"We met the Rockies." Jack kept repeating the next morning.

"Sam, did they teach you how to knock people out in your combat training?" Daniel whispered he'd been sick of Jack's reaction the previous evening but now he just wanted to kill him to shut him up.

"Yes, but I'd get court martialed if I even tried it."

"I won't tell if you don't." Daniel pleaded.

"Colonel, if you don't snap out of it we'll borrow your car and leave you here." Sam threatened.

"Huh?" Jack said.

"Colonel, yes you met the Colorado Rockies and they're nice guys but get over, otherwise we'll leave you in Denver."

"Can we just leave him on some planet?" Daniel whispered.

"We'd have to get back to the base for that." Sam reminded him.

"What are you both talking about?" Jack asked.

"I believe they are discussing leaving you here in Denver while we return to Cheyenne Mountain, due to your repetition of the fact we met the Colorado Rockies Baseball team last night." Teal'c supplied.

""When you can hold a conversation without mentioning the Rockies Daniel and I are going to get some coffee at the diner, you're welcome to join us." Sam and Daniel leaving Teal'c to watch over Jack.

"This is why I don't tell him my ex-boyfriend plays for the Minnesota Wild." Sam muttered under her breath.

"Your ex-boyfriend plays for Jack's favourite ice-hockey team?" Daniel questioned obviously hearing her.

"Yes. He's a good guy, we exchange cards at holidays and birthdays and letters a couple times a year. His wife is nice too."

"When did you find time to date a hockey player?" Daniel questioned.

"Summer I was eighteen. We date for about three months, he went off to play hockey and I joined the Air Force. If you ever meet my father don't mention it to him, he doesn't know about him."

"It would be hard since you haven't told me his name." Daniel reminded.

"Maybe it's best if you don't know."

"You know Jack would have you on the first plane to Minnesota if he found out about this don't you?"

"You really think I should introduce him to any more of my friends after last night?" Sam asked.

"Maybe not. But still."

"Don't worry I'll get him a signed hockey shirt for his birthday or something. Maybe I'll take him to meet them if he gets promoted."

"What comes after Colonel?" Daniel inquired, "I'm almost there with who out ranks who and why and the whole officer / enlisted thing."

"Brigadier General. They'd probably make him take a desk job though."

"Like General Hammond?" Daniel questioned.

"Kind of. After Colonel, it comes to Brigadier General, then Major General, which is what General Hammond is, the Lieutenant General, then General. The head General is the highest rank in the Air Force at the moment it's General Ryan." Sam explained.

"I see." Daniel said processing and storing the information. "Do you think they'd really promote Jack to a General?"

"Probably not, they need him in the field too much at the moment. I don't know about his record either. It depends on a lot of things."

"Do you think they'll promote you to Major?" Daniel asked.

"Hopefully one day maybe a few years down the line. But it all depends on circumstances. Now can we get some coffee, I'm going to need it if we have to drive back to the base so I can get my car with the Colonel."

"Why do you do that?" Daniel asked as they entered the diner.

"Do what?" Sam asked.

"Refer to him as 'the Colonel'?"

"Military training. His is a Colonel and my CO. Both of those position hold due respect, he worked hard to get where he is and he earned the respect that goes with it. He's a fair man and he's willing to listen to other's opinions most of my former CO's weren't willing to do that. They assumed that they knew best and the rest of us were inconsequential. The Colonel listens to us, so he can make informed decisions and . He's stood right behind me isn't he?" Sam asked. Daniel nodded. Sam didn't say anything just slid over in the booth so he could sit down.

"So I'm going to get a good evaluation this year?" Jack asked.

"Sir, we're not allowed to discuss that until after they've been formally submitted. But since we're here maybe I can use this opportunity to make a formal request."

"What would that be?" Jack wondered.

"Can you please stop scaring my lab techs? Actually for that matter the gate technicians as well?"

"I'm a Colonel I'm supposed to imposing."

"Things would go a lot easier if you could just be a little nicer. It would make my job easier if I didn't have to fix the mistakes they make when you creep up on them."

"And you're only pointing this out now because?" Jack asked.

"Well I thought since you were still on 'I met the Rockies' yesterday high you might be a little more amenable."

"I'll take that under consideration. We need to leave by 1700, so if you want to do anything today let me know."

"Will do." Sam smiled.

"I have an idea." Daniel chipped in.

"Really what is it?"

TBC