Control: Full Disclosure

Daniel strode with purpose down the hall.

He had been annoyed that Hammond had prevented him from leaving in order to check on the rest of his team. He had been so integral to the composition of the treaty itself that Hammond wanted him present for the signing. His mind had been even more errant in the past few hours than the few days before when all he had to worry about was Sam and Jack killing people then committing suicide. He had so many questions.

What were Sam and Jack doing out of their holding cells?

How had they known Martouf was a za'tarc?

Why had Jack offered to go back to the holding cell if he wasn't a za'tarc?

What was it that Hammond was discussing with the President about Sam and Jack?

The questions continued to buzz around in his mind as he made his way into the infirmary. Seeing Teal'c standing guard he headed over to him quickly.

'How's Sam?' Is she in there?' Just a few more of his questions.

'Major Carter is resting.'

'Can I see her?'

'I do not think you are prepared for what lies behind this curtain.'

'What? Why? Isn't she going to be okay?'

'She will be fine.'

'Then why can't I see her?'

'Might as well let him in, T.' Sounded Jack's voice from behind the curtain.

'Jack?'

'Yeah.' the disembodied voice answered softly. 'And keep your voice down, Daniel. Sam's sleeping.'

Daniel poked his head around the material barrier and his jaw dropped. Jack lay on the bed with Sam curled intimately at his side, his arm wrapped protectively and possessively around her shoulders.

'What is-is...?' Daniel stammered.

'How did the summit go?'

'So we're not talking about...?' his hands gesticulating wildly in their direction.

'Not right now.' Jack said with an air of finality. 'How did the summit go? Where's Hammond?'

'The treaty signing went fine. Hammond is in his office talking to the President.'

'Has Jacob arrived yet?'

'Emm, no.' he answered confused. 'He's not exactly going to be thrilled seeing you and Sam like this though, is he?'

'He already knows.' Jack murmured softly looking down at Sam, his gaze warm and loving.

Daniel was surprised, not just at his friends statement that Jacob knew they were a couple, but also seeing the unguarded way he looked on her.

'So, can we talk about you and Sam now?'

'I guess.' he murmured.

'Who else knows?'

'Teal'c. Thor. Freya. Hammond. And now you.'

'So you are...?'

'We've been together about a year. Married 10 months.'

'What?!'

Sam moaned waking at Daniel's loud exclamation.

'Daniel.' Jack growled in annoyance.

'What? It was kind of a shock to hear two of my best friends have been together for a year.' he continued in an exasperated tone.

'Daniel?' Sam murmured, her eyes fluttering open.

Daniel sighed, all his confusion and frustration leaving him, simply relieved that she was okay.

'Hey Sam.' he said softly.

'Hey.' She said softly, shifting her body slightly, if possible moving even closer to Jack.

Once again, Daniel was astounded by how comfortable they looked together. It was the kind of closeness that could only come from a happy, long, loving relationship.

'How you doing?' he enquired gently.

'Sore. Really sore actually.' she said with a grimace.

'Sorry.' Jack murmured and kissed her temple.

'Stop apologising for saving my life.' she chastised warmly.

'If you insist. Want me to get the Doc?'

She nodded.

'I'll go... you two look comfy.' Daniel said speaking the last word in a rather confused tone which caused the occupants of the bed to smile. He disappeared behind the curtain and went in search of Janet.

'Well that's it, if Daniel knows the whole base will in half an hour.' Jack said with a smile.

Sam giggled lightly. 'With Janet in the loop, I doubt it'll be more than 20 minutes.'

He smiled and stroked her arm gently.

'You okay with this?' he ventured. 'I don't think this is really what the General expected when he ordered me to the infirmary.'

'I need you.' she answered simply.

'Good enough for me.' he said settling down a little further.

He could feel apprehension building in both their bodies as the sound of the Doctor's heels approaching their temporary sanctuary. Letting Daniel in on the secret was one thing, he was a civilian, Janet on the other hand was an officer and knew well the possible repercussions of their relationship.

She stopped abruptly as she stepped past the curtains.

'Hey Doc.' Jack said as casually as he could muster.

'Hi Janet.' Sam said softly.

Jack had to give the woman some credit, it took her two seconds to take in their situation, move on from it and get down to business.

'Daniel said you're in pain.' she said approaching the bed concerned about her patient.

'Yeah.' Sam responded softly. 'My shoulder, chest and head hurt but my whole body is pretty achy to be honest.'

The doctor nodded.

