for Sam [TR]

[has_2ls]

Last weekend had been full of the kind of excitement Jack was just out of practice for. Sure, back when he'd been on SG-1 and especially when he'd been in special forces he was used to going days without sleep and being ready on a moment's notice but he just wasn't cut out for that anymore when he was used to lazing around on the island. Today wasn't an ITF day, thank God, and Jack took his time waking up, just enjoying being warm and cozy with Sam instead of jumping up to do whatever needed to be done.

...Sam never slept this late. Jack squinted and checked his watch. After eight. Sam never slept this late, even if he'd kept her up the night before.

"Sam? Getting lazy on me or something?"

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[gate_expert]

"Unless you gave me this cold? No," she said, wiping her nose. "The sneezing and the achy head and the coughing? That's what I don't want."

[has_2ls]

"It'll pass," Jack said softly. "And then you'll be ready to kick some ass and take some names."

Jack kicked off his boots and moved to stretch beside her on the bed. "Any requests then, while we have a sick day?"

[gate_expert]

"I don't really need a sick day," Sam insisted. "I mean, it's just a cold. After I have my coffee, I'll be fine. Especially since you fix it just the way I like it."

[has_2ls]

"Take the sick day," Jack said fondly. "If only for me? I don't get to dote much."

[gate_expert]

"I...don't really know how to take a sick day," she admitted. The last time she'd had anything remotely close had been when she'd broken her leg on Atlantis, but she spent most of that time working on the computer and dragging herself around on crutches, so it didn't really count.

[has_2ls]

Jack ruffled her hair. "I noticed, Carter. It's cute, but you really need to take a break."

[gate_expert]

Sam thought about all the projects she had going and wrinkled her nose. "I was going to run a diagnostic on the ZPM and the shield today," she said, and she could kick herself for how whiny she sounded. "I want to asses the power levels so we know where we stand in case there is another emergency."

[has_2ls]

"And it'll be there two days from now," Jack said cheerily. "You rest and let me wait on you hand and foot, okay?"

[gate_expert]

"Okay," Sam said, in a voice that admitted defeat but wasn't happy about it. She finished her cup of coffee and picked up the second one, leaning back against the headboard. She hated to make Jack stick here all day, when there was probably lots of stuff he wanted to do, like fishing.

[has_2ls]

"It won't be so bad," Jack promised. "Besides, you like canoondling with me, right?"

[gate_expert]

"Of course I do." She leaned over, resting her head against his shoulder. The coffee was helping her feel better--the steam was opening up her stuffy nose a little, and the caffiene and the tylenol were working on her headache.

[has_2ls]

"Good. Otherwise, we'd have problems," Jack murmured, holding her close. "How'd you sleep, Sam?"

[gate_expert]

"Good--well, at least for most of the night," she said. "And then my nose was all stopped up and I couldn't breathe, so I kept waking up. I could use a nap later, probably." Even with the coffee warming her up, she thought she could go back to sleep if she got comfy and closed her eyes.

[has_2ls]

"Think I should join you?" Jack asked, still toying with her hair a little. He liked getting to spend all this time with Sam, especially when she wasn't running back to some project or another, and he was trying to savor it.

[gate_expert]

A nice lazy cuddle with Jack seemed like it would be just the thing to distract her from how crappy she felt, and she snuggled up against him a little more. "If you want to," Sam said. She pulled her knees up, putting one cupcake-socked foot in his lap. "Unless you had stuff to do like... I don't know. Weren't you taking Rickon fishing or something today?" Maybe it was a different day. Her head was all foggy.

[has_2ls]

"I'm sure Susan'll understand. She's pretty laid back," Jack said, rubbing the foot she'd placed in his lap. "It's all about you now."

[gate_expert]

"Mmm." Coffee finished, she closed her eyes and let herself enjoy Jack rubbing her foot. "Well, if you're going to get my cold or whatever it is, you don't want to pass it on to the little guy."

[has_2ls]

"Exactly. Need to make sure I'm not contagious," Jack murmured, running his hand up her calf to massage there. "Safety and all."

[gate_expert]

"Mmm." Jack's hand felt nice on her leg, and she was warm and comfortable and could actually breathe again. "I might not be great company though," she said, yawning. "Feel like a nap."

[has_2ls]

"So do I," Jack said, grinning at her. "You're just giving me opportunity."

[gate_expert]

Sam closed her eyes and let her mind drift off. Her feet were warm in the crazy socks, and Jack was doing lovely things to her leg, and that combined with the fact that she hadn't slept that well made her drowsy.

"If I knew sick days were this nice, would have taken one long time ago," she murmured, voice trailing off at the end of the sentence.

[has_2ls]

"This is a sick day with me. I think it'd probably be different if you were alone," Jack teased, resuming his foot massage. "Feeling a little better?"

[gate_expert]

"Mmhmm." Eyes still closed, she reached down for the blanket and pulled it up a little, snuggling more against Jack's shoulder. And then she dozed off, warm and comfortable.

She may or may not have snored a little.