This chapter pretty much takes place immediately after the last one. I'm sorry this took so long, I have been insanely busy with school. Being an english major may improve my writing, but it doesn't give me a lot of time to get any non-school related work done. So once again, my apologies.

BUTTTTTT I did notice that I only got TWO reviews for the last chapter. Come on people! Even a quick smileyface or frownfaceis better than... silence... anyways, I hope to get the next chapter out ASAP, but I'll try not to make any promises this time since I don't know how well I can keep them. Just remember, school ends in a few weeks (sob) so I'll have a lot more free time to write soon.

Thanks to Emerald Green Queen for being the best reviewer EVER. I hope you enjoy this chapter!

Thank you to Whirlwhind also for you sweet review. I appreciate the reviews soo much! They're what keep me going...

anyways, on with the story...

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previously:

"Imagine that, the spawn of Jack O'Neill invoking fear in others…"

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"You actually had the nerve to show up at my welcome back party!" Haley acerbically greeted Tommy.

"I thought I was invited," he timidly responded.

"Now where would you get an idea like that?" she asked, pushing him towards the wall. He didn't fight back, but instead was squirming under her intense stare.

"Didn't you tell Monica to invite me?"

"Why would I do something so stupid?" her voice rose a few octaves, "Do you really expect me to want you here!"

"I thought we were still friends…"

"FRIENDS? Friends went out the window when I heard about you and Casey!"

"What are you talking about!" Tommy took a few steps towards Haley, but she shoved him away. As she was about to start yelling, Monica came and pulled her away from Tommy.

"Hales, let him stay, it's alright, you're better than him." With that Haley tossed off an evil eye to Tommy and walked off. Monica tried her hardest to suppress a grin.

"You seem pissed!" Eric Flynn noticed when Haley sat down next to him.

"I'll get over it," she smiled, "I just need a distraction…"

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"Cass you want some?" Jeff, a cute guy, offered his Poland Spring bottle, which was half soda, half vodka.

"Sorry, but my mom's probably going to give me a blood test the second I walk through the door tonight."

"Sucks for you."

"Yeah… Aren't you having a good time?" Cassie added, watching with slight disgust as he chugged down the contents of the bottle without flinching.

"Sure! Haley is definitely entertaining."

"That she is!" Cassie giggled as she looked over to see Haley making out with Eric, and Tommy across the room fixated, looking dejected. Cassie looked back to the guy sitting next to her, that she had been eyeing since he had first been placed into her math class. She had made a point of helping him out when he had questions, and tried to sit in front of him every day. When she learned that he like altoids she started bringing them to class, so she could offer them to him every day. Just seeing his smile for a few seconds was worth the questioning stares from her mom or Daniel when they went grocery shopping and she bought the mints every time. Okay, he wasn't as appealing tonight slurring his words, but who needed to listen when you could just look?

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After feeling like she had gotten the desired attention Haley left Eric to find Monica. "He was totally watching you the whole time!"

"Did he look jealous?"

"YES."

"Good!" Haley felt extremely satisfied with herself, and the two decided it was time to start phase two of their little mission.

"I'll hang out with Eric for a bit, try to keep him away from you while you do your thing," Monica promised.

"Phase two now starting," Haley smiled.

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"So did you decide on a mountain yet?"

"Funny that you ask that, Jack," Janet smiled, "I was wondering if you'd look over some of the mountains I was considering."

"Sure, no problem," Jack rose from the couch with a mumbled "oof" and followed Janet towards her office, leaving behind Daniel and Sam.

Sam took a generous sip of wine while Daniel sat staring at her.

"Drinking to loosen up?" he wondered.

"What do I have to loosen up about?"

"I don't know; what?" Daniel mirrored back.

"I AM relaxed!" Sam complained.

"Never said you weren't."

"Janet did."

"Well she is very intuitive. Do you think you need to relax?"

Sam sighed and rolled her eyes. "Was tonight an ambush or something, a chance for both you and Jan to corner me?"

"No, no, I'm sorry. You know I can't help but give you a hard time every now and then." Daniel smiled and gave a slight shudder, "I have no desire to repeat some of the things Janet asked you though. Seriously, feel free to keep that to yourself."

Sam grinned, and reached over to hug Daniel. "You know I love you, right?"

"Well that might get in the way of things," Jack's voice chimed in.

"Somehow I don't think you need to worry," Janet jokingly reassured him.

"Aw, and here I was ready to duke it out with Danny."

"Did you make up your mind?" Daniel asked.

"Breckinridge it is," Janet informed him.

"Good choice!" Sam concurred.

"Great mountain, not too far away, good for a daytrip. If the old knee holds up I was thinking of taking a longer trip somewhere further off, maybe Telluride."

"Knee?" Sam questioned.

"Oh yeah, I decided I'm going," Jack proudly announced. At seeing the anxiety in both Sam and Daniel he added, "Relax, Doc here cleared me. As long as I stay off of the moguls, I should be good to go. And how many people travel with their own doctor? I'm set. So what do you think? Sound exhilarating enough for you Sam?"

"It definitely has potential. When were you planning on taking this little trip?"

"As soon as we can all get some leave. I was thinking President's Day weekend next month. We usually get that off."

"Sounds wonderful," Janet agreed.

"I just want to see Teal'c ski," Daniel smiled, trying to picture the thought.

"He thinks the whole idea of skiing is ridiculous, but I bet we can sway him," Jack said.

