Chapter 10 - For Good

Finally Sam woke up again. She found herself in infirmary back at the SGC. Her head was aching and she had to blink several times before her eyes had adjusted to the light. Someone was standing next to her bed, now she saw that it was Jack.

"Hey", he smiled at her.

"Hey", she returned softly, "what happened?"

Jack sighed, "You don't wanna know."

"Okay, maybe not", she gave in assuming what had happened to her, "but what about you, are you all right?"

"Yeah, I'm fine and Fraiser said you'll be fine again soon, too."

"Good", Sam let out a relieved breath.

She tried to sit up and Jack helped her. That moment someone else entered her sight, it was Tiobe. She stopped by Jack's side.

"How are you?" she enquired.

"A little headache, but nothing I can't bear", Sam replied.

"That's good", Tiobe stated.

That moment Jack moved away from them saying, "Okay girls, gonna leave ya your peachy five minutes alone now", he knew exactly what was about to come next, as did Sam herself.

As he was out of sight Tiobe went on: "What shall we do now?"

"If you want to, I could return and..." Sam began.

But Tiobe interrupted her, "Wait and listen. You have to be totally happy with your decision, I don't want you to end with a broken heart and nor do I want Colonel O'Neill to end like that. No one on Kel'ba wants that. Your love has returned and you won't loose it again, this is for sure, what happened for years ago needn't happen again. Your people and our people, we all want you to be happy, no one would accuse you if you stayed here on Tauri, it's your right to do so."

"And you think you'll handle the rebuilding work without me and you could lead the amazons?" Sam asked with some concern.

"Be assured, I can. You have taught me so much, Kel'ba would be all right in any way. All I want is for you to get happy, Sam", Tiobe assured her. Sam realized that her friend had not called her 'Siama'a', this person seemed to be gone...

"Thank you for everything, Tiobe, thank you so much", the two women embraced each other for a very long, perfect moment.

Some weeks later

Sam set down her mug of hot chocolate on the coffee table sitting down on the sofa cuddling herself up with Jack who lay his arm around her shoulders.

They were spending the weekend together at Jack's Minnesota cabin. Outside on the porch the snow was lying some inches high and more and more snowflakes were falling down from the blue-gray winter sky. Jack had heated up the old oven and it was providing a cosy heat all around the two of them.

"You know what, Jack?" Sam whispered gently tickling the hair on his neck.

"No, Sam, what?" he questioned with a grin.

"I've been missing you like hell from the day I left you", she lay her head down on his shoulder.

"So did I. Holy crap, what were we thinking?" Jack replied.

"Dunno", they both had to smile at Sam's response.

Jack dragged her closer toward him saying, "But hey, Sammy girl, it's over now."

They kissed each other long and passionately.

Fin

Hope ya liked that, Gill. Thanks for the positive criticism all the time. Next time I'm gonna make something new, hopefully not a flat one-shot just as "Sleeping Beauty's Tale" , that one clearly showed me that D/S stories are not the best genre for me, waddayathink?