Sam opened her eyes, what she saw… she was in awe. The room was set to ambient lighting. There were small votives on the floor one on each side, leading to the promenade.
"Jack" she could barely get out his name. Her tears were welling up in her eyes. What was he doing? When did he find the time to do it? The questions, starting taking over her mind.
"Hey" he said, as he touched her chin, with his thumb, and forefinger.
"No thinking …" he knew her mind was spinning wheels.
He led her down the candle-lit aisle he had created. As he led her to the promenade she can see a small table for two. Candles were lit, and soft music was playing.
She fought back tears, but she lost that battle. One by one the tears fell down her face.
"Jack…this is..how did you?" is all she could get out. She was utterly surprised.
He led her to the table, pulled out her chair, and she sat. He had that satisfied grin on his face, knowing his surprise worked.
He pushed her chair in, and then leaned down and placed a soft kiss on her cheek.
"You've been going a mile a minute Sam, I just wanted to do something special for you." He said.
"Jack…this is amazing. Thank you" she said. A bottle of wine was sitting on the table, he grabbed it and popped the cork. He poured themselves a glass. She went to grab, it and he stopped it.
"Nope not yet" he said.
He looked down, so she can follow his gaze, to a piece of paper, on her dinner plate rolled up into a scroll, with a ribbon on it.
"What's this?" she asked, lifting the piece of paper from the dinner plate.
"I don't know, why don't you open it?" he said. This was it. He knew there was no going back. He just hoped his feelings, were reciprocal. The kiss they exchanged, made him pretty sure they were. But this sealed the deal.
Sam slowly removed the ribbon and unscrolled the paper. She began to read, she was a fast reader, so he can see, that she was trying to process what she was reading . She looked up at him, with a face of shock, and uncertainty.
"Jack…is this…are you telling me, you've retired?" she asked.
And with his clever vernacular he answered back, "Ya sure ya betcha" grinning that amazing grin he always gave her.
"Jack..I…I…." she didn't know what to say.
With that, he lifted his glass, and walked towards her. He knelt down, with the glass in his hands, and said "Sam..i have loved you since the moment you walked into the briefing room. We have been through hell and back, (he was nervous, since he was never good at this kind of stuff, he had actually written it out and memorized it) I can't go on anymore, ignoring what I feel for you. I love you Colonel Samantha Carter". He leaned up to her and placed a soft kiss on her lips.
Sam was frozen. Was this really happening? Was the moment she had been waiting for, for so long happening before her eyes. Could she actually love this man publicly now, hold him, touch him, make love to him, with nothing in there way?
She just looked at him, and he was just staring at her.
"Sam say something…you know the knees are kind of getting old" he said, trying to break the awkward silence.
She leaned to him, and kissed, him, but the kiss was deep, and sensual. He wanted to take things slow, so he moved back, "I love you too Jack..I always have". He was smiling so hard, and his heart was in his throat. Could that be a tear, that General Jack O'Neill was shedding?
He stood slowly, since his knees weren't the youngest anymore, he placed the wine back on the table, and pulled Sam to her feet. He held her face in his hands, and starred into her eyes.
He started on her eyes, he placed a soft kiss on each of them, then he placed a kiss on the tip of her nose, then one on each cheek, and then he reached her lips. It started off soft and gentle, but the pent of tension between them, took over. The kiss became sensual, hard and desperate. Jack knew he had to slow it down, he still had so much more planned, but at the rate they were going it would end it all quick. He pulled away from her mouth, and he can tell she didn't want to stop.
He leaned his forehead on hers. He can feel her heart beating, through a small vein. He loved that he can do that to her. But he also knew if she didn't eat something, with the plans he had, she wouldn't last the night.
"How bout we sit, and enjoy this dinner…You do need to eat something" he said. He could see the fire in her eyes. She wasn't hungry for food at all.
She took a deep breathe, and knew he was right. So she sat, and let him push her seat in.
They sat and ate. The dinner was delicious. He enjoyed watching her eat. He can tell she was enjoying it too. Her vocal moans expressed as much.
