What Life Throws at You - Part Ten Changes
"All personnel please be advised General Hammond said over the tannoy at 0901. "Due to the unique circumstances of this base the President has authorized a change in regulations. As of 0900 this morning there is an amendment to Article 15 section 4 of the standard rulebook of the SGC. This rule has now become void and the amended version will allow fraternization between personnel under strict guidelines which can be available for collection from the briefing room as of 1000 hours."
"Jack aren't you going to find Sam?" Daniel asked.
"No Daniel we ship out now. She'll be here when we get back." The gate began to spin. "Captain Lillyfield. Do we have everything loaded?"
"Yes sir." Lilly replied.
"Then let's go campers." He walked up to the wormhole, which had opened and stepped through leaving his team to follow.
Sam's answering machine flashed when she got home from her impromptu visit to the grocery store. Sam hit the button as she tucked into a box of chocolate cookies.
"Sam where the hell are you? It looks like your going to need some boxes. They changed the regs this morning. Jack shipped out as planned. I don't know what happened General Hammond made the announcement, then gave SG-1 a go and he went. Call me when you get home and let me know how you feel about it."
'Right'. Sam thought. She was moving. She picked up the phone but instead of dialing the base she dialed her cousin.
"Hey Cara it's me Sam. Does Tom still have his van?.He does. Do you think he could come round and help me move a few of my things to my friends house tonight?. Thanks, tell the kids I said hi."
She grabbed some refugee sacks and head to her bedroom and started emptying her clothes into them.
"Welcome back SG-1. We'll debrief in an hour." General Hammond said as they returned two days later. He was relieved none of them were injured, he wasn't sure that Major Carter who wasn't officially on SG-1 anymore would remain uninjured after Jack found out about the photograph that was circulating the base which was one of the many reasons he'd given her a few days off.
"Afternoon Doc." Jack said as he strolled into the infirmary with his hands stuck in his pockets.
"Colonel O'Neill did you have a good mission?" Janet asked keeping him distracted as one of the nurses pulled down the blown up copy of the photo which SG-4 had placed on the wall for everyone to see."
"You know Doc the usual a few trees, a couple rocks for Danny." He hesitated.
"She's not here Jack. General Hammond gave her permission to go home and finish her paperwork. Her ankles swelled up a bit so I wanted her off her feet for a few days." If anyone asked that was the official reason why Sam wasn't at the base, unofficially it was to save her neck when Jack found out about the photo and to keep her little surprise. "She did leave a message for you. She asked me to tell you 'a deals a deal.'"
"Any idea what it means?" He asked.
"No and before you ask she does know about the regs change. Back to work, take your shirt off and we'll get your physical done."
"Very well SG-1. We'll brief again Monday at 0900. You are all on downtime until then. Dismissed."
"Jack do you want to come over tonight for a poker game?" Daniel asked.
"Just bring the guys over to my place it's bigger." He yawned.
"Sure."
"And bring beer and pizza. Lilly you're invited too."
"Yes sir, thank you sir."
"Where are you going now Jack?" Daniel asked.
"Home. I need some sleep. Come over at sevenish." This brought a surprised look to his friends face.
"I thought you'd be going to see Sam."
"She can wait. Call her and invite her too. I'll see you later."
As Jack opened the door to his house, he noticed the room was dark, hadn't he opened the curtains before he'd left. It maybe only four in the afternoon but he was tired. He walked further into the house and straight into a box.
"What the." he exclaimed loudly.
"Jack?" He heard a voice call from upstairs. He hit the light switch and the room illuminated. His living room was scattered with cardboard boxes. "Jack?" he heard a creak on the stairs.
"Sam what the hell." He stopped as he saw her dressed only in one of his hockey jerseys. Her hair crumpled from sleep.
"Welcome home. Have a nice trip?" She smiled sweetly at him.
"What happened to my house and what are you doing here?"
"A deals a deal." He looked confused. "I told you I'd move in after the regs changed. You just weren't here to help." She reached the bottom stair and kissed him.
"You moved in?" He repeated. She nodded.
"You know you need more book shelves." She walked passed him into the kitchen and filled the kettle. "They delivered some flat pack ones this morning. I put them up in one of the spare bedrooms. I got tired after that so instead of putting the books away I went back to bed." She turned to look at him. "Jack?"
"You move in?" He said again.
