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Title: The Beginning of Something New..part 8
Author: elfcat255
Pairing: Sam/Janet/Vala
Rating: okay..this one gets a NC-17...heh
Spoilers: Umm...my Season 10 world..picks up from last chapter
Warnings: umm...smut ahead!...you have been warned..*giggle*
AN: Sorry it took me so long you all...but here it is...a little hurt, some comfort and angst and some really hot sex..(well I hope you think that..*grin*)...as with all my stories..you never know when I'll bring them back and play again..so Enjoy this one for the time being!
“Hold the door!” Sam called out to the young airman who stood in the elevator. She limped as fast as possible using the cane for support as she made her way into the waiting car.
“Morning, Colonel,” the young man said, “Are you back on duty?”
“Just light stuff for right now,” Sam told him, “Anything interesting going on below?”
“No, Ma’am, it’s been fairly quiet for the past few weeks,” he replied.
The car stopped as the first destination was reached; when the doors opened he gave Sam a small salute and walked out, leaving her to travel further down into the complex. Watching the numbers flash by on the panel she let her mind wander back two nights ago when Cassie came home from her night out with Vala…alone.
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After a rather heated make out session on the living room couch she and Janet had settled down to watch some movies, before the second movie choice finished they had both drifted off to sleep with Janet laying cushioned atop her longer frame. The sound of the front door opening woke Sam up and shaking her smaller partner awake they sat up to see Hailey supporting a very drunk Cassandra through the door.
Cassie saw her parents sitting on the couch and broke away from Jennifer to sway her way over to the couch where she flopped down next to Janet and enveloped her in a hug, “I’m so sorry,” she mumbled.
Janet chuckled softly, rubbing her daughter’s back, “I think you’ll be sorrier in the morning, seeing what your condition is now,” she told the young woman.
“No, Mom…I screwed up,” Cassie mumbled again.
That was when Sam realized Vala still hadn’t come inside, “Where’s Vala?” she asked Hailey.
“That’s what I screwed up, “ Cassie whined and then began crying.
Janet looked over at Sam as she held their sobbing daughter who was mumbling drunkenly as she cried. Sam glanced up at Hailey who stood behind the couch, “What happened?” she asked the young lieutenant since all Cassie was doing was mumbling.
Hailey walked around and sat on the loveseat next to the couch, she took a deep breath and launched into the telling of the night’s events, after telling the two women what happened she added, “I left Cass sitting at the table to go to the bathroom and when I came back she was at the bar with five empty shot glasses in front of her,” she finished.
“Thought if I was wasted the feeling of failure would disappear, “ Cassie muttered, sniffling she wiped her face with her hands.
Janet squeezed Cass in a one armed hug, “It’s okay Cassie, sounds like you were just little too enthusiastic with your nudging, I’m sure everything will be okay,” the doctor told her daughter.
“From what Hailey tells me, sounds like she is serious about wanting to be with us, maybe this will get her to talk about it now,” Sam told her, reaching across Janet to rub Cassie’s arm, “Don’t worry about sweetie.”
“So you’re not mad?” Cassie asked her parents.
“No dear, we’re not mad,” Janet told her, “now why don’t you go lay down.”
Hailey stood up, “I’ll help you upstairs Cass,” she said holding a hand out to her friend.
Cassie took the hand and rose from the couch a little unsteady but Hailey wrapped an arm around her waist then they walked towards the stairs. Before they stepped on the first step Sam spoke, “Jennifer…if you want to stay its okay.”
Hailey glanced back at her superior officer and with a shy smile nodded her head in answer then helped Cassie up the stairs. Janet gave her partner an odd look, “What are you doing now…trying to set up our daughter?” she asked with a crooked grin at Sam.
“No…but if Cassie really feels as bad as she seemed about all of this then it might be nice if she has Jennifer there for support, besides if they really have anything going on Cassie would tell us,” Sam replied, “Now what are we going to do about Vala?”
With a heavy sigh Janet leaned back into the cushions, “I think we need to give her some space…maybe some time away from us will make her realize talking is what she needs to do,” the doctor told her partner.
“Alright then…give her some space, I can do that. Now come my dear, our bed is more comfortable then a couch,” Sam said standing up and holding a hand out to the doctor. Janet took the hand and let Sam pull her up then the two made their way upstairs.
Janet woke early the next morning, sliding out from under Sam’s arm she pulled her robe on and walked towards the door, deciding on a cup of coffee before her shower. Pausing she turned to walk down the hallway to check on Cassie; the bedroom door stood ajar slightly and the doctor pushed it open a little further then had to suppress a laugh when she saw the hold Cassie had on the smaller woman lying next to her in the bed.
When she saw Jennifer open her eyes Janet walked into the room and the young officer gave her a lopsided smile, “Umm do you think you can help me out here? I’ve been trying to get loose for the past half hour,” she asked Janet in a hushed voice.
Chuckling at the young woman’s predicament, Janet slowly detached Cassie’s hands from the grip on Jennifer’s shirt and using a trick she’d learned from when Cass was younger, slipped a pillow into place when Jennifer slid out of the bed. Cassie mumbled something and then gripped the pillow tighter, pulling it closer to her body. Janet motioned for Hailey to follow her and they walked softly out of the bedroom then downstairs to the kitchen.
Janet poured two cups of coffee, setting one in front of the young woman seated at the kitchen island then sat down on a stool opposite her; taking a sip from her coffee she tried not to laugh at the nervous woman across from her. Jennifer was fidgeting in her seat under the gaze of her friend’s mother, not to mention a superior officer.
Just as Janet was about to say something to her Sam limped into the kitchen and walking past Janet she stopped to give her a short good morning kiss then made her way towards the coffee. Once she fixed her cup she returned to sit next to Janet, “Morning Jennifer…did you sleep okay?” she asked with a small grin.
“Umm…morning ma’am, I slept fine ma’am,” Jennifer mumbled out, not looking up at the couple.
“Now, Jennifer I think you can drop the formalities, you’re sitting in my kitchen in a t-shirt and boxers, I think we can be on a first name basis now,” Sam told her with a side glance at Janet who had a small grin on her face as well.
“Okay ma’am…I mean Sam,” Jennifer said, still not meeting their gazes.
A muttered curse was heard from the stairway and Cassie stumbled into the kitchen, still half asleep it seemed, she shuffled over to where Jennifer sat and with a sleepy grin gave the young woman a sloppy kiss, “Morning,” she grumbled and then shuffled towards the coffee machine. She returned to sit next to Jennifer, leaning over and laying her head on the other woman’s shoulder, her eyes half lidded as she glanced at her parents, “What?” she asked seeing the smiles on their faces.
“Well I was going to ask you how your head was this morning but I think I need to ask something else,” Janet remarked, waving a hand towards the two younger women.
“It’s nothing Mom, we’re just friends…close friends but friends,” Cassie told her, ”with me being in San Francisco and busy with school we decided to go slow.”
Jennifer nodded her head while nervously moving her coffee mug back and forth, “It was a mutual agreement,” she told them, finally looking up to meet Sam’s eyes.
“Whatever you two decide to do is your business but I think you make a cute couple,“ Sam told them.
Cassie’s reply was stopped by the ringing of the telephone from the other room and Janet rose from her stool to answer it. She returned a few minutes later with a strange look on her face, causing Sam to ask, “What’s up?”
“That was Vala; she apologized for not coming back to the house and then told me she was going on a mission with SG-1. They would be gone a week and she didn’t want us to worry about her,” Janet told them as she sat back down.
“That was all she had to say?” Sam asked and the doctor nodded, “Well then I guess the space idea was on target then…maybe it’s what she needs right now.”
“I’m still sorry about all of this,” Cassie told them, sitting up from her position on Jennifer’s shoulder.
“And we told you it was alright dear,“ her smaller mother told her, “now… since I have the day off and you have to leave in the morning why don’t we spend the day together,” she said to her daughter.
“You’re included in that too Jennifer,“ Sam added and the young officer blushed slightly as she mumbled, “Okay.”
“That’s settled…now I’ll fix us some breakfast and you three decide on what we’re doing today,” Janet said and began preparing them some food.
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Sam snapped back to the present as the elevator doors slid open and she limped her way towards the infirmary. It had been tough but she talked Janet into letting her come back to work early…agreeing to only work on things in her lab. She came to a stop in the doorway of the infirmary and had to hide a grin as Janet was busy admonishing Siler about his clumsiness.
“Now, Sergeant please try to be more careful, I’m beginning to think I need to have a section of the infirmary fixed up especially for you,“ the doctor told the man as one of her nurses applied ointment to the burns on his face and hands.
“Yes, Ma’am…I’ll try,” he said sheepishly and Janet patted him on the arm then turned to see Sam standing in the doorway.
“Hey you, any problems driving into work this morning?” she asked moving towards her partner.
“Knee was a little stiff but I managed, just wanted to let you know I was here and headed to my lab,” Sam told her.
“Okay, I’ll call you when I’m ready to eat lunch, “ Janet told her and with a small smile turned back to double check the nurses’ handiwork on Siler.
Shaking her head, Sam left the doorway, limping her way back to the elevator to go to her lab and find something to keep herself occupied until lunchtime.
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Two days later Sam found herself in the control booth running diagnostics and doing some minor repairs on the computers with Walter’s help; he was lying on the floor, halfway under one of the consoles as she handed him new circuit boards to replace when the gate chevrons began lighting up.
“I got it, you just install that circuit board,” she told him when he started to get up.
Just as she announced the unscheduled gate activation the gate came to life and an incoming message flashed across the screen with SG-1’s GDO code beneath it. She punched a few buttons and the message crackled over the speakers as Mitchell’s voice sounded out, “We have a situation here, need the iris opened quickly as possible!”
Sam quickly disengaged the iris and then she heard Mitchell yell, “We’re coming in hot!”
A few seconds later he and Teal’c backed their way through the gate, weapons raised, then Sam saw Daniel appear…dragging Vala’s limp body with him. She slammed a hand down on the intercom and yelled, “Medical team to the embarkation room STAT! Medical team to the embarkation room!” Shutting the gate down as Daniel cleared the horizon Sam rose quickly from her seat and made her way down to the gate room as fast as she could.
She had just reached the blast doors when Janet and the medical team appeared, moving quickly out of the elevator and rushing past her as she stood beside the door. She watched as Janet knelt down next to Vala where Daniel had laid her on the floor. The archeologist stood over the two as Janet assessed Vala’s injury and then quickly motioned for the orderlies to place her on a gurney. With an intense focused look on her face she followed the gurney out of the room, not pausing to even look at Sam.
Sam watched them move into the elevator then turned back to limp into the gate room, “What happened?” she asked her team mates.
“We were on our way back to the gate when we were ambushed by a group of Ori foot soldiers,” Mitchell told her, “they opened fire and we hightailed it to the gate as fast as we could.”
