CHAPTER 13

Harry had finally finished a five hour debrief and after an eight day mission and no Sam, he was ready to climb the walls. The mission had went very well as they were able to locate an ancient temple. Between Daniel and himself they were able to decipher all of the writing.

Harry had discovered the gate address to the ship Atlantis. It was weird because it had an eight kartush gate address which he found out meant it was very, very far away. He had not shared that with Daniel or SGC, he wasn't sure why but he thought it's legacy was not meant for earth, not yet anyway.

The world he had found was a paradise and he found it was diverse with an abundance of life. To him it was a perfect world. It was only fifty percent water and the rest was divided into three land masses. When he looked at it the only reference he could make as to how perfect it was, was to refer to it as the Garden of Eden.

It was the third mission day that a plan began to formulate in his mind. To start a new Alterran home world in the Milky way galaxy. He was sure that there were other Alterran's in the universe but as they had a five million year head start he believed it not achievable to track them down.

He finished stowing his gear and then looked around before apparating home. Sam had her back to him and she was humming a tune with a smile as she cooked at the stove. Harry smiled and inhaled deeply, he had missed this and he had missed Sam. Harry smiled as he apparated right behind her.

He placed his hands around her waist and she jumped a little as he did this. "I hope love you were not planning on eating anytime soon because I am definitely hungry but not for food." Sam laughed and then kissed him deeply.

Harry snapped his fingers and Sam's clothes disappeared. Harry was nibbling on the very sensitive spots on her neck and had Sam moaning almost immediately. She had forgotten that Hermione was sitting at the counter. Harry then snapped his fingers and his clothes disappeared. Harry pushed her up against the refrigerator and looked into her eyes "Do you know how much I missed you?"

Sam wrapped her legs around him and then held his face "As much as I missed you." Sam began to kiss and from the corner of her eye she saw Hermione sitting there with a big smile and trying not to laugh. Sam stopped the kiss "Harry, oh god Harry stop for a second." Sam began to catch her breath "I have a surprise for you and one that is probable more surprising than usual."

Hermione laughed from behind them "Actually that is the nicest ass I have ever seen."

Harry whirled around and looked at Hermione who then pointed at his manhood "Actually that is quite nice as well." Hermione smirked as she looked back up into his eyes "As always Potter you don't disappoint."

Harry began to blush profusely as he covered himself and then he looked at both women laughing at him and then decided he had nothing to be ashamed of. He looked at Hermione and grinned "So you think I have a nice ass?"

Hermione smiled "Actually I was talking about Sam's ass. It has a very nice shape." Sam and Hermione both laughed at his look after Hermione said this.

Harry had enough and thought it was about time for some pay back. He went around the counter and gave Hermione a hug. She stood up to receive it and her eyes shot open and looked at Sam. Harry whispered to her "I think it only fair that Sam and I get to see your assets as well."

Hermione recovered as Sam winked at her before Hermione asked "Potter what is that between my legs?"

Harry leaned back and smiled "According to you it is something quite nice." All three of them began to laugh.

Harry sat down on the chair as he summoned Sam to him "Sam I think you have a lot of explaining to do." Harry turned to Hermione and gave her a big smile "I am happy to see you as well."

Sam pointed at Hermione "I think she should start and I will jump in when appropriate."

Hermione lost her smile and then looked at her cup "First, Harry I am very sorry if I ever hurt you."

Harry touched her hand to hold it "Hermione you did what you thought was right, that is all I could want for you. Your happiness was more important to me." This made the tears come from Hermione's eyes. Harry looked at her and knew something was terribly wrong.

Hermione could not look at him as she spoke "I did that merging thing you told me to with Ron." Hermione wiped her eyes "There was an unintended consequence of the merging."

Harry looked deeply worried as he listened intently as Hermione continued "That is when I found out that Ron had given me Amortia since our sixth year. Harry stood ramrod straight and his face became a mask of rage and a voice that scared Sam "Ronald Weasley is a dead man!"

