A/N: have you like no faith in me? I'll write a happy ending. Just let me toy with you for a while. J/K. I'm almost done with this story. 2-3 chapters till the end.
Sam left as soon as she heard Jack say that he wasn't going to marry her. She didn't even want to know why. He didn't even try to stop her.
Hours later…
Daniel arrived at Jack's house. Sam had just called him and told him what Jack had told her.
Daniel found Jack in the same place he was when Sam left. He was looking blankly at the lake.
- What the hell do you think you're doing?
Jack didn't even look at Daniel. His eyes kept staring at nowhere.
- Hi Daniel.
- Do you even know how much you hurt her? Why….? Why would you…?
Daniel was pacing around. He couldn't understand why Jack would say that he didn't want to marry Sam. He had been in love with her since the moment he saw her. She was his life and he wouldn't marry her. He really couldn't see the reason behind Jack's actions.
- Why won't you marry her?
- I can't.
- But why? Don't you love her?
- Of course I do.
- Then what is it?
- It's…
- Jack it's me, Daniel. You can tell me anything. We've known each other for years. I just…Why?
- Because I love her. I can't marry her because I love her.
- What? That makes no sense.
- If I married her now it would be a way to save our carriers and our relationship.
- So?
- Can't you see? I've had this moment planned for years. I've dreamed about this moment since I first saw her. – Jack was now looking at Daniel who had sat next to him. – I wanted this to be perfect.
- You wanted what to be perfect?
- The proposal, the wedding… Everything.
- Jack…
- But everything went wrong. This way's better. I won't hurt her anymore. I'm sure she can still save her career. I'll retire and she can still be a member of SG-1.
- I just don't get it. What would be so wrong in marring her now?
- I just… It's a stupid reason.
- Jack, just tell me!
- If we got married under the current circumstances people would have something to use against us. I mean for the rest of our lives they'd say that she got married to me to save her career and we'd have to get married as soon as possible and…
- And what? Those are awful reasons. Those aren't even reasons. Sam would never care about what people might say. All she cares about is being with you. She wouldn't care about having to get married right away. She loves you.
- I'm scared, alright? – Jack got up and started walking around trying to get the courage to tell Daniel what he was feeling. - I always dreamed about proposing to her and we'd get married in the most beautiful ceremony ever you know? I mean I always dreamed about growing old with her and watching our kids and grandkids…
- You're scared. What are you really scared of?
- Of messing up. I'm afraid that if we did get married that one day she'd open her eyes and realize that I'm an old war horse.
- Jack… You… Look she loves you. How could you think that she leave you?
- I don't. We're talking about Sam here. She'd rather live an unhappy life that hurt me.
- What? Jack you're being ridiculous.
- I know but I'm so scared. I've never felt this way about anyone else before and I'm just…
- Freaking out?
None had noticed Sam until she spoke.
A/N: Ok so not my best work. Really sorry but I wrote myself into a corner about a year ago. I wrote that Jack was afraid that Sam was going to be mad at her and the only thing I could think that would make her mad at him was him saying he didn't want to get married. Then I couldn't think of a good reason why so this was the best I could do.
Hope you didn't think it was that bad.
Next chapter: Sam and Jack talk.