Title: A Major and her Barbeque
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers: None
Season: 6 (only because of Jonas)
Summary: Sam and Jack have their SGC barbeque and juggle Lauren at the same time.
Disclaimer: Okay I don't own Stargate SG-1 or anything to do with it's universe, you know that and I know that so lets not bring it up I also have no rights to the Dukes of Hazard. I do own the plot and Lauren O'Neill though.
Author's Note: I'm so sorry for such a long wait, I had this done about a month ago when I got sick and my life just got to crazy too finish it. Sorry. I hope you like it.
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"I can't believe her!" Jack growled as he tossed the bed sheets back.
Sam just shrugged, she understood where Jack was coming from, "Well on the bright side she doesn't hate me."
Jack glanced up at Sam, who was standing beside her side of the bed, in a long silk nightgown, not quite wearing a grin on her face but just a look of relief, "How could she hate you? We've been around the galaxy and hundreds upon hundreds of men have fallen in love with you. I even think Thor has a thing for you."
"Why Jonathan O'Neill, are you trying to kiss up to me?" Sam asked with a grin as she climbed into their bed.
"I've gone a day without, well you know, and I think I'm becoming delusional." Jack grinned while he crawled in after her.
"Well that's just wrong." Sam said as she slightly faked a hurt feeling.
"Wha?" Jack asked, already confused. "Aw geez, that came out wrong."
Sam laughed as she grabbed her fiancé's face and brought it to hers for a kiss. He slid one leg over her to straddle her legs to the bed without breaking the kiss. Finally breaking for air, Sam stifled a giggle as Jack playfully tugged his shirt up like a mini strip show.
"No giggling Jack!" Lauren's voice boomed suddenly, carrying across the hall and though the closed door quite well.
Jack threw his arms up and sighed as Sam burst into a fit of laughter, "Well look at it this way Jack, at least this time it isn't your sidearm."
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Jack could feel his senses come to life slowly without opening his eyes. He could feel his arms around something warm and soft and snuggled closer to it. He gently kissed it several times before grinning and saying "Good morning..." all before he opened his eyes. After he did so he realized that it wasn't his fiancée currently in his arms but rather her pillow. "Sam?"
On command his beautiful blonde stepped out of the bathroom grinning like a Cheshire cat as she put on her earrings, "Morning."
"What are you doing up so early?" Jack yawned.
"Your mother and I are going out." Sam said as she reached for her thigh length black leather jacket.
"Going where? People are going to start showing up in a few hours." Jack asked.
"Out. Besides you've thrown the BBQ for the past four years, it's not like you don't know how to set up." Sam said, quickly checking herself in the mirror.
"I don't, why do you think I always called you for help?" Jack asked, still trying to play innocent.
"I thought it was because you liked checking out my butt in those tight jeans I always wear." Sam grinned, kissing Jack before heading to the door.
"Those would look much better as Daisy Duke cut offs you know!" Jack yelled after her.
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After finally getting up and out of bed, Jack found a clean non-wrinkled pair of light brown slacks and a white button down shirt and pulled them on before heading down stairs to start setting up. He noticed that Sam cleaned the kitchen and left some food out for him to set up.
"Okay, it is at this point that I call Sam." Jack said to no one in particular. That's when he spotted the phone and got an idea, reaching for the phone he dialed and waited for someone to answer.
"Hello?"
"Hey there Cass." Jack grinned.
"Hi Uncle Jack, what's wrong?" Cassie asked.
"Oh, nothing I was just wondering if your mom is home." Jack said as he glanced over at the food.
"Sure, hold on, MOM!" Cassie yelled.
Jack could hear the phone trade hands before Janet's voice came though, "Colonel? Is everything alright?"
"Yeah everything's fine but I was wondering what you were doing." Jack said, silently praying that didn't come out wrong.
"Uh, are you sure everything is okay?" Janet asked.
"Sam's gone and I need help setting up." Jack sighed.
"Oh, okay then. What if I finished getting ready and come over?" Janet asked.
"Thanks Doc." Jack grinned as he hung up the phone. He glanced around the room before struggling, usually at this point and time Sam sent him out to go start the barbeque while she set up inside.
"I miss Sam." He said to no one again.
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"Jack! We're home!" Sam called as she and Lauren stepped into the house.
"Sam!" A female voice called urgently from the kitchen.
Sam exchanged a glance with Lauren before dashing over the kitchen doorway, "Janet?"
"Sam please help me." Janet sighed as she looked at her friend. She had been wearing a long brown dress with matching boots but now something dark and sticky was smeared across the front.
Sam couldn't help but smile at her friend, she maybe a mother but she wasn't any more of a Suzy Homemaker than Sam herself, "Jack?"
