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Chapter 2 : It's the biter bit
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Every body looked at her and Archer grimaced when he looked at her too.
"You two know each other ?" Hammond asked. "No sir." Sam replied. Hey, she wasn't lying, she didn't *know* him.
Archer smiled thankfully.
"Major Carter." He said thinking that she'd kept her maiden name. "But you're his 2IC, aren't you...I thought that it was forbid..." "It is captain." She cut him off, swearing to never lie again like she did the previous night. "Excuse me ?" Jack asked, totally unaware of what was going on.
Sam bit her lips and blushed. "I...I was thinking that it was for...midable to finally meet the famous Sg1." Archer tried to explain. "And you must be Dr Daniel Jackson." He quickly added.
Daniel nodded wondering what was going on between this man and Sam. "And Teal'c. It's an honour to meet all of you." He said sincerely.
They finally all left the briefing room while Daniel and O'Neill kept glancing suspiciously towards Carter and Captain Archer.
As for Sam, she was thinking about how she could talk privately with Archer about what she had just told him the night before. She thought she couldn't be more damned but suddenly, had difficulties in breathing when the thought occurred to her that Archer could talk to O'Neill of their *wedding *... DAMN IT.
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"Captain ?", she said focusing on articulating correct words, "would you like to visit the base ?"
Archer wasn't a fool and knew perfectly that she wanted to talk with him so he agreed.
Daniel and O'Neill glanced at each other with a greater suspicion. "Something's going between them." Daniel stated thoughtfully. "I concur". Teal'c nodded. "Mmh..." O'Neill frowned slightly.
As soon as they were out of view, Sam led Archer to her lab and closed the door behind them. She was glad that the cameras couldn't record the sound but only the images. "Captain..." she began but paused, embarrassed. What would he think if she told him that she lied only to get rid of him.
"Please, ma'am, that's my fault. I apologize. I really had no ideas about who you were and that you were married.... and even more to the colonel. I didn't realize that it was a secret...that's why I...in the briefing room...I thought that..."
She interrupted him.
"Precisely Captain.... about that.... I lied to you." She paused waiting for his reaction but he didn't say a thing. "Look...I only tried not to hurt you so I made up this excuse." She sighed.
Against all odds he smiled to her.
"Ma'am, I know that you don't know me yet, but I can promise you that your secret will be safe with me. I will not reveal your relation with the colonel."
Sam rolled her eyes and was to speak but he went on.
"Yet, with all my due respect, I'm surprised that you haven't been discovered. I'm not a psychologist but I only needed a couple of hours and some rumors and gossips to figure out that you were...well ya know..." He stopped realizing what he'd just said.
Sam was to deny but her curiosity got the better of her.
"Gossips? Rumors ? What do you mean Captain ?" "Well, first..." He hadn't got the chance to continue for a knock on the lab door interrupted him.
*Cliché * Sam sighed inwardly.
"We'll continue that conversation later Archer but believe me Captain, I lied." Archer shook his head and repeated : "You can trust me Major."
Carter tried to keep cool in front of this stubborn marine.
"Come on in ! "She said. Teal'c opened the door.
"MajorCarter, I was looking for CaptainArcher. GeneralHammond asked me to remind you of your check-up with DoctorFrasier in an hour."
"Thank you Teal'c" Archer nodded with a smile that he hoped to be reciprocated...but Teal'c kept his stoic look.
"That's okay Archer, go to your quarters and get prepared." Sam ordered thinking that she would convince him of the truth later.
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Sam sighed deeply. She really had getting herself into a fine mess. She held her head in her hands.
"Something's wrong Carter ?" She jumped when she heard O'Neill's voice echoing in her lab. "Huh, no, I'm fine sir." She replied with a small smile. "Bad liar major."
She smiled truthfully this time but said nothing. "What's wrong ?" he asked again with concern.
Sam knew she *had * to tell him before Archer let it slip. Unconsciously she glanced at the cameras wondering how O'Neill would react at the news.
She didn't want to be filmed if he flied into a temper. She already knew that gossips were running on both of them and she didn't need more confusion so far.
