The Shipper's Anthology of Penguin Literature: Volume II
Prompt # 2: Busted
By roque872002
Jack walked into Sam's lab with a sundae glass of blue Jello. He hadn't known her long, but he knew she liked blue Jello.
It had been a hell of a mission and he knew they all needed a little pick me up. He knew the Jello would make her feel better.
As he walked further into her lab he noticed she wasn't there. He shrugged and decided to wait. He set the glass on the workbench and managed to send something flying to the floor. It smashed at his feet.
Suddenly she was behind him.
He was so busted.
o-O-o
By Cairistiona
"What are you doing down here at your computer in the middle of the night?" Jack asked, yawning.
"I couldn't sleep and wanted to go over some calculations. I thought you were fast asleep and didn't notice." Sam answered.
"But you told me that you still couldn't walk on your broken foot."
Sam blushed slightly, "Maybe I just like being carried by you?!"
o-O-o
By Lt. Colonel John Sheppard
Jack O'Neill woke up with a swift kick to his head. He knew that the kick came from his unborn baby girl inside of her mother's stomach. He knew that if the kid could kick like that when she's in her mother's womb, she was going to be great at sports. As he settled down in the comfort of his wife's arms, he started to whisper to his baby girl.
"You know kid, it's not nice to kick your old man when he's trying to sleep or your mom as well. But you know something kid, if your anything like your mother, then you are definitely going to be a handful but you know what, you'll probably have me wrapped around your little finger like you already do. So try to get some sleep. I love you baby girl. Good night."
As Jack was about to fall asleep he heard this whisper, "You are so whipped, Jack O'Neill."
He knew he was Busted.
o-O-o
By fems
They'd gotten married relatively soon in their relationship and kept it mostly to themselves because they were private people and didn't want any rumors about their previous working relationship. However, that also meant they had to behave professionally while on duty the few times Jack visited the SGC…
"Jack!"
He smirked and pulled her into his arms despite her protest. "C'mere."
Dropping her gear, Sam kissed him back. "Missed you."
The door to the locker room opened and Mitchell yelped a surprised, "Sam… General O'Neill!"
Jack had been nuzzling her hair and froze, Sam burst out in giggles. "Oops, busted."
o-O-o
By hlndncr
He hadn't believed her when she told him an invisible alien followed her home.
She accused him of spying on her; he called her nuts and ran away.
He told her to take it easy and get a life.
When it looked like she had, he fought to hide his irrational jealousy.
He tried so hard to keep her close, but not too close.
They had stopped trusting each other and it nearly cost her life.
And anything they once shared lay in pieces in her basement at the foot of a homemade stargate.
It was busted. But he was going to fix it.
o-O-o
By XFchemist
Noises coming from downstairs woke Jack up. He stretched out his arm toward the right side of the bed to find it cold and empty. He got up to check what Sam was up to.
Following the sounds led him to the kitchen.
He entered into the room and was welcomed by the sight of his very pregnant wife holding a spoon and surrounded by various ice cream boxes.
"Sam, why are you eating ice cream at 2 am?" Jack asked with a calm tone.
A guilty look appeared on her face. She smiled sweetly and replied "Bump was hungry?"
o-O-o
By neverendingimagination
It was the middle of the night. Sam awoke to a flurry of hushed whispers outside her room. Soft footsteps padded along the hallway. Rolling over, she confirmed that Jack too was awake and listening intently. They crept in unison from the room, their training flooding back, and followed the mystery footsteps downstairs.
Voices floated from the kitchen along with muffled moans. A loud crash sounded from inside. Jack and Sam hurried to the doorway to confront their little intruders with stern looks – well Sam anyway. Jack just grinned at his munchkins feigned complete innocence beside the smashed cookie jar.
o-O-o
By Sparky She-Demon
One of the definitions of busted was to get caught
And boy had they been caught
By one of the worst people
They'd been busted
By her dad.
o-O-o
By Ikorni
"I'm picking the movie," he announces as soon as the last dish is done.
"Suit yourself."
The minutes pass without a sound, which is an impossibility given that there's never a quiet moment when Jack's around. And that worries her.
She walks into the living room to see him holding up a huge boxset that's got a family with bright yellow faces on it.
Okay, so maybe it was a bad idea to have said that she didn't enjoy the series so much. At least not enough to buy the entire collection.
"Is there something you wanna tell me, Carter?"
o-O-o
By brendini
He'd started planning this two loops ago. He wasn't sure it was the right thing to do, but he couldn't stop thinking about it.
He handed his typed resignation to General Hammond in the control room, and walked over to Carter. Framing her face with his hands, he pulled her closer, until there was no space between them. Finally, their lips met, and he found himself dipping her like an old romantic movie scene. She resisted at first, and then relented, even responded to his touch.
After several minutes, it occurred to Jack that the loop should have restarted already. He reluctantly moved to release Carter from his grasp, and pulled away.
Jack looked at his watch and realized that something must have changed, because it was already past the time for the new loop.
"Colonel, what the hell are you thinking?" General Hammond asked.
"D'oh! Busted!"
o-O-o
By Amara D'Angeli
"It's…well…it's…"
"Spit it out, Carter."
