Something Else
Cam hurriedly stuffed his belongings into his locker, slamming the door shut with a grin.
"Well, someone's happy."
"Huh?" Cam turned to find Daniel and Teal'c smirking at him.
"You were whistling." Jackson told him.
"I was?"
"Indeed." Teal'c intoned.
"Oh, uh...I guess I was." Cam shrugged and felt his grin return as he followed his team mates out of the locker room, heading in the direction of their quarters. "I'm just happy to have a couple days off."
"Got something planned?"
"I'm taking Vala to a concert tonight. She's never been to one, you know."
"Vala? As in Vala Mal Doran?" Daniel asked incredulously.
"You know any other Valas?"
"Thank gods, no," he muttered. "It's just, uh...you two have been spending a lot of, um, time together."
"Is that a problem?" Cam glared at the archaeologist, not sure he wanted to hear the answer.
"N-no, I just...I'm surprised. This is, what, the sixth time you guys have gone out on the last month? Are you-are you two...dating or something?"
"Seventh, actually. And, no, we're not dating. Yet." Cam couldn't help putting in that last jab.
"Oh, I thought you two were just friends." Daniel sounded almost confused by his answer.
"We are friends, Jackson." Cam stopped and looked the other man straight in the eye. "But there's also something else and we're trying to see what it is. Neither of us is in any rush to label it. For now, it's enough to just spend time together."
"I am happy for both you and Vala Mal Doran." Teal'c finally spoke up, a small smile gracing his features.
"Thanks, Big Guy."
"Uh, yeah, I'm, um, happy for you guys, too." Daniel stuttered.
Cam nodded, barely resisting the urge to roll his eyes, and continued down the corridor. You snooze, you lose, Jackson, he thought with a smirk as he knocked on Vala's door.
The End