Sam actually made it home at 1550, after taking a twenty minute break to
greet Bray'tac and Rya'c and help Teal'c get them settled in the VIP
quarters, she had come up with a solution on how to fix the problem with
the computer.
"Hello?" She called as she entered the house.
"Hi Sammie." Jacob greeted her; he had a tea-towel flung over his shoulder.
"You look very domestic."
"I thought I should do the dishes since Jenny made dinner."
"Are they still here?" Sam asked.
"No, they went out for ice-cream. The kids were getting impatient waiting for you to get back."
"I left as soon as I could. Look I'm sorry I hung up on you, I was under a lot of stress trying to fix the problem."
"It's okay; at least you're back now."
"Yes and thank you for calling Daniel too. He made realise what was really bothering me."
"I thought he might, do you want to tell me?" Jacob asked.
"I really should talk to Jack first. I thought he'd be back by now."
"He called Annabelle's flight was slightly delayed. But he should be back soon."
"I think I'll go and sit on the front step and wait for him."
"Sam, you should know he was perplexed that you hung up on him, but he a lot madder that you broke your promise to leave and that you couldn't let someone else handle the situation."
"I was actually heading to the locker room to change at 1100; I'd farmed out most of work on my desk that someone else could manage without me. I'd redistributed the paperwork back to the relevant people and have exactly three things on my desk which need my attention on Monday. All the scientists were told to ask each other if they had a problem and not to call me because I was taking the weekend off. Then my good intentions went pear shaped when SG-3 came back. The computer software recognised that there was a new targeting glitch. Since I wrote the targeting software I had to fix it. "
"Good thing you managed it."
"Yeah, after you sent Daniel to talk to me, Bray'tac and Rya'c came through early. I spent twenty minutes helping get them settled in and watching them try on the black cowboy hats Teal'c had bought for them. By the time I got back I'd stopped focusing on the problem so I could see the big picture, it was a lot easier to fix after that."
"You should tell Jack that." Jacob suggested.
"I'm planning to, when he gets back. I'll be outside if you need me for anything."
"Okay."
~
It was another fifteen minutes before Jack pulled up, he noticed Sam sat waiting.
"Hey Annabelle. I'm glad you could make." Sam said as she gave her mother- in-law a hug. "How was your flight?"
"There was some turbulence and a ten minute delay in boarding but other than that it was fine."
"That's good."
"So I'm going to get to meet your family."
"Dad's inside. Mark and Jenny took the kids to get dessert. Why don't you go in and meet him? Jack and I are going for a walk."
"We are?" Jack questioned, Sam nodded. "Mom, go and meet Jake, you'll like him."
"Okay. Have a nice walk." Annabelle went inside.
"Do you think it's a good idea leaving your father with my mother?" He asked.
"Probably not, but think of it this way it's two against one."
"Good point. So why are we going on this walk?" He asked.
"I figured we needed to talk and it was probably better to do it with out our relatives in hearing distance."
"Okay. Who goes first?"
"Me. I'm sorry I hung up on you, I was in a bad mood and I took it out on you." Jack opened his mouth to say something, but she continued before he could get a word out. "I'm also sorry I wasn't home like I promised. It was really out of my control."
"It always is." He muttered.
"This time it really was. You would have been proud of me. By 1000 I had everything on my desk redistributed, everyone was under strict instructions not to call me because I was taking the weekend off, I'd flicked the sign in the locker room over to female, I'd opened my locker then SG-3 came back. Ten minutes later and I would have already left."
"What happened?"
"Something hit the gate as they came through which altered the targeting data for the gate. If you'd wanted to go to Chulak, you'd have a fifty fifty chance that you'd end up there, but just as likely you could end up on Argos, Vorash or anywhere else for that matter. I had to stay and fix it. By the time you called I was getting fed with people interrupting, I was trying to finish so I could come home and I took it out on you and Dad and I'm sorry."
"Seeing as you calmed down and you made it home at a reasonable hour, you're forgiven."
"That's very noble of you."
"So what did calm you down?"
"Daniel, Dad called him after you left. He made me think about what else was bothering me."
"Do you want to tell me what it was?" Jack asked.
"I never wanted the big white wedding, everyone told me I should have it but I never really wanted or needed it."
"What did you want?" Jack asked.
"What we had. Something very small and very quiet. I'm not saying Vegas was the ideal location, but it was what I wanted."
"It's a little late to cancel this shindig tomorrow."
"I know. Daniel made me see that it doesn't have to be what's important about tomorrow. I love you that's what important."
"I love you too."
"Tomorrow is just about getting the nice photos and the party. The rest is superfluous."
"So we're still having this wedding tomorrow because my Mom bought a hat she insisted on showing me?"
"Yeah, I'll be the one in the white dress."
"So your dress is white. Good to know." Sam rolled her eyes. "Come here." He pulled her into a hug.
"You know Daniel doesn't trust Myles." Sam said as they walked back to the house.
