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Jack went to have his shower while Sam talked to the three generals. She went to make her self-cup of coffee before sitting down.

"Sirs, has Colonel O'Neill spoken to you about what he would like to do if he accepts the job?"

"Yes he has, and we are going to talk it over with the President about it and then decide after that."

"Ok, is there anything you would like to ask me; isn't that one of the reasons why you are here?"

"We know what you can do, we have read your reports and we know that we don't want to loose you. About this weekend arrangements that he asked us about, can you handle being away from him and will it distract your work?"

"No sir's. The Colonel .. Jack and I have been in love with each other for a long time and we haven't acted on it and it hasn't interfered with our work."

"What happens if he goes missing from the Alpha site, how would you react to that?"

"For one thing, I would be finding out where he went and work it from there. No matter what happens, no one gets left behind. If the base was attacked with Jack and other personnel were missing; I would get as many teams together as possible and start looking for survivors and to find out what happened."

"Didn't he go missing a few years ago? Something about being stuck on a planet?"

"Yes sir, a couple of years ago he was trapped on the planet called Edora after the gate was destroyed by a meteor. He was there for over three months before he could return home."

"That's right; you worked hard on building the laser gun."

"Particle laser canon sirs"

"That's the one; that was pure genius. The work that you did and the hours you put in to build it."

"Yes sir, even the Tok'ra were impressed with it."

"I bet they were. What do you think about the job offer made to Colonel O'Neill?"

"We did talk about the pros and cons; that is why he asked you what ever it was he had in mind. I know it will be hard on not just the SGC, SG1 and all of our allies who we have come across over the years, but also the personal side as well. We know it will take some time to get used to the changes including General Hammond and SG1. Things will never is the same again, but I know we will get used to it."

"I'm sure you will Major Carter, thank you for being honest with us.
We will let Colonel O'Neill know when you two return to Cheyenne Mountain."

"I'll let him know sirs"

They all stood up and walked outside to the waiting SUV trucks.

"Major, how long has Colonel O'Neill had this place?"

"It was left to him by his grandfather. He was twenty two when his grand father passed away; Jack is the fourth O'Neill generation to inherit this cabin."

"Does he come up here often?"

"Whenever he can get the time; about 5 times in the past 5 years. This is my first time here and it is a beautiful place. Now I can understand every time we go off world he comments about the trees; it reminds him of this place."

"I see, we are sorry for interrupting your vacation Major Carter, I hope you enjoy the rest of it."

"Thanks, I'm normally working on my time off but this time General Hammond ordered Jack to bring me up here."

"We know all about that, enjoy your down time"

"Thank you sirs"

Then they got into their trucks and left them alone. Once gone, Sam went back inside and had started cleaning up when Jack joined her.

"Hey, where did the top brass go?" Sam turned around, drying her hands.

"They just left a couple of minutes ago"

"Ah, so what would you like to do now?"

"We could go into town and have a look around, grab some lunch."

"Sounds good to me but I think we will have to get changed before we go".

"Sure, give me couple of minutes"

"No problem."

They went back into their rooms and got changed and then they went into town for few hours. While in town, they walked past a jeweller's; they stopped to see what they had on display.

Jack noticed that Sam was looking at one particular ring. They were looking for about five minutes before moving on. Then they stopped at the coffee shop for lunch. After lunch, they carried on shopping before heading back to the cabin.