After calling Jacob back and getting his voicemail, Selmak realized he had turned his phone off. It was no use in trying again. Plus, she knew she couldn't call Janet's cell or home phone as Jacob unplugged the main line and she was certain Janet turned her cell off so nothing would disturb their romantic evening.
And there was no point in going over to Janet's house he wouldn't believe a word she said. It would be exceedingly difficult to argue the fact that she wasn't Jack O'Neill to anyone, especially Jacob, when all anyone would see was Jack and hear Jack's voice. With Jacob already on the defensive the task was insurmountable at this point and thus pointless for Selmak to even try.
She knew how protective Jacob was towards those he cared about, especially her. She had always been very touched by how protective he was of her and not just because he felt it was his duty as her host but because he regarded her as a friend, albeit a friend who has intimate knowledge of his life. But still, he considered Selmak a true friend. And he would gladly have given Jack a broken nose or a split lip on her behalf.
Besides, Selmak knew where to find Jacob when necessary. From the anger in his voice she knew that he had no idea she had switched places with Jack. So, the best thing she could do is keep her distance for the time being. She needed to calm down herself so she could figure things out.
It was going to be hard. Her mind was distracted. Other than the fact that she was worried about Jacob and what Jack might accidentally do to him, she felt bad for not being with Jacob and Janet. Selmak loved Janet as much as Jacob did and she had so been looking forward to their weekend in Hawaii. After all, it was mainly her idea. If she hadn't given Jacob the proverbial 'kick in the ass' the man might have taken a millennium to ask Janet to marry him.
"Being human is so inconvenient," she grumbled rubbing her temples, feeling the pounding in her head increase as she tried to concentrate.
Actually, being human was really a bit of an inconvenience. Instead of just being able to heal herself, Selmak had to take those aspirin tablets to get rid of her headache. Then she was forced to swallow something called Alka-Seltzer, which tasted ghastly and didn't do much for getting rid of her stomach ache. She didn't even bother trying to get rid of the two circles under her eyes…or Jack's eyes as there was no remedy to immediately diminishing the bruising. She had to smile as that punch to Jack's nose did feel good.
Once her headache was gone and her stomach felt somewhat normal or what she believed was normal, Selmak was going to attempt a new task. She was not going out in public looking like a mess. One's outward appearance was always important to her. And Selmak needed her outward appearance to be sane and calm while talking to Dr. Jackson.
There was a possibility that he wouldn't believe her. However, she had no one else to turn to. Plus, she was highly motivated to make things right. She didn't want to spend the rest of her days as Jack O'Neill and she couldn't in good conscience abandon Jacob. Anyway, she was betting on the fact the Dr. Jackson was open minded enough to entertain the possibility that she and Jack switched places. After all, Daniel had first hand experience with the whole body switching thing.
"Ok, let's see," she exhaled wiping the moisture off the bathroom mirror. "I can do this. I've seen Jacob do this a number of times."
Selmak picked up the can of shaving gel and read the instructions. After vigorously shaking the can, she sprayed some gel into the palm of her left hand.
"Well, that doesn't look like nearly enough!" she exclaimed then sprayed more.
Satisfied, she applied the generous amount of gel to the bristly stubble on Jack's face. Of course, she used way too much shaving gel as there was an abundant supply on her hands. After rinsing her hands off she dunked the razor a couple of times in the hot water she'd filled the sink with. It was what Jacob always did. He said a cold razor gave him razor burn.
Whether he was handing her a line of bullshit or not, Selmak didn't want to experience what razor burn was. She was in enough pain as it was. Her memories of watching him shave were all she had to go on. After all, Jacob had been shaving for some forty years. It was second nature to him. He made it look so easy moving quickly around his face from left to right with his razor. Selmak had no experience and had no idea how much pressure to even use with the razor!
"Arrgg! Jacob you couldn't let me try it just once?" she exclaimed. Then she mimicked his reply, "Hell, no Sel! A man's face is not like shaving a woman's leg! It's way more sensitive! Sensitive my ASS Jacob!"
Selmak had no choice. She took it slow with small strokes beginning just below the left side burn, just like Jacob. Besides, she figured it best to take her time so as not to scar Jack's face. She didn't want to give Jack anymore ammunition for future arguments when things returned back to normal. He'd just better be as considerate with hers and Jacob's bodies…or else!
However, as good as her intentions were she was just too inexperienced. To get that real smooth shave Jacob always got, she knew she had to put enough pressure. The result was a littler closer shave than she would have liked. At least she only nicked herself or Jack's face a couple of times.
Again, from Jacob's memories Selmak grabbed a sheet of toilet paper from the replenished roll she had placed on the dispenser. She then tore of a tiny piece and attempted to place it on one of the nicks to stop the bleeding. Only when she tried applying it, the piece of paper stuck to the tip of her finger. After trying and failing at several attempts she just used a wad of toilet paper and kept pressure on each nick until they all stopped bleeding.
Now that the hard part was over she decided it was time to shower. She prided herself on cleanliness, as did Jacob. Although she preferred baths to Jacob's showers. Jack's bathtub wasn't of adequate size so she was forced to take a shower.
"Figures, the one time I have more than a few hours to myself and I can't even take a hot bath!" she muttered as she turned the hot water on.
Once the water reached the desired temperature, Selmak quickly stripped off the layers of clothing and stood in the shower allowing the heat to penetrate and relax her. It wasn't until about fifteen minutes of just standing in the steaming hot water that she was suddenly struck with a dilemma.
Jacob's number one rule was that Selmak was to never touch his private bit and pieces. Not even if his bladder was about to explode. Hence the dilemma, did that same rule apply to Jack? After all, in a sense she was occupying his body, her mind was where Jack's should be.
"For Egeria's sake! This is ridiculous! It's not like I've never handled one before. I did have a mate for seven hundred years before he was killed. And he enjoyed my touch!"
She decided the best course of action was to clean up as quickly as possible. Then she dried up and dressed even faster! It wasn't that she didn't mind seeing men naked. She'd seen many over the course of her lifetime. But she couldn't look at men like that anymore as Jacob was her host now. And she knew he would want no part of seeing or even remember her seeing Jack O'Neill naked!
At least, Selmak hoped that things would be fixed and that she would be able to share this experience with her host.
