Tag to Moebius:
Custard: Custard: Custard: Custard: Custard: Custard: Custard: Custard:
It was all so unreal to see video of themselves in another timeline. Everyone at the SGC understood the possibility by now; but to see it recorded somehow made it even more incredible.
Sam had grabbed a filled donut on the way to Daniel's lab. The ZPM was there and they had to work a few things out before putting this event into a report. As she swung into the doorway, Daniel and Teal'c almost bumped into Sam. Hustling out, Daniel shouted back
"Back in a few. I just need Teal'c to help with this."
Obviously she didn't know what 'this' was but the Colonel wasn't in a hurry. With the intention of inspecting the ZPM Sam took a bite out to the treat before setting it on the desk. Without warning the custard burst out of the opening and began to spill onto Sam's fingers and hand.
"Mmm."
She murmured while hurriedly placing the offending pastry on the desk. Not seeing any napkins or otherwise anywhere nearby, Sam held her hands up in surgeon-like manner. Before she could put her fingers to her lips she heard a call.
"Carter?"
Turning Colonel Carter saw General O'Neill walk into the room. In spite of herself she smiled. Sam and Jack had finally had that talk they'd been avoiding for years. Feeling hadn't changed but in fact had grown and they now knew how to move forward, with Sam finally agreeing to her first fishing trip to Jack's cabin.
"Yes Sir."
"What's with the mess?" Jack smirked at woman in front of him.
"Custard. Couldn't find a napkin."
"Yeah. Well we've been scaling back. Budget cuts and all." Jack joked.
"Right" Sam answered playing along.
"You Scientist, always looking for the complicated answer when the easy solution is right in front of you."
"What?"
Ending the joke Jack told Sam,
"Let me help you with that."
Before she could respond, Jack took Sam's wrist, raised her hand to his lips and one by one, slowly began sucking the custard off Sam's fingers.
Their fishing trip was uppermost in his mind but Jack had waited years to be able to do something like this and he felt that that was long enough.
A gasp was her only verbal response as words eluded the eloquent Samantha Carter. A glazed look took over her face as she watched Jack and then literally felt his action in every part of her body.
When he was done, Jack told Sam,
"Sometimes the easiest solutions are the best."
Sam still couldn't talk, but Jack released her just as Daniel and Teal'c came through the door.
How they didn't feel the heat that caused Sam to practically break out in a sweat, she didn't know, but Sam was glad when Daniel moved swiftly to business and said,
"So. Where do we start?"
"I believe that would be at the beginning Daniel Jackson." Teal'c responded in his understated wisdom.
Then Jack, devil's advocate he always was, looked innocently at Sam and asked,
"Wait. Are you going to have the rest of that?"
Still unable to find most of her voice, Colonel Carter just shook her head and said,
"Uh uh."
Jack took the pastry and bit into it. Smiling wickedly, he silently licked his fingers as the custard began to roll off the bun and onto his hand.
Sam would never look at donuts the same way again.
End