Suzanna sat studying rubbings of some engravings when Daniel returned to his office. He sat down near her and picked up one of the other rubbings. He looked it over, finally giving up. "What is bothering you?" Normally, he would not have asked, getting lost in his work instead, but not this time. He could almost feel her tension, worry. The atmosphere was too thick to concentrate on his work. The ease they had spent the last few days working, shattered at the moment.

"What do you mean?" She did not look up from the paper in her hands. She disconnected herself from all around her like he wished to do, or so it seemed.

"You were rather short with Elizabeth and Jack, and you have seemed distracted the last couple days." He placed the rubbing he was reading down and looked at her. "What's wrong?"

Suzanna thought about just leaving and ignoring his question. She sighed and looked away. What could she say? Not the truth. I have this weird feeling, about this work. Like I have some tie in the answer, like it will have some profound personal effect on my life and not in a positive manner. I am worried, and then there's…

"Elizabeth? Something about her has you worried and upset." Daniel placed a hand on her arm. "I know we don't know each other well, but if you need someone to talk to…"

"Thank you, Daniel, but I will be fine." She looked down at the paper before her. "I think the Tuatha De Dannan is the key to this."

Daniel let her change the topic. She obviously had no want to discuss herself or her moods. "Why?"

"They are rumored to have come from the sky. They could either be one of the races of aliens of which we are aware or something new all together. The Morrigan is likened to the Valkyries. Perhaps the Asgard could help us or at least point us in the right direction. If not, we could always ask the..."

"Jack could ask Thor, if we can get in touch with him. However, I think you should not mention the Tokra to him."

"Then I suggest the idea about Thor be yours. The colonel and I do not share a keen liking of one another most of the time, which means no harm will come from my mentioning the Tokra." Suzanna stood and moved to the small coffee maker across the room.

"Which is something I do not understand. Why don't you and Jack get along? You are very similar in ways." Of course, that could very well be the reason, he mused.

"I have my reasons for not liking the man, Daniel." Now, at least. Jonathan and I have both changed greatly. Neither of us are who we were when I… She nipped those thoughts in the bud. "Leave it at that. I'm going to see the general about contacting the Asgard and Tokra. I have made some notes I would like for you to go over as I am not certain they are correct, and I trust your judgment better than my own." With that said she took her cup of coffee and left the room. Daniel watched her go wondering if she was going to blow and on whom. Something was highly troubling her.

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Elizabeth sat tapping her fingers on her desk. She was bored and stir crazy. Something had to give soon. Teal'c stood nearby, Jack figuring it would be harder for her to ditch the large man than it had been for her to loose the Marine. She eyed the desk's surface. Something had to be there for her to use to entertain herself. All she saw were some paperclips, a rubber band, a stapler, and some pens and paper. As she calculated the items, an idea came to her mind. She picked up the rubber band and pulled the paperclips into a pile before her.

She started flipping the paperclips at any odd target, not caring where they landed. Soon, she was growing bored yet again. She needed a good target, and Teal'c was perfect if she could get the timing right. She had to wait several minutes before he closed his eyes. She waited another moment before aiming and letting the paperclip fly. He caught the small projectile before it hit his face, which made Elizabeth freeze. As his arm lowered and his eyes opened on her, she was jumping to her feet.

"I'm sorry, I didn't… I'm going to go see if Daniel needs help." She turned and rushed away. Suddenly, she did not feel up to testing his patience or sense of humor.

Turning a corner, in her haste, she failed to notice her aunt before plowing into her, coffee going everywhere in the process. Suzanna was taken aback as her niece wobbled a moment before moving on without any acknowledgement or apology. She stopped and watched the young woman as she disappeared around the corner toward Daniel's office, flinging coffee off her arm as she did. Luckily, the substance had not really gotten on either of them.

Suzanna stood but a moment in contemplation. Had she really upset the girl that much? The presence of Teal'c coming up behind her made her get motion into her body. She took off down the hall, her feet hitting the floor crisply while her ire rose with each footfall. She was not certain why she was so upset, but the urge to blow up was beyond her control.

She entered the office without saying a word. Teal'c entered unnoticed behind her. She walked forward and shuffled through some papers. She separated several documents from the pile and turned to Elizabeth, who was watching Daniel work and talking to him. "Elizabeth, I need you to take these to Major Carter." The younger woman made no inclination she heard her aunt. "Elizabeth, did you hear me?" Still no response. Angrily, Suzanna threw the papers down before her niece and glared. Daniel moved back from the table, afraid of where the tension was taking the two women. Elizabeth looked up with her own glare. "Do not look at me like that, young lady. I asked you to do something, and as it is your job, I expect you to do it! Do you intentionally act like your parents? Must you be so immature and irresponsible?"

