A/N - Sorry about the delay! *always seems to be apoligising* My computer decided to be sick, and then the doctor decided he couldn't make her better! :( But it's all good now!!
Big MASSIVE thanks to Fi for the use of her 'spell checker' and for beta-ing! - even if I did nag and winge till it was done. :)
This one is for the Aussies, because we STILL don't have SG on our screens!!!
Feedback - Without it my 'puter feels neglected.. and tends to die on me!
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:Jack:
Carter had always been a quick thinker. From the moment I met her, wether it be a military decision, to a smart ass remark, Carter was always on the ball. Debating and double checking herself had never been her MO… until now.
Suddenly she wasn't sure if getting so close to Guy had been such a good idea, if letting him into her world knowing she had to keep him at arms length was the right thing to do. Suddenly she was beating herself up for something I don't think she could of prevented anyway.
The day she came over, she was agitated and worried, but it was a while before I got all of this out of her. For the first time she wasn't completely willing to share everything with me; and I couldn't quite figure out why. I didn't dwell on it though - we had something bigger on our minds.
"The Goa'uld are going to attack."
"Here?" I asked, disbelieving. "What about that… Asgard treaty thing we've got going?"
Carter shrugged, "We haven't been able to reach them. But Daniel thinks the Goa'uld are aware of the Replicators, that they know the Asgard are in no position to help us."
"You mean they called their bluff?" I ran a hand over my face, this was very bad, "How long?"
"The intel we've got is shady at best, but we estimate with the time it'll take them to get supplies, organize the army, not to mention travel time…two years."
I let out an explosive breath. Two years. We could come up with a plan by then, find someway to stop them. We'd done it before, we could do it again. I frowned when I realised something. It wasn't we anymore at all. They were the ones going to fix it, to become heroes, while I - with millions of other people - sat back without a clue as to what was happening right under our noses. I sighed. There were so many reasons why I wanted to return to the SGC, and not enough for me to be comfortable staying away. I wondered if Sam knew what I was thinking, but her thoughts were a million miles away.
"We're doubling the efforts to get the Alpha site completely self sufficient. Hopefully in six months they won't need supplies from Earth at all." She looked up at me, her blue eyes filled with worry, "This is serious sir. We…" she bit her bottom lip, "We don't know how to stop them."
"Oh common," I came back automatically, "We've kicked their asses hundreds of times." I gave her a friendly nudge, "You'll figure something out."
Carter nodded. I don't know if she believed me or not, but I wasn't really worried. I knew they had the best people for the job thinking, and they had a little while to plan. The Earth wasn't in any immediate danger.
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:Sam:
When I got back to my house that afternoon, Guy was gone, but left a note that I should call him. With shaking hands I picked up my phone, worried I was about to loose the man that I loved. I didn't want to do it, but, stealing myself to resolve, I dialled his number.
"Hello?"
"Guy?"
"Sam?"
"Yeah it's me."
There was a pause, then Guy spoke again, "I can't believe you left this morning."
I took a deep breath. "I know Guy and I'm sorry. But I had things to do…"
Guy cut me off, "And I have to accept that if I want to be with you. I know that."
I held my breath.
"And… you mean more to me then anything else I've ever known Sam. I want to be a part of your life, even if it means sacrificing my time with you. I love you Sam. More then anything."
I swallowed the rock that seemed to have formed in my throat, and finally started breathing again, feeling the clamp around my heart ease. He was going to stay. I tried to speak, not realizing how dry my throat had become, and had to try again.
"Can I come over?"
"I was hoping for more then that Sam." His voice was soft, and I wondered exactly what it was he was about to propose. "I want to spend every moment I can with you. I…I want you to stay with me. For good."
"Move in with you?" I didn't mean it to come out so sudden, or so outraged, but I didn't think. It had just come out. I'd thought of the idea myself on the odd occasion, but it seemed so sudden coming from him.
"I need to be with you Sam." Guy sounded defeated, almost as if he was pleading with me, "When I thought about the possibility of leaving you… I've never been so scared before in my life. I couldn't imagine life without you. You're everything to me." He suddenly paused, "I don't want to push you Sam…"
I nearly cried, "You mean that?" I asked quietly.
"I've thought about it Sam. If you want too… I love you so much."
"I love you too."
