Okay, really sorry bout the wait! Had writers' block an couldnt' concentrate. Enjoy! 13 will be up soon! ~ MAGNUS


Six thirty rolled around and Bekkah was still asleep. Sam rolled over, blinking sleep from her eyes.

Jack was lying on his stomach, his head buried under his pillow and he was snoring softly.

She smiled, kissing the back of his neck. She got up, fixing some coffee and headed into Bekkah's room. Cassie came out of her room, dressed and ready for school. She headed into the nursery, leaning against the side of the cradle. She wrapped an arm around Sam's waist, smiling.

"You heading out?" Sam asked.

Cassie nodded. "Yeah, is dad still asleep?" She asked.

Sam smiled nodding. "Yeah, you should go say goodbye to him." She said.

Cassie nodded, heading into her dad's bedroom. "Dad?" She asked. He rolled over, opening one eye.

"…hmm?" He asked. "I'm goin to school, I'll see you later okay?" She said.

"Have fun." He whispered.

Sam cleaned as much as she could around the house, between straightening up the living room, and cleaning the kitchen, all while taking care of Bekkah, who was strangely sleeping through the night.

She decided to let Jack sleep, knowing that he hadn't been sleeping well. He had woken up the past several nights from nightmares, and was the same typical Jack, brushing her questions off as he settled back down.

Last night had been particularly strange. Shortly after he had come to bed she felt him shift restlessly, mumbling incoherently and growling.

The mumbling she wasn't worried about, and she knew he would never consciously or intentionally hurt her, but if he was dreaming he wasn't in control. He had expressed his anger at that several times, hating the loss of control.

Jack opened his eyes to find that the sun was in the wrong part of the sky. He rolled over, glancing at the alarm clock on the bedside table. 12:34 glowed on the screen of the alarm clock. He sat up, scrubbing a hand over his face and wandered out into the living room.

"Afternoon mutt." Sam said, a sexy smile gracing her features. "Hey." He said, answering her grin with one of his own.

"You feelin okay?" He asked. She nodded. "Yeah, I'm getting better." She said.

He sat down on the couch, pulling her onto his lap. "Good." He said.

"Love you." He whispered. She smiled, leaning her forehead against his.

"Mmm, love you too." She said, placing a soft kiss on his lips.

They heard a small cry through the baby monitor on the coffee table, and Sam got up.

"Nope, I'll get her." Jack said, walking back into the nursery.

Vala sat curled up on the couch, a cup of coffee cradled in her hands.

"Daniel, I think we should think about a family." She said.

"Vala…I don't think I'm ready for a family, ready to bring a kid into the world…especially right now. Priors are still out there with the ability to fly their ships here and attack. It's not safe." He said.

"So, are you saying that Sam's decision to bring Rebekkah into the world was bad?" She asked.

"No, Sam was lucky to get pregnant, especially that the ages that she and Jack are at. Sam was able to resign, not that she'll stay away."

Daniel said. "Daniel, neither you or I have any obligation to the SGC, you're a civilian and I'm as close as it gets." Vala said.

"Look, let's just leave this for now. We'll resolve this later, okay?" Daniel asked. Vala sighed, nodding.

"Hank, gotta tell ya, you're doing a great job with this. I don't know how you're keeping your head about you." President Hayes chuckled.

Hank nodded. "I've surprised myself, sir." He replied. "So, on account of everything that's happened, how is the infamous SG1 doing?" He asked.

"You could ask them yourself, they've got a briefing in a few hours. I even hear that Colonel O'Neill was released to go home. She and the baby were released two days ago." He said.

Hayes nodded. "That's good. Will she be here today? I was hoping I'd get a chance to properly congratulate her, and maybe even hold the little one." He said with a smile.

Hank returned the smile. "She's beautiful. And I hear from her mother that she's got Jack's attitude, so they're going to have their hands full." He said.

Sam arrived at the base an hour early, with Jack and little Bekkah in tow. "I'm going to see if I can get some things done before the briefing." She said.

Jack shook his head. "Nope, the president's here, and he wants to formally congratulate us. Come on, your lab's waited this long, I think it'll survive a little longer." He said, holding out a hand to her.

She smiled. "Okay."

Jack had Bekkah cradled in his arms, looking out the briefing room window at the 'gate.

She stirred in her sleep, turning her face into his chest.

"Penny?" A voice asked. He turned. "Mr. President." He said.

"Please Jack, no more titles. Its Henry." He said. Jack nodded.

"Sorry." He said. Hayes came toward him, smiling at the sight. "She's really something."

He said. Jack smiled. "You should see her when she's awake." He said.

Bekkah shifted again, eyes opening. She blinked, eyes adjusting to the light.

Henry smiled. "You make good on your promises don't ya?" Jack asked, smiling.

Sam came in with a bottle for the baby, smiling and tilting her head. "How is she?" Sam asked.

"Perfect." He said.

Henry looked over at Sam. "And how is this beautiful baby's mom?" He asked.

She smiled. "I'm great, happy to be here. The house was getting to be suffocating." She said with a smile.

"Jack, Dr. Lam needs you down in the infirmary for your physical." Hank said.

Jack grimaced. "I'll be back." He said, passing the baby over to Sam. She nodded.

Vala watched Jack walk into the infirmary. She had seen him a few times before the incident with Adria, and he wasn't as fit as he used to be.

He had laughingly joked that the love handles had only appeared after he and Sam had decided to start a 'serious and hopefully stable relationship.'

But now that he had been changed by Adria, he was leaner, slightly taller, and looked much healthier than he had before, his skin bronzing out rather than paling.

She walked up to him, intending to ask him a question. Jack sat down on the infirmary bed, sighing.

"So, General, are you going to be out in the field anytime soon?" Vala asked, mentally slapping herself, that was not the question she had intended to ask. He raised his eyebrows. "Dunno. That's up to the doc." He said.

"Well, Daniel is insisting that I stay Earth-side. I swear, he gets more and more of your bravado every day. You're a hazard to his health." She said. He snorted.

"Well, I don't feel too bad, he's a hazard to my sanity. Evens the playing field a little." He said. Vala nodded.

"You okay?" He asked. She nodded.

"You sure?" He asked. "I'm fine." She replied. "Will you be joining us for the briefing?" She asked.

He nodded. "Hopefully. Ya know, I'm starting to think she took lessons from good ol' Doc Fraiser." He said, smiling ruefully.

"You must miss her." She said. He nodded. "Yeah, as many times I was subject to her pet needles, it's not the same with her gone." He said.

She nodded. "Well, I will let you get back to waiting for Dr. Lam, and I'll see you at the briefing." She said, cussing herself out as soon as she walked out the door.