AN- I am not sure how this chapter worked out like this but it did. I am not even sure I like it, but it's what my muse came up with. I have started on the next chapter which is why it's taking so long, I never actually planned this to be more than a one-shot, yet again my muse had other plans. I will update as soon as I can figure out the jumble in my head. Very grateful to all who have stuck by me so far on this one, much love to you all.
Sam dug around and pulled on a baggy and faded t-shirt and pair of sweatpants. She did contemplate a nice pair of jeans and blouse but went for comfort instead of looking nice. When she considered she had just been stood in her underwear it was definitely an improvement. Stopping at the bathroom before heading to the lounge, she looked herself over in the mirror. Other than the red eyes and blotchy face she didn't look that bad. Splashing her face with water she rubbed a towel over it to dry herself before running her fingers through her hair. When she thought over the situations they had been in together she was sure Jack wouldn't mind how she looked. Opening the bathroom door she took a deep breath, letting it out slowly as she walked down the hall and meet Jack in the lounge.
Jack turned and closed the bedroom door as he left Sam to get changed. Walking to the door he checked was presentable before he yanked the door open and stared down the pizza delivery boy. The pizza boy smiled and looked at Jack before taking a step back and gulping. He passed the pizzas to Jack and left the bill attached to the top to save actually speaking to the big scary man in a uniform. Jack looked at the paper and while juggling the boxes in one hand he dug out his wallet with the other. After some amazing skill, Jack had paid the scrawny kid at the door and was shutting it and heading to the lounge. Putting the boxes on the coffee table he went to the kitchen to scoop up more beer and diet soda. Instead of picking the items up he came for he stood at the sink and looked out the window. He was drained, watching the woman you loved go through the wringer was enough to deal with without his own memories adding to the mix. Yet even as he stood looking out the window he knew he wouldn't change anything, he would always be there for her. Finally tearing himself away from the window he got the drinks and went to sit and wait for Sam to get ready.
Sam stepped into her lounge and found Jack sat with his feet back on the coffee table and an open pizza box on his lap, a beer bottle stuffed down between his thigh and the side of the couch.
"Pull up a seat Carter, pizzas still warm." As he waved the half a piece he was eating in the air before taking a bite.
Sam sat down beside Jack and looked at the pizza box on the table and the one on his lap. Picking the box up from the table she shuffled back and lifted her feet up to rest on the table beside Jack's. When she was seated comfortable she opened the pizza box and smiled.
"Extra anchovies and thin crust." Picking a piece up and looking at the man sat beside her.
"Yeah, that's what you like right?" Giving her a quizzical look as he took another bite of his deep pan, extra cheese and peppers pizza.
"Didn't know you took so much notice of how I had my pizza." Licking the tomato from her fingertips.
Jack just shrugged his shoulders as he continued to eat his pizza. The only sound in the house was a clock ticking somewhere in the kitchen and the odd rustle of a napkin as they both wiped the greasy cheese or tomato sauce from their fingers before taking a drink. They had spent many a meal both on and off world in silence, either due to the fact there was nothing to talk about or the silence didn't need filling with ideal chat.
It was Jack who finished first, groaning as he went to sit up.
"Maybe eating a full pizza was a bad idea." Finally managing to sit up and place the empty box, used napkins and empty beer bottle on the table.
Sam couldn't help but laugh, more so when he turned to look at her. He was trying to do a Teal'c impression but failing miserably. Jack gave up when he saw she was laughing, she never bought his Teal'c eyebrow. Picking up the last beer bottle he brought through he flipped the lid and slumped back on the couch. He made sure he was close to Sam when he did it, his body aligning with hers from her shoulder all the way down to his feet. Taking a drink of his beer he moved his hand and let it rest on his thigh, his fingers splaying so the tips caught her leg. He wasn't sure what he was doing or why but it seemed right. After what had happened in the bedroom he and a feel that the night was either going to get very interesting or it was going to go pear-shaped and their friendship would never be the same.
Sam looked at the last piece of pizza in the box and moaned. She couldn't remember the last time she had eaten so much food in one sitting, especially food that didn't look blue of wobble. Jack turned and look at her when he heard her moan, seeing the look on her face made him laugh.
"Wow, you ate more than I thought you would. Last time I saw you eat that much was at my place last team night." Reaching out to take the box and pass her his open beer.
