"Good point, he'll break when interrogated by Her. Maybe Teal'c will help, bribe him with Donuts…the ones with the icing on top and the sprinkles, he likes those."

Sam fell asleep to Jack's musings with a contented smile on her face.

Life on Hold part 11

Life got back to normal after the kidnapping incident, well a variation of normal for the SGC. Sam had taken maternity leave, leaving her very bored and irritable. SG1 had gotten a temp. on their team, an alien called Jonas Quinn who was a very quick study and an almost fitting replacement for Sam.

SG1 team nights had turned into SG1 plus Sam, Janet and Hammond when he was available. All were adjusting to the new "normal".

Daniel was pacing outside the infirmary, Teal'c stood guard next to the door and Jonas was sitting cross-legged on the floor. Two hours earlier they had received a frantic call from Jack telling them to get Janet and meet them at the infirmary-the baby was coming.

They had literally ran to the commissary to fetch Janet from her lunch break then ran all the way to meet the incoming baby.

They had been through this before when Sam had started to have contractions but they hadn't turned out to be the genuine article. Daniel complained that the baby was trying to mess with their minds after Teal'c had confiscated Daniel's tenth cup of coffee for that morning.

This was the real thing, Sam's water had broken and her contractions were five minutes apart.

All the men were acting like worried fathers in their own little ways. It's not surprising because Sam had dragged them all to her antenatal classes Lord knows how many times, they had all heard the gory details about the miracle of birth. Daniel had managed to opt out seeing as he could deliver a baby anyway and had, three times!

All they could hear now was Sam yelling in pain.

"Don't worry, they all do that." Daniel stated as Sam yelled louder than usual.

"That's reassuring." Jonas said not looking the least bit reassured.

"Indeed."

Ten minutes later General Hammond had joined them as well and was leaning against the wall.

"JACK O'NEILL! I'M GOIN TO KILL YOU!" Sam yelled as another contraction hit her. "YOU'RE NEVER GOIN TO TOUCH ME AGAIN, YOU HEAR?"

A passing airman looked from the door where the yell had come from, to the men waiting outside. He quickly kept on walking.

A while later, the yelling had subsided and a baby crying could be heard.

Jack walked out of the room with a shocked expression on his face. Both Jack and Sam hadn't wanted to know the sex of their child, so Janet hadn't even looked for herself.

"It's a girl." Jack said quietly.

Teal'c caught him before he hit the floor.

Jack woke up with a Janet looking down at him.

"Hello Doc."

"Colonel, how are you feeling now?"

"Fine, how are you feeling now?"

Janet raised an eyebrow before shining her penlight in his eyes.

"What happened? How are Sam and the baby?"

"Sam and your little girl are fine. You fainted, Sir." She said with a smirk on her face.

"Whoa Doc, these accusations are bad for a mans reputation!" He looked down at himself and realised he was still wearing his BDU's; he couldn't have been out for long.

"Albeit you fainted from a number of things; shock, shock and possibly the first signs of turning into a damsel in distress."

"Can I go now?" Jack scowled.

Janet motioned for him to leave; he bounded out of the bed and towards the direction all the people were standing.

"Okay people, move it: father coming through." He said pushing past the men.

There on the bed was the most beautiful sight he had ever seen; Sam grinning down at his perfect baby daughter who was fast asleep, and it looked like Sam was soon there. He bent down and kissed her on the forehead before stroking his daughter's light dusting of fair hair.

"I think both Sam and the baby need some sleep." Janet said ushering the crowd out of the room; there would be an influx of visitors and well-wishers if she didn't put her foot down right away. "You can all come back later, but just not all together."

She finally closed the infirmary doors and walked back to the new family. "Get some rest Sam, we'll move you to a private room later." She walked off to sign off on some charts.

"I'm so proud of you Sam."

"Do you want to hold her?" She asked offering their daughter to him.

Smiling, Jack reached out and carefully lifted the baby out of his partner's arms. He sat back on the comfy chair one of the nurses had procured and gazed down at the tiny child, his child. Sam smiled taking in the sight of the two most special people in her life. She fell asleep with a smile on her face.

Sam and the baby slept throughout the rest of the day, Jack held his daughter all that while until Janet insisted that he go get something to eat before he faints again.

"Colonel, Jack, they will still be here when you get back. I'll make sure of it." She whispered taking the baby in her arms.

"I'll be back soon." He kissed his child's head then Sam's before finding Daniel and Teal'c to accompany him to the commissary.

"You wish us to fend off the Airmen and Women who wish to congratulate you, do you not O'Neill?" Teal'c asked as they walked into the crowded food hall and people made their way over to the trio.

"Yeah, hit the nail on the head there, T."

Daniel grinned at the thought of being The Jack O'Neill, hard-ass Colonel's bodyguard.

"Don't go there, Daniel, you know I trust you as a soldier already." He got a clap on the back from Daniel as they pushed their way to the food.

"Okay Sam, we're moving you to your own room. We don't want your beautiful little girl being disturbed by Siler running in on fire do we?" Janet said half talking to her friend, half talking to her 'niece'.

Sam laughed, remembering when the three human members of SG1 were confined to the infirmary and saw Siler literally sprint into the room with his arm on fire, Janet threw a bucket of water over him much to his relief and everyone else's disappointment.

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"Doc, you said they wouldn't be going anywhere!" Jack moaned to Janet.

"Well they are here, just in a private room. Room 4." She said watching him jog off to the room.

"Knock, knock." He whispered upon entering to see Sam smiling down at their daughter. He walked over to the bed and sat next to Sam. "She's so tiny."

"She's beautiful." Sam started to cry.

"Sam, honey, don't cry." He said wrapping his arms carefully around her and the baby and kissing her forehead.

"It's just what I've always wanted. A normal life with you and our baby."

"I know." He smiled resting his head on hers. "We still have to name her."

"How about Katherine?"

"I think it's perfect." He stroked his daughters' head with his finger as she stirred and gazed up at him with her big blue eyes. "Hey Katy, or do you want to be Kath?"

Sam laughed.

"Cassie suggested a middle name; Maria. It was her mothers name."

"Catherine Maria O'Neill, I like it."

"So do I." Jack grinned. "So do I."

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Wow…I actually finished this chapter! After years (maybe months) of waiting, there it is…what do you think? Sorry it took so long…my muse ascended and only just came to visit.

Do you think this is a good enough ending or do you want another chapter?