Past, Present & Future
Author: Sarahd / Ninja_girl / Dana…whatever :o) (ninja_girl@seznam.cz)
Disclaimer: Stargate SG1 and all characters belong to MGM, Gekko and Double Secret. No infringement on copyrights was intended.
Spoilers: Set in the future after Window of Opportunity (season 4).
Pairing: Sam/Jack Romance/Drama
Rating: PG-13
Summary: I'm not good at writing summaries, so you'll just have to read it!
Author's note: Well, this my first attempt on making a Stargate fiction. I haven't started watching SG-1 from the very beginning, only some eps from 1-3 seasons and from WoO I started watching daily..;-)
All the mistakes are mine, English is not my mother language, so please bear with me.
Archive: SJD,yes,others please ask.
Huge thanks goes to Bonnie-my beta reader.Without you help I'd be lost!
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"Hey, Carter." Jack said as he made his way to the briefing room.
"Hi, Colonel." Sam said simply and sat down in the chair opposite of Jack's.
Teal'c and Daniel were already there. They all waited for General Hammond to speak.
"Well, people, looks like we're in big trouble this time. Someone stole our reports from the Pentagon and he's threatening that he'll publish them, if we don't do what he wants."
"And what exactly does he want?" Jack asked.
"20,000,000 dollars and freedom." Hammond said simply.
The four stared at him unbelievingly.
"I know, this is crazy, but this man can do anything. He already killed 3 people from President's security."
"Do we know his name or what he look like?" Sam questioned.
"Good question, Major. Yes, we know that." Hammond turned on the big screen and a photo of a guy appeared. "His name is Captain Jeffrey Ashton, aged 45. He was court-martialed for violence and he was doomed. But he escaped and stole those reports. These are Ashton's medical reports." Hammond clicked the button and the report appeared.
"He's a mental patient?" Sam asked, reading the report.
"That's right, Major." Hammond confirmed.
"So, what are we going to do with this lunatic?" Jack asked anxiously.
"President asked us to investigate this case and catch him. It's for the good of Earth. I don't want to disappoint him. That will be all, people. If there is something to be discussed, inform me. "Also, keep me informed on how the case is going."
"Yes, sir." all replied.
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2200 EST
Jack, Sam, Daniel and Teal'c were sitting in Daniel's study room. Jack was reading some paper Daniel had translated, Sam was typing something into her laptop, Daniel and Teal'c were reviewing Ashton's medical report. Jack was getting nervous and the typing of Sam's fingers on her laptop drove him crazy. They'd been sitting here 2 hours and nothing was solved.
"Carter, can you please stop typing so fast?" Jack asked, turning to Sam.
"Sorry, sir. I was just going through Ashton's files. This is getting interesting, sir." As she said that, Daniel and Teal'c heads shot up and stared at her.
"So what do you have, Sam?" Daniel asked.
"Well, these files say, that he was court-martialed for violence."
"We know that already, Carter." Jack interrupted.
"Yes, sir. But I didn't finished my sentence." she looked at him and smiled.
He quirked an eyebrow at her and said: "Sorry. Go on."
"He was court-martialed for violence on his colleagues when he was serving on an aircraft carrier. One Lt. from his team ended up in the sea, dead. His CO had to stay in the hospital for three weeks with 4 broken ribs, a broken arm and broken leg. And we know that he was doomed for the rest of his life. However, he escaped and came into possession of our reports."
"Why?" Teal'c asked, always being compendious.
"Well, this has been bugging me too. Why would he steal our reports?"
"And how did he get into Pentagon? The building is covered with many security men, surely they'd recognize him, if *he* went to the building." Jack said.
Sam looked at him questioningly and she thought to herself: (Boy, he isn't as dumb as he plays it. I knew it.) Her thoughts were interrupted by Daniel.
"So you think he has an accomplice?"
"It's possible." Jack agreed.
"The accomplice can work in the Pentagon or in the government. Who knows, he might have friends in right high places." Sam said, looking at her colleagues.
"That's another possibility." Jack stated pensively. "If he has friends in high places, he won't be put in prison." Jack was starting to surprise Sam more and more. She looked at him and their eyes met. He smiled and she smiled back.
"Someone has ordered him to do so in return for freedom." Teal'c spoke.
