The next night Janet took Sam out for her birthday. She had insisted that they make it a girl's only night. Sam was cautious at first wondering what Janet had in mind. Janet though had insisted that she only wanted to take her best friend out to dinner for her birthday since she wouldn't be there on the following Tuesday as she attended a conference in Boston.
As they were out at dinner, Pete arrived in Colorado Springs. He drove down her street and as he neared her house he noticed several people walking up to her door. As he slowed he noticed that one of them was Jack O'Neill, his blood boiled. He was hardly able to contain his anger as he watched Jack pull out a key and let himself and the two men with him into Sam's house. He drove past her house and parked down the street. He was walking towards her house when he noticed several others walk up to her house, "What the hell…?" Instead of going up to her house he walked across the street and watched her front door. Over the next hour he saw dozens of people show up at Carter's house. But he never saw Sam open the door. A little before ten the lights in the house were turned off further confusing him.
A few minutes later Janet pulled up to Sam's house. The two women got out of the car and continued to laugh as they recalled a humorous moment from work. They walked up the steps to her house and Sam fumbled with her purse as she searched for her keys. As she finally pulled out her keys she noticed that the porch was dark, "I thought I left the lights on?" she commented.
"Light probably just burned out," Janet suggested as she anxiously waited for Sam to open the door.
"Probably," Sam agreed as she slid the key into her door and unlocked it. She pushed the door open and reached for the light switch as she started to turn back outside to see if the light was burned out.
"Surprise!" a hundred voices yelled out as the lights came on.
Sam jumped as soon as she heard the multitude of voices coming from inside her house. She brought her hand up to her chest as she struggled to catch her breath, "What the…" she stumbled as she looked at her guests in front of her and Janet beside her who was grinning uncontrollably.
Janet placed her hands on her shoulders and whispered, "Happy Birthday Sam, from all of us at the SGC!"
Once the shock had worn off and the realization sunk she smiled as she approached her waiting guests, "Thanks everyone. I really appreciate this, it means a lot to me… Now who planned this?" she asked with an evil look in her eye.
Most of the base personnel looked away as they saw the look on her face, they knew what was coming. Her teammates who stood in front of her all looked down at the ground, except for Teal'c. "Why do you ask Major Carter?" Teal'c asked her.
"So I can know which one of you to kill for nearly giving me a heart attack!" she sweetly replied.
Teal'c raised his eyebrows as he looked over at Jack and Daniel who were slowly starting to back away. "Hold it you two!" Sam yelled out.
Jack and Daniel both looked up with nervous looks on their faces. Sam shook her head as she saw the looks on their faces and then looked at Teal'c who nodded ever so slightly. Jack noticed Teal'c's action, "Sell out!" he cried out.
As they were distracted by Teal'c's betrayal Sam closed the distance between herself and two of her teammates. She tried to look angry and threatening as she stared at them, it didn't last long though. She cracked and smiled when Jack flashed her a boyish smile as if his hand had been caught in the cookie jar once again. She merely shook her head again as she stepped to Daniel and wrapped her arms around him, "Thanks guys." She then turned to Jack and gave him a short hug, they were in front of their co-workers and CO after all. "This is really nice."
"Whew!" Daniel let out an audible sigh of relief. "Wait 'til you see what we got you," he told her as he dragged her off to another part of the house.
As she was being led away she stole a glance back at Jack who smiled back at her before deciding to follow them to the backyard. As he stepped outside he heard Sam receive her other surprise, "Dad! You're here!"
Jacob enveloped her in a hug, "Of course I am. Did you think I'd miss this opportunity of throwing you a surprise birthday?"
The party continued peacefully for thirty minutes as Sam circulated around her house and yard thanking her co-workers for showing up. She was home, with her family, and she was happy.
The peace ended though when Pete decided it was time to make his entrance. He knocked on the front door and waited for someone to let him in. "Yeah?"
Pete displayed his confidence, in his mind he had every right to be there at her party. "Yeah, is Sam here?"
