"Hey." Jack said as he strolled into Sam's lab.
"Hey yourself." She looked up and smiled.
"I heard you were looking for me."
"Yes, I need you to counter-sign this requisition form." She held out a clipboard to him.
"That was all you needed me for?" He questioned.
"What else would I need you for in the middle of the day?" She asked. Jack glanced at her. "Actually there is something else I need you to sign."
"What your report?" He asked.
"No, my medical power of attorney."
"What?"
"I need you to sign it; it also includes my living will, no extraordinary means."
"Sam that's not something I want to think about."
"But is something we need to talk about." She countered.
"Don't I already have some power being your husband; doesn't that make me your next of kin?"
"Yes, but my power of attorney is different, it's tiered. You get first say, but if something happens to you too, the power passes to my Dad but if they can't get a hold of him, it passes to Daniel and Janet jointly, then the General. Jack this is important to me. I need to know this is taken care of."
"Okay but the next thing I know you'll be wanting me to sign your will."
"Actually that can stay the same, apart from a few things I want to leave to my brother and his kids, to Cassie, Daniel, Teal'c and my Dad, you're the main beneficiary along with my life policy which is for you to distribute as you see fit."
"Why. when."
"I was hoping that if anything did happen to me you would be the one to keep it together. Besides I trust you and love you and at the time I felt exactly the same. I knew you'd know what to do with everything." Sam explained.
"This conversation is getting way too morbid."
"Okay, I'll change the subject. Where did you want Daniel disappear to?"
"I had a promise to keep."
"Oh yeah to whom?" She asked.
"To my wife actually." She turned so she was directly facing him.
"And what was this promise exactly?"
"Give me your hand." She automatically held out her right hand. "The other one." She held out her left hand. "You see I promised my wife I'd buy her an engagement ring since I didn't have time before."
"Oh really." She said playing along.
"Yeah."
"So you bought me an engagement ring?"
"Yeah." He slipped the ring onto her finger. "Sorry it's late."
"Wow." Sam lifted her hand so she could inspect it closely. The ring was five petal shaped sapphires with a small diamond in the middle to form a flower. "It's beautiful."
"So are you."
"I can see why you had to take Daniel with you."
"I picked it all by myself. He just came along to make sure I got back to the base on time." "Come with me." She said walking out of her lab. She swiped her security card in the door and entered the nearest storage closet and switched on the light. Jack followed her and the door clicked shut behind him.
"What are we.." She stopped him by wrapping her arm around his neck and kissing him. "I thought we weren't supposed to do this on the base."
"No security cameras in here." Sam said.
"Still." He replied using the argument she'd used when he'd kissed her in a base closet before.
"You deserved a reward for a romantic gesture."
"So I'm good at picking jewellery?"
"Not good but you've got potential." She gave him another kiss and then rubbed off the mark.
"And you're going to tell that to the SF who saw us come in here?"
"No, because we're in here because you graciously offered to help me get a box I need in my lab so I don't have to get someone else to move it."
"I did did I?" He asked.
"Oh yeah, very noble."
"And just which box did I come in here to help you with?"
"That one." She pointed to one on the second shelf. "I'll just grab these." She picked up some document tubes and opened the door.
"Huh." Jack said as the weight of the box hit him.
"Ah there you are Colonel I've been looking for you." Janet said as they stepped out of the closet. "I need some more blood."
"I'm sure there would be some unwitting fool willing to donate some to Dracula's experiments." Jack quipped.
"I need your blood. I've been looking for you for an hour."
"He went shopping with Daniel." Sam held out her hand so Janet could see her ring.
"That's gorgeous."
"Ladies, can we stop with the admiring this box is heavy. What have you got in here Naqquadah?"
"My research from July. I need to review it for the tests I want to run before our next mission."
"It still weights too much. I'll dump it in your lab."
"Sure." Sam replied.
"Ah, there you are Colonel."
"Mackenzie." Jack said the shrink being the last person he wanted to see.
"Colonel, I heard what happened with the X-301 I'd to discuss the psychological effects it had on you."
"No." Jack said simply.
"No?" Mackenzie questioned.
"I'm going to put this box on the floor in Carter's lab then I'm going to get a cup of coffee after which I'm going to let the Doc take some more blood. Then I am going to go back to my office and finish writing my reports. My next psych evaluation is in two weeks so I'll see you then." Jack carried the box past him and into Sam's lab.
"Well that was unexpected." Mackenzie said.
"I'll keep an eye on him, if he's having any psychological effects I'll make sure he comes and sees you before his appointment." Sam assured him.
"And exactly how do you think you'll manage that Major?"
"I'm his wife that gives me a little influence. If you'll excuse me I have to get back to work." Sam went into her lab.
"His wife?" Mackenzie questioned. "That's against regulations."
"Actually here it's not and they have Presidential approval. I'd see you out but I have to get back to the infirmary." Janet walked past him.
