Sam has returned to the SGC at Jack's request, however, nothing appears to have changed, or has it?.
Pairings: Sam & Jack
Disclaimer: I don't own anything, I just like manipulating my fav characters.
Chapter 3
Sam blushed under Jacks heavy gaze and when General Landry spoke, she almost jumped out of her chair.
"Ok SG-1 dismissed"
Before they rose from their seats, Teal'c spoke "General Landry, I have received word that the Jaffa Council require my assistance with an urgent matter. I wish to take my leave for the remainder of the day to attend to this matter. I shall return before sunrise"
"Ok Teal'c, SG-1 isn't scheduled for another off world mission for another 3 days, let us know if you need any assistance"
"Very well, I shall see you all again in the morning" Teal'c said as he nodded his head to his friends. "O'Neill, may I speak with you in private before I depart?"
"Sure thing Teal'c, can you give me a minute? I'll meet you in the gate room in say oh 30 minutes"
Turning to Sam, Jack said "Carter, got a minute?"
"Yes Sir"
"Hank, can I use your office?" Jack said, turning to face General Landry
"Sure Jack, I'm heading home now anyway, I'll catch you in the morning. Ah, Jack, just one thing, are you staying on base while you're here?"
"Don't know yet Hank, I'll have to wait and see what happens"
"Ok, well your quarters here on base haven't been reallocated yet.."
"Thanks Hank, I'll let you know, see ya". Jack replied almost dismissively, he had urgent business to discuss with one Lt Colonel Samantha Carter.
With out another word, Jack ushered Sam into General Landry's office and closed the door behind them.
As she stood at parade rest, Sam couldn't help but watch him enter the room. He looked good, even though it had only been 3 weeks, it may as well have been 3 years! Don't look at him she scolded herself. You're pissed with him remember!
As Jack made his way towards her, she felt the urge the hit him, she was so mad at him, but be that as it may he was still a superior officer and she didn't want to get into trouble, but she couldn't help herself glaring at him. Still, she didn't say what she wanted, she wanted to tell him that she was hurt, she missed him terribly, that he had lied, that nothing had changed.
"What can I do for you General O'Neill?" She asked
Holy crap Jack thought to himself, she sure is pissed off.
"Carter… Sam"
"Don't Sam me Sir" She couldn't help herself, everything she was feeling started rolling off her tongue as if she were a woman possessed, "you said things would change, yet I still find myself alone, I haven't heard from you, not even an email or a card – NOTHING. After your declarations in Nevada, I thought you were really serious about giving us a chance, but I feel like I've been let down. Jack, I can't do this without you. Please tell me now what's going on, so I can decide what to do with myself"
"I'm sorry Samantha. When I got back to Washington, all this crap got landed on my desk and I was working 18-hour days. When I found myself with time to call you, it was always past midnight here and I didn't think it would be fair to wake you. I've been so busy, I haven't even been home for 2 weeks; I've been sleeping in my quarters at the Pentagon! I'm sorry I didn't contact you. I wanted this to be a surprise"
"Jack, do you know how close you came to losing me again? – Permanently. I was ready to hand in my resignation and quit to Air Force entirely. Daniel asked me to give you time. Did he know about this?"
"No, nobody knew, except Hank of course, but he wouldn't have accepted your resignation anyway, he would have run it by me first and he knows how I feel about you".
"General Landry knows?"
"Well sort of, he knows about our history and he knows that we have strong feelings for each other, but he doesn't know about what happened in Nevada"
"Nothing happened in Nevada Sir, that's my point. After you told me that you loved me, I didn't even get a kiss and then you were gone without practically another word"
"Sam, this is hard for me you know. I haven't done this in a long time"
"What about Kerry?" she asked almost viciously
Jack winced at her tone but said "Kerry was a distraction to take my mind of you and Shanahan"
"Oh"
"Sam I wanted to ask you something. You know that I sold my place when I went to Washington and I was just wondering, if I could, um, stay with you when I'm in town"
She couldn't believe what he was asking. He wanted to stay at her place Holy Hannah!
"You want to stay with me?" She gushed
Fixing her with a searing gaze Jack said "Yeh, I want to correct that whole thing I left unfinished in Nevada. I want to get to know you intimately Sam"
Sam couldn't stop images floating into her mind about getting to know him more intimately, she found herself blushing at the thought of him naked in her bed, caressing her body, bringing her to the highest of highs.
Fixing him with an equally searing gaze, leaving him with no doubt as to what her intentions were she replied "Yeh Sure no problem, you can stay with me but there'll be none of this sleeping on the couch business, if you stay at my place, you have to share my bed"
"Oh, don't worry Carter, I think I can manage that"
TBC…..