Colonel Reynolds eyed the man and got an uneasy feeling about the man. Fifteen years in the marines, twelve of them in Special Ops, had taught him to trust his instinct. "Yeah, who are you?"
Pete held out his hand, "Pete Shanahan, I'm Sam's boyfriend. You guys having a party here?"
Reynolds continued to eye him as he held the door open for him, he seemed too confident. "Yeah…" he trailed off as he watched Pete make his way through the crowd in search of Sam. Following his gut instinct he followed the new guest out to the backyard.
"Sam!" Pete happily called out when he saw the back of her head.
Sam turned around at the sound of her name not registering who was calling her. When she saw who was standing behind her, her eyes went wide and mouth opened as she searched for words. However she wasn't able to form any coherent sentences. Taking advantage of her shock and the fact that they had a crowd around them, Pete leaned in to kiss her.
Before he could, Sam woke up from her shock at seeing him there and held up her hands and held him back, "What are you doing here?" she asked him.
"What? Can't a guy come see his girlfriend on the weekend to celebrate her birthday? … But it looks like you started the party without me," he told her as he looked around them.
"No you can't since I'm not your girlfriend," she reminded him.
Pete looked around them and noticed the stares they were getting, "Come on honey, you know that's not true… You're making a scene," he told her as he reached a hand out to her arm to lead her away from the prying ears of her coworkers.
Sam slapped his hand away, "No, you are." She stared coldly at him, 'What the hell is he doing here?'
Pete then leaned in and whispered to her, "I just want to talk. Please, just hear me out and if you want I'll leave." In his mind though he knew he wouldn't leave, he wasn't going to leave until he convinced her that they were good together and that they deserved another chance together.
Sam crossed her arms in a defensive position as she looked around at her co-workers. 'God this is a bad idea,' she told herself as she walked a short distance away to the back of the yard with Pete in tow. All eyes were still riveted on the pair as they sequestered themselves from the rest of those present.
No one showed more interest than Jack. 'What's he doing here? … I thought they broke up… No they did, she told you so herself… She doesn't want him, she wants me… I knew he was bad news!' he reminded himself as he slowly approached Sam and Pete as they talked, ready to step in if needed.
TBC
As they were out at dinner, Pete arrived in Colorado Springs. He drove down her street and as he neared her house he noticed several people walking up to her door. As he slowed he noticed that one of them was Jack O'Neill, his blood boiled. He was hardly able to contain his anger as he watched Jack pull out a key and let himself and the two men with him into Sam's house. He drove past her house and parked down the street. He was walking towards her house when he noticed several others walk up to her house, "What the hell…?" Instead of going up to her house he walked across the street and watched her front door. Over the next hour he saw dozens of people show up at Carter's house. But he never saw Sam open the door. A little before ten the lights in the house were turned off further confusing him.
A few minutes later Janet pulled up to Sam's house. The two women got out of the car and continued to laugh as they recalled a humorous moment from work. They walked up the steps to her house and Sam fumbled with her purse as she searched for her keys. As she finally pulled out her keys she noticed that the porch was dark, "I thought I left the lights on?" she commented.
"Light probably just burned out," Janet suggested as she anxiously waited for Sam to open the door.
"Probably," Sam agreed as she slid the key into her door and unlocked it. She pushed the door open and reached for the light switch as she started to turn back outside to see if the light was burned out.
"Surprise!" a hundred voices yelled out as the lights came on.
Sam jumped as soon as she heard the multitude of voices coming from inside her house. She brought her hand up to her chest as she struggled to catch her breath, "What the…" she stumbled as she looked at her guests in front of her and Janet beside her who was grinning uncontrollably.
Janet placed her hands on her shoulders and whispered, "Happy Birthday Sam, from all of us at the SGC!"
Once the shock had worn off and the realization sunk she smiled as she approached her waiting guests, "Thanks everyone. I really appreciate this, it means a lot to me… Now who planned this?" she asked with an evil look in her eye.