"I don't think so. Why'd he want money then?" Daniel asked. Sam sighed. "This is going nowhere. I think we should go to sleep and start tomorrow. We're all exhausted."
"Carter is right. Let's go, kids." Jack smiled. As soon as Daniel and Teal'c left the room to go to their quarters, Sam and Jack were left alone. Suddenly, Sam felt nervous-she always did when they were alone.
"Uhm.. Colonel? I thought we said go to sleep...what are you still doing here?" she asked, not wanting to sound impolite.
"I could ask you the same thing Major."
"Oh, well..." Sam blushed. "I..I wanted to get over these things one more time to check if I haven't missed anything."
"OK, I'll help you out." Jack offered.
"Oh, no, it's not necessary. You look tired, so go and..."
"Carter, I'm not tired. Really. I want to go over these things too and think about it a little."
Jack sat down on the chair opposite of Sam and took some papers for the Ashton's case in his hand. "So what do you think of Ashton?" Jack asked.
"Well, he's dangerous. To us and to the whole world. Can you imagine what would happen, if he published our reports?!"
Jack didn't reply. He was looking at some spot on Sam's right. "This can't be...no..that's crazy." he murmured to himself.
"Sorry sir?"
"Oh, well, call me stupid, but I just had a thought-that Ashton could be a Goa'uld." Sam stared at him with her mouth open.
"No." she said simply after some thinking. Jack just shrugged and went back to reading Ashton's files. She continued slowly. "I won't call you stupid, sir. This isn't a stupid idea." He looked at her, surprised. "I can see a reason if he is a Goa'uld. We know that Goa'ulds want to be kings of the whole universe. Our reports can help them to find other planets/races that weren't subjected nor discovered by Goa'ulds. We were on these planets and learned their culture." Jack just stared at her. "Really sir. This is a great idea!" she started to smile. "We'll talk about it tomorrow with others, I'm really exhausted. Good night sir." she rose from her seat and went to her quarters.
"Night, Carter." Jack said, still dumbfounded.
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0800 EST, the next day
The group gathered again in Daniel's study room.
"So?" Daniel asked, anxious.
"Well, me and Colonel stayed here a little longer last night. And we discussed this case. Colonel?"
"Oh,yeah. I had this insane idea, that Ashton may be a Goa'uld."
"Why haven't I thought of that?" Daniel asked himself. "That's a great idea, Jack."
"Daniel Jackson is right, O'Neill. This is a really great idea." Teal'c agreed.
"Well, thanks. Any idea how do we start our investigation?" Jack asked.
Sam piped up: "Well, we have this report from unknown source delivered yesterday. It says that Ashton was seen entering the warehouse on the route from Pueblo to La Junta."
"Are there any patrols on the way?" Daniel asked.
"They'll end today at 1000." Sam answered. "We better hurry up."
"OK people, let's go. Teal'c and Daniel, you'll go with one car, me and Carter will go with the other car." Jack ordered.
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Warehouse
Somewhere between Pueblo and La Junta
1000 EST
"Daniel, Teal'c, everything all right?" Jack spoke to the walkie- talkie as he was sitting in the car with Sam.
"Everything's clear, O'Neill. You can go in." Teal'c said. They were outside, hiding in the woods. Their car was safely parked in the distance.
"OK. O'Neill out."
Then everything went black around them.
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Sam and Jack walked to the warehouse and closed the door behind them, both having drawn their guns just in case. Suddenly the door squeaked. They made it to the nearest large box to take cover. A man came through the door. In the dim light of the warehouse, they could see Ashton's face.
"Sir, that's Ashton." Sam whispered.
"I know." he whispered back.
"What are we going to do?" she asked.
"You connect with Teal'c and Daniel. I'll spy him."
"Daniel, Teal'c, are you hearing me?" Sam tried to connect with them. "Sir...something happened. They don't answer me."
"OK, so we have to do this alone. Let's go."
They followed Ashton further into the warehouse. As they were close to him, Jack yelled, startling him: "Ashton! Come here, you bastard!"
Ashton started to run as quickly as he could. Jack tried to shoot him, but was unsuccessful. They ran outside after him. He got into his car and drove away. Sam and Jack quickly got into their own car, Jack was driving. He noticed that something wasn't right. He looked at the car's clock and they were flashing. Having been in this situation before, he quickly realized that there was a bomb in their car.