"Well, Sir, it's…busted."
"Busted?"
"Yes, Sir."
"Is that the scientific term, Major?"
"Um…well…"
"Geez, Jack, it's not like she broke it."
"Your point, Daniel?"
"You're being an ass."
"Carter?"
"Yes, Sir?"
"Am I being an ass?"
"Oh, like she'd actually –"
"Yes, Sir."
"What?!" Daniel spluttered.
"Excuse me?" Jack's eyebrows climbed towards his hairline.
"Busted is the scientific term, Sir."
Daniel couldn't help but chuckle.
Jack just sighed. "Okay, break it down for me, Carter."
"The DHD is usually one big…piece. Now it's several. It's busted, Sir."
Daniel outright guffawed.
"Right. It's busted."
"Yes, Sir."
o-O-o
By trinity3
"Colonel."
Sam's tone wasn't insubordinate. It just emphasized that anything less than the truth was not an option anymore.
Crazy that the life and death situation had come down to this, exposing something that he'd worked so long and hard to hide. In spite of his best efforts Jack recognized that he was so busted.
Realizing that his hiding place was no longer safe, Jack spoke up, being as honest with himself as he was with the interrogator. Finally ending his confession with . . .
"Because I care about her. . . A lot more than I'm supposed to."
o-O-o
By Major Ryan
In the murky deep I descend upon prey
No light to guide me from the summer's day
I hear muffled musings of the couple above
They're together at last and very in love
The smell is pungent and I see lunch near
It looks so tempting, better than their beer
I move to attack and stop just in time
To see the shimmer of a fishing line
There are no fish in my pond, I hear him say
I need to eat at least something today
The meal, my hunger just won't wait
What the heck, I'm taking that bait
o-O-o
By A. Karswyll
"Jack, what are you reading?"
Jack jerked his head up. Sam was leaning over their sofa and peering at his book. Crap. He was so busted. As nonchalant as possible he closed the book, cover down. He coughed to clear his throat, "Nothing."
"If it's nothing," she teased, "why are hiding it from me?"
"I'm not, you just, surprised me. Didn't hear you come in."
"Jack."
He felt his face get warm. "Okay, okay." He turned the book over, showing the cover. "Wormhole X-treme!: Conquering Divide" and "Based on the hit television series developed by Martin Lloyd" was proudly proclaimed.
o-O-o
By IamDKScully
"C'mon Daniel."
"No, Sam."
"Please?"
"No."
"Pretty please?" She batted her eyes at him and pouted.
"Really? Did you really think that would work? That just like that you could bend me to your will?"
"You'd be surprised what I can get away with using just my lips and my baby blues."
"Really, Carter…do tell."
"D'oh."
Busted.
o-O-o
By Scofield
"Hello, what are you doing here, Jack?"
"Me? Nothin'."
"What do you have there beside you?"
"Why would you suggest there's something here? Huh...silly."
"Silly? I don't know why should I think is something there...maybe because I see it? With all do respect Sir, what's wrong with you?"
"I'm just..."
"Don't care anymore, I'm coming in!"
"WAIT! Stop!"
"Why?"
"The truth is, Carter, I..."
"I... what?"
"I ate all the Jello and I have here all the empty boxes."
"Well, I was going to say that you are busted, but then I realized that I kind of erased your Simpson tapes out by mistake; so let's pretend nothing happened, OK?"
"OK."
o-O-o
By Starship Trooper
"Carter?"
"Hmmm..?" She dragged her eyes up from the device which she was balancing precariously in one hand, multi-meter in the other. For once in Sam's life, she wished the Colonel wasn't so fond of frequenting her lab. She could tell by the tone of his voice that he wanted something, and she could tell by the way he was bouncing up and down on the balls of his feet that it wasn't even something serious. He was bored, and she just didn't have the patience for it today.
She threw him a look that would slice a lesser man asunder. "Do you need something, Sir?"
It was her best shot but he didn't even flinch. "May I use your computer?"
"Don't you have your own, Sir?" She smiled sweetly. "In your own office?"
"That would mean I'd have to go to my office, and your computer's right over there, Carter."
Oh why did he have to be so obtuse? "Go ahead, Sir." She refocused on the task at hand.
"Hey Carter, it's locked, what's your password?"
"Fishing."
It was out of her mouth before she'd even thought about it.
She dropped the device, fumbled awkwardly, and raised her eyes slowly to meet his gaze, trying very hard not to grimace.
He quirked an eyebrow. She was definitely busted.
o-O-o
By majorsal
Sam is bending over. Way over.
Holy Mother of ...
Daniel snorted. "Are you staring at Sam's butt, Jack?"
"What!? No! Of course not."
Sam gives up bending. And squats instead.
Jack choked.
Daniel cleared his throat. "Uh, Sam... "
"Yes, Daniel?"
"Remember when you said you bought a thong?"
Sam jumped up quickly, hastily pulling up her pants and pulling down her shirt.
Jack averted his eyes.
Sam blushed.
Daniel leaned back against the tree, threading his fingers behind his head. "Bus-ted."