And Other Things
It had been the rainiest spring on record in Colorado Springs and the weather did not let up for SG1's Friday night "Team Night". As the third Star Wars movie was beginning, Teal'c was sitting attentively in the center of Colonel O'Neill's couch while Daniel and Jack looked like bookends, one on each end of the couch, leaning away from Teal'c and sleeping.
Sam felt completely maxed out on Star Wars. She got up and walked out to the kitchen, got a fresh beer and then went out the sliding glass doors to stand on the Colonel's deck in the misty rain. She had been standing there about 5 minutes leaning against the railing when she heard the door slide open behind her.
"So, out enjoying the rain again, Major?" Jack asked softly.
She turned around and smiled at him with a sheepish grin. "Yeah."
"So what is it really that makes the rain romantic?" Jack whispered as he moved closer to Sam.
"I really don't know, Sir. It just makes me feel so ...alive. I really can't explain it."
"Do you ever wonder..." Jack began and then stopped abruptly.
Sam looked at him quizzically. "Do I ever wonder what, Sir?"
Jack took a breath and despite his misgiving plunged forward. "Do you ever wonder if there'll be a time when it won't be... Major Carter and Colonel O'Neill, it'll just be Sam and Jack?"
Sam felt her breath catch in her throat. She knew she should look away from him, but she couldn't. Looking into his deep brown eyes, she smiled slightly and whispered "I hope so, Jack."
Jack looked into her big blue eyes, the misty rain on her face and an unbelievable warmth in his heart. She had called him Jack. He had an almost uncontrollable desire to kiss her.
Sam looked into Jack's eyes and wondered if he felt the same desire for her that she felt for him. God, she wanted to kiss him, but quickly chastised herself mentally for the feeling and broke eye contact with him. She looked down at the deck between them.
Jack thought 'damn the regulations to hell!' He took a step closer to her, put two fingers under her chin and lifted her head up so she was again looking in his eyes.
"Someday, Sam..." He said softly and then took her face in his hands and kissed her.