The cold shoulder Elizabeth had been giving her aunt could not survive through the attack on Jack. "What the hell is your problem? Dad's a good guy? He's always been there for me, which is more than I can say for your sister! He didn't dump off his mistake with his parents after my birth so he could turn tail and run!"

"You know only the Jack you wish to see! I've known him a hell of a lot longer than you. Your mother may be a bitch, but your father is not much better than her. Being in your life is not taking responsibility! He took the easy way out, too, just like he always has. He's a no account excuse for a father!"

Elizabeth never thought, she just swung. Her arm was caught mid swing. She turned angrily to see Teal'c holding her arm. The door opened to allow Jack in as her mouth opened. "Get the fuck off me!"

Jack froze, not knowing why Teal'c was holding her arm, why her hand was fisted, or why she and Suzanna looked ready to kill each other. "What in the name of hell is going on in here!" Daniel and Teal'c glanced toward him as Elizabeth jerked her arm free.

"Nothing that concerns you, O'Neill. This is between my niece and me."

"Your niece is my daughter! I have a right…"

"Why are you like this? I've always looked to you as a mother." Elizabeth turned and fled the room. Jack glared at Suzanna before leaving, Teal'c right behind him.

Suzanna stood in shocked silence. Daniel noticed something in her eyes and grabbed her arm as she turned toward the door. She needed someone to talk to, and he was the only one left. He met her eyes briefly before she looked away.

"Let me get you out of here…"

"I do not need codd…"

"Come on," Daniel said as he pulled her behind him. He knew the woman could easily overpower him. The fact that she did not only proved that something greatly troubled her, and she needed to get it off her chest.

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Elizabeth fled for the ladies locker room. She doubted her father would follow her there, and he did not. However, Teal'c did. Her head shot up as the large man came in and stood a short distance from her. "Your father wishes to speak with you."

She new he would not leave unless she left with him, unless… "Tell him to give me ten minutes. I'll be out then."

Teal'c eyed her a moment, not sure if he could believe her but he had no reason to not. He nodded and left the room. Elizabeth was sure he would stay out there to make sure she did as she said she would. She looked around for any way to get away. She spotted another entrance/exit and quickly fled through it. Then, she headed straight for the surface.

After ten minutes, and Elizabeth not coming out, Teal'c walked back in to discover her gone. He turned and quickly informed Jack, who had a pretty good idea where to find his missing daughter.

"Teal'c, make sure the rear admiral isn't taking her frustrations out on anyone. I'll take care of Elizabeth." The large man nodded and headed down the hall. Jack made sure he was gone before heading for the surface. His daughter would be there.

Elizabeth was startled when her father sat down beside her. "Nice trick. Next time make sure no one is going to figure you out." She eyed him but said nothing, smiling minutely and flipping him off. Jack looked away and sighed. "Teal'c told me what happened. Your mother is not the only one to blame. I wasn't wanting a kid when you were born, but that does not change the fact that you are my daughter and I am proud of that. Suzanna has a slightly older image of me in her mind, and she does not solely blame me like you do your mother. She feels that neither I nor your mom deserves you. She loves you like a daughter and only wants the best for you."

"Hell of a way to show it," she commented dryly.

"Something is bothering her." He had been watching and Suzanna was acting as she had when she was so much younger. They needed to keep a close eye on the woman before past deeds repeated themselves. "I think the two of you need to sit down and talk. Perhaps she wants you to confide in her the way you have with me." He eyed her. "Now, come on. You know better than to run around without a guard."

"I'm on a military base! A high security military base! What is going to happen?" She rolled her eyes as he pulled her to her feet.

"Ya never know. Now get." He ushered her toward the entrance. She grumbled but did as he bid.

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Daniel pulled his car into the parking lot of the library. He was not sure why he chose the library as his destination but his companion was not complaining. She was not saying anything at all. He turned off the engine and turned to her. "Come on. We can talk inside."

"I have nothing to say, Daniel." She made no move to get out of the car.

"Then, I will talk and you will listen." He got out and walked around to open her door. She glared up at him but eventually stepped out to join him.

"You picked an interesting place to talk. I thought libraries were supposed to be quiet?" The question was rhetorical and Daniel knew it so he said nothing. He just led her inside and back into the stacks. She remained silent as he sat down and waited for her to do something, anything.

