WITH FIREWORKS AND KISSES
CHAPTER 5
TITTLE: "With Fireworks and Kisses"
CHAPTER: Fifth.
AUTHOR: fresitaazul
RATING: OLDER TEENS for sexual situations and sexual innuendo.
CATEGORY: Angst/Romance/Humor
PAIRING: Sam and Jack
SPOILERS: Season 8 (Affinity)
SUMMARY: Sam has a party at her house to celebrate the Fourth of July.
WARNINGS: language, sexual situations and sexual innuendo. Read further at your own discretion.
DISCLAIMER: The characters used in this story DO NOT belong to me; I'm just borrowing them for fun. I am not gaining any money for this and don't expect to either.
FEEDBACK: Always welcome, thank you!
AUTHOR'S NOTES:
It all comes down to this final chapter. I wrote this for all of us who really hope to see some nice shippy, sappy moments between Sam and Jack. I'm sorry I'm past thr 4th of July, but it was a very busy last couple of days!
Thanks to my Beta, Lennie. I can't tell enough how much I appreciate your help and advise with my story, it wouldn't be the same if it hadn't been for you. :)
Thanks to my mom and my husband for their continuous support.
To all my wonderful readers, thank you again!yourawesome reviewsand enthusiasmencourage me to keepwriting, I truly appreciate it.
Now, sit back and enjoy.
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"Where do you want this, Jack?" Cassie asked as she exited the house into the backyard. She held a blue blanket that Jack had given her as they crossed in the hallway, and before he picked up the white cooler from the kitchen.
"You can lay it right….there," Jack answered, pointing to an open spot in the grass. He placed the cooler on the ground and stretched his arms wide.
"Jack, you think she's still mad at me?" the girl finally asked, as she spread the blanket where instructed.
He looked at her and gave her a lopsided smile. "Nah, Sam can't be mad at anyone for more than five minutes." He wrapped his arm around her and walked her back to the deck. "You, I give her two. Tops."
"I hope you're right,"
"When am I not?"
Cassandra smiled and hugged him tight. "Thank you, Jack."
"You betcha!" he exclaimed, as the rest exited the house holding sheets and drinks.
"Cassie, are you gonna join Teal'c and me for the fireworks show?" Daniel asked as the girl took a coke from the cooler.
"Sure!"
"Good, we'll wait for you there," Daniel pointed to his spot and proceeded to walk to the grass and spread his sheet on the ground.
Cassie approached Sam as she stood by the sliding door and smiled at her. "Sam…"
The other woman pulled her into a hug without hesitation. "It's ok, kiddo. I'm not mad and I know you are sorry."
"Yeah… that," the girl said as the two of them headed to the yard to join the others.
"Now, go and enjoy the show, we already missed the first part!" Sam told her, with a final kiss on her forehead and a quick wink.
Cassie sat with Daniel and Teal'c, as their Jaffa friend handed her a bowl of popcorn.
Sam spotted Jack as he sat comfortably on his blanket and looked at her intensely. "Care if I join you?" she asked as she stood beside him, her eyes bright with expectation.
"Sorry, but I'm kinda reserving the spot for a very hot colonel," he answered with an apologetic smile.
"I think he's already taken, General," Sam said, as she glanced at Mitchell and Vala who sat not too far from them, very close to each other.
Jack pulled her arm, making her fall into his lap. "Smart ass!"
She laughed and sat up to look at him, his kind brown eyes gazing back at her. "Have I told you I love you?" she said in an intimate tone.
He smiled tenderly and kissed her lips briefly. "Yes, but I don't think you have today."
"Well, I love you."
"And I love you." His lips met hers and they joined in a blissful, loving kiss.
When they pulled apart, he wrapped his arm around her and they looked up at the sky, where the fireworks decorated the night with playful games of sounds and colors.
Sam looked around the yard for a moment and smiled warmly at the view; Daniel and Cassie where discussing the shapes of the cascades in the sky, and Teal'c simply listened to the playful argument with a quiet smile; Cameron and Vala sat in silence but she noticed he held her close with a strong hand placed firmly on her shoulder; finally, she turned her eyes to Jack, who watched the forms in the sky, lost in his own thoughts. With a smile, she rested her head on his shoulder, after kissing it affectionately.
