Title: Next Generation
Chapter 8 – Granddad
Rating: PG
Spoilers: None
Season: Beginning of Season 7, but no spoilers
Summary: Jacob meets Carmen
Pairings: Sam/Jack
Disclaimer: None of these people belong to me (sadly)
Thanks: To Cathain for betaing this, luvya
"Off world activation." The announcement came about half an hour after Hammond had checked in on Sam. She'd been sitting on the infirmary bed holding Carmen while Janet took her temperature and Jack sat nearby playing with his yoyo. At the sound of the klaxons she was on her feet, thrusting Carmen into Janet's arms she was out of the door before Jack realised what was going on.
Sam hurried down the corridor, her mind going a mile a minute – it had to be him, Hammond had said he'd be here soon; she just wanted to see him again. Pushing past the airman in the corridor she headed straight for the Gateroom, Jack hurried after her, hoping for her sake that it was Jacob.
The door slid open and the guards moved out of the way to let the now running Sam through.
"Dad!" she called as her eyes fell on him standing talking to Hammond, having just come through the gate.
"Sam!" instantly his face lit up into a smile and he opened his arms as she rushed towards him. "I'm so sorry I couldn't come sooner," he told her as she buried her into his shoulder, tears coming to her eyes, as she was overwhelmed with emotion.
Jack smiled as he entered the Gateroom and saw the two together; as they separated he flashed a smile at Jacob, "Hey Jake," he called cheerfully, "Long time no see"
"Jack," Jacob grinned not letting go of Sam's arm, "And Daniel." he added as Daniel entered the Gateroom, "Glad to see you're both okay."
"Erm Major Carter," Hammond interrupted, "I haven't filled Jacob in on all the details of the last few months..." he shot her a meaningful look, "I thought maybe you'd prefer to do it yourself." He glanced momentarily at Jack.
"Thank you General, we'll go to the infirmary now."
"Want me to come with?" Jack offered to Sam.
She smiled, "No it's okay, we'll be fine." She said before leading a confused Jacob towards the exit.
***
Jacob stood staring in wonder at his tiny baby granddaughter, it had been so long since he'd seen a baby so small, he could barely remember the days when his children were that small, and he'd missed his other grandchildren at this age. She was so perfect and minute, her tiny arms waving above her head as she gurgled up at him.
"So what have you called her?" he asked, tickling the cheek of his granddaughter as he held her in his arms.
"Carmen." Sam told him.
He frowned, "Isn't that a boys name?"
She gave him and exasperated look, "No Dad, it's a girls name."
"It's a boys name," he said stubbornly, "You gave my granddaughter a boys name?"
"Sam is a boys name." Sam pointed out.
He paused, "That's different."
"No it's not," she laughed, "Anyway Carmen is a girls name."
"Hey kids," Jack's voice came from behind them, "Am I interrupting?"
"Jack, did you know she's named my granddaughter a boys name?" Jacob demanded
"Ah," Jack paused and glanced at Sam, "I wasn't going to say anything." He grinned and turned to Sam, "Doc Fraiser wants to see you, I said I'd send you in her direction, don't worry I'll have a little 'talk' with granddad." He indicated to Jacob and gave Sam a meaningful look.
"Are you sure?" she asked, she hadn't yet told her father about Jack but was concerned about leaving it up to him.
"We'll be fine." he assured her ushering her towards the door.
"So Jake," Jack said after Sam had left, he paused; he might as well just get it over with..."What do you think of my daughter then?"
"She's..." Jacob looked up in realisation, "Your daughter?"
Jack raised his eyebrows, "Yup."
"What?" Jacob stuttered, "But Sam said the father was one of the other prisoners...and you were another prisoner there." He finished his own question.
Jack nodded, watching for Jacob's reaction.
"So you two haven't actually..." he waved his hand to carry on his point.
"No." Jack defended himself hurriedly, "If it hadn't been for Fraiser checking my DNA I wouldn't even have known."
"Right," Jacob said suspiciously, "So there's no way I can hold you accountable for this?" he said, his voice containing a hint of humour now.
"Nope." Jack spread his hands innocently.
Jacob grinned, "So why are you so nervous?"
"I'm not nervous."
"Yes you are."
"No I'm not."
"Seriously Jack, what's your part going to be in all this?"
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"It means are you going to be more to Carmen than simply her father by luck?"
"You think I'm going to walk away?"
"No, of course I don't think that, but how much are you going to be her dad?"
