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 she runs into the father of her children?
Pairings- Pete/Sam, Jack/Sam, Daniel/Janet.
Warnings- Story involves domestic violence
Disclaimer- Not mine.
An: Thanks to everyone who has reviewed. You lot are great. Thanks a heap. Please keep it up.
This Chapter isn't beta'ed. I have been over it a couple of times trying to find mistakes. Heaps most likely still exist. So sorry.
Chapter Ten
Sam stared at Janet in shock.
"Tell who, what?" She tried innocently
"Sam, you know what I'm talking about. Those girls of yours are the spitting image of you… expect for their eyes"
Getting only a shocked silence from Sam, Janet continued.
"Sam, you said yourself that the girls got their eyes from their father"
Damn, how could she have been so stupid, why did she even mention any thing about her daughter's eyes? Sam thought as she realized Janet knew.
"Who else knows?" was all she whispered though.
"Just Daniel, But Sam it isn't that hard. Jack is going to find out sooner or later and I think it would be better for him to hear it from you then anyone else"
Sam just stared back.
"I've kept this secret for over five years, how can anyone forgive that"
"Look Sam, you probably had your reasons, and I would love to hear them one day, and yes five years is a long time. But he is going to find out and the sooner you tell him the better it is going to be."
Shaking her head Sam let a tear slip down her cheek.
"No it won't Jan," She muttered.
"Come on Sam, it is better then him finding some other way" Janet tried to convince her friend.
"You don't understand He never wanted more kids after Charlie" Sam whispered, tears now running free.
"What! How do you know that? The Colonel has always loved children, he is great with Cassie and what about all those kids SG-1 have met off world." Janet asked.
"He told me Janet" Sam answered.
"What. When?" Janet said in shock.
"Just before he turned ancient for the second time, after everyone had left the house that night that Hammond told us about Dr Weir taking over the SGC. We were talking about everything; he thought he was going to die. He really opened. Somehow we got on to the subject of Charlie and he said he was glad he wasn't going to get the chance to be a father again, and probably stuff up again." Sam mumbled.
"Sam…" Janet started.
"No Jan, you don't know how strong he felt about it. The look in his eye when he told me the relief he felt knowing that no other child would have him as a father, no other child would have to die because of him, Janet he said the worst thing in the world would be for him to become a father again. He said he never wanted to have the life of a child that was his in his hands again."
"Funny enough that was the night the girls were conceived" Sam said barely pausing.
"Oh Sam" was all Janet said hugging her best friend close.
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Downstairs Charity and Daniel were having fun, they had found both hot chocolate and coffee as well as some mugs and were well on the way to making hot drinks
To keep the little girl entertained, Daniel was telling stories about Sam, and Charity thought it was great.
"… Anyway when your mom found the airman responsible for taking the last cup of blue jell-o, well lets just say the airman still won't touch the stuff" Daniel finished with a smile.
The little girl gave a laugh before muttering
"Yuck, Blue Jell-O" as she tried the lift the milk on the counter.
Grabbing the milk Daniel asked.
"Don't you like Blue Jell-O?"
"No don't like Jell-O at all" Charity answered, her back to Daniel as she now looked for the biscuits she knew her mom had picked up earlier.
"Really, I thought you and your sisters would love Jell-O" Daniel answered pouring hot water into the cups.
"They do," stated Charity still looking for the cookies.
"Faith likes Blue Jell-O, and Hope likes Red."
"Oh" was Daniel's only response as he tried to hide a smile.
Silence settled over the kitchen as Daniel finished making the hot drinks and Charity continued to look for the cookies.
"Got them" Charity said in triumph, setting the chocolate cookies on the counter.
"Oh good, lets put some on a plate, everyone will be here soon" Daniel said finishing off the hot drinks.
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Face dry though eyes still slightly red Sam made her way downstairs with Janet. The smell of coffee and hot chocolate making its way up to them.
"I still think you should tell him Sam," whispered Janet.
"Can we please drop it for now" Sam begged.