TBC
"Hey yourself." She looked up and smiled.
"I heard you were looking for me."
"Yes, I need you to counter-sign this requisition form." She held out a clipboard to him.
"That was all you needed me for?" He questioned.
"What else would I need you for in the middle of the day?" She asked. Jack glanced at her. "Actually there is something else I need you to sign."
"What your report?" He asked.
"No, my medical power of attorney."
"What?"
"I need you to sign it; it also includes my living will, no extraordinary means."
"Sam that's not something I want to think about."
"But is something we need to talk about." She countered.
"Don't I already have some power being your husband; doesn't that make me your next of kin?"
"Yes, but my power of attorney is different, it's tiered. You get first say, but if something happens to you too, the power passes to my Dad but if they can't get a hold of him, it passes to Daniel and Janet jointly, then the General. Jack this is important to me. I need to know this is taken care of."
"Okay but the next thing I know you'll be wanting me to sign your will."
"Actually that can stay the same, apart from a few things I want to leave to my brother and his kids, to Cassie, Daniel, Teal'c and my Dad, you're the main beneficiary along with my life policy which is for you to distribute as you see fit."
"Why. when."
"I was hoping that if anything did happen to me you would be the one to keep it together. Besides I trust you and love you and at the time I felt exactly the same. I knew you'd know what to do with everything." Sam explained.
"This conversation is getting way too morbid."
"Okay, I'll change the subject. Where did you want Daniel disappear to?"
"I had a promise to keep."
"Oh yeah to whom?" She asked.
"To my wife actually." She turned so she was directly facing him.
"And what was this promise exactly?"
"Give me your hand." She automatically held out her right hand. "The other one." She held out her left hand. "You see I promised my wife I'd buy her an engagement ring since I didn't have time before."
"Oh really." She said playing along.
"Yeah."
"So you bought me an engagement ring?"
"Yeah." He slipped the ring onto her finger. "Sorry it's late."
"Wow." Sam lifted her hand so she could inspect it closely. The ring was five petal shaped sapphires with a small diamond in the middle to form a flower. "It's beautiful."
"So are you."
"I can see why you had to take Daniel with you."
"I picked it all by myself. He just came along to make sure I got back to the base on time." "Come with me." She said walking out of her lab. She swiped her security card in the door and entered the nearest storage closet and switched on the light. Jack followed her and the door clicked shut behind him.
"What are we.." She stopped him by wrapping her arm around his neck and kissing him. "I thought we weren't supposed to do this on the base."
"No security cameras in here." Sam said.
"Still." He replied using the argument she'd used when he'd kissed her in a base closet before.
"You deserved a reward for a romantic gesture."
"So I'm good at picking jewellery?"
"Not good but you've got potential." She gave him another kiss and then rubbed off the mark.
"And you're going to tell that to the SF who saw us come in here?"
"No, because we're in here because you graciously offered to help me get a box I need in my lab so I don't have to get someone else to move it."
"I did did I?" He asked.
"Oh yeah, very noble."
"And just which box did I come in here to help you with?"
"That one." She pointed to one on the second shelf. "I'll just grab these." She picked up some document tubes and opened the door.
"Huh." Jack said as the weight of the box hit him.
"Ah there you are Colonel I've been looking for you." Janet said as they stepped out of the closet. "I need some more blood."
"I'm sure there would be some unwitting fool willing to donate some to Dracula's experiments." Jack quipped.
"I need your blood. I've been looking for you for an hour."
"He went shopping with Daniel." Sam held out her hand so Janet could see her ring.
"That's gorgeous."
"Ladies, can we stop with the admiring this box is heavy. What have you got in here Naqquadah?"
"My research from July. I need to review it for the tests I want to run before our next mission."
"It still weights too much. I'll dump it in your lab."
"Sure." Sam replied.
"Ah, there you are Colonel."
"Mackenzie." Jack said the shrink being the last person he wanted to see.
"Colonel, I heard what happened with the X-301 I'd to discuss the psychological effects it had on you."
"No." Jack said simply.
"No?" Mackenzie questioned.
"I'm going to put this box on the floor in Carter's lab then I'm going to get a cup of coffee after which I'm going to let the Doc take some more blood. Then I am going to go back to my office and finish writing my reports. My next psych evaluation is in two weeks so I'll see you then." Jack carried the box past him and into Sam's lab.
"Well that was unexpected." Mackenzie said.
"I'll keep an eye on him, if he's having any psychological effects I'll make sure he comes and sees you before his appointment." Sam assured him.
"And exactly how do you think you'll manage that Major?"
"I'm his wife that gives me a little influence. If you'll excuse me I have to get back to work." Sam went into her lab.
"His wife?" Mackenzie questioned. "That's against regulations."
"Actually here it's not and they have Presidential approval. I'd see you out but I have to get back to the infirmary." Janet walked past him.
TBC