When pigs will fly – Chapter 2
She dozed off, her head on his shoulder and her hand on his thigh. He didn't dare move his arm and went on driving until he saw they needed a refill and stopped at a gas station. She woke up slowly saying : « I had the most wonderful dream : you were kissing me in front of the whole base and everybody was clapping. »
« Yeah, well, when pigs will fly... », Jack winced. « Listen, why don't you find us something to eat while I fill the gas tank ? »
She looked at him wistfully. She shouldn't have told him about her dream : she could see he was upset by what was awaiting them. She got a bag of chips, two sodas and brownies and joined him outside. He was leaning his forehead on the car and had his tired look on – the one when he really looked his age – and her heart went out to him. But when he heard her approach, he looked up and, encircling her waist, he brought her to him, his eyes sparkling with joy at seeing her. He then nuzzled her neck and started kissing it from her collarbone to her ear, sending shivers down her spine. He had not shaved for a couple of days and she simply loved the way hi stubble tickled her skin.
« Wow, I'm ready to break all the rules just for what you've just done ! », she remarked, giggling, her face against his chest. He sais nothing but tightened his arms around her, so she lifted her face to him and saw worry eating at his handsome face, not the mischievious look she had hoped to find there.
« We can't break the rules, Sam you know it's wrong. And even if we're very careful, even if we think they won't find about us – and maybe they won't – it is still wrong. »
She laid her face on his chest, encircled his waist with her arms and sighed, holding back her tears.
« I know, Jack, but I've made a decision : I cannot live without you anymore. I don't know about you but I am ready to let them reassign me, even punish me for it. It's too bad about my job because, don't get me wrong, I'd love to stay like forever. But if it's not possible, well : so be it. And you know what ? Right now, I might be downhearted about it but I'm also the happiest woman in the world and I'm pissed off. »
He looked at her questioningly : « Not at you, dummy ! », she added, warmly smiling at him. « I'm pissed at them, the army, the President, whoever makes these stupid rules. We saved their ass quite a number of times. They should be grateful. And I don't want to be rewarded with nice speeches, a few medals or a raise. I think I deserve to pick my reward and that would be you ! »
They arrived late at night and Jack dropped her off at her place, saying he would pick her up at 0545 the next morning. He had told her he perfectly knew they had already crossed the line but they should not push their luck by sleeping in the same bed that night. Plus they needed some rest to brace themselves for the day ahead. In fact, neither of them slept they tossed and turned until Sam called Jack and they finally dozed off a little, after talking on the phone until the wee small hours of the morning.
When they reached the base, they were both told to report to the conference room where Daniel and Teal'c were already waiting for a briefing on the day's mission – a routine check of a planet they had already explored – uneventful ! Well, not quite...
As the four of them were ready to go and waiting for the gate to open, Jack winked at Sam: « Carter, I almost forgot : we need to do something before we go... I think you still have a dream to fulfill... »
Daniel and Teal'c looked at each other, vaguely aware that something was going on. Jack laid his weapon on the floor, then did the same with Sam's. He then grabbed her by the waist and his lips found hers. She closed her eyes and eagerly responded to his kiss. General Hammond could not believe what he was witnessing, opening and closing his mouth, with no sound coming from it. Then Daniel started clapping, a broad smile on his face, followed by Teal'c who said with his best, unemotional voice « Indeed », as he raised one eyebrow and then the whole room roared with applause.
Jack turned to Hammond and grinned at him : « And that, George, is what is called a happy ending ! »