A/N Thank you soooo sooo much! hehe for your reviews! still so nice! Which means I've got added pressure to keep it up hey hehe. Chapter four will be up tomorrow hopefully! Thanks sami x
"Glad you could come, Sam" Jacob hugged his daughter tightly as his smile beamed, however he did not see the same brightness emanating from her. Immediately he knew something was up, 'she was fine after the meeting so something must have happened between now and then', Selmac pointed out to Jacob.
"Spill it! What's up?" he would normally not interfere in her life but since his blending with Selmac he had become acutely aware of her feelings. Even though Jacob knew that symbiotes do not have gender, he perceived Selmac to be a she because it had spent a lot of time within a female body and its thoughts were very much that of a woman. Before Sam answered he noticed a flicker of hurt that passed her face and her eyes were directed towards a certain Colonel for just a fraction of a second before she regained her composure.
Jacob could not deny it to himself any longer, he had tried so many times to ignore the signs between his daughter and her commanding officer, he did himself serve in the Air Force so he knew that the feelings they shared were inappropriate. They had never let it affect their work before, yes; he had to admit that they did go beyond the call of duty when it came to saving each other but SG1 and all who work at the SGC have been put into circumstances they don't teach at the academies. He didn't blame Jack for falling for his daughter so many men before him had but she had always been so reserved as if saving herself for that someone that could love her in the way in which she needed to be loved and who could be trusted with her life, even when it came to Jonas Hanson she had not trusted him and she was right for not doing so. Jack was the first one however that he feared that she did trust and even love. The one person perfect for his daughter was the one man who she couldn't have. Jacob was not going to let him hurt her like the others before.
"Nothing is wrong Dad," She said trying to convince him "I'm thirsty want a drink?" Sam hurried away into the corner picking up a drink, as she began to take sips from it she saw approaching her, Daniel.
"Boy, what's up with Jack? I haven't seen him this grouchy since I got us stuck in that cave....." Daniel asked trying to lighten up Sam's deep and somber face as she downed her glass of the alien concoction.
"I don't know, I haven't spoke to him since after the meeting" Sam honestly didn't understand why he was looking so down. This was what he wanted, he didn't want her feelings, he just wanted a good second in command and that is what he'll get from now on.
"Was he ok when you spoke to him after the meeting then?" Daniel asked giving her a worried glance as she began to pour herself another drink.
"No we we're fine, …he was fine when I last spoke to him OK" Sam downed the newly poured drink and put her the empty glass onto the table "Excuse me Daniel I've got to uhm talk to uhm my Dad" with that Sam left Daniel open mouthed, unable to stop her.
As Sam moved towards the exit, she saw Anise approach Jack wearing a very low cut, short revealing outfit, which left little to the imagination. Sam stopped in the archway watching the interaction-taking place between the man she loved and the women she despised. Anise moved very closely towards Jacks ear and whispered something within it. His eyes grew wide and the look of pure astonishment washed over his face then she left his side heading to the so-called "bar".
The Tok'ra stopped to talk to Daniel and left with a glass in each hand. The drink, which had been on offer that night, could only be described as a type of very strong liqueur. A type which Sam had been very happy to drown her sorrows in until she realized that she couldn't escape constant questioning of "are you alright", "is Jack alright?" 'How should I know I'm not his keeper' she thought to herself.
As Anise handed the drink over to Jack they began to walk out, towards Sam. Sam made a quick about turn and hurried out of the underground structure to find that the chill of the cool night breeze catch her off guard. She could hear Anises laughter filter down the long stretching halls as they turned the opposite way to Sam, making their way towards the sleeping quarters.
Sam sat herself upon a rock, which was cold against her legs and dropped her head into her hands. How did it get to this, how did it get to not even being able to be in the same room as him. A gust of wind blew through her hair making her shudder from tip to toe. She pulled her coat tighter around her chest which did very little to prevent the building chill from entering her body. Deciding that if she stayed out any longer then she would catch her death. As she headed back into the underground labyrinth that was the Tok'ra base Sam made her way to the sleeping quarters hoping she would catch Jack and be able to talk it through but what she did see as she rounded the corner made her stop dead in her tracks.