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"Ehm, is it me or is everybody I know from my time in the SGC here?" Jack asked after they walked in the cafeteria and he had recognised almost everyone there.

"Well it looks like it." Sam said seeing a lot of her colleagues from the SGC looking at them.

"Hmm, apparently we're very popular." Jack said smiling at Sam. "So what is there for breakfast?"

Sam smiled back at him. "I think there are some pancakes. They are really good."

"Probably not as good as mine." Jack boosted.

"No probably not, they don't have your secret ingredient." She said while she took two plates with pancakes on them. She turned to him and smiled again. "And of course I can't let the cook put beer in our breakfast, now can I."

"Well, because it's you, I wouldn't put it in my report." He said winking at her. They walked to the closest available table and sat down.

"I remember asking you last night what we are going to do today, but I think I fell asleep because I don't remember your answer." Sam said looking at her pancakes a bit embarrassed.

"Yeah, you fell asleep but I didn't mind." Jack said and he winked at her again with a grin on his face. Sam felt her face turning red.

"Anyway I need to make a phonecall at eleven during the dial in with the SGC. Furthermore I need to make the report since that is supposed to be the reason why I'm here. It is also the reason the president let me cancel all my appointments."

"You lied to the presedent so you could come and see me?" Sam asked stunned.

"Of course, Dr Keller called me and said that you weren't resting your leg. She told me that you had told her that I usually get you to go and get rest. So I called the president to cancel my appointment with him and I told chief Hoven to cancel all my other appointments. The president wanted to know why I had to cancel and I said that I got some information that there was something wrong with one of the science and military teams on Atlantis. So he agreed that it was a good idea for me to come down here and do a complete check up." He said with a small shrug.

"Besides I would lie to anyone if it was the only way to be with you. He whispered after leaning a little bit closer to her so that there faces were just inches apart.

"Oh," Sam said smiling into his eyes. She couldn't believe what he would do for her. Lying to the president, that was something she really hadn't expected. He was really amazing.

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I don't know what exactly they are talking about but whatever the General just said to Sam totally caught her off guard. It did mean a lot to her though. " Jennifer said to the rest of the group.

"How do you know that?" Ronon asked.

"It is so obvious." Jennifer replied. "The way her face went blank for a split second before her eyes got lost in his." She finished with a slight sigh.

"Wouldn't it be amazing to have a relationship like that, to be able to communicate without words?" She said.

"What are you talking about Jennifer?" Rodney asked.

John and Teyla looked at each other both said. "They know each other so well they don't need words."

Rodney looked at them curiously and asked. "What has that to do with them?"

"Well Rodney, they have worked together really close over the past eight years so they do not need words to communicate anymore." Teyla answered while she looked at John's direction.

"So why does that aply on them now?" Rodney asked aiming his question at Jennifer because he wasn't getting a satisfying answer from John or Teyla.

"Rodney, they have been sitting there now for the last ten minutes just looking into each others eyes but they smile at the same time and they take a bite at the same time. It's like they have an entire conversation but they just don't use any words. That is amazing, don't you think?" Jennifer answered.

She glanced at Teyla and knew that not just one of her friends had that kind of a relationship. She looked back at Rodney and saw that he was clearly not getting her point. 'I'll make sure he'll get it after I'm done with him' she thought, with a grin on her face.

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"It's 10:55, I think we should go" Jack whispered.

Sam slowly nodded, she hadn't even notice that the time had passed. She had been mesmerized by his deep, chocolate brown eyes. And she was having a great time too. She reluctantly broke the eye contact and reached for her crutches. They walked to the control room together.

"So, can I call with a secure line from you office?" Jack asked. He glanced at her beautiful, blue eyes and he wished that he could look in those eyes everyday. The word 'retire' came to his mind.

She nodded at him and they arrived at the gate room. Chuck had just started dialling Earth. The event horizon formed and Hank Landry appeared on the screen in the control room. "Col. Carter, General O'Neill, how are you doing?" Hank asked.

"Were doing great Sir." Sam said and she gave Jack an ear piece. "Sir could you open a secure line to General O'Neill?"

"Of course, no problem." Hank said.

Jack was already headed towards Sam's office and Sam followed him. "Carter, I'm going to order you to stay off your leg for the next five hours." He said.

"I presume you want to spent the time you fill Hank in standing." He said smilling at her.

He hoped that she would buy that he said that so she could stand a little longer like she preferred and not because he didn't want her anywhere near him while he made a very important phonecall to the president. When she smilled back at him, he knew she bought it. Ooh retiring was going to be so sweet. He could see that little smille everyday.

"This is Chief Hoven, what can I do for you Sir?" Chief Hoven said on the other side of the line.

"Hello Chief, can you put me through to the president please." Jack asked.

"Sure, no problem Sir. How are Atlantis and Col. Carter." Chief Hoven asked.

"You know, I should promote you to the infiltrate/investigate unit, you are way to good to be my assistant." Jack said. "Everything is great with both Atlantis and Carter."

"Yes Sir, I got the president on the line for you." Chief Hoven said and she hung up with a grin. Of course she noticed how the General felt about Col. Carter. Everytime she was in Washington he made sure he had noting scheduled so he could see her. And if the schedules somehow got messed up and he accidentally missed her, he would be cranky the rest of the week. She really hoped they could resolve what was still standing between them and get past it so that they could be together.