Continued....
"May I ask why you need four lift tickets?" With a perfectly arched pitch, even Jalen Rose would have been proud of, Sam tossed her empty can into the trash container on the far side of the deck.
"One for me, you, Teal'c and Daniel." Groaning, Sam pictured a broken leg in Daniel's future at the colonel's nonchalant answer. Still the thought of Teal'c on skis brought a smile to her face. "You'll never pull that one off." "Wanna bet?" Jack's brown eyes twinkled merrily, his face lighting up with his grin at the prospect of once again proving her wrong."Sam hold this for me, would ya?" Daniel passed her the precious jacket preparing to arm wrestle Teal'c.
"He's definately drunk." Sam pointed out needlessly. "Ya think?"As O'Neill joined the increasingly large group around the table, cheering his best friend on, knowing there wasn't a chance in hell Daniel could win against the Jaffa's unnatural strength, Carter wondered if Daniel had noticed the small patch sewn on the back of the jacket, near the hem. Her fingers played over the stitched words standing out against the black leather. 'Renegade Space Monkey'?
Smiling, she held the jacket close as she moved to join the others. Sam's smile widened as she realized she had been witness to a miracle of nature as SG-1's once cocooned caterpillar had metamorphasized into a strong awe-inspiring butterfly who was soaring to wondrous heights on newly discovered wings of friendship and love.
That's all folks.
