A week passed since his last meeting with Sam, and Jack finally moved into his new house. He didn't know why on Earth he needed such a big house since he was on his own. But from what he concluded of the letter, he believed that someone had given him a second chance of having a family, and everything pointed that whoever sent him the letter thought that family should be with Sam.
Using the space, he had and went by hunch. He decided that his telescope should go over the roof of a new extension of his garage. And in two months, he owned a garage for three cars and a beautiful place to put his telescope. Once the construction was done, he felt the need of taking a few weeks in his cabin in Silver Creek.
Since the day they parted, he and Sam kept in contact calling each other twice a week. Sam called on Mondays and Jack on Thursdays. And a month after he returned home, he was struck with how much he wanted to call her. When he did, he couldn't stop the smile from appearing on his face after hearing her "Hello Jack."
"Hi Sam, how's work?"
"The usual, how's your house coming along?"
"Good, I finally got everything in place." He paused, "You know, I was thinking of getting myself to DC next weekend…" he trailed, Sam smiled.
"That's great, Jack! I'm be looking forward to seeing you again."
"Same here. Hey, do you know a decent hotel where I could stay?" He asked
"Not really, but I know of something better," she grinned.
"You do?" he asked cautiously.
"Yes, my place." She offered, and Jack raised his eyebrows in surprise.
"Your place? Is that offering breakfast included?" He joked
"Yes," she answered readily.
"Back massage?" He squinted, she huffed.
"I'll have to think about that."
"What's the bed like?"
"Comfortable." She grinned.
"Bathroom?"
"Good size. But no bath only a walk-in shower."
"Is it big enough for two?" He asked, and Sam blushed knowing he was flirting with her
"Maybe," she said and couldn't stop giggling
"Well, I now there's only one way to find out," he trailed.
"One-day, Jack," she whispered, then she shook herself. "When are you coming?"
"Friday afternoon?" He asked more than affirmed.
"Ok, I'll let the manager know so he can let you in."
"That will be awesome," with that settled they talked for another few more minutes before the hung up matching dumb smiles on their faces.
Sooner than he thought, Jack was following Sam's building manager up to her apartment. He waited for the man to open the door and when he did, the manager looked at him sternly for a while.
"You treat her right, mister." He menaced.
"Yes, sir. I will."
"Good, she deserves someone who treats her right," he added turning around, Jack frowned.
"May I ask you why did you say that to me?" He looked at Jack and nodded.
"Her last boyfriend got temper problem. He was lashing out at her; the neighbors called the cops a couple of times. I hope you are nothing like that," he pointed his finger at Jack menacing look back.
"No, sir. If there's going to be any screams this weekend, sir, it won't be me hitting Sam."
"Then what?" The man frowned and Jack smile mischievously.
"Oh, there are other ways to make a woman scream," he said and winked at the manager opening the door to let himself in.
"If you hurt her…" he started again. Jack turned towards the man and just then they heard banging noises and a woman screaming. They both looked down the hall and then back to each other.
"As I said, there are other ways. Thank you for opening the door for me."
The guy shook his head chuckling as he turned around and walked away. Jack closed the door behind him and looked around Sam's apartment to find the bedroom and bathroom; he couldn't help but smile when he saw the shower.
"Nice," he grinned before dropping his things and walking towards the kitchen.
Later that night when Sam walked into her apartment, she could smell something wonderful. She smiled when she saw Jack walking towards her
"Jack! You made it! I hope Mr. Thomas didn't give you a hard time," she grimaced.
"Nothing I couldn't handle." He reassured her. "Hey, why don't you get out of your uniform while I'll finish dinner," she nodded.
"Smells wonderful whatever it is!" She kissed him before walking down to her bedroom
"Do you need any help, Sam?" He offered to make her laugh.
"No, thank you!" She answered Jack, smiled returning to the kitchen. When Sam walked into the dining area, she could hear soft music playing and was shocked to see the table set up
"Wow!" She said as Jack walked out of the kitchen carrying two plates, and placed them on the table "Jack! This looks amazing," she said walking over to sat at the table.
"Now, I only hope you like it," he grinned.
"If it tastes as it smells, I'm sure it will be delicious," she told him while he opened a bottle of wine and poured them drinks. He gave her one glass and took another for him.
"Here to us and our future, wherever it leads us," Jack said
"To us and our future selves," she answered, and they clicked their classes before taking a sip of wine.
"How was your day?"
"Busy," she answered.
They talked and laughed while enjoying their meal. After dinner was finished and the dishes were done, they sat down on the couch talked a bit about themselves. The trouble they got in to and their families.
"Wait a minute! Your father is a Major General?" Jack questioned her.
"Yes, I don't see him much because of work," she shrugged.
"And you mentioned a brother…" he trailed and she sighed.
"After the letter, I went and saw him; we are back to talking after eight years estranged. He's married, and I got a two-year-old niece, and Mark's wife, Mary, is seven months pregnant with their son."
"I bet that was a surprise," he told her.
"Yes, it was."
"Do you know where your father is?"
"Close, he's assigned to the Pentagon. But he doesn't know about the Stargate Project," she shrugged.
"Hmm, I've been here many times but never on touristic mode, do you know any good sites I must see from DC?" Sam smiled
"I sure do."
"Great! Then you shall take me!" She chuckled. Soon they were looking each other in the eyes, and both leaned closer and kissed. Their arms wrapped around the other as it became more passionate only to break it when they needed air.
