Disclaimer: I don't own stargate.

A/N: SORRY this took so long, I kind of had a slight writers block. I wrote this chapter almost four times. And then throw in college, and time for writing fanfics, decreases to almost nothing! All writing time turns into speeches and papers. It's been crazy. But I am off until January 12th for break so I hope to finish this fic in that time. I'm also considering going back and rewriting the other chapters to make them better. So, please forgive me for it taking so long!

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Everything was a blur of shouts and sirens. Daniel held Ally tight against him, pressing his hand to her stomach trying to stop the bleeding. He was aware of nothing around them. Everything seemed to be moving in slow motion.

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Daniel stood looking out the window of Ally's hospital room. They had rushed her into emergency surgery at three that morning. The bullet had torn through her stomach. It tore through her muscles, narrowly missing her spine. Nothing major, but there was a lot of bleeding that had to be stopped. Her muscles need repaired. Dr. Janet Frasier had been in surgery for 14 hours. Now that Ally was in ICU Janet believed she would have a full recovery.

Since Ally is the sister of a military officer, she was taken to the military hospital. Jack had insisted that in fact. He had also insisted that it be Janet in there working on her.

Jack had sent Sam and Teal'c home, and tried for Daniel but he had insisted on staying. Janet had been in moments before to check on Ally. After checking all the vital signs, she had insisted Jack join her for a cup of coffee and something to eat. She would have brought Daniel, but he was asleep in the chair next to Ally's bed.

Since he was asleep, he did not see Ally's hand move slightly. Then again. She opened her eyes slowly then shut them quickly. She moved her hand again this time she felt it brush against something warm. Daniel's hand. The soft contact quickly brought him awake. He turned to see her hand moving; he sat up completely and grasped her hand in his.

"Ally! Ally baby are you awake?" He asked softly.

Her eyes opened again, even slower this time. Her soft green eyes looked up at him.

"Oh honey!" He rose slightly and began placing kisses all across her face. "You had me so scared! I've been a nervous wreck and scared to death since you disappeared. And now seeing you laying here on this bed, not knowing if you were going to wake up, was the hardest of all." He gushed, and then went back to kissing her face. He was still placing soft kisses across her face as he reaches up and hit the buzz button for the nurse desk.

Moments later Jack and Janet came rushing into the room. Jack was at her side in moments. Janet moved to the other side, and checked her over.

"Well, Miss Ally. I do believe you are going to make a full recovery. With time and a lot of pain. Now if you give me a few moments I can fix it so you can talk."

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A week later

Ally sat on Daniel's couch. She had been out of the hospital for a week now. The day before they had found out that, Jack and Sam were being sent to Washington. Jack had been very upset, but it was argued that Ally was home safe. Daniel quickly offered to let her stay with him. He even offered to take time off from work, to watch over her.

Ally glanced towards the kitchen where Daniel was fixing dinner. "Can I help?"

"No!"

"Please, Daniel! Let me help!"

"No. Janet said you need to rest. So rest!"

"It's not like I'm wanting to go run laps around the building. Or swim, or do jumping jacks or something! I just want to get up and move around!"

"You're getting cranky." He laughed as he came in the room. "Dinner is already done. " He placed the tray in front of her and sat down on the couch.

"You know I tend to bite when I'm cranky." Leaning over she placed a soft kiss to Daniel's lips. "Thank you for dinner, and letting me stay here."

"You don't have to thank me. I'm more than happy to do it. Now then eat up pretty lady."

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Ally laid perfectly still on Daniel's bed. His shirt feeling soft and smooth against her skin. Her fingers grazed gently over her stomach, feeling her bandages. Daniel's arm lay across her waist.

"You should leave it alone and go to sleep." Daniel mumbled gruffly his face still pressed against his pillow.

"Daniel?"

"Hmm?"

"Did you think I was dead?"

"I was trying not to. That scared me to bad; I didn't know what to do." He tugged her gently toward him, and pressed his face to her hair.

"What would you have done if I had been killed?"

"Ally, please don't. YOU ARE NOT DEAD! I still have you, right here with me. Please, stop."

"I'm sorry." She laced her fingers with his, and brought his hand to her lips. She placed a soft kiss to each of his knuckles. Then placed his hand back to her waist, rolled over and snuggled into chest. "Daniel?"

"Yes?" He asked wearily.

"I love you."

He sighed, "I love you too." He said into her hair.

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A month later

Ally was sitting in Sam's kitchen staring into her coffee cup. Sam and Jack had returned home two days ago, so she was back to sleeping in her own room. Back to sleeping without Daniel.

