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Chapter 21 - Asgard beam?

"Great, just peachy," Jack mumbles as he notices they are back at her house. Without not many more answers than they already have and with double the complications. That the baby is his and that it is about to reach the 21st week. Only points out the frat rules being broken long before she was removed from under his command.

That they have no proof or real knowledge of what happened, beyond the fact they had 'done the deed' is alarming too. They have no real recollection of what happened before they entered that room. Why they had so easily given into each other when they had years of practice on bottling up feelings and needs. Even when they went through several kinds of 'wedding ceremonies' and sacred bonding rituals in several dozens of planets, they had never given in. They had never thought about breaking the rules.

'Well, thought about it,' that he has. Several times and in plenty of formats but beyond his erotic dreams and suppressed desires. There was nothing more than a friendship between them before.

Sam suckles her lower lip, dealing with the same line of thoughts currently consuming Jack. The main one seems to be how are they going to win a court-martial. When there's not enough evidence to show that they were under alien influence. Mostly because they don't know that's the case. A frown follows. She considers how unbelievable it would be to say she didn't know she was pregnant because she couldn't remember having sex with her superior officer. Even if she was under oath. She lets out a worried whimper then.

That makes him raise his eyes and look at her. The love of her life standing there with a worried frown, suckling her lower lip while her hands rest protectively over her baby. Their child. Their son.

With his fingers, he raises her face to search her eyes. He sees the same worries he feels reflected in her face. He places his hand over her hands and smiles.

Jack smiles a bright, proud, loving smile that becomes contagious. It's impossible for Sam not to smile back. Soon, her grin is brighter than ever when he opens his arms and she rushes to him. She kisses him passionately. As if her whole existence depended on deepening the kiss and taste every single inch of Jack O'Neill.

Images of the dream/memory flooding them as they get lost in each other. One of his hands finds her hair deepening the kiss while the other finds her lower back and pushes her closer to him. He wonders if it's creepy. That knowing it's their son, the one growing between them, turns him on. But as she draws him closer, he stops thinking at all. Until they need to breathe. Jack's hand finds her cheek and the other one, her belly where her hand entwines with his.

"I can't believe it's ours. Our son… Not even in my wildest dreams, I thought…." He says, resting his forehead against hers.

A throat is cleared behind his back. Jack notices Sam's eyes widening in terror. Jacob enters the room from the kitchen to see them tangled in a loving embrace. He can't see much since Jack's taller frame cover most of Sam. But by the noises he had heard, he has a pretty accurate idea of what was going on. So, he decided to make himself know before he ended up walking in on something. That could traumatize all of them.

'Holy Hannah, I forgot Jacob was here!' Jack thinks. As he feels the terror settling in his shoulders.

"Asgard beam?" Jacob says. When Jack turns around to face him.

"Yeah. Thor paid us a visit," Jack grimaces.

"And he couldn't just appear on base as he normally does? For some reason, he had to beam you both up from Sam's home?" Jacob frowns.

"Yeah?" They both answer dubiously.

"Right. What is it really going on here?" Jacob asks in a stern voice, that leaves no space for doubts or fake answers. "You were going to say something serious to me before he saved you both. So…I'm listening."

"Dad…" Sam starts. She takes a deep breath and points him towards the couch. The two men follow her lead. She sits next to Jack. Their bodies are close together and she links their hands together. Another breath and a slight press on his hands happen before she continues. "I'm pregnant."

"You son of a bitch! I'm going to kill you!" Jacob says in a menacing tone. Sam raises her hand stopping him from continuing.

"You need to wait, dad. I'm sure you don't want your grandchild to be fatherless." She says. Jacob opens his mouth to protest but he closes it. He can't fault her logic on that one. He can't help to glare at Jack.

"It's complicated, dad," Sam huffs

"I'm sure all of us here know about the bees and the flowers, Sam! We all know there's nothing complicated in how a kid is made! There's a lot of complications that appear when you "accidentally" get one on the way."

"Dad, I-I just figured out minutes ago," she shakes her head. "We just figured out my baby is also Jack's."

"You just figured out it is Jack's? God, Sam. What have you been…?" The glare he gets from Jack stops him from continuing. Jacob rubs his face tiredly, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't… you are a grown woman. I shouldn't have a fit because I don't agree with how you chose to live your life." Sam sighs.

"It's not that either, dad. The thing is… I didn't know how it happened. We didn't know how it happened until a few moments ago. Now, we don't really know why it happened the way it happened. Or why we don't have any recollection of it." Jacob thinks about what she is saying for a while, then he shakes his head.

"I'm sorry, but you are making no sense, Sammie." He adds after a while. She huffs. "Isn't there a start of this somewhere?" Sam takes a deep breath and nods.

"A couple of months ago we went to a mission to A9P-63M. After we came back, I started feeling, well, sick. Turns out, I was pregnant."

"You bastard!" Jacob snarls. "You said this thing between you happened two months. After she was transferred out of your command!" Jacob shouts.

"It did," Jack says.

"Trust me, dad. The most surprised person about this pregnancy was me. I couldn't remember how it happened." Sam blushes.

"So, you contacted the Asgards so you wouldn't have to face me?" Jacob asks not amused by the situation.

