…Present day…
"Well I hope I to get to know you better in the future…" he told her as he smiled. "So what's with all the cookies?"
Sam answered him as she pulled out the batch from the oven, "They're for Colonel O'Neill… We're getting together tonight as a sort of 'Glad You're Awake' party.
'There she goes on again about her Colonel… she didn't make me cookies when I got out of the hospital… "Just you and the Colonel?"
Sam raised her eyes at Pete and answered, "No. Our entire team and some other friends from the base will be there," she told him as she tried to not show her anger at his question.
Pete was pleased and didn't even try to hide it, "Good!"
"What's that supposed to mean?" she asked him as she placed her hands on the counter and stared right at him.
Pete was defiant, "I just don't like the idea of you two being alone together."
"Why?" she demanded to know from him.
"Because you're my girlfriend!"
"What's that have to do with it?"
"A guy shouldn't be alone with someone else's girlfriend, that's all I'm saying!"
"No it's not! You still think there's something going on between the Colonel and me!"
Pete wasn't going to back down, no way he was going to lose his girl to a fly boy! "Well isn't there?"
Sam hesitated ever so slightly, "No."
Pete however heard the hesitation and decided to use it to his advantage, "Yeah, but I bet you do!"
Sam stared at him not answering him as she thought about it. 'Yeah, I do… What am I doing?' The realization hit Sam suddenly. "Pete, this isn't working," she told him quietly with a bit of remorse.
Pete stared at her shocked, was she giving up on them? "What? We're great together!" he told her as he came around to stand next to her and take her hands.
Sam pulled her hands back and crossed her arms, "No Pete, we aren't. You don't trust me. I can't be in a relationship where the other person is always questioning me and not trusting me. It's not worth it, it shouldn't have to be this hard."
"What are you talking about? I trust you!"
"No you don't Pete," she told him sternly. "You followed me to a stakeout after we had just met, you've had your friend in the FBI checking up on me and my trip to L.A. You think I'm cheating on you with my CO, which I might add is against regulations! You don't trust me Pete…"
He couldn't believe he was losing her, and he was willing to bet that it was because of a certain Colonel. "Well can you blame me? I don't know anything about what you do!"
"I've already explained that to you," 'This is definitely not worth it, we spend more time fighting than anything.'
"Yeah, I know it's classified," he told her sarcastically. "But come on, you gotta give me something to work with, we're great together!"
"I won't lie to you Pete, I've had some really nice times with you. But this relationship we have isn't working out… I think we should stop seeing each other,' she told him quietly.
"Aw come on Sam, don't say that. You're the best thing that's happened to me in a long time. I can't let you go!"
"I'm sorry Pete. But I don't see us having a future together."
Pete heard how sure she was that there wasn't a future for them. Pete got angry, "Because of your Colonel right?"
"He has nothing to do with this," she told him shaking her head. "This has to do with us, or rather lack thereof."
"Yes it does, you're infatuated with your CO! That's why you've never introduced me to your 'friends'… You probably just used me to make him jealous didn't you?"
Sam had had enough of this, "The reason I went out with you was because I thought you would make me happy. Apparently, I was wrong!" Sam took a deep breath and looked down at the floor. "Please leave," she commanded him.
Pete stared angrily at her for what she had done to him, how she had broken his heart. "Yeah, I think I'll do that," he said as he headed for the door and left.
Once he was gone, Sam walked to the front door and locked it. She leaned against the door for several minutes thinking. "Why did I let that go on so long?" she asked herself. 'Because you wanted to be happy,' the voice in her head told her. "Who am I kidding…?" The voice in her head reminded her though that only one man could make her happy and respect her at the same time. She could deal with being content… At least she'd get to see him everyday at work, and he'd still make her laugh. He'd still respect her. He trusted her. The Air Force told her she couldn't be with her CO, but she'd settle for being content with just being around him. And maybe now that Pete was out of the picture, things would return to normal like before…
TBC
"Well I hope I to get to know you better in the future…" he told her as he smiled. "So what's with all the cookies?"