"Thinking about Daniel?" Sam asked.

"What?! No! What makes you think I was thinking about Daniel?" Somehow, Ally already knew that Sam knew about her and Daniel. At that moment she was thankful she was spending a relaxing girl day at Sam's house.

"I'm a woman too. I've seen the way you two look at each other. The way Daniel would smile and tenses every time Jack mentioned you. The way he watched you or you'd still quick glances at him. Then when you were kidnapped. I have never seen Daniel look so lost. When we came to get you, I was sure who was going to hurt that horrible man more your brother or the man that loves you. I don't think Jack noticed the way Daniel held you when we found you, but it had love written all over it. When you were shot, he was the picture of a dying man. I thought he might go crazy waiting out the surgery. He never left you side when they put you out in a room, and then when he jumped at the chance to have you stay at his house while Jack and myself was gone. You two are just so tender and loving with each other. "

Ally leaned tor wards Sam with a slightly worried looks. "Jack doesn't know does he?"

"I don't think so. In fact I'm pretty certain he doesn't." Sam looked over Ally's still worried face and smiled gently. "Don't worry I won't say a word. Your secret is safe with me."

Ally sighed thankfully, sit her cup on the coffee table and fell back into the couch. "It just kind of happened you know. You know something else; I am so in love with him. I have never felt like this with anyone else before. For as long a time as I can remember, Jack has been the symbol of home to me, ya know. And now nothing feels so much like home to me as being in Daniel's arm."

"I understand, but might I suggest that you consider telling Jack. If he finds out any other way, could end badly. But maybe if you and Daniel tell him and be honest, he might be a little more open to it. Much more then he would if he found out another way, and found out you both was keeping this from him."

"You're probably right."

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Two Days later

Ally had thought about what Sam had said, and talked about it with Daniel. After much deliberation, they decided that maybe Sam was right; they should tell Jack. So, here they were in the living room waiting on Jack to get home.

"Don't be nerve sweetie." Ally whispered to Daniel as she came up behind him and wrapped her arms around his waist.

Daniel turned in her arms, being gentle of her still tender wounds. "Maybe a kiss for courage?"

She smiled at his nerves playfulness, reached up, and pressed her lips to his.

"Hey Janie are you home?" Jack yelled as his rounded the corner into the living room. "What the hell?!" He yelled.

Standing in the middle of the room Ally was still wrapped against Daniel, kissing him. Ally turned quickly, "Jack!"

"What the hell!" He yelled again, moving across the room towards Daniel. "That's my sister!" He would have had Daniel by the shirt collar, if Ally hadn't shoved him out of reach and placed herself between them. "Janie move!" He ordered.

"No! You need to calm down Jackie."

"Calm down, how can I calm down when I come home to find this."

"Jack…" Daniel started.

"Go home Daniel!" Ally said quickly interrupting him. "It probably will be best for me to continue alone. I'll call you later."

"But Ali…"

"Get out of here Daniel. Before I hurt you." Jack said through clenched teeth.

"Go." Ally whispered softly to him.

With a soft nodded, he turned grabbed his coat and headed for the door.

"Want to explain?" Jack almost yelled when the door closed.

"I've been seeing Daniel. For about 4 Months now. It started the night that you sent him to baby sit me while you was in Minnesota, I know neither of you would admit it but I knew he was my babysitter. Anyway, we had dinner, and I don't know we just really hit it off I guess. We almost broke up once because he's your best friend, and he had some mixed feeling about being with me behind your back. But it didn't happen, we just couldn't seem to end it."

"You're right he was my best friend. Why didn't you tell me?"

"We were waiting on you to get home, so we could tell you together, today. I wanted to tell you sooner, but I just couldn't seem to find the words. You mean so much to me and I didn't want to hurt you with this. I'm sorry."

With a sigh, that sounded more like a growl he turned and stalked into his room, slamming the door. Ally sank down and the couch and cried.

An hour later Jack heard a soft knock on his door. "You can come in Janie."

The door opened slowly casting pale light into the dark room. Ally walked slow to his side of the bed and looked down at her brother with sorrowful eyes.

"Are you going to keep seeing him?"

"Say the word and I won't. You mean more to me than anything Jackie, and I don't want to hurt you. I want you to forgive me, and if not seeing Daniel anymore would make you happy then I won't see him anymore."

"I don't want you seeing him anymore."

"Okay" It was barley a whisper, hummed as she turned and headed for the door.

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Daniel Jackson sat quietly on his couch, staring down into the scotch he had poured but was yet to drink. He heard the door open slowly, and then shut even softer. He knew who it was. Sitting his drink aside he stood to met her. Ally walked slowly into the room, and then flung herself into Daniel's open arms crying.

