Truth or Dare?
Sam looked at him wondering whether he was joking or not. She opened her mouth to ask and changed her mind as his intense gaze gave her the feeling he was indeed serious. She picked up her half eaten slice and took another bite taking a sip of coffee mid chew. Jack stood back awaiting an answer. When none came and instead the object of his questioning gaze began eating once more and drinking coffee he decided to close ranks. Better, get her before she sobers up some from the coffee and food. He rounded the counter and leaned closer again to her.
"Come on Carter. What have you got to hide?"
Sam sighed and gulped down the last of the slice of pizza. Rubbing her fingers together, she swivelled in her chair to face Jack. If he wanted to play, they would play.
"Ok Jack, Truth"
"How old are you?"
"Now or tomorrow?"
"You know damn well Major"
"Well Sir I really need to know because if I tell you how old I am now you may want to know how old I am on my birthday and then I will have lied meaning I have to do a dare. On the other hand I could tell you my age next birthday which technically is in twenty minutes and you may want to know my age now in which case again I would have to do a dare"
Jack stared at her. How did the woman manage to do it? Say a sentence in one breath making complete sense yet confusing him at the same time. AND she was drunk. He closed his eyes processed the answer and came up with his own. You want to get cocky we'll get cocky.
"Technically Sam I don't know your age so give me either. Although you give me your age tomorrow and I may assume it's your age today in which case I'll assume you're a year older than that tomorrow when you really are that age tomorrow and a year younger today. So think about it before you answer."
There he had done it. Yes finally she would know how he felt in most of their briefings. Sam stared open mouthed and found she had no answer to this yet. She closed her mouth and thought for a moment but before she continued, Jack did.
"AND if we're going to get technical well your answer wasn't the answer I was looking for and that should bring on a forfeit to you"
He wiggled his brow and grinned his schoolboy grin. Sam leaned close liked a fingertip clean of some runaway ketchup.
"Thirty six today, thirty seven tomorrow"
Sam hopped down from her stool and made a quick exit from the kitchen before Jack could object to her getting away without forfeit. Jack spun round and followed her along the hall.
"No fair"
Sam ducked into the bathroom and closed the door. Leaning over the basin to wash her hands, she glanced at her reflection. Were her cheeks flushed? Ok her eyes were a little bright. Oh god. She averted her eyes from her reflection and turned off the tap. After drying her hands, she reopened the door to find Jack leaning on the wall opposite arms folded.
"Cheater"
"Am not"
"You didn't answer the question correctly"
Sam turned down the hall and back into the kitchen flipping the pizza lid closed. Spinning around, Jack stopped abruptly in front of her. Sam's breath caught in her throat for a moment at the closeness. She raised her eyes gave him her sweetest smile and wracked her brain for a question to ask him.
"Truth or dare Jack?"
Jack folded his arms once more not moving to widen the gap between them. Sam was tempted to dare him to take her right there in the kitchen but she bit her tongue. Little did she know Jack was hoping she would ask him a similar question
"Truth"
"Why did you come here tonight?"
"I told you, to help celebrate your birthday. That and Jacob asked me to give you that envelope. What did he say in that by the way?"
Sam rolled her eyes at the obvious try at changing the subject.
"Nice try Sir"
"What I answered honestly. Prove I didn't"
"Why come tonight when you know my birthday was tomorrow you could have come over then"
Jack unfolded his arms and pointed a finger at her childishly.
"Ah ah Sam I answered fair and square, my turn again. Truth or dare."
Sam opened her mouth to object but figured she'd gotten away with the age question and not to push it. She wasn't prepared for a dare just yet, especially knowing the way Jack's mind worked. At least the question couldn't be as damning sometimes.
"Truth"
"Why do you think I came here tonight?"
Sam was unprepared for the counter attack or the fact Jack was now leaning closer a hand on the counter by her side, a little too close for some peoples comfort, although for her the closer the better. Get a hold of yourself Sam. She recalled her reflection and wondered whether he noticed her flushed state as well. God she hoped he was a little too drunk to notice he was making her heart flutter, he was so close she was sure he could hear its beat racing with speed.
"You were bored and figured what the hell Carter's world's even more mundane than my own lets go see what she's up too?"
Jack was close now and yet still not touching. He really wanted to rectify the situation. Things were getting dangerous. Only from a work point of view. From his point of view things were getting better and better. The bright blues of hers received his intense gaze.
"Liar"
"Prove it"
Jack smiled and leaned back a little looking down at her. She gazed intently back at him with a mock questioning in her eyes.
"Your turn again Jack. Truth or dare?"
