There was a knock on Hammond's office door.
"Yeah, it's open." Jack called.
"Colonel, do you have a minute?" Janet asked.
"Sure Doc, it'll save me from trying to figure the gate schedule for the next week, since Hammond it turns has to stay in Washington longer. So what can I do for you Doc?"
"Sir, I need a favour I wouldn't ask if there were anyone else." Janet started.
"What kind of favour because if involves leaving the mountain no can do."
"No, you can do this favour and stay right in this office." Janet said.
"I'm listening." Jack leant back against the chair.
"I need you to watch Jacob for me." Janet said picking the Moses basket with the sleeping baby in from outside the door.
"You want me to watch the baby?" Jack questioned.
"I wouldn't ask unless it was absolutely necessary sir."
"Why can't some else watch him?" Jack asked.
"Sam's dismantling the naqquadah reactor pretending she isn't mad at you, Daniel is in his lab translating it. Teal'c is kel'noreeming and the rest of my staff and the base staff is busy. It's either you or the security room staff sir."
"Why can't you keep him in the infirmary?" Jack inquired.
"Siler and the maintenance team are scheduled to being maintenance in the infirmary and with them banging around...."
"Sam or Daniel didn't put you up to this did they?"
"Of course not sir." Janet stated adamantly.
"Give him here. But if all hell breaks loose, he's going to security."
"Yes sir." Janet handed him the basket. She stepped out the door and returned with a bag. "There are diapers and bottles in there. When you heat them up test it on your wrist...."
"I know all about it Doc. We'll be fine."
"Just call me if you need anything sir."
"Out Doc and that's an order."
"Yes sir." Janet turned and left with a small smile on her face.
#
An hour later there was a knock on the door.
"Come." Jack gently called.
"Jack, I need to talk to you about...." Ferretti paused. "Jack, you have a baby is your arm."
"Noticed that huh." Jack said.
"Where did it come from?"
"He and his name is Jacob apparently."
"Okay. Where did Jacob come from?" Ferretti asked.
"Jacob is the only survivor of a planet that was wiped out by the Goa'uld. Jacob, as in General Jacob of Jacob and Selmak of the Tok'ra brought him here because he thought he'd be better off on Earth. Sam and Janet named him Jacob."
"I see. But that doesn't explain why you have him."
"I'm babysitting since Siler's banging something about in the infirmary. Plus on top of which I have to figure out what happens to him because Hammond is going to be in Washington for another, plus I have to send a team to bury his people."
"I'm sure you'll find some good adoptive parents for him." Ferretti said.
"Sam wants to adopt him." Jack said blankly.
"What do you think about it?"
"He's a good kid, but it just seems a little impractical given our jobs. But Sam's willing to give up going out into the field or so she told me when she woke me up to tell she wanted to adopt him."
"So are you going to do it?" Ferretti asked.
"I honestly don't know." Jack sighed. "But you didn't come here to talk about the baby so what's up?"
"I need to talk to you."
"In the capacity of temporary base commanding officer or as in friend?"
"The first. I have a requisition order that's been held up."
"When was it filed?" Jack asked.
"Three days ago."
"Hand me the green file folder behind you." Jack prompted as Ferretti reached for the file, Jacob woke up. "Shush shush." Jack rocked him gently.
"Is he supposed to cry like that?"
"Well he can't be hungry I feed him twenty minutes ago and I change his diaper."
"What about burping him?" Ferretti suggested.
"Damn I knew I forgot something." He grabbed the cloth diaper and flung it over his arm and gently after putting Jacob in the correct position rubbed his back in small circles to encourage him to burp which settled him slightly. "Find your requisition out of the pile." Jack instructed.
"Got it." Ferretti placed it on the desk in front of Jack, who quickly skim read it.
"Sounds reasonable." He stopped rubbing circles long enough to sign the requisition. "There you go."
"Thanks Jack and for what it's worth I think you and Sam would make great parents."
