A/N: Thanks to all those who have reviewed...it makes me wanna keep writing :). I would've had this chapter up sooner if I hadn'tof lost my notebook...oh well...here's chapter 3...let me know what you think...thanks!

Daniel stopped the car in front of Sam's house. Before turning the engine off he looked over at Sam. She was in the process of taking her seatbelt off. "You are so beautiful," he said reaching for her chin and tilting it up so he could look into her eyes. She smiled as he began to caress her cheek.

"You're not so bad yourself," she said as she kissed him. "So are you ready to go in?" He nodded and turned the car off.

Once inside they went to the kitchen. Daniel sat down at the island and watched Sam move about. He looked over at her answering machine "you have a message."

"It's probably Cassie. Do you wanna stay for a while and watch some TV or something?"

"Yeah…ok…I'll go see what's on."

"Alright, I'll be in after I call Cass."

She looked at the machine and pressed play. The machine came to life "hey Sam it's me, I've been trying to get a hold of you and Daniel all day. You guys must be "out of town" or something 'cause you would've called me by now…anyway call me when you get this please love you bye."

Sam picked up her cordless phone, before she had a chance to dial it rang. The sound caught her off guard and she jumped slightly. She answered it before it rang again "hello?"

"Hey, I've been calling you all day."

"Yeah I know. I just got one of you messages a few minutes ago. I was going to call you earlier, but I was reminded that you had class. I hear you're coming in this weekend."

"Hmm…I wonder who told you that…scratch that…I know who told you because he's the only one I told...well I told his voicemail…"

"If 'he' is Daniel then yeah it was him."

"Well I tried to call him before I called you and he's not home…I'd like to actually get to talk to him sometime soon. Do you know where he is?"

"Uh…yes I do."

"Well? Where is he?"

"He's in my living room waiting for coffee."

"Coffee eh?"

"Yep"

"Are you hosting team night?"

"Not exactly."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"It means that only half of the team is here"

"You and Daniel? So you guys having fun?"

"Yeah, we just got here, we're going to watch some TV or something."

"Ha ha! I'm leaning more towards something."

"What!"

"Oh come on Sam, I know about you two."

"You do?"

"Yep"

"Um…how?"

"You remember when you were still in Nevada and Daniel called and told you about Vala andthose crazy bracelets?"

"Yeah"

"Well I kinda overheard part of your conversation."

"Oh, why didn't you say anything?"

"I wanted to see how you guys would act around me if you thought I didn't know, and I wondered how long you'd wait to tell me."

"There aren't many people who know. We just told General Landry today."

"So were you planning on telling me soon?"

"Yes Cassie."

"OK…seriously what are you guys really doing tonight?"

"I told you."

"Right and you honestly think I believe that that's the only thing you guys are doing? I mean come on…I know how long it's been since you've been with a guy and this is Daniel we're talking about. You can't sit there and tell me that you're just going to watch TV" laughing she said, "we all know it starts out that way, but it eventually ends with…"

Sam cut her off "Cassie!"

"Sam I'm not a little girl anymore. I am aware of what goes on in a relationship."

"I know, but I am not having this conversation with you."

"Alright, so about this weekend…"

"You can stay with me if you want."

"Will Daniel be there?"

"I don't know, but chances are he'll be here at some point."

"Hmm so he's not staying with you?"

"No"

"Why not?"

"Cassie, I'm not talking to you about this…"

"OK. I'll let you get back to Daniel so you can do whatever."

"Thanks, I'll see you in a few days."

"Alright, love you Sam."

"Love you too Cass."

Sam hung up the phone shaking her head. She walked over to the cabinet and got two coffee cups. After filling them with the hot coffee she joined Daniel on the couch.

"So I take it that was Cassie," he said.

"Yeah, how'd you know?"

"Well I heard you yell 'Cassie'. That kind of gave it away."

"I suppose it would. Ya know she asked me if you were going to be staying here this weekend."

He furrowed his brow "why would she ask that?"

"Because she knows about us."

"How?"

"Apparently she over heard a conversation we had while I was in Nevada."

"Oh"

"Uh huh…she started asking questions and I'm not ready so answer them."

"Why? What kind of…oh…that kind…that would explain the yelling."

"I'm not going to go into the details of my love life with her. I'm the closest thing to a mom she has now and it's just not right."

"I could see how it could be a little awkward," he said.

"Just a bit. Enough of that, what are we going to watch?"

"I don't know. I thought I'd let you decide. Whatever you want is fine with me."

