Ch. 3: One HELL of a party
Jack mussed his hair. It was 1532. They'd spent all afternoon telling the Tsu'dom about Earth and he was bored. The cavern of people sat in silence as Daniel finished explaining the basics of the concept of plumbing to them. When he stopped speaking, Mytel stood up. "We would be honored to invite you to attend a festival to celebrate our new friendship."
Jack waved his hand in the air dismissively and Daniel smiled at Mytel. "It would be our pleasure."
Mytel returned his smile. "Kamah will show you where you can relax and wash while we prepare."
SG-1 followed the girl down a tunnel containing 3 wooden doors. Kamah pointed to the one on the end. "There is where you may wash. Each of the other rooms is suitable for two of you to rest. I will return for you when the preparations are complete." She turned and hurried back down he corridor.
Jack looked at his team. "Teal'C and Danny, you get right. Carter and I'll take left...make sure you're all good and pretty for the party."
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Sam leaned back in the...well it was definitely a bed of sorts...that she'd laid claim to. "When are we supposed to check in with the general?"
Jack, on another 'bed', propped himself up on his elbow. "Danny said 1000 tomorrow. We're supposed to go back and fill in Hammond then we'll probably come back with Doc Fraiser. We're just supposed to 'establish a good repor' tonight."
Sam smiled. "I'd say mission accomplished Sir."
"Carter?"
"Yes Colonel?"
Jack laid back and closed his eyes. "Wake me up when it's party time."
Sam sighed. He'd been grumpy lately...even Teal'C thought so. But Jack being Jack, he insisted everything was fine. Sam hoped that the party might cheer him up a little...if only for one night. Lost in her own thoughts, she fell asleep. Next she knew, Kamah was waking her.
The girl smiled as Sam sat up. "It is time for the celebration to begin."
"Thank you." Sam yawned then noticed Kamah heading for Jack. "You better leave him to me."
Kamah nodded. "I will go get Daniel Jackson and Teal'C and meet you in the passageway." She walked out, closing the door behind her.
Sam walked over to Jack's bed. "Colonel?" No response. She got louder. "COLONEL?" Nothing. She grabbed an extra pillow and tossed it at his head. "Party time Sir."
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Jack smiled. He was actually having a good time. The food had been excellent and the music was quick and fun. Jack thanked the woman who had just handed him a glass of...was it wine? A few feet away Jack heard Daniel politely refuse...something about allergies. He knew Teal'C wouldn't be drinking while on a mission. He thought for a moment then took another glass from the woman and worked his way over to Sam. He handed her one of the drinks then raised his. "To one hell of a party."
Sam smiled. It was working...Jack was definitely relaxing. "I'll drink to that." She raised her glass to his before taking a sip.
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Sam looked around. Daniel was talking to Mytel on the other side of the large fire that was the center of the event, Teal'C was standing stoically off to one side, but where was Jack? She scanned the outlying area and spotted a figure sitting on the rocks. Bingo. That had to be him. She set her nearly empty glass on a nearby table and walked to the rocks. "Mind if I join you?"
Jack didn't look up. "Pull up some rock." He moved over, allowing her room to sit next to him on the only flat rock. "What can I do for ya Carter?"
"Just making sure you're alright Colonel. You kinda disappeared from the party."
Jack shrugged. "Got too warm by the fire."
Sam nodded. "Some kid got all excited because I let him run my jacket back to the room for me." She noticed the half full glass next to him. "Not a fan of the wine?"
"Too sweet." Jack struggled to keep his mind focused on the water...the stars...anything but how close she was to him. He always had to deal with it, but tonight it was infinitely worse. He wanted to move his arm; reach over and touch her, pull her to him... *Jack, get a grip. She's your 2IC. You can NOT picture that...*
Sam used the silence to get control. She'd become painfully aware of how little space there was between them...but it was too much for her liking. OH, how she wanted to jump on him, rip off his clothes... *Sam, you're loosing it...fantasizing about jumping your CO while he's sitting next to you?! Get a hold of yourself...* Sam stood up. "I think I'm gonna head back in...Daniel says we have a hot spring for a bathtub. I'll see you later Sir." She turned and walked off.
Jack stared after her a minute then glanced down at his glass. It dawned on him. The wine...the funny feeling... He hopped to his feet and took off after Sam.
