Sam was turning the cake out when Jack came back, it had risen perfectly.
"You look proud of yourself." Jack said rubbing his hair dry.
"Perfect cake." She smiled.
"It's a miracle. Praise be to.... Is there a god of cake?" He asked.
"Probably you'd have to ask Daniel. Don't touch it while I go and have a shower."
"Scouts honour."
"You were a boy scout?" She questioned.
"For about two weeks until they kicked me out, but that's a whole other story."
"Tell me later. I have to get this flour out my hair."
"Okay." Once she was gone it looked at the cooling cake. It did look perfect, too perfect for just jam. "Sam, I'm going out for a minute."
"Okay." She called from the bathroom. "Don't be long."
"I won't."
~
"I'm back." He called.
"So where did you go?" Sam asked drying her hands on a towel as she had just finished drying up.
"I bought your cake a present." He held out the bag to her.
"What is it?" She asked.
"You won't know until you open it." She opened the bag and put the contents on the table. "Strawberries, whipping cream and chocolate? Are you sure this is a present for the cake and not you?"
"It looks like a strawberries and cream cake, with a chocolate lattice on top. What we do with the leftovers is another thing but it's primarily for the cake."
"Okay. The cake is almost cold so you can whip the cream, I'll slice the strawberries."
"On it."
~
"It's perfect." Sam said as they finished it. The cake was layered with lots of thick cream with strawberry halves pushed into it. The top had chocolate strands criss-crossing across the top.
"Where's the camera?" Jack asked.
"The digital one is in the drawer in the dinning room." He went and grabbed it.
"Hold up the cake and smile, we have to save this moment for prosperity." He took a picture.
"So what now?" She asked.
"I think the cake should have a reprieve for a few hours. Besides we have plenty of strawberries and cream left."
"And what are you exactly suggesting we do with them?"
"Let's just say you're not the only one who can have bright ideas."
~
The doorbell rang and Jack got up to answer it. Sam was on the phone talking to her sister-in-law about what to get her niece for her birthday.
"Hey Danny, Teal'c what can I do for you?"
"Daniel Jackson advised me of Major Carter's pursuit we came to ascertain your health." Teal'c said.
"Everyone is alive here. Although I'm trying to justify destroying a thing of beauty so come in and have some cake so I don't feel so guilty about eating it."
"Sam made that?" Daniel said as he saw the cake sat on the table.
"Yeah. See why I can't bring myself to eat it?"
"It is indeed a most interesting cake O'Neill." Jack picked up the knife and held it hesitantly.
"Oh for cryin' out loud it's a cake cut it. Hang on a minute Jenny." Sam put the phone on the table took the knife from Jack and cut herself a slice and took a bite. "Umm." She picked up the phone. "So what were you saying Jenny?" She went back into the living room.
"Cake?" Jack said cutting another slice.
"Why not?" Daniel replied taking the cake from Jack and taking a bite. "This is really good are you sure Sam baked it?"
"I heard that." Sam called.
"Sorry." He called back.
"Just remember I'm a better shot than you."
"Duly noted." Daniel replied.
"Cake Teal'c?" Jack asked.
"Indeed." Jack handed him a large slice of cake. "This is most enjoyable Major Carter."
"Thanks." Sam called. "Okay Jenny I'll call you back tomorrow. Give everyone my love." She hung up. "Jenny says hi."
"Who is Jenny?" Daniel asked as he ate more of the cake. "This is really good Sam."
"Jenny is my sister-in-law. Enjoy it while you can it's the only cake I'm making."
"You're serious?" Jack questioned.
"I may be pushed into trying to make one for your birthday but that's it. Since you're here do you want to stay for dinner?"
"What are you making?" Daniel asked.
"I'm not, I'm ordering out, well someone is I've got to go and phone Lieutenant Simmons I just thought of something I need to tell him."
TBC
A/N: Number of chapters will drop until Friday because I have things to hand in this week at Uni.
