*A helpful hint* when something is bracketed with ~'s it's the person in
the paragraph's thoughts.
***A Date?***
Jack rang the doorbell. "Come in" he heard.
Jack walked in. "Carter?" he shouted.
"In the kitchen."
He walked in the kitchen. "Hi!" he said with a big grin on his face.
"Hi! Why are you so happy?" She asked him.
"No reason, just to see your beautiful face." ~Shoot, she's gonna think I'm coming on to her. "Well isn't that what your doing?" No, I want to give her subtle hints that I like her, while cheering her up. Ok O'Neill, make her happy~
Jack noticed a calendar on the wall and on the days date it said, "Date with Dave." And a smiley face under it. The day before had "1 week anniversary" written on it.
"Carter" Jack spoke up. "Why aren't you on a date with Major Nelson"
"What? How did you know?"
Jack pointed to the calendar.
"I see" Sam said.
"Care to explain Carter?" She turned her back towards her. Jack put his hands on her waist to comfort her. "Please Sam. I'm here as a friend, not as a colonel." Jack took his hands off of her ~A little to close~.
Sam couldn't help but go week in the knees when she heard Jack use her first name, and she hated it when he took his hands off of her waist. ~No Sam, he's your commanding officer. "He did say that he was here as a friend." No Sam, your just rebounding off from Da--Major Nelson~ Sam started to walk towards the living room and Jack followed her with his hand on the small of her back.
They sat down on the couch, "Well Colonel"
Jack Stopped her. "One sec."
Jack went to the drawer where she kept her paper and found a nametag that said "Hello, my name is" and he wrote Jack. He put it on and Sam smiled and laughed inside. ~good I'm cheering her up~ Jack thought. "You were saying."
"Well, Jack, I was Major David Nelson's girlfriend"
" 'Was' does that mean you broke up?"
"No, I'll get to that in a minute" Sam continued with the story that Jack had already heard. He stared at her dazed only half listening seeing if it was everything that Janet told him about.
"And that's what happened, sir- I mean Jack"
"I'm sorry. Is there anything I can do to help?"
"No, not really."
"Well, if you need me, I'll be here."
"Thanks" They gazed in to each others eyes. Sam broke the gaze and said "So who did you get to babysit?"
"Daniel"
"Daniel? Babysitting?.oh well! You know, I still haven't met your son."
"Really? Well we could go if you want to."
"Wouldn't he be in bed?"
Jack gave her a look saying obviously not to Sam.
~*~
They walked out to the car together with his hand on the small of her back.
"Shouldn't we call and tell them we are coming?"
"No I want to surprise Charlie, he'll be excited to meet a new person."
~He's a good father~ Jack opened up the doors for her, ~and a gentlemen. SNAP OUT OF IT CARTER!~
~*~*~
When they walked into the house, Charlie came jumping down the stairs screaming "Daddy's home" and gave Jack a big hug. "Who is this, daddy?"
"This is Sam, she wanted to meet you so I brought her here." Daniel noticed how she was "Sam" not "Aunt Sam"
"I thought you were going on some business, Daddy."
"I was, I'll tell you about it when I tuck you in, ok?"
"Ok" there was a big smile on Charlie's face. "Hi Sam"
Samantha bent down to be eye level to the little O'Neill. "Well hi! It's a pleasure to meet you." They looked at each other, observing their features.
Daniel broke the stare, "Charlie why don't we go and finish our game."
"Then get ready for bed Charlie" Jack said.
"Yes Dad" Daniel said as if to say 'no fair!'
Sam smiled. Seeing Sam smile, made Jack smile, and then they were smiling at each other, looking into one another's eyes. Jack came to his senses, "Cards?"
"Sounds fun."
They started a game of poker. It wasn't too long before Charlie came down in his pj's and asked his Dad to tuck him in.
~*~
"It's ok Daddy"
"What is?"
"Why you were gone."
" Oh? And why was I gone?" his Dad said in a suspicious tone.
"Daniel told me. You like Sam. And you know what? I do too" a big grin went across Charlie's face. "Can she come up and read me a story?"
"I'll see."
Jack kissed his son goodnight and headed downstairs, thinking of the conversation he had with his son. Sam interrupted his thoughts. "Sir"
Jack gave her a stern look.
