As the discussion between Sam and Pete elevated in tension several other men closed the distance surrounding the pair, including Teal'c, Daniel, Ferretti, and Reynolds.
Sam listened to Pete's pleading which she easily dismissed, she knew that he wasn't what she wanted. He could never make her happy, why couldn't he see that. As she listened to Pete try and defend himself and his actions again, she looked over his shoulder and saw that several of her friends were coming closer, she drew strength from their concern.
"Pete get out of here!" she finally told him after looking into the Colonel's eyes and seeing the concern in his eyes.
"Come on Sam, you're not even listening to me."
"Why should I? You never listened to me when we were together! I can't do this," she told him as she tried to get past him.
Pete however grabbed her arm and pulled her back to stand in front of her, "What are you talking about? I love you, of course I listen to you!"
Sam glared at his hand which still had a hold on her arm, "Then listen to this: Let go of my arm and leave!" she yelled at him through her teeth. She noticed that her friends had taken a few steps closer when Pete had pulled her back.
The look in Pete's eyes changed as he went from a man pleading for forgiveness, to a man filled with anger, rage and jealousy. "No! You're going to listen to me, damnit, because we belong together!" he yelled at her as he brought another hand up and started to shake her.
Sam struggled against his grasp and was able to break free, but as she did she lost her footing and fell. Just then her friends stepped in, "You better leave like she asked," Reynolds threatened flanked by Teal'c and Ferretti, Daniel and Jack went to help Sam up.
Pete wasn't ready to give up yet though, "Oh! What are you guys? You all infatuated with her? Well let me tell you to back off now, she's not worth it! She'll only break your heart! That's what she does, she takes a guy and chews him up and spits them back out!"
Jack had had enough as he raced from Sam's side to face Pete, "You better get the hell out of here before you really piss one of us off!"
"Oh look! The lover! Come on Colonel, admit it, you were having an affair with my girlfriend!" he yelled as he lashed out and punched Jack square in the face. "She's a god damn whore!" Only the military training in all of her friends prevented them from charging Pete and beating the crap out of him for what he had just accused Sam of.
Sam was done listening to this lunatic as she charged Pete, Jack held her back though as he held his jaw with his other hand. "You can keep her!" Pete spit out. "I don't want to be seen with a whore who used me!" he yelled as he raised his hand to slap her.
His hand never connected though, rather it was intercepted by Teal'c strong arm. When he spoke, it was filled with more emotion or anger than anyone at the SGC had ever detected, "You are not welcome here. You will leave Major Carter's home immediately."
Pete internally winced at the pain he was feeling in his arm, "Yeah or what?"
Teal'c just glared at him, "When you insult Major Carter you insult me! None of us will tolerate such behavior." Teal'c, Ferretti and Reynolds created a wall between Pete and Sam.
"My god, she's got you all wrapped around her fingers! She's using you all like she used me!"
Just then General Hammond and Jacob approached the group in the back of the yard, one of the airmen had notified them of the escalating situation in the backyard. "What's going on here?" Hammond demanded.
"What you another one of the whore's tricks?" Pete sneered.
Jacob charged Pete, "Nobody calls my daughter a whore!" Only Teal'c was able to stop the Tok'ra from beating the man before them to a pulp.
"That's what she is! She slept with her CO while we were together!"
General Hammond stole a glance at Jack who was holding Sam back from charging the lunatic they were speaking with. He then spoke sternly, "Mr. Shanahan, I suggest you not say anything else and leave."
"Or what? What can you do me? I'm a cop! You can't touch me!"
"Yes and I'm a general in the United States Air Force and the President is a close colleague of mine! Now I suggest you leave right now."
The standoff continued as the sound of sirens drew nearer, during the escalating confrontation between Sam and Pete someone had the foresight to call the police and notify them that a situation was developing.
The stalemate continued as three officers came into the backyard and approached the group in the back of the yard. "What's going on here?"
Pete spoke first as he pulled out his badge and showed it to the officers, "Nothing. Sorry you were called out here."
"Officer this man is trespassing and he has assaulted one of my officers," General Hammond informed the officers.
The policemen looked between the Denver cop and the accusing gentleman, "And you are?"
"General George Hammond, United States Air Force. Mr. Shanahan here is trespassing on Miss Carter's property. He also assaulted my second in command, Colonel Jack O'Neill," he told them as he indicated the parties involved.
"That's bullshit. I didn't hit anyone."
"Yeah, well where did I get this split lip from then?" Jack challenged.
"You attacked me, I was only defending myself. Officer, arrest this man for assaulting a police officer."
The lead officer looked between the parties involved and then at his fellow officers who had already started asking those present what they saw. This time it was Sam who stopped a charging Jack, "You lying son of a-"
The cop also interceded, "Whoa, hang on there! This won't help you! Let us gather the information first," he reasoned.
"Let them do their jobs sir. Everyone here saw what really happened," Sam whispered into his ear. He continued to glare at Pete before finally relaxing slightly. George watched the entire exchange silently; he would have to deal with them later.
"Fine," Jack finally relented.
The officer then directed each man to far corners of the backyard as they began taking statements from those present. After ten minutes and interviewing ten of the witnesses the officers all met up and spoke in conference. When they were done two of them approached Pete and the lead officer approached Jack. "Okay we've taken several statements, and they all seem to corroborate your story. Do you want to press charges?"
Jack looked at Pete triumphantly as he was being handcuffed, he then looked over at Sam to find out what she wanted. She nodded her head, she wanted him out of her life. "Yeah, I do."
