"Cass honey, are you ready?" Daniel shouted upstairs to the teenager as he dressed his and Janet's youngest addition, in a snowsuit, ready to brave the journey to Jacks cabin which was at that moment surrounded in snow.

"I'll be down in a second." came a reply.

"What are we gonna do with her Summer?" Daniel asked the little girl who sat on his lap ready to go, her blue eyes shining as she looked at her father, her curly blond hair covered by a little hat.

She was mesmerised by the Christmas decorations that adorned the house, decorations that had been lovingly put up by them all as a whole family just a few days before and from that moment it seemed as if the child was filled with as much Christmas spirit that could possess, it seemed a if all in the house were.

"Mom have you seen my camera?" they then heard Cassandra shout to Janet who was in hers and Daniels room doing some last minute packing.

"Cass you only had it yesterday."

"Yeah, it's the weirdest thing huh." the youngster replied with a mock, and overly dramatic sigh.

"No it's your memory baby."

"It's okay I got it." Cassandra then replied.

"What do you say? Think we should leave her behind?" he asked the little girl bouncing her on his knee. "It'd probably be a lot quieter." he told the infant with a smile, making her giggle.

"Dadda." she babbled reaching for a hug.

Daniel took the little girl in his arms and hugged her. Kissing her face and blowing rasperrys on her cheek.

"Finally found someone with your mental capacity huh Daniel?" Cassandra teased having made her way downstairs with her luggage.

"You hear that Summer? Did you hear your sister being cheeky to daddy? He asked the child who reached out to Cassandra for a hug.

Cassandra took the little girl in her arms and gave her a kiss.

"Me cheeky? Nah. You got me all wrong hasn't he little one." she asked the child, grinning at Daniel as Summer nodded before giggling again.

"Is your mom done yet?" Daniel asked Cassandra who had sat down with Summer on her lap next to him.

"She was getting there. I think she's packed some extra stuff in case the new baby Jackson decides to make an early appearance."

"You alright with Summer while I go check on her." Daniel asked concerned.

"We'll be fine. Shall we go look at the snow cutie face?" Cassandra asked the child getting up and taking her outside, the little girl chatting happily in Cassandras arms as she was taken outside.

Daniel made his way towards his and Janet's bedroom, looking in the nursery which had been refurbished ready for their new arrival on his way. He looked at the new crib and the mobile hanging above it. He looked at the rocking chair where both he and Janet had sat soothing Summer, and still did when she was restless. He looked at the walls, adorned with teddy bears and clouds and at the tiny clothes ready to be worn.

He knocked on the door as he reached their room..

"Sweetie you okay?" he asked as he pushed the door open.

"Fine." Janet replied turning around to look at her fianc as she finished packing.

He sat down on the bed next to her.

"You sure?" he asked taking Janet's hand.

"Look at you all worried." she commented stroking his cheek, then lowering herself down next to him, her swollen stomach making it hard to sit down. "I'm fine. I was just packing a few extra things just in case this little one decides to make an early appearance." she told him rubbing her stomach. "You know with the Jackson sense of timing and all ... "

Daniel smiled.

"You think you're gonna be all right in the mini van on the drive to Jacks cabin?" he asked rubbing Janet's back.

"I'll be fine. I should be the one worrying sweetie not you. We're gonna have a baby here soon. I'm a doctor and I've seen babies born but I don't know what to expect when it's time for this one to arrive. All I know is I'll probably be scared to death."

"You have no need to be, you hear me? I'm gonna be right there holding your hand. Well unless I faint, but what are the chances of that?"

"That makes me feel so much better." she told him nervously.

"Come here." he beckoned taking her into his arms and holding her tightly. "You are going to be great with this little one. You already are great. You're an excellent mom to Cass and Summer and little Danni from Kate's universe loved you to pieces as soon as she met you. I know you're scared sweetie, I am too but there is absolutely no reason for you to worry. You're doing fine, the babies doing fine ... "

"I know." she replied leaning her head on his shoulder tiredly. " I'm just so huge and exhausted and fed up of not being able to move myself around as easily as before ... I'm just scared baby."

"If I'm honest so am I. We have each other sweetheart, we always will have. You never have to carry any of this around by yourself."

Janet smiled, stroking Daniel's cheek.