Her glance didn't go unnoticed by O'Neill. "My office Carter. Mine are off most of the time." She followed him out. "But how do you..." "A technician owes me." He simply told her with a mischievous smile.
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He sat and gestured her to do so. She looked up at the camera and saw no red spot. She then looked back at him and sighed.
"You remember last night ?" she asked. He sent her a look, which told her that he did.
"Remember when I came back from the bar...and that guy who was chatting with me ?" "Didn't notice Carter." He lied avoiding her eyes. He picked a pen on his desk finding it suddenly really interesting. "Sir !" she groaned. "All right Carter. What about him ?"
She sighed. "It was Captain Archer...sir."
O'Neill stopped playing with the pen, put it down on the desk and looked up at her calmly. Too calmly.
"What ?!" he asked a bit too loudly.
Sam winced. "Sorry." He tried to lower his tone. "But you're telling me that the man who was staring at you all night was Archer ?!"
She smiled when she recognized some jealousy in his voice and nodded. Though her smile faded away knowing she had to go on.
"Well sir, he was really...huh...talkative." She explained briefly. "And I didn't know how to get rid of him."
"You ?" O'Neill couldn't help but grinned facing her embarrassed look. "You ? Major of the U.S Airforce, the most brilliant scientist...you ? Didn't know how to get rid of him ? I tell ya Carter, next time just use some techno babble words and you'll *get rid of * anyone you're talking to."
His smile went wider as he saw her rolling her eyes.
"Don't laugh at me sir.... and not all the people hate scientists like you do, you know ?" she replied pretending to be hurt.
"Well, I don't hate you Carter even if you're a scientist. All I was saying is that you could have." "Okay, sir I think I got the point." She cut him off before he said something he'd regret.
He stopped secretly grateful that he didn't have to say more cause he had no idea where he was going to.
"But come on Carter. It looked like you said something that made him runaway." "I did." She managed. She swallowed and breathed before she blurted out quickly : "I told him I was married."
O'Neill couldn't help but smile...a smile that quickly turned into a grin...that quickly turned into a worried face.
"But it's not true ? Right ? You lied ?" He asked trying to sound neutral. "Of course I lied sir." She didn't even notice his sigh of relief for she was too surprised not to be the object of his laughter again.
"So well, what's the problem major ? Tell him the truth. I don't know...tell him you were a bit drunk and that you didn't know what you were saying."
She frowned at this idea. How could she wait for respect from Archer if the first picture he had of her was a drunk major...
She shook her head. "I told him sir...that I lied. But he didn't believe me." "Why not ?" Jack picked up the pen again.
"Because...hey I don't know why. I'm not in his head !...sir." She didn't want to tell him the reason why... * Because sir...he can see that you care about me, a lot more that you're supposed to...And he can see it after only a briefing so what do the others know ?*
She hardly managed to keep cool and he didn't miss it. He looked at her surprised.
"'Major ?" He asked seriously. "Sorry sir." She said knowing that he didn't really mind. "But it's getting on my nerves." "Try again so...or let him believe what he wants to and he will soon realize that you're not married." "Do you really think it's a good idea sir ?" she asked, her eyes revealing the smile she was keeping back.
Though O'Neill missed the look in her eyes, focused on the pen he barely replied. "I do Carter. I do."
She stood up : "Thank you very much sir." "Anytime." He said glancing at her when she opened the door. "And by the way Carter." He called her back. "Yes sir ?" "Who did you say you were married to ?"
She closed her eyes briefly and suppressed a giggle. She was surprised he hadn't asked before and thought she could have left safe and alive... She looked deeply into his eyes, smiled softly but didn't reply.
She turned and left his office only to hear her name echoed in the corridors.
She paused in her tracks and looked over her shoulder to see her C.O jogging behind her. "My office now." He breathed.
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They both sat in silence until O'Neill talked. "That's why you kissed me, right ?"
She nodded and smiled shyly.
"I had to prove him sir...I'm not used to.... I didn't know what to do." She admitted sounding really ridiculous but she didn't care. "And you didn't complain about it.... sir." She noticed.