"OH hon what happened?"

"I hurt him Daniel, I really hurt him. I could see it all over his face." She crushed her lips firmly against his, putting all of her love into that kiss. When the kiss ended, she pulled back and out of his arms. "I can't see you anymore. I am so sorry. But Jackie is my brother. And I love him. And this, you and me, it hurts him. I cannot change the fact that I already hurt him. But I can stop anymore. I do love you Daniel. But Jack has always been there for me. So I'm so so sorry but we can do this anymore."

"Ally wait! Please don't do this! Let me talk to him."

"No, I'm sorry Daniel but it's done." She pressed one more soft quick kiss to his lip then rushed out the door.

Daniel grabbed his glass and downed the scotch in one drink. Setting the glass aside, he picked up the bottle and headed for his room.

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The next day Sam found Ally seating on top of a rock cliff, staring out into space.

"So, I was just at Daniel's. He was rather hung over. He said something about Jack being mad, because he found out about the two of you. And not by being told."

"I thought about what you said. I talked about it with Daniel and we decided to tell Jack. We were waiting on him to get home, and he walked in on us kissing. Oh Sam, he was so mad! I didn't tell him and finding out the way he did hurt him. Bad. So, I offered to break up with Daniel to make Jack happy. I went to Daniel's last night and ended our relationship. So, now here I am. I'm just sitting here thinking. You know Jack wouldn't even look at me this morning. It broke my heart."

"I'm sorry Ally. What are you going to do?"

"Same thing I always do. Though I think, I'll go to Scotland this time. Give me a reason to wear some of my cable sweaters." She gave a sad smile. Climbing to her feet, she dusted off her butt. "I've already called the airlines. Care to give me a left?"

" I'd be glad to. If that's what you really want."

"Yeah it is. I left Jackie a letter. I couldn't tell him in person. I'm sure he has read it by now. I just can't stand to see anymore hurt and betrayal on his face anymore."

Sam looked at the younger woman in front of her. She offered her a sad smile of her own, and then pulled her into her arms for a comforting hug. "We'll all miss you."

"I'll miss you too."

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Jack barged into Daniel's house. "Daniel! I have one question for you!"

"What is it Jack?" Daniel answered coming out of the kitchen.

"Do you love my sister?"

"I haven't loved someone this much since my wife. Honestly I think I might love Ally more then I loved Sha're. I think I've loved Ali since I first met her that day at your house. She's amazing. So, yes Jack I really love her. More then you my ever know. I mean I was welling to lie to you to be with her, as much as I hated doing it. But it doesn't matter now. She broke up with me, for you. Okay, we're not together anymore."

"Okay. You should have told me, and maybe I shouldn't have told her to end things with you. Since Janie went to England, she has never really stayed in one place for very long. Or at least she hasn't stayed in the states or with me for more than a month or two. I should have known if she was staying this long, it was for a guy. For love, even. I guess I should be thankful it is you. So if you want to be with her fine, you guys can be together. But you'll have to go to Scotland to find her."

"What?"

"She left. Sam called about an hour ago and told me, that she took Janie to the airport. She left me a letter, so after reading it, and getting the call from Carter, I thought a lot about this whole thing. And I've decided that it's okay. I think I'd much rather my little sister be with you, someone I trust, rather than someone I don't trust and will have to shot! So, uh you best pack a bag or something. I'll take you to the airport. Carter already got you a ticket."

"Are you sure?" After Jack nodded, Daniel turned and hurried to his room to pack.

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The next day

Ally lay on her bed in the hotel room, staring at the ceiling lost in her own thoughts. She nearly screamed when she was startled by a knock at her door. With a sigh, she rolled off her bed, and headed to the door. She glanced through the peephole, and gasped quickly throwing the door open. There standing before her was Daniel Jackson, in black slacks and a thick cream sweater, looking amazing!

"Daniel! What are you doing here?!" She had to fight the urge to throw herself into his arm.

"I came to be with you." He breathed out as he pulled her into his arms and kissed her. Moving into the room, he kicked the door shut behind them. "Jack came to see me. He said it was okay for us to be together. That he's okay with it. So I came to find you."

Ally pushed herself tightly to Daniel's chest and clung to him as if her life depended on it. She couldn't stop the tears that fell down her face, as she placed kisses all across his face. "Please forgive me for breaking up with you. Please don't be mad."

"No, its quiet all right my love. I understand! Just promise you won't do it again!"

"I promise! I love you!"

"I love you too." Daniel kissed her again, as she pulled him down onto the bed with her.