"He said he needed help and that you were gone." Janet sighed, eyeing the smear on her dress.
"Go upstairs, the left side of the closet is mine, see if you can find yourself a new dress." Sam said relieving her friend of active duty.
"Thanks Sam." Janet said walking to the threshold but she bumped into Lauren. "Oh..."
"Oh, geez, Janet, this is Lauren O'Neill, Jack's mother. Lauren this is Doctor Janet Fraiser, my best friend and co-worker." Sam said introducing the two women.
"Nice to meet you." Janet said as she smiled and held out her hand.
"Likewise." Lauren said, shaking her hand.
"I'm going to go change now." Janet said pointing up stairs.
"Okay Jan." Sam grinned as Janet disappeared down the hall.
"Let me give you a hand." Lauren offered as she walked into the kitchen.
"No need, I've got this covered. Can you please make sure that Jack didn't mess up the living room for me?" Sam asked as she already began getting the kitchen under control. After four years of setting up she knew what she was doing.
"Okay." Lauren said heading into the living room. In a matter of moments she heard a pan clatter to the ground and Jack call something out. She dropped the container she was holding and headed in to investigate.
"Mom! Your hair!" Jack said, making no motion to pick up the pan he dropped, but rather to touch his mom's new haircut.
"Don't you like it?" Lauren grinned as she ran her hand though her new ultra short hair. Lauren continued walking, going right out onto the back deck, leaving Sam with a very perplexed looking Jack.
"What...what..." Jack stuttered, realizing that his mother's hair was now cut exactly like his fiancées.
"Honey, you know how your mom liked my haircut?" Sam grinned sweetly, getting ready to defuse the situation.
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Within a half an hour the house was set up and ready, Sam moved about on Jack's deck, putting the finishing touches as people started arriving. Jack was still attempting a last minute cleanup job on the grill while Lauren disappeared to change.
Jack's doorbell sounded and Sam quickly patted her hands off on her jeans, "I'll get it."
Sam opened the door to be greeted by Jonas' grinning face, "Hi Sam."
"Hi Jonas." Sam grinned as she allowed the jovial alien to enter the house. Just as he walked in Janet reappeared. She had changed into one of Sam's slim peach dresses; her short, dark hair contrasted the color perfectly.
"Wow..." Jonas breathed as he watched the doctor come towards them. Sam had to agree, generally her friend always wore darker colors but suddenly seeing her in such a dress, it was truly breathtaking.
"This was the only dress I could find that wasn't too long for me." Janet explained as she rolled her hands down the front of the dress nervously.
Sam went to say how beautiful she looked in it but Jonas beat her to the punch, "You look amazing Janet."
Janet blushed but approached closer, trying her best to shrug off Jonas' statement, "Thank you Jonas, you look great too."
Sam noticed that the blond, grinning alien was wearing a pair of tight kakis and a long sleeved thin sweater, which outlined his thin, muscular body very well.
"Why don't you two grab something to drink?" Sam offered as she watched Jonas watch Janet.
"What do you say?" Jonas asked, offering the doctor his arm.
"Sounds good to me." Janet grinned as she looped her arm in his.
Sam watched as the pair nearly glided into the house, with a small grin on her face. The grin quickly changed into a full-blown smile as she saw Jack's reaction to their friends' actions.
"How do I look?" Lauren suddenly asked, pulling Sam out of her moment. Sam looked over at the woman and noticed that she was wearing a very classy white two-piece that wasn't quite a suit but dressy looking anyway.
"You look great." Sam grinned just as someone knocked at the door. "More visitors." She grinned before opening the doors.
"Murry." Sam half laughed at the sight of the large stoic alien before her. He was wearing a slight grin, a barrowed suit and a bandana around his head to hide his mark from being Apophis' first prime.
"Good afternoon Major Carter." Teal'c nodded as he held out a bouquet of daisies for his teammate.
"Murry..." Sam awed as she took her friend's offering.
"For news of your engagement." He nodded.
"These as well." A voice said from behind Teal'c, who moved slightly to reveal Bra'tac with another bouquet of flowers.
"Oh, thank you..." Sam said retrieving the flowers. Just before she said his name, Lauren made her presence known by opening the door wider so she could see. "Oh Lauren, this is Murry, he's a friend from work and this is..."
Sam's blue eyes shot to Teal'c in a slight panic, "This..." Teal'c said with an unidentifiable jovial ring to his voice, "...is Waldo, he is my mentor."
Lauren inspected Teal'c slightly before moving onto Bra'tac or Waldo. He was also dressed in a suit but he wore a slick, twenties inspired hat instead of his usual metal skullcap with a white gauze bandage over his Apophis symbol.
"I didn't know people still had mentors." Lauren said suspiciously.
