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The next thing he felt was someone pushing him into the lake; when he surfaced her saw Sam smiling on the dock. Then she dove in and surfaced in front of him, still smiling. He pulled her close and they kissed while they put their arms around each other. Then Jack pulled away from Sam and looked toward his cabin and frowned.
"Jack?"
"We have company" and they got out and grabbed a towel.
Jack gave Sam hand signals and she nodded, letting him know that she understood; then he walked around the corner of the cabin, while Sam went around the back and climbed through an open window and went into Jack's room to get his nine mil. Then she quickly and quietly checked outside the window when she heard voices.
When Jack walked around the front, there were three SUV trucks pulled up on the drive. He had his towel around his neck as he stood on his front porch. When the doors opened and the three men got out, he saw that they were all in uniform.
"Is there a problem, Sirs?"
"We came to talk to you about the job offer."
"Ah, can't it wait until I return to the Springs? I am on vacation you know."
"We know; can we go inside and talk?" then Jack head the door open and the click of a gun.
"Jack, what's going on?" Sam stepped next to him and then lowered the gun when she saw who it was. She immediately came to attention and saluted them, which they returned.
"They came for a chit chat about the job."
"Oh, in that case I think we better get dressed" she said, blushing
"Ah yeah, come on in guys, I'll put the kettle on."
They followed Jack and Sam inside. Sam went to have a shower, while Jack made everyone a drink.
"How is Major Carter doing?"
"If you are asking about her night mares, they are changing for the better."
"That's good than. We were horrified when General Hammond told us about what happened to her; she is lucky to be alive."
"She is one hell of a solider but your not here to talk about Sam."
"No, we haven't. Have you decided about taking the job?"
"I have thought about it and other things as well. There are some things I would like for you to do."
"Colonel?" they looked at him.
"I'll only accept the job and the promotion if we can reach an agreement on several things."
"Colonel, what are you doing; trying to bribe us?" they weren't happy.
Jack put his hands up in defensive pose.
"Hang on sirs; just hear me out, ok? I think this will be a benefit for all of us"
"Ok, we are listening"
"Ok, if I do accept this offer, I would want Sam to be promoted to Lieutenant Colonel; we all know what she is capable of doing. She knows more about the Stargate Program and alien devices than any one else on earth and we know she has worked hard for where she is today. She has saved SG1 and earth's assets god knows how many times and both you and I know that. With this promotion, she should be the new leader of SG1 as well. The other thing is that I am able to come home every second weekend and for Sam to come to the Alpha site every other weekend, unless she is off world on a mission or what ever she will be doing. We have already talked about the weekend issue, but she doesn't know about the idea of her getting promoted, that ball is in your court guys"
Jack gave them coffee refills and he sat down to join them.
"Is there any thing else Colonel?"
"Well sirs, if you do accept what I have asked, it will give Sam and me a chance to get to know one another better. Although we have known one another for over five years, we have been putting our feelings on hold for a long time and after what has happened these past couple of weeks, it's a wake up call for both of us."
"Do you think she can handle the new responsibility and promotion?"
"To her this will be a piece of cake sir. God, she has handled egghead scientists, Goa'uld snake heads, Jaffa, and other aliens for the past five years. She has even taken command of the flag ship team on more than a dozen occasions and you are asking me if she can handle it? I'm sure you have read all the reports that have come out of the mountain, otherwise I wouldn't have brought it up."
"You are right, your team has done a great deal, but we will have to think about it."
"Let me know what you decide. If you do accept these conditions, then I'll accept the job, the choice is yours. If you want to ask Sam some questions, go ahead; now that she is out of the shower, I'll go and leave you guys to talk to her"
Jack got up and walked into his bedroom, leaving the door partly open so he could hear them talk.
"What do you think? We know that Major Carter is capable of handling herself in any situation and the Colonel is right about her abilities and we have what General Hammond has told us before we left Washington, she can handle any thing."
"True, here she comes."
They heard her bedroom door open and she walked out in shorts and a tank top. Jack watched her as she walked by and when he saw what she was wearing; it made him go hard again.