Sam decided to watch TV Land. They had had a few discussions in the past about some of the old shows,so she thought it'd be fun to watch some of the "classic" shows. An hour or so later Sam looked over at Daniel. He had reclined his end of the couch and was silently dozing. She smiled and grabbed the blanket that was draped over the back of the couch. After covering him up she picked up the coffee cups and took them to the kitchen. She turned off all the lights and quietly made her way back to the living room. She stopped a few feet from Daniel and watched him. The TV gave off enough light that she could just make out his features. She shook her head and walked the few feet to him. She leaned down and took his glasses off and kissed him on the forehead. She placed his glasses on the side table and returned her gaze to him. The past few months had been hard for them. Long distance dating wasn't for her. Now they were in the same state and she couldn't be happier. She wasn't sure what he wanted for their future, but she did. She wanted to be with him. Feeling a yawn coming on, she decided it was time for bed. After changing into her pajamas and whatnot, she got a blanket from her closet and went back to the living room. Picking up the small throw pillow from her end of the couch she placed it on his lap. After setting her watch alarm she covered herself up and laid down facing the TV. A few minutes later she was asleep.

A few hours later Daniel woke up. Slightly confused he started to sit up when he realized he had an unusual weight on his lap. Rubbing his eyes he looked down. All he could see was the back of her head. Her blonde hair covered the side of her face. He reached down and swept the hair behind her ear. Smiling as he thought about the evening they had. He thought about how nice it would be to spend all of his evenings with her, cuddling on the couch while watching TV, and making small talk. Letting out a heavy sigh he leaned back and drifted off to sleep again.

At 0600 Sam's watch alarm went off. Turning it off she rolled onto her back and stretched. A few seconds later she rolled onto her right side so she was facing Daniel. She was surprised to find him looking down at her with a huge smile on his face.

"Wow…you're awake" she said.

"Yeah well having to pee will do that," he said laughing.

"Oh Daniel" she said sitting up "I'm sorry. Why didn't you wake me up?"

"Don't be sorry. I knew you'd be getting up soon and I didn't want to disturb you."

"Well I'm not stopping you now."

He got up and headed to the bathroom. Sam went to the kitchen to start a fresh pot of coffee. A few minutes later he joined her. Glancing at his watch he said, "I really only have time for one cup."

"Well you could always shower and get ready here. Remember you have to take me to work."

"Yeah, I guess I could, it would save time. I think I have a change of clothes in the car."

One pot of coffee and two showers later the couple left. They decided to leave a little early so they could have breakfast.

"So what color today?" Sam asked just before Daniel entered the locker room. He stopped and turned to face her. "I was thinking about going with the green."

"Alright" she said then gave him a quick kiss "I'll meet you in the commissary."

By the time Sam got the commissary Daniel was sitting at a table with Teal'c. She got her scrambled eggs and joined her team members.

"Good morning Teal'c" she said squirting ketchup on her eggs.

"Good morning ColonelCarter how are you?"

"Good and you?"

"I am well. I was just asking DanielJackson about his plans last night that prevented him from playing basketball with ColonelMitchell."

Sam smiled and looked at Daniel "Oh uh…Daniel and I went to dinner last night."

"So how was the game?" Daniel asked knowing there was no game.

"ColonelMitchell cancelled."

Daniel raised his eyebrows "really, did he uh…did he say why?"

"He did not."

"I see."

"Aren't you scheduled to go to Dakara today?" Sam asked

"Indeed, I will be departing shortly. Master Bra'tac is awaiting my arrival."

"I hope things go well." Daniel said

"As do I DanielJackson" with that Teal'c bowed his head slightly and left.

He arrived at the mountain at 1500 hours. Guards and airmen greeted him as he stepped into the elevator. Reaching sublevel 18 he walked slowly down the corridor. He had a feeling that he'd find one of the people he was looking for in Daniel's office.
Sam and Daniel sat in his office,Sam had herback to the door and Daniel sat across from her. They were hunched over some new alien device.

"Does it say what it does?" Sam asked as she ran a finger along one of the edges.

"Um...I don't know...I haven't found that part yet."

"What's it say?"

"Well, if I'm translating this right, it looks like a story."

"A story? About what?" she asked looking closer at the device

Daniel leaned back in his chair and saw the man in the doorway "Jack?"

"General O'Neill? The story's about…"

"No!" he said cutting her off "he's here."

Sam turned around, her eyes widened as she hopped off her stool "General Sir."

"Well I guess some things never change." Jack said

"What are you doing here?" Daniel asked

"I got a call from General Landry and he told me about the two of you."