"You asked me to remember. I had the day off on Monday so my cousin's husband helped me move most of my stuff. I mean I left most of the furniture, I thought maybe I could rent it out furnished. Do you want some coffee?" He nodded. "Good. Sit down when we've finished I'll go and get dressed and you can help me carry the boxes upstairs."
"You know that's my hockey jersey." He said saying the first thing that came into his head.
"I know, I grew too big for my PJ's and this was the only thing I could big enough to sleep in. I hope you don't mind."
"It looks better on you than it does me. So you moved in?"
"For the third time yes. By the way I ordered you a new mattress yours is lumpy. It'll be here tomorrow" She pulled a couple of mugs from the cupboard.
"You rearranged my kitchen too?"
"It didn't make sense they way it was." She said as she made the coffee.
"You know we're going to have to move all the boxes. The guys are coming over to play poker at 1900."
"Okay." She placed a cup in front of him. "It's mostly books anyway. There's a box of my mom's china, and a box that could go in the attic and one of them has my dress uniform in. I put all my clothes that don't fit anymore in the spare room. I moved some of your suits and things I've never seen you wear in there too so I could hang a few things up."
"Any other changes I should know about?"
"No. But Sara called I let the machine get it. Why don't you call her back while I go and get dressed?" She suggested. He nodded. She kissed him and ran back up the stairs.
"Yes.Yes.Her name is Sam.Yes.Congratulations.I'll let you know. You know what things are like in the military.Okay I'll tell her." Sam heard the one side of the conversation.
"Hey." Jack smiled at her.
"Sara okay?" She asked.
"Mrs. Palmer from next door called her and told her you'd moved in."
"How did she take it?" Sam perched on the edge of the couch.
"She's happy for us. She also wanted to invite us to her wedding next month. I said I'd let her know."
"I didn't know she was getting married."
"She's been dating a guy called Peter. He's an accountant, he likes fishing."
"Ah so he's a good guy. He like hockey too?"
"Yes. Come on let's move those boxes."
"The china is over there." She indicated a box in the corner. "The one by the door which you fell over is the one for the attic and this is the one with my dress uniform in." She picked up the box.
"Do you want me to carry that?" He asked.
"No its' light. I can manage. The other's though, take your pick."
"Yes ma'am."
"All personnel please be advised General Hammond said over the tannoy at 0901. "Due to the unique circumstances of this base the President has authorized a change in regulations. As of 0900 this morning there is an amendment to Article 15 section 4 of the standard rulebook of the SGC. This rule has now become void and the amended version will allow fraternization between personnel under strict guidelines which can be available for collection from the briefing room as of 1000 hours."
"Jack aren't you going to find Sam?" Daniel asked.
"No Daniel we ship out now. She'll be here when we get back." The gate began to spin. "Captain Lillyfield. Do we have everything loaded?"
"Yes sir." Lilly replied.
"Then let's go campers." He walked up to the wormhole, which had opened and stepped through leaving his team to follow.
Sam's answering machine flashed when she got home from her impromptu visit to the grocery store. Sam hit the button as she tucked into a box of chocolate cookies.
"Sam where the hell are you? It looks like your going to need some boxes. They changed the regs this morning. Jack shipped out as planned. I don't know what happened General Hammond made the announcement, then gave SG-1 a go and he went. Call me when you get home and let me know how you feel about it."
'Right'. Sam thought. She was moving. She picked up the phone but instead of dialing the base she dialed her cousin.
"Hey Cara it's me Sam. Does Tom still have his van?.He does. Do you think he could come round and help me move a few of my things to my friends house tonight?. Thanks, tell the kids I said hi."
She grabbed some refugee sacks and head to her bedroom and started emptying her clothes into them.
"Welcome back SG-1. We'll debrief in an hour." General Hammond said as they returned two days later. He was relieved none of them were injured, he wasn't sure that Major Carter who wasn't officially on SG-1 anymore would remain uninjured after Jack found out about the photograph that was circulating the base which was one of the many reasons he'd given her a few days off.
"Afternoon Doc." Jack said as he strolled into the infirmary with his hands stuck in his pockets.
"Colonel O'Neill did you have a good mission?" Janet asked keeping him distracted as one of the nurses pulled down the blown up copy of the photo which SG-4 had placed on the wall for everyone to see."
"You know Doc the usual a few trees, a couple rocks for Danny." He hesitated.
