First Floor Garage, Tuesday Evening

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Dressed in a pair of old denim overalls and t-shirt, Sam sat on the floor next to her motorcycle/swoop bike, surrounded by many, many scavenged, rigged, and purchased parts, her tool box, and the schematics, which she'd reclaimed from the Danger Room Shop once the garage renovations were complete.

Today was all about the power source. Gasoline and combustion engines were so very twentieth century.



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[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Yes, it's enormous." Sam stared at him, then shook her head with a smile, "You don't know about the Egyptian pyramids? Oh, I'll have to fix that before you meet Daniel, or your head will explode from the lecture."

"That looks great, thanks," Sam said with a nod.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"I do want to meet him. And I'd prefer if my head didn't explode, so that'd be great." Jack wandered over to stand behind Sam and stare at the schematics, resting one hand on the back of her neck. "What's next?"

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"We'll have to work on that," Sam tipped her head back, then stretched. "Next is attaching them to the whatever-it-is that I'm building."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Should we wait until the glue sets?" he asked, sliding his fingers up Sam's neck and rubbing gently.

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"That would be a good idea, yes. Plus we should check the seal," Sam groaned a little, "and I give you three years to stop doing that."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"In a minute. And what if I don't want to stop?" he teased as he started rubbing her shoulders. "Three years might not be long enough."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

She looked back over her shoulder at him. "Then I guess I'll just have to put up with it."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Good answer." Jack kissed the top of her head and slipped his arms around her waist, heedless of any grease.

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Thanks, I liked it," Sam said, leaning back against him. "You're going to be filthy, you know."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"You'll just have to help me get clean," he replied, smiling as he snuck his fingers under the edge of her shirt. "And I'd be happy to return the favour. Once we're done here, of course."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Jack," she scolded, stepping away, "we're never going to finish if you don't stop touching me."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Sorry." He put his hands behind his back and tried to look contrite. "Think the glue will be dry yet? And how do we check the seals?"

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"No you're not," Sam teased, "and it'll probably be a little while longer. We'll run smoke through it, and then water."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"What are we going to do until then?"

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"We," she smirked, "will be working on the brakes."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"I was getting that feeling." Jack smirked back at her and held out his hands. "Tell me what to do."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Sam pointed to a pile of parts on the table. "Those need to be wiped down, cleaned, and inspected for flaws, then we replace any bad parts and put them back on the bike."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"I can manage the cleaning but I have no idea what constitutes a flaw." Jack walked over and rubbed his finger down a bit of greasy metal. "What if I clean and you inspect?"

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Sounds like a good idea," Sam said, sitting down next to him, and pulling over a stool for Jack. Yes, it turned.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Jack sat and promptly spun it, grinning at Sam as she flashed past, until it slowed and finally stopped. "This is fun," he said as he put one hand on her shoulder to steady himself. "Can I help you again sometime?"

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Once it's done, hopefully I won't need to do this again," Sam set aside one gear in favor of another and handed the new one to Jack for cleaning, "and of course you can. I just didn't think you'd be interested."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"But you'll do something else," he pointed out. "And I'm interested in it because you're interested it." The gear in one hand, and the rag in the other, he bumped his shoulder against Sam's as he started to clean. "But I'm kind of enjoying it for its own sake. Why did you think I wouldn't be interested?"

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Because most people aren't?" She said, taking her goggles off and setting them down.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"But I'm not most people." Jack pulled his own goggles off and glanced sideways at her, still cleaning the gear.

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"No, you're definitely not most people," Sam leaned over, kissing him lightly. "Thank goodness."