A month later Sam and Jack's relationship was still blossoming. They had agreed to take things slow and they were… they were learning about each other and didn't want to jeopardize what they had by taking things too fast.

One night they were up on Jack's balcony looking at the stars through his telescope in silence as they sipped their wine. They both enjoyed coming out here and imagining what the people they had met in their travels through the Stargate were doing. Sam was leaning back against Jack when he whispered into her ear, "What are you thinking about?"

"Us," she replied as she let her thoughts wander along those lines more. She ignored his question of what specifically she was thinking about them.

She did care for the man she was leaning against. For the past four months he had been a rock for her… supporting her and letting her live her life as she saw fit- despite what his heart wanted. And in the past month she had discovered a side of Jack O'Neill that she didn't know existed, a side that she was falling in love with. She loved spending time with him, but did she love him?

Her thoughts went back a year and a half, to when he had begged her to marry him. That had been a difficult time for her and she never thought she could forgive him for what he had done that night. But when he had asked her for a chance she had consented and she didn't know exactly why. But she knew that he meant what he was saying although she didn't know if he could keep his promise of being happy for her even as she was held by another's arms. But he had proven himself with Carlos.

Maybe it was because a part of her could still see the spotlight that shown down on the pedestal where Colonel Jack O'Neill stood.

But the man she was leaning against wasn't Colonel Jack O'Neill. The Jack she leaned against was a different man- a man who wasn't afraid to share his feelings and respect her for who she was. The man she leaned against was alive with life and constantly changing… she had seen it even in the month that they had been dating.

And that's when it hit her!

She did love the man who had his arms wrapped around her.

And, so, in her heart she turned off the spotlight that shone down on the pedestal where one Colonel Jack O'Neill once stood.

And then she turned around and looked into the eyes behind her. "Why look at a sculpture when I can have the real thing?" she whispered to him as she leaned in for a quick kiss.

"Huh?" he asked her confused over her statement.

"I love you Jack," she told him as she continued to stare into his eyes that mirrored the love she felt for him.

He didn't know what had triggered her revealing her feelings for him but he couldn't be happier as his heart skipped a beat. "I love you too," he told her as he leaned in for a deep passionate kiss.

The end

A/N: Well I hoped you enjoyed this story as much as I enjoyed writing this! Thank you everyone for all the comments and criticisms I received, I really appreciated it!