Sam woke Jack the next morning. Actually, it was the fact that Sam wasn't
with him that finally registered in his sleeping mind. He'd fallen asleep
with a wonderful weight resting against his stomach and chest, and with a
warm body pressed against him, and now there was nothing. He opened his
eyes and sat up, looking around.
Daylight was filtering through the room, telling him that it was probably later than he'd intended to sleep. The sun was well up to judge by the bright light that was casting shadows onto his far wall. He didn't really notice any of this, just filed it with his senses as he woke. He had only one thought on his mind, and that was Carter.
He slid out of bed and pulled on a pair of boxers, then went out into the hall and down to the living room. Sam was sitting on the couch, completely dressed, and she had company. A lot of company.
"Jacob."
Sam's father looked up when Jack approached, and couldn't help the grin that creased his face. O'Neill had obviously just woken up, and it showed. Not only was he mostly naked, but his hair was messy, and he had that slightly rumpled look about him that someone has when they just got out of bed.
"Good afternoon, Jack."
"Afternoon?" He turned and looked at the clock on the DVD player, and saw that it said it was well into the afternoon. 2:30? How had he managed to sleep so long?
"O'Neill. Major Carter informed us you were still asleep. However, we decided to come over anyways." Teal'c was seated next to Jacob Carter, and was as unflappable as always, even by Jack's sudden appearance.
"Um... hi, Jack." Daniel had looked over his shoulder and couldn't help but smile.
Sam grinned, unable to control herself.
"Do I have to ask how you slept?"
"I slept fine." Jack said, scowling at the grin, although Sam knew it wasn't his actual 'I'm pissed at everyone around me' scowl. It was more the look that he gave people when he was trying to figure out a puzzle. Like the puzzle of where all the people had come from when the last thing he knew, he was in bed with just one. He looked down at himself, and turned around, not even saying anything else. Clothes. He needed clothes.
And maybe some more cake.
~*~
When he returned to the living room a few minutes later, he was wearing slacks and a button down shirt. It wasn't buttoned, but he'd been in a little bit of a hurry. He sat down on the other side of Sam, and looked over at Jacob.
"How's it going Jacob?"
"Fine, Jack. Thanks."
It was pretty obvious that her father knew everything that had happened to Sam, so Jack didn't bother to ask. He did check Sam over really quick.
"Did you eat?"
She nodded.
"Good."
He was going to complain about her leaving him to sleep, but he would have left her to sleep, more than likely, so he could hardly blame her for that.
"Are you hungry, Jack?" Jacob asked, grinning.
"Yeah."
He stood up and went to the kitchen, seeing the remains of what had been a fairly large meal.
"What have you been up to, Jacob?" Jack asked as he looked around the kitchen.
"A little of this. A little of that. You know... secret stuff."
"Uh huh."
Jack was actually pleased the man was here. It meant a lot to Sam that her father would show up, and it showed that Jacob had his priorities set right, as well. Jack had always liked Jacob, this just affirmed that liking. O'Neill found what he was looking for, and put a slice of cake on a plate, and came back into the living room to sit next to Sam once more. Daniel looked at him like he was nuts.
"More cake?"
Jack had just stuffed a huge bite into his mouth and he looked over at Daniel, innocence personified.
"Wah?"
Sam grinned, and Jack looked at her, too, shrugging and giving her his puzzled look.
"Wha?"
"Jack?" Jacob drew his attention back from Sam. "I'm going to take Sam out for dinner and some shopping. Would you like to come?"
"Shopping?"
Jacob shrugged. "I need to get some things. The Tok'ra are good at filling their needs, but I have a few tastes that require a mall."
"And a liquor store?"
Jacob grinned, "That too."
Jack put an arm around Sam, looking at her to see what she wanted. Did she want a break from him? Maybe she'd like some time with her dad alone?
"Sam?"
"Whatever you want, Jack."
"I'll take good care of her, Jack."
"I know you will, Jacob." Jack grinned. "You guys go ahead. I'll do some stuff around here."
"Perhaps you would accompany Daniel Jackson and I, O'Neill?"
"Where are you going?"
"Ball game."
"You're going to a ball game?"
"Indeed."
Jack looked at Daniel.
"A baseball game?"
"Yup. A friend of a friend has some season tickets he couldn't use. So he gave them to me."
Jack shrugged. A ball game might be fun. And if Sam was certain she didn't need him, then he was willing to go.
"Okay. Sounds good."
Sam smiled, and passed the rest of them a conspiratorial smile. Fraiser had mentioned to her the day before that Jack might need a day out. Not a day away from her, but a day where he could go and forget about what had happened as well. Jacob's arrival early that morning and the fact that Jack had slept far later than Sam had expected him to, had offered Sam the perfect opportunity to scheme something together with Teal'c, Daniel and her father. Jacob would spend time with his daughter, and Jack would go off with the guys for the evening.
