Sam could feel as the sweet sensation sleep slowly encompassed her body, her mind wandered back to where it had been only a few moments ago, the memory of lying in the park with Jack …
Sam shivered and leaned closer into the chest of her lover, whose embrace around her body instinctively tightened at the movement.
"Y'okay?"
Sam merely nodded against Jack's chest; she was better than okay, she fantastic! She was in the middle of the most beautiful park in Colorado Springs, lying in the arms of the man she loved. She opened her eyes, the sun was just beginning to set but it was already substantially darker than before. She turned her gaze toward the sky and noticed a large black cloud was hanging just above them and she had to admit that there was a distinctly stormy feel to the air around them, but she didn't care, she had no intention of moving any time soon, besides she had just woken up, from what she had decided was one of the best naps of her life, so her body would probably not allow it. Well… that's what she told herself anyway.
However comfortable or happy she was in her present state, she was beginning to get a little cold, even with Jack's jacket over her, and she could feel tiny droplets of rain beginning to fall against her face.
"We should probably go," Sam suggested to her partner. She received no reply.
"Jack?"
"D'we have to?"
"It's starting to rain."
"Hmmmm," groaned the man whom she was still resting on.
"Okay, in a minute, just let me wake up …". His voice trailed off. Sam knew very well that he was planning on going back to sleep.
"Jack?" Again she received no reply. The droplets of rain landing on her face had become substantially bigger, so this time, rather than trying to use logic to sway a very illogical man she simply rolled off his chest. Supporting herself on her elbows she looked over at him. Damn he looked good. The pale blue shirt he was wearing was unbuttoned just so that Sam could see the beginnings of the silver hair that was sprinkled over his chest. His left hand was lifted behind his head, so the hem of the shirt was lifted about an inch above the waistband of his trousers and Sam could see just enough of his tanned and highly toned abdomen to drive her wild. She continued her gaze down his body to the jeans that hugged perfectly in all the right places, they weren't too tight, but just tight enough to give you a good idea of what his long, lean legs looked like underneath. Sam smiled to herself …
When he came to pick her up that morning, well it was closer to lunch time really, but when Sam had opened the door to the man now lying in front of her … well … it had taken all her self control not to jump him right there on her doorstep!
She grabbed her purse and keys after they had shared a quick kiss, well a short make-out session really. When they were out the house Sam turned to lock her front door, Jack had already started down the steps by the time she turned around, he was only a few steps in front of her but she had turned around to a perfect view of his ass! She took in a deep breath and walked down the steps after him she calmly placed an arm around the back of his waist. Jack's arm automatically moved up to around her shoulder. Sam allowed her hand to slip from his waist down to his butt. The pair stopped walking and Jack turned to look at the woman next him, a smile playing on his lips. He raised an eyebrow.
"You know a guy could get used to this."
"Really? And what would 'this' be?" Sam had said a quizzical look on her face. She knew exactly what he was talking about. She lightly squeezed.
"Being felt up in public by an incredibly hot 2IC." Jack smiled broadly and kissed Sam. She leaned into his chest with her free hand and kissed him back. She slipped her hand into his back pocket and squeezed his sumptuous butt again, smiling against his lips.
At his lack of response Sam could tell that he had gone back to sleep. She shook her head and smiled to herself. She leaned over the form lying in front of her and gently blew across his ear; he flinched in his sleep and brushed his hand over where the woman had teasingly blown. However, he did not open his eyes or make any attempt at moving in any way. She repeated the action. No response. Sam sighed to herself and again leaned in to blow over Jack's ear, but before she got a chance his hands had shot up around her waist. He had rolled so that Sam was pinned below him. Sam had let out a squeak of surprise when he had rolled then promptly burst into fits of giggles under the man. Jack was wearing a huge grin on his face, looking quite proud of how he had managed to reverse their roles. At noticing just how much Sam was giggling he could not help but laugh himself.
Once Sam had composed herself she looked up into the eyes of the man now pinning her to the ground; it was now raining steadily, but not heavily. She raised her hand to his cheek and pulled him into her; their lips met. Moments later a huge clap of thunder made the pair jump and separate just as the heavens opened and the rain went from a light shower to a pretty intense rainstorm.
"Oh, for cryin' out loud!" Jack had moaned into Sam's neck. He braced his hands against the ground either side of Sam's waist and used his arms to push himself up. Once on his feet he put out a hand for Sam who automatically took it. He pulled her up and was about to kiss her once again when again thunder clapped just above them and the rain got substantially heavier.
The pair looked at one another as they gradually got wetter and wetter; Sam laughed and began to gather their stuff from the grass. Jack was struck dumb … god she was beautiful, rain running down the side of her face, her hair totally soaked and her white top was gradually getting more see-through by the second and was now beginning to cling to her curves. All he could do was stand and watch her.
"Are you gonna help me or just stand and watch?" Sam had to raise her voice against the sound of the persistent rain.
Jack didn't bother to answer he just walked right up to her, took her in his arms and kissed her. He didn't care that they were getting totally soaked, or that they had acquired a little bit of an audience; a little old lady was averting her eyes (not very successfully) as she sheltered under her umbrella and made her way back to her car.
Sam's hand had made its way up to the back of Jack's head and her fingers were now intertwined in his soft silver hair. It was raining to such an extent that when the couple separated and looked at each other they both had rainwater flowing over their faces. Jack lifted his hand and pushed the wet hair back from Sam's face. She smiled at him, one of her ice melting smiles, that made him weak at the, not so strong anyway, knees. He didn't smile back, he just looked into her eyes …
"I love you!"
"I love you too," Sam replied; at this a huge smile broke out across his face.
"Let's go!" Jack said, tilting his head back in the direction that his truck was parked. He picked up their remaining stuff and took Sam by the hand.
Sam awoke to the sound of the klaxons echoing throughout the base:
"Incoming traveler!"
'Oh, what is it now?' Sam thought to herself as she rolled over onto her back, she pushed herself up with her hands, so that she was leaning against the headboard. She looked down to the end of her bed and could see, the now wide-awake, baby lying silently in her crib. Sam smiled at the sight of her daughter.
"Ah, Colonel you're awake. Perfect timing, someone will be getting hungry right about now." Carolyn Lam walked over to the crib at the end of Sam's bed, gently picked up the child and passed her to her mother. Sam couldn't help it; she smiled broadly at her baby and thought to herself … things don't get much better than this, right now life was …
… Perfect.
TBC…