Chapter Twenty-Eight: Back to the SGC
"Daddy, can we read today? I want to learn that hand talking thing so I won't scare other people."
Daniel smiled at Johnny as his little boy munched on a piece of toast with butter. Daniel sometimes worried about how little Johnny still was but he seemed strong in spirit and nothing slowed him down since he started speaking last week. Daniel was starting back at the SGC today and he was having a hard time walking away from all the time he'd been spending with all of the kids, including Greer who was finally coming out of his shell.
"JJ, you gotta to talk to Papa about that today remember? I'm going to work and we will talk to McAdams about the sign language. Remember not to put words in any of the tutors' heads while they are here."
Johnny nodded, "I know Daddy."
Daniel chuckled at the tone his son used; it had been amazing getting to know the voice and the tones that his son used even in their minds. Daniel had always known Johnny was going to wake up one day and be more than anyone ever imagined he would be. He didn't even have to touch people to speak to them anymore though every night as Daniel and Jack tucked him into bed, Johnny still pressed a palm to their cheek and transmit the love he felt for them through their skin like the kids have been doing since they were infants. It still had the power to bringing Daniel to tears.
"You going to be good for Papa and the tutors today?" Daniel asked.
"Yes Daddy, no talking to new people. I am going to read with Zale or Greer today."
"That's my boy, now I got to go find Papa okay?"
Johnny waved Daniel away before he pulled a book from the stack on the table and opened it to the first page. Daniel leaned down and kissed Johnny on the top of his head before he walked into the living room to make sure everyone else was doing okay to find Zale and Zada with their books open while Claire and JC playing on the floor before they started 'school' for the day. Greer was also sitting in one of the armchairs, reading with his lips moving along with the words. Daniel took the stairs two at a time and stopped in front of the bedroom door, Jack's back facing the door and a towel around his waist. Daniel slipped up behind him and pressed against all that skin. Jack sighed as Daniel's lips slipped across Jack's shoulder, "As much as I would like to know where this is going, Danny you have work."
"I know," Daniel whispered in between kisses across that beautiful expanse of skin. It had been a little more than a week since they started making love again, always with Daniel in the Alpha mode but Daniel had been thinking of how to get Jack to release some of his fear, so he could take Daniel once more and he could finally release the last of the flashbacks from the assault.
"You need to leave really soon," Jack husked when Daniel's tongue laved against the juncture of Jack's shoulder and neck, nibbling with his teeth before suckling the skin once more.
"I have a few minutes," Daniel whispered and nudged Jack so he would turn around in Daniel's arms. Jack leaned down and took Daniel's waiting lips in a kiss that slipped in gently then Daniel slipped his hands down to pull Jack in close from his lower back and the other hand slipped up into Jack's damp hair. Jack's hands pressed into Daniel's hips to hold them together not that the younger man had any intention of releasing his hold on Jack.
Before Daniel could push Jack back into their bed, the military man pushed Daniel back to smile at Daniel. "You need to go to work, Danny. We can have a nooner later."
"A nooner?" Daniel asked with a chuckle.
"Yeah, you know… sex at noon."
"Yeah Jack I know what a nooner is, I don't think I am going to be here at noon, probably about three."
Jack slipped in another kiss with a grin, "You promise?"
"I promised part-time hours to General Hammond and I promised the kids I would be here for them and you in the afternoon. So yes, just after three. I'm taking the jeep since its windows were fixed a couple days ago."
Jack hugged Daniel before he moved to the closet and started getting dressed, gracing Daniel with some of his ass before he slipped on his boxer shorts. Daniel sighed at the loss and waited until Jack could walk down with him.
"Daniel?" Jack asked.
"Jack?" Daniel returned in their old game from long ago.
"If you have any problems at work, promise me you will tell someone. Promise me that you'll call me if you need anything."
Daniel rolled his eyes, "Of course Jack, if I get beat up again the first thing I'm going to do is call you."
