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Gen. Jack O'Neill ([personal profile] has_2ls) wrote2013-03-16 12:43 am
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for Sam [timed to March 11]

With one newly-bandaged thumb and a stern warning from Sam-clone the doctor, Jack heads back home. Except, since he's so close to Sam's place anyway having been at the Compound, Jack decides to swing by and see about her and the kids before he goes home for the night. Maybe he can keep from spilling the beans about the house he's building until there's, you know, an actual house to show off. He doesn't suspect he can keep it secret for long but he wants to try.

He's feeling a lot better since he got the good drugs at the clinic (for a given amount of good - it's still really just aspirin, isn't it?) and he's in good spirits when he knocks lightly on Carter's door.

"Carter? You home?"
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[personal profile] gate_expert 2013-03-17 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
"You're building a house?" It's a dumb question because while it's not much more than a frame, it's enough that she can clearly see how it's laid out and how much work has already gone into it and it's very definitely a house. There's a part of her that chafes at not being asked if she even wants a house or where she'd like to live or a million other things, but a much, much bigger part of her is touched that he's gone to all this work to build something from the ground up for her.

For them.

"Oh," she says, a little awed, and she nods. Yes she wants to see the plans, but she's weirdly choked up and words are not coming out.
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[personal profile] gate_expert 2013-03-17 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
Sam looks over the plan and nods in approval. It's laid out nicely and the rooms are nice and spacious. He's even included closets. She has some ideas for a few things she'd tweak or add along the way but the rest of it is perfect.

Except for one thing.

"Separate rooms?" she says, and touches the paper.
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[personal profile] gate_expert 2013-03-17 04:28 am (UTC)(link)
Sam touches his arm, brushing her fingers against his sleeve. It probably won't be an issue by the time the house is actually ready, but she appreciates the thoughtfulness all the same. "It looks great," she says softly. "Really, Jack. This is amazing. I just have one request."
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[personal profile] gate_expert 2013-03-17 04:49 am (UTC)(link)
"I'll never say no to more office space," Sam says, and his grin is contagious. "But no, that wasn't what I was thinking. I want to work with you to finish this," she tells him. "So it can be ours. It's a fresh start, for both of us."
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[personal profile] gate_expert 2013-03-17 05:54 pm (UTC)(link)
"I just want this to be something we do together." The more she thinks about it, the more important this is to her. She has a lot of memories in her hut in New Atlantis--some really good ones, and less pleasant ones, too, and being in a new house, one they've built together, could help her feel more like starting over. The whole 'blank slate' thing is horribly cheesy, but it's true. "This means a lot to me, Jack. That you thought about it and started it, that we can work on it together... it means a lot."
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[personal profile] gate_expert 2013-03-17 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
"I know we can," she says. And they are already, in a lot of ways, but this could be the thing that helps her move forward. "Did I mention how much this means to me? Because it does. So much." She steps close, sliding her arms around his neck, and kisses him softly.