SG1 were gathered once again in the briefing room with Janet joining them for another briefing regarding PY2 760 and its effects on Sam. They were sat waiting for General Hammond to come and start the briefing once again.
A few minutes later Hammond entered the briefing room quietly taking his usual seat at the end of the table then looked at the people gathered in front of him.
"Doctor Jackson… what's the reason you asked for this meeting," Hammond looked across at Daniel.
"I believe I've found something in my translation that could help in stopping Sam from having the vision but I really don't know if it'll be a plausible course of action." Daniel shuffled the papers that were in front of him.
"And what would that be Danny" Jack finding it amusing that Daniel was uncomfortable for what seemed like no good reason.
"Errr… Well according to the last of the translating I've done Sam has to… errr… Sam has to have a child to stop the vision."
Sam looked at Janet and Janet looked at Sam a smile on both their faces. "Sam… when did you have your last vision?"
"The day after I got taken off active duty… that was almost a month ago…"
"That would work out about the right time frame" Janet mussed to herself.
"I'm sorry… I must be missing something… care to explain Major… Doctor…" Jack eyed the two women and with the look on his face that wiped the smiles their faces.
"Well…" Sam didn't know quite where to start. "You see I found out last week that… well you see the reason that I'm working again but not authorised for gate travel is because… I'm pregnant sir." Sam was at the moment finding her hands very interesting, not knowing how her friends were going to react she didn't want to face their disapproving eyes like when Janet first found out.
"And when… as both your friends and especially me being your Commanding Officer were you going to tell us" Jack indicated all of Sam's friends and team-mates.
"I was going to get you all together for dinner after the briefing and let you all know… Sir… But it looked like Daniel had other plans…" Sam smiled back at her Commanding Officer now that he was smiling as well.
Daniel looked sheepishly at Sam for a few seconds then a smile appeared on his face at what she had just told them.
"You're pregnant?"
Sam smiled at Daniel knowing what he was thinking.
"And the father?"
Yep she was right. She smiled once again and couldn't help the warm and fuzzy feeling that exploded in her stomach. "Adam."
"ADAM?… as in Daniel's geek of a friend from college?" Jack's eyes almost found their way out of their sockets at hearing that the father of Sam's baby was Daniel's friend.
"Yes as in Adam, Daniel's friend from college" Sam smiled.
"Oh… well remind me to congratulate him the next time I see him."
Sam couldn't help but laugh at Jack's behaviour, "Yes Sir… I'll do that."
"Good."
"Well… Sam hasn't had any visions for about a month… but that doesn't necessarily mean that the visions have stopped altogether… I'd like to keep her under observation throughout her pregnancy and for a short time after she's had the baby just in case the visions start up once again when she's had the baby." Janet soon reverted back to doctor mode.
"Agreed," Hammond nodded knowing that Janet was right, as things to do with alien technology were always unpredictable.
"Ok now that it looks like we have the business out of the way I think that I'd like to invite everyone here… and Adam of course to a barbecue at my place on tomorrow night… as a congratulation party for Sam and Adam's baby." Jack was always finding reasons to have a barbecue and it looked like he'd just found another.
"I think that's a great idea sir… but you really don't have to go to all that trouble."
"No trouble Carter… I like barbecues" Jack smiled back at Sam.
"Never would have guessed sir…"
"Sam… you coming for something to eat," Jack asked as he entered her lab later on that afternoon.
"I really need to get this test finished today sir, the device is getting shipped out to area 51 first thing tomorrow morning." Sam's eyes never left the strange looking peace of technology that was sitting inert on her worktop in front of her as she poked and prodded it.
"And I have to double my effort and make sure that you eat something and not just sit here in your lab wasting away" Jack shot back at her.
"But I've already had something to eat sir"
"Carter… That was breakfast… It doesn't count, you need something to eat now… so come on or I'll start playing with that doohickey and more than likely either break it or end up blowing it up." Jack looked innocent for a second but Sam knew better, she knew he would start playing with it if she didn't move. If anything from the past were right he'd also end up blowing it up.
"Ok… I give in but I really can't be too long."
