Chapter 4

As redundant as this sounds Thanks For All The Reviews! Also, I have gotten a few questions of how old Sam is in this fic. It will be revealed in this chapter.

Jack woke the next morning with a feeling of unease. He had yet to open his eyes, but he knew he would not like what he saw when he did. He slowly opened his left eye and the first thing he saw was yellow. After a few seconds he realized that it was not yellow that he had been seeing, but Sam's very blonde hair.

It took a few moments for the reality of the situation to sink in. Cuddled snuggly in his arms was the almost naked form of his superior's daughter. Jack immediately tried to remove the woman's head from his chest but soon realized her arm was wrapped around his stomach as well. He wanted to get up without waking Sam, but it didn't look like he had a choice.

Jack slowly shook Sam's shoulder, but that only resulted in her tightening her grip on him. He tried to move away, but her grip on him was to strong. He finally decided another course of action. He slowly stood up and lifted her with him. He then walked the short distance to the lake. He stopped when the water reached just above his knees. Works just like a cold shower. He then lowered Sam's lower half into the water. As soon as her feet hit she screamed and released her hold on Jack. Sam squirmed in his arms, causing him to lose his balance. Soon both of them were drenched once again.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" Sam yelled at him.

"Cold water, it's the way my friend Kawalsky always woke me up when I had too much to drink." He responded.

It seemed as thought Sam's body had yet to respond to the effects of the night before until Jack had reminded her. She groaned and put a hand up to cover her face. "I don't feel so good." She suddenly exclaimed. She ran out of the water and onto the beach. She fell to her hand and knees and soon relived her stomach of the alcohol from the night before.

It that doesn't turn me off, I don't know what will. "If I had known that you were that cheap of a drunk, I wouldn't have got you that second beer." Jack told her. He was trying hard not to look at a certain part of her anatomy that was being presented to him in her current bent over position.

Sam just ignored him and walked back over to the water. She scrubbed her face vigorously and then rinsed her mouth out as best as she could.

Meanwhile Jack had walked over to the tree where he hung his clothes to dry the night before and started to get dressed. Sam soon followed his example. Wearing just her underwear seemed a lot more appealing the night before.

Jack walked over to a now fully clothed Sam and stuck his hands into his jeans pocket. When he pulled it back out again he had something in his hand. "Tic Tac?" he asked.

Sam glared at him and grabbed the container from his hand. She stuffed 5 in her mouth and pocketed the container into her own jeans.

"It's a good three miles hike to the highway. From there I guess we'll have to hitchhike again." Jack said.

Sam just walked by him towards the trail. I guess being dumped in the water was not her idea of fun.

"Hey, wait up!" Jack exclaimed to Sam's retreating form.

They walked in silence until they reached the highway. Sam was just too pissed at Jack to say anything and Jack, well, he just didn't know what to say.

It was around 10 in the morning when they finally reached the highway and it was fairly deserted. After about 10 minutes of standing at the side of the road without successfully getting a ride Jack decided to break the silence between the two of them. "Role up your pants a little bit and stick out your leg" he told her.

Sam hid a quick smile and then glared at Jack. "Why don't you stick your leg out and see if you can get us a ride."

Jack made and exaggerated gesture of moving the position of his leg so that his knee was bent and only his toes were touching the ground. He then pretended to flick his hair and bat his eyelashes. After only a few seconds Jack decided he couldn't take anymore and returned back to his normal stance. "I got nothing, your turn."

After Sam finally lifted her chin so her mouth was closed, she stifled a laugh. Jack was looking at her expectantly when a car pulled up beside them. "Where are you kids headed?" the middle-aged man asked.

"Joey's Diner, it's on the corner of Midnight and 3rd." Sam told the man eagerly.

"That's not too far from where I'm headed. Hop in."

They jumped into the back seat and were soon going back to the place where Sam worked.

After thanking the man for the ride Sam went into the diner saying that she needed to do a few things here and it shouldn't take to long. Jack decided to take the opportunity to call the Colonel. He went to the nearest payphone and dialed the number the Colonel had left him.

After about 5 minutes of security clearances and call transfers, Jack finally managed to talk to the Colonel.

"Colonel Carter"

"Yes sir, this is Captain O'Neill"

"I've been waiting for your call Captain" said the Colonel in the tone that all superior officers have mastered in order to intimidate their subordinates.

"Yes sir, and I'm sorry, but we ended up going to a lake where there was no phone in which to contact you." Jack told him gracefully.

"I'll accept that excuse this time, but don't make a habit of this Captain."

"Of course not sir."

"Anything else you would like to tell me?" the Colonel questioned.

"No sir" Jack told him.

"Alright Captain, just remember, your future is in my hands." The Colonel told him smoothly.

"Yes sir" I did not just whimper.

"Oh and Captain, there is one thing I think you should know if you are to continue this assignment."

"Sir?"

"Sam's only 19."

"What?" Jack asked almost yelling into the phone.

I just wanted to say how sorry I am that this chapter took so long to update. I hate it went a writer says that they will update shortly and then they don't. I promised myself that I wouldn't do that to you people, but I actually have a legitimate excuse. As a few of you are aware, I am an extreme mountain biker. Just over a week ago my arm was removed from its sling and I was able to ride again. Sadly, the first race I entered I was hit from behind and crashed once again. This time I ended up breaking two of my ribs. I know this doesn't seem like a very good excuse not to write, but it is extremely painful to sit at a computer for more than five minutes, so once again I am SORRY!