'I want you lucid when Freya comes back for another go with the healing device. I'll be right back with some Ibuprofen and Vicodin.'

'Nice.' said Jack with a grin. 'You're getting the good stuff.'

'I'm not sharing.' Sam replied, amusement evident in her voice.

'Aww come on... I think I might have hurt my wrist a little.' he whined pathetically.

'Suck it up.' she said poking his stomach gently.

Janet rolled her eyes and left them, the corners of her mouth turned up with amusement. It was only on the other side of the curtain that she was reminded of exactly where they were. She sighed softly as she fetched Sam's pain medicine.

They looked so happy.

It was a rare thing to witness on the base, especially given that most people she saw on a daily basis were either injured or about to get prodded with a needle of some kind. It was a welcome change to see true expressions of happiness and warmth.

It was beautiful.

But it was wrong, wasn't it?

Confused and burdened with worry, she headed back with Sam's pills and a glass of water. Daniel and Teal'c stood close to the curtained area conversing in low tones but from the softness of their eyes she could guess the topic of conversation was the couple currently hidden from view.

She stepped behind the partition, her heart warming at the sight of the Colonel standing at the bedside helping Sam to sit up and sorting the pillows out at her back for her to lean on. He spoke to her in a way that left no doubt that he was in love and her smile at his words told anyone privileged enough to witness it the same.

'Got your pain meds.' She said approaching Sam.

Despite the smile she had for the Colonel, it was obvious from the strain around her eyes and the sheen of moisture on her brow that she was in some considerable pain.

'Thanks.' she said in a tight voice and took the cup with the medication tipping the pills into her throat before reaching out for the glass of water and downing the contents.

'It'll take a while for those to kick in unfortunately.' Janet murmured taking the empty cups.

'I'm sure I can keep your mind of the pain until then.' Jack said with a sly grin.

'I have no idea what you two are playing at but whatever it is, it will not be happening in my infirmary.' Janet stated matter of factly.

'You wanna take this one?' Jack said looking over at Sam.

'We're uh... we're married, Janet. Have been for nearly a year.' She said reaching out and entwining her fingers with Jack's.

Janet stared at them blankly, before bringing her hand to her head and rubbing her eyes. 'You two got married a year ago?'

'Yeah.'

'Wha-why?' she stumbled unable to fathom the two officers being in a relationship let alone getting married.

' 'Cos we're madly in love with each other and want to have lots of sex and babies.'

'Jack!'

'What? It's true!'

Sam rolled her eyes. 'We knew that we'd have to tell General Hammond eventually but we wanted to be able to prove that our relationship hadn't affected our work. So we got married in secret. We have an official document signed by witnesses showing that we've been together for 10 months.' She squeezed Jack's hand as she dared to ask Janet the question she'd been longing to know the answer to, wanting to know if this might work. 'Have you noticed anything different between us in that time?'

'Well I got a bit worried about you when Colonel O'Neill was stuck on Edora but other than that no... I've not really noticed anything different between you two.' She admitted honestly. 'One hell of a risky plan you had there, Sam. What did the General say?'

'He's discussing it with the President now.' Jack said, the tone of his voice betraying his nervousness.

Jacob arrived through the gate and after a swift chat with Freya he made his way immediately to General Hammond's office. Through the window on the office wall, he could see Hammond having a very in depth conversation with a man in a suit.

Jacob, maybe we should wait.

Not a chance... not while my girl is injured and locked up.

He knocked, the only courtesy he offered, before barging into the room.

'George, we need to talk.' he stated firmly.

'Jacob.' Hammond said his eyebrows rising. 'Have you met the President?' he continued indicating to the man sitting across from him.

Yeah, we should have waited. Selmak whispered in his mind, controlling their body briefly so that Jacob would remain relxed; he was a diplomat now there was no need for them to snap to attention or salute.

'Mr President, allow me introduce Selmak of the Tok'ra High Council and Jacob Carter, former US Air Force General and Major Carter's father.'

Jacob's gaze flickered to George at the weight of his tone in his last words.

The President stood and offered his hand.

Jacob shook it and met the man's eye.

'It's nice to meet you. Both of you.' the President said carefully as if he'd been schooled by a team on how not to offend America's new alien allies.

'And you, Mr President.'

George had stood and closed the door to his office whilst they were shaking hands. 'I take it you're not here to discuss the treaty, Jacob.'

'No.' he said adopting the same serious tone he had when he came in.

'Then have a seat. We were just discussing the little conundrum that Sam and Jack have presented us with.'

'My daughter's happiness is not a puzzle you can try to solve.' He growled.