"Jake, I've just been given a second chance at fatherhood, that's something I never thought I would have again, you know I'm not going to let this slip away."
Jacob smiled, reassured, "I know, just checking you did."
Jack rolled his eyes, "Thanks granddad."
"Jack..." Jacob warned, "Stop calling me that."
"Sorry, are you okay if I leave you here?"
"Sure, we'll be fine." Jacob turned his attention back to Carmen.
***
"Hey." Jack called softly from the entrance to Sam's lab, "What you doing in here?"
"I was just...sorting some things out." She sniffed, and turned her head away from him.
"Are you okay?" He frowned and moved towards her, concerned.
"I'm fine." She hurried, grabbing a few random folders from the desk and turning her back on him, as she wiped her eyes she let go of the folders and they all fluttered to the ground.
"Dammit!" She bent to the ground to pick them up.
"Sam," Jack touched her shoulder, "Forget it, it doesn't matter." He added softly, "What's wrong?"
She turned tearfully, "Nothing," She smiled sadly, "That's the stupid thing, I don't even know why I'm crying – guess its just all a bit much."
"Its just the relief of seeing your dad again." He assured her, taking her shaking hand in his.
"Did you tell him?"
"Yup."
"And...?"
"He gave me a little speech about looking after you, but other than that he was fine."
"Really? He gave you a speech?"
"Na, not really, think he was worried I was going to run off or something."
"Ah," Sam smiled knowingly, "Protective father stuff."
"Yup, so what did Doc want?" Jack asked, slowly letting her hand go.
"She was talking to me about the possibility of going home, she doesn't think being stuck here is doing me any good and think maybe I'll be more comfortable and recover faster at home." Sam said as she bent down to pick up the folders.
"That's great!"
"Yeh, would be nice to take Carmen home, I hate being in the infirmary all the time."
"So when did she say you could go?"
"At the end of the week, providing I don't have anymore nightmares."
"When was the last one?"
"About a week ago." She raise her eyebrows ironically as she placed the folders back on the table.
"You'll be fine." He assured her, "Now I think you better go look after granddad."
"Yeh," She smiled up at him, "Thanks Jack." She touched his arm momentarily before hurrying out of the room.
"No problem." He said quietly to himself.
A/N: Reviews, comments, suggestions are welcome
Chapter 8 – Granddad
Rating: PG
Spoilers: None
Season: Beginning of Season 7, but no spoilers
Summary: Jacob meets Carmen
Pairings: Sam/Jack
Disclaimer: None of these people belong to me (sadly)
Thanks: To Cathain for betaing this, luvya
"Off world activation." The announcement came about half an hour after Hammond had checked in on Sam. She'd been sitting on the infirmary bed holding Carmen while Janet took her temperature and Jack sat nearby playing with his yoyo. At the sound of the klaxons she was on her feet, thrusting Carmen into Janet's arms she was out of the door before Jack realised what was going on.
Sam hurried down the corridor, her mind going a mile a minute – it had to be him, Hammond had said he'd be here soon; she just wanted to see him again. Pushing past the airman in the corridor she headed straight for the Gateroom, Jack hurried after her, hoping for her sake that it was Jacob.
The door slid open and the guards moved out of the way to let the now running Sam through.
"Dad!" she called as her eyes fell on him standing talking to Hammond, having just come through the gate.
"Sam!" instantly his face lit up into a smile and he opened his arms as she rushed towards him. "I'm so sorry I couldn't come sooner," he told her as she buried her into his shoulder, tears coming to her eyes, as she was overwhelmed with emotion.
Jack smiled as he entered the Gateroom and saw the two together; as they separated he flashed a smile at Jacob, "Hey Jake," he called cheerfully, "Long time no see"
"Jack," Jacob grinned not letting go of Sam's arm, "And Daniel." he added as Daniel entered the Gateroom, "Glad to see you're both okay."
"Erm Major Carter," Hammond interrupted, "I haven't filled Jacob in on all the details of the last few months..." he shot her a meaningful look, "I thought maybe you'd prefer to do it yourself." He glanced momentarily at Jack.
"Thank you General, we'll go to the infirmary now."
"Want me to come with?" Jack offered to Sam.
She smiled, "No it's okay, we'll be fine." She said before leading a confused Jacob towards the exit.
***
Jacob stood staring in wonder at his tiny baby granddaughter, it had been so long since he'd seen a baby so small, he could barely remember the days when his children were that small, and he'd missed his other grandchildren at this age. She was so perfect and minute, her tiny arms waving above her head as she gurgled up at him.
