SPOILERS: 100 Days
RATING: PG (some mild swearing and adult themes)
SUMMARY: Jack finds out about who Sam spent the night with. Sequel to "Like We Never Had a Broken Heart".
DISCLAIMER: All publicly recognisable characters and places are the property of MGM, World Gekko Corp and Double Secret Productions. This piece of fan fiction was created for entertainment not monetary purposes and no infringement on copyrights or trademarks was intended. Previously unrecognised characters and places, and this story, are copyrighted to the author. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental and not intended by the author.
AUTHORS NOTES: Well I was threatened, called names and yelled at so I figured I better write a sequel... and FAST! :-) This one also answers the 2024 Maguire Challenge- must include a pretty major S/J fight, they must make up and Jack must use the line "You complete me".
FEEDBACK: Writing feedback is good for the soul :~)
Jack awoke on the couch in his living room with a massive hangover. He wondered what had woken him until he heard the knocking on his front door. Grumbling about his headache, he rose from the couch and went to the door.
�Jack. We need to talk,� Daniel said as he barged in.
�Daniel. Won�t you come in,� Jack said as he shut the door.
Daniel looked around the room at the number of empty bottles of beer. �Well someone had a good time last night.�
�What are you doing here, Daniel?�
�I wanna know what�s wrong with you?� Daniel said, getting straight to the point.
�Huh?�
�Jack do you have any idea what you�ve done to Sam. You know the woman you supposedly love.�
�What are you talking about? And you know I love Sam.�
�Really? Well right now she doesn�t think so. Right now she thinks she just wasted three months of her life on someone who didn�t want to be rescued.�
�Didn�t want... Is that what you guys think? That I didn�t wanna come home?�
�That�s how you acted. Christ, Jack, you didn�t even acknowledge that Sam existed! Why would you do something like that?�
Jack sighed and waked out to the kitchen to make coffee. �I didn�t know what to do, Daniel. I was confused. Do you have any idea what it�s like to lose everything twice? I lost my whole world when I lost Charlie and Sarah, only to have Sam drag me back and force me to live again.� A soft smile crossed his face. �Did you know Sam and I were talking about kids before that mission? When I realised I couldn�t get home my world collapsed again. I lost Sam and I lost the kids we�d talked about.�
�So you jumped into Laira�s bed?� Daniel asked, still mad.
�It wasn�t like that!� He started pacing. �I mourned for a hundred days. Then we had this party. The stuff we were drinking was lethal. I was drunk, and when she asked me... all I had to do was close my eyes and it was Sam.�
Daniel�s anger dissipated slightly. �Then why haven�t you even talked to her, Jack? She�s hurting.�
Jack sighed. �I know she is and I know it�s my fault. I just had to get away last night and sort everything out in my head. I had to get it all straight before I talked to her.�
�Clean yourself up and go see her. She�s at home.� Daniel gave Jack a small smile and Jack nodded before heading to his bedroom.
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Makepeace looked at the woman still slumbering in his arms. His fingers stroked over her ribs. Even though he�d never seen her naked before, he was sure they were more prominent then they used to be. Not only had they all found it almost impossible to get her to sleep, most of the time she refused to stop to eat as well. Only Doc. Fraiser�s threats to put an IV in her arm worked and even then she never ate much.
Sam stirred at the hand stroking her body. In her semi-conscious state, her brain hadn�t registered who was in bed with her and she sighed with contentment. �Mmm, Jack.� Suddenly her brain kicked in and her eyes snapped open to see Robert. �Sorry,� she whispered.
He smiled and gave her a squeeze. �That�s okay, Sam. Do you mind if I take a shower?�
�No. It�s all yours. I�ll go and make some breakfast.�
Makepeace nodded and sat up but Sam grabbed his arm before he could get out of bed. �Thank you for being here for me last night.�
�Same, Sam. We were here for each other.� He kissed her forehead and then got out of bed.
Sam sighed and laid her head back on the pillow. She wasn�t sure how she felt. She wasn�t feeling guilty about sleeping with Robert. It was more like she was feeling guilty for not feeling guilty. She shook her head. �Hey, it�s not like he�s remained faithful to you, Sam,� she thought to herself. �Besides, last night wasn�t about revenge, or even the sex. It was about needing comfort in someone�s arms and needing to forget for a while.�
Getting out of bed, she grabbed her robe and walked out into the living room. Surveying the mess she decided to leave it for later and walked into the kitchen. Just as she was making coffee there was a knock at the door. She froze for a minute, looking towards her bedroom where Makepeace was still showering. She assumed it would be either Janet or Daniel coming to check up on her, and neither would be happy about what had happened here last night. �Oh well,� she thought as she went to the door. �Time to face the music.� She opened the door and gasped. There standing in front of her was Jack O�Neill.
From the bedroom Makepeace heard Sam gasp and, thinking something had happened to her, ran out into the living room. �Sam?� he questioned, before he saw Jack at the door. �Oh shit,� he thought to himself as Jack�s face hardened.
