Sam and Daniel both felt a tad awkward on seeing Jack again, and even more so when he offered to drive them to work after breakfast. The Archaeologist asked him, confused,

"What about Mitchell?"

Jack, feigning offence, remarked, "Daniel, don't be rude. I got my driver's licence way before he was even born."

Sam smirked as Daniel retorted, his eyebrows raised, "Sure Jack - you were fifteen when he was born... so having your licence way before he was born would mean that you were breaking the law, and that could jeopardise your career."

Jack raised his finger, about to reply when he realised that he had been caught out so he rolled his eyes and shot back, "Smart ass."

Daniel smiled innocently at him, and Sam said with a smile, glancing through the doorway to the kitchen from the lounge, "I think I've solved it... Cam and Vala want some alone time."

Daniel asked, confused as he sighted Teal'c standing near the far doorway in the kitchen, "Shouldn't Teal'c come with us then?"

Jack replied with a dismissive gesture, "Oh you should have heard the man earlier - he was all 'I wish to learn more of the mating rituals of the Tau'ri'."

The two scientists exchanged a shocked glance, before looking straight at the General who shrugged, adding, "He does play a Jaffa on TV after all. Come on, asses out of the house or I'm court-martialling the lot of you."

He led the bemused scientists out of the house and into his car, making sure that they were securely seated in the backseat, much to their further bemusement, and leading Daniel to remark despite being touched by their friend's caring nature, "Jack, we're not going to bolt. We can barely walk as it is."

Jack said nothing, smiling slightly as he got into the driving seat and started up the engine. En route to the mountain as the scientists silently wondered what was going to happen, Jack, glancing at them in his rear-view mirror, asked,

"You two thought of any names?"

A touch confused as they didn't think he would talk to them much after the fallout, Sam replied as Daniel glanced at her, "Yes Sir... Daniel's keen on James for his Junior but we're not sure for a middle name. I'm thinking of naming mine after either Janet or my mother."

Jack, looking thoughtful, asked, "What was your Mom's name?"

"Grace."

"Ah, that is a nice name... Grace Carter-Jackson has a nice ring to it."

Sam and Daniel exchanged a bemused glance, the former saying, "That's what Daniel said, Sir."

Jack said with a sigh, "You might not want to use Janet as a first name though what with Dannyboy's unfortunate surname."

Daniel, smiling nonetheless, remarked as Sam, smiling too, looked out of the window, "Jaaack, I'm not a kid."

"Daniel, you'll always be a kid to me."

Sam silently reached for Daniel's hand, squeezing it in support, and she said in reply to Jack's original remark, "It would make a good middle name though."

"Well... you both could always go for..."

Daniel remarked quietly to Sam, "Here we go..."

She smiled as Jack continued, emphasising each name for effect, "Michael, Janet, LaToya, Tito, Jermaine, Randy..."

"Jack, that was so predictable of you. We knew you were going to do this weeks back."

"Hey, I'm Uncle Jack and I'm getting old."

The three of them fell into an unsure silence, Sam glancing at Daniel, who eventually asked, "Jack?"

"Daniel?"

Daniel sighed quietly as he met Sam's gaze briefly, and he asked, "Are we cool?"

Jack replied with a shrug, his features straight, "Sure you are. Who else would give the Goa'uld what for 'til they bailed and then give the other geeks a run for their money in the technobabble and rocks stakes?"

Sam laughed quietly as Daniel raised his eyebrows, saying, "Jack, you know what I meant."

Jack exhaled slowly and replied quietly, "Sure. We're cool."

Sam, a little tearful, gazed at Daniel before replying, "Thanks Sir."

Jack lit up as he remarked, "I want to be a godfather though - I do a ripping Marlon Brando."

The scientists laughed, the mood lifting as Jack proceeded to do an entertaining albeit inaccurate impression of said actor.