A/N This is my last chapter for the night as I have to work early tomorrow and it is late but I HAVE to put this up now.
Shanks-Away!
Captain-Doctor
It had been 10 days since Sam had woken up. She had been home for seven of them and was happy to be on base this morning, even if it was just to get her stitches out. She was about to leave, but thought she felt like a cup coffee, she pondered for a moment and decided to ask Jack if he wanted one.
"Sir?" She said knocking on his door.
"Carter, come in. How are you?" Jack said obviously happy to see her, and to have a distraction from his paperwork.
"Fine Sir thank you. I just got my stitches out." Sam said, almost sounding relieved.
"Glad to hear. Say Carter, now that you are here, I have a matter to discuss with you. We can wait until you are officially on duty, but I have a quiet afternoon so if you can spare the time..." Jack said indicating the seat opposite him.
"Of course Sir. I was actually coming to see if you wanted to join me for a coffee." Sam said sitting down.
"Well, I'll pour us a cup, just a sec." Jack left and no more than a minute later came back in with two coffees. He sat hers down and pushed a side a pile of folders to place his own down on the desk.
"So..." He said.
"So..." Sam said. A moment of silence fell on them. "You wanted to talk to me about something." Sam offered.
"Right, right. Do you know Colonel Sumner?" Jack asked.
"The commander of the Alpha Site? Yes I do." Sam replied.
"Well it seems that Sumner, is being transferred, his wife has been offered some fantastic job in San Diego and he has asked to be positioned out there." Jack told her.
"Wow," Sam said "that is very, noble, of him Sir." Sam said.
"That's what I said. Problem now is, we have no one to command the Alpha Site."
"Oh." Was all Sam could say, she was wondering why he was telling her this.
"I was given the enjoyable task of combing through personnel records trying to come up with a recommendation for the position." Jack told her.
"Really Sir...I bet you loved that." Sam said with a smirk. Jack could not help but grin back at her.
"Oh you know me and paperwork Carter, it's a... non-existent relationship." Jack said brushing a pile of papers aside.
"So, did you want my advice or opinion on someone Sir?" Sam asked.
"No, I have made my recommendation. Gave the big boys up stairs a full report while you were sleeping. And they agreed to a trial period, but I don't think anything will need to change."
"Who did you suggest Sir, if you don't mind me asking Sir?" Sam said.
"Well Carter, it's a scientist actually. Also an officer, a long association with the SGC and the gate, apparently one of the finest fighter pilots to come out of Air Force and everyone agreed that with some back up from us earthlings they'll do a fine job." Jack said. Sam was looking at him with a puzzled expression on her face.
"Wow Sir, sounds like a good choice, who is he?" Sam asked.
"Well Carter, SHE is someone you know very well." Jack said with a smile.
"She, wait who are you talking..." Sam's eyes went wide as she let herself think of the possibility. "Sir you don't mean..."
"Yes Carter, I do."
"But Sir! I'm no where near ready to command an entire facility, especially one like the alpha site, I have no where near enough experience..." Sam began to rant as she paced back and forth.
"Sam!" Jack said forcefully to grab her attention. He stood up himself and walked over so he was directly in front of her. "Sam, I can think of no one better I would want running the second line of defense for this planet...who do you thinks been running this place all these years? Without you we'd all be dust by now." Jack said.
"Sir, I don't know what to say."
"Well yes, might be a good idea. I understand if you need time to think about this, I know you probably need to speak to Pete and work out a few things..." Sam cut him off.
"That won't be a problem Sir."
"What won't be?" Jack asked.
"Pete. We aren't together anymore Sir. He wasn't right for me." Sam said looking down at the floor.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know." Jack said, mentally kicking himself in the ass over and over again.
"It's fine Sir, you know how it is." Sam replied trying to lighten the mood.
"That I do. So I can assume I can send the memo back to Hammond with the YES box ticked?" Jack asked.
"Yes Sir."
"Well then Colonel Carter, you are officially on leave for the next ten days, to fully recover and to organize any personal issues."
"Yes Sir...General, I, I don't know what to say, thank you for trusting me."
"You're a fine officer Sam, and more than ready for this. You have good leadership skills." Jack said.
"I learned from the best Sir." Sam said lightly clasping his forearm. Jack was so taken back by the compliment and the sincerity in her voice he did the only thing he could do.
"Yeah Hammond was good like that." He replied. Sam shook her head and laughed softly at him. Happy the tension was broken. "Come here you big techno-babble nut." Jack said extending his arms which Sam happily went into. The two stood together like that for a while, just enjoying the closeness. After a minute it became apparent that if one of them didn't move, they never would. Sam slowly pulled herself back, but was a little thrilled at the way Jack's hand lingered on her hip as she stood in front of him.
"Do Daniel and Teal'c know?" She asked.
"In the words of Teal'c, indeed." Jack said, causing Sam to smile once again. "Daniel wrote you a really nice, but oh so long recommendation as well. We have a little thing planned for O'Malleys tonight if you are up for it." Jack said.
"Well I can't drink because of the meds I am on but sure, I'd love to." Sam replied.
"Excellent. See you at seven. Now if you'll excuse me, I think I have an SG team coming back now, I should really know that for sure shouldn't I?" Jack said.
"Probably Sir, but I won't tell. I'll get out of your hair. And Sir, thank you once again." Sam said, unable to resist, she lent in and kissed him softly on the cheek.
"Don't mention it." Jack said.
Sam left the room and walking down the halls was unable to believe what had happened. She just took a new job which would have her off world six days a week and no longer on SG 1 or at the SGC. She almost stopped dead in her tracks when the last fact hit her... She was no longer under Jack's command.
