It was quiet on the drive to Sam's house, but he knew that something was going to happen when he got there. Daniel parked his car and turned to Sam. "Well, here you are."
"Daniel, can you come in? We need to talk about a few things."
"OK, let's go." Daniel got out and went over to the passenger side to help Sam. She got out of the car and had to lean on the car for support. "Whoa, you ok there Sam?"
"Yeah, just a little dizzy, that's all. I'll be fine."
"Ahh, let me help." Daniel grabbed her bag, keys, and then put his arm around her waist and helped her into the house. Once inside he helped her sit down, put her bag in her bedroom and headed to the kitchen. "Sam, I'm going to make us some tea." While Daniel was in the kitchen, Sam stretched out on the couch.
Daniel went into the living room 5 minutes later with a cup of tea in each hand, and he found Sam sleeping on the couch. He decided that she would be better in bed, so he put the cups down on the table, slid an arm underneath her neck and the other under her knees, picked her up and took her to her bed.
An hour later Daniel was sitting on the couch watching TV falling asleep when he heard yelling coming from the bedroom. Daniel was off of the couch and in Sam's room in less then thirty seconds. When he walked in, he saw that the sheet was wrapped all around Sam's legs and he could see tear tracks on her face. Daniel went over and sat down on the edge of the bed. He moved a piece of hair from her face and started to run his hands through her hair. "Come on Sam, it's just a dream. Wake up sweetie."
All of a sudden Sam's eyes flew open, "Daniel…?"
"Yeah, it's me. It's ok"
Sam sat up and threw herself into Daniel's arms. Her arms went around his neck and one of his arms went around her neck and the other around her waist. "Shh, it's ok Sam. You're safe now. It'll be fine. Don't worry." They just sat like that for a long time.
Finally Daniel looked down and saw the Sam feel back asleep, so he shifted his position to lie her down, and then went to get up. He was stopped when Sam grabbed his hand, looked up at his through sleepy eyes and said "stay with me?"
"Of course," Daniel went around to the other side of the bed, took his shoes and shirt off and got into the bed. Sam automatically rolled over and curled up beside him. Daniel wrapped his arms around her, kissed her on the head, "good night Sam."
Daniel was awakened the next morning at 9 by the ringing phone that was sitting on a table beside his head. "Hello."
"Daniel, is that you?"
"No Jack, it's my ghost. What do you want?"
"Well, I called your place looking for you, and when I got your machine, I figured that I would call Carter and see if she knew where you were, but I found you, so I don't have to do that."
Sam started waking up when she felt whatever she was on top of start moving. She opened her eyes and found herself looking at a muscular chest. She let her eyes move towards the face of the person and she saw light brown hair and blue eyes. "Morning Daniel."
Daniel stopped talking to Jack and turned his attention to the blonde that was still lying on his chest. "Good morning Sam," he said and kissed her on the forehead.
"Who are you talking to?"
"Huh?? Ohh, it's Jack… ah Jack you still there?"
"Yes Daniel I am and I'm not about to ask what you and Carter are doing, so I'll talk to you later. Bye." With that Jack hung up leaving a very confused looking Daniel. He hung up the phone and started talking to Sam again.
"Jack was looking for me, but I don't know what he wanted because he hung up on me when he heard you. Who knows?"
"Daniel, we need to talk about a few things, so let's move into the living room." Sam got off of Daniel and out of bed. She headed to the bathroom to brush her teeth while Daniel got up and put his shirt back on. He headed out to the living room, grabbed the cups that were left on the table from the night before, and moved to the kitchen to start a new pot of coffee.
Sam came down and sat on the couch and waited for Daniel to come back. Daniel came back in with two mugs of coffee, he handed one to her and sat on the opposite end of the couch. Sam finished her coffee really fast and put the mug on the table. "Daniel, we need to talk about a few things."
"Ok, what do you want to talk about?"
"I know that it was you that heard me while I was in the computer and not Jack."
"How did you know?"
"Well, first of all Janet told me. She seemed adamant that I know. Also I kinda figured it out myself. I'm not dumb! I know that the chances of Jack figuring it out are slim to none. Thank you so much for saving me."
"You're welcome Sam. I would have done everything in my power to help you. I care about you so much."
"I know you do, and I'm very grateful for everything that you have done. But I also need to talk to you about something else that I discussed with Janet and then later Jack."
"Ummm… ok, shoot."
"Well, something became clear to me last night and it's something I need to talk to you about. I know that your heard me when I tried to reach out. I also know that you stuck up for me when they all said that it was wrong for me to try to talk to the entity. I guess a little bit of you rubbed off on me." She said smiling, "So all of this helped me realize that I am in love someone, but it's not Jack. I don't know why people think this. It's not like they see me with him all the time. I'm usually with you. So that brings me to what I really wanted to tell you…"Sam moved so she was next to Daniel. She took his right hand in bother of hers and started.
"Daniel, I've been thinking and I realized something that happened over the four years that I've known you. Somewhere along the line I fell in love with you. I know that in someway it started on the day when we met on Abydos, but you know that I wouldn't try to get in between you and your wife. That's why I never told you. I was afraid that you wouldn't feel the same, and I guess I still am." Sam finished and looked away from Daniel.
"Sam you need to stop." Daniel took his right hand, put it under her chin and lifted it toward him. "I care about you, too. God the thought of loving you and you loving Jack was killing me inside. But you two are my friends, and I would have dealt with it. But now… to know that you feel the same. I love you so much." Daniel brought both of his hands to his lips and kissed them. "No matter what has to happen, we will make this work." He leaned over to kiss her on the lips and was meant half way.
