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Sam awoke to the smell of sizzling bacon, wafting from the kitchen. With a grumbling stomach and a salivating mouth she crawled out of bed. Reaching the kitchen, she saw her dad cooking up a storm.

"What's the occasion?" she asked, a light tone of amusement in her voice. It was a very rare occurrence to see her dad in an apron, slaving over a hot stove.

"Oh, just thought I'd make the most of my vacation." He replied with a smile that didn't quite reach his eyes. The breakfast was only a ploy to get her to drop her guard. She didn't realise that she was going to be interrogated after she ate.

"What's on the menu?" Sam's stomach was loudly demanding to be fed.

"Bacon, eggs, sausages, waffles, pancakes and juice. Dig in."

After polishing off 3 rashers of bacon, a fried egg, a sausage, 2 waffles and half a pancake, Sam thought her stomach would explode.

"That was fantastic, Dad. You should visit more often."

"I agree. It seems that there are a few things that I've missed while I was away." His tone of voice confused her. He sounded angry.

"Like what?" she ventured, trying to ascertain what was bothering him.

"Oh you know, this and that. For example, did you know that the Anaheim Angels won the world series? And then there's the fact that my daughter is sleeping with her CO. I gotta say, I can't decide which fact shocks me more."

His flippant attitude caused Sam to see red. While she could understand his concern about her relationship with Jack, his presumptuous statement hurt. "Well, if you had your facts straight, you would know that I'm not sleeping with him, and you would know that he was not just my CO, but my husband!"

Jacob practically choked on his own air. "Husband? Holy Hannah, when the hell did you get married? And to Jack? Am I even in the right reality?" The revelation was a bit much for him to take in. Suddenly, his eyes flashed and his body relaxed.

"I apologize, Samantha, but your father is somewhat overwhelmed by the situation." Selmac explained.

"I can imagine. Jack and I really wanted to tell him together, but I guess someone beat us to it, with the wrong information. How did he find out, anyway?"

It was Jacob who answered the query, having calmed down enough to deal with the current state of affairs. "I saw you two kissing last night."

"And you automatically assumed we were sleeping together?"

"You're really not sleeping with him?"

"No."

"Huh." He actually sounded kind of disappointed. Confusion followed. "But I thought you said he was your husband?"

"It's a long story. I really want to explain, but I want Jack here when I do. I'll call him, and when he gets here, we'll tell you everything."

More to come...