PART 17
�Neither did I,� Jack admitted, �Seems SG-9 got the original mission. Apparently, it was a planet not on the Abydos cartouche, so the Goa�uld haven�t found it. To top it off, there is nothing that could possibly distract our favorite archaeologist: no ruins, no rocks, no artifacts, no indigenous humanoid life forms. There is also no naquada or scientific do-hickeys for our favorite scientist to play with. Nothing but lush, beautiful forests and beaches that go on for miles!
�So what do you think? SG-1 family vacation in paradise for five glorious days and nights? . . . No phone, no cars, not a single luxury . . . could be fun? . . . could be relaxing?�
Sam grinned.
�Sir, are you telling me you are willing to be bored for five days?�
�Ah. . . no!� he said, returning the grin, �Didn�t I mention? There are tons of lakes filled with fish! Teal�c can�t complain now!�
Sam laughed and then gasped at the pain in her side. Wincing, but still with a smile on her face, she said, �See! I knew there was a catch!�
At the rolling of his eyes at her unintentional pun, she groaned.
�I just knew you�d find a way to get me to go fishing one of these days,� she smiled.
�So . . .� he grinned, �Is that a yes, then?�
�Yes,� she said brightly, �I think it�s a great idea!�
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Sam stood in front of the Stargate six days later, sans casts, with a trepidation she hadn�t ever felt, even the very first time she�d walked through the �gate four years ago. She was about to go on her very first vacation since graduating from the Academy. But that wasn�t what had her so nervous. The fact that she was going to �planet paradise� with the three most important men in her life wasn�t even bothering her . . .okay, it was bothering her a bit that one Jack O�Neill in particular was going with her..
What bothered her the most was that she was going to this planet �where the beaches go on forever� for five days of R & R with these three men and she had to wear a bathing suit she�d never seen or even tried on. These three had never seen her in anything less than a tank top and her boxers, and even then she�d been embarrassed. Now . . . a bathing suit . . . and a suit she hadn�t picked out at that.
Her old suit had been so out of date and threadbare that Cassandra laughed until she was almost blue.
�This was such a bad idea!� Sam had cried plaintively as she looked at herself in the old one piece suit. She turned hoping the new angle would make the old suit look more acceptable.
�Oh, Sam,� Cass had giggled, falling backward on the bed in her glee, �That thing is older than I am! When�s the last time you had a new suit? . . . No, don�t answer, I don�t want to know! That thing�s falling apart! You go in the water once and you�ll be begging Colonel Jack for a towel just so you can get out of the water! You need a new one!�
Sam had blushed. The thought of Jack seeing her naked was not all that unpleasant. However, the thought of having Teal�c and Daniel see her that way too is what convinced her to head to the mall with Cassandra. They went shopping for something new, but Cass rejected every suit that Sam picked out.
She kept saying, �Sam that�s not you! . . . Ugh! . . . No way! . . . Why would you want to wear that?. . . That�s too prim and proper, Sam. . . You�re going to a beach with men! C�mon, show some skin!�
�Cassandra!� Sam finally cried in frustration, �These are my co-workers! I am not supposed to be strutting around half naked in front of them!�
�Ah! For cryin out loud!� Cass said in a perfect imitation of Jack O�Neill, �They�re just guys! You�re gorgeous! Why go to a beach planet and not take advantage of the beach?�
Sam had to admit, Cass was right. If she had been going on a vacation by herself or with anyone else, she wouldn�t have cared whether the suit covered her breasts and butt completely or not. But this was Jack . . . and Daniel . . . and Teal�c. There was no suit that would cover her enough, she felt.
After several days of bickering, Cassandra had given up on Sam and her, in Cassandra�s teenage opinion, unnecessary modesty.
�Forget it, Sam!� Cass said with an irritating sweetness that Sam had known she shouldn�t ignore, �You leave on vacation tomorrow! Let me pick something out.�
When Sam protested, Cass had laughed, �I promise,� she had raised her hand solemnly, �I�ll take Mom and she�ll have final say. It�ll show you off, but won�t embarrass you. You need to just relax . . . and trust me.�
It wasn�t that Sam didn�t trust Cassandra to pick out a decent bathing suit; it was just that . . . she had seen the wispy things that Cass had picked out for herself and . . . Hell, who was she kidding? It was that she didn�t trust Cass to pick out a decent bathing suit.
Now Sam stood in front of the open Stargate with the bag Janet had handed her only moments before stuffed in the top of her pack. Daniel was grinning at Teal�c as if he knew what Janet had handed her. Suddenly, five days on a tropical planet in her BDU�s didn�t seem such a bad idea.