Author's Note: Teal'c and Jack named their dogs after each other: Teal'c's yellow lab is named Jack, and Jack's black lab was named Jaffer, which is a play on the word Jaffa. He didn't name him Teal'c, because that's too weird lol. (Completely off the subject: Jaffer was almost the name of Colonel Mitchell's symbiote, but I decided on Talon, instead, and named Jack's dog Jaffer)
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The call came on Wednesday. Jack was in Daniel's office, just hanging out because it was more interesting to annoy Daniel than it was to work on paper work, when Daniel's phone rang. He picked it up, and handed it immediately to Jack, who was sitting on the edge of Daniel's desk.
"It's for you."
"For me?"
Daniel nodded.
"Who is it?"
"I'm not your secretary, Jack."
"Fine." O'Neill took the phone, and picked up Daniel's coffee cup, taking a sip. Daniel's office was always so dusty. No wonder the guy had allergies.
Daniel scowled, but Jack didn't notice.
"Hello?"
"Jack?"
He sat up straighter, recognizing the voice immediately. "Marissa?"
"Yes. Abby's gone into season. Would it be all right if we were to bring her over tomorrow?"
Jack looked over at the calendar on Daniel's desk, saw that it was nowhere near the right date and looked at his watch. Wednesday.
"Sure. Or tonight, whichever is best for you."
"You wouldn't mind?"
"Are you kidding?" He smiled. "I'd love the house guest." Especially since the houseguest was going to eventually be presenting him what was going to be the best present ever.
"What time will you be home?"
"Come by any time after 6."
"We'll be there."
"Thanks, Marissa, I'll see you then." He hung up the phone looking about as excited as Daniel could remember seeing him.
"Abby's coming?"
"That she is. Come on, little man, we've got some preparing to do." Jack grinned and hopped off the desk, heading for the door. Jaffer, who'd been flopped on the floor near one of Daniel's dusty shelves scrambled to his feet and followed him, catching up easily and ambling down the corridor with his Jack.
Five minutes later the two of them were in Hammond's office, and Jack was telling the General he was ready to take the leave time he'd asked for. Since Jack had been warned that Abby would probably be at his house sometime that week, he'd went to Hammond the very next day – to his house, since it was a Sunday – and had told him what was going on. While Hammond didn't really care all that much about Jaffer's love life, and wasn't thrilled about the idea of a half dozen baby Jaffers running around the SGC – wasn't that a scary thought? – he couldn't deny that Jack looked fairly excited about the whole thing, and... well, Jack in a great mood was a lot better than Jack in a shitty mood.
"Your leave papers are approved, Colonel," Hammond told him, pulling them out and dating them to the appropriate date. "I'll see you on Monday."
"Yes, Sir."
Hammond waved him out of his office, and shook his head. It was definitely going to be quiet with those two gone for the rest of the week. But nice that they could be gone without Hammond worrying about their health.
Jack headed to Sam's lab, and peeked in, checking to make sure she wasn't in the middle of doing anything that required lots of concentration. She was looking into a microscope. He knocked lightly, and walked into the room, preceded by Jaffer, who didn't care if Sam needed concentration or not. He just wanted petted.
She looked up at the knock, just in time to feel Jaffer's nose bump into her hip.
"Hey, Jaffer," She rubbed his ears, lightly, and gave Jack a warm smile. "What are you two out doing?" Which translated into 'what kind of trouble are you two out causing?'.
"Marissa just called," Jack said, smiling. "She's bringing Abby over tonight."
Sam's smile broadened. She knew how excited Jack was about this, even though he was keeping to himself exactly what he planned on doing with the puppy he'd been promised.
"That's wonderful news." She said, reaching her hand out and taking his. "Can I come over and meet her?"
"I'd be disappointed if you didn't."
"What time?"
"They're bringing her over after 6. I'm not sure beyond that."
"Are you on leave, then?" She knew about his plans to stay home with the two labs the entire time Abby was there, and had to admit it was definitely a good idea. Most of the dogs on the base were male, and she could see a huge fight brewing if a female in heat were brought into their midst.
"As of just a few minutes ago." He confirmed.
"Dinner at your house tonight?"
"That'd be great, Sam. Depending on when they come, and if they want to stay, I'll cook. If they don't stick around, we'll have something easy." Which meant they'd call and order something.
"Sounds fine." Sam couldn't wait to meet these people, and she was really looking forward to seeing Abby, who sounded like a wonderful dog. Of course, Jack was biased already, so she'd have to wait and see for herself. She smiled, because she almost felt like a mother who was going to meet her son's girlfriend for the first time. "Are you going home?"
He nodded. "Much as I'd love to stay and help you... do whatever it is you're doing... I'm going to go make sure the house is cleaned."
"Your house looks fine, Jack." God, he was almost nervous. She smiled, wondering if he felt like the father meeting the son's girlfriend. "Drive safe, okay?"
He nodded, and glanced at the open door and took the opportunity to steal a quick kiss.