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We talked about it for days afterwards, and figured out that my house was easier, then having me move into his little apartment. And then it happened. One week I was living by myself, then the next I had lost all and any sense I had of privacy.
Not that I minded. Guy was everything I had thought he was, and always managed to surprise me on the odd occasion. I called him one night to let him know I'd be late, and as I stumbled into the house at around midnight, Guy was awake, pushing a hot cup of coffee into my hand and sitting with me while I tried desperately not to fall asleep.
Things were getting worse at the SGC, and I spent less and less time at home. Most of my time was spent off world, at the Alpha site, trying to get it up and running. Eventually I was practically commanding there, with little to no help coming from superiors from the SGC, but it still came as a huge surprise when I was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel.
I honestly hadn't given it any thought, but when the orders came through from the General I realized it was logical.
And of course, the first person I called with the news was Jack.
"Congratulations Colonel! It's about time.' Jack sounded genuinely delighted, "When you coming back so we can celebrate?"
I bit my bottom lip, looking down at all the paper work on my desk, "Jack I really can't…"
He cut me off, "Common Carter! How often do you get promoted? And I haven't seen you for months. You're gonna crash and burn if you don't take a break soon."
I sighed. I'd heard that from Guy every day for the past three weeks. He was desperate to have me home, and I did owe it to him, "Alright. Listen Jack, can you call Guy? If I can get a bit of work done before I go…"
"I'll sort it all out Sam. Just get home."
*****
:Jack:
Guy wasn't happy. I could tell the moment I mentioned Carter's name.
"She called you?"
"Uh, yeah. Said she had some stuff to do, but she's got news…."
He cut me off before I could get anymore out, "And she told you? What else did she tell you? Do you know when she's coming home?" he swore softly under his breath, "She hasn't called me for two days."
"Oh you know what it's like up there. Nobody has the time to chat these days."
"Yeah. So I've gathered."
I spoke with Guy for a few more moments, outlining my plan for Carter's party. He got into it, and agreed to come over a few hours early saturday morning, but I could tell he was upset. Not that I blamed the poor guy. If I had Carter's attention the way he had, I'd be upset if she didn't call me.
I stopped for a moment. Carter was a pretty focused woman, but the attention she gave Guy was like none I'd seen before. He was the luckiest guy on the planet - on any planet - to have a woman like that in love with him.
I only hoped he realized how lucky he was.
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:Sam:
It was just after lunch on Saturday that I finally got out of the mountain, and I'm surprised I didn't crash the car on the way home. The constant fatigue from the past two months was finally catching up with me, and I could barely keep my eyes open, but somehow I managed, dreaming of a hot shower and an evening catching up with Guy.
I pulled into my driveway, wondering which of my neighbours were throwing a party that afternoon - cars were lined up half way down the road. Too tired to process the information, I stumbled up to the front door, pushing my key into the lock and opening my door.
I nearly died of shock. Totally forgetting about my conversation with Jack yesterday, I was completely taken off guard by the site that greeted me. Jack and Guy stood in the centre of the room, both grinning from ear to ear like kids in a candy store. The room it's self was decorated with balloons and streamers, with a huge 'Congratulations Lieutenant Colonel' banner slung across the far wall. And staring at me were a few dozen faces. Most were from the SGC, and the rest were people I'd met through Guy.
Before I could speak, Guy took the floor, "Now everyone! Listen up!" He walked over to me, still grinning, and slipped his arm around my shoulder, "As you all know, this lovely lady has just been promoted!"
At that the room exploded into cheers, and I felt my colour rise. I couldn't believe he was doing this.
"But, that's not the only change in Sam's life."
I looked up at him curiously, and he spared me a moment to look into my eyes, before addressing the room again.
"A few months ago, she agreed to let me live with her…"
"Which in itself is something to commend the girl for!" someone cried out.
The usual chuckles followed, but I was impatient to know just what he was doing.
Guy ignored the outburst, and continued talking, "And now I have one more question to ask her." He turned to me, his brown eyes twinkling, and he smiled. I felt my knees buckle, and if he hadn't been holding my hand, I probably would have fallen.
"Samantha," he said my name softly, "Sam, the love of my life," he reached into his pocket, pulling out a small velvet box, "Will you marry me?"
*****
PLEASE don't kill me! Hehe. Just a 'slight' reminder to you all, I AM a Sam and Jack shipper!!
