Author's Notes: After seeing Landry, the letter gets another airing, this time to someone who really should know.
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The two scientists went straight to Landry's office, much to the General's surprise as he wasn't expecting them due to SG-1 being on leave. Jack, who was already in the office, realised why they had come and he patted Daniel on the back before leaving, saying to Landry,
"Hank, I'll be back in a minute - I just realised that Colonel Dixon owes me money."
Landry nodded, before saying to the two scientists, "Colonel, Doctor, please be seated."
They nervously sat down, and he asked them with a fatherly smile, "So what brings you here on your leave? I'm under strict orders from Jack not to let you do any of your projects before your leave ends."
Daniel said, hitching his glasses, "No General, for once, it's not the workaholic thing. We..."
He glanced at Sam, who nervously said, "There has been a change in our relationship, Sir."
"What kind of change, Colonel?"
She ducked her head briefly, before Daniel cut in, "We're a couple."
Landry's eyebrows shot up, before he said with a smile, "Why, that's great news!"
The scientists exchanged a glance, before Daniel asked, "You don't have a problem with it?"
"Of course there are the issues of two team-mates being romantically involved, and how that can cause practical problems in the field, but you have both worked together for nearly a decade with no problems. You're both adults, who I trust will leave your personal lives out of a life and death situation, and you are both well-trained team-members. I thought that this was a long time coming anyhow, but if it would put your mind at ease, I could recommend that you could be put on a trial period. If you encounter problems, you can work them out together, or if need be, either one of you could be moved off the team, but that is the worst case scenario."
They breathed a collective sigh of relief, before thanking him profusely. He remarked with a smile playing on his lips,
"You've won General O'Neill, Colonel Mitchell, Teal'c, Vala and myself a lot of money. Now go on, get off my base."
They thanked him again, before leaving the office.
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Daniel noticed that they were walking in the wrong direction for the exit, and he said so. Sam replied,
"You have to see something first."
Intrigued, he walked with her to her office, where she started up her laptop, and once more retrieved a particular file from her personal directory. She showed him the screen, and he sat down, glancing at her before reading.
He finished reading it, and sat there with a stunned expression on his face. She said with a sigh,
"Only Cam knows about the letter... and that's only after I told him when I thought I was dying. He read it, by the way. He was curious as to what I would write to you."
Finally, he looked up at her, and he said, his eyes showing a whole range of emotions,
"Oh Sam... I'm sorry for being such a bad friend to you these past two years. It's just that... with Jack gone, I couldn't trust myself not to do something really stupid that would result in me losing you as a friend."
She knelt down next to his chair and pulled him into a hug, whispering,
"It doesn't matter now, Daniel."
He caressed her hair, before planting a kiss on her forehead, whispering with a smile,
"Come on Colonel-Doctor, let's go have some more fun."
She chuckled, and whispered back, "Sure thing, Doctor... let's roll."
