"What?"

"I said I love you Sam."

"Col., you can't..."

"Sam stop with the Col. bit, it's Jack. At least it was the last time I talked to you. I know the past few months I have been asleep, but I remember that you and I are together."

She saw the look of desperation in his eyes and her tears fell harder. This was everything she wanted it just wasn't the way that she wanted it. Finally she couldn't take anymore; she removed her hand from his and ran out of the room. She didn't have the heart to break his heart. Janet saw her go and followed her back to her lab.

"Sam what happened?"

"Janet, I don't have the heart to tell him."

"He has to know. And he needs to hear it from you."

"Can't you just let him go home and let his memories come back on their own?"

"Aren't you living in his house since yours was blown up?"

"In the guest room, besides he doesn't know that I'm now head of R & D. Nor does he know that if we did have a relationship that it would not be against the regulations at all. He thinks it already happened, how do I tell him that it hasn't?"

"You have to Sam; he won't believe anyone but you. I know this hurts and this is hard to do, but you have to tell him."

"Can I at least do it in my own way, and not in a room with security cameras and everyone else standing right outside the door?"

Janet saw the desperation in her eyes and knew that she really needed her friend and not Dr. Fraizer right now. She dropped her head and blew out a sigh. "I want to keep him here a few more days let him get his strength back and some balance, then you can take him home."

"Thank you Janet."

"But, if you don't tell him by the end of a week, I will."

"Ok."

The next few days, Sam did everything within her powers to avoid the infirmary. Daniel would come by her office on a daily basis and would quiz her as to her reasons for not going to see Jack. She would always say that she was busy with a project or in briefings for the other teams going on or off world. Daniel didn't buy it, but allowed Sam to continue on with her lie.

By Friday, Jack was ready to go home. Janet had cleared him and Daniel was going to drive him. Sam was already waiting at his house; she knew she had to tell him that his wonderful dream of them being together was not yet something that had happened. She couldn't help but think all week long as she avoided him what it would be like if they were really together and how these past few years might have played out.

Sam heard the car pull up and went to the window to see Daniel helping Jack to the door. He was still wobbly on his legs, but then again, two months of not using them does that to a person. She went and opened the door for them and waited patiently. She smiled shyly unsure of what to do next; she couldn't help but notice that Jacks face fell as he noticed that she was there. This was going to be harder than she thought. She took Jacks bag from Daniel and placed it next to the door. Daniel said goodbye and quickly ran away, Sam now knew that Janet had told him to leave her and Jack alone as quickly as possible.

Sam closed the door behind Daniel, and watched Jack as he made his way to the couch. She bit her lip trying to buy some time and think of what to say to him.

"Are you going to avoid me forever now?"

"No, just thinking of what to say."

"What is there to say? You've apparently don't want to be near me."

"That's not true."

"Sure it is, why else would you be staying away from me?"

"How is your memory?"

"Just fine, still trying to figure out why my girlfriend is hiding from me, but other than that, great."

"That's what we need to talk about."

"What?"

"Me being your girlfriend."

"I don't recall a fight of any kind."

"But I'm not your girlfriend." She saw the hurt in his eyes and continued to explain. "That date we were supposed to have was bait for Pete remember to draw him out of hiding so that he could be caught. It was pretend. I got here and found you unconscious."

"If we aren't together why are you here?"

"Cause you needed to hear this from me." She went and sat down next to him on the couch this was harder than she thought. "Do you remember all that trouble that I was having with Pete?"

"Yes."

"You remember how he almost blew us up with my house?"

"Yes."

"And how I came and stayed here because it was safe."

"Yes."

"Ok, tell me what is the last thing that you remember?"

"I remember us making plans for a date. Pete was an after thought. I cleared it with Hammond for us to seek a relationship outside of the military. He said sure, also said that you had news to share that would probably change a few things. What happened? No one will tell me Sam, I hoping that you would."

"I went shopping with Janet after you asked me on that date. I came here because that's where we were going to meet. When the door opened it was Pete not you. You had been hit in the head and unconscious. I don't know how long you were out. But you being you had a back up plan and Teal'c and Daniel were standing by. You were in surgery for hours. No one was sure what was going to happen. Then finally they moved you to the Academy and after some time Janet told me that it was time that I say goodbye, there was no hope for a recovery. That night you woke up."

"But I remember us together."

"We shared a few kisses, but nothing major has happened yet. I know we both wanted it, but neither made a move."

"And now?"

"Now you know the truth, even though I'm sure you would have figured it out in time. You should also know that I'm now head of R & D and that I'm third in command reporting only to Hammond. Making anything that we did do, legal so to speak."

"So now what?"

"Now you decide what you want."