CHAPTER 8

Sam walked inside and closed the door. She walked into the kitchen and put the kettle on to make a cup of tea, while she checked her messages...

"Hi Sam, is Mark. You must be at work; anyway there is a friend of mine who I would like you to meet. He's from Denver, I haven't seen him in years, but he's a good guy. Well ... call me and we can talk, you will like him, got to go bye"

"Sorry Mark. I already got someone in my life" Sam said to herself and play the next message.

"Hey Sam its Cassie, Daniel told me that you and Jack are out on a date to night. Way to go Sam! making all the other single women jealous at work (giggles). Well any way it's about time you two get together, I'm happy for you. Oh! Knowing mum will want details about the date and so do I, so call me when you get this, bye"

Sam poured herself a cup of tea while listening to the next message.

"Hi Sam, is Janet here. Call me, I want to know how the date went, was he a gentlemen? If not I'll bring out my big needles (Sam laughed and shook her head). Anyway got to go SG5 due back any time, so please call me ... got to go they just walk into the infirmary, oh my God! They naked..." then the line went dead.

"You go for it Janet"

When Jack got home he saw the answering machine blinking so he pushed the button, and there was one message.

"Hey Jack, how was your date with Sam? Call me and let me know, if not I'll wait till you return back to work. By the way enjoy your 'down time'"

Then the line went dead, so he called Sam to find out if Janet called or not.

Sam prepared her tea and walked into her bedroom to start packing for her trip away with Jack. She was half way through packing when the phone rang.

"Carter"

"Hey, did you get any messages on your answering machine?" Jack asked.

"Yep. Three. You?"

"Just from Daniel asking me about the date, you?"

"One from Mark, he's trying to hook me with a friend of him, one from Cassie an Janet, they want details"

"I bet, so who is the 'sob' that your brother want you to meet?"

"Don't know. From the message he's from Denver, that's all I know"

"Ok... well I better go and pack and get to bed see you in the morning"

"I'll be waiting" then they both hung up.

Sam finished her drink and packed everything she needed for the trip. Then she got change and did her every night routine before going to bed and set her alarm for the morning. She turned off the light before snuggling under the covers and closed her eyes falling asleep within a minute.

Jack smiled to himself thinking about how their first date went, and looking forward to spend time with her up in his cabin for the next five days. He started packing for the trip. Half an hour later, Jack crawled into bed and set his alarm, turned off the light before he closed his eyes and fall asleep in no time.

The next morning Jack got up, took a shower and shaved, had a cup of coffee and packed his truck. After everything was done, he locked up his house, got into his truck and headed to Sam's place. He was looking forward to seeing her again.

When Sam's alarm went off, she turned it off, got out of bed and stretched, went into her bathroom to relieve herself and took a shower. After her shower, she got dress and walked in to the kitchen to turn on the coffeemaker.

When finished with everything including her coffee, she finished cleaning the cup and drying it when she heard Jack's truck pull up. She put the mug away and walked to the front door turning off the lights and putting her jacket on and grabbing her keys and cell phone. Then she picked up her big duffle bag and turned to open the door to find Jack there ready to knock on the door.

"Ready?"

"Yep"

"Here let me take your bag for ya, while you lock up" She gave her bag to him.

"Thanks" then stepped outside and lock her door.

She followed him down to his truck. He was wearing blue jeans, black sweat top, black leather jacket and black shoes. When they reached his truck Jack put her bag in the back seat while she got in to the passager seat and put her belt on. When Jack got in, he put his belt on before starting up his truck and they were on their way to his cabin.

They talked for half an hour before they stopped at a dinner to have breakfast. They talked some more while enjoying their breakfast. They were there for an hour before they left after paying for their food.

They talked, about everything and nothing, the whole time all the way to Silver Creek. They stopped at a small town after being on the road for four hours for lunch and a walked to stretch their legs for a bit. Then they stopped outside of town for some gas and to use the toilets before they got on the road again.

