Sequel to Relaxed
Rating: PG
Spoilers: Divide and Conquer
Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN THESE PEOPLE. I just really, really love them and am borrowing them. I don't own Stargate, this lot do- Stargate (II) Productions, Showtime/Viacom, MGM/UA, Double Secret Productions, and Gekko Productions. And I'm making no money. At all…
Author's Notes: As it turns out I did write a sequel to Relaxed, and I know where the third part will go, so I'll write that and type that around doing my assignments, so could be next week, could be the week after.
obsession: grace.modblog.com
Too Relaxed
The iris opened and moments later Daniel led SG-1 through gate, with Jack sauntering through last of all. As ever, the general was waiting for them at the bottom of the ramp. Sam saluted but Jack didn't bother.
"You're late" he said.
"Sorry sir" Sam said, looking at Jack. "We got a little…delayed"
"Are you all okay?"
"We're fine" Teal'c said.
"What went wrong?"
"Nothing" Jack said smiling "I just felt like staying an extra hour"
"Colonel?"
"Sir?" he said blankly. Hammond looked at the rest of SG-1. Daniel and Sam
both shrugged and Teal'c gave his usual raised eye brow.
"Go and get yourselves checked out then we'll have a debriefing"
"Sir" Sam said. She walked out of the gate room, followed immediately by Daniel and Teal'c. Jack followed slowly, taking his time with each step.
"All clear" Janet said smiling "You're free to go"
"Thanks Doc" Jack said, he jumped off the bed and walked out of the infirmary but instead of heading to the debriefing room he went the other way. Sam ran after him.
"Sir?" she said, "Where are you going?"
"For a shower"
"But the General wants us to debrief first" she said.
"He won't mind Sam" he said smiling. She stopped in her tracks.
"I think he will sir" he sighed and turned around.
"Fine" he said, smiling still. She watched him as he walked back up the corridor. Sam shrugged and went after him, meeting Daniel and Teal'c as they were coming out of the infirmary.
"Is everything alright?" Daniel asked.
"I think he just wants to shower" she said.
When they got into the debriefing room Jack was sat in his chair, his feet up on the big table, his hands behind his back. He smiled at them as they sat around him to wait for the General. When he walked in, he looked Jack over frowning.
"Colonel?" he said. Jack looked up at him the look on his face showing that he didn't have a clue to what his problem was.
"Your feet?" he added eventually.
"Oh!" Jack said swinging his feet off the table. "Sorry General" Hammond unsure what to think, ignored it for the moment and moved onto talking about the mission, which had been pretty uneventful. Except for Sam, she could still feel his lips on her cheek, just thinking about it made her smile. That morning they had shared a little knowing smile but hadn't discussed it. Sam didn't see the point in really brining it up, it was another one of those things that would never get anywhere. Her smile disappeared and she looked over at Jack as Daniel continued telling Hammond about his find on the planet. He wasn't listening to a word that was being said, he was almost dozing in his chair. He yawned, audibly and everyone else turned to look at him.
"Are we keeping you awake Colonel?"
"No Daniel is" he said. "Sorry" he added "Sir" afterwards as the creases on Hammonds forehead got a little deeper, his anger increasing. He motioned for Daniel to finish and Jack sat up a little more to look over at Sam, who was still looking at him. He smiled at her, broadly and unashamedly. She smiled back, shyly and turned away from him to concentrate on Daniel. Out of the corner of her eye she could see him still watching her. When he was finished, Jack was out of the door before Hammond had even finished telling them that they were dismissed.
"Major" the General said as she got up. "A moment" Daniel and Teal'c carried on out of the room and Sam stopped.
"Sir?" She said.
"I assume Dr Fraiser gave you all a clean bill of health"
"Of course" she said.
"How was the Colonel on the planet?" he asked her.
"He was fine sir" she said.
"Not in anyway acting, strange" She remembered his tenderness towards her, the kiss, his voice. She could feel her cheeks flushing.
"He was relaxed"
"Relaxed?"
"Yes sir, he enjoyed the peace and quiet sir, much more than he normally would, or the rest of us did"
"Would you keep an eye on him for me Major?"
"Of course sir" she said
"Dismissed" he said, she smiled and left the room.
Later Sam was sat in her lab, looking over some papers when Jack walked into the room, his hair still a little damp from his shower, a huge smile on his face.
