Off to work we go Part 1
When they arrived back at Jack's, Danny woke up. Jack carried his bags into his room. We're going to have to get you some new furniture," Jack said," you'll need a book case and a desk to work at that's the right height."
"Why don't you just get some cartoon wallpaper while you're at it," Danny said sarcastically. He has to rub it in that I'm only 6. Danny thought.
Jack took Danny to the mall where he knew there was a furniture store. There were lots of different styles of desk. There was no way that Danny was going to pick the ones that looked like kid's desks but he looked at everyone just to annoy Jack, then he went back and choice the first one Jack had pointed out to him. "That's the one I showed you when we came in," Jack moaned.
"Is it? Well I'll have that one, good choice Jack." Danny smirked, this was fun. "Let's look at some bookshelves." Jack groaned. It took Danny just as long to pick them, going back and fore, measuring each one. Jack's patience was wearing thin, he could almost see the steam coming out of Jack's ears. Serves him right Danny thought.
Jack couldn't believe how indecisive Danny was being, normally Danny didn't care what things looked like. Maybe he shouldn't give him a choice.
Next Danny wanted bed clothes, Jack cringed when he saw all the different motifs and colours. What had he let himself in for. All he wanted to do was grab one and get a coffee but oh no Danny had to look at every one. If he didn't know Danny better he'd think he was enjoying this. It took them nearly 3 hours to get 3 things and they still had food to get as there was nothing in the house and they'd invited Teal'c and Sam over for dinner.
Jack grabbed a trolley. "I'm not sitting in that," Danny said as Jack made to lift him.
"It'll be quicker."
"No way. I'll walk beside you."
Jack picked lots of items off the shelves. Danny didn't comment until he got to the cereal aisle, there were lots of people there and he wanted an audience. Jack picked Fruit Loops. "Can I have those ones Jack," Danny said pointing to the ones on the top shelf. Jack put them in the trolley. They walked a bit further on, "Can I change my mind, I'd like these instead," he pointed to another brand on the top shelf. Jack swapped them. A bit further on Danny said, " Jack, I think I'd prefer the other ones, could we change them back?" Danny could almost see Jack grinding his teeth. Good this was annoying the hell out of him. Every time Danny saw an aisle full of people he put on the same act. Jack looked like a volcano ready to go off.
Then Jack did what any volcano in this state would do, he erupted. "I've had enough, Danny," he roared. "Just pick one." Danny looked at him and burst into tears. Several of the people round about glared at him. One older lady said," Imagine shouting at that lovely little boy like that, should be reported to child services."
Danny then went into his act. "I only wanted that kind of biscuit, you're being mean and I've been good all morning," Danny sobbed. More glares.
Danny could see the moment Jack guessed what he was doing. The little s*** Jack thought. Danny then went for the finale to his show, he threw himself to the ground, arms and legs flailing, shouting that Jack was mean and horrible and he never let him do anything. By this time he had a rather large audience.
Jack managed to get him under one arm and walked off pushing the trolley. "Just remember, little boy, payback is hell." Danny stopped wriggling. In all his plans he hadn't given a thought as to what Jack might do. S***. Time to do some repair work. He had to re-think.
"I'll behave, Jack. I can walk."
"Oh no!!." Jack swung him round and plonked him in the child's seat. Without thinking, yet again, Danny swung his foot forward and caught Jack in a very delicate place. A sharp slap was delivered to his bare leg. "Try that again and you'll be sorry."
The rest of the trip to the mall was done in silence. It was obvious that everyone was talking about them. Fingers were being pointed and people were staring. Some of them were Air Force personnel from Cheyenne Mountain.
Jack almost threw Danny into his car seat. "You've pulled many stunts since I've known you but that was the worst." Danny made to speak. "We'll talk at home. Well I'll talk, you'll listen."
This was not going the way Danny thought. He'd wanted to talk to Jack, let him see what it could be like if Danny really was 6. Make him glad Danny was really a grown up. Jack was being so unreasonable, yet again. Where was his sense of humour?
When they got home, Jack sent Danny to his room. "I can't deal with you just now. You stay there until I call you." Danny ran. He slammed his door and threw himself on his bed. He didn't know why he was crying, it should be Jack who was sorry for treating him so badly.
TBC in part 2