"I am not so much a mentor to Murry as a father figure." Bra'tac explained.
"Hm." Lauren hummed as she nodded, still not quite convinced.
"Uh, Murry, Waldo, why don't you two come in?" Sam asked, hoping to diffuse Lauren's suspicions.
"Thank you kindly Major Carter." Teal'c nodded as he stepped into the house, followed closely by Bra'tac.
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Over the next half hour or so many more guests arrived and filled Jack's house and backyard with the jovial sounds of conversation and laughter. Everyone seemed to just fall into things, Jonas was sharing stories with Siler and Dagwood, Janet was conversing with Major Davis and various members of SG-6, Jack and "Murry" were smiling as they both worked at the grill while Sam waited rather anxiously for her father's arrival. She and Jack had yet to speak to him face to face about the engagement, well Jack had but Sam hadn't yet. And besides all of that, she was just happy when she got to see her father, which was becoming less and less because of his ongoing work with the Tok'ra - Tauri - Jaffa alliance. Finally someone knocked at the front door and Sam opened it to find her grinning father.
"Dad!" Sam laughed as she and her father embraced.
"Hey Sammie." Jacob laughed back before he and his daughter parted. "Let me see that ring."
Sam gave her father her left hand as her cheeks flushed pink. "Aw Sam, congratulations, I'm so happy for you."
"Thanks Dad." Sam smiled sheepishly.
"You're welcome kiddo. You know there have been few times that I've been prouder of you than when Jack asked me for your hand." Jacob said, his eyes twinkled and confirmed his words.
"What?" Sam asked, slightly confused, "Why?"
"I think it was the little speech he gave before hand, it was beautiful." Jacob answered.
"Speech?" Sam asked.
"Yep. First he apologized for asking me first, he knew I'd want your okay before I'd give him my blessing then he explained to me how much my Samantha Carter meant to him, how much she had always meant to him and how she always would. How his life would never be the same if she weren't in it. He really loves you Sam." Jacob answered, his face glowing in reverie.
Sam took a moment to imagine her fiancé saying those things before she smiled, "I really love him."
Jacob and his daughter shared a moment before he finally spoke up, "So what's an old man and his worm need to do to get invited in?"
Sam moved and allowed her father to enter the house before closing the door and leaning over, "You and Selmak be careful, Jack's mom is running around."
"You got it kid, besides Selmak has decided to sit this one out. He says he likes to see my relationships though my eyes." Jacob said as he and Sam headed out onto the back porch.
"Well tell him thanks." Sam smiled just as Lauren walked up.
"Sam, Jack is looking for you." The elderly O'Neill said as she stopped in front of Jacob, who was watching her intently.
"Uh, Lauren I would like you to meet my father, Jacob Carter, Dad this is Lauren O'Neill, Jack's mother." Sam said, quickly introducing the two.
"Nice to meet you." Both parents said as they quickly shook hands.
"Sam!" Jack called from the other side of the deck, waving a pair of metal tongs in the air.
"I'd better check on him." Sam said as she excused herself and headed over to her fiancé.
Jacob looked over at Lauren and nodded curtly as she did back to him before the two parted ways, Jacob heading over to General Hammond and Lauren heading over to the drink table.
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"What do you need Jack?" Sam asked as she approached her fiancé at his station at the grill.
"Do you really want to know?" Jack asked with a creeping grin on his face.
"Ah-hem." Teal'c said matter-of-factly to remind his teammates of his remaining presence.
"Sorry T." Jack grinned, slightly embarrassed.
"It is quite alright O'Neill." Teal'c nodded. "Major Carter, O'Neill is in need of a plate."
"I think I can do that." Sam grinned as she headed back into the house and into the kitchen.
"O'Neill," Teal'c said pulling his friend's attention back to him.
"Yeah T?" Jack asked.
"This," Teal'c said, pulling a folded piece of paper out of his pocket and handing it to the graying colonel, "Is a traditional Jaffa blessing. I have written it for you and Major Carter as a gift, to show my faith in your relationship."
Jack grinned as he took the note and opened it to find it all written in Jaffa, "Uh...thanks big guy. You shouldn't have."
Teal'c grinned and gave him a slight bow.
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Meanwhile across the yard, Bra'tac carefully approached Lauren. "Greetings again O'Neill's mother."
"Oh, it's just Lauren, Waldo." She replied.
"Then greetings again Lauren." Bra'tac grinned.
"So, do you know my son?" Lauren asked, making small talk.
"Yes O'Neill and I have worked together on many occasion, he is a fine warrior." Bra'tac nodded.
"Really? That's funny considering my son works in deep space telemetry." Lauren said, raising an eyebrow.
"Yes but he and I have shared many a story over food." Bra'tac said with the nod of his head.