"It is slightly more complicated then just telling him"
"Fine, I'll drop it for now" Janet said in defeat, planning to pick the conversation up at a later date.
Just then both Charity and Daniel came into sight. Though the two had yet to see the women.
"So Charity what is your favorite dessert" Daniel was asking as they took the hot drinks and cookies into the next room.
"Cake of course" Answered the little girl, totally missing the huge smile that broke out over the archeologists face.
"Why didn't I think of that?" he muttered to himself.
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As Jack pulled up outside the lake house, everyone got out. He and Teal'c each taking one of the girls to get them over the huge mud puddles that were forming.
"Hey Faith, we will get you inside and into some warm clothes. How does that sound?" Jack asked the shivering girl in his arms.
"Oh really good" chattered the little girl
"And what about you Hope?" Jack called back over his shoulder.
But the wind caught his question and the girl didn't response.
Cassie was the first one to the door and the warmth that greeted her was well welcomed.
"Honey, we're home," she yelled. Quickly being over come by the four people already in the house.
"They're back" cried Sam already reaching for the girl Teal'c hold.
"Thank god you are all safe," said Janet pulling Cassie inside who was quickly followed by Teal'c, Jack and Faith.
"Hot drinks for everyone around the fireplace, once you lot are in dry clothes" Daniel announced setting the last of the drinks on the table.
"Yeah, I'm going to take the girls up and change them" Sam said.
"Cassie your stuff is in the third room to the left and Teal'c yours is across the hall from Cassie and Colonel you are bunking with Teal'c so your stuff is in there too." Sam continued going over and trying to take Faith as well.
"It's cool Carter, I'll take her up. This lot have had a bit of a scare and these girls probably just want to be held" Jack said already starting for the stairs.
"What kind of scare? What happened?" Sam questioned starting to follow.
"Lets get these girls into dry clothes first then I promise to explain" Jack said trying to calm the upset mother.
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Slowing Pete started to wake up, and the first thing he noticed was the pain, everything hurt, a lot. The second thing was he had no idea where he was. What had happened?
Just then a nurse walked in.
"Oh Mr. Shanahan you are awake, how are you feeling?"
"Pain" was all the cop was able to croak out as he suddenly realized how dry his mouth was.
"I'll go and get something for that pain ok, and also some ice chips. I'll be right back" the bubbly nurse responded before leaving the room.
All right so he was in a hospital, the question was which one and how did he get here.
A couple of minutes later the nurse was back with some morphine and some ice chips. After giving her patient both. She said.
"We are trying to get hold of your wife, but we are having trouble contacting her."
"Who?" asked Pete confused?
"Your wife, Samantha Shanahan" the nurse stated looking down at her notes.
"I don't have a wife, and I don't know any Samantha" the patient stated.
The nurse looked from her notes back to the cop.
"A Samantha Shanahan listed here on your file as next of kin"
"Well I'm telling you I don't know anyone called Samantha. Let alone did I marry one"
"Alright Sir, calm down. We will look in to it. But for now can you tell me what you remember from the accident"
"What accident?" Was the cop's only response, even as he clicked to the fact that that was why he was in hospital?
"Did some idiot hit me? I hope he gets the book throw at him" Pete said his anger quickly returning.
The nurse was quiet for a minute.
"Mr. Shanahan, what is the last thing you remember?"
"The last thing I remember is…" he started
"Um…the last thing…." Pete tried again
"I don't know," He finally said in shock.
"I can't remember anything," he said again.
Seeing the increase worried look on her patient's face the nurse stood up.
"It is alright; I'll go and get the doctor. And we can find out what is happening" And she left the room again.
An: This chapter was slightly longer then the last, hope everyone enjoyed it.
Please R&R and let me know what you think.
Also on another note, I'm coming up to about 3-4 weeks holidays. And as I have a lot of work only half done, I'm planning on working hard and getting it done. So anyone interested in any of my other stories or even this one. Keep an eye out because updates will soon be getting posted.
Once again please R&R and let me know what I'm doing well, bad or in between.
Mac