7/?
When the air show started the team, plus Janet Frasier and General George Hammond, looked up appreciably. Being in the Air Force, they'd seen, and most had flown, all the planes exhibited, but they were still 'neat', as the general had stated.
There was about an hour between the air show and the fireworks, and this was the time to get coats out, to kick off shoes, and relax. "When they start, we'll all be standing." Jack had informed his friends. Janet drug Daniel to get a corndog, and Teal'c helped the general find the Thunder Pots. "Good luck getting back here in time." Jack smiled. There was no chance they'd make it back. He lay back on the blanket and looked up at Sam, who was watching the crowd. She looked beautiful.
Sam could feel his eyes on her, and when she turned to look at him she was struck with just how handsome he was. She wanted very much to lay her head on his chest and have him run his hands down her spine while they waited for their friends to return and the fireworks to start. In order to resist that urge, she turned from him, closing her eyes to block out the images.
Jack, concerned, sat up. "Sam?" He placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. He didn't know what was wrong, but the face she had before she turned from him worried him. "What's wrong?"
Sam shook her head, wiping stray tears away. With a brave smile she looked at him. "I just was hit by emotions for a second. I'm fine now."
Jack knew just what she meant. "Look, Sam..." He sighed. He didn't know what he was going to say. He wanted to tell her that he loved her. That he wanted to do nothing but hold her for the rest of his life. But he couldn't.
She didn't give him time to decide. "I know Jack." She said quietly.
He looked at her, and nodded. Something passed between them, some unknown force that made them both understand. They loved each other, but this was the best it got, for now.
They sat there for a while, looking out into the crowd. Jack kept his hand on her shoulder, and every so often he'd rub his thumb against her shirt. She shivered and he reached into the bag and got Sam's coat.
The fireworks started shortly after, and the other team members were no where near.
- - -
Janet ate her corndog while Daniel looked at the carts around them. There were people selling all kinds of things. Janet had wandered off to a jewelry seller while Daniel looked at some guy's rock collection. When they met up again Daniel was holding something in his hand.
"What is that?" Janet asked, after throwing away her stick from the corndog.
"A pet rock." Daniel answered. He shoved it into his pocket and tried to change the subject. "I need a drink."
"Oh no you don't!" Janet smiled. "Why'd you buy a pet rock?"
"No reason." He tried to be calm about it.
Janet smiled again, then decided to ignore it. She shrugged. "Want a coke?"
Relieved that she was going to let it drop, Daniel nodded. He followed Janet to the nearest vendor, wishing the line wasn't so long. They stood in line quietly waiting for their turn. When they were next up Daniel felt something reach into his pocket. "Ha!" Janet exclaimed, running away from Daniel who tried to reach for her.
Defeated, Daniel stopped chasing her and let her examine the rock. He watched as she looked at the bottom of the rock and read the name. When she looked up at him she looked curious. "Daniel?"
"Uh, yeah. Its name is Janet. That's why I bought it."
Janet closed the gap between in a few strides, her short legs used to her walking briskly. "That's sweet." She said quietly.
"Yeah, well..." He couldn't think of what to say next. Confessing his undying love for her didn't seem to fit the moment.
"Do they have one named Daniel?" Janet asked, handing Daniel his rock back. She went back to the rock vendor and looked. Sure enough, they did. She bought it and went back to where Daniel was still standing. "Look, now we both one." She smiled. "I'm keeping mine on me always." She stuffed the rock in her pocket and watched Daniel do the same.
The coke forgotten, they clasped hands, as if they'd done it before, and began to walk back to their blankets when the fireworks started. Not wanting to miss it, they stopped where they were and watched the fireworks. Daniel put his arm around Janet, and she rested her head against his chest while they watched the forty-minute show.
- - -
Gen. Hammond and Teal'c were on their way back to their spot after having used the Thunder Pots. "I've never seen a line for the bathroom be so long." Hammond commented.
Teal'c nodded. "I do not wish to ever use a Thunder Pot again."
Hammond agreed. He stopped and bought Derby shirt for himself and Teal'c. "We're not gonna make it back in time."
"I do not believe so either."
"Let's park it here and watch the show, then find Jack and the others." Without waiting for agreement from Teal'c, Hammond found an empty spot on the grass. Teal'c followed him and they looked up in time to see the fireworks start. "It's amazing, Teal'c. With the war going on, and the threat of annihilation, these people can get together to celebrate a horse race that lasts for a few short moments."
Teal'c did not point out that the people did know about the threat of annihilation. He just watched the fireworks, understanding why they drew such a big crowd. They were amazing, and the last 'waterfall' even made him smile slightly.
