"Okay, swipe your card." Sam instructed. Sam had managed to restore most of
the systems up and running but like the security clearance, the swipe card
system and the computer passwords had been wiped from the network. So she
had to sit and reallocate the correct access and restore the computer
password system to their previous levels. "You're done. Next. Swipe your
card." General Hammond had arranged for everyone to arrive in half hour
burst so she could work through the whole base.
"Coffee?" Jack asked as he brought her a cup.
"Thank you." She let out a yawn. "Excuse me sir."
"How long have you been at this?"
"You're done. Next, swipe your card. About four and half hours. I'm almost through the junior personnel and the SF's. The infirmary staff, the science staff, the linguists, archaeologists, engineers, and the SG teams are still to go."
"Can I help?" Jack offered.
"Not really sir. Next. Swipe your card."
"Tomlin, is the storage room on this level still empty?" Jack asked.
"Yes sir."
"Anyone else who arrives after this group put in there. Major Carter is taking a break." He instructed.
"Yes sir."
"Colonel if I keep going I'll get this done." Sam interrupted. "Next, swipe your card."
"If you keep going you'll get sick and no one will be available to do this. You can take half an hour break."
"Yes sir."
~
"Next, swipe your card please." Sam repeated for the umpteenth time that day.
"Nice to see you too Sam." Daniel said with a smile.
"Sorry Daniel, long couple of days."
"So I heard. How long have you been reassigning clearance?"
"Since about 0600. What time is it now?"
"Almost eight."
"I'm glad you and Teal'c are the last two."
"You should take a break when you're done."
"I'm going home and I'm going to sit in a bath full of bubbles until I turn into a prune then I'm going to crash until the middle of next week."
"You're not really are you?" He asked as she handed him back his swipe card.
"No. But I am planning on sleeping through tomorrow. General Hammond gave me three days off."
"You deserve it. Where's Jack?"
"In with Hammond trying to figure out what to do with Felger."
"He's been here all the time?"
"Most of it. He's been supplying junk food for dinner and moral support. Teal'c let me have your swipe card and I'm done." She said as Teal'c stepped to them. Teal'c handed it to her.
"It's nice to see you Major Carter."
"You too Teal'c you too. Done. Right I'm out of here." Sam closed down her laptop.
"Aren't you going to say goodbye to Jack?" Daniel asked.
"No, I'm leaving before they find another problem they need fixed. Here take this and put it in my lab. I'll see you in three days."
"Goodnight Major Carter." Teal'c said.
"Goodnight." Sam replied. "Night Daniel."
"Goodnight Sam."
~
"You seen Sam?" Jack asked as he strolled into Daniel's lab.
"She went home. Something about a bubble bath until she turned into a prune and then crashing until next week."
"She did say goodbye."
"I'm sure you'll see here when you get home. Will I see you tomorrow or did you get time off too?" Daniel asked.
"No. I was here out of choice and it's not like I did anything anyway apart from the takeout run."
"Then I'll see you tomorrow." Daniel said with a smile.
"Yeah night."
~
"Sam?" Jack called when he got home. He noticed her shoes piled up by the door and her coat trailed across the floor. He picked up the trail of clothes which ended at the bathroom. He tapped on the door but there was no one inside. He pushed open his bedroom door; Sam was laid across the bed wrapped in a towel. Jack smiled at the image. "Sam, honey you'll be warmer under the covers." He helped a groggy Sam into bed and pulled the duvet up over her and dropped a kiss on her forehead. "Sweet dreams."
TBC
"Coffee?" Jack asked as he brought her a cup.
"Thank you." She let out a yawn. "Excuse me sir."
"How long have you been at this?"
"You're done. Next, swipe your card. About four and half hours. I'm almost through the junior personnel and the SF's. The infirmary staff, the science staff, the linguists, archaeologists, engineers, and the SG teams are still to go."
"Can I help?" Jack offered.
"Not really sir. Next. Swipe your card."
"Tomlin, is the storage room on this level still empty?" Jack asked.
"Yes sir."
"Anyone else who arrives after this group put in there. Major Carter is taking a break." He instructed.
"Yes sir."
"Colonel if I keep going I'll get this done." Sam interrupted. "Next, swipe your card."
"If you keep going you'll get sick and no one will be available to do this. You can take half an hour break."
"Yes sir."
~
"Next, swipe your card please." Sam repeated for the umpteenth time that day.
"Nice to see you too Sam." Daniel said with a smile.
"Sorry Daniel, long couple of days."
"So I heard. How long have you been reassigning clearance?"
"Since about 0600. What time is it now?"
"Almost eight."
"I'm glad you and Teal'c are the last two."
"You should take a break when you're done."
"I'm going home and I'm going to sit in a bath full of bubbles until I turn into a prune then I'm going to crash until the middle of next week."
"You're not really are you?" He asked as she handed him back his swipe card.
"No. But I am planning on sleeping through tomorrow. General Hammond gave me three days off."
"You deserve it. Where's Jack?"
"In with Hammond trying to figure out what to do with Felger."
"He's been here all the time?"
"Most of it. He's been supplying junk food for dinner and moral support. Teal'c let me have your swipe card and I'm done." She said as Teal'c stepped to them. Teal'c handed it to her.
"It's nice to see you Major Carter."
"You too Teal'c you too. Done. Right I'm out of here." Sam closed down her laptop.
"Aren't you going to say goodbye to Jack?" Daniel asked.
"No, I'm leaving before they find another problem they need fixed. Here take this and put it in my lab. I'll see you in three days."
"Goodnight Major Carter." Teal'c said.
"Goodnight." Sam replied. "Night Daniel."
"Goodnight Sam."
~
"You seen Sam?" Jack asked as he strolled into Daniel's lab.
"She went home. Something about a bubble bath until she turned into a prune and then crashing until next week."
"She did say goodbye."
"I'm sure you'll see here when you get home. Will I see you tomorrow or did you get time off too?" Daniel asked.
"No. I was here out of choice and it's not like I did anything anyway apart from the takeout run."
"Then I'll see you tomorrow." Daniel said with a smile.
"Yeah night."
~
"Sam?" Jack called when he got home. He noticed her shoes piled up by the door and her coat trailed across the floor. He picked up the trail of clothes which ended at the bathroom. He tapped on the door but there was no one inside. He pushed open his bedroom door; Sam was laid across the bed wrapped in a towel. Jack smiled at the image. "Sam, honey you'll be warmer under the covers." He helped a groggy Sam into bed and pulled the duvet up over her and dropped a kiss on her forehead. "Sweet dreams."
TBC