TS challenged me for a follow up to chapter 31: A Case of Nerves: "Think he can frighten the hiccups away by giving her a shock?"
There's only one shock I can think of that could possibly frighten away her hiccups as unrealistic as it may or may not be ;)
Surprise
"Hiccups better, Doctor?" John stopped outside the lab.
"No... Colonel," she managed.
"John." He smiled. "Thought the water would help." He faced her. "Why are you nervous?" John arched his brows as a flush touched her cheeks.
"Lindsey. They... just... stick with... me." Her hiccups intensified.
John's smile turned mischievous. "They say a good surprise can scare them away." He gently cupped her chin and kissed her tenderly. His lips lingered on her willing ones for a moment before he pulled back and watched her normal, if fast, breathing and how the flush had deepened. "Gone?"
She smiled shyly. "Gone."
