"Come in." Sam said as she unlocked the door to the house. "Make yourself
at home; I'll just be a few minutes."
"Are you going to tell me where we're going yet Sam?" Ferretti asked.
"Well once I'm done here, we're going by your place to get your blues." Sam called over her shoulder.
"I gathered that." Ferretti said picking up picture frames. "But it doesn't tell me where we're going."
"Since when did you become so impatient?" Sam yelled as she stripped out of her clothes and pulled her dress blues out the closet.
"Since I have no idea where we're going." It took another five minutes for Sam to return dressed in her uniform. "You know I thought you would have had your wedding pictures up."
"I knew there was something I was supposed to be doing. We ended up in Washington right after the wedding then with the war games I forgot I was supposed to pick them up."
"Jacob got them; he was showing them around the base. I think he gave them to Daniel to put in his safe." Ferretti said.
"Just let me call the base and then we'll leave." She grabbed the phone and dialled. "Hey Daniel it's me.... I know I'm on a little mission with Ferretti... no... I was actually calling to see if Dad gave you the wedding pictures?.... Good could you give them to Jack for me?... I'll see you later." She hung up. "He's got them, let's go."
"Sure the wonderful mystery tour of Colorado." Ferretti said.
"Just think of it as an adventure."
It had taken them another half an hour to get to Ferretti's house and to have him changed and ready to go.
"Will I do?" He asked.
"Very smart." Sam said. "If we leave now we should be there just in time."
"Just in time for what?"
"Didn't you ever hear the saying that curiosity killed the cat or in our case more than once almost killed the archaeologist?" Sam teased. "Let's go."
"Why does it look like we're headed for the Academy?" Ferretti asked.
"Because that's where we're going?" Sam retorted.
"Why exactly are we going there?" Ferretti questioned.
"It would appear that a certain junior officer that we've both been in command of in recent weeks, is giving her first lecture at 1400 and Colonel O'Neill and I thought perhaps she'd like some .... moral support shall we say."
"So we're going to gate crash Hannah's lecture."
"I thought she'd like some friendly faces in the crowd. They can be a little intimidating." Sam shrugged. "Besides did you ever do an Astronautics class?"
"If I did it was a very long time ago, I didn't join the Air Force to be a pilot."
"It will do you good to find out what Hannah is actually qualified in."
"Okay."
"Good, there is a bag by your feet. It's for you to give to Hannah." Sam said.
"You got me a gift to give her?" Ferretti questioned.
"It's not really a gift exactly; I grabbed it when I left the house." Ferretti picked up the paper bag and opened it.
"An apple."
"For the teacher." She winked at him.
"You know you're really something Sam." He said with a sarcastic tone.
"You respond better to unsubtle hints than Daniel and Janet. You've got the afternoon off." Sam added. "I've got some things to do while I'm here, a few people to see, so if you want a ride back I'll be leaving at 1900."
"Real subtle."
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Sam and Ferretti sat at the back of the lecture in the corner. Sam understood what Hannah was saying as she had attended lots of these types of classes, if you wanted to join NASA it seemed an essential part of her education. Ferretti on the other hand, was like Jack in many of Sam's briefings and didn't really understand a word that was being said.
Once it was over and everyone was filing out, Sam gave Ferretti a gentle nudge in Hannah's direction.
"Go talk to her." Sam prompted.
"Nice work Lieutenant." He said as she was packing her notes in her bag. She looked up.
"Major Ferretti, what are you doing here?"
"Sam and I thought we'd come and offer some moral support." He smiled at her. Hannah glanced at Sam who waved.
"I'm glad I didn't know you were here until now otherwise I would have been more nervous."
"You were great, I didn't understand most of it but you were great."
"You were." Sam agreed. "I've got to go. I'll see you both later." Sam said leaving them too it.
"So you really came for moral support sir?" Hannah questioned.
"And to give you this." He pulled the apple out from behind his back. "An apple for the teacher."
"That's sweet sir. Thank you."
"Do you have some time to get some coffee?" He asked.
"I'd like that." She smiled. "Just let me finish putting my notes away." Sam who had been watching from the door smiled before leaving them to it.
