"Wondering what they're doing?" A voice asked behind Sam as she
absentmindedly fiddled with a pen.
"Huh?" She said startled by the voice.
"I asked if you were wondering what they were doing? You seemed to be staring off into space."
"I'm just not used to them being off world without me. It's only natural I'd worry about them."
"They'll be fine. They're all grown men and can take care of themselves." Janet pointed.
"The Colonel has the shortest attention span, unless he's interested in something, that I've ever known and he has the attitude of a big kid. He doesn't like the Tok'ra except maybe Dad and he's bound to pick a fight with someone. Daniel when he's absorbed in a translation loses all perspective and has no idea what's going on around him. Teal'c is the only one who won't case a problem."
"At some point you have to let your kids go."
"I don't think I'm prepared to do that just yet."
"Jacob will watch out for them." Janet tried to offer comfort.
"They're going to be fine; they're just going to translate something so they can find a weapon to destroy the Goa'uld. Everything will be fine." Sam said adamantly.
"Positive attitude, that's the way to go."
"Was there something you needed?" Sam asked.
"I just wanted to see if you wanted to come over tonight. Cassie's staying at Jodie's for the night."
"Sure, there's something I could do with your advice on anyway."
"Anything interesting?" Janet asked.
"It can wait until tonight."
"Don't sit staring into space for too long."
"I've got to go and check on the gate later. So I won't be sitting here for long."
"Come over as soon as you're done for the night."
"Okay."
~
"Major?" Davis asked. "Major? Major Carter."
"Sorry. Did you say something?" Sam shook herself out of it.
"Ma'am is everything okay?"
"It's fine. Where were we?"
"You were explaining the updates you wanted to make to the diagnostic program."
"What time is it?" She asked.
"1904"
"We'll finish this tomorrow." Sam pushed her chair back.
"Yes ma'am."
~
"So Jacob what do you think the weapon does?" Jack asked.
"We're not sure. The pictographs depict a great weapon which produces a beam which destroys an orbiting ship."
"Sweet."
"So you gave my daughter the chicken pox?"
"Technically she caught it herself. She only has fourteen spots, she had a headache and looked flushed after our mission so we made her go and see doc, who promptly sent her home. She spent the past week eating me out of house and home and developed an obsession with the history channel. On top of which she's been working because she didn't feel ill. So I had airmen knocking on my door all day dropping off encrypted information. Then Siler turns up because he needed to know how to do something or other with some doohickey she invented. "
"Sounds about right. It's good to hear she's eating lots again but she won't give up work."
"I know."
"She's stubborn just like her mother. It's one of her more endearing qualities."
"If you say so." Jack smiled.
"By the way you should listen to her about playing nice and not getting into a fight with the Tok'ra."
"She sounded like a parent sending her kid to pre-school."
"You all need a parent to look out for you. Well except maybe Teal'c. She takes her responsibility very seriously."
"We noticed that."
"Was there anything else you wanted to talk to me about?" Jacob asked.
"Not right now. Maybe on the way back."
"Okay."
TBC
"Huh?" She said startled by the voice.
"I asked if you were wondering what they were doing? You seemed to be staring off into space."
"I'm just not used to them being off world without me. It's only natural I'd worry about them."
"They'll be fine. They're all grown men and can take care of themselves." Janet pointed.
"The Colonel has the shortest attention span, unless he's interested in something, that I've ever known and he has the attitude of a big kid. He doesn't like the Tok'ra except maybe Dad and he's bound to pick a fight with someone. Daniel when he's absorbed in a translation loses all perspective and has no idea what's going on around him. Teal'c is the only one who won't case a problem."
"At some point you have to let your kids go."
"I don't think I'm prepared to do that just yet."
"Jacob will watch out for them." Janet tried to offer comfort.
"They're going to be fine; they're just going to translate something so they can find a weapon to destroy the Goa'uld. Everything will be fine." Sam said adamantly.
"Positive attitude, that's the way to go."
"Was there something you needed?" Sam asked.
"I just wanted to see if you wanted to come over tonight. Cassie's staying at Jodie's for the night."
"Sure, there's something I could do with your advice on anyway."
"Anything interesting?" Janet asked.
"It can wait until tonight."
"Don't sit staring into space for too long."
"I've got to go and check on the gate later. So I won't be sitting here for long."
"Come over as soon as you're done for the night."
"Okay."
~
"Major?" Davis asked. "Major? Major Carter."
"Sorry. Did you say something?" Sam shook herself out of it.
"Ma'am is everything okay?"
"It's fine. Where were we?"
"You were explaining the updates you wanted to make to the diagnostic program."
"What time is it?" She asked.
"1904"
"We'll finish this tomorrow." Sam pushed her chair back.
"Yes ma'am."
~
"So Jacob what do you think the weapon does?" Jack asked.
"We're not sure. The pictographs depict a great weapon which produces a beam which destroys an orbiting ship."
"Sweet."
"So you gave my daughter the chicken pox?"
"Technically she caught it herself. She only has fourteen spots, she had a headache and looked flushed after our mission so we made her go and see doc, who promptly sent her home. She spent the past week eating me out of house and home and developed an obsession with the history channel. On top of which she's been working because she didn't feel ill. So I had airmen knocking on my door all day dropping off encrypted information. Then Siler turns up because he needed to know how to do something or other with some doohickey she invented. "
"Sounds about right. It's good to hear she's eating lots again but she won't give up work."
"I know."
"She's stubborn just like her mother. It's one of her more endearing qualities."
"If you say so." Jack smiled.
"By the way you should listen to her about playing nice and not getting into a fight with the Tok'ra."
"She sounded like a parent sending her kid to pre-school."
"You all need a parent to look out for you. Well except maybe Teal'c. She takes her responsibility very seriously."
"We noticed that."
"Was there anything else you wanted to talk to me about?" Jacob asked.
"Not right now. Maybe on the way back."
"Okay."
TBC