They had left Janet's mom's right after breakfast that morning. They'd had
to drive the rest of the journey in separate cars, Jack picking his up from
the airport where he had parked it before he left for Atlanta. When they
arrived in Colorado, Cassie was desperate to see her friends, so Janet
agreed to drop her off while Jack went home to check his place.
Jack pulled his car into Janet's garage, closing the door behind him, swiftly jumping out and going inside. He frowned when he found the place in silence, but his frown changed to a smile when he went into her living room. Janet was lying curled up on the couch fast asleep. He went over to the couch and gently lifted her off, cursing his knees in the process and then carefully carrying her up stairs to her bedroom. He laid her down, pulling the covers over her, smiling again as she snuggled down. He lightly kissed her forehead before returning downstairs.
Sam sighed as she stopped her car in Janet's driveway. She wondered why she still bothered coming around to keep the house in order, it had been months now and she doubted if she'd ever see Janet again, and now Jack had disappeared as well. She was beginning to wonder just what the hell had happened. She checked Janet's mailbox, frowning when she saw somebody had already collected today's mail. She looked to the house, but saw no sign of anyone being there. She continued as usual, going inside to check that everything was ok.
Jack stood up as he heard the lock on the front door click and the door open, going into the hall, he was caught off-guard to see Sam standing there. Her mouth nearly hit the floor when she saw him.
"Sir?" She questioned, her voice loud.
"Sssh,Carter, Janet's asleep." He pointed upstairs, she frowned, but followed him into the living room.
"Sir...what's going on, why didn't you tell me where you were?" She demanded.
He sighed, "It's complicated, Carter."
"Well, why don't you try explaining it." She replied, her voice betraying some of the bitterness she felt.
This caused him to sigh again. "She's pregnant." He said after a few moments, her eyebrows shot up in a questioning manner. "Janet's pregnant." He confirmed.
Sam fell into a stunned silence for a few minutes, trying to take in the news, "Wha-....I mean..how, I didn't even know she was seeing anyone."
"She wasn't."
"Then what?" Sam asked, clearly confused by what she was being told.
He didn't speak for what seemed like an eternity to Sam. "The baby's mine, Sam." He said finally.
She didn't know what to say, "I..um..congratulations." She said her tone hardly happy.
"I know this is a pretty big shock for you." He smiled slightly.
She laughed, "That's an understatement."
He laughed along with her, "Yeah."
Another awkward silence fell over the pair, "Is that why she left?" Sam asked eventually.
Jack nodded, "It's her way of dealing with things."
"You say it like she's done it before." Sam frowned.
"She has." He replied, Sam sent another questioning look his way.
"Fifteen years ago." He said.
"Fifteen years ago? You knew each other before the SGC?" She asked abruptly, "And neither of you thought this was something I'd like to know?"
"It was none of your damn business, Carter." He snapped back. Relenting immediately, "Sorry, it just..it didn't end well."
"What happened?"
"I came home and she wasn't there, is what happened."
"She left you?"
"No, Carter, she was at the store. Yes, she left me."
"Why?"
"Because, she doesn't deal with commitment very well...at least not back then." He said sighing again.
"I still don't understand, why did she leave this time?"
Jack paused before telling her, "She was afraid she'd hurt you."
Jack struggled to read the emotions that flashed across her face, "Me..what's this got to do with me?" She lied badly.
Before he had a chance to say anything, Janet appeared in the doorway of the living room, her eyes widening when she saw Sam, Jack watched as Sam put a mask over her emotions.
"Hey!" Sam greeted her friend, smiling, although it was obvious that it didn't quite reach her eyes. She stood up and greeted her friend with a hug. "The Colonel just told me the good news. Congratulations." She said, slightly edging towards the door. "I've gotta go, it's great you guys are back, I'll see you soon." She continued, all the time backing towards the door, before she turned around and left before either of them had a chance to say anything.
"I take it you told her." Janet said sitting down on the couch next to Jack.
He nodded, "Yeap."
"And...?"
"Well, it wasn't...so bad."
"Right." She agreed sarcastically.
"Hey, come on, she'll get over it." He put a comforting arm around her.
"She shouldn't have to." She replied guiltily.
"Janet, will you stop beating yourself up about this. She's probably just a little shocked, and probably hurt that you didn't tell her about the baby." He said reassuringly.
"I guess." She agreed.
"See, now will you stop worrying, it's not good for you." He said smiling. "You want some dinner?" He asked.
"You're gonna cook?" She asked sceptically.
"Hell no! I don't want to poison you. I'm gonna pick up the phone." He clarified.
"Oh, well, in that case, yes." She smiled as he went into the kitchen to check the numbers off the fridge. "Get Chinese." She called after him.
"Ok." He replied, "You still like the same?" He asked.
"In the entire time I've known you have I ever changed my order?" She replied.
"Good point." He laughed, picking up the phone, he placed the order and returned to the couch beside Janet, "It'll be about half an hour." He said as he sat down.
