CATEGORY: gen

RATING: PG

SEASON: Three. Set sometime after �Forever In a Day�

SPOILERS: Children of the Gods, Brief Candle, 'Forever In A Day'

WARNING: None

SUMMARY: A side of Sam that only her best friend sees.

DISCLAIMER: All publicly recognisable characters and places are the property of MGM, World Gekko Corp and Double Secret Productions. This piece of fan fiction was created for entertainment not monetary purposes and no infringement on copyrights or trademarks was intended. Previously unrecognised characters and places, and this story, are copyrighted to the author. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental and not intended by the author

AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is in answer to Sharakh�s challenge at the TeaRoom. I�ve chosen �Sam wants to be JUST ONE OF THE GUYS. (You can use guys, but not the whole phrase.)�

Janet Fraiser, CMO of the SGC, tried hard to stop the smile from forming as she watched her best friend. Sam Carter was currently pacing the length of Janet�s small office, hands active as she spoke. �It�s just so frustrating!� She complained, finally slumping into the seat opposite Janet.

�Sam, I don�t get what the problem is? You�ve said, time and time again, that you shouldn�t be treated any different just because your reproductive organs are on the inside and not the outside.�

Sam nodded vigorously. �And that�s true. In a military situation, gender shouldn�t matter. But, what about off duty? I mean, these are virtually the only males I get to see, and half the time we�re the only females they get to see. Shouldn�t *something* happen?�

Janet smiled at her friend. Sam was normally a person who was very much in control, and it was only her best friend that ever saw her ranting and raving. Even the other members of SG-1 had never been privy to one of Sam�s outbursts. It didn�t happen very often, usually only when too much work, not enough sleep, and a healthy dose of PMS joined forces. �So, what you�re saying is, you want the guys to treat you one way while on-duty, and the total opposite when you�re off-duty? Wouldn�t that get a bit confusing?�

�Least I�d get to have sex!�

Sam looked around, realising she�d shouted that out a little louder then she should have. Looking sheepish, she lowered her voice. �Don�t you ever look at some of the guys and wish you could just pull them into the nearest storage closet?�

Janet shook her head. �Not really. You have to remember I know entirely too much about those bodies. Besides, it�s not exactly ethical or within the regulations we pledged to follow.�

Sam groaned, putting her head in her hands. �I know, the fraternization regulations forbid improper behaviour between two officers in the same chain of command.� She sighed, then raised her head to look at Janet. �There are civilians on the Base.�

�Like Daniel?�

Sam pulled a face. �Not him! He�s like my brother! That�s just... sick!�

�Rothman?�

�Eww!� Sighing again, Sam rose from her seat. �You�re right. There�s no one here that I want, or can have if I did want. I guess I�m just going to have to remain celibate for the rest of my career.�

Janet smiled, sympathetically. �What about Nareem, or Martouf?�

�No way. Can you imagine me trying to explain to them what a condom was and why they had to wear one?� They both laughed at the thought. �No, after the Colonel�s little run in with alien STD�s, I don�t think I could do it with an alien.� She waved to Janet and headed for the door. �Thanks for listening, Janet.�

�Anytime, Sam. You know that.� She paused, making a decision. �Lets go out tonight. Cassie can go to the Colonel�s and we�ll go to a bar and be women for the evening.�

Sam�s smile almost blinded the woman. �You�re on! I�ll come by when I�ve finished in the lab.�

�Deal,� Janet replied to her friend�s retreating form. She sighed as she opened the next file. Yes, tonight�s excursion was mainly for Sam�s benefit, but she wasn�t the only one who wanted to feel like a woman for a change.

THE END