A/N: This is my new story! Hope you enjoy!
~*EllA
"Merry Christmas, Carter."
Chapter 1: Holidays are comin'!
~*~*~*THE SGC*~*~*DECEMBER 23~*~*~*
There was a resounding thud as a large office phone was hung up.
"Heya Carter!" Major Sam Carter had almost grabbed her gun instinctively in her surprise at hearing Colonel O'Neill at her office door.
"Oh, hi sir" she greeted.
"We still on for tonight?" asked her CO.
"Of course!" she answered in a more cheery tone.
"Great!" he said, stepping further into her office. "So what was that call about?"
"Oh," she said. "I was thinking of going away for a short vacation to visit my brother over Christmas."
"When exactly would you be taking this leave?" he inquired.
"Well I'd only be gone for three days. after Christmas"
"So....... You said that you could still make the Christmas party at Doc Fraiser's place, right?" Jack asked more anxiously than he'd intended to.
"Oh yeah-- of course!" she nodded and got up from her desk (which was a cluttered mess of year-end paperwork - a sight Jack was surprised to see on her desk). Sam motioned for him to follow her as she walked out the door and in the direction of the commissary.
//I wonder what's going on tonight// she thought.
The two then found themselves at the end of the lunch line, chattering about what each of them had gotten Cassie for Christmas.
"So she likes blue?"
"No! I said that I think she likes blue."
"So your gift is blue?"
"Hi guys!"
"Oh, hey Daniel!"
"No! I got her a silver charm necklace. you know the ones from Tiffany's with the heart charm." They sat down at the table, still talking, and Daniel got out a small notebook (which contained names and addresses written in it), a box of Christmas cards, and a red gel pen. He began writing the cards: "To (name) Happy Holidays! Best Wishes for the New Year! Signed, Daniel Jackson." He stuffed the card in an envelope, addressed it, and crossed out the corresponding name in the notebook. Then, Teal'c, who'd been sitting there for five minutes and chatting with the colonel and major (or really just listening and then nodding and agreeing once in a while), would be passed the addressed and stuffed envelope and would place a stamp on it.
//Too bad he wasn't here to help me before, when I used those horrid stamps I'd have to lick. // Thought Daniel, self-consciously taking a sip of coffee to rid his mouth of the memory of the ill- tasting glue. He had always wondered why they couldn't have at least flavored the glue, for cryin' out loud!
"Well anyways I gotta get home," he heard Sam say.
"Need a ride?" offered the colonel.
"No, I'm okay, thanks. I'll see you all at the party tomorrow!"
~**~**~**~*Christmas Eve-Doc Fraiser's house-1500hrs*~**~**~**~
"Urgh!" Sam huffed in frustration. Of all the things she could do, she couldn't untangle a bunch of Christmas lights?! She sighed and looked out the living room window from where she and Cassie were trimming the tree. She could see Daniel, Teal'c and Jack outside playing in the snow. They'd gone out to build snow-people, but so far, the only snow being shaped were the lumps they were throwing at each other.
She laughed quietly to herself that the men who'd all had years of professional training were using their skills to throw snow at each other. She snickered quietly to herself as she saw the serious look on Jack's face as he aimed and fired at Teal'c....... and missed.
"So much for snowmen!" laughed Janet Fraiser as she walked into the room carrying a tray of three mugs of hot chocolate. "Are you going to need more, Cass?" she asked her daughter. Cassie was sitting on the floor, concentrating on the popcorn that she was stringing skillfully. "Uh..no, thanks, Mom-- I think I'm okay,"
Janet nodded and went back into the kitchen. As she swung the door open, out wafted the scrumptious smell of Christmas dinner.
Sam took a big sniff of the kitchen smells, dropped the lights, and picked up her hot chocolate-still watching out the window. She could see that this time Jack hadn't missed Teal'c this time, but retaliation came while he was doing his victory dance.
Sam smiled again. Turning away from the window, she picked up the lights that had fought with her earlier, sat down, and fifteen minutes later, the lights were untangled! She mouthed an inaudible "YES!" as she spread the lights on the tree. She then walked over to the closet underneath the stairs. She opened the door and, on the top shelf, found a box full of ornaments and decorations. She went back to the tree and opened the box. Sam loved these ornaments. Every year, since Janet had come to the SGC, the six of them had spent Christmas there, and every year, they'd each bring or make an ornament to place on the tree. It was tradition. Cassie's, Janet's, and her eyes smiled and they laughed (and cried) together as they hung each ornament on the tree; each one brought back so many memories.
When Janet had gone back to the kitchen, and Cassie to set the dining room table, Sam slipped on her boots as she went to the door to tell the guys to come inside and eat dinner ("Before they catch cold!" Janet had added).
As soon as she'd stepped outside and opened her mouth to call them in, *SMACK* she was hit in the face by a "stray" snowball. She stood there, a look of shock on her face- her mouth wide open- letting all the flies in.
"Oops......." she heard Jack say.
That was SO not right! She reached down into the snow and made a snowball, which she hid behind her back as she walked over to her CO.
"Sir, I just wanted to say --"
A/N:TBC!! Don't you just love cliffhangers?!