Daniel spoke up, looking down at his blood covered hands, “She jumped in front of me, catching a blast in the chest meant for me,” he mumbled in disbelief, “Why did she do that?” he asked looking up at Sam.
“Because she’s your team mate and that’s what we do Daniel, “ Sam told him limping over to place a hand on his arm, “come on let’s go check on her.”
Daniel allowed Sam to pull him towards the door, followed closely by Teal’c and Cameron; as they made their way towards the elevator all she could think was, ‘Please let her be okay.’
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In the elevator Janet and her nurse were working to cut away the vest and clothing from the injured woman’s upper body; as she slipped the cut material from underneath Vala’s torso the dark-haired woman let out a loud groan and her eyes opened.
Letting her nurse put an IV in for the saline solution Janet focused her gaze on the now awake woman, “Hey there…you know there are easier ways to get my attention than this,” she told Vala with a smile.
Vala coughed violently, a small trail of blood escaping down her chin, “Hurts…” she gasped out.
“I know, sweetie… don’t try to talk we’ll get you fixed up in no time,“ Janet told her, wiping the blood from Vala’s chin with her hand.
Vala looked into the doctor’s brown eyes and reaching a hand down to her pants pocket tried to pull something out of it, “I…letter…sorry,” Vala choked out and then her body began seizing.
“Oh no you don’t,“ Janet muttered working quickly to insert medication into the IV shunt to stop the seizure and as the doors opened they rolled the gurney quickly down the corridor into a waiting surgical room.
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Several hour later, out in the corridor leading to the surgical suites the four remaining members of SG-1 took turns pacing back and forth while they waited on word about Vala’s condition. Sam stopped her pacing to limp over to a chair Teal’c had brought out and sat down, resting her throbbing knee; Daniel came to sit on the floor beside her and looked up at his friend, “What’s going on between you, Janet and Vala?”
Sam glanced down at him and with a tilt of her head asked back, “What makes you think something is going on?”
He shrugged, picking at the dried blood on his jacket, “She just didn’t seem like her normal self after she came back from staying with you two,” the man said.
“How so?” Sam asked, her curiosity getting the best of her.
“The whole time during our briefing she just doodled on a piece of paper, no smart comments or wry observations about the mission; she even ignored an obvious opportunity to flirt when she walked in on us getting dressed in the locker room, she just walked past both me and Cam then began getting ready,” he explained.
He went on to tell her about Vala being really quiet the entire time on the planet they were visiting until she finally started asking him questions about relationships, looking up at Sam he asked, “Now what happened to make her ask me about that?”
Sam took a deep breath and let it out, she thought for a few moments and then began telling Daniel about the things that occurred during Vala’s stay with them, well some of the things, she didn’t want to let him in on the more personal moments between the three. Her friend listened carefully as she told him the story and when Sam finished he gave her a smile, “She’d be lucky to have both you and Janet in her life…it would give her something she’s been wanting for a long time I think Sam.”
Sam reached a hand down, gripping his shoulder, “And it’s something both Janet and I want too…to make her happy,” she told him.
Just then the doors opened and Janet walked out, the front of her scrubs splashed with blood, she pulled the surgical cap off then ran a hand through her hair; with a heavy sigh she looked at the waiting team members and before they could ask she spoke, “I managed to repair the damage, she lost a lot of blood and one of her lungs collapsed along with some minor damage to her heart so now all that’s left is to wait to see if she makes it through the first few hours of recovery,” the doctor told them.
Rising from her chair to limp over to her partner Sam placed an arm around her shoulders and gave her a hug, “I’m sure she will Janet, after all, she has you for a doctor,” Sam told her trying to raise her spirits.
Janet leaned into her taller partner, “All I can do is fix what’s broken Sam, she has to want to wake up,” the doctor said softly.
Sam glanced towards the men, “I’m going to get Janet cleaned up, we’ll meet you back in the infirmary guys.” They nodded at her statement, none of them wanting to speak and watched as Sam led the smaller woman away towards the nearby changing room.
“I guess we all need to do that,” Daniel said and with Teal’c then Cameron following him they left to get changed before starting the vigil over their injured friend and team mate.
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In the room used by the doctors to change before surgery Sam stood with Janet wrapped in her arms as the doctor let all the emotions she’s held back surfaced. Rubbing her back softly Sam held her as she cried, before too long Janet calmed down and looked up into her partner’s face then Sam used her hand to wipe away the tears on the doctor’s face.
“Do you do this every time I’m hurt?” Sam asked her softly.
“Yes…but I’m usually alone and in my office, balled up on my couch with a piece of your clothing wrapped in my arms,” admitted Janet.
Sam hugged her tighter, “She’ll be alright Jan…I know it.”
“I don’t know Sam, before she passed out she tried to tell me she was sorry and she tried to give me this,” Janet said, reaching under her scrub top she pulled out a blood covered envelope from her waistband, it had both her and Sam’s name written on it.
“What is it?” Sam asked taking the envelope from Janet’s hands.
“I’m not sure and I’m not sure about reading whatever it is either,” Janet said moving to sit on a nearby bench.
Sam watched her lean over with her hands holding her head and moved to sit next to the doctor, “Maybe it’s important, maybe she wanted us to open it if something happened to her,” she said in a low voice, running a finger over the blood stained envelope.
“But would you rather hear it from her or read it Sam?” Janet asked, glancing up at her partner.
The blonde thought for a few moments, “I’d rather hear it from her and we will…we’re going to haunt that recovery room until she wakes up then we’re going to have a serious talk with Ms. Mal Doran,” Sam stated confidently.
Janet gave her partner a smile and reached over to cup her face, “Yes, we will Samantha…no more waiting for her to talk,” she agreed.
“Good…now let’s get you cleaned up and hurry to that room where we can wait for her to wake up,” Sam said rising and pulling Janet up, “I’ll even help you shower,” she added with a grin.
Janet laughed softly, “I think I can shower alone Sam, you go ahead and check on Vala while I get changed.”
“Okay, if you want me too…I’ll be in recovery,” Sam said and with a kiss to Janet’s forehead she left her to get cleaned up.
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Half an hour later Janet walked into the isolation/recovery room where she found Sam leaning back in a chair with her knee propped up on a stool, her head rested against the wall and she was snoring lightly. The doctor glanced up to the booth above the room where she saw Daniel resting with his head on his arms along with Mitchell sitting next to him and Teal’c standing against the back wall; Daniel gave her a small wave and then motioned with his hand that they were leaving, she watched as he stood and gave Cameron a nudge to get him moving then the three men left the booth.
Turning back Janet smiled wistfully at her sleeping partner then busied herself checking over the equipment monitoring Vala’s vitals. She tried to stay professional as she checked the output of the ventilator the woman was hooked up to; the doctor made the decision to place her on it to keep the injured woman’s body from having to overtax itself in the attempt to breath with the repaired lung not to mention keeping the strain on her heart to a minimum.
But try as she might she couldn’t help but agonize over her appearance, Vala was normally pale but her blood loss had made her skin take on a translucent look that was more obvious against the pale green sheets used by the infirmary. She reached a hand forward and smoothed a strand of dark hair over the woman’s ear, letting out a soft sigh; so involved with her own thoughts she didn’t hear Sam move from the chair and when arms circled her from behind she stiffened slightly only to relax then lean back into her taller partner’s grip.
“She’s still there, under all those tubes and lines,” Sam said softly in Janet’s ear, “if you look closely you can see the little laugh lines around her eyes, even when her face is relaxed.”
“I know…did you imagine me that way when I was laying here injured like this?” Janet asked her voice strained with emotion.
“Mmhuh,” Sam hummed in her ear.
Janet gripped the hands in front of her, squeezing them tight, “We can’t lose her Sam, I don’t care what she decides when she wakes up; even if we just have to stay friends I want her in our lives,” the doctor murmured.
Sam loosed her grip on the doctor and moved to stand beside the bed, she took one of Vala’s hands in her own and leaning down spoke into the woman’s ear, “Did you hear that? Janet wants you in our lives and I do too but I have to tell you…what Janet wants, Janet gets…so you’d better wake up soon so we can give it to her…you hear me Vala, I’m making it an order even though you hate following them…just do it this once please.”
Not expecting a response Sam stood up but as she placed Vala’s hand back on the bed she felt the dark-haired woman squeeze her hand; with a big smile towards the doctor Sam spoke, “See she heard me…everything’s going to be just fine Janet.”
“Yes it will be,” Janet told her partner with a smile of her own but deep inside she knew that Vala wouldn’t be out of the woods until she was conscious and breathing on her own. Pulling up a stool Janet sat down and taking Vala’s other hand in hers’ settled down to wait for her to regain consciousness with Sam sitting on the other side of the bed, Vala’s hand still gripped in her own as well.
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Meanwhile the three men of SG-1 were making their way to the commissary for some much needed coffee. As they entered the elevator Cameron spoke up, “Okay, I can see the need for caffeine but why did all three of us have to go?”
“To give them some privacy Cameron,” Daniel said, rubbing a hand over his face.
“Privacy…am I missing something here?” he asked in a confused tone.
“You are not very observant Colonel Mitchell,” Teal’c’s deep voice rumbled, “the worry and concern shown by both Samantha Carter and Janet Fraiser were clearly signs of deeper feelings toward Vala Mal Doran.”
Cameron just gave the Jaffa an even more confused look.
Daniel puffed out a breath and muttered, “They’re in love with her you idiot.”
“Really?” he asked and then a small grin appeared on his face, “Really now.”
Daniel’s face clouded over and he moved to press Cam back up against the car wall, “If you make one rude comment or snide remark about threesomes involving them around me I swear I will put my boot so far up your ass you’ll be shitting leather for a month,” he growled out.
“Whoa now…take it easy Jackson,” Mitchell said holding up his hands and pushing Daniel back a step, “I had no such thought of doing that; I think it’s great, Vala couldn’t ask for two better people to care about her so deeply.”
Daniel gave him an odd look, “Seriously?” he asked, amazed that Mitchell thought that.
“Yeah, seriously…maybe it will keep Mal Doran on her toes…I know having the Doc in her life keeps Sam from doing rash things most of the time so it’ll be good for her,” Cameron told him.
Pushing his glasses up on his face Daniel shook his head, “Fine…but I was serious about the boot,” he informed the other man.
The doors to the elevator opened and as Mitchell walked out he remarked, “Oh I believe you Jackson…I believe you.”
Daniel gave Teal’c a smug look and the Jaffa just smiled, moving out of the car after Mitchell; shaking his head and grinning slightly Daniel followed after them.
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Sometime during the night Vala slowly became aware of a heavy feeling in her chest and throat, with a low moan she opened her eyes to glance downwards and saw the tubing leading from her mouth. Knowing the tube was helping her breathe she stayed relaxed as she tried to remember what had happened; the last thing she recalled was talking with Daniel and then weapons fire blasted around them. They began running and as she turned to glance behind her had seen a man point his weapon towards Daniel, not thinking she’d stopped and turned back to shove him down then a piercing pain tore through her chest and she blacked out.