"You ok?" he asked her, his eyes not leaving the sky.
"Oh, yeah. Very,"
He frowned and lowered his gaze as his eyes found hers. "Sam?"
"Hmm?" she asked, with a satisfied smile on her face.
"What's goin' on?"
She shrugged and cuddled closer to him. "Nothing." Her eyes said otherwise, as an ocean of emotion flowed through the blue depths.
"You're thinking," he finally said, while his fingers played with her short strands of blonde hair.
"Yeah," Sam answered simply, as she looked away and continued to watch the spectacle above.
"What?" he pressed, as his curiosity took over.
"How great this is."
"This as in…" The words trailed off, giving her room to finish.
Her eyes met his once again and she brought his neck closer to her to whisper secretly in his ear. "Us."
He didn't ask any further, understanding the meaning of her words immediately. With a final loving kiss, he held her tight to him as his attention returned to the far sky once again.
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"You're going back tomorrow?" the archeologist inquired, a little disappointed.
"Yeah… but, I'll call you once I know when I'm coming back. That way we can plan on dinner or something," Jack told Daniel, as they hugged briefly at the door.
"That would be nice, Jack," the younger man replied with a smile. "Thanks for today, it was really fun!" he told Sam, as he pulled her into a warm hug.
"Yeah, it was," she responded. "Say hello to Carolyn for me," she whispered secretly into his ear.
Daniel cleared his throat and hid his face to hide the blush, looking at her over his glasses. As he shook his head with a smile, he turned and walked through the door towards his car.
"T!" Jack exclaimed. "Take Daniel here to his bed. He drank three beers, and we all know what that means…"
"Indeed I do, O'Neill," agreed the big Jaffa. "It was good seeing you again."
"Oh, Teal'c, you say it like we won't see each other soon!"
The other man smiled sincerely. "I will look forward to your next visit, then."
Jack hugged his friend. "Take care, T."
Teal'c bowed his head and hugged Sam before following Daniel to his car.
"Sir, have a good trip home," Mitchell said, as he stood on the threshold.
"Thank you, Mitchell." Jack looked at Vala, who stood beside him with a happy smile. "It was nice meeting you, Vala."
"Likewise, Jack. Thank you for the steaks, they were unique in their kind." Jack rolled his eyes in response. The woman then looked at Sam and took her hand gently in appreciation. "Sam, it has been so wonderful to share this day with all of you. Thank you."
"You're welcome." Sam turned to hug Mitchell and shortly after, he and Vala walked out of the house.
Jack watched as the couple got in the car and drove away, exchanging knowing looks. With a suspicious smile, he turned to Sam, who was closing the front door, and started to walk towards the living room. "Are those two….y'know…?" He raised his eyebrows and gestured with his hands in explanation while he followed her.
"Apparently," she answered as she turned and approached him, gently placing her palms on his chest. "So, General..."
"Didn't she like Daniel?" Jack continued, partially oblivious to the fact that she was unbuttoning his shirt.
Sam shrugged. "Initially, yes. But see, Daniel's with someone else now." She successfully opened the red short-sleeve shirt he had changed into earlier that day, and pulled it down his shoulders, quickly tossing it to a chair close by.
"Whatcha doin'?" he asked with a grin and a spark in his eyes, as her hands traveled down from his muscular arms to his belt.
"Seducing you, of course." With a swift move, the garment was unbuckled and her fingers worked expertly on the single button and fly, while her mouth began the long awaited exploration of his soft and tanned neck.
"Maybe we should move this to the bedroom?" he recommended huskily.
Sam shook her head in response and smirked. "Don't wanna." As she was about to pull down his pants, he took hold of her slender wrists and push her back a little to look at her.
"Cassie," he said, as he tried to regain control.
"She's not here." Her eyes were a dark tone of blue, filled with desire. "A friend picked her up when you were on the phone with the Pentagon. She's staying over tonight and we'll pick her up on our way to Peterson tomorrow."
"Did she…"
"Do it on purpose to leave us alone?" she completed for him. "Maybe, I don't know. But, she's been wanting to get together with her high school friends for a while, so it may be a little bit of both."
