As the limo pulled into the parking lot of the SGC, Sam carefully fixed her
make up. Just to make sure that it wasn't smudged or uneven. Sam wore a
deep red, strapless, full-length dress with slits up the side. Her black
shall was folded neatly beside her. Sarah, on the other hand, had a navy
blue, vintage looking gown with black roses embroidered on it. They
started down by her left foot and crossed over to the single strap on the
right side.
"Would you relax." Sarah said flipping the mirror up to the roof of the car.
"You didn't." Sam said looking at her friend hard. "Fine." She put her lipstick away and opened the door.
"You'll be fine. There's no reason to be nervous." Sarah put her hand on Sam's shoulder.
"I know." Sam said looking down at her lap. "I'm not nervous. It's just. I would give anything to have Janet here." Sam looked up.
"We all miss her." Sarah removed her hand from Sam's shoulder and reached up for the mirror. "Now you have me paranoid." Sam laughed as Sarah fixed her lipstick and reached for the door. "She'd want you to celebrate. Hell, the Gou'ld are gone, thank God. Even Thor and some of the Asgard will be there."
"Oh wow the party is going to be so much fun now." Sam said sarcastically and she put on an insincere smile.
"Look, I have an idea. If it's a really bad party," She smiled and cocked an eyebrow. "We'll go to a bar and have a few drinks." Sam scoffed.
"A few drinks. Last time you said 'a few drinks', you drank 3 martinis and half a picture of beer." Sarah raised her hands in defeat. "You were trashed. Then you barfed all over the waiter." Sam rested her head back on the back of the seat and laughed.
"Just trying to help."
"I know. Thanks." Sam looked out her car door and saw her dad and former Gen. Hammond talking at the doorway. Sam looked at Sarah with a mischievous look on her face. "Let's do this." Sarah smiled as she got out and Sam grabbed the shawl and quickly threw it over her shoulders. As soon as they stepped out of the car, photographers started snapping pictures. They knew that it was only for documentation. The president allowed the SGC to have people take their pictures just to remember the people who put their lives on the line for people they didn't even know.
By the time they reached the doorway, Jack, Teal'c and Daniel arrived beside George and Jacob.
"Hay dad. I'm glad you could make it." Sam gave her father a big hug.
"Actually you should thank Jack. He made it possible for me to be here." Sam looked at Jack who had one of his O'Neill grins. She smiled and gave him a quick hug.
"Thank you Sir."
"Well, it won't be Sir anymore." Sam looked at him confused.
"Why?" Sarah asked for her. Jack broke his look with Sarah to look at his shoes.
"I'm going to resign. I'm making my speech tonight."
"Why?" Sarah asked again.
"There's a, um, a project I want to work on." Sarah smiled. She knew what project but she didn't want to make it obvious.
"Where?"
"Somewhere in the woods where I can sit in a boat all day."
"Shall we join the party?" George asked as Jacob and he made their way inside.
"Sarah?" She looked at Daniel who had extended his arm. She smiled and took it gratefully. Jack watched Daniel and Sarah walk in and then looked at Sam. Her eyes where sad and he knew it wasn't about him resigning. "Sam?" She whipped her head up at the sound of her name.
"You haven't called me that in so long." She smiled and Jack extended his arm.
"It's about time I started up again." Sam rolled her eyes slightly and took his arm only to let it slip until she was holding his hand.
"I wish Janet was here." She let out. Jack stopped and faced his former 2IC.
"We all do." He reached his hand up and tipped her chin. When she made eye contact, the look in his eyes made her knees weak. "Try and enjoy yourself Carter."
"Carter?" Sam asked after hearing her first name. Jack shook his head.
"Old habit sorry." Sam just shrugged it off and tried to take Jack's advice. She exhaled heavily and put on a smile. "Oh come on Sam you can do better than that." Sam just looked at him.
"Sorry. What?" Now it was Jack's turn to roll his eyes.
"You need to work on your fake smile Sam. It's not fooling anyone." Sam looked at him. "O.K how 'bout this." He cleared his throat. "If you don't smile within the next 10 seconds," He stopped to think for a while. Sam found this amusing and raised her eyebrows.
"What will you do?" A smile crossed Jack's face. Which made Sam's smile fade. "What?"
"I'll tell your father the locker room story." Sam's face turned pale.
"You wouldn't." Jack cocked an eyebrow and took a step back.
"Oh I would."
"Don't." Sam walked closer but he kept walking backwards. "I won't let you." Jack turned around and was about to run when he tripped over Lt. Siler. They both went flying backwards. "Oh my god." Sam said laughing. "Sir are you alright?" When he finally got up and had apologized to Siler, Jack looked at Sam who was still laughing.
