Negotiations, Daniel-style
Anunnaki Part 4
By Michele
Rating: NC-17 (Jack/Sam/Daniel)
Summary: Sam gets in over her head when she agrees to play one of Daniel's games.

Getting home from the Sua home world with at least a promise of more talks with the Anunnaki settled Maynard and the others into minor grumbles rather than full-blown ranting. At least they got a clear picture of what the SGC was up against on a daily basis; they had the sore muscles and calluses to prove it. They were more concerned with the secret panel behind Philips' filing cabinet. Not only was the file on Nate found there, but also eight other Top Secret files that really shouldn't have been out of Vidrine's office. Nate's file was the only original, the others were copies. The Crypto department went to work on Philips' computer, looking for more information that he shouldn't have. Philips was promised early retirement in place of a court-marshal if he quietly dropped his witch-hunt against Major Davis. According to Sam, Philips was an ass when she was at the Pentagon; a Major at the time, Philips was under the impression that he'd be first in line for any military hardware development that came out of the newly formed SGC. He was shocked when Davis was jumped ahead of him and made General Vidrine's right hand man. When he still wasn't given the SGC upon becoming a colonel, he knew Davis had been putting bad bugs in the general's ear. Faced with treason charges and a psych-eval, Philips agreed to the retirement.

Nate was warned that his file was compromised. He took it with only a few curses and agreed to carry a gun, which he had been refusing. He still wasn't in Jack and Sam's good graces on the Cassandra front.

Daniel printed out the image of him and T'Keet and framed it for his base quarters. Jack had been referring to the cub as Daniel's adopted daughter who might be getting a sex change into a son. At least the name was unisex. Daniel flicked a Cheerio at him.

He found Sam in her quarters finishing up her report.

"Hi," he said, coming in and sitting on the edge of her bed. She smiled and turned to face him.

"Hi, did you finish your report?" she asked.

"Yes, colonel, I did, and it's in your inbox," he reported with a sloppy salute. "I'm a little disappointed that Dad won't let me keep the kitten, but I'll survive."

"And you're tickled at finding your favorite pantheon," Sam guessed. Daniel had been practically bouncing on air since they got back. He grinned and nodded.

"I got so much information from that short time, it makes me nauseous that I can't publish it," he said.

"Why don't you publish under a pseudonym?" she suggested. "Make it look like one of those crazy Grail books. You'll get a cult following."

Daniel grimaced. "You're hysterical," he dryly informed her. "I am thinking of holding an in-service for our people, though. For various topics, not just this one. Maybe once every couple of weeks. Instead of sending around Memos, get everyone together and we can get the information out and questions asked and answered."

"Have you talked with Jack?" she asked.

"No, I'm still formulating a formal proposal. I know he'd let me, but he needs to answer to higher-ups and I'd like him to have as much information as I can get him."

He reached out and pulled her chair closer.

"Did he remember to tell you that I'm coming over tomorrow for dinner and talking?" he asked

"No, but that's ok, come over," she said. Daniel took one of her hands, linking their fingers and lightly swinging their hands.

"How would you like the evening to end?" he asked.

Sam flushed and lowered her head for a moment. "I don't know," she confessed. "Jack's response is my main concern; I know how he feels about you and I'm good with it, I think it's beautiful."

"No, Sam," Daniel stopped her. "How do YOU feel? Do you want me, too? If you don't I want you to tell me. I do want you, I have for a long time and I was very disappointed when we couldn't get together before, but I'm a big boy and I can take a No from you."

Sam leaned forward, resting her elbows on her knees as she picked at his fingers. "I do want you, Danny," she said softly. "I'm married, I'm not supposed to be with another man. I know it's just social conditioning and I'm working through it."

They were aware of Jack coming into the room, leaving the door open due to the whole husband-wife thing. He saw the heavy talking and leaned quietly against the wall, watching and listening. There was nothing they would say behind his back that they wouldn't say to his face; it was his right to stay.

