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If you don't want to bother with the background and the odd bits of info the fic starts on the next page so feel free to jump on in…

DOING THE RIGHT THING.

30,000ish words. 20ish chapters. Rated T just in case. Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Tragedy and Friendship and a little Homour.

Okay so I suppose there are a few things that you need to know about the following fic...

Firstly, to get it out of the way, the usual disclaimer applies as per profile page.

Secondly, Carter is my hero and therefore I give her a pretty hard time because I know she can take it, as a result Jack tends to get dragged along for the ride.

Summary: Jack and Sam finally get it together but nothing worked out the way it was supposed to. Their one night of shared passion has pushed things to the extreme and Sam is forced into making a tough choice. Join the gang on this emotional rollercoaster full of angst, hurt, tragedy and friendship, there's some humour in there too, just to lift the mood from time to time. Not quite an S/J ship but getting close.

For the purposes of this fic Pete does not and never has existed. He gets WAY too much page time for an unworthy character and a pain in the proverbial. (No disrespect to David DeLuise and his acting skills, I actually think he's pretty good, especially as Santa Jeff Mantell in Bones, 3.09. Santa In The Slush.)

Spoilers: The following episodes get a mention.

2.02 In The Line Of Duty,

4.03 Upgrades,

7.13 Grace,

7.17&18 Heroes Part 1&2

The spoiler for Heroes is on this page (below the line) Ironically you can read and enjoy 'Doing The Right Thing' without spoiling Heroes. Bet you're thinking 'Huh?' but all will become apparent for those in the know…

Key characters involved:- Jack, Sam, Janet, Daniel and Teal'c.

Characters briefly involved or mentioned:- SG's-13,3, Walter, Siler, Cassie Hammond and Makepeace.

Source for SG-13 names: .com/wiki/SG_team :- Col. Dave Dixon, Dr Cameron Balinsky, Senior Airman Simon Wells, Senior Airman Jake Bosworh. [For the purposes of this fic I have promoted Wells to Captain.] (Okay so for some reason I can't put the full name of the website up here but I think you can figure it out. It involve the words stargate and wikia.)

Set late in season 8.

I hereby do solemnly swear that I will do my best to post one or two chapters a night for the duration of this fic.

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For the purposes of this fic Janet is still alive because I need her to make this work. I thought about setting it earlier but Jack has to be a general to have the authority to make key decisions etc.

I think that is everything,

feel free to, comment, flame, nit pick and review as you see fit.

My writing motto: If I don't know it's broke, how can I fix it?

ENJOY :)