"Er." Jack started hesitantly, he knew that the regulations weren't a
problem anymore, but he didn't want to say anything to make her
uncomfortable.
"Okay, if you're not ready to talk about it yet it's fine. We'll talk about something else. Do you have to wear your dress uniform because the base laundrette haven't returned mine since the last time we had to wear them? You'll need to get it back." Sam reminded him.
"You're changing the subject to Sara?"
"Yes, if you have to wear your uniform you'll need to get it back. No offence meant but men have a tendency to forget things like that until the last minute."
"She doesn't mind. She'd probably prefer a suit since I have to give her away."
"You're giving your ex-wife away?" Sam questioned.
"Her father broke his ankle a couple of days ago, her uncle is sick, that's why she called the other day."
"It's good that you can be friends and do something like that for her." Sam said with a smile. Jack thought for a second.
"You should come."
"Excuse me." Sam said pausing her sip of wine.
"You should come to the wedding."
"Like I told Sara I should probably be catching up at work. I've missed two weeks and there are still things piling up on my desk."
"You're lying." He pointed out. "And you lied to Sara."
"Okay, I didn't want you to feel uncomfortable. Sara only asked to be polite."
"Sara doesn't do anything just to be polite. She asked you to come because she likes you. Besides which I need the moral support, Sara's family are not my biggest fans and it would be nice to have at least one friendly face since I don't know the groom's family."
"You should have got her to invite Daniel and Teal'c too if you wanted moral support."
"Daniel would just bore everyone to death if someone even asked if he found something interesting on one of his archaeological digs. Teal'c wouldn't understand the concept and he sticks out like a sore thumb. You on the other hand are accustomed to making polite conversation with people you don't know and as long as you don't start spouting scientific mumbo jumbo and you have some idea about what we would actually do if our cover story were true."
"You're not very good at making invitations are you sir?" Sam asked.
"Carter, do you want to come to Sara's wedding with me?" Jack rephrased.
"You don't give a woman an invitation like this on such short notice. Now I'm going to have to go and find something to wear."
"Wear you're BDU's and combat boots for all I care."
"I don't think so."
"Look if you can't find anything to wear, wear you're dress uniform. It's not against the regulations for you to accompany your CO to his ex-wife's wedding."
"It's not against regulations to fraternize with your CO at the SGC anymore either." She said with a shrug.
"You read that too?" He asked.
"No my Dad told me. Why do you think I asked what you'd do if there weren't any regulations? By the way I'll come to the wedding if I can clear the day off with General Hammond."
"Yeah, yeah. Go back to the other bit. What do you want to do now you know the regulations aren't a problem?" He asked.
"I'm here aren't I?" She said.
TBC
A/N: Any suggestions for what to happen next?
"Okay, if you're not ready to talk about it yet it's fine. We'll talk about something else. Do you have to wear your dress uniform because the base laundrette haven't returned mine since the last time we had to wear them? You'll need to get it back." Sam reminded him.
"You're changing the subject to Sara?"
"Yes, if you have to wear your uniform you'll need to get it back. No offence meant but men have a tendency to forget things like that until the last minute."
"She doesn't mind. She'd probably prefer a suit since I have to give her away."
"You're giving your ex-wife away?" Sam questioned.
"Her father broke his ankle a couple of days ago, her uncle is sick, that's why she called the other day."
"It's good that you can be friends and do something like that for her." Sam said with a smile. Jack thought for a second.
"You should come."
"Excuse me." Sam said pausing her sip of wine.
"You should come to the wedding."
"Like I told Sara I should probably be catching up at work. I've missed two weeks and there are still things piling up on my desk."
"You're lying." He pointed out. "And you lied to Sara."
"Okay, I didn't want you to feel uncomfortable. Sara only asked to be polite."
"Sara doesn't do anything just to be polite. She asked you to come because she likes you. Besides which I need the moral support, Sara's family are not my biggest fans and it would be nice to have at least one friendly face since I don't know the groom's family."
"You should have got her to invite Daniel and Teal'c too if you wanted moral support."
"Daniel would just bore everyone to death if someone even asked if he found something interesting on one of his archaeological digs. Teal'c wouldn't understand the concept and he sticks out like a sore thumb. You on the other hand are accustomed to making polite conversation with people you don't know and as long as you don't start spouting scientific mumbo jumbo and you have some idea about what we would actually do if our cover story were true."
"You're not very good at making invitations are you sir?" Sam asked.
"Carter, do you want to come to Sara's wedding with me?" Jack rephrased.
"You don't give a woman an invitation like this on such short notice. Now I'm going to have to go and find something to wear."
"Wear you're BDU's and combat boots for all I care."
"I don't think so."
"Look if you can't find anything to wear, wear you're dress uniform. It's not against the regulations for you to accompany your CO to his ex-wife's wedding."
"It's not against regulations to fraternize with your CO at the SGC anymore either." She said with a shrug.
"You read that too?" He asked.
"No my Dad told me. Why do you think I asked what you'd do if there weren't any regulations? By the way I'll come to the wedding if I can clear the day off with General Hammond."
"Yeah, yeah. Go back to the other bit. What do you want to do now you know the regulations aren't a problem?" He asked.
"I'm here aren't I?" She said.
TBC
A/N: Any suggestions for what to happen next?