X-treme Convention 
by John O'Connor
Disclaimer:  Stargate SG-1 and its characters are the
property of Stargate (II) Productions,
Showtime/Viacom, MGM/UA, Double Secret Productions,
and Gekko Productions. This story is for entertainment
purposes only and no money exchanged hands. No
copyright infringement is intended. The original
characters, situations, and story are the property of
the author.

Part 4

The room was empty when Sam got back.  That was a
relief as well as a worry.  She still had to figure
out how to handle what she had learned.  Or even if
she should.
Looking at the clock radio between the beds, she
figured Janet was already downstairs.  They had agreed
to meet Cass before the convention dinner and that was
only about thirty minutes away.  If Janet wasn't
ready, she'd still be here...
Wouldn't she?
Sam smiled and shook her head.  This was Janet.  Of
course she'd be ready.  The woman was always early and
it took her a half-hour just to get ready to go
grocery shopping, for cryin' out loud. 
Sitting on the bed, Sam picked up the TV remote. After
her talk with Yolanda Reese earlier, she thought it
best if she stayed in for the evening to try and
figure things out.  She'd make her apologies later to
Janet and Cassandra.
As she looked for something mindless to occupy her
eyes while her mind continued to race, the phone rang.
 
"Yes?"
'Sam?  Where are you?'
With a chuckle, Sam replied, "Where did you call,
Cass?"
'Ha-ha.  Very funny.  Are you coming down here soon?
They're about to let us into the room.'
"I don't know...  I'm not feel..."
'Aw, c'mon!  You promised!' Cassie interrupted.
Sam sat silently for a moment.  She really had a hard
time saying no to Cassie.  "Alright.  I'll be down in
a few minutes."
'Great!  I'll save you a seat at our table.'
"Thanks, kiddo."
Sam hung up with a smile.  She really loved that
pain-in-the-ass teenager.
Digging in the closet, she pulled out a pair of dark
slacks and a white blouse.  She hopped into the shower
for a quick wash down then out to brush her damp hair
and climb into the clothes she picked out.
Straining with the tight pants, she promised herself
she'd never put these particular pants on again fresh
out of the shower.  And to get some running in the
next morning.
Looking in the mirror, she thought she was presentable
enough and headed out of the room.  In fact, she
looked extremely hot.  The tight black pants, the
white blouse, and the damp, slightly curly hair made
her the object of everyone's eye on her way to the
Minoru Rooms, male and female.
Of course, being Sam Carter, she didn't catch on.
Entering the room, she gazed the crowd around the
various tables to find her girls.  She saw Cass waving
at a table across the room and, after a stop at one of
the mini-bars set up in the corners, made it to the
table.
Cassie was wearing one of her new blouses and
stone-washed jeans.  Janet, on the other hand, was
stunning in a wine-dark dress with spaghetti straps
and a plunging back, her auburn hair pinned up. 
She greeted everyone there.  She was sitting between
Janet and Cassie with Jim Barrents and his nieces,
Krista and her daughter and a couple of folks she
didn't know.
"Sam, this is Bon and Trance."
"Hi.  Nice to meet you."
Bon, the smaller, slightly older woman, shook Sam's
hand.  "Hear you're Air Force.  I'm retired Army."
Sam nodded, "We work with some grunts at Cheyenne.
They're good people."  She then turned to the taller,
black woman.  "Trance?"
"Yes, nickname."  Sam nodded and she went on, "I'm
from Maryland.  I understand you were at the Pentagon
for a while."
Sam looked sharply at Cass and said, "Yes.  For a few
years.  Got transferred to Colorado Springs and away
from all the politics."
As she turned to have a chat with Cassandra about
talking too much, Bon asked Trance, "Where's Xe?"
"Dunno.  Probably getting a drink or two," Trance
replied.
"Long as she doesn't forget me."
Trance and Bonnie turned to chat with the Stuffy Guard
at the next table.
Two late arrivals, looking a bit flushed, came and sat
at the last two open chairs.  "Hi, I'm John and this
is Tracy.  Sorry we're late.  We were..."
Tracy giggled and Sam smiled knowingly as the rest
welcomed the young couple.
A few moments later, the dinner service started.
Salads were brought out followed by the entree and
then desserts.  The food, for the most part, was quite
good.
Sam, who had barely acknowledged Janet, spent most of
the meal talking to Jim and Krista who were directly
across from her at the circular table.
"...and after the game, he left me outside of Lambeau
Field in a crowd of angry Bear fans with a five mile
walk home!"
