An instant later, his hand curled into the hair at the back of her head, and he crushed her to him, his mouth taking hers. Whereas their first kisses had been gentle, this one was hot, hungry and demanding. Daniel plunged into Sam's mouth with an almost pained moan. She let loose with her own moan and returned the kiss with equal fervor. Their tongues tangled frantically, delving deeply into each other's mouths.
The kiss went on forever, neither one of them willing to break it. Lost in the sensations surging throughout his body, Daniel tilted Sam's head at a greater angle and delved into her mouth even more deeply, eliciting a groan from her. She dug her fingers into his hair and held him to her, high on the taste of his mouth and the feelings that were thrumming through her.
Feeling like they were on fire, their hands soon joined the impassioned search, moving across each other's bodies with ever increasing boldness. Daniel's hand slid down and cupped Sam's bottom firmly, pulling her against him. She lifted her leg and wrapped it around his thigh. A moment later, Daniel's other hand joined the first and lifted her up. Her legs went around his waist. In the next instant, she was up against the wall. She pressed herself against him, feeling his need for her, which was equaled by her own.
Daniel's lips left hers and inscribed a fiery trail down Sam's neck. She threw her head back, glorying in the feeling. She knew she shouldn't be letting this happen. They were going way too fast. But, God, it felt so good, so right.
When one of Daniel's hands cupped Sam's breast she let out a low groan and arched her back, pressing herself into his palm. Her breath was coming in sharp pants, heat flashing through her body like little nuclear detonations. She was totally out of control, her desire burning away all thoughts of stopping what they were doing. She wanted this. She wanted it so badly that there was no question of putting a halt to it.
Daniel had lost all hope of controlling himself. The feeling of Sam's body against his, the taste of her mouth and skin, had driven him over the edge of reason. He wanted her, needed her so badly that it was all he could think about. In fact, he'd pretty much stopped thinking and was just feeling . . . and it felt so very amazing, so very, very right.
Letting his need control his actions, Daniel slipped his hands beneath Sam's top, touching the smooth softness of her skin. Moments later, his questing fingers found the catch of her bra and released it. He pushed the material aside, fingers caressing and stroking. Suddenly needing to see them, he braced her against the wall with his hips and legs and pulled her top up over her head, taking the bra with it. He filled his eyes with the sight.
"You are so beautiful," he said low in his throat, lovingly cupping his hands under her breasts. He then lowered his mouth to them. Sam cried out, fisting her hands in his hair.
Assailed by the need to feel his skin against hers, Sam somehow managed to yank Daniel's sweater off. The distance between them closed, and they were skin upon skin, their mouths once again feeding off each other.
Not breaking the kiss, Daniel wrapped his arms around Sam and moved away from the door. He carried her to the bedroom, somehow avoiding all the furniture, and fell with her upon the bed, wrapped in the cradle of her thighs. They caressed each other's bodies, fanning the flame of their passion still higher. Sam reached down and fumbled Daniel's pants open at the same time as he did the same to hers. They struggled out of their remaining clothing, the need to join their bodies taking over their senses.
With nothing left between them, Daniel lay down upon Sam, and their eyes met, communicating all their thoughts and emotions to each other in that single look. Then Daniel at last joined his body with Sam's. A tremor of exquisite ecstasy shuddered through them at the incomparable feeling of becoming one.
Daniel felt as if his heart would burst from the overwhelming feeling. All the dreams, all the fantasies he'd had of this moment could not compare to the reality he was now experiencing. He felt like he was truly alive for the first time in seven long years.
And then another dream came true.
"I love you," Sam murmured, her brilliant blue eyes echoing the spoken words.
Daniel took her face between his hands. "I love you, Sam." Their lips met in a kiss full of the love they had just declared. "I love you."
Gently, Daniel began to move. For long minutes they made love slowly, absorbed in the rapturous feeling of the union of their bodies, low moans and the increasing tempo of their respiration the only sounds they made. The fire within them gradually rose until, suddenly, the inferno flared brightly again, and the power of their lovemaking ignited wildly. Crying out each other's names, they let themselves be consumed by the flames.
With amazing swiftness, Sam began climbing the peak to her climax. And then, suddenly, she was there. Crying out with the rapture of it, Sam threw back her head and felt her very being explode in joyful culmination. An instant later, Daniel joined her, ecstasy beyond description filling his body and soul as he gave himself to her, his body shuddering from the power of it.
For seconds that bordered on eternity, they rose on the powerful wave. Then, slowly, it receded, leaving in its wake a profound feeling of joy and utter fulfillment. The lovers lay still in each other's arms, lungs gasping for air, small aftershocks trembling through their bodies. Daniel's forehead was pressed against Sam's, the warm puffs of their breath wafting across each other's lips. After a long moment, Daniel lifted his head and met the eyes of the woman he loved.
"Sam," he whispered, unable to find words to adequately describe his thoughts and feelings. So, instead, he told her with his eyes. Sam gave him the most beautiful smile and cupped his cheek.
"I know," she said simply. "Me too."
