Author's Notes: Cam and T's plan gets underway - who will get more than they bargained for? Jack develops a penchant for the finer things in life. Features a couple of slashy jokes, and Daniel like you've never seen him before... the same going for Teal'c,... and Walter. Songs mentioned are: Can't Get Enough (Barry White), Over the Rainbow (Judy Garland), Thank God I'm a Country Boy (John Denver), Paper Roses (Marie Osmond), Build Me Up Buttercup (the Foundations), Annie's Song (John Denver), You're the One that I want (John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John), Country Roads (John Denver), Only You (the Platters), Some Kind of Wonderful (the Drifters), Don't Know Much (Aaron Neville and Linda Ronstadt), and Rocky Mountain High (John Denver).
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Sam parked up in the parking lot of the hall that Cam had rented for the musical 'get together' that he had planned. She had arrived a little late, but thought nothing of it as she wasn't going to be singing, or so she thought. She checked her cell phone, before climbing out, wincing as the wound on her side reminded her of its presence. She retrieved the box of doughnuts and copy of Dumas from her passenger seat, before locking up and making her way to the front door.
Due to the obvious security issues of having two aliens off-base, Landry had ordered that the entrance be guarded by Marines before being locked up after everyone had arrived. The General himself was busy at the Mountain and had refused to come, despite the combined efforts of SG-1. It was a relief in one way as the other personnel could unwind a little more.
Sam flashed her ID to a Marine, before she was let in. She caught sight of Cam sprinting through the hall, with a cowboy hat and boots, and before she could laugh at that, she spotted Vala rushing about in a blue pinafore dress. She put the doughnuts down, before laughing pretty hard at the sight of Teal'c momentarily appearing with a wig of long black hair. Her side started hurting again, so she forced herself to sober up, but a group of Nurses in shiny clothes didn't help matters.
When she eventually calmed down, she wondered where Daniel was, as she hadn't seen him. She wandered around the hall, accepting a glass of orange juice in the process, saying 'hi' to people she knew.
As she exchanged small talk with Doctor Lee, she felt a tap on her shoulder. She turned around to see Cam, cowboy hat in hand. He said with a grin,
"Glad you could make it, Sam."
She remarked with a smile, "Wouldn't have missed this for the world! What's with the Stetson and boots?"
"That's for me to know, and you to find out."
"Is Daniel around?"
"Oh yeah, but he doesn't want anyone to see him before the performance... he got a bit stroppy in make-up."
She asked with a chuckle, "Make up?"
"You'll see."
"I don't suppose you'll tell me what Teal'c and Vala are doing."
"Well... no. Ok, Vala's obvious - she's Dorothy."
"Oh right."
"Sit yourself down, you don't wanna make that injury worse. I better be off, we're due to start in a couple of minutes."
As she pulled up a couple of chairs, one to hold up her feet, she replied with a smile, "Sure. Good luck."
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She was soon joined by Jack, who asked, "How's the injury?"
She looked up in surprise from her book, exclaiming, "Sir! I didn't know you were coming."
Before she could offer him her chair, he pulled up another one, sat down and replied, "Yeah, Daniel was moaning about having to sing, so I said I'd pay good money to hear him... sing."
When he saw her raise an eyebrow, he continued, "What? He's a good singer. Of course you wouldn't know, 'cos us guys were treated to it in the locker-room when he was in the shower. So... how's the injury?"
She replied with a smile, "It's getting better, thanks. It just has a habit of reminding me that it's there occasionally."
"Yeah, I hear ya... after that staff weapon blast... I felt it for months."
She ducked her head briefly, remembering Janet, before asking, "So, how's Washington?"
"Not bad... a lot of paperwork, a bunch of people with no sense of humour, but the perks..."
She shot him a bemused look, but before he could remark further, Cam was on stage, microphone in hand, cowboy hat under his arm,
"Hey everyone, thanks for coming to this little musical. We've got a string of great acts this afternoon, with a few surprises... including a guy in a dress..."
