Part 8
The next morning brought the debriefing lasting only a half an hour. After that, the general just wanted to
talk to SG-1 and Mac. "Col. Mackenzie, As I'm sure you are aware, SG-1
minus Harm has talked to me about you staying on base as our JAG. Let me say
I couldn't have agreed with them any faster. I talked to the president and he
agreed with us. So the decision is up to you. I'll give you to the end of the
day to decide on it."
"Sir, I don't need that long to decide, I want to do it. I think that this
is where I want to be. I don't feel comfortable in D.C. anymore, and I think
that it is mostly due to the fact that Harm isn't there anymore. So with your
permission, I would like to head back to DC so I can pack up my apartment, say
goodbye to a few people and that kind of stuff."
"Ok, why don't you go back tomorrow and take Harm with you. I'm going to put
SG-1 on stand down for a week. So everyone, enjoy the week. You are
all dismissed." With that, the general got up and left.
Daniel looked at Harm and Mac, then asked "Do you guys want to come over for
dinner?"
Mac looked at Harm and said "Sure we would love to."
"Ok, Jack, Teal'C what about you guys?"
"I'll have to decline Daniel Jackson, I think I am going to go visit
my son."
"Ok, Jack, what about you?"
"Well, I would love to Danny, but I think I might be the fifth wheel, so..."
"We'll, invite Janet too, sir."
"Well, if you put it that way, Carter, then yes, I'll come."
"Ok good, be there at 7."
With that everyone in the room left. Daniel and Sam went to invite Janet,
then they left to get the dinner ready. Harm went and grabbed his stuff then
took Mac back to his house. Jack headed home thinking about a way to talk to
Janet and Teal'C headed to visit his son.
Daniel and Sam decided to serve Bacon Mushroom Chicken with Garlic Mashed
Potatoe's, 1 bottle of Merlot and 1 bottle of non alcoholic champaigne. With
Peanut Butter Pie as a dessert. After everything was done Daniel and Sam sat
down on the couch until it was time to get ready. "So, sweetie, what do you
want to do on the week we have off?"
"I just want to spend it with my future husband, not really doing anything,
and maybe start planning the wedding."
Daniel smiled at Sam, kissed her on the temple and said, "that my dear is a
great idea. I think we also need to ask General Hammond to get in touch with
dad."
"Ok, can I call him now?"
"You can't wait, can you?"
"No. My dad already loves you, and he'll be so happy for us."
"Ok, you do that and I'm going to check on the food." Daniel went into the
kitchen.
A few minutes later the both went to change and came back down just
as Harm and Mac arrived. Harm took his jacket off and handed it to Daniel.
As Daniel hung up his jacket Harm helped Mac take her's off. After Harm and
Mac left the base, Harm realized that Mac didn't have any other clothes with
her, so he decided to take her shopping, but he knew that he didn't really
want to go with her, so he stopped and asked Janet is she woudln't mind taking
her shopping. She agreed, so Harm gave Mac his credit card and told her to get
a few things that she would need unitl they went back to D.C.
"Honey, who is.. ahh Harm and Mac, please come in, sit down." Harm took Mac's
hand and started leading her to the couch with Daniel behind them. "Ahh, you
you know what, Mac can you help me in the kitchen?"
Mac looked at Harm then said, "yeah." She headed to where Sam was standing.
They walked into the kitchen anbd started getting everything ready. Neither
women said anything to the other. All of a sudden, Sam turned to Mac and said
"I want to thank you for saving me. I owe you a lot and I know Daniel feels
the same way."
"Yeah, I heard him tell Harm that. He really does love you."
"Yes he does and I love him. He is my other half, and I don't know what I
would do without him and what he would do without me. I know how he was like
when he lost his first wife, let harm tell you that, and he only knew her
a year. We've known each other around six years. It would be devestating to
him, and I know that. You saved a lot of pain that would of happened. Thank
you so much for everything."
"Sam, I did what I had to do. I mean, yeah I might have only known you and
Daniel for a bit but you two seem really nice and you helped Harm after he
came back from South America. I owe you guys too. I could tell that you and
Daniel loved each other very much, I could see it when you looked at each
other and when you talked about each other. I couldn't let anything happen
to you guys. That's why I did what I did. I'am glad that I'll be staying here,
I think I'm going to like it here. You guys seem to be really nice, and I want
to get to know everyone better. I had the chance to get to know Janet this
afternoon because Harm recruited her to take me shopping."
"Oohh sounds like fun. Did you guys have fun?"
"Yeah. She's really nice, and she told me that I would like you too."
"Yeah, well as long as she didn't tell you anything bad about me, it's good."
While Sam and Mac was in the kitchen Harm and Daniel were talking about different'
things. "So Harm, you sent Mac shopping with Janet, are you sure that was a
good idea?"
"Yeah I know. I wanted to send Sam along, but you two were getting ready for
tonight, so the choice was Janet. I think she had fun. She's going to like it
here, I can tell. I think that she needed a change of scenery. She's been at
JAG HQ for almost 10 years. You get to the point where you need to go
somewhere else. I'm surprised that she didn't burn out there but, Mac can
hold her own. I'm glad that she'll be around now."
"You like her don't you."
"Daniel, it's more like, I love her. But I don't know if it would ever work."
"Harm, take it from me, take the risk and ask. That's what I did with Sam and
look at us now. It'll pay off, trust me."
"I think I will Daniel, I think I will."