"Ah." His eyes found hers again and the emotion and passion he saw in the blue orbs overwhelmed him. "Sam?"
"Are we making love, or not?" she asked impatiently and pushed him to the wide couch; with a full and sexy smile, she carefully straddled him and licked her lips before kissing him.
"Sam…are you trying to kill me?" he managed to say as her desperate mouth left his, and he felt the sweet wetness of her tongue savoring his ear.
"No, not kill you. Just have my wicked way with you, that's all." Before she could continue the charming torture on his collarbone, he switched positions and laid her on the couch, landing his body on top of hers.
"I don't think so, Colonel. Not this time." He claimed her mouth hungrily, kissing her as hard as he could, while they both gave in to their overpowering arousal.
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As they lay naked in each other's arms, Sam pulled her body up to look at his flushed face. She caressed his chest, tracing the sweat that resulted from their satisfying lovemaking, and gently drew imaginary letters along his skin.
"Jack?" she began.
"Hum?"
"I want to ask you something," Sam said hesitant.
He turned slightly to face her, and brushed a strand of damp hair from her forehead. "What?"
"It's something Cassie said, and…"
"Sam…" Jack interrupted.
"No, please. I've always wanted to know."
"Why?" he asked her, knowing exactly what she was referring to.
"Because, I have to."
"Sam, it's not important and will not make any difference. Please, let it go," Jack said, as he pulled her closer to him and helped her rest her head on his shoulder.
She was quiet for a while, until Jack rolled his eyes and turned sideways again. He took a deep breath as his gaze penetrated her. "Yes, Sam, I went through a hard time when you got engaged to Pete."
She shook her head and looked away. "Yeah, of course you did," came her sad voice.
"But that was my choice. You came to me and gave me a chance to stop you." He smiled and caressed her cheek with the back of his fingers. "Hell, you waited two weeks to say yes! You don't think I knew what that meant?"
She looked up again and nodded. "I know you did."
"Then why are you beating yourself up over this?"
"Because I wanted a life so badly that I ended up hurting you and hurting him," she confessed with a profound feeling of guilt.
"Sam, look at me." She focused her blue eyes on his chocolate brown ones and saw all the love and kindness reflected in them. "He also made his choice." After a small pause, he traced his hand up and down her bare arm and sighed. "From what you said, Pete was a bright guy, I'm sure he knew something was wrong when you waited that long to give him an answer." She stared at him carefully as he spoke. "He chose to ignore the signs, too."
"Jack, I'm to blame here as well," she said, as she narrowed her eyes.
"Maybe." With another sigh, he brought her closer and kissed the top of her head lovingly. "Look, to be honest, I was shocked you waited that long to get the life I ordered you to get."
A high rise of her eyebrows painted her expression then.
"We both did what we had to do at the time. Why don't we worry about what we need to do now? Life's too short, Sam, you know that."
She finally smiled and, without anymore words, she threw her arms around his neck and kissed him ardently.
"Jack," she said, after they drew back to catch their breath.
"Sam," he said with a content smile.
"We're pretty good together, aren't we?" she asked, as she framed his face with both her hands.
"See, that I can agree on." With a quick move, he took her by her waist and shifted her body on top of his. "Better than any dream I ever had."
She smiled and nuzzled into his neck. "Hmm… really?"
"You had doubts? C'mon! The amazing, unbelievable, mind blowing sex had to give it away at some point."
She giggled and teased him as she bit his lower lip playfully. "How is it that you, Mr. Irreverence, Cockiness and Sarcasm, always end up being my voice of reason?"
"Hey! I love you, too," he pouted.
"I do love you. More than I'll ever be able to show you," she said seriously.
"You already have, Sam."
She smiled brightly, exposing all her teeth and shutting her eyes tight, as she raised her shoulders. It was a very childlike face that Jack adored, actually. "We've turned into such saps!" she said as she began to laugh.
He laughed with her and began to tickle her. "Yeah, and you love every minute of it, don't ya? Huh? Colonel Carter? Miss Only-because-my-reproductive-organs-are-on-the-inside-instead-of-the-outside?"
She widened her eyes at the remark and sat up, as she straddled his waist. "JACK!"