"She's not here Jack. General Hammond gave her permission to go home and finish her paperwork. Her ankles swelled up a bit so I wanted her off her feet for a few days." If anyone asked that was the official reason why Sam wasn't at the base, unofficially it was to save her neck when Jack found out about the photo and to keep her little surprise. "She did leave a message for you. She asked me to tell you 'a deals a deal.'"
"Any idea what it means?" He asked.
"No and before you ask she does know about the regs change. Back to work, take your shirt off and we'll get your physical done."
"Very well SG-1. We'll brief again Monday at 0900. You are all on downtime until then. Dismissed."
"Jack do you want to come over tonight for a poker game?" Daniel asked.
"Just bring the guys over to my place it's bigger." He yawned.
"Sure."
"And bring beer and pizza. Lilly you're invited too."
"Yes sir, thank you sir."
"Where are you going now Jack?" Daniel asked.
"Home. I need some sleep. Come over at sevenish." This brought a surprised look to his friends face.
"I thought you'd be going to see Sam."
"She can wait. Call her and invite her too. I'll see you later."
As Jack opened the door to his house, he noticed the room was dark, hadn't he opened the curtains before he'd left. It maybe only four in the afternoon but he was tired. He walked further into the house and straight into a box.
"What the." he exclaimed loudly.
"Jack?" He heard a voice call from upstairs. He hit the light switch and the room illuminated. His living room was scattered with cardboard boxes. "Jack?" he heard a creak on the stairs.
"Sam what the hell." He stopped as he saw her dressed only in one of his hockey jerseys. Her hair crumpled from sleep.
"Welcome home. Have a nice trip?" She smiled sweetly at him.
"What happened to my house and what are you doing here?"
"A deals a deal." He looked confused. "I told you I'd move in after the regs changed. You just weren't here to help." She reached the bottom stair and kissed him.
"You moved in?" He repeated. She nodded.
"You know you need more book shelves." She walked passed him into the kitchen and filled the kettle. "They delivered some flat pack ones this morning. I put them up in one of the spare bedrooms. I got tired after that so instead of putting the books away I went back to bed." She turned to look at him. "Jack?"
"You move in?" He said again.
"You asked me to remember. I had the day off on Monday so my cousin's husband helped me move most of my stuff. I mean I left most of the furniture, I thought maybe I could rent it out furnished. Do you want some coffee?" He nodded. "Good. Sit down when we've finished I'll go and get dressed and you can help me carry the boxes upstairs."
"You know that's my hockey jersey." He said saying the first thing that came into his head.
"I know, I grew too big for my PJ's and this was the only thing I could big enough to sleep in. I hope you don't mind."
"It looks better on you than it does me. So you moved in?"
"For the third time yes. By the way I ordered you a new mattress yours is lumpy. It'll be here tomorrow" She pulled a couple of mugs from the cupboard.
"You rearranged my kitchen too?"
"It didn't make sense they way it was." She said as she made the coffee.
"You know we're going to have to move all the boxes. The guys are coming over to play poker at 1900."
"Okay." She placed a cup in front of him. "It's mostly books anyway. There's a box of my mom's china, and a box that could go in the attic and one of them has my dress uniform in. I put all my clothes that don't fit anymore in the spare room. I moved some of your suits and things I've never seen you wear in there too so I could hang a few things up."
"Any other changes I should know about?"
"No. But Sara called I let the machine get it. Why don't you call her back while I go and get dressed?" She suggested. He nodded. She kissed him and ran back up the stairs.
"Yes.Yes.Her name is Sam.Yes.Congratulations.I'll let you know. You know what things are like in the military.Okay I'll tell her." Sam heard the one side of the conversation.
"Hey." Jack smiled at her.
"Sara okay?" She asked.
"Mrs. Palmer from next door called her and told her you'd moved in."
"How did she take it?" Sam perched on the edge of the couch.
"She's happy for us. She also wanted to invite us to her wedding next month. I said I'd let her know."
"I didn't know she was getting married."
"She's been dating a guy called Peter. He's an accountant, he likes fishing."
"Ah so he's a good guy. He like hockey too?"
"Yes. Come on let's move those boxes."
"The china is over there." She indicated a box in the corner. "The one by the door which you fell over is the one for the attic and this is the one with my dress uniform in." She picked up the box.
"Do you want me to carry that?" He asked.
"No its' light. I can manage. The other's though, take your pick."
"Yes ma'am."