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Juliette arrived at the coffee house first. Just as Daniel had predicted the breakfast crowd had left. She got some hot chocolate and sat down to wait for Daniel. She did not have long to wait before Daniel came in. He walked over to the table and sat down.

"Been waiting long?" he asked.

"Not at all, in fact I just sat down," Juliette answered.

"Good, would you like something to eat?"

Juliette shook her head no.

"Well then if it is ok, I'm going to grab a cup of coffee."

"Sure, I promise not to run off," Juliette replied with a smile. Daniel started to pay for the coffee, then he saw that they had bear claws and remembering that they were Juliette's favorite, he ordered one for her, and one for himself. When Juliette saw that Daniel had brought her the pastry she smiled and thanked him. They sat in nervous silence for a bit then Juliette broke the silence.

"So what have you been up to in the past 16 years? I figured you would either be leading some big archeological dig or be teaching in some big name college."

Daniel did not know where to start. He wanted to be honest, but knew he could not. I might endanger the whole planet or even worse, her. So he decided to go with the much edited version.

"After receiving my degrees, I did go the academic path for a while till one of my ideas got me in trouble. I was offered another job that would require me to move, and having nothing left for me where I was, I decided to take the job. While I was there I met my wife. We were married for a few years, and then she was kidnapped. The next time I saw her she was a totally different person. She was later killed. Her kidnapping caused me to move here and now I am working on the base."

"Wow, that's sad Daniel. I am so sorry about your wife. I bet she was a wonderful person."

"Yes, she was. Enough about me, so now that I have told you my life's story it is your turn."

"Oh, where to begin; I had that magazine job a few months before …it became too much. I decided to move back down south where my mom lived. I got a job with a local paper, and stayed there for about four or five years then moved here. I have my own photography studio and do alright. I bet you are wondering why I was working at Wal-Mart." Daniel nodded; amazed that she could still read his mind.

"Every so often I work in the photo department and one of my friends needed the night off, so I took her shift and that about sums up the last 16 years."

As she finished her account Juliette glanced at her watch. It was later than she expected, and she had an appointment to keep.

"Well, Daniel I've got to run, but what are you doing on Christmas?"

"Nothing, I might spend Christmas morning with some friends, but after that nothing."

"Good, not that you don't have someone to spend it with, but that you are free. Maybe you could come over to my house about 12:00. I'll provide lunch. Plus, I have something that I need to tell you." As Juliette spoke she was writing down her address and directions. She then handed it to Daniel saying, "Please come."

Then she left. Daniel sat staring at the piece of paper she had handed to him. He stayed that way for a few minutes before leaving himself. He kept on hearing "I have something I need to tell you" echoing thought his head. Dang it, after all this time she could still get him to do what she asked.

SG-1's Christmas party was the next day so Daniel figured that he better go home and wrap the presents.