A bleary eyed Jacob Carter rolled out of bed, it was nearly three a.m. and
there was someone banging on the door.
"What?" He snapped as he opened the door.
"Something was bugging me and I couldn't sleep. I didn't want to wake Sam up."
"And you decided to drive over here and wake me up instead? Jack it's three a.m." Jacob yawned.
"Can I come in?" Jack asked rubbing his hands together.
"Sure come in wouldn't want to wake the neighbours."
"Thanks." Jack entered and Jacob closed the door behind him.
"So what's so important it couldn't wait until tomorrow morning?" Jacob yawned again.
"The box. I have to know what was in it."
"I thought Sam and Daniel were the curious ones. Coffee?"
"Please." Jack sat in the lounge on one of the couches while Jacob went to make coffee.
"There is a patch on that wall that is different to the rest." Jacob commented and he carried two mugs in.
"It's where I fell against it and we had to repaint it."
"How exactly did you manage to fall against the wall?"
"Best if you don't ask."
"Okay. So why do you want to know what is in the box?" Jacob asked.
"Too many years of military training and a suspicious nature?" Jack offered.
"The real reason?" Jacob prompted.
"I just need to know. If I don't know enough I can't protect her."
"You really love my daughter a lot don't you?"
"More than life." Jack replied instantly.
"You know while I'm here would be a good time for the proper wedding you were talking about."
"We would but we don't have time to organise it."
"It would be our pleasure to organise a wedding for Samantha." Selmak said. "It would be a most educational experience for me."
"You want to organise a whole wedding by yourself?" Jack questioned.
"Sure why not Jack." Jacob said taking back over.
"Talking it over with Sam. She's the one who has to find time to pick a dress. But you're changing the subject." The phone rang before Jacob could say anything.
"Carter." He answered.
"Dad, its Sam." Sam said on the other end. "I'm sorry if I woke you."
"I was awake anyway. What's up?"
"Have you seen Jack? I woke up and he's not in the house and I called the base and he's not there and he hasn't been called in."
"He's here with me." Jacob replied.
"Can you put him on the phone?"
"Sure, hang on a second." He held out the phone to Jack. "It's Sam."
"Hi honey." Jack said.
"Don't you dare honey me Jack O'Neill." Sam snapped.
"Sam..."
"No, just listen to me. If you're going to disappear in the night let me know or at least have the courtesy to leave a note so I don't have to call and wake people up to check you haven't been abducted."
"I'm sorry. I needed to talk to Jake and I didn't want to disturb you up." He tried to explain.
"Well you not being here disturbed me a lot more. So just stay there and don't bother coming home. We have a briefing at 0830 for the mission we didn't go on yesterday, don't be late." She hung up before he could reply.
"Yeah and I love you too." Jack said as he dropped the phone on the couch next to him.
"I take she wasn't happy that you weren't still in bed?"
"I said so. Apparently I'm staying here tonight."
"I'll see if I can find you an extra pillow and blanket." Jacob got up.
"Jake you still didn't answer my question."
"How about that?" He walked out in search of a blanket.
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"What?" He snapped as he opened the door.
"Something was bugging me and I couldn't sleep. I didn't want to wake Sam up."
"And you decided to drive over here and wake me up instead? Jack it's three a.m." Jacob yawned.
"Can I come in?" Jack asked rubbing his hands together.
"Sure come in wouldn't want to wake the neighbours."
"Thanks." Jack entered and Jacob closed the door behind him.
"So what's so important it couldn't wait until tomorrow morning?" Jacob yawned again.
"The box. I have to know what was in it."
"I thought Sam and Daniel were the curious ones. Coffee?"
"Please." Jack sat in the lounge on one of the couches while Jacob went to make coffee.
"There is a patch on that wall that is different to the rest." Jacob commented and he carried two mugs in.
"It's where I fell against it and we had to repaint it."
"How exactly did you manage to fall against the wall?"
"Best if you don't ask."
"Okay. So why do you want to know what is in the box?" Jacob asked.
"Too many years of military training and a suspicious nature?" Jack offered.
"The real reason?" Jacob prompted.
"I just need to know. If I don't know enough I can't protect her."
"You really love my daughter a lot don't you?"
"More than life." Jack replied instantly.
"You know while I'm here would be a good time for the proper wedding you were talking about."
"We would but we don't have time to organise it."
"It would be our pleasure to organise a wedding for Samantha." Selmak said. "It would be a most educational experience for me."
"You want to organise a whole wedding by yourself?" Jack questioned.
"Sure why not Jack." Jacob said taking back over.
"Talking it over with Sam. She's the one who has to find time to pick a dress. But you're changing the subject." The phone rang before Jacob could say anything.
"Carter." He answered.
"Dad, its Sam." Sam said on the other end. "I'm sorry if I woke you."
"I was awake anyway. What's up?"
"Have you seen Jack? I woke up and he's not in the house and I called the base and he's not there and he hasn't been called in."
"He's here with me." Jacob replied.
"Can you put him on the phone?"
"Sure, hang on a second." He held out the phone to Jack. "It's Sam."
"Hi honey." Jack said.
"Don't you dare honey me Jack O'Neill." Sam snapped.
"Sam..."
"No, just listen to me. If you're going to disappear in the night let me know or at least have the courtesy to leave a note so I don't have to call and wake people up to check you haven't been abducted."
"I'm sorry. I needed to talk to Jake and I didn't want to disturb you up." He tried to explain.
"Well you not being here disturbed me a lot more. So just stay there and don't bother coming home. We have a briefing at 0830 for the mission we didn't go on yesterday, don't be late." She hung up before he could reply.
"Yeah and I love you too." Jack said as he dropped the phone on the couch next to him.
"I take she wasn't happy that you weren't still in bed?"
"I said so. Apparently I'm staying here tonight."
"I'll see if I can find you an extra pillow and blanket." Jacob got up.
"Jake you still didn't answer my question."
"How about that?" He walked out in search of a blanket.
TBC