"Hey, I told you I'd be right back," Jim said.  "I had
some pool money to pick up at the North Woods Inn."
Krista winked at Sam, "Right back.  When it comes to
that dive, I know he'll be there for two or three
hours.  At least."
Jim took her hand and said, "Never again."
"I've heard that before," she grumbled, throwing a
grin at Sam.
Those at the table in that particular conversation
laughed with the Wisconsin couple.  Sam noted that Jim
held onto Krista's hand and the brunette didn't seem
to mind.
'Good for them.  They make a cute couple,' the blonde
thought.  But that turned her thoughts to Janet and...
 She shook her head, she was having a good time and
was not going to worry about secrets and lies
and...whatever else there was.
Janet interrupted her thoughts, leaning over and
whispering, "Sam?"
"Yes?" Sam replied in a somewhat distracted voice.
"You look tremendous!"
"Thanks."
"Are you mad at me?"
"No.  Why would you think that?"
"All you've said to me all evening was hello and
thanks.  Is there something you want to talk about?"
"Ye...  No."  Sam glanced at Janet, "You look great
too?"  She dropped her gaze.
"Sa-am..."
"Well, you do."
"Sam, look at me."
Sam did as Janet asked.  Those wide, brown eyes were
always a source of comfort for her.  Now, she felt
pain and a sense of loss for some reason.
"Sam, please talk to me."
"Not here."
Janet stood and held out her hand.  Sam looked at her
quizzically then let Janet pull her to her feet and
away from the table.
"We'll be back," Janet told Cassie as they headed to
an empty area near the back of the room.
"Okay.  No one here so we can talk.  Cards on the
table, Sam.  Something's bothering you.  What is it?" 
Janet's tone was sharp, almost angry.  This was her
professional voice and patients only ignored that to
their peril.
"Janet, we've always been open with each other,
right?"  Janet nodded.  "No secrets?"  Janet's nod
wasn't as sure.  "Then when were you going to tell me
about her?"
Janet followed Sam's gaze to a table near the front
where several celebs were sitting.  Seeing Lannie
there, Janet groaned.
"Oh, Sam...  How did...  Never mind."  She stopped,
blinked several times then said, "I...I never knew
what to say.  You're career Air Force."
"Janet, I'd never say anything to..."
"I know.  I know, Sam.  But, if you were asked
directly by General Hammond or...  I didn't want to
put that burden on you.
"And, it was never a factor.  I promise.  Lannie was
the...the first person I've been with in...a long
time.  I'm sorry I never told you anything before."
"It's just that...it hurt Janet.  I feel closer to you
than anyone.  Ever.  And to find that there was
something like this that you never shared...  Never
talked about...  This is big, Janet.  Huge."  
Sam looked at Janet through teary eyes to see the
young doctor's eyes were brimming with tears as well.
"No more secrets.  Okay?" Janet said in a shaky voice.
Sam nodded and they hugged each other.  Sam lay her
cheek on top of Janet's head and whispered, "I'm
always here for you."
Janet whispered into Sam's blouse, "I know.  And I'm
so sorry.  I never meant to keep anything from you.  I
just..."
Standing back, Sam looked at Janet, "Okay.  No
secrets?  Then I have to tell you...I had a couple of
drinks with Yolanda Reese today."  Janet's smile
disappeared and she looked over at the table near the
front.
"She and I talked for a while.  I understand why you
did what you did.  I also understand that it was a
one-time thing..."
"Did she come on to you?"
Sam smiled at the suppressed anger and jealousy in
Janet's voice.  "No.  She did say she was attracted to
me but she'd never..."  Sam looked at Janet then away.
"Janet, how do you feel?  About me?"
Janet's head whipped around faster than Sam thought
humanly possible. "What?!?"
"How do you..."
"I heard.  I...just...  I need to..."
Janet looked at their daughter and their new friends.
"Let's get outta here.   Go somewhere quieter, more
private and talk.  Okay?"
Sam nodded and walked back to their table with Janet.
As they got near it, they heard laughter from the
girls.  "Xe must've told another story about the joys
of dealing sports equipment in Vancouver," Sam said
half to herself.
"Hey, Cass?  Sam and I are going to...  We're going to
talk about some stuff.  You can stick around here but
listen to Jim and Krista, okay?"
Looking confused, Cassie nodded, "Sure, okay."
As Sam and Janet walked away, Cassie's face lit up and
she whispered, "Alright!"
Outside of the room, Sam asked, "Where to?"
"Let's just walk."
Once outside of the building, they proceeded down the
street talking quietly.