Sam put down the tools while getting up from the stool she had been sitting on and headed for the door.
"Good… but you will have at least a sandwich and a drink then I'll let you get back to work."
"I'm really not that hungry Sir."
"Then it looks like will be spending a long time in the mess hall then" Jack smiled at the look of despair on Sam's face.
"But?…"
"No buts Carter… you will have something to eat and that's the end of it… You're not the one that Janet will attack with 'Big' needles if you don't eat."
"But sir… I'm really not that hungry."
"Too bad Carter because you're eating something whether you like it or not" Jack smiled innocently at her and Sam found herself unable to argue any longer and gave in and agreed to Jack's demands.
"Good let's go…" Jack turned and headed for the door and Sam quickly followed him out into the almost deserted corridor.
They reached the mess hall a few minutes later and selected their food. They turned and spotted Teal'c, Daniel and Janet who were already sat down at a table in the corner and went over and joined them.
"Hey guys… Janet why do I have to eat every couple of hours… I'm still full from breakfast… if I carry on eating like this I'll end up the size of a beach ball."
Teal'c raised a traded mark eyebrow and Daniel stifled a laugh and Janet just stared at her with disbelief on her face.
"Errr Carter… don't want to break this to you but… you do realise that you're more than likely going to end up the size of a beach ball… That's the thing with being pregnant you get 'Big'" Jack laughed.
"Yeah but…"
"Oh stop moaning and just eat Carter… you can always do extra exercise when you have the kid."
Sam sighed knowing that he was right and turned and started to tuck into her sandwich.
Just then Ferretti came up to the table and stood casually at the end of the table waiting to be acknowledged.
"What can we do for you Ferretti" Jack asked when he noticed him standing there.
"Well sir… My team and I were just having our dinner and couldn't help but overhear that Major Carter's pregnant… and well you see there's a small wager about this and was… well we were wondering who the father was?"
"Would this wager be the one where it's a choice of Me, Daniel or another person on base being the father?" Jack couldn't help but smile after noticing how much Ferretti was squirming as he had everyone attention at the table's.
"Err… Yes sir that would be the one."
"Good in that case you owe me… let me think… oh yeah $200… the father is someone off base… so pay up." Jack held out his and awaited payment.
Ferretti's face dropped at that and he dipped into his pocket pulling out some money out of his pocket and counting $200 and handing it to Jack.
"Thank you so very much… now go tell the rest of your team that they shouldn't have bet on me" Jack stuffed the money in his pocket and turned his attention back to his dinner the smile remaining on his face.
Ferretti stood there with a shocked look on his face from Jack knowing about the bet let alone that he was the favourite to get Sam pregnant rather than some unknown person.
Shaking himself out of his thoughts, "You know about the… well that we bet against you thing?"
"Yes Ferretti… I knew about the whole you betting against me thing from the beginning… I just decided to have a bit of fun with it as well and make some money out of you guys."
Jack smiled innocently at Ferretti who didn't know what to say so he just turned around and headed back towards his team.
"Well that's a first I'd have to say… sir" Sam quickly added the sir after looking at O'Neill.
"And what would that be Carter?"
"Seeing Ferretti speechless… it's the first time I've ever seen that… normally he always has a comeback no matter what the situation… but this… well it's a first."
"No Carter… he just knows when he's beaten… you can't mess with the best… and 'I' would be the best!"
"Yes sir… if you say so sir" Sam tried to hide a laugh that everyone seemed to be consumed with by Teal'c just rising an eyebrow.
"This isn't a debate Carter… and the rest of you stop laughing or I'll just conveniently forget you on whatever planet we go to next."
"That would be most unwise O'Neill… I believe that the whole of SG1 are highly needed at the SGC and General Hammond would not be pleased" Teal'c responded with usual stoic voice.
"Teal'c it was a joke I would never leave the rest of SG1 off world… you know Teal'c… you should really read up on this thing called humour… it may help you out a bit more at dealing with humans especially here on Earth."
"A most wise suggestion O'Neill" Teal'c bowed his head then rose from his seat and left the mess hall.
TBC