It was raining.
Hard.
Cassie was soaked though by the time she knocked on Jack O'Neill's door. "Door's open!" was the reply from somewhere in the house. She pushed the door open and dumped her bags just inside the door, shaking her dripping hair like her dog did. Toto, the dog, did the same as Jack came to meet her. "Cassie?" he asked taking in her appearance.
"Is it okay if move in with you for a while, Jack?" Cassie asked, her large eyes open wide.
A frown crossed the man's face before he answered, "Sure, Cass, your room is just how you left it." He crouched down to pet the affectionate mutt as Cassie turned with her bags in hand once more, "Oh, and Cass?"
"Yes, Jack?" Cassie spoke hesitantly, afraid that he would change his mind or make her get Samantha's permission.
"Cut it with the eyes." was all he said.
She tried to grin.
By the time Cassie had had taken a nice long, hot shower the living room was full of all her favorite people. Jack, Daniel, and Teal'c shared the couch while Jacob and George took two of the recliners. "Um… Hi?" Cassie said, feeling less than dressed in the thick white towel.
All four of the newly arrived men bounced up to hug her, which would have been award, but these men were family. "I'm gonna go change" she muttered, still feeling somewhat uncomfortable, as she headed back to her room. "Hey, Cass, grab a drink from the fridge- no you cant have a beer- and come get some pizza."Jack called after her. As Cassie got a soda Jack explained the sudden appearance of their family, "Tonight was supposed to be a team night, but from what happened earlier, I'm guessing that Sam won't be joining us."
Jacob grumbled, "Can't wait to hear her explanation for that!"
Teal'c meet Cassie's eyes as she took her place on Jack's lap, "Why are you here, Cassandra?" He asked seriously. Looking around, Cassie saw that all the men had similar expressions on their faces. It was the I'm-going-to-kill-that-boy face. Suffice to say that the boys who dated her or worse, broke up with her, had a hard time. "O'Neill has informed us that you requested to reside here, rather than with Colonel Carter."
Cassie grimaced, "Pete spends nearly every night there, now. I don't like him, especially with Sam, and I don't want to ever risk catching them in the act." She felt Jack tense, but were no other signs from him that this was upsetting.
However, it was not hard to tell that Jacob was upset, "Who the HELL is Pete and why is he staying over at MY daughter's house when an eighteen year old girl is living there, too?" he barked at the other occupants of the room. Jacob's eyes flashed, "While Jacob may be a little bit over protective of his Samantha, I, too, wonder why he stays the night while Cassandra is home." Selmak hissed angrily.
"Mum, Stalker-Cop is your son's best friend." Daniel said with venom.
Cassie was surprised to see that even Teal'c looked disgusted, "That Pete?" Selmak/Jacob asked, distain dripping from his words. Jack wrapped his arms around Cassie, hugging her tightly to his chest as if she could protect him from the facts.
"I have a game idea." Cassie said, a wicked smile blossoming on her face, "Here's how we play…"