Help Wanted

by Belladonna

URL: http://www.area52hkh.net/asb/belladonna/help.php
Summary: Jack needs help, and he goes about it in a unique way. Daniel volunteers, and things get complicated

Jack looked at the final product on his desk and read it carefully

Nodding in satisfaction he slid it into the envelope, and almost bobbled it when his door opened and the true object of his desire walked in.

"Hey Jack." Daniel said, a warm smile on his handsome face.

"Daniel." Jack gave a long internal sigh and thought, 'It's too damn bad that Danny was straight.'

"What are you doing tonight?" Daniel settled into the chair across from Jack.

"Mm, mailing this, then going home to order pizza and razz you about the new nurse that keeps 'bumping' into you."

Daniel blushed, "It's getting embarrassing. I mean, I told her I wasn't interested."

"Tell Janet, she'll nip it in the bud." Jack advised.

"I don't want to get her in trouble." Daniel protested, waving his hands around in his agitation.

"Come on Dannyboy, let's go home and grab that pizza."

The men got to Jack's house and Jack watched as Daniel settled in like he belonged. Maybe that's what had started him thinking about wanting more from his best friend, as far as he was concerned, his home ~was~ Daniel's home.

They bickered genially about what kind of pizza to order, then sat at the dining room table and talked about their latest missions, the usual rumors and teased each other about the women from the last planet who'd tried to attract their attention. It was late when Daniel drove home and Jack went to his bedroom to jack off, using various fantasies of Daniel. He was desperate for physical relief and hoped that the next week would bring some welcome prospects in the way of pictures.

~*~*~

Jack arrived home on Tuesday and found a pile of letters in his mail box. He thumbed through them as he walked inside, and randomly picked one and opened it.

And made a face. He ripped it up carefully and tossed it into the trash before opening the next envelope. Hmm, not bad, buff body, handsome with longish chestnut hair. Oh, blue eyes too, nope, too much like Danny. Ripped up and tossed into the trash. The third and the fourth one were tossed as well but the fifth one, well, well, well.

Broad shoulders, trim waist, tall, long legs that were just delicious to look at, and the short dark blond hair and green eyes look nothing like Daniel. Jack chuckled, for at the bottom of the page it said, "For a good time, call Bryan." And it listed the number. Gotta admire a guy with a sense of humor.

Jack picked up his phone, hesitated for a split second, then shook his head and dialed, "Yeah, I need to reserve a room for two days, the name is Kyle Morgan. Yeah," Jack dug out a credit card out of his kitchen drawer and rattled off the number, then smiled, "Yeah, tonight and tomorrow night. I'd like some scotch sent up to the room please. Thank you." And he hung up. He knew that his Special Forces days would come in handy again. It always paid to keep an identity in reserve.

His phone rang and he picked it up, "O'Neill."

"Hey Jack, whatcha doing tonight?" Daniel asked as he fed his fish.

"Hey Danny, I have a date." Jack said without thinking, it had been so long since he'd had to censor his words with his best friend.

"A date?" Daniel asked, a little bit in shock.

"Yeah, I can date can't I ?" Jack asked testily as he walked into his bedroom. He pulled out a box of condoms, checking the expiration date before chucking them into his overnight bag, along with the lube.

"No! I mean, well of course you can, but this is out of the blue. Do I know her?"

Jack chuckled, "No, I met them through an ad in the newspaper."

"An ad? You placed a personal ad in the newspaper?" Daniel didn't think he could be more surprised than he already was.

"Yep." Jack checked the clock, "Listen Danny, I need to make a call. See you on Thursday."

Daniel nodded dumbly, "sure Jack." And he heard the dial tone. Two days downtime that he'd normally spend with Jack was now free. Whoop de do. What was he going to do now?

~*~*~

At the hotel Jack looked around the room with satisfaction, tossing his bag near the king sized bed before pouring himself two fingers of scotch that the hotel had provided. He took a large sip, letting the welcome burn slide down his throat. A knock at the door made him look up, and he smiled, "Come in."

Bryan nervously straightened his shoulders and walked inside of the expensive suite, then smiled crookedly. "Military?"

"Oh yeah." Jack agreed wryly. "You still want to do this?"

The younger man nodded, "Oh yeah, it's been way too long since I've been laid."

Jack chuckled, "I know what you mean. What do you like?"

Bryan went to the bar and poured himself a scotch, then turned to Jack, "I'm flexible. I can bottom or top, and I enjoy dominating the right man."

"Works for me. Strip and show me what you've got."

Bryan tossed back his drink and stripped slowly, the excitement and the incredible sexiness of his host making his cock rise to the occasion.

"Geez." Jack said, the sight of the long rosy cock making him unbuckle his own pants and pull down his pants and underwear to stroke his own.

Bryan's cock bobbed as he walked over to kneel in front of Jack, "I'm clean, and since you're military you are too?"

"Yeah." Jack nodded and then groaned as his cock was engulfed with Bryan's hot mouth. The talented tongue licked from root to the head before the man deep throated his cock, making Jack gasp in delight.

It wasn't that Jack didn't want to think about Daniel, or didn't wish that it was Daniel he was with, but since he had no hope in hell that it would ever happen, he wanted a stranger with no attachments and Bryan fit the bill. That night the two men fucked and sucked each other until they fell asleep from sheer exhaustion.

Jack had awoken abruptly the next morning, startled by the strange bed until he 'd looked over and seen Bryan. It had been a long time since he'd been with a man, and he felt good. Better than good, he felt fantastic. When the other man woke up, there was none of the awkwardness of a relationship and they'd ordered breakfast and talked about sports and local politics before they fell into bed again.

~*~*~

Daniel looked up as Jack sauntered into the cafeteria, his hands in his pockets and whistling cheerfully. He saw Daniel and his team and waved casually as he got into line.

Sam looked surprised, "He looks happy."

Teal'c regarded his fellow warrior thoughtfully, "Indeed."

Daniel smiled, "He is. He had a date the other night." He caught the pain that flashed across Sam's face and gave a silent sigh. It was way past time for her to move on.

Jack sat down across from Daniel and poured a liberal amount of sugar of his Special K, "So, how's everybody?" he asked, his brown eyes bright.

"Oh, good. How was your date?" Daniel asked and was surprised to feel a sharp stab of jealousy. 'Jealousy? he thought. What in the hell did he need to get jealous about?'

A flush crossed Jack's cheeks as he ducked his head and dug into his cereal, "It was good." He mumbled and smirked a little.

"When will we meet this mysterious person?" Teal'c asked, his suspicion confirmed when O'Neill's eyes snapped to his at the lack of gender indicated in the question.

"Um, I don't know." The claxons going off and the words "Offworld activation!" made Jack jump up with relief and make tracks to the control room.