Moving her head slightly back and forth she saw two forms on either side of her, Janet lay with her head on the bed, one of her hands holding onto an arm and Sam had one of her hands gripped in her own as she sat in a chair on the other side; squeezing the hand that Sam held she saw the blonde begin to wake.
Sam woke up, realizing what had made her wake she stood up and reached across the bed to shake the doctor, “Janet…wake up!”
Coming awake with a start, Janet sat up and blinked her eyes then looked up at Sam who was smiling widely, “I think someone wants the tube taken out,” her partner said.
The doctor stood up from the stool and moved closer to the now awake woman, “Hey you,” she said as Vala moved her hand to point towards the tube in her throat, “just stay relaxed…give me a second and we’ll get that out,” Janet told her.
As Janet moved to turn off the ventilator Sam leaned closer to Vala, “Do not do this again, you scared the crap out of both of us with this stunt,” she said with a small grin, letting Vala know she was teasing her.
Vala gave her a thumb up sign and tried to smile around the tube. Janet switched the machine off and then standing over Vala she grasped the tubing, “Okay…you need to take a deep breath and then cough when I tell you,” she told her.
Vala nodded her head and when Janet told her she took that breath then coughed; Janet pulled the tubing out in one swift motion and Vala coughed again as she tried to breathe on her own. Sam held a cup near her lips and with a small sip of water the fit subsided then she was able to take slow, shallow breaths.
Looking up at the two women standing on either side of the bed she said in a raspy voice, “I’m sorry.”
“You have nothing to be sorry about sweetie,“ Janet told her, reaching a hand up to cup Vala’s face, “If anyone should say they’re sorry it should be us for not telling you how we felt before all of this.”
“I knew,” Vala whispered her voice not ready to speak any louder.
Sam gave her a confused look, “If you knew why didn’t you say something?”
“Scared…never…felt this…way before,” Vala replied, her voice cracking.
Janet gave Sam a look and then she focused her attention on Vala, ”You have nothing to be scared about silly…we love you and want you to be a part of our lives if you want too.”
Vala’s eyes began tearing up and she said in a low whisper, “I love you too…both of you.”
Sam grinned, “Well then that’s settled finally, you love us and we love you,” she stated and leaned over placing a kiss on Vala’s lips.
When Sam stood up Janet moved to do the same thing and as she rose from giving Vala a kiss she whispered, “Welcome to the family.”
Vala let the tears she’d been holding back flow as she smiled up at the two, “I’m proud to be a part of your family,” she whispered.
“Now that all of this has been said you need to get some rest, we‘ll talk more when you‘re feeling better…you still have a lot of healing to do,” Janet told her in an authoritative tone as she wiped the tears from Vala’s cheeks.
Sam laughed, “Now you get to be the one looked after,” she said and then bent down to whisper in Vala’s ear, “but don’t make a habit of it, I give her enough to worry about,” she added, standing up to grin down at the woman.
“I heard that,“ Janet grumbled and then with a few more checks of the equipment motioned for Sam to follow her, “You get some sleep and we’ll be back to check on you in a little while,” she told Vala and turning off the light gave Sam a push through the door which caused her to exclaim, “Hey…still hurt here…watch the pushing.”
Vala tried not to laugh because it made her chest hurt but she couldn’t help it, she felt as if a heavy weight was lifted from her shoulders. With a big smile on her face she slowly drifted off to sleep, letting her body begin the healing process now that her heart was filled with the love she felt for the two women who loved her as well and wanted her in their lives.
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Epilogue---Three weeks later
The van pulled up beside the small cabin and the doctor exited from the passenger side; she reached to open the side door, letting the passenger in the back climb out.
“Wow, this is beautiful,” Vala said as she took in the cabin and its surroundings.
“Told you so, wait until you see the rest of it,” Sam told her a she opened the rear hatch to remove their bags.
“There’s more?” Vala asked as she walked back to stand next to Sam.
“Oh yeah,” Sam replied, giving her a wink and a grin as she placed a bag in Vala’s arms.
“I can’t carry this…it’s too heavy,” Vala remarked and set the bag down, picking up a lighter one.
“Stop brown nosing, you’re healed enough or she wouldn’t have suggested this trip,” Sam muttered, giving her the first bag to carry also.
With a small pout Vala turned to carry the bags up the stairs and through the open door, Janet having already gone inside, as she entered the main room she let out a little yelp of surprise and jumped when Janet spoke from behind her, “So what do you think?”
“Don’t do that, you almost gave me a heart attack,” Vala said dropping the bags and clutching her chest.
Janet grinned and moved to wrap her arms around Vala from behind, she rested her head against the taller woman’s back and remarked, “I can fix you don’t worry.”
Vala turned in her grasp and reaching a hand up tweaked Janet’s nose, “Hmm, would this require a thorough examination to make sure I didn’t damage anything from that start you gave me?”
“Maybe,” Janet replied with a grin a she snaked a hand up to pull Vala down for a kiss.
Sam walked through the door and let the bags she carried fall to the floor, “No fair!” she exclaimed, “No starting without me!”
Vala broke the kiss and gave her an evil grin, which caused Janet to burst out laughing as she turned around to crook a finger at Sam, motioning her over.
“Can’t have you feeling left out sweetie,“ she purred and pulled Sam to her when she grew close enough. She turned in Vala’s grip to meet Sam’s lips as Vala stood behind her, the grin still plastered on her face.
“Is the whole weekend going to be like this?” Vala asked as Sam broke the kiss to look at her.
“Nah…better,” Sam replied with an equally evil grin which earned her a pinch from the smaller woman sandwiched between them; “Oww,” she grumbled and moved back to rub her side where Janet pinched her, “That smarts.”
“You,” Janet said pointing at her, “get the hot tub warmed up and you,” she added turning around to face Vala, “put the bags upstairs.”
With that said the doctor moved away from the two and towards the kitchen area to put away the supplies she’d brought in with her. The other two women watched her saunter away and Vala gave Sam a sideways glance, “Is this what Mitchell meant when he made that whupped comment the other day?”
“Oh yeah…get used to it…because we so are,” Sam replied with a chuckle as she moved towards the back door.
Vala watched her walk away and remarked, “If this is what it feels like…then I like it,” then with a soft laugh of her own picked up the bags to carry them upstairs.
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Later on that night after a delicious meal prepared by the doctor the three women sat on the couch in front of the small fire Sam built to take the chill out of the cabin’s interior as the temperature outside dropped. Janet lay with her head on Sam’s lap and her legs on Vala’s as they talked about different things. During a lull in the conversation Sam lifted her hips, reaching into her back pocket she pulled out a blood stained envelope and held it up.
Vala saw the movement and reached a hand over to take the item but Sam pulled it back before she could grab it, instead it was snatched from below as Janet took the envelope from her blonde partner’s hand. She waved it back and forth in front of Vala’s face, “So...do you want to tell us about this or do we just need to burn it?” the doctor asked her dark-haired lover.
Vala sighed and then spoke, “I guess I could read it but it’s nothing I haven’t told the two of you already.”
Janet smiled up at Sam and opened the envelope; she removed the letter then handed it to Vala to read aloud. Taking the letter from the doctor’s hand Vala took a deep breath to calm her nerves and began speaking….
Dear Sam and Janet…
If you’re reading this letter instead of me actually telling you the things contained in it then something bad must have happened to me, maybe I finally got on Daniel’s last nerve and he strangled me like he always threatened to do or maybe I finally went to far with one of my stupid little plans and paid for it the hard way. But anyway enough rambling about why…these are the things I wanted to tell the both of you in person…but could never work up the nerve to do while I was staying in your house during my time of baby sitting one grumpy blonde Colonel (okay so she wasn’t grumpy all the time but she was sometimes).
Janet felt Sam inhale and reached up, placing her hand over the blonde’s mouth before she could interrupt Vala’s reading; when Sam looked down and glared at the doctor Janet glared back, putting a finger over her own lips to tell her to stay quiet.
As my stay with the two of you lengthened I began to realize I was falling in love…with you both…sure it may have all started with my flirting with the both of you unmercifully (can you blame me though, you both are very beautiful and a person would have to be deaf, dumb and blind not to flirt with you at least a little bit.) but after that weekend we shared together I began to feel as if maybe just maybe there was a reason for my flirting to begin with…that I was not only physically attracted to the both of you but becoming emotionally attached as well…
Janet moved her legs from Vala’s lap and sat up; she reached a hand over and pulled the letter out of the dark-haired woman’s grasp, causing her to exclaim in confusion, “I thought you wanted me to read it?”
“I changed my mind, call it doctor’s prerogative, you were right we’ve already talked about what you wrote in this,“ Janet said standing and waving the letter in the air, “I don’t think we need to relive the reason we received it this weekend.”
With that said Janet walked over to the fireplace and balling the letter up, tossed it on the fire. She stood watching the paper slowly turn grey then black and finally char, crumbling as the flames ate away at it. With her attention focused on the burning paper Janet didn’t see Vala give Sam a confused look; with a tilt of her head Sam motioned for Vala to go over to the doctor. Rising from the couch Vala moved to stand behind Janet, she wrapped the smaller woman in her arms and hugged her against her taller body.
With a soft sigh Janet grasped the hands in front of her and pulled them up to hold over her heart, “Do you feel that? I thought I’d never have room in it for anyone but Sam but according to her it’s big enough for the both of you and as long as it beats you’ll have a place in it Vala…I don’t want to have to remember almost loosing you before we admitted our feelings, from now on no more keeping things to ourselves, we talk.”
Vala let her chin rest on the doctor’s shoulder, “No more secrets,” she whispered, placing a kiss below Janet’s ear.
From her position on the couch Sam watched as the two women in her life held each other, the light from the fire casting a golden halo around their bodies. She smiled, Janet had suggested the weekend getaway for the three of them to finally cement the new relationship with the dark-haired woman; during the weeks of recovery from her injury the three had discussed all of the things Vala had begun reading from the letter and they had grown closer because of the realization that everything was almost lost because of waiting to talk.
She rose from the couch and walked up to stand behind Vala, grasping her shoulder she turned their new lover around and in the process Janet moved with her which let Sam stand in front of the doctor then run her arms around her trim waist, “I second the no secrets rule,” she told them and leaned down placing a soft kiss on Janet’s lips then broke away to lift her head and give Vala one as well.
They held onto each other for a few moments and then Janet snaked a hand up to pull Sam’s ear close to her mouth, she whispered something in it and her blonde partner pulled back, nodding her head. She broke away from the embrace and made her way up the stairs to the loft area. Janet turned in Vala’s grip and with a smile told her, “I think it’s time to show you one of the best parts of the cabin,” she said softly as she ran a hand underneath the pullover the woman wore, letting her fingers trail across her stomach.