Most of the base personnel looked away as they saw the look on her face, they knew what was coming. Her teammates who stood in front of her all looked down at the ground, except for Teal'c. "Why do you ask Major Carter?" Teal'c asked her.
"So I can know which one of you to kill for nearly giving me a heart attack!" she sweetly replied.
Teal'c raised his eyebrows as he looked over at Jack and Daniel who were slowly starting to back away. "Hold it you two!" Sam yelled out.
Jack and Daniel both looked up with nervous looks on their faces. Sam shook her head as she saw the looks on their faces and then looked at Teal'c who nodded ever so slightly. Jack noticed Teal'c's action, "Sell out!" he cried out.
As they were distracted by Teal'c's betrayal Sam closed the distance between herself and two of her teammates. She tried to look angry and threatening as she stared at them, it didn't last long though. She cracked and smiled when Jack flashed her a boyish smile as if his hand had been caught in the cookie jar once again. She merely shook her head again as she stepped to Daniel and wrapped her arms around him, "Thanks guys." She then turned to Jack and gave him a short hug, they were in front of their co-workers and CO after all. "This is really nice."
"Whew!" Daniel let out an audible sigh of relief. "Wait 'til you see what we got you," he told her as he dragged her off to another part of the house.
As she was being led away she stole a glance back at Jack who smiled back at her before deciding to follow them to the backyard. As he stepped outside he heard Sam receive her other surprise, "Dad! You're here!"
Jacob enveloped her in a hug, "Of course I am. Did you think I'd miss this opportunity of throwing you a surprise birthday?"
The party continued peacefully for thirty minutes as Sam circulated around her house and yard thanking her co-workers for showing up. She was home, with her family, and she was happy.
The peace ended though when Pete decided it was time to make his entrance. He knocked on the front door and waited for someone to let him in. "Yeah?"
Pete displayed his confidence, in his mind he had every right to be there at her party. "Yeah, is Sam here?"
Colonel Reynolds eyed the man and got an uneasy feeling about the man. Fifteen years in the marines, twelve of them in Special Ops, had taught him to trust his instinct. "Yeah, who are you?"
Pete held out his hand, "Pete Shanahan, I'm Sam's boyfriend. You guys having a party here?"
Reynolds continued to eye him as he held the door open for him, he seemed too confident. "Yeah…" he trailed off as he watched Pete make his way through the crowd in search of Sam. Following his gut instinct he followed the new guest out to the backyard.
"Sam!" Pete happily called out when he saw the back of her head.
Sam turned around at the sound of her name not registering who was calling her. When she saw who was standing behind her, her eyes went wide and mouth opened as she searched for words. However she wasn't able to form any coherent sentences. Taking advantage of her shock and the fact that they had a crowd around them, Pete leaned in to kiss her.
Before he could, Sam woke up from her shock at seeing him there and held up her hands and held him back, "What are you doing here?" she asked him.
"What? Can't a guy come see his girlfriend on the weekend to celebrate her birthday? … But it looks like you started the party without me," he told her as he looked around them.
"No you can't since I'm not your girlfriend," she reminded him.
Pete looked around them and noticed the stares they were getting, "Come on honey, you know that's not true… You're making a scene," he told her as he reached a hand out to her arm to lead her away from the prying ears of her coworkers.
Sam slapped his hand away, "No, you are." She stared coldly at him, 'What the hell is he doing here?'
Pete then leaned in and whispered to her, "I just want to talk. Please, just hear me out and if you want I'll leave." In his mind though he knew he wouldn't leave, he wasn't going to leave until he convinced her that they were good together and that they deserved another chance together.
Sam crossed her arms in a defensive position as she looked around at her co-workers. 'God this is a bad idea,' she told herself as she walked a short distance away to the back of the yard with Pete in tow. All eyes were still riveted on the pair as they sequestered themselves from the rest of those present.
No one showed more interest than Jack. 'What's he doing here? … I thought they broke up… No they did, she told you so herself… She doesn't want him, she wants me… I knew he was bad news!' he reminded himself as he slowly approached Sam and Pete as they talked, ready to step in if needed.
TBC
