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Chapter 6

"So, how are you feeling?" Jack asked when he and Sam had been seated and had their drinks.

"I'm feeling better now that Pete's gone." Sam said, taking a drink of her margarita.

Jack smiled, "That's good."

Sam smiled back, "The fact that you're here makes me feel better."

Jack choked on his beer, "A-are you serious?"

Sam blushed lightly, "I am dead serious."

Jack reached across the table and touched her arm, "Sam, you do know that you didn't have to come if you didn't want to."

Sam smiled warmly, "I know but since it's you and the Science and Tech departments said that anyone asked on a date couldn't refuse. I guess it was a rule that McKay put in so that he could ask me out."

Jack grimaced at the thought of McKay, "Please don't remind me of that pompous, egotistical, brown-nosing SOB. He is EXTREMELY irritating."

Sam laughed and Jack soaked up that beautiful sound like a flower soaks up sun, "You don't have to work with him almost everyday, and he didn't call you a 'dumb blonde' when you met him."

Jack grinned, "True, he called me 'an idiotic military-minded man with the scientific knowledge of a lettuce leaf'."

Sam looked at Jack inquiringly, "He said that and you didn't have him exiled to a godforsaken planet on the edge of the galaxy?"

Jack feigned hurt, "Now why would you think that I would do something so mean? I am hurt that you would think that I would do something like that."

Sam rolled her eyes, "Because you fired 3 of the smartest scientists just because they looked at me. You can't be so possessive of me. My work has piled up because our offworld missions are being scheduled almost every other day." Sam pouted at the end in a last ditch attempt to get Jack to agree to get the scientists back.

Jack just laughed, "No chance Sam. I am not going to re-hire those scientists just because you want to play the 'my work is piling up' card. And let me remind you that I have been in your lab 4 times this week and your desk was almost completely devoid of any form of paper and technology apart from your laptop. And yesterday you were playing the Sims."

Sam grimaced and finished her margarita, "I was doing some……..eh…….research."

Jack laughed at this, "Really? I don't think that seeing if Daniel and Janet were compatible is an adequate way to use your time."

Sam blushed, "I was bored and I had already done one family of you and me, then it was Teal'c and Ishta, then I put Anise and Apophis together. Daniel and Janet were the last."

The waiter picked this time to come over and serve their food.

Jack had fedichini alfrado and Sam had shrimp alfrado. As they ate and talked some more Sam was thinking of the 8 years since they had met for the first time. Unknowing that Jack was thinking along the same lines.

"What do you think of the restaurant?" Jack asked after 5 minutes of silence.

Sam looked thoughtful, "I think it's wonderful."

Jack smiled as he looked at Sam, "I'm glad you're happy. It would be awful if you were unhappy."

Sam shook her head, smiling and laughing, "I wouldn't care if we were in a fast food restaurant as long as I was with you."

Jack looked happily at her, "I wouldn't rather be with anyone but you."

Sam smiled and lightly blushed, "I'm glad."

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I'm sorry if this chapter sucks but I know that you guys wanted another chapter soon. I am not ending this story yet, but if I do end it I will make a sequel. Please give me your opinions, but try to be kind. Pete is going to die soon, and I do not hate him but I do not like him. He was understanding when Sam broke off the engagement so I will not try to make him too big of an asshole. Kerry might make a short appearance in this, and Senator Kinsey will come in eventually.

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THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS GIVIN ME REVEIWS! I am greatly heartened when someone tells me that they like my work.

- Amelia (Amelia-Jolinar-Carter-O'Neill is now Astrophysics Rock)

Ok and I am currently writing about 47 other fanfics when I can't think of anything for this one. The next one is going to be called 'Double or Nothing'. Expect it out on the SGA section no later than Sep. 21st. The one after (or before) is going to be called 'Aftermath' which is something that I had started after 200 had aired. As for my other one 'what if' I still need ideas. The theme is 'stranded offworld on a friendly planet (length of time doesn't matter). I can't think of any things for it so if I don't get at least 10 ideas then i'm just going to scratch that idea and delete it. SO PLEASE HELP!