"It feels different, what I feel for you compared to what I feel for Jack," Sam continued. "What I feel for Jack is so deep and so strong that sometimes it hurts. I drown in him. He encompasses me and I feel reborn in his arms. I have never loved someone as much I love him. You've changed since being Ascended. To keep with the elements, you used to be scattered air; you are now fire. I can feel you blazing into me sometimes. You have this way of cutting through the crap and getting to the heart of the matter. Sometimes it scares me, but I feel the better for it afterwards. I'm a little afraid of the changes that will happen and that's the part that scares me about all this. So, yes, I do want you, but I don't know if I'm brave enough to allow the changes in me that I know are going to occur."

Daniel leaned forward and put his forehead to hers. "You're the bravest person I know, Sam," he whispered. "I wish I could kiss you and hold you properly at this moment, so consider a rain-check given. We will talk tomorrow night. Don't have any expectations for anything else, ok? Whatever happens, happens. No planning. One of the Anunnaki, Ereshkigal, referred to you as our queen, which I found appropriate; as our Queen, you have the final word. I wouldn't mind the three of us ending up in bed, making love to each other. If you aren't ready to go there, that's fine, too, I will never pressure you. You just need to tell me."

He stood and pulled her up into his arms, holding her close. He breathed in her hair as she breathed in his own scent off his chest, taking comfort with each other. To anyone walking by the open door, this was just SG-1 being their usual touchy-feely selves, and with Jack in the doorway watching, no one would think any differently.

Sam stepped away and smoothed out Daniel's shirt.

"Ok, babe?" Jack asked. Sam gave a nod. "Good. Actually I'm glad you're both here, saves me repeating myself. Col. Philips has disappeared. I already called Nate and put him on alert. Cassandra has instructions that if anything happens, she is to call in and if she can, get here right away. I want them both off-world if it looks like something is going down. Daniel, I want your take on Nate."

Daniel lifted an eyebrow and crossed his arms into his thinking position. "In what way?"

"Overall; emotionally, mentally, what do you see?"

"I see a mostly well-adjusted young man who happens to have your memories," Daniel said. "I think that after the initial joy-ride, reality set in and he made the conscious decision to dig out your baggage and dump it, which probably kept him sane. I think he shocked himself when he discovered Cass really is an attractive and available young lady and I think that them finding each other is a good thing. They're both strangers in a strange land and holding onto each other gives them a sense of community and family. I think Nate needs his parents, your parents, having your love for them, and I think that there is a secret part in him that is hoping for acceptance from you so that he can have them in at least some semblance of family. He isn't mentally a child, he's you (which makes the mental child debatable), so he doesn't look to you as a father-figure, but I think he could use a friend outside the teenagers he's hanging around. I think he's looking forward to college in the fall. He's majoring in Primary Education, did you know that? He wants to teach, 9-14 year olds, preferably. Knowing you, Jack, I think it's a wonderful choice and he'll be perfect for it. I already promised to tutor him in Spanish and child psych. I was going to ask Sam if she would volunteer for the science. He should breeze through the rest of it by himself."

Jack blinked. "Think much, do you?" he asked. He grimaced. "No, I didn't know about his major. Teaching was actually my secondary choice when I was figuring out what I wanted to be when I grew up. I went into the Air Force, telling myself that I'd be out after my first tour. I decided that I liked it. As for family, I understand his need for it and I will think about it. Promise. Am I really that irritating?"

The other two tried not to smile too much. "Sometimes," Daniel said. "But we love you anyway and you seem to be mellowing in your old age."

Jack glared at him. "I'll show you old," he warned.

"I'm going to hold you to that, Jack," Daniel immediately responded. Jack flushed, caught. Sam snickered.

"Yes, I'll help him pass the science requirement," she said. "I'll let him know. He shouldn't have any problem with the math, you're good at that, Jack. Good with the English, too."

