A/N: It's been over a year since I updated this story. Sorry about that. I'm busy and I have no idea on where to take this story now. I kinda hit a wall or something. Anyway, I'll try my best to give this story a decent end.

Disclaimer: I still don't own anything.

After the meeting with the president, Jack went back home. There was no need in delaying what he had to do. Sam was going to kill him for sure. Why had he thought that he could fix things?

He was now standing in front of the house thinking about the time they had together. He had realized from the moment he first kissed her that things would never be the same again, that he would never be happier than he was when he was with her, that his life had started in the second his lips touched hers.

There was no turning back now.

He found her in the backyard looking at the sky. He knew she was looking beyond the stars. He knew that she was thinking about their missions, about SG-1. He missed being a team too but now that he had had her he would gladly give that up for a chance to be with her.

- Hi Sam.

She turned around with a smile on her face as she recognized the voice that called her name. She had heard his voice call her name so many times and in so many different situations that she half knew that something was wrong by its tone. It was the tone he used when he was worried.

- Jack…?

- Ok so we need to talk. I did something…

Sam got up and walked up to him.

- Jack what did you do? And weren't you supposed to be fishing?

- I didn't really go fishing.

- I knew it. I mean I sensed you were lying to me. BUT WHY? I mean… How…? We promised each other that we'd never lie. – Sam was staring to cry.

- Baby…- He moved to hug her but she moved away. He signed before forcing himself to continue. – Just let me explain everything. Just don't interrupt until I'm finished please.

- Fine. I won't.

- I told you I was going fishing but I didn't. I went to a meeting with the president.

- What?

- Let me finish. I thought that I could make things better, that I could fix up this mess. I know you miss being in the air force. I know you miss SG-1 and I thought I could give that back to you. But I think I made things worse. I was trying to convince the president to accept you back in the SGC but I got us both fired.

- You what? Jack… You shouldn't have… Why did you…? I'm a big girl, I can defend myself. I don't need you or anyone to defend me. We said that we were going to deal with whatever was launched at us together because we are equally responsible for what happened. – She was angry at him for lying but she understood that he was only trying to make her happy.

- I'm really sorry.

- So we were fired?

- Yes.

- I never thought they would fire us.

- The president told me they were planning on doing it all along.

- What?

- The NID has been pressuring the Air Force to act.

- So we would be fired even if you hadn't talked to the president?

- I don't know. I mean General Hammond has been fighting for us and we also have some friends in high places. If I hadn't messed things up…

- Why do I think you're not telling me the whole story?

- Because I'm not.

-Right…

- Sam the president offered us a way out of this mess… But I'm not going to take it. I know I'm being selfish but I just can't do it.

- What's the way out?

- Well, he said that if we got married while we were not Air Force officers that we would be able to get back our jobs and no one would be able to do anything against us legally.

- But you're not going to do that.

- I can't…

TBC

A/N: I think I'm making my story worse. If that's possible… Anyway let me know what you think.