"Daniel give us half an hour at least I'll bring him with me, it can wait that long can't it?"
Jack awoke and found himself lying on the couch, it was morning and he couldn't remember getting home that night, but someone was in the house with him he knew that he just couldn't be bothered to concentrate on who it was his head hurt to much.
I better go, fine, we'll do that, check on Sam for me, bye Daniel"
"Jack" a voice said from the hall before Jacob Carter stood in the door way "I'll get you a coffee, you look like you need it" he continued
He returned shortly carrying a mug "here you go"
"Thanks" Jack replied "what are you doing here?" he asked
"Keeping an eye on you after last night" Jacob replied
"Last night?" Jack asked unsure of the events that had accrued
"You're little singing episode" he replied
"Singing? I don't sing" Jack replied
"You did last night, amongst a few other things" Jacob said
"Like what?" he asked
"Sam" Jacob replied
Jack remembered slightly mentioning her name sometime during the night before but couldn't remember why. So to his defence in case he had said something offensive or anything like that because he truly didn't remember what was said he simply replied "if I did anything out of character, put it down to being asleep for so long the brain might be more mashed up than Dr Frasier thinks"
"It might be Jack" he replied although he didn't truly buy that one hundred percent
"How's Sam doing?"
"Worried about you, other than that she and Alex are doing just fine"
"Alex" Jack replied curiously
"The baby, I think she's still scared of the whole situation and doesn't know how she's going to handle it. But I think somehow talking to you the other day has made her relax a little, she said calling it Alex was better than just calling it nothing at all so I'll go with that to"
"Jake she'll be just fine I'm sure"
"I hope so, I mean I'll get back as soon as I can, but you know I don't know how long I'll be needed on our new base"
"You're not staying around?" Jack asked
"I wish I could, especially now, but the situation with the Tok'ra at the minute requires Selmac's attention, so I'm here for two more days" he replied
"Oh"
"Jack I need to know their in safe hands till I get back, none of this oh lets just go blow this up and think of the consequences later that is your usual and unique way of doing stuff, just be there if she needs anything OK"
"Why? I mean I've been asleep for so long months here apparently and what I remember in that time is..." he laughed " a dream so answer me this, how do I know this isn't the dream?
"This is real Jack trust me"
"Could have brainwashed me or something"
"Jack, did you trust the Jacob Carter you knew?"
"Yeah, sure, about the only guy with a snake, no offence I did"
"Then believe me I am who you knew"
"Prove it"
"What?"
"If you are the Jacob I knew, prove it, let me see which 'here' is real and which is fake.... that is of course unless you have this big secret to cover up"
"What do you want me to do?"
"Still have them Tok'ra lie detectors kicking about?"
"Yes"
"Use one"
"Fine, I'll do it myself, we can do it tomorrow good enough? right now we're wanted back on the base they've found something apparently we should see"
"OK"
"But do me something in return Jack"
"What?"
"Whatever it is you are dealing with I don't want Sam to be on the end of it right, even if she's part of the equation she doesn't need it now"
"Fine, whatever"
"Oh and please try and get her off base for a few hours all that work isn't good for Alex"
"Why Jake, you'll be the Grandfather of the smartest baby ever"
"I'm serious Jack"
"So was I" he paused for a minute and continued "look Jake, right now I don't know what the hell I'm doing ok, but I give you my word as a act of faith and trust in you Carter will be SG-1's next 'official' assignment that do ya?"
"Good enough"
"Good, now we have a briefing when?
George scheduled it for zero nine hundred hours, Daniel was just a little worried you'd go walk about again"
"Daniel, Daniel, Daniel"
"What about him?" Jacob asked
"Is he all glowing?"
"Not recently no, why?"
"Just asking" he put his mug down and stood up to leave the room "now I have a hangover to go take care of before we leave...Hammond gets way cranky in morning briefings ya know"