The claxons had heralded the Tok'ra, and that started off a series of hard and dangerous missions that lost them two of their people. Daniel watched in concern as Jack shut down emotionally, and tried to reach him but was rebuffed gently but firmly. When they were finally free to leave the mountain, Daniel asked, "Jack, why don't you come to my place tonight?"

Jack almost groaned. Daniel saying 'come' and 'my place' just about made him crazy at that very moment. "Thanks Daniel, but I think I'll pick up some fast food and make it an early night." He dredged up a smile. "But thanks."

Daniel was irrationally disappointed, "Ok Jack, I'll see you later then."

The door closed and Jack sighed. Daniel was really the only one that he could talk to, but he needed more than talking right now.

~*~*~

It was much later when Bryan looked up as Jack walked into the hotel room. He could see the lines of stress grooved into the older man's face, and the tense set of his shoulders. "Hey Jack." He walked up and pressed a deep, wet kiss to Jack's lips, making the older man growl. He pulled back when he finally needed air and began to strip Jack, "I don't want you to say anything. I'm in charge, understand?" The relief in Jack's face reassured Bryan that he was doing the right thing and he spent the night seducing Jack, taking him over and over until the older man collapsed into an exhausted slumber.

In the morning when Jack woke up, he found he was still in Bryan's arms. "Did I have nightmares?" He asked, his voice gravelly with sleep.

Bryan pressed a kiss to his hair, "A couple but not so bad."

"So, what are you, a shrink?" Jack twisted in Bryan's arms to kiss the man hard.

Panting Bryan leaned back, "Not gonna tell you."

Jack kissed him again, a long kiss that involved nipping and tongues, "Good."

~*~*~

The night before Daniel was worried enough about Jack to drive to his house, and was surprised to see that it was dark and that Jack's truck wasn't there.

"Not eating fast food and making it an early night, are you Jack?" Daniel tapped his fingers on the steering wheel, jealously rearing it's ugly head again. It stunned him, and he wondered why Jack having a life bothered him so much. He heaved a sigh and drove back home, hoping that Jack was ok.

~*~*~

At the SGC, Jack was back to his normal if sarcastic self and almost everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Daniel had stood beside Jack at the memorial and marveled at the calm face of his friend. Afterwards he went to Jack's office and watched the man working on paperwork, "Jack."

Jack jumped, then cursed as his coffee cup spilt onto the paper he had been signing, "Geez Daniel, warn a guy why dontcha?"

Daniel chuckled, "What's good for the goose isn't good for the gander?"

Jack looked up, "Huh?"

"Meaning ~you~ can sneak up, oh never mind. I need to talk to you." He closed the door and sat himself down, watching as Jack finished mopping up.

"I went by your house the other night."

Jack closed his eyes, "Oh."

"You didn't have to lie to me Jack. If you had a date you could have just said so." Daniel said reasonably, even though he wanted desperately to be mad, to yell, to tell Jack how he felt. 'How do you feel?' his subconscious snarked at him.

"I didn't lie, precisely." Jack grimaced, "I wasn't sure if they'd be home when I called, though I was hoping." He opened his eyes and saw Daniel's blue ones narrowed on him. "I'm sorry, alright?"

"Are you gonna tell me about her any time soon?" Daniel asked quietly. He could feel a chasm opening between himself and Jack, and he hated it, but didn't know what to do about it.

Jack's face closed up, "I can't Daniel, not right now." His phone rang and he pounced on it like it was his last lifeline, "O'Neill."

"We're not done, Jack." Daniel promised and left the office.

Jack knew that he was driving Daniel away, but was powerless to stop it. He needed to see Bryan, needed the relief, needed the break from the SGC. He knew that it wasn't fair to Daniel, but if he hung out with Daniel anymore he'd jump him. Which would be amusing but probably shock the poor guy to death and he didn't want to be knocked into next week, or lose his friendship.

~*~*~

Bryan pulled off his tie, then his ribbons as he listened to his messages. There were the usual ones from his patients, and one that made him smile. It was from Jack. He picked up his phone and dialed.

Daniel was in the locker room when Jack's locker rang. Jack was in the shower so Daniel opened the locker and picked up the phone and answered it, "Jack's phone."

Taken aback for a second, Bryan asked, "Is Jack there?"

Daniel looked towards the shower, "He's busy right now, can I take a message?"

"Yeah, tell him that Bryan called, would you?"

"Sure." Daniel hung up, wondering who Bryan was. "Hey Jack." He called into the shower room.

"Yeah?" Jack was rinsing the shampoo from his hair.

"Bryan called."

Jack froze, then bit back a curse when shampoo got into his eyes, "Oh, ok, thanks Daniel." He answered, desperately trying to be casual. He finished up and got out of the shower, quickly drying off and getting dressed. He looked at Daniel who was lazily buttoning up his shirt and swallowed, "So what are you doing tonight?"

"I have a translation to do." Daniel said vaguely.

"Ah, good luck on that." Jack said and he left. Daniel walked by Jack's truck as Jack spoke on his phone and heard, "Yeah, the Marriott at 1700, sounds good. Later." He hung up and drove off.

Daniel sat in his own car for a moment, then drove to the Marriott. He arrived before 1700 and chose a seat in an out of the way corner so he could observe without being noticed. He watched numerous women walk in and out, but didn't see anyone that he thought Jack would go for. He didn't examine his motives for stalking Jack too closely, he didn't like surprises.

At 5 'til he saw Jack walk in, an overnight bag by his side. Jack walked to a handsome blond man about Daniel's age and spoke quietly to him before heading to the elevator. The blonde man finished his own drink and walked to the elevator too. Daniel stood quickly and moved to the elevator, getting on with the man like he had his own room there. He watched the man press the button for the 5th floor, then when the man looked at him, nodded. "Same floor, thanks," he lied.

Bryan looked the handsome man over with approval. He had beautiful blue eyes and an excellent body. He noticed that the other man was eyeing him intently as well. "It's rude to stare you know." He teased gently. The man blushed and ducked his head, "Sorry, I'm an anthropologist and was trying to figure what you did for a living. I didn't mean to be rude."

Bryan smiled, "That's ok, I'm a psychologist with the United States Air Force."

"Huh, no end of work for you, I'll bet." Daniel replied, thinking that the mystery was solved but wondering why Jack was going to a hotel to see a psychologist. He hated all head shrinkers.

The psychologist laughed, "You could say that." The elevator dinged and then the doors opened and Bryan stepped out, Daniel following. He walked by as the other man stopped and heard him knock, then Jack's voice as he answered it, "Hey, took you long enough." Jack said.

Daniel heard the other man's reply, "Bitch and moan. Why aren't you naked yet?" and Jack's husky laugh, both of which made him freeze in the hallway in shock. His mind was trying to wrap itself around what he'd just heard. Whichever direction he thought about it, he could only come with the same answer - 'Jack is having an ~affair~ with a fellow officer of the United States Air Force!'. "Holy shit!"

