Author: DrawnToTheRhythm
Pairing: Sam/Jack, Sam/Other
Spoilers: Chimera
Rating: PG (just in case!)
Disclaimer: Stargate and the characters don't belong to me, please don't
sue! The songs are 'Harder To Breathe' by Maroon 5 and 'Smooth' by Santana
& Rob Thomas and they own their songs.
Smooth
"Hey guys, you coming to O'Malley's tonight? I hear they've got a salsa night on. Pete's taking me and Daniel's taking Janet so we just wondered if you'd like to come along?"
The Colonel looked a little uneasy.
"Um, I think I'll take a rain check if it's all the same to you. I don't really feel like going out tonight.", he said with as much nonchalance as he could muster. Truth be told he'd rather poke his eyes out with a spoon than be forced to sit and watch some guy make goo goo eyes at the woman he loved, knowing that she would be doing the same.
"Oh come on, Sir, it'll be a blast! Just the six of us having a non-work related night out. Teal'c's coming too I'll bet, right?" Teal'c bowed his head slightly.
"Indeed, Major Carter. I am intrigued as to the nature of this 'shindig' as Daniel Jackson called it." Jack was forced into a corner. If he said yes then he'd have to spend all night with Sam and her significant other across the table and everyone else giving him sympathetic glances. If he refused, however, he'd have to face a disappointed Major in the morning. He decided to go the hard way.
"OK, sure, why not? I could do with a drink after today anyway." Sam beamed.
"Great! OK, well, I'll see you guys later. 7.30 pm sharp." And with that she bounced off down the corridor leaving an annoyed Colonel and a slightly amused Jaffa in her wake.
"O'Neill, you do not seem pleased at having to attend this event." The Colonel growled slightly.
"No, I'm not T, and you damn well know the reason why so don't even say it!"
"O'Neill..." The Colonel went red. Stomping off toward his office, he paused when he heard his name.
"I was just merely going to inform you that the elevator is in that direction." He said as he pointed in the opposite direction to that which O'Neill was now moving in. Jack spun on his heels and stormed past Teal'c.
"Don't. Just ... don't!" Once Jack was out of sight, Teal'c chuckled to himself and headed off toward his own quarters.
O'Malley's bar & grill.
They had been there for over an hour and Jack was only on his second beer. He'd been forced to make small talk with "Pete" whilst Sam was discussing the finer points of something with Janet. Every so often she would place her hand on top of Pete's and caress it with her long, slender fingers... Jack *really* needed to stop thinking about such things, especially when it wasn't even his hand she was touching. Suddenly Pete stood up and offered Sam his hand.
"Care to dance, m'lady?" he cooed in a sickly sweet voice. Man, how that guy grated! Sam blushed and accepted and soon they were making their way over to the dancefloor.
How dare you say that my behavior is unacceptable
So condescending unnecessarily critical
I have the tendency of getting very physical
So watch your step cause if I do you'll need a miracle
The song grabbed Jack's attention as he sat and stared at the beautiful woman who was currently dancing very closely in the arms of another man.
When it gets cold outside and you got nobody to love
You'll understand what I mean when I say
There's no way we're gonna give up
And like a little girl cries in the face of a monster that lives in her dreams
Is there anyone out there cause it's getting harder and harder to breathe
Is there anyone out there cause it's getting harder and harder to breathe
Yeah, it was. Jack figured that if he didn't take his eyes off them he'd snap. What in the hell had possessed him to come? He knew that it would be hard, he just didn't know quite how hard it would be to watch them together. When the song ended after what seemed like an eternity, Sam sat back down at the table and took a sip of her soda. Her eyes met the Colonel's for a brief moment and she looked away and blushed.
*Well that was interesting* thought O'Neill to himself as he raised an eyebrow in response. Suddenly he began to change his mind about Pete. Up until that point it had seemed that he was a 'keeper', serious enough for Sam to introduce him to her friends anyway, but now he was not so sure. Jack had been preparing himself to have his heart crushed the day that she turned to him and told him, in no uncertain terms, that what they had once had was no more. But that day was not today it seemed. At that moment he was desperate to know what she was thinking. Could she really consider choosing him over Pete? Even though part of his brain was screaming at him to wake up and smell the new guy in Sam's life, he decided to find out.
