Sam kicked the door closed behind her as she entered her house on Friday
night. She'd stopped by the store to pick up some milk and enough food to
see her over the weekend. She was in the middle of unpacking the bags when
the phone rang.
"Carter." She answered.
"Hi Sam its Daniel."
"Hey Daniel. Please don't' tell you've come up with a new way of creating gate co-ordinates. We're already going to the planet you found with my border next week as after we get back from my survey."
"No. It's not about that. Is Jack there?" Daniel asked.
"Why would he be?" Sam replied.
"Because you too are. Never mind do you have any idea where he is? I tried his house be he's not answering."
"It's Sara's rehearsal dinner tonight." Sam replied. "He probably won't be back until late. Was it important because you could try his cell phone or pager?" Sam suggested.
"I've tried them. He got a phone call from a Major Maloney who says it was pretty important that he call him. So the General asked me to track him down." Daniel explained.
"Give me the Major's number, the restaurant is only a couple of blocks from my house."
"Thanks Sam. Let me know when you find him."
"Okay Daniel I'll talk to you later." Sam quickly changed into something slightly more appropriate than her jeans.
She drove the five blocks to the restaurant and parked. As she entered she was greeted by the matridee.
"Can I help you ma'am?" He asked.
"I'm looking for Colonel Jack O'Neill? He's here for a wedding rehearsal dinner." She said.
"Do you know the parties name?" He asked.
"The bride is Sara O'Neill and the groom is Greg.. something I'm sorry I don't know anymore."
"Yes ma'am. They're at the table in the corner, I'll go send someone to inquire about Colonel O'Neill."
"Can't I just go over there myself?" She asked. "I'm with the Air Force too. Major Carter." She flashed him her id.
"Yes Major. This way." He pointed her in the direction of the table.
"Sam." Sara said when she saw her. "Everyone this is Major Samantha Carter, she works with Jack, she's an astrophysicist. She'll be at the wedding tomorrow. Sam this is Greg." Jack was giving a questioning look as to why she was there.
"It's nice to meeting you all. I'm sorry to interrupt your dinner but I need to speak to the Colonel urgently."
"Excuse me." Jack got up from the table and went with Sam to a corner.
"What is it Sam?" He asked.
"Daniel's been trying to call you for the last hour. He tried your pager and cell phone too."
"I switched my pager off while we were at the church and my cell battery is dead. What's going on?"
"A Major Maloney is trying to contact you, he says it's important."
"Tommy." He paused. "Can I call him from your house?"
"Of course." Sam said. "Is everything okay?" She asked.
"I doubt it. Why don't you go and start your car, I took a cab here so I could have some wine. I'll apologise and meet you outside."
"Okay." Sam headed out the door to the car.
"I'm sorry Sara I've got to go. But I promise I'll be there on time tomorrow." Jack said as he went back to the table.
"Anything wrong?" She asked.
"Carl Maloney called, I think Tommy's time is up."
"If it is send my condolences, Tommy was a good man."
"Yes he was. I've got to go. It was nice to meet everyone I'll see you tomorrow."
TBC
"Carter." She answered.
"Hi Sam its Daniel."
"Hey Daniel. Please don't' tell you've come up with a new way of creating gate co-ordinates. We're already going to the planet you found with my border next week as after we get back from my survey."
"No. It's not about that. Is Jack there?" Daniel asked.
"Why would he be?" Sam replied.
"Because you too are. Never mind do you have any idea where he is? I tried his house be he's not answering."
"It's Sara's rehearsal dinner tonight." Sam replied. "He probably won't be back until late. Was it important because you could try his cell phone or pager?" Sam suggested.
"I've tried them. He got a phone call from a Major Maloney who says it was pretty important that he call him. So the General asked me to track him down." Daniel explained.
"Give me the Major's number, the restaurant is only a couple of blocks from my house."
"Thanks Sam. Let me know when you find him."
"Okay Daniel I'll talk to you later." Sam quickly changed into something slightly more appropriate than her jeans.
She drove the five blocks to the restaurant and parked. As she entered she was greeted by the matridee.
"Can I help you ma'am?" He asked.
"I'm looking for Colonel Jack O'Neill? He's here for a wedding rehearsal dinner." She said.
"Do you know the parties name?" He asked.
"The bride is Sara O'Neill and the groom is Greg.. something I'm sorry I don't know anymore."
"Yes ma'am. They're at the table in the corner, I'll go send someone to inquire about Colonel O'Neill."
"Can't I just go over there myself?" She asked. "I'm with the Air Force too. Major Carter." She flashed him her id.
"Yes Major. This way." He pointed her in the direction of the table.
"Sam." Sara said when she saw her. "Everyone this is Major Samantha Carter, she works with Jack, she's an astrophysicist. She'll be at the wedding tomorrow. Sam this is Greg." Jack was giving a questioning look as to why she was there.
"It's nice to meeting you all. I'm sorry to interrupt your dinner but I need to speak to the Colonel urgently."
"Excuse me." Jack got up from the table and went with Sam to a corner.
"What is it Sam?" He asked.
"Daniel's been trying to call you for the last hour. He tried your pager and cell phone too."
"I switched my pager off while we were at the church and my cell battery is dead. What's going on?"
"A Major Maloney is trying to contact you, he says it's important."
"Tommy." He paused. "Can I call him from your house?"
"Of course." Sam said. "Is everything okay?" She asked.
"I doubt it. Why don't you go and start your car, I took a cab here so I could have some wine. I'll apologise and meet you outside."
"Okay." Sam headed out the door to the car.
"I'm sorry Sara I've got to go. But I promise I'll be there on time tomorrow." Jack said as he went back to the table.
"Anything wrong?" She asked.
"Carl Maloney called, I think Tommy's time is up."
"If it is send my condolences, Tommy was a good man."
"Yes he was. I've got to go. It was nice to meet everyone I'll see you tomorrow."
TBC