New Home (Stargate Atlantis fanfiction)

5 Problems

Sam walked to the porch of one of the houses on a very quiet street. It was neat, but nothing else. Just neat. It was just like the other ones. The only difference was its colour. Peridot, his favourite. She smiled knocking at all too well known doors. She heard footsteps and smiled even more. She missed...

"Colonel Carter!" exclaimed happy woman who opened her. "It's good to see you."

"Good to see you too, Teyla." Sam tried to hide her confusion. It was not like she expected the Athosian here.

As soon as she entered the haouse led by Teyla she was caught in tight embrace of familiar arms.

"Finally" he mumbled with his face in her hair. "I hate waiting for you."

"Jack..." she didn't know what to think about the situation. "What's going on?" She looked questioningly at Teyla, who was going upstairs at the moment.

"Oh, you know, it's not that I use this place much when you're not around and this happens much more frequently these days." He was staring in her eyes now and smiling widely. He also tightened his grip on her. "So, I decided to help some friends settle on Earth."

There was a sound of footsteps again and Teyla was coming down with Torren in her arms. The child instantly wanted to check Carter and play with her. It was Jack who calmed him and promised to play another day. Kanaan joined them and actually pushed his family to the door nodding with smile to Jack. "We will be back in the evening."

Sam looked at O'Neill with eyes that asked what the hell was all that about but said nothing as he captured her lips with his. Oh yes, she was home for two days and he did not intend to waste it. He knew she was tired. He led her to the couch where they just cuddled before settling – she in his arms, watching movie he picked for this day. He always did that. They would soon be asleep but that was their heaven to just be together. It was still kind of against the regulations.

"So," she asked sighing after few minutes "did Daniel find something in Atlantis?"

Jack looked at her surprised. "I thought the message reached you." She just shook her head. "He was right. The ancient in his dream must have been real."

"So, who is the great benefactor. Did we ever hear about the guy?" She smiled at him yawning.

"Actually" Jack stiffened and that made her suspicious. "It's her. They found 'her' in the part of the city that was permanently sealed because of frequent and unpredictable floodings." She looked him in the eye knowing that the whole amazing part was yet to come. "It was Weir, Sam. They found Elizabeth in there. Fully human. "

Carter was silent for a moment. "What's the catch, Jack? There must be a reason it's not a common knowledge among SGC personell."

"She has lost her memory." Answered O'Neill after a short pause.

"We've been through this, Jack" said Sam touching lightly his cheek. "Daniel needed some time to remember who he was but it happened eventually." She smiled. "She will be ok."

"It's different, Sam." Jack looked away from her. "She forgot last five years" he explained. "She remembers who she is. She woke up in Atlantis' infirmary and did not know who they were – Beckett, Keller, Wolsey, McKay... "

"Jack, what is really wrong?" Sam was sure something else was out of place.

"IOA found out about her about a week ago. Beckett managed to keep her in the city until she was still unconciuos."

"Where is she now?"

"As soon as it turned out what happened, they took her to psychiatrical hospital."