"What?" came his innocent reply.
"I cannot believe you remember that!"
"Oh, Carter. I remember more than you think," he said with an evil grin. "You underestimate me, I see." His hands were now playing with the mounds of her breasts.
Lowering her chest to crush his, she covered his mouthfor another kissand took his hands innertwinning them with hers. "I'm going to bed. Wanna to join me?"
"Bed… um… that sounds nice."
She stood up and pulled him with her. When his tall frame rose from the couch, she wrapped her arms around his waist as he did the same. They remained there for a moment, their gaze locked with each other.
"You're so handsome, Jack," she said with a soft and gentle voice.
A shy smile appeared on his face as he leaned over to kiss her nose. "You're just sayin' that because I'm naked." He looked down at his bare body. "Very… naked."
"No, I'm just saying it because you are."
Jack felt her hands leave his waist, only to land on his backside, caressing it sensually. He raised his eyebrows and smirked. "Carter?"
"Sir?"
"Bed?"
"Yes."
"Go!"
She ran to the bedroom and jumped on the bed happily. He watched from the door as she got under the covers and lay on her side, supporting her head with her palm. She waggled her eyebrows, grinned and patted the empty spot beside her. "Well? What are you waiting for?"
"Nothin'." But he didn't move, he stood frozen, admiring the figure of the beautiful woman he loved. With a final smile, he approached the bed slowly and rested beside her.
"Sam," he said at last.
"Yeah?" Her hands were already on their previous spots, exploring his body with need.
A rush of passion flooded his emotions and his mouth devoured hers with delight. After climbing on top of her without breaking the kiss that held them together, he gave her one last peck on the lips and smiled. "Our kids are gonna be great."
To say that Samantha Carter was surprised was an understatement; her eyes were as wide as they could be and her mouth dropped open; the speed of her heart increased considerably, and her hands began to sweat out of control.
He closed her mouth with a finger under her chin and laughed. "Close your mouth, Carter. You'll catch flies."
"W-what did you say?"
"I said, our kids are gonna be great," Jack repeated the words calmly.
"Kids?"
"Yeah. Don't you want 'em?"
He was talking so carefree and openly, that she shook her head and blinked twice to make sure it was Jack O'Neill who was on top of her, about to make sweet love to her, and talking to her about having children. Together.
"Want them? Yeah… I… guess…"
He looked at her and smiled. "But…"
"I-I uh… I guess I thought you didn't."
"You guessed wrong." He moved from atop of her to lie by her side, caressing the length of her body with his eyes and touch.
"You do?" she asked in awe.
"I do." Then, he whispered in her ear, "But only with you. And, only if and when you're ready."
As the last words registered in her brain, a frightening but wonderful feeling flourished inside of her. She closed her eyes to block the tears that had gathered already, but opened them again quickly, so she could witness and record in her memory the look in his eyes.
"Don't forget I said if and when," he assured her, after reading her mind.
"I'm not freaking out, Jack."
"No?"
"No." She pulled him close for a heart-felt embrace. "Thank you," she spoke sincerely into his warm chest.
"Always." They smiled at each other after a long and loving kiss, during which she moved her body on top of his. He cleared his throat and brushed her hair with his long fingers. "So, how was your day?"
She giggled with joy. Since the moment they began their relationship, not a day passed when Jack didn't ask her about her day. Not one.
"It was great."
"Really?"
"Really. How was yours?"
"Pretty great, too."
"What was your favorite part?" she asked.
"Mitchell and Vala making out." Sam hit his shoulder playfully and shook her head.
"Jack, really."
"Really! They were!"
"When?" she asked with an incredulous stare.
"Obviously, when you weren't looking," he responded matter-of-factly.
When her laugher subsided, their eyes and their mouths met again, and she began to move her body seductively against his. "My favorite part was the fireworks," she said in between kisses.
"Fireworks, huh?"
She nodded as he rolled them over. She wrapped her long legs around his waist and held him tight to her.
"We can do that now, too, y'know?"
"Hum… is that a proposition or a fact, Sir?"
His brown eyes were transparent then, and after one promising kiss, he whispered, "A fact, Carter."
FIN