disclaimer..i don't own them etc, etc, etc.
*Sequel to Another Time, Another Place, Another Life.
(but I don't think it's too necessary to read the first story to know what's going on in this one)
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It had been an extremely long morning Sam thought as she plopped down on the couch exhausted. Currently Jack was in Washington for a few days, Jacob and Nicolas were at school, and Grace had just been put down for her nap. Now was resting time, she had to help all the children get ready for the day and school for the boys before sending them off with their next door neighbors children and then she decided to clean after running a few errands with Grace.
All the children were growing up so quickly and things were changing, Jacob was now eight, Nic was seven, and Grace just turned four. Jack on the other hand did retire from the Air Force, but when they really needed him for something (like going to Washington to report on the SGC or even help around the SGC) he normally did and it kept him busy on his not so exciting days. Sam herself still worked at the SGC and had a day or two off during the week as things were starting to die down a bit at the SGC.
Starting school for Jacob and Nicolas had been quite a task; Jake was pretty excited and ready to go while Nicolas on the other hand had a harder time not wanting Sam or Jack to leave. With both the boys off to school every day from 8:30am to 3:30pm Grace started getting upset. She absolutely loved the attention she got from her parents while her brothers were off at school. It definitely made her want to go to school and she never stopped talking about it, she even had a few breakdowns in the morning because she couldn't go…such as this morning.
Flipping through the channels Sam leaned back in the reclined recliner pulling the nearest quilt up and around her tightly as she snuggled in. She didn't realize how exhausted she had been and how close she was to falling asleep until she was startled awake when a certain something…or someone jumped onto her lap.
"Homer…" She mumbled scratching just in front of the large black labs ear, who eagerly dropped his head onto her hand enjoying the scratch way too much. The dog merely licked her hand before snuggling into her side letting out a loud content sigh as she draped an arm around his back while getting comfortable once again. It had been a good five minutes before she heard a small pitter patter and sniffling coming down the hall from her bedroom and turned to find a teary eyed Grace standing in the doorway of the living room, blanky and stuffed alien in hand.
"What's the matter sweetheart?" Sam called to her youngest softly as she picked her head up from the recliner to see her curly blonde bed headed daughter a little better.
"I-I-I miss daddy!" She suddenly bellowed out before running to her mother, crawling into the recliner snuggling up against her tightly.
"Shhh, it's alright sweetie. Daddy will be home soon." Holding Grace close, Sam brushed her fingers lightly through her daughters curls while rubbing her back. Grace was so used to staying home with Jack every day and seeing him every day, that when he went away it was hard for her to deal with after so long and she'd break down. Little did Sam realize though, Grace had that same reaction about her when she stayed home with Jack while Sam went off to work.
"When will Jake and Nicky be home?" Sam smiled at that, she noticed how concerned Grace always was over her older brothers and thought it was cute how she gave Nicolas the nickname Nicky (as she was the only one she called him that).
"They'll be home in a few hours. Why don't you, Homer, and I take a little nap here until we have to go get them?" She asked nuzzling her daughters head with her nose before placing a swift kiss on the top of it. Feeling Grace situate herself better in the chair and in her arms, she felt a strong head nod of approval and pulled her closer before closing her own eyes. Having Grace in her arms and Homer at her side in their oversized recliner was definitely a joy of being a parent and couldn't wait till Jack and the boys got home.
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AN: Just the beginning. :] It's starts off a bit slow I suppose and is going to take a little bit to get into the real action. Hope you enjoyed the first part and that those who read the first one enjoy this one as much as the first. It's a little different...so hopefully I can pull it off!