Title: The Other Shoe

Author: SpaceGypsy1

Rating: Teens
Category: Romance
Season: none
Featured Character(s): Jack, Sam, Teal'c, Daniel, Mitchell
Pairings: J/S,

Warnings: A little Jack cursing

Summary: A small Jack and Sam slice of life.

Any minute now Samantha Carter would be arrested for murder. Weapon? A scathing, fire dragon flame thrower of a glare right between the eyes.

Slunked down in his fishing chair, head turned at an odd angle, his only shield against the magnitude of that force would be a goofy, yet oh so innocent grin. Maybe not.

Okay, she might have flown in on a plane and rented a car - but most likely from the look of her she road in on a lightening bolt.

Since she truly, menacingly stood there proved him dead wrong. And minus twenty bucks, again!

"Don't you have some kind of world saving event that's a bit more important than…"

The shoe barely missed him and landed with a plop right in the pond. He laughed oh so briefly. That proverbial other shoe whacked him right upside the head.

"God damn it Carter!" One smooth move and he was up. Not bad for an old man. He turned too quick. Too sure of himself. And the knee, her favorite accomplice, got him. Not that it mattered, her retreating back was way gone.

"Seems like a stupid waste of time coming all this way just to throw shoes!" he yelled pretty sure she didn't hear him.

"Crap!" He couldn't move until the knee decided it was ready. Hearing the car drive off he yelled louder, "I was gonna tell you!"

He heard the footsteps crunch across the lawn. Saw the hand, palm up. "Aw, crap." He dug a wad of bills out of his pocket and slapped a twenty into Daniel's hand.

"I told you. You invited her to Washington but cancelled because of a meeting that got cancelled and you think she won't figure it out." Shaking his head repeatedly, Daniel continued, "Jack. Jack. Jack. Can you spell astrophysicist?" Daniel returned to the cabin where Mitchell and Teal'c waited. Mitchell was laughing, hands on knees, bent over laughing. Teal'c staring off into the woods, teeth clenched and jaw quivering, Jaffa laughing.

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