Tosca sei tu
Sitting down to lunch after Sam Carter sped off to the SGC, Jack pushed his food around while Kerry chatted cheerfully. This was the second red flag of the day, normally that boy could eat. The first to slide up the flag pole was that whole awkward meeting and conversation with Col. Carter; there was definitely some history there; in fact, he had seemed off kilter all afternoon. The third flapped in her face as he distractedly walked into the house to make a phone call, all in the middle of a sentence of hers he obviously did not hear.
Jack came back, truck keys in hand, and told her he had to go back to the base. He dropped her at her hotel on his way in and drove off without a second glance. He dug around in his collection of CD's looking for something soothing. Well it is Mozart's birthday, how about 'Cosi fan tutte'. Right an opera about switching partners, with his luck Kerry would wind up with Carter and he'd get Pete. Maybe 'Tristan and Isolde' by Wagner – no, no more ill fated lovers. Finally he grabbed some CD and jammed it in the slot, pressing shuffle. The beautiful aria 'Recondita Armonia' filled the cab of the truck and Jack let himself relax and mouthing the familiar words, he found himself saying "il mio sol pensiero, Carter, sei tu!" (my only thought, Carter, is of you). 'Sorry Tosca but I think my subconscious is trying to tell me something.' There were two women he was going to have to speak with and he'd rather chew off his own foot.
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Giacomo Puccini – Tosca – "Recondita Armonia"