"Oooh, I'll offer him history tutoring, too," Daniel remembered. Sam looked at him and nodded. "Jack's terrible at history."

"Cassie passed with flying colors after our help," she mentioned. "She said something about another language for next year."

"Really?" Daniel brightened. "I'll call her."

"Do you two mind?" Jack butted in. "You sound like proud parents."

"We are," Sam said. "We all raised her, Jack, you can't tell me you aren't proud of her, too. Who got her through math and English?"

He gave a reluctant smile. "I did," he admitted. "Ok, you're right, we did good. If those two make us grandparents, I will not be a happy camper," he grumped.

When Daniel got to their house the next evening, Jack was so obviously nervous Daniel was surprised the man didn't fall over in a dead faint. It was sweet and amusing, on a certain level. Daniel kissed Sam and pointed a thumb at Jack who was jumping from room to room.

"Yeah, well, I'm a little nervous, too," she admitted. Daniel put his arms around her.

"It's just me, Sam," he reminded her. "We don't need to do anything, we're having dinner and talking and being together. Nothing we haven't done before."

"Yes, but the intent is completely new," she pointed out.

"Is it?" he asked, leaning back against the counter and settling her against him. "You and I have made out before, and I've showered with Jack so many times that's being naked near him is second-nature. This is just one more step and if it doesn't feel right, all you need to do is say so."

Sam laid her forehead against his chest. "Actually, this feels better than I thought it would," she said into his chest.

"Good." Daniel lifted her face and kissed her, pouring himself into her, tasting her mouth slowly, thoroughly, as he wanted to do the previous day in her quarters. Sam took her mouth away and looked at his, millimeters from hers. She licked her lips, tasting him.

"How come we couldn't do that before?" she asked.

"Because Jack wasn't with us," Daniel suggested. He held out a hand to Jack who had stopped to watch them. "Are you going to stop flitting long enough for me to get in a kiss?" he asked. Jack flushed, looked at Sam, and stepped forward. Daniel kept one arm around Sam and put the other arm around Jack's waist, pulling him into their circle. Jack felt self-conscious about kissing Daniel in front of Sam but after Daniel put his mouth to Jack's, all reason escaped out the window. After a moment, Jack surrendered and gave into it. His arms went around both and he took his enjoyment of kissing Daniel.

Jack looked at Sam. Her eyes were glazed and she was smiling at him. Jack kissed her and went back to his puttering with the grill.

"I've never seen him shy before," Sam whispered to Daniel.

"He'll relax," Daniel promised. "I think he isn't sure how you are taking this. A lot of times, this is the stage where things either jump forward or stop dead in the water. We shouldn't just jump into bed, we need to talk this through. I have a good idea of Jack's needs, taking his past into consideration, but I don't know about you. I don't know what you want out of this. You don't know my needs and desires. You may not like to do the things I like to do."

Jack brought in a plate of grilled chicken and they moved to the table.

"Why wouldn't I like the things you like to do?" Sam asked. They sat down and helped themselves. Jack was quiet, watching and listening to them.

"Well, I enjoy making love just as much as the next person, but sometimes I like to experiment. An unusual position, a different place. I like being together outdoors. I like to play games, nothing hard, just playful. I like the energy exchange that happens, and sometimes the energy is more important than an orgasm."

"I know what you mean," Sam nodded. "Just being together is sometimes better than the fireworks. What kind of games?"

Daniel smiled and swallowed his chicken. "The kind that will have you calling me names," he said. "Like making you hold a scarf or tie and telling you not to let go no matter what because if you do, the game ends and I turn over and go to sleep. Head games. Sex really is all in your head because without the will and imagination, nothing happens below the waist. Sometimes I like to just get fucked, plain and simple."

Sam choked and took a drink. She nodded, slightly red.

"Ok, I can appreciate that," she said. "I have my moments, too. Which Jack is quite willing to assist me with." He chuckled and took a sip of his water. "What do you mean by nothing hard?"