Hermione and Sam both jumped to his side and Sam said "Harry, stop you will do something rash when I promise you I already took care of that problem." Harry turned to her as she told him "Ron is in St. Mungos his man junk is useless."

Harry became confused "Wait, you took care of him?"

Sam looked concerned "You were unreachable and Hermione was distraught, so I went to help her because you couldn't."

Harry leaned his head forward "You did that for me?" Sam kissed his lips "Yes, because I know you love her and wouldn't want to see her in pain."

Hermione hugged his waist from the other side "Harry she has been amazing for the last five days. She has helped me to get revenge on Ron, she helped me get over my grief, and she let me come here to visit with you, all because she loves you so much. You couldn't have picked a better partner in your life."

Sam let him ingest that information and watched his breathing calm down before she started "Harry you know how intelligent Hermione is well during my visit some things slipped out and she put some things together." Sam took a deep breath "Harry I ended up blending with her and she knows everything."

Harry looked up in shock and then he began to laugh and then he looked at both of them. "All right you both got me very good. That has to be the best prank I have heard of in a long time."

Sam looked at Hermione and shrugged her shoulders before both said at the same time "Harry we are not joking."

Hermione then added "I know about the Star gate and about the Alterran's. I am proof that your theory was right." Hermione then reach back and held the Alterran scanner and it lit up. "I can operate and communicate with their technology just like you and Sam."

Harry stopped laughing and then he went to the bay window and sat down and looked out the window in deep thought for many minutes. He didn't look at Sam as he asked in a very calm and collected voice "So you went to London and rescued the woman I loved before you, then slept with her, and then brought her here?"

Sam looked at him and was confused as was Hermione "Harry, I feel like suddenly I have done something terrible wrong. Did I hurt you by what I did? I know you love her like you do me and I am drawn to her just as you are but did I mess up?"

Harry turned to her "Sam I am not hurt by your actions per se, its just…"

Hermione broke in "Very confusing for you." Hermione sighed and bit her lip in thought.

Harry looked at her and replied softly "Yes!" Harry turned back to Sam "If Ron had not given her the potion what would have happened?"

Sam got a serious look on her face "You would not have come to America, you would not have met me, and you would be with Hermione."

Hermione sat down next to Harry and grabbed his hand "Harry, I am not asking you to make a choice and you should never feel guilty about loving Sam or being with her. If my being here would cause you and Sam problems then I will leave." Hermione scooted closer to him "There might be a different option, if you want."

Sam got up and knelt in front of Harry "I don't want you to feel guilty for loving her too." Sam smiled "Think you could listen to the smart women in your life who may be able to work this out."

Harry nodded to her and then smiled "I always listened before. I haven't been good with people and the two of you know me the best."

Sam sat down and placed her feet in his lap. Hermione took another chair and placed her feet in his lap. Harry took one foot of each and began to massage them. "Hermione looked at Sam "Your right this is lovely."

Harry turned to them and looked at each of them before looking at Sam "What is your plan?"

Sam grinned "I know this is blunt but I think we should invite Hermione to be with us. There is nothing in England for her and this is actually closer for her to visit her parents." Sam looked at Hermione before she continued "I know exactly how much you love both of us and you need her just as you need me. I have bonded with her and we are more than friends after the blending. I know exactly why you care so much for her as they are my reasons too."

Hermione added in "I agreed to this as long as you were ok with it. Had Ron not doped me I would have been with you and not him. I want to be a part of your life again Harry and I need to be a part of it."

Harry nodded to her "I have always loved you Hermione and to see you here makes me very happy and I am sorry for what happened to you." Harry turned to Sam "I am scared Sam at this new dynamic and I fear for what we already have if things don't work out."

"Both of you know I am completely bollux at knowing women and how they think, even with our blending I don't understand half of it. So how am I to make two women happy?"

Hermione answered "By being you Harry. That is always what I want. You are an amazing person and honest."

Sam smirked "I want the same but I include the foot rubs too."

Harry and Hermione laughed Sam answered innocently "What, these make me soaking wet every time he does it and then I pounce on him and we have great sex."

