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"Carrrrtttttttttteeeeeeeerrrrrrrrr..."
The Major sighed. "Sir, please. I'll play with you later."
Jack forced himself not to dwell on what could be a suggestive meaning of the words and zoomed in on the 'play'.
"Carter, I'm not a three-year-old."
"You could've fooled me," she mumbled under her breath.
"What was that?"
With all the will power she could summon, she managed to stop herself from throwing the small screwdriver she had at him.
"Carter?"
Mustn't do it...
"Sir..." she began."I really AM trying to work."
"Carter, it's impossible. That thing does NOT want to..."
The small silver cube she was holding, a device from a deserted planet that was said to hold the spoken language of the long gone race, sudden turned a peculiar shade of green-
"Peridot!"
And a voice began to chant...
Carter grinned. "Impossible?"
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"Super Carter, Super Carter, Super Car-"
Carter sighed. "SIR!"
Jack instantly assumed a hurt look. "All you've done today is scold me," he complained.
One, two, three… Honestly, she couldn't blame him. Being stuck inside, in what had to be one of the world's most BORING places, was not something anyone wanted to do.
Plus, being the weekend, it was even worse for him- she would have been at the SGC anyways. She thought longingly of the pile of work in her lab…
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Jack watched his 2IC as she sat on her bed, absorbed in her own thoughts. With a slight wince, he pulled himself up (his chest was still sore from the staff blast) and stared at the Christmas tree. Presents were piled around it… a few from Daniel, the large ones from Teal'c (the guy went over board) and some from Cassie and Janet. The SG-3 Marines had sent Jack one, and the scientists had all joined together to buy her… something. Jacob's (expertly wrapped Jack noted, he must have had them 'done') were piled on top of each other and Carter's were hidden in the back.
But his?
He had Daniel's, Cassie's, Janet's, Jacob's, and Teal'c's… but not his 2IC's.
Carter's present was being brought by the Frasier teen on Christmas day. He actually had two for her. One was just a fun gift, friend to friend, the other… something more personal.
He wondered what she'd think of it.
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Carter watched as her CO studied the presents, eyes narrowed. She honestly hadn't the slightest idea what she was getting from him for Christmas and was very curious.
Very curious.
Their relationship had changed… for what, she didn't know. But it had. They had actually MENTIONED their feelings for each other… a start… right?
His lips curved into an evil smile. She forced herself to look away.
Sam. Calm down.
She had just immersed herself into the first book she had picked up when the klaxons began wailing and a voice announced: "INCOMING TRAVELER!"
"I wonder who that is…" Jack asked sitting straighter.
"Apophis?" Carter suggested with a slight giggle.
Jack gave her a grin. "Ra…"
"Sokar."
"Ba'al."
"Yu."
For some reason, (most likely related to the fact that they had been trapped in the infirmary for six whole days), they found this remarkably funny and were in gales of laughter when a figure appeared.
"Yu!" Jack shouted laughing again.
"Dad!" Sam greeted, pulling herself up higher, "What are you doing here?"
Jacob blinked and Selmac took control. "Dr. Frasier," he asked hesitantly (she?) "Is this… Colonel O'Neill and Major Carter?"
Janet nodded. "They are a little hyped up on sugar and inactivity. They're fine."
Jacob looked dubious but hurried to his daughter's side. "Hey Sam!"
"Dad," She repeated giving him a hug. "Why so early?"
"Can your old man just drop in a day early without everyone freaking out or suspecting me of an evil plot?"
She shook her head.
He gave her a reassuring smile. "Just wanted to make sure I got here on time."
Carter smiled back. "I'm glad you came."
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So was Jacob.
His daughter and her CO were outright flirting… for them. It was…
"Amazing?" Janet offered, watching with him, and the two banter.
He nodded. "How long has this been going on?"
"A while."
Jacob watched them a bit more before retiring to his room (The V.I.P room in case anyone was curious) and sat on his bed until two in the morning thinking.
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"Silent night… Holy night… All… is calm…. All…. Is bright. 'Round, yon virgin, mother and child…"
Jack kept his eyes closed and listened to her go through several other traditional Christmas songs before she finally said:
"You can open your eyes now, sir."
"How'd you know I was awake?" he demanded.
"Your nose wrinkles when you are pretending to sleep."
Jack longed to ask how she knew that but couldn't work up the courage too.
"What ya wish for the other day Carter?"
She was silent for a moment. "World peace. You?"
"To be able to leave this dungeon right now, healed."
"Sir…"
"Ok. A yoyo."
Carter gave him a sharp glance. He squirmed. It was as if she was reading his thoughts and knew he was lying.
"Christmas eve," she muttered. "I thought this day would never come."
Jack cocked his head. "Why Carter… I thought you were DYING to have me to yourself."
She refrained from rolling her eyes. "I guess I just miss Daniel."
Jack thought. "I do too."
"Really?" she asked surprised.
"Yeah. No one to bother 'round here…"
She coughed loudly.
"Except my 2IC of course."
She sighed. "You mean this entire base?"
"I don't annoy the entire base."
"3/4's of it sir," she retorted.
"I do not."
Carter wisely ignored him and focused on the breakfast trays Bert and Ernie were bringing in.
"Eggs again?" Jack whined.
'Only eight days until my release...'
"So Dad," she began as the man walked into the room. "What are you doing today?"
And as her father talked, she thought with bittersweet satisfaction that Christmas was the next day. After that, everything would go back to normal.
Wouldn't it?
She wasn't sure how she felt about that.
In fact, the thought almost made her cry.
"Carter?" Jack called, pulling her out of her thoughts. "Your dad wants to know what Daniel wants for Christmas?"
She grinned wickedly.
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3:00…
Daniel and Teal'c were due home any minute-
"OFF WORLD ACTIVATION!"
Seconds later, "MEDICAL TEAM TO THE GATE ROOM!"
Sam and Jack exchanged concerned glances.
"Never mind, A PAIR OF CRUTCHES TO THE GATE ROOM!"
The two laughed. Daniel was home.
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