Title: One hundred and one ways to ask out a Doctor.
Chapter 1 : Attempt one.
Author: j-s-j-e.
Pairing: I'm pretty sure you can guess who…
Summary: Someone has caught the eye of one General O'niell… Now only if he could find a way to ask her out…
"Not another one!". General Jack o'niell peered down at the name on the list before him. -Dr. Sam Carter.
You know what? Being the new boss of a top secret facility sure does have its draw backs. I mean sure, it sounds cool, but when you can't tell everybody you meet, it sort of loses it magic. One other, highly unfavourable attribute, is the having to go around and meet EVERY SINGLE person on base. Apparently, to know everyone under your command is the sign of a competent leader, or that's at least what the last General in command had alleged, and so, before his passing on of authority he had arranged a timetable for an individual meet with ALL staff in the facility. Yay for me…
This, at first I did not mind, too much... The Air Force officers were a familiar breed; hockey and curling were topics that frequently came up in conversation, thereby making it less of a chore. Tech officers' meets were quick; they didn't really talk much, due to their ability to pretty much just repeat one sentence over and over again:
"Chevron one… encoded".
Kitchen staff were the favourite of the bunch, now racing into the commissary on Thursdays was no longer necessary, due to their promise to always save a piece of pumpkin pie for their favourite general. And the resident "aliens" of the mountain, obviously coming from other planets, offered an array of entertainment, from silently stoic, to outlandishly flirtatious.
But there was one group, one group that turned a simple meet and greet task into pure, unrestrained, torture… The scientists. They enclosed this mountain facility, crowding every corridor, every room and every lab with the strong smell of black coffee and the sound of endless unrecognisable techno-babble, the kind that lulled him into a deep mental unconsciousness every time the sound reached his ears.
Today's timetable revealed that he was due to pay a visit to a Dr. Sam Carter. Due to it being confined in such a small environment the mountain was always a buzz with gossipy chatter and one Dr. Sam Carter seemed to be at the centre of a lot of the hum between the scientists. This Dr. Carter sounded like some sor t of a genius prodigy and despite having only been here for a few months, was already the go-to person for pretty much all scientific research. So in Jacks opinion this guy just sounded like one, giant... nerd.
Great. Just what he was looking forward to. A morning of migraine inducing talk of feedback loops, power fluctuations and magnets. And of all days! It had to be on Pumpkin pie Thursday. Jack sighed, as he shuffled out of his office and into the elevator, making his way to the Dr.'s lab, where he would obviously be. Jack would bet anybody 100 bucks that, that was where he would be found. Those scientists... Boring, but easy to find. Jack walked right up to the door marked -Dr. Carter-, paused, breathed deep and was ready to take the throbbing pain he was sure to appear just at his temples in a few moments. Here we go...
"Dr. can we make this quick, I've got a pumpkin pie waiting for me in the commissary and…",
Jack paused at the face of the doctor in question. Instead of seeing a short, bald, stumpy man with glasses, a bow tie and no life, his gaze fell upon that of an absolutely gorgeous blonde, about 5'9', short hair, great legs and a pair of electric blue eyes that he could get lost in forever! Suddenly, meet and greet wasn't looking so bad. Jack made a mental note to personally thank General Hammond, the previous General, for this inspired idea.
"Sure, we can keep it quick. I'm sure you already know what my name is and i'm sure you don't want to be bored out of your mind by my research...", she's even smarter than what everyone else thought...
"No! not at all! I would absolutely be thrilled to hear about (jack peered around the room for anything to help him out... on her lab bench was a large rectangluar boxed machine with some sort of carvings all over it's surface) your giant, metal, box, machine" jack ended, smiling and clasping his hands together, proud of his effort to get to spend more time talking to her.
The Doctor smiled, wholly aware of Jacks's feebel attempt, and began to speak about the device, she stated came from PX3-476. Although, Jack was sure whatever the Dr. was saying, despite the fact a lot of the words coming out of her mouth needed a dictionary to be understood, was important, all the brain was registering was;
"Ask her out! Ask her out! ASK HER OUT!"
Yeah! Why shouldn't I! I'm a man, she's a woman, (how cliché, i hate cliche's!). If it doesn't work, it doesn't work! I mean it's not as if we've been working together for 9 years, trying to deny our secret love for each other, while all the time saving the world and each other's asses more times than you can say pumpkin pie… (hmm… back on the pumpkin pie… I really need to get to that commissary…). In the back of Jacks mind he had registered that the Doctors sweet voice had ceased and broke out of his mental reverie.
"Hey, Carter. Umm… I can call you Carter right?"
"Well that is my last name, sir".
She cracked a smile. (Oh, God!)
"Well… (jsut do it!) I was wondering if you wanted to go o…"
Ring Ring... Ring Ring... Dr. Carter turned to look at her phone and then turned back to Jack and shrugged.
"Sorry. Do u mind if i get this?..." she smiled again. (i'm melting...)
Jack waved it away "Yeah sure yo betcha! you look busy, i'll leave you to it, uh... nice to meet you... good, great work, with the box... yes...". Sam tunred and picked up the phone and again out came the techno-speak.
Damn! Sensing that the opportunity had been lost, jack left the doctor to be, in her lab and walked out hopeful that another opportunity to ask the lovely Dr. Carter out, would arise soon. I mean, how long could it take…
A/N: As I'm hoping you've figured out, this is going to be a continuing WIP (work in progress). I'm going to be posting in each chapter, Jack's continuing attempts to ask Sam out. I just started writing this on my lap-top last night, I was just itching to write, since I hadn't done it in such a LONG time and this was what came out. I'm interested to see what will happen, I have no clue! It really leaves the doors wide open for some crazy stuff to occur! Thanks! And remember, I LOVE reviews!
I will also be taking requests for anything people especially want to take place in a chapter of jacks attempts to ask Sam out. Really! Give me anything! I'll work with it! Hehe : )