"Hard games refers to things like BDSM. I can get into a little fetish, like specific clothes and such, sometimes toys, but nothing like whips or anything that causes pain. After all the times I've had the crap beaten out of me, I don't need it in the bedroom. I understand the point of it, but I don't need it."

"What's the point of pain?" Jack asked.

"It breaks down unwanted and unneeded boundaries and boxes that the mind sets up," Daniel said. "For some people, that's the only way they can reach the internal pain. There are very few born, natural masochists, but it can be a learned response if it is done properly. I know people who are into it. I prefer to reach those centers in me by other means. Learning to meditate with Teal'c was a great way for me, it got me in better, farther, faster, than anything else I've tried. Other people get there through pain."

Sam nodded. "What do you mean by clothes?"

"Skimpy, frilly things, silk, uniforms. I can't tell you how many times I've gotten off on the thought of blowing Jack in his full-dress blues."

Jack choked on a piece of broccoli. Sam laughed.

"You can laugh, Sam, but you bent over the back of the couch in your blues does it for me, too," Daniel warned her with a playful grin. She turned red.

"Does it for me, too," Jack echoed. Sam tossed her fork down and covered her face with her hands.

"You two stop it!" she insisted after a moment. She cleared her throat and tried a couple times to speak. She wadded up her napkin and threw it at Daniel.

"Come on, Sam, are you going to tell me you've never thought about putting your uniform on for a little fun and games?" Daniel asked her. "Tell me what kind of things you'd like to try that you haven't done before. Tell me a fantasy."

Sam turned even redder. "I'm going to clean up," she stated, standing and collecting plates.

"Samantha Carter, what are you hiding?" Daniel cooed as he stood to help. "Come on, tell Uncle Danny all about it."

"Pick on Jack," she told him.

"Later; you've piqued my curiosity. You're a very bad liar, Sam, spill. Jack, do you know what she's hiding?"

"Not a clue," Jack said. "I'm kinda curious myself. Honey, what are you not telling us?"

Daniel cornered her against the counter, his arms locking her in. He trailed his mouth against the back of her neck, barely touching her skin. He flicked his tongue at her and she quivered. A flash came to him, showing him something that he hadn't noticed before.

"I have an idea," Daniel said in her ear. "I need you to trust me, though, and play my game."

"What game?" she asked.

"Just more talking," he said. "I talk, you respond. Only completely open, honest answers are allowed. Will you do this with me, Sam, will you trust me with you?"

She hesitated and then nodded.

"Good. Let's go sit in the living room. Jack, can that coffee table be moved aside a bit?"

"Sure."

Daniel sat on the floor, his back against the couch. He patted the space between his legs and Sam sat with her back to him. Daniel settled her against him.

"Jack, would you sit in the chair, please?" Jack sat. "Don't say anything, ok? Just watch. Don't say anything and don't do anything. If you say anything, this particular game ends. Do you understand?"

"Yes, I do," Jack confirmed with a nod.

"And do you trust me with Sam?"

"Yes, I do."

"Thank you. Sam, do you trust me with you?"

"Yes," she said, leaning her head back against him and he wrapped his arms around her middle.

"Good." He held her for a moment, quiet, listening to the silence. When their energy synchronized, he slowly raised his knees along the sides of her. He placed her arms around his legs and put her hands on his knees. She resettled herself, lounging against him, into the comfort and warmth of his torso.

"Don't remove your hands," he said. "No matter what, unless I tell you otherwise, keep your hands where they are. If you remove your hands, the game ends. You have free will at all times, Sam, all you have to do to end this is to take your hands away. Do you understand?"

She nodded, slightly shaky.

"Good girl. We're going to talk. This is you and me, honey, this is about honesty and trust and love because I do love you and I trust you absolutely. Do you believe me?"

"Yes."

"And do you believe that I would never ask you to do anything I thought might hurt you or be against who you are?"

"Yes."