No words were spoken while they ate. They would look at each other with a fire in their eyes that they've never seen. They finished eating. He walked towards her, and stretched out his hand. She took it with no reservations. She had butterflies in her stomach. Could this be the moment she was waiting for, for so long. She was nervous. She was not too sexually experienced, but she also trusted him with her life. He led, her back into the room, placing himself behind her, with his arms wrapped around her waist. He had snuck his thumbs under her shirt, and gentle rubbed her skin. Sam almost jumped. The feel of him touching her that way sent sensations all over her body. She leaned her head back into his shoulder.
"Jack" she whispered.
"Shhhhh…. " he said, as he led her to her bathroom.
When they reached the door, it was a beautiful site. Her bathroom was filled with rose petals.
He had traced the tub with more candles. Soft music, played, and the ambient there, matched the room.
The tears welled up in her eyes again. He turned her to face him.
"I love you Sam" he said. And with that he began to kiss her, softly. She pushed into him, kissing him more intently. He pulled away for a brief moment.
"Sam…I need to know, is this what you want…cause there's no turning back after this" He needed to know, no, hear that she was in agreement, that she wanted it just as bad as he did.
"I'm yours Jack…ALWAYS" she said. And with that, he kissed her hard. He pulled off her shirt, and there she stood. There was one garment between the breasts he had dreamt about, between them.
He continued to kiss her, and unsnapped her bra, in his stealth manner. He slowly pulled of her bra, one strap at a time, to behold the beauty of Sam. He leaned down and suckled one breast, Sam gasped at the feeling. He massaged them, and was in awe of their beauty. They were more beautiful than he had imagined. He slowly made his way down to her trousers; he unbuckled her belt, then her zipper, and then pulled them down to her ankles. He untied her boots, and removed them, so she can come out of her pants, as well as any other garments in his way. And there she was. She stood naked before him.
Sam just stood there. She blushed, he can tell she was nervous. He took her hand, and led her to the tub. He led her into it and she slowly slid into the warm water. She smiled softly to him, hoping he liked what he saw.
"My turn" he said. Sam let out a giggle.
"No giggling" he said, which made her giggle more.
He undressed himself. Piece by piece allowing her to enjoy the moment as much as he did her.
He pulled his trousers off only for her to see his full form. She almost gasped. She figured he was well endowed but, it shocked her. She tried to hide it from him, so she just gazed at his eyes, as he made his way into the tub with her.
Was this really happening? Was her Jack, the man she loved for so long, was he naked in front of her, were they about to do the very thing she had dreamed of for so long?
He stepped into the tub, and sat behind her. She leaned into him, and let out a sigh. At first they just sat. He had chocolate covered strawberries, sitting on the side of the tub, and he fed her. As she sucked the fruit, from his finger, it was setting him off. Sam could feel him harden behind her. She was anxious, nervous, all at the same time. He knew he needed to get her to relax, so as she finished off the fruit, he began to massage her neck, then her shoulders, and then down to her breast, then back up again. He can hear her groans of approval, so he continued his touches, learning her body. By the intensity of each touch he knew, what her weak spots were, and he made a mental note of every one. He could feel her relax more and more against it. So he decided to explore further. He would kiss her ear, and whisper words into it. He sucked her earlobe, which made her gasp in ecstasy. His hands moved back to her breast. He rubbed, and pinched her nipples. She had been with men, but no man had every spent this much time with her body. She was in awe. With one hand on one breast, the other hand ran down to her belly button, and then slid further down to between her thighs. Sam tensed quickly. It had been so long, she didn't know how to react.
"Shhhh….I want to touch every part of your body Sam" he said. "Do you trust me?" he asked. He sensed her apprehension.
She turned her head towards her shoulder to face him. She grabbed his head, and pulled it to him so she can embrace his lips with hers. That was enough affirmation, as they kissed, he swiftly slid in a finger into her. He can see how tense she was, so he was slow, and affectionate in every attempt he tried. She relaxed, which allowed him to enter another finger, by this time she was breathing heavy. She let go of his hand and faced forward. But now she had both hands wrapped behind her, around his head.
