Disclaimer: Don't own a thing, MGM does, Just wish I did.
A/N I'm sooooo sorry, Please don't kill me. I hope it's what you expected.
When McKay finally stopped talking Jack sighed.
"Thanks McKay, that really helped." He said.
'Not' He thought to himself, but he wasn't going to tell him that. Besides he just spent the last two hours listening to him while he was supposed to be with Carter to have lunch.
"So McKay, thanks again but I really need to get going now, I'll send my report to you before I leave tomorrow so you can tell me if I misjudged any of the things you just said."
"Yeah sure General. I'll await your report and you'll hear my improvements." And before Jack could respond, McKay had already started working on his computer.
"Well later" Jack said and he walked as quickly as he could out of McKay's lab. Jack grabbed some sandwiches and of course some cake. Then he walked towards the control room. When Jack got there Sam was talking to Col. Sheppard in her office standing. "Carter!" Jack made his way into her office. "Colonel Sheppard your dismissed!"
Sam's head shoot up and Sheppard immediately made his way out of her office. "Sir!"
"Carter you sit down now!" Jack said.
Carter sat down but she wasn't going to let this slide. He might be concerned for her but they were at work. Just because her leg was hurt didn't mean that he could just dismiss her second in command.
"Sir, you can't just come in here and dismiss Col. Sheppard. We were discussing something important. The fact that I was standing doesn't interfere with the way this city is run, but you dismissing Col. Sheppard does." She said agitated.
"Carter, if you don't rest it will interfere with how this city runs. You're too important, you're needed and not just behind that desk but also in the field. But if you don't rest your leg you'll stay behind that desk. You need to rest that leg." He pleaded.
Sam sighed and looked at him, letting all his words sink in.
"I guess I shouldn't have dismissed Col. Sheppard." He said, a grin spreading around his face. "But you know me, I always look out for my team."
"So I brought you lunch, are you hungry?" He said, closing the argument.
"Yeah, brought me my chicken sandwich?" Sam asked with a small blush on her face because the meaning off his words just hit her.
"Well of course, I need to make up for yesterday since I didn't bring one then. But in my defence I have to say, there were none left so you do the math." He smiled.
"That's okay, you're forgiven." Sam said and she took the sandwich he offered her. "So what did you learn this past few hours about the city?" She asked.
"Well about the city not much, but I learned a lot about the incompetence of every scientist around here and I learned also everything about the misguided arrogance of the military personnel." Jack said. Sam looked at him with a puzzled look on her face so Jack continued.
"I only talked to dr. McKay and I have to give it to him, he has an excellent memory. He could tell me at least one mistake of every person who ever set on foot in the city. Didn't matter whether they are military of civilian. God how can you work with him as your chief scientist?" He asked
"Well, here he isn't half that bad as when we first met him." Sam said. "He even made some friends here, and well you'll never find anyone to amid it to him but we all have a lot of respect for him." Jack just looked at her is she was crazy. "I mean if you look at his track record he has done a lot of good stuff around here."
"Yeah I remember a file about the fact that he blew up ¾ of a solar system crossing my desk." Jack said smugly.
"In all fairness we did blow up a sun Sir." Sam said and they both started laughing.
"Anyway Col. Sheppard will probably be more fun to talk to. Jennifer will also be expecting you, I told her you would stop by the infirmary this afternoon when I talked to her."
"Yeah that's fine, I was planning on stopping by anyway." Jack said. "Oh, before I forget what time does that party starts tonight?"
"The day shift is finished at six PM and dinner will be fully served at eight PM so usually everyone just gets ready and see each other there." Sam said.
"I'm not going to meet you there, you'll probably won't even show up because you found a better doohickey or something." Jack said.
"There has never been a doohickey that kept me from coming to an SGC-party." Sam said.
"Yeah but that was because I personally dragged you out of your lab to come with me." Jack smiled at the memory. "You would always ask me if you could just finish a little thing."
"But you never let me" Sam smiled back. "That one time you even pulled me out of the chair and pushed me out of my lab."
