All right, here's part three of the chapters that I've writing lately. I hope you enjoy...
Thanks to Vid Z. for part of the last line rewrite…
Two days later, Sam was in the lab, working on her latest naquadria experiment.
"Hey, Sam."
She looked over her shoulder and found Daniel walking into the lab. She smiled. "Hi, Daniel. How was Minnesota?"
Daniel's face held a guilty look. "Uh, Sam, we...well, we, uh, didn't...exactly...go to...Minnesota."
She chuckled. "I didn't think so. You and Teal'c were a little too excited for a trip to Jack's cabin. So, team/male-bonding thing did you guys do?"
Daniel picked up some of the crystals that were lying on the table and started fiddling around with them. "We, uh, went to California."
She nodded, barely hearing him.
"And Jack was arrested for assaulting a police officer."
She stopped, shocked by what he'd said. "Is he okay?"
"Yeah, we bailed him out, but we have some bad news for you." He said, avoiding eye contact with her.
She placed her tools down. "What?"
"The officer that Jack hit was Pete Shanahan."
She was too stunned to respond for a few moments. "What were you doing in California?" She whispered, hoping that she didn't know the answer.
"Uh, we were going to cast a shadow..."
She reached over and grabbed the crystals in anger and embarrassment. "How dare you!" She hissed.
Daniel looked at her, his pain for her imminent hurt shining in his eyes. "Sam, he's married."
"I know he's married, Daniel. I'm not stupid!" She spat back.
Suddenly, Sam realized with horror what she had just implied...
"Daniel, I just..."
Daniel shook his head and walked toward the door. He stopped, then turned. "Well, obviously you had me fooled…I thought you were better than that, Sam."
It'll get worse before it gets better, but it will get better! Just stick with me. I'm not trying to bash Carter...I love her just as much as the next person, but I want to see a little more human approach to her character. She's always either too good, too perfect, or too unavailable for whatever is happening. Here, she's just like a whole lot of women...clueless about how to get a guy...not that Jack's helping her or anything...
KEEP READING AND REVIEWING!