Epilogue
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"So?"
"So, what?"
Jack scowled.
"What did you find out about the cliff?"
"Ravine, Jack," Daniel corrected absently.
"Whatever."
It was two weeks later, and Jack had been told Daniel was finally returning from his trip through the Stargate with SG-11, and O'Neill had decided he wanted to come and welcome him home. (Not check on him and make sure he was okay, he was just coming in to welcome him home).
"It was man-made, just like I suspected." There was a smugness in Daniel's tone that was always there when he was right.
"Which meant?"
"That I was right." Duh.
Well, since he really didn't care anyways, Jack was willing to accept that answer. He'd seen Daniel, had made sure he was okay – er, welcomed him home, that was – and he was ready to get back to the house. Shawn was coming over that afternoon, and they were all going to go to the park.
"How's Sam doing?" Daniel asked as Jack picked up his pack, and the two of them headed out of the embarkation room and down to the locker room where Daniel could get a much-needed shower.
"She's on crutches." Jack told him. "She has been for about a week and a half now. Fraiser says another month and we'll be back in business."
"Good."
Of course, Daniel would use the remaining down time to work on the notes he'd been taking the past two weeks, and it would be time well spent. He didn't bother to tell Jack that.
"Is Teal'c back yet?"
"He's checked in a few times, but he's still gone." Jack wasn't worried. Teal'c could take care of himself. "We're going to go-"
He was interrupted by Sam's arrival in the corridor ahead of them. She was wearing a work uniform, because they were on duty – even though it was light duty for her – and her cast was gleaming white on her leg. Jaffer was walking right beside her, but not close enough that he'd get tangled up in her crutches and maybe trip her up.
She was leaning heavily on her crutches, but she smiled when she saw the two of them, and waved a greeting to Daniel. And dropped one of her crutches to the floor.
Daniel started forward to pick it up for her, but Jack reached out and grabbed his arm to hold him back.
"Jack... what are you doing?"
"Watch, Daniel," Jack said, smiling.
As the two men watched, Jaffer bent his head down and picked up the crutch in his mouth and lifted it up to Sam, who thanked him with a radiant smile and an affectionate pat on the head. Jaffer appeared to appreciate the pat on the head more than the smile, but Jack was happy to see the smile.
Sam had tripped a few times reaching for her own dropped crutches, so teaching Jaffer to pick them up if she dropped them seemed a natural thing to have the dog guys work on. The black lab had caught on quickly, of course. So until Sam was back on her own two feet, Jaffer was pretty much her shadow, picking up her dropped crutches whenever he was needed, and being continually rewarded with treats and pats.
"That's pretty impressive," Daniel said, smiling as the two of them walked over to Sam and Jaffer.
"Yup. Of course, he's an impressive dog, anyways." Jack said, proudly. "Probably gets that from me."
"Um... yeah. That and your eyes..."
Jack grinned, and watched as Sam greeted Daniel warmly.
"We're taking Shawn to the park later. Want to come?"
"What time?"
"A few hours. Probably after lunch."
"Sounds great." That would give him a chance to shower, and even take a nap.
"Want us to come by and get you? Or do you want to meet at my house?"
"Come get me."
"We'll see you in a few hours."
Daniel nodded, and watched as the three of them headed back down the corridor, Jack on one side of Sam, Jaffer on the other. If he didn't know any better, he'd have thought they had positioned themselves like that on purpose. He shrugged, and pulled a small rock out of his side pocket (one he'd slipped in there as soon as he'd spotted Jaffer) and looked at it with a grin. He'd play in the park today, but first thing tomorrow, he was going to get to work. He'd brought back a lot of rocks to look at.
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Author's note: Okay! So that's the end of the story. What'd you like? What'd you hate? What can be improved?
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"So?"
"So, what?"
Jack scowled.
"What did you find out about the cliff?"
"Ravine, Jack," Daniel corrected absently.
"Whatever."
It was two weeks later, and Jack had been told Daniel was finally returning from his trip through the Stargate with SG-11, and O'Neill had decided he wanted to come and welcome him home. (Not check on him and make sure he was okay, he was just coming in to welcome him home).
"It was man-made, just like I suspected." There was a smugness in Daniel's tone that was always there when he was right.
"Which meant?"
"That I was right." Duh.
Well, since he really didn't care anyways, Jack was willing to accept that answer. He'd seen Daniel, had made sure he was okay – er, welcomed him home, that was – and he was ready to get back to the house. Shawn was coming over that afternoon, and they were all going to go to the park.
"How's Sam doing?" Daniel asked as Jack picked up his pack, and the two of them headed out of the embarkation room and down to the locker room where Daniel could get a much-needed shower.
"She's on crutches." Jack told him. "She has been for about a week and a half now. Fraiser says another month and we'll be back in business."
"Good."
Of course, Daniel would use the remaining down time to work on the notes he'd been taking the past two weeks, and it would be time well spent. He didn't bother to tell Jack that.
"Is Teal'c back yet?"
"He's checked in a few times, but he's still gone." Jack wasn't worried. Teal'c could take care of himself. "We're going to go-"
He was interrupted by Sam's arrival in the corridor ahead of them. She was wearing a work uniform, because they were on duty – even though it was light duty for her – and her cast was gleaming white on her leg. Jaffer was walking right beside her, but not close enough that he'd get tangled up in her crutches and maybe trip her up.
She was leaning heavily on her crutches, but she smiled when she saw the two of them, and waved a greeting to Daniel. And dropped one of her crutches to the floor.
Daniel started forward to pick it up for her, but Jack reached out and grabbed his arm to hold him back.
"Jack... what are you doing?"
"Watch, Daniel," Jack said, smiling.
As the two men watched, Jaffer bent his head down and picked up the crutch in his mouth and lifted it up to Sam, who thanked him with a radiant smile and an affectionate pat on the head. Jaffer appeared to appreciate the pat on the head more than the smile, but Jack was happy to see the smile.
Sam had tripped a few times reaching for her own dropped crutches, so teaching Jaffer to pick them up if she dropped them seemed a natural thing to have the dog guys work on. The black lab had caught on quickly, of course. So until Sam was back on her own two feet, Jaffer was pretty much her shadow, picking up her dropped crutches whenever he was needed, and being continually rewarded with treats and pats.
"That's pretty impressive," Daniel said, smiling as the two of them walked over to Sam and Jaffer.
"Yup. Of course, he's an impressive dog, anyways." Jack said, proudly. "Probably gets that from me."
"Um... yeah. That and your eyes..."
Jack grinned, and watched as Sam greeted Daniel warmly.
"We're taking Shawn to the park later. Want to come?"
"What time?"
"A few hours. Probably after lunch."
"Sounds great." That would give him a chance to shower, and even take a nap.
"Want us to come by and get you? Or do you want to meet at my house?"
"Come get me."
"We'll see you in a few hours."
Daniel nodded, and watched as the three of them headed back down the corridor, Jack on one side of Sam, Jaffer on the other. If he didn't know any better, he'd have thought they had positioned themselves like that on purpose. He shrugged, and pulled a small rock out of his side pocket (one he'd slipped in there as soon as he'd spotted Jaffer) and looked at it with a grin. He'd play in the park today, but first thing tomorrow, he was going to get to work. He'd brought back a lot of rocks to look at.
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Author's note: Okay! So that's the end of the story. What'd you like? What'd you hate? What can be improved?