"You look proud of yourself." Jack said rubbing his hair dry.
"Perfect cake." She smiled.
"It's a miracle. Praise be to.... Is there a god of cake?" He asked.
"Probably you'd have to ask Daniel. Don't touch it while I go and have a shower."
"Scouts honour."
"You were a boy scout?" She questioned.
"For about two weeks until they kicked me out, but that's a whole other story."
"Tell me later. I have to get this flour out my hair."
"Okay." Once she was gone it looked at the cooling cake. It did look perfect, too perfect for just jam. "Sam, I'm going out for a minute."
"Okay." She called from the bathroom. "Don't be long."
"I won't."
~
"I'm back." He called.
"So where did you go?" Sam asked drying her hands on a towel as she had just finished drying up.
"I bought your cake a present." He held out the bag to her.
"What is it?" She asked.
"You won't know until you open it." She opened the bag and put the contents on the table. "Strawberries, whipping cream and chocolate? Are you sure this is a present for the cake and not you?"
"It looks like a strawberries and cream cake, with a chocolate lattice on top. What we do with the leftovers is another thing but it's primarily for the cake."
"Okay. The cake is almost cold so you can whip the cream, I'll slice the strawberries."
"On it."
~
"It's perfect." Sam said as they finished it. The cake was layered with lots of thick cream with strawberry halves pushed into it. The top had chocolate strands criss-crossing across the top.
"Where's the camera?" Jack asked.
"The digital one is in the drawer in the dinning room." He went and grabbed it.
"Hold up the cake and smile, we have to save this moment for prosperity." He took a picture.
"So what now?" She asked.
"I think the cake should have a reprieve for a few hours. Besides we have plenty of strawberries and cream left."
"And what are you exactly suggesting we do with them?"
"Let's just say you're not the only one who can have bright ideas."
~
The doorbell rang and Jack got up to answer it. Sam was on the phone talking to her sister-in-law about what to get her niece for her birthday.
"Hey Danny, Teal'c what can I do for you?"
"Daniel Jackson advised me of Major Carter's pursuit we came to ascertain your health." Teal'c said.
"Everyone is alive here. Although I'm trying to justify destroying a thing of beauty so come in and have some cake so I don't feel so guilty about eating it."
"Sam made that?" Daniel said as he saw the cake sat on the table.
"Yeah. See why I can't bring myself to eat it?"
"It is indeed a most interesting cake O'Neill." Jack picked up the knife and held it hesitantly.
"Oh for cryin' out loud it's a cake cut it. Hang on a minute Jenny." Sam put the phone on the table took the knife from Jack and cut herself a slice and took a bite. "Umm." She picked up the phone. "So what were you saying Jenny?" She went back into the living room.
"Cake?" Jack said cutting another slice.
"Why not?" Daniel replied taking the cake from Jack and taking a bite. "This is really good are you sure Sam baked it?"
"I heard that." Sam called.
"Sorry." He called back.
"Just remember I'm a better shot than you."
"Duly noted." Daniel replied.
"Cake Teal'c?" Jack asked.
"Indeed." Jack handed him a large slice of cake. "This is most enjoyable Major Carter."
"Thanks." Sam called. "Okay Jenny I'll call you back tomorrow. Give everyone my love." She hung up. "Jenny says hi."
"Who is Jenny?" Daniel asked as he ate more of the cake. "This is really good Sam."
"Jenny is my sister-in-law. Enjoy it while you can it's the only cake I'm making."
"You're serious?" Jack questioned.
"I may be pushed into trying to make one for your birthday but that's it. Since you're here do you want to stay for dinner?"
"What are you making?" Daniel asked.
"I'm not, I'm ordering out, well someone is I've got to go and phone Lieutenant Simmons I just thought of something I need to tell him."
TBC
A/N: Number of chapters will drop until Friday because I have things to hand in this week at Uni.