"Daniel, can you come in? We need to talk about a few things."
"OK, let's go." Daniel got out and went over to the passenger side to help Sam. She got out of the car and had to lean on the car for support. "Whoa, you ok there Sam?"
"Yeah, just a little dizzy, that's all. I'll be fine."
"Ahh, let me help." Daniel grabbed her bag, keys, and then put his arm around her waist and helped her into the house. Once inside he helped her sit down, put her bag in her bedroom and headed to the kitchen. "Sam, I'm going to make us some tea." While Daniel was in the kitchen, Sam stretched out on the couch.
Daniel went into the living room 5 minutes later with a cup of tea in each hand, and he found Sam sleeping on the couch. He decided that she would be better in bed, so he put the cups down on the table, slid an arm underneath her neck and the other under her knees, picked her up and took her to her bed.
An hour later Daniel was sitting on the couch watching TV falling asleep when he heard yelling coming from the bedroom. Daniel was off of the couch and in Sam's room in less then thirty seconds. When he walked in, he saw that the sheet was wrapped all around Sam's legs and he could see tear tracks on her face. Daniel went over and sat down on the edge of the bed. He moved a piece of hair from her face and started to run his hands through her hair. "Come on Sam, it's just a dream. Wake up sweetie."
All of a sudden Sam's eyes flew open, "Daniel…?"
"Yeah, it's me. It's ok"
Sam sat up and threw herself into Daniel's arms. Her arms went around his neck and one of his arms went around her neck and the other around her waist. "Shh, it's ok Sam. You're safe now. It'll be fine. Don't worry." They just sat like that for a long time.
Finally Daniel looked down and saw the Sam feel back asleep, so he shifted his position to lie her down, and then went to get up. He was stopped when Sam grabbed his hand, looked up at his through sleepy eyes and said "stay with me?"
"Of course," Daniel went around to the other side of the bed, took his shoes and shirt off and got into the bed. Sam automatically rolled over and curled up beside him. Daniel wrapped his arms around her, kissed her on the head, "good night Sam."
Daniel was awakened the next morning at 9 by the ringing phone that was sitting on a table beside his head. "Hello."
"Daniel, is that you?"
"No Jack, it's my ghost. What do you want?"
"Well, I called your place looking for you, and when I got your machine, I figured that I would call Carter and see if she knew where you were, but I found you, so I don't have to do that."
Sam started waking up when she felt whatever she was on top of start moving. She opened her eyes and found herself looking at a muscular chest. She let her eyes move towards the face of the person and she saw light brown hair and blue eyes. "Morning Daniel."
Daniel stopped talking to Jack and turned his attention to the blonde that was still lying on his chest. "Good morning Sam," he said and kissed her on the forehead.
"Who are you talking to?"
"Huh?? Ohh, it's Jack… ah Jack you still there?"
"Yes Daniel I am and I'm not about to ask what you and Carter are doing, so I'll talk to you later. Bye." With that Jack hung up leaving a very confused looking Daniel. He hung up the phone and started talking to Sam again.
"Jack was looking for me, but I don't know what he wanted because he hung up on me when he heard you. Who knows?"
"Daniel, we need to talk about a few things, so let's move into the living room." Sam got off of Daniel and out of bed. She headed to the bathroom to brush her teeth while Daniel got up and put his shirt back on. He headed out to the living room, grabbed the cups that were left on the table from the night before, and moved to the kitchen to start a new pot of coffee.
Sam came down and sat on the couch and waited for Daniel to come back. Daniel came back in with two mugs of coffee, he handed one to her and sat on the opposite end of the couch. Sam finished her coffee really fast and put the mug on the table. "Daniel, we need to talk about a few things."
"Ok, what do you want to talk about?"
"I know that it was you that heard me while I was in the computer and not Jack."
"How did you know?"
"Well, first of all Janet told me. She seemed adamant that I know. Also I kinda figured it out myself. I'm not dumb! I know that the chances of Jack figuring it out are slim to none. Thank you so much for saving me."
"You're welcome Sam. I would have done everything in my power to help you. I care about you so much."
"I know you do, and I'm very grateful for everything that you have done. But I also need to talk to you about something else that I discussed with Janet and then later Jack."
"Ummm… ok, shoot."
"Well, something became clear to me last night and it's something I need to talk to you about. I know that your heard me when I tried to reach out. I also know that you stuck up for me when they all said that it was wrong for me to try to talk to the entity. I guess a little bit of you rubbed off on me." She said smiling, "So all of this helped me realize that I am in love someone, but it's not Jack. I don't know why people think this. It's not like they see me with him all the time. I'm usually with you. So that brings me to what I really wanted to tell you…"Sam moved so she was next to Daniel. She took his right hand in bother of hers and started.
"Daniel, I've been thinking and I realized something that happened over the four years that I've known you. Somewhere along the line I fell in love with you. I know that in someway it started on the day when we met on Abydos, but you know that I wouldn't try to get in between you and your wife. That's why I never told you. I was afraid that you wouldn't feel the same, and I guess I still am." Sam finished and looked away from Daniel.
"Sam you need to stop." Daniel took his right hand, put it under her chin and lifted it toward him. "I care about you, too. God the thought of loving you and you loving Jack was killing me inside. But you two are my friends, and I would have dealt with it. But now… to know that you feel the same. I love you so much." Daniel brought both of his hands to his lips and kissed them. "No matter what has to happen, we will make this work." He leaned over to kiss her on the lips and was meant half way.