For NG - Jacob gets nasty.


Jack arrived soon after, and Jacob demanded answers right away. While he had accepted that he had a new son in law, it was his prerogative, as father in law, to mess with his head.

After hearing about Maybourne's involvement in the whole debacle and their reasons for wanting to stay together, he decided he wanted to make O'Neill squirm for a while. "Sam, could you leave me and Jack alone for a while?"

Sam looked apprehensively between her father and her husband.

"I promise I'll leave him in one piece." He assured.

"That's good to know." Jack quipped as she left the room.

"I didn't say you'd stay alive. Just in one piece."

"Oh." Jack sat up straighter, then moved to stand. "You know, maybe I should go, leave you and Sam to talk, chat, converse, discuss-"

"Sit down and shut up, Colonel."

This caused Jack to hastily retake his seat. "Yes-sir. Sitting. Shutting up, now."

Jacob pinned him with a stern glare.

Jack held up his hands and pursed his lips together, to promise his silence.

Jacob leant forward and put his elbows on his knees. Clasping his hands together in front of his mouth and dipping his head to hide a smirk, he gathered his thoughts. Jack looked petrified and he was going to take full advantage of this opportunity. "Just what makes you think that you are anywhere near good enough for my daughter?" He bellowed.

Jack tried to defend himself. "Jacob, I-"

"Shut up! I told you not to speak."

Jack slouched down into his chair, hoping it would swallow him up.

"Have you even thought about this? Firstly, she's way out of your league - and I'm not just talking about her looks. She's at least ten times as smart as you. And lets not forget about the age gap. What is it? Around 15 years? You're closer in age to me, than you are to her. What if she wants to have kids? I think that you're a bit beyond that time of your life, don't you?" He stopped to take a breath. Surprisingly, Jack didn't take the opportunity to speak. Jacob continued. "Don't you think she'd be better off with someone closer to her own age, someone with a little less emotional baggage."

The little bubble of happiness, that had been surrounding Jack for the past month, suddenly popped. Harsh reality crept in and began to invade his pores. Choking back the hurt, he spoke in a clam measured voice, "You know what, you're right." Standing up quickly and heading for the door, asking Jacob to say goodnight to Sam for him, he left the house. By the time Jake got to his feet, his daughter's husband was already gone.

'Crap.'

*You can say that again*

'I think I went a bit far, Sel.'

*Give him time to calm down. Speak to him this afternoon.*

Sighing, he flopped back down into his chair and rubbed his face.

In the master bedroom, Sam fought back tears. She had sincerely thought that her father approved of their marriage. It had seemed that way from their discussion at breakfast. Moving over to the bed she lay down and hugged a pillow. As much as she loved her dad, she also loved Jack. There was no way that Jacob would stand in the way of her happiness. She needed to talk to her husband, reassure him of her feelings, regardless of her father's. But first she needed some time to get herself together.

More to come...