"God Jack" she said. He began to thrust his fingers deeper, reaching her G spot. He was arousing her. Seeing her react that way, made him grin. To see that he was the cause of her in ecstasy made his heart smile. He knew she needed this. The tension of the past several weeks, month, years, she had built up, needed to be released, and this was just the start.
She began to thrust against his fingers, he could tell she was close. So he reached deeper and deeper. Before long Sam, let out a scream of passion, that was laced with his name "JACCCCk"…..and with that she had peaked. He slowly removed his fingers and let her come down slowly. He knew she was already exhausted, and wasn't sure if she had the strength to pursue his entire plan, but that was fine with him. Too see her in that ecstasy, was enough for him. Making her happy was his number 1 priority. He came up to her breast, and slowly rubbed them. She was still in a high euphoria so she shivered when he rubbed her nipples with his calloused thumbs. He then just held her. He was holding his Sam. His Sam. At one point he thought he was dreaming, but he realized no, he was holding the love of his life.
"Jack" she said softly.
"Yea" he said, still holding her, kissing her shoulders.
"I love you" she said. He leaned into her ear and whispered back "I love you Sam".
They sat like that for awhile, but the water was getting cool, and it wasn't the biggest tub.
He could tell Sam, was completely relaxed, at one point he wondered if she had dozed off on him. He didn't care. He could have stayed that way forever. But he knees protested.
"Hey" he called to her.
"Hmmmm" was all she could say audibly. He almost chuckled at how relaxed she was.
"How bout we get out of here, and get you to bed" he said.
"Ok" is all she was able to say.
She got up first, since she was leaning against him, and then he followed. He helped her out, and there she should stood. He could never get enough of her naked body.
He pulled a towel from the side, and began to dry her, paying close attention to every detail of her body. He so wanted to grab her and make love to her but he knew he needed to pace himself. He dried himself off quickly, and walked her to the bedroom. As she made her way, she started to tense again. She remembered how well-endowed he was, and she wondered was she prepared for this. He had his hand on her shoulders, and can sense it.
"Hey…" he said, and turned her to face him.
"I'm not going to do anything you're not ready for" He said.
She looked at him. OH how she loved him. She starred into his eyes. She wrapped her arms around him. Both towels falling to the floor.
"I never thought this would happen." She said fighting back the tears. "You here, in my arms," she said.
"Naked" he interrupted her. She laughed into his chest. He always had the knack of breaking the awkwardness of the moment.
"yea..that too" she said.
"C'mon…let's get you to bed" he said as he took her hand and stood her at the edge of the bed.
She leaned back, and he laid beside her and held her. He had already turned down the bed, so he leaned down, grab the blanket and covered them both, he can tell she was cold.
They just laid there in each other's arms. Never knowing, if this would ever happen, and yet it was.
He can feel wetness on his chest. It what Sam's tears.
"Hey," he lifted her chin to look into her eyes.
"No crying…" he said as he wiped the tears from her face.
"I never..i….would dream of this….but never thought it would" she said, softly..
"So you dreamt of me huh" he said, keeping it light.
She smiled into his chest.
"And you didn't?" she asked.
"Sam…you took every part of my dreams" he said. She giggled more into his chest.
"Hey …I said no giggling" he said, but Sam couldn't stop. He took this moment, to really make her laugh. He began to tickle her. Sam was laughing so hard, he'd never heard her laugh like that. He started laughing along with her. They were like teenagers. He pulled her close to him, and let her catch her breathe. She leaned into him and began to kiss him, hard, and deep. Their tongues thrusting into each other again and again. Jack knew he couldn't last long, so he decided to move forward. He flipped her to her back, and was on top of her. She wasn't as relaxed as she was in the tub, so he knew he still had some work to do. He started with her breast, one by one he engulfed his mouth with them, setting off a moan from Sam, confirming her permission. He then proceeded to her belly button, Sam suddenly realized what Jack was about to do. She tightened.