With a happy sigh, Daniel laid his head down and just held her. Sam ran her hands slowly up and down his back, loving the feeling of having him there. So, this is what it was like to be truly in love, this feeling that heaven could not be better than what she had right here in Daniel's arms. Without warning, Sam's eyes filled with tears at the unparalleled joy of it. She had never cried after making love before, not even her first time. But never before had it felt so exquisitely perfect. Never before had she felt like she'd just given away her soul to the man in her arms.
As if sensing something, Daniel lifted his head and looked at her. She was surprised to see that there were also tears in his eyes.
"I love you, Sam, so very much," he murmured.
Sam's thumb wiped away a tear that had slipped down Daniel's face. "I love you, too, more than I would ever have believed possible."
Their lips came together in a slow, tender kiss. Daniel then lifted off her. They crawled under the covers and went back into each other's arms. Her head pillowed on Daniel's chest, Sam sighed contentedly, feeling his hand caress her back and shoulders. She closed her eyes and let his soothing touch lull her to sleep. Minutes later, Daniel's hand slowed and then stilled as he followed her into slumber.
It was still dark when Sam awoke. The memories of what happened flooded into her mind, and she lifted her head to look at Daniel's sleeping face. What happened between them was beyond words. She'd never felt anything like it in her life. And it was Daniel who gave that to her, her best friend and teammate . . . the man she now knew, without a doubt, was her soul mate.
'I have been such an idiot. All this time he was right there before me, and I just didn't see. I've been in love with him right from the start, and I didn't see it.' But she saw it now, and it was way past time for them to make up for the years they'd wasted.
With that thought in mind, Sam began to place kisses across Daniel's chest. It didn't take long for the archeologist to awaken. His eyes fluttered open, and he gazed down at her.
"Hi," he murmured huskily, giving her the most beautiful smile she had ever seen, the smile of a man in love. It was a smile she wanted to see on his face every day for the rest of her life. Daniel's fingers caressed her cheek. "You have no idea how much I have wanted this, how many times I've dreamed of it."
"For how long have you known?" she asked.
"You remember after you guys found me on Vis Uban, and I asked you if there was anything between us? That was the first moment I became aware that I felt something like that for you. I had no memory of Sha're, no memories of our friendship, my life on SG-1, nothing, yet the feelings were there. I think that, for all these years, those feelings were inside me, but I didn't see them because all of my memories and my grief over Sha're blinded me. It took having everything wiped from my mind to uncover the truth." He cupped her cheek, stroking her lips with his thumb. "Even as the memories returned, I couldn't forget what I felt when you were there in my tent, and I looked at your face."
Sam brought her lips down upon his. They explored each other's mouths with slow intensity, searching deeply. Their hands then took up the intimate search, seeking places they had not taken the time to find before. Soon, they felt their passion rise again. Sam straddled Daniel's body and resumed kissing his chest, eliciting a deep groan from his throat. He grabbed hold of her and pulled her upward. He took her mouth in a kiss of wild passion.
In the next moment, Daniel rolled her underneath him. With his hands and mouth, he took her to the peak of ecstasy and beyond, hearing her cry out his name as he brought her to completion.
Daniel slid up Sam's body and sealed his mouth over hers. He held her as she calmed, happy beyond measure that he could bring her such pleasure.
"Wow," Sam finally breathed. "I should have known you'd be good with your mouth and hands."
Daniel grinned. "This is a lot more fun than examining artifacts."
"Glad to hear it."
In the next instant, Daniel found himself on his back, Sam straddling him again.
"My turn," she said. She then proceeded to make love to his body as he had done to hers. Before she could complete her mission, however, he pulled her back up and consumed her mouth with voracious hunger.
Seconds after that, their bodies were joined for the second time. They both moaned deeply from the pleasure of the union.
There was no thought of going slow this time. Daniel made love to Sam with wild abandon, feeling like the very cells of his body were catching fire. It was not long before they both went over the edge, crying each other's names.
The lovers collapsed on the bed, hearts pounding, lungs struggling to bring in enough air. Daniel spooned his body behind Sam, resting his cheek on her hair.
"I never thought I'd be this happy ever again," he murmured.
Sam pulled his arms tighter around her. "I never knew I could be this happy."
Daniel nuzzled the back of her neck, raining kisses upon it. "I could stay like this with you forever."
"Mmm. That does sound wonderful, but I think we'd get hungry after a while."
"Food is highly overated." Daniel's hands slid up and began doing wonderful things to her breasts. Sam's breath hitched in her throat.
"I have to agree that some people do place too much importance on eating," she said, her voice wavering as Daniel continued to use upon her body skills gain through years of handling artifacts. "However, without the proper sustenance— Ohhhh!" Sam's voice broke off with a loud moan as one of Daniel's hands went south.
"You were saying?" Daniel whispered in her ear.
"We'll have Janet hook up IVs tomorrow," Sam said as she turned over and yanked Daniel's mouth down to hers.
It was a long time later when, exhausted, satiated and deliriously happy, Daniel and Sam finally succumbed to sleep.
