"You left me alone with my mother." Jack said as he entered Sam's lab the
next morning.
"Good morning to you too Colonel."
"You left me alone with her."
"Jack, she's a sixty-eight year old woman, not a Goa'uld with a Jaffa army." Sam pointed out.
"I think I would have preferred a Goa'uld at least I know what to do with those."
"Jack she's your mother."
"And you left me alone with her." He repeated again.
"I had to come back and fix the dialling program and you're the one who told me not to drive home late at night." She reminded him.
"You still left me alone with her."
"Jack, she's your mother, it can't have been that bad." Sam didn't sound the least bit sympathetic.
"It was like the Spanish inquisition."
"Jack, I thought your mother was Irish not Spanish."
"Sam, this isn't a time to get cute with me. She was all does Sam like this and does Sam like that and does Sam have to work so hard."
"That's what mothers do Jack. They want to know everything about the women their sons marry. You know what Dad was like with you."
"Yeah, but Jacob knew me from before. We'd saved each other's lives, I'd insulted his Tok'ra we knew where we stood and after he'd warned me if I ever hurt you he gave me the benefit of the doubt."
"I know that's because he likes you. He did from the first day he met you, he thought the whole General, Captain, General, Waiter thing was funny and then he had someone dig up your background and he was fine. But this is your mother; she's known you the longest out of anyone on this planet. She wants the best for you. She couldn't interrogate me, so she interrogated you, it's perfectly natural. And Colonel, all due respect grow up."
"Sam, drop the Colonel's. I need you to be a supportive wife right now not an Air Force Major."
"Oh poor baby, scared of your Mommy." She said in a voice similar to that parents use when their children cut the knees. "Maybe I should call Dr Mackenzie I'm sure he'd have a field day with this one."
"Sam."
"I'm sorry Jack, but you're an Air Force Colonel. Suck it up and deal with it. By the way what did you do with her today?"
"I left her at home, she's going to dust."
"Please tell me you're not serious."
"Why?" Jack said slightly confused.
"At least tell me you locked the filing cabinet and the study door."
"Was I supposed to?" He asked.
"Damn." She grabbed the phone and dialled.
"Sam what's going on?" Jack demanded.
"I have classified documents pertaining to the Stargate program in there, which I usually lock in the filing cabinet and then lock in the door before I leave the house. General it's Major Carter. Sir I need to take a few hours off.. I know sir, but I have a civilian in my house and there are some documents that Colonel O'Neill didn't secure before he left, I need to go home before she sees them. My mother-in-law sir.. I'll be back as soon as I can sir. I'll tell him." She hung up. "He wants to see you. I'll be back later." She grabbed her keys off the table.
~
"Annabelle?" Sam called as she entered the house.
"Samantha what are you doing back?" Annabelle asked.
"I forgot some files I need for work. I had to come back and get them. So what have you been doing?"
"I was watching a cooking show on the TV, then I was going to dust and do some shopping your kitchen only seems to have frozen food and canned goods."
"It never seems a good idea to leave things that are going to rot when we have to go away for a few days so we just buy lots of tins and frozen food because that lasts. Jack didn't tell me what you plan to do since we're going away tomorrow."
"If it's all the same I'll stay here I'll see you when you get back."
"We're supposed to be gone three days but it could be longer, sometimes things happen. Are you sure you want to be alone for all that time. Not that we're trying to get rid of you or anything."
"I'll take my chances."
"Okay. I'd better grab those things I need so I can get back to the base."
~
"Airmen, come and give me a hand." Sam said as she tried to get the boxes she packed everything even remotely related to the Stargate program in.
"Yes ma'am." Two of them came up to help.
"Take those two to Colonel O'Neill's office. If he's not there either dump them on the floor or if the door is locked leave them outside." She instructed and handed him two boxes.
"Yes ma'am." She handed the other Airman two more boxes.
"Take those two to my quarters." She fished the keys out her pocket and put them on top the box. "Drop the keys off when you're done."
"Yes ma'am." They headed off while Sam took the last box and propped it on top the car while she locked the doors.
"Sam, do you have any idea what's wrong with Jack he doesn't seem in a good mood this morning." Daniel asked.
"His mother interrogated him last night. Then stupidly he left her in the house all by herself without even locking the study door so I had to go home and grab anything even remotely related to the program and throw it in boxes so Annabelle doesn't find it while she insists on staying in our house while we go on our mission." Sam said without take a breath.
"I see. Do you want to go and get some coffee?" He offered.