"Sam, I have wanted to say this...  I'm scared that
you'll..."  Janet's voice trailed off.
"I love and value our friendship.  I'm afraid I'll
lose it."
"Janet, you are my best friend.  Ever.  Growing up, I
never had some one this close to me, even my mother.
The guys and I share a special bond but it's
different.  I can't talk to the colonel or Teal'c or
Jonas about some of the things we talk about.  I'm not
going to let that go away.
"Whatever happens, I'm here for you.  If you told me
you had killed someone, I'd stand by you.  If you told
me you were a husband-bashing drunk when you were
married, I'd stand by you."  
Janet had to smile at that, "There were times..."
Sam smiled back.  "You can tell me anything.  Okay?"
Janet stopped under a streetlight, nodding.  "Sam, I
don't know how or even when or why...  Well, I do know
why."
Janet looked at the ground and sniffed, "I'm so scared
to..."  
Sam placed her hand on Janet's shoulder.  "Please.
Tell me."  'I need to hear it from you,' she added in
her head.  Since her conversation with Lannie earlier,
her entire mindset had changed.  Some things made much
more sense than ever before. 
"Sam, I love you.  And...more than as a friend. 
I've...fallen in love with you."
"Janet...I know.  I don't know what I think about it. 
Well, yes I do.  I think I..."
Sam took Janet's shoulders and turned the doctor to
look at her.  "I think...  I love you too.  I'm not
sure if this is good or...   Hell, until a few hours
ago, I didn't even know I felt this way.  I mean, I
didn't know that this was why I...  Shit."  Sam smiled
and Janet returned it. 
"Do we kiss now?"
Janet nodded and pulled Sam's face to hers.  "I've
wanted to do this for so long," she said before
pressing her lips to Sam's.
Sam barely hesitated before returning the soft kiss.
Her arms slid around Janet, pulling the petite woman
to her.  As their bodies moved together, Sam had
another revelation - this was right.  This was what
she had wanted for so long.
The gentle kiss ended finally and Janet said, "I think
we need to..."
"Well, at least out of this spotlight," Sam agreed
looking up at the streetlight.
"Shall we go back to the room?"
Sam nodded, "Yes.  But what do we do about Cassie?"
Janet reached into her purse and pulled out the cell,
"Cassie?  Sam and I won't be back to the dinner." 
Janet held the phone away from her ear as a loud
'Whoop!' erupted from the small speaker.  Janet had a
big grin on her face.
"Cass, please.  Not in my ear."  Janet's smile grew
wider as she asked, "Whatever do you mean, dear? 
Who's around you now?  Okay.  And no, we're not going
to be an afterschool special.  Yes, but not
to...alright, maybe a Lifetime movie.  Cass, you are
way too smart for your own good. Thanks. Love you too
sweetie.  I will.  Talk to you tomorrow."
Janet slipped the small phone back into her bag and
said, "She's pretty excited."
"About what?"  Janet pursed her lips and looked at
Sam.  "O-oh!  She knows?  But I didn't even know...
Stop looking at me like that!"
"She's very happy for us and she wanted me to tell you
that she loves you.  Then she..."  Janet shook her
head, a look of frustrated amusement on her face.
"Lemme guess, the afterschool special comment?"
"Uh-huh.  She said she's now the kid with two
mothers."
"Little wise...  And Lifetime?"
"Well, ABC won't show stuff like that anymore - unless
it's on 'NYPD Blue'..."
By this point they were outside the room.  As Janet
used her card to open the door, she said, "Sam, I do
love you.  And that means that nothing will
happen...unless you want it to."
Sam smiled and took Janet's hand.  "I'm not sure about
anything sexual but...I know who I wanna be with.  Ya
know?"
Janet's cheeks dimpled as a huge grin formed.  "I want
to be with you too.  For the rest of..."
"Our lives?"
Janet looked at Sam and nodded.  "Please?"
"You never have to ask again."
Sitting on the beds facing each other, they talked.
Janet told Sam about her first love and how it ended. 
Then about her mistake in marrying the Creep.  Sam
mainly listened, occasionally throwing in a question
or some comment of support.  Finally, as they got
nearer the present, Sam had to know.
"When did you fall...  When did you know you were in
love with...me?"  The last word was a whisper as if
she was afraid to say it aloud and lose it.
"I noticed you from the first day I met you.  But, I
don't think it was until after we saved Cassandra that
I started to see you as more than a friend and
colleague.  After you started spending a lot of your
free time with us, I came to expect it.  
"You know, it actually hurt when you'd get locked into
some project and never even leave the mountain.  I
think I missed you more than Cass, especially as she
got older."
