Revelations - part 12
Crunch time! What will be revealed . . .?
Lauren and Tyler were sitting together in a similar way to Sam and Jack when the three original SG-1 members reappeared. None of them moved. They just looked at each other in their varying levels of pain, resigned to their fate. Lauren's eyes filled with tears as she her gaze met Sam's, and she saw that Sam was crying.
Tyler, deeply unnerved at the sight of the head-strong colonel crying in his boss's arms, looked to Jack for answers.
"What now, sir?" Jack held his gaze wearily for a moment.
"I don't know Tyler."
"I'm guessing we don't have to talk right now. I mean, as we're not in the lab." Daniel offered.
Lauren extracted herself from Adam's protective hold and knelt in front of her sister.
"Sam?"
Sam took a shaky breath in and out. "I'm okay." She said, very unconvincingly. Lauren sat down on her other side, and Sam relaxed back between her sister and the man she loved, closing her eyes as she did so.
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Lauren and Adam materialised in the cell, sitting across from one another. They sighed in unison as they looked at each other sadly.
"I love you Lauren." Adam stated simply. "That's what they brought me here to say, so I'm saying it now. I love you."
Lauren nodded, too exhausted to cry anymore. "I love you too."
Adam scooted across the room to her, and held her gently. "I want to help you get through all of this. I'll do whatever it takes. I'll leave SG-1 if I have to, maybe I can get a position on your sister's team." He whispered.
Lauren pulled back and looked into his eyes. "Thank you." She whispered sincerely. Adam gave her a bittersweet smile, and slowly, they drew together and kissed, very gently and lovingly. They broke apart just as slowly, looked into each other's eyes once again, and just sat there, holding each other close.
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Sam and Jack disappeared as Lauren and Adam returned to the holding cell, still holding each other. Daniel smiled sadly at them. "You two talked?" He asked.
Lauren smiled slightly. "Yeah." Adam kissed her on the forehead briefly, as silent understanding passed between them and Daniel. All they had to do now was wait and hope for Sam and Jack.
Sam was still in Jack's arms when they were transported to the 'talking' room. Jack gave her a supportive squeeze. "Guess this is it then." He said.
"Guess it is." She replied.
Very unwillingly, Jack let go of Sam and pulled away to look at her properly. She met his gaze unhappily.
"So." She offered.
"So." Jack replied.
"So this is the part where I tell you how much I love you, and that I haven't told you in all these years because of the regulations and because I was scared you didn't feel the same, and then you tell me that was stupid, and then we kiss passionately before falling crying into each other's arms and live happily ever after." Sam blurted out.
"Is it?" Jack asked uncertainly.
"Apparently." Sam answered. "Frankly if I thought it was that simple I'd probably have inflicted this conversation on you years ago."
"Yep." Jack sighed.
"So why isn't it?"
"Huh?"
"Why isn't it that simple?" Sam asked. Jack looked at her thoughtfully.
"I don't know."
"Really?"
"Well, no, I think I do know."
"And?"
"It's because I know you could do so much better than me. I'm old and grumpy, and not much to look at. When I'm in a bad mood I lash out at everyone, you included, and I'm capable of some pretty terrible things. I know there have been times when you have been shocked at me for doing something you wouldn't dream of. I have so many issues, most of which you don't have a clue about, and the truth is we'd be doomed from the start. My past would rip us both apart." He finished, avoiding her eye.
Sam looked at her hands uncomfortably. "What if I don't care?" She asked.
Jack looked at her oddly. "What?"
"What if I don't care about all those things? What if I can help you? What if I'm the one person who can stop you hating yourself so much, and help you get over your crappy past?"
He just kept looking at her sadly. Sam tried again.
"What if I need you to help me get over mine?" She whispered, a tear falling down her cheek.
Jack still looked at her. "We'd drive each other crazy." He said.
"Maybe." She smiled. "Maybe not. Maybe we've been driving each other crazy for years and the only way we're not going to end up hating each other is if we admit it."
"Admit that we're in love?" Jack asked.
Sam blinked, shocked to silence for a moment by Jack actually admitting his feelings. "Yeah." She said.
"It wouldn't be against regulations anymore." Jack said, more to himself than to Sam.
"Nope." She agreed.
"Maybe we waited too long."
"Stop making excuses." She admonished him, irritated. "Or do you really want me to back off?"
"No!" Jack protested.
"No." He added more quietly. "I just think there are so many things that could go wrong, and if we really want to make a go of this, we need to take things slowly."
Sam smiled grimly, and held out her hand to Jack. He looked at her lovingly, and took it in his own. "That's fine by me." She said.
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Beka
