Chapter Fifty One

The next morning Jack woke up early, as he always did. He opened his eyes and smiled at the sight before him. Sam was still snuggled up to his side and still asleep. He looked down and watched her sleep; he couldn't believe what had happened to them in the past few weeks and now they had been promoted and engaged on the same day.

He noticed the change in Sam's breathing and he knew that she was waking up. She opened her eyes to see Jack watching her and smiled at him.

"Morning" Jack said

"Morning" and he bents over and gave her a kiss.

"How are you feeling this morning?"

"Ok, sorry about last night"

"Hey, don't be; anyway everything is going to be fine."

"I know, it is just going to take time" Jack held her in his arms and they stayed that way for a few minutes.

"Sam, how about we do some shopping today since I have to leave tomorrow?"

"Sure, Mark and his family are leaving this morning, and I don't know exactly when Dad is going to be leaving."

"Ok, have you got much food in the house?"

"No"

"Ok, how about we all go downtown for breakfast?"

"Sure, that sounds good to me" they kissed before snuggling into one another's arms for just a few more minutes.

"Sam, what do you think about us going house hunting?"

"Sure, sounds good to me. We can do it after Mark and the family have left."

"Ok then it is settled. How about McDonalds for breakfast, I'm sure the kids would love it."

"

Sounds good."

"I could get used to this every morning."

"What, lying around like this?"

"Yes and waking up every morning with you in my arms."

"I know what you mean" they kissed before getting up and getting dressed. When they walked out to the kitchen they found that Jacob was up.

"Morning you two."

"Morning dad, sorry about last night."

"Don't be, have some coffee, I just made it."

"Thanks" He passed them their cups of coffee and they took sips of the drink.

"Dad, when do you have to return?"

"This morning, I'm afraid"

"Ok. Do you need a lift back to the base?"

"No, I'm ok. I'm using one of the SGC SUV's, so I can drop Mark and the family off at the airport this morning before I return."

"Ok, we are going to take you guys out to breakfast since I have nothing to eat in the house" Jacob laughed.

"I know; I was looking through your fridge and cupboards and noticed how bare they are" they talked for a few minutes before the rest of the family joined them.

Once their bags were packed, everyone got into either Jack's or Jacob's truck for their trip to McDonalds for breakfast. An hour and half later they were saying their good byes to Mark and the family before they boarded the plane.

A few minutes later Jacob hugged Sam and shook Jack's hand before Jacob left to head back to the base. Jack and Sam stopped at his place so he could have a shower and shave before going into shopping. They checked out a couple of realtor's to see what they had to offer. They stopped for lunch, before carrying on shopping for the rest of the day.

That evening, back at Jack's place, they talked about the houses that they liked and decided on which one they both liked. They decided on a six bedroom, six bathroom house with a triple garage. Afterwards, Jack took Sam home before returning to his place for the night.

Sam had the same nightmare but Jack was in it; saving her life like he did when she was up in his cabin. When she woke up, she knew things were going to get better for her and she closed her eyes, thinking about Jack before falling asleep.