A/N: Awww you guys like me, you really like me {sheds tear} Over 100 reviews! I never even imagined getting half that! Honestly, with that first chapter, of my first ever fic, I thought I might just post it up there, and it would just be me and the crickets. So thanks you guys! C'mon everybody, big group hug. We can even put Sam the cat and Jack, and Teal'c and Daniel all in the middle... mmmm... Danny, Teal'c n' Jack with me in the middle... {Watches mind happily playing in gutter... oh no look out for the street sweeper aaahhh!}
Within minutes, Sam was mostly dry. She was still miserable, the smells from the flea shampoo just as strong as before. Sam knew from experience with Schroedinger that the smell would likely linger for days. Sighing in resignation, Sam felt a wave of exhaustion hit her full force. A massive yawn escaped as Sam curled herself into as small a ball as possible. She felt hands moving the wet towels and replacing them with dry ones as she finally gave into the oblivion of sleep.
Chapter 21
Jack watched the sleeping form of his second. She had curled up, tail wrapped tightly around her body. After the bath and drying with hairdryer and towels, her fur was fluffed out, and looked incredibly soft. He felt a soft smile tugging at his lips. She was nearly irresistibly adorable, who would have thought that Carter would make such a cute cat. Even though he considered himself more of a dog person.
The Doctor's voice interrupted his thoughts. She was thanking them all for their help with Sam. Jack shrugged. "Hey, no problem Doc, I'm always glad to help with Carter." Teal'c and Daniel added their agreement. Janet smiled at all of them.
"In that case, are any of you guys busy this afternoon?" She asked them all. "I could use your help for Sam again."
Jack looked at his teammates. They looked just as confused as he felt. Jack decided to speak for all of them. Daniel could probably use another break from working too hard, and he knew that all of them were always willing to help when it concerned Carter. "What you need Doc?"
Janet looked at Sam's sleeping figure again. "Sam will probably sleep for a few hours now. Since it looks like she will be in this body for a while longer, Captain Brunsfeld recommended we get a few things for her that they don't stock in the kennels, since they don't keep cats. There's a Petsmart that just opened not too far from here, where you should be able to get everything. I'd go myself, but SG-5 is due back, and I want to be around to keep an eye on Sam, just incase she doesn't agree with the flea treatment."
"Hey, sure no problem. Right guys?" Jack looked at the others. Teal'c agreed readily, he had never heard of this place called Petsmart, and he was always eager to visit the surface of the Tauri home world. Daniel agreed as well, although a bit reluctantly. He was probably hoping to get back to work. Daniel's reluctance evaporated as Janet beamed at them.
"You can probably be back in less than an hour. Why don't you go get cleaned up and I'll meet you all at my office, the list is in there." Janet quickly left the room to go change her own clothes, and the three men looked down at themselves in surprise. Jack was the worst, having been closest to the sink and Sam when she'd decided they all needed a shower, but neither Daniel nor Teal'c had escaped getting damp while toweling off the soaking wet Major.
"You heard the lady. Carter needs us." Jack said as he left to find dry clothes, Daniel and Teal'c following. Sam slept on, dead to the world.