"Are you sure this is going to work?" It was the fifth time Jack had asked.
"For the last time, yes!"
The only way to get Sam Carter to forgive O'Neill would be to get her jealous. The upcoming festivities would provide the perfect opportunity. Harry even had the 'other woman', as it were, all picked out. She was quite a few years younger than O'Neill, but still older than the Major. The woman, Andarna, was one of the few people in the village that he would call a friend. Like him, she wasn't interested in marriage, which was something that Maybourne didn't quite understand. For himself it was simply that he didn't really belong here, at least not yet, and if he was honest with himself, he wasn't that much of a looker. She, however was strikingly beautiful - long ebony hair, a smooth creamy complexion and eyes, deep grey-green in color, that gave her an aura of wisdom. She was slender and well toned but not very tall, standing at a height of 5'4". She, like himself, was a secretly a romantic at heart, not that either of them would admit it if they were asked. She would be happy to help bring the two officers together.
"Okay, so… how do we do this? I mean, how do I get her jealous? I don't really want to do anything with this other woman. That'll just get her more annoyed."
"All we have to do is make it look like you and Andarna are interested in each other. Major Carter's imagination will do the rest." Harry replied as they made their way to Andarna's home.
"I still don't see how this is going to work."
"You said she wanted to be treated like one of the guys, right, so that's what you're going to do. Meanwhile you're going to be treating Andarna like a woman. It won't take long for Samantha to realise which treatment she prefers."
"And what if she prefers being treated like one of the guys?"
"Well then she'll be happy with the way you're treating her. It's a win-win situation Jack. Anyway, we're here."
More to come...