A/N not sure when I'll be able to post the next chapter. Hopefully this might leaving you with some thoughts.

A ravishing smell awoke Jack, like a giant force pulling him up. Stumbling out of bed, he got his boxers and T-shirt on. Opening the door he followed the smell, becoming stronger and stronger, as he travelled down the hall. It was there he saw her, dressed in an oversized air force Tee, placing Bacon, freshly made eggs and toast on two plates. He leaned against the door frame.

Sam was humming to herself didn't hear that Jack was awake, or watching her. He didn't want to stop watching her but knew that if he didn't alert her in some way, they would be eating it of the floor.

"Ah hem."

"Ah Jack I didn't hear you get up, I thought urm...Hungry? Sam startled.

"Smells good, what you cooking?" Jack quizzed pulling his stool out to sit down.

"Well we have bacon, eggs, French bread, tomatoes, and sausage. Perfect hearty breakfast to jump start the day." Carter said, bringing two plates over.

"Well that's something." Jack shouted back as Sam went back into the room collecting the cups of coffee.

"Did I do something wrong?" Sam stopped mid- point unsure what to do next.

"No... C'mon sit down. Just can't remember when the last time I had this in my own home."

"Oh so this is a good thing then."

"Um bacon..." Jack teasingly drooled.

Sam swatted Jack playfully. 'This is certainly interesting' she thought. Sitting down, picking up her knife and fork, she watched as Jack took his first bite. She didn't normally cook, often had take-outs, it was far easier this way. Often she done a week's grocery shop, she'd end up having the place stink whenever she got stuck off-world. It became much easier if she didn't have food at home, compared to getting a takeout. It's not that she didn't know how to cook because she could; as a matter of fact she often laid the table out for her father when he got home scarring new recruits.

"So, the cafe was lovely." Sam said, between mouthfuls.

"Hmm... yes." He replied chomping down further.

"That Jimmy fellow seemed nice." She eyed him up carefully, hoping he would open up about the whole 'The Colonel Samantha Carter'.

"Yeah, he's a decent guy."

"So?"

"So?" Jack asked, knowing where this was heading.

"He seemed to know of me." Sam continued to watch Jack, while she finished the last few mouthfuls of her breakfast.

"Erm, you caught that bit huh!" Jack slightly chocked on his coffee, recovering quickly.

"I did... and."

"And?"

"C'mon Jack, you've clearly talked to him about me... spill."

"Nope." Jack smiled, standing up and taking the dirty dishes away to wash up.

"Jack, I'm intrigued here..."

"Alright, don't get your brain overworked." Jack hissed, finishing wiping down the last of the dishes. Which didn't take long as it seems Sam is as tidy in the kitchen as she is in the lab, there was barley anything to clean up, something he liked – a lot.

Sam waited patiently as he made another coffee. A few minutes later he walked, over handing Sam his world famous cup of Joe. Sitting opposite her, he told her the story.

Jack had frequently visited this cafe, for years even before the Stargate programme. Jimmy had become a sort of go to guy, load things of his chest, they had something in common, something not many people could even bare to relate to; the loss of a child. They'd first met after he and Sara split up, a time where Jack was in a very bad place. He would accept missions he knew were far too risky; mostly hoping he would never come out alive. However, he couldn't place his feeling but he always came home, always fought to make it home. After every mission he would escape to his cabin not wanting to do anything until hunger stricken him. He would travel to the closest cafe which happened to owned by Jimmy, A lovely, kind, caring fellow. It was if they were destined to meet. There was something about Jimmy something that Jack could easily relate to. Jimmy used to be in the military too although brief, a terribly bad mission happened to rob him of his legs. But Jimmy never gave up. He worked through his rehab; he fought tirelessly to be able to walk again, with the pension money he decided to open his cafe. Jimmy seemed drawn as much to Jack, as Jack had been to Jimmy; both lost the fight, but still had the fight and both had lost children.

