femslash_fluff | Challenge Fluff Response -- Color Blind

Title: Color Blind
Author: Ann
Fandom: Stargate SG-1
Challenger:

eclecticfan
Challenge: Any pairing, living room, spiked cocoa
Disclaimer: No ownership, simply fluff.

A knock sounded at the back door, and a relieved Jack pulled the unsuspecting major into the kitchen by the collar. “Carter, thank God you’re here.”

“Sir? What’s the matter?” Sam asked, worried that something horrible had happened in her absence and cursing herself for taking that extra hour working on the computer.

Moving his hand down to the blonde’s arm, he directed her toward the doorway and pointed into the living room. “Look for yourself.”

Sam glanced into the dimly lit room and immediately spotted Daniel sitting in the recliner while Teal’c sat on the fireplace hearth; however, she actually heard Janet before she noticed her lounging on the sofa.

“Can you believe it? Don’t ask, don’t tell, my ass; she was all over me before I had the chance to tell her I wasn’t interested. I think she was confused on the don’t ask part; she certainly didn’t ask before she tried to jump my bones,” Janet slurred and then broke out in a fit of laughter while Daniel and Teal’c looked on.

Jack motioned toward the sofa and said, “See what I mean? She accidentally drank two cups of my special spiked cocoa. I keep it in my green pot and the regular kind in the blue one. I guess she mixed them up when I told her to use the blue one.”

“Sir, Janet’s color blind. She probably thought the green pot was blue,” Sam explained to her CO.

“Well, now she’s drunk on her ass, and she’s told some stories that have embarrassed even me, if you can believe that. You’ve got to take her home, Carter, before she gets started on another wild tale,” Jack ordered, hoping that the major could somehow coax the good doctor to leave.

“I’ll do my best, Sir,” Sam answered, stepping further into the living room where Janet immediately spotted her.

“Sam! Where’ve you been? I’ve missed you,” Janet exclaimed loudly.

Smiling, Sam walked to the couch and took a seat next to her friend who suddenly decided she liked Sam’s spot better, so she jumped over and landed squarely in Sam’s lap. Reflexively, the blonde pulled the drunken woman close to keep her from falling onto the floor while the onlookers grinned at the sight of the small doctor being held protectively by their major.

A moment later, everyone in the room was amazed when Janet proceeded to lay her head on Sam’s shoulder and promptly fall asleep. Sam sat ramrod straight, afraid to move, lest she wake the sleeping beauty while Daniel and Jack sighed in relief that the CMO had finally quit talking, especially about things neither man wanted or needed to hear.

“Carter, do you think you could take her to the spare bedroom and put her on the bed without waking her?” Jack whispered, not wanting to take the chance of talking in a normal tone and rousing the now quiet woman.

“I’m not sure, Sir, but I’ll try,” Sam replied, standing slowly and holding her precious cargo tightly. For her part, Janet slid her arms around the major’s shoulders and snuggled into her neck, never opening her eyes.

Daniel breathed a sigh a relief and whispered, “Good job, Sam. Let me lead the way and open the door for you.”

Jack and Teal’c held their respective breath as they watched Daniel move down the hallway followed by a carefully moving Sam who had leaned her head against Janet’s to try to keep it from bobbing back and forth during the walk to the bedroom.

Arriving at the bedside, Sam slowly leaned over and gently placed the sleeping doctor on the bed. Now, if she could just get Janet to let go, her trip would be successful. She reached up to the small hands, and one at a time, released them from around her neck. Problem was that when she managed to get Janet to relax one hand; the other tightened its previous hold. A chuckling Daniel didn’t help matters either.

“Daniel, get over here and help me,” Sam ordered in a soft voice, and the smiling man walked over to try to assist the blonde in the removal of her cute body attachment.

“Okay, what should I do?” Daniel asked, trying desperately to keep a straight face despite the expression on his friend’s face.

Turning toward her assistant, Sam whispered, “I’m going to lean over so that Janet’s head is on the pillow. I need for you to gently remove her hands from the back of my neck, and then I’ll slowly stand.”

Agreeing with the sound plan, Daniel motioned for Sam to proceed, and the major was successful in placing Janet’s head on the pillow; however, Daniel’s part of the plan didn’t go as smoothly. In fact, it took him several minutes until he was able to work the doctor’s hands free, and Sam was grateful that she was finally going to be able to stand to relieve her aching back.

Just as Sam made a move to rise, Janet reached up and regained her hold, only this time, she added something a little extra as she managed to pull Sam onto the bed, or rather, onto her. Daniel snickered, and Sam offered him a forceful glare which only made him more amused.

“Sammy, stay with me please,” Janet slurred, causing Daniel to clamp a hand over his mouth to keep from laughing out loud while a nervous Sam wondered what she’d ever done to deserve such torture. Having Janet say the words she’d often dreamt of was one thing, but having a laughing witness was quite another.

Daniel immediately realized how embarrassed and uncomfortable Sam was and quickly offered a solution. Motioning toward the door, he whispered, “Stay with her, Sam. I’ll go back to the living room with the guys.” Turning, he stepped into the hallway and quietly shut the bedroom door behind him.

Hearing the door close, Sam relaxed and lowered her body fully on top of the petite doctor, deciding to enjoy this brief moment of closeness she knew she’d never experience again. Finally, she released a breath and rolled to the side, and Janet maintained her hold as she moved with the blonde.

Opening her eyes briefly, Janet smiled and said, “I love you, Sam.” She then lightly kissed Sam’s lips before falling back to sleep, and the stunned blonde continued to lie perfectly still with eyes wide open.

Soon, Janet had snuggled further into the major’s warm body, and taking advantage of her situation, Sam put her arms around Janet and pulled her near. In the morning, she would confess her own feelings to the beautiful doctor, but for now, Sam was content to hold her dreams and wishes in her arms.

Meanwhile, in the living room, Daniel returned and sat in the recliner. Teal’c had maintained his position on the hearth, but the couch was now occupied by a smiling Jack. Reaching for the tray on the coffee table, he poured Daniel a cup of cocoa from the blue pot.

“I think this might be the boost those two needed to admit their feelings toward each other, but I guess we’ll have to wait until morning to find out. Pardon the pun, but it was blind luck that Janet drank from the wrong pot. I’d forgotten how she drops all her inhibitions when she’s had too much to drink. Of course, we’ve only seen her drunk that one time,” Daniel remarked, taking the hot mug from Jack and sipping carefully.

“Whoa, this has a bit of a kick to it. I think you got your pots mixed up, Jack. This one is the spiced cocoa,” Daniel pointed out as he took another sip from the mug.

Leaning back against the sofa, Jack sipped from his own mug and smiled.

“Danny boy, I remembered exactly how Janet acts when she’s tipsy so I took the liberty of spiking both pots,” Jack reported with a boyish grin.

“Indeed,” Teal’c replied while Daniel just grinned and shook his head.