EPILOGUE
A/N: Hey all!! Thanks so much for all your reviews!! Here goes the last chapter…contains mild spoilers for season 7's Grace
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Jack, Teal'c, Hammond, Jonas, Jacob, Janet, Sam and Daniel sat around laughing in Jack's house.
"That's the WORST movie," Daniel said.
"Is not, I liked it," Jack said.
"But its all WRONG! Imohtep wasn't bad…he was good," Daniel said.
"Bad and good are the only words you can come up with?" Janet asked.
"Daniel what did I tell you about drinking too much?" Jack said, taking the beer out of his hand and putting it on the table. "No more."
"I only had one bottle," Daniel said, looking depressed.
"Exactly," Jack said. "That's enough for you."
"Who's up for desert?" Janet asked.
"Me!" Daniel replied instantly.
Everyone else nodded and agreed one by one, except Sam who stood up and walked outside. Everyone suddenly went silent and watched after her. Then all eyes shifted to Jack expectantly.
He didn't say a word, just walked out after her.
"Carter?" he asked.
"It's over…" she said quietly.
"Yasureyabetcha," he replied, moving over to where she was leaning on the balcony on top of the stairs.
"It's just…its not sinking in, I feel like we still have to be worried about the Goa'uld, but it's all over, they're gone…forever…" she said. "And all those people, they died…"
She didn't sound upset, she just sounded as if she needed time to take it all in. Jack didn't say anything, he couldn't, he didn't know what to say, but he leaned against the railing with her. She looked up at the stars, his eyes followed.
"We saved them," she said. "We did our job so why do I feel so empty?"
"Because you're not happy Sam…" Jack said.
Sam looked at him. "Someone's told me that before."
He turned to face her. "Who?"
"Dad…but it wasn't him…I…it…was a long story," she said. "But he was right."
Jack leaned down and kiss her. For a moment she seemed shock, then she started kissing back before she suddenly pulled away.
"We can't…" she said.
"Sam…the regs don't apply anymore…it's all over," Jack said, his face close to hers.
A sudden realisation spread throughout her eyes. Then it was her turn to lean in and kiss him. They stayed like that for a couple of minutes till they both heard a crash from inside and a whole lot of laughter which distracted them.
"So what now?" Sam asked.
"Well, I was planning to go fishing with Teal'c this weekend…but I'm sure he wouldn't mind if we went without him," Jack grinned his lopsided grin.
"I don't think Teal'c would mind at all," Sam said.
Jack put his arm around her shoulder and lead her back inside. Everything was perfect. At least for now…
~*~ THE END ~*~