"I love you." she told him sincerely. "I just ... why didn't this happen sooner? I'm so happy. I mean look at us, here we are going to be married soon, living in a house with a teenager, a nearly two year old child and another on the way and I'm already anticipating having more.. Even if I am huge and bloated." she replied burying her head into his shoulder.

"Love you too." he replied putting a hand on her stomach. "And I don't know why this didn't happen sooner. I've asked myself that so many times honey and I've never been able to come up with an answer. All I know is that from the first moment I saw you, felt you touch me, it felt so right. I guess because I was with Shau'ri I made myself repress that and you know something, I can't think of anything more beautiful than having more children with you. Oh and you're not huge." he told her kissing her forehead "You have our child in there and it's beautiful. So are you."

Janet smiled and kissed his cheek tenderly. "I really do love you." she whispered into his ear, his loving and obviously sincere words touching her deeply.

"And I really do love you." he whispered back.

Janet pulled a face, then smiled.

"Looks like somebody agrees with me there." she told him as their child moved inside her.

"Oh yeah. Looks that way." he told her smiling. "But who wouldn't love me right?" he told her cheekily.

Janet smiled. "I don't think anybody could not." she whispered back leaning in to kiss him again. "That's why I'm gonna have to watch you with the ladies." she teased.

They heard a car blow it's horn outside.

" Well it looks like the guys are here. You sure you're up to this journey? It could be a long one, it's already snowed a little and its supposed to worsen tonight. If it snow's early ... "

"I'll be fine, just promise you'll give me a massage when we get there." she asked sweetly looking up at Daniel.

"I think I can manage that." he told her as he walked over to the window and opened it, his friend shouting outside.

"You guys ready?" they heard Jack O'Neill shout from by his and Sam's car.

"Yeah we'll be down in a minute. You think you can come help with the bags?" Daniel shouted back down, not wanting Janet to risk lifting anything that could possibly strain her.

"Yeah sure we'll be right up." Jack shouted, Sam transferring all luggage to Daniel and Janet's mini van and then being heard cooing over Summer who Cassie had brought over to her from their garden.

Daniel walked back over to the bed, Janet lying back and watching as their child kicked inside her. He lay down next to her propping his head up on his elbow, the smile on her face bringing another to his own.

"You know I think this is gonna be a really great Christmas." he commented to her.

"I think so too." she replied taking his hand into her own.

They heard a knock at the door. Jack and Sam entered, immediately walking over to the couple to greet them.

"You look great." Jack told Janet, kissing her on the cheek, then walking over to Daniel and giving his friend a hug.

"Yeah look at you." Sam told Janet.

"I look huge." Janet replied as Sam sat down beside her.

"You look beautiful sweetie." Sam replied rubbing Janet's back. "Besides you've got a baby in there, you're supposed to be huge."

"You sure there's only one? I don't remember Sara being quite so big ... not that there's anything wrong or anything ... I'm gonna go take the bags down to the mini van." Jack told them changing the subject and picking up the luggage.

Daniel smiled at his friend who quickly left the room while Sam shook her head.

"Sometimes I wanna hit that man ... but I love him too much." She sighed.

Cass ran in after Summer who started toddling towards the bed reaching for Sam who she adored. Sam picked her up and took her onto her lap.

"Any sign of one of these for you guys." Daniel asked as he sat down by Janet, his arm around her.

"Not yet." Sam sighed. "But it's not for lack of trying believe me."

"It'll happen." Janet comforted.

"Yeah you guys'll be great parents." Cassandra told Sam giving her a hug.

"So where's Teal'c?" Daniel asked.

"He's with Ry'ac teaching him about Christmas I think. He said sorry and that he'd see us after Christmas. Wow it's hard to believe it's only a couple of days away."

"Yeah it is. Summer's looking forwards to Santa coming aren't you babe. She was worried that he wouldn't find her in Jacks cabin." Janet told Sam.

"Of course he will sweetheart." Sam told the little girl kissing her tenderly.

Jack came back up the stairs and stood in the doorway.

"Bags are loaded and we're ready to roll. You sure you're okay taking this journey Doc?"

"I'm fine." She reassured the group.

"So we ready to go?"

Daniel looked at everyone in the room, all wrapped up in their winter gear.

"Looks that way." He remarked.

The group got up, Sam holding Summer in her arms.

"Just one thing." Janet stated, as they got ready to leave the room. "Could somebody please help me off the bed?"