Mother of SG-1

Author's note: Here is the next installment with the SG-1 boys and girl as well as their kiddos, get ready for some angst, lots of fluff and Jack/Daniel fabulousness! Please Read and Review, I love hearing from anyone and everyone.
~ Akinasky

Chapter One: As It Stands

Jack sat at the table in the kitchen with Teal'c sitting across from him while their children played in the living room. Zale, Zada and Jake were playing some board game; Jack couldn't see which one from here while Jake's little brother Haikon watched. Janet, Claire and Ishtar were playing dress up, throwing different clothes on over the ones they were wearing. Johnny was upstairs in his room with Greer; the Sky kid basically lived here, only sleeping a few nights a week in the castle with his family. The only reason Jack and Daniel had found out the kid was sleeping here was because after Johnny's injury they started checking in on their youngest in the middle of the night.

Jack, Daniel, William and Akina finally sat down and had a discussion about the fact that most of the time, Johnny was having a lot of trouble sleeping when Greer wasn't there so they had an agreement that if Greer didn't go home, he was meant to stay at Jack and Daniel's house until the morning, so there would be no late night running around anymore. It was tough sometimes for Jack to deal with the fact that the two boys were so close, sometimes Johnny would speak to Greer about things and the magical child would end up giving Daniel and Jack the message but he was working through the frustration and resentment that this little boy had more claim on his son than his fathers' did, Daniel was helping with that of course.

"Where is DanielJackson?" Teal'c asked, breaking the silence between the two men. The house was filled with the chatting and playing of happy children and undoubtedly Adrian would be coming over in a short time because Jack's house apparently was the ultimate hang out for a lot of the children that grew up around his five kids.

"He went to go speak to Lady Akina about something, possibly about the guy who attacked us and stabbed Johnny. Daniel is still struggling with the fact that he basically beat the crap out of the guy. I think he was amazing but you know Danny," Jack said with an inelegant shrug.

"I am concerned for Samantha, she has not been home in several days and there is nothing I can do to convince her of my love. She has chosen to believe it is not enough, the ten years and the children. They miss her."

Jack nodded and sighed; they hadn't seen Sam since she kissed him in a fit of unfounded one-sided lust. She stayed in her house and Teal'c would bring the children over to play and learn with Daniel. Jack was disturbed that she'd actually left her home and not returned. "She's not in her workshop?" he asked.

Teal'c shook his head, one singular shake that answered the question without expending extra energy in the process, "It is the main reason for concern, in the past if we were fighting or she needed time away from the children she would isolate herself in the workshop but she would always rejoin us when one of the children went in search of their mother, now it is as though she no longer wants to be a mother or my wife."

Jack winced at the thought of one of his most trusted friends going through something like that, he knew what it felt like to walk back into what had once been a home only to find it is only a house without his spouse but he also understood that some little part of the separation was about him, even if Jack didn't return Sam's affections. "Sorry to hear that, T."

Teal'c nodded once more, "How is DanielJackson since Johnny was hurt?"

Jack knew what his friend was asking, Daniel might not be raging at the stupidity of Sam when it came to their son but it didn't mean his beautiful archeologist had forgiven his brainy adoptive sister for her part in getting Johnny hurt, "He can't see her, he's still so devastated that Johnny got stabbed and they had such a hard time healing him. All he did was lie in bed with Johnny and hold our son, it was the only way he could truly know that Johnny was still alive. We're both still dealing with it. Daniel still tends to end up checking Johnny in the middle of the night, to be sure he was still breathing, it's the only reason we found out about Greer's little sleep overs."

"The Prince still sleeping here most evenings?" Teal'c asked gently.

Jack nodded, "Apparently they have bond." His response was tinged with sarcasm and a roll of the eyes despite the fact that he knew bonds were incredible things here in the Vannas world and not something to be taken lightly. Daniel was constantly reminding him of this fact.

"You wish that was not the case," Teal'c responded quietly, barely over the sound of an enthusiastic play in the living room. Jack looked around the corner, everyone was laughing and having a good time, all the children were competitive but Daniel had always taught them to be kind no matter what.

Jack refocused on Teal'c and answered, "I don't know if I wish it wasn't the case but I do know that Greer has a stronger bond with Johnny than Daniel and I do and I'm obnoxiously jealous and bitter of a ten year old." Jack shrugs inelegantly, he didn't like how he felt, and it was why he continuously talked to Daniel and Erica about it.

Teal'c nodded again, saying nothing and Jack was okay with the silence. He'd never really needed talking with Teal'c, they had an easy way about them, which had been stretched because of the drama with Sam, but he appreciated the silence.

