Sam returned his kiss with equal passion. All of the frustration she had felt only moments ago had melted and was replaced with desire, desire that had been buried for so long, only recently awoken by Jack.

She felt his body harden against hers as they kissed and his hands explored her body. He broke the kiss long enough to nibble her earlobe and whisper into her ear, "I want you."

Sam laughed wickedly and ran her fingers through his hair, "Hmm, want or need?" She pulled his head to hers and kissed him deeply.

He groaned, "Both." He pulled her close and scooted forward to stand up.

"You're carrying me again."

"Yeah, I am. Is that a problem?"

"Nope. I kinda like it. Now carry me into the bedroom, Mr. Bauer."

Jack laughed and brushed his lips across hers, "So, you're ok to..." He stopped in the hallway and said with concern, "I don't want to hurt you."

She smiled seductively, "I'm fine, just be gentle."

He kissed her nose and set her down on the bed, slid her shoes off and began to rub her feet. She moaned with pleasure, she had never had someone take care of her or worry about her in all her life as much as Jack had in the past couple of weeks. She could really get used to this.

He moved over her and unfastened her pants and pulled them off. His hands moved over to her legs and massaged them too, placing kisses along the way. Sam tried to sit up, "Jack, stop teasing me and get over here."

He gently pushed her back down, "Nope. I've waited this long, I'm not going to rush it. Now lay back and relax."

Sam locked eyes with him for a moment, then smiled and lay back. Jack continued his magnificent torture, removing clothing from each of them along the way until he reached the still-healing scar on her chest. He outlined it with his finger and kissed it tenderly. Sam was completely relaxed yet trembling with pent-up desire at the same time. Jack's arms were braced on the bed over her shoulders, his eyes gazing into hers. She tried to speak, but it only came out as a whisper, "Jack, I—"

He put his finger over her lips, "Shh." He traced her lips with his finger and then with his lips. "You're beautiful, Samantha."

Sam tried to end the torment and pull him down to meet her waiting body, but he resisted her. He kissed and caressed her until she couldn't take anymore, he had driven her to the point that she thought she would die if she didn't have him now. He finally relented and gave in to his own pulsating needs and lowered himself down onto her, careful not to put any pressure on her wound.

She bit her lip to keep from screaming out when he entered her. Jack kept the pace slow, despite Sam's urgent need for a quick release, until they both climaxed. Sam pulled Jack into a tight embrace; she wasn't ready to break the intimate connection they had finally formed just yet. She sighed contentedly and silently thanked Jack for not letting her walk out of his life.

THE END (for now)
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Note: Look for the sequel to this coming soon, called "Obstacles". I hope you have enjoyed this story and thank you to everyone who read it and commented, I really appreciate it.