TBC
Sam listened to Pete's pleading which she easily dismissed, she knew that he wasn't what she wanted. He could never make her happy, why couldn't he see that. As she listened to Pete try and defend himself and his actions again, she looked over his shoulder and saw that several of her friends were coming closer, she drew strength from their concern.
"Pete get out of here!" she finally told him after looking into the Colonel's eyes and seeing the concern in his eyes.
"Come on Sam, you're not even listening to me."
"Why should I? You never listened to me when we were together! I can't do this," she told him as she tried to get past him.
Pete however grabbed her arm and pulled her back to stand in front of her, "What are you talking about? I love you, of course I listen to you!"
Sam glared at his hand which still had a hold on her arm, "Then listen to this: Let go of my arm and leave!" she yelled at him through her teeth. She noticed that her friends had taken a few steps closer when Pete had pulled her back.
The look in Pete's eyes changed as he went from a man pleading for forgiveness, to a man filled with anger, rage and jealousy. "No! You're going to listen to me, damnit, because we belong together!" he yelled at her as he brought another hand up and started to shake her.
Sam struggled against his grasp and was able to break free, but as she did she lost her footing and fell. Just then her friends stepped in, "You better leave like she asked," Reynolds threatened flanked by Teal'c and Ferretti, Daniel and Jack went to help Sam up.
Pete wasn't ready to give up yet though, "Oh! What are you guys? You all infatuated with her? Well let me tell you to back off now, she's not worth it! She'll only break your heart! That's what she does, she takes a guy and chews him up and spits them back out!"
Jack had had enough as he raced from Sam's side to face Pete, "You better get the hell out of here before you really piss one of us off!"
"Oh look! The lover! Come on Colonel, admit it, you were having an affair with my girlfriend!" he yelled as he lashed out and punched Jack square in the face. "She's a god damn whore!" Only the military training in all of her friends prevented them from charging Pete and beating the crap out of him for what he had just accused Sam of.
Sam was done listening to this lunatic as she charged Pete, Jack held her back though as he held his jaw with his other hand. "You can keep her!" Pete spit out. "I don't want to be seen with a whore who used me!" he yelled as he raised his hand to slap her.
His hand never connected though, rather it was intercepted by Teal'c strong arm. When he spoke, it was filled with more emotion or anger than anyone at the SGC had ever detected, "You are not welcome here. You will leave Major Carter's home immediately."
Pete internally winced at the pain he was feeling in his arm, "Yeah or what?"
Teal'c just glared at him, "When you insult Major Carter you insult me! None of us will tolerate such behavior." Teal'c, Ferretti and Reynolds created a wall between Pete and Sam.
"My god, she's got you all wrapped around her fingers! She's using you all like she used me!"
Just then General Hammond and Jacob approached the group in the back of the yard, one of the airmen had notified them of the escalating situation in the backyard. "What's going on here?" Hammond demanded.
"What you another one of the whore's tricks?" Pete sneered.
Jacob charged Pete, "Nobody calls my daughter a whore!" Only Teal'c was able to stop the Tok'ra from beating the man before them to a pulp.
"That's what she is! She slept with her CO while we were together!"
General Hammond stole a glance at Jack who was holding Sam back from charging the lunatic they were speaking with. He then spoke sternly, "Mr. Shanahan, I suggest you not say anything else and leave."
"Or what? What can you do me? I'm a cop! You can't touch me!"
"Yes and I'm a general in the United States Air Force and the President is a close colleague of mine! Now I suggest you leave right now."
The standoff continued as the sound of sirens drew nearer, during the escalating confrontation between Sam and Pete someone had the foresight to call the police and notify them that a situation was developing.
The stalemate continued as three officers came into the backyard and approached the group in the back of the yard. "What's going on here?"
Pete spoke first as he pulled out his badge and showed it to the officers, "Nothing. Sorry you were called out here."
"Officer this man is trespassing and he has assaulted one of my officers," General Hammond informed the officers.
The policemen looked between the Denver cop and the accusing gentleman, "And you are?"
"General George Hammond, United States Air Force. Mr. Shanahan here is trespassing on Miss Carter's property. He also assaulted my second in command, Colonel Jack O'Neill," he told them as he indicated the parties involved.
"That's bullshit. I didn't hit anyone."
"Yeah, well where did I get this split lip from then?" Jack challenged.
"You attacked me, I was only defending myself. Officer, arrest this man for assaulting a police officer."
The lead officer looked between the parties involved and then at his fellow officers who had already started asking those present what they saw. This time it was Sam who stopped a charging Jack, "You lying son of a-"
The cop also interceded, "Whoa, hang on there! This won't help you! Let us gather the information first," he reasoned.
"Let them do their jobs sir. Everyone here saw what really happened," Sam whispered into his ear. He continued to glare at Pete before finally relaxing slightly. George watched the entire exchange silently; he would have to deal with them later.
"Fine," Jack finally relented.
The officer then directed each man to far corners of the backyard as they began taking statements from those present. After ten minutes and interviewing ten of the witnesses the officers all met up and spoke in conference. When they were done two of them approached Pete and the lead officer approached Jack. "Okay we've taken several statements, and they all seem to corroborate your story. Do you want to press charges?"
Jack looked at Pete triumphantly as he was being handcuffed, he then looked over at Sam to find out what she wanted. She nodded her head, she wanted him out of her life. "Yeah, I do."
TBC