This earned a few laughs from the audience, and he continued,
"I'm serious, but you know with this 'don't ask, don't tell' thing... Lieutenant Holloway, you know what I'm talking about."
More laughs, and a blushing Airman.
"Anyway, moving swiftly on, we've got all of SG-1 involved, although Colonel Carter won't be singing due to her injury, but she has contributed greatly by lending us her awesome stereo, complete with USB port. Thanks Sam. Come on, let's have a round of applause for one kick-ass Colonel."
He looked at her with a cheeky smile as everyone clapped, and Jack remarked quietly,
"He's technically your CO."
She whispered back in exclamation, "Sir!"
Cam continued, "Well, enough from me, let's get this show on the road! First up, this guy can kill you ten times before you hit the ground, and that's if you borrow a candle! Nah, seriously, this guy rocks. Put your hands together for... Teal'c!"
As everyone clapped, Teal'c walked on as Cam walked off. Sam and Jack couldn't help but laugh to see him wearing a suit and a black wig. Just as she was about to say 'Barry White', the music started up and Teal'c launched into a Barry White number, with various female personnel screaming in the audience,
"I've
heard people say that
Too much of anything is not good for you,
baby
Oh no
But I don't know about that
There's many times
that we've loved
We've shared love and made love
It doesn't
seem to me like it's enough
There's just not enough of it
There's
just not enough
Oh oh, babe
My darling, I can't get
enough of your love babe
Girl, I don't know, I don't know
why
Can't get enough of your love babe
Oh, some things I can't
get used to
No matter how I try
Just like the more you give,
the more I want
And baby, that's no lie
Oh no, babe..."
Jack remarked, shaking his head in amazement,
"That guy never ceases to amaze me. I've got to get a CD of him to take back with me."
The Jaffa received a standing ovation, and he bowed several times before walking off. Cam walked on, patting him on the back, before saying,
"Didn't I tell you that he rocked! Let's hear it again for Teal'c!"
More applause.
"Next up, a woman who we have grown to love since she became a part of our big family. Let's hear it for Vala!"
Vala walked to the microphone, smiling at various laughing albeit clapping personnel. Cam kissed her on the cheek, amidst some leering from SG-3, before he walked off. The music began, and she sang, stunning her critics into silence,
"Somewhere
over the rainbow
Way up high
There's a land that I heard
of
Once in a lullaby
Somewhere over the
rainbow
Skies are blue
And the dreams that you dare to
dream
Really do come true
Some day I'll wish upon a
star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where
troubles melt like lemon-drops
Away above the chimney tops
That's
where you'll find me
Somewhere over the
rainbow
Bluebirds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow
Why then,
oh why can't I?
Some day I'll wish upon a
star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where
troubles melt like lemon-drops
Away above the chimney tops
That's
where you'll find me
Somewhere over the
rainbow
Bluebirds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow
Why then,
oh why can't I?
If happy little bluebirds
fly
Beyond the rainbow
Why, oh why can't I?"
Jack remarked, "Gotta get that on CD too! She's brilliant."
Sam had noticed the kiss and the little look that had passed between the two, and she wondered if she had a chance with Daniel. She mentally shook herself, before allowing herself to enjoy the song. Vala too received a standing ovation, but this time, bouquets were thrown on stage. She curtsied, gathering up the flowers, before saying,
"Thank you!"
Cam greeted her with another kiss as he walked on stage, although it wasn't jeered at as much as the one before. She skipped off the stage, flowers in hand, as he addressed the audience,
"That was great, wasn't it folks? Next up, two men who will have you in stitches, so... sorry Sam! Give it up for Sergeants Siler and Harriman!"
Everyone was howling with laughter more than clapping when Siler and Harriman came on stage, the latter wearing a dress resembling a certain shiny pink one once worn by one of the Supremes. Jack shouted out, resulting in more laughs,
"No fraternising on stage!"
