Woah! Hey guys, long time no seen. Sorry for the long wait, a lot of stuff happened during the last year and I just didn't have the time to write. But now I'm gonna try to post more often.

Time for the date! Enjoy guys.


The date – Chapter nine

The door opened to reveal a blond in a beautiful red dress. The colonel's jaw dropped when he saw the woman in front of him. His eyes traveled over her body and he sure did like what he saw. 'Sweet' he thought. He looked up to meet her eyes. He grinned at her and she blushed from the looks he gave her. They stood there and admiring the person in front of them for a while. Jack's daydreaming was interrupted by her angelic voice.

"Are those for me, sir?" she asked and nodded towards the bouquet in his hand. Jack followed her gaze to the flowers in his hand.

"Oh, yeah. Yeahsureyabetcha!" he said and held up the flowers for her. She smiled and took the flowers from him and smelled the beautiful bouquet of lilies.

"Thank you, sir. They're lovely." she said and gave him one of her mega-watt smiles.

"No worries Carter. By the way, drop the sir." he said and put his hands in his pockets.

"Yes, si-Jack. Call me Sam." she said.

"Sam." he tried saying her name out loud and she grinned at hearing her first name coming out of those hot, soft lips of his. Oh how she would like to have them all over her- 'No Sam! Let's not go there...' she thought.

"I will just put them in water." she said and turned around to place them in her favorite vase.

Jack followed her and closed the door behind him. He had been in her house many times before, however it still seemed new to him. Well, he had never been in the house as a date. He had only been there as her commanding officer and friend. He did not notice when Sad had emerged back into the hallway and she stood there looking at him. She stood there looking at him for a short while before she let out a giggle. He looked up and a shade of read started to spread in his face. He had been standing there with his jaw open. Luckily, he had not drooled anything. He cleared his throat.

"Shall we?" he asked casually and motioned his arm towards the door.

She nodded and walked past him and opened the door. He walked out behind her and stood by when she locked her door. She placed her keys in her purse and turned around to the street. It was not a cold evening in Colorado Springs, but a shiver went through her body when Jack placed his hand on the small of her back. She flashed him a smiled and they started to walk toward the car. Jack, as the gentlemen he could be, opened the passenger door for her and helped her to get in. When he had gently closed the door behind her, he rushed to the other side of the care and jumped inside. He turned on the engine and drove away from her house and headed towards the restaurant.

In the beginning of the drive it was silence between the officers. No one knew really what to talk about. Both of them glanced at the person beside them at the same time and looked away embarrassed. It was not long until they both burst into laughter. This certainly removed the tension and they started to chat about everything and anything. They had started talking about astronomy and Sam was in the middle of her techno-babble so she had not noticed that they had stopped and were currently standing still in a parking lot. He sat there, turned towards Sam and was smiling. It was a long moment when Sam had finally stopped talking. She looked at Jack and met his gaze.

"What are you smiling so smart for?" she asked him.

"Nuuuuuuuthing..." he said teasingly.

"Jack..." she said and tried to look annoyed.

"I just love to see you talk about something you are passionate about. You are so cute and pretty that you have no idea..." he said while he opened the door and jumped outside.

Sam sat there blushing and smiling shyly when Jack opened her door and offered his arm. She thanked him and took his arm. Jack helped her outside the car and carefully closed the door. When they walked together to the building, they kept looking at each other and smiled. They arrived to the door and Jack opened the door and bowed humbly to let Sam him.

"Well thank you, kind sir." she said and giggled. She walked inside into the restaurant with Jack closely behind her. They walked inside to a beautiful decorated room.

"Welcome!" a man greeted them.

"Thank you. We have a reservation." Jack said to the man and placed his hand on the small of Sam's back. She looked up at Jack and grinned.

"Very well, your name sir?" he asked and smiled at the couple in front of him.

"Jack O'Neill, with two ll's."

"O'Neill... Ah yes, here it is. You requested a booth in the secluded area?"

"Yeahsureyabetcha." he said and grinned.