"Major." He said. "You're gonna find him right now. We've got to tell him the truth." He ordered. "Like it or not." He added quietly. "But sir, I already tried and he really didn't believe me."
O'Neill sighed but was secretly pleased that she'd chosen him and not another one. "I wouldn't have chosen another one." She heard her own voice talking and she bit her lips.
"Did I think that out loud ?" he wondered. "No but now you did." She flashed him with her smile and for a moment he'd forgotten what they were talking about. Only for a moment.
"We need to tell him the truth." He sighed. "I know sir." She said and nodded.
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Archer knocked on O'Neill's office door.
"Come on in." The colonel ordered immediately. "Colonel, Major." He saluted trying to stay relax. "Close the door captain, and have a seat." O'Neill replied.
Archer did as he was told and sat next to Sam who sent him a small smile.
"Major Carter told me about last night." O'Neill began.
"Colonel, I'm really sorry. I didn't know she was married. And above all I didn't know who she was and that she was your wife. I really am confused and I apologize." The young captain said without breathing.
"That's okay." O'Neill said gesturing him to shut up. He glanced at Sam.
"Captain," she started, "I tried to explain you something before...I...well...I never thought you were a marine or I would never have told you...what I told you." She paused and nervously entwined her fingers. "What I mean is I..." she looked helplessly to O'Neill.
"What the major wants to say is that our wedding is a secret Captain." O'Neill concluded before he realized what he'd just said.
Archer nodded.
"I promise both of you," he began, glancing at Jack and then at Sam, "that I will never mention it or reveal it to anyone. You have my word on it." He swore solemnly.
"Good Captain. Because you're the only one who knows that Sam and I are married."
"Colonel, you can count on me. Now if you'd excuse me, I've got to go to the infirmary." Archer said standing up at O'Neill's nod.
...And behind the office door you could have seen a petite doctor rolling her eyes at what she'd just overheard, moving quickly to the infirmary.
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[I am really sorry cause I know it must be plenty of mistakes so if someone wants to beta it.]
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Chapter 2 : It's the biter bit
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Every body looked at her and Archer grimaced when he looked at her too.
"You two know each other ?" Hammond asked. "No sir." Sam replied. Hey, she wasn't lying, she didn't *know* him.
Archer smiled thankfully.
"Major Carter." He said thinking that she'd kept her maiden name. "But you're his 2IC, aren't you...I thought that it was forbid..." "It is captain." She cut him off, swearing to never lie again like she did the previous night. "Excuse me ?" Jack asked, totally unaware of what was going on.
Sam bit her lips and blushed. "I...I was thinking that it was for...midable to finally meet the famous Sg1." Archer tried to explain. "And you must be Dr Daniel Jackson." He quickly added.
Daniel nodded wondering what was going on between this man and Sam. "And Teal'c. It's an honour to meet all of you." He said sincerely.
They finally all left the briefing room while Daniel and O'Neill kept glancing suspiciously towards Carter and Captain Archer.
As for Sam, she was thinking about how she could talk privately with Archer about what she had just told him the night before. She thought she couldn't be more damned but suddenly, had difficulties in breathing when the thought occurred to her that Archer could talk to O'Neill of their *wedding *... DAMN IT.
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"Captain ?", she said focusing on articulating correct words, "would you like to visit the base ?"
Archer wasn't a fool and knew perfectly that she wanted to talk with him so he agreed.
Daniel and O'Neill glanced at each other with a greater suspicion. "Something's going between them." Daniel stated thoughtfully. "I concur". Teal'c nodded. "Mmh..." O'Neill frowned slightly.
As soon as they were out of view, Sam led Archer to her lab and closed the door behind them. She was glad that the cameras couldn't record the sound but only the images. "Captain..." she began but paused, embarrassed. What would he think if she told him that she lied only to get rid of him.
"Please, ma'am, that's my fault. I apologize. I really had no ideas about who you were and that you were married.... and even more to the colonel. I didn't realize that it was a secret...that's why I...in the briefing room...I thought that..."
She interrupted him.