Jack was in the middle of undressing when there was a sharp knock at the door. He looked at Bryan, then dropped his shirt and went to the door, and gasped, "Daniel?"

Daniel eyed Jack's body clad only in a pair of boxers, "Hello Jack. I think we need to talk." His eyes moved to the obviously naked man on the bed whose assets were barely covered by the sheet.

Bryan looked at the man in the doorway and sighed, "So, this is Daniel."

Jack looked back, "I didn't tell you about him."

"Your nightmares, Jack. He's the one you call out for."

Jack winced, "Oh. Damn." He stepped aside and let Daniel in.

Daniel shut the door and looked over at Bryan, "I'm Daniel and you are?"

"Bryan, and we don't use last names."

Eyebrows went up and Jack sighed, scrubbing his face with his hands, "Bryan and I are the classic 'fuck buddies', ok? I needed the release and so did he."

Daniel realized a lot of things, including extreme jealousy and disappointment that Jack hadn't come to him first, "I thought we were best friends Jack. What was the matter with me?"

Hands moved down to reveal Jack's startled brown eyes, "Um, you're straight, Daniel."

Bryan chuckled quietly, "I think I need to go, three seems to be a crowd." He wasn't above being a little petty and sat up, letting the sheet slide off and show his hard cock. Daniel's eyes widened.

Jack turned, "Bry, I ." he trailed off and the other man shook his head.

"You're not going to need me anymore, Jack."

"But what about what you need?" Jack asked quietly.

Daniel watched the two men, could see that it really was more than a buddy fuck, despite all assertions. "Stay Bryan."

Both men looked at him, "What?" they chorused.

"Well Jack, you're right. I'm straight, and what a better way to learn about what goes on than by watching?" Daniel's face was flushed, just the thought of watching the two men was turning him on immensely.

Bryan looked at Jack, and smiled, "Oh, I think I can do that. How about you Jack?"

Jack walked up to Daniel and cupped the handsome face in his hands, "Are you sure? We don't have to change you know. You can walk right out the door and I'll still be your best friend."

"You need a lover and a best friend, I want to be both." Daniel said gently. Jack's eyes searched his, then his mouth touched Daniel's gently before pulling back.

"Get ready to have your socks knocked off, Dannyboy." He promised and dropped his boxers. Daniel gulped, the sight of an aroused and naked Jack O'Neill making his heart pound. But the sight of the two beautiful men laid out like a smorgasbord for him made his jeans very tight.

Jack moved over to kneel between Bryan's legs, "This is what I want to do to you, Danny." He sucked the man's cock into his mouth. Bryan groaned and Daniel hissed in a breath as Jack's head bobbed, his tongue flicking out to lap up the precum that was flowing. He watched as Jack nuzzled the pubic hair, laving the balls until they gleamed with saliva before licking up the hard cock and swallowing it again. Daniel was close enough to see Bryan's balls draw up and then he arched, "Jack." He cried out and Daniel could see Jack swallowing, swallowing. Ohgod.

Jack moved back and wiped his mouth off, then leaned forward and kissed Bryan, a raw wet kiss that made Daniel hot and envious. Both men were panting when Jack pulled back. Bryan looked at Daniel, "Those pants look uncomfortable, why don't you lose them?" his voice was husky.

Daniel blushed as he stripped, aware of both men's greedy gazes on him. His eyes met Jack's and he let his pants drop, and watched as Jack's eyes went dark. He never considered himself an exhibitionist, but the pride and desire on Jack's face as his body was exposed warmed him.

"Oh Daniel." Jack whispered. He turned to Bryan and pulled him so that his ass was at the edge of the bed, then pushed the man's legs up so that his ass was exposed. He knelt down and looked over at Daniel, "I want to do this to you too." And he began to flick his tongue almost delicately against the tight hole. Daniel had never seen anything like it, never had even thought about it, never had craved it as he did now. 'His cock surely could not get any harder', He thought in shock as he watched Jack slide his tongue up the perineum to lave the tight balls before sliding inside over and over making the man on the bed writhe and moan. Bryan's cock was rising again, and now Jack pulled back and grabbed the lube, pouring some onto Bryan's ass, then some on his fingers, "Watch how I do this, Danny. There's gonna be a test."

Daniel watched in fascination as Jack impaled Bryan on one finger, then on to two, then a third was added. He did it gently, though Bryan moaned and cried for him to 'do more, take more ~damn it~!' Then Jack lined up his cock and pressed in, and Bryan moaned long and low. "Did you see how I did that?" Jack asked, his voice tight as he kept still.

"Yes." Daniel whispered, aroused beyond belief.

Jack nodded, "Good. You need to be gentle at first or you'll hurt me." He slid in farther and farther until his hips rested against Bryan's ass. "You'll know when I'm ready to have you move." He added laughingly as Bryan cursed and wriggled to get Jack inside him. He glanced over and saw that Daniel's eyes were enormous, and his cock was hard and leaking.

"Danny?"

Daniel started, "Jack?" He'd just processed that Jack was talking about him, him inside of Jack! It hadn't even occurred to him that Jack would want that, would ~allow~ Daniel to do that.

"Stroke yourself, come all over us." Jack ordered then thrust into Bryan.

Daniel obeyed, stroking himself, feeling the hardness of his cock, the precum that made the stroking easier, the sensations that crawled into his balls, the hotness of watching Jack plow into the other man on the bed right in front of him. He was overwhelmed with feelings of desire, shame that he was getting excited by what was going on in front of him, and shock when he realized that he wanted to make Bryan leave and take his rightful place in Jack's life, and bed.

Bryan grunted as Jack thrust into him again, "Come on Jack, come inside of me, I wanna feel it."

Jack shook the sweat out of his eyes and adjusted the angle and had Bryan crying out, back arched, head back as he came again. This made Jack stiffen and pour himself into the man underneath him. He looked at Daniel and barked, "Do it", watching avidly as Daniel closed his eyes, twisted his fist roughly around his cock, and came, shooting his sperm on them.

"Ohgod, ohgod." Daniel gasped, leaning heavily on the bedside table as he tried to get himself under control. He looked up and saw Bryan, laying sated with come sprinkling him, and Jack, dear god Jack, watching him with such longing in his eyes. His brain finally caught up with his libido and suddenly he was afraid, scared witless. He spun around and started grabbing at his clothes in a panic, hands shaking violently as he struggled to pull on his pants, stuffing his underwear into a pocket. 'Where's my shirt?' he asked himself, chest tight with an incipient panic attack.

"Danny?" Jack asked, alarm in his voice as he saw Daniel start frantically dressing. He gently slid out of Bryan and wiped himself off, then started to head for Daniel, but was stopped with a hand held out like a traffic cop, "Don't. I need to go home and think. " Daniel said desperately, he quickly finished dressing and left the room, leaving a confused and distraught Jack behind.

