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Major Samantha Carter was in her lab working on one of the latest acquisitions SG-1 had bought back from previous mission through the Stargate. She was so into her work that she failed to notice her Commanding Officer, Colonel Jack O'Neill enter her lab. He put his hands over her eyes.
"Hey!" She exclaimed. Instantly, she grabbed the hands and twisted them behind the intruder's back. It wasn't until she had him locked in position when she realised who it was. "Oh my God, Colonel O'Neill, I'm so sorry!" She let him go.
"Of course you are. Lighten up, will you Carter?" Jack said, straightening his jacket.
"Sorry sir, I guess I just got caught up on this device." Sam said. Jack pulled up a stool.
"Did you go home last night?" Jack asked curiously.
"Uh, no, I guess I didn't." Sam replied sheepishly. She braced herself for one of his many lectures he often gave her.
"How many times to I have to tell you? Go home and get some rest before I make it a direct order. You can't look bright-eyed and bushy-tailed if you're tired. Now come on, your commanding officer is taking you away from this lab for a while." Jack said.
"Colonel, I don't think so. I mean I have to finish this." Sam said.
"No seriously, we have to go; we have a briefing in 5 minutes." Jack said.
"Oh, sorry sir." Sam said.
"Have you seen Daniel?" Jack asked.
"No, not this morning. Why?" Sam replied.
"Great. He was out with Teal'c last night and you know how that always turns out." Jack said.
"No doubt he'll be sitting in the briefing room with a pitcher of coffee in front of him." Sam said. Jack laughed.
"Come on, we'd better go." He said. Without thinking, he put his hand on her shoulder. His touch always sent shivers down her spine. He then pulled away and they walked out of her lab. Sam always found herself nervous around him for reasons that were forbidden by the Air Force. When they got to the briefing room, Dr Daniel Jackson and Teal'c were already there. Teal'c was sitting patiently, waiting for the others to turn up, while Daniel was sitting with his arms folded on the table and his head resting on his arms face down.
"How long has he been like that?" Jack asked.
"Ever since we arrived here 10 minutes ago. I believe he is suffering from excessive alcohol consumption." Teal'c said.
"It's called a hangover, Teal'c." Sam said. She took her seat next to Daniel while Jack sat next to Teal'c. Jack balled up a sheet of paper and threw it at Daniel.
"Yo Daniel. Rise and shine." Jack said. Daniel moaned and Sam giggled. She shook his shoulder.
"Daniel, come on, wake up." Sam said.
"5 more minutes." Daniel moaned. Sam looked at Jack and shrugged her shoulders.
"DANIEL!" Jack shouted. Daniel shot up.
"I'm up, I'm up. What are you guys doing here?" Daniel asked, looking confused.
"Daniel, this is the briefing room. We're waiting for General Hammond. You fell asleep." Jack said.
"Very funny, Jack. I have such a headache." Daniel complained, holding his head.
"That's what happens when you challenge Teal'c to a drinking competition. Look alive, here comes General Hammond." Jack said. General George Hammond walked into the briefing room.
"Good morning people." Hammond said.
"Good morning, General Hammond." Teal'c said.
"Morning Sir." Sam said.
"General." Jack said.
"Hi." Daniel moaned. Hammond looked him as he sat down.
"Before we begin, Dr Jackson, are you feeling alright?" Hammond asked.
"I'll be fine sir." Daniel said.
"Good. We've received intelligence reports from the CIA of a clinic here in Colorado where people go and they either come out different or not at all. They want us to check it out." Hammond said.
"How does this concern us, sir?" Jack asked.
"They believe this place is being run by Goa'uld." Hammond said.
"OK, so this does concern us." Jack said.
"How did they end up here?" Sam asked.
"I'm open to suggestions." Hammond said.
"They had to have come via the Stargate because NASA would have detected any ships coming into Earth's atmosphere and warned us. But there's been no Goa'uld activity from the Stargate for weeks." Jack said.
"It is possible they work for Niarrti, in which case, they would possess the ability to cloak themselves." Teal'c said.
"In which case, they could have been here for months, even years, without our knowledge." Sam said.
"Which is why I want two of you to go undercover and expose them. I've chosen Colonel O'Neill and Major Carter." Hammond said.
"What's the assignment?" Jack said.
"Marriage counselling." Hammond said. Daniel perked up, Sam nearly spat out the water she was drinking and Jack was speechless, with eyes the size of dinner plates.
"Excuse me?" Jack said when he composed himself.
"They run a marriage counselling clinic and I want both of you to go undercover as a couple whose marriage is in crisis so you can get close and expose these Goa'uld." Hammond said.
"OK." Sam said.
"If this makes you uncomfortable, I can always assign it to someone else." Hammond said.
"No Sir, we'll be fine." Jack said.
"Good. Dr Jackson and Teal'c, you'll both be on standby in case they need you. I'll give you a few days to iron out the details. Dismissed." Hammond said. They all walked out.
"So Carter, wanna sort things out now?" Jack said.
"Actually Colonel, I'm on my way to see Dr Frasier. I'll catch up with you later sir." Sam said. She walked away.
"So, an undercover assignment with Sam? How do you feel?" Daniel asked.
"What are you talking about?" Jack said.
"We have all seen how you observe Major Carter. You long for her." Teal'c said.
"Maybe I do. So what?" Jack said.
"Well, this assignment will give you the chance to get to know her better and more intimately. After all, you have to pretend you're married to her which, I'm assuming, is playing out one of your many fantasies." Daniel said.
"You know what, Daniel, you are way too smart for your own good and one of these days, it's going to come back and bite you in the ass. Right now, I need help. How do I do this without losing control of my feelings?" Jack said. Daniel and Teal'c just looked at him.
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