Authors Note: This particular chapter might be rated PG, depending on where I take it. You have been warned.
"Now that we've got the name thing down, will you tell me what's wrong, Sam?" Jack asked. He was upset. But not with her, never with Sam. He was upset with himself for not recognizing the warning signs of her breakdown. "We all knew Jacob, he was the greatest guy to have for the alliance.", he said.
"That's not why I was crying, Jack." Sam said. Jack hadn't heard what Jacob had said to her before his death, yet. Sam had been debating whether or not to tell Jack what her dad said. She finally broke her silence. "Pete broke off the wedding." Sam said.
"He did WHAT?" Jack said. Yup, he had just been floored by the one thing he was expecting Sam not to say. "Why, for crying out loud?" Jack asked.
"Dad said, before he died, for me to follow my heart and not worry about rules and regulations. I talked to Pete and he said that if I was that worried about Dad, then maybe getting married wasn't such a good idea and that he willing to give me time and space to figure things out. Then he took the sign off the house and left." Sam explained. "It's been a couple of days since my talk with Pete, and..." she left it trailing.
"And..., what?" Jack asked.
God, he could be incredibly dense. That must be why... Sam thought as she said "I gave it some thought and came up with this...", kissing him full on the lips. "I love you." Sam said, after she broke off the kiss.
"Gah..., well when you put it that way." Jack said. "You know, I've been thinking about something." Jack said, after kissing Sam for what felt like a day, but was only a few minutes in reality.
"Yes. What have you been thinking about, Jack?" Sam asked.
"Retiring or resigning from the SGC." Jack said.
"Why?" Sam asked.
"Because I can't imagine my life without you, Sam. That's why. Being in the military is great and all, but I can't have a relationship with you while we're both in it." Jack said.
Now it was Sam's turn to be floored. "Wow.", was all she could muster. After taking several deep breaths, she asked "Have you told Daniel or Teal'c?"
"Not yet, and I won't for a while yet. For now, I just want to be with you. I'll tell the others later and call Hammond or the President after that. Come here." Jack said, and proceeded to plant a long, wet kiss on Sam. Man, did Sam feel better now that she had Jack wrapped around her finger.
The End
Note: OK. End of story. Told you it was short. Comments and reviews appreciated. Remember, this happens right after the 8th season epi, "Threads". I will start my AU, soon, however. Also, I don't own SG-1 or any of its characters.