"Ohdamnit, goddamnit. I've lost him Bry, I've lost him." Jack sank to his knees, the utter loss on his face making Bryan scramble from the bed and wrap his arms around Jack's shoulders, "No, you didn't lose him, he just said he needed some time to think. He let his hormones get in the way and got confused."

"Confused? He asked for this!" Jack said quietly.

"But he didn't know what he was in for. You need to tell him what you want, whether you want a fuck buddy or a lover."

The man in his arms shuddered, "I want all of him, not just sex."

This actually hurt Bryan but he ruthlessly pushed it down, "Give him some time Jack, then if he's what you want, fight for him." He rocked the dazed man in his arms and wondered how in the hell their buddy fuck had turned into this mess.

~*~*~

Daniel sat in his darkened living room and wondered what in the hell had he done. He'd been in a threesome for god's sake! With two guys no less, and he was straight! He forced himself to look at the statement, and realized he probably wasn't so straight anymore, not if his body was going to keep reacting to even ~thinking~ about Jack like it was doing.

Getting up, feeling the muscles in his body ache like an old man's, he walked to the kitchen and poured himself some scotch that Jack had left once upon a time. He carefully walked back to the couch and sat down, sipping his drink, willing his psyche into giving him some straight answers.

It was 4 days later when Jack walked into the outer office, "Is he in?" and the Sergeant nodded, "Yes sir." He gave a quick knock and entered Hammond's office.

General Hammond looked up and was genuinely shocked, "Jack, you look terrible."

A wry smile slipped across his 2IC's face, "Thanks sir, I don't feel that hot either. I was gonna ask permission to take a week off Sir. I've hit the wall."

The General was an excellent people reader. You didn't get to his rank by not being one, and he could tell that there was something that Jack wasn't saying, "Very well, I'll put SG-1 on a seven day stand down. Get some rest or I'll sic the Doctor on you."

Jack chuckled, "Some friend you are."

"I'll see you in a week, Jack." He watched as the man turned, "Oh, and Jack?"

"Yes Sir."

"Whatever is wrong, fix it."

There was a long silence, then, "One way or another sir." And Jack walked out the door.

~*~*~

Daniel had spent the past few days at home, trying to come to grips with what he wanted. He'd heard Jack call and leave messages, but he didn't return the calls. He just didn't know what to say. He arrived at the mountain and walked to his office, his mind turning over the problem with Jack. His phone rang and he picked it up, "Jackson."

"Son, this is General Hammond. SG-1 is on a week's stand down."

"What, why?"

"Colonel O'Neill asked for the week. Do you know what the matter is?"

Daniel sighed and rubbed his eyes, "Yes sir."

When no more information was forthcoming the General sighed as well, "I'll tell you what I told him, fix it Dr. Jackson." And the phone went dead in Daniel's ear.

"Fix it, he says." Daniel said wearily, "How do I do that when I don't even know what I need?"

~*~*~

Jack tossed the last bag into the back of truck and hopped in. He was headed to the other side of Boulder to go camping, to see if he could clear his head, to decide what to do next. As he drove he wondered if he should fight for Daniel like Bryan had said. Bryan. That was another thing, he genuinely cared for the man, but didn't love him. That was reserved for Daniel, who hadn't been even able to talk to him since he'd fled the hotel room 4 days ago.

He was on the north-west side of the 'Springs, on 24 when a huge doe burst out of the aspens right in front of him. Jack knew that you weren't supposed to swerve, you just hit the animal and let the vehicle take the lumps, but human nature being what it was, Jack jerked the wheel, over corrected and went over the side, the truck rolling over and over until it landed on its top, the airbag pressing into Jack's chest as he hung upside down, unconscious

Daniel picked up his phone and dialed, he knew that he had to talk to Jack. He'd been a coward long enough. The way he'd run out had been abrupt, and if he couldn't talk to Jack about this, who could he talk to. Bryan? He made a face, 'no thank you'. Jack's office phone rang until Daniel realized that Jack probably was at home. He tried the home phone but there was no answer there either. He was about to go the cowardly route and try later but kicked himself and tried Jack's cell.

Jack shook his head, 'why wouldn't the fucking alarm stop beeping?' He opened his eyes and realized he was in his truck, upside down. "Well shit." He heard the beeping again and realized it was his cell. Carefully moving his head around, he spotted it above, or 'would that be below?' his head on the ceiling of the truck and gingerly reached out, moaning with pain as he finally grabbed it and pushed the button, "Yeah?" It had better not be a telemarketer he thought.

"Jack?"

"Danny?" He was surprised how weak his voice sounded.

"Jack, I'm so sorry. Can you forgive me?" Daniel asked shakily. Just hearing Jack's voice did things to him.

Jack's mind was a little fuzzy but this was Danny, he'd forgive him for anything. "Sure Danny." He said, then moaned as a wave of pain rushed through him.

Daniel realized suddenly that something was seriously wrong, "Jack, you ok?"

"Um no, not ok. Car wreck, down side of mountain, airbag pushing on my bladder." Jack rambled.

"Ohgod, Jack where? Can you tell me?"

Jack had to close his eyes and concentrate, the pain was battering at him in waves, "Yeah, thinking 24 towards Boulder, just past Rampart Range road, on the right. Stupid deer."

"Ok Jack, hold on please. Hold on for me, we'll be there as soon as possible." Daniel was writing everything down, then as an airman passed by the door he barked, "Airman, get Major Carter and Teal'c immediately, it's an emergency."

"Danny, I love you." Jack whispered as the darkness that hovered at the edge began to claim him.

Daniel had an epiphany in his office at that very moment in time, a realization that Jack was it, he was the only one for him , and it didn't matter if he was a man, woman or a tok'ra. "Oh Jack, me too. I love you too."

"Tha's good." Jack slurred and passed out, the phone falling from nerveless fingers.

"Jack? Jack! Answer me!" Daniel demanded almost hysterically.

Sam and Teal'c burst into the office, "What is it Daniel?" Sam asked a little breathlessly.

Daniel stood up and thrust the phone at Teal'c, "Jack had an accident on 24 just past Rampart, he's still alive in his truck but we need to get there right away. Teal'c, stay here! He's still breathing but keep the line open and talk to him, reassure him that we're coming for him." Daniel ordered and he and Sam rushed out of the office.

The medivac ride seemed entirely too slow but as they flashed over the wreck Daniel gulped in a sobbing breath, Jack had to be ok, he had to convince Jack that he'd meant what he'd said. Sam listened on the headset then grabbed Daniel's arm, "Teal'c said that the Colonel is mumbling something, he's conscious again!" she yelled over the noise of the rotors.

Daniel closed his eyes in relief, "Ok." He nodded to show that he'd heard.