"Precisely Captain.... about that.... I lied to you." She paused waiting for his reaction but he didn't say a thing. "Look...I only tried not to hurt you so I made up this excuse." She sighed.
Against all odds he smiled to her.
"Ma'am, I know that you don't know me yet, but I can promise you that your secret will be safe with me. I will not reveal your relation with the colonel."
Sam rolled her eyes and was to speak but he went on.
"Yet, with all my due respect, I'm surprised that you haven't been discovered. I'm not a psychologist but I only needed a couple of hours and some rumors and gossips to figure out that you were...well ya know..." He stopped realizing what he'd just said.
Sam was to deny but her curiosity got the better of her.
"Gossips? Rumors ? What do you mean Captain ?" "Well, first..." He hadn't got the chance to continue for a knock on the lab door interrupted him.
*Cliché * Sam sighed inwardly.
"We'll continue that conversation later Archer but believe me Captain, I lied." Archer shook his head and repeated : "You can trust me Major."
Carter tried to keep cool in front of this stubborn marine.
"Come on in ! "She said. Teal'c opened the door.
"MajorCarter, I was looking for CaptainArcher. GeneralHammond asked me to remind you of your check-up with DoctorFrasier in an hour."
"Thank you Teal'c" Archer nodded with a smile that he hoped to be reciprocated...but Teal'c kept his stoic look.
"That's okay Archer, go to your quarters and get prepared." Sam ordered thinking that she would convince him of the truth later.
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Sam sighed deeply. She really had getting herself into a fine mess. She held her head in her hands.
"Something's wrong Carter ?" She jumped when she heard O'Neill's voice echoing in her lab. "Huh, no, I'm fine sir." She replied with a small smile. "Bad liar major."
She smiled truthfully this time but said nothing. "What's wrong ?" he asked again with concern.
Sam knew she *had * to tell him before Archer let it slip. Unconsciously she glanced at the cameras wondering how O'Neill would react at the news.
She didn't want to be filmed if he flied into a temper. She already knew that gossips were running on both of them and she didn't need more confusion so far.
Her glance didn't go unnoticed by O'Neill. "My office Carter. Mine are off most of the time." She followed him out. "But how do you..." "A technician owes me." He simply told her with a mischievous smile.
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He sat and gestured her to do so. She looked up at the camera and saw no red spot. She then looked back at him and sighed.
"You remember last night ?" she asked. He sent her a look, which told her that he did.
"Remember when I came back from the bar...and that guy who was chatting with me ?" "Didn't notice Carter." He lied avoiding her eyes. He picked a pen on his desk finding it suddenly really interesting. "Sir !" she groaned. "All right Carter. What about him ?"
She sighed. "It was Captain Archer...sir."
O'Neill stopped playing with the pen, put it down on the desk and looked up at her calmly. Too calmly.
"What ?!" he asked a bit too loudly.
Sam winced. "Sorry." He tried to lower his tone. "But you're telling me that the man who was staring at you all night was Archer ?!"
She smiled when she recognized some jealousy in his voice and nodded. Though her smile faded away knowing she had to go on.
"Well sir, he was really...huh...talkative." She explained briefly. "And I didn't know how to get rid of him."
"You ?" O'Neill couldn't help but grinned facing her embarrassed look. "You ? Major of the U.S Airforce, the most brilliant scientist...you ? Didn't know how to get rid of him ? I tell ya Carter, next time just use some techno babble words and you'll *get rid of * anyone you're talking to."
His smile went wider as he saw her rolling her eyes.
"Don't laugh at me sir.... and not all the people hate scientists like you do, you know ?" she replied pretending to be hurt.
"Well, I don't hate you Carter even if you're a scientist. All I was saying is that you could have." "Okay, sir I think I got the point." She cut him off before he said something he'd regret.
He stopped secretly grateful that he didn't have to say more cause he had no idea where he was going to.
"But come on Carter. It looked like you said something that made him runaway." "I did." She managed. She swallowed and breathed before she blurted out quickly : "I told him I was married."
O'Neill couldn't help but smile...a smile that quickly turned into a grin...that quickly turned into a worried face.
