A Hidden Threat

Chapter 30

Several Weeks Later ...

It took several weeks for the little one to stabilize. Sam and Jack didn't leave her side. They would rotate to allow each other some sleep, but never was she alone. Sam would sit with her, and hold her little hand.

"Hey, how you holding up?" Janet said. She could see the exhaustion in Sam's eye.

"I'm ok" she responded back. Janet knew she was lying, but she let it be.

"Sam...I've been thinking. Remember when you said that she told you she had to adapt to your physical make-up" Janet stated to her.

"I have a feeling that, that is what might be happening right now. She's been in your womb, already adapted to you. Now she is in a foreign world, our air, everything is different for her. She has a lot to get used to" Janet said trying to reassure her.

Sam didn't say anything. She just looked at Janet and gave her a small smile. By this time Jack had walked in with some blue jello for Sam. He could tell the tone of the room was serious, so he tried to break the tension.

"Hello Ladies" he said.

Sam looked at him. She wasn't in the mood for humor right now, but she knew he meant well. She took the jello from him and placed it on the table next to her. She hadn't been able to hold the child since she was born. She was eager to feel her against her.

"Janet, can I hold her?" she asked.

"you know what Sam, I think that would help a great deal. Let's get you in a gown, she will need to be against your bare skin, so, I'll close the curtain to give you guys some privacy." Janet said as she began to prep the little one.

Carter sat down, and Janet placed the newborn on Sam's chest. Sam didn't know how much she loved this little girl till she felt her against her. She held her close, as tight as she could without harming her. They all just stood there. Jack in amazement on how beautiful Sam looked, holding her. Oh how he loved this woman.

"You know Sam, this little girl needs a name" Janet said. With all the commotion that was going on, they hadn't named her yet. Sam looked down at the child that laid across her chest. The only name she found worthy of naming her was, the name of the woman that she dwelled in first. "Amiri, her name will be Amiri" Sam said. She looked at Jack, he smiled.

"Perfect" he said, as he walked closer and kissed Sam, and the top of Amiri's head. Janet gave them some privacy. Jack and Sam just sat with little Amiri. No words spoken, none needed to be. Their love for each other spoke volumes.

Suddenly, as they sat there, little Amiri began to glow. The little girl was a small ball of light that got brighter and brighter..

"JAAANNEET" jack yelled.

"No, no...let it happen.." Sam said. He had a feeling this was a good thing.

Janet came running. "Sam" she said, as she saw Amiri glowing.

They all just stood there. The light went on for awhile, but then dimmed slowly. They looked at little Amiri. Her coloring had changed, no longer did she look pale, she had a healthy look to her. Janet immediately came to Sam's side. She smiled. She knew that this was all a good sign. She took her from Sam, to reassess her.

"It's ok, sam" Janet said. "Let me take her. It's all good" Janet try to reaffirm in Carter.

Carter didn't want to let her go, but she did, for she knew that Janet only wanted to make sure she was ok. But as Janet laid her in the bassinet, suddenly something they hadn't heard since she was born, she cried. They all paused for a second. But Amiri sure didn't. She started to wail at the top of her lungs.

"She's got a set of pipes on her" Jack said smiling. Knowing that everything was going to be ok.

She continued to wail and scream during the entire examination. Sam was getting restless. Although hearing Amiri cry was all a good sign, it was beginning to bother her. All she wanted to do was hold her. Janet was finally done. She wrapped her back up.

"I think someone wants to be back and her Mommy's arms" Janet said.

"Mommy" Sam thought. No one had really used those words with her yet.

Janet laid Amiri on top of Sam's bare chest, and the child immediately settled down.

Sam grinned from ear to ear, all Amiri wanted was to be in her mothers arms. It made Sam feel like a million bucks.

By this time Jack had retired from the military, and Sam had taken a civilian role with the SGC. Although Jack was technically retired, they still consulted with him on occasion, and he was fine with that. Hammond understood, and for once Sam and Jack deserved some happiness after all, they have saved the world more than anyone could count.

As each day came, Amiri grew stronger and stronger. The light within her diminished, and she slowly began to become a normal little girl. Sam and Jack wondered if she would ever remember the ordeal she went through. They hoped she didn't and that she would be able to live a normal life. Only time would tell. All they knew was the love they had for this little girl, and the love they had for each other would pull them through anything.

The end!