365 Days

Alternate Version of "A Hundred Days"

Sam and Jack shippers- admit it, you SO wanted something like THIS to happen instead. (Hee hee, I did.)

Jack O'Neill got out of his tent and stretched after a good night's sleep. It was a beautiful day on the planet, Edora. The sun was shining, the coffee was percolating and Carter was…well, Carter was carter-ing.

"Good morning, sir."

Jack smiled at his second-in-command. "Hey! How're ya doin'?"

"I'm good. How 'bout you?"

"Not bad. So, did ya get to see any of that fire-rain last night?"

She shook her head. "Laira says that it comes on the same night every year. I think it may be some kind of annual meteor shower."

"Cool."

He poured himself a cup of coffee.

"She, uh, seems to like you."

He looked at her as he took a sip from the cup. "Who?"

"Laira. She specifically requested your presence tonight."

"Well, ya can't beat that."

"Sir." She began, but stopped herself before she got further into insubordination.

"What, Carter?"

"Nothing, sir."

"Carter, I know you. You don't say anything unless it's something, so…what's up?"

"All due respect, sir. Don't you remember what happened the last time an alien woman took a shine to you?"

"Took a shine, Carter?"

She didn't even flinch. "Sir, Laira seems to be as dangerously naïve as Kynthia was. And we all know how that ended up."

"Carter, I'm a big boy. I think I can take care of myself."

She took a deep breath as she nodded, submissively. "Yes, sir."

He watched her as he took another sip of the hot coffee. She was mad at him. He hated it when she was mad at him. "Look, Carter, thanks for the warning. I think I'll watch the meteor shower from here tonight."

Suddenly, she felt foolish. "Sir, I didn't mean you had to completely isolate yourself…"

"Carter, it's not a problem. You and Daniel have fun. Teal'c and I will just hang out here."

Stop acting like a jealous lover, she scolded herself. Her one-sided feelings for her commanding officer were clouding her judgment and she had to get a grip on them. "Good. Because I refuse to leave you behind if anything like that happens again."

She closed her eyes in embarrassment as he raised an eyebrow.

"Sir." She added, hastily. Smooth, Carter…real smooth.