"Carter, get the hell out of the car, now." Jack yelled. Sam who was already in her seat belt looked at him in surprise. "What?" "There's a bomb in the damn car! Get out and quickly!" Jack stopped the car, unfastened his seat belt and looked at Carter. "Sir...I can't get...the seat belt..." Sam yelled, grappling with her seat belt. Jack looked her in the eyes and a memory came through him.("What did you feel?" "Like someone was going to die.") He helped Sam with her seat belt in time and they both ran far behind the car. The car exploded and they were thrown to the ground, Jack landing on top of Sam, protecting her. She was facing him. They were both breathing heavily, their breaths mingling. Their eyes locked.
"Sir..you..you saved me. Again." Sam breathed, also remembering. "Thank you."
"You're welcome." They stared in each other's eyes for what seemed like eternity, but was only couple of seconds. Jack lowered his head and Sam closed her eyes in anticipation. His lips slowly touched hers. But Jack didn't manage to deepen the kiss, because they heard footsteps and Daniel's voice.
"Hey, are you two okay?" he asked. Jack's eyes met Sam's one last time before he separated them, standing quickly.
"Yep. We just had a private fireworks show." Jack said, helping Sam off the ground.
"I can still see the little stars." Teal'c said. Jack and Sam looked at him, wondering if they saw anything.
"Someone banged us in heads, probably the man you two were after." Teal'c explained.
"It was Ashton." Sam said, looking at Jack.
"Great. Now he's gone." Jack said, disappointed, but couldn't keep the kiss off his mind.
They all got into Daniel's and Teal'c's car, Sam and Jack sitting in the back. They drove in silence. The tension was felt in the small space of the car. Jack noticed Sam looking a little bit strange so he asked, concerned: "Carter ,are you alright? Did I hurt you or something when I was protecting you?" "No sir. I'm just a little shaken, that's all." Sam smiled warmly at him and he smiled back. Jack took her soft small hand in his larger one and reassured her: "It's gonna be okay, I promise." Their eyes locked, each of them remembering the sensations their kiss caused. The double meaning of this sentence dawned on her and she smiled, squeezing his hand. "Thank you."
"You're welcome." Jack smiled.
Suddenly a car appeared in front of them on the road. "That's him! That's Ashton!" Jack yelled recognizing Ashton's car. Daniel sped up the car a little bit. "Sir, what are we going to do?" Sam asked, little worried. "Just stop him somehow. Daniel?" "Okay, people, hold onto something, this is gonna be rough." Daniel sped up and drove up Ashton's car. Danny swept the car in front of his and the sound of brakes squeaking from both cars spread through the quiet woods. The team got out of the car and ran to Ashton, who was struggling with his seatbelt.
He unfastened it quickly and got out of his car. Jack only saw him pulling out his gun and shooting in the direction of SG-1. Jack saw this in somehow slowed motion, like on a VCR tape. He pulled out his gun and so did the rest of the team, but before one could react, Ashton fired again and Jack saw Sam falling on the ground. Before she hit the ground, Jack found himself running to her and catching her in the air, completely forgetting Ashton and his gun. Then Ashton started running away with Daniel and Teal'c behind. Jack didn't really care. He had a bleeding Sam in his arms, who was slowly losing consciousness. "Oh my God." Jack breathed as he noticed the blood, dripping from her white blouse, onto her stomach.
"Jack..."she breathed, the pain made her forget his rank.
"Sam...Sam.. just hold on, we'll take you to the hospital."
"Hurts..." she winced as she tried to keep her eyes open.
"I know, baby." Jack heard himself say. "Just hold on, please."
"Daniel, Sam is badly injured. I'm going to take her to the hospital now." he said desperately into his walkie-talkie.
"OK. We've got Ashton. We're going with his car to SGC. Daniel out." Jack picked Sam up of the ground, not wanting to hurt her even more. "Jack..."she breathed again as she put her arms around his neck. "I'm here, Sam. Please try to stay awake. You think you can manage?"
"Uh-oh. "she whispered softly so Jack could barely hear her. He laid her on the back seat of Danny's car. He hopped into the front seat and sped to the nearest hospital.