When the air show started the team, plus Janet Frasier and General George Hammond, looked up appreciably. Being in the Air Force, they'd seen, and most had flown, all the planes exhibited, but they were still 'neat', as the general had stated.
There was about an hour between the air show and the fireworks, and this was the time to get coats out, to kick off shoes, and relax. "When they start, we'll all be standing." Jack had informed his friends. Janet drug Daniel to get a corndog, and Teal'c helped the general find the Thunder Pots. "Good luck getting back here in time." Jack smiled. There was no chance they'd make it back. He lay back on the blanket and looked up at Sam, who was watching the crowd. She looked beautiful.
Sam could feel his eyes on her, and when she turned to look at him she was struck with just how handsome he was. She wanted very much to lay her head on his chest and have him run his hands down her spine while they waited for their friends to return and the fireworks to start. In order to resist that urge, she turned from him, closing her eyes to block out the images.
Jack, concerned, sat up. "Sam?" He placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. He didn't know what was wrong, but the face she had before she turned from him worried him. "What's wrong?"
Sam shook her head, wiping stray tears away. With a brave smile she looked at him. "I just was hit by emotions for a second. I'm fine now."
Jack knew just what she meant. "Look, Sam..." He sighed. He didn't know what he was going to say. He wanted to tell her that he loved her. That he wanted to do nothing but hold her for the rest of his life. But he couldn't.
She didn't give him time to decide. "I know Jack." She said quietly.
He looked at her, and nodded. Something passed between them, some unknown force that made them both understand. They loved each other, but this was the best it got, for now.
They sat there for a while, looking out into the crowd. Jack kept his hand on her shoulder, and every so often he'd rub his thumb against her shirt. She shivered and he reached into the bag and got Sam's coat.
The fireworks started shortly after, and the other team members were no where near.
- - -
Janet ate her corndog while Daniel looked at the carts around them. There were people selling all kinds of things. Janet had wandered off to a jewelry seller while Daniel looked at some guy's rock collection. When they met up again Daniel was holding something in his hand.
"What is that?" Janet asked, after throwing away her stick from the corndog.
"A pet rock." Daniel answered. He shoved it into his pocket and tried to change the subject. "I need a drink."
"Oh no you don't!" Janet smiled. "Why'd you buy a pet rock?"
"No reason." He tried to be calm about it.
Janet smiled again, then decided to ignore it. She shrugged. "Want a coke?"
Relieved that she was going to let it drop, Daniel nodded. He followed Janet to the nearest vendor, wishing the line wasn't so long. They stood in line quietly waiting for their turn. When they were next up Daniel felt something reach into his pocket. "Ha!" Janet exclaimed, running away from Daniel who tried to reach for her.
Defeated, Daniel stopped chasing her and let her examine the rock. He watched as she looked at the bottom of the rock and read the name. When she looked up at him she looked curious. "Daniel?"
"Uh, yeah. Its name is Janet. That's why I bought it."
Janet closed the gap between in a few strides, her short legs used to her walking briskly. "That's sweet." She said quietly.
"Yeah, well..." He couldn't think of what to say next. Confessing his undying love for her didn't seem to fit the moment.
"Do they have one named Daniel?" Janet asked, handing Daniel his rock back. She went back to the rock vendor and looked. Sure enough, they did. She bought it and went back to where Daniel was still standing. "Look, now we both one." She smiled. "I'm keeping mine on me always." She stuffed the rock in her pocket and watched Daniel do the same.
The coke forgotten, they clasped hands, as if they'd done it before, and began to walk back to their blankets when the fireworks started. Not wanting to miss it, they stopped where they were and watched the fireworks. Daniel put his arm around Janet, and she rested her head against his chest while they watched the forty-minute show.
- - -
Gen. Hammond and Teal'c were on their way back to their spot after having used the Thunder Pots. "I've never seen a line for the bathroom be so long." Hammond commented.
Teal'c nodded. "I do not wish to ever use a Thunder Pot again."
Hammond agreed. He stopped and bought Derby shirt for himself and Teal'c. "We're not gonna make it back in time."
"I do not believe so either."
"Let's park it here and watch the show, then find Jack and the others." Without waiting for agreement from Teal'c, Hammond found an empty spot on the grass. Teal'c followed him and they looked up in time to see the fireworks start. "It's amazing, Teal'c. With the war going on, and the threat of annihilation, these people can get together to celebrate a horse race that lasts for a few short moments."
Teal'c did not point out that the people did know about the threat of annihilation. He just watched the fireworks, understanding why they drew such a big crowd. They were amazing, and the last 'waterfall' even made him smile slightly.