As promised, another longer chapter. Still short, tho, so don't get your hopes up too much.

(insert standard disclaimer here)

"Dan'yel." Sha're said, following him into his office. "Wait."

She found him at his shelves, looking at an ornamental cup. She came to his side.

"That's an Abydonian wedding cup," she said softly.

"Yes." His voice was thick with pent-up emotion. "Mine."

"You were married on Abydos?" Sha're asked. He didn't answer. But she stopped, and thought, and the pieces fit into place. Her eyes widened as she realized the truth.

"You were married to me."

Daniel looked down into her brown eyes and nodded. Just seeing the look of compassion on her face was enough to break his composure. Tears began to fill his blue eyes. Sha're hesitated, then put her arms around him and drew him close. He buried his face in her shoulder, holding back sobs. She stroked his hair, whispering soothing words in Abydonian.

After a few moments, she pulled back, gently wiping his tears away with her fingers.

"Tell me what happened," she said softly in Abydonian, as she guided them over to the chairs by his desk. She hoped that he would follow her lead and speak in her native tongue – concentrating on the alien language might help to calm him.

He told her everything, starting from his first trip to Abydos. As he talked, his tears dried, and he calmed down.

When he finished, she was silent for a moment, then quietly began telling him about her reality.

"At first, when the newcomers arrived, I was offered to Jack, as your Sha're was offered to you. However, he refused. Dani later explained that he was already married. So instead, I was charged with showing Dani around. We quickly became close friends, and when Jack and the rest left, she opted to stay behind. She taught me her language and told me about her world. I was fascinated, and wished I could see it."

"When Jack came again, I was elsewhere in the village, in the tent of my father. I guess that your Sha're was with you, in your tent?" Daniel nodded numbly.

"Dani came to get me after the sandstorm, on her way to the map room. She had already been told that she had to come home, and she wanted to know if I wanted to come with her. Jack refused, at first. But when we returned to the Chappa'ai and realized that Skaara and Nee'sha had been taken, he relented. He knew that if it had been his brother and cousin who had been captured, he'd want to do everything possible to bring them home."

Daniel cocked his head. "So your cousin Nee'sha became host to Amonet?" he asked. Sha're nodded.

"Teal'c had to kill her. She was using a ribbon device on Dani."

"And you joined the SGC." She nodded again. "So if she had not been with me that day – "

"Do not think of it." Sha're insisted. "What is done is done. Think instead of your chance to talk to her again."

Daniel shook his head. "You're not her, Sha're. You've had many, many experiences she never had."

"But I am still me, yes? I speak the same, think the same..."

"But you are not the woman I fell in love with."

She sighed and studied his face. After a moment, she broke the silence.

"It is strange," she said softly. "When I look upon your face, I see a strong, capable, handsome man – one I could easily fall in love with. And then I look into your eyes, Dan'yel...and I see the eyes of my dearest friend, whom I already love and trust. I cannot help but care for you, Dan'yel, even though we have just met. I wish you would give yourself the chance to care for me."

Daniel looked as if he would cry again. He reached out and drew Sha're into his arms, rolling her office chair towards his. He held her close, breathing in the scent of her hair and getting himself under control.

"Thank you," he said after a moment. "You're right, of course. I'll do my best."

She smiled and placed a light kiss on his cheek. "Good. Now," she said, standing and taking his hand, "should you not get to know your sister?"

"My – oh. My sister. Yes, I suppose I should."

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