The music started up, and everyone forced themselves to be silent as Siler began to sing, "Build Me Up Buttercup" to Walter, who had refused to wear make-up, and was now glad that he didn't.
After that, and after the Nurses doing the Nolans, Cam came on stage and sang, "Thank God I'm a Country Boy," with a fiddle,
"Well
life on the farm is kinda laid back
Ain't much an old country boy
like me can't hack
It's early to rise, early in the sack
Thank
God I'm a country boy
Well a simple country
life never did me no harm
A raisin' me a family and workin' on a
farm
My days are all filled with an easy country charm
Thank
God I'm a country boy
Well I got me a wife I
got me a fiddle When the work's all done and the suns
settlin' low
When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the
griddle
Life ain't nothin but a funny funny riddle
Thank God
I'm a country boy
I pull out my fiddle and I'm rosin' up the bow
The
kids are asleep so I keep it kinda low
Thank God I'm a country
boy..."
"I'd play Sally
Goodin' all day if I could
But the Lord and my wife wouldn't take
it very good
So I fiddle when I can, work when I should
Thank
God I'm a country boy
Well I got me a fine wife
I got me a fiddle
When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the
griddle
Life ain't nothin but a funny funny riddle
Thank God
I'm a country boy…"
Vala came on, hugging him from behind, and singing "Thank God you're a Country boy", instead of the real line.
"Well I wouldn't trade
my life for diamonds and jewels
I never was one of them money
hungry fools
I'd rather have my fiddle and my farmin' tools
Thank
God I'm a country boy
Yeah, city folk drivin'
in a black limousine
A lotta sad people thinkin' that's mighty
keen
Son, let me tell ya now exactly what I mean
Thank God I'm
a country boy
Well I got me a fine wife
I got me a fiddle
When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the
griddle
Life ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle
Thank God
I'm a country boy
Well, my fiddle was my
daddy's 'til the day he died
And he took me by the hand and held
me close to his side
Said, 'live a good life and play my fiddle
with pride
And thank God you're a country boy'
My daddy taught me young
how to hunt and how to whittle
Taught me how to work and play a
tune on the fiddle
Taught me how to love and how to give just a
little
Thank God I'm a country boy
Well I got me a fine wife
I got me a fiddle
When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the
griddle
Life ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle
Thank God
I'm a country boy
Thank God I'm a country boy..."
This received a huge round of applause, amongst jeers and cat calls from various Airmen. Vala skipped off stage, and Cam announced the next act,
"Thank you. Right, this next guy... you're never going to see him the same way again! Give it up for... Doctor Daniel Jackson!"
Everyone whooped, cheered and clapped on seeing Daniel, complete with a white cowboy outfit, round glasses and guitar, walk on stage. The most striking aspect was the hair - it looked a little longer than usual and was mostly dark blonde, thanks to the Nurses', particularly Lieutenant Evans', hairstyling expertise. Cam brought a stool, patted him on the back, before Daniel tentatively sat down.
Jack fought with himself not to call out anything as he really did like to hear Daniel sing.
Sam, on the other hand, like most of the female contingent, was awe-struck. She couldn't help but stare, almost gawp at her colleague, and Jack noticed, but smiled knowingly instead of saying anything. Several females screamed, making the Archaeologist blush.
The noise died down as Daniel strummed the first chords, before singing, closing his eyes occasionally when the embarrassment got too much,
"You
fill up my senses, Come let me love you,
Like a night in the forest,
Like the
mountains in Springtime,
Like a walk in the rain,
Like a storm
in the desert,
Like a sleepy blue ocean,
You fill up my
senses,
Come fill me again...