"I know. I'm beginning as well, he asks too many questions."
"You have met me and Daniel right."
"Something is just off."
TBC
"Hello?" She called as she entered the house.
"Hi Sammie." Jacob greeted her; he had a tea-towel flung over his shoulder.
"You look very domestic."
"I thought I should do the dishes since Jenny made dinner."
"Are they still here?" Sam asked.
"No, they went out for ice-cream. The kids were getting impatient waiting for you to get back."
"I left as soon as I could. Look I'm sorry I hung up on you, I was under a lot of stress trying to fix the problem."
"It's okay; at least you're back now."
"Yes and thank you for calling Daniel too. He made realise what was really bothering me."
"I thought he might, do you want to tell me?" Jacob asked.
"I really should talk to Jack first. I thought he'd be back by now."
"He called Annabelle's flight was slightly delayed. But he should be back soon."
"I think I'll go and sit on the front step and wait for him."
"Sam, you should know he was perplexed that you hung up on him, but he a lot madder that you broke your promise to leave and that you couldn't let someone else handle the situation."
"I was actually heading to the locker room to change at 1100; I'd farmed out most of work on my desk that someone else could manage without me. I'd redistributed the paperwork back to the relevant people and have exactly three things on my desk which need my attention on Monday. All the scientists were told to ask each other if they had a problem and not to call me because I was taking the weekend off. Then my good intentions went pear shaped when SG-3 came back. The computer software recognised that there was a new targeting glitch. Since I wrote the targeting software I had to fix it. "
"Good thing you managed it."
"Yeah, after you sent Daniel to talk to me, Bray'tac and Rya'c came through early. I spent twenty minutes helping get them settled in and watching them try on the black cowboy hats Teal'c had bought for them. By the time I got back I'd stopped focusing on the problem so I could see the big picture, it was a lot easier to fix after that."
"You should tell Jack that." Jacob suggested.
"I'm planning to, when he gets back. I'll be outside if you need me for anything."
"Okay."
~
It was another fifteen minutes before Jack pulled up, he noticed Sam sat waiting.
"Hey Annabelle. I'm glad you could make." Sam said as she gave her mother- in-law a hug. "How was your flight?"
"There was some turbulence and a ten minute delay in boarding but other than that it was fine."
"That's good."
"So I'm going to get to meet your family."
"Dad's inside. Mark and Jenny took the kids to get dessert. Why don't you go in and meet him? Jack and I are going for a walk."
"We are?" Jack questioned, Sam nodded. "Mom, go and meet Jake, you'll like him."
"Okay. Have a nice walk." Annabelle went inside.
"Do you think it's a good idea leaving your father with my mother?" He asked.
"Probably not, but think of it this way it's two against one."
"Good point. So why are we going on this walk?" He asked.
"I figured we needed to talk and it was probably better to do it with out our relatives in hearing distance."
"Okay. Who goes first?"
"Me. I'm sorry I hung up on you, I was in a bad mood and I took it out on you." Jack opened his mouth to say something, but she continued before he could get a word out. "I'm also sorry I wasn't home like I promised. It was really out of my control."
"It always is." He muttered.
"This time it really was. You would have been proud of me. By 1000 I had everything on my desk redistributed, everyone was under strict instructions not to call me because I was taking the weekend off, I'd flicked the sign in the locker room over to female, I'd opened my locker then SG-3 came back. Ten minutes later and I would have already left."
"What happened?"
"Something hit the gate as they came through which altered the targeting data for the gate. If you'd wanted to go to Chulak, you'd have a fifty fifty chance that you'd end up there, but just as likely you could end up on Argos, Vorash or anywhere else for that matter. I had to stay and fix it. By the time you called I was getting fed with people interrupting, I was trying to finish so I could come home and I took it out on you and Dad and I'm sorry."
"Seeing as you calmed down and you made it home at a reasonable hour, you're forgiven."
"That's very noble of you."
"So what did calm you down?"
"Daniel, Dad called him after you left. He made me think about what else was bothering me."
"Do you want to tell me what it was?" Jack asked.
"I never wanted the big white wedding, everyone told me I should have it but I never really wanted or needed it."
"What did you want?" Jack asked.
"What we had. Something very small and very quiet. I'm not saying Vegas was the ideal location, but it was what I wanted."
"It's a little late to cancel this shindig tomorrow."
"I know. Daniel made me see that it doesn't have to be what's important about tomorrow. I love you that's what important."
"I love you too."
"Tomorrow is just about getting the nice photos and the party. The rest is superfluous."
"So we're still having this wedding tomorrow because my Mom bought a hat she insisted on showing me?"
"Yeah, I'll be the one in the white dress."
"So your dress is white. Good to know." Sam rolled her eyes. "Come here." He pulled her into a hug.
"You know Daniel doesn't trust Myles." Sam said as they walked back to the house.
"I know. I'm beginning as well, he asks too many questions."
"You have met me and Daniel right."
"Something is just off."
TBC