Oh, here we go… I'm not sure where did this came from, I hope you like it.

Enjoy!

M.

Chapter Thirty-two

Jack grabbed Naysa from her seat, the few block managed to put her to sleep quickly, and while he did that, Sam rushed towards the front door and opened it, turning the lights on before walking back to the door. She spotted the cab the guys had picked from the station as Vala entered and made herself comfortable in the living room.

Shaking their heads, Jack and Sam waited until everyone was inside their home to finally close the door behind them. Carter smiled, it was a long while since the last time she had shared a barbecue with her friends, and it didn't take long for her to figure that the last one was actually to celebrate her new post in Atlantis before everything when to hell.

Moving his weight and Naysa's from one foot to the other, Jack called Daniel over with a hand gestured and whispered to him loud enough for her to hear and low enough to not wake Naysa.

"We are going to put her to bed and get rid of the uniforms. You know the house the best, can you please keep them entertained?" He nodded towards the group.

"Sure, go," Daniel grinned.

"Thanks," Sam smiled quite willing to get rid of the blues and put herself something more comfortable. Which since returning home she had a small variety to chose.

"Hey, guys what do you want to drink?" Daniel's voice came over to them as they walked past them towards the stairs. They shook their heads and walked towards the guest room, she went in front and opened the door for them. Then, she walked to the bed and prepared it for Naysa. He winked at her and placed her daughter carefully. He arranged her to be warm and safe before placing a kiss on her forehead.

"And then you doubt your skills to be a great father," she whispered behind him. Before she too leaned to kiss her daughter's forehead noticing his eyes on her.

They walked out of the room slowly hand in hand, their friend's laughter echoing mumbled from downstairs. Sam stopped on the top of the stairs and grinned, Jack's heart skipped a beat as he waited for his wife to move again too enthralled on her thoughts to notice. He decided to take his hands in the matter and walked past her and pulled her from their joined hands, making her giggle.

"Come on," he whispered.

"Jack…" she managed before she collided against his body in front of their closed door. She kissed him; they were always better with actions than words anyways. He opened the door behind them, and they almost fell, laughing against each other while trying to keep their balance.

Sam managed to untangle herself from him and with a wink, she walked towards the dressing room. He followed taking his time to get rid of his jacket and the pesky tie arriving with enough time to watch her stripping out of her jacket and starting to twist her skirt to get out of it until it too fell on the floor. He clenched his jaw amazed at how so simple act could have such effect on him and took the steps keeping her away from him fast enough for her not to notice until he was flushed against her back.

"Jack…" she whimpered, and he groaned. He nuzzled her neck, and his hands snaked towards her front, goosebumps quickly covered her body, and she panted his name once more as he kissed her neck. "We can't" she managed to let out once one of his hands found the hem of her underwear. He kissed her neck again and chuckled against her.

"We, might not. You," Jack trailed breathily and moved, assaulting her senses. The years of knowing her added to the reconnection of the previous nights helped him to make her putty in his hands and lead her to ecstasy quickly. Her trembling body soon collapsed against his in a boneless way, and he smiled. "You should get changed," he told her patting her lower belly lovingly. "They might get suspicious of why are we taking so long."

"If they are, I'll be blaming you," she answered him, before pressing herself once last time against him. "Need some help?" She grinned mischievously.

"No," he grunted obviously disgruntled, "I'll guess I have to take matters onto my hands. But see, these things can happen when you don't know what your partner is planning for the night." He said to her as he started to undress. She laughed.

"Actually, this is what happens when your partner starts something he can't quite finish," she grinned

before inhaled deeply and moved to grab what she needed. "I will fix myself in Naysa's room. It will be quicker," she winked at him. "And far less distracting," she added taking one last look at him. Oh! She wanted to stay, but they had guests, and they had neglected them enough as it was.

She quickly changed into the clothes she grabbed and went down. Daniel was the first to notice her.

"Sam! I offered them the options we found in the fridge. And Cam used the office to get changed. Hope you don't mind," he told her walking with her towards the kitchen.

