EPILOGUE
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OK u made me do it! I don't like getting bad feedback, and I gotta admit it was kinda rushed. I realised that AFTER I posted it! So here's your epilogue!
"Hey Carter," Jack said, walking into her office.
"Hi," she replied, not looking up from her work.
"About the party…" he started.
"It's OK," she said. "We were under the influence of Olosis. And that was months ago."
"That's not what I was going to say," he continued. "I was going to say…oh never mind."
He turned around to leave the room. Sam looked up.
"No wait, sir," she said. "What?"
"I don't regret it happening," he said.
Sam didn't know what to say. She looked up at him. Their eyes meeting, again. Sam could see the feelings behind Jack's eyes, running through his head, the options, the possibilities.
"I don't either," she finally blurted out. "But you know we can't…"
"I know," he said. "I actually came in here to say something else."
"What?" she asked.
"Merry Christmas," he smiled.
"Oh yeah, you too," she said.
He dropped a card on her table and stared at it for a moment. "You gonna open it?"
"Yeah," she said, blinking and picking the card up off the table.
Dear Sam,
You know I would've been spending Christmas as a fifteen-year-old boy if that Olosis dude hadn't decided to swap us back. But you know the only reason he did that was because we showed that we loved each other.
I want you to know that I meant what happened that night. Even though it seems so long ago, in another body…oh wait, it was J . I know we aren't allowed to show feelings for each other, but that doesn't mean we can't have feelings for each other. I love you Sam and I want you to know that.
Jack
Sam looked up to meet his gaze. He started to lean towards her and before she even realised it, for the second time in the past four months, they kissed. Suddenly someone barged through the door, they both sprung apart to see Daniel gaping at them.
"I'm sorry," he said. "I didn't mean to interrupt anything. I'll just be leaving."
He turned to run away.
"Daniel," Jack said in a warning tone. "This is not to get out of this room…understood?"
Daniel nodded, grinning evilly. "Can I leave now?"
"Yes," Jack replied.
Sam turned to him once Daniel had left. "I love you too, but we can't."
"I know," Jack said. "We can't."
"Letter from Amber and Mark," Daniel said, reappearing in Sam's office ten minutes later. "Is it safe?"
"It's safe Daniel," Sam smiled. "Can I have it?"
Daniel handed over the envelope. It was a card.
Hey Sam, Jack,
We miss being in the airforce, but I'm sure you're glad you're back in your bodies. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Season Greetings, whatever. Chris says hi. Email us.
Amber and Mark.
Sam smiled, putting it back in the envelope. "You better give it to Jack, he likes the Internet more than I do."
"Gotcha," Daniel said. "Sam…about before, I'm really sorry."
"It's OK," Sam said. "Just don't tell the General."
"Oh it's Christmas, I won't," Daniel said.
"Thanks," Sam said.
