Getting back home Sam let herself in calling back to Jack
"Want to come in?" she called
"Sure" he replied walking in, Sam felt a thrill run inside her,
"Jack sit down please we need to talk" Sam told him
"Jack what happened to Sir?" he joked
"I am no longer military" Sam informed him grinning as he turned to look at her shocked
"Huh"
"I resigned"
"Sam you can't resign"
"Jack I just did, you see Alex gave me an idea if she an be an civilian attached to Sg1 why can't I it would just leave room for personal relationships to develop"
"So you are still on Sg1" Jack checked unable to believe what she was telling him,
"Yep" Sam confirmed smiling at him working out what that meant
"And these personal relationships" he queried hopefully
"What about them?" Sam questioned watching as his face fell slightly
"Well" he began awkwardly
"Yes Jack, they would be with you" she answered grinning, at his dumbfounded expression
"Really I mean" he began
"No we have waited long enough, I want us to start this now" she told him
"Cool" he grinned
"So Jack we should start slow" Sam decided
"Sam you are thinking too much overanalysing everything" he warned her, taking her hand
"Relax, sit, I'll make sandwiches and we can watch Simpson's" he said sitting her on the couch, and leaving making 2 sandwiches, with ham and pickle inside, when he came back Sam was watching the science channel
"Awww Sam do we have to?" he whined
"But Simpson's doesn't start for 15mins this will be over by then" She informed him
"Ok" he agreed snuggling up to her, Sam grinned snuggling back they lay in each others arms falling asleep
The next morning they were up, taking it in turns to get ready not prepared for that part of the relationship just yet. Jack drove them back to base, Sam heading straight to her lab, Jack to the mess hall grabbing two doughnuts and coffee's walking to Sam's lab,
"Hey Sam"
"Sir" she moved the papers off her spare chair allowing him to sit down
"I brought you breakfast" he said putting the doughnut in front of her
"Thanks Sir" She said distractedly typing
"Sam what is with the Sir?" he asked
"Sorry Sir, but on base I feel like I should keep it professional"
"Sam you are a civilian" he pointed out, Sam thought about it Jack waited
"Ok Jack but does that mean you can't order me anymore?"
"No, now eat" he ordered her pushing the doughnut closer, Sam rolled her eyes at him taking a bite,
"Good," he said, Sam punched him lightly
"Hey!"
"Sg1 to the gate room, Sg1 to the gate room" interrupted them; Sam left the doughnut taking the coffee walking with Jack to the gate room, arriving most the SGC was there, Hammond followed them in, all the military members jumped to attention, Hammond ignored them going to the podium at the top
"At ease"
"I have called you hear to announced the retirement of one of SGC's finest members, not only have they been on our premiere team since the beginning but they have made invaluable contributions to the planet" he paused watching all the looks being shot at O'Neill who was trying to hide his smirk, Sam remained totally professional
"In honour of their tireless work to save this planet I have been granted permission to present them with the US air force's newest medal, the medal for saving the planet 5times, Doctor Samantha Carter please step forwards" The whole room remained silent for about 1second while people realised it wasn't Colonel O'Neill who was retiring before they went mental
Sam blushed before stepping forwards, having the medal pinned onto her BDU's,
"Dismissed" he called Sam found herself surrounded by well wishers mainly her team
"Guys, Janet let me explain, I will still be on Sg1 just as a civilian, it will allow me to do things like" she turned round where Jack was pulling him into a kiss, much to the delight of everyone in their who immediately called in their bets Ferretti pulling out the book working out who had won,
"Wow Sam what happened to taking it slow" he asked breathless
"I got bored of that" Sam said excitedly the day's events forcing her to put her normal cautious behaviour aside after all how often did you get a medal invented just for you?
"Cool" he replied grinning
That night Sam lay in Jack's arms, he was asleep snoring, despite this she grinned, even with everything that had happened she had got her happily ever after, finally she was with the man of her dreams,
The end
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