Sam impatiently unfastened her bra and tore it off. At the sight of her naked breasts Daniel drew in a sharp breath, his pupils dilating. He lifted her up and pressed her against the wall beside the door, her legs going around his waist. And then his lips were on her throat, and his hands were on her breasts, kneading and stroking. But it wasn't enough. They needed more, the reins holding in their passion having been immolated in the fire that was consuming them. Daniel pushed Sam further up the wall, and his mouth fell upon her breasts. Sam arched against him, her breath coming in sharp, rapid pants. She was going crazy with desire, wild and out of control.
In the same state of mind, Daniel had barely enough presence of mind to utter one important word. "Protection."
"Don't need it," Sam replied. She knew that they were both disease-free, and, as required for all women on SG teams, she was on birth control.
With that issue out of the way, Sam pushed his boxers down, and they descended to the floor. He kicked them aside, and, between the two of them, they managed to get Sam's panties off.
Daniel groaned at the feeling of Sam's nakedness against him. He was aching to be inside her. But it shouldn't be like this, not their first time.
"We should. . . . Bed," he gasped, struggling to get the words out.
"Yes," Sam whispered breathlessly.
Daniel stepped away from the wall and carried Sam into the bedroom. He laid her on the bed, settling upon her. In that moment, their eyes met, and the impact of what they were about to do hit them. After ten years of friendship, ten years of sharing triumph and loss, joy and sorrow, they were about to cross a line that, all those years ago, they would never have imagined crossing.
Daniel swept his fingers across Sam's cheek, all his love for her shining in his eyes. And then, with a long sigh, he slowly joined his body with Sam's. Her eyes slid shut, her entire body suffused with ecstasy from the sensation.
Slowly, Daniel began to move, awash in the glorious feeling, in the emotions that were filling him so full that he felt like he'd burst. He put his whole heart and soul into every move, every touch, wanting Sam to feel his love for her in their lovemaking. And she did. It touched something deep inside her, and everything he gave to her she gave back in full measure.
Gradually, Daniel's pace increased until they were rocking together with fiery passion, soft cries and gasps rising from their throats. And then, suddenly, Sam was coming in an earthshattering climax that had her whole body shuddering. Daniel followed seconds later.
The ecstasy blazed through their bodies for an eternal moment, then slowly faded, leaving behind a feeling that almost had tears coming to Daniel's eyes. For all these years, he had imagined what it would be like to make love to Sam, but imagination had fallen far short of reality.
Daniel wasn't the only one high on a feeling of euphoria. More than once in her life, Sam had experienced what she would call great sex, but never before had it felt so fantastic and so utterly perfect.
Daniel began pressing kisses to her forehead, her eyes, her cheeks. He then lifted his head. He gazed into Sam's eyes and saw them shining with wonder and happiness. The sight made his own joy climb even higher. He pressed his lips to hers.
"I love you, Sam," he murmured. "I love you so much. I can't even describe how incredible that felt, how good this feels."
Sam brushed a hand across his cheek. "It felt incredible for me, too, Daniel."
A smile began to form on Daniel's face. "It did?"
"God, yes," Sam confirmed, her voice ringing with intensity.
With a laugh of joy, Daniel pulled Sam into another kiss.
"Stay with me tonight," he said.
"I'm not planning on going anywhere."
Daniel lifted off of Sam, and the two of them got under the covers, returning to each other's arms. After a while, Daniel let out a soft chuckle.
Sam tilted her head up to look at him. "What?"
"It turns out that I was right about not making it to the fourth date."
Sam grinned. "Yeah, but it's my fault that we didn't."
"Hey, I'm not complaining. Besides, I have doubts that I'd have been able to hold off until after the whole thing with the Hedavi was finished."
"Ah, so if I hadn't come over here tonight, you would have been coming over to my place tomorrow night?"
Daniel returned her grin. "Yep."
"Good to know." Sam laid her head back down on his chest. Oh, how she wished that tomorrow wasn't a work day so that the two of them could spend the whole day in bed.
Sam analyzed that thought and what she was feeling at that moment. In the past, she had always felt at least a little bit of uncertainty, awkwardness and trepidation after making love with a man for the first time, wondering what her lover was thinking, wondering what would happen next, sometimes even questioning if it should have happened. But, this time, she felt none of those things. What she did feel was absolute contentment and an exquisite sensation of fulfillment. She couldn't imagine any lovemaking ever feeling better than what she had just experienced with Daniel.