"Jack" She said shyly. "Daniel left, and I should be getting home soon."
"You would leave without homemade ice cream? I know its your favorite" Sam gave him a questioning look and he replied with, "I have my sources"
Sam felt blackmailed and knew she had to stay. She agreed and said, "You have the advantage, you know my weakness."
"Well mine should be apparent." Jack smiled as Sam blushed. "Oh, Charlie wanted you to read a story to him. I said that would be all right if you would like."
Sam headed upstairs. She read a story to Charlie. After the story, he spoke up and Jack snuck up the stairs to hear the conversation his son was starting. He sat outside the door listening.
"I like you" said Charlie.
"Thank you, and I, you"
"My dad likes you too." Jack buried his head in his hands ~oh no, Charlie what are you doing?~ He was an O'Neill all right, sneaky and not subtle at all.
"I'm sure he does, I do work with him you know." Jacks head came out of his hands only to come back down when he heard his son say, "No he likes you like he loves you."
Sam was a little embarrassed. "I think you need to get some rest."
"Ok, Sam, I love you. Thanks for reading a story with me."
"You bet" She paused, " I love you too." ~Its crazy, in the few moments I have been with him, I feel he is my own son.~
"Goodnight" Sam walked out of the room to find her commanding officer sitting in the hall hearing every word that went on. They looked at each other and noticed both were blushing. They went downstairs not saying a word.
They made ice cream and ate it on his couch sharing childhood stories.
Sam told a story of her ballet lessons and when she was the star.
"Major Carter, in Ballet?"
"Yeah don't let it out, because then everyone will know that there's a feminine side to me," She joked.
"Oh I see, and why don't you want that out?"
"Because I'm a 'tomboy' "
"I don't think you are."
"And what am I?"
"A beautiful, graceful, and intelligent women." She gave him a smile. They looked into each others eyes. And that was the last thing said, until Sam fell asleep. Jack put a blanket over her, kissed her cheek, and said "Goodnight beautiful"
~*~ The next morning she woke up with a hug from Charlie. ~what? Oh! I must of fell asleep at Jack's house.~ she smiled at the thought of calling him Jack.
"Good morning" she said with her smile staying.
"GREAT morning" the loving boy said.
"And why is it so great?"
"Because you're here!"
"Should we get some breakfast?"
They fixed themselves some cheerios. After they were done, Charlie broke the silence. "I want to go wake up Daddy!"
"Wait, take this" she said with a pitcher of cold water.
Charlie giggled as he went upstairs ~3.2.1.~ Sam heard a yelp from the upstairs bedroom and couldn't help but laugh when she saw the soaked Jack coming down the stairs. He gave her a mischievous stare, and Sam knew there was revenge in his eyes. She ran around the house trying to get away from him. He caught up to her and threw her on the couch. He sat on her and tickled her until she called for mercy and promised she would stay all day with him and Charlie. When she got up she showed him her crossed fingers, and ran off again. He grabbed her in his arms, and turned her around and gazed into her eyes. Then Charlie yelled, "The toast is burning!"
Jack ran into the kitchen and tried to get the toast out of the toaster. After no prevail, he just threw the old and broken toaster in the garbage, and Charlie giggled.
"You think that's funny?"
Charlie stopped.
"You think that's funny? We have to buy another toaster, and you think that's funny?"
Charlie nodded shyly. Sam watched as her commanding officer grabbed his son, with a smile on his face and tickled him. He caught a glance of Sam's smiling face, and that made him smile even more. Finally, he let his son go.
"So what are we going to do today?" asked Jack.
"Buy a new toaster?" Charlie chuckled
"Can you take me home?" asked Sam.
"You promised you would spend the day with us" pouted Charlie.
Sam looked at Jack for some help, and he gave her none. She thought for a few minutes and tried to figure out a way not to upset the little boy.
"I need to go home" Charlie looked upset, Sam chimed in, "because I need a shower and a change of clothes and then we can spend the day together, ok?"
Charlie screamed and ran around the house shouting "HURAY!" Sam caught a glimpse of Jacks face, and she couldn't tell who was more excited, him or his son.
Jack finally said, "Ok I'll take you home."