Lauren didn't reply to that, she just nodded several times. Bra'tac was about to say something when Teal'c's voice rang out over the crowd, "Waldo! Please join O'Neill and I!"
Bra'tac nodded slightly before heading over to his apprentice, leaving Lauren alone but only for a moment because Jonas approached.
"Hello Mrs. O'Neill; are you enjoying yourself?" He asked, his ever-present smile on his face.
"Oh yes, I don't know too many people. Please, call me Lauren." She replied.
"Well I know it must be hard, there are a lot of people here. To tell you the truth the only reason why I know most of these people is because I see them so much." Jonas said as he poured himself a drink.
"Really?" Lauren asked, Jonas' words had gotten her attention. "What do you do at the mountain?"
Jonas paused for a moment before grinning, "Well I do a lot of things. Mostly I translate."
"Oh? Translate what?" Lauren asked, suppressing an O'Neill grin.
"Anything and everything." Jonas replied.
Lauren looked as though she was going to ask something when suddenly Sam appeared, "How's everything going?"
Jonas flashed Sam a worried grin and she smiled at him, "Lauren, your cell phone is ringing."
"Oh, I'm expecting a call too, excuse me." Lauren said as she walked away.
"Thank you Sam." Jonas sighed.
"You're welcome Jonas, hey Cassie was looking for you." Sam said.
"Yeah, I'm getting her a drink, I'd better go and find her." Jonas said as he walked towards the end of the porch.
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Sam walked up behind Jack and wrapped her arms around his waist.
"Well hello there." Jack grinned as he turned away from the grill.
"You know what? I think that Bra'tac likes your mother." Sam grinned like a Cheshire cat.
"No..." Jack breathed but his fiancée nodded over towards the sliding door and Jack looked over just in time to see Bra'tac kiss the back of his mother's hand before she walked over to them. "Eww..." Jack whispered to Sam before his mother was close enough to hear.
"I have to leave Jack." Lauren said as she stopped in front of her son.
"What? Why?" Jack asked.
"Because, Katie's due any day." Was Lauren's only reply.
"Katie?" Sam asked.
"My cousin." Jack answered, never looking away from his mom.
"Why can't Aunt Daisy take care of it?" Jack asked.
"Jack, don't be stubborn I need to go." Lauren said giving Jack a half glare.
"When do you need to leave?" Sam asked.
"Immediately." Lauren replied. "I'm already packed and I called a cab."
"A cab?" Jack asked.
"Don't be dumb, you're in the middle of a party. I'll call when I get to Katie's." Lauren said as she leaned over and kissed her son before turning to Sam and giving her a kiss.
"At least let us walk you to the door." Jack said as he took off his apron and handed it to Teal'c.
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A cab pulled up in front of Jack's house and he carried his mom's bags down to the trunk while his "two women" talked.
"I'm sorry I have to leave so quickly Sam, I was really enjoying getting to know you." Lauren smiled.
"I know what you mean." Sam smiled back.
"Well I expect I'll be receiving an invitation to the wedding."
Sam smiled wider, "Geez, I should get started then."
"If you need any help, you know who to call." Lauren said.
"Okay." Sam nodded as she escorted Lauren to the porch.
"And Sam," Lauren whispered as Jack approached.
"Yeah?" Sam whispered back, her facial expressions scrunching.
"Invite Waldo to the wedding. I'd like to see him again." Lauren answered just as Jack arrived, his arms out wide for a hug. "Bye sweetheart."
"Bye Mom." Jack said while embracing his mom. She broke the hug and waved as she walked down to the awaiting taxi.
Jack and Sam remained on the porch, waving towards Lauren until she was out of slight, when Jack quickly changed his line of vision to Sam. He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her into him, "You know what this means...we can giggle all we want now."
Sam smiled playfully at the glint in Jack's eye and made an enticing look wash over her features. She leaned in as if to kiss him when suddenly the door swung open and Cassie stood in the doorway, "Someone get a video camera, Teal'c is trying to limbo!"
Sam quickly turned her attention to her teenage Goddaughter and grinned, "In the entertainment center."
Cassie nodded furiously as she went to find the camera, leaving Sam and Jack alone once more on the porch. Sam grasped Jack's hand lightly before she leaned in and kissed him. He gave a 'where were we' look causing her to smile before releasing his hand and walking into the house.
Sam paused in the doorway and looked over her shoulder at her fiancé, "I guess you'll just have to wait until after the barbeque."
Jack watched as she walked into the house, all of his hopes suddenly dashed by the next several hours of entertaining party guests. He sighed and shrugged, he couldn't think of anything else to do to let his frustration go when it hit him, "Doh!"
