He Never Said "I Love You"
Title: He Never Said "I Love You"
Author: Brendini
Rating: PG
Category: Sam/Jack romance
Spoilers: Minor ones for SGU, SGA (Sorry, can't remember the ep names)
Summary: Almost too short for one...
Archive: Sure, just let me know where
Feedback: Pretty please?
He never said "I love you". It was always "back atcha", "ditto", "me, too", and other variations. His actions, however, were another story entirely.
Something as simple as the worry in his eyes from a galaxy away when she lost someone under her command. Or the way he traced the lines of her face when he brushed a lock of her hair back. Or the outrage he felt when they took Atlantis from her, even though she so badly wanted to come home. It was in the way he silently held her when they lost General Hammond, knowing that no words could make her feel any better.
Even in the throes of passion, those three words never came, because for so many years he wasn't allowed to say them. But she didn't need to hear the words to know how he felt.