A Hidden Threat

Chapter 23

Several weeks later:

Carter had been discharged from the infirmary. Gate travel was out of the questions Hammond knew too many questions still needed to be answered and now with Amiri gone, they were on their own. Carter had spent most of her time in her lab. She used the time to catch up on work that she couldn't do with so much gate traveling. But how she already missed it .SG1 had already gone on missions without her, and she didn't know how she was going to handle it.

"knock knock" O'Neill knocked as well as said the words. She didn't respond. She was lost in her thoughts and now a days there were many. O'Neill slowly walked in the room. He didn't want to startle her. He felt guilty. SG1 had been on several missions and he hadn't had the time to check on here.

"Carter" he said her name, she still was off in another world. The world of her thoughts. He slowly just sat by her. His presence broke her out of her trance.

"Sir" she said shaking her head as if to shake the thoughts away.

"I'm sorry... I didn't hear you walk in" she said.

"Yea.. I sort of got that " he said, with that all familiar smile.

"You o.k.?" He asked already knowing the answer to that question. She didn't answer. She just shrugged her shoulders.

"I miss you" she said softly. He looked at her. He reached for her hand and there it was again.

"Oh for crying out loud" he said. "Can't I just touch her without you shocking me each time?" he looked down at Carters abdomen. He was clearly talking to the Mistressa.

"Sir" Carter said startled by his reaction.

"Sorry Carter...it's just a little"

"Annoying" Carter interrupted.

He paused "Yea" .

"How do you think I feel" Carter said.

"I don't know Carter; actually I've never asked you?" He said. They looked at each other. Carter was filled with emotions and questions not really able to talk to anyone about them. Everyone had become so busy. The Goaul'd were active the last couple of weeks, and with SG1 away on missions, Janet busy taking care of injured solders, Carter was kind on her own. Hammond was able to convince the President that they had everything under control. And for the time being Carter was no threat. But still she kept under careful watch. There wasn't much activity. Carter met with Janet and everything was the same. Blood work showed signs of pregnancy but ultrasound still showed nothing. She found at times talking to her, hoping she could get answers. But, besides her shocking the colonel just then, she had fallen silent.

"You got a couple of hours?" she said jokingly. Not expecting him to answer.

"Actually I do" he said.

"Sir" she was shocked that he answered.

"Carter I want you to go pack a bag,....we are going fishing" he said with a grin on his face.

"Sir...I...I.. was joking" she said with nervousness in her voice.

"Well I'm not" he said.

"You've been cooped up down her for too long. Some good old fashioned forest air would do you some good" he said.

"But Sir..I don't think I'm allowed off base?" she said.

"you don't worry about that" he said as he leaned in to touch her shoulder but as he did he pulled back knowing a shock was coming.

"Go pack a bag Carter. Meet me on the surface in an hour" he said. "

"Sir but"

"Ah AH Ah no buts....go" he said.