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After Thought: What did you think? Please review and tell me. I have an idea for the next chapter but after that I'm blank - so any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers: None
Season: 6 (only because of Jonas)
Summary: Sam and Jack have their SGC barbeque and juggle Lauren at the same time.
Disclaimer: Okay I don't own Stargate SG-1 or anything to do with it's universe, you know that and I know that so lets not bring it up I also have no rights to the Dukes of Hazard. I do own the plot and Lauren O'Neill though.
Author's Note: I'm so sorry for such a long wait, I had this done about a month ago when I got sick and my life just got to crazy too finish it. Sorry. I hope you like it.
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"I can't believe her!" Jack growled as he tossed the bed sheets back.
Sam just shrugged, she understood where Jack was coming from, "Well on the bright side she doesn't hate me."
Jack glanced up at Sam, who was standing beside her side of the bed, in a long silk nightgown, not quite wearing a grin on her face but just a look of relief, "How could she hate you? We've been around the galaxy and hundreds upon hundreds of men have fallen in love with you. I even think Thor has a thing for you."
"Why Jonathan O'Neill, are you trying to kiss up to me?" Sam asked with a grin as she climbed into their bed.
"I've gone a day without, well you know, and I think I'm becoming delusional." Jack grinned while he crawled in after her.
"Well that's just wrong." Sam said as she slightly faked a hurt feeling.
"Wha?" Jack asked, already confused. "Aw geez, that came out wrong."
Sam laughed as she grabbed her fiancé's face and brought it to hers for a kiss. He slid one leg over her to straddle her legs to the bed without breaking the kiss. Finally breaking for air, Sam stifled a giggle as Jack playfully tugged his shirt up like a mini strip show.
"No giggling Jack!" Lauren's voice boomed suddenly, carrying across the hall and though the closed door quite well.
Jack threw his arms up and sighed as Sam burst into a fit of laughter, "Well look at it this way Jack, at least this time it isn't your sidearm."
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Jack could feel his senses come to life slowly without opening his eyes. He could feel his arms around something warm and soft and snuggled closer to it. He gently kissed it several times before grinning and saying "Good morning..." all before he opened his eyes. After he did so he realized that it wasn't his fiancée currently in his arms but rather her pillow. "Sam?"
On command his beautiful blonde stepped out of the bathroom grinning like a Cheshire cat as she put on her earrings, "Morning."
"What are you doing up so early?" Jack yawned.
"Your mother and I are going out." Sam said as she reached for her thigh length black leather jacket.
"Going where? People are going to start showing up in a few hours." Jack asked.
"Out. Besides you've thrown the BBQ for the past four years, it's not like you don't know how to set up." Sam said, quickly checking herself in the mirror.
"I don't, why do you think I always called you for help?" Jack asked, still trying to play innocent.
"I thought it was because you liked checking out my butt in those tight jeans I always wear." Sam grinned, kissing Jack before heading to the door.
"Those would look much better as Daisy Duke cut offs you know!" Jack yelled after her.
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After finally getting up and out of bed, Jack found a clean non-wrinkled pair of light brown slacks and a white button down shirt and pulled them on before heading down stairs to start setting up. He noticed that Sam cleaned the kitchen and left some food out for him to set up.
"Okay, it is at this point that I call Sam." Jack said to no one in particular. That's when he spotted the phone and got an idea, reaching for the phone he dialed and waited for someone to answer.
"Hello?"
"Hey there Cass." Jack grinned.
"Hi Uncle Jack, what's wrong?" Cassie asked.
"Oh, nothing I was just wondering if your mom is home." Jack said as he glanced over at the food.
"Sure, hold on, MOM!" Cassie yelled.
Jack could hear the phone trade hands before Janet's voice came though, "Colonel? Is everything alright?"
"Yeah everything's fine but I was wondering what you were doing." Jack said, silently praying that didn't come out wrong.
"Uh, are you sure everything is okay?" Janet asked.
"Sam's gone and I need help setting up." Jack sighed.
"Oh, okay then. What if I finished getting ready and come over?" Janet asked.
"Thanks Doc." Jack grinned as he hung up the phone. He glanced around the room before struggling, usually at this point and time Sam sent him out to go start the barbeque while she set up inside.
"I miss Sam." He said to no one again.
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"Jack! We're home!" Sam called as she and Lauren stepped into the house.
"Sam!" A female voice called urgently from the kitchen.
Sam exchanged a glance with Lauren before dashing over the kitchen doorway, "Janet?"
"Sam please help me." Janet sighed as she looked at her friend. She had been wearing a long brown dress with matching boots but now something dark and sticky was smeared across the front.
Sam couldn't help but smile at her friend, she maybe a mother but she wasn't any more of a Suzy Homemaker than Sam herself, "Jack?"
"He said he needed help and that you were gone." Janet sighed, eyeing the smear on her dress.