"I don't know… he can be pretty stubborn."

"Is that a bet I smell Daniel?"

"You two and your bets," Sam smiled. "So if we go, does this cancel out our SG-1-bonding fishing trip?"

"Ohforcryingoutloud…"

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Haley studied Tommy as he spoke to Shelley Mayer. She was obviously flirting with him, but he wasn't picking up on any of her signals. This had a good chance of working out, she smiled. Lightly tossing back her hair she sauntered over and tapped Shelley on the shoulder. "Mind if I speak to Tommy for a moment?"

Shelley gave a slight sigh and even slighter eye roll and walked off. "Are you going to yell at me again?" Tommy asked.

"Is that all you think I do?" Haley pouted.

"Well you seemed pretty angry before…"

"I had every right to be!" she stopped and lowered her voice, "listen, I'd like to forgive you."

"You would?"

"Yes I just need an apology so we can be friends again," she said, while running her hand up his arm.

"An apology… I'm not really sure what for-"

"You're not!"

"I, um, I mean I'm sorry. Really sorry. I'm happy you're back," he stammered.

"Me too," Haley smiled, leaning closer to Tommy. "Friends…" she leaned in and kissed Tommy. As she pulled away with a smile her quiet repeat of "friends" was interrupted by a shriek across the room. Haley turned around to see Cassie near tears, with her feet covered in (ew, Haley noted) Jeff Ingram's vomit. Haley immediately ran over. Jeff was hanging off the couch and had luckily stopped throwing up.

"Are you okay Cass?"

"No!" she cried. "I'm covered in, in-"

"Yeah, I can kinda see that… and smell it."

"Were you drinking with him?"

"No!"

"Oh good. For a second there I thought I was going to be murdered by your mom- or at least given a really big shot."

"Haley!"

"Okay, okay, take off your shoes, I'll take you to the bathroom to get cleaned up. Quickly," Haley shoved Cassandra towards the bathroom when she saw Monica's parents coming down the stairs to see what had caused such a racket.

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"You're drunk," Jack stated to Sam, as they walked toward the car.

"No, just tipsy," she countered, giggling a little, and then putting a hand over her mouth to cover herself. Jack had a hard time fighting back a smile at her behavior.

"You're cute."

"Did I just hear Colonel Jack O'Neill use the word cute?"

"I can assure you it was a slipup, I meant hot."

"My giggling is hot?" Jack looked confused for a moment.

"You're not going to go blabbing to Janet that I said cute, right?"

"Not if you promise to use it again," Sam bargained, in a slightly sing-song tone.

"Fine, you Samantha Carter, were being cute." Sam covered Jack's right hand with her own and the two drove in relative silence for a few minutes. As Jack turned down Sam's street she started giggling quietly. "What?"

"I didn't know you thought scientists could be cute."

"Before meeting you, neither did I."

"So do you think Daniel's cute?" Sam giggled again as the car pulled into the driveway.

"He's just dreamy. No, only tall, leggy, blonde scientists… named Sam." Jack stepped out of the car and walked around to meet Sam. She purposely tripped a little and landed in his arms.

"You think I'm cute," she reiterated.

"You're in a silly mood tonight," Jack remarked.

"I'm relaxed. Is it bothering you?" Sam asked, eyes widening, as she snaked her arms around his neck.

"No, I love seeing this side of you." Jack was rewarded with Sam crushing herself into him. She kissed him soundly until he managed to get some words in. "Nice… as this… is… neighbors… can see us." They attempted to make their way up the front stoop without tripping over one another. Sam fumbled for her keys while still kissing Jack, until he got frustrated and grabbed the keys from her. Within seconds they were inside, door slammed shut with a kick. Soon the two began the dance of removing the other's clothes while attempting to travel through the house.

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"Cassie you need to stop crying," Haley ordered as she peeked out the window, at the car pulling up the driveway.

"He threw up on me! I've had a crush on him for the longest time and he threw up on me."

"At least you had a change of clothes," Haley consoled as they walked out the door. Upon seeing the condition of her daughter Janet jumped out of the car and ran over to the girls.

"Are you drunk?"

"No!" Haley and Cassie both fiercely answered.

"Why are you crying?" Janet put her arm around Cassie, also using it as a ploy to study her.

"I don't want to talk about it," she sniffed, and got into the car. As they drove home Janet took the opportunity to quiz the girls on the events of the night. Neither was very forthcoming, until Haley revealed that Jeff Ingram had "barfed all over Cassie." Cassandra let out another wail, and continued to cry.

"He was drinking!" there was silence. "Were either of you?"

"You asked us that already," Haley noted.

"We weren't drinking Mom."

Janet clenched the steering wheel. She wanted her little girl back. The one whose idea of parties involved either painting ceramics or jumping into a gigantic plastic ball pit.

The three ladies walked through the front door to be greeted by Daniel, nearly tripping over himself as he attempted to clean up. He had four empty wine glasses balanced in his hands, and Haley started to chuckle. Turning towards Janet and Cassie she said, "Aw you both like guys who can't hold their liquor!"

"Haley, go to bed!" Janet commanded. With a giant eye roll Haley left the room, Cassie following behind her.

"She can be a pain in the ass sometimes," Daniel remarked.

"I'd expect noting less than a handful from Jack O'Neill."

"I'm not drunk," Daniel insisted, pouting a little.

"I know honey."

"But Sam was," at that comment the two shared a slight smile.

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