"Good. Our chat is going to be extremely personal. If we are going to be lovers, we are allowed this intimacy. You can ask me anything you want at another time and I will hold nothing back. This time is about you. Ready?"

[Sam "Yes."

[Daniel "Good. First, I'm taking your shirt off. Lift your hands. I'll take mine off, too. Feel my skin on yours. Bra off, too. Relax, this is just me and Jack with you and we love you. Now. How old were you the first time you had sex?"

[Sam "17."

[Daniel "Was it good, ok, or completely forgettable?"

[Sam "It was ok."

[Daniel "Elaborate."

[Sam "Teenage fumbling," she said with a shrug. "It was his first time, too."

[Daniel "Ok. Have you ever been with a woman?"

[Sam "No."

[Daniel "Do you want to?"

[Sam "No, I have no interest."

[Daniel "Fair enough. Any STD's?"

[Sam "Never."

[Daniel …

[Sam "No, I caught crabs from a public toilet when I was about 20. Completely humiliating."

[Daniel Chuckles…. "Ok, we don't need to go there, I understand. Tell me the top three most risqué places you've done something sexual."

[Sam "I …went down... on a guy in the back row of a movie, had sex on a beach which I don't recommend, and had sex in a tree house."

[Daniel "A tree house? Did this guy have a kid or something?"

[Sam "No, his neighbors were on vacation."

[Daniel Laughs…. "I see. I hadn't thought about that one, that's good. Maybe we can get Jack to build us a tree house. I don't recommend combining sand and sex, either. Tell me what you thought the first time you saw Jack."

[Sam "Arrogant, chauvinist, beautiful eyes."

[Daniel "I agree with you about his eyes, and he can get arrogant at times. But I'm getting the impression you're holding back. What else?"

[Sam "I was thinking that he smelled good but he wasn't wearing cologne."

[Daniel Chuckles…. "Yes, he does have an addictive natural scent. What did you think about me? And don't hold back, I can take it."

[Sam "Huggable, brilliant, absent-minded, great mouth, depressed to find out you were married."

[Daniel Smiles and nods…. "Was your first time with Jack soft and slow and romantic or explosive?"

[Sam "We burned a hole in the sheets."

[Daniel Laughs…. "That's what I thought. What irritates you about Jack in bed?"

[Sam "He's a blanket hog."

[Daniel "What irritates you about him out of bed?"

[Sam "The seat goes DOWN."

[Daniel "Warning noted. What has Jack done, sexually, that surprised you?"

[Sam Silence….

[Daniel "Answer, please, be honest."

[Sam "He uh….um…likes to….play…oh, boy….ok, he um.. licked me. My butt."

[Daniel "Specify. Cheeks or anus?"

[Sam "You're going to make me say it? Alright, anus."

[Daniel "Good girl, thank you. Did you like it?"

[Sam "Yes."

[Daniel "Was that the first time anyone did that to you?"

[Sam "Yes."

[Daniel "Do you like playing with him there?"

[Sam "Yes. I like the reaction when I'm…um….sucking him."

[Daniel "I'll bet. A man's prostate is a major pleasure button. Do you masturbate?"

[Sam Squeak…. "Uh….yes."

[Daniel "In front of Jack or alone?"

[Sam "Alone."

[Daniel "When was the last time you did?"

[Sam "In the shower this morning."

[Daniel "Fingers or shower head?"

[Sam "Shower head."

[Daniel "Why not in front of Jack?"

[Sam "It's a private thing.'

[Daniel "Ok. Do you ever walk around the house naked?"

[Sam "No."

[Daniel "Why not?"

[Sam "What if someone comes to the door? Or looks in the window?"

[Daniel "I understand. Jack, I'd like you to do something, please. Come over here and remove her shorts. Don't touch her anyplace else, just get her undressed."

Sam flushed as Jack undressed her. He was tightly controlled, something turning him on about the questioning. He pushed her clothes aside and sat back in his chair again.