"I don't want to go to sleep," Daniel softly admitted, pulling her from her thoughts.
"Why not?"
"Because this feel so good."
Sam lifted her head to meet his eyes, wondering if he was harboring some small doubt that this would happen again.
"Yes, it does," she agreed. "But you know what?"
"What?"
"I bet it'll feel just as good the next time."
Those words made a big smile come to Daniel's face, lighting up his eyes. He brought his lips to hers in a long, deep kiss. He then settled his head back on the pillow and closed his eyes as Sam returned her head to its place on his chest. After just a few minutes, she heard Daniel's breathing deepen as he slipped into sleep. With a smile on her lips, Sam closed her eyes and followed him into slumber.
Daniel gazed into empty air, the happiest smile he'd had in many long years on his lips. Since arriving at the SGC, all he could think about was what happened last night . . . and this morning. He had awakened to the wonderful sensation of Sam in his arms, her naked body pressed firmly against his. She woke up just a couple of minutes later, and what followed was the most explosively passionate lovemaking of his life. They sent each other into the stratosphere and beyond. After coming back down to Earth and lying in recovery for a while, they reluctantly got out of bed. However, the joys of the morning didn't end there, for they showered together and proceeded to explore each other's bodies with intimate thoroughness.
Daniel couldn't believe how happy he felt. Not even with Sha're had he felt this way. He wanted to share his happiness with someone, but, of course, that would mean having to tell the person that he and Sam made love, and he wasn't about to do that.
"You and Samantha had sex."
The statement made Daniel's head snap around. There standing in his doorway was Vala, a smirk on her lips.
"Don't bother denying it," she said. "It was written all over your face . . . as was the fact that it was really great sex."
Feeling more than a little mortified, Daniel turned away from her and pretended to get to work.
Vala came in the room and sat in a chair. "So, how great was it?"
"I'm not talking about this, Vala."
"Okay, then I'll just have to ask Samantha."
Daniel focused a hot glare upon her. "Don't you dare! Besides, she wouldn't tell you either."
Vala knew he was probably right about that. "Come on, Daniel. You have to tell me something. After all, I've been rooting for you all this time."
That shocked Daniel. "You have?"
"Yes. All right, so I admit that I wasn't very happy about it in the beginning since I wanted you for myself, but after I got over that, I was really hoping that things would work out for you with Samantha."
Daniel was still shocked. He was also very touched.
"Um . . . thank you. That means a lot."
Vala gave him a pleading look. "So . . . please? I'm not asking for any details. Okay, so I'd love to get details, but I'll settle for anything."
Daniel was silent for a long moment. "It was. . . ." He shook his head. "I can't even think of an adequate word to describe how it made me feel, better than any dream I ever had about being with her."
Vala smiled, genuinely happy for him. "I'm glad. It's very nice to see you so happy."
"Thank you." Daniel's gaze sharpened. "Speaking of relationships, did you follow my advice about Mitchell?"
"In . . . a way."
Daniel frowned. "What does that mean?"
"You told me to leave him alone if the only reason I was going after him was because I couldn't have you. I determined that wasn't the only reason. Now, I'm absolutely certain of it."
As Daniel stared at her narrowly, he made a sudden revelation. "Oh my God. You and Mitchell slept together, didn't you."
A gigantic grin spread across the dark-haired woman's face. "Oh, yes. And it was fantastic. You want details?"
"No! In fact, this conversation is at an end. I don't want to hear one more word about it."
Daniel pointedly turned back to his computer. After a brief hesitation, Vala got up and left. As soon as she was gone, Daniel's gaze went to the doorway. So, Vala and Mitchell had sex. He had to wonder when it happened. He also had to wonder why. Judging by what Vala said, she had decided that she truly wanted the man, but did this mean that Mitchell felt the same way? Apparently so since, if he didn't, he surely wouldn't have allowed it to happen. Regardless, Daniel had no intention of asking about it. It was none of his business.
Unbeknownst to Daniel, there was someone else who, at that very moment, was on their way to talk to Cameron Mitchell about that very thing.