The next morning brought the debriefing lasting only a half an hour. After that, the general just wanted to
talk to SG-1 and Mac. "Col. Mackenzie, As I'm sure you are aware, SG-1
minus Harm has talked to me about you staying on base as our JAG. Let me say
I couldn't have agreed with them any faster. I talked to the president and he
agreed with us. So the decision is up to you. I'll give you to the end of the
day to decide on it."
"Sir, I don't need that long to decide, I want to do it. I think that this
is where I want to be. I don't feel comfortable in D.C. anymore, and I think
that it is mostly due to the fact that Harm isn't there anymore. So with your
permission, I would like to head back to DC so I can pack up my apartment, say
goodbye to a few people and that kind of stuff."
"Ok, why don't you go back tomorrow and take Harm with you. I'm going to put
SG-1 on stand down for a week. So everyone, enjoy the week. You are
all dismissed." With that, the general got up and left.
Daniel looked at Harm and Mac, then asked "Do you guys want to come over for
dinner?"
Mac looked at Harm and said "Sure we would love to."
"Ok, Jack, Teal'C what about you guys?"
"I'll have to decline Daniel Jackson, I think I am going to go visit
my son."
"Ok, Jack, what about you?"
"Well, I would love to Danny, but I think I might be the fifth wheel, so..."
"We'll, invite Janet too, sir."
"Well, if you put it that way, Carter, then yes, I'll come."
"Ok good, be there at 7."
With that everyone in the room left. Daniel and Sam went to invite Janet,
then they left to get the dinner ready. Harm went and grabbed his stuff then
took Mac back to his house. Jack headed home thinking about a way to talk to
Janet and Teal'C headed to visit his son.
Daniel and Sam decided to serve Bacon Mushroom Chicken with Garlic Mashed
Potatoe's, 1 bottle of Merlot and 1 bottle of non alcoholic champaigne. With
Peanut Butter Pie as a dessert. After everything was done Daniel and Sam sat
down on the couch until it was time to get ready. "So, sweetie, what do you
want to do on the week we have off?"
"I just want to spend it with my future husband, not really doing anything,
and maybe start planning the wedding."
Daniel smiled at Sam, kissed her on the temple and said, "that my dear is a
great idea. I think we also need to ask General Hammond to get in touch with
dad."
"Ok, can I call him now?"
"You can't wait, can you?"
"No. My dad already loves you, and he'll be so happy for us."
"Ok, you do that and I'm going to check on the food." Daniel went into the
kitchen.
A few minutes later the both went to change and came back down just
as Harm and Mac arrived. Harm took his jacket off and handed it to Daniel.
As Daniel hung up his jacket Harm helped Mac take her's off. After Harm and
Mac left the base, Harm realized that Mac didn't have any other clothes with
her, so he decided to take her shopping, but he knew that he didn't really
want to go with her, so he stopped and asked Janet is she woudln't mind taking
her shopping. She agreed, so Harm gave Mac his credit card and told her to get
a few things that she would need unitl they went back to D.C.
"Honey, who is.. ahh Harm and Mac, please come in, sit down." Harm took Mac's
hand and started leading her to the couch with Daniel behind them. "Ahh, you
you know what, Mac can you help me in the kitchen?"
Mac looked at Harm then said, "yeah." She headed to where Sam was standing.
They walked into the kitchen anbd started getting everything ready. Neither
women said anything to the other. All of a sudden, Sam turned to Mac and said
"I want to thank you for saving me. I owe you a lot and I know Daniel feels
the same way."
"Yeah, I heard him tell Harm that. He really does love you."
"Yes he does and I love him. He is my other half, and I don't know what I
would do without him and what he would do without me. I know how he was like
when he lost his first wife, let harm tell you that, and he only knew her
a year. We've known each other around six years. It would be devestating to
him, and I know that. You saved a lot of pain that would of happened. Thank
you so much for everything."
"Sam, I did what I had to do. I mean, yeah I might have only known you and
Daniel for a bit but you two seem really nice and you helped Harm after he
came back from South America. I owe you guys too. I could tell that you and
Daniel loved each other very much, I could see it when you looked at each
other and when you talked about each other. I couldn't let anything happen
to you guys. That's why I did what I did. I'am glad that I'll be staying here,
I think I'm going to like it here. You guys seem to be really nice, and I want
to get to know everyone better. I had the chance to get to know Janet this
afternoon because Harm recruited her to take me shopping."
"Oohh sounds like fun. Did you guys have fun?"
"Yeah. She's really nice, and she told me that I would like you too."
"Yeah, well as long as she didn't tell you anything bad about me, it's good."
While Sam and Mac was in the kitchen Harm and Daniel were talking about different'
things. "So Harm, you sent Mac shopping with Janet, are you sure that was a
good idea?"
"Yeah I know. I wanted to send Sam along, but you two were getting ready for
tonight, so the choice was Janet. I think she had fun. She's going to like it
here, I can tell. I think that she needed a change of scenery. She's been at
JAG HQ for almost 10 years. You get to the point where you need to go
somewhere else. I'm surprised that she didn't burn out there but, Mac can
hold her own. I'm glad that she'll be around now."
"You like her don't you."
"Daniel, it's more like, I love her. But I don't know if it would ever work."
"Harm, take it from me, take the risk and ask. That's what I did with Sam and
look at us now. It'll pay off, trust me."
"I think I will Daniel, I think I will."