Jack,
These letters are all the same pretty much cause there is not much to say but to let you know I'm alright, alive and well. I had a very serious problem I had to get rid of and my death was the only way out, the CIA helped me to pull it off, don't get me wrong that was really me, just with a lot of make up,
and with a little drug induce coma to make me appear to anyone that I was dead. I'm sorry for the crazy way this had to go down, but the reactions and affects had to be real or believe me, I would have told you. I had to be there so that you would believe it to be true. Any ways I'm fine and can't wait to see you, I'm having to this covertly I wasn't suppose to let anyone know that I was alive but I couldn't let ya'll go thru this no longer than you had to.
If you want you can call 702-472-9785 it is my new cell, I'm in Vegas for now. Hope to hear from you soon, And Jack I love you, I figured that is what you were expecting to read in this letter, and that is another reason I just couldn't let you believe I was dead, I can't live with out you.
With all my love,
Sam
With that Jack almost couldn't contain himself he reached for his phone immediately and called the number as he sat there listening to the ringing then finally he heard what earlier he thought he would never hear again...
"Hello"
"Hey it's Jack"
"si..Jack I'm glad you called I was so afraid that you would be upset with me for putting you through that."
"I was just happy to know that you were alive, when I held you in my arms..seeing you like that..I haven't been able to sleep since because I see you like that every time I close my eyes. Then the funeral service, beautiful yes, but to have to know that I was having to say goodbye to you forever was so hard. what was more difficult was knowing that you never knew how I really felt." Jack was so happy, nervous all he could do was ramble.
"Jack I knew and I know, I guess I always felt it but when you reacted the way you did when you found me dead, yes I was able to hear you, and after what you said to Daniel, I knew for sure that you loved me, and Jack I have loved you for so long, maybe now we can bring it out of the room and have a chance of that happiness."
"That would be great, but what's going on, are you in hiding for the rest of your life?"
"No hopefully not for to long. The CIA is doing an investigation into...Pete he has been stalking me these last few months..."
"What! That son of.."
"Jack listen after this started I reported it to General Hammond he told me he would assign a guard for me at all times, I agreed but it was getting worse as time went on he would approach me when the guard would go on break and for that short time, it would be a yelling match, a lot of threats telling me I was going to pay for what I did to him..." Sam by this point was to upset to finish she needed a moment to regain herself to the strong Major Carter.
"Sam it's ok, why didn't you tell me? I would have done what ever it took to get him away from you."
"I was afraid to he said if I let anyone else know, he would go after them but first and for most he threaten Cassie's life as well. I couldn't let anything happen to her, I'm suppose to protect her. So with knowing all that and that he was very serious about it, I had no choice. Then the CIA approached me it was an uncover agent telling me that Hammond had called them and they wanted to help. They offered to have reports read that I was KIA on a mission, then I would just disappear but I told them he would never believe that it had to be something drastic so I suggested suicide."
"But how is this going to help he will still be out there and you may never be able to come back? And I thought I saw him at the crime scene as one of the officers working the investigation..."
"He was, the Colorado Springs P. D chief was in on it, so they had Pete called to the scene that way he would see what you seen and then also see your reaction... we knew that if you had a true reaction he would believe it. The next step was have him transferred that will take place in a couple of weeks.
or until he request it."
"so you are going to be in Vegas for the next few weeks?"
"Yes and I'm sorry Jack but you can't come out here or let on at all that you have talked with me, but now there is one more thing I want you to do, as a request of my will. There is a heirloom that Pete had given me, he told me to keep it, but I had it listed in the will to go back to him, I need you to go and give it him."
"Sure when and where do I get the heirloom?"
"My lawyer should be contacting you to discuss my will, now you have to continue on as if I'm truly dead, and if you can lay it on real thick when you go and see Pete he should believe it well enough and leave Colorado Springs so I can I get my life back."
" Alright well I'll do my best that I can, I really want to break his neck..."
"No dramatics Jack he can't know that you knew anything about the stalking he still may go after Cassie, but as long as he transferred and gone I won't have to worry about that, promise me that.."
"I promise"
"okay well I have to go for now I will contact you later on when it is safe to do so okay?"
"Okay hey...Sam..Look I want you to know I love you..."
"I love you too Jack...I'll be in contact..goodbye" and with that Sam hung up the phone leaving a shocked Jack on the other end.
As he hung up the phone he was so happy he just wanted to jump for joy and catch the next flight to Vegas, but he knew to keep Sam safe he had to play the part, of a heart broken guy that had lost the most important person in his life. He checked the time to find it nearly 02:00 hours so he decided to make his way home, knowing he could finally get a good nights rest.
The next morning Jack was awaken to his cell phone going off, he quickly jump for it hoping it would be Sam.
"O'Neill"
" Jack O'Neill?"