"Sam?" he said, cheerfully. She looked him up and down.
"Sir?" she asked. He looked down at his own civvies, his jeans and t-shirt and
smiled.
"What?" he asked innocently. She couldn't help but give him a little smile back, she knew something was wrong but he looked so cut she couldn't resist. She liked the military look but in civilian clothes he was just Jack and not her colonel.
"Colonel are you…okay?" she asked.
"I'm starving" he said "wanna go get some lunch?" she thought about it, she
knew he would just go without her. She nodded "Great" he said as she got up. She followed him out of her lab, he hadn't stopped smiling since he'd got there and she hated to admit it but she loved that smile. And it was infectious too, she had barely registered that he insisted on calling her Sam now but the any alarm bells had been rung and silenced long ago. The General probably should've asked someone else to watch over him. Jack kept walking past the turning to the commissary and she stopped.
"Colonel, the commissary's this way" she said.
"I was thinking we go to O'Malley's of something"
"I don't think that's such a good idea right now sir"
"Come on Sam, come have lunch with me"
"No sir" she said "We should go see the doc"
"Why, are you feeling okay?2 he asked, walking back towards her.
"I'm fine, you're not" he laughed.
"I'm just hungry Sam, chill out" he said, his smile getting bigger.
"Sir" she said. "Let's just have her do a few extra tests"
"Sorry Sam, but I am fine and hungry" he said.
"For me sir" she said, reaching out to touch his arm. She smiled and he looked at her, then at his arm.
"As cute as you are Sam, there is no way in hell I want Jan sticking more needles into me" she let go, a shock evident on her face at what he had just said. "Last chance for lunch?" he said. She shook her head slowly.
"See ya later Sam" he said before walking up the corridor. She watched him go and a minute or two past before she could move again.
The general had two airmen escort Jack to the infirmary and expected him to be annoyed at the very least when he went to see him, but when he walked him he was sat on the bed, in a gown, laughing with the airmen watching him. Sam stood away from the scene, watching him the entire time he was there, through every test and scan Janet performed. She jumped when Hammond tapped her on the shoulder.
"How is he Major?" he asked.
"He's in an excellent mood sir" she said.
"I can see that"
"He, he has a very relaxed attitude sir, to everything, rank, regulations"
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"Well" she stuttered a little, unsure what to tell him. "He's calling most officers by their first name, including you sir"
"Me?"
"Yes sir" she didn't really want to tell him any more and fortunately Janet
walked in with a handful of files.
"Doctor?" Hammond said, Janet sighed.
"I don't know what's wrong with him sir" she said. She dropped the files onto the bed they were stood by, looking over at Jack as he chatted with Airmen Ross and Wyman. "Everything is clean, blood work, CT Scan, X-ray, I've done tests and tests
and more tests and they're all clean.
"Is there nothing different between ours and his?" Sam asked.
"All normal"
"Dr Jackson said you and he worked together on the ruins. What were Teal'c and the Colonel doing?" Hammond asked
"Teal'c was with us most of the time, helping with heavier artefacts and so on"
"And Colonel O'Neill?"
"He was up on the cliff top, looking down over the valley mostly, he could see over the entire place from up there" she said
"So he was alone a lot of the time?" he said. Sam nodded. They went over to Jack as he was telling a joke. The General tried to interrupt but he didn't listen.
"Colonel"" the General yelled. Jack sat up suddenly.
"General Hammond" he said smiling. "Not in the mood for a joke huh?" Sam took a step back so she could smile without being seen.
"How are you feeling?" Hammond asked ignoring his comment.
"I'm still hungry, I was on my way to lunch"
"Not feeling at all strange?"
"Empty" he said patting his belly.
"We're concerned about you Colonel but Dr Fraiser can't find anything wrong with you"
"That's because there is nothing wrong with me"
"Well just to be sure I'm going to post Ross and Wyman to you"
"No need sir" Jack said moving to stand.
"Every need Colonel" he told him "no arguments"
"Well the boys ca buy me a steak" Jack looked over at Airman Ross who was trying not to laugh. He smiled and looked at Hammond. "No jokes, no steak, gotcha"
"I think it's commissary lasagne for you Colonel" Janet said.
Sam was still in the infirmary after the General had left and he had gotten dressed again, back into BDU's as he knew he wouldn't be leaving the base any time soon. He whipped the curtain and smiled at her.