Vala couldn’t help the grin that appeared on her face, “Oooo…is this where I get to play in the hot tub I’ve heard so much about?” she asked.
Janet nodded and with a sexy smile tugged the bottom of the pullover up and over Vala’s head, leaving her standing before the doctor in her bra. Slim fingers worked loose the buttons on the jeans the dark-haired woman wore and with Vala shimmying her hips the doctor pulled the tight material down until they were pooled around her bare feet. Vala reached a hand down, cupping Janet’s chin as she knelt before her; motioning with her head for the doctor to stand Vala stepped out of her jeans, kicking them out of the way and began unbuttoning Janet’s shirt, pushing it from her shoulders to slide onto the floor.
Letting her fingers trace the flat plane of Janet’s stomach Vala dipped her fingers under the waistband of her jeans and stroked the flesh under the material, moving them slowly until she returned to the button and with a flick of her fingers released it along with the zipper to slide the jeans down Janet’s legs, pulling them away as she stepped from them. She slowly rose from her kneeling position, letting her hands trail up along the curves of the doctor’s trim but full body as she stood up and Janet cupped the back of her head as she placed a kiss between the breasts still confined by the silk brassiere.
Sam leaned against the loft railing watching from her position above the living room, she smiled at the slow strip she was witnessing as the two women divested each other of their undergarments, chuckling softly she stood up to finish with the preparations for the rest of Janet’s plan, leaving the doctor to carry out the first phase.
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Janet pulled back from a rather heated kiss and taking Vala’s hand led her towards the glass back door. With a small grin on her face Vala followed the doctor, when Janet opened the door a blast of cold air rushed in and Vala shivered, “Is this really a good idea?” she asked.
“It won’t be cold for long,” Janet remarked and tugged Vala out the door onto the deck.
She led Vala over to the large hot tub, tendrils of steam escaped from its bubbling waters and walking up the steps of the short platform next to it Janet stepped over the edge, slipping into the water. She gave Vala a crooked grin as she settled back in one corner of the tub and crooked a finger at the woman standing in the cold mountain air. Vala hesitated for just a second and with a grin of her own ignored the platform and vaulted over the edge to land with a large splash in the water, causing Janet to laugh loudly at her actions.
Vala moved to take the doctor in her arms and not wasting any time, captured her lips in a hungry kiss, their tongues twining together as they savored each other’s mouths. The doctor placed her hands on Vala’s shoulders and used the buoyancy of the water to spin them around, pushing the larger woman into the seat in the far corner and straddling her legs. She broke the kiss to begin trailing a line of soft nips along Vala’s neck as her new lover let her head fall back, exposing more skin to the assault. Hands moved over Vala’s chest as Janet cupped her breasts, thumbs sliding over erect nipples as the doctor let her body slide lower until she could take a nipple into her mouth, sucking gently.
Letting out a soft moan Vala let her hands travel over the doctor’s back, disappearing under the water to cup the smaller woman’s firm cheeks in her grip; when she moved a hand between Janet’s legs the doctor pulled back, releasing her hold on the breast in her mouth she sat up, “Not yet,” she said in a throaty voice.
This made Vala pout, her bottom lip sticking out slightly which made Janet lean forward to take it in her lips, sucking gently as she kissed her dark-haired lover, “There will be plenty of time for that later,” she whispered as she slid down to once more latch onto a nipple exposed to the chill air surrounding them.
“What is this then?” she gasped out as teeth grazed over her nipple.
“Foreplay,” replied Janet as she switched breasts.
Vala growled in frustration a she tried to move Janet so she could return the attention but the doctor refused to budge, continuing the slow torture to Vala’s chest.
A loud whistle sounded and Janet stopped her assault, she looked over her shoulder and saw Sam walking out of the door, wearing a robe and carrying several towels, “Everything ready inside?” she asked, standing up and moving towards her blonde partner.
“Yup, ready and waiting,” Sam replied with a smile as she held out a towel to Janet.
Taking the towel Janet step over the edge of the hot tub and stood on the platform, she wrapped the towel around herself and looked down at Vala who now had a thoroughly confused look on her face, “Well…are you going to sit there or come inside with us?” she asked with a tilt of her head to the woman.
“Is this some sort of test to see how long I can last before I explode?” Vala asked the doctor.
Sam let out a sharp laugh and replied, “Just get out of the water Vala.”
Narrowing her eyes at the blonde, Vala let out a frustrated huff and stood up, she took the towel Sam passed to her then stepped out onto the platform as Janet moved off of it and walked towards the back door.
“Seriously…is this a test?” Vala asked again, wrapping the towel around her body as she stepped down from the platform to stand beside Sam.
Tugging the towel wrapped woman closer to her Sam captured her lips in a hard kiss and when she pulled away Vala muttered a little breathlessly, “I like tests.”
Chuckling softly Sam looped an arm around Vala’s waist and moved her towards the cabin.
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They walked through the door and Vala let out a gasp of amazement at the sight before her; a multitude of candles were spread around the cabin and the fragrant scent of vanilla filled the room. The fire had been built up and now roared in the fireplace but what made her gasp was the furniture had been pushed aside and a mattress lay on the floor, with pillows scattered over it. Off to the side on a low table a bottle of wine chilled in a silver tumbler, three glasses set beside it along with several bowls.
Sam gave her a little shove after she closed the back door, “Well go get dried off,” she told the woman.
Unable to speak just yet, Vala nodded and moved towards the fireplace where Janet stood, toweling her hair dry as she let the heat from the fire dry her nude body. When Vala grew close enough the doctor reached a hand out and with a twist pulled the towel from the dark-haired woman’s body; she then used it to remove any traces of water left on Vala’s tall frame. While Janet did this Sam came up behind Vala and using the spare towel over her shoulder she began toweling the dark hair.
“I could get used to this,“ Vala murmured as Janet ran the towel over her legs.
Sam tossed the towel aside and pulled Vala back against her body, she placed a soft kiss on the side of the woman’s neck and whispered, “Oh we’re just getting started,” then ran her tongue up the side of Vala’s neck tracing her ear and sucking the lobe into her mouth.
Vala groaned, letting her head fall back on Sam’s shoulder as Janet stood up, tossing the towel to the side she ran her hands over the nude form before her, caressing the flat plane of the dark-haired woman’s stomach, eliciting a soft moan from the woman. Sam glanced up and giving the doctor a wink moved her hands from Vala’s waist to untie the robe and let it slide off her body, leaving her nude in the firelight. Janet gave her a grin and moved to lie on the mattress, propping up on a pillow she watched the two women before her as Sam began running her hands over Vala’s body.
Cupping the firm breasts in her hands, Sam gave the pert nipples a slight twist, making Vala gasp, “This isn’t foreplay, it’s slow torture,” she groaned out.
The blonde laughed softly and Vala turned her head to capture Sam’s lips in a hungry kiss as the hands continued to tease her. They roamed over the front of her body, dipping lower to brush over already sensitized flesh, making Vala writhe against the body behind her. She tried to turn around and Sam mumbled, “No,” as she sucked hungrily on the hollow of their new lover’s neck, her hands grasping Vala’s waist tight, keeping her trapped against her own body.
Janet looked up at the two women back lit by the orange light from the flames, shadows flittered across the toned bodies making them seem as one as Sam continued her slow assault on the body pressed close to hers’. The doctor cleared her throat and Sam raised her head from Vala’s neck, Janet patted the mattress, motioning for her partner to bring Vala over and pulling away from the dark-haired woman’s body she tugged her towards the mattress. The blonde stepped onto the mattress and lay down, leaving a space between her and Janet for Vala to lie.
Vala fell onto the mattress with a slight bounce, “Thank goodness, I don’t think I could have stood up for much longer,” she muttered as she settled between the two woman’s bodies. She reached a hand out, trying to pull the doctor to her and Janet swatted her hand away, “No…you don’t get to touch, this is all about you tonight,” she said looking down at the woman.
“No fair, it’s too tempting to touch the two of you,” Vala said with a pout.
Sam turned slightly, reaching behind her she picked up one of the bowls from the low table and bringing it back held it out to Janet, “Don’t worry…we may let you play later,” she said with a crooked grin on her face.
“I’m holding you to that,” Vala remarked and then let out a gasp as warm liquid drizzled over her upper chest; she glanced over at Janet who held a finger dripping with chocolate over one of her breasts, “Oooo…I’m dessert,” she said with a smile at the doctor then gasped again as Sam’s mouth covered one of her breasts, her tongue working to remove the chocolate drizzled on it.
Janet dipped her fingers back in the bowl and then lazily painted chocolate lines over Vala’s stomach, letting her fingers travel lower with each swipe. She covered her fingers once more in the warm liquid and let the chocolate drizzle from her hand over Vala’s sex. The dark haired woman let out a loud moan as the warm liquid landed and she gripped the sheets in her hands to keep from touching the two women who now both began the task of removing the sweet liquid from her body.
With Sam concentrating on the woman’s upper body the doctor moved to kneel between Vala’s legs, she nudged them apart a little more with her hands and dipped her head down, letting her tongue swipe across the dark lines of chocolate just above the trimmed patch of dark hair. Vala’s hips bucked and she moaned, “Pleeease…stop with the torture.”
Janet chuckled and with slow movements began cleaning up the trail of chocolate she’d drizzled over the woman’s already slick folds. Vala writhed under the attentions of the doctor’s tongue and tried to move her arms but Sam had them pinned as she worked to clean the liquid from Vala’s breasts; alternating back and forth she sucked and bit softly the dark nipples standing at attention now. Vala’s back arched and her hips thrust as the doctor sped up her tongue’s movements. She was so close to the edge that it felt as if her body was really going to explode and it almost did when she felt a fingers slip inside of her matching the movements of her hips. Straining against the hold Sam had on her arms she let out a strangled cry as she felt Janet suck her clit and thrust hard, sending her finally crashing over the edge.
As Vala’s body shook slightly from her actions, Janet worked her way back up the woman’s body, her tongue licking and sucking at the lines of chocolate left on it until she reached a grinning Sam, who met her over Vala’s chest. Sam dipped her head down catching Janet’s lips with her own in a slow kiss; breaking it she said softly, “Mmmm…chocolate and Vala, nice combination.”
Vala looked up at the two women perched over her and still breathing heavily groaned, “Oh god…when I can move again you two are in soooo much trouble.”
Both the blonde and her partner laughed at the remark and Janet moved closer until her mouth was beside Vala’s ear, “Who said we’re finished yet?”
Vala turned her head to capture Janet’s lips with her own and after long kiss she pulled back, “You have to be kidding me right? Another act like that and you just might kill me.”
“Oh but what a way to die,” Sam said chuckling as she dipped her head down to take a nipple into her mouth.
“Not again,” Vala groaned out.
The firelight cast flickering shadows of golden light across the three bodies pressed close together as the doctor and her blonde partner began their slow assault on their new lover’s body all over again. The night was still young and they had much more planned for the newest member of their family.
