Jack sat in the infirmary thinking.
It was possible even justly slightly that he was a father again. His head provided enough info to question it being true and at the same time it not being true, it had taken long enough for him to accept this where he was now was reality, so he could just be taking another step to that nut house.
How would she react? If he told her said that for some reason that totally escaped him while rescuing her daughter from almost certain death he happened to come across this memory he doesn't even remember that in one move questions who her father is and may also put it to rest.
Maybe she wouldn't have to know, he could order the test done to protect Earth, that way he'd have the answer and she would carry on as normal with the life she had made. But if she found out she might never understand why he didn't tell her.
Doing the test could be a waste of time, which was more than likely, the results of which could change things Carter had said right from the beginning she didn't want to know who the father was in case it changed things.....which it would.
Did she know? Did she suspect anything? Was she protecting someone?, him? by not saying anything, putting the status quo of SG-1 and the daily protection of Earth above that?
She wouldn't do that, Carter of all people knows what it's like to grow up with only one parent, each time she steps through that gate from now on she'll have to live with that idea of leaving someone behind. Sure her dad and brother would look out for Alex the same as any member of the SGC would, but they wouldn't ever replace her.
Could he live with the outcome? That might only be nothing more than wishful thinking on his part. Could he live with the outcome if it was something bad, for all they knew Alex's father could be a Goa'uld.
Was he ready to be a father again if he had the test done and it came back positive, Yeah he liked kids, but, he also lived with the guilt of Charlie dying each and every day, in time he had accepted that it was nothing more than a horrible accident, but that never stopped him blaming himself for what happened.
Would Sam accept it if he was? Would she let him be apart of her life helping to raise a child? Lets face it he hadn't exactly been a model Uncle in the last few weeks, been a father was totally different.
Maybe the child he held would be better off without an acknowledged father he did after all come with a lot of baggage and SG-1 currently had more enemies than friends, so making it public knowledge if he was to be her father would just be asking for trouble.
Been Uncle Jack to the daughter of Samantha Carter wasn't that bad, sure it hurt because of Connor, but there were worse things in life he could do than see how happy Alex made her, yet at the same time scared her because been a parent was totally new territory for her...