"You should see some of the faces Jack pulls when Sam gives her technical
scientific speeches." Hammond said. "It makes briefings highly
entertaining."
"It's nice to know you pay attention General." Sam said.
"I can tell the difference between Cancer, Orion and Cassiopeia. I know black holes are bad, I understand the concept of interstellar drift that's enough for me." Jack responds so as Hammond didn't have to provide an opinion on Sam's briefings. "One genius in the family is enough."
"I used to find that annoying when I was a kid." Mark said. "Especially when she could do my homework and I couldn't."
"But I remember you got Cora Benson to help you." Sam reminded him.
"I can't help it if she thought I was cute."
"She followed you around like a lost puppy for three weeks until talked to her brother while I was beating him at pool."
"He almost beat me up for taking advantage of his sister." Mark remembered.
"He didn't though; I managed to talk him out of it."
"Are we talking about Major Benson's daughter Cora?"
"Yeah." Mark replied.
"Where was I at the time?" Jacob questioned.
"Italy I think." Sam replied. "Or maybe it was India, somewhere beginning with I."
"Was there any of my other friends daughter's I should have been concerned about?" Jacob asked.
"Let's see there was Helena, Fallon, Missy, Katie..."
"Bobby Jenkins?" Mark countered.
"Why you?" Sam tossed some of her wafer at him.
"Auntie Sam you're not supposed to throw food." Matthew reminded her.
"Sorry Mattie." Sam apologised.
"You got mad at Uncle Jack when he threw popcorn at you last week." Hannah added.
"That's because Uncle Jack is a big kid." Everyone smiled as Jack was trying to steal her ice-cream while she spoke. "And the popcorn stuck to my hair." She batted his hand away; unsurprisingly no one disagreed with her.
"When Jack was a child he..." Annabelle started.
"No stories Mom, I have to work with most of these people."
"Don't worry Jack we won't think any less of you." Janet said.
"I was a pain when I was a kid. I'd rather not discuss it."
"You were a pain Jack, I would never have guessed." Daniel joked. "You're as bad as she is." Jack accused.
"Don't worry Daniel; just ignore him like I do when he calls me a Napoleonic power monger who is coming after him with big needles."
"You are and you do."
"Jack, if you're calling her that no wonder she uses large needles." Jacob joked.
"Why does she need to take so much blood?" Jenny asked.
"I caught Malaria years ago, I had a flare up last year, she just keeps a check so it doesn't happen again." Jack replied. Janet, Cassie, Teal'c, General Hammond, Jacob, Daniel and Sam glanced at him for the speed at which he'd made up the lie.
"That doesn't sound like fun." Jenny winced.
"It's not." Hannah yawned. "Looks like it's time to go."
"It's been a long day." Mark said ruffling his daughter's hair.
"I'll go and take care of the bill." Sam said getting up from the table.
"Kids get your coats on." Jenny instructed.
"I'll give you a lift home Murray." Hammond said.
"That would be most kind, General Hammond." Teal'c replied, most of the group knew this meant taking him back to the base.
"We'll get the kids in the car Dad." Mark said. "We'll see first tomorrow."
"About 0800." Janet said to Jenny. "I'll bring the dresses with me."
"Got it."
"Mom, we'll drop you off at the hotel on the way home." Jack said.
"You're not going home. You're going to Daniel's." Jacob said.
"Excuse me?" Jack asked.
"You're spending the night at Daniel's. He has your Class A's there I dropped them off yesterday."
"I'm still not sure on the why I can't go home."
"It's tradition."
"Jake, we got married months ago."
"And I wasn't there. So let me have my bit of tradition."
"Tradition is good Jonathan." Annabelle started.
"Jack, just agree with him. It's only one night." Sam said.
"Annabelle, I'll drive you back to your hotel, if Sam can drop Jack off." Daniel offered.
"I think I can manage that." Sam said. "I'll call in an hour to make sure you're there." Jacob warned.
"Yes sir." Jack replied.
Out in the parking lot Jack and Sam waited for everyone else to leave.
"I still don't know why we're agreeing to this. We're both adults we should be able to sleep where we want." Jack moaned.
"Jack, let Dad have his way and he won't set Selmak on you. Besides I'll make adequate restitution tomorrow night."
"Who gets to define the term adequate?" He questioned.
"I'm sure we can come to some arrangement. But how about a preview?" She pushed him against the SUV and passionately kissed him. His arms instinctively went around his waist his hands hovering over her butt. There we a couple of loud wolf whistles, that forced Sam to turn around. "Phipps, Brady." Sam said recognising some of the academy staff.
"Sorry Ma'am, I didn't realise it was you." Brady apologised.
"It's okay. Have you met my husband Colonel O'Neill?" She asked.
"Not personally ma'am. It's nice to meet you sir, we've heard good things about you."
