Tegan Chronicles

Affairs of Love 2

"How are you feeling?"

It was the following Tuesday, Tegan had finished her antibiotic the day before and was hoping to jump with her team the next day. "Great."

"Well your lungs are clear." Janet put her stethoscope in her pocket. "Are you having any shortness of breath or weakness?"

"No, and I haven't coughed in two days." She tried not to sound anxious.

"What's the mission?"

"I don't know, some boring vegetation field trip, something about giant mushrooms on the planet."

"So no chasing bad guys?"

"Unless these are magic mushrooms with feet, I really doubt it."

"Fine," Janet gave into her smile, "you're cleared to jump."

"Thank you."

"Welcome back SG1." General Hammond greeted from the control room, noting the yellow powder covering his prized team. "What happened?"

"We're fine, sir." Tegan assured while Daniel sneezed from beside her.

"Puff balls sir. Giant ones." Jack held his arms out to indicate the size. "You know mushrooms?"

"Hit the showers and report to the infirmary." General Hammond shook his head. "Unless there's anything pressing, we'll debrief at 0800 hrs."

"No sir, we'll see you tomorrow." Jack looked at Tegan and Sam. "Ladies first."

"Actually sir, Daniel should get this stuff off him." Tegan watched him sneeze again.

"I'll be glad when they finish putting in our locker rooms." Sam wiped at the yellow substance on her face. "Think we should get checked out while they shower?"

Tegan shook her head negatively as she followed the guys down the hall. "Don't take too long. And Colonel, try not to use all the hot water."

"Hey, I gave you first dibs." Jack grinned.

"We will not be long." Teal'c bowed his head to Tegan and Sam before stepping into the locker room.

Tegan and Sam walked into the infirmary their hair still wet and stringy from their showers. Jack was heading out, "We're going to Mac's tonight."

"Isn't tonight Karioke night?" Tegan wrinkled her brow.

"Yup, and you're going to go and you're going to have fun." He thought for a minute. "That's an order Kiser."

"Yes sir." She grumbled as she spotted Janet waiting for them. Sam was already heading for the bed Janet was pointing to, so she grabbed the one next to it.

She heard Janet finishing up with Sam, and watched anxiously for the brunette to step around the curtain.

"Hey!" Janet watched Tegan jump slightly as she snuck in behind the woman. "You ok?"

"Yeah." Tegan grinned. "I was in deep thought."

"About?" Janet pulled out her pen light.

"Nothing in particular."

"How are you feeling?" Janet checked her pupils before putting the pen light back in its assigned pocket.

"Fine. The mission was routine, and boring." Tegan thought for a second. "Well except for the loud booms as the mushrooms exploded into large yellow clouds."

"Yeah, Colonel O'Neill said it was 'way cool!'" Janet stuck her stethoscope in her ears and listened to Tegan's chest. When she finished she replaced it around her neck. "You're free to go."

"Thanks." Tegan pushed herself off the bed. "Are you joining us at Mac's?"

"I think I will. Cassie's staying with Julie's daughter tonight."

"Slumber party, awesome." Tegan voice was distant as she thought back on her own childhood.

After a few minutes Janet touched her forearm. "You ok?"

Tegan nodded. "Yeah, I'll see you at Mac's."

Tegan watched Jack finish off his draft, while Daniel put his arm around Sam. There was something off about Daniel's behavior, but she wasn't sure what. Some drunk monkey was on stage singing "Natural Woman."

"I do not get it." Teal'c looked at Tegan. "He is not a woman."

"That's what makes it so funny." Jack winked at Tegan. "Why don't you show him how it's done Tiki?"

Tegan took a long draw of her Sprite, "I think I will."

Jack watched her walk away. "Check out that fine piece of…"

"Ahem." Janet cleared her throat.

Jack's head popped up and he grinned. The doctor was looking unusually hot tonight. "Doc, we saved you a seat."

Janet nodded and watched Tegan step up on stage. "How much did you pay her?"

"Not a cent."

Janet looked to Daniel and Sam who agreed. She gave them a brief look of disapproval. She didn't remember hearing anything that would make her think Sam was attracted to the sometimes geeky archeologist. Still since he wasn't technically military there was no harm if they struck up a relationship.

"I'm sending this one out to the best team a girl could have." Tegan prefaced her song before the intro started. "'When the night has come, and the land is dark, and the moon is the only light we'll see. No I won't be afraid, no I won't be afraid, just as long as you stand, stand by me.'"

"You did great Kiser!" Jack had to yell to be heard over the crowd chanting for an encore.

"Thanks." She threw her hand up in greeting to Janet and picked up her Sprite as she slid into an empty chair. "What's up with them?"

"I don't know." Jack glanced at Sam and Daniel as he shrugged.

"You sang much better than that inebriated primate Major Kiser." Teal'c picked up his own beer and took a large gulp.

"That's good to know Teal'c." She laughed lightly looking sideways at Janet.

"Hey Tegan?"

"Sir?" She lifted her eyebrows as she turned her eyes to him. She couldn't remember the last time he'd used her first name, had she been close to death?

"What do you say we go back to my place and…"

"Sir?" Janet interrupted before he could finish.

"You can come too." He waggled his eyebrows.

"Actually Colonel," Janet stood up, "I think you all need to head back to the infirmary."

"What?" Daniel turned away from whispering sweet nothings in Sam's ear.

"Why?" Sam cocked her head to the side.

"Because you're all acting like a bunch of sex crazed teenagers."

"I am not." Teal'c pointed out.

"I'm sure whatever is causing this reaction has been counteracted by your," She lowered her voice to a whisper, "symbiote."

"I'm not either." Tegan protested.

"I'm not so sure about that." Janet shook her head as a rather nice looking forty-something walked up.

"Do you have a minute?" He addressed his question to Tegan.

Without hesitating she was on her feet.

"Isn't he?" Jack mumbled.

"The owner of this establishment'" Teal'c confirmed.

"Wonder what he wants?" Daniel adjusted his glasses to get a better view of the well kept man leaning in and talking into Tegan's ear.

"What all men his age want," Janet grumbled earning a curious look from all her tablemates. "A young thing to hang on his arm."

"I hardly think Tegan would play trophy to anyone." Sam gave a nod as the owner handed a small business card to Tegan who nodded and turned back to the table.

"What was that all about?" Jack questioned.

"Nothing." Tegan grinned. What he'd propositioned, she hadn't done in so long, and she didn't see how it would work out with her current work schedule. Never knowing when she'd be on earth or not.

Somehow the interaction had left everyone confused and curious, and Janet's concern over their hormones was completely forgotten, for the moment.