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Shanks-Away!
Captain-Doctor
It had been 10 days since Sam had woken up. She had been home for seven of them and was happy to be on base this morning, even if it was just to get her stitches out. She was about to leave, but thought she felt like a cup coffee, she pondered for a moment and decided to ask Jack if he wanted one.
"Sir?" She said knocking on his door.
"Carter, come in. How are you?" Jack said obviously happy to see her, and to have a distraction from his paperwork.
"Fine Sir thank you. I just got my stitches out." Sam said, almost sounding relieved.
"Glad to hear. Say Carter, now that you are here, I have a matter to discuss with you. We can wait until you are officially on duty, but I have a quiet afternoon so if you can spare the time..." Jack said indicating the seat opposite him.
"Of course Sir. I was actually coming to see if you wanted to join me for a coffee." Sam said sitting down.
"Well, I'll pour us a cup, just a sec." Jack left and no more than a minute later came back in with two coffees. He sat hers down and pushed a side a pile of folders to place his own down on the desk.
"So..." He said.
"So..." Sam said. A moment of silence fell on them. "You wanted to talk to me about something." Sam offered.
"Right, right. Do you know Colonel Sumner?" Jack asked.
"The commander of the Alpha Site? Yes I do." Sam replied.
"Well it seems that Sumner, is being transferred, his wife has been offered some fantastic job in San Diego and he has asked to be positioned out there." Jack told her.
"Wow," Sam said "that is very, noble, of him Sir." Sam said.
"That's what I said. Problem now is, we have no one to command the Alpha Site."
"Oh." Was all Sam could say, she was wondering why he was telling her this.
"I was given the enjoyable task of combing through personnel records trying to come up with a recommendation for the position." Jack told her.
"Really Sir...I bet you loved that." Sam said with a smirk. Jack could not help but grin back at her.
"Oh you know me and paperwork Carter, it's a... non-existent relationship." Jack said brushing a pile of papers aside.
"So, did you want my advice or opinion on someone Sir?" Sam asked.
"No, I have made my recommendation. Gave the big boys up stairs a full report while you were sleeping. And they agreed to a trial period, but I don't think anything will need to change."
"Who did you suggest Sir, if you don't mind me asking Sir?" Sam said.
"Well Carter, it's a scientist actually. Also an officer, a long association with the SGC and the gate, apparently one of the finest fighter pilots to come out of Air Force and everyone agreed that with some back up from us earthlings they'll do a fine job." Jack said. Sam was looking at him with a puzzled expression on her face.
"Wow Sir, sounds like a good choice, who is he?" Sam asked.
"Well Carter, SHE is someone you know very well." Jack said with a smile.
"She, wait who are you talking..." Sam's eyes went wide as she let herself think of the possibility. "Sir you don't mean..."
"Yes Carter, I do."
"But Sir! I'm no where near ready to command an entire facility, especially one like the alpha site, I have no where near enough experience..." Sam began to rant as she paced back and forth.
"Sam!" Jack said forcefully to grab her attention. He stood up himself and walked over so he was directly in front of her. "Sam, I can think of no one better I would want running the second line of defense for this planet...who do you thinks been running this place all these years? Without you we'd all be dust by now." Jack said.
"Sir, I don't know what to say."
"Well yes, might be a good idea. I understand if you need time to think about this, I know you probably need to speak to Pete and work out a few things..." Sam cut him off.
"That won't be a problem Sir."
"What won't be?" Jack asked.
"Pete. We aren't together anymore Sir. He wasn't right for me." Sam said looking down at the floor.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know." Jack said, mentally kicking himself in the ass over and over again.
"It's fine Sir, you know how it is." Sam replied trying to lighten the mood.
"That I do. So I can assume I can send the memo back to Hammond with the YES box ticked?" Jack asked.
"Yes Sir."
"Well then Colonel Carter, you are officially on leave for the next ten days, to fully recover and to organize any personal issues."
"Yes Sir...General, I, I don't know what to say, thank you for trusting me."
"You're a fine officer Sam, and more than ready for this. You have good leadership skills." Jack said.
"I learned from the best Sir." Sam said lightly clasping his forearm. Jack was so taken back by the compliment and the sincerity in her voice he did the only thing he could do.
"Yeah Hammond was good like that." He replied. Sam shook her head and laughed softly at him. Happy the tension was broken. "Come here you big techno-babble nut." Jack said extending his arms which Sam happily went into. The two stood together like that for a while, just enjoying the closeness. After a minute it became apparent that if one of them didn't move, they never would. Sam slowly pulled herself back, but was a little thrilled at the way Jack's hand lingered on her hip as she stood in front of him.
"Do Daniel and Teal'c know?" She asked.
"In the words of Teal'c, indeed." Jack said, causing Sam to smile once again. "Daniel wrote you a really nice, but oh so long recommendation as well. We have a little thing planned for O'Malleys tonight if you are up for it." Jack said.
"Well I can't drink because of the meds I am on but sure, I'd love to." Sam replied.
"Excellent. See you at seven. Now if you'll excuse me, I think I have an SG team coming back now, I should really know that for sure shouldn't I?" Jack said.
"Probably Sir, but I won't tell. I'll get out of your hair. And Sir, thank you once again." Sam said, unable to resist, she lent in and kissed him softly on the cheek.
"Don't mention it." Jack said.
Sam left the room and walking down the halls was unable to believe what had happened. She just took a new job which would have her off world six days a week and no longer on SG 1 or at the SGC. She almost stopped dead in her tracks when the last fact hit her... She was no longer under Jack's command.
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