"Yeah. I didn't… I wasn't sure how I would explain it to you, dad! It was embarrassing enough telling General Hammond about it." Sam blushes and looks down at the floor.

"What did Thor say?" Jacob asks.

"Well, he said he couldn't tell me who the father was. That your grandson was healthy. He gave me something to get my memories back, but it didn't work."

"How you know it's his then?" Jacob frowns.

"Thor," Jack provides. "The baby has some weird things in his DNA. That seems to be good to help the Asgard."

"We don't know much, dad. What we know is that the weird thing pointed them to test it against a stored version of Jack's DNA. One they had in their systems. They got a positive match." She raises her hand. "Before you start screaming again, we don't know for sure how it happened. We have some memories of something happening, but we don't know when or how."

"Something happening? That you're pregnant means you broke frat rules!"

"We don't know. Not even Thor knew." Jack answers in a hiss. "Thor asked us some questions before he left for Orilla. He is trying to find what happened."

"The moment he gets back we should know for sure how it happened. In the meanwhile," Sam sighs. "We will continue as we are. Right?" She turns to look at Jack with a hopeful smile.

"Yes," Jack answers smiling.

"Does George know it's Jack's?" Jacob asks.

"No." They both say at once.

"It's not like we've had a chance to talk about this new development yet, dad. My guess is that it's for the best to hold that information until we know what happened. I'm sure I wouldn't just break frat rules just because."

"You wouldn't?" Jacob asks with a raised eyebrow.

"Dad, if I wanted to break them, I would've done it years ago. I didn't," she finishes rolling her eyes.

"You wouldn't. He might." Jacob pointed out.

"I've broken my share of rules before, but I wouldn't ever risk her career because I couldn't control myself. I respect her too much to abuse my power as her CO. I love her too much to force her to choose between her career and me." Jack answers.

"Fuck. That's a good answer, Jack. Very good answer."

"So," Sam says hopefully. "You think you can keep that a secret for us until Thor's back?"

"Only if you call me when he is. I can't wait to hear what the hell happened."

"Deal!" Jack grins, but Sam looks at her dad crooking her head surprised.

"What's wrong, Sam?"

"I'm just wondering if Selmak has something to do with you accepting it so quickly." She adds, Jacob dips his head.

"I did not. Congratulations Samantha, Colonel O'Neill. Don't let this old man fool you. He's ecstatic about it."

"Thanks, Selmak." Sam grins as Jacob's head lowers once more.

"I should've gotten rid of this old coot a long while ago," Jacob says jokingly as he shakes his head. "Really, Sammie. Tell me something. Are you happy with this?"

"To be honest, dad. I was terrified when I learned it. Then Jack stepped up and everything seems to have fallen into place. Janet, Daniel, Teal'c, and General Hammond are the ones who know about my pregnancy. They've all been just a call away, should I need them. General Hammond even gave me a cover story so I wouldn't have to tell everyone. When I wasn't sure myself about it."

"A cover story?"

"Yeah. He said I was moved out of SG-1 'coz we need someone playing with the doohickeys. You know those we keep bringing." Jack grins. "Bought us plenty of time to figure out what happened, not that it had worked until well, now."

"No one questions it, so it's cool." Sam grinned.

"I'm glad they all have you back, honey." Jacob smiles. Then he frowns. "What about Mark, does he know?" Sam shakes her head, horrified.

"I haven't found a way to tell him, yet. I didn't know how I would explain it. I missed Laura's birthday. The base was on hold because someone," she says looking at Jack with the corner of her eyes, "touched something that started a countdown and I had to find the way to shut it down."

"I said I was sorry!" Jack huffs, making her beam at him.

"Don't let her play with you, Jack. She most likely was thankful you did. So she didn't need to come up with a fake excuse by herself."

"Really?" Jack grins as Sam blushes because of her dad's words.

"Anyway, I was hoping you could go with me to visit him. I guess you can come too, Jack. Since you're practically family now."

"Do I have to?" He grimaces, but the stern look from both Carters makes him change opinions quickly. "When do we leave?"

"That's the spirit!" Jacob chuckles and stands up. "I made myself comfortable in the guest room while you were gone." He says as he walks towards it. Then he stops dead in his tracks. He frowns and turns around. "Did you say grandson?"

The couple beams at him.

"Yes, dad. Thor said it was a boy way back then. Both Janet and the USAF assigned Ob/Gyn confirmed it's a healthy boy." Jacob looks from Sam to Jack and then he grins brightly.

"I'm so going to spoil him rotten." He adds.

Orilla

Present Time

"Thor, what news you have from the Tau'ri?" Penegal asks as Thor enters the council room after returning from Earth.

"Colonel O'Neill and Major Carter have agreed to share what we need," he states.

"Excellent news then!" Archon says.

"In exchange for the truth of how it happened," Thor added seriously.

"I believe we all agreed we didn't know," Freyr said.

"Has nothing transpired since I've left? Hasn't Loki been informed? What was that alert about Freyja that I received when in Earth's orbit?" The other members of the council shared a glance before Penegal sighed.

"We've learned plenty, Thor."

"Then, what is the matter?" Thor blinked.

"You won't like it," Freyr added.

"Loki." Thor huffed and shook his head. "It's always Loki."