Let
me give my life to you,
Let me drown in your laughter,
Let me
die in your arms,
Let me lay down beside you,
Let me always be
with you,
Come let me love you,
Come love me again
Most of the room joined in with the 'hm' verse, including Sam, who knew that Cam knew of her penchant for John Denver... she was secretly plotting the worst possible torture methods she could use on him. During the verse, her eyes met Daniel's, silently encouraging him as everyone pulled out lighters. He smiled at her, and almost sang the entire final verse to her,
"You
fill up my senses,
Like a night in the forest,
Like the
mountains in Springtime,
Like a walk in the rain...
Like a
storm in the desert,
Like a sleepy blue ocean,
You fill up my
senses,
Come fill me again..."
The entire hall erupted in loud cheers and applause as everyone stood up to show the Archaeologist their appreciation. Even Sam stood up, despite remaining seated throughout the previous performances. Cam came on stage, and Sam caught his gaze. He winked at her knowingly and she pretended to look annoyed, although she was delighted.
"Now we're gonna have a short intermission before our next performance 'cos a few people have to change costumes. So... everyone, keep your hands and feet inside the building at all times -- Landry's ordered the Marines to shoot any escapees on sight. Restrooms can be found to the side there, but you might wanna be wary of any pale faced, milky-eyed guys selling you anything."
There were groans all round, before everyone began to mingle. Jack said, barely restraining a grin,
"Daniel sure was great, huh?"
All she could do was nod as she watched the man she loved walk off stage. She missed Cam give Jack a thumbs-up, and Teal'c and Vala smiling conspiringly.
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During the intermission, as Sam wandered off to talk to Captain Hailey, Daniel, dressed in jeans and a t-shirt, made a brief appearance. Most of the dye was gone, although a small amount remained, giving the impression that his hair had been slightly sun bleached. All in all, he looked pretty hot; as if that was out of the ordinary for him.
"Sam."
She spun around, and her breath caught in her throat on seeing him. She smiled as she noticed the glasses, saying,
"You've still got your John Denver glasses on."
"I have?"
He took them off, looking at the frame, before putting them back on, remarking,
"I like these ones better. Anyway, I just wanted to say 'thank you'."
"For what?"
"For supporting me back there. I didn't really want to sing, but it felt really good, eventually."
She touched his arm briefly as she said, "Any time, Daniel. You were pretty great. I love that song."
He blushed slightly, before saying quietly, "I'm sorry for being off with you lately... how's the injury?"
"It's ok... still hurts when I laugh or stretch. How's the post-depriorisation going?"
He remarked with a slight smile, "It just feels great to be home again. I missed the laughs more than anything - Adria seriously hasn't got a sense of humour."
She patted him on the arm, saying, "Glad you're back, but I think you better be off changing, because Cam's pouting."
He turned to see Cam on the stage, looking at him and gesturing at his wristwatch. Daniel shrugged and joked with a smile, momentarily dazzling the Astrophysicist,
"One of the setbacks of working for the military!"
She returned the smile, before he reluctantly walked away as Cam admonished him, with a string of light-hearted insults.
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Cam, now dressed in a tuxedo, came on stage, amid a few loud cheers from SG-3. Everyone was seated again, and he addressed them,
"Thank you... I see no-one's managed to escape yet. Right, now, have we got a treat for you!"
As Teal'c, Daniel and Vala came on stage, the men also wearing tuxedos, and the latter dressed in a red cocktail dress, he continued,
"I'm gonna add a few wink winks, and hint hints, and only a select few will get it. This is the wonderful Doctor Jackson singing 'Only You', with most of SG-1 as back-up.
Everyone cheered as Daniel, now wearing his normal glasses, stepped forward. Jack shouted out,
"Daniel, I want you on CD!"
Daniel retorted, leading to more laughs, especially from Sam and Cam, "You always had the weirdest fetishes, Jack!"
The music started up, and Daniel sang,
"Only
you, can make all this world seem right
Only you, can make the
darkness bright
Only you, and you alone, can thrill me like you
do
And fill my heart with love for only you
Only you, can make all
this change in me
For it's true, you are my destiny
When you
hold my hand, I understand
the magic that you do
You're my
dreams come true
my one and only you
Only you, can make all
this change in me
For it's true, you are my destiny
When you
hold my hand, I understand
the magic that you do
You're my
dreams come true
my one and only you
One and only you..."