Sam answered him as she pulled out the batch from the oven, "They're for Colonel O'Neill… We're getting together tonight as a sort of 'Glad You're Awake' party.
'There she goes on again about her Colonel… she didn't make me cookies when I got out of the hospital… "Just you and the Colonel?"
Sam raised her eyes at Pete and answered, "No. Our entire team and some other friends from the base will be there," she told him as she tried to not show her anger at his question.
Pete was pleased and didn't even try to hide it, "Good!"
"What's that supposed to mean?" she asked him as she placed her hands on the counter and stared right at him.
Pete was defiant, "I just don't like the idea of you two being alone together."
"Why?" she demanded to know from him.
"Because you're my girlfriend!"
"What's that have to do with it?"
"A guy shouldn't be alone with someone else's girlfriend, that's all I'm saying!"
"No it's not! You still think there's something going on between the Colonel and me!"
Pete wasn't going to back down, no way he was going to lose his girl to a fly boy! "Well isn't there?"
Sam hesitated ever so slightly, "No."
Pete however heard the hesitation and decided to use it to his advantage, "Yeah, but I bet you do!"
Sam stared at him not answering him as she thought about it. 'Yeah, I do… What am I doing?' The realization hit Sam suddenly. "Pete, this isn't working," she told him quietly with a bit of remorse.
Pete stared at her shocked, was she giving up on them? "What? We're great together!" he told her as he came around to stand next to her and take her hands.
Sam pulled her hands back and crossed her arms, "No Pete, we aren't. You don't trust me. I can't be in a relationship where the other person is always questioning me and not trusting me. It's not worth it, it shouldn't have to be this hard."
"What are you talking about? I trust you!"
"No you don't Pete," she told him sternly. "You followed me to a stakeout after we had just met, you've had your friend in the FBI checking up on me and my trip to L.A. You think I'm cheating on you with my CO, which I might add is against regulations! You don't trust me Pete…"
He couldn't believe he was losing her, and he was willing to bet that it was because of a certain Colonel. "Well can you blame me? I don't know anything about what you do!"
"I've already explained that to you," 'This is definitely not worth it, we spend more time fighting than anything.'
"Yeah, I know it's classified," he told her sarcastically. "But come on, you gotta give me something to work with, we're great together!"
"I won't lie to you Pete, I've had some really nice times with you. But this relationship we have isn't working out… I think we should stop seeing each other,' she told him quietly.
"Aw come on Sam, don't say that. You're the best thing that's happened to me in a long time. I can't let you go!"
"I'm sorry Pete. But I don't see us having a future together."
Pete heard how sure she was that there wasn't a future for them. Pete got angry, "Because of your Colonel right?"
"He has nothing to do with this," she told him shaking her head. "This has to do with us, or rather lack thereof."
"Yes it does, you're infatuated with your CO! That's why you've never introduced me to your 'friends'… You probably just used me to make him jealous didn't you?"
Sam had had enough of this, "The reason I went out with you was because I thought you would make me happy. Apparently, I was wrong!" Sam took a deep breath and looked down at the floor. "Please leave," she commanded him.
Pete stared angrily at her for what she had done to him, how she had broken his heart. "Yeah, I think I'll do that," he said as he headed for the door and left.
Once he was gone, Sam walked to the front door and locked it. She leaned against the door for several minutes thinking. "Why did I let that go on so long?" she asked herself. 'Because you wanted to be happy,' the voice in her head told her. "Who am I kidding…?" The voice in her head reminded her though that only one man could make her happy and respect her at the same time. She could deal with being content… At least she'd get to see him everyday at work, and he'd still make her laugh. He'd still respect her. He trusted her. The Air Force told her she couldn't be with her CO, but she'd settle for being content with just being around him. And maybe now that Pete was out of the picture, things would return to normal like before…
TBC
