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The other lost city

Chapter XXV

It hurt. It hurt a lot. Suddenly no more pain. She felt Jack crying. It was the first time she had ever seen him cry. Well, she hadn't seen him; she had felt him. God! She was dying, and she never told him what she felt, what was in her heart. She never explained to Jack why she dated Pete, why she agreed to marry him. She never made love to Jack. Thera had made love to Jonah. Because of that time, she knew he was a giving lover. She remembered how Jonah had felt moving inside of Thera, the way he worshipped her. The way he made her come, the way he came. They always came hard. But she never felt Jack. She never loved him, in the literal way.

She had been in love with him since the moment she first saw him standing in the briefing room with his dress blues and so sure of himself. For her, it was love at first sight, something that she didn't believe could happen. The thought of all that, hurt more than the knife she had in her chest. She was dying, and she couldn't do anything. Sam Carter, the woman that could do everything, couldn't save herself form death.

It was getting cold. She was freezing. She knew death was very near now.

Suddenly, she felt hot. Her temperature was rising. Fast. The pain in her chest was disappearing. She felt better, she felt healed.

Sam opened her eyes and saw the Ancient woman they had met before. She smiled. Then her eyes search for her General. He was standing there looking at her. His eyes red for the tears. He smiled at her.

Thank God, Jack thought, she is alive. He went to Sam. The Ancient woman stood up and backed off. She was an intruder at the moment. The two humans were seeing each other as if they were the only ones present. They have forgotten about her. So the Ancient left. She would wait for them downstairs. She would join the others now. They had to think what to tell Jack. He was the one that worried the Ancients. He was the one that would never trust them again.

"Carter," Jack asked, "Are you all right?"

"Yes, sir" Sam said. She was still lying on the floor. She was weak but not as weak as she appeared to be. Sam wanted to see Jack's next move.

Jack approached Sam hesitaiting. He was still in shock. He thought he had lost her forever, but now Sam was there breathing, alive.

"Carter," he said and kneeled next to her. He moved his right hand to caress her face. When he touched her, Sam closed her eyes and enjoyed the feeling of his hand in her face. Then, she opened her eyes and looked straight into those beautiful brown eyes.

Jack was lost the minute he touched her and when her baby blue eyes looked at him, he stopped listening to all the voices that were screaming in his head 'she is your junior officer', 'she is getting married and not to you', 'you're her CO'. Jack lowered his head to hers and kissed her lightly in the lips.

When she didn't move away, he kissed her again. It was a hesitant kiss. But when Sam kissed him back, Jack took that as the sign that told him go on, kiss her full in the mouth. His right hand went to the back of her head and Sam's right one moved to his neck.

Jack bit her lower lip playfully. Sam smiled but didn't do anything in response, so he licked her lower lip. He was looking for entrance to her mouth, and she gave it to him.

His tongue entered slowly into her mouth, as if asking for permission. He was tasting all of Sam. He was trying to imprint her taste in his mind, all the feelings, everything that he felt at that moment. His tongue started moving in her mouth, playing with her tongue, trying to get to every part of her mouth. Jack was making love to Sam's mouth.

Sam was lost in feelings and sensations. He was an excellent kisser. She had never felt someone kiss her like that. Jack was loving her at that precise moment. Sam knew that you can make love by kissing, but she never had experienced that until that moment.

Then suddenly his tongue left her mouth, and Sam knew he was asking her to explore his mouth, and as Sam was a good little soldier, she obeyed instantly. Her tongue started exploring Jack's hot mouth. He tasted like him, strong, confident, sensitive and a bit of chocolate.

She felt his left hand carresing her breast, and Sam moaned in his mouth. They weren't taking this slow. Both knew that they needed each other. Both knew that there was no going back and that really didn't matter to them anymore. They were going to face the consequences when the time came. Now the only thing that mattered was them, and only them.

Meanwhile on Washington DC, during the Presindent's press conference

"Sir, what do you have to say about the rumor written by Tom Wallace from The Gazette Telegraph?"

"What rumor?"

"The one that says that General O'Neill and Colonel Carter are having an affair and that you and the Joint Chiefs know about it?"

Hayes smiled. This wasn't a surprise for him. He had read the newspaper and all the people in the Pentagon were talking about it. He had discussed this with his Chief of Staff and reached a decission.

"Do you want to know who told Tom about this supposed affair?"

"You know who's the source?"

"Of course. Colonel Carter was supposed to get married three days ago, I believe, but she was called on an urgent mission and was forced to suspend the wedding," Hayes said. He wasn't smiling anymore.

"Her groom in an attack of jealousy went and told Tom about the close relationship Samantha has with Jack. But let me tell you something," he said before they started asking questions again, "she has a close relationship with Daniel too, in fact they are like family, but as Daniel is a civilian, her groom didn't think he is worth the gossip."

The reporters didn't say anything for a moment. They were analyzing what the President said.

"But, Sir, she works, from what we were able to find out, at NORAD, what mission could have developed?"

Hayes smiled again, "Sam is an excellent soldier. She is a genius. She was needed in an urgent matter that unfortunately for you is classified. The same happened with Jack and Daniel and other valuable people that work at NORAD. The only thing I can tell you is that Jack and Sam, General O'Neill and Colonel Carter, are two of the best Air Force officers we have, and they would never do anything to jeopardize their jobs and breaking the fraternization rules would be a disaster for them. So," Hayes stopped, one of his assistants had appeared.

"Sir, you have a call."

"I am busy now"

"It's General Jumper"

The smile on Hayes face dissappeared, "Sorry people, but I have to take the call," he said and left the conference room.

"What's wrong now?" the President asked Jumper through the red phone,

"What?……..you're kidding me………………… a prophecy? We'll talk about that later. Now tell me about the city………………………………………. Okay, now tell me what are we going to say? The press is talking and asking questions, and we are involved in all this. This Shannahan has caused a big problem…………………………….. We can't give a special permission……………………………………. You must think of a way…………………… I know…………………………………… the Ancients?………………………. the Ancients will return to Earth if Jack and the Colonel fulfill the prophecy? What exactly does the prophecy say?……………………………. Holy shit!………………….. Well, we gave Jack green light to do whatever was needed………………… Now, again, what about the city?………………………… That's interesting…………………… I will see what I can do, but the situation is complicated…………… See what we can do with Shannahan."

The President hung up. "Marie, call the Joint Chiefs and Ernie, please, I need them ASAP!"