Daniel

As I walked into the men's room, I realized that it did not bother me that I was infected with a wacky "love potion" – I use that very, very loosely – but quite the opposite. I am looking forward to this time where I can explore what has happened.

I have always known Sam was a beauty; one look at her blonde hair and blue eyes, could knock anyone out. And her mind! Oh it made her even more radiant. The way she skipped from thought to thought, bounding for an answer, matched my own. Maybe that is why I love her.

Love her.

Love her?

Like how, Jackson? Like oooh your are gorgeous, lets mate, love? You're my best friend, love? Or was it the simple, you are the one who will know what I am talking about before I say it, and don't care if it is silly, love? Or was it…

I have to stop. This is getting too confusing.

I venture back out to the hall, not seeing Jack anywhere; I slowly step toward my office. At the door, I cautiously peek inside. I'm in the fifth grade again, geez!

"Is there anything I can help you with, Doctor?" A voice behind me asks gently.

I jump – honestly what can hurt me here? – and turn to see one of my research assistances, loaded with papers. "Um… no. No problem. Thanks."

I am just glad Jack is gone; I would not have heard the end of this.

Sam

Infected. Like a disease. I can find a cure, I can cope, I can deal…. With the fact that I am infected!

I'm going crazy. I have to put an end to this before a few days. Other wise, Janet will have to lock me up. Or lock the boys up. Hell, lock us all up and have it out.

Ok, so the drinking was a bad thing – could have told you that! But how bad? Never would have guessed it in a million years – about the same time that it will take to forget this incident. No wonder the "dress code"; with a "dress" like the ones the women were wearing, no wonder they were getting attention. Like the equivalent of the red-light district, except on P2X-2698 they were looking for mates.

Should have known.

I went back to my lab after my self-talk while being curled up in the shower stall. As I sat at my desk, I pulled the personal log that I had been working on, hoping something would help me relax, or wrap my mind in blinders. I did not want to think about the fact that Daniel and Jack had been ogling at me the night before, and now would be for the next few days.

I had to nip it in the bud before the "days" part. Just then, Teal'c came into my office.

"MajorCarter, do you also feel that the Colonel and DanielJackson are…" he looked as if he was searching for an appropriate word. "Hot?"

I blinked. Hot? "Um… I, I really… I don't think so. I mean they are nice looking, easy on the eyes… but they are the Colonel and Daniel!" I'm blushing like mad.

"I see. So you do not feel any effects of the party?" Teal'c asked.

"I don't know what the effects are. But no, I don't think so… just normal me." With the mental image of Daniel kissing me.

"Indeed." Teal'c says, eying me. "I believe we must find a way to cure this. GeneralHammond has put us on stand down, until we can resolve this matter."

So matter-of-factly. Concise. I smiled at him as I gestured he take a seat. "What do you propose?"