"Sam" he said. "Where are Ross and Wyman?"
"Waiting for you outside" she said. "I was just wondering, do you really feel no different?"
"Not at all Sam" she frowned
"You normally wouldn't call me Sam"
"Nor would I tell you you're cut but it doesn't mean I'm going nuts does it" she flushed red again. "Have you had lunch?"
"I'm not hungry"
"Never mind then, I'll see you later" he walked past her, kissing her on the cheek, the same as the night before, as he did so. She was starting to get used to these gestures from him, leaving less stunned than before.
That afternoon, Sam went to Jack's office, knocking on his door, waiting for an answer from inside. When there wasn't one, she smiled at Ross and Wyman stood on wither side of the door and walked in. His paperwork was in the bin, his shoes and socks in a heap on the floor next to his desk. His feet were on the desk, his head lolled to one side against the back of his chair, his eyes tight shut. Sam stood there smiling at the sight of him sleeping. The feel of his lips was going to stay with her forever and she could feel her self going red for what flutelike the hundredth time that day. She closed the door behind her, feeling the airmen's' eyes on her and walked over to him to shake him awake. He looked up at her, bleary eyed and smiled.
"Hey Sam" he said.
"I wanted to see how you were doing" she said.
"Worried about me?"
"Of course I am, as much as you say there is nothing wrong with you, something on that planet has effected you"
"I'm fine" he said.
"So I've imagined you calling the General George" Jack just grinned "Or those kisses?"
"Of course not, just, in a good mood"
"A good mood?" she said, getting a little annoyed "What the hell did you eat or drink or do on that planet that put you in such a good mood?"
"Nothing!" he said grinning still. "What about you?"
"What do you mean?"
"Ever thought you may be acting a little funny too"
"No one else has noticed" she replied.
"I've noticed"
"Noticed what!"
"You're getting angry"
"Of course I am, something is wrong with you and you won't even acknowledge it"
"Why do you keep pushing it" he asked.
"Because I'm worried about you, I told you that" he held back his smile, he was leading straight into what he wanted her to confess to.
"Why? I'm okay"
"Why am I worried? Because I care about you" she said. She was pissed off now, his blatant disregard for his own health his flyboy over confidence was frustrating at the best of times, this was just blood boiling.
"You care about" he said. Suddenly she realised what he was doing, what he was getting at.
"Colonel, we've been here before" she said. "You know I care about you" he smiled and stood up.
"Sam, tell me how you feel" he walked around the desk.
"I just did sir" she said. She turned around to leave, but he grabbed her arm before she could open the door. He released his grip, but held her still, gently, he smiled.
"Don't" she said. "You'll regret it, whether you want to admit it or now, you're ill, in a strange relaxed way" he pulled her around to face him. "And I'm not"
"Tell me how you feel" he said, a little more demanding. She shook her head.
"I care" she said. "More than I'm supposed to" he smiled, remembering when he had said those words himself, the last time they were honest about their feelings.
"Sam, tell me how you feel about me" he cried. She didn't answer so he leaned forward and kissed her on the lips, gently, knowing she would reciprocate before she did.
"I love you" she said, breaking the kiss.
"That wasn't so hard was it Carter" he said. The use of her surname brought him out of her daze. There was a knock on the door, which only served to confused her slightly. Jack took a couple of steps away from her.
"Come" he said. The door opened and Wyman was stood there smiling,
"Sir, Dr Fraiser would like to do some follow up tests" he said.
"Oh, okay, I'll be right down" he shut the door and slipped on his socks and boots, then he picked the paperwork out of the bin and placed it back onto the desk. He looked at Sam who was just staring at him.
"You coming Carter?"
"We were in the middle of something" she said.
"I know, but duty calls" she was confused, five minutes ago duty was the last thing on his mind. "I do feel the same though" he looked around, to check if anyone had heard. "I should go apologize for my behaviour with the General, he as already pissed with me"
"Sir, are you okay?" she asked. "You've changed again"
"I'm fine Carter" he said. "Are you coming to the infirmary?"
"I'll be along in a minute" she said. He smiled and left his office. She could hear him as he spoke with the airmen, calling them by their surnames instead of their first names as he had before. Was he back to normal now? Sam couldn't quite work it out.