Throughout the song, his eyes never left Sam's, and she smiled dreamily up at him. A few personnel cottoned on as to what Cam had meant, but no-one said anything as it was a pretty good song. Some of the female personnel glanced at her enviously, slightly jealous that the object of their affections was singing to her. And no-one but Sam missed Cam nudging Teal'c with a grin, thus missing his 'back-up' cue.
With a moment's pause, the music started up again, and this time, Cam, Teal'c and Vala sang,
"Wonderful... Wonderful... Wonderful...,"
before Daniel began, his gaze returning to Sam's,
"All
you have to do is touch my hand
To show me you understand
And
something happens to me
That's some kind of wonderful
At any
time my little world seems blue
I just have to look at you
And
everything seems to be
Some kind of wonderful.
I know I can't
express
This feeling of tenderness
There's so much I wanna
say
But the right words just don't come my way..."
As he sang the next part, his face heated up,
"I
just know when I'm in your embrace
This world is a happy place
And
something happens to me
There's some kind of wonderful
I know I can't
express
This feeling of tenderness
There's so much I wanna
say
But the right words just don't come my way
I just know when
I'm in your embrace
This world is a happy place
And something
happens to me
There's some kind of wonderful..."
He blushed a deeper shade of red as he continued,
"Some
kind of sweet lips
Some kind of warm eyes
Some kind of soft
sigh
There's only some kind of wonderful
Oh yeah wonderful..."
He even managed the harder parts of the song, which resulted in some appreciative cheers. When he finished, the cheers and applause came faster and louder than previously. The singers bowed and curtsied, Vala blowing kisses to the audience.
Daniel's eyes were still on Sam, and she smiled up at him, mouthing, "Good job."
He smiled back at her, content, mouthing back, "Thank you," before joining his friends in walking off stage.
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A few performances later, including one of Paul Davies and Major Gonzalez singing "You're the One that I Want," as well as Doctor Lam singing 'Paper Roses', Cam returned, this time dressed in jeans and a t-shirt with trainers. His apparel resulted in a chorus of screams from the Nurses as well as some of the other female personnel.
When the noise eventually died down, Cam said with a smile,
"Thanks! Nice to know your lungs are working so well, especially after Jackson! Still a couple of performances left, but I want to dedicate this to someone special. She's had a tough time just recently, whupping some intergalactic ass, and is the only member of the team who hasn't actively participated this afternoon, although she has already played a huge, huge part by lending us her stereo. Come on up, Sam."
She, smiling, shook her head, reluctant to go. Everyone started calling out in encouragement, and Jack whispered,
"Go on and have some fun, Carter."
She reluctantly got up and remarked loudly, "Alright Cam, but you owe me big."
Cam grinned at her as she joined him on stage. He put an arm around her waist and whispered,
"Country Roads?"
She replied in a whisper, "Sure, but I get to whale on you afterwards."
The music started up, and he sang, with her joining in during the chorus. Much to her surprise, she began to enjoy herself. Everyone agreed that Cam was a good choice for the song, especially with his soft Southern tones.
"Almost
heaven,
West Virginia,
Blue Ridge mountains,
Shenandoah
river,
Life is old there,
Older than the trees,
Younger than
the mountains,
Growing like the breeze..."
During the number, she caught Daniel out the corner of her eye, watching them both. She glanced at him with a smile, and he returned it. Vala whispered something to him, and he went very red.
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A few more performances later, Cam returned to the stage, and said with a smile,
"Now, for the penultimate performance of the afternoon-slash-evening, something that we didn't rehearse in the committee meetings. Two unsuspecting people are going to do a duet. Sergeant Siler, you know what to do."