"Dare"
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Sam looked at him wondering whether he was joking or not. She opened her mouth to ask and changed her mind as his intense gaze gave her the feeling he was indeed serious. She picked up her half eaten slice and took another bite taking a sip of coffee mid chew. Jack stood back awaiting an answer. When none came and instead the object of his questioning gaze began eating once more and drinking coffee he decided to close ranks. Better, get her before she sobers up some from the coffee and food. He rounded the counter and leaned closer again to her.
"Come on Carter. What have you got to hide?"
Sam sighed and gulped down the last of the slice of pizza. Rubbing her fingers together, she swivelled in her chair to face Jack. If he wanted to play, they would play.
"Ok Jack, Truth"
"How old are you?"
"Now or tomorrow?"
"You know damn well Major"
"Well Sir I really need to know because if I tell you how old I am now you may want to know how old I am on my birthday and then I will have lied meaning I have to do a dare. On the other hand I could tell you my age next birthday which technically is in twenty minutes and you may want to know my age now in which case again I would have to do a dare"
Jack stared at her. How did the woman manage to do it? Say a sentence in one breath making complete sense yet confusing him at the same time. AND she was drunk. He closed his eyes processed the answer and came up with his own. You want to get cocky we'll get cocky.
"Technically Sam I don't know your age so give me either. Although you give me your age tomorrow and I may assume it's your age today in which case I'll assume you're a year older than that tomorrow when you really are that age tomorrow and a year younger today. So think about it before you answer."
There he had done it. Yes finally she would know how he felt in most of their briefings. Sam stared open mouthed and found she had no answer to this yet. She closed her mouth and thought for a moment but before she continued, Jack did.
"AND if we're going to get technical well your answer wasn't the answer I was looking for and that should bring on a forfeit to you"
He wiggled his brow and grinned his schoolboy grin. Sam leaned close liked a fingertip clean of some runaway ketchup.
"Thirty six today, thirty seven tomorrow"
Sam hopped down from her stool and made a quick exit from the kitchen before Jack could object to her getting away without forfeit. Jack spun round and followed her along the hall.
"No fair"
Sam ducked into the bathroom and closed the door. Leaning over the basin to wash her hands, she glanced at her reflection. Were her cheeks flushed? Ok her eyes were a little bright. Oh god. She averted her eyes from her reflection and turned off the tap. After drying her hands, she reopened the door to find Jack leaning on the wall opposite arms folded.
"Cheater"
"Am not"
"You didn't answer the question correctly"
Sam turned down the hall and back into the kitchen flipping the pizza lid closed. Spinning around, Jack stopped abruptly in front of her. Sam's breath caught in her throat for a moment at the closeness. She raised her eyes gave him her sweetest smile and wracked her brain for a question to ask him.
"Truth or dare Jack?"
Jack folded his arms once more not moving to widen the gap between them. Sam was tempted to dare him to take her right there in the kitchen but she bit her tongue. Little did she know Jack was hoping she would ask him a similar question
"Truth"
"Why did you come here tonight?"
"I told you, to help celebrate your birthday. That and Jacob asked me to give you that envelope. What did he say in that by the way?"
Sam rolled her eyes at the obvious try at changing the subject.
"Nice try Sir"
"What I answered honestly. Prove I didn't"
"Why come tonight when you know my birthday was tomorrow you could have come over then"
Jack unfolded his arms and pointed a finger at her childishly.
"Ah ah Sam I answered fair and square, my turn again. Truth or dare."
Sam opened her mouth to object but figured she'd gotten away with the age question and not to push it. She wasn't prepared for a dare just yet, especially knowing the way Jack's mind worked. At least the question couldn't be as damning sometimes.
"Truth"
"Why do you think I came here tonight?"
Sam was unprepared for the counter attack or the fact Jack was now leaning closer a hand on the counter by her side, a little too close for some peoples comfort, although for her the closer the better. Get a hold of yourself Sam. She recalled her reflection and wondered whether he noticed her flushed state as well. God she hoped he was a little too drunk to notice he was making her heart flutter, he was so close she was sure he could hear its beat racing with speed.
"You were bored and figured what the hell Carter's world's even more mundane than my own lets go see what she's up too?"
Jack was close now and yet still not touching. He really wanted to rectify the situation. Things were getting dangerous. Only from a work point of view. From his point of view things were getting better and better. The bright blues of hers received his intense gaze.
"Liar"
"Prove it"
Jack smiled and leaned back a little looking down at her. She gazed intently back at him with a mock questioning in her eyes.
"Your turn again Jack. Truth or dare?"
"Dare"
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