Private Eyes and New Love
Part 2
Author: Mac
Disclaimers in Part 1

Daniel pulled up in front of Janet's house in record time. He got out, grabbing a bouquet of roses and began to whistle as he walked to the door. Before he could knock, Cassandra had opened it. "Hey, Cassie."

"Hi, Daniel. Mom's not ready yet, but she asked me to keep you company. Come on in."

"Thanks," he replied with a smile. "Is everything ready?"

She nodded, handing him the key to his apartment. "Julie's mom dropped me off a few minutes before she got home." She watched as Daniel peered out the window. "Is something wrong?"

"Sam, Jack, and Teal'c followed me here. I guess they were curious as to who I've been dating behind their backs."

Just then Janet, came into the room. Daniel turned to face her, blue eyes shining. He walked over to her and handed her the bouquet of sweet smelling roses. "Thank you," she said with a smile.

Cassandra watched the two as they greeted each other. She sighed. No two people deserved this more than them. Well, besides Jack and Sam, who did nothing about their feelings because military regulations. What was the deal with people from Earth?

"Cassie, are you all right?" Janet asked.

"Huh? Oh yeah, I'm fine."

Janet laughed. "Well, Daniel asked you a question."

"He did?" she replied. "I'm sorry, what did you say?"

"I was wondering if you could distract them long enough so Janet and I could get away," Daniel said.

Cassandra waved her hand. "Sure, no problem. I'll head on out right now."

Janet kissed her daughter's cheek. "Thank you, honey. I owe you one."

"Daniel owes me way more than you do." With that, Cassandra went out the door.

"What was the about?" Janet wanted to know.

"You'll find out soon enough. Ready?"

Janet nodded. "Lets go!"

Sam nearly jumped out of her seat when Cassandra bounded up to the car. "Hey, what are you guys doing here?" she asked.

"Cassie, you scared the sh--crap out of me," Sam admonished.

"Sorry." The teen didn't look the least bit. She crossed her arms and repeated her question.

Jack smiled at her. "Just passing through."

Cassandra nodded. "Sure. Well, you should have passed on by now."

"What was DanielJackson doing here?" Jack and Sam turned to face Teal'c. "Is that not why we came out here, O'Neill?"

"Oh, well, sure if you're gonna get technical..." He trailed off when he noticed that Daniel's car was gone. Looking up at Cassandra, he saw the teen giggling. "You came out here on purpose."

Giving Sam a peck on the cheek, Cassandra smiled. "Have a nice evening!" she called, running inside.

Sam shook her head. "Daniel must have known we were following him and had her come out here to distract us."

Jack pulled out a small device. "What is that, O'Neill?"

"A tracking device!" Sam exclaimed in shock. "Sir, you put a tracking device on Daniel's car?"

"We can't be private eyes and not be slick, Carter."

"DanielJackson will not be pleased," Teal'c said. "In fact, I would not be surprised if he didn't speak with us for some time."

"Teal'cs right, Sir. Let's just go back to your place and watch the movie. It'll be much safer."

"Safer?" Jack asked. "What could be safer than just following Daniel around town?" As Jack pulled onto the road, he wondered why there was no response from Sam or Teal'c.

Janet looked over at Daniel. "So, are you going to tell me where we're going?"

"We're almost there." Daniel laughed when she crossed her arms and pouted. He pulled into the lot to his apartment complex and found a parking spot immediately. "Okay."

"You're apartment?" she asked skeptically.

Daniel nodded and kissed her hand. "Come on in, I have something to show you."

She followed him inside and waited as paitiently as possible as he opened the door to his apartment. Her smile grew wide when she entered.

"Oh, Daniel," she breathed. It was absolutely breath taking. Candles were lit all across the apartment. She noticed that the coffee table had been turned into a dining room table. A white linen cloth was draped over it and the most beautiful china was set.

Daniel took her hands in his. "So... what do you think?"

"It's beautiful! Thank you." She stared in his blue eyes as the light from the candles reflected off them. She could lost in those deep pools...

Suddenly his lips were on hers and she returned the kiss fervently. They were breathing heavily after that kiss. He smiled warmly at her. "Let me go see about dinner. We'll talk about dessert later."

Janet grinned. "Sounds good."

Daniel came back carrying plates of food and set the down. He looked over at Janet to find her staring out of the window, hands placed firmly on her hips. He walked over and wraps his arms around her waist, resting his head on her shoulders.

He suddenly realized that she was really tense and was about to ask her why when he glanced out the window. "They've been down there since you went into the kitchen," she said, her tone sharp.

"Damn," Daniel muttered. His eyes lit up. "Hey, I've got an idea..."