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Just a short bit to keep you going... I lost a few paragraphs somehow last night and I'm having to retype them. Should have more to post tonight.
I want to say what a joy it is to be back in Sam and Jack land! I've missed you all!
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The sun was warm on Sam's back as she dozed in the lounge chair. While still not brazen enough to sunbath nude she had undone the back of the top of her two-piece and slid her arms out of the straps leaving the top itself trapped under her body. She was fighting to stay awake so she didn't get burned when a voice startled her.
"You missed a spot," Jack said with a grin and watched as she shot out of the chair. "Nice reflexes."
Sam had sprung up with little thought to her state of undress and now she could only thank her lucky stars that it was Jack who was standing there smirking at her as she struggled to cover herself back up.
"Don't bother on my account Sam," he finally chuckled and stepped forward to take her in his arms.
She relaxed instantly into his embrace and dropped the piece of fabric she'd been fiddling with, so she could put her hands up around his neck and deepen the kiss. Jack immediately knew that whatever was going on with her he needed be worried that she was having any doubts about their relationship and he let himself just enjoy having a nearly naked Sam Carter in his arms. So much so that it was another two hours before either of them was in the mood for saying anything intelligible, and then only because their stomachs started to rumble. Reluctantly they got up and got dressed and found their way to the kitchen to make some dinner.
As they pulled out steaks to grill and put together a salad they chatted about their weeks.
"So how did you manage to skip out a whole day early?" Sam asked casually.
Jack decided to be honest. "To tell you the truth the whole 'you taking a vacation' thing freaked me out a bit. I decided to come check to see if you'd been taken over by aliens again," he teased.
Sam gave him a small smile. "No, just needed to get away, and I really needed to be outside. I think being trapped in that damn spacesuit is still having some after effects," she admitted.
"I'd be surprised if it wasn't," Jack sympathized, although truthfully he hadn't though about that as being a reason she might want to get away for a bit.
"Besides, I had some things I wanted to think about and they required peace and quiet," Sam confessed as they sat down to eat. When Jack raised an eyebrow in inquiry she sighed. "Eat first, then we'll talk."
After a pleasant dinner filled with the latest gossip, they washed up the few dishes they had and took a couple of beers out onto the deck to watch the sunset. Silence settled in between them and Jack could tell by the small frown line on Sam's forehead and the occasional biting of her lips that she was deep in thought and slightly nervous. After ten minutes he couldn't take it anymore.
"You're starting to freak me out again Sam," he commented softly.
She had the grace to blush, and grin. "Actually I'm try to figure out how not to freak you out," she admitted.
Jack sighed. That didn't sound good. "Just spit it out, Carter," he ordered gently.
Sam turned so that she could look him directly in the eyes and try to get a good read on his reaction to what she was about to ask.
"Have you ever thought about having another child?"
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TBC