You all know who this belongs to...and it isn't me.
This one's kind of short.
Chapter 9
Sam and Jack spent the rest of the night in the small hotel while Jack quietly decided the best way to get her back to Colorado. He didn't want to bring the subject up with Sam right away because they still had issues to work out first. Sam was quietly napping so Jack took his cell phone outside to make his phone call.
"This is General Hammond,"
"General, this is O'Neill."
"Ha, how is the mission going Colonel?" he said trying to keep it in code in case the lines were being monitored.
"All is going well so far. The target has been located and is now in custody."
"So I take it that you will be on your way home now?"
"Yes sir, the arrangements that have been made but it will take us several days in order to keep everything safe."
"Very well son, we'll see you then." General Hammond hung up on his end of the line turning to all the people in his office letting them know that things were well on there way.
Jack on the other hand headed back into the room where he found that Sam was now awake, and from the look on her face, not very happy.
"Who were you talking to?"
"It was just General Hammond Sam. I was letting him now that I was bringing you home."
"Where?"
"Well Colorado, of course."
"Colorado isn't home anymore Jack."
"Of course it is Sam."
"No Jack it isn't. I don't know where home is right now Jack but I know that it isn't Colorado."
"Sam come on you don't honestly think that Washington is your home do you?"
"No of course I don't Jack. Harry is working something out: getting me a new identity and even out of the country maybe. I need to get away from the NID and ….."
"And away from me too"
"It's not like that Jack."
"Don't pull this shit on me Sam. I know that you have lost trust in me but that doesn't mean that you have to leave the country. Trust me Sam, trust me enough to protect you and protect our child."
"I trust you to protect me Jack, but you can't do that forever."
"Then I'll go with you."
"What?"
"If Maybourn has to get you out of the country in order to keep you safe then I want to go with you."
"Jack, what about your life here, the SGC, your career?"
"I've retired before Sam I can do it again. As for my life, it isn't complete with out you in it Sam, unfortunately it has taken me this long to figure it out."
"I don't know about this Jack."
"Come back to Colorado Sam and if you are not happy there then I'll take you anywhere you want."
He could see her contemplate this idea for several moments before giving him a look letting him know that he had won this round.