"Go upstairs, the left side of the closet is mine, see if you can find yourself a new dress." Sam said relieving her friend of active duty.
"Thanks Sam." Janet said walking to the threshold but she bumped into Lauren. "Oh..."
"Oh, geez, Janet, this is Lauren O'Neill, Jack's mother. Lauren this is Doctor Janet Fraiser, my best friend and co-worker." Sam said introducing the two women.
"Nice to meet you." Janet said as she smiled and held out her hand.
"Likewise." Lauren said, shaking her hand.
"I'm going to go change now." Janet said pointing up stairs.
"Okay Jan." Sam grinned as Janet disappeared down the hall.
"Let me give you a hand." Lauren offered as she walked into the kitchen.
"No need, I've got this covered. Can you please make sure that Jack didn't mess up the living room for me?" Sam asked as she already began getting the kitchen under control. After four years of setting up she knew what she was doing.
"Okay." Lauren said heading into the living room. In a matter of moments she heard a pan clatter to the ground and Jack call something out. She dropped the container she was holding and headed in to investigate.
"Mom! Your hair!" Jack said, making no motion to pick up the pan he dropped, but rather to touch his mom's new haircut.
"Don't you like it?" Lauren grinned as she ran her hand though her new ultra short hair. Lauren continued walking, going right out onto the back deck, leaving Sam with a very perplexed looking Jack.
"What...what..." Jack stuttered, realizing that his mother's hair was now cut exactly like his fiancées.
"Honey, you know how your mom liked my haircut?" Sam grinned sweetly, getting ready to defuse the situation.
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Within a half an hour the house was set up and ready, Sam moved about on Jack's deck, putting the finishing touches as people started arriving. Jack was still attempting a last minute cleanup job on the grill while Lauren disappeared to change.
Jack's doorbell sounded and Sam quickly patted her hands off on her jeans, "I'll get it."
Sam opened the door to be greeted by Jonas' grinning face, "Hi Sam."
"Hi Jonas." Sam grinned as she allowed the jovial alien to enter the house. Just as he walked in Janet reappeared. She had changed into one of Sam's slim peach dresses; her short, dark hair contrasted the color perfectly.
"Wow..." Jonas breathed as he watched the doctor come towards them. Sam had to agree, generally her friend always wore darker colors but suddenly seeing her in such a dress, it was truly breathtaking.
"This was the only dress I could find that wasn't too long for me." Janet explained as she rolled her hands down the front of the dress nervously.
Sam went to say how beautiful she looked in it but Jonas beat her to the punch, "You look amazing Janet."
Janet blushed but approached closer, trying her best to shrug off Jonas' statement, "Thank you Jonas, you look great too."
Sam noticed that the blond, grinning alien was wearing a pair of tight kakis and a long sleeved thin sweater, which outlined his thin, muscular body very well.
"Why don't you two grab something to drink?" Sam offered as she watched Jonas watch Janet.
"What do you say?" Jonas asked, offering the doctor his arm.
"Sounds good to me." Janet grinned as she looped her arm in his.
Sam watched as the pair nearly glided into the house, with a small grin on her face. The grin quickly changed into a full-blown smile as she saw Jack's reaction to their friends' actions.
"How do I look?" Lauren suddenly asked, pulling Sam out of her moment. Sam looked over at the woman and noticed that she was wearing a very classy white two-piece that wasn't quite a suit but dressy looking anyway.
"You look great." Sam grinned just as someone knocked at the door. "More visitors." She grinned before opening the doors.
"Murry." Sam half laughed at the sight of the large stoic alien before her. He was wearing a slight grin, a barrowed suit and a bandana around his head to hide his mark from being Apophis' first prime.
"Good afternoon Major Carter." Teal'c nodded as he held out a bouquet of daisies for his teammate.
"Murry..." Sam awed as she took her friend's offering.
"For news of your engagement." He nodded.
"These as well." A voice said from behind Teal'c, who moved slightly to reveal Bra'tac with another bouquet of flowers.
"Oh, thank you..." Sam said retrieving the flowers. Just before she said his name, Lauren made her presence known by opening the door wider so she could see. "Oh Lauren, this is Murry, he's a friend from work and this is..."
Sam's blue eyes shot to Teal'c in a slight panic, "This..." Teal'c said with an unidentifiable jovial ring to his voice, "...is Waldo, he is my mentor."
Lauren inspected Teal'c slightly before moving onto Bra'tac or Waldo. He was also dressed in a suit but he wore a slick, twenties inspired hat instead of his usual metal skullcap with a white gauze bandage over his Apophis symbol.
"I didn't know people still had mentors." Lauren said suspiciously.
"I am not so much a mentor to Murry as a father figure." Bra'tac explained.