"This way please." said the man while taking two menu's and started to show the officers the way to their table. The couple followed him and sat down in their booth.

"Hope you will enjoy your dinner." the man said and handed them their menu's while smiling.

"Thank you." Sam said and they were left alone. They looked through the menu's in silence for a while.

"Whachya thinkin' of having?" Jack asked and looked over his menu at Sam.

"The pasta with scampi and mushrooms." Sam said. "Although..."

"Although?"

"It's garlic in it and I do not want to smell bad..."

"Nonsense! I love garlic. Tell you what, I am thinking of ordering the pasta with meat, and it got garlic too. So I will not even notice it when I kiss you later."

"Okay... I'll take it then." Sam said and smiled shyly at Jack.

"Great." Jack said and before he could say anything more a waitress came.

"Hello and welcome. My name is Maria and I will be your waitress this evening. Are you ready to order?"

"I think we are." Jack said and told Maria what they were going to eat.

"What would you like to drink to that?" she asked while writing down the orders.

"This wine and some water please." Jack said and pointed at the wine list.

"Excellent choice sir. I will be back soon with your drinks." she said and collected the the menu's. The couple was left alone.

"So..." Sam started.

"So?"

"You are going to kiss me later?" she asked and bit her lower lip.

"Yes, I am." he said and leaned forward on his arms. He looked at Sam and he smiled. They sat like that until they were interrupted by Maria.

"Here are your drinks. Your food will arrive soon." she said and placed the drinks on the table. She nodded and the couple and flashed them a smile before she left. Jack lifted up his glass and held it in front of him.

"To the most beautiful and smartest woman I know." he said and smiled.

Sam smiled and clinked her glass with his before they took a sip from them.

The dinner went on. Jack and Sam were talking about everything, from what Daniel sometimes says in his sleep to which jello is the best. They both enjoyed their food and had moved on to desert. They were laughing and talking about old missions. The dinner had now come to an end and Jack paid for the food. They left the restaurant and walked out to the car. They breathed in the cool night air. Once the arrived to the car, Jack opened the passenger door and held out a hand to help Sam inside. She placed her own hand in his and started to climb inside. He closed the door gently behind her and moved over to his side. He jumped inside and started to drove off to her house.

They walked on her pathway to her house laughing. They had now reached her door and also the end of the date. They stood there face to face in silence. Jack brought his hand up to Sam's cheek and slowly caressed her skin. He brought his other hand up and he cupped her face with both of his hands. He caressed her skin once more with his thumbs before he started to lean down. His lips were hovering over hers and he could feel her breathing. He slowly moved the last bit before his lips were touching hers. The kiss started out softly and carefully. Sam had her hands on Jack's chest and slowly moved them to his neck where she placed them. She put her arms around Jack's neck and he moved his arms down and around her back. He pulled her closer and started to deepen the kiss. Their tongues slowly met and started to explore each others mouthes. The kiss became more and more passionate for each minute that passed. However, the human body can not be without oxygen too long. They broke the kiss and were both panting. They stood there in each others arms, close together in silence. Jack was the one breaking the silence.

"Told ya I was going to kiss you. You oki?" he asked.

"Yeah, I am." she answered him. She lowered her arms and started to look after her keys in her purse. She brought them up and opened the door. She took one step inside before she turned around to Jack.

"I had a great time tonight, thank you."

"Me too Sam." he said and leaned down. He kissed her softly on the lips.

"Good night Sam." he said and straightened up while looking into her eyes.

"Good night Jack." she said and closed the door.

Jack turned around and walked to his car. He opened the door to his side of the car. But before he jumped in, he looked up and saw Sam looking at him from the window. He smiled the special smile he kept for her and jumped inside the car. He started the engine and looked up to the window again. He waved good-bye and drove away from her house. She was standing in the window, watching his car disappearing from her street. She brought her hand up to her lips where she still felt his. She smiled and headed of to her bedroom. Tomorrow was a new day and she needed the sleep she could get. After all, who knows what Jack might be planning.