Ficlet: Don't Have A Cow, Man (G)

[pepper]

Title: Don't Have A Cow, Man
Author: Pepper
Rating: G
Wordcount: 576
Featured Character(s): Jack, Sam
Pairing(s): Slightly Sam/Jack-ish
Summary: It was just possible he'd overreacted.
A/N: I fell over this idea on the way home. Yeah. Ow. For annerbhp, on her birthday. Happy birthday!

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She opened the door, and it was then that he realized that it was just possible he'd overreacted.

"Sir? What's going on?"

Jack stared at his Major, standing framed in her doorway, and then glanced down, doing a quick survey of her body. Apart from a big tear in one knee of her sweatpants, she didn't seem to be in any peril. Well, that was... Huh. "You're okay?"

"Oh, yeah, I'm fine. Sorry about the –" She waved the phone in her hand. "I was just gonna call you back. Sir, are there... are there S.W.A.T. guys in my flowerbeds?" She peered around him. She really loved those flowerbeds, and they'd not yet recovered from the last time S.W.A.T. guys had invaded her house. She was probably gonna be pissed.

"Um." Jack stared at her some more, and then at the gun in his hand. He holstered it quickly. "Hey, Carter! Me and some of the guys thought we'd stop by, see if you-"

"What did you think had happened?" she asked, curiously, still staring at the S.W.A.T. guys (who were beginning to mill, restlessly. He really ought to send them home). "Sir – you didn't think I'd been," she smiled, "kidnapped or something, did you?"

"You? Kidnapped? Again? No, Carter," he said, snappishly. "Why would I think that?"

He'd been talking to her as she walked back home from the park. He'd instigated a new policy of calling his team once a day on weekends, ever since the Adrian Conrad incident, because he never again wanted one of them to disappear for two whole days before he knew about it. So his feelings when, in the middle of a sentence, he'd heard a sudden cry, a crash, and a dial tone, had been... well. She was okay, and that was the important thing.

Her smile turned wry. "I tripped. It was really quite embarrassing, actually – I went flying, my phone smashed on impact with the pavement, some guys asked me if I was okay..." They both glanced down at her leg. "I skinned my knee. It's bleeding kind of a lot."

"Oh. I see. Well, I'm glad you're not... having your brain removed by terminally ill megalomaniacs, anyhow," said Jack. He glanced back at the S.W.A.T. guys. Captain Nelson was looking impatient. "I should probably-"

"Yeah."

"Yeah. So, I'll just..." He pointed behind him, and then glanced down at her knee. "Need any help there? I'm a dab hand with the iodine."

Sam smiled, uncomfortably. "I think I've got it, sir, thanks." Her eyes strayed briefly to a S.W.A.T. guy who was kicking disconsolately at her porch, as Jack told himself that the disappointment was just the adrenaline burning off.

"'Course you have. I'll just take my S.W.A.T. guys and-"

"Colonel?" He glanced back. "You could hang around, though," she said, diffidently. "I'm not really doing anything this afternoon, and it'd be... nice. You know - if you wanted."

Jack stared at her for a long, thoughtful moment, and then grinned. "My hot, sweet tea is to die for," he promised.

Sam wrinkled her nose. "I'm not an invalid, you know."

"No, Carter, I insist you put your feet up – you're probably in shock, and-"

"I can still kick your ass, sir," she said, warningly.

Jack backed up, hands raised. "Not in front of the S.W.A.T. guys," he protested. Sam rolled her eyes and went back into her house, leaving the door open. Jack toned down his grin, and went to explain to Captain Nelson that he'd gotten the situation under control.

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END

Comments

[kellifer-fic.livejournal.com]

Hehehee... this is adorable.

[pepper-field.livejournal.com]

:D Thank you!

[syxp.livejournal.com]

Lol.

That was cute.
I love little, fun ficlets.

sharon

[pepper-field.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I love little, fun ficlets, too, so I've been hanging around you LJ a lot lately. :)

[abyssinia4077.livejournal.com]

Aw, oh, overprotective Jack and tripping Sam and the bored SWAT team and she can still kick his ass :)

I love ho you write them.

[pepper-field.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Ironically, I tried to make it more shippy for annerb, but didn't manage half as well as you did. *g*

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

Aw! With the sullen SWAT guy with noone to shoot. And embarrassed Jack and bemused Sam!

Awesome!

[pepper-field.livejournal.com]

Well, he'd got all dressed up... it just wasn't fair. :) Thank you!

[supplyship.livejournal.com]

Aw, cute! Not in front of the S.W.A.T. guys. Heh.

But poor you! Are you OK? *sends Jack with his iodine*

[pepper-field.livejournal.com]

Heh, thank you! Sam might not want Jack's help with the iodine, but I certainly wouldn't turn it down. I'm just not as tough and independent, it seems. *g*

[annienau08.livejournal.com]

Awww.

