Title: Brief Encounters

Rating: K

Spoilers: None

Pairings: Elizabeth and Jack

Summary: Elizabeth's car breaks down and a stranger helps to fix it.

Disclaimer: I own none of the characters but the story is the product of a warped imagination

Authors Notes: Another crossover, a couple of people have asked for Jack and Elizabeth so here it is.

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Elizabeth sighed as the engine died again, no amount of coaxing would get the ignition to catch this time. She got out of her car and checked her mobile, no signal, not that she had been expecting one here in the middle of nowhere. She remembered the small convenience store about ten miles away, she'd have to walk back and see if they could help her, thank God she was wearing trainers. She reached for her baseball cap, shirt and a bottle of water before locking her car, she was just about to set off when she saw a truck in the distance on the other side of the road, she stood in the road and waved her arms until he stopped. She ran over to the truck as the driver was getting out

"What's the trouble?" he asked. He was tall, lean, greying and had a very charming smile she thought as she subconsciously tucked a stray piece of hair behind her ear,

"Engine died on me, I can't get the ignition to catch, could you possibly give me a lift to the store so I can get help," she asked, he grinned

"Let me see what I can do first" he said.

"There's no need..." she started but he already had the hood up

"Hey no problem, I'm used to fixing things" he replied. Elizabeth smiled, a man used to getting his own way she thought,

"Thank you" she said as he looked up "I'm Elizabeth"

"Jack" he replied, a worried look crossed her face

"Is it terminal?" she asked, he shook his head

"No just a couple of loose connections that's all" he replied grinning as she blushed with embarrassment. She muttered something about auto shop being required reading at university before kicking the tyre. He watched her for a moment, appreciating the fact she looked good in jeans, she bent over to remove a stone from her shoe and he lost his balance, his ribs connecting with car.

"Ooff" he grunted, Elizabeth was by his side in a second

"Are you ok?" she asked

"Yeah, my hand slipped, ya wanna warn me next time you do that" he said. Elizabeth's face looked puzzled

"Do what?" she asked

"Bend over like that, jeez if we'd have been in the city you'd have caused a major accident" he said grinning. A blush crept across Elizabeth's face, twice in ten minutes, it was like being back at school she thought and then she started to giggle

"I'm sorry," she said

"Don't be, I'm not complaining" Jack replied as he slammed the bonnet down "it's fixed for now but get it checked soon, there's a gas station about fifteen miles ahead of you, they've got a mechanic there get him to take a look". Elizabeth nodded and started to unlock her car

"I will and thank you Jack," she said smiling

"My pleasure Elizabeth" he said as he started to walk back to his truck "and remember crouch don't bend over, unless I'm there". Elizabeth laughed and waved as he drove off, she was still giggling as she pulled into the gas station fifteen miles later.