Chapter 7:
Teal'c had already gotten showered and changed as had Major Carter and was sitting in the commissary with his female companion bantering and ex-changing war stories. Jack and Daniel had gone to see the bases chief MO, Doctor Janet Fraiser, a good friend and a good doctor to get sorted out as they had both been hit by a zatt weapon and it was procedure to do so. Janet had given them both aspirin and a glass of water to swallow. Jack and Daniel then wandered off to the showers.
"Did Hammond seem a little off to you?"
Jack asked as Daniel stepped out of his shower, wrapping a towel around his waist. He frowned at Jack.
"How'd you mean?"
"Well … "
Jack sat down on the bench, towel drying his short, greying hair.
"He just seemed a little … off."
He said at last cocking his head at his friend to see if he understood.
"I see."
Daniel said in a less than sardonic way. Daniel knew Jack found it hard explaining certain things, but sometimes it was best not to encourage him to do so.
"I'll talk to him later."
Jack decided once more, throwing his towel into the laundry basket, standing up and going to his locker.
"You do that."
Daniel said sitting down on the bench.
"I … I … it's just."
Jack had something other than Hammond on his mind. Daniel turned to look at him; Jack was facing his locker, not moving but standing, thinking maybe.
"You wanna talk about it?"
Daniel asked honestly, his face softening. Jack turned to Daniel. If Daniel is his best friend who knows him better than anyone else in the world, why was it so hard for Jack to open up to him?
"Talk about what?"
Jack answered, naively.
"Well, whatever's on your mind."
Daniel looked up at his friend, who was starring at him, Jack knew that Daniel sensed he had something on his mind, he also knew that Daniel wouldn't let him leave without telling him what it was.
"It's nothing."
Jack looked down to his bare feet. Daniel opened his mouth to say something, but was interrupted by Jack.
"Well I …"
Daniel straightened up as he listened to his comrade. A smile was slowly making its way across the Colonel's face.
"Carter an' me, we kind'a … you know."
Jack fiddled with the hem on the towel that was wrapped around his waist.
"Jack?"
Daniel asked, his face mimicking Jack's grin.
"Yeah… I know."
Jack sighed, a warm smile lighting up his face. Daniel straightened up again.
"Well when did this happen?"
Daniel asked earnestly, raising his eyebrow. He was happy for his friend … both of them.
"Few days ago."
Daniel had wondered, Jack and Sam had both been walking around the base on cloud nine for the past couple of days. Daniel got up and walked over to Jack.
"Well I'm glad it's finally happened for you … for both of you."
Jack pulled his t-shirt over his head, revealing a puzzled face.
"What do you mean 'finally'?"
Daniel stepped back.
"Oh come on Jack, we've all seen it."
Said Daniel, throwing his towel to the basket.
"Yeah well …"
Jack blushed and bowed his head.
"You can't tell Hammond."
Daniel smiled over at his friend.
"Sure."
"Thanks Daniel."
With that Jack grabbed his Jacket and walked off. He was thanking Daniel for not telling Hammond but he was also thanking him for listening. Jack had to tell someone, as he was completely beside himself not being able to talk about it. Daniel watched him leave, whistling a merry tune to himself. He'd honestly never seen Jack quite this happy or excited about anything, Daniel knew that they were meant to be ... hell, you only had to look at the pair of them together to see that.
Teal'c had already gotten showered and changed as had Major Carter and was sitting in the commissary with his female companion bantering and ex-changing war stories. Jack and Daniel had gone to see the bases chief MO, Doctor Janet Fraiser, a good friend and a good doctor to get sorted out as they had both been hit by a zatt weapon and it was procedure to do so. Janet had given them both aspirin and a glass of water to swallow. Jack and Daniel then wandered off to the showers.
"Did Hammond seem a little off to you?"
Jack asked as Daniel stepped out of his shower, wrapping a towel around his waist. He frowned at Jack.
"How'd you mean?"
"Well … "
Jack sat down on the bench, towel drying his short, greying hair.
"He just seemed a little … off."
He said at last cocking his head at his friend to see if he understood.
"I see."
Daniel said in a less than sardonic way. Daniel knew Jack found it hard explaining certain things, but sometimes it was best not to encourage him to do so.
"I'll talk to him later."
Jack decided once more, throwing his towel into the laundry basket, standing up and going to his locker.
"You do that."
Daniel said sitting down on the bench.
"I … I … it's just."
Jack had something other than Hammond on his mind. Daniel turned to look at him; Jack was facing his locker, not moving but standing, thinking maybe.
"You wanna talk about it?"
Daniel asked honestly, his face softening. Jack turned to Daniel. If Daniel is his best friend who knows him better than anyone else in the world, why was it so hard for Jack to open up to him?
"Talk about what?"
Jack answered, naively.
"Well, whatever's on your mind."
Daniel looked up at his friend, who was starring at him, Jack knew that Daniel sensed he had something on his mind, he also knew that Daniel wouldn't let him leave without telling him what it was.
"It's nothing."
Jack looked down to his bare feet. Daniel opened his mouth to say something, but was interrupted by Jack.
"Well I …"
Daniel straightened up as he listened to his comrade. A smile was slowly making its way across the Colonel's face.
"Carter an' me, we kind'a … you know."
Jack fiddled with the hem on the towel that was wrapped around his waist.
"Jack?"
Daniel asked, his face mimicking Jack's grin.
"Yeah… I know."
Jack sighed, a warm smile lighting up his face. Daniel straightened up again.
"Well when did this happen?"
Daniel asked earnestly, raising his eyebrow. He was happy for his friend … both of them.
"Few days ago."
Daniel had wondered, Jack and Sam had both been walking around the base on cloud nine for the past couple of days. Daniel got up and walked over to Jack.
"Well I'm glad it's finally happened for you … for both of you."
Jack pulled his t-shirt over his head, revealing a puzzled face.
"What do you mean 'finally'?"
Daniel stepped back.
"Oh come on Jack, we've all seen it."
Said Daniel, throwing his towel to the basket.
"Yeah well …"
Jack blushed and bowed his head.
"You can't tell Hammond."
Daniel smiled over at his friend.
"Sure."
"Thanks Daniel."
With that Jack grabbed his Jacket and walked off. He was thanking Daniel for not telling Hammond but he was also thanking him for listening. Jack had to tell someone, as he was completely beside himself not being able to talk about it. Daniel watched him leave, whistling a merry tune to himself. He'd honestly never seen Jack quite this happy or excited about anything, Daniel knew that they were meant to be ... hell, you only had to look at the pair of them together to see that.