Epilogue
A beautiful Saturday morning. A lake with no fish in it. Two chairs set on the end of the dock. Perfection.
Jack had finally, finally retired after his long years in the air force. Sam was still working in Cheyenne Mountain, but now she did mainly lab work. They had found their way into each others hearts.
"See? This place isn't so bad after all," Jack said with a smirk.
"Not at all, sir," Sam teased.
"Hey... do you by chance remember that note we got from the future all those years ago? The one about the Aschen?"
"How could I forget," she said softly.
"I wonder what the future was like for us. I mean, did we ever get together? Did we stay friends? Or did everything with the Aschen ruin it for us?"
"Technically, it could have been better than this reality. But not for long, of course. I guess we'll never know."
"The important thing is where we are now."
"Can't argue with that."
She took his hand in hers.
"A happy ending," Sam said. "I guess that's all I ever wanted."
fin.
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