"General Hammond." Janet said as she entered the briefing room.
"Good morning Dr Fraiser. Have you seen Major Carter this morning she's late?" Hammond asked.
"That's why I'm here sir. Major Carter won't be in today."
"Why not?" Jack demanded.
"I've placed her on twenty-four hours medical leave. She's been working too hard for the past few weeks and I'm worried about how her body is going to take it. General, you remember what happened the last time?"
"Of course Dr Fraiser, very well. Colonel, Major if you'd like to continue with your training scheme plans."
"Yes sir." Ferretti said before beginning to outline the scheme. Jack watched as Janet left.
"Umm. General, could I take a bathroom break?" Jack requested.
"Of course Colonel, why don't we all take a break for fifteen minutes."
"Thank you sir." Jack and Ferretti stood while Hammond entered his office. Jack took off down the corridor after Jane, he just managed to slip into the elevator before the doors shut. Janet was the only occupant.
"Colonel." Janet said.
"Doc, so what is the real reason she isn't here. Is she avoiding me?"
"She needed the day to get her head straight. But I am worried she is working too hard. You should go and see when you've finished for the day."
"I don't think she wants to see me or talk to me at the moment."
"She was confused. Her CO kissing her isn't something that happens to her everyday. Talk to her and listen. But before you go there is something either Daniel or Ferretti needs to tell you."
"Is this about one of Ferretti's bets?" Jack asked.
"No, but practically the whole base is in on that one. If you ask Daniel, tell him I said he needed to tell you too or if you ask Ferretti tell I said Sam already knows so he should tell you too."
"Why can't you tell me?" He inquired.
"I could but I won't. Sam's my best friend and you should hear this from one of your best friends. If you'll excuse I need to get back to the infirmary." She said as the elevator doors opened.
"Go. Have a good day." Jack said before hitting the appropriate button to take him back down to the briefing room.
~ ~ ~
Two hours later General Hammond had been briefed on the ideas for the training scheme for new recruits to the SGC.
"Colonel, you may as well take the rest of day as downtime. I presume all your paperwork is up to date."
"Yes sir. Thank you sir."
"Major, I think Hannah Jenkins needs to go over a few of her reports with you."
"Yes sir." Ferretti replied.
"I need to see you in my office for a few minutes first." Jack said.
"Of course Colonel."
"Good, your dismissed. If you see Dr Jackson tell him I'll wait until Major Carter is back for his briefing."
"Yes sir." They both rose as the General left.
"So what did you need to me about?" Ferretti asked as they were walking back to Jack's office.
"Well talk in my office." Jack didn't say anything until they were in his office with the door firmly closed. "Janet said to tell you to tell me something. Carter already knows so you should tell me too."
"Ah." Ferretti managed. "Before you say anything it wasn't my idea it was Daniel's. He just managed to rope Janet, Teal'c, Cassie and me in."
"To do what?"
"Is this conversation off the record Jack?" Jack nodded. "Well you see . . ." He explained everything that had happened over the past few weeks. Jack made no comment. ". . . and that's about it as far as I know." He concluded.
"Okay. Thanks." Jack said. "That'll be all."
"Are you okay Jack?" Ferretti asked.
"I'm fine. Go and see Hannah, I'm sure she's waiting."
"Yes sir. And Jack talk to her, in some things she's not as tough as she seems." Jack nodded and Ferretti left.
~ ~ ~
Jack hesitated before ringing the doorbell. When he'd left the SGC he'd just driven around for over two hours, not really going anywhere specific. He'd finally driven home and tried to watch some TV but he couldn't concentrate. So he'd finally got back in his SUV and driven over to Sam's house, only making on quick stop on the way. He rang the bell again before Sam opened the door.
"Colonel?" Sam said with a yawn, before ruffling her hair with her hand. "Sorry I was asleep."
"Doc Fraiser will be proud of you."
"Did they need me at the base for something? I've had all my phones switched off and my pager battery is dead."
"No the base is fine. But I think we need to talk about yesterday and the last four years. But I brought you chocolate you said it was a good way to apologise to you." He handed a bag full of Hershey bars.
"Thanks. You'd better come in before my neighbour starts thinking you look suspicious again."
"She thinks I look suspicious?"
"She's 86. She thinks everyone looks suspicious except Daniel and Teal'c. She likes them because they help her carry in her shopping." She held open the door for him to come in. "I'll just go and get dressed. Make yourself comfortable."
"So?" She said about five minutes later as she handed him a cup of coffee and sat with her feet curled up under her on the couch.
"So. I understand you had a little chat with Daniel last night."
"Uh huh. I guess he told you too."
"No Ferretti did after Janet told me to ask them."
"They were just trying to be good friends. They thought they were helping." She said before sipping her coffee.
"So how do you feel about yesterday?" He asked.
"Less confused than I was. Why did you come over then?" She asked.
"I wanted to check you were okay. You left early which you never do and Daniel said he found you sat in the commissary with a full cup of cold coffee. He said he thought you'd been sat there a while. It didn't sound right so just wanted to make sure you were okay with what happened in front of Ferretti."
"I think I should have asked why did you come back and kiss me?"
