Five Good Reasons
by Namaresca
E-MAIL: namaresca@yahoo.com.au
RATING: PG, sexual references, nothing serious though
SPOILERS: nothing specific, maybe Forever In A Day
PAIRINGS: Daniel/Janet
SUMMARY: Janet finds an excuse to go see Daniel and gets a surprise
SEQUELS: Maybe if people ask for them very nicely, and bribe me with
chocolate!
DISCLAIMER: I don't own `em, only playing with them. Wish I
did own `em, boy would I have fun!
FEEDBACK: `tis good, `tis very good.
JANET
Wow, that fragment was in deep. When SG7 came through the gate with a team member injured from an explosion, I was expecting deep cuts and bruises, perhaps some stitching to do. I wasn't expecting to pull out of Rojers 5 pieces of a stone tablet with some sort of writing on them. Luckily the wounds weren't too deep, and the fragments had broken cleanly, so there were no bits left in the wounds.
I had to hide a smile, this would give me a perfect excuse to call on my favourite blue-eyed archaeologist. SG1 had been on standdown the last few days, so I hadn't had a chance to see him since his last post-mission physical. It was a shame, because that physical had given me a good opportunity to see close up just how much his new fitness kick was working. I could have kissed Jack, he was the one pushed Daniel to start working out more with him in the gym, and the results were, well, mesmerising. Three times during Daniel's physical I had to remind myself to not stare at his bare chest, and to resist the urge to run my hands along the well defined muscles. That man is just too damn tempting.
Whoops, really better keep my mind on the job, Rojers would never forgive me if I botched his stitches. Once this is done I think I'll
go pay the subject of my daydreams a visit.
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DANIEL
Why can I never get any peace in this place? I can't help being a bit annoyed when someone knocks on my door for the tenth time today.
My annoyance vanishes though when I see Janet standing in the doorway, a sly smile on her face.
"Been getting bothered a lot today have we?" she asks.
"Sorry, did I sound that grumpy?" I reply, smiling and gesturing for her to come the rest of the way into my office. As she walks over I can't help letting my eyes rove over her lovely petite figure. Her auburn hair is up in it's usual bun, making my fingers itch as usual to pull out the pins holding it, feel the soft weight of it in my hands. I start guiltily as I realise she has said something, and I don't have a clue what.
"Sorry Janet, what did you say?" She smiles, a mischievous look in her eyes.
"I said, I do have a good reason to disturb you. Five good reasons, actually." She holds up a plastic container with 5 stone fragments in it.
"I pulled these out of Lt. Rojers from SG7 earlier. They have some kind of writing on them, and seeing as that's your forte, I thought I'd bring them for you to look at." As she says this, she places it on the bench I'm sitting at, her breast brushing softly against my arm as she reaches past me. An electric shock goes down my spine at the contact. Her eyes flick quickly up to meet mine, surprise and, could it be, desire in them? She just as quickly looks away, and I grab her hand as she goes to move away.
"Janet..." I'm surprised at the huskiness in my voice, and she looks up again. This time I'm positive that's desire I see in her eyes, and before I know what I'm doing, I'm pulling her towards me.
"Daniel..." I can hear the hesitancy in her voice, but it's too late, my lips brush ever so lightly against hers. She melts at the contact, her body molding against mine, and I'm gone, one arm wrapping around her waist as I deepen the kiss.
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JANET
Oh my, can this man kiss!
I hadn't been sure what he was going to do when Daniel grabbed my arm, but when his head came down and I felt his lips brush mine, it was like lightning, my whole body tingled at the gentle touch. I automatically strained closer, wanting more, and when I leaned into him, he pulled me tight against him as he deepened the kiss, his tongue seeking entrance to my mouth. I eagerly opened my lips to him, relishing the feel as he invaded my mouth, his tongue exploring and washing over mine.
One of his arms locked around my waist, and his other hand trails up my arm, cradling my head as he continues to explore my mouth. I have to put an arm around his neck, my knees are trembling, desire washing through my body as his hand at my waist starts to roam over my back.
He finally breaks the kiss, but only to trail kisses along my jaw and down my neck, nibbling gently on my collarbone. I moan, grateful he's holding me, I don't think I can stand on my own right now. I can feel his smile against my neck at my moan, licking once more before he lifts his head. His eyes are glazed with passion, but there's also a triumphant glint there.
