The night was quiet except for the occasional bark from the neighbor's dog and the gentle sound of her baby breathing. Two-month-old Cody was laying in Audry's arms, looking up at her with his big, blue eyes, and it appeared he was not going to sleep anytime soon. It was strange that he hadn't fallen asleep nursing and was still up this late, especially when he hadn't slept much during the day, but she had to admit she didn't mind the company. Cam was due back from his first off-world mission – a three-day one – since Cody had been born, and he was forty-five minutes late and Audry was sick with worry.

She ran her finger down Cody's nose and he blinked and tried to focus on it. "Are you just waiting up for Daddy, too, sweetheart?" Cody made a soft sound and Audry smiled. "Well, he better come home soon or-" The distinct sound of Cam's truck pulling into the driveway interrupted her. "There he is!" she told Cody, kissing him and laying him down on the couch, leaving her arms free to wrap around Cam. She raced outside and caught sight of him as he came around his truck, his white t-shirt standing out against the darkness of the night. He looked at her and gave her his customary grin, and she ran to him and hugged him tightly, reveling in the feel of his arms around her again.

"Hey, baby," he said softly.

She pulled back just enough to kiss him, and he kissed her back until they were both breathless.

"You're late," she accused, her arms still around him.

He squeezed her gently. "Sorry. Daniel got himself a little banged up and I just wanted to make sure he was okay."

"You could've called," she mumbled into his chest. She thought it was cute how protective Cam was of his team, but was still a tiny bit angry he hadn't called. Until he looked at her with his "I'm really, really sorry, I'll never do it again" expression. Then she just had to kiss him again.

A sudden wail came through the open front door and Audry remembered that Cody was in there all alone. She smiled up at Cam. "He waited up for you."

Cam grinned and headed for the house, hoisting his duffel bag over one shoulder, the other arm still around her. They entered the house and Cam dropped the duffel bag and followed the sound of the crying baby to the couch. He picked up the tiny boy and cuddled him to his chest.

"Hey, little man, it's okay," he murmured. Cody started to quiet, and relaxed in his father's arms. Cam looked up at Audry with a grin and then kissed their son's head. "There's my boy. You're my good baby boy, aren't ya?"

Audry smiled at the two of them. She loved Cam's "baby voice." When his team members had heard it for the first time, they had made fun of him endlessly, but being Cam, he laughed along with them and continued speaking to Cody in a high, sing-song voice.

"So, are you going to tell us about your mission?" she asked, leaning her head on his shoulder.

"You wanna hear about my mission?"

She lifted her head and looked at him. "Of course. You were gone for three whole days; something exciting must've happened."

He shrugged and sat down on the couch, repositioning Cody so he could hold the baby with one arm and wrap the other around Audry as she settled in next to him. "Not really. Not until Daniel fell down the freakin' mountain."

She smiled, knowing that Daniel couldn't have been seriously injured by the tone of Cam's voice. "He fell down a mountain?"

"Yeah, pretty much. He was distracted. You know, I think I should stop goin' off-world with Daniel and Vala. I'm going to start takin' one or the other."

She chuckled. Daniel and Vala were going to get married in just a couple of weeks, and she was actually surprised Cam hadn't taken one of them off his team yet. "Why haven't you?"

"'Cause then I'd hafta get a replacement," he grumbled. "With Teal'c goin' back to be with his grandkids and Sam thinkin' about leaving so she and the General can have a kid, I won't have a team left! Hell, if Daniel and Vala have another kid besides Ethan, I guess I'll hafta quit too."

She squeezed his hand. "I wouldn't mind."

He sighed and looked down at Cody. "I've been thinkin' about cutting back on missions, but I'm still leader of SG-1. That's kinda hard to just . . ." He shrugged and she put a hand up to his face.

"Cam, you don't have to decide anything right now. And me and Cody will always be here for you."

He smiled and kissed her forehead. "I know."

The little family cuddled together for a moment, and Cody started to drift off finally.

"Do you want to put him to bed, or are you tired?" Audry asked softly, looking at their sleeping son.

"I can put him down," Cam replied, and she caught the happiness in his voice. "We're due for a little male bonding."

She smiled and shook her head, then gave both of them a kiss before getting up. "I'm going to go finish loading the dishwasher, then I'll be up."

"'Kay," he said, distracted as Cody began to squirm and whimper as he stood up.

"His pacifier should be in the bassinet," Audry said, watching her boys go up the stairs. They disappeared into the master bedroom at the end of the hall, and she turned to go into the kitchen, thinking about what Cam had said about cutting back on missions. She knew he'd been struggling to decide between giving up his position as leader of SG-1 to spend more time with her and Cody, and continuing on in the dangerous role.

She certainly wouldn't mind Cam stepping down to a safer, less time consuming duty, she thought as she opened the dishwasher and began to finish the task she'd left earlier when Cody had needed to be fed. She knew that he loved his job, though, and she wanted him to be happy, which was why she knew it had to be his decision. Of course, the rest of his teammates might make the decision for him if they all left. Cam would step down just to avoid picking new team members. She smiled to herself and dried her hands on a dish towel before heading upstairs.

As she ascended the steps, a faint sound came to her ears from the master bedroom. It sounded like singing . . . slightly tone deaf singing, but there was an actual melody and words which became clearer as she moved down the hallway. It was "Puff the Magic Dragon." She pushed the door open slowly and peered into the dim room. Cam was laying on the bed, Cody cuddled on top of his chest. Both of them were nearly asleep, but Cam was still letting the song tumble from his sleepy lips, and rubbing a gentle hand up and down Cody's back. Audry smiled and leaned against the door frame, just watching them until Cam finished the song and looked up.

"Hey," he said, a slow and slightly embarrassed smile spreading across his face. "He wouldn't let me lay him down so . . ."

She walked into the room and over to the bed. "He missed you almost as much as I did."

Cam grinned and kissed the top of Cody's head. "I missed you more," he said.

She stretched out on the bed next to him and rested her head on his shoulder so that her nose was tickled by Cody's soft hair. "I missed you most," she said, placing her hand over his so that both their hands rested on Cody's small back.

He chuckled, the movement of his chest bouncing her head, and kissed her hair. "Fine, you win."

She sighed happily and snuggled closer. "I always win."

He didn't answer for a moment, and surprised that he'd let that one go, she lifted her head so she could see his face. He was pretty much asleep. She kissed his cheek and got up to lay Cody down in the bassinet.

"Good night, sweetheart," she whispered, tucking the baby in before going back to take Cam's boots off and crawl into bed next to him, knowing that whether he stayed on SG-1 or not, for the moment, it was enough to have him there.