TITLE: AN OPPOTUNIY NOT TO BE MISSED

CHAPTER: Chapter 8

AUTHOR: ENGLEMYER

PAIRINGS: SAM AND JACK OF COURSE

SPOILERS: ANYTHING UP TO THE DEATH OF JACOB SO THREADS AND BEFORE. MAYBE I MIGHT ADD A BIT OF SEASEON 9.

DISCLAIMER: see first chapter.

CHAPTER 8!

After Jack had left his office talking to Hammond, he left for his personal quarters so he could get some sleep before the MALP goes through the gate.

He put his head down on the pillow. He couldn't sleep. He could never sleep without Sam by his side, and after the conversation he had just had with Hammond he had to keep his and Sam relationship really quiet now.

Jack got up and headed for the infirmary. When he got there, he poked his head through the door. He saw Sam next to Ally once again holding her hand and watching her sleep. It brought a smile to Jack's face to see them both sitting there so peacefully.

Jack poked his head back out and headed for the commissary. He got some coffee for himself and Sam. He walked back to the infirmary and saw that Sam had fallen into a restless sleep in that short time. Jack woke her up. He placed his hand on her cheek and brushed it lightly.

Sam was felt a hand on her cheek and started to smile as her eyes opened to find Jack sitting next to her with a cup of coffee.

"Couldn't sleep huh?" Jack said handing her a coffee.

"Thank you…and no"

"So how is she?"

"Still a little shaken up over your last conversation with her, but I think she's getting there."

"My next question is how are you? Don't tell me your fine cos you would be lying"

"You know me to well."

"It's my job as your…you know."

Sam looked directly into his eyes.

"Really, I am fine. I just want to take her home with us and just be us again. Fishing was great and I want to go back to that. I just want this all to be over so I can get some sleep because I can't when I'm not with you."

"Me too. That's why I came here, I couldn't sleep." Jack retorted.

The two sat there in silence drinking there coffee and watching there daughter sleep.

"Jack, what are we going to do?" Carter asked settling by Jack's side as he put his arm around her.

"What do you mean?" He queried.

"Will we get to take her home, or will she have to go back to where she came from?" Sam said starting to fall asleep.

"I don't know. If we could just find out where she's from and how she is our daughter, we would have more of a chance of finding out."

"Ok." Sam drifted off to sleep in Jack's arms. Shortly after so did he.

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2330 hours:

Jacks alarm on his watch went off. He was still fast asleep with Sam curled up in his arms. His head sprung awake when the sudden alarm rang.

"Sam…wake up." He kissed her on the forehead after learning her tactics of the rotation of the cameras.

"What time is it?" She asked as her eyes fluttered open.

"2330, we have to get to the briefing. We'll pick up Daniel along the way." Jack replied.

Just as they were sitting together rapped up in each others arms one of the nurses walked to check Ally's vitals.

"Sorry to interrupt, mam, sir." The nurse stuttered.

"It's fine, we were just leaving anyways." Jack replied retorting in a standing position. The nurse was fiddling around with the tubes and machines that were hooked to Ally.

"So, how's our girl? Is she ok?" Sam asked brushing her own hair with her hand.

"She seems to be doing fine Colonel, she is healing really fast. At the rate she's going she should be in normal health in no time." The nurse stated.

"That's good news." Sam finished.

"Mum, dad are you there?" Ally asked in a sleepy voice.

"Where here." Sam cupped her hand on the girl's cheek and placed a kiss on her forehead.

"Are you guy's going now or what?" Ally asked with a cheeky grin.

"Yup, sorry kiddo where gotta go to a briefing and I'll be back in a little while, but-cha mum has to go on a mission." Jack added as he held the girl's hand.

"You try and get some sleep because it's 2335 and you need your rest." Sam said and once again kissed her on the forehead.

"Ok, bye mum, be safe, dad you look after her." Ally commented.

"Yes mam!" Jack mocked and kissed her on the head and left for Daniel's office with Sam.

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2340 hours:

The two reached Daniel's lab. Jack knocked on the door.

"What's up?" Jack asked as he started to muck around with one of Daniel's artifacts.

"Umm…Jack could you put that down. How's Ally?" Daniel said grabbing the artifact that Jack had in his hands and moved it to the other side of his desk.

"She's fine, the nurse said before we left she will be back to normal in a few days." Sam stated.

"That's good."

"Sure. Shall we," Jack said ushering them towards the door.

"Are we stopping by Teal'c's?" Jack asked.

"Nope, I said that I would meet him there." Daniel replied.

"Ok." The three walked to the briefing room.

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2355 hours:

The three of them took there seats. Daniel was next to Teal'c and Sam and Jack opposite them with General Hammond on one end and Major Davis at the other.

"So shall we with this briefing. So what do we have to go on people?" Jack asked.

"Well, from what we have found out sir, there is no telling what the environment is going to be like." Carter stated and Teal'c and Daniel nodded.

"From what we have gathered, there is nothing left so it should be a pretty straight forward mission." Jack finished.

"General do you have anything to add?" Jack asked as he was about to dismiss them all.

"No, just be careful and just to mention we don't want any casualties on the mission." George said.

"Dismissed," Jack said.

A/N: Please review I love them all, good or bad I don't mind.

Englemyer