TBC
r.l.w
(16/05/04)
Rating: PG
Spoilers: Divide and Conquer
Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN THESE PEOPLE. I just really, really love them and am borrowing them. I don't own Stargate, this lot do- Stargate (II) Productions, Showtime/Viacom, MGM/UA, Double Secret Productions, and Gekko Productions. And I'm making no money. At all…
Author's Notes: As it turns out I did write a sequel to Relaxed, and I know where the third part will go, so I'll write that and type that around doing my assignments, so could be next week, could be the week after.
obsession: grace.modblog.com
Too Relaxed
The iris opened and moments later Daniel led SG-1 through gate, with Jack sauntering through last of all. As ever, the general was waiting for them at the bottom of the ramp. Sam saluted but Jack didn't bother.
"You're late" he said.
"Sorry sir" Sam said, looking at Jack. "We got a little…delayed"
"Are you all okay?"
"We're fine" Teal'c said.
"What went wrong?"
"Nothing" Jack said smiling "I just felt like staying an extra hour"
"Colonel?"
"Sir?" he said blankly. Hammond looked at the rest of SG-1. Daniel and Sam
both shrugged and Teal'c gave his usual raised eye brow.
"Go and get yourselves checked out then we'll have a debriefing"
"Sir" Sam said. She walked out of the gate room, followed immediately by Daniel and Teal'c. Jack followed slowly, taking his time with each step.
"All clear" Janet said smiling "You're free to go"
"Thanks Doc" Jack said, he jumped off the bed and walked out of the infirmary but instead of heading to the debriefing room he went the other way. Sam ran after him.
"Sir?" she said, "Where are you going?"
"For a shower"
"But the General wants us to debrief first" she said.
"He won't mind Sam" he said smiling. She stopped in her tracks.
"I think he will sir" he sighed and turned around.
"Fine" he said, smiling still. She watched him as he walked back up the corridor. Sam shrugged and went after him, meeting Daniel and Teal'c as they were coming out of the infirmary.
"Is everything alright?" Daniel asked.
"I think he just wants to shower" she said.
When they got into the debriefing room Jack was sat in his chair, his feet up on the big table, his hands behind his back. He smiled at them as they sat around him to wait for the General. When he walked in, he looked Jack over frowning.
"Colonel?" he said. Jack looked up at him the look on his face showing that he didn't have a clue to what his problem was.
"Your feet?" he added eventually.
"Oh!" Jack said swinging his feet off the table. "Sorry General" Hammond unsure what to think, ignored it for the moment and moved onto talking about the mission, which had been pretty uneventful. Except for Sam, she could still feel his lips on her cheek, just thinking about it made her smile. That morning they had shared a little knowing smile but hadn't discussed it. Sam didn't see the point in really brining it up, it was another one of those things that would never get anywhere. Her smile disappeared and she looked over at Jack as Daniel continued telling Hammond about his find on the planet. He wasn't listening to a word that was being said, he was almost dozing in his chair. He yawned, audibly and everyone else turned to look at him.
"Are we keeping you awake Colonel?"
"No Daniel is" he said. "Sorry" he added "Sir" afterwards as the creases on Hammonds forehead got a little deeper, his anger increasing. He motioned for Daniel to finish and Jack sat up a little more to look over at Sam, who was still looking at him. He smiled at her, broadly and unashamedly. She smiled back, shyly and turned away from him to concentrate on Daniel. Out of the corner of her eye she could see him still watching her. When he was finished, Jack was out of the door before Hammond had even finished telling them that they were dismissed.
"Major" the General said as she got up. "A moment" Daniel and Teal'c carried on out of the room and Sam stopped.
"Sir?" She said.
"I assume Dr Fraiser gave you all a clean bill of health"
"Of course" she said.
"How was the Colonel on the planet?" he asked her.
"He was fine sir" she said.
"Not in anyway acting, strange" She remembered his tenderness towards her, the kiss, his voice. She could feel her cheeks flushing.
"He was relaxed"
"Relaxed?"
"Yes sir, he enjoyed the peace and quiet sir, much more than he normally would, or the rest of us did"
"Would you keep an eye on him for me Major?"
"Of course sir" she said
"Dismissed" he said, she smiled and left the room.
Later Sam was sat in her lab, looking over some papers when Jack walked into the room, his hair still a little damp from his shower, a huge smile on his face.