"Care to dance, Major?" He turned towards her and held out his hand. At once Daniel and Janet halted their conversation and just started incredulously at Jack. Had he really just asked Sam to dance with him?!? Meanwhile, Carter paused mid-sentence and stared for a second before turning to Pete to silently ask him for permission. Ever the gentleman, Jack got there first.
"Pete, you don't mind if I tear her away for a dance, do you?" He gave his best "friendly" smile and Pete couldn't exactly refuse even if he had wanted to (which he didn't anyway).
"No, problem, Jack. Sure, honey, go ahead. Teal'c was just telling me about his old boss. Sounds like a real nice guy!"
*I'll bet!* thought Jack sarcastically but remained silent as he led Sam to the dance floor. As the song began, O'Neill pulled a shocked Carter closer to him.
Man it's a hot one
Like seven inches from the midday sun
Carter slowly began to swing her hips in time to the beat as O'Neill mimicked her movements.
I hear you whisper and the words melt everyone
But you stay so cool
My mu equita my spanish harlem mona lisa
Your my reason for reason
The step in my groove
O'Neill was mesmerized as the music seemed to take Sam over as she gathered momentum and began to sway
And if you say this life ain't good enough
I would give my world to lift you up
I could change my life to better suit your mood
Cause you're so smooth
And just like the ocean under the moon
Well that's the same emotion that I get from you
You got the kind of lovin that can be so smooth
Gimme your heart make it real
Or else forget about it
I'll tell you one thing
If you would leave it would be a crying shame
In every breath and every word I hear your name calling me out
Out from the barrio you hear my rhythm from your radio
You feel the turning of the world so soft and slow
Turning you round and round
And if you say this life ain't good enough
I would give my world to lift you up
I could change my life to better suit your mood
Cause you're so smooth
By this point they seemed to have forgotten about everyone else in the room as they moved in perfect sync. Suddenly O'Neill grabbed Carter's wrist and pulled her to him so that they were separated by mere millimeters. She looked up into his eyes, momentarily stunned by his actions and they stared at each other intently. Sam knew what she had to do.
She pulled his hands up and placed them palm to palm with hers as she silently counted the steps in her head. They began to do the cha cha backwards and forwards, her leading the whole time, turning her head towards and away from him on the beat.
And just like the ocean under the moon
Well that's the same emotion that I get from you
You got the kind of lovin that can be so smooth
Gimme your heart make it real
Or else forget about it
Suddenly O'Neill let go of one hand and sent her spinning away from him only to pull her back moments later. Sam was now pressed into him with her back to him as she began grinding her hips against his slowly sliding up and down as she did so. O'Neill threw his head back and once again twirled her away from him, just slightly this time, twisting her round and round
And just like the ocean under the moon
Well that's the same emotion that I get from you
You got the kind of lovin that can be so smooth
This time they cha-cha'd together, their hips extremely close together slightly side on from each other and Sam's hands were attached to his on either side of her hips
Gimme your heart make it real
Or else forget about it
On the last line of the song, O'Neill placed one hand behind Sam's neck and the other on the small of her back and twisted her around and bent her backwards, completely supporting her weight as he leaned over her, her left leg hooked against his hip and his face millimeters from hers. They stayed in that position for a few seconds both breathing heavily from their movements until a cough from behind them broke their daze.
Suddenly realizing where they were and who was watching, they snapped up straight, Sam smoothing her dress down and O'Neill taking a huge step back and staring at the floor. Pete, having watched the whole thing unfold in front of his eyes, slowly got up and walked out of the door. After a few seconds, Sam took off after him while Jack was forced to sit back down and face the shocked and slightly amused stares of their three other companions.
"Pete! Wait!" Sam shouted across the car park at his retreating figure. He ignored her. She caught up with him, grabbed his arm and spun him round to face her.
"Pete, I can explain-"
She searched his eyes for anger, sorrow, jealousy, anything but, to her surprise, all she saw was vague sense of loss and sympathy.
"No, Sam, please don't. There's no need. I'm not right for you, I've known that ever since I saw you two together. You don't love me, Sam, I know that. I've known ever since I saw the way you looked at Jack that day." Sam stuttered.
"But Pete, ... he's my CO, I never..." He silenced her with his finger.
"I know. I may not have known you for very long but I DO know that you'd never put your career on the line for something so ...sentimental. Nevertheless, he has something I could never have. Jack has your heart and, from what I've seen, you have his." He kissed her on the cheek. "Goodbye, Sam." With that he walked off into the night.