"I've wanted to do that for a long time now. I didn't think I had a chance `til Sam let slip the other day that you thought I was cute." It took a minute for that to sink in, I felt rather fuzzy after that kiss, then...
"Hang on, Sam told you I liked you?! That blabbing wretch, she's so damn smart but she can't even keep her mouth shut!" I started trying to pull out of his arms, but he just tightened his arm around my waist and held me immobile. Hmm, those gym sessions really are paying off, I never knew he was this strong.
"Janet, she didn't blab on you. We were at Jack's place having a few drinks, and she was laughing at me for being so naïve. I asked what she meant, and she said `hell Daniel, why do you think Janet always takes twice as long with your physicals? She can't resist the opportunity to have her hands on you!'" At this I squirmed again, damn Sam for being so observant, she had wrung that confession out of me one night after a couple of bottles of wine.
He smiled down at me, one hand cupping my cheek gently. "I'm glad she told me Janet, it gave me the courage to kiss you just now," he lowered his head `til his mouth was hovering just above mine, "And it was even better than I imagined," he whispered just before he captured my lips again, making me relax against him once more. Hell, if this is what happens when Sam blabs, maybe I should tell her things more often!
Daniels hands now roamed freely over my back, one sliding down to cup my rear and press me against his very obvious erection. I moaned into his mouth at the contact, rotating my hips slightly and being rewarded with a deep moan from him. He broke the kiss, breathing heavily, desire darkening his eyes to the colour of a stormy sea. He dropped his head to kiss my neck again, making me gasp when he lightly nipped the skin, but he immediately licked the tender spot. My knees were so weak, I was sure I would collapse if I didn't sit down soon.
"Daniel, I need to sit down," I managed to whisper, my voice all breathy. He backed up a couple of steps, pulling me with him, one hand behind him blindly searching for his chair as he continued to kiss my neck. He stumbled down into his chair, pulling me down onto his lap.
"Mmm, now this is good," he breathed against my neck, and I shifted slightly to get more comfortable, causing him to gasp as I rubbed against his straining groin. "Oh god Janet, you have no idea how much I've wanted this." He pulled his mouth away from my neck and looked into my eyes, his own showing clearly his desire. I smile, realising I've said almost nothing since he kissed me.
"Me too, you have no idea how difficult it is seeing you every other day with your shirt off, and having to stop myself from tracing all those muscles with my tongue." He moans at that, his eyes darkening even more at the thought. Then again, the moan could be because I'm running my fingers along those muscles as I speak. "When Sam first found out how I felt about you, she told me I should say something to you, but I didn't think you would be interested. After all, you had only recently lost your wife, I didn't think you would appreciate me making a move on you." I'm idly trailing my fingers across his chest as I speak, and I can feel he's still breathing quite heavily. I'm feeling rather breathless myself really, and my voice is definitely a lot breathier than usual.
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DANIEL
Her voice sounds as breathless as I feel, but with her words I realise I need to put aside the desire rampant in my body for a minute. I take a deep breath, and gently grasp her chin with one hand and tip her face up so she's looking me straight in the eye.
"Janet, to be honest, I think I accepted Sha're was gone even before she died. And it was rather strange, because when she did die, I found myself wanting you to be there, wanted your comfort more than anyone else's. That's when I realised I felt more for you than just friendship, or an idle attraction. It made me think, a lot."
She gazes back at me, the expression in her eyes showing deep affection and understanding. I decide to take the plunge, and hope I don't scare her off with my next words.
"Janet, the thinking made me realise something, something I guess had been building for a long time. It made me realise that I care about you a lot more than just as one of my closest friends. It made me realise that, well, I think I'm in love with you." Her eyes widened at that, emotions flickering in their depths. Surprise, delight, affection, hope, and then, could it be, love? She licked her lips as she looked down, then shyly back up at me through her lashes.
"Daniel, I'm so glad you said that, because I think I'm falling in love with you too."
Wow, that was a better reaction that I dared hope for! I curl my hand around her neck and pull her down into a kiss filled with the love I feel now making my heart soar, murmuring again "I love you" just before our lips meet.
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DANIEL
Great, Jack's staring at me again. I'm really in for an interrogation the minute this briefing is over, but try as I might, I just can't get this dopey grin off my face. That kiss with Janet was just amazing, even better than I'd imagined it would be. Add that to the fact I still can't believe she loves me too, and there's no way I'm getting rid of this grin anytime soon. Ah well, I can handle Jack, done it before.
