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Chapter 8

"Take care of her" Daniel said quietly to Jack, he wasn't happy that the two of them had decided to run the errand for Kaleth. They had decided that it was best if they didn't attract to much attention and smaller numbers could go unnoticed more easily.

"I will" Jack replied, he had been impressed with the way Janet had handled herself the day before. He had known there was more to Janet than most people believed but it had impressed him none the less.

"Daniel I'll be fine" Janet said walking over to him.

Daniel nodded his head "Just be careful"

He put his arms around her and held her tightly for a moment before kissing her hair and releasing her.

"We shouldn't be more than half an hour" Jack said looking at the map Kaleth had drawn before he had left for work that morning.

- - -

They had delivered the food to the homeless shelter without any problems and the people there had seemed incredibly grateful.

"I think we got lucky running into Kaleth, he seems to be one of the few good people on this planet" Janet said as she and Jack walked back to the apartment. She understood now why Kaleth had asked for her to go to the shelter. There had been a young girl there who was really sick. It had only taken Janet a few minutes to figure that she had a chest infection and after a quick look at the medical supplies available, had told them how to treat her. If they were still here in a few days she would go back and check on her.

"I think you're right"

They heard a loud booming sound above them and they both stopped walking and looked up at the sky.

"Was that thunder?" Janet asked and she felt a small drop of water land on her cheek. Within seconds the rain had intensified and became worse than a monsoon. It was falling so hard and so fast they could barely see what was in front of them. The street became more crowded as people started running about trying to get out of the rain.

- - -

"They've been gone for almost an hour" Daniel said as he looked out of the window.

"I know" Sam said feeling genuinely concerned now.

"Do not worry" Kaleth said, he had arrived home only minutes before the thunder storm had started. "The rain will slow them down significantly, people start running around trying to get themselves and anything they own inside. It causes a lot of overcrowding on the streets".

"If they don't get back soon we'll go looking for them" Sam said to Daniel. "Just give them a little more time, Kaleth is right they're probably just stuck in the rain".

- - -

"You okay?" Jack asked Janet as they made their way through the crowded streets. They were still several minutes from the apartment building but at the speed this crowd was moving at it could take at least another ten minutes. He tightened his hold on Janet as someone tried to push past them. He had had to put his arm around her to keep from getting separated after they had been forced apart and almost dragged in separate directions by the crowd on several occasions.

"Fine" They were both soaking wet and freezing cold now and Jack was doing his best to control his shivering. Janet however was not being as successful and her shivering was concerning Jack. "A little rain never hurt anyone"

"You call this little?" he asked with a smile "If this keeps up we're gonna have to swim back to the apartment"

Janet laughed as the two of them continued to make their way toward the aprtment.

- - -

They all looked up as the door to the apartment opened and a soaking wet Jack and Janet walked in laughing.

"It's a little wet outside" Jack said as he walked into the apartment with arm around a shivering Janet. He was shivering almost equally as much now. Daniel and Sam grabbed the towels Kaleth had got ready for them and moved over to the shaking pair.

Daniel immediately wrapped the towel around Janet and walked into the bedroom with her

"Lets get you out of those clothes" Daniel said as soon as the door was shut and had to stop himself from rolling his eyes at the amused look she gave him. He grabbed the clothes he had got out for her before she had returned knowing that she would need to change when she got back.

As soon as she was changed she sat on the bed and used the towel to dry her hair a little. Daniel sat down next her and pulled her to him and held her tightly. He had been really worried about her when they had been late getting back. Now he just felt the need to be close to her and to hold her. He could feel just how freezing cold she was as she leant against him and he willed the warmth from his body into hers.

"I'm alright" She tried to reassure him.

"I know, I was just really worried. I love you"

She felt her breath catch in her throat as she turned to look at him. She could see in his eyes that he meant it. She knew she loved Daniel and somewhere deep down she knew he returned those feelings. To hear him say it out loud was a complete shock to her and it took her a couple of moments to formulate her very simple response.

"I love you too"

He kissed her passionately and she returned the kiss with just as much passion.

- - -

Jack walked out of Kaleth's bedroom which Kaleth had told him he could use to change out of his wet clothes. He was greeted immediately by Sam and he could see all the concern and worry she felt in her eyes. He loved her, that much he knew and she returned those feelings. Regulation however forbid them from having a relationship and they both respected that. He nodded his head in understanding of her unspoken concerns and the two of them walked over to join Teal'c and Kaleth on the sofa's.

Teal'c made a quick mental scan of Jack as he sat down and was satisfied that his friend was okay.

"So do you always have such torrential rainstorms here?" Jack asked as Sam sat next to him.

"Usually yes"

"That's great, let's make a mental note not be outside during the next one"

The four of them had been talking for about fifteen minutes when Jack noticed that Daniel and Janet hadn't joined them yet.

"Are they still in there?" Jack asked.

"Guess so"

Jack stood up and walked over to the door, when he didn't hear anything he knocked on the door. Sam walked up behind him and he knocked a second time, when he received no response he opened the door. Daniel and Janet were both laid on the bed fast asleep, Janet was curled up to Daniel side with her head on his chest and Daniel had his arms tightly around her. Jack looked at Sam and smiled.

"They really do look great together don't they?" Jack asked rhetorically.

"Yeah, they look sweet to"

Jack nodded his head and looked at two of his best friends "Come on" he said and gestured for Sam to leave the room. He closed the door behind them and the two of them went back to the sofa.

"Are they okay?" Teal'c asked sounding rather human, something he was doing a lot of recently.

"Yeah, they're both asleep"

TBC