"What did I do to deserve him?" Sam asked herself quietly before shaking her head and going back into the bar to face the music.
Smooth
"Hey guys, you coming to O'Malley's tonight? I hear they've got a salsa night on. Pete's taking me and Daniel's taking Janet so we just wondered if you'd like to come along?"
The Colonel looked a little uneasy.
"Um, I think I'll take a rain check if it's all the same to you. I don't really feel like going out tonight.", he said with as much nonchalance as he could muster. Truth be told he'd rather poke his eyes out with a spoon than be forced to sit and watch some guy make goo goo eyes at the woman he loved, knowing that she would be doing the same.
"Oh come on, Sir, it'll be a blast! Just the six of us having a non-work related night out. Teal'c's coming too I'll bet, right?" Teal'c bowed his head slightly.
"Indeed, Major Carter. I am intrigued as to the nature of this 'shindig' as Daniel Jackson called it." Jack was forced into a corner. If he said yes then he'd have to spend all night with Sam and her significant other across the table and everyone else giving him sympathetic glances. If he refused, however, he'd have to face a disappointed Major in the morning. He decided to go the hard way.
"OK, sure, why not? I could do with a drink after today anyway." Sam beamed.
"Great! OK, well, I'll see you guys later. 7.30 pm sharp." And with that she bounced off down the corridor leaving an annoyed Colonel and a slightly amused Jaffa in her wake.
"O'Neill, you do not seem pleased at having to attend this event." The Colonel growled slightly.
"No, I'm not T, and you damn well know the reason why so don't even say it!"
"O'Neill..." The Colonel went red. Stomping off toward his office, he paused when he heard his name.
"I was just merely going to inform you that the elevator is in that direction." He said as he pointed in the opposite direction to that which O'Neill was now moving in. Jack spun on his heels and stormed past Teal'c.
"Don't. Just ... don't!" Once Jack was out of sight, Teal'c chuckled to himself and headed off toward his own quarters.
O'Malley's bar & grill.
They had been there for over an hour and Jack was only on his second beer. He'd been forced to make small talk with "Pete" whilst Sam was discussing the finer points of something with Janet. Every so often she would place her hand on top of Pete's and caress it with her long, slender fingers... Jack *really* needed to stop thinking about such things, especially when it wasn't even his hand she was touching. Suddenly Pete stood up and offered Sam his hand.
"Care to dance, m'lady?" he cooed in a sickly sweet voice. Man, how that guy grated! Sam blushed and accepted and soon they were making their way over to the dancefloor.
How dare you say that my behavior is unacceptable
So condescending unnecessarily critical
I have the tendency of getting very physical
So watch your step cause if I do you'll need a miracle
The song grabbed Jack's attention as he sat and stared at the beautiful woman who was currently dancing very closely in the arms of another man.
When it gets cold outside and you got nobody to love
You'll understand what I mean when I say
There's no way we're gonna give up
And like a little girl cries in the face of a monster that lives in her dreams
Is there anyone out there cause it's getting harder and harder to breathe
Is there anyone out there cause it's getting harder and harder to breathe
Yeah, it was. Jack figured that if he didn't take his eyes off them he'd snap. What in the hell had possessed him to come? He knew that it would be hard, he just didn't know quite how hard it would be to watch them together. When the song ended after what seemed like an eternity, Sam sat back down at the table and took a sip of her soda. Her eyes met the Colonel's for a brief moment and she looked away and blushed.
*Well that was interesting* thought O'Neill to himself as he raised an eyebrow in response. Suddenly he began to change his mind about Pete. Up until that point it had seemed that he was a 'keeper', serious enough for Sam to introduce him to her friends anyway, but now he was not so sure. Jack had been preparing himself to have his heart crushed the day that she turned to him and told him, in no uncertain terms, that what they had once had was no more. But that day was not today it seemed. At that moment he was desperate to know what she was thinking. Could she really consider choosing him over Pete? Even though part of his brain was screaming at him to wake up and smell the new guy in Sam's life, he decided to find out.
"Care to dance, Major?" He turned towards her and held out his hand. At once Daniel and Janet halted their conversation and just started incredulously at Jack. Had he really just asked Sam to dance with him?!? Meanwhile, Carter paused mid-sentence and stared for a second before turning to Pete to silently ask him for permission. Ever the gentleman, Jack got there first.
