Daniel hissed under his breath as the cold stethoscope touched his chest. Fraiser was giving him his regular checkup and he couldn't help but wonder if she'd either been distracted or –more likely- he'd made Sam mad and Janet was purposely torturing him.
"So how've you been?" Janet asked him
Daniel decided she was being nice to him, which probably meant she was distracted rather than mad…
"Daniel?" Janet's forehead creased with concern.
"What?" Daniel blinked. "Sorry" he shook his head. "I'm fine"
"You seem a little distracted lately" Janet noted.
"More than usual?" Daniel smiled morosely.
"Just a little bit" Janet smiled back. "So how are things at home?" Janet asked casually.
"Fine" Daniel said again.
"You know I talked to Sam yesterday" Janet broached the subject cautiously.
"Really" Daniel wondered where this was heading.
"She said you two were having a few…problems."
"What problems?" Daniel waited for it.
Janet touched his arm. "'Physical', problems"
Daniel rubbed his forehead with his fingertips and wondered if there was anything women didn't talk to each other about. "Janet, is there some reason you're bringing this up?"
"I'm just concerned about you." Janet said softly, her hand still on his arm. "I know you two have had some problems, and you're a grown man with certain needs…"
"Doctor" Daniel was feeling exposed, sitting in the infirmary without his shirt while a beautiful woman told him she knew that he hadn't been with his wife in over three months. "Look Janet," Daniel stood up and grabbed his shirt. "I appreciate your concern, but maybe you should stick to talking to Sam"
"Sorry" Janet looked down.
"No" Daniel pressed his palm against his forehead. "Don't apologize, please."
"Is your head all right?" Janet asked.
"It's fine" Daniel said dismissively.
"Daniel, I may have been out of line asking about your personal life but don't brush me off as your doctor." She said firmly.
"All right" Daniel admitted "I have a little headache"
"How long have you had it?"
"Since I saw the way you looked at me when I took my shirt off." Daniel said bluntly.
Janet blushed "I'm sorry"
"You know Janet, if you weren't Sam's best friend…"
Janet swallowed and whispered "I'm your friend too Daniel."
Daniel dropped his shirt back on the bed. "So is it too late to start over from the beginning?"