[TR] for Jack

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Sam wasn't entirely sure how she'd spent most of her time lately. There was eating and sleeping, but other than that, the things in between the eating and sleeping were kind of vague. She read some, and walked the dog, and napped with the cat, and then she wondered where the time went in a distant, does-it-really-matter kind of way. Then the next

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[has_2ls]

"Carter? You awake?"

Jack had taken the time to wash off after shucking oysters and cleaning fish with Harkness and the labor had given him time to think some things over. He'd been too quiet around Sam, not wanting to force her into anything, but he didn't want her thinking he was being emotionally distant or trying to run away.

"Thought maybe we'd talk a little."

God, he'd missed her.

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She hesitated for a moment, then turned over so she could see him. "Yeah, I'm awake," she said. "I was napping... just woke up."

They hadn't talked much since she'd come home. Sam didn't have much to say, and she wasn't sure if Jack even wanted to talk about this, so they... didn't.

[has_2ls]

"Miss you," Jack admitted, toeing off his shoes and stretching out beside her, close enough that their noses nearly touched. "Miss just...being with you. I've been kinda quiet and all walled up since we got home."

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Sam nodded a little. "Me, too," she said. "I'm sorry. I haven't really felt like talking, and I've been really tired..." Her voice trailed off, and she was quiet again.