"Sam, I don't want to rush you," he whispered caressing her cheek.
"You're not, Jack."
"What's that you want Sam? I'll follow your lead," he gave her control, and Sam traced his lips with her thumb before kissing him.
"What I want, Jack... is for you to make love to me," Jack's eyes widened.
"Are you sure?" He asked her
"Yes," to reassure him, she leaned forward and kissed him.
He moved and picked her up bridal style, and walked down to her bedroom not breaking the kiss. He laid her on the bed with him lying on top.
"Jack," she whispered.
"Do you trust me?"
"I do."
"Good," he said, then he kissed her.
They remove each other's clothes slowly while kissing. Jack slowly makes love to Sam. And once they are both spent, they manage to get under cover with her snuggling up to his side, her whole body still humming.
"You're thinking again," he whispered, Sam smiled turning to see him and found him with his eyes closed
"How can you tell?"
"Because, I can hear you thinking, Sam. Stop," he smiled.
"I can't stop thinking," she frowned.
"Well, please try, or I'll make you stop thinking," he grinned.
"How?" Sam squealed, then laughed when Jack quickly turned them leaving her below him.
"Want me to show you?"
"If you're up to it."
"Oh, I am. Trust me I am."
Before she could say anything back, he kissed her, and they made love again. This time, when she snuggled up to his side, they both fell asleep in each other arms.
When Sam woke up the next morning, she stretched her arm to the other side of her bed only to frown when she noticed it was empty. She opened her eyes and sat up looking around the empty room. Jack chose that moment to walk in wearing his boxers and carrying two coffee mugs.
"Morning, Sam." He grinned as she smiled lighting up.
"Morning, Jack." He sat on the edge of the bed and kissed her before passing her a cup.
"Mmm, coffee, thank you," she said as she took a sip of it. "How long have you been up?" She asked
"Not long," he shrugged. "It's raining outside."
"What a shame, I did plan to take you to a few places today."
"There always tomorrow," he commented
"True, so plan B?" she said
"Plan B." He agreed. "What's plan B?"
Sam smiled as she took the mug from his hand and put both cups on the bedside table. Then she cupped his face while looking into his brown eyes
"This plan B," she whispered, kissing him softly which quickly escalated.
They spent the morning making love and cuddling in between. Afterwards, when none of them could move any longer, Sam was lying on Jack's chest playing with his hair.
"I love plan B," he whispered, and she laughed. She pecked his lips and rolled tiredly out of him and out of bed. "Hey! It's cold, where are you off too?" Sam stopped at the door and turned to him with a blush.
"It might be cold, but I got to pee," she grinned, and he chuckled as she walked out of the room.
Jack laid back in bed smiling. He couldn't believe what was happening to him. He realizes that the letter was right, he was falling in love with Sam. Jack waited for her to return when she didn't quickly enough. He got out of bed and walked down to her bathroom to see the door partly open, and the shower was going which made him smile. He pushed the door open and walked into see Sam washing her hair. Deciding quickly, he joined her in just as she opened her eyes.
"Mind if I join you?" he asked
"I don't mind at all," she grinned.
He closed the door behind him as she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him deeply. They washed each other after making love once again.
Couple hours later, they decided that they needed to get out of the bed and walked into the mall; it was busy Saturday.
"Let's go to the cafe over there Jack; I'm starving," Jack smiled.
"I wonder why?" he whispered in her ear. She playfully hit his arm as they walked towards the cafe while holding hands.
"It is almost lunch time, Jack," she pointed as she saw a watch on the wall.
"True."
Since they were already in the mall, they did some shopping during the afternoon before heading back to Sam's apartment. They worked together to make dinner while talking and laughing. They closed the perfect day making love once more before falling asleep in each other's arms. The next day, was more of plan B, they made love and snuggled up.
"Sam, can I ask you something?" he said as he caressed her back. She raised her head.
"Sure"
"Mr. Thomas, when he opened the door for me, he mentioned an old boyfriend with a temper problem?" Sam closed her eyes, pinched the bridge of her nose and sighed. Opening her eyes, she moved to lean against the head board, and Jack rolled to his side to observe her.
"Sam?"
"His name is Jonas Hanson, he's my ex-fiancée," she said not looking up. "He was black ops." She grimaced. "Things were fine for a while; then he started yelling at me and apologizing minutes later."
"We lived like that for a couple of months. Then, out of nowhere, things began to get worse. And one day," she inhaled. "Six months ago, a week before our wedding date…" she trailed.
"I was working late at Pentagon; you know how it is… And I didn't even know he returned from his mission. He was early, I got home, and he yelled at me for not being here when he needed me, and I yelled back…" she breathed heavily, "Then, he hit me. It was only that once. But I told him to get out of here and decided I wasn't marrying him. The police showed up as he was about to start arguing again. I told them he wouldn't leave and they made him. I returned his ring and said I didn't want to see him again. The next morning, I had the locks changed, even the main ones. Mr. Thomas agreed with me on that. Anyhow, I haven't heard or seen Jonas ever since."
"You did the right thing, Sam," he reassured her giving a light squeeze to the hand closer to his.
"I know I did, and it felt great as well," she smiled.
"You know, I've learned a thing or two that makes you feel great," he said wriggling his eyebrows.
"Did you? What it would be?" Jack smiled
"This," Jack moved under the blankets and pulled Sam down. Kissing her, he made love to her and they fell asleep in each other's arms with smiles on their faces.