Taking the beer she took a few mouth fulls as Jack stacked her pizza box on top of his. She had the bottle at her lips when he turned and looked at her and she saw the look that passed over his face at the implications of how she looked. If he could have them thoughts then she would play along. Taking the rim of the bottle she opened her mouth slowly and wrapped her lips around it. The bottle was just resting on her lips, her eyes never moving from the man beside her. Jack's eyes went huge when he saw her slip the bottle into her mouth, he was fascinated as he watched her play with the bottle. Slowly she drew more of the bottle into her mouth, enough to cause Jack to groan but not too much so she couldn't drink. Tilting the bottle she took a drink then lowered it and withdrew it from her mouth, letting her lips pucker as she released it. Keeping the bottle in mid-air she ran her tongue over her lips making them instantly shine. She could see Jack's hands twitching as he moved them back and forth on his thighs, his pants gathering at the bulge in his groin. She held the bottle of beer out to him even though she knew he wasn't looking.
"You want this back?" Smirking as she looked at his now dark desire filled eyes.
Jack's eyes never left hers as he quick as lightning reached out and snagged the bottle, his hand covering hers as he gripped it. Once he had a hold of the bottle he wasn't sure if he wanted to drink it, or throw it over his shoulder and pounce on the woman in front of him. So far in the space of an hour, she had had him on the brink of bursting out his own skin and making a mess in his underwear twice. He could justify the first time, she was near naked after all, but drinking from a beer bottle was another thing. When the hell had taking a swig of beer been so damn sexy? Instead of letting go of her hand or letting her pull away he brought their joined hand and the bottle to his mouth as he took a drink. He was deliberately a little sloppy, letting a few drops of the amber liquid slip past his lips and down the neck of the bottle. They both followed the liquid with their eyes till it stopped at Sam's finger. When Jack was sure Sam was watching he moved his hand a little and brought the bottle and Sam's hand to his mouth.
He darted his tongue out and slowly licked his way down the bottle from the rim to where the Amber liquid sat resting on her finger. Making sure he looked at her, he used his tongue to swipe across her finger and then back again, making sure his full tongue came in contact with her skin. Her reaction was instantaneous as she gave a throaty moan and her eyes slipped shut. Payback was mostly definitely fun, even if it caused his straining erection to throb even more. Giving her finger one last flick with his tongue he moved back and slowly lowered their hands. Lifting the bottle up out of her hand he placed it on the table and picked the T.V remote back up.
When he sat back he saw Sam had opened her eyes and was looking at him. Holding the remote out to her he asked,
"How does this thing work? I tried before, that's why I came to find you when you were…..you know." Looking her up and down as he spoke.
Sam took the remote and after pressing a few buttons the title song for The Simpsons could be heard coming from the T.V. Jack smiled and settled back on the couch, making sure he was flush against Sam again when he did.
"Now I know why I love you," Jack said as he became engrossed in his favourite tv show.
"Okay," Sam mumbled not really listening as her eyes grew heavy. "Wait, what did you just say?" Her brain finally processing his words as she sat up and stared at him.
Jack was oblivious to what he has said and slumped sideways when Sam sat up, his support gone.
"What?" Looking at Sam as she gave him a very dangerous look.
"What did you just say to me?" Shifting so she sat on the edge of the couch looking at him.
"I said I…," stopping when his brain worked out what he had said. "Carter, you know I meant it in a….. In a ….hell Carter, cut me some slack here. You know how I meant it." Trying to think fast and get himself out of the slip up he had made.
"So I take it you normally tell women that as you sit eating pizza and watching T.V with them. Must be nice to have so many choices, do you have them queuing around the block Sir, or is it certain ones on certain nights?" Letting anger flow through her she hadn't known she had in her.
"Carter, what the hell are you on about? I don't have time for one never mind different women. You're the only woman I spend time with, I have spent more time with you than I ever spent with Sara, and I married her. What is this all about Carter? It can't just be because of a simple slip of the tongue I just made. There is more going on than just that. Do you want me to leave? It's getting late and you were nearly asleep before." Trying to save not only himself but her.
"You just don't get it do you? You're a grown man who has left many a woman lusting after you on lots of different planets. Yet when it comes down to it you haven't got a clue do you." Standing up and storming off towards the kitchen.
Jack sat open-mouthed, he was lost. Things had just settled down and he had blown it again. Putting his feet on the floor he headed in the direction of the kitchen hoping to get to the bottom of the problem and maybe just maybe get her to forgive him.