Author Notes: Adult subjects are discussed.

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^^ indicates the end of a memory

"Hey, Jack. How's she doing?"

"Hey, Ferretti. No change so far."

"She's survived worse. She'll make it through this."

"Thanks for the encouragement." Jack remained still as he sat beside Carter's infirmary bed. His elbows rested on his knees and his chin was propped up on his hands.

"I was gonna visit with her for a while. Why don't you get a fresh cup of coffee and walk around for a bit." Jack didn't even look up at Ferretti.

"That's alright. I'm fine." Ferretti sat down in a chair on the opposite side of Sam's bed.

"Are you trying to make me believe your knees haven't gotten stiff sitting here for the last three hours?" Jack glared at Ferretti.

"I won't humor that with a response."

"So it's humor you're looking for, huh. Did Sam ever tell you how she put Kawalski in his place before our second Abydos mission?"

"No." Jacks eyebrows rose as his interest was piqued. Ferretti smiled an evil grin. "Are you gonna tell me or just sit there and tease me?"

"I'll tell you if you promise to get up and take a short walk afterwards, just to stretch your legs and get out of here for a few minutes." Jack rolled his eyes but his curiosity got the best of him.

"Fine, I agree. Now tell me." Ferretti chuckled. Jack was too predictable!

"It was the night after the briefing where we met Sam. Kawalski decided he wanted to do something to help the guys relax, especially since we weren't allowed off the base that night. He planned a movie night but he didn't invite Sam."

"Let me guess, it was porn."

"Of course. That's probably the main reason he didn't invite Sam, although I think secretly he didn't think she was up to the challenge." Jack shook his head as he remembered just how wrong his old friend often was about women.

"I guess Sam found out about the party."

"Yeah, but I never found out how she knew."

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There was a knock on Kawalski's door. Charlie looked around as he moved to the door. Everyone he had invited was sitting around watching the movie. That could only mean one thing; an interloper was hoping to join them. No way was he going to let some horny airman invade his team night.

Charlie opened the door and was shocked to see Captain Carter. He hid his surprise well, as every a special ops guy could do.

"Captain, what can I do for you?" Every head in the room spun around to look out the door.

"I heard team movie night was in your room. I brought chips." Sam smiled as she held up the bag of Doritos.

"Chips are good. Please join us." Charlie moved back and swung his arm in an arch as he gave a slight bow, welcoming Sam to join the party.

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"Her face never registered any surprise as she walked in during a pretty explicit scene. I guess she knew what she was going to have to do to be accepted."

"She shouldn't have had to do anything." Jack shook his head and looked at the floor.

"I know, I know, but let's not act like you welcomed her with open arms." Ferretti ran his hand along the back of his head and shuffled his right foot across the floor.

"Are you saying I gave you idiots permission to treat her like crap?" Jack looked up, with obvious anger in his eyes.

"Of course not! This wasn't supposed to piss you off. How about you just let me finish before you bite my head off?" Jack waved his hand, letting Ferretti know he might as well continue with the story.

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Sam sat down between Kawalski and Ferretti on the small sofa. She could feel the other airmen in the room fidgeting. They were obviously uncomfortable having a female officer in the room while they were watching a very graphic prono. Their discomfort made Sam feel better.

"Can I get you anything to drink, Captain?" Charlie's eyes locked with Sam's. It was an unspoken challenge.

"Diet?"

"Sorry, but I'm fresh out." Charlie rolled his eyes.

"The I guess water would be great. Thanks." Sam smiled her best 'I'm so sweet' smile. She felt a shiver go through the junior officers sitting in folding chairs behind her. Charlie got up from the sofa and poured her a glass of water. When he brought it back, he gave her a slight bow.

"Move over Kawalski, you make a better door then a window. I can't see." Charlie's eyes got slightly wider. "Oh, and thanks for the water." Charlie sat back down.

"You're welcome."

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She didn't really say anything during the rest of the movie. Every few scenes she would lean her head to one side or the other and say 'uh huh' or 'hmmmm'. She never blushed or fidgeted. She was a rock. The only other person paying as much attention to the movie was Kawalski.

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As the credits began to roll, Charlie went over to the VCR and pushed stop. As he set the tape to rewind, he turned towards Sam.

"So, what did you think of your first team movie night?" Charlie looked right at Sam. No one else in the room made a move.

"In terms of creativity I would say it was below average but the stamina of the actors was moderate. Overall I guess it earned one star maybe one and a half if I was really horny."

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"Charlie's mouth fell open and he started gulping like a fish out of water. He couldn't come up with a response." Ferretti smiled at the memory.

"I can't imagine Charlie lost for words." Jack shook his head and smiled.

"After that we played a few hands of poker. Sam kicked our butts. By the time we walked out of there, she was one of the team. She'd even won over Charlie."

"No matter what you guys might have thought I never doubted her. If I had, I probably would have gone easy on her." Jack looked over at Sam lying on the infirmary bed.

"If she can win over Kawalski she can kick some alien bacteria's rear."

"I know. Of course, when she does wake up and I tell her you told me this story she may very well try to kick your rear." Jack smiled at Farretti.

"Now I'm worried. You promised you'd stretch. I won't tell her any stories about you while you're gone." Jack stood and reached his hands above his head. He bent backwards and then leaned from side to side to really stretch his stomach and back muscles. He hadn't realized how stiff he had gotten until he stood.

"I won't be long." Farretti nodded at Jack.

"I know."

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