All's Fair in Love and War
By Rose Stetson
Spoilers: None
Format: Alternate Universe
Pairing: Maybe it'll be Sam and Jack, and maybe, it just won't work out. (I have to keep the suspense somehow!)
Sam sat across from Jack, and that infuriated her. She knew that he wasn't paying any attention at all, but did he have to drag her into his games? Of course, dragging her into his games was never difficult . . . But that wasn't the point! She was mad at him, and certainly felt justified.
But in reality, it was more than the fact that he played games with her during meetings. It was the fact that outside of the meetings, he was playing games with her heart.
Though she was certain that he cared for her- not just as another member of the team, but as a woman- he seemed unwilling to do anything about it.
Ugh, she thought, why not!
A siren went off in her head. Um, hello! Wake up and smell the frat regulations!
Men, she thought, can't live with them, can't live without them.
She just couldn't bring herself to accept that the frat regs were the only reason that Jack hadn't made a move. After all, Jack always found a way to get what he wanted, no matter what rules were bent and disregarded in the process. Besides, General Hammond had hinted a few times that the regs could be . . . manipulated . . . for the staff of the SGC.
What did she have to do? Get them stranded on another planet for so long that they forgot about regulations, work, fears . . .
She began doodling on the legal pad in front of her. Surely she could think of something! After all, she was a brilliant astrophysicist who had made numerous contributions to the scientific community.
Who was she kidding? This was a completely different ballgame.
"SG-1, good work. Now, I don't want to see you anywhere near the base for at least three days."
Sam looked up to see the General stand up. Likewise, she and the other members of the team did so. As Hammond entered his office, Jack turned to his team.
"So, who's up to go fishing?"
Daniel and Teal'c groaned, but Sam had to restrain herself from accepting.
"What? You all afraid of spending some quality time with me?"
Sam laughed. "No sir, actually I have plans."
Her words shocked herself as well as the male members of her team.
"Carter, don't tell me that you're gonna stick around the base and play with your doohickeys!"
How'd he guess? She wondered, pouting inwardly.
"Actually, sir, I have a date."
Oh man, she wanted to hide under a rock after the words left her mouth. Instantly, Jack, Daniel and Teal'c were staring at her.
"What's his name?" Jack asked, casually.
"Pete."
She could not believe that she was actually lying to her CO.
"Pete-?" Daniel prompted.
"Shanahan." Sam responded.
He'd been Mark's best friend in high school, and she had dated him casually before she went to the Gulf. As far as she knew, he was a cop in California with a wife and two kids.
"Oh," came Jack's casual response.
"Yeah, we've been dating for about a month now."
She was so lying; she hadn't even seen the outside of the SGC in more than a month.
"Really? I thought you spent a lot of time in the lab."
"Oh, I go home just like the rest of you, sir. I'm just not as open about my plans."
"Well, enjoy yourself, Carter. Don't do anything that I wouldn't do."
As Jack left, Sam's heart sank. Maybe she was wrong.
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