"Ok." She smiled as he turned on the TV, trying to put her worries about Sam to the back of her mind.
Jack pulled his car into Janet's garage, closing the door behind him, swiftly jumping out and going inside. He frowned when he found the place in silence, but his frown changed to a smile when he went into her living room. Janet was lying curled up on the couch fast asleep. He went over to the couch and gently lifted her off, cursing his knees in the process and then carefully carrying her up stairs to her bedroom. He laid her down, pulling the covers over her, smiling again as she snuggled down. He lightly kissed her forehead before returning downstairs.
Sam sighed as she stopped her car in Janet's driveway. She wondered why she still bothered coming around to keep the house in order, it had been months now and she doubted if she'd ever see Janet again, and now Jack had disappeared as well. She was beginning to wonder just what the hell had happened. She checked Janet's mailbox, frowning when she saw somebody had already collected today's mail. She looked to the house, but saw no sign of anyone being there. She continued as usual, going inside to check that everything was ok.
Jack stood up as he heard the lock on the front door click and the door open, going into the hall, he was caught off-guard to see Sam standing there. Her mouth nearly hit the floor when she saw him.
"Sir?" She questioned, her voice loud.
"Sssh,Carter, Janet's asleep." He pointed upstairs, she frowned, but followed him into the living room.
"Sir...what's going on, why didn't you tell me where you were?" She demanded.
He sighed, "It's complicated, Carter."
"Well, why don't you try explaining it." She replied, her voice betraying some of the bitterness she felt.
This caused him to sigh again. "She's pregnant." He said after a few moments, her eyebrows shot up in a questioning manner. "Janet's pregnant." He confirmed.
Sam fell into a stunned silence for a few minutes, trying to take in the news, "Wha-....I mean..how, I didn't even know she was seeing anyone."
"She wasn't."
"Then what?" Sam asked, clearly confused by what she was being told.
He didn't speak for what seemed like an eternity to Sam. "The baby's mine, Sam." He said finally.
She didn't know what to say, "I..um..congratulations." She said her tone hardly happy.
"I know this is a pretty big shock for you." He smiled slightly.
She laughed, "That's an understatement."
He laughed along with her, "Yeah."
Another awkward silence fell over the pair, "Is that why she left?" Sam asked eventually.
Jack nodded, "It's her way of dealing with things."
"You say it like she's done it before." Sam frowned.
"She has." He replied, Sam sent another questioning look his way.
"Fifteen years ago." He said.
"Fifteen years ago? You knew each other before the SGC?" She asked abruptly, "And neither of you thought this was something I'd like to know?"
"It was none of your damn business, Carter." He snapped back. Relenting immediately, "Sorry, it just..it didn't end well."
"What happened?"
"I came home and she wasn't there, is what happened."
"She left you?"
"No, Carter, she was at the store. Yes, she left me."
"Why?"
"Because, she doesn't deal with commitment very well...at least not back then." He said sighing again.
"I still don't understand, why did she leave this time?"
Jack paused before telling her, "She was afraid she'd hurt you."
Jack struggled to read the emotions that flashed across her face, "Me..what's this got to do with me?" She lied badly.
Before he had a chance to say anything, Janet appeared in the doorway of the living room, her eyes widening when she saw Sam, Jack watched as Sam put a mask over her emotions.
"Hey!" Sam greeted her friend, smiling, although it was obvious that it didn't quite reach her eyes. She stood up and greeted her friend with a hug. "The Colonel just told me the good news. Congratulations." She said, slightly edging towards the door. "I've gotta go, it's great you guys are back, I'll see you soon." She continued, all the time backing towards the door, before she turned around and left before either of them had a chance to say anything.
"I take it you told her." Janet said sitting down on the couch next to Jack.
He nodded, "Yeap."
"And...?"
"Well, it wasn't...so bad."
"Right." She agreed sarcastically.
"Hey, come on, she'll get over it." He put a comforting arm around her.
"She shouldn't have to." She replied guiltily.
"Janet, will you stop beating yourself up about this. She's probably just a little shocked, and probably hurt that you didn't tell her about the baby." He said reassuringly.
"I guess." She agreed.
"See, now will you stop worrying, it's not good for you." He said smiling. "You want some dinner?" He asked.
"You're gonna cook?" She asked sceptically.
"Hell no! I don't want to poison you. I'm gonna pick up the phone." He clarified.
"Oh, well, in that case, yes." She smiled as he went into the kitchen to check the numbers off the fridge. "Get Chinese." She called after him.
"Ok." He replied, "You still like the same?" He asked.
"In the entire time I've known you have I ever changed my order?" She replied.
"Good point." He laughed, picking up the phone, he placed the order and returned to the couch beside Janet, "It'll be about half an hour." He said as he sat down.
"Ok." She smiled as he turned on the TV, trying to put her worries about Sam to the back of her mind.