AUTHOR'S NOTE: Lol! I love leaving you all on a cliff hanger, it's fun!
Well here's the next part, hope you enjoy it!
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"There's a few things," Sam said.
Jack winced. "Yeah there's a few - but right now there's just one thing that matters."
Sam felt her heart seemingly stop. He was about to it, she had imagined this moment over and over so many times in her head but never had she expected it to be actually happening. She had been staring at the ground, but now she looked up. His eyes seemed to search her face for a minute before meeting hers. Her non-beating heart jumped into her throat, she froze, she couldn't possibly say anything.
"I - ," he stopped and looked away for a second, then his gaze returned to meet hers. So many thoughts were running through his head. For one he couldn't believe this was it, that he had to say it or that damn alien wouldn't let him out. It seemed like a dream, a dream from a far off place, as if they were no longer themselves. "I love you."
Then it was his turn to freeze as well. Had he just said that? He had! He couldn't believe it. He had just admitted something he had never even admitted to himself. Well his little kid version had pointed it out to him, but he'd never actually said it out loud, or written it down. Maybe he'd considered it a few times, but never had he imagined this.
"I know," Sam replied softly.
"I just wanted you to know that," Jack said. "No! I've always wanted you to know that, but I couldn't tell you! And everyday, every single day, I would watch you, wanting to say something, anything, but I couldn't. I still can't technically. But now I have, and you know what? I don't regret it at all."
"I love you too," Sam spurted out, looking away from him.
"Sam - ," he said.
Sam looked at him again and met his eye. "I can't believe I just said that. We're going to be court marshalled."
"Carter, they can't court marshal us because they don't know this happened," Jack said. "We keep this to ourselves -."
"Yes," Sam whispered.
Suddenly she found herself longing to kiss him. He obviously felt the same because at that moment he began to lean forward, towards her.
"Whoops," a voice came from behind Sam.
She immediately pulled away from him and turned around to find Daniel with a look of surprise on his face. "I think I'll be leaving," Daniel said, turning to leave.
"Wait - Daniel where are your others?" Jack asked, avoiding looking at Sam, who had moved quite far away from him now.
"They just suddenly disappeared," Daniel said. "I was guessing we'd all figured out our problems and we could get out of here now."
He looked at the two of them.
"Although it seems we're not quite out of this yet," Daniel said. "Considering we're still here -."
"Where's Teal'c?" Sam asked.
"I am here, MajorCarter," Teal'c said.
Jack and Sam turned around to see Teal'c standing behind them.
"How long were you, uh, standing there?" Jack asked.
"I just arrived," Teal'c said, raising an eyebrow. "Why?"
"Just asking," Jack replied.
Suddenly there was a bright flash of light and they found themselves standing in the room they had first entered, the Stargate was of to their left. Astrassa stood in front of them, a large grin on his face.
"Now you are all better you may go home," Astrassa announced.
"Astrassa," Daniel said. "Before you leave, I would just like to thank you."
"You are welcome," Astrassa said. "All of you."
And then he disappeared in the same manor he had appeared.
"Daniel dial home," Jack said.
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A week later Jack found himself at work early for some odd reason. Looking at his watch he realised it was only 7:30 in the morning. He rubbed his eyes and decided to go to the commissary for a cup of coffee. He wandered in and saw only one other figure sitting at a table all by herself.
"Morning Carter," Jack said.
She looked up from the book she was reading. "Morning, sir."
"Watcha reading?" he asked, hovering by her side.
"Physics book," she said. "You're here early."
"Couldn't sleep," he mumbled. "Want a coffee?"
"I just had one, thanks, sir," Sam said, returning to her book and eating her waffles.
"OK," Jack said.
He wandered over to the coffee machine and put in a few coins. The commissary wasn't officially open at this hour so he had to use the vending machine. He watched his cup fill up with the horrible coffee and took it out of the machine, he turned around and almost bumped right into -
"Carter?" Jack said. "Thought you didn't want coffee?"
"I - I want a hot chocolate," she said.
Jack couldn't help noticing how close her face was to his. "OK," he almost whispered.
Her eyes searched his, trying to figure out what he was thinking. He watched her eyes searching his, in turn searching hers. He could quite easily lean over and kiss her, but what if someone walked in? What if General Hammond or one of those NID guys walked in?
But did he really care? That was the question. He watched her blue eyes, still searching his for an answer and found himself, for the second time that week, leaning forward to kiss her. She did the same. Except this time their lips actually met. Sam suddenly pulled away, spilling Jack's coffee all over the floor. He winced again.
"I shouldn't have done that," Jack said.
"Yes you should have," Sam said. "You should have," she repeated more quietly. "I'm sorry sir I have to go."
And with that she returned to fetch her book and then left the room. Jack looked around, he was truly alone this time.
And the worst part was that he cared. He didn't want to be alone any longer, but he knew it had to be. One day maybe, but this wasn't it.
"I shouldn't have done that," he repeated to himself.
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AUTHOR'S NOTE: :D! Yes that's it schmucks and schmucketts! But there might be a sequel one day! We'll just have to wait and see if anything pops into my head! Please read & review! And thanks for reading! And for all the reviews (although more would be nice, nudge nudge, wink wink)!!