Hermione looked over at her "I never took you for a pouncer."

Harry smack both of their feet "Enough of the sexual innuendo because I have some more things to tell you." Harry gave each of them a stern look "It is distracting enough having both of you sitting there nude, I don't need my dirty thoughts distracting me!"

"I need both of you to blend with me so I can show you what I found. I think with what you two have discovered with my theory you will see why I was so surprised today. It all just fits into a neat little package and its like a higher power is leading us to where we need to go."

The next morning Harry woke up with his arms pinned to the bed by to warm bodies he was holding. He smelled the air and the scent of both women and could do nothing but smile. He lay there for who knows how long before Sam awaken and cuddled closer to him. She whispered to him "Your emotions are leaking Mr. Potter and they are like an elixir to me."

Harry's smile widened even more as he whispered "Why are you whispering."

Sam smirked "So I wouldn't wake the brunette up."

Harry chuckled "Dear don't worry about that she is very tongue and cheek person this morning."

Sam lifted the sheet and found Hermione smiling up at her. "Hey you are supposed to share."

Hermione began to speak but nobody could understand her. Harry tapped the back of her head "You are not supposed to talk with your mouth full."

Hermione raised up "I said the early bird catches the worm." Hermione's eyes twinkled "In this case a wonderful pant python."

Harry and Sam groaned as Sam said "Mione I can't believe you used that phrase you are incorrigible."

They all got dressed and headed down stairs to the dining room. Hermione had made coffee and tea while Sam made toast and Harry made breakfast. They all finished and were sitting down to put their plan together.

Hermione had been chewing her lip "Harry how are you going to fund this little venture?"

Harry smiled "Well I have the Potter and Black Fortunes I can use."

Sam grinned "I know that is a lot but it won't fund a world. We need a lot of things to start out with and some of it can be very expensive."

Harry though for a moment "They had a type of small robot that could repair and build things for them. The programming was the hardest part to create. I thought that we could get the ship Atlantis and bring it to New Eden and it could be our capitol for a while until we find enough Alterran's to expand to other parts of the world."

Sam also added "Harry what if the ship is in use?"

Harry looked stunned "I hadn't thought of that but the writing that went with the gate address seemed to indicate that the ship would be held for the descendants and that made me think that it would be empty."

Hermione stated "We have a broad plan with many unknowns. How will we find others like us willing to colonize a new planet? Is the ship useable, can it travel from where it is to where we want it? How will we eat? There are a ton of unknowns.

Sam smiled "I see what you mean Harry she is like ten steps ahead of everybody."

Harry laughed "She just wants to get into their library."

Hermione put her hands on her hips "I already have the repository that I am absorbing from you but this ship is from five million years ago until whenever they abandoned it. I am curious as to what happened to them, did they survive?"

Sam grinned at her and Harry "It is like watching a soap opera and then the TV is cut off in the middle of the story. It does lead to many questions."

Hermione continued "Harry we have time and we need resources so why don't we let some of the minor technology out and make some money in the process. We can build up funds to help us when we decide to build this world."

Hermione sat down in the bay window seat "Can you imagine we have a chance to build a world and a society from the ground up on another planet. I can never have imagined doing this when I was eleven years old."

Hermione came over and knelt in front of them "I can't thank you enough for this wonderful distraction. Last week my world was shit and today I have two people I love dearly and a world full of hope. Can life get any better?"

Harry grinned "I can think of one thing to make this complete." He looked at both of them "I would like children some day."

Sam and Hermione smiled at each other and asked at the same time "How many?"

Harry shrugged "I leave that decision to the smart women in my life but more than two and less than 12?" Harry said testing the water.

Sam and Hermione looked at each other before Sam answered "I still want a career outside of the home but I wouldn't mind a few. Would they be Alterran?"

Harry answered "The first rule on our world is we will not discriminate against any species, Alterran, Human, Goblins…"

Hermione smiled "Or house elves. I think I just found a species that can help us."

Harry looked at her "House elves?"

Hermione looked stern "Free house Elves who work and will not slave for others." Sam laughed at her expression.