Another update!!! Remember this isn't my ficlet, this belongs to my friend and we don't own SG-1 or the characters!
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Jack stepped out of the elevator, what was it with people today he wondered, he'd been away for a few months and everyone was acting all wired around him.
Jacob was heading towards him, maybe he knew what was going on around here and why he couldn't seem to find Sam anyway. Although come to think of it there was something up with Jacob too, Jack couldn't put his finger on it but there was just something different about him.
"Hey Jake I'm back, missed me?" he asked
"Jack." Jacob replied nodding his head to acknowledge him but walked straight passed him
"What that's it?" he asked,
"No hi Jack, long time no see, how ya been, welcome back, how was the trip?"
"I'm a little busy Jack." he replied,
"Yeah, where's the fire? What's with everyone around here and where's Sam got to, she's not in her lab."
"In hospital." Jacob replied,
"What?...since when?...what happened?" Jack asked.
"Since last night, Teal'c and Jonas are with her." Jacob said,
"She's fine, the baby's healthy and....." Jack stopped him there,
"Baby...what?...she followed my order and got a life? That's great Jake, congratulation's Granddad." he said,
"I'm heading over to see them now." Jacob replied.
"Mind if I come along?" he asked,
"Sure."
"Who's the lucky father?" Jack asked out of curiosity,
"You never got any of the calls we left trying to find you?" he quizzed,
"No, why?" Jack asked.
Jacob took a deep breath before continuing
"Jack you're the father."
"What, no way, I can't be," he was fidgeting awkwardly, not knowing what to say to the man that stood behind him
"Excuse me." he said turning and heading back to the elevator.
Jacob waited for the doors to open again, Jack stepped out and restarted the conversation with him. After about five minutes the older man stopped Jack in his tracks to get a word in,
"It's true Jack, believe me."
"That's nice, now if you excuse me I think I have a lot of paperwork that I can find to do somewhere." Jack replied,
"You're not coming then?" he asked,
"Oh believe me I think Sam will thank me for it."
"I think you should."
"Why I haven't been around so...anyway she'll be better off without me around." Jack said as he walked away down the corridor.
"Jack!" he shouted,
"What?" he replied.
"Get your sorry arse back over here."
"Why?"
"You are the father of my Grandchild that's why and I'll be damned if Sam is going to do this by herself." he replied,
"What do you want me to do Jake?"
Jacob stood in front of him and gave a 'like you really need me to tell you' look, Jack's eyebrow raised slightly as he processed everything, scrunching his face muscles a little he sighed.
"Yeah ok right, I'll go, but it doesn't change anything."
"Change what?" Jacob asked,
"That I can't be there for the kid, Sam might not want me around. I did bolt for England instead of staying remember." he replied.
"Sam wants you around I'm sure." Jacob said,
"With my record I wouldn't."
"Why?"
"Charlie."
"Jack listen I know it must have been hard, it shouldn't have happened. It was a mistake, a horrible accident, you couldn't have known it was going to happen."
"I should have been more careful." Jack replied,
"Maybe you should have Jack, right now we don't have to debate if you are to blame for the accident or not. Charlie is a part of you and that will never change, but there's someone who wants to give you a second chance to get things right. So it's up to you if you want to take it." Jacob said.
Jack turned to walk away from Jacob who stood and watched him, then he turned and started walking to the elevator. He waited for the doors to close then heard an all to familiar voice as they were about to shut,
"Jacob wait!" Jacob moved to hold the lift but pretended not to have heard him standing with his back to the elevator doors,
"Jacob wait!" the voice shouted again as he stopped dead just before stepping inside. 'For Jack O'Neill, that has to go down as the quickest time he's ever run down a corridor around here before', Jacob thought to himself as he turned around to face him.
"Jack."
"Any chance of taking another visitor along too?" he said, Jacob nodded and stepped to the side to allow Jack to stand beside him.
The ride to the surface seemed to take forever especially since the sudden silence Jacob was given him,
Jack slid down to sit on the floor with his back to the wall, Jacob continued to stand but gave a slight look over at Jack without his noticing. He had to do it, something inside him said he had to do it even if it was Jack and even if he already had a lot to sort out already.
"I said to talk to her." Jacob said,
"Hhhhhhhhmmmmmm." was the reply.
"Jack." his head shot up as his name was spoken,
"What?"
"I said to talk to her at the party." Jacob repeated.
"Oh, uh, we did" Jack replied uncomfortably.
"So I see."
"We did...we just…You know…"
"Decided it was about time I had another Grandchild?" he asked,
"Not exactly."
"Then what?" Jacob asked.
"I don't know."
Jacob was silent for a long time which actually scared Jack a lot, he was making him wait, sweat it out a bit.
"For what its worth Jack, thanks." he said finally,
"For?"
The elevator doors opened.
"Come on." he said with the biggest smile on his face,
"It's time to go meet the newest member of SG-1." Jacob continued.
Jack's eyes lit up as the words were spoken and he jumped to his feet and followed Jacob out the elevator hoping he remembered where he parked his truck.
"So Granddad did we have a boy or a girl?" Jack asked,
"Wait and see, wait and see."
"Aaaawwwwww come on throw me something." Jack replied,
"You'll see soon enough." Jacob answered.
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