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"There's a few things," Sam said.
Jack winced. "Yeah there's a few - but right now there's just one thing that matters."
Sam felt her heart seemingly stop. He was about to it, she had imagined this moment over and over so many times in her head but never had she expected it to be actually happening. She had been staring at the ground, but now she looked up. His eyes seemed to search her face for a minute before meeting hers. Her non-beating heart jumped into her throat, she froze, she couldn't possibly say anything.
"I - ," he stopped and looked away for a second, then his gaze returned to meet hers. So many thoughts were running through his head. For one he couldn't believe this was it, that he had to say it or that damn alien wouldn't let him out. It seemed like a dream, a dream from a far off place, as if they were no longer themselves. "I love you."
Then it was his turn to freeze as well. Had he just said that? He had! He couldn't believe it. He had just admitted something he had never even admitted to himself. Well his little kid version had pointed it out to him, but he'd never actually said it out loud, or written it down. Maybe he'd considered it a few times, but never had he imagined this.
"I know," Sam replied softly.
"I just wanted you to know that," Jack said. "No! I've always wanted you to know that, but I couldn't tell you! And everyday, every single day, I would watch you, wanting to say something, anything, but I couldn't. I still can't technically. But now I have, and you know what? I don't regret it at all."
"I love you too," Sam spurted out, looking away from him.
"Sam - ," he said.
Sam looked at him again and met his eye. "I can't believe I just said that. We're going to be court marshalled."
"Carter, they can't court marshal us because they don't know this happened," Jack said. "We keep this to ourselves -."
"Yes," Sam whispered.
Suddenly she found herself longing to kiss him. He obviously felt the same because at that moment he began to lean forward, towards her.
"Whoops," a voice came from behind Sam.
She immediately pulled away from him and turned around to find Daniel with a look of surprise on his face. "I think I'll be leaving," Daniel said, turning to leave.
"Wait - Daniel where are your others?" Jack asked, avoiding looking at Sam, who had moved quite far away from him now.
"They just suddenly disappeared," Daniel said. "I was guessing we'd all figured out our problems and we could get out of here now."
He looked at the two of them.
"Although it seems we're not quite out of this yet," Daniel said. "Considering we're still here -."
"Where's Teal'c?" Sam asked.
"I am here, MajorCarter," Teal'c said.
Jack and Sam turned around to see Teal'c standing behind them.
"How long were you, uh, standing there?" Jack asked.
"I just arrived," Teal'c said, raising an eyebrow. "Why?"
"Just asking," Jack replied.
Suddenly there was a bright flash of light and they found themselves standing in the room they had first entered, the Stargate was of to their left. Astrassa stood in front of them, a large grin on his face.
"Now you are all better you may go home," Astrassa announced.
"Astrassa," Daniel said. "Before you leave, I would just like to thank you."
"You are welcome," Astrassa said. "All of you."
And then he disappeared in the same manor he had appeared.
"Daniel dial home," Jack said.
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A week later Jack found himself at work early for some odd reason. Looking at his watch he realised it was only 7:30 in the morning. He rubbed his eyes and decided to go to the commissary for a cup of coffee. He wandered in and saw only one other figure sitting at a table all by herself.
"Morning Carter," Jack said.
She looked up from the book she was reading. "Morning, sir."
"Watcha reading?" he asked, hovering by her side.
"Physics book," she said. "You're here early."
"Couldn't sleep," he mumbled. "Want a coffee?"
"I just had one, thanks, sir," Sam said, returning to her book and eating her waffles.
"OK," Jack said.
He wandered over to the coffee machine and put in a few coins. The commissary wasn't officially open at this hour so he had to use the vending machine. He watched his cup fill up with the horrible coffee and took it out of the machine, he turned around and almost bumped right into -
"Carter?" Jack said. "Thought you didn't want coffee?"
"I - I want a hot chocolate," she said.
Jack couldn't help noticing how close her face was to his. "OK," he almost whispered.
Her eyes searched his, trying to figure out what he was thinking. He watched her eyes searching his, in turn searching hers. He could quite easily lean over and kiss her, but what if someone walked in? What if General Hammond or one of those NID guys walked in?
But did he really care? That was the question. He watched her blue eyes, still searching his for an answer and found himself, for the second time that week, leaning forward to kiss her. She did the same. Except this time their lips actually met. Sam suddenly pulled away, spilling Jack's coffee all over the floor. He winced again.
"I shouldn't have done that," Jack said.
"Yes you should have," Sam said. "You should have," she repeated more quietly. "I'm sorry sir I have to go."
And with that she returned to fetch her book and then left the room. Jack looked around, he was truly alone this time.
And the worst part was that he cared. He didn't want to be alone any longer, but he knew it had to be. One day maybe, but this wasn't it.
"I shouldn't have done that," he repeated to himself.
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AUTHOR'S NOTE: :D! Yes that's it schmucks and schmucketts! But there might be a sequel one day! We'll just have to wait and see if anything pops into my head! Please read & review! And thanks for reading! And for all the reviews (although more would be nice, nudge nudge, wink wink)!!