Author: elfcat255
Pairing: Sam/Janet/Vala
Rating: okay..this one gets a NC-17...heh
Spoilers: Umm...my Season 10 world..picks up from last chapter
Warnings: umm...smut ahead!...you have been warned..*giggle*
AN: Sorry it took me so long you all...but here it is...a little hurt, some comfort and angst and some really hot sex..(well I hope you think that..*grin*)...as with all my stories..you never know when I'll bring them back and play again..so Enjoy this one for the time being!
“Hold the door!” Sam called out to the young airman who stood in the elevator. She limped as fast as possible using the cane for support as she made her way into the waiting car.
“Morning, Colonel,” the young man said, “Are you back on duty?”
“Just light stuff for right now,” Sam told him, “Anything interesting going on below?”
“No, Ma’am, it’s been fairly quiet for the past few weeks,” he replied.
The car stopped as the first destination was reached; when the doors opened he gave Sam a small salute and walked out, leaving her to travel further down into the complex. Watching the numbers flash by on the panel she let her mind wander back two nights ago when Cassie came home from her night out with Vala…alone.
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After a rather heated make out session on the living room couch she and Janet had settled down to watch some movies, before the second movie choice finished they had both drifted off to sleep with Janet laying cushioned atop her longer frame. The sound of the front door opening woke Sam up and shaking her smaller partner awake they sat up to see Hailey supporting a very drunk Cassandra through the door.
Cassie saw her parents sitting on the couch and broke away from Jennifer to sway her way over to the couch where she flopped down next to Janet and enveloped her in a hug, “I’m so sorry,” she mumbled.
Janet chuckled softly, rubbing her daughter’s back, “I think you’ll be sorrier in the morning, seeing what your condition is now,” she told the young woman.
“No, Mom…I screwed up,” Cassie mumbled again.
That was when Sam realized Vala still hadn’t come inside, “Where’s Vala?” she asked Hailey.
“That’s what I screwed up, “ Cassie whined and then began crying.
Janet looked over at Sam as she held their sobbing daughter who was mumbling drunkenly as she cried. Sam glanced up at Hailey who stood behind the couch, “What happened?” she asked the young lieutenant since all Cassie was doing was mumbling.
Hailey walked around and sat on the loveseat next to the couch, she took a deep breath and launched into the telling of the night’s events, after telling the two women what happened she added, “I left Cass sitting at the table to go to the bathroom and when I came back she was at the bar with five empty shot glasses in front of her,” she finished.
“Thought if I was wasted the feeling of failure would disappear, “ Cassie muttered, sniffling she wiped her face with her hands.
Janet squeezed Cass in a one armed hug, “It’s okay Cassie, sounds like you were just little too enthusiastic with your nudging, I’m sure everything will be okay,” the doctor told her daughter.
“From what Hailey tells me, sounds like she is serious about wanting to be with us, maybe this will get her to talk about it now,” Sam told her, reaching across Janet to rub Cassie’s arm, “Don’t worry about sweetie.”
“So you’re not mad?” Cassie asked her parents.
“No dear, we’re not mad,” Janet told her, “now why don’t you go lay down.”
Hailey stood up, “I’ll help you upstairs Cass,” she said holding a hand out to her friend.
Cassie took the hand and rose from the couch a little unsteady but Hailey wrapped an arm around her waist then they walked towards the stairs. Before they stepped on the first step Sam spoke, “Jennifer…if you want to stay its okay.”
Hailey glanced back at her superior officer and with a shy smile nodded her head in answer then helped Cassie up the stairs. Janet gave her partner an odd look, “What are you doing now…trying to set up our daughter?” she asked with a crooked grin at Sam.
“No…but if Cassie really feels as bad as she seemed about all of this then it might be nice if she has Jennifer there for support, besides if they really have anything going on Cassie would tell us,” Sam replied, “Now what are we going to do about Vala?”
With a heavy sigh Janet leaned back into the cushions, “I think we need to give her some space…maybe some time away from us will make her realize talking is what she needs to do,” the doctor told her partner.
“Alright then…give her some space, I can do that. Now come my dear, our bed is more comfortable then a couch,” Sam said standing up and holding a hand out to the doctor. Janet took the hand and let Sam pull her up then the two made their way upstairs.
Janet woke early the next morning, sliding out from under Sam’s arm she pulled her robe on and walked towards the door, deciding on a cup of coffee before her shower. Pausing she turned to walk down the hallway to check on Cassie; the bedroom door stood ajar slightly and the doctor pushed it open a little further then had to suppress a laugh when she saw the hold Cassie had on the smaller woman lying next to her in the bed.
When she saw Jennifer open her eyes Janet walked into the room and the young officer gave her a lopsided smile, “Umm do you think you can help me out here? I’ve been trying to get loose for the past half hour,” she asked Janet in a hushed voice.
Chuckling at the young woman’s predicament, Janet slowly detached Cassie’s hands from the grip on Jennifer’s shirt and using a trick she’d learned from when Cass was younger, slipped a pillow into place when Jennifer slid out of the bed. Cassie mumbled something and then gripped the pillow tighter, pulling it closer to her body. Janet motioned for Hailey to follow her and they walked softly out of the bedroom then downstairs to the kitchen.
Janet poured two cups of coffee, setting one in front of the young woman seated at the kitchen island then sat down on a stool opposite her; taking a sip from her coffee she tried not to laugh at the nervous woman across from her. Jennifer was fidgeting in her seat under the gaze of her friend’s mother, not to mention a superior officer.
Just as Janet was about to say something to her Sam limped into the kitchen and walking past Janet she stopped to give her a short good morning kiss then made her way towards the coffee. Once she fixed her cup she returned to sit next to Janet, “Morning Jennifer…did you sleep okay?” she asked with a small grin.
“Umm…morning ma’am, I slept fine ma’am,” Jennifer mumbled out, not looking up at the couple.
“Now, Jennifer I think you can drop the formalities, you’re sitting in my kitchen in a t-shirt and boxers, I think we can be on a first name basis now,” Sam told her with a side glance at Janet who had a small grin on her face as well.
“Okay ma’am…I mean Sam,” Jennifer said, still not meeting their gazes.
A muttered curse was heard from the stairway and Cassie stumbled into the kitchen, still half asleep it seemed, she shuffled over to where Jennifer sat and with a sleepy grin gave the young woman a sloppy kiss, “Morning,” she grumbled and then shuffled towards the coffee machine. She returned to sit next to Jennifer, leaning over and laying her head on the other woman’s shoulder, her eyes half lidded as she glanced at her parents, “What?” she asked seeing the smiles on their faces.
“Well I was going to ask you how your head was this morning but I think I need to ask something else,” Janet remarked, waving a hand towards the two younger women.
“It’s nothing Mom, we’re just friends…close friends but friends,” Cassie told her, ”with me being in San Francisco and busy with school we decided to go slow.”
Jennifer nodded her head while nervously moving her coffee mug back and forth, “It was a mutual agreement,” she told them, finally looking up to meet Sam’s eyes.
“Whatever you two decide to do is your business but I think you make a cute couple,“ Sam told them.
Cassie’s reply was stopped by the ringing of the telephone from the other room and Janet rose from her stool to answer it. She returned a few minutes later with a strange look on her face, causing Sam to ask, “What’s up?”
“That was Vala; she apologized for not coming back to the house and then told me she was going on a mission with SG-1. They would be gone a week and she didn’t want us to worry about her,” Janet told them as she sat back down.
“That was all she had to say?” Sam asked and the doctor nodded, “Well then I guess the space idea was on target then…maybe it’s what she needs right now.”
“I’m still sorry about all of this,” Cassie told them, sitting up from her position on Jennifer’s shoulder.
“And we told you it was alright dear,“ her smaller mother told her, “now… since I have the day off and you have to leave in the morning why don’t we spend the day together,” she said to her daughter.
“You’re included in that too Jennifer,“ Sam added and the young officer blushed slightly as she mumbled, “Okay.”
“That’s settled…now I’ll fix us some breakfast and you three decide on what we’re doing today,” Janet said and began preparing them some food.
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Sam snapped back to the present as the elevator doors slid open and she limped her way towards the infirmary. It had been tough but she talked Janet into letting her come back to work early…agreeing to only work on things in her lab. She came to a stop in the doorway of the infirmary and had to hide a grin as Janet was busy admonishing Siler about his clumsiness.
“Now, Sergeant please try to be more careful, I’m beginning to think I need to have a section of the infirmary fixed up especially for you,“ the doctor told the man as one of her nurses applied ointment to the burns on his face and hands.
“Yes, Ma’am…I’ll try,” he said sheepishly and Janet patted him on the arm then turned to see Sam standing in the doorway.
“Hey you, any problems driving into work this morning?” she asked moving towards her partner.
“Knee was a little stiff but I managed, just wanted to let you know I was here and headed to my lab,” Sam told her.
“Okay, I’ll call you when I’m ready to eat lunch, “ Janet told her and with a small smile turned back to double check the nurses’ handiwork on Siler.
Shaking her head, Sam left the doorway, limping her way back to the elevator to go to her lab and find something to keep herself occupied until lunchtime.
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Two days later Sam found herself in the control booth running diagnostics and doing some minor repairs on the computers with Walter’s help; he was lying on the floor, halfway under one of the consoles as she handed him new circuit boards to replace when the gate chevrons began lighting up.
“I got it, you just install that circuit board,” she told him when he started to get up.
Just as she announced the unscheduled gate activation the gate came to life and an incoming message flashed across the screen with SG-1’s GDO code beneath it. She punched a few buttons and the message crackled over the speakers as Mitchell’s voice sounded out, “We have a situation here, need the iris opened quickly as possible!”
Sam quickly disengaged the iris and then she heard Mitchell yell, “We’re coming in hot!”
A few seconds later he and Teal’c backed their way through the gate, weapons raised, then Sam saw Daniel appear…dragging Vala’s limp body with him. She slammed a hand down on the intercom and yelled, “Medical team to the embarkation room STAT! Medical team to the embarkation room!” Shutting the gate down as Daniel cleared the horizon Sam rose quickly from her seat and made her way down to the gate room as fast as she could.
She had just reached the blast doors when Janet and the medical team appeared, moving quickly out of the elevator and rushing past her as she stood beside the door. She watched as Janet knelt down next to Vala where Daniel had laid her on the floor. The archeologist stood over the two as Janet assessed Vala’s injury and then quickly motioned for the orderlies to place her on a gurney. With an intense focused look on her face she followed the gurney out of the room, not pausing to even look at Sam.
Sam watched them move into the elevator then turned back to limp into the gate room, “What happened?” she asked her team mates.
“We were on our way back to the gate when we were ambushed by a group of Ori foot soldiers,” Mitchell told her, “they opened fire and we hightailed it to the gate as fast as we could.”