"Now, that wasn't that hard was it?" Sam rolled her eyes as she took his arm and walked into the elevator.
"28th floor airman." Jack said to the airman standing in the elevator. Maybe for the last time.
Well, the song is coming up next. I promise
"Would you relax." Sarah said flipping the mirror up to the roof of the car.
"You didn't." Sam said looking at her friend hard. "Fine." She put her lipstick away and opened the door.
"You'll be fine. There's no reason to be nervous." Sarah put her hand on Sam's shoulder.
"I know." Sam said looking down at her lap. "I'm not nervous. It's just. I would give anything to have Janet here." Sam looked up.
"We all miss her." Sarah removed her hand from Sam's shoulder and reached up for the mirror. "Now you have me paranoid." Sam laughed as Sarah fixed her lipstick and reached for the door. "She'd want you to celebrate. Hell, the Gou'ld are gone, thank God. Even Thor and some of the Asgard will be there."
"Oh wow the party is going to be so much fun now." Sam said sarcastically and she put on an insincere smile.
"Look, I have an idea. If it's a really bad party," She smiled and cocked an eyebrow. "We'll go to a bar and have a few drinks." Sam scoffed.
"A few drinks. Last time you said 'a few drinks', you drank 3 martinis and half a picture of beer." Sarah raised her hands in defeat. "You were trashed. Then you barfed all over the waiter." Sam rested her head back on the back of the seat and laughed.
"Just trying to help."
"I know. Thanks." Sam looked out her car door and saw her dad and former Gen. Hammond talking at the doorway. Sam looked at Sarah with a mischievous look on her face. "Let's do this." Sarah smiled as she got out and Sam grabbed the shawl and quickly threw it over her shoulders. As soon as they stepped out of the car, photographers started snapping pictures. They knew that it was only for documentation. The president allowed the SGC to have people take their pictures just to remember the people who put their lives on the line for people they didn't even know.
By the time they reached the doorway, Jack, Teal'c and Daniel arrived beside George and Jacob.
"Hay dad. I'm glad you could make it." Sam gave her father a big hug.
"Actually you should thank Jack. He made it possible for me to be here." Sam looked at Jack who had one of his O'Neill grins. She smiled and gave him a quick hug.
"Thank you Sir."
"Well, it won't be Sir anymore." Sam looked at him confused.
"Why?" Sarah asked for her. Jack broke his look with Sarah to look at his shoes.
"I'm going to resign. I'm making my speech tonight."
"Why?" Sarah asked again.
"There's a, um, a project I want to work on." Sarah smiled. She knew what project but she didn't want to make it obvious.
"Where?"
"Somewhere in the woods where I can sit in a boat all day."
"Shall we join the party?" George asked as Jacob and he made their way inside.
"Sarah?" She looked at Daniel who had extended his arm. She smiled and took it gratefully. Jack watched Daniel and Sarah walk in and then looked at Sam. Her eyes where sad and he knew it wasn't about him resigning. "Sam?" She whipped her head up at the sound of her name.
"You haven't called me that in so long." She smiled and Jack extended his arm.
"It's about time I started up again." Sam rolled her eyes slightly and took his arm only to let it slip until she was holding his hand.
"I wish Janet was here." She let out. Jack stopped and faced his former 2IC.
"We all do." He reached his hand up and tipped her chin. When she made eye contact, the look in his eyes made her knees weak. "Try and enjoy yourself Carter."
"Carter?" Sam asked after hearing her first name. Jack shook his head.
"Old habit sorry." Sam just shrugged it off and tried to take Jack's advice. She exhaled heavily and put on a smile. "Oh come on Sam you can do better than that." Sam just looked at him.
"Sorry. What?" Now it was Jack's turn to roll his eyes.
"You need to work on your fake smile Sam. It's not fooling anyone." Sam looked at him. "O.K how 'bout this." He cleared his throat. "If you don't smile within the next 10 seconds," He stopped to think for a while. Sam found this amusing and raised her eyebrows.
"What will you do?" A smile crossed Jack's face. Which made Sam's smile fade. "What?"
"I'll tell your father the locker room story." Sam's face turned pale.
"You wouldn't." Jack cocked an eyebrow and took a step back.
"Oh I would."
"Don't." Sam walked closer but he kept walking backwards. "I won't let you." Jack turned around and was about to run when he tripped over Lt. Siler. They both went flying backwards. "Oh my god." Sam said laughing. "Sir are you alright?" When he finally got up and had apologized to Siler, Jack looked at Sam who was still laughing.
"Now, that wasn't that hard was it?" Sam rolled her eyes as she took his arm and walked into the elevator.
"28th floor airman." Jack said to the airman standing in the elevator. Maybe for the last time.
Well, the song is coming up next. I promise