"Please."
TBC
"Good morning to you too Colonel."
"You left me alone with her."
"Jack, she's a sixty-eight year old woman, not a Goa'uld with a Jaffa army." Sam pointed out.
"I think I would have preferred a Goa'uld at least I know what to do with those."
"Jack she's your mother."
"And you left me alone with her." He repeated again.
"I had to come back and fix the dialling program and you're the one who told me not to drive home late at night." She reminded him.
"You still left me alone with her."
"Jack, she's your mother, it can't have been that bad." Sam didn't sound the least bit sympathetic.
"It was like the Spanish inquisition."
"Jack, I thought your mother was Irish not Spanish."
"Sam, this isn't a time to get cute with me. She was all does Sam like this and does Sam like that and does Sam have to work so hard."
"That's what mothers do Jack. They want to know everything about the women their sons marry. You know what Dad was like with you."
"Yeah, but Jacob knew me from before. We'd saved each other's lives, I'd insulted his Tok'ra we knew where we stood and after he'd warned me if I ever hurt you he gave me the benefit of the doubt."
"I know that's because he likes you. He did from the first day he met you, he thought the whole General, Captain, General, Waiter thing was funny and then he had someone dig up your background and he was fine. But this is your mother; she's known you the longest out of anyone on this planet. She wants the best for you. She couldn't interrogate me, so she interrogated you, it's perfectly natural. And Colonel, all due respect grow up."
"Sam, drop the Colonel's. I need you to be a supportive wife right now not an Air Force Major."
"Oh poor baby, scared of your Mommy." She said in a voice similar to that parents use when their children cut the knees. "Maybe I should call Dr Mackenzie I'm sure he'd have a field day with this one."
"Sam."
"I'm sorry Jack, but you're an Air Force Colonel. Suck it up and deal with it. By the way what did you do with her today?"
"I left her at home, she's going to dust."
"Please tell me you're not serious."
"Why?" Jack said slightly confused.
"At least tell me you locked the filing cabinet and the study door."
"Was I supposed to?" He asked.
"Damn." She grabbed the phone and dialled.
"Sam what's going on?" Jack demanded.
"I have classified documents pertaining to the Stargate program in there, which I usually lock in the filing cabinet and then lock in the door before I leave the house. General it's Major Carter. Sir I need to take a few hours off.. I know sir, but I have a civilian in my house and there are some documents that Colonel O'Neill didn't secure before he left, I need to go home before she sees them. My mother-in-law sir.. I'll be back as soon as I can sir. I'll tell him." She hung up. "He wants to see you. I'll be back later." She grabbed her keys off the table.
~
"Annabelle?" Sam called as she entered the house.
"Samantha what are you doing back?" Annabelle asked.
"I forgot some files I need for work. I had to come back and get them. So what have you been doing?"
"I was watching a cooking show on the TV, then I was going to dust and do some shopping your kitchen only seems to have frozen food and canned goods."
"It never seems a good idea to leave things that are going to rot when we have to go away for a few days so we just buy lots of tins and frozen food because that lasts. Jack didn't tell me what you plan to do since we're going away tomorrow."
"If it's all the same I'll stay here I'll see you when you get back."
"We're supposed to be gone three days but it could be longer, sometimes things happen. Are you sure you want to be alone for all that time. Not that we're trying to get rid of you or anything."
"I'll take my chances."
"Okay. I'd better grab those things I need so I can get back to the base."
~
"Airmen, come and give me a hand." Sam said as she tried to get the boxes she packed everything even remotely related to the Stargate program in.
"Yes ma'am." Two of them came up to help.
"Take those two to Colonel O'Neill's office. If he's not there either dump them on the floor or if the door is locked leave them outside." She instructed and handed him two boxes.
"Yes ma'am." She handed the other Airman two more boxes.
"Take those two to my quarters." She fished the keys out her pocket and put them on top the box. "Drop the keys off when you're done."
"Yes ma'am." They headed off while Sam took the last box and propped it on top the car while she locked the doors.
"Sam, do you have any idea what's wrong with Jack he doesn't seem in a good mood this morning." Daniel asked.
"His mother interrogated him last night. Then stupidly he left her in the house all by herself without even locking the study door so I had to go home and grab anything even remotely related to the program and throw it in boxes so Annabelle doesn't find it while she insists on staying in our house while we go on our mission." Sam said without take a breath.
"I see. Do you want to go and get some coffee?" He offered.
"Please."
TBC