Disclaimer and all that jazz are still in part one!
Part 3
Sam was thankful to be going back to work. She needed the distraction because both Mark and Pete were beginning to get one her nerves. The last few days had been rough enough for her without them constantly calling. Thankfully her team had seen fit to at least give her a little space. Daniel only called once since they had returned from San Diego, Teal'c never used the phone and she never expected the Colonel to call her. Although she wouldn't know if he did because she ripped the phone out of the wall after her brother called twice in one hour
She thought a lot about her father in those few days at home. She cried when she looked at pictures from when she was a kid and at the thought of the conversation she imagined having with him when she was stuck on the Prometheus. Every thing around her house seemed to remind her of him. She was broken out of her thoughts by the door bell.
"Pete what are you doing here?"
"I came to see how you were doing."
"Pete, I'm fine"
"Can I come in? I think we should talk"
Realizing she wasn't going to be able to get rid of him she let him. He did after all make the trip from Denver to see her so the least she could was listen to what he had to say.
"I've been talking to Mark"
"Pete" she started but he cut her off. Something that she hated very much
"Sam I know what you do is important but it is too dangerous maybe you should find something else"
"Excuse me?" She was shocked that he was even suggesting it. After all he saw what she did for a living and how important it was
"You're brother is worried about you and so am I. Look you can come to Denver, get a job there. We would be able to see more of each other too"
"You're right what I do is important and you have no idea how important it is. I will not just leave because you and my brother think it is best for me. My father understood why I do what I do and no it is not because he was military also"
"Sam please, I don't want to see you get hurt. If you come to Denver I can keep you safe"
"Get out" she yelled as she lead him to the door of her house
"Sam you are upset"
"Damn right I am, now get out. Neither you nor anyone else in my life is going to deicide how I live it. You can tell that to my brother also" she replied as she opened the front door
"Sam what happened we were so good together. I mean we can be great together. We can have a great life, kids the whole nine. Why are you settling for this life when you can have so much more?"
Hearing those words come from his mouth finally brought everything into perspective for her. He was right, just as her father had been on the Prometheus, she was settling. It just took her till now to realize that she was settling for the wrong thing. Pete was the safe bet not Jack. She was afraid to go for what she really wanted and instead settled for something else.
"You're right I can. Good bye Pete"
"Sam don't do this. You don't know what you are saying. You're upset just give it some time"
"I don't need any time, its over"
Dropping his head in defeat Pete walked out the door. "This isn't it, Sam"
"Goodbye Pete"
TBC
