Thanks to reviewers. You probably think this chapter didnt take much effort coz quite a lot of it is quoting from the episode however it actually took me hours finding the clips on youtube, pausing it every three seconds, writting down the speech and what they were doing, then typing it up before checking it again to make sure it was accurate. So im not being lazy promise. I hope you enjoy

Chapter 3: threading

"I can't believe there is nothing they can do" She was sitting in the infirmary next to her father who had just told her he was dying. "They can remove a Goa'uld, in the last few years you've almost perfected the process of saving the host." She was desperate for a solution, her dad couldn't die, not now, everything seemed to be falling apart in her life.

"That process instantly kills the symbiote before it releases toxins" She could tell he was really weak. "It's too late for that Sam". She looked down, that wasn't what she wanted to hear, she needed him right now, not that she would tell him that. "I'm sorry. I hate to do this to you, but I should have been dead 4 years ago, since then I've been all over the galaxy" he smiled trying to reassure her. "I've done things most men never dream of"

"I've heard that before" She didn't like him talking like this at all.

"I just wanna know, you're gonna be happy"

"I am" she said smiling. She didn't want her father to die thinking she was sad, she knew he would just blame himself and just say that he wasn't a good enough father. He looked at her very seriously

"Don't let rules stand in your way" She raised her eyebrows in surprise, wondering whether he was talking about what she was thinking of.

"What are you talking about?" she decided to act dumb. He then gave her an expression of 'you know exactly what I'm talking about'. Obviously he knew about her love for Jack; she guessed he wasn't a blind idiot.

"You joined the airforce because of me" She smiled and this time was completely honest with him when she said "I love my job". He just nodded looking down. Then he put his hand on the side of her face and looked at her, very seriously. "You can still have everything you want"

She covered up everything she was feeling with a mask. "I do dad" He sighed giving up. His daughter was stubborn, and she wasn't going to let him think he was leaving her when her life was in a bit of a mess. She took his hand trying not to cry. "Really" she promised. This time she believed it as well; she would do something, he was right, it was time.

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Jack sat in his office daydreaming, worrying about Carter and thinking about that kiss, playing with his pen whilst he thought. Suddenly there was a knock at the door which brought him back to reality.

"Daniel! Come in" He smiled walking in and shut the door behind him. "Shutting the door?" He got the feeling that he was going to get a pep talk, friend to friend, man to man.

"How's Sam's dad?"

"It doesn't look good" he said honestly, he was worried about her.

"Jack"

"Daniel?"

He paused considering whether this was treading on dangerous ground considering at the moment they were still both at work and therefore he didn't really have the right to talk so personally, but he continued anyway, somebody needed to give Jack a kick up the butt and he was the one to do it. "What the hell are you doing?"

"I'm sitting in my office?" Daniel was a strange man he thought.

"No, I meant with Sam"

"What about her?"

"You love her" It wasn't a question but a statement, and a very true on at that. He didn't try to deny it. "Jack the Goa'uld are gone, the programs doing great and right now she needs you."

"Daniel, you seem to be forgetting that I'm still her commander, that does cause a few problems"

"So what? You're just going to do nothing?"

"No Daniel. I'm not going to do nothing; I'm going to sit here and do my job". He looked around for his paperwork, it was at times like these he wished he didn't hide it so that he didn't have to do it until it turned up again. Daniel was staring at his empty desk.

"Oh…I'm sorry I can see that you're paperwork is just too much, I'll leave you to it" Daniel said in his sarcastic way whilst frowning.

"Look Daniel what do you want me to do? She's still with that Pete guy"

"Offer her an alternative, be waiting for her with open arms, she'll come to you I know it."

"And if she doesn't?"

"I'm afraid you're just going to have to trust me on that one". Jack didn't like the sound of that, despite the fact that Daniel was usually right about things. Dannyboy could really make things hard for him.

"So what's this alternative I'm supposed to give her?"

"You"

"How Daniel? How?" He was starting to get a little frustrated.

"Retire"

"Again?"

"You can go fishing all you want" he said in a tempting voice. The man knew him too well. "And the Pentagon could always get a civilian to run the SGC, its happened before. Jack, you've given your life to this program for so long, why don't you do something for yourself" He realised Daniel was right, maybe it was time to enjoy other things.

"Daniel I tried that before, I was bored, I was lonely, and I'm an active man I need to be doing something physical"

"You'll have Sam" he reminded him. At this Jack raised his eyebrows but Daniel just looked confused at the gesture. He realised Daniel had said about Sam in response to his comment of being lonely, rather than the one about doing something physical, obviously he had just interpreted it wrong. You're a sick man O'Neill.

"So…"

"So?"

"So..you'll do it?"

He sighed. "Yes, I will." He had already been considering retiring himself, the old knees were playing up too much lately. "But if you're wrong and she doesn't you're going to Washington to beg them to give me my job back. I'll sort out the forms and talk to the president tonight" He waited for Daniel to leave, thinking he had finished.

"So…"

"So what Daniel?" he raised his voice

"So you're just going to sit there?"

"Actually I think I'm gonna go pee"

"For crying out loud!"

"Hay! That's my expression, I don't recall giving you permission to steal it"

"Jack! Just get off your arse, and go get her!" Daniel was right. He wanted her, he would have to win her heart. But first she just needed him and he was going to be there for her, no matter what happened. He stood up and walked to the door.

"Thanks, and I allow you to use my expression considering I'm going to be around anymore." He walked out before suddenly turning back with a puzzled look on his face. "Daniel…should I pee before or after?"

"For crying out loud!"

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Sam was sitting watching her dad. She knew this was it. She looked around distracted as someone sat down next to her. It was Jack. He watched Jacob for a while, then spoke to her. "You okay?"

"Actually I'm fine. Good, even, strange as that sounds. I thought I lost him four years ago. Since then, we've been closer than we ever were in my whole life. In a way Selmak gave me the father I never thought I'd know" He watched her for a bit, she was so beautiful and strong, his soldier with a big brain and a even bigger heart.

"C'm here" He couldn't resist, he needed to hold her so he pulled her close and put his arm around her shoulder. To his surprise she reached up taking his hand and snuggled into his shoulder, rubbing his thumb against his hand. God he could get used to this.

Without looking at him she said "Thank you sir"

"For what?" He remembered that last time she said this after Promethusus, however this time he guessed she had a reason.

"For being there for me" He looked at her, fighting the raging urge to kiss her, to tell her that he loved her, and how he wanted to be with her forever. Hopefully his simple answer would tell her all those things.

"Always"

PLEASE REVIEW. Earlier I was saying about getting the speech off youtube, I just found out that you can get the transcript of Gateworld, great, I sat till 3 in the morning doing that when I could have just copied and pasted it all...never mind. Anyway I think it was time Daniel gave Jack a little push in the right direction, dont you? Tell me your thought please and I hope I made you laugh with the peeing. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE REVIEW