TBC
"Yeah, it's open." Jack called.
"Colonel, do you have a minute?" Janet asked.
"Sure Doc, it'll save me from trying to figure the gate schedule for the next week, since Hammond it turns has to stay in Washington longer. So what can I do for you Doc?"
"Sir, I need a favour I wouldn't ask if there were anyone else." Janet started.
"What kind of favour because if involves leaving the mountain no can do."
"No, you can do this favour and stay right in this office." Janet said.
"I'm listening." Jack leant back against the chair.
"I need you to watch Jacob for me." Janet said picking the Moses basket with the sleeping baby in from outside the door.
"You want me to watch the baby?" Jack questioned.
"I wouldn't ask unless it was absolutely necessary sir."
"Why can't some else watch him?" Jack asked.
"Sam's dismantling the naqquadah reactor pretending she isn't mad at you, Daniel is in his lab translating it. Teal'c is kel'noreeming and the rest of my staff and the base staff is busy. It's either you or the security room staff sir."
"Why can't you keep him in the infirmary?" Jack inquired.
"Siler and the maintenance team are scheduled to being maintenance in the infirmary and with them banging around...."
"Sam or Daniel didn't put you up to this did they?"
"Of course not sir." Janet stated adamantly.
"Give him here. But if all hell breaks loose, he's going to security."
"Yes sir." Janet handed him the basket. She stepped out the door and returned with a bag. "There are diapers and bottles in there. When you heat them up test it on your wrist...."
"I know all about it Doc. We'll be fine."
"Just call me if you need anything sir."
"Out Doc and that's an order."
"Yes sir." Janet turned and left with a small smile on her face.
#
An hour later there was a knock on the door.
"Come." Jack gently called.
"Jack, I need to talk to you about...." Ferretti paused. "Jack, you have a baby is your arm."
"Noticed that huh." Jack said.
"Where did it come from?"
"He and his name is Jacob apparently."
"Okay. Where did Jacob come from?" Ferretti asked.
"Jacob is the only survivor of a planet that was wiped out by the Goa'uld. Jacob, as in General Jacob of Jacob and Selmak of the Tok'ra brought him here because he thought he'd be better off on Earth. Sam and Janet named him Jacob."
"I see. But that doesn't explain why you have him."
"I'm babysitting since Siler's banging something about in the infirmary. Plus on top of which I have to figure out what happens to him because Hammond is going to be in Washington for another, plus I have to send a team to bury his people."
"I'm sure you'll find some good adoptive parents for him." Ferretti said.
"Sam wants to adopt him." Jack said blankly.
"What do you think about it?"
"He's a good kid, but it just seems a little impractical given our jobs. But Sam's willing to give up going out into the field or so she told me when she woke me up to tell she wanted to adopt him."
"So are you going to do it?" Ferretti asked.
"I honestly don't know." Jack sighed. "But you didn't come here to talk about the baby so what's up?"
"I need to talk to you."
"In the capacity of temporary base commanding officer or as in friend?"
"The first. I have a requisition order that's been held up."
"When was it filed?" Jack asked.
"Three days ago."
"Hand me the green file folder behind you." Jack prompted as Ferretti reached for the file, Jacob woke up. "Shush shush." Jack rocked him gently.
"Is he supposed to cry like that?"
"Well he can't be hungry I feed him twenty minutes ago and I change his diaper."
"What about burping him?" Ferretti suggested.
"Damn I knew I forgot something." He grabbed the cloth diaper and flung it over his arm and gently after putting Jacob in the correct position rubbed his back in small circles to encourage him to burp which settled him slightly. "Find your requisition out of the pile." Jack instructed.
"Got it." Ferretti placed it on the desk in front of Jack, who quickly skim read it.
"Sounds reasonable." He stopped rubbing circles long enough to sign the requisition. "There you go."
"Thanks Jack and for what it's worth I think you and Sam would make great parents."
TBC