A/N a big thanks to Lori and Lilly for their help! Couldn't have done it with out them!
Sam had been gone for two weeks. Jack hadn't gotten much sleep and looked like a walking zombie. After their argument Jack had decided having Kerry in the same apartment as him wasn't such a good idea so he had her move into one down the hall. Kerry was still keeping her house, so they when the baby was born she could move back there and was renting the apartment more for Jack than anything. When Jack called Sam she never answered and when he travelled back to his and Sam's house he found the house perfect but all of Sam's clothes missing and a note on the mirror saying 'I'm gone'.
Jack began to panic and immediately phoned the SGC and asked for Daniel, he didn't even bother saying hello.
"Where the hell is she?" Jack screamed into the receiver.
"Jack, I can't tell you, I'm sorry." Daniel's heart went out to his friend but he knew it was his own fault.
"Daniel I swear if you don't tell me where she is NOW I'll come down to the base and personally break every artefact in your office." Jack hadn't calmed, he had only gotten worse, and Daniel didn't want to say anything he might regret so he hung up. As soon as Daniel had done that Jack was punching in numbers again to get through to Teal'c, once again not waiting to say hello back.
"Ok I'm going to say this once, where is she?" Jack said through clenched teeth.
"I am sorry O'Neill, but I cannot betray Samantha Carter's trust" Teal'c said solemnly.
"T… you have to help me please, I don't know what to do without her, I'm such an ass for what I did but I just wanted both of them to be with me, I didn't know I hurt Sam this bad until now…please I'm not going to last long with out her." Jack was begging, wishing he could rewind time.
"I am sorry O'Neill I cannot tell you…but…have you ever visited Sea World in California, O'Neill?" Teal'c said in a mischievous way and Jack broke into a grin.
"Thanks T, and tell Daniel you're my best man at the wedding, ok?" Jack said before hanging up and booking the next flight to San Diego.
Six and a half hours later Jack was on Mark Carter's doorstep pounding on the front door, which was soon flung open to reveal a very angry man who seemed to get worse when he saw Jack.
"What the hell do you want?" Mark snapped at him.
"Please, just tell me where your sister is, I need to talk to her" Jack said.
"Alright, but if you hurt her I swear I'll kill you… she's at the beach watching the sunset" with that Mark slammed the door in Jack's face, but Jack didn't miss Mark scowling at him from the front window of the house.
Jack soon arrived at the beach and found Sam quite easily. She was sitting on the sand dressed in a simple white dress with her sandals next to her. She looked up at him but diverted her attention back to the sunset, her face showing no emotion.
"Hey there, I have been searching all over for you" Jack sat himself down on the sand next to her.
"Took you long enough" she snapped at him.
"You're a hard lady to find when you don't want to be found ya know…look we need to talk."
"Yes we do," Sam looked up at him with tears in her eyes.
"I'm sorry, I was stupid, I thought I could have the two of you and neither of you would have a problem with it. I was pushing you aside and it was wrong of me. Kerry's moved out…only to the apartment down the hall but still, please Sam give me another chance." Jack begged her, taking her hands in his.
"I don't know Jack. How can you tell me this won't all happen again? Well? Can you promise me that?" It was breaking her heart but she had to say it.
"I can't promise things will be easy because they won't, but they'll be a hell of a lot easier if we have each other, I love you, more than anything and I will do anything to make you happy." Jack waited patiently for her to answer. Sam sat staring at the ring Jack had given her.
"But what about Kerry? What about her baby? Will ours get pushed aside too, like me?" She asked.
"Sam, I would never do that, I would never have done that to you if I had known what I was doing, I never meant to hurt you" he stroked her face.
"But you did" she argued back.
"I know I did, and I know you tried to show me but I didn't understand then. I do now, please give me one last chance and I promise you wont regret it"
"Ok so what now?" Sam looked up at him.
"Move in with me, and only me. In my apartment, we'll make things work I promise" Jack kissed her softly.
"Ok" She whispered against his lips.
With that Jack threw his arms around her "You sure?"
"Don't give me a chance to change my mind" Sam said as she pulled out of his arms, stood and helped him up, he put an arm round her as they walked back to his car.
"Where's your car?" he asked once they had reached his.
"I didn't bring one," She said with a grin.
"How did you get here?" Jack asked confused.
"Mark dropped me off." Sam couldn't help but giggle.
"How were you planning to get home then?"
"Daniel called, said you were on your way so I thought I'd leave the house and Mark was going to come get me once you had gone" she wound her arms around his neck before kissing him.
After the kiss had ended Jack said, "Teal'c is going to be my best man ya know?" and Sam giggled in response.
TBC.