"You have to get this off your chest, whatever it is. We can't work under this tension and you know it!"

Suzanna glared and sat down across from him. "Very well, but I do not wish to speak of this again." She sighed and leaned against the bookcase behind her. "When I was just fresh into the Navy, my sister met Colonel O'Neill. He was quite handsome, still is, and I quickly fell for him. My feelings were nothing more than a mindless, lust filled crush. However, when my sister bedded him, I controlled all I was to not even show the slightest interest. The feelings soon faded away." She chewed on her lip slightly and closed her eyes as her head fell back against the books.

"Soon afterward, a few weeks, my sister informed me that she was expecting a child. I was floored. My sister cares about only one thing and that is her sex life. I feared that she would never carry to term, all the while thinking that if he had chosen me the child would have been mine. I have kept those same thoughts and feelings in the deepest recesses of my soul. I've never told anyone."

"Is that why you have been being so harsh to both Liz and Jack?" Daniel moved over to sit beside her instead of across from her.

"Partly. I fear I am loosing her. She has always come to me with her problems, but this time she did not. She hid it from me. I guess that is the other part of why I have been so rough on her."

"You need to tell her, let her know how you feel. You can't hide these things from her if you wish to stay in her life. It will only hurt both of you."

Suzanna nodded and dropped her head forward. "I know," she whispered.

Jack carted Elizabeth straight to Teal'c and made her apologize for the way she had yelled at him when he had stopped her from punching her aunt. "There he is. Now apologize." Jack crossed his arms and gave her a pointed look."

Elizabeth rolled her eyes but did as told. "I'm sorry I yelled at you for being an ass."

"Elizabeth Ann O'Neill!" Jack scolded.

"I am no donkey. And, do you not also wish to apologize for the projectile."

"What projectile?" Jack asked. Teal'c handed him a paperclip as answer, along with a rubber band. "Elizabeth," Jack warned.

Elizabeth shuffled on her feet and took a deep breath. "Fine! I'm sorry for flipping a paperclip at your head, for yelling at you, and for hiding and sneaking away." She glared at her father when she was finished. "Satisfied?"

"No, but it will do," Jack responded dryly. Then, he sat her down. "Now, I want you to stay put at your desk or I will find a room with only one door and no windows to stick you in and place two guards outside of the door and one inside." She had nodded, blushing slightly, and started going about her very boring paperwork. She was still doing said work when she saw her aunt go into her office. Daniel smiled reassuringly at her as he passed to head to his own office.

Elizabeth waited several minutes before standing and knocking on her aunt's door. The slam of the phone as it connected with its base hit her ears as she opened the door. She could hear her aunt grumbling about 'a sorry excuse for a woman' as she entered inside. "Aunt Suzi?" She asked hesitantly.

"Yes, Elizabeth?" She sighed and sat down, pinching the bridge of her nose. "Your mother infuriates me, did you know that? I cannot stand the woman, but she is my sister." Something I would gladly rectify.

"Family is what you make it, not what blood says it is," Elizabeth told her as she sat down, too.

"I need to tell you something, something I should have told you years ago." She leaned forward and met her niece's eyes. "I once had a rather large crush on your father at the same time your mother was with him despite much younger age. After she became pregnant with you, she continued to be the 'free spirit' she has always been. I worried about whether she could even make it full term. I also blamed them both for the life I knew you would have. I knew she would never take care of you the way a mother should. I also blamed him for choosing her over me. If he had picked me, you would be my daughter and would have had the love and respect you deserved. You would have had a mother's love. I would have been able to give you the world compared to the way she treated you."

Elizabeth felt tears in her eyes as she stood and rounded the desk. She hugged Suzanna to her. "I wish you were my mother, too." She held on tightly to her aunt. "You are, more so than anyone else. You are really the only mother I have ever had."

Suzanna hugged Elizabeth back strongly. "Thank you," she whispered.

"Why didn't you tell me before?" Elizabeth pulled back and looked her in the eye.

"Truth be told, I would not have told you now if not for Daniel. He made me open up about this."

Elizabeth hugged her again with all her might before kissing her cheek and stepping away. She wiped at her eyes and smiled. "I have some work I need to get done. If there's anything else, I want you to tell me. I hate fighting with you."

"Not as much as I hate the pain I see in your eyes, Liz. Go, I'll be fine. We can talk more later. Just know that I love you."

"I love you, too, Aunt Suzi." She quickly hugged her again before leaving the office. She had some roses to buy.