"Hm." Lauren hummed as she nodded, still not quite convinced.
"Uh, Murry, Waldo, why don't you two come in?" Sam asked, hoping to diffuse Lauren's suspicions.
"Thank you kindly Major Carter." Teal'c nodded as he stepped into the house, followed closely by Bra'tac.
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Over the next half hour or so many more guests arrived and filled Jack's house and backyard with the jovial sounds of conversation and laughter. Everyone seemed to just fall into things, Jonas was sharing stories with Siler and Dagwood, Janet was conversing with Major Davis and various members of SG-6, Jack and "Murry" were smiling as they both worked at the grill while Sam waited rather anxiously for her father's arrival. She and Jack had yet to speak to him face to face about the engagement, well Jack had but Sam hadn't yet. And besides all of that, she was just happy when she got to see her father, which was becoming less and less because of his ongoing work with the Tok'ra - Tauri - Jaffa alliance. Finally someone knocked at the front door and Sam opened it to find her grinning father.
"Dad!" Sam laughed as she and her father embraced.
"Hey Sammie." Jacob laughed back before he and his daughter parted. "Let me see that ring."
Sam gave her father her left hand as her cheeks flushed pink. "Aw Sam, congratulations, I'm so happy for you."
"Thanks Dad." Sam smiled sheepishly.
"You're welcome kiddo. You know there have been few times that I've been prouder of you than when Jack asked me for your hand." Jacob said, his eyes twinkled and confirmed his words.
"What?" Sam asked, slightly confused, "Why?"
"I think it was the little speech he gave before hand, it was beautiful." Jacob answered.
"Speech?" Sam asked.
"Yep. First he apologized for asking me first, he knew I'd want your okay before I'd give him my blessing then he explained to me how much my Samantha Carter meant to him, how much she had always meant to him and how she always would. How his life would never be the same if she weren't in it. He really loves you Sam." Jacob answered, his face glowing in reverie.
Sam took a moment to imagine her fiancé saying those things before she smiled, "I really love him."
Jacob and his daughter shared a moment before he finally spoke up, "So what's an old man and his worm need to do to get invited in?"
Sam moved and allowed her father to enter the house before closing the door and leaning over, "You and Selmak be careful, Jack's mom is running around."
"You got it kid, besides Selmak has decided to sit this one out. He says he likes to see my relationships though my eyes." Jacob said as he and Sam headed out onto the back porch.
"Well tell him thanks." Sam smiled just as Lauren walked up.
"Sam, Jack is looking for you." The elderly O'Neill said as she stopped in front of Jacob, who was watching her intently.
"Uh, Lauren I would like you to meet my father, Jacob Carter, Dad this is Lauren O'Neill, Jack's mother." Sam said, quickly introducing the two.
"Nice to meet you." Both parents said as they quickly shook hands.
"Sam!" Jack called from the other side of the deck, waving a pair of metal tongs in the air.
"I'd better check on him." Sam said as she excused herself and headed over to her fiancé.
Jacob looked over at Lauren and nodded curtly as she did back to him before the two parted ways, Jacob heading over to General Hammond and Lauren heading over to the drink table.
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"What do you need Jack?" Sam asked as she approached her fiancé at his station at the grill.
"Do you really want to know?" Jack asked with a creeping grin on his face.
"Ah-hem." Teal'c said matter-of-factly to remind his teammates of his remaining presence.
"Sorry T." Jack grinned, slightly embarrassed.
"It is quite alright O'Neill." Teal'c nodded. "Major Carter, O'Neill is in need of a plate."
"I think I can do that." Sam grinned as she headed back into the house and into the kitchen.
"O'Neill," Teal'c said pulling his friend's attention back to him.
"Yeah T?" Jack asked.
"This," Teal'c said, pulling a folded piece of paper out of his pocket and handing it to the graying colonel, "Is a traditional Jaffa blessing. I have written it for you and Major Carter as a gift, to show my faith in your relationship."
Jack grinned as he took the note and opened it to find it all written in Jaffa, "Uh...thanks big guy. You shouldn't have."
Teal'c grinned and gave him a slight bow.
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Meanwhile across the yard, Bra'tac carefully approached Lauren. "Greetings again O'Neill's mother."
"Oh, it's just Lauren, Waldo." She replied.
"Then greetings again Lauren." Bra'tac grinned.
"So, do you know my son?" Lauren asked, making small talk.
"Yes O'Neill and I have worked together on many occasion, he is a fine warrior." Bra'tac nodded.
"Really? That's funny considering my son works in deep space telemetry." Lauren said, raising an eyebrow.
"Yes but he and I have shared many a story over food." Bra'tac said with the nod of his head.
