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Time passed.
They were still hiding their feelings. Worried that the regulations would force them apart. They were afraid.
But they were happy.
And then came the day Daniel died. And he had pushed her away, wanting to keep a distance, afraid of losing her too. And by doing that, he almost did.
She wanted to understand. But she couldn´t. She missed him, needed him, and he closed his eyes from the look of pain and sadness in her blue eyes. And for that he hated himself. But he believed he was doing the right thing.
And she gave him time. She would give him all the time in the world.
And then suddenly, her life fell apart again, he was gone, taken by the Tok´ra to be saved. And she was afraid he would hate her, because she knew that the reasons when she had begged him to accept the help he didn´t want, were selfish. She couldn´t lose him. She was selfish that way.
But he came back. And that night he was standing behind her door again and she welcomed him home.
Slowly life was returning back to normal. They still missed their friend, but they were healing.
They were more in love than ever.
Their missions off-world were easy, quiet, and to them, almost boring. But to her it was just fine. She enjoyed the hours in the warm sun, the clear nights under the twin-moons, and most of it, she enjoyed his company. With her he was serious and funny, gentle and loving and she knew there would never be anyone else for her.
One night, when the moons of the still unfamiliar planet had crept up to the dark sky, she lay awake in his arms. No longer they needed to keep their secrets from their friends, and she was glad. They didn´t need the cover of the tents to lay close, together.
The night was quiet, only soft voices of the two other team members were heard farther as they stood in guard. She heard a soft splash, and a smile crept on her lips. The newest member of their team was most likely throwing small rocks on the water. He did that often.
The man behind her tightened his hold onto her and she sighed happily. She felt safe. And she allowed his soft, steady breathing lull her into a sleep.
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It was raining.
The warm, sunny planets now only in his memories as he listened the raging storm outside. He hated it. But the woman in the tent with him didn´t seem to mind; she was sleeping.
He would have wanted to lie down with her, but he sat by the door, keeping guard in case of the enemy he was fairly sure was not there. But just in case. It was how he had been trained. It was how he lived.
The crash of thunder was heard now closer and he let out a long sigh as the rain fell from the sky harder.
A soft cry left from her lips and he turned to look at her. She was still having nightmares.
Their lives at the SGC wasn´t easy. Too many times they had lost each other, watched the other die and being tortured. Not too long ago he had been away, and she had been desperate to find him. His time on the planet with the man he absolutely hated hadn´t been easy for him, but life hadn´t been easy for Sam Carter either.
She had refused to talk about it, but he had his way. And he knew. She had been crushed. Lost. Desperate.
But he had survived. They always did.
Then Daniel had returned. Lost and confused. But he was back. And life was good again.
He heard her moving, pushing the sleeping bag aside and sitting up. Glancing back to her he let out a small chuckle, and she frowned at him.
"It´s still raining, why don´t you go back to sleep." He suggested softly.
She rubbed her face, her eyes still sleepy. But she shook her head as a no and he watched her crawling to him. She sat next to him, placing her head against his shoulder and fighting to keep her eyes open. She was still tired.
He wrapped his arm around her and placed a soft kiss against her hair. And they sat like that for a long moment, listening the closing thunder.
End of part 2
Time passed.
They were still hiding their feelings. Worried that the regulations would force them apart. They were afraid.
But they were happy.
And then came the day Daniel died. And he had pushed her away, wanting to keep a distance, afraid of losing her too. And by doing that, he almost did.
She wanted to understand. But she couldn´t. She missed him, needed him, and he closed his eyes from the look of pain and sadness in her blue eyes. And for that he hated himself. But he believed he was doing the right thing.
And she gave him time. She would give him all the time in the world.
And then suddenly, her life fell apart again, he was gone, taken by the Tok´ra to be saved. And she was afraid he would hate her, because she knew that the reasons when she had begged him to accept the help he didn´t want, were selfish. She couldn´t lose him. She was selfish that way.
But he came back. And that night he was standing behind her door again and she welcomed him home.
Slowly life was returning back to normal. They still missed their friend, but they were healing.
They were more in love than ever.
Their missions off-world were easy, quiet, and to them, almost boring. But to her it was just fine. She enjoyed the hours in the warm sun, the clear nights under the twin-moons, and most of it, she enjoyed his company. With her he was serious and funny, gentle and loving and she knew there would never be anyone else for her.
One night, when the moons of the still unfamiliar planet had crept up to the dark sky, she lay awake in his arms. No longer they needed to keep their secrets from their friends, and she was glad. They didn´t need the cover of the tents to lay close, together.
The night was quiet, only soft voices of the two other team members were heard farther as they stood in guard. She heard a soft splash, and a smile crept on her lips. The newest member of their team was most likely throwing small rocks on the water. He did that often.
The man behind her tightened his hold onto her and she sighed happily. She felt safe. And she allowed his soft, steady breathing lull her into a sleep.
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It was raining.
The warm, sunny planets now only in his memories as he listened the raging storm outside. He hated it. But the woman in the tent with him didn´t seem to mind; she was sleeping.
He would have wanted to lie down with her, but he sat by the door, keeping guard in case of the enemy he was fairly sure was not there. But just in case. It was how he had been trained. It was how he lived.
The crash of thunder was heard now closer and he let out a long sigh as the rain fell from the sky harder.
A soft cry left from her lips and he turned to look at her. She was still having nightmares.
Their lives at the SGC wasn´t easy. Too many times they had lost each other, watched the other die and being tortured. Not too long ago he had been away, and she had been desperate to find him. His time on the planet with the man he absolutely hated hadn´t been easy for him, but life hadn´t been easy for Sam Carter either.
She had refused to talk about it, but he had his way. And he knew. She had been crushed. Lost. Desperate.
But he had survived. They always did.
Then Daniel had returned. Lost and confused. But he was back. And life was good again.
He heard her moving, pushing the sleeping bag aside and sitting up. Glancing back to her he let out a small chuckle, and she frowned at him.
"It´s still raining, why don´t you go back to sleep." He suggested softly.
She rubbed her face, her eyes still sleepy. But she shook her head as a no and he watched her crawling to him. She sat next to him, placing her head against his shoulder and fighting to keep her eyes open. She was still tired.
He wrapped his arm around her and placed a soft kiss against her hair. And they sat like that for a long moment, listening the closing thunder.
End of part 2