"Knock knock."
Daniel looked up from his computer to see Cameron standing in his doorway.
"Hey," he said, turning back to his work.
"Hey," Cameron agreed, walking in. He stood awkwardly at Daniel's side for a second.
"Whacha doing?" he asked after a moment. Daniel sighed and looked up at the colonel, frowning.
"You want something? By some miracle, Vala's not bothering me today so you have to take her place?"
Knowing perfectly well why Vala wasn't bothering Daniel, Cameron winced.
"Um."
Daniel raised an eyebrow, then narrowed his eyes suspiciously.
"What?"
Deciding he could get to the point later, Cameron asked a different question. Yes, Vala had already convinced him but the colonel still wanted to make sure.
"Earlier…when you and Sam were talking about the other file…"
Daniel rolled his eyes. "Sam told me you were bugging her about that," he informed Cameron, turning once again back to his computer. "If you really want to figure it out, talk to General Landry…or Jack himself. I'm sworn to secrecy."
Cameron knocked his head softly on the wall. "Jackson…why can't you tell me a simple 'yes, O'Neill's my dad' or 'no, O'Neill's not my dad?'"
"Because I'm sworn to secrecy," Daniel repeated, not looking up. Cameron flung a hand towards him.
"That's like saying it's true, you know!"
Daniel looked up at him, smiling. "Then you have your answer,"
Cameron froze and blinked at the archeologist blankly for a second before yelling in frustration.
"I don't get it! Sam says one thing, you and Vala say another…"
Suddenly Daniel looked quite interested and turned away from his work.
"You talked to Vala?"
Cameron stopped muttering abruptly and glared at Daniel.
"Yes."
Daniel smiled. "You know we never actually told her?"
Cameron, still glaring, mumbled a positive response. Daniel's smile grew wide.
"Lemme guess. You promised her something particularly bad before you found that out, because otherwise her lips were sealed, and now she's making you keep your word."
There was another positive grumble. Daniel grinned, leaning back, his arms folded across his chest. Someone other than him had finally fallen into Vala's trap!
"What'd you promise?"
Cameron muttered something even Daniel couldn't translate. Having fun with himself, Daniel cupped a hand to his ear.
"Sorry, I couldn't make that out."
"Hello Danny, I'm bored," declared a familiar voice sauntering into the room. Vala jumped onto the desk and grinned at Cameron.
"Oh, hello Colonel!"
Cameron turned his rigid death glare to her and stormed out the room. Daniel, laughing, shook his head at Vala.
"You really shouldn't do that to him, Vala," he scolded good-naturedly. Vala's grin vanished into an innocent, wide-eyed look.
"I have no idea what you're talking about."
A/N: I love reviewers and live for constructive criticism!