How was Sam to know that after over a decade of saving Earth from so many dangers that something much less unusual would stop her from going home to her husband after her time in the Pegasus Galaxy

A/N: Alright this is my first ever fan fic, so please be gentle with me. Anyway, I don't know how long this will be because I have only really come up with the plot and not the rest of the story. Wish me luck! It is set after Sam returns to Earth from Pegasus. Also, in any story that I write I refuse to acknowledge the death of Dr Frasier so expect to see her pop up in most of my stories

Atlantis Control Room: Pegasus Galaxy

As Sam said her final goodbyes to the people she had come to cherish over the past twelve months she couldn't help but let her always over active mind think about the true reason for her departure. She felt bad for lying to her team, as far as they were concerned she would be returning shortly after a debriefing with the IOA back on Earth. Oh how wrong they were.

Although she knew it may be for the very last time she walked towards the event horizon she couldn't stop the huge smile from spreading across her face as she drew closer, a smile that was only ever seen at the mention of that one special person in her life, a fact that Colonel Sheppard had not missed. John had some doubts about the reasoning behind his CO's story as to why she was leaving Atlantis, in the twelve or so months she had been stationed here he never heard her speak of anybody waiting for her back home she only ever spoke of her time with SG-1 if someone brought it up or if she felt it was relevant to an up-coming mission. He had thought that she was just a very private person, which she was but then it occurred to John that Sam had adorned the exact same smile the last time that General O'Neill had visited Atlantis with Mr Woolsey and come to think of it he had noticed a small grin appear on her face even with the mention of the General's name. John, like everybody else that knew either Samantha Carter or Jack O'Neill had their suspicions (or bets depending on who you spoke to at the SGC) about the relationship between the two US Air Force Officers. He decided to drop the train of thought just as Sam stepped through the gate, he turned on is heels and faced the other military personnel in the gate room "So, who's ready to party!"

As she came face to face with what was still the most amazing thing she had ever seen in her life (even more so than the sight of a sun blowing up a whole star system) She turned around and soaked in the Atlantis gate room, looking into the faces of the various people working in the control room and finally her 2IC who had so nicely offered to walk her to the gate. With a little wave she turned and stepped through the gate.

SGC Gate Room: Earth

She wandered if she would forget how it felt, the sudden jolt of ones molecules being scrambled up and then brought back together thousands of light years from where they had begun, albeit much colder. Or the rush of adrenaline that coursed through her body any time she thought about the Star Gate. None of it mattered to her anymore because she was getting married in the next few weeks to none other than General Jack O'Neill (retired). She giggled as she remembered the way in which he corrected anybody who regarded him as 'General', and then truly smiled at the scolding she would have received if he was ever in the presence of a giggling Carter. General Landry bent down to the mic in the control room "Welcome home Colonel" Sam smiled "It's good to be back sir".

Conference room: Earth

The General didn't miss the fact that for a woman who had just spent a very stressful twelve months in another galaxy filled with life sucking aliens, Sam appeared almost giddy as she walked into the briefing room. She took her usual seat at the table to the General's right hand side. Hank smiled to himself at the thought that it was like she never left, although he could almost taste the impatience emanating from her body. The briefing didn't take nearly as long as either of them thought. Hank knew exactly how Colonel Carter would react to the news of her replacement. "Colonel, the decision has been made; the powers that be think it would be better if a civilian were to be in charge of Atlantis." "Sir with all due respect the IOA know that this is the only way for them to get their slimy fingers into every decision made at Atlantis. They didn't like the last civilian who was in charge of Atlantis which is exactly why I was sent there, what makes them think there representative will be any different" Slimy fingers? She had been thinking way too much about Jack over the past couple of days.

"They don't think, they know I'll be a good choice Colonel." "Mr Woolsey." General Landry greeted the suited man with a slight nod of his head. "As far as I'm concerned Mr Woolsey all the IOA do is think, they think just long enough for someone else (usually me she thought to herself) to make the decision for them and then have to deal with the consequences after some more deliberation from the always thinking IOA!" Sam almost spat the words at the man. "Well Colonel if that's how you feel why did you request your reassignment to Earth" The man replied with a smug look on his face, that were they not sitting in the conference room of the SGC, would have earned the man a fair punch in the face. Mr Woolsey shifted uncomfortably at the glare being shot his way from across the table. "Ahumm" The General cleared his throat in an attempt to break the rising tension in the room. It didn't seem to help, god he didn't want to have to fill out the paperwork if a certain Colonel sent Mr Woolsey to the infirmary with a broken nose. So he stood up and stared at Colonel Carter. "Okay Colonel, that's enough, unless you decide that this was a mistake and you want to head back to Atlantis then I suggest you make your way to the infirmary and get checked over before I let you go. Understood?" "Yes Sir." came the not so enthusiastic reply from the Colonel. She stood up and threw a salute to the general and simply turned and headed off to the infirmary. She knew she had probably over reacted but she couldn't imagine John or Ronan for that matter taking orders from Mr Woolsey, boy did he have it coming.

A/N: Alright so what do you think? I definitely didn't know how to finish this chapter and this wasn't how I wanted to do it but it was getting a bit lengthy so I decided to cut it off. Maybe I will make it a two parter? Anyways, hopefully in the next chapter the story line will be revealed to all.