On the ground he raced for the side of the road and began to skid down the scree and small trees that covered the side of the hill, ignoring the yells from behind him, ignoring the way his palms were getting ripped up as he caught himself from sliding. "Jack?" He yelled as he made his way to the truck that was crumpled upside down against the hill on the passenger's side. He made his way around and lay flat on his belly, his heart racing at seeing the pool of blood that was on the roof of the cab, "Jack? Hey, Jack?" He slid a hand in through the broken window and touched Jack's cheek, "Can you hear me?"

Jack heard Daniel and opened his eyes, "Hey." He croaked, "You're upside down."

Daniel shook his head, "No, that would be you. Can you tell me where you hurt?" He could hear the rescuers behind him, the shouts and the sound of equipment being moved.

"Gotta piss."

"Well, unless you want to do that in your pants then it's gonna have to wait. Where else Jack, there 's blood down here."

Jack's eyes fuzzily focused onto Daniel, "My shoulder hurts."

Daniel crawled in a little more, ignoring the shards of safety glass, "Looks like your shoulder has some metal in it."

"Ok, gonna pass out now." Jack's eyes fluttered shut and Daniel backed out as the emergency personnel arrived in a scatter of rocks and debris.

"Be careful of his shoulder." He ordered as they began the process of extracting the man that he loved.

~*~*~

At Air Force Academy Hospital there was chaos as Jack's gurney was rolled into the emergency room. Daniel had fought to stay with Jack but the nurses made him stay out in the waiting room. Frustrated Daniel began to pace and almost ran over a familiar man.

"Daniel?"

Daniel's head snapped up, "Bryan?"

Bryan grabbed Daniel's arm, "What are you doing here?"

Daniel shook the other man off, "Jack was in a car wreck, he's in the emergency room." He grabbed Bryan's arm as the man turned to the ER, "Don't. Jack is my concern now."

"Oh, some concern you showed him. He practically fell apart in my arms after your little scene the other night. Do you know how much influence you have over him? How much you mean to him?" Bryan spat, his voice low and intense.

"Daniel?"

Daniel spun around, "Sam, he's in the ER."

Sam eyed the blond man curiously, "Major." She said, noticing his gold leaves on his collar.

Forcibly trying not to roll his eyes, Daniel introduced them, "Bryan, this is Jack's and my team mate Major Samantha Carter."

Bryan held out his hand, "Major Bryan Evans, nice to meet you." He turned to Daniel, "I'm going to see how Jack is." And he went through the swinging double doors.

"Fuck." Daniel said bitterly.

"Daniel?" Sam asked in concern but he shook his head.

"Never mind, let's wait for Bryan," he said.

Bryan walked into the busy emergency room and watched the controlled chaos of nurses and doctors working on Jack. He knew the head doc and asked, "How is he, sir?"

Colonel Mike Anders looked up as he was cutting away Jack's shirt, "Hey Bryan."

Jack's eyes opened, "Bry?"

Bryan walked over, making sure to keep out of everyone's way and looked down at the injured man, "You look like hell, Jack." He quipped, making Jack smile.

"I didn't know that you and Colonel O'Neill knew each other?" Dr. Anders said as he began checking Jack's shoulder.

"Son of a bitch Mike, take it easy!" Jack yelped, "I need the fucking thing!"

"Hold still Jack, you have metal protruding out of it. What in the hell happened anyway?" Dr. Anders asked absently, more to keep Jack's mind occupied than to actually listen. The doctor concentrated as he began to poke and prod the shoulder.

Jack gritted his teeth, "I was headed up 24 when a large doe jumped out right in front of me. I zigged and she zagged and I ended up down the side of the mountain." Jack paled suddenly and Bryan heard the heart monitor start to scramble, "Oh shit, Sir."

"Jack, stay with me!" But Jack's eyes rolled up into his head and he went limp.

"Pulse is dropping, flatline!" The nurse warned sharply and another pulled up the defibrillator. Bryan watched as they injected adrenaline into his heart, then shocked Jack twice before they got a sinus rhythm.

"What do you think that was about?" He asked as the other doctor made sure that the rhythm was going to stay steady then began to finish his inspection.

"I think his heart was bruised by the airbag. I've seen it once or twice. We'll hook him up to an EKG to make sure his heart wasn't damaged." The Colonel went silent except for the occasional order then he pulled off his gloves with a snap, "Let me go talk to his team."

"You know his team?" Bryan asked curiously as they walked.

"Been in and out of here for 8 or 9 years, I know them all pretty well." The Colonel confirmed. He pushed open the door and smiled, "Daniel, Sam, it's so nice not to see you in here as well."

"Hey Mike." Daniel said, "How's Jack?" He ignored Bryan totally.

"His heart stopped." the Colonel began and had to grab Daniel as he turned white as a sheet and began to sway. Sam grabbed his other arm and they led them to one of the chairs while Bryan knelt in front of him, "Daniel, snap out of it. Jack's ok."

It was Bryan's firm voice that made Daniel realize he needed to pull it together. "I'm ok." He breathed before he sat up. "You're sure he's ok?" His eyes met Bryan's before he looked over at the Colonel.

"His shoulder's torn up some but surgery and rest will take care of that. His heart stopped because of the airbag I suspect. I know Janet kept up to date EKG's and wouldn't let him out with a bad ticker, so I think it was the airbag's pressure when the wreck happened, bruised the sac around his heart. We'll give him drugs and monitor him for that for 24 hours, then we'll do his shoulder. Everything else looks pretty superficial." He looked at Daniel, "I assume you'll be staying?"

"Yeah. Sam's gonna call the General and then it'll be either her, Murray or me at all times." Daniel confirmed.

"Alright, I'll notify the nurses."

Bryan watched this with surprise, letting military people stay with a patient, much ~less~ a civilian, was generally a big no no. For some reason these people had a lot of clout, and he wondered for the 15th or so time what kind of man he'd gotten involved with.

~*~*~

It was later as Daniel sat beside Jack's bed, watching the gentle rhythm of his chest as it rose and fell the way it was supposed to. He wanted to hold Jack's hand, but had to content himself with the occasional touch. "Oh Jack." He sighed, not realizing that Jack was starting to awaken.

"I'm such an idiot. I wasted the last few days because I freaked, when I should've just taken the time to talk to you. I love you so much damn it and I can't even tell you yet. I'm not even sure if you'll believe me, especially after the other night." He fell silent and gently rubbed the back of Jack's hand, which turned over and clasped his fingers.

"Jack?" Daniel's heart leaped for joy.

"Mm, last I checked." His breath hissed in a little at the pain, "Where did the fucking elephant go that sat on my chest?"

"Your heart stopped you idiot, and if you ever scare me like this again I'm gonna kick your ass." Daniel said firmly, twining his fingers with Jack's for a moment before letting go, mindful of where they were.

Jack chuckled weakly, "I'd like to see you try." He lay silent for a bit, "Did you mean what you said?"

A sigh, "I wondered if you heard any of it."

