"Samantha O'Neill, get back here." Jack called as Sam quickly opened the
door the next morning.
"No." She jokingly called.
"Sam." He caught up with her and hauled her off her feet. Sam shrieked. "Are you sorry?"
"No."
"And good morning to you too." Jacob said smiling at them.
"Are you going to put me down now?" Sam asked.
"No." Jack tightened his grip.
"You know I'm trained to get out of this position." Sam pointed out.
"I know, and you know I help write half that training."
"I know."
"Daddy help?" Sam pretended to plead.
"Jack, what exactly did she do to warrant this?" Jacob asked.
"Your daughter decided it was a good idea to throw leaves at me."
"Only because I know how much you love trees." Sam said glancing over her shoulder at him.
"Why you?" Jack started to tickle her as she shuffled, Sam started to giggle. "No giggling."
"Sorry that order is out dated and definitely not lawful."
"Can't blame a guy for trying." Jack dropped a kiss on her neck and let her down to her feet.
"Thank you."
"No more leaf throwing Major." Jack said with mock seriousness.
"Yes sir."
"Hey Sam, do you remember I think you must have been about three and I'd just come home after being away for about three months and you didn't recognise me. You were playing on the front lawn and I came up and said hello. You threw as many of leaves as possible at me and before running away screaming."
"Vaguely." Sam said.
"I would have paid to have seen that." Jack said.
"There is a photo in that box I told you about. Sam's Mom was taking pictures of her playing with the leaves at the time."
"I forgot to get that box. I knew there was something I'd forgotten to do after the guys moved her stuff."
"What box?" Sam asked.
"The box of photos and things from when you were growing up they're in the safe in the closet."
"There's a safe in the house?" Sam questioned.
"Yes. You didn't know about?" Jacob looked at her suspiciously.
"No."
"Ah. I'll get the box while you're out." Jacob said.
"Jake, we'll come to a deal about the distribution of said photos." Jack said. Jacob nodded.
"Dad maybe you could suggest to the General that Jack goes on a diplomacy course. I'm sure the Pentagon still holds them every couple of months."
"Maybe you should ask General Ryan next week."
"Maybe not." Sam said. "Plus I want to see those photos too."
"I'll see what I can do."
"Are the kids ready?" Jack asked.
"They're finishing up their breakfast. They've been up since 0530. Mark and Jenny are having a lie in."
"Another Carter who likes to get up early." Jack said. Sam gently elbowed him in the ribs. "Not that that is a bad thing."
"Thank you." Sam said.
"Way to defend the family honour Sammie." Jacob smiled.
"I'm going to see if I can steal some toast." She said she kissed Jacob on the cheek before heading to the kitchen.
"I get into trouble for calling her Sammie." Jack muttered.
"Father's prerogative. So did say anything more about what Anise said when she contacted the base?"
"No. Just what she told you. You could call General Hammond he was there." Jack suggested.
"I might run by the base and check things out after you've left."
"Can you ask them not to break anything, we'd actually like the whole day off?" Jack asked.
"I'll see what I can do."
TBC
"No." She jokingly called.
"Sam." He caught up with her and hauled her off her feet. Sam shrieked. "Are you sorry?"
"No."
"And good morning to you too." Jacob said smiling at them.
"Are you going to put me down now?" Sam asked.
"No." Jack tightened his grip.
"You know I'm trained to get out of this position." Sam pointed out.
"I know, and you know I help write half that training."
"I know."
"Daddy help?" Sam pretended to plead.
"Jack, what exactly did she do to warrant this?" Jacob asked.
"Your daughter decided it was a good idea to throw leaves at me."
"Only because I know how much you love trees." Sam said glancing over her shoulder at him.
"Why you?" Jack started to tickle her as she shuffled, Sam started to giggle. "No giggling."
"Sorry that order is out dated and definitely not lawful."
"Can't blame a guy for trying." Jack dropped a kiss on her neck and let her down to her feet.
"Thank you."
"No more leaf throwing Major." Jack said with mock seriousness.
"Yes sir."
"Hey Sam, do you remember I think you must have been about three and I'd just come home after being away for about three months and you didn't recognise me. You were playing on the front lawn and I came up and said hello. You threw as many of leaves as possible at me and before running away screaming."
"Vaguely." Sam said.
"I would have paid to have seen that." Jack said.
"There is a photo in that box I told you about. Sam's Mom was taking pictures of her playing with the leaves at the time."
"I forgot to get that box. I knew there was something I'd forgotten to do after the guys moved her stuff."
"What box?" Sam asked.
"The box of photos and things from when you were growing up they're in the safe in the closet."
"There's a safe in the house?" Sam questioned.
"Yes. You didn't know about?" Jacob looked at her suspiciously.
"No."
"Ah. I'll get the box while you're out." Jacob said.
"Jake, we'll come to a deal about the distribution of said photos." Jack said. Jacob nodded.
"Dad maybe you could suggest to the General that Jack goes on a diplomacy course. I'm sure the Pentagon still holds them every couple of months."
"Maybe you should ask General Ryan next week."
"Maybe not." Sam said. "Plus I want to see those photos too."
"I'll see what I can do."
"Are the kids ready?" Jack asked.
"They're finishing up their breakfast. They've been up since 0530. Mark and Jenny are having a lie in."
"Another Carter who likes to get up early." Jack said. Sam gently elbowed him in the ribs. "Not that that is a bad thing."
"Thank you." Sam said.
"Way to defend the family honour Sammie." Jacob smiled.
"I'm going to see if I can steal some toast." She said she kissed Jacob on the cheek before heading to the kitchen.
"I get into trouble for calling her Sammie." Jack muttered.
"Father's prerogative. So did say anything more about what Anise said when she contacted the base?"
"No. Just what she told you. You could call General Hammond he was there." Jack suggested.
"I might run by the base and check things out after you've left."
"Can you ask them not to break anything, we'd actually like the whole day off?" Jack asked.
"I'll see what I can do."
TBC