"Ok SG1, dismissed." Hmmm, now how long will it take him? One pretty doctor, two pretty doctor, three...
"Danny, stay a minute will you?" Hehe, too predictable. I wait `til Sam and Teal'c leave, Sam glancing once over her shoulder to wink at me.
"Ok Danny, spill. Why are you looking like the cat that got the cream?" I stand, taking my time to gather my papers. I know it drives Jack nuts when I do this. When I've finally got them all, I turn to him, still grinning.
"Jack, I just shared the most amazing kiss with Janet and told her I love her. Not only that, she said it back. I'm having the perfect day!" As Jack's jaw drops, I walk past him and out the door, knowing damn well that as soon as he recovers from his `suffocated fish' impression, he'll be coming straight to my office to demand details.
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JANET
Oh my, two hours later and I'm still feeling light-headed. That was definitely the most amazing kiss. Not even Sam walking in and catching us could ruin it. She smiled from ear to ear when she saw us, me perched happily on Daniels lap. Had the cheek to say `about time' as well. Shame she was there to steal him for a briefing, I was really enjoying my new perch. Hmmm, I wonder if he will come to see me after the briefing? My smile widens when I look at the clock. Only another three hours `til my shift ends. Rojers sure picked the right day to get fragments embedded in his leg, it's SG1's poker night tonight, and Sam had invited me to come along. That means a whole night spent with Daniel. I can't wait.
"Janet?" I look up to see Sam's head poking around my office door. She's got a real mischievous twinkle in her eye. "You busy?"
"No, things are quiet right now. Rojers is still resting. What's wrong?" Like I can't guess!
She walks in, closing the door behind her before coming to sit on the edge of the desk beside me.
"Well, let's start with the juicy details about that cosy scene I walked in on earlier." Yep, straight to the point there! She's not even trying to hide her grin. I feel my smile widen even more, if that's possible right now.
"Well, it's pretty self explanatory. We were kissing."
"Janet, I could see that! I want to know what happened that led to it."
"Ok, ok. I went to give him the fragments I pulled out of Rojers' leg. We were talking, and when I went to leave he grabbed my arm. Next thing I knew he kissed me. Oh Sam, it was the most wonderful kiss! I thought I was going to melt right there! That's why we were sitting, my legs wouldn't support me." Sam's grin widens at that.
"Janet, that's great. I was really hoping letting him know you liked him would push him to do something. He's been pining for a while now. So, did anything else happen?" I look down for a second, then decide to tell her everything. I look back up to meet her eyes.
"Well, he told me he loves me." Yep, reaction I was expecting, her eyes go as wide as saucers.
"Wow. I knew he wanted you, but I didn't realise he felt that deeply. What did you say?"
"Um, I said I think I'm in love with him too." At this Sam leans over and envelops me in a gigantic hug.
"Oh Janet, I'm so happy for you. You both deserve happiness." I lean back out of the hug to look up at her again.
"Thanks Sam, `cos to be honest, right now I feel like I could fly."
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DANIEL
God, I thought Jack was never going to give up. He just couldn't resist saying `I told you so' about 5 times. Ok, so he was the one who pointed out Janet's beauty in the first place, he was the one who assured me falling for someone after Sha're was ok, good for me. But did he really have to gloat about it? It's Jack, so yes.
Yeesh, Jack's been pestering me so long there's only an hour `til I have to go home and get ready to go to Jack's for our poker night. Hmmm, maybe I should see if Janet would like a lift? I pick up the phone and dial the internal number for her office.
"Hello, Dr Frasier speaking." God I love the sound of her voice.
"Hi Janet, it's me. I was wondering if you would like a lift to Jack's tonight? I have to pick up the takeaway, but I could swing by and get you first."
"You know, that would be great. I have the day off tomorrow, so it would be nice to be able to kick back a little and have a few drinks. Thanks Daniel. What time you be round?"
"Well, I need to stop home first, so let's say 7.30? That give you enough time?"
"Yep, that's fine. See you at 7.30 then."
"Sure. Bye."
"Bye." As I hang up the phone, I'm very aware I'm grinning like a loon again. This seems to be becoming a habit today. Glancing up at the clock again, I decide to hell with it, I'm leaving early today.
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