Sleeping Majors
By Clara
Disclaimer: Not mine
Summary: It's Cassie's birthday and Jack's distracted
Rating: PG
Archive: Sure just let me know.
Authors notes: Started for Jo R's birthday and finally finished 3 weeks late!
Thanks to Jojo for betaing.
Dedication: Jo. Glad you had a good birthday hun! *hugs*
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There were several different ways this could end. None of which appealed to Jack
in the slightest.
Sighing, he tried to signal to Teal'c that help was needed. But he either
couldn't see him gesturing erratically or was making a point of ignoring him.
Jack made a mental note to embarrass the Jaffa in unspeakable ways at a later
date.
He'd been a little dubious about attending Cassie's eighteenth birthday party,
but knew it was probably in his best interest since her mother WAS the one with
the needles. Although he doubted Cassie really wanted him around to embarrass
her in front of her newest boyfriend. Some how though, it had never occurred to
him that he'd end up with a drunken Carter in his lap.
She'd sat down nearly twenty minutes before and wasn't showing any signs of
wanting to move. Jack was just hoping General Hammond didn't make it to his side
of the room until much later when this was all over and it became one of those
situations he could laugh about.
Sighing again, Jack slid his arm around her back and attempted to shift her
slightly, trying to regain the feeling in his legs.
This.wasn't.supposed.to.happen.
"Hey, Jack!"
Daniel sat down next to him a grin plastered across his face. Jack did his best
to glare over Carter's shoulder at Daniel. She was now leaning heavily against
his chest and he had started to get the horrible feeling that she was going to
fall asleep on him, which, in retrospect, wouldn't be too bad as it would at
least mean she wouldn't be wiggling around so much.
"Daniel, wanna do me a favor and get Carter home?"
Daniel's grin widened and he took a swig from his beer bottle. " I don't know
Jack, she's looking pretty happy where she is..."
"Daniel..." It came out as a growl which, apparently, didn't have the desired
effect as Daniel began to chuckle
"Okay, okay, let me just go grab Teal'c and Jonas and say goodbye to Janet."
Before Jack could answer Daniel bounced off, leaving Jack with the distinct
impression he had drunk more than he should have.
Faced with an increasingly sleepy Carter, Jack gave in against the pressure she
was putting on his chest and slumped back into the couch, hoping that Daniel
would come back with Teal'c and Jonas quickly because he was pretty damn sure he
wasn't going to be able to sit up again without help.
He felt, more than heard, Sam sigh softly into his neck, having finally fallen
asleep, her arms still wrapped around his shoulders and his arms around her
waist. Yep, definitely a situation he didn't want the General walking past and
seeing, especially not now he had started to become engrossed in just how cute
she looked.
"Hey, Colonel, need some help?"
Jack looked up into the smiling eyes of Jonas and coughed, slightly embarrassed
at getting caught staring at his 2IC, as if it didn't look bad enough already.
"Yeah, think you could help me get Carter out to the car?"
The Kelownan nodded and continued to grin as Jack shook his head before
diverting his attention back to the sleeping Major. "Carter, you gotta wake up
now, we need to get going."
He felt her stir and jostled her slightly. "Come on, Major, I can't carry you to
the car..." he teased her softly as her eyes began to open and she pulled back.
Jonas took his cue then and leaned forward, grabbed Sam's hand and pulled her to
her feet. Jack stood quickly and shook his legs in an effort to get the blood
pumping. He couldn't help but smile as a bleary eyed Carter swayed in front of
him, still clutching Jonas' hand.
Reaching forward, he wrapped his arm around her waist and steered her towards
the front door, considerably pleased when she let go of Jonas' hand as soon as
he touched her.
Daniel and Teal'c came into view through the throng of people as they neared the
front door and Sam managed to give them a half smile as Daniel opened the door
and proceeded them through it, leaving Teal'c to shut it behind them.
Quietly, the five people made their way slowly along the street, looking for the
spot where Jack had parked his truck earlier in the evening. "What did Frasier
say about us leaving early?"
Daniel glanced back over his shoulder at Jack and smiled. "I think she was a
little too busy with a doctor she met at that conference last month to really
care."
Jack chuckled softly and reached a hand into his pocket, searching for his keys
as they came to a halt by his car. Quickly he tossed them to Teal'c and glanced
down at Carter, who was nearly asleep again.
As Daniel helped maneuver Sam into the car, Jack took another moment to remind
himself that he would be able to laugh about this later.. no doubt while he
mocked her mercilessly.
Finally in the car, sandwiched between Jonas and the dozing Sam, Jack let his
arm rest across her shoulders and glanced down at her again. He allowed himself
to think about the promise he'd made to himself after the Ba'al incident - two
more years and he'd retire, and then he would be able to do something about the
situation with the sleeping Major... and he could hardly wait.