Nobody does our favorite stupid cute OTP like you do.

(And yes, Jack so would have set up a calling system on weekends and down time after the whole Conrad thing.)

[pepper-field.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you! And absolutely - Jack would have gone into overprotective mode after that. Kidnapped is one thing, but missing for two days...

[mrspollifax.livejournal.com]

Hee. Worried Jack is adorable. Really-I'm-Not-Embarrassed Jack is even cuter.

Er, hate that you had to injure yourself to get inspired, though. =)

[pepper-field.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm not so keen on how I thought up this story - but hey, better than than feeling sorry for myself. Jack has many shades of adorable, doesn't he? *g*

[stargazercmc.livejournal.com]

So, so cute. Poor Jack...

[pepper-field.livejournal.com]

He's going to be so embarrassed when this gets around the SGC... *g*

[holdouttrout.livejournal.com]

Adorkable. Flower beds! Iodine!

*hugs ficlet*

[pepper-field.livejournal.com]

Heh, thank you! Sam's poor flowers. They're never going to recover. *g*

[aoife-hime.livejournal.com]

Impatient SWAT team = win. That is just brilliant. And very cute. Thank you!

[pepper-field.livejournal.com]

Heh - well, they're all "Go! Go! Go!" - hanging around whilst Jack shuffles his feet and looks embarrassed isn't in their handbook. *g* Thank you!

[dknightshade.livejournal.com]

Awwww. Very cute!

"Not in front of the S.W.A.T. guys,"

LOL!

[pepper-field.livejournal.com]

Thank you! And, well, Jack's embarrassed himself enough in front of the S.W.A.T. guys - he doesn't need Sam embarrassing him further. *g*

[peri81.livejournal.com]

This was alarmingly adorable.

I do hope there were no peppers harmed in the making of this idea and story.

[pepper-field.livejournal.com]

There was. My knee. *feels sorry for self* But hey, we have to suffer in the name of Art, eh? ;)

Thank you! It's that stupid-cute OTP again. *g*

[annerbhp.livejournal.com]

Bwhaha! I love this! Overprotective Jack and amused Sam and, god, even the bored SWAT team (who are so going to spread this story all over the SGC. snerk). Thank you so much for this and I hope you didn't actually fall over this fic idea. Giant hugs for you, my friend!

[pepper-field.livejournal.com]

Well, Sam's description? Exactly what happened (except my phone was more sturdy). Apparently walking and talking at the same time is a bit beyond my powers. :(

Heh, yes - Jack is so doomed. It'll be round the SGC before he even gets back. But hey - everyone knows he's overprotective when it comes to his team. It's hardly news. :)

Thanks! And hope you had a great birthday!

Don't Have a Cow, Man

[(Anonymous)]

That was really good! Thanks for writing this. I like Sam's line, "I can still kick your ass sir," and Jack said, "Not in front of the men," lol That was good! Great story!

Nancy

Re: Don't Have a Cow, Man

[pepper-field.livejournal.com]

Glad you enjoyed - and, well, Sam might have had a less-than-graceful moment, but her knees are probably still better than Jack's. :)

Thanks for the feedback!

[sharp2799.livejournal.com]

Awww. Sweet! I'm so glad that annerbhp posted the link!

[pepper-field.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Yeah, I can't help but see them as stupid-cute, apparently. :)

Don't Have a Cow, Man

[(Anonymous)]

Glad you enjoyed - and, well, Sam might have had a less-than-graceful moment, but her knees are probably still better than Jack's. :)

Thanks for the feedback!

You're welcome for the fb. Yeah falling and hurting her knee was bad. I've done that before. OUCH! But you're right, her knees are a lot better than Jack's. ;-) Poor guy. He's suffered quite a lot of injuries over the years. But that was cute that he wanted to make her some tea and told her to relax. Nice! Jack is such a sweetie! ;-)

Nancy

[nandamai]

EEEEEEE! So adorable.

Sorry about your knee, though!

[pepper-field.livejournal.com]

:D Thank you!

And, hey, it could be worse... as I guess you know. :) My knee is now impressively scabby, like it's not been since I was a kid. Sadly, it was too big for my skull-and-crossbones plasters, which seem to have been designed to cover papercuts. Bah.

[loriel-eris.livejournal.com]

Awww! Utterly adorable! *g*

[pataka02.livejournal.com]

Ack! SO adorable. Jack just wants to be helpful. Hee.

I can't believe I missed this the first time around!

[skippy-peanuts.livejournal.com]

haha that was awesome. i can just see him freaking out after the phone goes out. hehehe. very nice.

[rigel-7.livejournal.com]

Eeee!

And yep, Jack would totally drop everything and bring the cavalry (and then some) if he thought anything had happened to any member of his team.

And his sheepish, aww shucks attitude is just classic Jack.