Twitches
Rated: G
Category: Double Drabble, Gen, Jack/Daniel Friendship
Season: Any
Spoilers: None
Summary: A little twitch can say so much.
Note: This one is for Ann-Marie. Hang in there!
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The fall Jack had taken on P9J-467 had been a bad one, and now he lay motionless in the infirmary.
Daniel sighed as he looked down at his friend.
He'd done this too many times. It never got any easier.
Daniel's phone rang in his pocket.
He didn't answer it. He knew who it was and what they wanted.
Instead, he silenced the device and stepped closer to Jack.
He reached one hand out and gently grasped his friend's hand.
"I have to go, Jack. But I'll be back. I promise."
Jack's index finger twitched a fraction, and Daniel smiled.
He didn't want to go, but he knew Jack would be fine. Janet had said as much, and Jack's movement gave Daniel even more reassurance. Besides, he had no choice. He had to attend a debriefing on the mission. As Jack's tiny motion repeated itself, Daniel snorted.
"Fine, I'll go," he mumbled. "But I will be back."
He released Jack's fingers and left, but his smile didn't fade.
At least not until he had to tell Hammond that Jack had fallen after taking a dare from a village idiot.
Then, Daniel's own fingers twitched… with the urge to strangle Jack.