He walked into the complex that he had missed for so long. He wasn't sure what to expect when he greeted his friend, let alone how she would react to seeing him again. He entered his code so that he could proceed to the bottom of the complex, and hopefully not the bottom of his heart. Now that he had gotten a promotion, and had his life sorted out, he was ready to finally claim that one thing missing from his life. He nodded at an airman who greeted him when he was on the floor of his last stop. He knew what order he was going visit his friends in; he just wasn't prepared for it to be this soon.

He knocked on a large metal door and the familiar sound grabbed at his heart, had he really been gone that long? He knew he needed no invitation to enter, so he swung open the door and saw Teal'c sitting on the floor. He was obviously in the middle of kel'no'rem and was surprised to see who had interrupted him.

"O'Neill, I was not expecting to see you. What has brought you back to the SGC?"

"Just droppin' by to say hi Teal'c. I haven't seen you guys in awhile."

Teal'c bowed his head, the usual response for the Jaffa.

"So, um, what did I miss T?" Jack asked nervously after a few awkward moments.

"There has been little change since you left."

"That's good to know…I guess."

Teal'c only bowed his head again. He wasn't much of a conversationalist.

"I think I'll go see what Daniel's up to." Jack pointed over his shoulder and left awkwardly. "I'll see you later T."

He was again wandering thought the familiar halls that brought back so many memories. He sighed as he let the flashbacks flood his mind, only to snap to reality once he was at Daniel's door.

"I see your nose is stuck in a book as usual." Jack laughed as Daniel snapped his head up to see Jack standing in his doorway.

"Hey Jack! Wow, I didn't expect to see you back so soon! What happened? Did they kick you out 'cus you joked too much?"

"Nah, I just came by for a visit."

"Have you gone to see Sam yet?" Daniel asked, guessing Jack's intentions. The feelings between the two couldn't be hidden from the teammates that spent so much time with them.

"Um, no, I was kinda saving that for last."

"She'll be happy to see you."

"I sure hope so." Jack admitted sheepishly.

"Just go say hi, you two will be chatting it up like there was not lost time between you."

"Um, yeah."

"Just get out of here!"

Jack left and walked until he was in front of Sam's office.

There she was, the woman of his dreams. He knew he was once the man of hers. Would he still be that lucky? Would she still have the same feelings for him? Would he finally get to hold her in his arms as more than a friend?

He leaned against her door frame not sure what to say. She was sitting at her computer with country music softly escaping the speakers. He laughed to himself; I didn't know she liked country music. Suddenly a song came on that she knew and she started singing along to a tune he found familiar himself. He stood there for awhile, just watching her peck at her keyboard and sing to a familiar song, whenever one popped up. He couldn't think of what to say. He wanted it to be perfect, even if it was just hello. He gave up and silently retreated back to Daniel's office.

"You couldn't think of what to say, could you?" Daniel guessed smugly without even looking up from his book.

"I just don't want to screw things up."

Daniel looked up and laughed. "How could you screw up, 'Hello'?"

Jack hung his head and sighed, and then a thought came to his head.

"How long has Sam liked country music? I never knew she listened to it."

"Well, since about the time that you left. She knew it was your favorite. I guess she saw it as a way to stay close to you."

"Oh."

"Jack, she didn't take you leaving very easily. She was pretty out of it for awhile. Jack, it was no secret how you two felt for each other, her feelings haven't changed, and that's obvious for anyone who cares enough to look. Just go in there and be yourself. She'll just laugh at you if you say something wrong."

"Okay, I guess you're right." He sighed and turned back to Sam's office.

He took a deep breath right before he was right outside her door.

"Hey, guess who?" He scratched the back of his neck nervously.

Sam turned around in her chair and her eyes were suddenly filled with the passion that flooded into the room as they smiled at each other like a couple of shy teenagers.

"Jack!" She was suddenly bouncing across the room into his arms.

He held her small warm body close to him, hoping this would be the first of many warm embraces.

"Hey, you actually remember me." He joked.

She smiled back at him as she pulled him closer into the room. "How could I forget you? You bugged me every day for 10 years!"

"Awe, I wasn't that bad, was I?"

"No, you know I never minded you interrupting me when I was doing something important." She teased.

"Yeah," he laughed "I'm not interrupting anything now am I?" he pointed at the computer screen.

"Please, I'd rather see you again that have to stare at that stupid monitor for another couple of hours." She pulled him into another hug, taking in his manly sent and committing in to memory again.

"I was hoping you would say that." He smiled at her when she looked up at him, her blue eyes confirming to him that she did still long to be his.