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Washington hospital
0100 pm (EST)
Jack paced the waiting room impatiently. Sam was already an hour at the surgery. He didn't even noticed that his shirt was soaked with her blood and his hand were covered with it too, until an elderly nurse came to him and spoke up: "Colonel, you should go get change." "I'm not leaving her." he said sternly, but stopped pacing the waiting room. "You know, I could grab you a shirt and you can clean up in the bathroom" Jack looked at his shirt when she mentioned it and then looked at the nurse, who was giving him a sympathetic look. "Thank you." he smiled merely.
10 minutes later
Jack grabbed the shirt the nurse gave him and headed for the bathroom. He showered and disposed of his blood-covered shirt and washed his hands. Then it dawned on him-how much blood she had lost, he closed his eyes and rested his forehead against the cool mirror above the washbasin. Jack went out of the bathroom just in time to see Sam and with a couple of doctors around her bed. They were wheeling her somewhere. "Doc?" Jack stopped the young woman in white. "May I help you sir?" "Colonel Jack O'Neill. I'm a close friend of Sam...er..Major Carter. How is she?" "Oh, yes. You're the one that brought her here. I'm doc Jacobs. She's lost a lot of blood, but we've replaced it,so no complications. The bullet didn't hit any important organs. We took it out and cleaned the wound. Basically, she's fine now." "Thank you doc. May I see her?" "Yes, but only 20 minutes, not more. She's still under those painkillers." Jack said thanks and walked to Sam's room. He sat on the edge of the bed and lifted her small hand and held it in his larger one. He heard a soft moan and turned his head to look at Sam, his 2IC,his friend and love.(Love? Where did that come from?)Jack wondered.(Never mind.) Sam's eyes fluttered open and she looked at him with those big blue eyes that he loved so much. "Hey, sleepyhead." Jack said softly, still holding her hand. "Hey." she said weakly, swallowing hard. "Hold on, I'll get you the water." Jack announced and ran to the machine in the hallway, never seeing her smile. He rushed back with a plastic cup filled with fresh water. He helped her into a sitting position and handed her the cup. She took it from him gratefully and took a sip. "Thank you." she smiled again and he smiled back. "Hey, Carter, don't you think you thanked me enough today?" She giggled softly and this was music to Jack's ears. He didn't believe she could giggle like that, but he loved it.
"About what happened earlier..." Jack started but was cut off by door opening and Daniel with Teal'c approaching them. "Ah..sorry to interrupt. Jack we want to talk to you for a minute." Daniel said looking at them. "Be right there." Jack replied and as soon as Danny and Teal'c were in the hallway, he looked at Sam. "Are we okay?" he asked hesitantly. "Yes, we are." she leaned forward and brushed her lips softly against his. "Now go." she ordered. "I need some of my beauty sleep." He grinned and went to the hallway to Danny and Teal'c.
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"So, what have you got?" Jack asked anxiously. "You were right Jack. It was a Goa'uld who wanted the info about those planets." Daniel confirmed Jack's earlier thought. "Very well, people. Did Hammond say anything else?" Jack asked. "Not at all. He just said that we should take some days off and as soon as Major Carter completely recovers, we have another mission." Teal'c announced. "OK. So see you in few days." Jack said and turned back to Sam's room.
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Sam wasn't in hospital that long, just a few days. As soon as she recovered, SG-1 was ready for another mission. "Okay, ready to go?" Jack asked the team and everyone nodded. "Good. Let's go." he ordered and they all went through the Stargate.
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"What the ...?" Jack heard himself say as they walked through the Stargate. This wasn't PX-*God knows what* planet. It looked like the Earth. That *was* Earth. They were standing in front of some newly built homes.
"Sir..." Sam tried to say when suddenly a man, carrying something in his arms, came through the front door of the house.
"What the...?" Jack repeated as the man walked to them and Jack didn't believe it. He was staring in the mirror. This was *him*,maybe a couple of years older, but still it was him.
"I think we have been launched into the future." Daniel turned to other Jack. "Excuse me Jack, but which year is now?"
"2007." the future Jack replied. He smiled at Sam and she smiled back. Jack was getting jealous, but he thought that he can't be jealous of himself, could he? But he still didn't like how the future Jack was looking at Sam.
"What's that, Jack?" Sam asked the future Jack, pointing to the thing in his arms.
"Oh.." he said and revealed them a small face of a cute baby.
"Oh Jesus...this is yours?" Jack asked, visibly amazed by the beauty of the baby.
