Samantha Carter yawned and picked the tablet up off her bed. She had so many things to do today. Starting with the report Dr. Zelenka had given her about city power efficiency.

Rubbing her eyes, she yawned again and waved her hand in front of the door sensor, watching as the door slid into the wall. As she walked into the hall, she wasn't paying attention to where she was going, her eyes on the tablet. Not paying attention to where you were going could land you in some hot water in a city the size of Atlantis, especially with so many techs, scientists and marines wandering the halls. She should have remembered that as her eyes scanned the report, her feet carrying her in the direction she needed to go. Unfortunately, her feet carried her right into a solid wall of human.

"Sorry about th--" Sam looked up to see who she had crashed into and her jaw dropped.

"Whatcha reading' there, Carter?" asked the very unexpected guest, snatching the tablet from her hand holding it above his head.

Finally managing to pick her jaw up off the floor, Sam reached out for the tablet. "With all due respect, General O'Neill, I kinda need that."

"Nonsense!" the older man replied with a cheerful grin on his lips. He continued holding the tablet just out of Carter's reach. "It looks like you've been busy, here," he added.

"Uh, yes, sir. May I ask what brings you all the way out here?" Sam asked, still stunned to see her former commander standing in front of her.

O'Neill feigned annoyance. "Well, I was stopping in at the SGC fro a visit only to have Teal'c tell me you shipped out to Pegasus to take command of the expedition. I couldn't very well go back to Washington without congratulating you on the promotion," he answered, dropping his hat onto her head and watching it slip down over her eyes.

"Thank you, sir," she replied automatically, reaching up to remove the dress uniform hat. The cap was removed from his head for her, revealing the smirking face of O'Neill.

O'Neill's characteristic smirk slipped form his lips and he moved closer to Sam. Still holding the tablet in one hand and his hat in the other, he wrapped his arms around her in a tight hug.

Surprised by the unexpected move, all of Sam's muscles stiffened briefly before she relaxed and hugged him in return. "It's good to see you again, sir," she muttered into his shoulder.

"Well, you'll be seeing a lot of me!" he answered gleefully, releasing her, returning the tablet and gripping her shoulders.

Sam starred at him, confused.

"I had some vacation time coming up, so I thought I'd spend it here! T. and Skippy were too busy to go fishing, so I decided to come torment you! Oh, and of course, Sheppard…" he clarified with a grin.

"Oh?" Sam's eyebrows rose, blinking at her previous CO.

"Oh yes! So first thing's first. Where shall I be sleeping in this wonderfully large flying, floating city?"

Sam took a moment to regain her train of thought. "Actually, sir, the room across the hall is currently free."

"Really? You don't say. Then I shall drop off my bag, change and we'll grab some breakfast. Your mess has fruit loops, right?"

"But sir, I--"

"I will not take no for an answer," O'Neill said, turning and disappearing into the room Carter had pointed out.

Sam sighed. Well, this was going to be an amusing week…