"I'll see you later."
"Bye." She watched as he turned, followed closely by Jaffer, and when he was completely out of sight she turned back to her microscope, still smiling. This was going to be so much fun.
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The call came on Wednesday. Jack was in Daniel's office, just hanging out because it was more interesting to annoy Daniel than it was to work on paper work, when Daniel's phone rang. He picked it up, and handed it immediately to Jack, who was sitting on the edge of Daniel's desk.
"It's for you."
"For me?"
Daniel nodded.
"Who is it?"
"I'm not your secretary, Jack."
"Fine." O'Neill took the phone, and picked up Daniel's coffee cup, taking a sip. Daniel's office was always so dusty. No wonder the guy had allergies.
Daniel scowled, but Jack didn't notice.
"Hello?"
"Jack?"
He sat up straighter, recognizing the voice immediately. "Marissa?"
"Yes. Abby's gone into season. Would it be all right if we were to bring her over tomorrow?"
Jack looked over at the calendar on Daniel's desk, saw that it was nowhere near the right date and looked at his watch. Wednesday.
"Sure. Or tonight, whichever is best for you."
"You wouldn't mind?"
"Are you kidding?" He smiled. "I'd love the house guest." Especially since the houseguest was going to eventually be presenting him what was going to be the best present ever.
"What time will you be home?"
"Come by any time after 6."
"We'll be there."
"Thanks, Marissa, I'll see you then." He hung up the phone looking about as excited as Daniel could remember seeing him.
"Abby's coming?"
"That she is. Come on, little man, we've got some preparing to do." Jack grinned and hopped off the desk, heading for the door. Jaffer, who'd been flopped on the floor near one of Daniel's dusty shelves scrambled to his feet and followed him, catching up easily and ambling down the corridor with his Jack.
Five minutes later the two of them were in Hammond's office, and Jack was telling the General he was ready to take the leave time he'd asked for. Since Jack had been warned that Abby would probably be at his house sometime that week, he'd went to Hammond the very next day – to his house, since it was a Sunday – and had told him what was going on. While Hammond didn't really care all that much about Jaffer's love life, and wasn't thrilled about the idea of a half dozen baby Jaffers running around the SGC – wasn't that a scary thought? – he couldn't deny that Jack looked fairly excited about the whole thing, and... well, Jack in a great mood was a lot better than Jack in a shitty mood.
"Your leave papers are approved, Colonel," Hammond told him, pulling them out and dating them to the appropriate date. "I'll see you on Monday."
"Yes, Sir."
Hammond waved him out of his office, and shook his head. It was definitely going to be quiet with those two gone for the rest of the week. But nice that they could be gone without Hammond worrying about their health.
Jack headed to Sam's lab, and peeked in, checking to make sure she wasn't in the middle of doing anything that required lots of concentration. She was looking into a microscope. He knocked lightly, and walked into the room, preceded by Jaffer, who didn't care if Sam needed concentration or not. He just wanted petted.
She looked up at the knock, just in time to feel Jaffer's nose bump into her hip.
"Hey, Jaffer," She rubbed his ears, lightly, and gave Jack a warm smile. "What are you two out doing?" Which translated into 'what kind of trouble are you two out causing?'.
"Marissa just called," Jack said, smiling. "She's bringing Abby over tonight."
Sam's smile broadened. She knew how excited Jack was about this, even though he was keeping to himself exactly what he planned on doing with the puppy he'd been promised.
"That's wonderful news." She said, reaching her hand out and taking his. "Can I come over and meet her?"
"I'd be disappointed if you didn't."
"What time?"
"They're bringing her over after 6. I'm not sure beyond that."
"Are you on leave, then?" She knew about his plans to stay home with the two labs the entire time Abby was there, and had to admit it was definitely a good idea. Most of the dogs on the base were male, and she could see a huge fight brewing if a female in heat were brought into their midst.
"As of just a few minutes ago." He confirmed.
"Dinner at your house tonight?"
"That'd be great, Sam. Depending on when they come, and if they want to stay, I'll cook. If they don't stick around, we'll have something easy." Which meant they'd call and order something.
"Sounds fine." Sam couldn't wait to meet these people, and she was really looking forward to seeing Abby, who sounded like a wonderful dog. Of course, Jack was biased already, so she'd have to wait and see for herself. She smiled, because she almost felt like a mother who was going to meet her son's girlfriend for the first time. "Are you going home?"
He nodded. "Much as I'd love to stay and help you... do whatever it is you're doing... I'm going to go make sure the house is cleaned."
"Your house looks fine, Jack." God, he was almost nervous. She smiled, wondering if he felt like the father meeting the son's girlfriend. "Drive safe, okay?"
He nodded, and glanced at the open door and took the opportunity to steal a quick kiss.
"I'll see you later."
"Bye." She watched as he turned, followed closely by Jaffer, and when he was completely out of sight she turned back to her microscope, still smiling. This was going to be so much fun.