When Sam came looking for them to check on them, Jack was back on the dock
that he'd fished from earlier that week. The more isolated one. He wasn't
looking for company, so he was sort of hiding from the kids but still there
if they searched him out. Daniel had decided he was going to take a nap and
try to get rid of his headache, so he'd stayed in the cabin and went to
bed. Jack was napping; too, he was just doing it in the sun.
Carter went to China first, but didn't wake Daniel, who looked as though he was finally getting a little sleep. She knew Jack and Daniel had both slept poorly the night before, and had hoped that by leaving them alone, the two would manage to nap that afternoon. It wouldn't do to have them falling asleep during the Talent Night, after all. O'Neill wasn't in his bed, though, so Sam went looking for him, and found him in the first place she'd checked.
Jack had taken his shirt off and was using it as a pillow, and Sam watched him for a moment, debating whether to wake him to see if he wanted some company or not. She didn't necessarily want to talk; she just wanted to be with him. But she didn't want to disturb him, either. He needed his sleep.
"How was the ride?"
She jumped when he spoke, and Jack opened one eye to look at her.
"I thought you were asleep."
"Just dozing. You're back early?" It was a question, since he didn't think it was all that late, but he didn't want to look at his watch to confirm the time.
"My horse threw a shoe."
"Better than throwing you."
"Yeah."
"Everyone okay? No injuries? No falls?"
"Everyone's fine, Jack. Teal'c is judging a Jump or Dive contest, Daniel's sleeping in the cabin. How do you feel?"
"I'm fine. Just a little tired."
"Not sore?"
"Yeah, sore, too."
"Want a pillow for a while, or would you rather I leave you to your nap?"
"If I fall asleep will it offend you?"
"Not at all."
"Then I'd love your company."
He sat up and Sam moved his shirt and sat down on the dock and helped him lay back down, guiding his head to her lap. Jack closed his eyes immediately, but his uninjured hand reached for hers, and Carter smiled.
From the little dock she would occasionally see a sailboat go past out on the lake, and every now and then she'd see someone on one of them wave at her and would wave back. Aside from that, though, the afternoon went by quietly. Jack had fallen asleep almost instantly, as though he'd just been waiting for her to show up, and Sam was more than content to soak up some sun and hold him while he slept.
The sun was stretching the shadows of the nearby trees across their dock when the horn sounded, telling the campers that they had only half an hour to get ready for dinner. Sam sighed, thinking that she wouldn't have minded sitting there for the rest of the evening, but she gently nudged Jack to wake him up.
"Hmm?"
"Time to wake up, Jack. Dinner's almost ready."
"I'm not hungry, Carter."
She laughed, and nudged him again.
"Your boys are going to be looking for you. You need to get up."
"A couple more minutes, okay?"
He still hadn't opened his eyes, and she had a feeling he wasn't completely aware of where they were.
"Come on, Jack, you need to wake up. My butt's numb." Not entirely true, but it did get him to open his eyes and look up at her.
"Want me to rub it for you?"
She shifted a little, then leaned down and brushed a kiss against his belly, since she couldn't reach his lips at that angle. THAT woke him up completely.
"No, I want you to get up so we can go eat."
Jack groaned in mock indignation, but he did sit up, with a little help from her, and looked around sleepily.
"What time is it?"
"Dinner time."
He turned and looked at her, giving her that look she loved so much. Sam smiled.
"5:30."
"How long did I sleep?"
"A couple hours."
"You must be stiff from sitting like that for so long." He felt a little guilty for using her like that, but Sam brushed a kiss against his cheek and shook her head.
"It was comfortable for me, don't worry. You can make it up to me sometime."
"Oh, I will, Carter. I assure you."
She couldn't help the warm fuzzy feeling that went through her when he said that, and she was still blushing when she and Jack finally stood up and walked off the dock and up to the main building.
Carter went to China first, but didn't wake Daniel, who looked as though he was finally getting a little sleep. She knew Jack and Daniel had both slept poorly the night before, and had hoped that by leaving them alone, the two would manage to nap that afternoon. It wouldn't do to have them falling asleep during the Talent Night, after all. O'Neill wasn't in his bed, though, so Sam went looking for him, and found him in the first place she'd checked.
Jack had taken his shirt off and was using it as a pillow, and Sam watched him for a moment, debating whether to wake him to see if he wanted some company or not. She didn't necessarily want to talk; she just wanted to be with him. But she didn't want to disturb him, either. He needed his sleep.
"How was the ride?"
She jumped when he spoke, and Jack opened one eye to look at her.
"I thought you were asleep."
"Just dozing. You're back early?" It was a question, since he didn't think it was all that late, but he didn't want to look at his watch to confirm the time.
"My horse threw a shoe."
"Better than throwing you."
"Yeah."
"Everyone okay? No injuries? No falls?"
"Everyone's fine, Jack. Teal'c is judging a Jump or Dive contest, Daniel's sleeping in the cabin. How do you feel?"
"I'm fine. Just a little tired."
"Not sore?"
"Yeah, sore, too."
"Want a pillow for a while, or would you rather I leave you to your nap?"
"If I fall asleep will it offend you?"
"Not at all."
"Then I'd love your company."
He sat up and Sam moved his shirt and sat down on the dock and helped him lay back down, guiding his head to her lap. Jack closed his eyes immediately, but his uninjured hand reached for hers, and Carter smiled.
From the little dock she would occasionally see a sailboat go past out on the lake, and every now and then she'd see someone on one of them wave at her and would wave back. Aside from that, though, the afternoon went by quietly. Jack had fallen asleep almost instantly, as though he'd just been waiting for her to show up, and Sam was more than content to soak up some sun and hold him while he slept.
The sun was stretching the shadows of the nearby trees across their dock when the horn sounded, telling the campers that they had only half an hour to get ready for dinner. Sam sighed, thinking that she wouldn't have minded sitting there for the rest of the evening, but she gently nudged Jack to wake him up.
"Hmm?"
"Time to wake up, Jack. Dinner's almost ready."
"I'm not hungry, Carter."
She laughed, and nudged him again.
"Your boys are going to be looking for you. You need to get up."
"A couple more minutes, okay?"
He still hadn't opened his eyes, and she had a feeling he wasn't completely aware of where they were.
"Come on, Jack, you need to wake up. My butt's numb." Not entirely true, but it did get him to open his eyes and look up at her.
"Want me to rub it for you?"
She shifted a little, then leaned down and brushed a kiss against his belly, since she couldn't reach his lips at that angle. THAT woke him up completely.
"No, I want you to get up so we can go eat."
Jack groaned in mock indignation, but he did sit up, with a little help from her, and looked around sleepily.
"What time is it?"
"Dinner time."
He turned and looked at her, giving her that look she loved so much. Sam smiled.
"5:30."
"How long did I sleep?"
"A couple hours."
"You must be stiff from sitting like that for so long." He felt a little guilty for using her like that, but Sam brushed a kiss against his cheek and shook her head.
"It was comfortable for me, don't worry. You can make it up to me sometime."
"Oh, I will, Carter. I assure you."
She couldn't help the warm fuzzy feeling that went through her when he said that, and she was still blushing when she and Jack finally stood up and walked off the dock and up to the main building.