A/N: Season 10, Post-Talion, which I finally saw recently. Let's just say it left me with a whole lot of unhappy to work off.
Jack was furious. It was how he dealt with situations beyond his control, but Sam would not let him stand there and break SG-1 any more than this had already broken them.
"Jack."
She'd never abused their relationship on duty, and the others stared as he turned on her. "Do you people grasp that I can't always protect you from the damned IOA?"
At least, she thought, she'd deflected him from Teal'c. "Protecting us is General Landry's job."
Their eyes locked; eventually, he relented. "I could fire you all."
"Please?" Daniel asked. Sam stopped holding her breath at Jack's half-smile.