"Papa," Zada called out in that voice that said she was coming to the end of her patience but she was still calm. She needed something but Zada didn't even really know how to ask because she was such a good older sister.

Jack smiled, "Girls, why don't you clean up the living room and go run around outside while I get a snack together."

The three younger girls squealed before they started grabbing up handfuls of clothes and accessories before they took everything out of the room, leaving Zada alone for a moment. She crouched down and picked up the final articles off the floor and taking them up stairs where the three girls were giggling and screeching in the twins' room. Jack's oldest daughter came back down and walked into the kitchen and plopped her head down on Jack's thigh, curving her body in what seemed like an uncomfortable way. He slipped his fingers into her loose wavy black hair. She was wearing black slacks and vest over a button blouse. She was turning into a young lady before Jack's eyes, he felt, and he didn't like it. A couple more years and she was going to be crushing on boys and giving them attitude about everything.

"You okay baby?" he asked gently, as she scooted up into his chest and wrapped her arms around his stomach. He looked over at Teal'c who was giving him that almost smile at the affection Jack was blessed to receive from his daughter. His hand never stopped caressing Zada's hair as Janet and Claire went skittering past and out the back door, soon followed by Ishtar and then Greer was dragging a smiling Johnny out as well. Jack's youngest slid his fingers across Zada's arm as well as Jack's before he continued on outside. Jack smiled to his little boy who was being petulant about going outside because he was teasing Greer, not actually being forced into anything. Jack wasn't truly worried about that, he'd gotten used to the idea that Johnny was okay enough to be cranky without it having anything to do with the healed wound and so on but Daniel tended to be incredibly protective and it was only made worse after Johnny's injury.

"I will adjourn to the living room with our sons," Teal'c said gently as he pressed a gentle hand into the back of Zada's neck before the former Jaffa left the kitchen. Jack looked down at the top of Zada's head and she tilted her head up and her deep brown eyes locked on his and she heaved a tremble sigh.

"What's wrong beautiful girl?" he asked again.

"I want to be a good big sister," she finally said and Jack crowed inside that he was still capable of sensing sometimes what was going on with his daughter, he was better at it with her than any of the other children. He stayed quiet for a second longer, guessing that she wasn't done with her explanation. "I just want to be with Daddy and you sometimes, I don't want to always be with my sisters. I rarely see Johnny anymore and I miss the times when it was just you and Daddy with Zale and I."

Jack sighed, "You love your siblings Zada but that doesn't mean you should always be with them. You are old enough to take time for yourself; you can also spend some time with other people, not just us and Uncle Teal'c, Jake, Haikon and Ishtar. You have other friends that you can spend time with."

Zada nodded and somehow despite the fact that she was getting to big for it, his daughter climbed into his lap and stayed curled around him. Jack wondered what it would have been like to have a chance to raise Charlie and possibly other children but he released the thought with a moment of bittersweet acceptance that if he hadn't lost Charlie then Sarah, he wouldn't be with Daniel and the children they had together.

"Papa, why won't you ever speak about Charlie?" Zada asked, causing Jack to flinch a little. Zada's little hands soothed him gently; her ability to read surface thoughts and emotions sometimes still caught Jack by surprise especially the subject of his first child but he'd never allowed the kids to think if they read a thought, that they had to hide from the information. Daniel and Jack had always wanted the children to talk to them when that kind of thing happened though they also spent much of the last couple of years helping Akina and William to teach them all how to turn off their abilities sometimes and offer privacy to others around them.

Jack sighed before he spoke his answer. "Charlie isn't alive anymore because I made a mistake, I hate to talk about that. He was my little boy but when I married your Daddy, I made a choice to accept the past and living in the present with Daddy and you and your siblings. I don't talk about him because though I accept the loss, it still makes me very sad."

Zada nodded a little, rubbing her temple into Jack's shoulder. "You can be sad sometimes Papa, it's okay. I'll just kiss and make it all better."

Jack stuttered a laugh, sounding a little wet after the thoughts of Charlie but he pressed another kiss to Zada's dark head with a smile, "I know you will baby. So do you wanna go upstairs for a little while since everyone else is down here or outside?"

Zada nodded, stretched up to kiss Jack as she promised before she scampered away and Jack's heart warmed and he followed her with his eyes and a grin splitting his face. Then he got up and walked outside so the rest of the girls as well as Johnny and Greer had a parent around. Teal'c stayed in the living room with the boys, just soaking in the family time that seemed exactly what the former Jaffa needed at the moment.