Daniel spoke up, looking down at his blood covered hands, “She jumped in front of me, catching a blast in the chest meant for me,” he mumbled in disbelief, “Why did she do that?” he asked looking up at Sam.
“Because she’s your team mate and that’s what we do Daniel, “ Sam told him limping over to place a hand on his arm, “come on let’s go check on her.”
Daniel allowed Sam to pull him towards the door, followed closely by Teal’c and Cameron; as they made their way towards the elevator all she could think was, ‘Please let her be okay.’
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In the elevator Janet and her nurse were working to cut away the vest and clothing from the injured woman’s upper body; as she slipped the cut material from underneath Vala’s torso the dark-haired woman let out a loud groan and her eyes opened.
Letting her nurse put an IV in for the saline solution Janet focused her gaze on the now awake woman, “Hey there…you know there are easier ways to get my attention than this,” she told Vala with a smile.
Vala coughed violently, a small trail of blood escaping down her chin, “Hurts…” she gasped out.
“I know, sweetie… don’t try to talk we’ll get you fixed up in no time,“ Janet told her, wiping the blood from Vala’s chin with her hand.
Vala looked into the doctor’s brown eyes and reaching a hand down to her pants pocket tried to pull something out of it, “I…letter…sorry,” Vala choked out and then her body began seizing.
“Oh no you don’t,“ Janet muttered working quickly to insert medication into the IV shunt to stop the seizure and as the doors opened they rolled the gurney quickly down the corridor into a waiting surgical room.
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Several hour later, out in the corridor leading to the surgical suites the four remaining members of SG-1 took turns pacing back and forth while they waited on word about Vala’s condition. Sam stopped her pacing to limp over to a chair Teal’c had brought out and sat down, resting her throbbing knee; Daniel came to sit on the floor beside her and looked up at his friend, “What’s going on between you, Janet and Vala?”
Sam glanced down at him and with a tilt of her head asked back, “What makes you think something is going on?”
He shrugged, picking at the dried blood on his jacket, “She just didn’t seem like her normal self after she came back from staying with you two,” the man said.
“How so?” Sam asked, her curiosity getting the best of her.
“The whole time during our briefing she just doodled on a piece of paper, no smart comments or wry observations about the mission; she even ignored an obvious opportunity to flirt when she walked in on us getting dressed in the locker room, she just walked past both me and Cam then began getting ready,” he explained.
He went on to tell her about Vala being really quiet the entire time on the planet they were visiting until she finally started asking him questions about relationships, looking up at Sam he asked, “Now what happened to make her ask me about that?”
Sam took a deep breath and let it out, she thought for a few moments and then began telling Daniel about the things that occurred during Vala’s stay with them, well some of the things, she didn’t want to let him in on the more personal moments between the three. Her friend listened carefully as she told him the story and when Sam finished he gave her a smile, “She’d be lucky to have both you and Janet in her life…it would give her something she’s been wanting for a long time I think Sam.”
Sam reached a hand down, gripping his shoulder, “And it’s something both Janet and I want too…to make her happy,” she told him.
Just then the doors opened and Janet walked out, the front of her scrubs splashed with blood, she pulled the surgical cap off then ran a hand through her hair; with a heavy sigh she looked at the waiting team members and before they could ask she spoke, “I managed to repair the damage, she lost a lot of blood and one of her lungs collapsed along with some minor damage to her heart so now all that’s left is to wait to see if she makes it through the first few hours of recovery,” the doctor told them.
Rising from her chair to limp over to her partner Sam placed an arm around her shoulders and gave her a hug, “I’m sure she will Janet, after all, she has you for a doctor,” Sam told her trying to raise her spirits.
Janet leaned into her taller partner, “All I can do is fix what’s broken Sam, she has to want to wake up,” the doctor said softly.
Sam glanced towards the men, “I’m going to get Janet cleaned up, we’ll meet you back in the infirmary guys.” They nodded at her statement, none of them wanting to speak and watched as Sam led the smaller woman away towards the nearby changing room.
“I guess we all need to do that,” Daniel said and with Teal’c then Cameron following him they left to get changed before starting the vigil over their injured friend and team mate.
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In the room used by the doctors to change before surgery Sam stood with Janet wrapped in her arms as the doctor let all the emotions she’s held back surfaced. Rubbing her back softly Sam held her as she cried, before too long Janet calmed down and looked up into her partner’s face then Sam used her hand to wipe away the tears on the doctor’s face.
“Do you do this every time I’m hurt?” Sam asked her softly.
“Yes…but I’m usually alone and in my office, balled up on my couch with a piece of your clothing wrapped in my arms,” admitted Janet.
Sam hugged her tighter, “She’ll be alright Jan…I know it.”
“I don’t know Sam, before she passed out she tried to tell me she was sorry and she tried to give me this,” Janet said, reaching under her scrub top she pulled out a blood covered envelope from her waistband, it had both her and Sam’s name written on it.
“What is it?” Sam asked taking the envelope from Janet’s hands.
“I’m not sure and I’m not sure about reading whatever it is either,” Janet said moving to sit on a nearby bench.
Sam watched her lean over with her hands holding her head and moved to sit next to the doctor, “Maybe it’s important, maybe she wanted us to open it if something happened to her,” she said in a low voice, running a finger over the blood stained envelope.
“But would you rather hear it from her or read it Sam?” Janet asked, glancing up at her partner.
The blonde thought for a few moments, “I’d rather hear it from her and we will…we’re going to haunt that recovery room until she wakes up then we’re going to have a serious talk with Ms. Mal Doran,” Sam stated confidently.
Janet gave her partner a smile and reached over to cup her face, “Yes, we will Samantha…no more waiting for her to talk,” she agreed.
“Good…now let’s get you cleaned up and hurry to that room where we can wait for her to wake up,” Sam said rising and pulling Janet up, “I’ll even help you shower,” she added with a grin.
Janet laughed softly, “I think I can shower alone Sam, you go ahead and check on Vala while I get changed.”
“Okay, if you want me too…I’ll be in recovery,” Sam said and with a kiss to Janet’s forehead she left her to get cleaned up.
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Half an hour later Janet walked into the isolation/recovery room where she found Sam leaning back in a chair with her knee propped up on a stool, her head rested against the wall and she was snoring lightly. The doctor glanced up to the booth above the room where she saw Daniel resting with his head on his arms along with Mitchell sitting next to him and Teal’c standing against the back wall; Daniel gave her a small wave and then motioned with his hand that they were leaving, she watched as he stood and gave Cameron a nudge to get him moving then the three men left the booth.
Turning back Janet smiled wistfully at her sleeping partner then busied herself checking over the equipment monitoring Vala’s vitals. She tried to stay professional as she checked the output of the ventilator the woman was hooked up to; the doctor made the decision to place her on it to keep the injured woman’s body from having to overtax itself in the attempt to breath with the repaired lung not to mention keeping the strain on her heart to a minimum.
But try as she might she couldn’t help but agonize over her appearance, Vala was normally pale but her blood loss had made her skin take on a translucent look that was more obvious against the pale green sheets used by the infirmary. She reached a hand forward and smoothed a strand of dark hair over the woman’s ear, letting out a soft sigh; so involved with her own thoughts she didn’t hear Sam move from the chair and when arms circled her from behind she stiffened slightly only to relax then lean back into her taller partner’s grip.
“She’s still there, under all those tubes and lines,” Sam said softly in Janet’s ear, “if you look closely you can see the little laugh lines around her eyes, even when her face is relaxed.”
“I know…did you imagine me that way when I was laying here injured like this?” Janet asked her voice strained with emotion.
“Mmhuh,” Sam hummed in her ear.
Janet gripped the hands in front of her, squeezing them tight, “We can’t lose her Sam, I don’t care what she decides when she wakes up; even if we just have to stay friends I want her in our lives,” the doctor murmured.
Sam loosed her grip on the doctor and moved to stand beside the bed, she took one of Vala’s hands in her own and leaning down spoke into the woman’s ear, “Did you hear that? Janet wants you in our lives and I do too but I have to tell you…what Janet wants, Janet gets…so you’d better wake up soon so we can give it to her…you hear me Vala, I’m making it an order even though you hate following them…just do it this once please.”
Not expecting a response Sam stood up but as she placed Vala’s hand back on the bed she felt the dark-haired woman squeeze her hand; with a big smile towards the doctor Sam spoke, “See she heard me…everything’s going to be just fine Janet.”
“Yes it will be,” Janet told her partner with a smile of her own but deep inside she knew that Vala wouldn’t be out of the woods until she was conscious and breathing on her own. Pulling up a stool Janet sat down and taking Vala’s other hand in hers’ settled down to wait for her to regain consciousness with Sam sitting on the other side of the bed, Vala’s hand still gripped in her own as well.
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Meanwhile the three men of SG-1 were making their way to the commissary for some much needed coffee. As they entered the elevator Cameron spoke up, “Okay, I can see the need for caffeine but why did all three of us have to go?”
“To give them some privacy Cameron,” Daniel said, rubbing a hand over his face.
“Privacy…am I missing something here?” he asked in a confused tone.
“You are not very observant Colonel Mitchell,” Teal’c’s deep voice rumbled, “the worry and concern shown by both Samantha Carter and Janet Fraiser were clearly signs of deeper feelings toward Vala Mal Doran.”
Cameron just gave the Jaffa an even more confused look.
Daniel puffed out a breath and muttered, “They’re in love with her you idiot.”
“Really?” he asked and then a small grin appeared on his face, “Really now.”
Daniel’s face clouded over and he moved to press Cam back up against the car wall, “If you make one rude comment or snide remark about threesomes involving them around me I swear I will put my boot so far up your ass you’ll be shitting leather for a month,” he growled out.
“Whoa now…take it easy Jackson,” Mitchell said holding up his hands and pushing Daniel back a step, “I had no such thought of doing that; I think it’s great, Vala couldn’t ask for two better people to care about her so deeply.”
Daniel gave him an odd look, “Seriously?” he asked, amazed that Mitchell thought that.
“Yeah, seriously…maybe it will keep Mal Doran on her toes…I know having the Doc in her life keeps Sam from doing rash things most of the time so it’ll be good for her,” Cameron told him.
Pushing his glasses up on his face Daniel shook his head, “Fine…but I was serious about the boot,” he informed the other man.
The doors to the elevator opened and as Mitchell walked out he remarked, “Oh I believe you Jackson…I believe you.”
Daniel gave Teal’c a smug look and the Jaffa just smiled, moving out of the car after Mitchell; shaking his head and grinning slightly Daniel followed after them.
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Sometime during the night Vala slowly became aware of a heavy feeling in her chest and throat, with a low moan she opened her eyes to glance downwards and saw the tubing leading from her mouth. Knowing the tube was helping her breathe she stayed relaxed as she tried to remember what had happened; the last thing she recalled was talking with Daniel and then weapons fire blasted around them. They began running and as she turned to glance behind her had seen a man point his weapon towards Daniel, not thinking she’d stopped and turned back to shove him down then a piercing pain tore through her chest and she blacked out.
