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Following that happy day were more of them. They just seemed to multiply and run into each other, until there was a multitude of these wonderful, happy days. It was something neither of them wanted to let end. They sat around a lot and talked. Talked about life in general. Their lives. How much they would change once the baby came. Or babies - according to Jack. He insisted that there were two. And he would have it no other way. There were two babies, and that was that. Even though Janet - the doctor and expert - assured them that there was only one baby - one heartbeat - he was convinced that was wrong and that there were two babies. He refused to believe there was only one, and so he continued to choose two names when they talked about names for the babies. Sam believed the doctor's prognosis of one baby, and only decided on one name she liked for each gender.
"There's two I tell you!"
"Janet said there is only one heartbeat Jack, how could there possibly be two?"
"I don't care what Janet said. There is two of them. Two juniors. You gotta believe me Sam, I know. There's two."
"Oh," she sighed.
"You're too big for there only to be one in there. I mean, look at ya!"
"Oh gee, thanks."
"You know what I mean. Nope, that's it. There is two of them, and that's it. Uh uh! No arguing."
"Yes Jack. Ok. There are two babies. Whatever you say," Sam said sarcastically.
"You've been around me way too much," Jack commented.
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Before they knew it, the pair were back at work. Of course General Hammond had to make a call to the President in regard to Jack and Sam's working together, but he approved it without a thought. Sam was on minimal duties - restricted to Lab work and non-strenuous research. Jack stayed with her most of the time and watched her - while slowly going insane - do Science "stuff" and research. He found it all utterly useless and one hundred percent crazy to stress so much about some techno junk. He fell asleep "on the job" more than once.
Until one day a mission presented itself for him. SG-11 were one member short due to an injury on a previous mission that had taken longer than expected to heal, so they were after a replacement for their final member. General Hammond noticed how much the boredom was getting to Jack and so offered him the position. Of course he jumped - literally - at the opportunity to get active. Of course he was reluctant to go when informed that Sam was very close to her due, and it wouldn't be much longer. The mission was set to be three days, and once hearing the new information was unwilling to leave her for that long, in case anything happened while he was gone. Sam assured him she would be fine and that he go - it was only three days after all. He was averse to the idea of leaving her when she was so close to having the baby, but she convinced him to go.
"You keep those kids in there until I get back, ok?" Sam laughed.
"I'll do my best, promise."
"Don't worry Colonel, this is Sam's first pregnancy, and it is quite common for the first to be the longest, I'm sure you won't miss anything."
"Yeah, see. You hear that? You won't miss a thing, ok? So stop worrying. No, off you go on your mission, to.wherever. You be careful now won't you? Promise me you'll come back in one piece, or else. You're only going to be gone for three days. I'll be fine. You be careful, ok? Don't do anything stupid. I love you."
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"You two take good care of her ok? And if anything happens while I'm gone, you promise you'll come get me? Right?"
"Yes Jack! We've been over this how many times?"
"Daniel Jackson is correct O'Neill, we have assured you several times."
"Yes Teal'c, I know that, but this is my wife I'm talking about here, and our babies, and I do not want to be a million something miles away on some other planet while she is about to have our babies, got it? So if anything, and I mean ANYTHING, even looks like it's going to happen, come and find me. If you don't, you will not be in one piece to."
"Are you ready to ship out Colonel?"
"Yah. Let's go. Remember."
Jackson and Teal'c nodded and Jack left through the Stargate while not really paying any attention to his surroundings, but only what he was leaving behind. His wife and his babies. It wasn't a good feeling.
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Following that happy day were more of them. They just seemed to multiply and run into each other, until there was a multitude of these wonderful, happy days. It was something neither of them wanted to let end. They sat around a lot and talked. Talked about life in general. Their lives. How much they would change once the baby came. Or babies - according to Jack. He insisted that there were two. And he would have it no other way. There were two babies, and that was that. Even though Janet - the doctor and expert - assured them that there was only one baby - one heartbeat - he was convinced that was wrong and that there were two babies. He refused to believe there was only one, and so he continued to choose two names when they talked about names for the babies. Sam believed the doctor's prognosis of one baby, and only decided on one name she liked for each gender.
"There's two I tell you!"
"Janet said there is only one heartbeat Jack, how could there possibly be two?"
"I don't care what Janet said. There is two of them. Two juniors. You gotta believe me Sam, I know. There's two."
"Oh," she sighed.
"You're too big for there only to be one in there. I mean, look at ya!"
"Oh gee, thanks."
"You know what I mean. Nope, that's it. There is two of them, and that's it. Uh uh! No arguing."
"Yes Jack. Ok. There are two babies. Whatever you say," Sam said sarcastically.
"You've been around me way too much," Jack commented.
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Before they knew it, the pair were back at work. Of course General Hammond had to make a call to the President in regard to Jack and Sam's working together, but he approved it without a thought. Sam was on minimal duties - restricted to Lab work and non-strenuous research. Jack stayed with her most of the time and watched her - while slowly going insane - do Science "stuff" and research. He found it all utterly useless and one hundred percent crazy to stress so much about some techno junk. He fell asleep "on the job" more than once.
Until one day a mission presented itself for him. SG-11 were one member short due to an injury on a previous mission that had taken longer than expected to heal, so they were after a replacement for their final member. General Hammond noticed how much the boredom was getting to Jack and so offered him the position. Of course he jumped - literally - at the opportunity to get active. Of course he was reluctant to go when informed that Sam was very close to her due, and it wouldn't be much longer. The mission was set to be three days, and once hearing the new information was unwilling to leave her for that long, in case anything happened while he was gone. Sam assured him she would be fine and that he go - it was only three days after all. He was averse to the idea of leaving her when she was so close to having the baby, but she convinced him to go.
"You keep those kids in there until I get back, ok?" Sam laughed.
"I'll do my best, promise."
"Don't worry Colonel, this is Sam's first pregnancy, and it is quite common for the first to be the longest, I'm sure you won't miss anything."
"Yeah, see. You hear that? You won't miss a thing, ok? So stop worrying. No, off you go on your mission, to.wherever. You be careful now won't you? Promise me you'll come back in one piece, or else. You're only going to be gone for three days. I'll be fine. You be careful, ok? Don't do anything stupid. I love you."
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"You two take good care of her ok? And if anything happens while I'm gone, you promise you'll come get me? Right?"
"Yes Jack! We've been over this how many times?"
"Daniel Jackson is correct O'Neill, we have assured you several times."
"Yes Teal'c, I know that, but this is my wife I'm talking about here, and our babies, and I do not want to be a million something miles away on some other planet while she is about to have our babies, got it? So if anything, and I mean ANYTHING, even looks like it's going to happen, come and find me. If you don't, you will not be in one piece to."
"Are you ready to ship out Colonel?"
"Yah. Let's go. Remember."
Jackson and Teal'c nodded and Jack left through the Stargate while not really paying any attention to his surroundings, but only what he was leaving behind. His wife and his babies. It wasn't a good feeling.
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