"You too. We should really be going, we've got a busy day tomorrow."
TBC
"It's nice to know you pay attention General." Sam said.
"I can tell the difference between Cancer, Orion and Cassiopeia. I know black holes are bad, I understand the concept of interstellar drift that's enough for me." Jack responds so as Hammond didn't have to provide an opinion on Sam's briefings. "One genius in the family is enough."
"I used to find that annoying when I was a kid." Mark said. "Especially when she could do my homework and I couldn't."
"But I remember you got Cora Benson to help you." Sam reminded him.
"I can't help it if she thought I was cute."
"She followed you around like a lost puppy for three weeks until talked to her brother while I was beating him at pool."
"He almost beat me up for taking advantage of his sister." Mark remembered.
"He didn't though; I managed to talk him out of it."
"Are we talking about Major Benson's daughter Cora?"
"Yeah." Mark replied.
"Where was I at the time?" Jacob questioned.
"Italy I think." Sam replied. "Or maybe it was India, somewhere beginning with I."
"Was there any of my other friends daughter's I should have been concerned about?" Jacob asked.
"Let's see there was Helena, Fallon, Missy, Katie..."
"Bobby Jenkins?" Mark countered.
"Why you?" Sam tossed some of her wafer at him.
"Auntie Sam you're not supposed to throw food." Matthew reminded her.
"Sorry Mattie." Sam apologised.
"You got mad at Uncle Jack when he threw popcorn at you last week." Hannah added.
"That's because Uncle Jack is a big kid." Everyone smiled as Jack was trying to steal her ice-cream while she spoke. "And the popcorn stuck to my hair." She batted his hand away; unsurprisingly no one disagreed with her.
"When Jack was a child he..." Annabelle started.
"No stories Mom, I have to work with most of these people."
"Don't worry Jack we won't think any less of you." Janet said.
"I was a pain when I was a kid. I'd rather not discuss it."
"You were a pain Jack, I would never have guessed." Daniel joked. "You're as bad as she is." Jack accused.
"Don't worry Daniel; just ignore him like I do when he calls me a Napoleonic power monger who is coming after him with big needles."
"You are and you do."
"Jack, if you're calling her that no wonder she uses large needles." Jacob joked.
"Why does she need to take so much blood?" Jenny asked.
"I caught Malaria years ago, I had a flare up last year, she just keeps a check so it doesn't happen again." Jack replied. Janet, Cassie, Teal'c, General Hammond, Jacob, Daniel and Sam glanced at him for the speed at which he'd made up the lie.
"That doesn't sound like fun." Jenny winced.
"It's not." Hannah yawned. "Looks like it's time to go."
"It's been a long day." Mark said ruffling his daughter's hair.
"I'll go and take care of the bill." Sam said getting up from the table.
"Kids get your coats on." Jenny instructed.
"I'll give you a lift home Murray." Hammond said.
"That would be most kind, General Hammond." Teal'c replied, most of the group knew this meant taking him back to the base.
"We'll get the kids in the car Dad." Mark said. "We'll see first tomorrow."
"About 0800." Janet said to Jenny. "I'll bring the dresses with me."
"Got it."
"Mom, we'll drop you off at the hotel on the way home." Jack said.
"You're not going home. You're going to Daniel's." Jacob said.
"Excuse me?" Jack asked.
"You're spending the night at Daniel's. He has your Class A's there I dropped them off yesterday."
"I'm still not sure on the why I can't go home."
"It's tradition."
"Jake, we got married months ago."
"And I wasn't there. So let me have my bit of tradition."
"Tradition is good Jonathan." Annabelle started.
"Jack, just agree with him. It's only one night." Sam said.
"Annabelle, I'll drive you back to your hotel, if Sam can drop Jack off." Daniel offered.
"I think I can manage that." Sam said. "I'll call in an hour to make sure you're there." Jacob warned.
"Yes sir." Jack replied.
Out in the parking lot Jack and Sam waited for everyone else to leave.
"I still don't know why we're agreeing to this. We're both adults we should be able to sleep where we want." Jack moaned.
"Jack, let Dad have his way and he won't set Selmak on you. Besides I'll make adequate restitution tomorrow night."
"Who gets to define the term adequate?" He questioned.
"I'm sure we can come to some arrangement. But how about a preview?" She pushed him against the SUV and passionately kissed him. His arms instinctively went around his waist his hands hovering over her butt. There we a couple of loud wolf whistles, that forced Sam to turn around. "Phipps, Brady." Sam said recognising some of the academy staff.
"Sorry Ma'am, I didn't realise it was you." Brady apologised.
"It's okay. Have you met my husband Colonel O'Neill?" She asked.
"Not personally ma'am. It's nice to meet you sir, we've heard good things about you."
"You too. We should really be going, we've got a busy day tomorrow."
TBC