Title: 51 ways to ask out a Doctor.
Chapter: Attempt 3.
Author: j-s-j-e
Disclaimer: i own nothing otherwise there would already have been a Stargate revival... : )
General Jack O'Neill didn't mind briefings so much. They were a hell of a lot better than paperwork and hearing about the SG teams' travels always piqued up memories of his time through the gate.
Commanding various teams, rescuing civilisations from extinction, collecting advanced technology and kicking evil alien butt… sigh… good times… but todays briefing with SG1 was particularly pleasing due to a certain doctor sitting directly in his line of sight, across the briefing room table.
Although he had only been commander of this base for a short time, Jack had become close with the programs flagship team. Consisting of a Colonel Cam Mitchell (reminding him somewhat of himself), Dr. Daniel Jackson (big linguistics nerd), Teal'c (the muscle) and Vala (flirtatious but resourceful).
They were the go to team for many of the bases sensitive missions and along with them came his current favourite person on base, Dr. Carter.
Although she had initially been confined to her lab she had shown promise in a few tough spots off world and with permission, was granted off world training and tacked onto SG1 on a semi-permanent basis.
They were glad to have her, her finesse under pressure and her broad range of scientific knowledge already having saved their asses on more than one occasion.
Jack half listened as Dr. Jackson rattled on about a tablet that could hold the meaning of the existence of life as we know it or it could be a recipe for pancake stacks for all he knew… He was finding the translation quite difficult.
Jack was busy not so subtly staring at the more appealing of the two doctors., finding it disarming how, despite everyone else in the briefing's glazed looks, her electric blue eyes kindly looked on as Dr. Jackson talked rapidly and animatedly with his hands.
Jack figured she, more than anyone, understood the raging passion he had for his form of science, similar to her own, even if in a different field.
Another reason to add to the list of why you should have already asked her out Jack! She's adoringly kind to those around her...
At that his brain made a snap decision and he grabbed a fresh sheet of scrap paper, as the previous one had doodles all over it.
He scribbled some words in neat handwriting, slipping it into one of the mission folders he was to hand out.
Jell-o in my office? 7pm? J.
Subtle but clear he thought.
He looked up quickly then, ready to resume his glazed staring of the woman in front of him, when with a small jolt he realised she was already looking directly at him.
The doctor gave him a small smile looking at her watch, politely indicating that he should probably put a halt on the briefing. It was already going over time and she probably needed to get back to her lab.
Jack cleared his throat loudly, causing Dr. Jackson to pause his bouncing speech.
"Umm… that all sounds… fascinating Daniel. I can't wait to read all about it in your report...", hesitation evident in his voice.
Daniel gave a slightly frustrated sigh realising his ramblings hadn't been acknowledged by his audience.
Mitchell looked relieved, Teal'c stoic, Vala practically asleep and Sam smiled to herself at the General's obvious sarcastic tone.
Everyone began to collect their things and that's when the General's genius plan, I should've thought to do this long ago! sprang into action.
He began handing out the mission folders for their next assignment, sliding most of them along the briefing room table to their target but purposefully handing the one with the hand written note to Dr. Carter.
She graciously accepting it with a smile, not realising what it held inside.
Jack left promptly, a phone call beckoning him to his office, inwardly impressed at his little stroke of genius, hoping she would be impressed at his inventiveness.
Little did he know the second he left that not all would be going according to plan.
Dr. Jackson in his rush to get back to his office to continue his translations squarely walked into Dr, Carter, papers and folders flying in all directions.
He apologised profusely to her, pushing his glasses back up his nose as he picked up his notebook and what he thought was his mission file…
6:59pm
General O'Neill was like a kid on a sugar high. He couldn't sit still.
He had visited the commissary straight after he had finished his phone call, informing the staff without giving away any information, that he would need their two best servings of jello-0, one blue, one red at around ten to seven.
They had complied with his request and sitting on his desk on top of files he should have been reading were the cups of dessert that had been the source of a lovely moment between them earlier in the week.
He knew she was the type to always be somewhere on time and his stomach did a flip right on 7pm when there was a knock on his door.
He forced a casual 'enter' despite being over-run with excitement that a sort of date was finally going to happen.
His brain smugly thought third time lucky as the door swung open and promptly shut, what the General saw next left him completely dumb-founded.
There standing in front of his desk, looking down at the jell-o on the table was a slightly confused looking Dr. Daniel Jackson.
All the General could do was point at the doctor, jaw slack and mouth open "What… are you doing… here?".
Daniel shoved his hand in his pocket and held up the note he had obviously found in his mission file placing it on the General's desk.
"Jack, quite frankly, I'm surprised you're so interested in the tablet! You wanted another meeting about it right? The note was a little weird but you've always been pretty unconventional and I know you like Jell-o. The meeting today went over time and casual meeting's like this are a great idea!" the doctor exclaimed excitedly.
At that he grabbed the red cup of jell-o, hey that one was mine!, and began resuming his earlier ramblings about the tablet.
Jack remained standing for a short while. Still in complete and utter shock.
Slowly he lowered himself into his chair robotically resigning himself to the fact that he now had to sit here and listen to the Doctor talk yet again.
This was his cover story. He had to stick to it.
He had the next day found out inadvertently from Teal'c what had gone wrong; when in passing he had mentioned the Doctors' run in after the briefing.
Unfortunately for him, the damage had been done and the scientific staff of the SGC were all looking forward to their one on one casual sessions with the new General, who they assumed seemed to be keen to hear more about their work, outside of briefings.
The one good thing that came out of it occurred when he was walking down a corridor two days after the incident.
The intended owner of the note had come out of a side door unexpectedly and he stopped abruptly in his tracks to say hello.
She looked as if she was in a rush, so he didn't want to keep her but she hugged her folders close looking indecisive about something and looked as is she was going to go on by without a word when she came to a decision and stopped.
"I think it's great that you're taking time out of your busy schedule to meet up with staff. It's the sign of a great leader." She smiled.
And with that she continued walking on.
He grinned stupidly at her comment, only then registering that that would have been a perfect moment to ask her out.
Slapping his hand to his forehead he let out an audible "doh!" and frustratingly continued onto his destination.
At least round three wasn't a complete bust, he thought as he walked. Although, he wouldn't be having jell-o again for a long while…
A/N: Shock horror! I KNOW you NEVER thought i would be back did you! Neither did i to tell you the truth... Getting harder and harder to write. But i love it so MUCH, just life is so hectic it's insane. Hope it's ok and i hope all of you are ok too! : ) I've missed this. If someone wants to use this as the basis for some slash fiction. Go ahead. The ending could have been very different if you know what i mean... *wink wink* I couldn't do it. haha :D