Foolish Games4

By: the female apophis

See part one for all-important info...

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"Let me just start by letting you know how much I appreciate the fact that you let me know in advance how you resigned..."

"Bastard."

"For crying out loud! Will you let me finish a sentence for once?"

When did we start sounding like a married couple? pondered Jack.

"You want me to let YOU finish a sentence when for the past eight years you haven't let me finish one of mine?"

"Oh, here we go."

"When we first met, I figured that it was gonna happen. I just never expected it to continue. You never listen to any of the explanations I give at briefings; you cut me off when I try to explain something to you! You know, for once, you should try listening, you never know what could be hidden in-between the lines." During this little speech, her voice continued to get louder and louder.

Being hung-over and yelling is never a good combination.

"Woah."

She reached out to steady herself and almost lost her balance. Jack, ever the quick one, automatically reached out to help her.

"You okay Sam?"

"Fine. Let me go."

He did as she asked, and watched as she struggled to sit down on the couch.

"So, I guess this is the eye of the storm."

Her head shot up and their eyes locked.

"Eye of the storm?"

"Ah crap. I said that out loud didn't I?"

"Yes...you...did. You egotistical, self-centered, bastard! You think that I'm nothing more than a brewing storm? I can't believe it! This is an all time low, even for you Jack!"

"Hey, you called me Jack!"

"Only because I know that it affects you more." She jumped up from her seated position, and came to stand about six inches from him. The air between them crackled; the little hairs on Jack's arms stood up.

Yep, he was officially scared.

Sam didn't stagger as the blood rushed from her head, much to her silent relief. She really didn't feel like passing out at the moment. It would ruin her moment.

"YOU need to remove your head from your ass!" As she said this, she annunciated every other word with a poke in the chest.

It was beginning to hurt.

"Okay, that hurts! You can quit at anytime..."

She gave a pissed off laugh, and shoved him backwards. It wasn't enough to make him fall.

The next thing he knew, however, he was skidding across the floor, his jaw killing him.

Oh yeah, Carter had definitely been working on her right hook.

He stood up, and shook his head before glancing in Sam's direction.

"Jesus Carter..."

Her hands were on either side of her, tightly clenched. He could see the tears brimming in her eyes.

"That was refreshing."

"No doubt."

"Can I do it again?"

"Would it make you feel better?"

"Yes...no...maybe, god, I don't know! Why does this have to be so hard?"

While this was going on, he was carefully approaching her. She showed no sign of moving.

"Why did you do it Jack? Why did you leave me like that?"

With one final step, he was before her. Before she knew it, his arms were around her, pulling her into a tight hug.

"You bastard! Why?"

She was pounding on his chest, wanting for him to let go. He didn't budge.

With one last try, she felt herself break down, sobbing uncontrollably in his arms.

She slowly sunk to the floor, pulling him with her. As she cried, he rocked her back and forth, whispering soothing words, and rubbing her back in small circles.

He continued to hold her, until there were no more tears left for her to cry. She just continued to make small gasping noises.

"Come on Sam. Time for bed."

She mumbled incoherently, which he took for her consent.

With little effort he picked her up and began to carry her back to the bedroom. She wrapped her arms around his neck, and was soon asleep.

~fin~

HA! More for you simple mortals to have to wait for! Be nice and review, or else you get no more! And just so you know, I've got almost the entire story done! But you guys have to post at least, oh, ten reviews a chapter before I'll post the next one! Do we have an understanding? Goooooood.

Special thanks goes out to my best friend Nathena. She was there for me, and helped me write this chapter, the end of the previous chapter, and the next chapter as well. YOU ROCK GIRL! LOVE YOU LOTS!