TBC
"Are you going to tell me where we're going yet Sam?" Ferretti asked.
"Well once I'm done here, we're going by your place to get your blues." Sam called over her shoulder.
"I gathered that." Ferretti said picking up picture frames. "But it doesn't tell me where we're going."
"Since when did you become so impatient?" Sam yelled as she stripped out of her clothes and pulled her dress blues out the closet.
"Since I have no idea where we're going." It took another five minutes for Sam to return dressed in her uniform. "You know I thought you would have had your wedding pictures up."
"I knew there was something I was supposed to be doing. We ended up in Washington right after the wedding then with the war games I forgot I was supposed to pick them up."
"Jacob got them; he was showing them around the base. I think he gave them to Daniel to put in his safe." Ferretti said.
"Just let me call the base and then we'll leave." She grabbed the phone and dialled. "Hey Daniel it's me.... I know I'm on a little mission with Ferretti... no... I was actually calling to see if Dad gave you the wedding pictures?.... Good could you give them to Jack for me?... I'll see you later." She hung up. "He's got them, let's go."
"Sure the wonderful mystery tour of Colorado." Ferretti said.
"Just think of it as an adventure."
It had taken them another half an hour to get to Ferretti's house and to have him changed and ready to go.
"Will I do?" He asked.
"Very smart." Sam said. "If we leave now we should be there just in time."
"Just in time for what?"
"Didn't you ever hear the saying that curiosity killed the cat or in our case more than once almost killed the archaeologist?" Sam teased. "Let's go."
"Why does it look like we're headed for the Academy?" Ferretti asked.
"Because that's where we're going?" Sam retorted.
"Why exactly are we going there?" Ferretti questioned.
"It would appear that a certain junior officer that we've both been in command of in recent weeks, is giving her first lecture at 1400 and Colonel O'Neill and I thought perhaps she'd like some .... moral support shall we say."
"So we're going to gate crash Hannah's lecture."
"I thought she'd like some friendly faces in the crowd. They can be a little intimidating." Sam shrugged. "Besides did you ever do an Astronautics class?"
"If I did it was a very long time ago, I didn't join the Air Force to be a pilot."
"It will do you good to find out what Hannah is actually qualified in."
"Okay."
"Good, there is a bag by your feet. It's for you to give to Hannah." Sam said.
"You got me a gift to give her?" Ferretti questioned.
"It's not really a gift exactly; I grabbed it when I left the house." Ferretti picked up the paper bag and opened it.
"An apple."
"For the teacher." She winked at him.
"You know you're really something Sam." He said with a sarcastic tone.
"You respond better to unsubtle hints than Daniel and Janet. You've got the afternoon off." Sam added. "I've got some things to do while I'm here, a few people to see, so if you want a ride back I'll be leaving at 1900."
"Real subtle."
#
Sam and Ferretti sat at the back of the lecture in the corner. Sam understood what Hannah was saying as she had attended lots of these types of classes, if you wanted to join NASA it seemed an essential part of her education. Ferretti on the other hand, was like Jack in many of Sam's briefings and didn't really understand a word that was being said.
Once it was over and everyone was filing out, Sam gave Ferretti a gentle nudge in Hannah's direction.
"Go talk to her." Sam prompted.
"Nice work Lieutenant." He said as she was packing her notes in her bag. She looked up.
"Major Ferretti, what are you doing here?"
"Sam and I thought we'd come and offer some moral support." He smiled at her. Hannah glanced at Sam who waved.
"I'm glad I didn't know you were here until now otherwise I would have been more nervous."
"You were great, I didn't understand most of it but you were great."
"You were." Sam agreed. "I've got to go. I'll see you both later." Sam said leaving them too it.
"So you really came for moral support sir?" Hannah questioned.
"And to give you this." He pulled the apple out from behind his back. "An apple for the teacher."
"That's sweet sir. Thank you."
"Do you have some time to get some coffee?" He asked.
"I'd like that." She smiled. "Just let me finish putting my notes away." Sam who had been watching from the door smiled before leaving them to it.
TBC