Moving her head slightly back and forth she saw two forms on either side of her, Janet lay with her head on the bed, one of her hands holding onto an arm and Sam had one of her hands gripped in her own as she sat in a chair on the other side; squeezing the hand that Sam held she saw the blonde begin to wake.
Sam woke up, realizing what had made her wake she stood up and reached across the bed to shake the doctor, “Janet…wake up!”
Coming awake with a start, Janet sat up and blinked her eyes then looked up at Sam who was smiling widely, “I think someone wants the tube taken out,” her partner said.
The doctor stood up from the stool and moved closer to the now awake woman, “Hey you,” she said as Vala moved her hand to point towards the tube in her throat, “just stay relaxed…give me a second and we’ll get that out,” Janet told her.
As Janet moved to turn off the ventilator Sam leaned closer to Vala, “Do not do this again, you scared the crap out of both of us with this stunt,” she said with a small grin, letting Vala know she was teasing her.
Vala gave her a thumb up sign and tried to smile around the tube. Janet switched the machine off and then standing over Vala she grasped the tubing, “Okay…you need to take a deep breath and then cough when I tell you,” she told her.
Vala nodded her head and when Janet told her she took that breath then coughed; Janet pulled the tubing out in one swift motion and Vala coughed again as she tried to breathe on her own. Sam held a cup near her lips and with a small sip of water the fit subsided then she was able to take slow, shallow breaths.
Looking up at the two women standing on either side of the bed she said in a raspy voice, “I’m sorry.”
“You have nothing to be sorry about sweetie,“ Janet told her, reaching a hand up to cup Vala’s face, “If anyone should say they’re sorry it should be us for not telling you how we felt before all of this.”
“I knew,” Vala whispered her voice not ready to speak any louder.
Sam gave her a confused look, “If you knew why didn’t you say something?”
“Scared…never…felt this…way before,” Vala replied, her voice cracking.
Janet gave Sam a look and then she focused her attention on Vala, ”You have nothing to be scared about silly…we love you and want you to be a part of our lives if you want too.”
Vala’s eyes began tearing up and she said in a low whisper, “I love you too…both of you.”
Sam grinned, “Well then that’s settled finally, you love us and we love you,” she stated and leaned over placing a kiss on Vala’s lips.
When Sam stood up Janet moved to do the same thing and as she rose from giving Vala a kiss she whispered, “Welcome to the family.”
Vala let the tears she’d been holding back flow as she smiled up at the two, “I’m proud to be a part of your family,” she whispered.
“Now that all of this has been said you need to get some rest, we‘ll talk more when you‘re feeling better…you still have a lot of healing to do,” Janet told her in an authoritative tone as she wiped the tears from Vala’s cheeks.
Sam laughed, “Now you get to be the one looked after,” she said and then bent down to whisper in Vala’s ear, “but don’t make a habit of it, I give her enough to worry about,” she added, standing up to grin down at the woman.
“I heard that,“ Janet grumbled and then with a few more checks of the equipment motioned for Sam to follow her, “You get some sleep and we’ll be back to check on you in a little while,” she told Vala and turning off the light gave Sam a push through the door which caused her to exclaim, “Hey…still hurt here…watch the pushing.”
Vala tried not to laugh because it made her chest hurt but she couldn’t help it, she felt as if a heavy weight was lifted from her shoulders. With a big smile on her face she slowly drifted off to sleep, letting her body begin the healing process now that her heart was filled with the love she felt for the two women who loved her as well and wanted her in their lives.
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Epilogue---Three weeks later
The van pulled up beside the small cabin and the doctor exited from the passenger side; she reached to open the side door, letting the passenger in the back climb out.
“Wow, this is beautiful,” Vala said as she took in the cabin and its surroundings.
“Told you so, wait until you see the rest of it,” Sam told her a she opened the rear hatch to remove their bags.
“There’s more?” Vala asked as she walked back to stand next to Sam.
“Oh yeah,” Sam replied, giving her a wink and a grin as she placed a bag in Vala’s arms.
“I can’t carry this…it’s too heavy,” Vala remarked and set the bag down, picking up a lighter one.
“Stop brown nosing, you’re healed enough or she wouldn’t have suggested this trip,” Sam muttered, giving her the first bag to carry also.
With a small pout Vala turned to carry the bags up the stairs and through the open door, Janet having already gone inside, as she entered the main room she let out a little yelp of surprise and jumped when Janet spoke from behind her, “So what do you think?”
“Don’t do that, you almost gave me a heart attack,” Vala said dropping the bags and clutching her chest.
Janet grinned and moved to wrap her arms around Vala from behind, she rested her head against the taller woman’s back and remarked, “I can fix you don’t worry.”
Vala turned in her grasp and reaching a hand up tweaked Janet’s nose, “Hmm, would this require a thorough examination to make sure I didn’t damage anything from that start you gave me?”
“Maybe,” Janet replied with a grin a she snaked a hand up to pull Vala down for a kiss.
Sam walked through the door and let the bags she carried fall to the floor, “No fair!” she exclaimed, “No starting without me!”
Vala broke the kiss and gave her an evil grin, which caused Janet to burst out laughing as she turned around to crook a finger at Sam, motioning her over.
“Can’t have you feeling left out sweetie,“ she purred and pulled Sam to her when she grew close enough. She turned in Vala’s grip to meet Sam’s lips as Vala stood behind her, the grin still plastered on her face.
“Is the whole weekend going to be like this?” Vala asked as Sam broke the kiss to look at her.
“Nah…better,” Sam replied with an equally evil grin which earned her a pinch from the smaller woman sandwiched between them; “Oww,” she grumbled and moved back to rub her side where Janet pinched her, “That smarts.”
“You,” Janet said pointing at her, “get the hot tub warmed up and you,” she added turning around to face Vala, “put the bags upstairs.”
With that said the doctor moved away from the two and towards the kitchen area to put away the supplies she’d brought in with her. The other two women watched her saunter away and Vala gave Sam a sideways glance, “Is this what Mitchell meant when he made that whupped comment the other day?”
“Oh yeah…get used to it…because we so are,” Sam replied with a chuckle as she moved towards the back door.
Vala watched her walk away and remarked, “If this is what it feels like…then I like it,” then with a soft laugh of her own picked up the bags to carry them upstairs.
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Later on that night after a delicious meal prepared by the doctor the three women sat on the couch in front of the small fire Sam built to take the chill out of the cabin’s interior as the temperature outside dropped. Janet lay with her head on Sam’s lap and her legs on Vala’s as they talked about different things. During a lull in the conversation Sam lifted her hips, reaching into her back pocket she pulled out a blood stained envelope and held it up.
Vala saw the movement and reached a hand over to take the item but Sam pulled it back before she could grab it, instead it was snatched from below as Janet took the envelope from her blonde partner’s hand. She waved it back and forth in front of Vala’s face, “So...do you want to tell us about this or do we just need to burn it?” the doctor asked her dark-haired lover.
Vala sighed and then spoke, “I guess I could read it but it’s nothing I haven’t told the two of you already.”
Janet smiled up at Sam and opened the envelope; she removed the letter then handed it to Vala to read aloud. Taking the letter from the doctor’s hand Vala took a deep breath to calm her nerves and began speaking….
Dear Sam and Janet…
If you’re reading this letter instead of me actually telling you the things contained in it then something bad must have happened to me, maybe I finally got on Daniel’s last nerve and he strangled me like he always threatened to do or maybe I finally went to far with one of my stupid little plans and paid for it the hard way. But anyway enough rambling about why…these are the things I wanted to tell the both of you in person…but could never work up the nerve to do while I was staying in your house during my time of baby sitting one grumpy blonde Colonel (okay so she wasn’t grumpy all the time but she was sometimes).
Janet felt Sam inhale and reached up, placing her hand over the blonde’s mouth before she could interrupt Vala’s reading; when Sam looked down and glared at the doctor Janet glared back, putting a finger over her own lips to tell her to stay quiet.
As my stay with the two of you lengthened I began to realize I was falling in love…with you both…sure it may have all started with my flirting with the both of you unmercifully (can you blame me though, you both are very beautiful and a person would have to be deaf, dumb and blind not to flirt with you at least a little bit.) but after that weekend we shared together I began to feel as if maybe just maybe there was a reason for my flirting to begin with…that I was not only physically attracted to the both of you but becoming emotionally attached as well…
Janet moved her legs from Vala’s lap and sat up; she reached a hand over and pulled the letter out of the dark-haired woman’s grasp, causing her to exclaim in confusion, “I thought you wanted me to read it?”
“I changed my mind, call it doctor’s prerogative, you were right we’ve already talked about what you wrote in this,“ Janet said standing and waving the letter in the air, “I don’t think we need to relive the reason we received it this weekend.”
With that said Janet walked over to the fireplace and balling the letter up, tossed it on the fire. She stood watching the paper slowly turn grey then black and finally char, crumbling as the flames ate away at it. With her attention focused on the burning paper Janet didn’t see Vala give Sam a confused look; with a tilt of her head Sam motioned for Vala to go over to the doctor. Rising from the couch Vala moved to stand behind Janet, she wrapped the smaller woman in her arms and hugged her against her taller body.
With a soft sigh Janet grasped the hands in front of her and pulled them up to hold over her heart, “Do you feel that? I thought I’d never have room in it for anyone but Sam but according to her it’s big enough for the both of you and as long as it beats you’ll have a place in it Vala…I don’t want to have to remember almost loosing you before we admitted our feelings, from now on no more keeping things to ourselves, we talk.”
Vala let her chin rest on the doctor’s shoulder, “No more secrets,” she whispered, placing a kiss below Janet’s ear.
From her position on the couch Sam watched as the two women in her life held each other, the light from the fire casting a golden halo around their bodies. She smiled, Janet had suggested the weekend getaway for the three of them to finally cement the new relationship with the dark-haired woman; during the weeks of recovery from her injury the three had discussed all of the things Vala had begun reading from the letter and they had grown closer because of the realization that everything was almost lost because of waiting to talk.
She rose from the couch and walked up to stand behind Vala, grasping her shoulder she turned their new lover around and in the process Janet moved with her which let Sam stand in front of the doctor then run her arms around her trim waist, “I second the no secrets rule,” she told them and leaned down placing a soft kiss on Janet’s lips then broke away to lift her head and give Vala one as well.
They held onto each other for a few moments and then Janet snaked a hand up to pull Sam’s ear close to her mouth, she whispered something in it and her blonde partner pulled back, nodding her head. She broke away from the embrace and made her way up the stairs to the loft area. Janet turned in Vala’s grip and with a smile told her, “I think it’s time to show you one of the best parts of the cabin,” she said softly as she ran a hand underneath the pullover the woman wore, letting her fingers trail across her stomach.