They had a wonderful day just them three. They received looks from other people that thought they were the perfect family.
***A Date?***
Jack rang the doorbell. "Come in" he heard.
Jack walked in. "Carter?" he shouted.
"In the kitchen."
He walked in the kitchen. "Hi!" he said with a big grin on his face.
"Hi! Why are you so happy?" She asked him.
"No reason, just to see your beautiful face." ~Shoot, she's gonna think I'm coming on to her. "Well isn't that what your doing?" No, I want to give her subtle hints that I like her, while cheering her up. Ok O'Neill, make her happy~
Jack noticed a calendar on the wall and on the days date it said, "Date with Dave." And a smiley face under it. The day before had "1 week anniversary" written on it.
"Carter" Jack spoke up. "Why aren't you on a date with Major Nelson"
"What? How did you know?"
Jack pointed to the calendar.
"I see" Sam said.
"Care to explain Carter?" She turned her back towards her. Jack put his hands on her waist to comfort her. "Please Sam. I'm here as a friend, not as a colonel." Jack took his hands off of her ~A little to close~.
Sam couldn't help but go week in the knees when she heard Jack use her first name, and she hated it when he took his hands off of her waist. ~No Sam, he's your commanding officer. "He did say that he was here as a friend." No Sam, your just rebounding off from Da--Major Nelson~ Sam started to walk towards the living room and Jack followed her with his hand on the small of her back.
They sat down on the couch, "Well Colonel"
Jack Stopped her. "One sec."
Jack went to the drawer where she kept her paper and found a nametag that said "Hello, my name is" and he wrote Jack. He put it on and Sam smiled and laughed inside. ~good I'm cheering her up~ Jack thought. "You were saying."
"Well, Jack, I was Major David Nelson's girlfriend"
" 'Was' does that mean you broke up?"
"No, I'll get to that in a minute" Sam continued with the story that Jack had already heard. He stared at her dazed only half listening seeing if it was everything that Janet told him about.
"And that's what happened, sir- I mean Jack"
"I'm sorry. Is there anything I can do to help?"
"No, not really."
"Well, if you need me, I'll be here."
"Thanks" They gazed in to each others eyes. Sam broke the gaze and said "So who did you get to babysit?"
"Daniel"
"Daniel? Babysitting?.oh well! You know, I still haven't met your son."
"Really? Well we could go if you want to."
"Wouldn't he be in bed?"
Jack gave her a look saying obviously not to Sam.
~*~
They walked out to the car together with his hand on the small of her back.
"Shouldn't we call and tell them we are coming?"
"No I want to surprise Charlie, he'll be excited to meet a new person."
~He's a good father~ Jack opened up the doors for her, ~and a gentlemen. SNAP OUT OF IT CARTER!~
~*~*~
When they walked into the house, Charlie came jumping down the stairs screaming "Daddy's home" and gave Jack a big hug. "Who is this, daddy?"
"This is Sam, she wanted to meet you so I brought her here." Daniel noticed how she was "Sam" not "Aunt Sam"
"I thought you were going on some business, Daddy."
"I was, I'll tell you about it when I tuck you in, ok?"
"Ok" there was a big smile on Charlie's face. "Hi Sam"
Samantha bent down to be eye level to the little O'Neill. "Well hi! It's a pleasure to meet you." They looked at each other, observing their features.
Daniel broke the stare, "Charlie why don't we go and finish our game."
"Then get ready for bed Charlie" Jack said.
"Yes Dad" Daniel said as if to say 'no fair!'
Sam smiled. Seeing Sam smile, made Jack smile, and then they were smiling at each other, looking into one another's eyes. Jack came to his senses, "Cards?"
"Sounds fun."
They started a game of poker. It wasn't too long before Charlie came down in his pj's and asked his Dad to tuck him in.
~*~
"It's ok Daddy"
"What is?"
"Why you were gone."
" Oh? And why was I gone?" his Dad said in a suspicious tone.
"Daniel told me. You like Sam. And you know what? I do too" a big grin went across Charlie's face. "Can she come up and read me a story?"
"I'll see."
Jack kissed his son goodnight and headed downstairs, thinking of the conversation he had with his son. Sam interrupted his thoughts. "Sir"
Jack gave her a stern look.