"I meant, after the other night, I wondered about the change of heart." The memory of that night, and the succeeding days that had led up to the car crash were still painful to think about for Jack.

Daniel touched Jack's hand, "I want you to look at me when I say this." When he saw Jack's eyes focus on him, he took a breath, "I ran. I'm not proud of it, but you know the saying? No matter where you go, there you are? It wasn't a change of heart. It was more like an illumination of what was already ~in~ my heart. I already loved you Jack, and my heart realized it. It was my head that decided to go all wonky and freak out."

Jack nodded, then grinned slightly, "Wonky?"

"Shut up, you know what I meant." The men smiled at each other, and Jack felt a peace that he hadn't known that he ~could~ feel again. " I love you Danny. Have since, oh I dunno, for a long time."

Daniel sighed, "Good. Now get some sleep. It'll be Sam or Teal'c here next."

Jack nodded, his eyes already heavy, " 'kay."

When Jack opened his eyes next the lights were low and Bryan was standing beside him, flipping through his chart, "Hey."

Bryan smiled, "Hi, how are you feeling?"

Jack considered for a moment, "Not too bad. Where's Danny?"

Bryan hated that the question had the power to hurt him, "Major Carter kicked him out to get some sleep. She'll be back in a minute, she needed some coffee." He replaced the chart and sat down in the chair, "I'm gonna miss you Jack."

Jack sighed, "I can't thank you enough for everything, you know that. You helped me keep my sanity."

"Same goes." He looked up and stood as Sam came back in, "Here's your guard dog." He turned to Jack, "I'll see you before you get out of here."

"You bet." Jack's eyes were serious as the other man left.

Sam settled down with her coffee, "How did you meet the Major, sir?"

"At a bar." Was all that Jack volunteered.

"Daniel seems to know him too." She fished but only got a grunt from her CO, and she knew it meant to leave it alone. "So, how are you feeling, Sir?"

Jack sighed, "Like I can't wait to get out of here."

~*~*~

Daniel walked into Jack's room the next day after his shoulder surgery and was struck by irrational jealously when he saw Bryan was in the room. When Jack saw him he lit up and that went a long way to ease the burn. Jack wanted him, not Bryan.

"Bryan."

"Daniel."

Jack rolled his eyes, "Wow, that was very polite."

Daniel met Jack's eyes, then sighed and looked at Bryan, "When can we spring him?"

The other man smiled wryly, "The Colonel will be in a minute."

The men stood in awkward silence for a moment before Jack sighed again, "Are those my clothes?"

"Oh yeah. I got you a pair of jeans, the loose ones so they don't mess with your bruises, boxers, socks and the Academy t-shirt with the arm ripped out from the last time your arm was in a sling. I remembered it was the same arm." Daniel rattled through the bag, "And your Nikes."

"Ya done good kid." Jack smiled, having Daniel know him so well was comforting to him.

Bryan suppressed a grimace, Jack and Daniel had a long history together and it showed in the way they spoke to each other, and in their body language. There was no way that he could compete with that kind of devotion.

They all looked up as Colonel Anders walked in, "Hello gentleman. So Jack-o, ready to blow this popsicle stand?"

Daniel snorted a laugh, "You sound like Jack."

The Colonel grinned, "Jack and I go back to Desert Storm, don't we 'oh wise and gray haired one'?" he teased.

"You just want me to tell Stella about your pretty nurses, don't you?" Jack threatened mildly.

"Ok, just yanking your chain." The Dr. chuckled. He looked over the chart, then poked and prodded Jack until he was satisfied, "Warner said he'd keep an eye on you, and Daniel promised that he'd watch you to make sure you didn't overdo."

"Daaaannnniiel." Jack whined.

Daniel crossed his arms, "Tough luck on you Jack." But he smiled mischievously.

****

Jack walked into his house with a huge sigh, "The King has entered the building!" he announced with a very bad Elvis accent.

Daniel snorted and moved around the 'King' to bring in Jack's bags. He set them down and watched with amusement as Jack began to explore like he'd not seen his house for days. Then he turned around, "Hey, what happened to all of my stuff that was in my truck?"

"Um, Sam and Siler recovered as much as they could, but a lot was damaged. Most of your camping gear was demolished,"

"Well damn."

Daniel watched Jack, his blue eyes intense, "I can't wait until your shoulder heals."

Jack looked over at him, "Why?" He asked in mild surprise.

A shy smile from his blue eyed archeologist, "Because I want you to teach me everything Jack."

Jack smiled at him, then looked thoughtfully at his arm, then raised an eyebrow, but pouted when Daniel shook his head, "No Jack. I was there when you got dressed, remember? You look like you were in a car wreck, and the doctor said no intense physical activity for another week." Daniel tried to be stern but Jack was using the dreaded 'Bambi eyes' on him.

"Doesn't have to be physically strenuous at all." Jack wheedled, coming closer and using his hand to rub circles on Daniel's chest,, sliding over a nipple, making Daniel hiss in a surprised breath.

"What do you mean?" Daniel's breath hitched as Jack's hand moved lower to caress his cock through his jeans.

He carefully leaned forward and brushed a kiss to Daniel's lips, "I wouldn't have to move around at all if you sucked me off." Jack murmured seductively.

"Oh!" Daniel gasped. Then he saw the mischief in Jack's eyes, "And what are you going to do for me?" he asked breathlessly as Jack's hand began to alternate his rhythm of rubbing on his cock.

Jack tilted his head in thought, "Well, getting on my knees is out of the question, and any romping around on the bed is obviously not a good idea sooooo." He used his good hand to unbutton Daniel's jeans, then tried to push them off one handed, muffling a curse which made Daniel chuckle.

"Let's go into the bedroom." He murmured, pressing a kiss to Jack's lips which was then enthusiastically returned. They slowly made their way down the hall, exchanging increasingly heated kisses until they reached the bedroom, then Daniel obligingly helped Jack shove his pants down, then arched into Jack's touch as Jack grabbed his cock through the material of his boxers. "Ohgod." He groaned, then stepped back and hurriedly pushed his boxers down, then stepped out of them and his jeans before moving back to Jack, gently taking his hand and placing it on his cock again. "More." He demanded, loving the rich dark chuckle he heard.

Jack was on fire, his hand was wrapped around Daniel's cock, sliding, stroking, squeezing. He used his thumb to slide through the slit at the top and he heard Daniel give a throaty moan. He could feel Daniel's breath in his ear, he was panting faster and Jack knew that the man he loved was close to coming. He turned his head and captured Daniel's mouth, then stroked quickly and was rewarded by Daniel tearing his mouth away to cry out, and the feel of body hot semen flooding his hand.

Daniel could feel himself shuddering, Jack's hand still on his cock as he trembled through the aftermath of an incredible orgasm. "Jack." He whispered, kissing the man who'd been his best friend but was now his lover.

