Carter needed a social security number and clothes to teach in. Her two hippy outfits
were not enough and the principal let her know that she was to be an example to the
student. No one cared about these things at the docks. Everyone was paid daily in cash
and wore tattered work clothes.
O'Neill muttered as he handed over his pay. "Geeze Carter, not even a few bucks to spare for a beer"
Carter looked absolutely exasperated as she gave it all back to him. "Not a problem, I'll wear the drapes."
He gave her back the money. "For cryin' out loud, those kids won't notice if you wear the same thing every day."
Carter took the money back and vowed to spend every penny.
Jack realized how thoughtless he had been to Carter and remembered when he was in school how cruel kids could be. He also knew but tried not to dwell on the fact that Carter was a fine looking woman who must occasionally like to look nice. It was a side she rarely showed to the guys. So he took more odd jobs around the waterfront, even did a stint washing dishes in the evening at the local greasy spoon. He gave her every penny and to her amazement apologized for being such a jerk.
O'Neill also wrote to the Chicago city hall to obtain the records of one John O'Neill and his wife. This was one of his dad's second cousins for whom Jack was named. He died in a car accident, along with his wife shortly, before Jack was born. Their ages were close enough. Carter could always say she was called Sam instead the name of record Sinead. Jack used the information to obtain a drivers license and provide a marriage license for the skeptical school officials. Daniel just invented his social security number. He figured by the time anyone noticed they would by gone.
The twentieth of August was suppose to be an orientation meeting for the new teachers at the Herring Bay Junior-Senior High, however that's the day the tail end of Hurricane Camille hit the quiet community. It had wrought devastation on the south, nearly washed away Virginia and now was attempting to blow the roof off the little cottage. Every pot in the house was used to place under leaks in the roof. The only good Camille brought was more work for Jack and Teal'c. They patched up their place and volunteered to repair roofs and clear fallen tree limbs for their landlady and some of the other older folks. The community gradually began to accept the rather hippy looking odd mix as 'just kind of different but decent folks'.
When school started their lives fell into a pattern. Jack and Teal'c up before dawn and down to the docks. A few hours later Daniel and Sam would be off to school. Daniel and Sam would often be home by five and an hour or so. Later Jack and Teal'c would straggle in exhausted and reeking, hit the shower and then try not to fall asleep in their dinner plates. Many times they brought home some strange sea creature that was to become their fare.
On the days there was no work on the docks Jack and Teal'c did any odd job that came along but mostly they hauled crates of fish. Jack tried but could not compete with Teal'c and in his attempts to keep up he slowly but surely strained every muscles in his body. The sleeping arrangements did not help. The land lady would drop in after dinner to chat and stay till Jack was snoring on the couch. After much poking and glaring by Carter he would wake up, wipe the drool off his chin and excuse himself. The sweet old lady would shoo the couple off to bed much to their consternation and Daniel and Teal'c's amusement.
When she finally left O'Neill gave Carter the room and he bedded down on the couch. To say the couch was lumpy or that it sagged a bit or that it had long, long ago smelled a bit fresher was feint praise. It seemed to O'Neill that the Spanish Inquisition must have mislaid it. He tried sleeping on the couch, he tried the cushions on the floor, nothing proved comfortable.
Carter was unaware of his plight but had noticed that he rubbed the small of his back and stretched and rolled his shoulders often. One early morning Carter got up and padded bare foot into the kitchen for a glass of water when she saw Jack attempting to get up for work. First he rolled onto his knees and then grabbing the nearest piece of furniture as he struggled to his feet. She was appalled at how mindless she had become. She was sleeping on down and he on the floor, she could go back to bed for another hour or two and he was off to the docks, she would sit behind a desk and he would haul crates, she would be in doors and he would be in the driving rain today. Tonight she would give him the bed.
O'Neill muttered as he handed over his pay. "Geeze Carter, not even a few bucks to spare for a beer"
Carter looked absolutely exasperated as she gave it all back to him. "Not a problem, I'll wear the drapes."
He gave her back the money. "For cryin' out loud, those kids won't notice if you wear the same thing every day."
Carter took the money back and vowed to spend every penny.
Jack realized how thoughtless he had been to Carter and remembered when he was in school how cruel kids could be. He also knew but tried not to dwell on the fact that Carter was a fine looking woman who must occasionally like to look nice. It was a side she rarely showed to the guys. So he took more odd jobs around the waterfront, even did a stint washing dishes in the evening at the local greasy spoon. He gave her every penny and to her amazement apologized for being such a jerk.
O'Neill also wrote to the Chicago city hall to obtain the records of one John O'Neill and his wife. This was one of his dad's second cousins for whom Jack was named. He died in a car accident, along with his wife shortly, before Jack was born. Their ages were close enough. Carter could always say she was called Sam instead the name of record Sinead. Jack used the information to obtain a drivers license and provide a marriage license for the skeptical school officials. Daniel just invented his social security number. He figured by the time anyone noticed they would by gone.
The twentieth of August was suppose to be an orientation meeting for the new teachers at the Herring Bay Junior-Senior High, however that's the day the tail end of Hurricane Camille hit the quiet community. It had wrought devastation on the south, nearly washed away Virginia and now was attempting to blow the roof off the little cottage. Every pot in the house was used to place under leaks in the roof. The only good Camille brought was more work for Jack and Teal'c. They patched up their place and volunteered to repair roofs and clear fallen tree limbs for their landlady and some of the other older folks. The community gradually began to accept the rather hippy looking odd mix as 'just kind of different but decent folks'.
When school started their lives fell into a pattern. Jack and Teal'c up before dawn and down to the docks. A few hours later Daniel and Sam would be off to school. Daniel and Sam would often be home by five and an hour or so. Later Jack and Teal'c would straggle in exhausted and reeking, hit the shower and then try not to fall asleep in their dinner plates. Many times they brought home some strange sea creature that was to become their fare.
On the days there was no work on the docks Jack and Teal'c did any odd job that came along but mostly they hauled crates of fish. Jack tried but could not compete with Teal'c and in his attempts to keep up he slowly but surely strained every muscles in his body. The sleeping arrangements did not help. The land lady would drop in after dinner to chat and stay till Jack was snoring on the couch. After much poking and glaring by Carter he would wake up, wipe the drool off his chin and excuse himself. The sweet old lady would shoo the couple off to bed much to their consternation and Daniel and Teal'c's amusement.
When she finally left O'Neill gave Carter the room and he bedded down on the couch. To say the couch was lumpy or that it sagged a bit or that it had long, long ago smelled a bit fresher was feint praise. It seemed to O'Neill that the Spanish Inquisition must have mislaid it. He tried sleeping on the couch, he tried the cushions on the floor, nothing proved comfortable.
Carter was unaware of his plight but had noticed that he rubbed the small of his back and stretched and rolled his shoulders often. One early morning Carter got up and padded bare foot into the kitchen for a glass of water when she saw Jack attempting to get up for work. First he rolled onto his knees and then grabbing the nearest piece of furniture as he struggled to his feet. She was appalled at how mindless she had become. She was sleeping on down and he on the floor, she could go back to bed for another hour or two and he was off to the docks, she would sit behind a desk and he would haul crates, she would be in doors and he would be in the driving rain today. Tonight she would give him the bed.