For the first time that day, everything was in relative order. SG-5 took most of the kids, leaving the babies Daniel, Hammond, Janet, Walter, Siler, and Jack in the care of Jonas, Sam, and Teal'c. SG-1's smaller group would allow Sam to work on a solution to their problem. Because SG-1's group was so much smaller, they moved into a master suite, but would return to the commissary for meals.
"So, what do we do today?" Jonas carried baby Janet who would not leave his side ever since she woke up, and he sat on a couch.
"Something quiet, I have a terrible headache." Sam opened a bottle of aspirin and popped two in her mouth.
"That rules out going to the gym. Any ideas, Teal'c?"
"Perhaps a movie would suffice."
"Sounds good to me, any objections, Sam?"
"No, there's actually a movie I've been putting off watching. Maybe you can help me kill two birds with one stone and watch it."
"Where is it?"
"It's in my lab, just down the hall."
Sam ran to get the movie. When she came back, she handed the tape to Jonas who looked at it quizzically. "Uh, Sam, do you really think that the kids would really be interested in The Theories of Einstein on Quantum Mechanics?
"Okay, maybe I'll watch that on my own time. There should be some more movies in this cabinet."
"Perhaps Star Wars would be a suitable choice."
"Maybe, Teal'c, but let's keep looking." Sam had seen the trilogy more than she'd like to admit and didn't feel like watching it yet again.
"Is Star Wars anything like what we do?"
"No, Jonas, not at all."
"Oh, I jus figured because of the name…"
"Yeah, I know. Think the kids would like Barney?"
"Barney?"
"A big, purple dinosaur, Jonas Quinn."
"Uh, Sam, let's not. How about… the Wizard of Oz?"
"I believe that is a suitable program. Major Carter, what do you think?"
"Yeah, the Wizard of Oz it is, then."
While Teal'c got the movie ready, Sam rearranged the furniture in the spacious living room to make a mini movie theater, and Jonas did his best to momentarily entertain the kids.
When the movie started, everyone finally settled down to watch it. Sam and Jonas sat on opposite ends of the couch. Baby Janet laid against Jonas's free side. Sam held baby Daniel and baby Jack sat beside her. Teal'c, meanwhile, was more comfortable sitting on the floor with his back against a chair off to the side. Babies Walter and Hammond each climbed up on Teal'c's knees, while baby Siler sat triumphant on the oversized wrench.
When the Wicked Witch of the West said the infamous phrase, "I'll get you my pretty, and your little dog to," baby Daniel started crying. To calm him down, Sam soothingly stroked his hair. Eventually, baby Daniel calmed down and crawled out of her lab to sit on the floor.
Baby Janet fell asleep, and Jonas agreed with baby Daniel that sitting cross-legged on the floor might actually be more comfortable at the moment. He eased the little sleeping girl off of him and onto the couch, and then he sat with baby Daniel. His back was against the couch directly in front of Sam who didn't realize Daniel had left her lap, so she absentmindedly started stroking Jonas's short hair.
It wasn't until Dorothy and Friends made it to the Emerald City that Sam finally realized what she was doing. At first her hand froze in mid-stroke. Then she slowly pulled her hand back and placed it beside her on the couch. Jonas let out a soft sigh of disappointment, but she couldn't tell if that was because she stopped, or because the door keeper denied access for entering the Emerald City to the four friends.
Sam could easily tell Jonas really like the movie. She, herself, kind of liked it. Though, since she had seen it a few times before, when her mind started wandering, she thought of flying monkeys and aerodynamics.
When the movie ended, Teal'c observed a pungent smell. "I believe these children need to be bathed. Perhaps we could take them to…"
"…the locker room showers!" Sam and Jonas exclaimed at the same time.
"Indeed"
While herding the children to the locker room, Jonas caught up with Sam. "You know, you give really good head massages."
Sam turned slightly red. "Daniel was crying and…" Quick thinking was a must for her job, and it saved her in this situation, but Sam still felt a bit embarrassed.
"No explanation needed," Jonas reassured her and flashed one of his brilliant smiles. "You were distracted."
"Yeah." Sam said quietly.
Jonas returned to the back of the group with Teal'c.
The group stopped at the elevator doors, waiting for them to open. When they did open, a group of ten kids and an adult stepped out. Captain Lanter and the remaining members of SG-1 had a hard time keeping their groups separate, but in the end, they succeeded.
"Going to the showers?" Lanter observed.
"I see we're not the first ones to think of it." Jonas answered.
"We're the last group. Lt. Kasey remembered the stash of small children's clothes in the level 10 storage room. We brought them all to the locker room. There's enough left for your group."
"Thank you." Sam mentally kicked herself for not thinking of what the kids would change into after the shower.
Jonas was confused. "Why are there children's clothes in this base?"
Sam and Lanter laughed and Sam said, "It was a joke, really. For a while, it seemed like we were dealing with a lot of kids, you know, Rya'c, Cassie, and so on. Granted, they were all over one year old, but one of the SFs brought in a bunch of little kids' clothes thinking that one day we'd need them."
"Well, good luck with the shower!" Captain Lanter and her kids left and the rest continued their trek to the showers. "Oh yeah, lunch will be ready at around 1300." Lanter called to the other group.
The shower consisted of six screaming kids, three adults trying to clean them, water, and soap suds. When the shower was over and the warm water turned off, the cold air hit the children and they snuggled gratefully into the warm, soft towels offered to them.
The clothes were found in neat stacks on the side of the room that had the least chance of getting wet. They were already separated into boys' and girls' clothes, so that made the task of dressing the kids a lot easier.
Baby Jack was a picky dresser and would only be satisfied with a small black shirt and green pants to go with it. Baby Daniel was less picky and ended up with what Sam thought was the cutest out fit in the bunch: A small kaki t-shirt that went with his sandy hair color just lovely, and black shorts. The babies Siler and Walter were dressed in similar blue shirts and pants. Baby Hammond got a white t-shirt and red shorts that looked absolutely comical compared to what he usually wears. Finally, baby Janet ended up wearing a light blue shirt, navy blue pants, and Sam added a long white jacket that fitted the one year old perfectly.
"Hungry?" Jonas asked baby Janet who pleaded him to carry her again. Baby Janet nodded fervently. "Good, 'cause it is lunch time!" Turning to Sam who agreed with Janet, he said, "Lead on, Sam!" trying to be as comical as he could for the amusement of the kids.
Sam laughed and opened the doors to go to lunch.
Thank you so much, again, for all the great reviews! I love reading every single one of them. :) Now is a great time to click on the shiny review button again. Soon I think I'll progress the Sam/Jonas line...
