Being True To Myself

Pt. 2: Admitting To Myself And Him

Author's Note: Last part. After "Double Jeopardy". Slash. Jack/Daniel

Disclaimer: SG-1, not mine

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As soon as he stumbled from the Stargate, Daniel Jackson's eyes searched the crowd for a familiar face, but didn't find it. "Welcome back, Daniel," Sam Carter said with a smile, but saw that the anthropologist's mind was elsewhere.

"Where's Jack?"

'I knew it,' Carter thought. "He wants you to meet him in his office,"

"Thanks, Sam,"

She watched him leave the gate room, a small smile still on her face.

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Jack looked up when he heard a knock on his doorframe. "Sam said you wanted to see me?"

"Yeah, come in, Daniel," Jack jumped to his feet. Daniel shut the door and sat down in the chair before Jack's desk. Jack sat on the edge of his desk.

"So, what's up?" Daniel asked after an umcomfortable silence.

Jack sighed before beginning. "While you were gone, we got a visit from Harlan. Apparently, our...uh, twins have been using their gate to go on missions, and they went to P2X-729. Cronus had taken over, and he captured Daniel, Carter and Teal'c," Jack was surprised that Daniel didn't seem surprised. "Well, long story short, Cronus, Teal'c, Carter, Jack and Daniel...are dead,"

Daniel nodded. "I know,"

Jack blinked. "What?"

"While I was gone, I had a dream. I saw Daniel's death through his eyes," He had also heard every thought his twin had and learned a few things about them both, but he didn't say this.

"Huh...well, that's not why I asked Carter to send you to my office. What I really want to say is..." Jack's heart jackhammered against his chest. His mouth went dry and all that saliva seemed to go to his palms. "Daniel, I..." He stared into those clear blue eyes and suddenly the scene his twin had described ran through his head. "Daniel, I love you. I hope this doesn't-" Jack was cut off midramble when Daniel jumped from his chair and captured his mouth in a passionate kiss. At first, each were a little startled by the thought that they were kissing another man, but that was quickly pushed aside by the knowledge of who they were kissing. One of Jack's arms snaked around Daniel's waist while the other pushed the contents of his desk to the floor.

"I love you, Jack," Danile whispered when they broke apart for a second. Jack smiled and kissed him again.

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Author's Note: Short 'n' sweet, right? R & R, please!