Vala couldn’t help the grin that appeared on her face, “Oooo…is this where I get to play in the hot tub I’ve heard so much about?” she asked.
Janet nodded and with a sexy smile tugged the bottom of the pullover up and over Vala’s head, leaving her standing before the doctor in her bra. Slim fingers worked loose the buttons on the jeans the dark-haired woman wore and with Vala shimmying her hips the doctor pulled the tight material down until they were pooled around her bare feet. Vala reached a hand down, cupping Janet’s chin as she knelt before her; motioning with her head for the doctor to stand Vala stepped out of her jeans, kicking them out of the way and began unbuttoning Janet’s shirt, pushing it from her shoulders to slide onto the floor.
Letting her fingers trace the flat plane of Janet’s stomach Vala dipped her fingers under the waistband of her jeans and stroked the flesh under the material, moving them slowly until she returned to the button and with a flick of her fingers released it along with the zipper to slide the jeans down Janet’s legs, pulling them away as she stepped from them. She slowly rose from her kneeling position, letting her hands trail up along the curves of the doctor’s trim but full body as she stood up and Janet cupped the back of her head as she placed a kiss between the breasts still confined by the silk brassiere.
Sam leaned against the loft railing watching from her position above the living room, she smiled at the slow strip she was witnessing as the two women divested each other of their undergarments, chuckling softly she stood up to finish with the preparations for the rest of Janet’s plan, leaving the doctor to carry out the first phase.
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Janet pulled back from a rather heated kiss and taking Vala’s hand led her towards the glass back door. With a small grin on her face Vala followed the doctor, when Janet opened the door a blast of cold air rushed in and Vala shivered, “Is this really a good idea?” she asked.
“It won’t be cold for long,” Janet remarked and tugged Vala out the door onto the deck.
She led Vala over to the large hot tub, tendrils of steam escaped from its bubbling waters and walking up the steps of the short platform next to it Janet stepped over the edge, slipping into the water. She gave Vala a crooked grin as she settled back in one corner of the tub and crooked a finger at the woman standing in the cold mountain air. Vala hesitated for just a second and with a grin of her own ignored the platform and vaulted over the edge to land with a large splash in the water, causing Janet to laugh loudly at her actions.
Vala moved to take the doctor in her arms and not wasting any time, captured her lips in a hungry kiss, their tongues twining together as they savored each other’s mouths. The doctor placed her hands on Vala’s shoulders and used the buoyancy of the water to spin them around, pushing the larger woman into the seat in the far corner and straddling her legs. She broke the kiss to begin trailing a line of soft nips along Vala’s neck as her new lover let her head fall back, exposing more skin to the assault. Hands moved over Vala’s chest as Janet cupped her breasts, thumbs sliding over erect nipples as the doctor let her body slide lower until she could take a nipple into her mouth, sucking gently.
Letting out a soft moan Vala let her hands travel over the doctor’s back, disappearing under the water to cup the smaller woman’s firm cheeks in her grip; when she moved a hand between Janet’s legs the doctor pulled back, releasing her hold on the breast in her mouth she sat up, “Not yet,” she said in a throaty voice.
This made Vala pout, her bottom lip sticking out slightly which made Janet lean forward to take it in her lips, sucking gently as she kissed her dark-haired lover, “There will be plenty of time for that later,” she whispered as she slid down to once more latch onto a nipple exposed to the chill air surrounding them.
“What is this then?” she gasped out as teeth grazed over her nipple.
“Foreplay,” replied Janet as she switched breasts.
Vala growled in frustration a she tried to move Janet so she could return the attention but the doctor refused to budge, continuing the slow torture to Vala’s chest.
A loud whistle sounded and Janet stopped her assault, she looked over her shoulder and saw Sam walking out of the door, wearing a robe and carrying several towels, “Everything ready inside?” she asked, standing up and moving towards her blonde partner.
“Yup, ready and waiting,” Sam replied with a smile as she held out a towel to Janet.
Taking the towel Janet step over the edge of the hot tub and stood on the platform, she wrapped the towel around herself and looked down at Vala who now had a thoroughly confused look on her face, “Well…are you going to sit there or come inside with us?” she asked with a tilt of her head to the woman.
“Is this some sort of test to see how long I can last before I explode?” Vala asked the doctor.
Sam let out a sharp laugh and replied, “Just get out of the water Vala.”
Narrowing her eyes at the blonde, Vala let out a frustrated huff and stood up, she took the towel Sam passed to her then stepped out onto the platform as Janet moved off of it and walked towards the back door.
“Seriously…is this a test?” Vala asked again, wrapping the towel around her body as she stepped down from the platform to stand beside Sam.
Tugging the towel wrapped woman closer to her Sam captured her lips in a hard kiss and when she pulled away Vala muttered a little breathlessly, “I like tests.”
Chuckling softly Sam looped an arm around Vala’s waist and moved her towards the cabin.
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They walked through the door and Vala let out a gasp of amazement at the sight before her; a multitude of candles were spread around the cabin and the fragrant scent of vanilla filled the room. The fire had been built up and now roared in the fireplace but what made her gasp was the furniture had been pushed aside and a mattress lay on the floor, with pillows scattered over it. Off to the side on a low table a bottle of wine chilled in a silver tumbler, three glasses set beside it along with several bowls.
Sam gave her a little shove after she closed the back door, “Well go get dried off,” she told the woman.
Unable to speak just yet, Vala nodded and moved towards the fireplace where Janet stood, toweling her hair dry as she let the heat from the fire dry her nude body. When Vala grew close enough the doctor reached a hand out and with a twist pulled the towel from the dark-haired woman’s body; she then used it to remove any traces of water left on Vala’s tall frame. While Janet did this Sam came up behind Vala and using the spare towel over her shoulder she began toweling the dark hair.
“I could get used to this,“ Vala murmured as Janet ran the towel over her legs.
Sam tossed the towel aside and pulled Vala back against her body, she placed a soft kiss on the side of the woman’s neck and whispered, “Oh we’re just getting started,” then ran her tongue up the side of Vala’s neck tracing her ear and sucking the lobe into her mouth.
Vala groaned, letting her head fall back on Sam’s shoulder as Janet stood up, tossing the towel to the side she ran her hands over the nude form before her, caressing the flat plane of the dark-haired woman’s stomach, eliciting a soft moan from the woman. Sam glanced up and giving the doctor a wink moved her hands from Vala’s waist to untie the robe and let it slide off her body, leaving her nude in the firelight. Janet gave her a grin and moved to lie on the mattress, propping up on a pillow she watched the two women before her as Sam began running her hands over Vala’s body.
Cupping the firm breasts in her hands, Sam gave the pert nipples a slight twist, making Vala gasp, “This isn’t foreplay, it’s slow torture,” she groaned out.
The blonde laughed softly and Vala turned her head to capture Sam’s lips in a hungry kiss as the hands continued to tease her. They roamed over the front of her body, dipping lower to brush over already sensitized flesh, making Vala writhe against the body behind her. She tried to turn around and Sam mumbled, “No,” as she sucked hungrily on the hollow of their new lover’s neck, her hands grasping Vala’s waist tight, keeping her trapped against her own body.
Janet looked up at the two women back lit by the orange light from the flames, shadows flittered across the toned bodies making them seem as one as Sam continued her slow assault on the body pressed close to hers’. The doctor cleared her throat and Sam raised her head from Vala’s neck, Janet patted the mattress, motioning for her partner to bring Vala over and pulling away from the dark-haired woman’s body she tugged her towards the mattress. The blonde stepped onto the mattress and lay down, leaving a space between her and Janet for Vala to lie.
Vala fell onto the mattress with a slight bounce, “Thank goodness, I don’t think I could have stood up for much longer,” she muttered as she settled between the two woman’s bodies. She reached a hand out, trying to pull the doctor to her and Janet swatted her hand away, “No…you don’t get to touch, this is all about you tonight,” she said looking down at the woman.
“No fair, it’s too tempting to touch the two of you,” Vala said with a pout.
Sam turned slightly, reaching behind her she picked up one of the bowls from the low table and bringing it back held it out to Janet, “Don’t worry…we may let you play later,” she said with a crooked grin on her face.
“I’m holding you to that,” Vala remarked and then let out a gasp as warm liquid drizzled over her upper chest; she glanced over at Janet who held a finger dripping with chocolate over one of her breasts, “Oooo…I’m dessert,” she said with a smile at the doctor then gasped again as Sam’s mouth covered one of her breasts, her tongue working to remove the chocolate drizzled on it.
Janet dipped her fingers back in the bowl and then lazily painted chocolate lines over Vala’s stomach, letting her fingers travel lower with each swipe. She covered her fingers once more in the warm liquid and let the chocolate drizzle from her hand over Vala’s sex. The dark haired woman let out a loud moan as the warm liquid landed and she gripped the sheets in her hands to keep from touching the two women who now both began the task of removing the sweet liquid from her body.
With Sam concentrating on the woman’s upper body the doctor moved to kneel between Vala’s legs, she nudged them apart a little more with her hands and dipped her head down, letting her tongue swipe across the dark lines of chocolate just above the trimmed patch of dark hair. Vala’s hips bucked and she moaned, “Pleeease…stop with the torture.”
Janet chuckled and with slow movements began cleaning up the trail of chocolate she’d drizzled over the woman’s already slick folds. Vala writhed under the attentions of the doctor’s tongue and tried to move her arms but Sam had them pinned as she worked to clean the liquid from Vala’s breasts; alternating back and forth she sucked and bit softly the dark nipples standing at attention now. Vala’s back arched and her hips thrust as the doctor sped up her tongue’s movements. She was so close to the edge that it felt as if her body was really going to explode and it almost did when she felt a fingers slip inside of her matching the movements of her hips. Straining against the hold Sam had on her arms she let out a strangled cry as she felt Janet suck her clit and thrust hard, sending her finally crashing over the edge.
As Vala’s body shook slightly from her actions, Janet worked her way back up the woman’s body, her tongue licking and sucking at the lines of chocolate left on it until she reached a grinning Sam, who met her over Vala’s chest. Sam dipped her head down catching Janet’s lips with her own in a slow kiss; breaking it she said softly, “Mmmm…chocolate and Vala, nice combination.”
Vala looked up at the two women perched over her and still breathing heavily groaned, “Oh god…when I can move again you two are in soooo much trouble.”
Both the blonde and her partner laughed at the remark and Janet moved closer until her mouth was beside Vala’s ear, “Who said we’re finished yet?”
Vala turned her head to capture Janet’s lips with her own and after long kiss she pulled back, “You have to be kidding me right? Another act like that and you just might kill me.”
“Oh but what a way to die,” Sam said chuckling as she dipped her head down to take a nipple into her mouth.
“Not again,” Vala groaned out.
The firelight cast flickering shadows of golden light across the three bodies pressed close together as the doctor and her blonde partner began their slow assault on their new lover’s body all over again. The night was still young and they had much more planned for the newest member of their family.
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