"Jack" She said shyly. "Daniel left, and I should be getting home soon."
"You would leave without homemade ice cream? I know its your favorite" Sam gave him a questioning look and he replied with, "I have my sources"
Sam felt blackmailed and knew she had to stay. She agreed and said, "You have the advantage, you know my weakness."
"Well mine should be apparent." Jack smiled as Sam blushed. "Oh, Charlie wanted you to read a story to him. I said that would be all right if you would like."
Sam headed upstairs. She read a story to Charlie. After the story, he spoke up and Jack snuck up the stairs to hear the conversation his son was starting. He sat outside the door listening.
"I like you" said Charlie.
"Thank you, and I, you"
"My dad likes you too." Jack buried his head in his hands ~oh no, Charlie what are you doing?~ He was an O'Neill all right, sneaky and not subtle at all.
"I'm sure he does, I do work with him you know." Jacks head came out of his hands only to come back down when he heard his son say, "No he likes you like he loves you."
Sam was a little embarrassed. "I think you need to get some rest."
"Ok, Sam, I love you. Thanks for reading a story with me."
"You bet" She paused, " I love you too." ~Its crazy, in the few moments I have been with him, I feel he is my own son.~
"Goodnight" Sam walked out of the room to find her commanding officer sitting in the hall hearing every word that went on. They looked at each other and noticed both were blushing. They went downstairs not saying a word.
They made ice cream and ate it on his couch sharing childhood stories.
Sam told a story of her ballet lessons and when she was the star.
"Major Carter, in Ballet?"
"Yeah don't let it out, because then everyone will know that there's a feminine side to me," She joked.
"Oh I see, and why don't you want that out?"
"Because I'm a 'tomboy' "
"I don't think you are."
"And what am I?"
"A beautiful, graceful, and intelligent women." She gave him a smile. They looked into each others eyes. And that was the last thing said, until Sam fell asleep. Jack put a blanket over her, kissed her cheek, and said "Goodnight beautiful"
~*~ The next morning she woke up with a hug from Charlie. ~what? Oh! I must of fell asleep at Jack's house.~ she smiled at the thought of calling him Jack.
"Good morning" she said with her smile staying.
"GREAT morning" the loving boy said.
"And why is it so great?"
"Because you're here!"
"Should we get some breakfast?"
They fixed themselves some cheerios. After they were done, Charlie broke the silence. "I want to go wake up Daddy!"
"Wait, take this" she said with a pitcher of cold water.
Charlie giggled as he went upstairs ~3.2.1.~ Sam heard a yelp from the upstairs bedroom and couldn't help but laugh when she saw the soaked Jack coming down the stairs. He gave her a mischievous stare, and Sam knew there was revenge in his eyes. She ran around the house trying to get away from him. He caught up to her and threw her on the couch. He sat on her and tickled her until she called for mercy and promised she would stay all day with him and Charlie. When she got up she showed him her crossed fingers, and ran off again. He grabbed her in his arms, and turned her around and gazed into her eyes. Then Charlie yelled, "The toast is burning!"
Jack ran into the kitchen and tried to get the toast out of the toaster. After no prevail, he just threw the old and broken toaster in the garbage, and Charlie giggled.
"You think that's funny?"
Charlie stopped.
"You think that's funny? We have to buy another toaster, and you think that's funny?"
Charlie nodded shyly. Sam watched as her commanding officer grabbed his son, with a smile on his face and tickled him. He caught a glance of Sam's smiling face, and that made him smile even more. Finally, he let his son go.
"So what are we going to do today?" asked Jack.
"Buy a new toaster?" Charlie chuckled
"Can you take me home?" asked Sam.
"You promised you would spend the day with us" pouted Charlie.
Sam looked at Jack for some help, and he gave her none. She thought for a few minutes and tried to figure out a way not to upset the little boy.
"I need to go home" Charlie looked upset, Sam chimed in, "because I need a shower and a change of clothes and then we can spend the day together, ok?"
Charlie screamed and ran around the house shouting "HURAY!" Sam caught a glimpse of Jacks face, and she couldn't tell who was more excited, him or his son.
Jack finally said, "Ok I'll take you home."
They had a wonderful day just them three. They received looks from other people that thought they were the perfect family.