"Yup. She's called Sammie." future Jack answered proudly, looking at Sam. She was visibly pleased.
"Honey, who is it?" a woman's voice called from the house.
"Just come here and you'll see." future Jack called back. The woman's voice reminded Jack of someone, but couldn't figure out who.Then they saw the woman with longer blonde hair and a bundle in her arms as well. She stood next to the future Jack and in front of the SG-1.They were all gaping at her with their mouths opened, their eyes bulging.
It was *SAM*.
"Ah.." was future Sam's first reaction as she saw Jack, Sam, Danny and Teal'c. Then the bundle in her arms started crying out loud. She was trying to hush the baby, but with no success. Future Jack and Sam exchanged babies and SG-1 was still staring at them.
"And this..." future Jack lifted the small bundle in his arms."..this is Jonas. Sammie's twin."
"Uhm..." Daniel coughed. They all turned to him. "Well, we'll just walk around the town, or do some window shopping, won't we Teal'c?" He just bowed his head. "Okay guys, have fun." he said and walked with Teal'c away.
Future Sam spoke up. "C'mon. Don't be that surprised. Come inside and I'll make us a tea or a coffee." and led them to their house.
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Sam and future Sam were talking in the living room, while the men prepared drinks for them.
"Sam, say something. I know this is hard, but...it's the truth." future Sam said.
"I know, I'm just shocked, I didn't expect this." Sam said sincerely. "How..." her voice cracked." How long?"
"Married 5 years. But together 6 years."
"Oh Gosh." Sam breathed and she stood up from the sofa and walked to the fireplace, where there were photos of future Sam and Jack on their wedding, the babies and other photos from special occasions. A tear slid down her cheek.
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Jack and future Jack were in the kitchen making drinks.
"How...?" Jack asked, dumbfounded.
"That's something you two have to figure out for yourselves."
"But...I still can't believe this!"
"Do you love her Jack?"
"That's a stupid question, don't you think? Why would I marry her then?"
"I just want to know if you figured it out already."
"Yeah, I did. I love her with all my heart." Jack said sincerely, looking at "himself".
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"Can I hold her?" Sam asked, bending above the little Sammie's bed.
"Of course."
Just then Sammie started to cry and Sam lifted her up in her arms. Sammie hushed quickly as she saw her "mother" and listened to her soft singing. Sam sat with the little baby on the sofa opposite to future Sam and rocked her gently.
The two Jacks came to the living room, noticing two Sams, one rocking the baby and the other looking at her.
"Well, I'm really confused here." future Jack said as he looked at the two women, then looking at Jack for some help. But then he recognized his wife-she had longer hair than Sam, so he sat close to her, one arm around her waist protectively. Jack still stood in the doorway, looking at Sam, his 2IC,his friend and love, slowly rocking their "future" baby girl and wondered, how did he get so lucky. Sam lifted her head and looked at her CO. Their eyes locked.
"Uhm...Carter, may I talk to you for a minute?" Jack asked Sam who was still rocking their future baby girl. She handed Sammie into her mother's arms and went with Jack to the kitchen.
"You think they'll figure it out tonight?" future Sam asked her husband, putting Sammie to her bed.
"I don't know honey." future Jack said, kissing his wife softly. "I love you."
"I love you too."
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Meanwhile in the kitchen
"Sir this is crazy." Sam stated, looking everywhere around the kitchen but at Jack.
"I know...I know. We gotta get out of here."
"Sir...do you think it will be…awkward between us now?" Sam asked carefully, looking at her feet.
"I don't know. We'll find out, right?"
"Right. Let's go back home."
They all said goodbye to their future and dialed the gate. But it didn't open. Something was wrong.
"Uh, sir, we can't get the gate open." Sam said worriedly.
Jack started to feel suddenly nervous. "Carter, can you repair it?"
"I think so sir, but it will take a couple of days."
"C'mon, you can stay for night in our house, we have plenty of room for you." future Jack stated, motioning towards SG-1.
"Honey I don't think this is a good idea." future Sam whispered softly in her husband's ear. "They might feel uncomfortable, especially Sam and Jack."
But before one could said anything, Daniel agreed, causing Jack and Sam glare at him.
Jack sighed. "Okay, people, let's go. It's getting awfully dark."
