She rolled her neck in an attempt to rid herself of the ache that had settled there since the morning. The monitor infront of her displayed the progress of the mainframe diagnostic.
"Hey Sam." Daniel placed a mug of coffee infront of her and took a seat by her side. "So..?"
"Guess."
"Oh tell me you didn't!" Sam looked at him, raising one eyebrow and then turned her attention back to the monitor. "Oh Sam. I know you can't think straight in the morning but..."
"...but what Daniel?" Sam sighed and took a sip of her coffee. "I got very drunk and woke up with....anyway. It's not like it matters is it? He was probably relieved that he wouldn't have to face me."
"Actually...he was very hurt." Daniel shrugged slightly under her questioning gaze. "He called me about 10 minutes ago. Sam...he really likes you. He has done for some time now, but he never said anything. When you guys left together last night, he thought you felt the same way. And now..."
"...now he's never going to talk to me again." Sam got up from her chair. "Look...it's for the best Daniel. It would never have worked anyway."
"You don't know that Sam. And you won't know that unless you try. He knows what you do...you won't have to hide anything from him. He's a good guy and he deserves to be happy as much as you do. And there's nothing in the rulebook that says you can't try and find happiness together."
"Daniel. I know you mean well but...I'm not even sure what my feelings are towards him. It would be unfair of me to start a relationship with him just because he feels something for me and it's a safe option."
"It's also unfair if you don't try. Sam, you guys spent the night together and I'm guessing you didn't just *sleep*. Don't you think that maybe it's a little late in the day for you to be dismissing him."
"We all make mistakes Daniel."
"Yes. Yes we do. But I'm not so sure that's what this is."
Sam frowned. "What do you mean?"
"I think that you do have feelings for him. I also think that you wanted last night to happen as much as he did. You're just too scared to admit it."
Sam closed her eyes briefly and then smiled slightly. "You know it's scary how well you know me Daniel."
Daniel smiled as Sam left the control room. He heard footsteps on the metal stairs behind him and knowing he'd heard what had been said, he finished his coffee.
"Well, at least I know there's a chance." His voice was quiet and thoughtful.
Daniel smiled. Lowering his voice so the whole control room didn't hear his words, he turned to face the man behind him. "Give her some time to sort things out in her own head, and I think you'll find, this could be the start of something."
"Hey Sam." Daniel placed a mug of coffee infront of her and took a seat by her side. "So..?"
"Guess."
"Oh tell me you didn't!" Sam looked at him, raising one eyebrow and then turned her attention back to the monitor. "Oh Sam. I know you can't think straight in the morning but..."
"...but what Daniel?" Sam sighed and took a sip of her coffee. "I got very drunk and woke up with....anyway. It's not like it matters is it? He was probably relieved that he wouldn't have to face me."
"Actually...he was very hurt." Daniel shrugged slightly under her questioning gaze. "He called me about 10 minutes ago. Sam...he really likes you. He has done for some time now, but he never said anything. When you guys left together last night, he thought you felt the same way. And now..."
"...now he's never going to talk to me again." Sam got up from her chair. "Look...it's for the best Daniel. It would never have worked anyway."
"You don't know that Sam. And you won't know that unless you try. He knows what you do...you won't have to hide anything from him. He's a good guy and he deserves to be happy as much as you do. And there's nothing in the rulebook that says you can't try and find happiness together."
"Daniel. I know you mean well but...I'm not even sure what my feelings are towards him. It would be unfair of me to start a relationship with him just because he feels something for me and it's a safe option."
"It's also unfair if you don't try. Sam, you guys spent the night together and I'm guessing you didn't just *sleep*. Don't you think that maybe it's a little late in the day for you to be dismissing him."
"We all make mistakes Daniel."
"Yes. Yes we do. But I'm not so sure that's what this is."
Sam frowned. "What do you mean?"
"I think that you do have feelings for him. I also think that you wanted last night to happen as much as he did. You're just too scared to admit it."
Sam closed her eyes briefly and then smiled slightly. "You know it's scary how well you know me Daniel."
Daniel smiled as Sam left the control room. He heard footsteps on the metal stairs behind him and knowing he'd heard what had been said, he finished his coffee.
"Well, at least I know there's a chance." His voice was quiet and thoughtful.
Daniel smiled. Lowering his voice so the whole control room didn't hear his words, he turned to face the man behind him. "Give her some time to sort things out in her own head, and I think you'll find, this could be the start of something."