Janet spotted the guys as she walked into the commissary. The three of them were eating. Teal'c as always had more food on the tray than you thought possible, Daniel had a sandwich in his left hand and yes you guessed it, coffee in the other and the colonel, well, he's staring at the half eaten blue-jello.
That's a surprise. I thought red was his favorite.
"Hey guys. Having snacks I see." Janet greeted the guys and sat down on the empty chair besides Daniel.
"I'm afraid I have some bad news." Daniel and Teal'c both looked at her, waiting for her to finish while Jack continued staring at the jello.
"To what are you referring to Doctor Fraiser?" Teal'c asked.
"Well, I was on the phone with Sam when SG7 gated in¡K"
"Is she okay?" Jack cut off Janet and asked.
Well so that got your attention.
"Like I was saying. I was talking to Sam and this new guy, Colonel Thomson was giving her a hard time and she won't be back till next week." Janet looked at the boys and laughed at their reactions to the news. Daniel's was the best.
Great. Thought Daniel. It's only Tuesday and Sam won't be back till next week. That's five days away. Five days! I don't think I can survive this. Daniel can't help but groaned at the thought of having to work with Jack without Sam for five more days.
As usual, you can't really tell what Teal'c was thinking under that mask, but Jack didn't look any different than before.
Well, that's odd. I thought he would be devastated. Thought Janet.
"Doc, you scared me. I thought something happened to Sam. She'll do fine with this Thomsam guy. She always ends up having to stay at DC longer than expected. It's no surprise."
Janet and Daniel looked at each other while Teal'c raised an eyebrow. That was not what I expected. Janet thought.
Is this the same guy who blew up Sam's lab so she'll come home early, the one that tried stealing Sam's diary so he could find her a birthday present, the one that drove everyone crazy because she's not here? What happened to the real Jack O'Neill? Daniel couldn't believe what he heard.
"Then I guess you don't need this anymore." Janet said and put an envelope on the table.
"What's that?" asked Daniel.
"Since SG1 can't function without Sam, General Hammond's giving you guys two weeks of downtime and this is a ticket to Washington, a key to Sam's room in the hotel and a reservation of dinner for two at the most romantic restaurant in Washington, courtesy of the US Air Force." Janet finished with a wicked smile.
"What?" the three, well, Daniel and Jack shouted.
"I think I might need to run more tests on you guys. Can't you pay more attention to me?" Janet said while shaking her head. This is more fun then I imagined.
"Like I said, in here, there's a ticket to Washington, a key¡K"
"Yeah, we heard you Doc. But for who?"
"Well, that he didn't say. I suppose it's for one of you guys." Like you have to ask whom. Any random airmen could tell you who the envelope's for.
"Doctor Fraiser, I have no intension of going to Washington, I wished to visit my family in Chulak."
"I think that can be arranged Teal'c. Say hi to R'yac for me." Janet smiled. Teal'c nodded and left the commissary.
"I have some projects I wanted to finish, this would be a great chance, besides, I promised Janet I would help at Cassie's sleep over so no thank you." Daniel said and smiled at Janet.
"I guess this is yours Colonel." Janet handed to envelope to Jack and he left without saying a word.
"That was evil Janet. I was going to request General Hammond to throw Jack over to what ever planet we could find just to avoid working with him without Sam."
"You weren't the one I want to scare. Guess special ops training have its advantages."
"Since Jack and Teal'c won't be here tonight, are we still having BBQ?"
"Daniel, the BBQ was for Jack to take his mind off Sam. Now that he's not here, I don't think it's necessary anymore."
"Oh." Daniel looked disappointed. He wanted to go. Really.
"We'll have spaghetti instead so don't forget to bring some wine for it." Janet said and gave Daniel a kiss on his cheeks and left.
After everyone left, Daniel was still sitting there staring at the seat Janet was on, stunned at Janet's kiss.
"I guess it's a date then."