A/N: This chapter was really weird for me to write for some reason...I changed it so many times that I've lost count...I hope this draft is alright. The next chapter might not come for a while, I've got a lot of stuff going right now. I'd like to give a BIG thanks to all those peeps that reviewed :) Thank You!

"Um...why would General Landry call you?" Daniel asked

"Well I was your CO for several years, and I probably know you two better than anyone here. He wanted to know if I thought your relationship would compromise you or your team."

"OK, but why are you here?" he asked

"Well…I haven't been here for a while and I thought it was time for a visit. Last time I was here I didn't get to see everyone. So where's T?"

"Oh...uh he's on Dakara Sir." Sam said

"In that case I guess I'll get right down to business. I need to…um…to talk to Daniel…alone."

Sam looked at Daniel then dropped her gaze to the floor. She had a feeling that whatever he wanted to talk to Daniel about wasn't good. The fact that he came as soon as he heard the news wasn't a good sign either. Her eyes met Daniel's as she said "I've got some simulations to run. I'll talk to you later" she nodded at Jack and said, "it's good to see you again Sir."

A few seconds after he heard the door close Jack began, "How could you do this to me? Does our friendship mean anything to you?" he yelled

"What's that supposed to mean? You know I value our friendship Jack !"

"You know what I'm talking about."

"No, Jack, I don't!"

"You took her from me!"

"What! I didn't take her from you, she was never yours."

"You knew I had feelings for her. Did you take that into consideration before you..."

"Before I what? You don't even know the whole story, all you know is that we're together."

"That's all I need to know right now.…"

"Did you ever actually tell her?"

"Tell her what?" Jack asked

"That you had feelings for her?"

"No, but she always knew."

"Did she?"

"Yes! She's known for years, we just couldn't do anything about it."

"You sure she knew?"

"Of course Daniel. We had…an understanding."

" Well then why didn't you do anything about it when you were promoted?"

"I was waiting for the right time."

"Oh please! When have you ever waited for the right time to do something you wanted? Were you seriously going to make a move?"

"I was thinking about it, but it looks like it's too late now."

"Ya know Jack, Sam wasn't all that thrilled when you left. I think the only good thing she saw in it was that you might finally take the next step."

"She obviously didn't wait long."

"She shouldn't have had to Jack!" he yelled, "If I was in your position I would've made my move right after I accepted the transfer."

"Well Daniel, you're not me and you still got her. Explain that to me, if you knew we had feelings for one another, why did you jump in?"

"I didn't make the first move...I just wanted to see her happy. Even if that meant she was with you" he looked at the floor then back up, "She was really upset when she didn't hear anything from you. I tried to cheer her up. We started hanging out a little more then we did in the past. I tried to keep her busy so she wouldn't feel rejected. I guess she gave up on you, because a few weeks later she asked me out."

"Do you love her?" Jack asked looking at his shoes

"Yes I do, with all my heart. I hope that one day she'll agree to marry me."

Jack took a deep breath and looked at Daniel, "I need some air."

Daniel nodded and watched Jack leave. He took his glasses off and leaned back in his chair and rubbed his eyes. That was not how he'd expected that particular conversation to go.

Jack took the elevator down to Sam's lab. He really wanted to leave and put this day behind him, but there was one more person he had to hear from.

Sam was sitting at her desk working on her laptop when she heard a knock. "Yeah?" she said looking up "uh…hi Sir, come in."

"I won't keep you long. There are some things I need to know." he said as he entered the room. "Why Daniel? I thought we had something."

"Did we Sir?"

"Sam you knew I cared about you."

"Do you still Sir? I mean after all these years…"

"Of course I do. I always will."

"Well Sir…"

He cut her off, "Sam will you stop with the 'Sirs'!"

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath before starting again. "Why didn't you do anything? You've been in Washington for months now, you could've at least told me you still felt that way."

"I thought you knew."

"I did, then as time went on I wasn't so sure. When you left I thought things were going to change."

"I was waiting for the right time."

"Did you honestly expect me to sit around forever and wait for you to make up your mind? Well I waited, and now I've moved on and I'm very happy with Daniel. I love him."

"Is there anything I can say or do that'll make you change your mind?"

"No Jack. I think I'm finally completely over you. I hope you can be happy for me…for the both of us."

Later that day...

Sam finished her current project and decided it was time to go home. She turned everything off and made her way up to Daniel's office.

"Are you ready to go home yet?" she asked poking her head in the door

"Um…not quite yet. I've still got some things to do, why don't you go ahead on home and I'll call you when I'm finished."

"OK…oh, how did your talk with General O'Neill go?"

"It wasn't pretty."

"We can talk about it later if you want. Did he happen to tell you what he told General Landry?" she asked

"No, but I'm sure we'll find out soon enough."

"Yeah, you're probably right. Well I'm leaving…I'll see you later. Bye!"

"Bye Sam."

As soon as Daniel was sure that Sam had left the base he quickly began putting his papers and books away. He hadn't exactly lied to Sam. He did have some things to do before he could go home, they just weren't on the base. He changed clothes and left. About ten minutes later he pulled in front of a small shop. He sat there contemplating whether or not to go in. Was he jumping the gun? He couldn't help but think of all the things that could go wrong. What if this wasn't the right time? He took a deep breath and pushed those thoughts aside. Just because he bought the ring tonight didn't mean he had to propose tonight right? He wanted the night he proposed to be perfect...after tonight he'd start the planning.