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Chapter 8

***I do not own anything here, all characters belong to MGM, I just play with them now and again.*****

Daniel watched Vala warily. He needed to say things to her just right. He knew that sometimes, despite being a linguist, he couldn't find the right words. This was the most important conversation of his life and he needed to get it exactly right. Daniel took a deep breath and went back to his chair.

"I have been an asshole Vala, can you forgive me?" He glanced at Vala and tried to give her his best "little-boy-apology" look. "I have been scared of trusting you with my heart. Look at you! You are gorgeous, intelligent, witty, adventurous, and just plain fun. I am simply a geek who does research. I am so stupid that I didn't realize how you have been taking care of me until you just enumerated it!"

Daniel removed his glasses and rubbed the bridge of his nose, "I can't promise I won't ignore you, that we won't argue, that I won't be so wrapped up in what happens here" Daniel's arms seemed to encompass the whole SGC "that I will forget that what happens here" this time Daniel's hands indicated between them "is the most important part of my life." He put his glasses back on and stood up.

Daniel stalked around the desk towards Vala. "What I can promise is that my heart will always be only yours; that you will always be the most beautiful woman in the world to me; that I will only find home in your eyes and heart." Daniel smiled into Vala's gray eyes.

Vala's eyes began to fill with tears. Daniel pulled her into his arms and she began to sob into his shirt. "shhh, shhhh, cara mia, it's okay, I am here." Daniel, felt at a loss with her tears. He thought he had said the right things and yet he screwed it up again. "I'm sorry if I said anything wrong…" Daniel found his lips captured by Vala's. He suddenly found himself being thoroughly kissed by his space-vixen and he enjoyed it. He felt like it had been weeks instead of merely 4 days since he had kissed her. Daniel threw himself wholeheartedly into the kiss. He couldn't seem to get close enough to her.

"Damn it Jackson, you could at least close the door!" Cam Mitchell's voice interrupted them. He sauntered into the room. "So princess can you tell my mom that Daniel is being good so she will stop bugging me to beat him up?"

Daniel looked at Vala with confusion "why would Cam's mom want me beaten up?"

Vala giggled "oh I talked to Wendy the other night, well I vented really and she gave me some excellent advice." Vala reached up and caressed the side of Daniel's neck. He nuzzled her hand and then turned to face Mitchell.

"We are on stand down for a while aren't we/" Daniel inquired. At Cam's nod he turned to Vala. "What would you like to do for the next few days?"

"Anything, Darling?" Vala grinned mischievously at Daniel as she ran a finger down his shirt front. "Can we do whatever I want?"

Daniel closed his eyes briefly and thought in for a penny in for a pound, "Yes cara mia, whatever YOU want to do. Shop? Travel? Whatever" He was rewarded with a beaming smile from the woman in his arms.

Cam clapped Daniel on the back, "you guys want one week or two? I know you have leave time available. Just let me know and I will do the paperwork for you."

Vala looked curiously at Cam around Daniel, "Two weeks and why does it matter to you? "

Cam grinned and said "don't want the band breaking up!" as he walked to the door. They could hear him muttering about no more 4 am phone calls as he closed the door and walked away.

"Darling do you mean it? I get to choose anything? Vala wrapped her arms around Daniel's neck and got lost in his blue eyes. She had to visibly pull herself together. "Darling, if I want to go back to your apartment and have constant hot sex with you that will be ok?"

Daniel blushed a bit and had to clear his throat. "Uh not sure about the constant part, but uh, yeah, uh huh, that would be fine, if that is what you want."

"Damn it Daniel…I don't want one of us making the decisions, we both need to participate." Vala pushed out of Daniel's arms and walked across the room with her back to him. "We need to talk, discuss, and agree on what we will do when." Vala still had her back to him. Daniel walked up behind her and put his hands on her shoulders; he leaned down and kissed her hair.

"Vala I want to take you to my apartment and spend days in bed with you, I want to show you how much I love you, and I want to be thoroughly loved by you.' He turned her into his arms and looked into her eyes. "if that is what you want too?" He gave her a slight half smile, his blue eyes twinkling. He slid a hand up her shoulder to cup her face as he looked deeply in her eyes.

"Please tell me that you aren't messing with me and that it is what you want too?" He leaned in and kissed her lips gently. "Cara mia, tell me you want me, tell me you need me, tell me you love me because I have completely fallen in love with you." Daniel couldn't believe he just said that, he meant it but had been saving it for a candle-lit dinner not his musty office.

Vala looked into Daniel's eyes and nuzzled his hand. "Daniel, MY Daniel, don't you know my heart and soul has been yours for a long time now? You intrigued me when we first met on the Prometheus, so very handsome but not vain about it, you had compassion for others not simply concern for yourself. That is rare in the galaxy. When I came to the SGC, it was because you intrigued me. The more time I spent with you the more I came to love you. I have been in love with you since you rescued me from the Ori ship after Adria was born. I wanted you to take her, but you wanted to save me. No one ever wanted to rescue me the way you did. You knew me, all of my lies, thieving ways, history, and still you wanted to protect ME." Vala took a step back and looked Daniel squarely in the eye. "I love you too, Daniel Jackson."

It was a wonderful two weeks!

Finis or just the beginning?

A/N: I hope you enjoyed this and aren't too disappointed by this last chapter (I wasn't totally pleased with it =P)