The phone rang at 0730 the next morning, Jacob grabbed it.
"Carter."
"Dad its Sam. Is Jack still there?" She asked.
"Yeah he's asleep on the couch."
"Do me a favour and kick him off it. We have a briefing at 0830 and he's going to be late if he doesn't get his ass in gear."
"Do you want to talk to him?" Jacob offered.
"No. I have to get back to work. I'll talk to later. I love you Dad."
"I love you too kid." Jacob hung up.
"Who was on the phone?" Jack groaned.
"Sam. She wants me to remind you that you have a briefing in less than an hour and not to be late for it."
"Is she in a better mood than she was earlier?" He asked sitting up.
"No, I pretty sure she's still pissed at you. I'll be ready to go in ten minutes."
"Great dissension in the ranks, just what I need where ever we're going." Jack yawned and rubbed his eyes.
"You don't know where you're going?" Jacob question, finding it odd that Jack hadn't paid any attention to something as important as the location of their mission.
"P3R something or other. An inconsequential planet to me, but apparently of great scientific and cultural interest."
"Jack a little piece of advice if you want to get back into Sam's good books, don't refer to something she's interested in as inconsequential."
"You know she made a cake on Friday a really good cake."
"And she didn't burn the place down?" Jacob questioned.
"No."
"Ten minutes." Jacob said smiling.
~
"Coffee please." Jack said as he stood at the commissary counter, he had fifteen minutes before the briefing was due to start. He took the mug and went and sat at the table with the rest of his team. "Morning."
"Morning Jack." Daniel said.
"Good morning O'Neill." Teal'c added.
"Sir." Sam muttered.
"So what's this briefing about?" He asked.
"Excuse me sir. I have to go." Sam said coldly sliding her chair back, she rose and left.
"Ouch. What did you do?" Daniel asked.
"I left." Jack said stirring cream into his coffee.
"You left?" Daniel questioned.
"I couldn't sleep. So I drove over to see Jacob and talk to him about something. Sam woke up and I wasn't there so she thought I'd been abducted. So she's a little pissed at me. She'll get over it eventually."
"An apology might be a good place to start."
"I can't apologise if she's going to be Miss cool professional soldier. I'll apologise when she calms down slightly."
"And Teal'c and I will go into hiding until the briefing." Daniel said standing. "Teal'c lets go."
"Indeed Daniel Jackson."
~
"Sam can I talk to you?" Jack said at the end of the briefing.
"It will have to wait sir. We leave in an hour and I need to take care of some things before then. If you'll excuse me." She gathered up her things and left.
"That went well." He muttered. "Daniel could you..."
"Leave us out of this Jack. You broke it now it's up to you to fix it."
"Indeed." Teal'c agreed.
"Thanks for the support guys." Jack said sarcastically.
"You are most welcome O'Neill." Teal'c said before leaving.
~
"Jack." Jacob said coming into the gate room as they were preparing to leave.
"Yeah Jake?" He asked.
"Here." He handed him an envelope.
"What is it?" Jack inquired.
"The answer to your question. Burn it when you get to the other side."
"After I've read it." He said.
"No, just burn it. I'll see you all when you get back. Good luck."
"Thanks Jacob." Daniel said.
"Bye Dad."
"Move out people." Hammond instructed as the gate flickered. Jack sent off a salute and led them through the gate.
TBC
"Carter."
"Dad its Sam. Is Jack still there?" She asked.
"Yeah he's asleep on the couch."
"Do me a favour and kick him off it. We have a briefing at 0830 and he's going to be late if he doesn't get his ass in gear."
"Do you want to talk to him?" Jacob offered.
"No. I have to get back to work. I'll talk to later. I love you Dad."
"I love you too kid." Jacob hung up.
"Who was on the phone?" Jack groaned.
"Sam. She wants me to remind you that you have a briefing in less than an hour and not to be late for it."
"Is she in a better mood than she was earlier?" He asked sitting up.
"No, I pretty sure she's still pissed at you. I'll be ready to go in ten minutes."
"Great dissension in the ranks, just what I need where ever we're going." Jack yawned and rubbed his eyes.
"You don't know where you're going?" Jacob question, finding it odd that Jack hadn't paid any attention to something as important as the location of their mission.
"P3R something or other. An inconsequential planet to me, but apparently of great scientific and cultural interest."
"Jack a little piece of advice if you want to get back into Sam's good books, don't refer to something she's interested in as inconsequential."
"You know she made a cake on Friday a really good cake."
"And she didn't burn the place down?" Jacob questioned.
"No."
"Ten minutes." Jacob said smiling.
~
"Coffee please." Jack said as he stood at the commissary counter, he had fifteen minutes before the briefing was due to start. He took the mug and went and sat at the table with the rest of his team. "Morning."
"Morning Jack." Daniel said.
"Good morning O'Neill." Teal'c added.
"Sir." Sam muttered.
"So what's this briefing about?" He asked.
"Excuse me sir. I have to go." Sam said coldly sliding her chair back, she rose and left.
"Ouch. What did you do?" Daniel asked.
"I left." Jack said stirring cream into his coffee.
"You left?" Daniel questioned.
"I couldn't sleep. So I drove over to see Jacob and talk to him about something. Sam woke up and I wasn't there so she thought I'd been abducted. So she's a little pissed at me. She'll get over it eventually."
"An apology might be a good place to start."
"I can't apologise if she's going to be Miss cool professional soldier. I'll apologise when she calms down slightly."
"And Teal'c and I will go into hiding until the briefing." Daniel said standing. "Teal'c lets go."
"Indeed Daniel Jackson."
~
"Sam can I talk to you?" Jack said at the end of the briefing.
"It will have to wait sir. We leave in an hour and I need to take care of some things before then. If you'll excuse me." She gathered up her things and left.
"That went well." He muttered. "Daniel could you..."
"Leave us out of this Jack. You broke it now it's up to you to fix it."
"Indeed." Teal'c agreed.
"Thanks for the support guys." Jack said sarcastically.
"You are most welcome O'Neill." Teal'c said before leaving.
~
"Jack." Jacob said coming into the gate room as they were preparing to leave.
"Yeah Jake?" He asked.
"Here." He handed him an envelope.
"What is it?" Jack inquired.
"The answer to your question. Burn it when you get to the other side."
"After I've read it." He said.
"No, just burn it. I'll see you all when you get back. Good luck."
"Thanks Jacob." Daniel said.
"Bye Dad."
"Move out people." Hammond instructed as the gate flickered. Jack sent off a salute and led them through the gate.
TBC