"So did you have fun yesterday?" Sam asked as she and Daniel had coffee at
the base the next morning.
"It was interesting. I got offered a job too."
"You're not going to take it are you?" She asked.
"What and give at getting shot at for a living?" He questioned. "Not on your life. Besides I like getting to meet these cultures rather than just talking about them in some abstract sense. You and Jack seemed to be having fun too."
"It was an experience. Sara has some very interesting stories about him and his ex-in-laws don't hate him as much as thinks."
"I wasn't talking about them. I was watching you dance for five minutes before I came over and asked to cut in."
"He's a very good dancer."
"Talking about me?" Jack said as he slipped into a chair on the other side of the table.
"No Sara's Great Uncle Horace, for a 90 year old he's a surprisingly good dancer."
"Oh." Jack said.
"It's bit early for you to be here on a Sunday sir." Sam commented.
"I was having a problem sleeping." Jack said.
"Yeah, major problems with your bed." Daniel said under his breath.
"What are you talking about Daniel?" Jack asked.
"I was just saying you couldn't sleep because you didn't have a Major in your bed."
"Daniel!" Sam exclaimed.
"Sam, come on we all know what's going on and we're happy for you. There's no point hiding it."
"I'll be in my lab." She shoved her chair back from the table and stomped off.
"Carter." Jack yelled after her. "Sam?" He looked at Daniel. "Daniel, I don't know if you noticed but Sam is a Major in the Air Force and she has a lot of responsibility and lots of people who have to follow her orders and lots of people who respect her scientific knowledge. Her reputation is important to her and she needs to know that when she gives an order it's going to be followed, not going to be questioned by someone who wants to speculate about her personal life. So quit gossiping and do the job you are paid to do. I'm going to try and calm her down so she doesn't make a mistake and blow the base up and then when she's calmed down your going to go and apologise because we have a mission tomorrow and I do not need the team split." Everyone who had turned to watch Jack berate Daniel quickly went back to what they were doing as Jack left.
~
When Jack got to Sam's lab she was banging folders down on her desk. The SF on the floor look concerned but Jack waved him away.
"Sam." He said as enter, she slammed another folder down and went to pick up another. "Sam." He laid a hand on top of hers to stop her. "Sam, listen to me, Daniel was just joking. He didn't mean anything by it."
"I know, it's just."
"I know. Come here." Jack pulled her into a hug. "Daniel's our friend; you know he wouldn't say anything to be mean."
"I know." At that moment the phone rang. Jack grabbed it.
"What?" He said.
"Colonel." Hammond's voice greeted.
"Sorry sir."
"I heard there was an incident in the commissary."
"I'm dealing with it sir." Jack said.
"Good. Could you tell Major Carter that I'm adding another three scientists to your team tomorrow? One of the science missions has fallen through due to weather conditions on PX9 092. I need her to brief them at 1400."
"I'll tell her sir."
"Thank you Colonel." Hammond hung up.
"What did the General want?" Sam asked. As she stepped back from Jack and started to rearrange her desk to some semblance of order.
"He's sending some little scientist friends to help you with us tomorrow. Their mission fell through due to weather conditions. You know they should really put up information boards by the gate to warn about hazards. You know welcome to PX whatever. Beware Goa'uld palaces this way, Goa'uld patrol that way and expect to hurricanes and torrential downpours every third Tuesday." Sam smiled at his comments.
"When does he want me to brief them?" She asked.
"1400."
"That should take an hour, so if you come about 1500 to give them the 'when I say jump, you don't ask how high, just jump' speech."
"Can you take care of it?"
"Colonel, you're in charge of the mission. Besides they're scared of you which makes them more liable to listen."
"Sam, it's your mission. Teal'c and I are coming along for the scenery and to stop you strangling anyone if they break your equipment."
"Yes sir. If you'll excuse me I have a briefing to prepare for."
"Can't you just give them the same briefing you're giving us tomorrow?" He asked.
"Colonel, these people actually understand what I'm talking about."
"Okay, I'll give you that. So you're not going to blow the base up because your upset and you're not paying attention to what you're doing?"
"Sir, that was only once and I stopped it before it caused any damage."
"Then my work here is done. I'll see you later."
