A/N: I did have three chapters written and saved on disk but somehow it got corrupted so now i have to remember what was in them and rewrite them.

"So where are you going?" Jack asked as he watched Sam pack. "San Diego to visit Mark and the kids?"

"No." Sam replied.

"Vegas to fritter away some of that money you've accumulated?" Jack asked.

"No." Sam shook her head.

"So where then?"

"Well you see I married a guy who has the perfect retreat in the land of sky blue waters." She turned to look at him.

"You're going fishing without me?" Jack said. "That's not fair."

"Don't worry I won't go fishing." Sam replied straight-faced. "I wouldn't want to disturb the empty lake."

"I'll have you know there are fish in there." Jack crossed his arms.

"Jack we were there for our honeymoon, no fish."

"We didn't exactly spend a lot of time fishing." Jack reminded her.

"Maybe you can remind me what exactly we got up to because my memory is a little foggy."

"I think I can manage that. But you know if we get to keep Jacob we're not going to do this any time we want."

"We'll just have to practice being quiet." Sam said wrapping his arm around his neck.

"Now that's something I can get behind." He kissed her.

#

"So have a nice day at work honey." Sam said as she stood on the front step dressed in jeans and a shirt. She was booked on a flight to Minnesota in two hours.

"Without you there? No way." Jack gave her a kiss. "Give me a call at the base when you get there and keep your cell phone with you in case I and / or the base need you."

"Yes sir." Sam saluted.

"I love you." Jack said.

"I love you too."

"Have a good time."

"Be careful and don't cause any diplomatic incidents." Sam said.

"I'll leave that to Daniel." He winked at her. "I'll see you in a couple days."

"Bye." Sam tucked her hands in her back pockets as she watched him get into the truck and drive away. She sighed and before she went back inside to make sure she had everything she needed for a couple of days.

#

"Excuse me Colonel?" Siler stopped him in the hallway later that day.

"Yes Siler?"

"Do you have any ideas where Major Carter is sir?" Siler asked.

"She's taken a couple of days leave out of the numerous ones she had owing to her. Is it important?"

"It can wait sir. When exactly will she be back?"

"She's taken three days." Jack replied. "She has her cell phone in an absolute emergency but try not to use it unless absolutely necessary."

"Yes sir."

"Carry on."

#

"Jack what are you doing?" Daniel asked when he found him in the briefing room with a large stack of files later that day.

"Trying to find a replacement." Jack replied.

"A replacement for whom?" Daniel questioned.

"Sam. I told her that we could adopt Jacob if she could convince Hammond that the world wouldn't end if she wasn't on SG-1 anymore and she just stayed on base in the lab most of the time. So I thought it would work better if we had a possible replacement lined up."

"So you agreed to it then?" Daniel sat down.

"Yes. I like the kid, but I don't know if Hammond will agree to it."

"Teal'c and I can help you come up with an argument. Where is Sam anyway? I haven't seen her today."

"She got a little tense and stressed out and was threatening to quit so I gave her a couple days leave. She's gone to Minnesota."

"Aren't you a good husband?" Daniel teased.

"I'm being a good CO. I can't have her here if she is distracted. She needs to work a few things out, so I'm giving her space."

"It's still a nice thing to do. If I'm going to have to work with this person hand some of those files over." Daniel said.

"Here." Jack slid half the pile over to him.

"Let's find someone."

TBC