Sam and Daniel's Walkman Challenge, by DrGemini86 (DrGemini24)
Summary: Inspired by the iPod Challenge making the rounds. 10 or so ficlets each inspired by whatever plays on my Walkman phone.
Pairing: Sam/Daniel
Rating: T
Category: Established Relationship
Genres: A/U, Drama, Friendship, Relationship, Romance
A/U: I have a broad (read: crazy) taste in music... so this could wildly vary. Lol.
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– Rhymes and Reasons, by John Denver
He held a picture in his hand. A black and white image of a winsome young woman with fair hair that tumbled down her back. She was crouched down near a fair-haired toddler who was frowning seriously at his tricycle. The woman grinned out at Daniel, her head next to the boy's as she held an infant in her other arm.
Daniel looked up to see that Sam was watching him. He glanced at the picture again, noting the resemblance. He said, "This, I guess, is your mother."
Sam smiled and nodded as she took the picture from him. "This was taken in about '65 or '66. Mom was going through a hippy phase." She grimaced a little. "The housewife phase was kinda difficult." She chuckled softly as she looked off into the distance. "But... she always had flowers everywhere and she hated being told what to do."
Daniel chuckled, and remarked coyly, "Remind you of someone?"
She regarded him semi-seriously. "Daniel Jackson, if I didn't want to be told what to do, why the hell do you think I joined the military?"
"Oh please, you just wanted to wanted to show them all what someone with internal sex organs could do." He reddened a little as he glanced away. He said, shaking his head, "What I would have done to have seen you sticking it to the man all those years ago."
She gazed at him thoughtfully, and he sighed, changing the subject as he was reminded yet again of all that had happened over the years. He picked up another photo, this time of the same young woman, but only a headshot. Next to her, with an arm slung around her shoulders, was a rather familiar looking young man. Daniel stared at the image for a long moment before looking up at Sam in surprise.
"That's... that's Jacob, isn't it?"
Sam nodded, and Daniel nodded sombrely as he regarded the picture. He glanced at the wedding band on his finger and then at Sam again. He said softly, "He must have loved her so much."
Sam nodded again, this time silent tears running down her cheeks. She wiped them away, and whispered, "He did. She was such a free spirit."