When Jack was introduced to the Stargate programme, and led the first team through the Gate. He came back unsure of himself, of the world out there. But yet in his willingness to die, he became a hero, saving a whole civilisation from Ra. It opened his eyes to what could be out there. He had always had an interest in space as his grandfather did, it was the very few things they did together. Going through the gate changed him. He no longer felt the urge or the need to end his life. A part of him wanted to experience more, find out what else could be lurking in the unknowns of space. When Jack returned to home, to his cabin he sought out Jimmy. Jimmy helped him to grieve for Charlie in a way Sara couldn't, as a military man and a father they both began to heal. Jimmy lost his son to illness; he was never there for his son, always on missions, never around long enough to see how bad it got. When his son passed he was deployed, he was told of the news, he was instantly devastated, filled with regret for not being there, he lied to his superiors saying he was fine to continue the mission that was planned. And he did so; he was a part of the rescuing team that saved plenty of woman and children. In the process he stepped on a mine and lost his legs, but in a way it losing his legs was a blessing, he re-learned how much he needed to live, how much his family needed him. Buying this cafe was his way of remembering his son, allowing his son to live on through it. Something he understood when Jack told him of this recent mission on Abydos, the click moment of needing to live on.

As the years went on the relationship grew, becoming more of a person to confide in. Jimmy's other children became lost, to teenage peer pressure, the rebellious stage. Jack had been there to help him get through it and back on track. While the SGC was fully up and running almost every weekend and down time Jack was at the cabin, never cooking.

Soon Jimmy became aware of Jack's work, not the details of the programme because of national security, but he did know that he was working on top level stuff. Although perhaps Jimmy was told more than what he was supposed to know- leaving him unreachable for certain amount of time.

Jack started to talk to Jimmy about Carter, more so about his feelings towards her. How she saved their arses more times than he could count, how she single handily created technology that saved the world. when that particular mission, they'd became lab rats and he couldn't rescue her, admitting how he felt about her, and hearing that it was mutual. Doctor Frasier and Carter herself both agreed to keep it in the room with Doctor Frasier agreeing to let General Hammond know of the results but leaving the details of why they were lying. Through the years the relationship grew, Jack wanted more. He thought they would have a real chance until he heard Sam humming he just knew the reason why, she had found someone. The first bit of downtime he had got, he shot straight to his cabin to hide, to seek out Jimmy. Jack was upset at first angry at the Air force for keeping them apart 'Duty above all else' as was always expected of him.

When Sam approached him of holding out the ring, he had a glimmer of hope she was asking him. It settled him knowing she had doubts and would hope his word was enough 'I wouldn't be here'. A confession in his mind, clearly one that Carter didn't get. They didn't talk again after that, avoided each other, the first time Jack had heard about the wedding had been from Teal'c. He never expected Teal'c would be the one to talk to him about relationships, but he was thankful for it. Teal'c advised him with the strain it had on Sam, the normalcy of her relationship with him. How fast it was moving – in Teal'c' own words urging him not to give up on them?

It was then Jack realised that Jimmy had been right; he told Jack that no matter what had happened to always be there for her, always watch her six. Don't take it out on her, for moving on, for making a life he had been telling her to get.

"Well Jack im Waiting." Sam spoke up after a while seeing Jack disappear into his own thoughts.

"Hmm, oh right... Well long story short, I might have spoken about you a lot." Jack finally broke. 'Damn I wasn't going to tell her that, stupid brain think like Homer' he thought.

"Oh really, I've gotta be honest, that's shocked me a little." Sam replied taking a long sip of her coffee, not breaking eye contact, urging him to continue.

"Well yeah... Erm, yeah all good things I might add, he's kinda known for a long time about my feelings towards you." he finished his cup, so couldn't hide with that. "He's been looking forward to seeing you."

"Really, I never pegged you for a romantic."

"Well no normally I'm not."

Sam blushed at that comment; he really had a way of words when he tried. These past few weeks have been the most they've really talked about 'us'.

"So what's on the agenda today?" Sam asked changing the subject.

"Well, I thought perhaps we'd..." Jack stopped mid sentenced, being interrupted when his phone started to ring. "What is it... Well can't Reynolds... Walter I... Okay, okay... How long has... What... Okay... No Walter... Reynolds can... Thank you Walter." Jack sighed.

"We are needed back, aren't we."

"Yes, typical Space Monkey and his diabolical knack of getting involved." Jack sighed again, annoyed.

"Walter wanted to beam you huh?"

"Yes I brought us more time, C'mon that's go I'll fill you in on the way."

Thanks for reading. Guess what trouble Daniel has gotten himself into now? Maybe we'll find out in the next chapter, Maybe. ;)