Here we are… next chapter yay! Did ya really think I'd leave it there? Blaa blaa blaa I don't own Stargate… you know the rest.

Previously on SG-1…

"Goodbye Sam."

Sam felt his hands leave her body and immediately missed the warmth. She stood partly in shock and watch as Jack O'Neill walked out of her life.

It took only a few moments for Sam to realise what she had to do. Turning on her heels, she raced down the corridor to Hammond's office. Within minutes she had arrived at the general's door. She knocked swiftly and walked in without waiting for an answer. The general looked up from behind his desk, surprised at the sudden entrance but not surprised to see who stood before him,

"Captain, I assume this interruption is about Colonel O'Neill?" The captain stood before her senior and nodded her head,

"Yes Sir."

"His decision has been made Captain. There's nothing more I can do."

"Sir, you can't let him. You can't let him leave because of me"

"Captain, it's his feelings for you which made up his decision."

"I know Sir. But I can't let him give up his job because of me. It's his life." Sam sighed heavily and fell into the chair in front of the Generals desk.

"Daniel told me about their first mission to Abydos. How the colonel took it knowing it was a suicide mission. The SGC gave him something to live for. I can't be the one responsible for taking it away."

"Sam, I'm sorry" The general looked at her with apologetic sympathy. He had come to treat the captain like a daughter. Jacob was a good friend of his, he had promised to watch out for her while he was off world,

"Jack has made his decision. He's also told me his feeling for you. That's something I can't ignore. The air force has strict regulations about…"

"Screw the regulations!" The generals shot up at the sudden outburst. He looked down on the captain. Her hands were shaking and tears were forming in her eyes,

"We travel to distance worlds, risk our lives everyday and for what? To get a medal and a slap on the back from the president and not be able to tell anyone what it's for? To have to lie to yourself and to those you love? He saved the world for crying out loud!"

Sam stopped abruptly and clasped a hand to her mouth. The tears now flew freely from her eyes. She had yelled at her superior using a phase he always said. The general gently placed a hand on her shoulder, something in his heart broke, he realised just how much Jack had become part of her life, of everyone's lives.

"Perhaps your right Captain" The general said, the corners of his mouth tilting up to a smile,

"Perhaps, under these circumstances, certain things can be over looked".

Jack stood in his room inside the SGC. Before him were several boxes filled with

various possessions he had collected over the last few years. On top of one of the boxes was a small, blue plastic yo-yo. He reached over and picked it up. Jack remembered back to when he had got it,

Jack walked down the empty halls of Cheyenne Mountain. Another Christmas spent at the base. He thought about going home or maybe visiting Sara but somehow it didn't seem like such a hot idea. Besides Teal'c was here, even if he didn't quite understand the whole idea of Christmas, it was better than being alone. From somewhere behind him, a familiar voice brought Jack out of his thoughts. He turned and smiled to see Carter walking towards him,

"Hey Carter, You finally leaving your lab?"

"Yes Sir. Just on my way out now. What about you?" she asked. Jack shook his head,

"Na, I'm staying on base this year"

"Again Sir? You know you'd be welcome to spend Christmas with us" a small tint of red crept across her cheeks as she asked him. Jacks smile widened, when he noticed,

"Thanks Carter but I wouldn't wanna intrude. Besides, someone has to look after Teal'c." Sam smiled at her CO and nodded in agreement,

"Well have a good time, Sir. I'll see you in a couple of weeks"

"You betcha Captain" Jack quipped, as the captain walked past him towards the elevators, and he carried on down the hall.

"Oh, Colonel?"

Jack turned as Sam threw a small object at him and smiled. Jack looked down at the item in his hand. It was a small, blue yo-yo. I had an alien face on one side and a UFO on the other. He gave a small laugh,

"It lights up and everything" she smiled, "Merry Christmas Sir"

He looked up into the smiling face of his 2IC,

"Merry Christmas Carter."

Something painful tugged inside him and he threw the yo-yo into one of the open boxes and taped it up. That was the last of it. Giving one last look around the empty room Jack picked up the nearest box and went to leave the room, only to find someone stood in the door way.

A/N: Dum dum duuuum… well I think you guys can guess who's gonna be there… hehehe. The next chapter is the finale… I'll post it soon-ish.