TBC
"Good morning Dr Fraiser. Have you seen Major Carter this morning she's late?" Hammond asked.
"That's why I'm here sir. Major Carter won't be in today."
"Why not?" Jack demanded.
"I've placed her on twenty-four hours medical leave. She's been working too hard for the past few weeks and I'm worried about how her body is going to take it. General, you remember what happened the last time?"
"Of course Dr Fraiser, very well. Colonel, Major if you'd like to continue with your training scheme plans."
"Yes sir." Ferretti said before beginning to outline the scheme. Jack watched as Janet left.
"Umm. General, could I take a bathroom break?" Jack requested.
"Of course Colonel, why don't we all take a break for fifteen minutes."
"Thank you sir." Jack and Ferretti stood while Hammond entered his office. Jack took off down the corridor after Jane, he just managed to slip into the elevator before the doors shut. Janet was the only occupant.
"Colonel." Janet said.
"Doc, so what is the real reason she isn't here. Is she avoiding me?"
"She needed the day to get her head straight. But I am worried she is working too hard. You should go and see when you've finished for the day."
"I don't think she wants to see me or talk to me at the moment."
"She was confused. Her CO kissing her isn't something that happens to her everyday. Talk to her and listen. But before you go there is something either Daniel or Ferretti needs to tell you."
"Is this about one of Ferretti's bets?" Jack asked.
"No, but practically the whole base is in on that one. If you ask Daniel, tell him I said he needed to tell you too or if you ask Ferretti tell I said Sam already knows so he should tell you too."
"Why can't you tell me?" He inquired.
"I could but I won't. Sam's my best friend and you should hear this from one of your best friends. If you'll excuse I need to get back to the infirmary." She said as the elevator doors opened.
"Go. Have a good day." Jack said before hitting the appropriate button to take him back down to the briefing room.
~ ~ ~
Two hours later General Hammond had been briefed on the ideas for the training scheme for new recruits to the SGC.
"Colonel, you may as well take the rest of day as downtime. I presume all your paperwork is up to date."
"Yes sir. Thank you sir."
"Major, I think Hannah Jenkins needs to go over a few of her reports with you."
"Yes sir." Ferretti replied.
"I need to see you in my office for a few minutes first." Jack said.
"Of course Colonel."
"Good, your dismissed. If you see Dr Jackson tell him I'll wait until Major Carter is back for his briefing."
"Yes sir." They both rose as the General left.
"So what did you need to me about?" Ferretti asked as they were walking back to Jack's office.
"Well talk in my office." Jack didn't say anything until they were in his office with the door firmly closed. "Janet said to tell you to tell me something. Carter already knows so you should tell me too."
"Ah." Ferretti managed. "Before you say anything it wasn't my idea it was Daniel's. He just managed to rope Janet, Teal'c, Cassie and me in."
"To do what?"
"Is this conversation off the record Jack?" Jack nodded. "Well you see . . ." He explained everything that had happened over the past few weeks. Jack made no comment. ". . . and that's about it as far as I know." He concluded.
"Okay. Thanks." Jack said. "That'll be all."
"Are you okay Jack?" Ferretti asked.
"I'm fine. Go and see Hannah, I'm sure she's waiting."
"Yes sir. And Jack talk to her, in some things she's not as tough as she seems." Jack nodded and Ferretti left.
~ ~ ~
Jack hesitated before ringing the doorbell. When he'd left the SGC he'd just driven around for over two hours, not really going anywhere specific. He'd finally driven home and tried to watch some TV but he couldn't concentrate. So he'd finally got back in his SUV and driven over to Sam's house, only making on quick stop on the way. He rang the bell again before Sam opened the door.
"Colonel?" Sam said with a yawn, before ruffling her hair with her hand. "Sorry I was asleep."
"Doc Fraiser will be proud of you."
"Did they need me at the base for something? I've had all my phones switched off and my pager battery is dead."
"No the base is fine. But I think we need to talk about yesterday and the last four years. But I brought you chocolate you said it was a good way to apologise to you." He handed a bag full of Hershey bars.
"Thanks. You'd better come in before my neighbour starts thinking you look suspicious again."
"She thinks I look suspicious?"
"She's 86. She thinks everyone looks suspicious except Daniel and Teal'c. She likes them because they help her carry in her shopping." She held open the door for him to come in. "I'll just go and get dressed. Make yourself comfortable."
"So?" She said about five minutes later as she handed him a cup of coffee and sat with her feet curled up under her on the couch.
"So. I understand you had a little chat with Daniel last night."
"Uh huh. I guess he told you too."
"No Ferretti did after Janet told me to ask them."
"They were just trying to be good friends. They thought they were helping." She said before sipping her coffee.
"So how do you feel about yesterday?" He asked.
"Less confused than I was. Why did you come over then?" She asked.
"I wanted to check you were okay. You left early which you never do and Daniel said he found you sat in the commissary with a full cup of cold coffee. He said he thought you'd been sat there a while. It didn't sound right so just wanted to make sure you were okay with what happened in front of Ferretti."
"I think I should have asked why did you come back and kiss me?"
TBC
