Daniel sat in the control room, listening to Teal'c and Siler talking softly about the new body armour. It was a pretty boring conversation, but he wanted to stay in the control room. From here he could see into Jack's office, and he'd just seen Sam go in.

He stared out the window, towards the gate. Even now, every time he looked at it, he saw Janet, standing at the bottom, pulling on her latex gloves before she went through, smiling at his concern, and teasingly offering him a new job as her assistant.

"You can't be worse than Sam used to be." She said, smiling. "This could be the start of a beautiful new friendship."

"We're already friends." He had told her, as the gate had spun up, and Sam and Jack had talked in urgent low whispers beside him, discussing a plan of action.

"Then we'll have to become even closer friends." She said in a low voice, her eyes sparkling, flirting and enjoying it, and before he could answer her, Jack had given the order to move out, and she'd become efficient, practical, Dr. Frasier again.

He missed her still. Even more, as she became less clear in his memory. He'd scoured his tapes for moments of her, and found a few precious minutes, excluding her death. But even the tapes didn't help, and everyday, the regrets grew heavier and darker, and he found it more difficult to bear them, and go on without her.

"DanielJackson." Teal'c said softly, and Daniel looked back from the gate to his friend. Siler had gone, and Teal'c was looking up at Jack's office.

He could see Sam and Jack kissing, clinging onto each other. As he watched, Jack, his arm firmly round Sam, grabbed his car keys, switched out the light, and practically bolted out the door, still holding Sam, still grinning wildly.

"It would appear they have finally found each other." Teal'c said, smiling gently.

"Finally. No regrets for them." Daniel told him.

"Just like Dr Frasier wished." Teal'c told him.

"Just like Janet wanted." Daniel agreed, and the darkness in his soul lifted a little.

THE END