[Daniel "Thanks, Jack. Now, Sam, lift your hands for a minute. Put your legs over mine. It's ok, just do it, please. Replace you hands. Good girl."

Daniel lifted his knees again, gently resettling her. Sam rocked back against him, unable to look at Jack with her legs spread open before him.

[Daniel "Tell me what you're feeling."

[Sam "Embarrassment. Humiliation."

[Daniel "This is neither meant to humiliate or embarrass you, honey. I would never do that to you. I don't want you to feel humiliated, I want you to feel your power. A woman's power is in the fact that she has us men caught by our balls. We're going to continue with the Q&A, and I want you to just relax. Take deep breaths and get used to your skin. Jack already knows every inch of you, honey, you've got nothing he hasn't seen up close and personal before and I really can't see much from back here. Remember the rules –if you want to stop, take your hands off my legs."

Sam trembled and Daniel could feel her debating to take the action. She took a deep breath, shut her eyes, and slowly let the breath out. Daniel waited for her. She soon remembered the feel of his skin on hers and leaned back against him, taking comfort in his warmth. Daniel pressed his mouth to her temple.

[Daniel "Good girl. Tell me a fantasy. What would you like to do with Jack that you haven't done yet? Sexually."

[Sam A little hoarse and shaky…. "Uh…. I um… I'd like to have sex in his office, at the base. In BDU's and black t-shirts."

[Daniel Chuckles… "So would I, babe. He does look edible in those t-shirts, doesn't he? What would you like to do with me? If anything."

[Sam "Paint you with chocolate syrup."

[Daniel Laughing…. "We can do that. Whipped cream, too. Chocolate whipped cream? What would you like to do with both of us?"

[Sam "Uh… Something I remember reading. Both at the same time."

[Daniel "How so? Both of us in your vagina can get tricky; one of us would always be slipping out. Gets a little slippery in there. We can try, though. One vaginally and the other anally is doable if we're careful and take it slow. Takes coordination. Has Jack used more than his mouth and fingers on you there?"

[Sam "No."

[Daniel "He hasn't has sex with you anally?"

[Sam "No."

[Daniel "Is that something you'd like to try or have you already refused it?"

[Sam "I've been thinking about it. I haven't asked him. I like his fingers in me. It feels good."

[Daniel "Yes, it does feel good. We've been concentrating below the waist, how about we go above it? Are your breasts sensitive?"

[Sam "Yes."

[Daniel "I want you to take a nipple and squeeze it. Show me how much is too much."

Sam flushed but took one of her nipples between two fingers and pinched. Daniel watched from over her shoulder.

[Daniel "Good. Do the erotic sensations in your breasts remain there or does it travel down?"

[Sam "Travels."

[Daniel "How erotic is the sensation? Pleasant or can you orgasm from it?"

[Sam "Just pleasant. A comforting sensation."

[Daniel "How important is kissing?"

[Sam "Very. I like kissing."

[Daniel "How about getting oral? Do you enjoy using your mouth or do you do it because you think it's expected of you?"

[Sam "I usually enjoy it. Sometimes I think it's expected. Jack never pressures me; the expectations are all mine. I don't like my head held."

[Daniel "I don't like it either. And I don't want you to ever feel you need to go down on me if you don't feel like it. Just tell me, "Daniel, can we pass on that this time?" and it's fine. Communicate. I want you to run your fingers over your torso and show me where the most sensitive spots are."

Sam nervously ran her fingers up her sides, her soft gasps indicating to Daniel an erogenous zone. The sides of her breasts, the insides of her arms, below her belly button.

[Daniel "What about your back? Are you sensitive there?"

[Sam "Around my kidneys and lower spine. And my neck."

[Daniel "Same exercise but on your legs. Where are the sensitive spots?"

She touched the underside of her knees and the inside of her thighs. Daniel saw something on Jack's face.

[Daniel "Where else?"

