Seeking Confirmation
"So you're single again?"
She saw the hope glimmering in Barrett's eyes. She'd always known of his crush and perhaps in another/alternate lifetime, she'd have explored that option. But she'd ended her engagement with only one intention and she and Jack had confirmed their feelings during that trip to the cabin after Jacob's death. But despite being given the green light by The Powers That Be during her tenure at Area 51, they'd kept things low key since her return to the SGC.
So, looking very much like a cat who'd swallowed a canary she simply replied, "Not exactly."