A/N: umm... guys? i now like the stick... poke me! i have more... but will get sloowwer and sloooowwweer in posting if this keeps up! (shakes head and tears well up) I did it all for the fans!
Daniel came into the cabin, sort of making Sam jump when she saw him… I think it was sweet. I think she was worried he may have over heard us talking, but I don't see why she would care; he is the other half of the equation!
Teal'c declined to go to the store with Daniel, so I volunteered. And now we are driving along in silence toward the store that services the surrounding cabins and residence.
"So. Um Cass, can I ask you a question?" Daniel asks. I can see why Sam likes him so much, he had that "don't answer if you don't want to" quality in his voice, making me feel like I was important.
"Go for it."
"Um… ok. Well I guess you have seen how Sam and I are…"
"Yes, and can I just say it is about time!" I said, cutting him off in my excitement. He looked at me and furrowed his eyebrows – cute! "Mom always thought you two would be perfect. She saw the way she looked at the Jack in the beginning but saw how you two interacted and were friends. At one time I think she had a bet going with Major Davis on how long you would wait before this would happen."
"Really?" he choked. "A bet?"
I shrugged. "Well maybe not a bet, parse but defiantly a running question. I know a few people who would have loved to see you both together. I think you should know Sam's dad was not to happy when he heard that she was engaged to Pete."
"I see those Saturday 'chess parties' are not all about chess," Daniel said, grinning.
"There are only so many times I am willing to let Salmac win; she was one tough cookie. He talked to me since I knew both of you, and could be objective. Plus I think he wanted me to feel included, after Mom's… death." I watched the trees go by and added, "I know he would have been thrilled to know that you all are now seeing the light."
"It is too soon, Cass. I mean her dad died a few weeks ago, along with the most meaningful relationship she has had going all to hell…. Gawd, what was I thinking?"
"You were giving her support. It is what you do best for her. She had always talked to Mom about things, but would say, 'Daniel thinks this…'. I think it also fueled the fire she had about the two of you. And Pete may have been a meaningful relationship, but it was outside of her real relationships. You, Jack, Teal'c, Mom, George… all of you are her family. All of you are her meaningful relationships. Of course you are her favorite meaningful." I grinned as Daniel cut the engine.
"I still think it may be too soon for all this."
"Daniel," I put a hand on his arm before he opened the door. "She goes at her own speed, and I know there really are only a few. Super high fast – the military girl part; super high – when she has a new element to study; super fast – the way she is forced to think around Jack –stop smiling; and fast – the way she moves. She thinks before she does stuff. Pete was a whim of sorts but she logically thought it all through. Jack was another longing weird thing… glad to see that is done. But you… you are perfect. You already are."
He blushed and ducked his head. "Thanks. I guess I have my own reservations."
Armed with a list Sam had made, Daniel and I wandered the country store picking items up. Sam had found a cookbook on a shelf and had found a recipe she figured she could make without many complaining about her cooking skills.
Picking a few last items for tonight's bon fire, we rode back in silence to the cabin. Daniel was lost in his thoughts, hopefully about how he would resolve his worries, and I was watching the trees whip past, trying not to think about the upcoming tests for school.