[Sam "Ankles."

[Daniel "That's actually a common spot. Do you like someone going down on you?"

[Sam Flushing…. "Yes."

[Daniel "Circles or strokes?"

[Sam "Circles."

[Daniel "Hard or soft?"

[Sam "Depends on my mood."

[Daniel "What are you in the mood for at this moment?"

[Sam Reddening…. "Soft."

[Daniel "Would you rather be licked or sucked?"

[Sam "At the moment or in general? At the moment, licked."

[Daniel "Tell me about the last time Jack did that for you."

[Sam "Um…. Last night. He uh… woke me up about midnight with his fingers between my legs and when I was awake, he, uh…. licked me."

[Daniel "You aren't comfortable with saying things like that, are you?"

[Sam "No."

[Daniel "Then how do you ask for something?"

[Sam "Whatever happens, happens."

[Daniel "We can't work like that, Sam, I need to hear from you. You may have noticed that I don't hesitate to say these things. I want you to do something. I want you to say, "Jack, please suck on my clit.""

Sam panicked slightly, her hands gripped the denim at Daniel's knees.

[Daniel "You can say it, honey; trust him."

[Sam ….. "J….Jack, ppppplease sssuck on my clit."

Daniel nodded for Jack to move and he got out of the chair and laid out on the floor before them. Daniel watched from over Sam's shoulder as Jack put his mouth to her. Sam gasped and dug her fingers into Daniel's legs. Her toes curled and her legs clenched around Daniel's. Daniel whispered into her ear.

"Pppput your fingers in me," she said, sniffing. Daniel whispered to her again and she nodded.

"If you want it, say it, Sam," he encouraged her. "He doesn't read minds."

"Harder."

Sam rocked back against Daniel, her face wet. He held her tight as Jack brought her to orgasm. Having been on edge already, she came quick, crying out. She released one of Daniel's knees and grabbed Jack's hand. When she stopped convulsing, he sat up and took her in his arms, rocking her as she cried. Jack's face was also wet, his eyes red, when he reached out one arm and pulled Daniel to them.

"You did good, baby," he whispered huskily to her. "I love you so much, don't ever be afraid to ask me for something." He buried his face in her neck and rocked all three of them. They quieted after a while and shared kisses and nuzzles.

"I didn't know that was in me," Sam whispered.

"And I thought our communication was so good," Jack said. "I missed all that. I'm sorry, honey."

She half turned, curled into Daniel's chest and shook her head. She brought Jack down to her and kissed him, using Daniel for a pillow. Daniel held them, silent, waiting as they whispered to each other, loved and caressed each other.

"I need to put water on my face," Sam said, sniffing. Jack nodded and let her up. Sam didn't seem to notice that she was still naked as she walked through the house. Jack let out a breath and leaned back against the couch next to Daniel.

"What was that, Danny?" Jack quietly asked, an arm over his eyes.

"I was following a feeling I had," Daniel said. "Jack, haven't you noticed that she doesn't talk very much about what's inside? She'll give a surface answer if she's asked, but she doesn't volunteer much deeper than that. What she said to me in her quarters yesterday was a surprise; she's never spoken like that before, not in my hearing, anyway. Seemed to me she had a lot in her that no one has asked her so she hasn't said it. I also got the impression that she wanted it pulled out of her, which meant someone needed to Top her into it. So I Topped her."

Jack lifted his arm and looked at Daniel.

"That isn't a bad thing," Daniel assured him. "Neither does it mean she's weak. She's very strong, which is why she needed someone to do that. Believe me, after she calms down she'll be flying high from the weight lifted. I'll bet you anything when she comes back in here, she's still naked. We've seen a piece of her soul, Jack, what's a little skin compared to that?"

