A/N Thank you to missmcweir, who has now reviewed me twice :)

I have been uber speedy with this chapter, so here it is:

Chapter 6 – Rain

The rain continued to pour as Sam turned on to Daniel's street and she didn't immediately notice that his car wasn't there. Slowly, she pulled up outside his apartment block and wondered where he might be. 'Well, I came all this way in the rain, so I've got to tell him now' she reasoned to herself. The Doctor/military part of her felt guilty about leaving the orb and embarrassed about waiting in the rain to announce her feelings. Deep down though, Sam knew it was something she had to do. She loved Daniel, and wanted to spend her life with him. She wasn't one to shy away from new experiences, and this certainly had the potential to be a great experience. She climbed off her bike and locked it up, noticing how quickly the seat became splashed with rainwater. "I hope Daniel isn't too long" she said under her breath, sitting down on the bottom step of the entrance to his apartment. "I wonder whether one of his neighbours would let me in."

Fifteen minutes later and Sam was starting to feel anxious. 'What if he doesn't like me as much as I thought? What if he isn't coming home tonight?' She was so wrapped up in her anxiety that she was barely noticing the rain as it ran down her jacket and soaked through her combat trousers.

Daniel pulled on to his street and braked quickly as a cyclist swerved in front of him. His thoughts were never really far from Sam but he was instantly reminded that she was on her motorbike. 'I'm sure Jack would have given her a lift home' he thought to himself bitterly. He immediately regretted disliking Jack. He knew none of them had asked for anything, and he couldn't hate Jack because he was the one who held Sam's heart – it wasn't fair.

He turned these ideas over in his mind as he parked outside his apartment, the rain beating down on the car roof and creating a private haven for him to think. He slowly switched off the car engine and sank back into the driver's seat. Part of him was happy he had kissed Sam, but the other part was forewarning of a very icy friendship from now on.

He took off his glasses and gently rubbed his face, trying to get some sense of perspective in his head.

The passenger door next to him banged shut and his eyes shot open in surprise. Pulling his glasses on quickly he studied the person sitting next to him in the passenger seat.

"Sam? What on Earth are you doing?" She looked drenched and pale, but she smiled at him nervously.

"Was just wondering the same thing. Why are you sitting in your car?" Sam had seen him pull up outside the building and had been surprised to see he didn't get out of the car. She had wondered if he had seen her and was avoiding her, and she had felt unsure of what to do. However, it was still raining and she was freezing and wet, so confronting him in his car had seemed like a good option.

Daniel rubbed his legs, embarrassed.

"I was just thinking. It's very relaxing in a car when it's raining." He turned the key in the ignition and switched the heating on in the car. "Why are you soaking?"

It was Sam's turn to shuffle in her seat, embarrassed.

"It's raining. I'm on a motorbike." Daniel raised his eyebrows at her but said nothing. "I was waiting for you." Sam said softly. "You left without saying goodbye." She looked at him, trying to guess what was going on in his mind.

Daniel tried to think of the best thing to say. He should have known she would have followed him home. "I did." He said carefully, aware that she was watching him intently. "I had to get some shopping."

Sam openly laughed at this. "Daniel!" He glanced at her, noting the pink flush of her cheeks from the heat, and her blonde hair still hanging wet around her face.

"Sam, if you came to say something, please just say it. You know how I feel, and I'm not going to pretend otherwise, but I don't want things to be difficult between us. We still have to work together."

Sam took a deep breath. She had worried how best to approach the subject, but clearly this should not have been on her mind.

"Daniel. I don't have to work with you. I want to work with you. And I don't want things to be difficult between us either. I want…" she broke off, collecting her thoughts into a coherent form. Daniel watched her expectantly, making her blush even more. "I love you" she finished, looking down at where her hands lay on her lap.

Daniel's ears pricked as Sam finished talking. He turned to face her, convinced he had heard her wrong.

"Err, what?"

Sam looked up at Daniel and into his eyes. She could see the hope and uncertainty in them and hoped her own portrayed her feelings. Leaning forwards, she carefully whispered "I love you".

Daniel had never expected to hear Sam say those words. He had dreamed of it but even when kissing her before, he had known she was unavailable.

"Really? I mean," he stumbled over his words, "what about Jack?"

Sam sighed. "Honestly Daniel. Could you see me ever going out with him? He's great, but he'd drive me mad. It's you I love."

Daniel looked deep into Sam's eyes and saw the truth reflected in the blue windows of her soul. Closing the gap between them, he placed his lips on Sam's. All the pain Daniel must have felt, Sam tried to neutralise in her kiss. All the things he had never said, Daniel tried to say in his. There was no wariness like their first kiss, only two souls having finally found each other. Sam's mind was blissfully blank of everything except Daniel, and his was blank of everything except Sam.
The rain continued to beat down outside, enclosing the two in their own world.