She smiled back, not knowing what to say, but secretly hoping that she could feel his thin smooth lips against hers. He was thinking the same thing, and before they could second guess themselves he bent down pressing his lips against her soft lips. Nether knew when the kiss had turned from a confirmation of rekindled love to sheer passion, but they were soon exploring each others mouths as there tongues danced with each other. He found her desk chair and pulled her onto his lap as he sat down. She put her hands on either side of his face and pulled him closer to him, but then she froze up and gently pushed him away.

"What?" Jack asked, confused at her reaction.

"Jack, the regulations…"

"… don't count anymore. Your not my second in command, remember?" He smiled at her, hoping that was the only thing keeping her way from him.

She smiled back at him, but instead of kissing him again, she rested her head on his shoulder and wrapped her arms around his big body and he wrapped his around her small waist.

"I missed you Jack."

"I missed you too Sam, that's why I came back. I had to see if you still had feelings for me." He pulled her closer to him in a hug.

She laughed. "Just in case it wasn't obvious, I do." She kissed his neck lightly.

"Good, because know that I have you, I'm not about to let you go, as long as that what you want." He tilted his head sideways to look into his eyes.

"I wouldn't mind that." She admitted with a smile.

He rested his head on hers and they sat there in peace until Daniel came in to interrupt them.

"I told you so." He told Jack smugly.

Jack just stuck his tongue out at his boastful best friend.

"You told him what?" Sam asked sitting up on Jacks lap.

Jack tried to inconspicuously shake his head so Daniel wouldn't tell Sam.

Daniel just smiled. "He was to shy to say anything at first, he was afraid you didn't like him anymore. He had actually stood in your doorway for awhile and then came back to me admitting that he was to scared."

"I didn't say that!" Jack said embarrassed.

Sam turned to look at him giggling when she saw him do something he had never done in all the years she had known him. He blushed. "Awe Jack, even if I wasn't still in love with you, I still would have liked to see you again! We were practically a family." She kissed him, but nether wanted to pull away once they had started.

Daniel cleared his throat, and they remembered that they weren't alone. The each pulled away, a little embarrassed at their lack of self-control.

"Sam, maybe it's time for you to leave for the night." Daniel laughed, trying to remind them that he had been waiting for this almost as long as they had.

She turned and smiled at him. "You know, I think you're right Daniel." She turned back to Jack and winked at him. "Can you wait for a bit while I change into my civvies?"

"I've waited this long for you, haven't I?"

"I'm just going to leave before you two get too sappy." Daniel laughed. "Have a good night you two."

"Bye Daniel." They said in unison as Sam stood up off Jack's lap.

She bent down and pecked him on the lips before she walked off to her locker to change.

Wow, that went better than I had hoped! Jack thought to himself. I just better not screw this up! He scolded himself as he stood up and sighed. He looked around her office. It hadn't really changed much in the 11 years she had worked there. He turned to her computer to find out the source of her music. She had an Internet radio playing that was connected to the local station. He searched for a song that he wanted to show her and got it ready to play. When she walked back in the room he gasp. He never really saw her in civvies, but what she was wearing now definitely flattered her beautiful figure.

"Are you ready?" She asked.

"Almost," he smiled. "Can I show you something first?"

"Sure."

He turned back to the computer and pressed play on the miniature music player.

She recognized the song as it came on, and laughed as he started to sing along to "I Got a Feelin'" by Billy Currington. He pulled her close to him and started dancing along to the upbeat song. When the song was ending, he dipped and kissed her.

"You are one big goof ball Jack O'Neill." She laughed.

"So, do you have a problem with that?"

She didn't answer she just smiled and walked out of the room and towards the elevator.

"Hey! I'm talkin' to ya here!"

"I heard you." she called back in a teasing tone.

"Then don't walk away!"

But it was to late. She stepped into the elevator and closed the door, waving to him as the doors closed between them.

Jack found Sam leaning against his truck when he had caught up with her.

"You couldn't even hold the elevator for me?"

She laughed. "What fun would that be?"

"Ha ha. Just get in." he stuck his tongue out at her.

"Uh, I've got my car here. I should take that."

"Oh, right."

She pecked him on the cheek and walked off towards her car. When she got in, she felt her cell phone buzz in her pocket. She laughed when she saw Jack's name on her caller ID.

"Miss me already?"

"Kinda, but more than that. Where are we goin', my place or yours? Where do ya want to go?"

She thought for a second. "Where ever I want to go?"

"Um… With in reason, I guess."

"I wanna go to your cabin."

"Okay, so I'll follow you to your house so you can get some cloths and so we can drop off your car."

"Alright, I'll see you there." She laughed to herself while she snapped her phone closed.