The men pulled back from the kiss and regarded each other for a long moment, then Daniel smiled, "I want to suck you Jack."

Jack went crosseyed for a moment, then realized he'd stopped breathing and gasped in a breath, "Warn a guy would ya?"

"Mm, no." Daniel teased. He unzipped Jack's pants then slid them and Jack's underwear to his feet. The ruddy cock beckoned him, but Daniel made Jack lie on the bed then moved between his legs. "God Jack, you're gorgeous." He breathed. He gently took Jack's cock in one hand, cupping his balls in the other, then stuck out a tentative tongue and slid it up Jack's cock. He leaned back and eyed it for a moment, savoring the taste on his tongue, then looked up at Jack, "Not bad."

There was a muffled sound, the cross between a moan and a laugh from Jack, "If you don't want me to lose it I suggest you get a move on Rock Boy."

This made Daniel snicker, and then take Jack's cock into his mouth. He marveled at the feel of the hard, smooth flesh that he sucked on, sliding his tongue up and down as he listened to Jack's moans. He pulled back and licked around the head, then let Jack thrust into his mouth. He experimented with suction, and heard Jack give a wild cry, then his mouth was full of hot salty liquid. Daniel swallowed some, then held some in his mouth, a considering look on his face that made Jack laugh.

"Well?" He demanded huskily.

Daniel swallowed the rest, "It's not coffee, but I can stand it." He gave a lingering swipe to Jack's quiescent cock, making him hiss in a breath.

The two men cuddled on the bed, as much as Jack's shoulder would allow, Jack running a lazy hand up and down Daniel's spine. "Are you sure that you're ok with this?" he asked Daniel quietly.

Daniel lifted himself up slightly to look at Jack, "You are the most important thing in my life. You know me, understand me, and yet you still love me. How can I not do any less?"

Jack used his good hand to cup Daniel's face, "It wasn't hard. You're very easy to love."

A shy smile crossed Daniel's face, "So are you."

^*^*^

Daniel woke slowly, sleepily wondering why he was pinned to the bed. He opened his eyes and had to smile. Jack was nose to nose with him, a sappy sweet smile on his face. He blinked and Daniel went crosseyed then laughed, " Morning." Jack said softly.

"Yes it is." Daniel agreed. His hand came up to slide through Jack's hair, a liberty he'd never dreamed of taking before, and loved that he could do it now. He closed his eyes as Jack kissed him, then gingerly pulled back. "You ok?" Daniel asked quietly, aware of the suppressed grunt of pain from his lover.

"Nope, could use one of Doc's happy pills." Jack rolled onto his back and lay stiffly, willing his tightened muscles to relax, but without much success.

Daniel scrambled up and headed to the kitchen for water and the pill bottle. He poured two out, filled the glass with cool water and quickly walked back to the bedroom. Jack's sexy distracted smile stopped him in his tracks, "What?"

"You are so naked Danny." Jack said huskily.

Daniel looked down blankly, then chuckled, "So I am." He moved to place the water and pills on the bedside table, then helped Jack carefully sit up before handing him the pain killers, then the water. Jack sighed after he finished the water and laid back down, his good hand snagging Daniel, "Lay down with me."

A headshake, "I need to get some work done. I have to go back to the mountain to see the video that SG-11 made."

Jack sighed, "All work and no play makes Danny a dull boy."

"No, it makes Danny a horny boy." Daniel corrected as he gathered up his clothes. He heard Jack's snort of laughter and shot him a smile. "I'm going to stop by my place, then come back here. Ok?"

The older man on the bed nodded sleepily, "That's good. Don't work too long."

Back at the SGC, all that Daniel could think about was he and Jack's night together. Looking down at the pages of work he had to complete, he got up and poured himself some coffee. It was gonna be a long day.

Jack got up and puttered around one handed, going through bills, then straightened up before grabbing a beer and crashing on the sofa. He turned on his TV and decided to see what was on, and fell asleep almost immediately.

Daniel looked at the darkening sky and walked into Jack's house, noting that no lights were on, "Jack?" he called. He had to smile when he spotted him sound asleep on the couch, the TV on but unwatched. Pressing a kiss to the sleeping man's forehead made him jerk in alarm, Jack had a fever. "Damn." He whispered and went to get some of the antibiotics and more water.

"Jack."

Jack thought he could hear Danny, but everything was black. "Danny? Where are you?" he called, but all he could hear was a muffled voice calling him. Abruptly his eyes opened and he saw Daniel's worried face over him, "There you are."

The pleasure in Jack's voice made Daniel smile, "Here I am. Listen, you're running a fever, take these and let's get you to bed." Jack obeyed, then let Daniel undress him for bed.

"Hey Danny?"

"Yeah?" Daniel asked, undressing himself.

"Ya ever wonder why I put an ad in the paper?"

Daniel looked up, meeting Jack's eyes, "Sure, I suppose I have wondered."

"I kinda looked at it like a 'help wanted' ad."

His eyebrows rose and Daniel chuckled, "Ok, I can see that."

Jack nodded groggily, "I couldn't have you, but I needed help. Bry helped." He said simply.

Daniel cupped the sleepy man's face, "Then I'm glad he could help. Next time however, ask me." and he kissed the hot fevered lips gently. He watched over Jack anxiously, and it was just past midnight when he was forced to call the mountain when his lover became delirious.

General Hammond stood beside Daniel as the doctor and his nurses worked on Jack. "What did the doctor say?"

"He doesn't want the infection to spread to his heart so he's pumping him full of antibiotics. " Daniel replied quietly. Teal'c and Sam had already come and gone, their reassurances that Jack would be ok easing a little of Daniel's worry. Jack had his team behind him. Of course he'd be ok.

"Dr. Jackson, I need you to go to P3X 794 with SG-9."

"But sir." Daniel protested faintly. He didn't want to leave Jack alone.

"Major Carter will be here, as will Teal'c."

"Yes Sir." Daniel gave one last look at Jack who was finally sleeping peacefully, before turning and heading out of the infirmary.

Major Stan Kovacek looked up as Daniel walked into the gateroom, "I won't say a thing about you being late." His team mates grinned at the tardy archeologist

"Yadda." Daniel said, turning around a couple of times as he tried to latch something shut, looking for all of the world like a dog chasing a flea.

"Let me doc." Stan said, grabbing the hapless man and snapping the errant fastener shut.

"Thanks Stan."

"You bet."

"SG-9?" came General Hammond's patient voice.

Stan looked up to the control room, "We're ready sir."

The General nodded, "You have a go."

Jack woke up, feeling fiercely thirsty. "Daniel?" He croaked.

"Hey Sir, you're finally back with us." Came Carter's cheerful voice.

"Wha' happened?" He asked, grimacing at tired his bones felt.

Sam got up and poured some water from of the sickbay's handy dandy plastic pitchers, then walked back over and helped him sit up slightly so he could take a drink. "Thanks."

