Author's Note: Thank you all for the wonderfully kind reviews! I have decided, unless ya'll want otherwise, to do only one more chapter after this one. Tell me what ya'll think, and I'll think about it! ;oD And now...onto the story!

Sam took a deep breath before she got out of her car and commanded her hands to stop shaking slightly.

But, she had reason to shake: this was it. After waiting several long hours, she was going to meet the person who had fallen in love with her...or so they said. The Major didn't know who to expect, and that was the problem.

Deciding that the only way she'd ever find out was to go to the old oak, she shut her car door and swallowed, beginning to walk to the unknown.

Janet snuggled closer to Daniel on the park bench they were sharing. They could see everything from where they were sitting, and she was excited. Their plan had been put into action and was moving along smoothly…she just wished that everything turned out all right.

"Anxious?" whispered the man next to her into her ear as he wrapped an arm around her shoulders, holding her tighter to him.

"Slightly," the doctor replied truthfully. "I hope that everything turns out like we planned it. I have Teal'c hiding in the trees for an added precaution…y'know…in case something goes horribly wrong."

"Good thinking…but I don't think it will." Daniel pushed his glasses up and glanced over at the site they had set up. Sam still wasn't there, but she had more than ten minutes. She wasn't late yet, so he wasn't worried.

"I hope everything works out," Janet said while leaning her head against Daniel's shoulder.

"Oh, me too, sweetheart…me too."

With her heart fluttering, Sam walked towards the old oak. The sun was setting beautifully low on the horizon, and all she could see was a silhouette of a man leaning against the oak. Her heart leaped and her stomach plummeted. That was the man who had sent her the note!

Sam knew that if she didn't like him, she could take him out without trouble.

But she hoped it wouldn't come to that.

Walking closer, she suddenly got the urge to turn back…but she kept herself going forward. She needed to know who it was, even if she regretted finding out later. Carter needed the mystery to be put to rest.

The figure ahead, she saw after coming out of her own reverie, finally noticed her…and then he spoke.

"Carter?" The name escaped his lips softly, almost like a caress…but Sam heard it loud and clear.

Her mystery man was actually the Colonel! Her heart soared and an uncontrollable grin erupted on her face…but why did he seem surprised?

"Sir?" she asked him, walking up the slight hill. "What's wrong?"

"You're the one who sent me the note?" he asked her, and Sam's hopes fell.

"I didn't sent you a note, sir…and I'm willing to bet you didn't send me mine, either." Sam tried not to sound disappointed…but it didn't work. The Colonel saw right through her.

"Oh fer crying out loud…I think we've been set up." Looking at his Major, Jack's heart went out to her. She looked normal on the outside to anyone else…but to the Colonel, he could tell she was shattered—and he wanted to fix that. The next words out of her mouth set his resolve even firmer.

"It isn't so bad, though, is it, sir?" She almost whispered it, her sapphire eyes seeming to plead with him to agree with her.

Jack took her hand in his and raised it to his lips, kissing it before enclosing it warmly between two of his. "No, it isn't bad at all. And call me Jack, Sam. It's a special occasion, after all. Someone finally fooled Major Samantha Carter, the astrophysicist!"

"Jack!" Sam laughed, her mood lightened. She finally looked around her. Around her on the ground was a blanket with a picnic of some sorts and lit candles everywhere. It was quite cozy on the warmish summer's evening, and she was intent on enjoying this time she had with her Colonel.

Janet sighed contentedly as she watched the two on the hill. They weren't shouting, they weren't giving each other the cold shoulder…they were talking! That was always a good sign. And then the Colonel kissed the Major's hand! Frasier knew she and Daniel had done the right thing.

Daniel, watching the events as they unfolded, picked up a walkie-talkie he had kept in his pocket. "Teal'c? You can go back to watching Star Wars. Jack and Sam are fine."

"Indeed. As you wish, DanielJackson. Would you like to accompany me in viewing how San Holo and Luke Skywalker attempt to defeat Darth Vader?"

Daniel laughed before responding. "It's Han Solo, Teal'c…and I think I'll pass. I already have a date."

"As you wish," the alien said and signed off, heading back home to watch his movie.

"You'd better believe you have a date!" Janet said softly as she kissed him. Minutes later, they got up from the picnic table, hand in hand, heading to Daniel's car and later to his house.

"Shall we sit and eat?" the Colonel suggested, helping the Major sit down. "I, for one, want to know who would write what they did in my note."

"How'd you get it? What did it say?" Sam asked, looking through the cooler for food.

"Hold on! One question at a time! When I returned to my office after talking to you in front of the elevator, it was just sitting there, propped against my keyboard. Since I saw you leave, I didn't think it was going to be you…and truth be told I was disappointed. I'm glad it turned out the way it did."

Sam smiled. "Me too, Jack. What did your letter say?"

"Jack…I've been working with you for a long time now, and have fallen in love with your lame jokes, your willingness to do anything to save your teammates and friends, and the way you brighten my day by making me laugh all the time. I'd like to thank you and show my appreciation for you in person. Central Park, 19:00 hours tonight, near the big old oak. Your Secret Admirer," the Colonel quoted. "Kinda corny if ya ask me."

"It's almost exactly like mine."

"Think they're trying to tell us something?"

"Maybe." Sam was avoiding the Colonel's eyes, and he noticed. Leaning over, he cupped her chin in his hand and lifted her head.

"Sam, I know we said we'd leave it in the room…but I don't think that's an option anymore," he said softly, his chocolate eyes warm and loving. "Especially if someone else think that way so much that they set us up to be here together like this. I'll go only as far as you'll let me. The President owes me several favors, y'know."

Sam smiled at her Colonel, her eyes radiating exactly what he felt inside. He knew her answer without having her speak.

And so, leaning forward even more, Jack kissed Sam. It was gentle, soft, and full of promise of what was to come. Sam knew she was making the right decision. After several years of working with this man, she knew Jack was the one she wanted to spend the rest of her life with.

She didn't know who had given both of them the anonymous note…but she was forever grateful towards them. They had finally made both of them realize that what they wanted wasn't worth waiting for anymore…that they both wanted a relationship now. They would do anything in their power to make it be so, and Carter was happy about that.

Wrapped in the Colonel's arms, she hadn't a care in the world. Wait 'til Janet finds out what happened!

But for the time being, Carter would content herself to kiss O'Neill soundly until they were both breathless…