This is after New Order. It's just after the conversation that Jack had with Elizabeth about becoming commander of the base. We are officially jumping off the show track now.

Carter's house 1900 all of SG1 is there.

"Oh my Sam this is wonderful. Why again have you been keeping this from us for so long?"

"Well thank you Daniel and because I don't want to be cooking for you all the time."

"I have to agree with DanielJackson. MajorCarter this is a wonderful meal."

"Thank you Teal'c."

"Carter, it was good last time but it's even better this time."

The conversation was pretty light since everyone was eating then finally Daniel with his ever questionable mind speaks up.

"Hey Sam, You said you knew that the reality that Fifth put you in wasn't real. How did you know?" At this Sam looks at her hands then looks a Jack. Jack looks confused.

"He had me living on a farm with Pete in Wyoming."

"Carter, in the middle of nowhere, without gadgets to tinker with. I thought everyone knew that wasn't you."

"Well there was that and." At this Sam pauses and then all of a sudden everyone stopped in the room and started looking towards the front of Sam's house. "Guys please tell me that's not what I think it sounds like." At this Daniel stands up and walks towards the window in the front of the house and peeks out the window.

"Sam if you mean it's not Pete in a suit with a top hat and cane on your front lawn singing and dancing to 'Can't take my eyes off you'. Then no no its not." At this point Sam has her face in her hands. Teal'c and Jack look shocked, but then get up to look out the window with Daniel. At this point they hear the door open and close and see Sam walking out to Pete who is in the middle of belting out part of the chorus, and that is putting it nicely.

"I love you baby
And if it's quite"

"Pete what they heck do you think you are doing!"

"What can't a guy show his love for his beautiful lady." At this point he is right next to Sam leaning in for a kiss. Sam pushes him back.

"Pete we are over. I told you that already."

"I know and you were really worked up at the moment you just needed to calm down. You just needed time to vent."

"No Pete I was serious. We are over. Now will you please get off my property! You have disturbed the neighborhood enough." With this Sam starts heading back to the house.

"But Sam we are good together."

"Yes Pete we were good together but you are not who I want to spend the rest of my life with. You are a nice guy and there is bound to be some lady out there that will love you as much as you love them. I can't date you anymore Pete, it wouldn't be right." With this Pete stalks back over to his car gets in and slams the door and drives off. Sam walks back into her house to three shocked looking men. Daniel is the first to speak up.

"So that is how you knew that it wasn't real. You broke up with Pete before the mission to find the Asgard to help Jack."

"Yeah." At this point Sam is looking at her hands just trying to forget about what just happened in her front yard. Jack at this point looks back at Sam how then lefts her head and looks at Jack. At that moment both of them know that they want each other. Jack deciding that if Sam wants to say something she would during the his next topic.

"The Pentagon wants to put me in charge of the SGC." Straight to the point, not a man of many words.

"Wow Sir, that's…great. I take it there is a promotion involved with that too." One could see the sadness that also accompanied that wow.

"Yes Carter there would be a star for me also. Thing is I don't know if I want it."

"Why don't you look at the pros and cons."

"I would be flying a desk."

"That would be a con."

"Yes Daniel that would be a con, more paper work, I don't even have a desk right now."

"Sir for the record you do, it's on the same level as Daniel's lab."

"I do!"

"Yes sir."

"Ah, well I would actually have to use my desk because I wouldn't be going through the gate anymore, I would have to sit back and watch you all have all the fun."

"At least you wouldn't have to worry about waking up in a holding cell," Daniel added. Sam merely agreed. Teal'c, well Teal'c just stood there.

"Well that's a bonus, except I would be able to do nothing to help you all if you were stuck… I don't know I mean I hate taking orders and having spent so much of my time sticking it to the man, now I would be the man, I can't stick it to myself."

"But think about it Jack, you have been here for 8 years you know how the SGC should be ran."

"True."

"And of course you would have the help from all of us if need be."

"I don't know I just really need to think on it a little bit more." Daniel looks down at his watch and looks to Teal'c.

"Teal'c we better leave now if you want to be back in time for 'I Love Lucy'."

"Yes we must depart." At this Teal'c stands up. "Thank you MajorCarter for the wonderful meal. Good bye O'niell"

"Your welcome Teal'c." Turns to Daniel. "See you Daniel."

"Bye Jack, Bye Sam." Daniel and Teal'c start walking to the door.

"Bye T, bye Danny."

At this point it is only Sam and Jack left in the room. Sam starts cleaning up dinner, remembering the last time she left it out, all those weeks ago now.

"Here Carter let me help you with that."

"Thank you Sir."

They worked in a comfortable silence, nothing needed to really be said. When all the dishes were in the dishwasher finally Jack spoke up.

"You really didn't say anything for or against me being promoted? What are your thoughts on it."

"I think it's a great opportunity Sir." Looking closely at her hands now, Jack walks over to her and tilts up her head so that he can see her eyes. They just stare at each other looking for answers.

"Sam what are your thoughts on me being promoted?"

"Sir"

"Ah, I asked Sam, not Carter." At this Sam lets a little sigh.

"Jack…I think it is a wonderful opportunity…"

"But, I can hear a but in there."

"I don't know Sjack, I mean I know what I want and I can't have it. I thought Pete was what I wanted for a while but I know now that that wasn't even close. I always seem to set unreachable goals by normal standards and look I have reached them all and then some, except for one." At this Sam looks straight into Jack's eyes there was nothing but love there so Sam continued. "I want the one thing I am not allowed to have, and you being promoted means I still can't have it."

"Who says you're not allowed to have it?"

"You know damn well what I'm talking about."

"I do, but Sam I would quit in a heart beat for you."

"I could never ask you to do that. As much as I would love to have you all to myself, the world needs you too. I can't do that."

"Sam, I don't think you understand this. I am old, before you start to protest I know I'm not that old, but I don't want to go through the rest of my life with the best I can show you my love is a pat on the shoulder. I want to be able to be there for you when you are hurt, when you are happy, ah hell you get what I'm saying if there is a chance that I can be with you then I would rather be with you."

"Jack, I would love that but…"

"Ah, how about this I will talk to Hammond, see what he thinks."

"Ok." With that Jack stepped back still looking at Sam.

"I'll call you when I have more information."

"Alright, bye Jack."

"Bye Sam." With that Jack walked out of the house on a mission.

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AN: That is officially the end of Pete. I figure he would do something like this instead of get mad. Becuase Carter already stated to Fifth that hes not a person that gets mad. He's just missing something up there in the smarts dept. I had to have him dancing and singing and that song has been in my head since I came up with the idea. GET IT OUT. I have no clue who sings it but its not my song either.