Major Samantha Carter tossed and turned in her sleeping bag she finally
sighed and got up 'hopefully whoever's on watch will have some coffee on,'
she thought.
She unzipped the door of the tent and crawled out, she glanced around and saw that the fire of their little camp still burned merrily. And she saw that Colonel Jack O'Neill sat on the other side of the fire and faced away looking into the night, his P90 sat in his lap as he took his turn at watch.
Sam looked into the night sky of planet P4S-957 and saw that the second moon was rising so she realized that dawn was only about two hours away. She strolled over to the fire and put her hands out to warm them. And scuffing her feet quietly she made her presence known to Jack so that he wouldn't be shocked by her presence.
As she sat on a log by the fire Sam grabbed the coffee pot and poured herself a cup. "So tomorrow we go back," she said to Jack.
His only reply though as his eyes gazed into the night was a murmured, "yep."
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Beneath the Surface . . . of the Mind
By Verse12
Verse12@hotmail.com
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Disclaimer:
I do not own these characters nor do I claim too, this is a simple fan based homage. Their creators and the companies they work for and with own the characters and all that pertains to them. (I.E. MGM, Double Secret Productions, Gekko Film) This is just fans of the shows expressing their love for it for fun, no profit is involved or expected thank you.
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Chapter Eight
Campfire Tales
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Jack O'Neill kept his eyes away from the fire so as to preserve his night vision but he could feel her presence across the clearing. He tried to ignore the feeling he always got in her presence as he continued his turn at watch. And as the minutes stretched on and the silence grew Jack finally broke the quiet, "so the doc should have the results by the time we get back, huh?"
Sam looked over to the other two tents to make sure Daniel was still sleeping and Teal'C was still involved with his Kel'no'reem. She exhaled slightly seeing no evidence that they were awake or listening she got up and went over to sit next to Jack. With a nod she finally replied, "Yeah, Janet having to visit her father for almost a week cause he was so sick delayed things. But luckily she got back before we had to leave," seeing his stare she grimaced. "And you didn't need the run down on everything you already knew, but to answer your question, yes when we get back we'll know for sure."
At this he nodded and went back to keeping watch but Sam kind of grimaced and continued, "of course it's been so long now I think its safe to say it cant be anything else."
Blushing slightly Jack murmured, "kind of an over share their Carter."
Blushing herself, Sam replied glancing at the ground, "sorry sir."
"So kay."
". . ."
" . . ."
"So," Jack said as the silence grew too much for him.
Looking anywhere but at him Sam replied, "So?"
With a chuckle Jack shook his head "couple of great conversationalists here."
Sam then turned a dazzling smile on him "that's true sir."
Growing somber Jack looked down for a second, "when did things get so awkward between us?"
With a melancholy smile Sam answered, "around the time I said the word 'baby' I think."
Smiling a similar smile Jack quietly replied, "Yeah that sounds about right."
". . ."
". . ."
The silence went on for a time till the Colonel asked the question that had been on his mind since Sam told him her plan a couple of days ago. "I still don't like this."
With a sigh the blond woman closed her eyes, "I know its not the best solution and I don't like it either but I thought we agreed it was the best solution considering?"
Shaking his head Jack nodded "yeah, yeah I know but I get the feeling that this is all gonna backfire somehow. And . . . I wanted to be there for . . . you, both of you."
With a faint blush Major Carter nodded, "I wanted that to . . . but we both know that cant happen. At least this way . . . things may not get better but they wont get any worse."
"And this way we wont put the General in such a hard place," Jack added.
A nod of confirmation Sam continued, "right, and you . . . all of you guys I know will be there for me, when I need it."
Jack looked dead in her eyes a tone of fierce sincerity in his voice he answered, "I will always be there for you when you need me."
A smile of gratitude is her only reply as she stood and rested one hand on his shoulder in appreciation. And with a gentle squeeze of his shoulder she turned and with out saying another word and headed back to her tent as she tossed the cold remains of her coffee onto the ground.
Jack kept his eyes on the night and his mouth was clenched in a firm line as he quietly muttered "Dang it." And while he rubbed the beginnings of a tear from the corner of his eye he realized that this would probably be the last off world mission with this particular Sg-1.
To be continued,
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Endnotes:
I am sooooo sorry that this has taken so long. But I hoped you enjoyed it. I worked on a couple of other fics for a while then I had to go in early for work, well lets just say real life and the necessity of sleep has kept me from writing sooner, so once again I apologize.
So please let me know what you think and I will try to not let so much time pass.