"So what have you called her?" he asked, tickling the cheek of his granddaughter as he held her in his arms.
"Carmen." Sam told him.
He frowned, "Isn't that a boys name?"
She gave him and exasperated look, "No Dad, it's a girls name."
"It's a boys name," he said stubbornly, "You gave my granddaughter a boys name?"
"Sam is a boys name." Sam pointed out.
He paused, "That's different."
"No it's not," she laughed, "Anyway Carmen is a girls name."
"Hey kids," Jack's voice came from behind them, "Am I interrupting?"
"Jack, did you know she's named my granddaughter a boys name?" Jacob demanded
"Ah," Jack paused and glanced at Sam, "I wasn't going to say anything." He grinned and turned to Sam, "Doc Fraiser wants to see you, I said I'd send you in her direction, don't worry I'll have a little 'talk' with granddad." He indicated to Jacob and gave Sam a meaningful look.
"Are you sure?" she asked, she hadn't yet told her father about Jack but was concerned about leaving it up to him.
"We'll be fine." he assured her ushering her towards the door.
"So Jake," Jack said after Sam had left, he paused; he might as well just get it over with..."What do you think of my daughter then?"
"She's..." Jacob looked up in realisation, "Your daughter?"
Jack raised his eyebrows, "Yup."
"What?" Jacob stuttered, "But Sam said the father was one of the other prisoners...and you were another prisoner there." He finished his own question.
Jack nodded, watching for Jacob's reaction.
"So you two haven't actually..." he waved his hand to carry on his point.
"No." Jack defended himself hurriedly, "If it hadn't been for Fraiser checking my DNA I wouldn't even have known."
"Right," Jacob said suspiciously, "So there's no way I can hold you accountable for this?" he said, his voice containing a hint of humour now.
"Nope." Jack spread his hands innocently.
Jacob grinned, "So why are you so nervous?"
"I'm not nervous."
"Yes you are."
"No I'm not."
"Seriously Jack, what's your part going to be in all this?"
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"It means are you going to be more to Carmen than simply her father by luck?"
"You think I'm going to walk away?"
"No, of course I don't think that, but how much are you going to be her dad?"
"Jake, I've just been given a second chance at fatherhood, that's something I never thought I would have again, you know I'm not going to let this slip away."
Jacob smiled, reassured, "I know, just checking you did."
Jack rolled his eyes, "Thanks granddad."
"Jack..." Jacob warned, "Stop calling me that."
"Sorry, are you okay if I leave you here?"
"Sure, we'll be fine." Jacob turned his attention back to Carmen.
***
"Hey." Jack called softly from the entrance to Sam's lab, "What you doing in here?"
"I was just...sorting some things out." She sniffed, and turned her head away from him.
"Are you okay?" He frowned and moved towards her, concerned.
"I'm fine." She hurried, grabbing a few random folders from the desk and turning her back on him, as she wiped her eyes she let go of the folders and they all fluttered to the ground.
"Dammit!" She bent to the ground to pick them up.
"Sam," Jack touched her shoulder, "Forget it, it doesn't matter." He added softly, "What's wrong?"
She turned tearfully, "Nothing," She smiled sadly, "That's the stupid thing, I don't even know why I'm crying – guess its just all a bit much."
"Its just the relief of seeing your dad again." He assured her, taking her shaking hand in his.
"Did you tell him?"
"Yup."
"And...?"
"He gave me a little speech about looking after you, but other than that he was fine."
"Really? He gave you a speech?"
"Na, not really, think he was worried I was going to run off or something."
"Ah," Sam smiled knowingly, "Protective father stuff."
"Yup, so what did Doc want?" Jack asked, slowly letting her hand go.
"She was talking to me about the possibility of going home, she doesn't think being stuck here is doing me any good and think maybe I'll be more comfortable and recover faster at home." Sam said as she bent down to pick up the folders.
"That's great!"
"Yeh, would be nice to take Carmen home, I hate being in the infirmary all the time."
"So when did she say you could go?"
"At the end of the week, providing I don't have anymore nightmares."
"When was the last one?"
"About a week ago." She raise her eyebrows ironically as she placed the folders back on the table.
"You'll be fine." He assured her, "Now I think you better go look after granddad."
"Yeh," She smiled up at him, "Thanks Jack." She touched his arm momentarily before hurrying out of the room.
"No problem." He said quietly to himself.
A/N: Reviews, comments, suggestions are welcome