Sam looked Jack strait in the eye. Even in the most life threatening
situations, she'd never seen him look this serious. She took a few paces
towards him and faced him.
"Jack?"
"Sam, look. There are just something's I need to say, if you don't like them, you can forget them. That's fine. If you like what you hear, well that'd be great. He laughed. He sounded like he was close to tears. "Just hear me out," He put his finger over Sam's mouth which she'd just opened to say something. "Don't say anything until I've finished. Please Sam." Sam nodded and Jack took his finger away from her mouth and brushed a random wisp of hair out of her eyes and behind her ear. His palm lingering on her cheek. She was so beautiful. It was now or never. Jack knew he'd need to pluck up an awful lot of courage. Maybe even more than he'd needed when he'd lost Charlie.
Sam stood there, breathing steadily. Jack's coarse hand was upon her lips for a moment, now on her cheek. She terribly wished to touch him. To embrace him, but she wasn't sure about what he was going to say. She was afraid. More afraid than she'd ever been. More afraid even when she thought she was going to loose her father.
"Sam." He withdrew his hand. "When you first walked into that briefing room, I was dreading working with you. I was a bit. well a total chauvinist. I'm sorry. Over the years.through all the missions.and many coffee breaks.I've grown to like you Sam. I like you a lot. And well." Jack paused nervously and wiped some cold sweat from his brow. "My feelings for you have.how should I put this? They've.developed.into something they shouldn't have." Sam was trembling. She hoped this conversation was going the way she hoped. Tears were beginning to sting her eyes.
"Sam, what I'm trying to say is. What I mean is. I.I. I love you Sam."
Sam threw herself upon Jack and gave him a big hug. She kissed his cheek and whispered in his ear, "You don't realise how long I've waited for you to say that!"
"So am I to take it you feel, um the same?"
"Yes! YES!" Sam laughed and let go of Jack. Her smile was truly patriotic- stretching from sea to shining sea. She looked at Jack. It was like all her dreams had come true at once. "Jack, I love you and have done for so long. I can't.I can't live without you. You complete me. I look forward to coming to work each day- because of you! I'd probably given up on the Stargate if you hadn't been there. You've saved me so many times. Not just from death, but also boredom! And from loosing it. I needed you. I need you. I'd give up the world for you, and by the looks of things, I did!"
"In that case Sam." Jack knelt down and took Sam's hand. "Will you marry me?"
The smile disappeared from Sam's face.
"Jack?"
"Sam, look. There are just something's I need to say, if you don't like them, you can forget them. That's fine. If you like what you hear, well that'd be great. He laughed. He sounded like he was close to tears. "Just hear me out," He put his finger over Sam's mouth which she'd just opened to say something. "Don't say anything until I've finished. Please Sam." Sam nodded and Jack took his finger away from her mouth and brushed a random wisp of hair out of her eyes and behind her ear. His palm lingering on her cheek. She was so beautiful. It was now or never. Jack knew he'd need to pluck up an awful lot of courage. Maybe even more than he'd needed when he'd lost Charlie.
Sam stood there, breathing steadily. Jack's coarse hand was upon her lips for a moment, now on her cheek. She terribly wished to touch him. To embrace him, but she wasn't sure about what he was going to say. She was afraid. More afraid than she'd ever been. More afraid even when she thought she was going to loose her father.
"Sam." He withdrew his hand. "When you first walked into that briefing room, I was dreading working with you. I was a bit. well a total chauvinist. I'm sorry. Over the years.through all the missions.and many coffee breaks.I've grown to like you Sam. I like you a lot. And well." Jack paused nervously and wiped some cold sweat from his brow. "My feelings for you have.how should I put this? They've.developed.into something they shouldn't have." Sam was trembling. She hoped this conversation was going the way she hoped. Tears were beginning to sting her eyes.
"Sam, what I'm trying to say is. What I mean is. I.I. I love you Sam."
Sam threw herself upon Jack and gave him a big hug. She kissed his cheek and whispered in his ear, "You don't realise how long I've waited for you to say that!"
"So am I to take it you feel, um the same?"
"Yes! YES!" Sam laughed and let go of Jack. Her smile was truly patriotic- stretching from sea to shining sea. She looked at Jack. It was like all her dreams had come true at once. "Jack, I love you and have done for so long. I can't.I can't live without you. You complete me. I look forward to coming to work each day- because of you! I'd probably given up on the Stargate if you hadn't been there. You've saved me so many times. Not just from death, but also boredom! And from loosing it. I needed you. I need you. I'd give up the world for you, and by the looks of things, I did!"
"In that case Sam." Jack knelt down and took Sam's hand. "Will you marry me?"
The smile disappeared from Sam's face.