Sorry for the long wait, in the process of writing more at the moment, so the updates should be coming fasters, and as always please R&R.

Sam walked past the closed door of Jack's office twice, before she plucked up the courage to knock on the door.

"Come!" Jack barked, his head never lifting from his paperwork. Sam hesitated, but then opened the door.

'He has to know." She thought. She walked in and closed the door behind her. Jack looked up as the door shut.

"I thought you had left." Jack snapped.

"Well I haven't. I can't leave again. Everything I want is here in Colorado. I made a mistake moving to Denver, I thought it was what I wanted, but I knew when I got there, and the SGC wasn't in my life, Daniel and Teal'c weren't in my life, and you weren't in my life, I knew I had made the biggest mistake." Sam said. She looked at Jack. He sat motionless. Almost frozen where he sat. "Jack? Please, say something."

"What would you like me to say, Carter? I'm happy you are back, I'm happy that you left Pete. I'm happy that now you are back, everything can return to as it was. Shall we just forget the last six years ever happened?" Jack snarled, hurt etched in his face.

"Jack, I can't forget the last six years, they were the best and worst six years of my life." Sam cried, memories flooding back.

"Carter?" Jack said. "I'm sorry I should have said that." Fear washed over her face and her eyes glazed over.

"Jack," Sam shook the memories away. "I made some of my biggest mistakes in those six years. I left my home. I left my family. The only person I had left was Abi. He wasn't who I thought he was. I knew inside, I just wanted him to change. I should have listened to you; I should have listened to Daniel, and Janet. Even Teal'c expressed his dislike for him, and you know Teal'c." Sam smiled, trying to change the mood of the conversation, trying to bring in humour instead of emotions. Jack waved his hand at the chair in front of his desk. Sam sat down, and Jack took his place behind the desk.

"Carter," Jack began. Sam shook her head.

"Sam. I don't want to go back to being 'Sir' and 'Carter'. I came back to be me, Sam Carter. I don't want to be Samantha Shanahan anymore. I've got the divorce papers, signed and approved. All he needs to do is sign on the dotted line. As soon as he does Samantha Shanahan is gone."

"Sam, what happened that was so bad, that now you are taking Abi away from him, I know what it is like to lose a child," Jack began, his voice strained.

"He hasn't lost a child. It never had a child in the first place, and he knew it. He knew that he was the only father Abi would get, because I had broke the rules, and Abi was the way to prove it. They just have to take a blood test, compare your DNA, all on record, and they will know he told me, threatened me. I couldn't risk it."

"Hold on…" Jack began.

"Abi, can you get off that please." Daniel asked, as he watched the five-year old walk over his papers on his desk. He looked up into her blue eyes. "Please?" Abi laughed, and Daniel rose, grabbing her round the waist and swinging her off the desk. Mid swing Daniel heard a knock on the door.

"Come in." He called, setting Abi back on the floor.

"Hi." Jack said sheepishly.

"Hi Jack. Sam's was looking for you."

"I know. We talked." Jack said, as he bent down to talk to Abi who was hovering in between the two men.

"Hi…" Abi whispered, looking up at the man who looked so familiar.

"Hello, Abi. Do you know who I am?" Jack asked, as he shuffled forward on his knees, his own eyes at her eye level, a bright smile across his face. Abi nodded.

"You are…" Abi paused for a second as Sam stepped into the doorway behind them, "Jack. Mommy told me about you." Jack laughed and Abi stepped forward, putting her small arms around Jack's neck. Jack put his arms around the little girl, holding onto her like she would disappear again. A single tear rolled down Sam's cheek and she smiled, silently stepping behind Jack, Abi watched as Sam placed her hands on his shoulders. Jack knew the touch and stayed still. Daniel snuck out of his lab, leaving the three of them together to share their reunion.

"Yes I did Jack, and I told her that I loved you very much, and that one day we'd all be together." Sam whispered. Jack stood, bringing Abi up in his arms. He held Abi closely; against his left side, and Sam around his right side. His second chance wrapped around him.

I know it's only short, but there is more to come... and soon!