The stage lights began to move as everyone murmured in surprise. Suddenly Sam found herself bathed in soft light. At the same time, Daniel was bathed in the same light as he stood next to the stage. Oh boy. Everyone else cheered raucously, and Jack whispered,
"How I envy you."
She steeled herself and joined the blushing Archaeologist on stage, both of them plotting Cam's demise as painfully as possible. Cam looked at them with a very cheeky grin and said,
"Your song is... Don't Know Much by Aaron Neville and Linda Ronstadt."
The two of them momentarily looked mortified, but Daniel reached for her hand and whispered,
"Let's knock 'em dead."
She took a deep breath and whispered back, "Ok."
The music started up and he began, gazing at her,
"Look
at this face I know the years are showing
Look at this life I
still don't know where it's going
I don't much but I know I love
you
That may be all I need to know..."
She took over, her face heating up,
"Look
at these eyes they've never seen what matters
Look at these
dreams so beaten and so battered
I don't much but I know I love
you
That may be all I need to know..."
She was singing with such conviction that Daniel couldn't help but gaze at her in amazement.
She felt herself once more going into dangerous territory. She had no idea whether Daniel felt the same way about her, but for the moment, she didn't care. All she could see was the Archaeologist, and if this was the only way that she could express her feelings, well, so be it.
He smiled slightly as he sang,
"So
many questions still left unanswered
So much I've never broken
through..."
Unknown to her, Daniel loved her so much that it hurt, but he thought that she could never love him. However, the recent events had led him to believe otherwise. He silently chastised himself,
"She's just being nice... that's what Sam does."
She returned the smile before she continued,
"And
when I feel you near me sometimes I see so clearly
That the only
truth I'll never know is me and you..."
But for the moment, like her, he didn't care. This felt so unbelievably good that he wished he had done it a long, long time ago, despite thinking that she didn't love him. He knew that he was in dangerous territory, but he really wanted to touch her, to express his love for her, to... whoa, shields up, colleague alert!
"Look
at this man so blessed with inspiration
Look at this soul still
searching for salvation..."
They, still gazing at each other, continued,
"I
don't much but I know I love you
That may be all I need to know
I don't much but I know I
love you
That may be all I need to know
I don't much but I know
I love you
That may be all there is to know..."
The song over, everyone cheered. To everyone's surprise, Sam bolted off stage, ignoring the intensifying pain from her side, tears streaming down her face.
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Cam quickly remarked to the murmuring audience, "We'll be right back after this commercial break."
As Colonel Reynolds did a stand-up routine, which was the contingency plan should anything go wrong, Jack and the rest of SG-1 ran after their friend.
They found her in one of the rooms which had been converted into a changing room of sorts. She had her arms tightly around her knees as she sat in a corner. They could hear her sniffling, and Cam wordlessly entered the room, leaving his friends at the doorway.
He sat next to her, putting an arm around her shoulders, saying quietly,
"Hey, hey, what's all this?"
She leant into Cam's embrace and murmured, "I made an idiot of myself."
"Nuh-uh. You did great, Sam."
Cam looked up, quietly waving his friends away from the doorway, before she said,
"I didn't want to tell him anything, Cam."
"You didn't. You two were just enjoying yourself, like you should be. You gotta admit, Jackson's got a good voice... kinda like dripping honey..."
She tearfully smiled before asking, "He doesn't hate me, does he?"
He shook his head and said, "Nope... I was watching you two - he was looking at you as much as you were looking at him. I think you made his day. He does love you, Sam - I'm willing to bet Grandma's Macaroons on it."
She retorted with a smile as she dried her eyes, "Just don't give me any!"
She asked suddenly, looking at him, "Does he...?"
He nodded and replied, "He doesn't love Vala, and well, Vala and I..."
"Oh Cam... good luck with that, but she might have to move off SG-1, and..."
"I know... I'm not sure if Landry's gonna like me with her, but hey, it's my life. I'll do all I can to keep the band together though."
She smiled, and he said, helping her up, "Come on Sam, let's go back in there. We've still got the big ending number, and I want you there."
