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Chapter III: Grandpa
Based upon Stargate: SG-1
Rating: G
- JOR - Based on the Season 2 episode: "Show and Tell"; takes place immediately following said episode -
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"I miss Jack."
Jacob looked up at the Reetu-engineered human boy, Charlie.
"And Sam."
Jacob smiled. "I miss them, too, Charlie." In the past, Jacob had been fine with not being in Sam's life, however Selmak made him more sentimental than he had been in the past.
Charlie regarded him carefully, obviously wondering why Jacob missed them. So, Jacob smiled. "Sam is my daughter," he explained.
"Oh," Charlie nodded. He thought for a moment. "Does that mean that you're my . . . grandfather?"
Jacob's brain tickled with Selmak's roaring laughter. "What?!" he asked.
"Because Jack is going to be my dad," Charlie explained, "Sam will be my mom. Won't that make you my grandfather?"
Jacob could decide whether to smile or frown, so Selmak took control with a smile. "You see, Charlie," she explained, "the group of Tau'ri that Samantha and Colonel O'Neill belong to have certain rules about familial relationships. Even though they may want to formalize a bond between them, Samantha and O'Neill could not in their current positions."
"I don't understand."
Selmak put Jacob's hand on Charlie's shoulder. "As much as Jacob denies it, it is obvious that, while there is only professional behavior, the sentiments shared by the officers are far more than professional in nature. In order for them to make a formal commitment and Samantha to become your mother, one of them would have to make a dramatic life decision and leave their current career behind."
Charlie frowned. "That doesn't make any sense."
Jacob reasserted himself. "It makes perfect sense!"
"But if those sentiments exist, why does it matter if they consciously act upon them or not? They will constantly be acting upon them unconsciously."
"They aren't supposed to have those feelings," Jacob said.
"But they do."
Jacob opened his mouth to respond, but had no answer. Fortunately, Selmak did. "But they conceal that fact extremely well," she explained. "At least to those who want to see it. Case and point being Jacob."
Charlie thought for a few moments. "So, Sam isn't going to be my mom when I go back to Earth?"
Jacob shook his head slowly, having regained his composure. "I'm afraid not, Charlie."
Charlie looked up and smiled at Jacob hopefully. "Can you still be my grandfather?"
Jacob smiled. "I would love to."
Charlie reached out to Jacob for a hug, which the Tok'ra/Tau'ri gladly returned.
"Do you know when I can go back to Earth and Jack can be my dad?" he asked.
Jacob shook his head. "No, I don't."
"But you'll stay with me, right Jacob?"
Jacob smiled. "Of course." He paused. "And call me 'Grandpa.'"
Charlie smiled. "Okay, Grandpa."
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