"Sam, why are you sat out here holding cake?" Janet asked as she came out
of Jack's isolation room.
"He's not talking to me, so I thought I'd bring him some cake as a peace offering." Sam replied.
"Why isn't he talking to you?" Janet inquired.
"Let's say going out for a drink last night didn't impress him, so when he got bored he called me and I told him to give me a chance to get home then call me back. But when I got back Mark called. Matthew need a couple of hours help on a science project, so I kind of told him I was busy and I'd talk to him today and didn't really offer much explanation past that. How is he anyway?"
"His fever went up and back down over night. His blood tests say he has a minor infection; I've given him a shot of antibiotics. I'm hoping that will clear it up. You can go in if you want, try talking to him."
"Thanks Janet, can he have the cake too?" Sam questioned.
"Just this once. I need to get back; I'll talk to you later."
Sam was hesitant about walking in, so she took a deep breath.
"Doc, what did you forget this time? Didn't you stick me with enough needles?" He had his back to her.
"Wrong kind of doctor for that I'm afraid." Sam joked.
"I thought I told what's his name that I didn't want to see you, Major." Jack said rolling over.
"Can we drop the whole Major / Colonel thing Jack? I came to apologise and explain." She paused. "I brought you cake."
"You can leave the cake on your way out."
"No." Sam said firmly. "I'm not leaving."
"That's insubordination Major."
"We'll you have a fever you're delusional." Sam said. "Look I'm sorry, I know you were bored and wanted to talk but something came up and I know I should have explained it rather than hang up on you. I'm sorry."
"If you have to say you are sorry, you shouldn't have done it in the first place." Jack muttered.
"I know that. But can't you give me the chance to explain?" He moved over on the bed so she could sit down as there wasn't really anywhere else to sit. She sat down and handed him the cake.
"Thanks."
"The phone was ringing when I got home." Sam started. "I just presumed it was you. But it turned out to be Mark."
"Your brother?" Jack questioned.
"Yes. He doesn't usually call me that often, it's usually Jenny. I haven't really spoken to him since the wedding."
"You could have told me that. I wouldn't have minded if you were talking to your brother."
"Actually when you called I was talking to Matthew. He is doing a project on the life cycle of a star for school. Mark suggested that they call me for help, seeing as most of his class don't have aunts who are theoretical astrophysicists."
"Sam, most people have no idea what an astrophysicist is theoretical or not." Jack pointed out.
"True. When you called I was in the middle of explaining something to him and trying to e-mail him some information at the same time. I didn't mean to snap or sound like I didn't want to talk to you. I was having a bad multitasking moment." Sam continued. "I was going to call you back but it took three hours and I figured you'd be asleep."
"You could have just told me you were talking to Matthew I would have understood."
"Well hindsight is twenty twenty. I'm sorry, forgive me?"
"Only if you break me out of here." Jack offered.
"No can do. Janet says you have an infection and you still have a fever. But forgive me anyway?"
"Only because it's you." He gave her a hug.
"Do you want to hear something funny?" Sam asked.
"What?"
"Ferretti locked himself out of his house and had to call Hannah to come and let him in again."
"How did he manage that?" Jack questioned.
"Went out for some air, took his cell phone and left his keys inside and the door slammed shut behind him."
"Oops."
"Yeah. I'll have Janet have him stop by when he comes in later to see her if your still stuck in here."
"Ribbing him will pass ten minutes."
"I want you to promise me something." Sam said.
"What?"
"Whatever happens don't stop talking to me again. I don't like it."
"I'll see what I can do Major." He nudged her. "So I have this laptop I got send yesterday and it has chess on it. Want to play?"
"Are you sure you want to do that?" Sam questioned.
"Yes."
"You asked for it."
TBC
"He's not talking to me, so I thought I'd bring him some cake as a peace offering." Sam replied.
"Why isn't he talking to you?" Janet inquired.
"Let's say going out for a drink last night didn't impress him, so when he got bored he called me and I told him to give me a chance to get home then call me back. But when I got back Mark called. Matthew need a couple of hours help on a science project, so I kind of told him I was busy and I'd talk to him today and didn't really offer much explanation past that. How is he anyway?"
"His fever went up and back down over night. His blood tests say he has a minor infection; I've given him a shot of antibiotics. I'm hoping that will clear it up. You can go in if you want, try talking to him."
"Thanks Janet, can he have the cake too?" Sam questioned.
"Just this once. I need to get back; I'll talk to you later."
Sam was hesitant about walking in, so she took a deep breath.
"Doc, what did you forget this time? Didn't you stick me with enough needles?" He had his back to her.
"Wrong kind of doctor for that I'm afraid." Sam joked.
"I thought I told what's his name that I didn't want to see you, Major." Jack said rolling over.
"Can we drop the whole Major / Colonel thing Jack? I came to apologise and explain." She paused. "I brought you cake."
"You can leave the cake on your way out."
"No." Sam said firmly. "I'm not leaving."
"That's insubordination Major."
"We'll you have a fever you're delusional." Sam said. "Look I'm sorry, I know you were bored and wanted to talk but something came up and I know I should have explained it rather than hang up on you. I'm sorry."
"If you have to say you are sorry, you shouldn't have done it in the first place." Jack muttered.
"I know that. But can't you give me the chance to explain?" He moved over on the bed so she could sit down as there wasn't really anywhere else to sit. She sat down and handed him the cake.
"Thanks."
"The phone was ringing when I got home." Sam started. "I just presumed it was you. But it turned out to be Mark."
"Your brother?" Jack questioned.
"Yes. He doesn't usually call me that often, it's usually Jenny. I haven't really spoken to him since the wedding."
"You could have told me that. I wouldn't have minded if you were talking to your brother."
"Actually when you called I was talking to Matthew. He is doing a project on the life cycle of a star for school. Mark suggested that they call me for help, seeing as most of his class don't have aunts who are theoretical astrophysicists."
"Sam, most people have no idea what an astrophysicist is theoretical or not." Jack pointed out.
"True. When you called I was in the middle of explaining something to him and trying to e-mail him some information at the same time. I didn't mean to snap or sound like I didn't want to talk to you. I was having a bad multitasking moment." Sam continued. "I was going to call you back but it took three hours and I figured you'd be asleep."
"You could have just told me you were talking to Matthew I would have understood."
"Well hindsight is twenty twenty. I'm sorry, forgive me?"
"Only if you break me out of here." Jack offered.
"No can do. Janet says you have an infection and you still have a fever. But forgive me anyway?"
"Only because it's you." He gave her a hug.
"Do you want to hear something funny?" Sam asked.
"What?"
"Ferretti locked himself out of his house and had to call Hannah to come and let him in again."
"How did he manage that?" Jack questioned.
"Went out for some air, took his cell phone and left his keys inside and the door slammed shut behind him."
"Oops."
"Yeah. I'll have Janet have him stop by when he comes in later to see her if your still stuck in here."
"Ribbing him will pass ten minutes."
"I want you to promise me something." Sam said.
"What?"
"Whatever happens don't stop talking to me again. I don't like it."
"I'll see what I can do Major." He nudged her. "So I have this laptop I got send yesterday and it has chess on it. Want to play?"
"Are you sure you want to do that?" Sam questioned.
"Yes."
"You asked for it."
TBC