"Yes this is him"
"Yeah this Chad Turner I represent Samantha Carter I have a few things concerning her will that I would like to discuss with you, do you think you could come by my office say around 3:00 PM..?"
"Oh yeah sure I'll be there."
" ok see you at 3 thank you Mr. O'Neill"
After Jack finished his breakfast he decided before the lawyers he would go by and have a word with Daniel. Just then there was a knock at his door, he opened to see Daniel and Teal'c, both with smiles from ear to ear.
"Ya'll read your letters I take it"
"Indeed we did O'Neill"
" yeah Jack she said that she would be in hiding for a few weeks in Vegas but that was basically all the letter mention we were wondering if your letter happened to have more detail?" Daniel asked as he made his way to the living room.
" Uh yeah mine had more detail I also talked with her over the phone last night for a good while..."
"Wait you talked to her so she is alive and the letters were real?"
"yeah she is very much alive and safe."
"well how about her body how I mean.." As Jack explained everything to Daniel and Teal'c, he lost track of time the next thing her knew it was 14:00 hours and he had to get going. Daniel and Teal's headed out to the base Daniel now knowing the truth he wanted to get back to work.
Jack arrived at the lawyers right at 15:00 hours..
"Jack O'Neill I presume?"
"Yes sir"
"Chad Turner" he said as they shook hands then the lawyer motioned Jack into to his office.
"Well Mr. O'Neill.."
"Jack you can call me Jack"
"Okay Jack as you know most of Sam's things will be handed down to you the car, her house it seems to be pretty much everything she owns is yours, you will be taking over her estate. Except for one thing this heirloom there is a necklace and ring she wanted you to hand deliver this to a Mr. Pete Shananan."
"Alright so you have the necklace and ring I want to get this over with as soon as possible?"
"Sure here it is and in case didn't know where to find him he is at Colorado Springs P. D or at this address" He gave Jack a piece of paper to Pete's home address.
As Jack left the lawyers, he thought to himself if this was Sam's actually will why would she leave everything to him, she has a brother why didn't she leave it to him, he would ask her later on. He smiled to himself thankful that he could ask her later. Jack's next stop was to see Pete, as he arrived at the apartment complex he had to get prepared to be as miserable as possible so he would have to revert to the void he was in 2 days.
"ok here goes.."
He walked up knocked on the door, which seemed like forever, then slowly the door opened.
"What do you want JACK?"
"Pete do you mind if I come in I have something for you and would like to talk to you."
"No I have nothing to say to you.." with that he went to slam the door but Jack caught it with his foot.
"Look it won't take but a minute I have something from Sam, I know you are hurting, I can see that, and I am too. I will do this as quick as possible."
"Alright fine come in."
Jack entered and took a seat on the sofa, Pete followed and handed Jack a beer.
"Here you look like you could use one too"
"Yeah thanks, look Pete I know you are hurting as much as if not more than I am, I mean you were engaged to her, I never even got the chance to date her,
surely not get to tell her how I really felt about her. But I'm here to tell you she did love you, I think she was so independent that she afraid to commitment.."
"No Jack she didn't love me at all, she tried to love me but her heart was already taken.."
Jack knew that it was him but to add to the affect he wanted to seemed surprised, clueless. " what I didn't know she was seeing anyone else, pretty much every guy she has gotten close has ended up dying, did she cheat on you? she never did tell me the rea.."
"no you idiot it was you she was in love with you!"
Pete watched Jack's reaction to that last statement he looked as though his whole which was all ready shattered just lost all the pieces to where it would never be put back together.
"what?...I knew there was feelings..I mean I loved her so much...but I didn't think she returned the feelings..." and with that Jack let some tears roll down his cheeks.
"I never got to tell her."
"Look I would love to continue this and have a "heart to heart" but I got better things to do like drink away my sorrow, so if you would just say what you wanted to and whatever then leave I would appreciate it."
"oh yeah... I'm sorry here this was listed in Sam's will to give back to you, she said that now that she is gone that no one else should get this but you."
Jack got up and handed Pete the necklace and ring, then headed toward the door. Then he turned back to Pete.
"I hope everything gets...well I mean...I wish you the best."
And with that Jack left a heartbroken man behind, which deserved everything he gets after what he had done to Sam.
Pete sat there in his sorrow wishing that things would have turned out different, He loved Sam so much but she didn't want him. As thoughts of seeing Sam and how she was around Jack the, security she found when she was with him and just looks between them you could see their love for each other. He was thought to himself maybe what Sam did was a way out for him, it would permeate take away the pain. Pete had always been a strong willed person tried to never show his defeats but when he lost Sam he had been trying to get her back ever since and now that she was gone he had nothing to live for. Then after so many drinks he had lost count he finally passed out from drinking his thoughts of her away.
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