CJ's Office Hour

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

[She's flipping through the Neiman Marcus catalog she picked up, listening to her headphones. Every now and again she sings along to snippets of Manilow, The Carpenters, and Neil Diamond. If anyone needs to talk, she's here.

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[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker turns bright red and looks briefly abashed. "No, that's J-- wait. Of course he does!" She tosses her hair, and gives C.J. a model pose and a smirk. "We do most of his job, don't we? Plus, coffee. Mostly so I can inhale what I can't have, but still."

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

He adores you...all. Did you see what he got the other girls?

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"I did. I may swipe Zero's sunglasses, they're that cool. And the necklace for Janet was *perfect*." Parker grins, then sobers. "He really is a cool boss, most of the time. You don't find adults who treat you like *you're* adult as often as he does. I think that's part of what we appreciate about him." She smirks. "That, and the scenery."

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

[She jerks her head up sharply and looks at Parker for a second, like she's appraising her soul.] Oh, I didn't realize..Shep didn't tell me about you, too.

Adam is awfully easy on the eyes, isn't he?

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker looks mystified at the Shep comment, then grins in agreement. "God, yes. All three of us agreed on that when we signed up to be librarian aides." Parker pouted, then looked evil. "I even put a picture of myself in a leather catsuit on my application. Not that he noticed. Janet laughed, though."

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

Parker...[the disappointment in her voice is unmistakable, but she's still smiling]...A catsuit? Hon, tell me it was Versace at least. Those can look SO tacky.

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Of course! As if I'd wear anything else." She studies C.J. a moment, then shrugs. "Older men find me attractive, what can I say? I think I liked Dr. Pierson better for obviously not looking."

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

He's a good man, Parker. You know he really thinks of you, all three of you, as his. You really should have seen him shopping. It was a sight. He took a lot of time and effort on each of you.

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"...yeah?" Parker asks, looking away. "That was nice of him. Especially after the hard time we gave him last week." She looks down at her new shoes, and tilts them back and forth, studying them. She takes a deep breath. "But we all have families. Wel, Janet has an uncle. And some weird cousins, including Jack O'Neill. And I met Zero's brother this weekend, they're a lot alike. But it's..." She looks up, and smiles. "It's good to know he cares."

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

He does, really.

[Narrowing her eyes at Parker, she leans closer.]

I didn't realize Janet and Jack were cousins.

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker's eyes widen as she nods. "Oh, sure. I mean, that's what they said, during Parent's Weekend. General Hammond showed up, and he's both Janet's uncle and Jack's uncle." She snaps her jaw shut, then smiles. "I don't know how close that connection is, though. They could be second cousins. Or third. Marty's always teasing Janet about it."

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

[She nods slowly] Mmm-hmmm. And, uh...Daniel Jackson? He's not her cousin too, is he?

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"God, no," Parker blurts. Then catches herself. "I mean, it would be even more wrong for them to be dating if they were, wouldn't it? Not that there's anything wrong with them dating now. I mean, hell, I dated a 35-year-old, and Daniel's much nicer, albeit sometimes stupider." Parker shuts up, trying to figure out where this conversation is going, then narrows her eyes back at C.J. "Why do you ask?"

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

Just...curious. E's my assistant and has been, and I just found out she's dating K. He just had a birthday...

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker snorts at this, then nods. "Yes. There was cake and everything." She folds her arms, studying C.J. "Hmm." She ticks off on her fingers the names C.J. has brought up, noting that only Carter has been left out. "O'Neill's dating Carter, did you know that?" Her lips are twitching.

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

O'Neill's dating Anya...

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker rooooolls her eyes. "O'Neill's too wimpy to tell her outright that he has a thing for Carter, and always has. He doesn't want to hurt her feelings. Or mostly? Cause a scene. And Anya's too dense to take a hint."

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

Anya's not...ok, well, she's pretty blunt, but she isn't dumb. Which one is Carter?

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Blonde, tall, likes to take things apart? I think she's taking Quantum Physics with Professor Ten." Parker smiles. "Janet's best friend. She and Jack got together just before O'Neill came down with pneumonia." Parker makes a face at the memory. "And it is out of respect for her that I didn't kill him for yakking on my shoes at the time. Although at least he replaced them."

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

Not the shoes...Oh, I'll give him hell for that. I'll ask Ten, I don't think I've met Carter, and I've met most of them. Those kids that all hang out together, I mean.

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker's grin is slow. "Yeah. Those kids that all hang out." She bites her lip, and clearly wants to ask something. She finally settles for, "So. Have you met Murray?"

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

No...he's not your boyfriend, right? You're still with, um...Michael?

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"I'm still with Michael," Parker confirms. "I just have a thing for Murray. Jack's adopted brother. He's six-four, gorgeous, built like a tank and has a voice like James Earl Jones. Liz promised she'd get him to come out from Colorado," she watches C.J. carefully as she says this, "if I manage to make it three months without smoking. Possibly in a muscle shirt."

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

Jack didn't mention him when we did family in class. Hmm. He told me about...other people. No mention of Murray. How's the not smoking going?

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Other people?" Parker frowns, thinking about this. "Hunh. I wonder if..." Then cuts herself off. "It's going okay, actually. If last week didn't make me start again, I don't want to know what will. Which reminds me, I should go torment Drs. Wilson and House into fighting in front of me again. The insult-fest is damn amusing. Plus they owe me lollipops."