They all went to Sam and Jack's house and settled for the night.
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Midnight
Sam walked downstairs to the kitchen to get some water. She couldn't sleep, she kept tossing and turning, thinking about Jack and their future together. Jack had the same problem, but he didn't went to the kitchen, he went to the children's room.
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Sam
As she looked into the fridge and grabbed a bottled water, she heard something behind her back. She spun around quickly, only to find Jack behind her. "Sam?" future Jack asked. Sam was *slightly* confused. "And you are...?" "Oh, future Jack." "Oh, so I thought."
"So...what are you doing here?" future Jack asked, suddenly curious. "Uh, can't sleep, so I grabbed a water." "Oh."
"I need to get it out." Sam stated. "Huh?" "You know, talk to someone, but I didn't expect you." "I can imagine. You can talk to me, I won't say a word."
"You know, I've been in love with you for sometime now." "With me?" future Jack was slightly confused. "Yes with Jack, but with my Jack, you know, with the Jack from my world." "Oh." "Many times I've dreamed about us, together, like you and your wife- with two children, living happily in some big house. I've dreamed about your kisses and you caresses..." she was closing the gap between them. "But I never knew how you felt about me and I didn't want to ruin our beautiful friendship and careers..." he cut her off. "You know, Hammond is more kind than you know." "Really?" Sam asked visibly surprised. "Yep." "Would you mind if I hold you? I just need to be held." Sam asked with desperation in her voice. "No, of course not." he hugged her tightly. "But.., you know, you shouldn't ask me." Sam sighed into his shoulder. "Would it be cheating on your wife if I kiss you?" Future Jack lingered at this question and Sam continued. "I just need to feel your lips against mine, I don't know if I get a chance like this to kiss Jack again." Future Jack bend his head down to meet her lips with his. Soon, they were kissing passionately, their lips fitted together so good, that Sam thought it was meant to be just for them.
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Jack
Jack bend down to the small bed and traced Sammie's cute little face with his finger. He didn't hear the footsteps that were behind him in the room. "Jack?" future Sam asked. Jack spun around quickly only to find future Sam with a concerned look on her face. "Uh, not your husband. I think he went downstairs." "What are you doing?" Sam asked, walking to her daughter's bed. "Just watching them sleep. They are so cute." "They will be yours Jack. If you take the destiny in your hands." Jack sighed and looked at the two small babies. "Isn't it confusing to know your future?" future Sam asked. "Yeah." "She loves you, you know." "How'd you...?" Jack asked but it dawned on him quickly. "Oh." "May I..." Jack paused, looking at the future Sam. "May I hold you please?" "Of course." future Sam said without hesitation and closed the gap between them. Jack pulled her tightly to his chest and buried his head in her shoulder and sighed. "I love you Sam." he confessed and looked into her eyes. He didn't know what's gotten into him, but he found himself kissing future Sam, holding her tight in his arms.
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Sam
She couldn't stop herself from kissing future Jack, but she had to. They pulled apart from each other. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have kissed you." Sam whispered guiltily, looking at her bare feet. Future Jack tipped her head slightly, so she could look at him. "It's okay. It helped. Now go back to sleep." he ordered. "Yes sir." she said with a smile.
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Jack
They separated and future Sam breathed: "You shouldn't be telling *me* this. Tell her." Jack stopped dead in his tracks and changed his mind. "You know, I *will*.I'll tell her as soon as we get back home. I will tell her." Jack replied with a strong determination. "Thank you." "You're welcome. Now go back to sleep." future Sam ordered. "Aye, aye ma'am." Jack saluted and went to his room. Future Sam smiled and went back to their room.
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Future Sam and Jack
The O'Neill's laid on their bed, both thinking about their *friends*- Sam and Jack from the other world. "She loves him." Jack stated. "And he loves her." "She kissed me." "And he kissed me." Sam announced. "What are we going to do with them?" Jack asked. "Nothing, they will figure it out, don't worry. Let's get back to sleep." "Okay. I love you Sammie." "I love you too Jack."
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SGC-present time, the next day
Jack stepped through the Gate followed closely by Sam, Daniel and Teal'c.
"Ow." Jack said holding his head.
"Colonel, are you alright? Where have you been so long?"
"General....uh...I...I don't remember."
"Major?"
"I...I don't remember either."
"Dr Jackson? Teal'c?"
