Cure for the Common Birthday by holdouttrout (G)

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Show: SG-1
Rec Category: Jack & Sam friendship
Characters: Jack O'Neill, Sam Carter
Categories: Gen
Warnings: None
Author's Journal:holdouttrout
Author's Website: holdouttrout on AO3
Link: Cure for the Common Birthday
Why This Must Be Read: A gem of a story about Carter helping O'Neill in the hour of his greatest need. His birthday.

 

"Oh, hell, no! Carter! You were supposed to stop this," Jack said. "I gave you orders." Jack remembered last year's party, full of tedious people thinking they were being amusing, either trying to coerce him into doing things their way, or trying to suck up to the man they thought would be in charge of them someday. Jack shuddered again at the thought. There was no way he was letting them promote him again. General Hammond could keep his chair.