"Yes sir."
TBC
"It was interesting. I got offered a job too."
"You're not going to take it are you?" She asked.
"What and give at getting shot at for a living?" He questioned. "Not on your life. Besides I like getting to meet these cultures rather than just talking about them in some abstract sense. You and Jack seemed to be having fun too."
"It was an experience. Sara has some very interesting stories about him and his ex-in-laws don't hate him as much as thinks."
"I wasn't talking about them. I was watching you dance for five minutes before I came over and asked to cut in."
"He's a very good dancer."
"Talking about me?" Jack said as he slipped into a chair on the other side of the table.
"No Sara's Great Uncle Horace, for a 90 year old he's a surprisingly good dancer."
"Oh." Jack said.
"It's bit early for you to be here on a Sunday sir." Sam commented.
"I was having a problem sleeping." Jack said.
"Yeah, major problems with your bed." Daniel said under his breath.
"What are you talking about Daniel?" Jack asked.
"I was just saying you couldn't sleep because you didn't have a Major in your bed."
"Daniel!" Sam exclaimed.
"Sam, come on we all know what's going on and we're happy for you. There's no point hiding it."
"I'll be in my lab." She shoved her chair back from the table and stomped off.
"Carter." Jack yelled after her. "Sam?" He looked at Daniel. "Daniel, I don't know if you noticed but Sam is a Major in the Air Force and she has a lot of responsibility and lots of people who have to follow her orders and lots of people who respect her scientific knowledge. Her reputation is important to her and she needs to know that when she gives an order it's going to be followed, not going to be questioned by someone who wants to speculate about her personal life. So quit gossiping and do the job you are paid to do. I'm going to try and calm her down so she doesn't make a mistake and blow the base up and then when she's calmed down your going to go and apologise because we have a mission tomorrow and I do not need the team split." Everyone who had turned to watch Jack berate Daniel quickly went back to what they were doing as Jack left.
~
When Jack got to Sam's lab she was banging folders down on her desk. The SF on the floor look concerned but Jack waved him away.
"Sam." He said as enter, she slammed another folder down and went to pick up another. "Sam." He laid a hand on top of hers to stop her. "Sam, listen to me, Daniel was just joking. He didn't mean anything by it."
"I know, it's just."
"I know. Come here." Jack pulled her into a hug. "Daniel's our friend; you know he wouldn't say anything to be mean."
"I know." At that moment the phone rang. Jack grabbed it.
"What?" He said.
"Colonel." Hammond's voice greeted.
"Sorry sir."
"I heard there was an incident in the commissary."
"I'm dealing with it sir." Jack said.
"Good. Could you tell Major Carter that I'm adding another three scientists to your team tomorrow? One of the science missions has fallen through due to weather conditions on PX9 092. I need her to brief them at 1400."
"I'll tell her sir."
"Thank you Colonel." Hammond hung up.
"What did the General want?" Sam asked. As she stepped back from Jack and started to rearrange her desk to some semblance of order.
"He's sending some little scientist friends to help you with us tomorrow. Their mission fell through due to weather conditions. You know they should really put up information boards by the gate to warn about hazards. You know welcome to PX whatever. Beware Goa'uld palaces this way, Goa'uld patrol that way and expect to hurricanes and torrential downpours every third Tuesday." Sam smiled at his comments.
"When does he want me to brief them?" She asked.
"1400."
"That should take an hour, so if you come about 1500 to give them the 'when I say jump, you don't ask how high, just jump' speech."
"Can you take care of it?"
"Colonel, you're in charge of the mission. Besides they're scared of you which makes them more liable to listen."
"Sam, it's your mission. Teal'c and I are coming along for the scenery and to stop you strangling anyone if they break your equipment."
"Yes sir. If you'll excuse me I have a briefing to prepare for."
"Can't you just give them the same briefing you're giving us tomorrow?" He asked.
"Colonel, these people actually understand what I'm talking about."
"Okay, I'll give you that. So you're not going to blow the base up because your upset and you're not paying attention to what you're doing?"
"Sir, that was only once and I stopped it before it caused any damage."
"Then my work here is done. I'll see you later."
"Yes sir."
TBC