THEY CALLED ANOTHER MAN DADDY.
By Mackenise Jackson
Spoilers- Anything up to but not including Heroes, (goes AU from near the end of season 7.)
Summary- It's being over five years since Sam left the SGC to married Pete. Now she is on the run from an abusive husband, with her three daughters. What happens when she runs into old friends? What happens when old allies need her help? What happens when she runs into the father of her children?
Pairings- Pete/Sam, Jack/Sam, Daniel/Janet.
Warnings- Story involves domestic violence
Disclaimer- Not mine.
An: Big thanks to ShadowDancer09 for beta'ing this.
Chapter Six- Reasons
Once on the road again, Sam felt safer. At least he couldn't reach her if she was moving, hopefully. She knew using her credit card had been dangerous, but it had been necessary to lead Pete off her trail. If she could get Pete thinking, she was heading for the big cities; it would be quite safe to go to the lake house she used to visit when she was little.
She remembered feeling very happy there, and that is what her girls needed; somewhere they could be happy and safe. She could stay there until all this stuff with Pete was dealt with.
She hoped he didn't realise Janet and Cassie had been staying at the same hotel she and the girls had been. Admittedly, Janet and Cassie had abandoned her when she decided to marry Pete. Everyone had abandoned her, but she loved those women like sisters and would hate for any harm to come to them. Plus they didn't understand the whole story, so they were just acting on the information they had.
She should have told them the whole story, but she was so confused. You just don't go up to your friends and say, 'Guess what? I slept with my commanding officer and I'm pregnant with his child. The only problem is my CO never wants more children and my boyfriend, who caught me puking, thinks he's the father. What do you think I should do?'
Sam knew both women would have helped her, but if Janet had found out, she would have had to report it or risk a court martial, herself. And it wasn't fair to ask Cassie to keep something like that from her mom.
Admittedly, she couldn't have told them but she was still upset things ended the way they did.
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"Pete didn't sound too happy, did he?" asked Cassie looking around her family.
"No, something isn't right here. Janet, didn't you say that said Sam Pete was working?" Jack questioned.
"Yeah, she did. But why was Pete so mad? It sounded like she hadn't let him know where she was."
"Something isn't right here."
"Jack, you've already said that," pointed out Daniel.
"I know," snapped the Colonel.
"Ok, we just need to think about this clearly," Janet piped up before Jack and Daniel could start their one-word-at-a-time fight.
"Why would Pete be so upset?" Janet continued.
"Well, he sounded like he didn't know where Sam was." Casse tried.
"If he didn't know where she was, how did he know to come to this hotel?"
"Paper trail, Danny Boy," Jack answered immediately.
"The Colonel's right. If she was using a credit card, Pete would be able to find her, especially with his police connections," added the Doc.
"Still, why is Pete tracking her like this?" Daniel questioned.
"Major Carter may not have told Pete Shanahan of her plans," Teal'c decided.
There was a silence as everyone took in what the Jaffa had said.
"You mean Sam is running from Pete?" a shocked Daniel asked.
"Indeed."
Again, there was a silence.
"Everyone calm down. We may just be jumping to conclusions." Janet said.
"But still, maybe we should find her just to make sure she is alright."
"I agree, but how are we meant to find her?" asked Jack.
Janet looked at her friends in shock.
"Come on, we knew Sam for seven years; one of us must know where she would be heading."
Silence once again fell over the group as they thought.
An: Thanks to everyone who has reviewed, you guys are great. In the next chapter Sam and Jack meet (finally). So everyone who is waiting for that; tune in. So one more point- Anyone who likes this story please read my other 'For the Boys'.
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