What you mean Rosie? Is everything okay with her?"

"Lets just say she's been through a tough time for a kid."Sam replied.

Jack rubbed her back comfortingly.

"You think maybe we should go eat?" he asked Sam.

"Maybe later." Sam replied leaning into kiss him.

"Later's good."Jack replied reciprocating as he pulled Sam onto his lap the pair then consummating the love they shared as the snow fell softly outside.

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An hour later the pair made their way back downstairs to the dining room to see most of the hotels residents had now left. Janet was sitting on a sofa in the hotel lounge talking to Rosie, while Michael, Dylan, and Cassie played a game the child had brought on the floor.

" You guys do realized you missed lunch right?" Janet shouted to them.

"Pity, I've kinda worked up an appetite, haven't you honey?" Jack commented.

Sam smiled, shaking her head at her soon to be husband.

"They might have something in the kitchen for you if you ask nicely, ya know with you having found your appetite and all." Rosie commented.

"Well I might just go and ask." Jack told the group making his way to the kitchen.

"He looks like the cat that got the cream." Janet commented.

Sam raised her eyebrows.

"Really? I didn't notice." she replied making Janet shake her head.

"Look Sam I'm sorry about what I said earlier, I didn't mean to upset you." Michael told her.

"Hey it's okay. I was just feeling a little low that's all."

"Feeling better?" Rosie asked.

"Yep." Sam replied. "Thank you."

Rosie smiled. "No problem. Everybody has something that brings them hurt, a memory or a situation. You're never alone Sam." Rosie told the woman as she sat down next to Janet.

"Where are Daniel and Summer sweetie?" Sam asked Janet who was tenderly rubbing her swollen stomach.

"He took her to play outside in the snow. You should see her in her little snow suit, she's adorable."

"She's an adorable kid. Same as this one here." Jack replied as he entered with a couple of plates of food, patting Cassandra on the head as he handed one of the plates to Sam.

"Think they'd mind another play mate out there?" he asked Janet who sat smiling. "That kids quite a shot, I'm sure Daniel could do with a little back up."

"I thought you were hungry." Janet retorted.

"Well I never could resist a snowball fight." he replied pointing to the band aid on his head.

"Figures. But I'm warning you, if you hurt my fiancé or little girl I'm going to have to deck you." she told him cheekily prompting a giggle from Cassandra.

"Yes Doctor." he replied sarcastically as he got up, kissing Sam tenderly before running upstairs to get his jacket.

"I swear, sometimes I think I'm way more mature than that man." Cassandra commented sitting herself down on the chair next to Sam.

"You know I think you're probably right." she replied as her fiancé bounded down the stairs, a big grin on his face, and made his way outside.

"Oh yeah." Janet agreed.

As soon as Jack stood outside he knew something was wrong. A child could be heard screaming, the child he immediately identified as Summer. Feeling his heart skip a beat he made his way over to the direction of the crying to see a woman holding the little girl in her arms, trying to comfort her.

"Summer sweetie? what's the matter? where's your daddy baby girl?" he asked the cold child, taking her little form into his arms and rocking her soothingly.

"They were playing ball. This sweet little thing threw the ball and it rolled into the woods. Her daddy left her with me for a moment while he went to get it, poor guy didn't really want to let her out of his sight. Sir that was half an hour ago. He never came back. My husband's gone to look for him with my brother in law now. This poor little thing wants her daddy."

"You're telling me he's missing?" Jack whispered neutrally, careful not to scare the little girl any more.

"What I'm saying Sir is I have no idea what happened to him but I got the impression he's the kind of person that would never leave her this long, he obviously adores this little girl."

"You're right there. Look ma'am..."

"It's Gwyneth Ross."

"Gwyneth, thank you. Look I'm going to take this little one to her mother and see if I can get some more people to search. This is all Janet needs." he stated kissing the little girl on the forehead as he made his way back inside, Summer still crying in his arms.

The minute they arrived back inside and Janet heard Summer's screaming her heart sank and as soon as Jack appeared in the doorway of the lounge, her little girl in his arms, she felt as if it would break in two.

Janet moved as fast as she could over to her little girl.

"Jack what's the matter with Summer? where's Daniel? Jack please?" she pleaded as she took the child into her arms rocking her gently and kissing her. "She's freezing. Jack what's going on."

"Janet something's happened.." Jack told her as Sam came up behind her friend and supported her, Cassandra also putting an arm around her waist, tears in her eyes. "Look I need as many people as you can gather..." he shouted. "There is a guy, my friend, missing in the woods out back. Can as many people who are willing to help please get wrapped up and meet me by the door."

The hotel owner immediately made his way to the phone.

"He's missing? Jack? Daniel's missing?" Janet asked, petrified.

"He went into the woods half an hour ago to get a ball that he and Summer were playing with. No-one's seen him since. He left Summer with a woman whose husband's already looking." Jack replied softly.

"He would never have left her this long Jack. He loves her too much." Cassandra told him.

"I know. That's why I need a search party formed." Jack shouted as loudly as he could.

Seeing Jacks obvious concern people starting running around to help. Michael who had been playing with Dylan handed his son over to his wife.

"Count me in." he told the ageing Officer.

"Me too." the receptionist who had earlier arranged their rooms told them.

"Come on people there's gotta be more of you than this. The authorities may not be able to get through this snow but we all sure as hell can help." the hotel owner shouted as a group formed by the doorway.

"They can't get through the snow?" Janet asked petrified.

"It's okay we'll find him." Jack told her.

"I can't believe this. I don't need this Jack, I can't do this anymore." she told him tears forming in her eyes. "He was so sick last year when I found out I was pregnant. I really thought I would lose him, but I didn't, he got through it, we got through it. Everything was great, is great. I'm having his child for gods sake. I can't lose him. I can't." she told them all.

"They'll find him sweetie." Sam told her.

"You bet we will." Jack replied. "Just hang tight okay." he told Janet squeezing her hand reassuringly as he walked over to the group, splitting them into teams.

"Look why don't I go and take Summer upstairs for a bath to warm her up, Cass can help can't you sweetie."

The teenager nodded, Sam promptly giving her a hug.

"I can give her a bath Sam." Janet told her friend kissing Summer tenderly.

"I know you can Janet, you're an excellent mother, it's just... Sweetie you need to rest for your sake and your baby's. If anything happens we'll let you know. You're practically dead on your feet here Janet and you're right you don't need this. You need to rest." Sam told her.

"I'll sit with you if you like." Rosie offered taking her son up into her arms.

"I don't need a minder." Janet snapped, then immediately regretting it as Summer once again began to get upset and Rosie looked at the floor.

"I know you don't. I just don't want you to be alone. Do you?" Rosie asked.

"Not really." Janet replied sadly. "I want Daniel back that's all, I don't know what I'll do if I've lost him."

"They'll find him honey." Sam told her. "He's a fighter, you know that. He'll be okay." she comforted.

Janet swayed slightly, exhausted.

"That's it. You are getting some rest whether you like it or not. I promise if anything happens we'll let you know." Rosie told her.

"You bet we will." A young woman at the reception desk shouted.

"Now give me Summer, I'll go bathe and change her and then she can have a nap. You just go lay down for a while okay. This worrying is not doing anyone any good." Sam told her.

"Try telling Daniel that. He's the one who keeps getting himself into these situations." Janet replied.

"Don't we know it." Cass replied as Janet handed Summer over to Sam and the group made their way upstairs.

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