Sharlynn paced impatiently in Jack's house. She had moved temporarily into Sam's now nearly empty house to give her brother some privacy, but used her key to Jack's house and let herself in when she had gotten here. It was still pretty cold outside and she knew she wasn't going to be able to sit and wait.
Jacob had called her several hours ago to let her know the SGC had ended it's lockdown after the attempted abduction, and Sam and Jack were coming home. Apparently they had sorted out the situation, though Jacob seemed very confused on how. Something to do with the woman who kidnapped Sam.
Sharlynn had been spending nearly every day at the SGC with Sam after she and Jack moved there a couple weeks after the wedding when Sam had decided Jack wasn't going to survive the stress otherwise. But after Sam went into labor, Jacob had sent Sharlynn to grab a few things for Sam from Jack's house, and by the time she got back to the base, it was on lockdown. She'd been pacing nervously ever since.
A crunch of gravel broke her from her reverie and she rushed to the door. She flung it open and marched outside, watching as the truck pulled into the driveway. As soon as the doors opened, she was by their sides, helping Daniel and Teal'c as they climbed out of Daniel's car with Jacob and began carrying Sam and Jack's belongings inside. Once the bustle was all over, Sharlynn turned to watch Sam pull her niece out of the small car seat.
"Would you like to hold her?" Sam asked, smiling at her sister-in-law.
"Can I?" Sharlynn replied excitedly.
Sam handed the baby to Sharlynn. Sharlynn could feel the grin spreading across her face as she looked down at her perfect little niece. She reached a finger out to trail along the infant's rosey cheek, but Grace reached up and grasped her finger instead.
Suddenly her mind filled with an image; a memory from her past. The first time she held her own baby girl. She was filled with a warmth she hadn't felt since, and suddenly the image was gone. She blinked her eyes, and looked down at Grace. The baby cooed and seemed to snuggle into Shar's arms contentedly.
"Yeah, she does that." Jack shrugged when Shar met his eyes and he saw the familiar look of confused wonder his little girl frequently elicited the first time she was held by someone..
"Amazing." Shar whispered, turning to look back at her niece.
"Yeah, she is, isn't she?" Sam said softly from beside Sharlynn, looking down at this strange thing she had created who owned her heart now.
"Indeed." Teal'c rumbled.
- Nahaye -