"I'm sorry.  I never meant to hurt either of you."
"I know, Sam."
"So, you've been in love for all this time and I never
knew it.  God, I must be stupid!"
"No.  Never stupid.  Sam, you are a brilliant,
insightful person.  And a wonderfully caring person as
well.  It was more a matter of hiding in plain sight."
"Yeah, well until I walked in on you two the other
day, I had no idea you..."
"Played for the other team?" Janet laughed.
"Yeah.  So are you gay or bi or what?"
"I guess I must be bi, if we need to label it.  I've
been with men.  Not many but then again I haven't had
that many lovers in the first place."
"Me neither."
Janet cocked her head slightly, "Must be why we're
both so bad at this."
"I always knew you were beautiful Janet.  And one of
the most loving and caring people I've ever met.  But
I never saw you as sexual.  Not until I saw your
lovely little ass in bed..."  Sam comically clapped
her hand over her mouth.  "I..."
"Lovely?  Why thank you."  Janet felt that if she
moved over to sit with Sam, she could get the blonde
into bed.  She wasn't going to do that.  It was up to
Sam.  If Sam wanted to go beyond talking, Janet would
happily agree.  But if the major wanted to just talk
and be friends, Janet could live with that too.  Just
not as happily.
Sam crossed over and sat next to Janet, taking her
hand.  "Well, I know you could hit me with a 2x4
before I...  Like how Jack feels about me."
"You have no idea how much that hurt when I was in the
control room listening to him admit his feelings.  I
felt like such a coward..."
"Don't.  I'm not sure how I would've responded back
then anyway."
"Sam, I love you..."  Janet paused.
"You know?  I'm really getting to like the sound of
that," Sam said.  "I...love you too."
The space between them vanished and they were once
again holding tightly to each other, their lips
practically fused together.  This time, Sam opened her
mouth in invitation.  Janet took advantage and slipped
her tongue in to toy with Sam's.
Sam's calloused hand slid across the soft plains of
Janet's bare back, feeling the hard muscles hidden
beneath the pale flesh.  
Janet's hands were caressing the silky material of
Sam's blouse when one hand slid around to lightly cup
one of her mounds.
Sam's pleased surprise puffed into Janet's mouth,
followed by her tongue as she returned the heated
kiss.  
They fell sideways onto the bed, quietly maintaining
the passionate kiss.  When they finally parted, both
were flushed and breathing rapidly.
"Wow.  I have never kissed a woman before tonight and
now...I wonder why I waited," Sam said with a smile.
"Sam, I..."  Janet caressed Sam's cheek with the back
of her hand, "That was one of the single best kisses I
have ever experienced."
"Even better than Kim?"
Instead of answering, Janet pulled Sam to her once
again.  As they kissed, Sam fumbled with the spaghetti
straps over Janet's shoulders, pulling the top down to
feel the brunette's round, firm breasts.
Touching another breast for the first time, Sam was
fascinated by the soft heat and the hard nipple.  Her
thumb lightly flicked back and forth across it as she
began to ravage Janet's mouth.
Janet's hands pulled the blouse out of Sam's slacks
and pushed up across the soft, muscle-hardened skin. 
Occasionally she'd feel the traces of old scars, her
finger tip following the ridge from end to end.
Reaching the rear clasp on Sam's bra, Janet's nimble
fingers opened it quickly.  Then her hand slipped
around to caress one of those magnificent globes she'd
only held clinically before this moment.
She pulled away from the kiss which got a disappointed
groan from Sam until she fastened her mouth on one of
Sam's breasts.  
"Oh, God, Janet..."
As she sucked on the hardened nipple between her lips,
she undid the belt and the button at the top of Sam's
slacks then forced her hand under the tight material.
Her fingers combed through the wet mat of fur to
discover the blonde's very wet core.  One finger, then
two slipped inside.
"OH MY GOD!"
Janet pulled back, her eyes feasting on the disheveled
major before her.  Sliding to the floor, she tugged at
the black pants.  "God, Sam, you look so
hot in these pants..."
Gasping in excitement but enjoying the playfulness in
Janet's tone, she asked, "But?"
Giggling like a school girl, Janet said, "But you look
even hotter out of them..."  With a savage pull, she
got the pants and Sam's panties down below her hips.
Finally pulling the pants down around Sam's knees, she
slipped one leg then the other out of the black
material.  
Looking up at Sam's matted mound, she combed her
fingers through the wet curls, lifting and fluffing
them playfully.  Meanwhile, her mouth neared her goal.