DON'T FORGET TO REVIEW! - go on.. push the button.. you know you want too! ;)
Big MASSIVE thanks to Fi for the use of her 'spell checker' and for beta-ing! - even if I did nag and winge till it was done. :)
This one is for the Aussies, because we STILL don't have SG on our screens!!!
Feedback - Without it my 'puter feels neglected.. and tends to die on me!
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:Jack:
Carter had always been a quick thinker. From the moment I met her, wether it be a military decision, to a smart ass remark, Carter was always on the ball. Debating and double checking herself had never been her MO… until now.
Suddenly she wasn't sure if getting so close to Guy had been such a good idea, if letting him into her world knowing she had to keep him at arms length was the right thing to do. Suddenly she was beating herself up for something I don't think she could of prevented anyway.
The day she came over, she was agitated and worried, but it was a while before I got all of this out of her. For the first time she wasn't completely willing to share everything with me; and I couldn't quite figure out why. I didn't dwell on it though - we had something bigger on our minds.
"The Goa'uld are going to attack."
"Here?" I asked, disbelieving. "What about that… Asgard treaty thing we've got going?"
Carter shrugged, "We haven't been able to reach them. But Daniel thinks the Goa'uld are aware of the Replicators, that they know the Asgard are in no position to help us."
"You mean they called their bluff?" I ran a hand over my face, this was very bad, "How long?"
"The intel we've got is shady at best, but we estimate with the time it'll take them to get supplies, organize the army, not to mention travel time…two years."
I let out an explosive breath. Two years. We could come up with a plan by then, find someway to stop them. We'd done it before, we could do it again. I frowned when I realised something. It wasn't we anymore at all. They were the ones going to fix it, to become heroes, while I - with millions of other people - sat back without a clue as to what was happening right under our noses. I sighed. There were so many reasons why I wanted to return to the SGC, and not enough for me to be comfortable staying away. I wondered if Sam knew what I was thinking, but her thoughts were a million miles away.
"We're doubling the efforts to get the Alpha site completely self sufficient. Hopefully in six months they won't need supplies from Earth at all." She looked up at me, her blue eyes filled with worry, "This is serious sir. We…" she bit her bottom lip, "We don't know how to stop them."
"Oh common," I came back automatically, "We've kicked their asses hundreds of times." I gave her a friendly nudge, "You'll figure something out."
Carter nodded. I don't know if she believed me or not, but I wasn't really worried. I knew they had the best people for the job thinking, and they had a little while to plan. The Earth wasn't in any immediate danger.
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:Sam:
When I got back to my house that afternoon, Guy was gone, but left a note that I should call him. With shaking hands I picked up my phone, worried I was about to loose the man that I loved. I didn't want to do it, but, stealing myself to resolve, I dialled his number.
"Hello?"
"Guy?"
"Sam?"
"Yeah it's me."
There was a pause, then Guy spoke again, "I can't believe you left this morning."
I took a deep breath. "I know Guy and I'm sorry. But I had things to do…"
Guy cut me off, "And I have to accept that if I want to be with you. I know that."
I held my breath.
"And… you mean more to me then anything else I've ever known Sam. I want to be a part of your life, even if it means sacrificing my time with you. I love you Sam. More then anything."
I swallowed the rock that seemed to have formed in my throat, and finally started breathing again, feeling the clamp around my heart ease. He was going to stay. I tried to speak, not realizing how dry my throat had become, and had to try again.
"Can I come over?"
"I was hoping for more then that Sam." His voice was soft, and I wondered exactly what it was he was about to propose. "I want to spend every moment I can with you. I…I want you to stay with me. For good."
"Move in with you?" I didn't mean it to come out so sudden, or so outraged, but I didn't think. It had just come out. I'd thought of the idea myself on the odd occasion, but it seemed so sudden coming from him.
"I need to be with you Sam." Guy sounded defeated, almost as if he was pleading with me, "When I thought about the possibility of leaving you… I've never been so scared before in my life. I couldn't imagine life without you. You're everything to me." He suddenly paused, "I don't want to push you Sam…"
I nearly cried, "You mean that?" I asked quietly.
"I've thought about it Sam. If you want too… I love you so much."
"I love you too."
********
We talked about it for days afterwards, and figured out that my house was easier, then having me move into his little apartment. And then it happened. One week I was living by myself, then the next I had lost all and any sense I had of privacy.
