Walking A Mile

Rose Stetson

Disclaimer: I don't own 'em, but that's just because they haven't sent me my contract yet…then again, I haven't even started negotiations as I have never met (nor do I believe that I will ever meet) Brad Wright, Robert Cooper or any of the other Executive Producers- or at least whomever chooses the scriptwriter.

She was fuming. She could not believe that he had been that condescending to her at all, but the fact that he not been ashamed of doing so in a setting that should have been professional- a meeting with the Asgard High Council of all places- made her irate.

A feeling of nausea passed over her, and she closed her eyes in frustration. And on top of that, her hormones were throwing out her sense of normalcy out the window. She was six months pregnant, and still allowed to go on off-world missions as long as they weren't through the Stargate as there was no knowledge on how Gate travel would affect a developing fetus.

She pinched the bridge of her nose, attempting to rid herself of the oncoming headache. Her pregnancy was another of the things that she wished she could blame on Jack. After all, he didn't have to sleep with her that night…

Unfortunately, it had been she, not he, that had initiated the intimate relationship after arriving at his home late one night, unable to sleep after Janet's death. She was only grateful that the powers that were allowed themselves to look the other way when she had announced her pregnancy. She was fairly sure that they knew, but there had been no steps toward any disciplinary action that would have lasting consequence on either the SGC or their own personal records. Though that was exactly what they deserved…

"Carter!"

She closed her eyes and waited for her commanding officer to approach. "Yes, sir?"

"Look," He said, approaching her as they walked down the corridors of Thor's ship. "I didn't mean to make that sound the way it did back there…"

"What?" She asked, as if she didn't know what he was talking about. "Saying that I was weaker for being pregnant? Or was it that I have lost my mind because of the high levels of estrogen in my bloodstream at this time?"

"Sam, I wasn't trying to insinuate any of that," he began, attempting to reason with the woman who had somehow in the last six months lost the ability to reason with him.

"Oh, really?" She asked, stepping up the pace of her stroll.

"Sam, you have to admit, you're…different when you're pregnant."

"Would you like to clarify that statement? I mean, have you experienced morning sickness? Have you had your breasts feel incredibly tender? Have you gained a noticeable amount of weight every day? Have you eaten things that previously made you sick with a disturbing excitement? Jack, have you ever been pregnant?"

"Sam…" He said, patronizingly.

She took a deep breath, angrily. He was doing it again. Help her calm down and that'll be the end of it…

"Leave me alone, Jack!" She said, getting back to the bridge of the Asgard vessel.

"Major Carter." Thor said, stepping out from around his console. "I trust that you enjoyed your stroll."

She looked at the little gray alien and then looked behind her to find Jack still running to catch up. "Oh, yeah, it was GREAT." She said, sarcastically.

"I am confused, Major Carter. Were you impressed by the Asgard technology that you wanted to study or were you unable to enjoy the scenery as much as you would have liked?"

She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself. It wasn't Thor's fault that she and Jack were having such a major domestic dispute. "Sorry, Thor, it's sarcasm. I…the Colonel and I were in the middle of an argument. But, I did appreciate the look at the Asgard hyper drive that you gave me. It'll probably help me understand how to help the Prometheus crew with maintenance."

"I am glad." He said, deciding that to get involved in their argument would most likely be hazardous to his health.

She turned to look at the reading material that Thor had given her on the Asgard hyperdrive, consciously ignoring Jack who stood in the opposite corner of the room.

"We have arrived." Thor said, motioning to the large view of Earth that now filled the screen in front of them.

"Nice." Jack said with a smile. "Now, can we...you know..."

"I will beam you down now." Thor said with a nod.

"Great. Now, if you could just..." The white light engulfed all of the members of SG-1. When Thor looked down at the console, he gulped. Hopefully, O'Neill would not attempt to harm him in any way for the mistake that he had just made.