"Which song?"
"Rocky Mountain High."
She hugged him, before they left the room, to find just Daniel waiting in the corridor. He looked at her with concern, and asked,
"Are you alright?"
"I think so."
She clapped and said cheerfully, "So, what're we waiting for? Let's get singing!"
She wordlessly linked arms with a very surprised Archaeologist, and Cam remarked with a grin as they walked towards the stage, "Now that's what I'm talking about!"
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On stage, every one of the performers were on stage. Cam, microphone in hand, addressed the audience,
"And now, the final performance of this evening, the cast of the 'Deep Space Radar Telemetry' musical singing Colorado's unofficial state anthem - 'Rocky Mountain High'."
The music started up, and Daniel began, still holding hands with Sam,
"He
was born in the summer of his 27th year
Comin' home to a place
he'd never been before
He left yesterday behind him, you might say
he was born again
You might say he found a key for every door
When he first came to the
mountains his life was far away
On the road and hangin' by a
song
But the string's already broken and he doesn't really care
It
keeps changin' fast and it don't last for long..."
They all sang the chorus,
"But
the Colorado Rocky mountain high
I've seen it rainin' fire in the
sky
The shadow from the starlight is softer than a lullaby
Rocky
mountain high..."
Teal'c sang the next part, eliciting a ripple of cheers from Jack and other personnel,
"He
climbed cathedral mountains, he saw silver clouds below Now he walks in quiet solitude the forest and the
streams
He saw
everything as far as you can see
And they say that he got crazy
once and he tried to touch the sun
And he lost a friend but kept
his memory
Seeking grace in every step he takes
His sight has
turned inside himself to try and understand
The serenity of a
clear blue mountain lake
"And
the Colorado Rocky mountain high
I've seen it rainin' fire in the
sky
You can talk to God and listen to the casual reply
Rocky
mountain high..."
Cam sang the next verse, gazing at Vala, which made Sam and many others, smile,
"Now
his life is full of wonder but his heart still knows some fear
Of
a simple thing he cannot comprehend
Why they try to tear the
mountains down to bring in a couple more
More people, more scars
upon the land..."
"And
the Colorado Rocky mountain high
I've seen it rainin' fire in the
sky
I know he'd be a poorer man if he never saw an eagle fly
Rocky
mountain high
It's Colorado Rocky
mountain high
I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky
Friends
around the campfire and everybody's high
Rocky mountain
high..."
The song over, the performers bowed amid very raucous cheering. Sam pulled Daniel into a hug, whispering,
"I'm glad you're back."
Daniel caressed her back, and whispered, "Me too."
Cam, Vala and Teal'c were grinning from ear to ear, the former with his arm around the raven haired ex-thief.
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Later, as everyone made their ways home, Daniel walked Sam to her car. Their friends had given them a wide berth on purpose, so the scientists took advantage of it.
"Sam?"
"Yeah?"
"About inside..."
"I know."
He gazed at her with a surprised expression and asked, "You do?"
"Yes, and I feel the same way. There are things I really should have told you a long, long time ago, but I was scared and confused."
She turned to look at him just as they reached her car, and she said with a shy smile,
"I love you, Daniel."
He stared at her in amazement, before managing to speak, "Oh Sam... I love you too."
She pulled him into a hug, both of them feeling as though a weight had been lifted off their chests. When they pulled apart, she asked him,
"Are you going back to the mountain?"
"Yeah... Mitchell's got some of my clothes."
"Do you want a lift? I suppose we should tell Landry about... you know..."
He, realising what she meant, replied, "Yeah, ok."
She caressed his jaw, before he took her by surprise, kissing her. However, they were both surprised when it felt as though a small electrical charge had passed between them. They pulled apart, gazing at each other in amazement, and he asked with raised eyebrows,
"What was that?"
She exhaled and murmured with a smile as she pulled him in for their second kiss,
"My thoughts exactly."