Three hours later, they arrived at Silver Creek; it was after four so they went to get some groceries and an ice cream, full of gas the truck up again before leaving. Half an hour later, Jack turned down in a dirty road for three hundred meters and turn again. Sam eyes widen when she saw the place for the first time.

"This is it Sam! Home away from home"

"Wow, so is this the place you wanted me to come all this years?"

"Yep. What do you think?"

"Let me look around first then I'll tell ya" they look at each other with big smiles on their faces.

"Come on let's get everything inside and then I'll show you around"

"Ok" they got out and started taking their thing into the cabin.

When they reached the door, Jack unlocked it before he opened it and walked in. Sam looked around to see a small but comfy living room. She followed Jack into the next room that was the kitchen and dinning area al in one.

They put the groceries on to the bench, and then Jack walked back into the living room to a box that was in the wall and opened it. Sam heard a click and saw him close it and walked back over to her.

"What?"

"What did you just do?"

"Turn the power on"

"Oh!"

"Come on, let's get all of this put away, then I'll show you around before it gets dark"

He walked up to her and gave her a kiss before walking back to the kitchen and started putting things away; she followed and helped him. They went to get the rest of their things in before he showed her around. After showing her around, she smiled while looking at Jack.

"What?"

"I love it!"

"What ... this place?"

"Yes"

"Cool, so how about some dinner?"

"Sounds good to me"

They cook dinner together while talking. They decided to turn in early since it had been a long day. They slept in different bedrooms for the time being. Over the next five days, they went for walks, runs, swim, fish, and talk, having fun while getting to know one another as Jack and Sam.

The evening they return back to Colorado Springs, Sam called for pizza. When they arrived at Sam's place, Jack carried her duffle bag in while she carried two bags of groceries. Jack put her bag in the living room while she was busy putting the groceries away, then she passed him a bottle of beer.

"Thanks"

"Make yourself at home Jack, the pizza should be here in a minute. I'll just put my bag in the bedroom"

"Yesurebetcha"

They hung up their jackets before Jack went and sat down on her couch and pick up the remote and turn TV on flicking through the channels. Sam picked up her bag and walked down to her bedroom and decided to sort out her bag till the pizza arrived.

She put her toilet kit away, and then she picked up all her dirty cloths, took them to the laundry and decided to put a load through. She just started up the machine when her doorbell rang. She went to answer it and found the pizza delivery boy, once she paid for it she walked back into her living room.

"Dinner's here!"

"Mmm ... hungry" she put the boxes down and opened it.

"I'll just go and get a drink, want another beer or a soda?"

"Soda will be ok"

Sam walked back into the kitchen and got for herself a beer and a soda for Jack, then returned to the living room and sat down next to him in the couch. She saw Jack watching the Simpson's.

"Aren't you taping these episodes?"

"Yep, but there is nothing good right now"

"You know, when we do have kids Jack they won't be watching the Simpson's"

"Why not?" said Jack in a worry tone.

"Look at Bart, do you want our son to be like him, or like Lisa"

Jack though about what Sam just said and remembered some other episodes where Bart was causing trouble and getting up to misfits with Lisa.

"I guess you right, Sam"

Sam smiled at him and they watched the last ten minutes of the Simpson's while eating the pizza. When the Simpson's finish...

"Do you want to watch some thing else?" he asked.

"Nope, you can turn it off"

"Ok" he turned the TV off, and leaned back and relax.

"So, what would you like to do now?" he asked

"We could plan for a third date?"

While at his cabin, Jack took Sam into town one evening for a Romanic dinner and a movie.

"Sure, I'm going to be busy trying to find your replacement, so if we are not doing anything on Saturday ... How about going to a baseball game?"

"Sounds like fun! So as long as you're not off world around that time..."

"I'll make sure, so it's a date?"

"Yep, it's a date" she said smiling.

"Sweet"

He pulled her to him, so he could put his arm around her shoulder while she cuddles in his chest. Her hand was on his lap, they sat there totally relax till the phone ring couple of minutes later.

"I better answers; just in case is the SGC"

TBC