"That's right," Jack said with a resolute nod, "Right after you call Frasier."
Daniel chuckled, "Are you gonna walk me to the car before the tutors' get here?"
"Of course," Jack said as he slipped his t-shirt over his head and grabbed his socks. They walked downstairs and everyone shouted for their Papa before Jack told them to hold on while he walked Daddy out. Daniel passed out hugs and kisses, well wishes for the day while Jack slipped on his battered tennis shoes and Daniel grabbed his book bag and met Jack at the door. They opened the door and Daniel headed to the jeep and realized he didn't have the key but as he turned to walk back when Jack tugged on his arm and dangled the keys from his finger.
Daniel grinned, "My hero, what would I do without you?"
"I am going to do everything to make sure you never know," Jack said with a grin then slipped forward to kiss Daniel gently on the lips before he slapped Daniel on the butt causing the younger man to squeak before he opened the door of the jeep and slipped inside.
"I love you Danny, remember what I said."
Daniel grinned, "That you love me?"
"Daniel," Jack said seriously.
"I know Jack, I need to call Janet then you if I get beat up. And I love you too," Daniel said and kissed Jack again before he closed the door and started the car. The drive to the mountain, even after all the years was easy and quick. He walked in from the parking garage and headed to the archeology department and his newly reminted office with Dr. Daniel Jackson: Head of Archeology and Linguistics on the door.
Daniel smiled and slipped his hand across the words before he sat down behind the desk. There was plenty of work to get done so Daniel just picked up the first sheet on the top of his inbox. With that, he opened some of his source textbooks and got down to work.
Daniel didn't really know how much time passed before someone was knocking on his door. This was something that Jack had always done when they were working at the SGC together, to keep Daniel from working through meals and starve him. So when he shouted 'come in' he forgot that there was no reason for Jack to be there.
"Hey Daniel, glad to see you back behind that desk once more," Tyan, his second in command from before the Vannas world called from the door.
"Hey Tyan, glad to see a familiar face around here."
Tyan walked all of the way into the room and sat down in front of Daniel's desk and waited. "Well, I got a strange call. One that I don't know how I received in the first place but I am happy to do what he asked of me."
"What?" Daniel asked in confusion, even as he continued to look at the document in front of him.
"Jack called me, to ask me to take you to the cafeteria and make sure you sat there for thirty minutes and talk to you about something other than work."
Daniel grinned, he loved his husband so much but the mother hen thing for the most part was really obnoxious especially through a proxy. He held a finger up to Tyan, lifted his phone and dialed home. When Jack picked up the phone with a cheerful, "Danny boy!"
"You assigned your job to someone since you can't be here to do it yourself?"
"Did you know it was noon?" Jack asked Daniel.
"I thought we talked about that this morning," Daniel asked with a blush staining his cheeks while he pretended that Tyan wasn't there to hear the conversation.
"I didn't mean that Daniel," Jack chuckled. "Did you eat lunch yet?"
"You know I haven't since I'm sure you questioned Tyan extensively," Daniel said and looked over and saw the man in question nodding with a grimace.
"Love, go to lunch with Tyan and tell him all about the loves of your life."
"Loves? Jack?" Daniel grinned.
"Our children silly," Jack said with a laugh and before Daniel could say anything Jack hung up on Daniel. He stared at the receiver for a minute before he snorted in amusement. He looked at Tyan and waited.
"I am going to sit here until you get up and go with me to the cafeteria, General's orders."
"Jack is retired," Daniel said with a sigh.
"General Hammond happens to agree," Tyan smiled as he spoke.
Daniel slapped his head into his hand before he stood from his desk and waved in front of him for Tyan to precede him out of the room, "Well I guess I am outnumbered."
Tyan smiled and they walked out together and Daniel grinned as he thought about the punishment he was going to rain down on his husband as soon as he got home, something they would both undoubtedly enjoy.