'Jacob.' George murmured softly trying to placate him.

'No! I know the God damned rules, I followed them most of my life! But these rules don't take into account the crap these kids go through. They actually went to Hell for...' his head dropped and then rose again.

'My apologies,' murmured Selmak. 'Jacob is very upset by this conversation. He is strongly opposed to any action that might affect their position on SG-1 or the natural progression of their relationship. He is concerned for their happiness and personally looking forward to more grandchildren.'

This statement caused George's eyes to bulge and made him cough uncomfortably before speaking. 'Selmak, the President and I still have much to discuss but we would appreciate Jacob's opinion.'

Jacob? Are you going to be able to have a nice chat with these men?

Yes. He growled in his mind.

Jacob. Selmak responded warningly.

I'll play nice, I promise. I just want to get this over with and go see Sam.

His head dropped again, Jacob returning to control.

'What do you want to know?' he said taking the spare seat beside the President.

'Do you sincerely believe that their behaviour will not be affected if they continue to operate on the same team?' George asked directly.

'Right to it, eh?' He said with a mirthless chuckle. 'No, of course it's been affected. But it has not affected their ability to operate or make crucial decisions. On Netu Bynar called Sam to his quarters, Sam and Jack discussed the advantage of going in order to obtain more information. Sam asked to go, Jack made a tactical decision that put Sam, his wife, in harms way in order to further the mission. We almost managed to escape immediately because of that decision and the information she gained was vital to our eventual escape. It was Selmak who realised something was different between them, not me, but Selmak. It took a being with several thousand years of life experience to tell that there was something different in their interactions.'

'So how did you find out about their relationship?'

'After the mission, when we were back on the Tel'tak. Jack and Sam were talking, they thought I was asleep.'

'What were they discussing?'

'Colonel O'Neill said that if Sam ever got into a situation where she was captured and had to use...' he paused, struggling with the subject matter himself. '… if she had to use certain assets available to her as a woman in order to escape, as Jolinar did, then he needed to know so that he could help her deal with it when she got home.'

Jacob sighed deeply, letting his words sink in to the occupants of the room before continuing.

'Jack didn't have any illusions that he would always be able to protect her. He knew that their job could quite easily lead to that scenario and he only looked to prepare for it. It wasn't until Sam called the Colonel by his first name that I could be sure that the conversation was something more than that between a CO and second in command. I then confronted them and Sam explained everything. I wasn't happy about it, of course. I'm her father, I know about the regulations and he's too God-damned old for her.'

George couldn't help but chuckle at Jacob's last statement.

'But she'd made her decision. So I stayed quiet.'

'You seem a little more adjusted to their relationship now.' The President stated matter of factly.

Jacob nodded and took a deep breath. 'When Jack was stranded off world I saw them apart. I saw the impact it had on both of them. Then I brought them together again. It pains me to see one man have such an affect on my daughter, that her happiness seems entirely dependent on him and their relationship. But on the other hand, I don't think I've ever seen her so content.'

'Do you think they have an issue being apart then?' George asked.

Jacob eyed him warily but he had to tell the truth. 'Sam quite literally started re-writing the laws of physics in order to get him home. I saw Jack dig out a Stargate and DHD for hours until he was about ready to collapse, I just about had to order him to stop for the night. They would move heaven and earth to be with each other again.'

'Thank you for your candour, Jacob.' The General said softly, knowing that what he said could have easily had a detrimental affect to the decision that he and the President were still to make. 'I think you should know that since that incident Colonel O'Neill went on an undercover mission in order to infiltrate a group suspected of stealing artefacts from our allies. Colonel O'Neill was isolated from everyone on this base and his home under surveillance for a period of no less than 3 weeks. During that time both he and Major Carter appeared to conduct themselves as expected. The mission was a success and Jack returned as commanding officer of SG-1 with no noticeable issues.'

Throughout his statement George had his eyes fixated on Jacob's. The two old friends shared a soft smile.

'Jacob,' the General continued, 'The President and I still have a lot more to discuss and I imagine that you want to check in on Major Carter as soon as possible.'

'Yes.' he said standing, ready to take his leave content that things seemed to be progressing in the right direction. 'I... ' he paused trying to think of the right words. 'I just want my daughter to be happy. This job, working here, means the world to her. But she needs him too.'

The President and George got to their feet. Jacob shook the President's hand once more and nodded to George before stepping out into the hall and closing the door behind him.

That seemed promising. Selmak commented.

Lets not count our chickens just yet.