"Sam?" he said, cheerfully. She looked him up and down.
"Sir?" she asked. He looked down at his own civvies, his jeans and t-shirt and
smiled.
"What?" he asked innocently. She couldn't help but give him a little smile back, she knew something was wrong but he looked so cut she couldn't resist. She liked the military look but in civilian clothes he was just Jack and not her colonel.
"Colonel are you…okay?" she asked.
"I'm starving" he said "wanna go get some lunch?" she thought about it, she
knew he would just go without her. She nodded "Great" he said as she got up. She followed him out of her lab, he hadn't stopped smiling since he'd got there and she hated to admit it but she loved that smile. And it was infectious too, she had barely registered that he insisted on calling her Sam now but the any alarm bells had been rung and silenced long ago. The General probably should've asked someone else to watch over him. Jack kept walking past the turning to the commissary and she stopped.
"Colonel, the commissary's this way" she said.
"I was thinking we go to O'Malley's of something"
"I don't think that's such a good idea right now sir"
"Come on Sam, come have lunch with me"
"No sir" she said "We should go see the doc"
"Why, are you feeling okay?2 he asked, walking back towards her.
"I'm fine, you're not" he laughed.
"I'm just hungry Sam, chill out" he said, his smile getting bigger.
"Sir" she said. "Let's just have her do a few extra tests"
"Sorry Sam, but I am fine and hungry" he said.
"For me sir" she said, reaching out to touch his arm. She smiled and he looked at her, then at his arm.
"As cute as you are Sam, there is no way in hell I want Jan sticking more needles into me" she let go, a shock evident on her face at what he had just said. "Last chance for lunch?" he said. She shook her head slowly.
"See ya later Sam" he said before walking up the corridor. She watched him go and a minute or two past before she could move again.
The general had two airmen escort Jack to the infirmary and expected him to be annoyed at the very least when he went to see him, but when he walked him he was sat on the bed, in a gown, laughing with the airmen watching him. Sam stood away from the scene, watching him the entire time he was there, through every test and scan Janet performed. She jumped when Hammond tapped her on the shoulder.
"How is he Major?" he asked.
"He's in an excellent mood sir" she said.
"I can see that"
"He, he has a very relaxed attitude sir, to everything, rank, regulations"
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"Well" she stuttered a little, unsure what to tell him. "He's calling most officers by their first name, including you sir"
"Me?"
"Yes sir" she didn't really want to tell him any more and fortunately Janet
walked in with a handful of files.
"Doctor?" Hammond said, Janet sighed.
"I don't know what's wrong with him sir" she said. She dropped the files onto the bed they were stood by, looking over at Jack as he chatted with Airmen Ross and Wyman. "Everything is clean, blood work, CT Scan, X-ray, I've done tests and tests
and more tests and they're all clean.
"Is there nothing different between ours and his?" Sam asked.
"All normal"
"Dr Jackson said you and he worked together on the ruins. What were Teal'c and the Colonel doing?" Hammond asked
"Teal'c was with us most of the time, helping with heavier artefacts and so on"
"And Colonel O'Neill?"
"He was up on the cliff top, looking down over the valley mostly, he could see over the entire place from up there" she said
"So he was alone a lot of the time?" he said. Sam nodded. They went over to Jack as he was telling a joke. The General tried to interrupt but he didn't listen.
"Colonel"" the General yelled. Jack sat up suddenly.
"General Hammond" he said smiling. "Not in the mood for a joke huh?" Sam took a step back so she could smile without being seen.
"How are you feeling?" Hammond asked ignoring his comment.
"I'm still hungry, I was on my way to lunch"
"Not feeling at all strange?"
"Empty" he said patting his belly.
"We're concerned about you Colonel but Dr Fraiser can't find anything wrong with you"
"That's because there is nothing wrong with me"
"Well just to be sure I'm going to post Ross and Wyman to you"
"No need sir" Jack said moving to stand.
"Every need Colonel" he told him "no arguments"
"Well the boys ca buy me a steak" Jack looked over at Airman Ross who was trying not to laugh. He smiled and looked at Hammond. "No jokes, no steak, gotcha"
"I think it's commissary lasagne for you Colonel" Janet said.
Sam was still in the infirmary after the General had left and he had gotten dressed again, back into BDU's as he knew he wouldn't be leaving the base any time soon. He whipped the curtain and smiled at her.
