Chapter Thirty Eight
"Sir, are you ok?" "Jack turned around.
"Sam, would you please sit down" Sam sat on the couch.
"You know that Jacob and I had a talk on the way home?"
"Yes"
"He has gotten me thinking about some things. You know what I'm like with words, so here read this and let me know what you think. I wrote this after I had my head sucked, so please read it"
Jack passed the letter to Sam. She took it and opened it and read it. A few minutes later she folded up the letter and with tears falling down her checks, she stood up and walked over to where Jack was standing. He had his back to her. Sam put her hand on his arm and turned him around so she could look him in the eyes.
"Do you really mean what you said in this letter?"
"Every word, Sam"
"Jack, I want to here those words from your lips"
"Samantha Carter, I love you" Jack said, as he looked into her eyes,
Sam could see the love in Jack, when he said those three magical words. It brought a lot of joy to Sam's heart. After seven years, she had finally heard the words she been craving for from the man she loved. She put both hands up to his face and still looking into his eyes,
"Jonathan O'Neill, I love you too."
Then Jack wrapped his arms around her waist, as she wrapped her arms around his neck,. He leant forward and gave her a kiss. Their first kiss, with no virus, time loops, just the love they had for each other. When they broke for air, he leant his forehead against hers, while trying to catch his breath.
"So, what do we do now?"
"Have you had any dinner?"
"No"
"I was just about to call an Italian restaurant in town to see if there was a table free. Would you like to join us for dinner?"
"Are you sure Sam?"
"Yes, I know dad won't mind"
"Ok, only if it is ok with him also"
"Of course, I don't mind Jack"
They turned to see Jacob standing there with a grin on his face.
"Dad, how long have you been standing there?"
"Long enough. Come on, I've already booked a table for the three of us"
"Thanks dad"
"Oh, Selmac says it's about time" they all laughed.
"Come on, let's go and eat, I'm staving" Sam said
"Ok, we will take my truck"
They all got their jackets and they headed to the restaurant in town. Fifteen minutes later they arrived at the restaurant. They were seated, ordered drinks first and looked over the menus to see what they wanted to eat.
"So Jack, how are you feeling?"
"Good thanks, it feels like a big weight has been lifted off my shoulders"
"That's good to hear. What are you going to do next?"
"Talk dad. I know that there is still a lot of things to talk about. Of course, there are still the regulations to think about."
"Worry about the regulations tomorrow, Ok? Sam, do you have your phone with you?"
"Yes"
Sam passed the phone to her dad, and then he pressed two numbers and hit connect button.
"Hi, George, I thought you should know, you own me one hundred dollars… yep tonight…. Ok, see you tomorrow" and he hung up. Jack and Sam, he noticed, were looking at him in shock.
"What?"
"Dad, you and General Hammond made a bet on us?"
"Yes we did, after we first meet five years ago. George has been keeping me up to date about you two ever since."
The waitress walked over to their table and they ordered their meals. They had a long talk over dinner. A couple of hours later they left the restaurant and headed back to Sam's place. Jacob turned in straight away, leaving Jack and Sam to talk. They were sitting on the couch, with Jack's arm around Sam's shoulder.
"So, Jacob told me you broke up with Pete"
"Yea, after he tried to blackmail General Hammond and the SGC, I had to do some thing and I did"
"What did you do?"
"You will have to find out tomorrow at the debriefing"
"Could you at least throw me a bone?"
"Ok, it has to do with Wormhole Extreme"
"That's all you are going to tell me?"
"Yep"
"Anything else?"
"Yea, General Hammond told me something else that Pete did"
"Did he hurt you?"
"No, he had a friend of his at the FBI do a background check on me"
"That bastard!. Sam, I couldn't believe what he had done" Jack wrapped his arms around her.
"I know, it is all my fault" Jack let go so that he could look at Sam's face.
"Sam, you listen to me. It's not your fault, just remember that, ok?"
"But Jack"
"No Sam, just remember that ok? You weren't to know what he was like and what he was doing behind your back"
"I know."
"Look, I better get going, we have a long debriefing in the morning"
"Jack, why don't you stay the night"
"Sam, I should go."
"Jack, please."
"Ok"
They stood up and headed into Sam's room, turning the lights off as they went. Sam went to her bathroom to get changed and brush her teeth, while Jack stripped down to his boxers and tee shirt. He climbed into Sam's bed and waited for her. When she walked out of the bathroom, she was wearing a tank top and pajama pants. She climbed into bed and she turned off the light, before snuggling down for the night in Jack's arms.
"Jack, you know what you said in the letter? About showing me how much you love me?"
"Yes, I remember reading it, why" Sam propped herself up so she could look at him in the face.
"Show me"
"Sam?"
"Jack?"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, you said in the letter that if you had a chance you would show me how much you loved me."
Jack lent over and gave her a kiss, and then it became passionate. They took their time in showing how much they loved one another. They made passionate love and they snuggled together in one another's arms.
"Wow, that was incredible. Jack, it was so passionate, loving, amazing"
"Well I must be dreaming" making Sam giggle.
"You were dreaming about making love to me like what you just did?"
"Yes, so you think I was incredible?"
"Yes, I loved it"
"Good, lets get some sleep, ok"
"Ok"
They feel asleep in one another arms, with smiles on their faces.