Sorry it's been so long since I last updated! I've been thinking about how to continue all of my stories at the same time...It's getting harder and harder. I welcome any comments and suggestions (PG rating) you might have...They help my creative juices flow, and I just might use them...Even if I don't, I still appreciate them.

"Jack, what do you think of Pete?" Daniel asked.

"Nothing. Why?" Jack asked as he tightened his grip on his P-90.

"I believe O'Neill does not think favorably of Major Carter's suitor." Teal'c replied.

"Yeah, well neither do I." Daniel answered.

"And your suggestion, Danny boy?"

"I don't know…We could go …"

Just then, Sam walked through the Gate.

"Well, let's go," Jack said, pointing to a direction in the woods.

They walked a few miles to the ruins that Daniel and Sam had wanted to look at. "T, go with Carter, I'll go with Danny." Jack instructed.

Teal'c nodded, and followed Sam into what seemed to be the Scientific Lab area. When they had gone, Daniel turned to Jack. "So, you want to know what my idea was."

It was a statement, not a question, and it was one that Jack didn't respond to.

"I think you, Teal'c and I should go and… rough him up a bit. You know, cast a shadow. I mean, this guy was one of Mark's friends, so he won't do it, and Jacob is…well, Jacob can't go and cast a shadow right now."

Jack turned to Daniel, angrily. "Don't you think Sam can handle herself! Man, I thought you were smarter than that!"

Daniel studied Jack. "You love her, don't you."

Another statement. Jack again refused to respond.

"Jack, do you really think she's happy?"

Jack took a deep breath. "I thought you wanted to read this stuff. Well, unless you want me to go right back, you need to start reading!"

Daniel opened his notebook and began copying the characters down. "I think she's in love with you too."

"Daniel…" Jack growled, threateningly.

"Don't you want to at least make sure that she's happy?"

"Dammit, Daniel, of course I want her to be happy! Don't you realize that's why I haven't done anything? She loves her job, and I know that. Unfortunately, that means that we can't be together."

"I'm sure there are ways around that," Daniel said, studying the characters he had written down. "I think it's a cross between Arabic and Aramaic Hebrew."

He began studying while Jack shook his head. "Well, even if there were, she's with Pete. They are happy, and I'm not going to go and ruin it by being selfish."

"When should I schedule our trip to California?" Daniel asked, simply.

"The next time we have down time."

"All right, tomorrow, it is."

All right, now, what am I going to ask you? The person who can answer this gets a gold star...Figuratively, obviously.