Jack was dumbfounded. As he�d driven to Sam�s place, many scenarios had ran through his head. However none of them had involved seeing Robert Makepeace standing at the doorway of her bedroom with only a towel wrapped around his waist. �What in the hell is going on?!� he growled. He looked at Sam. �Here I am being dragged across the coals by Daniel and you�ve been sleeping with *him*!�
�It�s not like that,� Sam replied, immediately on the defensive.
�Oh really? Well you tell me what it�s like then? I trusted you!� He pushed passed her and she slammed the door shut.
�Don�t you dare talk to me about trust! I�m not the one who couldn�t keep it in his pants just because we weren�t on the same planet!�
�Is that what this is? Revenge?� He couldn�t believe that Sam could betray him like that. �But you betrayed her first,� his mind supplied.
�No! It wasn�t like that! Robert was there for me when I needed a shoulder to cry on. Where were you?�
He took a deep breath, trying to calm himself. �I needed to be alone last night.�
�Yeah? Well I needed *you* last night!�
�You seemed to do pretty well without me.� He threw another glare at Makepeace.
Robert walked further into the room. �What�d you expect me to do, O�Neill? Leave her by herself?�
�I *expected* you to keep your hands off her! I mean you�re married for Christ sakes! Or is cheating on your wife a regular thing?�
Sam could sense the testosterone building in the air and knew she�d better stop it before there was a fight. �Jack, just shut up! Robert, why don�t you go and get dressed?�
�Sure, Sam.� Makepeace gave Jack a dark look before turning and walking back into the bedroom.
Jack walked further into the room and picked up the empty bottle of vodka. �Wow. Quite the party girl last night weren�t you? Have a few drinks, jump into bed with the nearest guy...�
�I think you better leave, Jack,� Sam said, opening the front door.
�Just how many other guys have you been screwing while I was gone?� As soon as it came out Jack wished he could take it back. He knew Sam wasn�t the kind of person to sleep around. �I didn�t mean...�
�Get out!� she screamed.
�Sam...�
�Now!�
Jack turned and walked out the door as Sam collapsed on the floor, sobbing. He stopped as he heard Makepeace try to console her. �Shh, Sam. Don�t cry.�
�Oh god it hurts, Robert,� she cried.
Makepeace held her closer. �I know it hurts. Shh.�
She scrunched her face up against the pain. �I still love him.�
Makepeace looked up and saw Jack standing in the doorway. At that moment the man�s eyes were truly the windows to his soul. �I know you do and he still loves you.� He motioned for Jack to take his place and Sam and Jack clung to each other. �I�ll be at home if you need me, Sam.� He turned and walked out the door, closing it quietly behind him.
�I�m sorry,� Jack whispered into Sam�s hair.
�I�m sorry too,� she replied with a sob.
�I should have known you�d figure out how to get me back. I should have been stronger.� The tears streamed down Jack�s face as he held the woman he loved.
�It was only once, Jack. I thought you didn�t love me anymore and I couldn�t cope. I needed to forget.� She looked up at him. �It didn�t work though.�
�It�s okay, Sam, I understand. Believe me I do. It was only once with Laira too. I was drunk and I was missing you. I thought I�d never see you again and all I had to do was close my eyes and I was with you. The whole time it was you I was kissing. It was you I touched... I even called your name.�
Sam disentangled herself from him and got up. �But it wasn�t me, Jack. I was the one that was here on earth. Never giving up on you. Never giving up on us.�
Jack stood as well. �Until you got me home. Then you gave up.�
She turned to look at him. �What was I supposed to do? You asked her to come back with you.�
Jack sucked in a sharp breath. �Oh god, Sam. You weren�t supposed to hear that.� He sighed. �I knew she wouldn�t come with me, but I had to ask.�
Sam turned away from him and looked out the window. �She�s pregnant isn�t she?� It was spoken as a whisper.
�I don�t know. Maybe,� he replied truthfully.
�And if she is?�
�Then you�ll be a step-mom.� He turned her around to look at him. �I love you, Sam. That will never change. She�s not the one I want to have a family with. I want to have a family with you.�
�Jack...� she began, but he put a finger to her lips, stopping her protests.
�I want us to make a baby. I want to watch it grow in you and feel it move. I want to be there when you give birth. I want to watch our baby grow up and be just as smart as you.� He ran his thumbs over her cheeks, wiping away the tears that cascaded down her face. �But most of all I want *you*.� He gave her a watery smile as he thought of a line from her favourite movie. �You complete me.�
A sob caught in Sam�s throat before their lips met in a trembling kiss. �I love you,� Jack whispered when they pulled apart.
�I love you too,� she whispered in reply. She ran her hands up his chest and linked them behind his neck. �Do you think we can practice that baby making thing a few times? Make sure we get it right?�
�I think that can be arranged,� he replied before capturing her lips once more. And with that kiss came a silent promise to leave the past in the past and look to the future. A future where the two of them would always be together.
The end.