Lauren didn't reply to that, she just nodded several times. Bra'tac was about to say something when Teal'c's voice rang out over the crowd, "Waldo! Please join O'Neill and I!"
Bra'tac nodded slightly before heading over to his apprentice, leaving Lauren alone but only for a moment because Jonas approached.
"Hello Mrs. O'Neill; are you enjoying yourself?" He asked, his ever-present smile on his face.
"Oh yes, I don't know too many people. Please, call me Lauren." She replied.
"Well I know it must be hard, there are a lot of people here. To tell you the truth the only reason why I know most of these people is because I see them so much." Jonas said as he poured himself a drink.
"Really?" Lauren asked, Jonas' words had gotten her attention. "What do you do at the mountain?"
Jonas paused for a moment before grinning, "Well I do a lot of things. Mostly I translate."
"Oh? Translate what?" Lauren asked, suppressing an O'Neill grin.
"Anything and everything." Jonas replied.
Lauren looked as though she was going to ask something when suddenly Sam appeared, "How's everything going?"
Jonas flashed Sam a worried grin and she smiled at him, "Lauren, your cell phone is ringing."
"Oh, I'm expecting a call too, excuse me." Lauren said as she walked away.
"Thank you Sam." Jonas sighed.
"You're welcome Jonas, hey Cassie was looking for you." Sam said.
"Yeah, I'm getting her a drink, I'd better go and find her." Jonas said as he walked towards the end of the porch.
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Sam walked up behind Jack and wrapped her arms around his waist.
"Well hello there." Jack grinned as he turned away from the grill.
"You know what? I think that Bra'tac likes your mother." Sam grinned like a Cheshire cat.
"No..." Jack breathed but his fiancée nodded over towards the sliding door and Jack looked over just in time to see Bra'tac kiss the back of his mother's hand before she walked over to them. "Eww..." Jack whispered to Sam before his mother was close enough to hear.
"I have to leave Jack." Lauren said as she stopped in front of her son.
"What? Why?" Jack asked.
"Because, Katie's due any day." Was Lauren's only reply.
"Katie?" Sam asked.
"My cousin." Jack answered, never looking away from his mom.
"Why can't Aunt Daisy take care of it?" Jack asked.
"Jack, don't be stubborn I need to go." Lauren said giving Jack a half glare.
"When do you need to leave?" Sam asked.
"Immediately." Lauren replied. "I'm already packed and I called a cab."
"A cab?" Jack asked.
"Don't be dumb, you're in the middle of a party. I'll call when I get to Katie's." Lauren said as she leaned over and kissed her son before turning to Sam and giving her a kiss.
"At least let us walk you to the door." Jack said as he took off his apron and handed it to Teal'c.
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A cab pulled up in front of Jack's house and he carried his mom's bags down to the trunk while his "two women" talked.
"I'm sorry I have to leave so quickly Sam, I was really enjoying getting to know you." Lauren smiled.
"I know what you mean." Sam smiled back.
"Well I expect I'll be receiving an invitation to the wedding."
Sam smiled wider, "Geez, I should get started then."
"If you need any help, you know who to call." Lauren said.
"Okay." Sam nodded as she escorted Lauren to the porch.
"And Sam," Lauren whispered as Jack approached.
"Yeah?" Sam whispered back, her facial expressions scrunching.
"Invite Waldo to the wedding. I'd like to see him again." Lauren answered just as Jack arrived, his arms out wide for a hug. "Bye sweetheart."
"Bye Mom." Jack said while embracing his mom. She broke the hug and waved as she walked down to the awaiting taxi.
Jack and Sam remained on the porch, waving towards Lauren until she was out of slight, when Jack quickly changed his line of vision to Sam. He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her into him, "You know what this means...we can giggle all we want now."
Sam smiled playfully at the glint in Jack's eye and made an enticing look wash over her features. She leaned in as if to kiss him when suddenly the door swung open and Cassie stood in the doorway, "Someone get a video camera, Teal'c is trying to limbo!"
Sam quickly turned her attention to her teenage Goddaughter and grinned, "In the entertainment center."
Cassie nodded furiously as she went to find the camera, leaving Sam and Jack alone once more on the porch. Sam grasped Jack's hand lightly before she leaned in and kissed him. He gave a 'where were we' look causing her to smile before releasing his hand and walking into the house.
Sam paused in the doorway and looked over her shoulder at her fiancé, "I guess you'll just have to wait until after the barbeque."
Jack watched as she walked into the house, all of his hopes suddenly dashed by the next several hours of entertaining party guests. He sighed and shrugged, he couldn't think of anything else to do to let his frustration go when it hit him, "Doh!"
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After Thought: What did you think? Please review and tell me. I have an idea for the next chapter but after that I'm blank - so any ideas would be greatly appreciated!