Daylight was filtering through the room, telling him that it was probably later than he'd intended to sleep. The sun was well up to judge by the bright light that was casting shadows onto his far wall. He didn't really notice any of this, just filed it with his senses as he woke. He had only one thought on his mind, and that was Carter.
He slid out of bed and pulled on a pair of boxers, then went out into the hall and down to the living room. Sam was sitting on the couch, completely dressed, and she had company. A lot of company.
"Jacob."
Sam's father looked up when Jack approached, and couldn't help the grin that creased his face. O'Neill had obviously just woken up, and it showed. Not only was he mostly naked, but his hair was messy, and he had that slightly rumpled look about him that someone has when they just got out of bed.
"Good afternoon, Jack."
"Afternoon?" He turned and looked at the clock on the DVD player, and saw that it said it was well into the afternoon. 2:30? How had he managed to sleep so long?
"O'Neill. Major Carter informed us you were still asleep. However, we decided to come over anyways." Teal'c was seated next to Jacob Carter, and was as unflappable as always, even by Jack's sudden appearance.
"Um... hi, Jack." Daniel had looked over his shoulder and couldn't help but smile.
Sam grinned, unable to control herself.
"Do I have to ask how you slept?"
"I slept fine." Jack said, scowling at the grin, although Sam knew it wasn't his actual 'I'm pissed at everyone around me' scowl. It was more the look that he gave people when he was trying to figure out a puzzle. Like the puzzle of where all the people had come from when the last thing he knew, he was in bed with just one. He looked down at himself, and turned around, not even saying anything else. Clothes. He needed clothes.
And maybe some more cake.
~*~
When he returned to the living room a few minutes later, he was wearing slacks and a button down shirt. It wasn't buttoned, but he'd been in a little bit of a hurry. He sat down on the other side of Sam, and looked over at Jacob.
"How's it going Jacob?"
"Fine, Jack. Thanks."
It was pretty obvious that her father knew everything that had happened to Sam, so Jack didn't bother to ask. He did check Sam over really quick.
"Did you eat?"
She nodded.
"Good."
He was going to complain about her leaving him to sleep, but he would have left her to sleep, more than likely, so he could hardly blame her for that.
"Are you hungry, Jack?" Jacob asked, grinning.
"Yeah."
He stood up and went to the kitchen, seeing the remains of what had been a fairly large meal.
"What have you been up to, Jacob?" Jack asked as he looked around the kitchen.
"A little of this. A little of that. You know... secret stuff."
"Uh huh."
Jack was actually pleased the man was here. It meant a lot to Sam that her father would show up, and it showed that Jacob had his priorities set right, as well. Jack had always liked Jacob, this just affirmed that liking. O'Neill found what he was looking for, and put a slice of cake on a plate, and came back into the living room to sit next to Sam once more. Daniel looked at him like he was nuts.
"More cake?"
Jack had just stuffed a huge bite into his mouth and he looked over at Daniel, innocence personified.
"Wah?"
Sam grinned, and Jack looked at her, too, shrugging and giving her his puzzled look.
"Wha?"
"Jack?" Jacob drew his attention back from Sam. "I'm going to take Sam out for dinner and some shopping. Would you like to come?"
"Shopping?"
Jacob shrugged. "I need to get some things. The Tok'ra are good at filling their needs, but I have a few tastes that require a mall."
"And a liquor store?"
Jacob grinned, "That too."
Jack put an arm around Sam, looking at her to see what she wanted. Did she want a break from him? Maybe she'd like some time with her dad alone?
"Sam?"
"Whatever you want, Jack."
"I'll take good care of her, Jack."
"I know you will, Jacob." Jack grinned. "You guys go ahead. I'll do some stuff around here."
"Perhaps you would accompany Daniel Jackson and I, O'Neill?"
"Where are you going?"
"Ball game."
"You're going to a ball game?"
"Indeed."
Jack looked at Daniel.
"A baseball game?"
"Yup. A friend of a friend has some season tickets he couldn't use. So he gave them to me."
Jack shrugged. A ball game might be fun. And if Sam was certain she didn't need him, then he was willing to go.
"Okay. Sounds good."
Sam smiled, and passed the rest of them a conspiratorial smile. Fraiser had mentioned to her the day before that Jack might need a day out. Not a day away from her, but a day where he could go and forget about what had happened as well. Jacob's arrival early that morning and the fact that Jack had slept far later than Sam had expected him to, had offered Sam the perfect opportunity to scheme something together with Teal'c, Daniel and her father. Jacob would spend time with his daughter, and Jack would go off with the guys for the evening.