"I remember and that party was a lot of fun too. Daniel had too much to drink again and he tried to sing." Jack remembered laughing out loud.
On that note a scientist knocked and entered Sam's office.
"I'm sorry Colonel but I brought you a report from Dr. Zelenka." The scientist handed her a tablet.
"Well that is my cue to leave, I'll pick you up at 7:45 because were going to be fashionably late like always." He walked away after giving her one more smile and wink.
"Hey Sam, did your General leave already?" Jennifer asked trough her headpiece with a hugr grin on her face.
"He's not my General. He just a General and yes he just left. I don't know if he's on his way to you or John." Sam said.
"So Sam, are you guys going to the party tonight?" Jennifer asked and she added with a little voice "And ehm... Rodney asked me out."
"Yeah were going, he's picking up me at 7:45 and… Wait Rodney asked you out? For tonight?" Sam asked totally stunned.
"Ehm, yes, he was all babbling and it didn't really come out right but yeah he asked that if I wasn't busy if I would go with him." Jennifer said. She was worried about what Sam might think because even though she liked Rodney, he was still Rodney.
"That's great, why don't you come to my quarters tonight, we can get ready together." Sam said.
"Yeah of course, I'll be there, your shift ends at 6 right, I'll be there right after 6 o'clock." Jennifer said. She turned around and saw Jack entering the infirmary. "Oh your General is here, see you tonight" She said.
"Okay, see you tonight." Sam said and she tapped on her earpiece.
Jennifer walked towards Jack. "General what can I do for you?" She said and smiled. She hoped that he hadn't heard what she had said to Sam.
"Well, there have been some recent problems between the military personnel and the civilian staff. So I wanted to know how much it affects the day to day operations and if you know where the problem lies." Jack said in a serious tone.
"Oh well, the day to day operations aren't really affected. Of course I only speak for my department. All my personnel is very professional when on the job." Jennifer said.
"Where the problem lies, that is different for everyone and it's not easy because we're stuck here with the same people. Of course the city is huge and most people go away on missions, but their families aren't here and they don't know what we're doing here. Everybody respects each other but it's hard not to get irritated with some people. Didn't you have that with SG-1, that you got irritated or crazy with Sam, Daniel or Teal'c?"
"Yeah I guess, I understand what you mean. Daniel could get really annoying and well Teal'c doesn't talk that much. Does the occasional party, like the one we're having tonight, help or does it make things worse?" Jack asked.
These parties usually help, everyone just feels free. The pressure of the Wraith is still there but it's pushed to the background, and everybody is just having some fun." Jennifer said.
"Your probably right. But I have to go now, I still have to talk to Sheppard." Jack said. "Thanks for your time." He added and he turned around.
"Wait, General may I ask you something, as Sam's friend?" Jennifer asked.
"As Sam's friend you can ask everything, I can't promise I'll answer but sure shoot." Jack said.
"When I asked if your team never drove you crazy you mentioned Daniel and Teal'c but not Sam. Did she never drive you crazy? I mean not even when she would go on and on about some science project?" Jennifer asked. She hoped he would answer, because in some way she and Rodney were a little like Sam and Jack.
"Well, of course it did. But I trust her. When you spent so much time with each other fighting doesn't really matters, making up does. Besides Sam is really cute when she rambles on about her doohickey's." Oops, he didn't intend to say that last part out loud.
"Okay thanks, maybe you should put that in your report. The first part at least and the last part will be our secret. At least until I talk to Sam tonight" Jennifer said with a smile.
Jack didn't know if he wanted Sam to hear his slip up, but he was sure nobody else could get wind of this.
"Doctor look, if you want to tell Sam that is fine with me. You are her friend and I am not going to stop you, but I ask you to not let anyone else hear about this. We could get in huge trouble."
"Don't worry, my lips are sealed to the city." Jennifer said.
"Thanks." Jack said and started to walk away but he turned around again. "And thanks for getting me here to take care of my colonel." He turned around again and walked out of the infirmary.
"Her General, his Colonel." Jennifer smiled and she got back to work.