Notes: Eeep. Sorry for not updating in ages. Thank you for reviewing. This is the last chapter; I intended to go on with it, but my muse abandoned me. Might be an epilogue later.
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"Wow, you actually took my advice for once," Katherine smiled as the two women crossed paths on the way through the Pentagon's many corridors. The young woman frowned slightly seeing the second officer behind her, then making a hasty salute when she caught sight of his rank, "Sir."
Sam grinned, "Katherine, this is Colonel O'Neill."
"Good to meet you, Sir," she answered.
"You too, Major," Jack shook her hand, "I've heard a lot about you."
Katherine stared momentarily, "Oh….." she glanced at Sam, "Oh. I see."
"…Yeah…" Sam nodded.
"So this is-" the Major quickly changed her tune seeing another officer approaching, "Your CO."
"Yes," Sam managed not to laugh, "this is my CO."
"…You'll be leaving us then, Sam?" she continued.
Carter nodded, "Once I get it all sorted."
The two women kept up the act until they were sure nobody else could be listening in.
"So this is what you guys get up to at the Pentagon," Jack commented slyly.
"You mean you thought we worked here, Sir?" Katherine quipped, "Surely not. Its all coffee and conversation."
"I knew all along…." the Colonel smiled, "Hadn't we better get your resignation sorted, Major?" he laid a hand on Sam's shoulder.
"Yes, Sir," Sam grinned and met Katherine's gaze again, which only served to make her nearly brake down into giggles. She started to walk away-
"You've got a cute one there, Sam," her friend caught her arm on the way past, "and if he came all the way here to get you back…I'd say you've got the answers to your questions."
Carter nodded and smiled at her gratefully, "I know," she whispered.
Katherine nodded in a more formal manner and continued to walk away, "We'll go over some figures later, Major?" she called over her shoulder.
"Yes we will," Sam couldn't help but laugh, "Yes we will!"
"Corrupting the Pentagon staff, Major?" Jack whispered as they made their way toward her office.
She stared, "You're a fine one to talk!"
"Well if you hadn't have left, I could be corrupting my own staff…" he whispered.
"Surely not, Sir!" she replied in sarcastic shock.
"Well, I would demonstrate…"
"Colonel Jack O'Neill, you act your rank, not your…"
"My?" he grinned.
"Shoe size!"
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"Excuse me, Sir?" Sam knocked on the slightly open door of her superior's office.
"Come in."
She entered the room, Jack behind her, and took one of the two seat available.
"Colonel O'Neill," the General nodded, "I heard you were somewhere in this labyrinth!" he reached across to shake hands.
"Yes, Sir," Jack nodded and took the offered hand, "A great number of offices you have here," he gave a half grin.
Sam rolled her eyes discretely and tried not to smile.
"What can I do for you, Major Carter?" the General's attention returned to her.
"I'd….like to request a transfer, Sir," she said slowly.
Somehow, the officer's eyebrows didn't meet the ceiling, "May I ask why, Major?"
That one stumped her. What was she supposed to say? 'Because the man I love came here to find me and I think we've sorted everything out now'?
"No offense, Sir, but I've heard the SGC needs me more than I am needed here," she tried.
Jack coughed and shrugged, "What can I say, General? Two weeks and we miss her already."
"George Hammond did request that this assignment be temporary…" their superior mused, "I have to agree with him that you're wasted behind a desk, Major Carter."
"Erm…thank you, Sir.." Sam wasn't exactly sure what to say to that.
"Ah well. Its our loss, I suppose," he continued, "Yes, Major, you can consider yourself transferred back to the SGC, which is where I assume you wish to go?"
"Yes, Sir," she nodded.
"It'll take a couple of days for the paperwork to come through, but I assume you'll need that time to pack up everything."
"I think I'll have some help there, Sir," she smiled and tried not to look over at Jack.
"Looks like you can consider yourself recruited, Colonel," he grinned.
"The things I do for my team…" Jack replied.
"Well then, at the end of this working day, you're officially released from the Pentagon's staff, Major."
"Thank you, Sir," Sam nodded.
"You've got yourself a fine officer there, Colonel."
Jack smiled again, "I know, Sir," he stood up and left to leave behind Sam, "Believe me, I know."
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Fin
