Ack! SeedC, I'm sorry my email is dumb sometimes. Plot bunnies are great. I am always open to suggestions. The reviews are great! Thanks to all! This is the last chapter and I'm not sure I like how I ended it. Maybe I will write more adventures of Cassie and Derek. Thanks to everyone who is reading this fic!
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Jack was clearing dishes from supper, with Cassie's help. She insisted that she could help.
Sam was watching the news with Derek. "The people of our world are so petty." Sam said, shaking her head.
Derek looked at her, "I agree. There could be so much more out there that we don't know about. Other worlds, other peoples, other problems." Derek said.
Sam smiled, "Yeah, I agree."
Cassie and Jack exchanged looks. Jack gave her the 'you haven't told him anything have you?' look. Cassie gave him the 'No, I didn't spill the beans' look.
Grace started to cry. "I'll get her." Jack said, putting down a plate. He retrieved Grace from her crib and brought her back into the living room.
"Can I hold her?" Derek asked Sam.
She smiled. "Sure" She gestured for Jack to give the baby to Derek. He laid Grace gently into Derek's open arms.
"I babysit for my nieces and nephews quite a bit." He paused, looking down at the baby. "She's a cutie."
Jack raised an eyebrow. "You hear that Gracie, you're not even out of diapers yet and the guys are already after you."
Derek smiled.
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"So tomorrow we head back." Derek said, sitting next to Cassie on the couch. Sam and Jack had headed to bed.
"Yeah, already." Cassie said quietly. "Derek, I feel like there is so much about me that I can't tell you."
"You don't have to tell me."
"I'd love to tell you where I am really from and what I know. I'd love to tell you why I'm classified." Cassie put her hand on Derek's arm.
"Cass, you know what I said. I care for you no matter what." Derek said, putting his hand on top of hers.
"Cassie, bedroom now." Sam said stepping into the living room.
Cassie jumped up from the couch. "No. I put up with them following me around, treating me like a … Sometimes I wish I would've just died with my family. It would have saved me a lot of heartache." Cassie turned and ran to the spare room and slammed the door.
A few seconds later, Jack stepped out of the bedroom. "Is everything okay?"
Derek shook his head. "No, my girlfriend is freaking out because she has all these secrets that she can't tell me. I've told her that it doesn't matter. I understand 'classified'. I know she can't tell me and that's okay."
"But she hates having to keep things from you." Sam said quietly.
Derek nodded. "I've told her almost everything about my life. She feels bad because she can't do the same."
Jack sighed. "I'll go make some coffee."
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Sam knocked on the door lightly. No answer. She opened the door slowly. Cassie was lying face down on the bed. Sam stepped in and closed the door behind her. She sat down on the bed next to Cassie.
"Cassie"
"What." Came Cassie's muffled reply.
"I'm sorry. You know the rules."
"I wasn't going to tell him everything." Cassie spat as she sat up.
"Cass, I know this is hard."
"No, all your 'boyfriends' have either had clearance or got it by stalking you."
Sam winced slightly. "Cassie"
"No, I share everything I can with Derek. He's like no other guy I have ever known." Cassie said standing up and walking over to the window.
Sam exhaled loudly. "Everything? I'm not going to ask the obvious question."
Cassie turned around. "Don't, you probably won't like the answer."
Sam nodded slowly. "Cass, you understand why there are rules. Right?"
"Yes, I am just tired of all the ones that apply to me."
"Hey, believe me, I understand. I had to follow the damn rules for years. I really didn't want to." Sam said standing up.
"Neither did Jack." Cassie said with a small smile.
Sam nodded. "So hang in there. Your day will come. I promise."
Cassie sighed. "Will I ever be able to tell him Sam?"
Sam shook her head, "I don't know Cass."
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"Homer's a genius." Derek said as they watched more Simpsons episodes.
Jack nodded. "Yeah"
"Didn't you guys watch this already once today?" Cassie asked coming in to the living room.
"No, that was season 3, this is season 6." Derek informed her.
"Ah, okay, my bad." Cassie said rolling her eyes.
"You okay Cass?" Derek asked.
"Yeah. Sorry about the freaking out thing. I have issues."
"I know everything I need to know. Don't feel bad because you have some secrets. I know that you are a great person and I love being with you. You have a great family. Those are the things I know. Those are what matters." Derek said.
Cassie nodded.
"We all have a few secrets we can't tell." Jack said, smiling at Sam who had just walked in. "Right Carter?"
"Right sir."
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Sam and Jack waved as Cassie and Derek pulled away. They returned to the house and sat down in the living room.
"So" Jack said.
"So" Sam said.
"He's a good kid." Jack said. "Derek"
"Yeah, he cares for her a lot."
"Y'know, he mentioned to me something about possibly joining the Air Force." Jack said.
"Really?"
"Yeah, maybe we'll see him at the SGC someday."
Sam smiled. "Maybe."
