Thanks to ebineez01 for allowing me to borrow a bit from their story Day One Hundred and One. Thanks for your reviews and next chapter will be a little more mature ;)

"Danny, you got a minute?" Jack entered Daniel's office slowly.

"Uh, sure." He wasn't sure whether or not he'd spoken with Sam.

Jack looked nonchalantly around the room trying to stall a bit. "Do you…did she…what just happened?"

"Jack, I think you need to ask her that."

Jack ignored Daniel's attempt at dodging the answer. "I really need some help, Danny." Jack kept his eyes off his friend and picked up one of his doodads scattered around the room.

"Jack, that' a fertility statue."

"How fitting." Jack said as he put it back on the shelf. "Seriously, what just happened?"

Daniel sighed and took his glasses off. "She's pregnant. What more is there?"

"Was it…?" Jack gestured to Daniel fearing the worst.

"NO!" He blurted out; shocked that Jack could possibly think he'd do that.

"Teal'C?" He didn't really think it was possible that either of his best friends knocked up his…his what?

"Jaaack," Daniel warned.

"Well, it wasn't me!" He was out of likely suspects. "I didn't even know she was seeing anyone."

"Look, you really need to talk to her about this."

"Don't go there. I need to let this tiny bit of information sink in before I go and get the juicy details from her."

"But you want the juicy details from me?" Daniel clarified.

"Is that bad?"

Daniel laughed a little as he shook his head, typical Jack. "I can't give you any juicy details because I don't have any."

"She didn't tell you who the father was?"

"Not in a manner of speaking, no."

"Daniel, just tell me! Why does everyone take so long to say something?"

"Jack, she had a one night stand."

Again his head started spinning.

"I don't know anything else, I promise." Daniel said.

"Why would she do that?" Jack asked as he sat in the nearest chair and put his head in his hands.

"Oh, I don't know, Jack, you tell me."

"What the hell does that mean?"

"She's gotta be about a month along, now." He said giving Jack time to process the hint.

"So?" It didn't work.

"Jack, how long ago did you return from Edora?"

"I don't know, about 3 weeks?"

"No, Jack, more like 4."

"What difference does that make?"

"Jack, can you tell me what happened after we walked through the Stargate to rescue you?"

"Danny?"

"Humor me."

Jack gave a frustrated sigh and thought for a minute. "Well, we started greeting all the Edorans that evacuated to Earth. You guys explained how it all went down and I said goodbye to Laira. What does this have to do with anything?"

"You can be such an asshole sometimes!" Daniel paced the room knowing he'd have to spell this all out for him. "Jack, who was it that explained everything to you?"

"Carter did."

"And did you hear anything she had to say?"

"I don't know, something about the malp?"

"You walked away right in the middle of the conversation. You just left us standing there."

"Ok, but you haven't answered me. What does this have to do with Carter being…you know?" He didn't want to say the word.

Daniel sighed again. "We missed you, Jack."

"I missed you too."

"But Sam really missed you." Jack lowered his head. No one had ever hinted at the unusual relationship he had with his 2IC. "Jack," Daniel's voice was soft, "Sam didn't leave the base the entire time you were trapped, not even once."

"And I totally screwed it up, didn't I?"

"It was only 3 months. It didn't seem to take you very long to give up on us, on her."

"100 days. It was because of something Laira said, something about giving 100 days to mourn and then moving on. At the time I thought it was right. I was too scared to admit anything to myself and I didn't want to get my hopes up only to have them crushed later down the road."

"Did you sleep with her?"

"Yes, eventually."

"Did you love her?"

"I don't know. At first I was trying to help them rebuild and dig out the Stargate. Being around her gave me something else to think about. Like it was therapy."

"What about Sam?"

"I…I don't know. I guess I pushed her away."

"That's exactly what you did, Jack."

"Did she have to jump into bed with the first guy she came across?"

"No, but what did she have to lose at that point? She probably felt like she'd already lost you."

"I am an asshole, aren't I? I don't know what to do, Daniel."

"You can start by talking to her."

"And what should I say?"

"How about 'I'm sorry for being a total jackass'."

"No, that won't work. I've tried it before." They laughed then.

Daniel's face turned serious again. "Do you love Sam?"

"I'm not supposed to answer that."

"Stop making excuses."

Jack paused briefly. "I probably could have answered that a lot easier 4 months ago. But now, I'm not sure."

"What's changed?"

"Come on, Daniel. I've totally ruined any chance I could have had and now she's…" He trailed off there.

"Say it, Jack."

"She's pregnant with another man's child." Daniel could see how hard it was for Jack to say those words. He was physically hurt by it.

"How is it any worse than what you did? Because there's evidence?"

"Does she know I slept with Laira?"

"I bet she suspects it. She didn't get pregnant on purpose, Jack."

"I know that."

"Then what's the problem?"

"It…it should have been me."

Daniel nodded. "So, you're jealous?"

"I guess." The admission came out of nowhere. Jack stood back up and leaned on Daniel's desk.

"Maybe you can think of this as a good thing. Maybe now you can both have what you want?"

"What are you talking about?"

"She's been put on desk duty. You're no longer her commanding officer."

Jack let that sink in. "I guess you're right, Daniel. But where do I go from here?"

"I suggest you go home, get some rest. In the morning you take some flowers, some breakfast, and lay it all out. She can't be angry with you for being honest. I'm sure she's worried about a lot, especially how you're taking all this."

"What would I do without you, Daniel?"

"You'd get lost in translation." They each smiled and Jack gave Daniel a brief hug.

"Thanks, Danny, boy!"