"Jack" she said, but this time it wasn't soft, it was more of a "not sure" tone.
He came back to reach her face.
"Jack" she was embarrassed, but she had never had a man do what Jack was about to do. She didn't know how she would handle it.
"I've…never…no one's ever…." She said softly, embarrassed and blushing.
"Hey….you trust me, right" he said.
"Of course I trust you, with my life" she said. He smiled wide.
"Then let me taste you Samantha" he said, stating her full name. She looked into his eyes, leaned up and kissed him letting him know she approved.
He made his way back to her breast, then to her belly button. He started with her thighs, he wouldn't move forward till he can feel her relaxing. When he felt her relax, he began with his fingers, stroking her softly, but intently.
"God Jack" she said. She was still sensitive, from previous.
"Shhhh" he said smiling into her inner core. With that, he placed his hands under buttocks, and slowly entered his tongue into her inner core. Sam gasped for air. Never had she felt this type of ecstasy, she didn't know how to handle it. He began to thrust his tongue back and forth, stroking her most sensitive folds. Sam moaned and moaned, letting Jack know he was making her come. He made love to her inner core with his tongue and it didn't take long for Sam, to reach a state of euphoria she had never ever reached. With one final thrust of his tongue Sam screamed his name, and fell limp back on the bed. She had passed out.
He made his way back to her face.
"Sam…Sam…" he tapped her face softly.
"Hmmm…" she barely responded back.
Jack laughed internally. He had just been the first to take Sam to another plateau of pleasure, and he was so proud.
He slowly got up and made his way to the bathroom. He rinsed his mouth, and slid back into bed with her. At this moment it was not about pleasuring himself, it was all about a certain blonde by the name of Samantha Carter, and he had completed a successful stealth mission.
He held her close, but before she fell completely asleep, she voiced the four words he could never tire of hearing "I love you Jack." With that he pulled her tighter to him.
"I love you Sam…always" he said, and they both dozed off to sleep.
Several hours later back at the Gate
Sheppard knew Sam needed time to rest. So he handled the entire afternoon the best he could. He visited the infirmary to see how the newest guests were doing.
"Hey" he walked to Dr. Keller. "So how they making out? he asked.
"Not the kindest bunch but, they seem to be fine" he said. He looked over at one, and they stared at him intently.
"Do you seem them as a threat, Dr" he said trying to assess the situation.
"No…but Kaylia doesn't trust them at all…she's been driving me crazy, needing to speak to the Colonel, but I don't want to disturb her. She's been running on empty, she's needs the rest."
"What is Kaylia say?" Sheppard stated with concern.
"She won't say. She says she only wants to speak to Carter". I was able to distract her for the time being, seems she loves to cook. Found something for her to do in the Commissary". Dr. Keller said.
"Besides, the General would kill me." Dr. Keller suddenly realized she should not have voiced the last sentence.
"What do you mean kill me?" Sheppard asked, very curious as to her last statement.
"Ahhh….I need to get back to my patients…" She said…trying to avoid the question.
"He's up to something isn't he" he asked. He knew he wouldn't have just showed up at Atlantis, without a reason, especially when it came to Carter.
"I can't say" she immediately said.
"What I can say is Colonel Carter will be very happy" she said.
Without saying anymore, Sheppard looked at her and smiled. If he only knew that Dr. Keller was a huge part of helping Jack get everything together. Jack had become a part of the team, while at Atlantis and was filled in on the mission that ended them up in the underground cave. Although he and Dr's weren't something he never thought he'd converse with let alone confide in, he did. In that she told him how Sam had mentioned a General, while down in the underground mine, and when she saw him come through the gate and Sam's reaction, she knew he was the one she was talking about.
"Well…as long as she's happy" Sheppard replied. "She deserves it….they both do" he stated as he walked away. He turned and smiled to Dr. Keller. Sheppard wasn't stupid but he also knew not to pry.
He walked away and headed back to the gate making sure no one would interrupt Carter, unless it was a major emergency.
