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"Want some lunch?" Jack asked, slowly reaching for the bag so Sam would not have to move her head from his shoulder. They've been sitting like that, Sam leaning on his shoulder, for the past two hours. Sometimes they shared a comforting silence or a small conversation about all that had happened the past few weeks.

"Yeah I would like that." She said while shifting her head to look at his face. He looked so handsome from this angle.

"So, I have some cheese, ham or ham-cheese sandwiches and cake for dessert" he said looking down at her, their faces were so close. He only had to move his head a little bit to touch hers he thought while looking in her eyes.

Sam looked back in to his eyes and she felt his breath on her face. "I'll have a cheese sandwich please" she said looking back at her rod, she didn't want to break the moment, but he still was her commanding officer and they still had different ranks. Looking away was just the easiest way out.

"Okay, here you go." Giving her the sandwich, disappointed that she looked away but she still had her head on his shoulder so that should count for something. She probably didn't know what to do either, it was just too damn hard especially after all those years. He wanted to be able to... Jack stop! Your making yourself crazy. It isn't possible un till you retire.

"Thanks" Sam said taking the sandwich. "Did I thank you for beeing here?"

"No not really" Jack said grabbing a sandwich himself. 'Retiring?' Suddenly he felt Sam lift her head from his shoulder and her hand holding his. He looked up to see Sam with a very serious look.

"Thank you, for beeing here, for making me laugh, for getting me to fish, to rest and even to relax." Sam said. She started blushing when she saw the face of Jack transfer from confusion to happiness. So she put her head back on his schoulder and eat the rest of her sandwich.

Jack didn't know how to respond to this, so instead of saying something he squeezed her hand and ate the rest of his own sandwich. After a comforting silence Jack exclaimed: "Cake?"

"Yes please, which one did you bring?" Sam asked trying to peak in the bag

"Well my lady, what do you think? Chocolate of course." Jack said with a big smile on his face. He took the cake out of the bag and with a fork he took a piece of the cake. When Jack wanted to move the fork to his mouth he heard Sam coughing.

"Ladies first." She said, taking the fork from Jack, and she put it in her mouth.

Jack looked at her, and got a huge smile on his face. The one that he kept especially for her. Sam took the next piece with her fork and said: "This bite is for you." Jack opened his mouth and let Sam feed him.

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Somewere around 3 PM Sam lifted her head from Jack's shoulder and grabbed her leg. "What's wrong" Jack asked?

"Cramp" She said trough her teeth.

Jack stood up, took her leg and slowly started bending her leg. "Tell me when it stops hurting" he said.

"Now" Sam said and Jack froze. The only problem was that he had bend her leg in such an angle that he had to hold her leg in place so he couldn't sit down. But holding this position for long wouldn't be good for his knees. But he didn't had a choice because of course Sam was way more important than his stupid knees. After ten minutes Sam's cramp was gone and Jack could stretch his legs again. "I'm sorry." Sam said looking at Jack while he was rubbing his knee.

"That's okay, No need to apologize." He said sitting down next to her again. And almost immediately Sam put her head back on his shoulder.

After an hour or so, Jack's radio crackled. It was Dr. Alden

"General, I'm really sorry to bother you, but Major Lorne's team just got back. Major Lorne is in critical condition. We're moving him to surgery.. Dr. Keller ordered me to call you and Col. Carter."

"That's okay we'll be right there." Jack said with a hard face turning to Sam.

"What's wrong?" She asked seeing his face.

"It's Major Lorne and his team, they came in hot. Major Lorne is in critical condition. Jack said seeing Sam's face turning pale like it always did when she might loose someone she knew.

"Lets go." She said grabbing her crutches and putting her jacket back on. Jack followed her and together they walked to the infirmary.

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After checking the infirmary if someone needed help. Sam went straight to her quarters, she hated when good marines got hurt. Just a few weeks ago Major Lorne had presented her with a lovely painting he had made for her birthday. She let herself fall on her bed and almost started to cry when her door chimed. "Come in." She said.

"Hey, Major Lorne is out of surgery and he is going to need a few more but Jennifer is certain that he'll come out of them fine." Jack said. But when he looked at Sam he saw that the strong 'colonel side' of her that he saw in the infirmary was gone. On the bed was just the 'caring side' of Sam.

"Thank God" She said with a sigh of relief.

Jack sat down beside her and he put her arm around her and asked: "How are you holding up?"

"I'm fine" she said. "I just wish that there was something I could do for his team. I mean it's so hard when you come to almost lose someone. I mean all of us know but there isn't anything we can do for them." One tear made its way down her face.

Jack saw the tear come down her face and he knew that everytime someone got hurt she remembered all the previous times she had to sit next to the bed of one of her friends when they had gotten hurt. So Jack pulled her even closer, letting Sam know it was all right and that he was there for her. They just sat there like that for an hour un till Sam fell a sleep in Jack's arms.