Author's Note: This is the part two that was asked for, so enjoy it ! There
won't be a part 3, no matter who asks!
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"What happened to you?"
Jack scowled.
"Nothing, Sir. Just a little... misunderstanding... last night."
"A misunderstanding with whom, Colonel?"
Jack rubbed his face, wincing when his hand ran over the swelling on his jaw.
"Have you talked to Daniel yet, today, Sir?"
"Did you beat up Dr. Jackson, Colonel?"
"Of course not."
Just then Daniel came around the corner, and Hammond saw that he, too, was bruised. There was a dark purple blotch just under Jackson's eye, and he looked tired, as if he hadn't slept very well that night. Hammond looked over at O'Neill, again, and Jack held up his hands.
"I didn't do it, Sir, I swear."
Daniel sighed.
"We have a briefing in 5 minutes. Why don't you tell me everything while we're waiting for the others to arrive?"
Without another word, Hammond turned and walked to the briefing room, fully expecting them to follow him. Which, of course, they did. After Jack flashed Daniel another look that plainly said he was never going to another bar with him again.
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"I do not understand, O'Neill," Teal'c said as Jack finished telling Hammond what had happened. The Jaffa was already in the briefing room when the General, Jack and Daniel arrived, and had listened intently to the tale of the events of the evening before. Especially since his two friends looked so battered because of them.
Jack sighed, again, and looked at Teal'c.
"What don't you understand?"
"What is a gay bar?"
Jack looked for something to pound his head against. Anything.
"It's a place where... um... gay people go to spend time with other... um... gay people, Teal'c." Daniel said.
"They must be very happy places, with so many cheerful people," Teal'c mused. "Why, then, did you get into a fight?"
Jack looked under the briefing table, debating taking his boot off and clubbing himself over the head with it.
"Not that kind of gay, Teal'c," Daniel corrected, closing his eyes, and sinking his head down onto his arms, which were resting on the table.
"I do not understand..." Teal'c said again. He was aware he was missing something – not uncommon at all when it came to the Tau'ri, he knew. But since he was missing it, he wanted to know what 'it' was.
Sam walked in, just then, and when she saw that everyone was there, she couldn't help but grin. Which made Jack scowl once more.
"Good morning, everyone."
"Major Carter? What is a gay bar?" Teal'c asked.
She was floored by the question, although when she thought about it, she should have known it was one he would ask once he heard the story.
"It's a place where gay people... um... go. To hang out with other gay people."
"Yes, I have heard that already." Teal'c was getting frustrated, and there was nothing more dangerous than an annoyed Jaffa.
Jack sighed, again, and looked at Hammond, who caught the look and stood up.
"You explain it to him, Colonel. That's an order. I'm going to my office. We'll reschedule the briefing for 0900."
"But, Sir-"
Hammond didn't even allow him to argue. He just left. Jack looked over to Daniel, who stood up, quickly.
"Well... I better go... get my... um... translations... translated."
Sam stood as well, before Jack could even turn to her. "I'll help you, Daniel." The two of them scurried out of the room. Like a couple of cockroaches when the lights went on, Jack thought sourly.
Teal'c was watching him expectantly, and Jack shrugged.
"Well, Teal'c..." He rubbed his face once more. "It's like this; when two people really love each other..."
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"He's going to kill us." Sam said as soon as the door had closed behind them.
"Oh yeah." Of course, Jack was already miffed at Daniel, and there were only so many times you could kill someone. "Of course, General Hammond told him to do it, not us."
"I don't think that's going to matter," Carter said as the two walked down the corridor. "We should probably find a nice, quiet place to hide – I mean, work – for a while."
"My office locks from the inside."
"Perfect."
...
"What happened to you?"
Jack scowled.
"Nothing, Sir. Just a little... misunderstanding... last night."
"A misunderstanding with whom, Colonel?"
Jack rubbed his face, wincing when his hand ran over the swelling on his jaw.
"Have you talked to Daniel yet, today, Sir?"
"Did you beat up Dr. Jackson, Colonel?"
"Of course not."
Just then Daniel came around the corner, and Hammond saw that he, too, was bruised. There was a dark purple blotch just under Jackson's eye, and he looked tired, as if he hadn't slept very well that night. Hammond looked over at O'Neill, again, and Jack held up his hands.
"I didn't do it, Sir, I swear."
Daniel sighed.
"We have a briefing in 5 minutes. Why don't you tell me everything while we're waiting for the others to arrive?"
Without another word, Hammond turned and walked to the briefing room, fully expecting them to follow him. Which, of course, they did. After Jack flashed Daniel another look that plainly said he was never going to another bar with him again.
...
"I do not understand, O'Neill," Teal'c said as Jack finished telling Hammond what had happened. The Jaffa was already in the briefing room when the General, Jack and Daniel arrived, and had listened intently to the tale of the events of the evening before. Especially since his two friends looked so battered because of them.
Jack sighed, again, and looked at Teal'c.
"What don't you understand?"
"What is a gay bar?"
Jack looked for something to pound his head against. Anything.
"It's a place where... um... gay people go to spend time with other... um... gay people, Teal'c." Daniel said.
"They must be very happy places, with so many cheerful people," Teal'c mused. "Why, then, did you get into a fight?"
Jack looked under the briefing table, debating taking his boot off and clubbing himself over the head with it.
"Not that kind of gay, Teal'c," Daniel corrected, closing his eyes, and sinking his head down onto his arms, which were resting on the table.
"I do not understand..." Teal'c said again. He was aware he was missing something – not uncommon at all when it came to the Tau'ri, he knew. But since he was missing it, he wanted to know what 'it' was.
Sam walked in, just then, and when she saw that everyone was there, she couldn't help but grin. Which made Jack scowl once more.
"Good morning, everyone."
"Major Carter? What is a gay bar?" Teal'c asked.
She was floored by the question, although when she thought about it, she should have known it was one he would ask once he heard the story.
"It's a place where gay people... um... go. To hang out with other gay people."
"Yes, I have heard that already." Teal'c was getting frustrated, and there was nothing more dangerous than an annoyed Jaffa.
Jack sighed, again, and looked at Hammond, who caught the look and stood up.
"You explain it to him, Colonel. That's an order. I'm going to my office. We'll reschedule the briefing for 0900."
"But, Sir-"
Hammond didn't even allow him to argue. He just left. Jack looked over to Daniel, who stood up, quickly.
"Well... I better go... get my... um... translations... translated."
Sam stood as well, before Jack could even turn to her. "I'll help you, Daniel." The two of them scurried out of the room. Like a couple of cockroaches when the lights went on, Jack thought sourly.
Teal'c was watching him expectantly, and Jack shrugged.
"Well, Teal'c..." He rubbed his face once more. "It's like this; when two people really love each other..."
...
"He's going to kill us." Sam said as soon as the door had closed behind them.
"Oh yeah." Of course, Jack was already miffed at Daniel, and there were only so many times you could kill someone. "Of course, General Hammond told him to do it, not us."
"I don't think that's going to matter," Carter said as the two walked down the corridor. "We should probably find a nice, quiet place to hide – I mean, work – for a while."
"My office locks from the inside."
"Perfect."