"Whoa, whoa, hold on. You and Sam already had a conversation about your lack of a relationship?" And Sam had said no. Sam had said no. He leaned back against the wall and sighed. Of all the people to say no he would have suspected it would be from Jack. Not Sam.

"Well, I can relieve her doubts on that front. Whatever we do here doesn't seem to affect the timeline." He shot Jack an almost bitter smile. "Trust me on that. Rodney's been here several times."