Walk Away

Category: Drama/General, undoubtedly AU after more Season 8 episodes air.

Summary: It's coming upto Christmas and (as usual) Jack doesn't have a clue!

Rating: PG-13

Season/spoilers: Seasons 8 and the Future. CONTAINS SPOILERS

Disclaimer: Stargate SG-1 and its characters are the property of Showtime/Viacom, MGM/UA, Double Secret Productions, and Gekko Productions. THEY AIN'T MINE! If they were, it'd be different…

A/N: It's a bit kinda just Jack and Sam and there usual day at first, It gets better, HONEST! R&R! PLEASE no FLAMES...

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Jack sat in his office. Just back from a briefing with SG14. He sighed and looked at the pile of paperwork in his IN tray. He groaned and put his head on the desk.

Sam was in her lab talking with Daniel about gizmos and gadgets, then Danny left after they talked for 15 straight minutes. Sam went back to working.

Jack tapped his pen, he knew in seven minutes that Kerry would call him from her office and want to 'chat' for a while. He didn't have time but hey, he needed a life... like other people.

Sam typed away at her computer until she had hit a problem with an equation. The simulation wasn't working right. She couldn't seem to think why.

Jack heard his phone go, "O'Neill. Hi Kerry, actually yeah I am, I'll call you back. Ok, bye." He sighed and put the phone down. He grabbed the next report. He paused at reading the heading. Lt. Col. Samantha Carter. He shook his head at himself and read it through.

Carter manipulated the equation for 15 minutes before tossing the keyboard at the monitor.

Jack put down his pen and relaxed on his chair closing his eyes. The past 8 years flashed in front of his eyes. He sat up and read the rest of the report. Every word. Twice.

Carter needed a break, so she left and locked up her lab. She went to the mess hall to get some blue Jell-O.

He grumbled and stood up. He opened the door and walked down the hall. He saw some Lt. walk up to him, "AH" He held his finger up, "I'm on a break!" He kept walking until he got to his office again and once again put his head on the table. 'I care about her, a lot more than I'm supposed too.' His head shot up, "Where did that come from?" He asked his empty office.

Sam got a half a tray full of cups of blue Jell-O, she carried it to a table and sat down and started Jell-oing away.

Jack looked at the clock and reached for the phone, 'nah she'd be away home to HIM by now.' He thought and went to Daniel's report, 'yay, lots of big words!' He thought and heard a knock, "What?" He yelled.

He groaned as he saw Siler leaving, he didn't care if some report was late. He wanted to go home...

After she finished her Jell-O she left the Mess hall and headed to Jack's office to make sure he got her report.

She knocked on the door.

"I SWEAR FIVE MINTUES!" He yelled, "WHAT IS IT NOW?" He saw Sam, "Crap, Carter, sorry I thought you were Siler..."

Carter was caught off guard by O'Neill's unexpected yelling. "I'm sorry, Sir. I just wanted to check that you got my report"

"No no, come in have a seat, beverage?" He quipped, "Yeah I got it... just read it infact. I don't mind you guys coming in, hell it's the only relief I get... Siler is a pain!"

Sam smiled "No thanks, I just came from the mess hall. I should be getting back to work now" Thinking of the keyboard that was just hanging off the desk after bouncing off the monitor.

"Ohh... k." He said as someone else came in his office, "Kerry! Hi whatcha doing down here?" He frowned, 'well this was awkward...' Kerry knew very well about Sam... Sam; not so much about Kerry. Jack knew who wanted to stay.

Sam stepped aside when Kerry walked in. She said hello then goodbye, before heading back to her lab.

"C-" Jack began, but no that would be wrong, she was engaged and he had Kerry, so he changed it to "C-erry... what's up?"

Sam was glad that Jack had someone in his life, for the longest time she wanted it to be herself, but now she was with Pete, in love and happier then she should be. She walked into her lab and set the keyboard back on the table.

Jack sat and listened to Kerry talk away to him, he nodded like he was listening, but he was concentrating on one female, and it wasn't the one in front of him.

Sam sat down at the stool/chair in front of her computer but wasn't typing, just staring at the monitor. Thinking about non-work related things.

Jack watched Kerry leave and looked at the clock, it was time he left too. He glanced at the calendar. It was Christmas soon. It'd be the first that the team weren't spending together. Sam wouldn't be there... He walked down the corridor. Thinking about the time loop he'd kissed Carter in. 'She'll be Shanahan soon' he thought.

Sam's mind reverted back to the computer when a reminder popped up on the screen and made a beep sound. The reminder was to remember to finish her Christmas shopping. She needed to do that and get them wrapped. Since she wasn't spending Christmas with the team this year she needed to give them to them ahead of time.

Jack smirked at the memories of past team Christmas's, he even got a kiss from Sam one year, under the mistletoe. Daniel's doing. A thought occurred, "Carter you still here?" He smiled.

Sam closed the reminder box. "I am here, Sir"

"I know you are, you always are..." He grinned and took a seat, "Sorry about earlier." He frowned and looked at his jacket in his hands.

"It's quite alright sir, I know how Siler is" She said and turned around in her chair facing jack.

"Yeah..." He nodded and looked at her hand. He frowned but Kerry's name popped into his head.

Noticing Jacks frown she asked "Is something wrong?"

"Just thinking about Christmas shopping..." HE groaned and rubbed his face, "I HATE Christmas shopping... Daniel likes books... not a strong point for me... Teal'c HAS everything.... Cassie is 18-everything you give her, she takes it back..."

"That's why you just give her a gift card, or cash" Sam said "Yeah I think I have almost my shopping done"

"I've only got one!" He moaned.

"There's still plenty of time just don't wait till Christmas Eve to finish"

"What do I get Kerry?" He asked, he didn't mean it to come out, it just did.

"What does she like? Her interests?" Carter asked

"I guess I could get her this bracelet she wants." He shrugged. "This should be easier... I mean I got yours a month ago!" He grumbled at himself in frustration.

"Jewellery is always a great gift, unless its fake and they think its real then find out that its fake..." She was rambling.

"That happened to you then Carter?" He asked. He would never get Sam jewellery. He grinned a little thinking about her present.

"Once, long ago... but I forgave him, its just if he didn't lie about it, it would have been okay, its the thought that counts to me...not the worth of it."

"yup yup. Well I gotta go. I have shopping to do." HE stood up and headed for the door, "Don't stay too late Sam." He said and headed out.

"I'll try not too," Sam said before Jack left.

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A/N There we go. A couple more chappys to add. Hope you guys are liking... R&R PLEAAAAAAAAAASE