Title: Sad Little Valentine: Scuffles

Author: KellethMetheus

Summary: Sam thinks about her past Valentines Days realizing just why she's a sad little Valentine.

Category: Het definitely.

Warnings: see the other chapters....

Disclaimer: Not mine, I'm just borrowing them for a while I'll put them back when the Muse runs out.

~0o0o0~

After lunch I start working on a new section of the wall, aware that my time is running out not only to get this documented but to speak to Sam. I look over to where she's cleaning up after the meal and sigh as I turn back to the wall.

Then a few minutes later, just as she calls my name, I find her standing right beside me. Smiling, I keep it light but I know everything hinges on what she has to say. "Sam, what do you need?"

"Daniel, I-" She stops and looks over at the rest of the camp. "I want to talk to you about last night. I freaked out and I'm sorry, but I would like to see where this goes. Once we get back to Earth, let's set up another date and we'll go from there."

A smile breaks out on my face. Quickly I reach out and catch her hand, squeezing it gently before letting go. "I'd like that and we'll talk about it later."

"It's a date then." And then she walks back over to her pack and continues assembling her soil tests.

Jack motioned for me to follow. "You need a break. I'm gonna walk to perimeter. Why don't you come with? It'll only take a few minutes and then you can get back to your wall of wonder."

I stare longingly at the wall and then I run to catch up. "Coming!" Matching pace with Jack, I'm slightly out of breath. "Mind if I ask your advice?"

Jack snatches up a piece of long grass, sticking it between his teeth. "Sure Danny, shoot."

Looking straight ahead at the horizon, I try to find a nice segue into what I have to say. "I'm thinking of dating again. I mean it's been long enough I think, don't you?"

I look over at Jack, waiting to see what he has to say. He looks me up and down. "You're quite a catch now that you have your memories back. Just no more alien princesses with a sarcophagus." He waggles his eyebrows at me.

Looking away, I don't bother to answer his last question and keep walking.

After a while Jack asks, "So, do you have someone in mind or are you just going to go trawling in the bars around town? Doc Fraiser maybe or Nurse Rush, they've both had their eyes on you."

I shake my head. "No, uh-" I didn't expect this question and so I lie. "Not sure just yet, but there are some possibilities."

Jack's eyes are hidden behind his glasses, making his face unreadable. Finally he breaks the silence. "Ah, so what do you need help with?"

"Well, it's just I haven't been to any restaurants lately and I was wondering if you had an suggestions."

He cuts me off. "Daniel, I haven't been in a date in years. Longer than you most likely. To be honestly, I haven't dated a woman since before I married Sara. Siler would be the one to ask though if you want some serious advice. He's quite the playboy."

Arching my brow, I ask, "Really?"

He snorts. "Yep."

To my left I hear a noise as we come through the trees and we run into a group of Jaffa collecting food stuffs. Jack starts firing but it's too late there are just too many of them.

There's an electric shock and pain shoots through my chest into my nerve endings before the world fades away to black.