"Nope, that's exactly why Jack asked you to entertain them," she opened the fridge mostly to hid her face from Daniel's observing eyes, her recent activities still too fresh in her mind. "Have you decided what we are eating? I mean, if you all want meat, Jack will need to go to the store, the ones we have are all frozen." She rambled to distract herself from her thoughts and finally, she decided she couldn't keep her face hidden all night.

"Sam, is everything alright?" Daniel asked with a concerned expression.

"Yes, Daniel… Naysa is healthy and at home as she always was supposed to be. I'm home, and even if I'm not 100% healthy at the moment, I'm alive. Jack looks worse for wear but hey, he's alive, and we are still married. And to top it all, I have a bunch of friends who moved everything to give me, us, a chance for a future that looked blurry. What more could I ask for?" She smiled awkwardly.

"Okay, I'll take all that. But, what about things between Jack and you?" She bit her lower lip and blushed.

"Things are okay, Daniel," she answered a bit too quickly and blushing a shade too bright. He raised an eyebrow. She needed to get a grip and take her head out of the gutter to answer what he wanted to know. "Things are looking as good as one can expect."

"However?" She sighed.

"I have been home for a total of three nights, Daniel! You can hardly expect for me to have all the answers now when I still don't know half of the questions. You, however, know one of them and didn't answer it," she finished leaning against the counter.

"What question was that?" Jack asked from the door; Daniel flinched hoping Jack wasn't listening before. It wasn't his intention to interrogate Sam; it was only of concern for both of them.

"If they all want meat or if we can offer them something else…" Sam trailed pointing to the fridge. "Sadly, I'm pretty sure the only one who ended up with the screwed up diet is me."

"Sam…" he trailed, and she smiled with a shrug.

"I'm pretty sure Vala wanted a barbecue, and that usually implies meat, Jack."

"Okay, then I should head to the store and grab a couple of pieces, I won't be long," he added, and she nodded.

"I'll start with my salad. Don't worry I believe we have enough hands on deck to prepare the other things while you are gone." He looked at her with concern, "yes, go!" she ushered him out.

"Ok, as the Colonel orders. Space-monkey care to join me for a trip to the shop?"

"Sure. Do you need my help, Sam?"

"No, Daniel. Go with him; I'll ask the others for help. I'm pretty sure you all know where our stuff is by now."

"We'll be back in a jiffy."

"Jack," Daniel trailed as Jack started his truck, making him sigh.

"Yup?"

"Is everything okay between you and Sam?" he asked.

"So far, yes."

"So far?" Daniel asked pointedly.

"Yes, Daniel. She's been back for two days; I know what happens to a marriage when one of the members go missing. I've been there before. So please, I will appreciate if you hold your questioning until we are more acquainted with this new reality we are living."

"I'm worried about you, that's all."

"And you think I'm not worried? Christ, Daniel… she's been alive to me for two whole days and three nights, did you see her? Physically she's almost half of what she used to be. Sometimes I'm afraid that if I hug her too hard, she may break and that's only the physical part of this situation. We need to go trough this for a while longer before I can draw any conclusions about her current status. And for how I feel. So far, I'm ecstatic, she's back, and I have a daughter. And I'm also terrified; I have a daughter! For crying out loud!"

"I'm sorry I didn't' meant to upset you," Daniel added after a while of silence.

"You didn't, Daniel. I thank you for asking, just… we are aware this won't be easy. Not for me, not for her… but I sure as hell can try and make it as comfortable as I can. She can't even eat milk chocolate anymore, and you know that was her favorite!" He parked the car in front of the store. "You know what's funny? I don't even know if what we eat tonight will be good for her or if will set her back."

"You are right, Jack. IT's too early to start asking. However, it is you and if someone can make it is you. Hell, I saw you both get out of the most complicated situation unscathed. Finding a way to live together again will be a piece of cake."

"I sure hope so. Now, let's buy what we need and head back, I'm not entirely comfortable leaving her out of sight yet."