Once again thank you, Later.
Signed: Verse12
She unzipped the door of the tent and crawled out, she glanced around and saw that the fire of their little camp still burned merrily. And she saw that Colonel Jack O'Neill sat on the other side of the fire and faced away looking into the night, his P90 sat in his lap as he took his turn at watch.
Sam looked into the night sky of planet P4S-957 and saw that the second moon was rising so she realized that dawn was only about two hours away. She strolled over to the fire and put her hands out to warm them. And scuffing her feet quietly she made her presence known to Jack so that he wouldn't be shocked by her presence.
As she sat on a log by the fire Sam grabbed the coffee pot and poured herself a cup. "So tomorrow we go back," she said to Jack.
His only reply though as his eyes gazed into the night was a murmured, "yep."
************************
Beneath the Surface . . . of the Mind
By Verse12
Verse12@hotmail.com
**********************
Disclaimer:
I do not own these characters nor do I claim too, this is a simple fan based homage. Their creators and the companies they work for and with own the characters and all that pertains to them. (I.E. MGM, Double Secret Productions, Gekko Film) This is just fans of the shows expressing their love for it for fun, no profit is involved or expected thank you.
***********************
Chapter Eight
Campfire Tales
************************
Jack O'Neill kept his eyes away from the fire so as to preserve his night vision but he could feel her presence across the clearing. He tried to ignore the feeling he always got in her presence as he continued his turn at watch. And as the minutes stretched on and the silence grew Jack finally broke the quiet, "so the doc should have the results by the time we get back, huh?"
Sam looked over to the other two tents to make sure Daniel was still sleeping and Teal'C was still involved with his Kel'no'reem. She exhaled slightly seeing no evidence that they were awake or listening she got up and went over to sit next to Jack. With a nod she finally replied, "Yeah, Janet having to visit her father for almost a week cause he was so sick delayed things. But luckily she got back before we had to leave," seeing his stare she grimaced. "And you didn't need the run down on everything you already knew, but to answer your question, yes when we get back we'll know for sure."
At this he nodded and went back to keeping watch but Sam kind of grimaced and continued, "of course it's been so long now I think its safe to say it cant be anything else."
Blushing slightly Jack murmured, "kind of an over share their Carter."
Blushing herself, Sam replied glancing at the ground, "sorry sir."
"So kay."
". . ."
" . . ."
"So," Jack said as the silence grew too much for him.
Looking anywhere but at him Sam replied, "So?"
With a chuckle Jack shook his head "couple of great conversationalists here."
Sam then turned a dazzling smile on him "that's true sir."
Growing somber Jack looked down for a second, "when did things get so awkward between us?"
With a melancholy smile Sam answered, "around the time I said the word 'baby' I think."
Smiling a similar smile Jack quietly replied, "Yeah that sounds about right."
". . ."
". . ."
The silence went on for a time till the Colonel asked the question that had been on his mind since Sam told him her plan a couple of days ago. "I still don't like this."
With a sigh the blond woman closed her eyes, "I know its not the best solution and I don't like it either but I thought we agreed it was the best solution considering?"
Shaking his head Jack nodded "yeah, yeah I know but I get the feeling that this is all gonna backfire somehow. And . . . I wanted to be there for . . . you, both of you."
With a faint blush Major Carter nodded, "I wanted that to . . . but we both know that cant happen. At least this way . . . things may not get better but they wont get any worse."
"And this way we wont put the General in such a hard place," Jack added.
A nod of confirmation Sam continued, "right, and you . . . all of you guys I know will be there for me, when I need it."
Jack looked dead in her eyes a tone of fierce sincerity in his voice he answered, "I will always be there for you when you need me."
A smile of gratitude is her only reply as she stood and rested one hand on his shoulder in appreciation. And with a gentle squeeze of his shoulder she turned and with out saying another word and headed back to her tent as she tossed the cold remains of her coffee onto the ground.
Jack kept his eyes on the night and his mouth was clenched in a firm line as he quietly muttered "Dang it." And while he rubbed the beginnings of a tear from the corner of his eye he realized that this would probably be the last off world mission with this particular Sg-1.
To be continued,
************************
Endnotes:
I am sooooo sorry that this has taken so long. But I hoped you enjoyed it. I worked on a couple of other fics for a while then I had to go in early for work, well lets just say real life and the necessity of sleep has kept me from writing sooner, so once again I apologize.
So please let me know what you think and I will try to not let so much time pass.
Once again thank you, Later.
Signed: Verse12