"But it's not true ? Right ? You lied ?" He asked trying to sound neutral. "Of course I lied sir." She didn't even notice his sigh of relief for she was too surprised not to be the object of his laughter again.
"So well, what's the problem major ? Tell him the truth. I don't know...tell him you were a bit drunk and that you didn't know what you were saying."
She frowned at this idea. How could she wait for respect from Archer if the first picture he had of her was a drunk major...
She shook her head. "I told him sir...that I lied. But he didn't believe me." "Why not ?" Jack picked up the pen again.
"Because...hey I don't know why. I'm not in his head !...sir." She didn't want to tell him the reason why... * Because sir...he can see that you care about me, a lot more that you're supposed to...And he can see it after only a briefing so what do the others know ?*
She hardly managed to keep cool and he didn't miss it. He looked at her surprised.
"'Major ?" He asked seriously. "Sorry sir." She said knowing that he didn't really mind. "But it's getting on my nerves." "Try again so...or let him believe what he wants to and he will soon realize that you're not married." "Do you really think it's a good idea sir ?" she asked, her eyes revealing the smile she was keeping back.
Though O'Neill missed the look in her eyes, focused on the pen he barely replied. "I do Carter. I do."
She stood up : "Thank you very much sir." "Anytime." He said glancing at her when she opened the door. "And by the way Carter." He called her back. "Yes sir ?" "Who did you say you were married to ?"
She closed her eyes briefly and suppressed a giggle. She was surprised he hadn't asked before and thought she could have left safe and alive... She looked deeply into his eyes, smiled softly but didn't reply.
She turned and left his office only to hear her name echoed in the corridors.
She paused in her tracks and looked over her shoulder to see her C.O jogging behind her. "My office now." He breathed.
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They both sat in silence until O'Neill talked. "That's why you kissed me, right ?"
She nodded and smiled shyly.
"I had to prove him sir...I'm not used to.... I didn't know what to do." She admitted sounding really ridiculous but she didn't care. "And you didn't complain about it.... sir." She noticed.
"Major." He said. "You're gonna find him right now. We've got to tell him the truth." He ordered. "Like it or not." He added quietly. "But sir, I already tried and he really didn't believe me."
O'Neill sighed but was secretly pleased that she'd chosen him and not another one. "I wouldn't have chosen another one." She heard her own voice talking and she bit her lips.
"Did I think that out loud ?" he wondered. "No but now you did." She flashed him with her smile and for a moment he'd forgotten what they were talking about. Only for a moment.
"We need to tell him the truth." He sighed. "I know sir." She said and nodded.
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Archer knocked on O'Neill's office door.
"Come on in." The colonel ordered immediately. "Colonel, Major." He saluted trying to stay relax. "Close the door captain, and have a seat." O'Neill replied.
Archer did as he was told and sat next to Sam who sent him a small smile.
"Major Carter told me about last night." O'Neill began.
"Colonel, I'm really sorry. I didn't know she was married. And above all I didn't know who she was and that she was your wife. I really am confused and I apologize." The young captain said without breathing.
"That's okay." O'Neill said gesturing him to shut up. He glanced at Sam.
"Captain," she started, "I tried to explain you something before...I...well...I never thought you were a marine or I would never have told you...what I told you." She paused and nervously entwined her fingers. "What I mean is I..." she looked helplessly to O'Neill.
"What the major wants to say is that our wedding is a secret Captain." O'Neill concluded before he realized what he'd just said.
Archer nodded.
"I promise both of you," he began, glancing at Jack and then at Sam, "that I will never mention it or reveal it to anyone. You have my word on it." He swore solemnly.
"Good Captain. Because you're the only one who knows that Sam and I are married."
"Colonel, you can count on me. Now if you'd excuse me, I've got to go to the infirmary." Archer said standing up at O'Neill's nod.
...And behind the office door you could have seen a petite doctor rolling her eyes at what she'd just overheard, moving quickly to the infirmary.
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[I am really sorry cause I know it must be plenty of mistakes so if someone wants to beta it.]