"Carter" Jack said as he pushed the door to her lab open

"Be there in a minute Sir"

We're not going back in the briefing Carter trust me, you don't need it and I can't be bothered I'd rather be in here"

"Sir"

"For you to talk to Carter"

"Why? I mean you didn't seem bothered earlier"

"Oh I had stuff on my mind, but I'm all yours now so shoot"

"Daniel's visiting the people of Endora..."

"Ah no...stop"

"Sir"

"I meant talk to me about you Carter not this place you know what you do away from here and all that"

"What do you want to hear first Sir?"

"Oh I don't know.... maybe.... he paused for a minute to try and judge if she would openly talk about his subject matter or not " Alex"

As he said that one word her eyes shot to her slightly swollen stomach.

I, well I...."

"Carter relax, your Dad told me"

"I figured since I was going to have a few months of hell to go yet, if people had to ask how 'we' were you know they could at least call it something"

"Wait Carter why's it gonna be hell, kids are great and like I said before your not gonna be doing this alone"

"Do you believe what Daniel said?"

"About"

"The writings found on P5X252"

"Carter, you know me and that stuff, no"

"But it's possible"

"What is?"

"Alex is the child it mentions"

"Ah...Sam...correct me if I'm wrong here but isn't this about time you find some scientific reason for what those two find"

"Don't need one Sir"

"Well find one for me"

"Sir"

"That kid is gonna grow up to be as smart as you and regardless of the wired circumstances for it been here are Alex is a normal kid"

"You don't understand Sir"

"Try me"

"I remember"

"What?"

"What happened on the last mission or some of it at least"

"I take it you didn't tell...."

"No"

"Why?"

"Because I couldn't"

"Good enough"

"So" he said uncomfortably finding a seat and waited to see if she would discuss the topic further

"It's kind of a blur Sir"

"Take ya time"

"Whatever they did to me I know one thing you were there the whole time"

"You remember that?"

"Yeah, and a lot of pain" her body shuddered slightly as she remembered

"Sam" he voice gentle saying it so she knew he was only there as her friend

"It's OK Sir, it wasn't for me, you took most of it though annoying the guards and trying to be the hero to get me home before...." she paused ..."before this"

"Listen Sa"

"You did a good job too, you kept it up for at least a month that I remember, as soon as you found out what they were going to do with me...and....and I'm grateful for that Sir"

"Wasn't good...."

"You tried Sir"

"Really"

"And this is better than the option we'd be facing wherever we were anyway"

"Why?"

"They were going to.... after Alex was born"

She didn't say it but he knew what she meant so he quickly changed the subject

"Carter go home and rest, Hammonds given you an assignment with SG-1"

"Sir" she said questioningly

"It's a one off"

Her face lit up into that big smile of hers "I understand that Sir, when do we ship out"

He thought for a minute "nineteen hundred Major"

"Yes Sir"

"And Major this is top secret Hammonds put me in charge of giving the details as and when they arrive so any quires direct them to me"

Understood Sir"

"Oh one last thing, this trips gotta be outta standard uniform, something about the planets culture and traditions I don't know but we're required to wear smart but casual clothes I'll have someone pick you up at eighteen hundred from your place Major"

"Why?" she questioned

"They'll have all the information you require with them"

"But..."

"No buts Carter that's an order, now get outta here will ya"

She left not noticing the smug look on his face as he stood up to leave the room, closing the door behind him he thought you owe me one Jacob.