Interruptions

Chapter Twelve

Daniel was lying flat on his back on the floor of the gym. Vala was perched on top, her thighs straddling his middle. She'd tackled Daniel to the floor, and had proceeded to remove the basketball from his possession.

"Hey! That's against the rules!" Daniel protested.

"Nobody has pointed out a rule to me that says that a player is not allowed to straddle another in order to gain possession of the ball." Vala said innocently. "Seeing as I'm not from this planet, and therefore never played this game before coming here, I think you have to give me a bit of leeway." She passed the ball to Sam, who then scored a goal, which wasn't hard seeing as everyone was staring at Vala and Daniel.

"Get off me!" Daniel demanded.

Vala sighed dramatically. "I would have thought you'd enjoy this, Daniel."

Daniel blushed, then shoved at Vala with his hands.

She rolled her eyes. "Impatient." She muttered, before standing up and lending Daniel a hand. "So what's the score now?"

"I believe it's seven-nil." Sam said. "To us." She grinned at Vala and her other team mate, Teal'c. The stoic Jaffa who'd loosened up over the years, smiled back.

"Well, I say that last goal didn't count." Said Cam. "Vala cheated."

"She didn't know." Sam said.

"It's common sense!"

"It's an earth game."

"Let's just keep playing shall we?" Asked the third member of Daniel's team. "And now, we're gonna stop going easy on you 'cause your team's got two aliens and two girls."

Sam glared at Jack, who grinned cheekily in return.

"Game on." He said.

They resumed and, true to his word, Jack, Daniel and Cam managed to gain the upper hand on many occasions, and in turn, the lead. Seeing a possible intercept, Sam went for the ball, collided with something hard, and found herself pinned to the floor with Jack on top of her.

"Sorry." He said, but he made no move to get up.

Sam stared at him. "You gonna get up?"

"I dunno, I'm kinda comfy." He grinned.

Sam turned red and chuckled, pushing at Jack's chest with one hand. Reluctantly, Jack stood up, then helped Sam to her feet.

Daniel stared at them curiously. No one said anything.

"So…" It was, as usual, Jack who broke the silence. "Afternoon tea anyone?" He turned to Sam, who'd opened her mouth and said, "No."

"What?" Sam asked.

"No, I really don't always think about food, I just like it."

Sam smiled in return. "I could go for some blue jello right now."

"Hmm, sounds good to me." Vala said, and she dragged Daniel from the gym. Jack shrugged, and left too, followed by Sam, Teal'c and Cam.

Sam closed her eyes as she took a bite of jello. This was probably the best food item on the menu. It was also possibly the childish; except for the Froot Loops at breakfast; and not something a genius would eat, but Sam loved it anyway. She cracked open an eye when she heard Jack laughing.

"What?" She demanded after she swallowed.

"I never understood your attraction to that stuff." He replied.

Sam shrugged, taking another bite. "It's good."

Jack just smiled at her.

Though all of SG1 were in the commissary, Sam and Jack were sitting separately from the others.

"I can't believe I'm finally having a… well, meal, with you alone!" Jack said.

Sam laughed. "Too many interruptions."

"Agreed. I say when you're next on leave, we go somewhere, somewhere that no one else will think to look, and we'll have the time all to ourselves."

Sam smiled. "I like that idea."

"I'm glad."

"Where are we going? Your cabin?" Sam asked.

"No. Not this time, other times, sure. But this time, no. I'll find some place and when I do, I'll let you know." Jack grinned. "It'll be great though."

"I don't doubt it."

"So, when are you on leave next?" Jack asked.

"In three weeks." Sam replied.

"Cool. Well, I'm looking forward to it already." Jack said.

"Me too." Sam answered. She smiled a sweet smile at Jack. She lowered her voice to a whisper. "I love you."

"I love you too, Carter. I really do."