"You're welcome. And what happened is you spiked a fever, then scared Daniel to death when you became delirious."

Jack sat up a bit more, then ran fingers one handed through his stiff hair, "Is he ok?"

She nodded, "He's with SG-9 doing his diplomatic thing for the Genozian people."

He frowned, "The ones with the purple eyes?"

"Yes Sir."

"So, what happened to my shoulder?" He asked, looking down at it, before looking up to see Sam's startled eyes. "What?"

Sam swallowed, "You don't remember Sir?"

Jack started to feel a little uneasy, "It wasn't a mission?"

Standing abruptly, Sam headed for the door, "I'm going to get Dr. Warner."

"Major!" He barked and she froze. "What happened?"

"You wrecked your truck when a deer jumped out in front of you, sir."

He shook his head, "I don't remember."

"And I'm going to get the doctor." And she flew through the doorway.

Dr. Warner poked and prodded, had the nurses take blood samples, but in the end he shrugged, "You may or may not get the memories back Colonel. You've lost about a weeks memories, I wouldn't worry too terribly much."

"Somehow this does not reassure me." Jack said snappishly.

The Doctor smiled, "I'm going to release you tomorrow. You will go home and rest." He ordered cheerfully.

"Yadda." Jack said.

The next day Jack sat in his living room, the phone in his hand. "Bryan?"

Bryan was very surprised, "Hey Jack, how are you buddy?"

"A little lost. Apparently I had a car accident that I don't remember. You want to meet at the Marriott?"

The psychologist sank to his chair, "Um.are you feeling ok?"

"Yeah, not too bad, why?"

Bryan stood and shrugged on his jacket, then grabbed his keys, "Jack, I'm coming over. Don't go anywhere." And he hung up.

Jack looked at the phone with a confused expression, 'how did Bryan find out where he lived?'

It took Bryan about 15 minutes to arrive at Jack's place. He went to the door and knocked, and after a minute Jack opened the door. "How did you know where I lived?" He asked as he let Bryan in.

"Sit down and we'll talk." Bryan ordered patiently.

Jack sat down, admiring the man he'd taken as a lover. "Can we fuck afterwards?"

Bryan winced, "Jack, that accident you were in? You were taken to the Academy Hospital, which is where I work. I'm a doctor, and I have full access to your medical records."

"Huh. Well, that makes sense I guess." Jack nodded briskly, then got up, "So, now can we fuck?"

"Jack." Bryan said helplessly.

~^~^~

Daniel came through the wormhole with SG-9, tired to the bone. His eyes immediately went up to the control room, but Jack wasn't there. As he handed off his weapon he looked at General Hammond, "Where's Jack?"

"The Doctor released him. He went home this morning."

This made Daniel smile, "Oh good, he's feeling better then."

The General was about to say something when his aide came up and asked a question, and the fleeting thought of telling Dr. Jackson about Jack's memory loss was forgotten.

Daniel went to the briefing and made his getaway before Sam could find him and explain what had happened to their CO.

~^~^~

When Daniel pulled up to the house he was surprised to see a strange truck in the driveway. He walked up to the door and used his key to open it.

~^~^~

Jack got up and stalked over to Bryan, who eeped and got up, "Jack! Listen, we need to talk."

"Don't wanna talk, wanna fuck." Jack growled.

Bryan groaned, "Jack, look, there's something you need to know." He grunted as his back hit the wall, Jack's body covering his front. He was wildly aroused, but there was no way he was going to do anything until they talked. A mouth plundering his made him moan.

~^~^~

Daniel opened the door and saw the last thing he expected, Jack all over Bryan, and he thought he could feel his heart crack in two. "Hello Jack." He said quietly.

Bryan ripped his mouth away from Jack's and his face lit up, "Daniel! Thank God you're here!" he took advantage of Jack's shock and wiggled out from under him. "Daniel, it's not what you think." He said, desperate to erase that look off of Daniel's face.

Jack had spun around and was pale in shock, "Danny?"

Bryan moved between the two men, "Daniel, he doesn't remember anything about the last week and a half. He didn't do this to hurt you, he doesn't remember!"

Daniel met Bryan's eyes, distantly aware of the other man's hands on his arms, "What?"

Now Jack was confused, "How do you and Daniel know each other?"

Ignoring the other man, Bryan shook Daniel lightly, "He doesn't remember. You need to sit him down and tell him." He threw a glance over his shoulder at his former lover, "I've been really good, considering." He made a face.

This made Daniel laugh, his heart easing, "Jack, you need to sit down for this." Bryan let him go and sat back down, as far from Jack as was possible. Jack looked totally lost and a bit frightened , and visibly tensed when Daniel sat beside him on the couch.

Daniel exchanged a look with Bryan, then smiled gently at Jack, "You and I have been together for almost 5 days."

Bewildered, Jack looked at Bryan, then at Daniel, "Together, as in." he made a 'you and me' motion with his fingers, "Together?"

Daniel took the hand and pressed a kiss to it, "Yes Jack, together."

"You're gay."

Bryan snorted a laugh, "I think that would be bi."

Jack slumped back, "Oh geez, Bryan?"

"It's ok Jack. You were partly right, we were together for several months until Daniel discovered us and left the way of the straight and narrow for you."

"We're together?" Jack repeated, his eyes beginning to sparkle, and Daniel nodded, "Pretty much."

Suddenly Jack blinked, "No matter where you go, there you are." He looked at Daniel, "You told me that."

"In the hospital." Daniel affirmed.

"You love me." Jack whispered.

"Oh yeah."

Bryan stood, "I've done my good deed for the year. You guys be happy."

Daniel stood and held out his hand, "Bryan, thank you. You've been a true friend, and Jack and I can't afford to throw true friends away."

The blonde looked at Daniel's hand, then into Daniel's eyes and saw that he was sincere, "Thanks Daniel, that means a lot." The two men shook hands, then Bryan clapped Jack on his good shoulder and left.

The door shut and Daniel looked at Jack, "Are you ok?"

"I'm sorry."

"For what?"

Jack waved a hand towards the door Bryan had left through, "For not remembering."

"Jack, don't be an ass! You lost your memory, I don't hold that against you."

Now the older man stood and smiled, "What do you hold against me?"

The sexual innuendo wasn't lost on Daniel, "Oh, some of the best things."

Jack laughed and held out his hand, "My memories are still fuzzy, why don't you show me?"

Taking his best friend's hand, Daniel tugged him close then kissed him, "You still have to show ~me~."

"I so can do that." was murmured and they went into Jack's bedroom and closed the door.

~^~^~

As Bryan drove back to his place, he sighed. Daniel was a good guy, and he hoped that they were going to be very happy, but a part of him sorely missed Jack. Well, he'd take Daniel up on his offer of friendship, and if Jack needed him, he'd be there.

Fin