Back in Sam's Bedroom …
Sam woke up. But she felt someone holding her. She thought she had this amazing dream, but suddenly realized she was not dreaming. She turned to face him, and there he was. General Jack O'Neill, in her bed. He was fast asleep. She leaned up against her elbow and traced the scars on his face, knowing the origin of almost every single one. She didn't realize that he was awake, and smiling.
"Hi there" he said.
"Hey" she said.
"Enjoying the view?" he asked.
"Every part of it" she said.
"Oh really" he said back, getting up and grabbing her and flipping her to her back. She giggled.
He just starred at her. Still in shock, he was in bed with Sam Carter. His Sam.
"Soo..he said, as he placed soft kissed on her face. "So" she said back.
"that was amazing" she said quickly. She wanted to re-affirm to him she totally approved.
"I've never…re..I've" she couldn't even say it.
"I'm glad I could be of assistance" he said. She giggled into his arm, that was beside her face.
She looked back at him, into his eyes.
"But if I recall, someone didn't get to experience the same euphoria" she said, making him know that she was well aware of how he solely pleasured her. She slid her hand between them, to grab his life line to his and her sexual being.
He gasped. "Carter if you keep that up, I'm going to explode" he said.
She gave him a grin, but he had never seen this type of grin from her before. It was full of fire, and lust, that made him see a new side of Sam he'd never seen.
She kissed him deeply and she probed him, and pulled. Jack had stamina but he wasn't going to hold out for much longer.
But before he could say another word, Sam whispered in his ear, "Make love to me Jack…make love to me" she said.
He pulled away from her. Her eyes were dark with want and need. Still concerned for her, he asked again, "Are you sure Sam, we can wait" he said. Knowing for him, it would mean, he'd have to relieve himself if her answer was a no.
But before he could think it any further Sam pulled him towards her and began to kiss, hard, and deep, with a want he'd never seen.
He positioned himself over her, but first, stroked her inner core, to make sure she was wet enough for his entrance, he can sense she was ready, and placed himself right at her entrance. Without realizing Sam tensed, she wanted him but also knew that it may be uncomfortable at first, now seeing his true size. But as soon as she tensed, she relaxed knowing the man she loved was about to make sweet love to her. He leaned in and slowly and entered her. Sam gasped. He knew he needed to give her time to adjust to his size and he did. He kissed her intently. He went deeper, she gasped again. She wrapped her legs around him, hoping the angle would help his entrance and it did. By this time Jack was close, he wrapped his arms under her, and thrust himself completely inside her. Sam let out a loud groan. It was a groan of pain and pleasure at the same time. He quickly looked to her face, hoping it would subside quickly and it did. She looked back at him with a smile, and leaned up into him to confirm she was ok, with a kiss. He started to thrust in and out of her. Sam had adjusted to him, and began to equal his stride. Jack was close so he knew this wasn't going to be a long drawn out action. He quickened his thrust one after the other. Sam looked into his eyes. They were black with want, need, love and it excited her. Jack increased his movements, and was close. Thrust after thrust Jack was closer to his euphoria. Sam screamed his name with approval. With one final thrust Jack exploded inside her. Spilling his seed, into her, screaming her name. The view of his face, knowing that Jack had just made love to her was priceless to her. She wanted to remember it for the rest of her life. He fell on top of her, breathing heavy, and short. She held him close. She can feel their heart beats almost in sync. She had sex before, but this, this wasn't sex, this was love, she had just made love to the man she'd love for so many years. She could stay like this forever, but she knew eventually his body weight would be too much to handle. Without saying a word, it was as if he was in her head, he leaned off her, and lay beside her, pulling her towards him.
"I love you Sam" he said, breathing heavy still in a state of euphoria.
"I love you Jack" she said back. They held each other tight close. The next several hours, were spent making exotic amazing love to each other. Exploring each other's body, every inch and every spot. They last attempt was quick and sloppy, but they didn't care, they collapsed on the bed, engulfed in each others arms.