~*EllA
"Merry Christmas, Carter."
Chapter 1: Holidays are comin'!
~*~*~*THE SGC*~*~*DECEMBER 23~*~*~*
There was a resounding thud as a large office phone was hung up.
"Heya Carter!" Major Sam Carter had almost grabbed her gun instinctively in her surprise at hearing Colonel O'Neill at her office door.
"Oh, hi sir" she greeted.
"We still on for tonight?" asked her CO.
"Of course!" she answered in a more cheery tone.
"Great!" he said, stepping further into her office. "So what was that call about?"
"Oh," she said. "I was thinking of going away for a short vacation to visit my brother over Christmas."
"When exactly would you be taking this leave?" he inquired.
"Well I'd only be gone for three days. after Christmas"
"So....... You said that you could still make the Christmas party at Doc Fraiser's place, right?" Jack asked more anxiously than he'd intended to.
"Oh yeah-- of course!" she nodded and got up from her desk (which was a cluttered mess of year-end paperwork - a sight Jack was surprised to see on her desk). Sam motioned for him to follow her as she walked out the door and in the direction of the commissary.
//I wonder what's going on tonight// she thought.
The two then found themselves at the end of the lunch line, chattering about what each of them had gotten Cassie for Christmas.
"So she likes blue?"
"No! I said that I think she likes blue."
"So your gift is blue?"
"Hi guys!"
"Oh, hey Daniel!"
"No! I got her a silver charm necklace. you know the ones from Tiffany's with the heart charm." They sat down at the table, still talking, and Daniel got out a small notebook (which contained names and addresses written in it), a box of Christmas cards, and a red gel pen. He began writing the cards: "To (name) Happy Holidays! Best Wishes for the New Year! Signed, Daniel Jackson." He stuffed the card in an envelope, addressed it, and crossed out the corresponding name in the notebook. Then, Teal'c, who'd been sitting there for five minutes and chatting with the colonel and major (or really just listening and then nodding and agreeing once in a while), would be passed the addressed and stuffed envelope and would place a stamp on it.
//Too bad he wasn't here to help me before, when I used those horrid stamps I'd have to lick. // Thought Daniel, self-consciously taking a sip of coffee to rid his mouth of the memory of the ill- tasting glue. He had always wondered why they couldn't have at least flavored the glue, for cryin' out loud!
"Well anyways I gotta get home," he heard Sam say.
"Need a ride?" offered the colonel.
"No, I'm okay, thanks. I'll see you all at the party tomorrow!"
~**~**~**~*Christmas Eve-Doc Fraiser's house-1500hrs*~**~**~**~
"Urgh!" Sam huffed in frustration. Of all the things she could do, she couldn't untangle a bunch of Christmas lights?! She sighed and looked out the living room window from where she and Cassie were trimming the tree. She could see Daniel, Teal'c and Jack outside playing in the snow. They'd gone out to build snow-people, but so far, the only snow being shaped were the lumps they were throwing at each other.
She laughed quietly to herself that the men who'd all had years of professional training were using their skills to throw snow at each other. She snickered quietly to herself as she saw the serious look on Jack's face as he aimed and fired at Teal'c....... and missed.
"So much for snowmen!" laughed Janet Fraiser as she walked into the room carrying a tray of three mugs of hot chocolate. "Are you going to need more, Cass?" she asked her daughter. Cassie was sitting on the floor, concentrating on the popcorn that she was stringing skillfully. "Uh..no, thanks, Mom-- I think I'm okay,"
Janet nodded and went back into the kitchen. As she swung the door open, out wafted the scrumptious smell of Christmas dinner.
Sam took a big sniff of the kitchen smells, dropped the lights, and picked up her hot chocolate-still watching out the window. She could see that this time Jack hadn't missed Teal'c this time, but retaliation came while he was doing his victory dance.
Sam smiled again. Turning away from the window, she picked up the lights that had fought with her earlier, sat down, and fifteen minutes later, the lights were untangled! She mouthed an inaudible "YES!" as she spread the lights on the tree. She then walked over to the closet underneath the stairs. She opened the door and, on the top shelf, found a box full of ornaments and decorations. She went back to the tree and opened the box. Sam loved these ornaments. Every year, since Janet had come to the SGC, the six of them had spent Christmas there, and every year, they'd each bring or make an ornament to place on the tree. It was tradition. Cassie's, Janet's, and her eyes smiled and they laughed (and cried) together as they hung each ornament on the tree; each one brought back so many memories.
When Janet had gone back to the kitchen, and Cassie to set the dining room table, Sam slipped on her boots as she went to the door to tell the guys to come inside and eat dinner ("Before they catch cold!" Janet had added).
As soon as she'd stepped outside and opened her mouth to call them in, *SMACK* she was hit in the face by a "stray" snowball. She stood there, a look of shock on her face- her mouth wide open- letting all the flies in.
"Oops......." she heard Jack say.
That was SO not right! She reached down into the snow and made a snowball, which she hid behind her back as she walked over to her CO.
"Sir, I just wanted to say --"
A/N:TBC!! Don't you just love cliffhangers?!