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well thanks all for following this story :-) I'm glad you enjoyed it. And if you couldn't tell from that this is the final chapter :-) enjoy

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A few hours later Sam finally made it back to the kitchen to see one missed call and two new messages on her phone. She checked the caller ID and saw the call was from Daniel. Smiling she called the number to check her message.

'Ah hi, Sam. It's me Daniel. Not sure if you ended up seeing Jack again this morning, but apparently he's left to go back to DC. Ah, yeah. I guess that's all. Just thought you'd like to know. Bye.'

Sam let out a sigh wondering if the Generals' late night visit to Jon had anything to do with him leaving so abruptly this morning. She hadn't gotten the impression he was intending on leaving so soon and she wondered again at the extent of their encounter last night. Whatever the reason, she felt like a weight had been lifted off her shoulders and she smiled as she contemplated spending the next few days with Jon before he headed back for what would be his final semester at the Academy.

As she poured herself coffee she remembered the other message on her phone. This one a text from Vala of all people.

Sam, just wanted to remind you to not forget about what we talked about the other day. And make sure you cover all the angles. Hugs Vala :-)

Sam laughed and shook her head, then she paused as she thought of a very naked, very wet Jon inhabiting her shower right now. "Sorry Vala," she mumbled as she deleted the text. "Never gonna happen."

"What's never gonna happen?" Jon asked as he entered the kitchen behind her. "And I hope there's a cup of that for me..."

Sam poured him coffee and turned to see him standing there in a pair of blue jeans, bare foot and bare chested. She swallowed as she handed him the mug. God just the sight of him does things to me...

He took a sip and smiled walking over to pull himself up to sit on the bench next to her. "So," he said as he put the mug down and pulled her over to stand between his knees. "What do you wanna do for the next couple days?"

She returned his easy smile and thought about the question. "I don't know really," she replied. "I don't usually get a lot of time off, so I'm not very good at the 'planning a day out' type thing I'm afraid."

He grinned. "Well I'd rather have you good at the 'saving the world' type thing any day."

She laughed and let her arms circle his waist as she moved into him. "I do have some ideas," she murmured against his chest.

His breath caught as her teeth grazed his nipple. "You don't want to leave the house at all today?"

"I leave the house all the time," she replied, her tongue running across his sternum. "Leaving the house can be highly overrated..."

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The next day they actually did leave the house taking Sam's bikes for a long ride into the mountains, stopping and eating a packed lunch looking out over the snow capped peaks.

As they finished up eating Jon sighed and pulled Sam against him. "I really wish I didn't have to go back tomorrow."

She leant into him. "Me too," she replied. Then she looked up into his face and smiled. "But let's make the most of the time we have left and not spend it dwelling over something we can't change."

He returned her smile as he place a light kiss to her lips. "Are you always right about everything?"

She shrugged. "Usually," she replied with a laugh.

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"So," Sam said as he came into the kitchen. "All packed?"

He nodded. "All packed," he confirmed. "And not ready to go."

"Well the Academy isn't that far away you know, you could always come for a weekend some time."

He snorted. "Working in around my final assessments, and your off-world schedule...I'll be graduating before we manage that."

She gave him a rueful smile knowing he was right. "At least I'll be at your graduation ceremony since they asked me to be the guest speaker," she reminded him.

"The light at the end of the tunnel huh?" he said as he opened his arms to her. She stepped into his embrace and he rested his temple against hers. And damn it if he didn't feel a prickle behind his eyes, a burning at the back of his throat. "I gotta go," he whispered, squeezing his eyes shut when she tightened her hold on him.

He managed to smile as she waved him goodbye from her front step. He even made it as far as the next couple of blocks before he had to pull his car over, his head falling forward onto the steering wheel, his heart streets behind him...

Then his phone pinged a message alert. He sighed as he pulled it from his pocket.

Hey...you know I miss you already... :-)

He smiled as he ran his thumb over her words knowing this would be one text he would never delete. Taking a deep breath he dropped the phone on the passenger seat as he put the car back into gear and drove on.

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and finish :-) thanks again to everyone who read and reviewed.

TamaraJagellovsk and I are sort of working on different Jon stories that intertwine. It's her turn next, so keep a look out for the next instalment :-D