BookWorm37-Okay, I get which 'legal age' you were talking about now and YES I made sure that she would be at least 18. Can't have too much trouble in that department for our poor Jack.

Chapter 6

Jack just let his head fall, barely restraining himself from banging it on the counter. He turned to Sam and saw the disappointed look on her face. Guess she really wanted to go to Vegas.

"So…what do we do now?" Sam asked.

"Grab some supplies I guess" Jack told her.

They wandered around the store and gathered a few camping supplies. The store was fairly small, so they couldn't get much.

Once they had grabbed all their supplies they started heading back in the direction they came from. The store clerk had given them instructions on how to get to the next city quicker by a trail and even gave them a discount on some of their supplies.

They walked until it started to get dark. They set up camp on a small flat piece of terrain hidden in the bushes and not far from a river. Calling where they were staying a camp was being generous. They decided against buying a small tent because neither of them had much money. They had bought 2 blankets, a flashlight and some canned food.

Once one of the blankets was set out, Sam sat comfortably on it while Jack made a fire. He managed to light one quickly and had started heating up the food they had bought. Jack managed to do this so efficiently Sam couldn't help but ask, "Where did you learn how to do that?"

"I was a boy scout for almost six years" Jack told her. Actually it was six days before they kicked me out.

"Then I guess I am lucky that you decided to come along" Sam said.

"I guess so," Jack told her smiling.

Once he was done he handed Sam a can of soup and kept one for himself. He sat himself fairly close beside her and started eating. Sam soon shuffled over so she was practically pressed up against him. Jack had left his coat in his truck and was now wishing he hadn't. He put his arm around Sam's shoulders and her head went instantly to his shoulder. For warmth only, he told himself.

When they were both done eating there was little to do but talk. "I don't really know anything about you Jack" Sam started.

"Not a lot to know" Jack told her.

"There's just something about you that makes you appealing" Sam told him boldly.

"Don't know why, I'm really not that interesting" he replied. Just let it go. I don't talk about myself, ever.

"You know about me, I just want to know more about you" she told him indulgently.

"You offered that information freely, I didn't ask" he almost yelled at her. Why won't you just let it go!

"Fine!" she shouted. Sam shifted away from Jack and lay down fully on the blanket. They had come to the conclusion earlier that they would use one blanket to cover the ground and the other to keep them warm. Jack was not too happy about this agreement, more accurately, he was too happy about it. He really didn't want to have to deal with resisting Sam all night, but felt this would keep them the warmest.

Sam had stripped herself of her jeans and had settled herself comfortably under the blanket. Jack decided that he should as well and he soon joined Sam under the blanket in his briefs and shirt.

They both laid there quietly and stared at the clear sky. They were fairly far away from any city so there was no light pollution. Jack decided that he really didn't like Sam mad at him so he tried to talk to her. "So if you want to be an astronaut, you probably know a lot about stars huh?"

"I guess"

"Care to share some of your infinite wisdom?" That seemed to lighten the tension around them and Sam dove deeply into the topic. Although Jack was fairly knowledgeable about stars, what Sam was saying confused the hell out of him. If it was anyone else using such big words he would have shut them up, but Jack liked listening to Sam, especially when she was so excited.

Somehow during the conversation Sam's head managed to settle on his shoulder and her arm went around his chest. One of his arms had managed to wrap around Sam's waist as well. After the days events finally caught up to them, they both fell asleep, still cuddled together.

The hiking they did the next day was made in relative silence. Jack was never one for uncomfortable silences and said, "Jonathan O'Neill"

"What?" Sam asked.

"You wanted to know more about me. That's my name. Jonathan O'Neill"

Sam smiled contently at his admission and asked, "Care to elaborate?"

"I'm 24 and I grew up in northern Minnesota with my mother" he told her.

"What happened to your dad?" she asked.

"My dad was a Major in the Air Force. He loved his job so much that he was hardly ever home. Of course my mom hated it and kept waiting for him to make the ultimate gesture."

"Ultimate gesture?" Sam asked.

"Yeah, you know the whole cliché. Quit your job to prove that you love your family more than you love your work. When he couldn't do it, they got a divorce. One day he died in a crash while testing a new fighter plane. I was 10 years old." Where the hell did that come from? You were supposed to tell her enough to get her off your back, not tell her your whole life story.

"I'm sorry to here that" she told him quietly.

"It happens" he said nonchalantly.

"I guess we have something in common" she told him.

"What's that?" he asked.

"Although my mother didn't give my dad an ultimatum, she did sometimes resent his job. She was killed in a car accident about five years ago because my dad was stuck at work."

Jack didn't know what to say to Sam. He didn't want to tell her that he was sorry because he was sure that she had heard that enough. Instead he saw the tears well up in her eyes and asked her, "Come here." She easily went into his arms and he held her in a comforting hug.

When the hug ended Sam pulled out of his embrace and looked him in the eyes and said, "Thank you"

"What for?" he asked.

"Telling me about you." Being here for me she added silently.

"Of course" he told her meaningfully.

I just wanted to say thanks to all of you faithful readers out there who have gotten this far. I was just wondering what some of you would think if I brought Daniel into this story for a few chapters. Tell me if you think I should or if I should just keep it Sam and Jack.

Anyways, thanks for the reviews and I hope you enjoyed this chap!

As always any suggestions are greatly appreciated.