FOUR DAYS
OF CELESTINO – II. Day Two
by Betty Bokor
Sam/Daniel. Daniel and Sam share a Saint Patrick's
weekend.
Spoilers: All seasons, including 9 and 10.
Disclaimer:
The Stargate original characters belong to MGM/Showtime, Double
Secret Productions, and Gekko Film Corp. This was written strictly
for the purpose of entertainment. No attempt at copyright
infringement has been made.
Day Two
Chapter 1
She woke up in the morning as soon as the first rays of the sun filtered through the long curtains in the window. She turned around and noticed that Daniel had already gotten up. She felt a strange sensation of abandonment, as if it had been wrong for Daniel to leave the bed before she woke up. She heard some noises coming from the bathroom and a few seconds later he returned to the room.
"Hey. I hope I didn't wake you," he said as he approached in a long fluffy robe. Sam looked at him in surprise because she had never seen him wearing anything like that. He noticed what she was paying attention to and added, "This one has a 'D' embroidered on the pocket. There's another one on that armchair over there. It's not navy blue, but white, and it has an 'S' in the pocket. First I thought they were towels and then I realized they were robes, for us."
She jumped out of the bed and went to check the other robe. Daniel was right. They had been especially embroidered with the initials of their names. She knew that had to have been a deliberate act, not a coincidence.
"This is looking weirder by the minute," she said.
"You don't know how much," he added. "I already tried calling Jack and his secretary told me that he'd be out of reach until Tuesday."
"Tuesday?"
"Yes."
"Did she say where he was?"
"No, she said it was sensitive information that couldn't be given over an unsecured line."
"You've got to be kidding me."
"No, I also called the front desk-"
"And where was I while you were doing all these things?"
"You were sleeping. I called from the bathroom, after I read the newspaper."
"There's a phone in the bathroom?"
"Yes, and that one over there is a three-line cordless portable speakerphone."
"Wow, this is definitely not the kind of hotel Jack usually chooses for us. What do you think is going on? He doesn't even like to use wireless phones."
"This isn't his style in anything, except for the big screen TV over there, that has cable and probably all the hockey games available in this country."
"So, what happened when you called the front desk?"
"I didn't want to make an issue about the fact that we weren't married, so I called and asked if I could make a reservation for a friend who would be here tonight and they said no."
"No?"
"Yes, they said they're full because of the Saint Patrick's celebration. They even offered to help me find another nice hotel for my friend."
"You don't need to do that, Daniel. We'll be fine. We've had to share worse places to sleep before."
"Are you sure? I don't mind moving out to another hotel."
"Don't be silly. What would be the fun if we were not even in the same hotel? We'll be okay."
The telephone interrupted Sam. Daniel picked up and talked for a few seconds and then hung up. "It seems that we're late for our treatments at the spa," he said in an incredulous tone.
"But it's just past 6:30 in the morning," Sam complained.
"They're expecting us. If we don't hurry up we won't be ready to go to the pub for lunch before the parade," Daniel added very sarcastically.
"Do you think this can get worse?"
"Always," he smiled at her and then added, "Come on, I have the coffee machine going. Let's have a cup before we go down."