"Pete, you don't mind if I tear her away for a dance, do you?" He gave his best "friendly" smile and Pete couldn't exactly refuse even if he had wanted to (which he didn't anyway).
"No, problem, Jack. Sure, honey, go ahead. Teal'c was just telling me about his old boss. Sounds like a real nice guy!"
*I'll bet!* thought Jack sarcastically but remained silent as he led Sam to the dance floor. As the song began, O'Neill pulled a shocked Carter closer to him.
Man it's a hot one
Like seven inches from the midday sun
Carter slowly began to swing her hips in time to the beat as O'Neill mimicked her movements.
I hear you whisper and the words melt everyone
But you stay so cool
My mu equita my spanish harlem mona lisa
Your my reason for reason
The step in my groove
O'Neill was mesmerized as the music seemed to take Sam over as she gathered momentum and began to sway
And if you say this life ain't good enough
I would give my world to lift you up
I could change my life to better suit your mood
Cause you're so smooth
And just like the ocean under the moon
Well that's the same emotion that I get from you
You got the kind of lovin that can be so smooth
Gimme your heart make it real
Or else forget about it
I'll tell you one thing
If you would leave it would be a crying shame
In every breath and every word I hear your name calling me out
Out from the barrio you hear my rhythm from your radio
You feel the turning of the world so soft and slow
Turning you round and round
And if you say this life ain't good enough
I would give my world to lift you up
I could change my life to better suit your mood
Cause you're so smooth
By this point they seemed to have forgotten about everyone else in the room as they moved in perfect sync. Suddenly O'Neill grabbed Carter's wrist and pulled her to him so that they were separated by mere millimeters. She looked up into his eyes, momentarily stunned by his actions and they stared at each other intently. Sam knew what she had to do.
She pulled his hands up and placed them palm to palm with hers as she silently counted the steps in her head. They began to do the cha cha backwards and forwards, her leading the whole time, turning her head towards and away from him on the beat.
And just like the ocean under the moon
Well that's the same emotion that I get from you
You got the kind of lovin that can be so smooth
Gimme your heart make it real
Or else forget about it
Suddenly O'Neill let go of one hand and sent her spinning away from him only to pull her back moments later. Sam was now pressed into him with her back to him as she began grinding her hips against his slowly sliding up and down as she did so. O'Neill threw his head back and once again twirled her away from him, just slightly this time, twisting her round and round
And just like the ocean under the moon
Well that's the same emotion that I get from you
You got the kind of lovin that can be so smooth
This time they cha-cha'd together, their hips extremely close together slightly side on from each other and Sam's hands were attached to his on either side of her hips
Gimme your heart make it real
Or else forget about it
On the last line of the song, O'Neill placed one hand behind Sam's neck and the other on the small of her back and twisted her around and bent her backwards, completely supporting her weight as he leaned over her, her left leg hooked against his hip and his face millimeters from hers. They stayed in that position for a few seconds both breathing heavily from their movements until a cough from behind them broke their daze.
Suddenly realizing where they were and who was watching, they snapped up straight, Sam smoothing her dress down and O'Neill taking a huge step back and staring at the floor. Pete, having watched the whole thing unfold in front of his eyes, slowly got up and walked out of the door. After a few seconds, Sam took off after him while Jack was forced to sit back down and face the shocked and slightly amused stares of their three other companions.
"Pete! Wait!" Sam shouted across the car park at his retreating figure. He ignored her. She caught up with him, grabbed his arm and spun him round to face her.
"Pete, I can explain-"
She searched his eyes for anger, sorrow, jealousy, anything but, to her surprise, all she saw was vague sense of loss and sympathy.
"No, Sam, please don't. There's no need. I'm not right for you, I've known that ever since I saw you two together. You don't love me, Sam, I know that. I've known ever since I saw the way you looked at Jack that day." Sam stuttered.
"But Pete, ... he's my CO, I never..." He silenced her with his finger.
"I know. I may not have known you for very long but I DO know that you'd never put your career on the line for something so ...sentimental. Nevertheless, he has something I could never have. Jack has your heart and, from what I've seen, you have his." He kissed her on the cheek. "Goodbye, Sam." With that he walked off into the night.
"What did I do to deserve him?" Sam asked herself quietly before shaking her head and going back into the bar to face the music.