THIS PERFECT WORLD—DOCTOR SAMANTHA CARTER, SGA

I see how it is for them, in this perfect world, and realize theirs is no more perfect than my own. The looks, the gestures, the small touches that communicate—and yet deny—so much.

At least in my imperfect world I could love my Jack without hiding behind artifice and pretense. And even if it was only for a brief span of time, it was still more than these two may ever have...the shared laughter, the long nights of blazing passion, the incredible joy of saying ‘I do’.

This perfect world, made less perfect by a love unshared.

THE END