Authors note: Thanks to 'Fizziks' for the beta on this story! Any mistakes that remain are my fault, Hope you enjoy, please please review whatever you think!

Chapter 1

Jack wandered up to the coffee machine where Daniel was just getting himself yet another cup and mumbled, "I've made another mistake."

"Oh," Daniel said apprehensively, wondering if it involved anything valuable being broken.

"Trouble is I'm not sure what it is I've done but Carter is pretty upset about it. She's been 'siring' since we got back"

"Siring?"

"You know, 'Yes Sir,' 'No Sir,' even more than usual. It's like she's the rule book."

"Is it something that happened at the Alpha site?"

"I took over her X302 lessons with the cadets, but she still got to do the physics lectures and lab stuff she wanted too. Besides, it was the only way I could justify my trip."

"Ah, did you ask her first if she wanted to fly?"

"Well no, but I do have more flight time than her."

"I'd check that, Jack."

"What? In all the flights we've taken, I pilot and she flies second seat. She's great tactically but she always suggests I take the stick."

"Ever heard of manners, Jack?" Daniel raised his eyebrows at his best friend before taking a sip of his freshly acquired coffee. It was air force issue sludge but it was caffeine laced sludge and that's what he needed right now. Dealing with a guilty, but slightly unaware, Jack was never easy.

"Yes, Daniel, I've heard of manners."

"Tell me you've read her file." His voice was patience itself.

"When did you get clearance to read personnel files?" His voice had just a hint of an accusatory tone, but Daniel kept smiling as he responded.

"Not long after I started, the general let me read a few to get to know my team and the military a bit better, I think he thought if I knew what some of you were capable of I'd show more respect."

"Yeah, that was likely to happen," Jack scoffed. Daniel and the military still didn't gel well but at the beginning they'd positively clashed. Daniel's arguments with Hammond were still the stuff of legends. Daniel chose to ignore Jack's tone and continued.

"Anyway the point is have you read Sam's?" His voice had a precise slow quality that irritated Jack. He was not a child, the fact that Daniel and on occasion Carter spoke to him like one was infuriating.

"Yes, I read it," he said just a fraction too quickly. Daniel just waited, looking questioningly at Jack, until Jack added, "The significant parts, postings, commendations, you know that stuff."

"I'd take another look at what she did during the Gulf War."

"She once said she flew, but women weren't allowed near the frontline so she probably did transport routes. It's not the same Daniel, the X302 is a combat aircraft"

"I'd check that Jack, and give some thought about where she spends her leave and maybe an apology."

"Daniel, I did nothing wrong," Jack said belligerently, almost wishing he'd never started this conversation.

"Just read some of that paperwork that's crammed in your office." With that, Daniel took his coffee and headed back to his own office.