A Hidden Threat

Chapter 25

Several Days Later....

Carter was released from the infirmary. She was placed on light duty. She was already beginning to show. Signs that the Mistressa was beginning to gain there trust, Carter sat in her lab. Her immediate trips to the bathroom became less frequent, and she was beginning to settle into this new role. Of course O'Neill visited often. He would tell her often about the most recent mission. It was a catch 22 though. Every time he brought it up her heart sank with the longing of her wanting to be there. But she also wanted to hear about it. She thought if she couldn't be there then, she would live vicariously through them. There talks became often. Where lunch would be the SG1 as a whole, now a days you would find carter and the colonel sitting alone conversing and laughing. It was quite a sight to see. Personnel would watch them, but where you thought actions or repercussion would take place, it was quite the opposite. Most of them knew that SG1 had sacrificed any type of normalcy in order to protect the planet, better yet in order to protect them. So they let them be. Carter and O'Neill knew they were being watched. But they also knew that the connection between them was growing stronger by the day. So they honestly didn't care.

"Hey" a voice interrupted them hysterical laughing from Carter and O'Neill. It was Daniel. He looked like a lost puppy. "Hey" Carter said back. "You guys mind if I join you?" he asked with a pout on his face. "Of course not Danny boy" O'Neill said reaching out his hand to have him sit next to him.

"Thanks ...was getting pretty lonely eating alone" he said but with the obvious implications. Carter and O'Neill looked at each other and grinned. They didn't mean to exclude Daniel our Teal'c for that matter, but with Teal'c off world, and Daniel spending most of his time in the lab, it was just Carter and O'Neill. And they didn't mind at all.

"So what's new Daniel" O'Neill asked. As usual he really didn't care to know, but was trying to make casual conversation.

"Well actually SG15....." Daniel began to babble away. Of course Carter was intrigued but O'Neill zoned out. He just watched as Carters eyes lit up with Daniels info about new missions and encounters. She can sense him starring and looked up only to find him grinning like a Cheshire cat. She pushed her leg underneath the table and softly tapped his foot. He waved his hands as if to say "what" but he didn't say a word. Daniel and Carter kept up the "techno-babble" as O'Neill called it. But then suddenly it was interrupted.

"Ahhhhh...."Carter yelled as she grasped her belly.

"Carter" O'Neill ran to her side. "What is it" he asked scared out of his mind for her.

"I don't know" she replied back in fear.

"Let's get you to the infirmary" O'Neill said already grabbing her elbow to help her up.

"No..It's o.k...Sir...its o.k. I'm ok really" carter was trying to convince him. She wasn't sure what the twinge was but she didn't want to go the infirmary again, so she hoped it was just the baby adjusting itself.

"If I start to run to Frasier for every little twinge I feel I might as well move into the infirmary" Carter said hoping she could calm him.

"Not a bad idea" O'Neill spat back. Carter gave him that look of "I'd like to punch your arm right now" but again words were spoken for him to know exactly what she was thinking.

He paused for a second and then realized that she was right. He remembered Sara's pregnancy and how sometimes she would yell out only for it to be Charlie playing soccer with her insides.

"But promise me you will go see the Doc if anything else occurs" he asked.

"I promise" she said back, seeing the worry in his eyes.