Jack was sitting in the commissary when he let out a loud curse and took off for his office, leaving his pie half eaten on the table. He couldn't believe he'd been stupid enough to leave that letter in his trash, on base no less! Idiot he thought to himself as he entered his office.
He closed the door and went through his trash. Most of it's contents were SGC memos along with his own rough drafts of mission reports. Jack couldn't find the letter in any of it. He checked and rechecked, then finally put his head down on his desk in defeat. His career was over.
Earlier...
Daniel went to see Jack in his office but found him gone. Probably out to lunch he reasoned. Daniel placed the reports on P3X-7426's culture he had brought with him in the "In" box on Jack's desk, noting the pile was significantly larger than the it's "Out" counterpart. Turning to leave he stubbed his toe on the trash can, scattering the waste it contained.
He sat the can back upright and gathered the papers up from the floor. Checking to see that he had got them all, he noticed a missed paper under Jack's desk. He picked it up and noticed that the crumpled paper had his name on it. He wouldn't have thought this odd, his name was on lots of SGC memos, but he could see that it contained his first name only. Mildly curious, he uncrumpled the paper and saw that it was a letter. Daniel read it over, then left the office, taking the letter with him.
A/N What happens next? Please review and let me know what you think.