Not that I minded. Guy was everything I had thought he was, and always managed to surprise me on the odd occasion. I called him one night to let him know I'd be late, and as I stumbled into the house at around midnight, Guy was awake, pushing a hot cup of coffee into my hand and sitting with me while I tried desperately not to fall asleep.
Things were getting worse at the SGC, and I spent less and less time at home. Most of my time was spent off world, at the Alpha site, trying to get it up and running. Eventually I was practically commanding there, with little to no help coming from superiors from the SGC, but it still came as a huge surprise when I was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel.
I honestly hadn't given it any thought, but when the orders came through from the General I realized it was logical.
And of course, the first person I called with the news was Jack.
"Congratulations Colonel! It's about time.' Jack sounded genuinely delighted, "When you coming back so we can celebrate?"
I bit my bottom lip, looking down at all the paper work on my desk, "Jack I really can't…"
He cut me off, "Common Carter! How often do you get promoted? And I haven't seen you for months. You're gonna crash and burn if you don't take a break soon."
I sighed. I'd heard that from Guy every day for the past three weeks. He was desperate to have me home, and I did owe it to him, "Alright. Listen Jack, can you call Guy? If I can get a bit of work done before I go…"
"I'll sort it all out Sam. Just get home."
*****
:Jack:
Guy wasn't happy. I could tell the moment I mentioned Carter's name.
"She called you?"
"Uh, yeah. Said she had some stuff to do, but she's got news…."
He cut me off before I could get anymore out, "And she told you? What else did she tell you? Do you know when she's coming home?" he swore softly under his breath, "She hasn't called me for two days."
"Oh you know what it's like up there. Nobody has the time to chat these days."
"Yeah. So I've gathered."
I spoke with Guy for a few more moments, outlining my plan for Carter's party. He got into it, and agreed to come over a few hours early saturday morning, but I could tell he was upset. Not that I blamed the poor guy. If I had Carter's attention the way he had, I'd be upset if she didn't call me.
I stopped for a moment. Carter was a pretty focused woman, but the attention she gave Guy was like none I'd seen before. He was the luckiest guy on the planet - on any planet - to have a woman like that in love with him.
I only hoped he realized how lucky he was.
***********
:Sam:
It was just after lunch on Saturday that I finally got out of the mountain, and I'm surprised I didn't crash the car on the way home. The constant fatigue from the past two months was finally catching up with me, and I could barely keep my eyes open, but somehow I managed, dreaming of a hot shower and an evening catching up with Guy.
I pulled into my driveway, wondering which of my neighbours were throwing a party that afternoon - cars were lined up half way down the road. Too tired to process the information, I stumbled up to the front door, pushing my key into the lock and opening my door.
I nearly died of shock. Totally forgetting about my conversation with Jack yesterday, I was completely taken off guard by the site that greeted me. Jack and Guy stood in the centre of the room, both grinning from ear to ear like kids in a candy store. The room it's self was decorated with balloons and streamers, with a huge 'Congratulations Lieutenant Colonel' banner slung across the far wall. And staring at me were a few dozen faces. Most were from the SGC, and the rest were people I'd met through Guy.
Before I could speak, Guy took the floor, "Now everyone! Listen up!" He walked over to me, still grinning, and slipped his arm around my shoulder, "As you all know, this lovely lady has just been promoted!"
At that the room exploded into cheers, and I felt my colour rise. I couldn't believe he was doing this.
"But, that's not the only change in Sam's life."
I looked up at him curiously, and he spared me a moment to look into my eyes, before addressing the room again.
"A few months ago, she agreed to let me live with her…"
"Which in itself is something to commend the girl for!" someone cried out.
The usual chuckles followed, but I was impatient to know just what he was doing.
Guy ignored the outburst, and continued talking, "And now I have one more question to ask her." He turned to me, his brown eyes twinkling, and he smiled. I felt my knees buckle, and if he hadn't been holding my hand, I probably would have fallen.
"Samantha," he said my name softly, "Sam, the love of my life," he reached into his pocket, pulling out a small velvet box, "Will you marry me?"
*****
PLEASE don't kill me! Hehe. Just a 'slight' reminder to you all, I AM a Sam and Jack shipper!!
DON'T FORGET TO REVIEW! - go on.. push the button.. you know you want too! ;)