Feeling Janet's warm breath on her wet flesh, Sam
groaned again.  The groan became a squeal when Janet
blew on the puffy outer lips and then between them.  
Her tongue quickly parted those lips and she began to
feast on her best friend, her love, her new lover.
Sam looked down her body, smoothing down the open,
rumpled blouse, to see Janet's eyes staring up at her
over her blonde pubic thatch.  Those eyes twinkled as
the doctor explored her most private treasure with her
tongue.
Sam's flavor was intoxicating.  Janet's memories of
her few other female lovers came to the fore and none
of them could compare.  The small part of her mind
that was still rational knew that this was probably a
opinion distorted by her longtime desire to be with
the beautiful blonde.
Then, the more primal part of her brain overwhelmed
her and all she cared about was the hot, wet flesh in
her mouth and around her tongue.  She thrust into the
buttery darkness of Sam's sex as her nose teased the
hard clit just peaking out of it's hood.
Sam's hips began to thrust and gyrate as she neared
her release.  When the tip of Janet's tongue homed in
on the little bundle of nerves deep inside her, she
screamed as her consciousness disappeared in a white
hot ball of pleasure.
When Janet touched Sam's g-spot, she knew that was all
it would take and held on as the blonde thrashed
about.  The woman actually released a small amount of
nectar beyond what Janet was used to.  The doctor
happily lapped it up.
After Sam's orgasm waned, Janet crawled up next to her
and held the woman, kissing her sweat-dampened head
and face gently.  Sam opened her eyes slowly and
smiled at her friend.
"God," she whispered.  "If only I'd known years
ago..."
Janet smiled sweetly as she replied, "No matter.  We
have now."
"And the future," Sam added.
They lay together quietly.  Janet looked over Sam's
shoulder at the mirror.  What she saw was lovely and
erotic.  Sam nude from the waist down and her blouse
open and bundled around her shoulders.  Janet herself
was bare from the waist up, her dress gathered around
her hips and loose strands of hair falling around her
face.
Sam whispered, "I want you.  But you'll have to teach
me."
Janet smiled at her love, "It'll be my pleasure."
The training started and went on far past midnight.
* * *
"Yesterday, when I had drinks with Lannie, she...told
me about when you two...  I got jealous.  I didn't
understand that then but now...  
"But there was more I didn't mention earlier.   She
told me you loved me."
Janet sat up, her naked body gleaming from their
sexual play.  "What?"
"Janet, don't be angry.  If she hadn't said anything
about that, I don't know if...
"And there's one more thing.  I told Lannie that what
someone is doesn't matter to me.  Well, I lied.  When
it comes to you, it does.  I guess I was jealous and
didn't even know it."
"So we both screwed up.  Sorta. Maybe we should start
all over again?" Janet suggested, cocking her eyebrow
suggestively.
Sam nodded and stuck out her hand, "Hi, I'm Captain
Samantha Carter.  Welcome to the SGC."
"Goof," Janet smiled and lightly slapped Sam's arm
before snuggling under it.
They stayed in bed long into the next morning but
neither one of them got much sleep.  
Just like Janet had predicted...
* * *
Epilogue
Sam and Janet left the room and met with their
daughter for a late lunch and then spent the rest of
the day together.  They told Cassie that they were now
a family in all but name.  Cassie was delighted.
"You moving in then?"
"If your mom will have me," Sam replied.
"I think I might be able to deal with that," Janet
snickered.
Later, at the charity auction, Cassie was outbid on
the uniform jacket and later an alien weapon.  But
they all had fun watching the various celebrities
prancing around, trying to get the bids as high as
possible.  
Michelle Charters was the highlight, at least as far
as Sam and Janet were concerned.  But Janet still
didn't see the resemblance.
Cassie didn't go away empty handed.  Michelle found
her and told her she had won the silent auction for a
free tour of the sets at Bridge Studios the following
Monday.  Fortunately their return flight wasn't until
Tuesday and the three went to see where "Wormhole
X-treme" was made.
An added bonus was Lannie Reese taking the time to act
as tour guide during a break in shooting.  Cassie was
thrilled to be photographed in the control center, the
officer's meeting room and the electronics lab.
In addition, she received a copy of an upcoming script
signed by the cast.  There was the sole condition that
she not give away any spoilers.
Towards the end, Lannie took the adults aside, "Looks
like things are going well with you."
Sam nodded, "Thanks to you."  Janet nodded her
agreement.
"Good luck to you both."  Lannie hugged each of them
then added, "But I don't think you'll need it."
The End.
 (c) John O'Conner
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