Sam came back in a moment later, her eyes red but glazed. She was still naked. She returned to her position in Daniel's legs and curled into his chest again. She reached out and pulled Jack over. He put an arm on the couch behind Daniel and spooned himself to them, both men holding Sam as she snuggled between them. Daniel pressed his mouth to the top of her hair. Jack stroked her back and turned his head to kiss Daniel. Daniel licked the taste of Sam from Jack's lips and took it from inside with a slow, exploring tongue. Jack tightened his arms and welcomed Daniel.

Sam lifted Jack's shirt and licked a nipple, giving it a soft suckle. Jack made a noise in the back of his throat and stroked her hair with one hand. His belt was undone and she kissed her way down his stomach. Jack groaned as she took him into her mouth. He automatically put his hand to the back of her head. Daniel gently removed it and placed it on Sam's back.

Daniel extracted himself from the pile and kicked off his sneakers and jeans. He took hold of the legs of Jack's pants and gave a tug. Jack lifted up and Daniel removed them. He snuggled back next to them and Sam turned her attentions to him. She hesitantly touched him and Daniel ran the back of a finger over her breasts, caressing her nipples. His hand trailed down her belly and dipped between her legs. Sam grasped his shoulders as he stroked her. Jack's hand joined Daniel's and Sam cried out as multiple fingers stroked her clit and entered her. Sam bit Daniel's shoulder and shuddered against him. Needing more, she slid over his thighs and down onto him. Daniel steadied her, whispering softly to her as his hands guided her hips. Jack caressed her back, easing her as he held them both. He kissed the back of her shoulders, murmuring to her, loving her. Daniel kissed her, stroking her mouth with his tongue as she rocked against him. She watched his eyes, her own still red and wet. Daniel whispered to Jack as he held her eyes and Jack slid a hand between them to stroke her and touch them together. Sam shivered and gave a whimper. Jack kissed her as his fingers caressed their joining, sliding inside of her along with Daniel's cock, slick with Sam's moisture. Daniel hissed at the sensation and Jack kissed him. Sam discovered a knuckle positioned just right on a down stroke and she deliberately shifted her hips to catch it again, rubbing herself against it, pleasuring herself on it. Jack kept it there, loving the movement across her face. She clutched at Daniel's neck and bit back a screech as she shuddered against him. Daniel threw his head back and Sam licked his throat as he came in her.

Jack held them as they breathed deeply of each other. He licked skin, not caring whose skin it was.

"Kneel up, Jack," Daniel whispered when he could speak. He touched Jack's face with a finger when he hesitated. "Let me taste you. Let us taste you together."

Jack got to his knees, pausing to make sure he didn't kneel wrong and cause his bad knee to hate him for it. Daniel put an arm around Jack's hips and licked at the hard cock in front of him. Jack made a low noise and touched Daniel's shoulder, mindful of the previous conversation which he had already forgotten about once that evening. Jack hissed when another mouth touched him. Both Sam and Daniel licked and sucked lovingly at him, sharing liquid strings of white salt. Daniel stroked and pulled gently at Jack's balls, sucking gently at the tip of his cock. Sam licked at the balls in Daniel's hand as he held them steady for her. Jack's hips quaked slightly, a minor tremor preceding the event. Daniel teased the very tip with his teeth and tongue. Jack caught himself on their shoulders and gave a quick yelp as he came in Daniel's mouth. Daniel sucked the bursts of salt, sharing them with Sam as she put her mouth with Daniel's, both of them licking and sucking at Jack.

After a short eternity, Jack collapsed on top of them and they tumbled to the floor with exhausted laughs. Jack rolled off of them, chuckling and trying to catch his breath. He winced and rubbed his knee as the rug hit his back. Sam's back was to his chest and he snuggled in, wrapping his arms around both her and Daniel.

Breathing became steady in the pile, turning into light snores. Daniel blinked sleepily at them and smiled, tired but happy. He carefully reached for his jeans and felt around until he found his cell phone. He opened and dialed with one hand.

"It's me," he said softly, gazing with affection at the two sleeping next to him. "I'm officially out of the dating pool."