FICLET: The Walls of Jericho, Jack/Daniel. Partlet - 14

[icarus]

The Walls of Jericho - 14 (from part 1 here)
by Icarus




Daniel hesitated in the entryway and was about to leave with the rest of the team.

"Um. Daniel…?" Jack began, cringing.

"Yeah." Daniel looked at the ground.

"About the --"

"Yeah. It was…"

"… over the line…"

"…way over. I mean, I was…" Daniel tipped his head and huffed a breath, "…whew."

"So…"

"Yeah."

"We're good?"

"Yeah. It, uh, cancels," Daniel made a vague gesture of two waves coming together, "you know."

"Oh, okay. Good."

Daniel hesitated, then said, his shoulders sagging, "I just meant eventually. Not - not now. You retired once, right?"

"Yep," Jack said, flat and noncommittal.

Daniel patted the wall as he left. Jack laced his hands behind his neck and leaned back on the bed, staring at the ceiling. He decided the room was too big for one person, and he should've shared with Teal'c.



Part 15 is here. More Jack/Daniel.

Comments

[kres.livejournal.com]

Nice ping-pong :)=

[dryad-duinath.livejournal.com]

mrrrrrrr.....

*purrs contentedly*

[lizardspots.livejournal.com]

*sniggers* Bless them for being so rubbish at being articulate and apologetic.