Note: Sorry it took so long.. Been planning a wedding. I cant believe how much is involved.. Hope you like the next chapter. I think it is my favourite, Let me know what you think. Still heaps more to come...

Jack awoke first when the sun started slipping through the curtains of the hotel window. Stretching his arms out above him and turning to lay on his left side, he gasped as he saw that Carter was lying next to him and had turned at some stage to face him She was still asleep... He quickly processed what had happened the night before. "Damn, did I really say that out loud" He thought.

It was at that moment that Sam opened her eyes, he saw a number of emotions pass through her first shock, realisation, nervousness and then finally she looked more comfortable. They lay there, each on their side staring at each other for what seemed like an eternity. Both snuggled up under the blankets yet still as far to their own side of the bed as possible. Sam thought to herself about what had actually happened for them to end up here. 10 years together, 10 years living for nothing other than the air force. They had both lost, family and friends during the time at the SGC, they had been through kidnapping, torture, and the thought that the other one may never return and now, here they were laying together, although not as together as either of them would have liked.

Sam's eyes widened as she felt the blankets move and Jack's hand come up from underneath to push back a strand of blonde hair that had fallen in front of her eyes, his touch was ever so gentle as he pushed the loose hair back and tucked it in behind her ear... Seeing Sam tense at his touch, and noting that she hadn't made a move to leave, or even flinch when he touched her, he left his hand lingering at her neck. He loved the way having her so close was making him feel. He hadn't felt this way about anyone since Sarah, and even now, laying like this the feelings he was experiencing seemed to be so much more intense than he had ever remembered feeling for his ex wife. Could it be that he had finally found the woman he was meant to spend the rest of his life with. Could she have been right in front of him for the last 10 years yet been so far away at the same time. "Regulations be damned" he thought.

Without realising it, Jack had begun using his thumb to trace small circles on her neck. When he realised what he was doing he tensed, but stopped as he noticed how Sam was leaning in to his touch, how she was closing her eyes at the feel of his hand on her skin.

Sam was in a daydream, never before had she had these feelings for anyone; she closed her eyes and allowed herself to enjoy this moment, enjoy how having him touch her was making her feel. She felt it then, he moved slightly and she opened her eyes to see that he was leaning towards her.

This is it she thought, he is going to finally kiss me, no virus, no time loop, nothing just me and Jack.

She felt his circles stop on her neck as he gently grasped her urging her to lean it towards him, they were mere centimetres apart...

"Sam..." Jack whispered, and he closed his eyes.

Knock knock knock………

"Jack, Sam, you in there!"

Jack and Sam looked at each other for a split second before Sam jumped up out of bed, headed for the bathroom and closed the door behind her without saying a word.

Jack however rolled onto his back and closed his eyes and hoped that he was just imagining that Daniel and his impeccable timing had struck again. No such luck.

"Jack, come on, open up I can't find Sam, is she with you?"

"Damn it Daniel" he mumbled as he got up and lurched towards the door.

He opened the door quickly and came face to face with a very frantic and an obviously very hung over Daniel.

"Daniel?"

"Jack, thank goodness, have you seen Sam, I think last night I went to her room to see how she was and I fell asleep, now I can't find her. Teal'c hasn't seen her, is she by any chance with you?"

At that moment Sam stepped into Daniels view from behind Jack. Her hair was wet and she was dressed in the hotels oversized white robe.

"Morning Daniel, How are you feeling?"

"Fine Sam…… and ah you"

"Good, I didn't want to wake you this morning so I thought I would borrow the General's shower"

Realising that he was staring at Sam wondering how on earth she wet her hair and put on the robe in that short time, he spoke up.

"Aah, that's right, couldn't have Carter running around all day without having a shower now could we, plus, apparently you had a pretty big night and like she said she didn't want to wake you"

Looking up at the two men and smiling Sam headed across the hallway to her own room. Jack's eyes never left her, and he smiled as she looked back at him before closing the door behind her.

Whatever had just passed between them was not un noticed by Daniel.

"So Jack….., Sam, Teal'c and I are in town for a few more days, we haven't got any phone calls from the SGC yet telling us that the world is about to end, what do you think we should do?"

Waking himself out of his daydream Jack responded "Well to be honest Daniel, I was thinking about heading up to the cabin, I haven't been up there since last time I was with you guys, and I think it is about time I did some more fishing, I am a bit over all the paper work at the moment."

"Are you going to invite Sam?"

"Danny Boy, it took me 8 years to get Carter to go fishing with me, and even then she only cam because of everything she had just been through, I doubt she is going to want to come again"

"How do you know if you don't ask?"

"Believe me Daniel, I know"

With that, Daniel wandered back to his room and Jack closed the door and headed back to bed. He was not yet ready to face the day, or the consequences of what almost happened...

After entering her room, Sam flopped down on the bed. She thought back to just moments before when she was inches away from kissing her CO.

"God, how could you be so stupid" She said to herself and flopped her arms down heavily on the bed.