"I do not remember, General." the Jaffa said, shaking his head in confusion.
"Me too."
"Well, report to the infirmary and then go to the briefing room."
Briefing room
"Doc Fraiser, did you find any abnormalities in the physical state of members of SG-1?" Hammond asked.
"No, Sir. Actually, they are healthy, although they do not remember anything. I ran some tests and they show nothing. All of them are perfectly fine."
"What's the last thing you remember, Major?"
"Umm, stepping through the Gate and then everything goes black." Sam said. Jack looked at her and he saw a flashback of her with longer hair and a baby in her arms. He shook his head to focus his eyes. What the hell?
"And you, Colonel?" Hammond asked, becoming slightly confused.
"Stepping through the Gate." Sam looked at him and she saw a flashback of Jack with a baby in his arms. This was weird.
"Well, I'm not going to ask any further. If you remember anything,let me know. Take the week off but stay on the base."
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Jack's Quarters
Jack lay on his bed and stared at the ceiling. His head hurt and there were flashbacks. In these flashbacks he saw himself talking to the other his other self,talking with this long haired Sam and looking at two babies. He thought they were in Alternate Universe, but AU Jack was already dead, so it couldn't have been AU. He recalls himself telling the long haired Sam that he loves her and kissing her.
"You shouldn't be telling *me* this. Tell her." she says.
Her? Jack was really confused. But the long haired Sam was right. He should tell her. So he got up and walked from his quarters.
Sam's Lab
Sam sat by her desk working on some doohickey, but she couldn't really concentrate on the work in front of her. She had flashbacks-of Jack kissing her, of herself with longer hair and of two babies. She was confused, she didn't know where did these flashbacks come from. She heard a knock on her door and turned her head towards the door. There, leaning on the doorframe, was Jack, looking incredibly handsome.
"Sir! Come in!" she smiled.
"Sam, lose the sir, we're off duty." he smiled back.
"True. Mmm, so Jack, what are you doing here?"
"I was bored so I thought I bug you for a while. Are you busy?"
"No, not at all. So what's on your mind?"
"Our mysterious trip."
"Oh. Do you remember anything?"
"Well, kind of. I keep having weird flashbacks .These flashbacks made me confess something."
"Uh, when we were looping...ah...I didn't tell you the whole truth."
"You didn't?" Sam asked, surprised. "So, what else? Wasn't playing golf, riding a bike and making pottery enough for you?" she teased.
"No, it wasn't." he squirmed a little bit.
"So.. what did you do?"
"I kissed you."
"You...WHAT?!" she stared at him in disbelief.
"Weeell.. you know...I handed my resignation to Hammond and then I kissed you." Her eyebrows shot up.
"Where?" Jack looked around guiltily, not saying a word.
"Jack..." she warned him.
"Okay. It was in the gate room. In front of Hammond and a few of technicians."
"WHAT?"
"I think I should better go." Jack smiled shyly, turned on his heels and headed for the door.
"Get back here, Mister." Sam ordered.
"Am I forgiven?" he made puppy eyes.
"Not yet. Describe."
"Weeell, I was out of my uniform. Hammond asked me why and I handed him the resignation. You asked 'What for?' and I said, "so I can do this " and I kissed you." just told you to do that...I mean kiss."
"And what did I say afterwards?"
"I don't know because we were still kissing when the loop ended."
"And what if it didn't?"
"Then I'd be in a lot of trouble." he grinned. Sam grinned back.
"So you just kissed me?"
"Yup. Mind if I demonstrate? " he didn't wait for her answer. Sam held her breath. Jack stepped closer to her and put his hands on the sides of her face and then kissed her softly, then swept her off her feet like he did during the looping. Sam was startled at first but one nanosecond later, she started responding, putting her arms around his neck. Jack smiled to the kiss, satisfied with the result. They broke apart, gasping for air.
"I love you." he said softly, slowly caressing her cheeks.
Sam closed her eyes and a few tears streamed down her face, soon followed by more. She gave him a watery smile as he wiped her tears away.
"I love you too, Jack." They kissed softly again and then held each other tightly.
"But what about regs?" Sam asked after some silence.
"I have a feeling that it won't be a problem at all." he kissed her softly.
They never noticed a bald man in the door smiling, nodding his head and closing the door quietly.
THE END