Sorry this chapter is so short. I just figured I'd post what I had. The next chapter is almost done and will be up before the day is over.
Sam paced her lab, mumbling to herself. I was wrong. That was the most embarrassing moment in my life. Not only did Jack see her wearing his ring but so did the rest of her team and boss. She pulled the ring off her finger. How could such a beautiful thing cause such havoc? She had to put it back in Jack's office. She just hoped Jack wouldn't be there.
Sam walked quickly to Jack's office. As she approached the door, she slowed, trying to see if he was in his office. His door was open. That was a good sign. Cautiously looking through the open doorway, Sam signed in relief to see no one was in there. Thank you!
Quickly and quietly, she went to the desk and opened the drawer that had contained the ring's case. "No. No. No." She breathed. The case was no where to be seen. She searched through the drawer, hoping the box had just slipped down between something. No luck.
What was she going to do? By now, Jack knew his ring was missing. And he had to have recognized the ring she was wearing wasn't Pete's. How was she going to explain it? Trying to calm herself down, Sam thought "I'll just leave the ring on the desk." She changed her mind the instant she looked at his messy desk. There was no way he'd find it if she left it there. The only way to make sure he got it back was to put it back in its box or hand it to him personally. The second option was out of the question. She'd just have to come back later and hope the box was back in the drawer.
Heading quickly to the door, Sam didn't notice the Colonel coming. They ran straight into each other, knocking themselves off their feet. In an effort to break his fall, Jack dropped the velvet box in his hand. Sam hastily stood up. "I'm sorry sir. I didn't see you. Are you ok?" She offered Jack her unadorned hand. Taking it, he pulled himself up.
"It's ok Carter." He answered absentmindedly while searching the floor for his ring box. Seeing it, he snatched it up and stuffed it in his pocket, hoping Sam hadn't seen. Trying to take the attention off of himself he turned to a rather anxious Carter. "This is the second time today I've found you in my office. You must really like staples."
Sam laughed half heartedly. She looked at the door, then Jack, then back at the door. Noticing this Jack questioned her, "In a hurry to get somewhere?"
She lied. "Well you know me and new technology. I was going to check out what SG-3 brought back."
"Right. SG3. Lots of new doohickies."
"Well, I'll tell you what cool things I find out." She began to retreat back to her lab when Jack called after her.
"Carter, wait."
She turned around slowly, knowing what he was going to ask her.
"About that ring…"
"Sorry sir. I've got to go. We'll talk later." She dashed to her lab and shut the door.