"Sam" he said. "Where are Ross and Wyman?"
"Waiting for you outside" she said. "I was just wondering, do you really feel no different?"
"Not at all Sam" she frowned
"You normally wouldn't call me Sam"
"Nor would I tell you you're cut but it doesn't mean I'm going nuts does it" she flushed red again. "Have you had lunch?"
"I'm not hungry"
"Never mind then, I'll see you later" he walked past her, kissing her on the cheek, the same as the night before, as he did so. She was starting to get used to these gestures from him, leaving less stunned than before.
That afternoon, Sam went to Jack's office, knocking on his door, waiting for an answer from inside. When there wasn't one, she smiled at Ross and Wyman stood on wither side of the door and walked in. His paperwork was in the bin, his shoes and socks in a heap on the floor next to his desk. His feet were on the desk, his head lolled to one side against the back of his chair, his eyes tight shut. Sam stood there smiling at the sight of him sleeping. The feel of his lips was going to stay with her forever and she could feel her self going red for what flutelike the hundredth time that day. She closed the door behind her, feeling the airmen's' eyes on her and walked over to him to shake him awake. He looked up at her, bleary eyed and smiled.
"Hey Sam" he said.
"I wanted to see how you were doing" she said.
"Worried about me?"
"Of course I am, as much as you say there is nothing wrong with you, something on that planet has effected you"
"I'm fine" he said.
"So I've imagined you calling the General George" Jack just grinned "Or those kisses?"
"Of course not, just, in a good mood"
"A good mood?" she said, getting a little annoyed "What the hell did you eat or drink or do on that planet that put you in such a good mood?"
"Nothing!" he said grinning still. "What about you?"
"What do you mean?"
"Ever thought you may be acting a little funny too"
"No one else has noticed" she replied.
"I've noticed"
"Noticed what!"
"You're getting angry"
"Of course I am, something is wrong with you and you won't even acknowledge it"
"Why do you keep pushing it" he asked.
"Because I'm worried about you, I told you that" he held back his smile, he was leading straight into what he wanted her to confess to.
"Why? I'm okay"
"Why am I worried? Because I care about you" she said. She was pissed off now, his blatant disregard for his own health his flyboy over confidence was frustrating at the best of times, this was just blood boiling.
"You care about" he said. Suddenly she realised what he was doing, what he was getting at.
"Colonel, we've been here before" she said. "You know I care about you" he smiled and stood up.
"Sam, tell me how you feel" he walked around the desk.
"I just did sir" she said. She turned around to leave, but he grabbed her arm before she could open the door. He released his grip, but held her still, gently, he smiled.
"Don't" she said. "You'll regret it, whether you want to admit it or now, you're ill, in a strange relaxed way" he pulled her around to face him. "And I'm not"
"Tell me how you feel" he said, a little more demanding. She shook her head.
"I care" she said. "More than I'm supposed to" he smiled, remembering when he had said those words himself, the last time they were honest about their feelings.
"Sam, tell me how you feel about me" he cried. She didn't answer so he leaned forward and kissed her on the lips, gently, knowing she would reciprocate before she did.
"I love you" she said, breaking the kiss.
"That wasn't so hard was it Carter" he said. The use of her surname brought him out of her daze. There was a knock on the door, which only served to confused her slightly. Jack took a couple of steps away from her.
"Come" he said. The door opened and Wyman was stood there smiling,
"Sir, Dr Fraiser would like to do some follow up tests" he said.
"Oh, okay, I'll be right down" he shut the door and slipped on his socks and boots, then he picked the paperwork out of the bin and placed it back onto the desk. He looked at Sam who was just staring at him.
"You coming Carter?"
"We were in the middle of something" she said.
"I know, but duty calls" she was confused, five minutes ago duty was the last thing on his mind. "I do feel the same though" he looked around, to check if anyone had heard. "I should go apologize for my behaviour with the General, he as already pissed with me"
"Sir, are you okay?" she asked. "You've changed again"
"I'm fine Carter" he said. "Are you coming to the infirmary?"
"I'll be along in a minute" she said. He smiled and left his office. She could hear him as he spoke with the airmen, calling them by their surnames instead of their first names as he had before. Was he back to normal now? Sam couldn't quite work it out.
TBC
r.l.w
(16/05/04)