Jack mussed his hair. It was 1532. They'd spent all afternoon telling the Tsu'dom about Earth and he was bored. The cavern of people sat in silence as Daniel finished explaining the basics of the concept of plumbing to them. When he stopped speaking, Mytel stood up. "We would be honored to invite you to attend a festival to celebrate our new friendship."
Jack waved his hand in the air dismissively and Daniel smiled at Mytel. "It would be our pleasure."
Mytel returned his smile. "Kamah will show you where you can relax and wash while we prepare."
SG-1 followed the girl down a tunnel containing 3 wooden doors. Kamah pointed to the one on the end. "There is where you may wash. Each of the other rooms is suitable for two of you to rest. I will return for you when the preparations are complete." She turned and hurried back down he corridor.
Jack looked at his team. "Teal'C and Danny, you get right. Carter and I'll take left...make sure you're all good and pretty for the party."
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Sam leaned back in the...well it was definitely a bed of sorts...that she'd laid claim to. "When are we supposed to check in with the general?"
Jack, on another 'bed', propped himself up on his elbow. "Danny said 1000 tomorrow. We're supposed to go back and fill in Hammond then we'll probably come back with Doc Fraiser. We're just supposed to 'establish a good repor' tonight."
Sam smiled. "I'd say mission accomplished Sir."
"Carter?"
"Yes Colonel?"
Jack laid back and closed his eyes. "Wake me up when it's party time."
Sam sighed. He'd been grumpy lately...even Teal'C thought so. But Jack being Jack, he insisted everything was fine. Sam hoped that the party might cheer him up a little...if only for one night. Lost in her own thoughts, she fell asleep. Next she knew, Kamah was waking her.
The girl smiled as Sam sat up. "It is time for the celebration to begin."
"Thank you." Sam yawned then noticed Kamah heading for Jack. "You better leave him to me."
Kamah nodded. "I will go get Daniel Jackson and Teal'C and meet you in the passageway." She walked out, closing the door behind her.
Sam walked over to Jack's bed. "Colonel?" No response. She got louder. "COLONEL?" Nothing. She grabbed an extra pillow and tossed it at his head. "Party time Sir."
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Jack smiled. He was actually having a good time. The food had been excellent and the music was quick and fun. Jack thanked the woman who had just handed him a glass of...was it wine? A few feet away Jack heard Daniel politely refuse...something about allergies. He knew Teal'C wouldn't be drinking while on a mission. He thought for a moment then took another glass from the woman and worked his way over to Sam. He handed her one of the drinks then raised his. "To one hell of a party."
Sam smiled. It was working...Jack was definitely relaxing. "I'll drink to that." She raised her glass to his before taking a sip.
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Sam looked around. Daniel was talking to Mytel on the other side of the large fire that was the center of the event, Teal'C was standing stoically off to one side, but where was Jack? She scanned the outlying area and spotted a figure sitting on the rocks. Bingo. That had to be him. She set her nearly empty glass on a nearby table and walked to the rocks. "Mind if I join you?"
Jack didn't look up. "Pull up some rock." He moved over, allowing her room to sit next to him on the only flat rock. "What can I do for ya Carter?"
"Just making sure you're alright Colonel. You kinda disappeared from the party."
Jack shrugged. "Got too warm by the fire."
Sam nodded. "Some kid got all excited because I let him run my jacket back to the room for me." She noticed the half full glass next to him. "Not a fan of the wine?"
"Too sweet." Jack struggled to keep his mind focused on the water...the stars...anything but how close she was to him. He always had to deal with it, but tonight it was infinitely worse. He wanted to move his arm; reach over and touch her, pull her to him... *Jack, get a grip. She's your 2IC. You can NOT picture that...*
Sam used the silence to get control. She'd become painfully aware of how little space there was between them...but it was too much for her liking. OH, how she wanted to jump on him, rip off his clothes... *Sam, you're loosing it...fantasizing about jumping your CO while he's sitting next to you?! Get a hold of yourself...* Sam stood up. "I think I'm gonna head back in...Daniel says we have a hot spring for a bathtub. I'll see you later Sir." She turned and walked off.
Jack stared after her a minute then glanced down at his glass. It dawned on him. The wine...the funny feeling... He hopped to his feet and took off after Sam.
