Happy Easter :) This has kind of taken a different turn than I planned, when I sat down to write, so it's going to go for a little longer than expected.


Many weeks had passed since Jack and Sam had agreed to give their marriage a go. And frankly Jack was a very happy man. He couldn't believe that things had worked themselves out in their favor. After years of hurdles and barriers, they were finally able to explore their relationship to its fullest potential.

They had both agreed that they needed to get to know each other outside of the SGC. So far they had been on seven dates and spent time together at numerous other team outings. It was rather strange to be dating while they were officially married. However, they had yet to consummate it. It wasn't that they didn't want to, they just wanted to take things slowly. Rather ironic after more than five years of working on the same team and all the waiting they had already done.

Jack thought back to the day when they first met. He'd stuck his foot in it, even before she had entered the room. Since then he tried not to assume gender when he heard a new name.

Chuckling to himself, he went in search of the woman in question. They had had a mission briefing this morning. Thankfully, SG-1 was still a complete unit. After they had decided to give it a go, she had promised him that she wouldn't leave the team.

Knocking on the frame of her lab door as he went in, O'Neill called out to Sam. Seeing that she was not at her bench, nor receiving a verbal response he headed to the infirmary, figuring she would be with Janet. Just as he rounded the last corner, the klaxons went off. Changing direction, he headed for the control room. Sam would most likely be heading there as well.

Sure enough, she was, along with the rest of the team.

"Do we know who it is?" hopefully they wouldn't have to hang around, he really wanted to talk to his wife. That thought brought a grin to his face, which he barely managed to conceal. Wife. He was such a sap.

"Receiving Tok'ra IDC sir."

Oh well, looks like the chat will have to wait. Sam was already heading down the stairs to the gate room, in case it was her father.

CRAP! Jacob. How the hell were they going to explain that they were married? He was a dead man. As much as he was sure that the Jake liked him, he wasn't quite sure how the man would react to having him as a son in law. Maybe he'd get lucky and it would be some other Tok'ra.

As two figures emerged for the event horizon, he knew that he was completely out of luck. Jacob and Anise made their way down the ramp to greet them. Jacob pulled his daughter in to a tight embrace, while Anise came and stood by Jack, a little too closely if you asked him.

Deciding that now wasn't really the best time to tell his new father in law about their union, Jack resisted the urge to hide behind Sam in order to get away from Tok'ra Barbie.

In the briefing room Sam couldn't stop glancing between her husband and her father. It still felt unusual to call him her husband, especially since they had yet to go beyond first base. When Jack had suggested that they refrain from being physical until they had gone on a few dates, she had thought it sensible, but now she was just aching to jump him. He wouldn't even allow light petting. Frustrating hardly encompassed it. When they were kissing, as soon as her hands went below his neck, he would break it off. So far she had remained quiet on the issue, but she had hoped that they were going to go further tonight. No chance of that now her father had shown up. She'd be lucky to get a peck on the cheek.

"What do you think, Sam?"

"Hmm?" she hadn't a clue what they were talking about.

Jacob gave her an odd look, but repeated his suggestion, "Would you mind your old man staying at your place for a week or two?"

Sam fish-mouthed for a minute before plastering a smile on her face. She was happy that she would get to spend some time with her father, but she wasn't quite sure how to broach the subject of her marriage. "That would be great." She just hoped that she sounded appropriately enthusiastic. She also wondered if she could still go out with Jack tonight, liked they had planned. "I'm out tonight though, you don't mind looking after yourself?"

"Not at all."

Sam smiled, sincerely. It was nice to have her father come to Earth just for a visit. At first, when he had shown up with Anise, she'd thought it was about a mission. Turns out, she had just wanted to come along on the off chance of seeing Jack or Daniel. Apparently things were pretty slow for the Tok'ra, despite recent Goauld activity. She'd have to make sure to lay it on thick in front of Anise, just to let the woman know that Jack was a taken man. Poor Daniel would have to fend for himself.

More to come...