Sam frowned and gazed unsteadily at Jack. She didn't know what to say.
She knew what she wanted to say, but she couldn't. If he was only teasing,
she'd feel so embarrassed. She knew Jack loved his practical jokes, but
was he being serious? He certainly seemed serious.
"Sam..? Sam, please. Answer me." Jack whispered hoarsely and Sam looked deep into his eyes and saw only love and truth. Pure love and blindingly bright love. She took a sharp breath in and smiled.
Sam replied with all her heart. "Nothing would ever make me happier. I will. I WILL." Jack stood up and embraced Sam. Finally something was going right.
"When we get back to the SGC," whispered Jack into Sam's ear. His warm breath blew her hair and tickled her ear. "I'm going to retire. We can be together at last Sam, just you and me.Maybe I can finally teach you to fish."
Sam drew back a little bit. His words had finally hit her. "Sir,"
"Sam you can cut that out!" Laughed Jack. You won't be Sir-ing me for much longer.Unless you want to of course?"
"Jack.I can't let you retire."
"Sam! What are you going to retire? Come on, I've retired before."
"JACK! You know what our work schedule is like! If you retired.I'd never be able to see you. And if I left. well, it'd be just the same."
"What are you saying?"
"I could retire, but not leave. You know. become Dr Sam Carter, like it says there. We can still g on missions together. See each other everyday."
"You sure you want to do that? I don't want you t give anything up for me Sam, I love you too much to take anything from you."
"If I promise to go fishing with you, will you let me?"
"Seriously?"
"Yep."
"OK then." Jack drew her back into his arms and squeezed tight.
Meanwhile.
"Teal'c. is it me or is this very strange?"
"DanielJackson, many things you say and do are indeed strange to me."
"No, I mean these hieroglyphs."
"There appears to be nothing unusual about them to me."
Daniel looked at Teal'c and scratched his head worriedly. "I don't like what I'm reading here. I think. no it is just a bit too soon to say. Mmm. This might take a while Teal'c. Why don't you go and take some photographs of those erm, Sam and Jack things. You know how to use the camera don't you."
"GeneralHammond has shown me on a bird-watching trip he ventured to take me upon."
"Right. The camera's in that back over there."
Daniel jotted something else down in his notebook as Teal'c left the chamber with the digital camera cradled delicately in his arms.
About five minutes later Daniel took off his glasses and studied the writings even closer. "Oh dear." sighed Daniel.
"Sam..? Sam, please. Answer me." Jack whispered hoarsely and Sam looked deep into his eyes and saw only love and truth. Pure love and blindingly bright love. She took a sharp breath in and smiled.
Sam replied with all her heart. "Nothing would ever make me happier. I will. I WILL." Jack stood up and embraced Sam. Finally something was going right.
"When we get back to the SGC," whispered Jack into Sam's ear. His warm breath blew her hair and tickled her ear. "I'm going to retire. We can be together at last Sam, just you and me.Maybe I can finally teach you to fish."
Sam drew back a little bit. His words had finally hit her. "Sir,"
"Sam you can cut that out!" Laughed Jack. You won't be Sir-ing me for much longer.Unless you want to of course?"
"Jack.I can't let you retire."
"Sam! What are you going to retire? Come on, I've retired before."
"JACK! You know what our work schedule is like! If you retired.I'd never be able to see you. And if I left. well, it'd be just the same."
"What are you saying?"
"I could retire, but not leave. You know. become Dr Sam Carter, like it says there. We can still g on missions together. See each other everyday."
"You sure you want to do that? I don't want you t give anything up for me Sam, I love you too much to take anything from you."
"If I promise to go fishing with you, will you let me?"
"Seriously?"
"Yep."
"OK then." Jack drew her back into his arms and squeezed tight.
Meanwhile.
"Teal'c. is it me or is this very strange?"
"DanielJackson, many things you say and do are indeed strange to me."
"No, I mean these hieroglyphs."
"There appears to be nothing unusual about them to me."
Daniel looked at Teal'c and scratched his head worriedly. "I don't like what I'm reading here. I think. no it is just a bit too soon to say. Mmm. This might take a while Teal'c. Why don't you go and take some photographs of those erm, Sam and Jack things. You know how to use the camera don't you."
"GeneralHammond has shown me on a bird-watching trip he ventured to take me upon."
"Right. The camera's in that back over there."
Daniel jotted something else down in his notebook as Teal'c left the chamber with the digital camera cradled delicately in his arms.
About five minutes later Daniel took off his glasses and studied the writings even closer. "Oh dear." sighed Daniel.