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WE CAN GO FOR THE GLORY!

Jack was still sitting in front of his house when Sam pulled her car back into his driveway and shut off the engine. Opening the door, she got out and walked over and sat down on the step beside him.

"You forget something, Carter?"

"Yes, sir. I did."

In the morning light he saw the shine of tears on her cheeks. He frowned. "What's wrong, Sam?"

"I forgot what really matters," she whispered. She reached over and took his hand, pulled it into her lap and held it with both of hers, gazing down at them. He started for an instant, but then folded his fingers around hers; he did not miss the fact that her left hand was bare. "I need to tell you something, sir," she said.

"Anything. You know you can say anything to me," he replied softly.

"I made a big mistake, sir. Huge. A really dumb mistake."

"Carter, one thing you're not is dumb," he pointed out.

"Yes, I am." She shook her head. The tears were running down her face. "This was really dumb."

He put his free hand up and stroked her cheek. "Something happened in the ten minutes since you left here, Carter. You want to tell me what?"

"No. Not right now. Maybe later."

There was a pause. "Okay," he said. He drew her head down on his shoulder, felt her relax against him.

After a few moment, she began to speak softly. "I gave it all up. I resigned from the Air Force, and quit my job at the SGC. I quit the team. All the things that were important to me. It was a horrible, dumb mistake."

"Okay." He decided he would get nowhere pointing out again how far from dumb she was.

"So I have a question, sir."

"What's that, Carter?" His heart was starting to pound.

"Do you think I could take it all back?"

He closed his eyes and smiled, turning slightly away, in case she could see his face. The relief that washed over him was so great, it was a moment before he could speak. "You sure that's what you want, Sam?"

She nodded. "Yes. Why? Won't the Air Force take me back?" She sounded worried.

"I'm sure it will," he assured her. "Just maybe not right away."

"Oh." She relaxed again. "If there's a waiting period, or something... I guess I can live with that."

"Well, not exactly a waiting period..." he said. "But there is an 'or something'." He shifted position, turned her to face him, and grinned at the puzzled look on her face. "Maybe you could... umm... not sign up again immediately?"

"Why?"

"So I can do this..." He bent his head and kissed her.

The kiss was sweet and gentle, almost tentative. After a surprised gasp, Sam responded by wrapping her arms around Jack's neck. Her lips softened and parted, and he pulled her closer with a groan. It was several minutes before they separated. "Maybe you could wait a few weeks to rejoin..." He kissed her cheek, her throat. "...or even a few months..." His lips found her eyelids, his teeth nibbled at her ear. "No chain of command..." he whispered.

"You're not my CO..." she breathed, realization dawning. "Aaah..."

He claimed her mouth again for another long kiss. "Do you have any idea how long I've wanted to do that..." he murmured. "I love you, Sam. I just want to get that said before something else comes along to get between us..."

"Nothing else is going to come between us," she replied. "I love you, too, sir...Jack." She smiled that amazing smile at him. "Jack! Jack! Jack!" She almost shouted his name. "I love being able to say that!"

He grinned back, looking into her eyes. "Well, then—let's go for it all..." he said. "Samantha Carter, will you marry me?"

"Yes! Yes, yes, yes!" she cried, her eyes shining, flinging her arms around him again.

Behind them came the creak of the front door opening, and Daniel's grumpy mutter as he ran a hand through tousled hair. "What is all the noise out there? Sam? You still here..." His eyes popped as she planted a kiss on Jack's lips, and then scrambled to her feet to grab him in a huge hug. "What the... Did I miss something?"

"I believe we both did, DanielJackson," Teal'c said from behind him, as they watched Sam whirl back toward Jack, who was on his feet laughing by now, and throw herself into his arms.

Jack caught her to him, and grinned over her shoulder at his friends.

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I think I have finally run out of appropriate Kris K song lines! Does that mean my story is finished?