Author's Notes:-Thanks to Stonedtoad for betaing.
Thanks to everyone who has reviewed and told me they're enjoying this.
Next part is in progress.
"Hi," Jack smiled as his wife answered the phone, "How's the sunshine state."
"Sunny," Sara laughed, "Charlie's got a great tan. How are things there?"
"Made a quick trip to Egypt earlier today," Jack told her, "And there I found our lost sheep."
"You found Sha're?" Sara cried, "Is she alright?"
"Sha're fine, healthy, married, pregnant, the usual," Jack listed imagining the look on his wife's face.
"Hold it," Sara yelled, "Did you say Sha're is married?"
"I also said pregnant," Jack reminded her.
"Najia and Kasuf must have flipped," Sara laughed.
"Kasuf is raging," Jack laughed, "I think Najia is just happy to have her back and in one piece."
"What about the guy she's married to?" Sara asked interested.
"From what I've seen he does seem to love her, "Jack said, "But I've not spent that much time with them to be able to tell much."
"I can't wait till I get home now," Sara laughed, "I'll tell Charlie you called and make sure you call later too."
"I'll call you again later," Jack promised, "I love you."
"Love you too," Sara told him.
Jack smiled as he hung up thinking fondly of his wife and son. In the fifteen years since he'd joined the SGC Jack's world had been turned upside and inside out several times. He'd been plucked from Black-Ops and placed in SG1 where he quickly proved himself. During this time he befriended the extended Littlefield family becoming a surrogate older brother to Sha're, Skaara, Micki, Eddie and Ron meaning he was perfectly happy about sticking his nose into their lives.
It was several years ago that his life nearly stopped, Charlie somehow got a hold of his gun. Jack would never forget the sound as his legs started moving without conscious thought. It was that day Sara had found out what he'd actually been doing as Jacob/Selmak was in the base and Jack drove them there against Sara objections. He occasionally wondered what would have happened if the SGC hadn't existed but was thankful he never had to find out.
Sha're sat on the bed watching as Daniel paced the small room.
"Please sit down," Sha're whispered.
"I don't understand Sha're," Daniel said dropping to sit beside her, "What is going on?"
Sha're lowered her eyes.
"Of course you can't tell me," he snapped leaning back and staring at the ceiling.
Sha're licked her lips before she slid to lie on him resting her head on his shoulder feeling his arms wrap around her.
"I'm so sorry Dan'iel," she murmured pressing a kiss to his neck.
Closing his eyes Daniel rested his cheek against her hair, "What happens now?"
"I don't know," she confessed, "But I want to spend some time with my family. I haven't seen them in a year."
"You didn't want to see them before," Daniel reminded her, "You told me your mother was dead and your father…"
"I know," Sha're tightened her arms around him afraid he'd leave her, "Things were very complicated before I left."
A knock on the door made them look up, Sha're pulled away from him and opened the door.
"Micki," Sha're cried happily at the other woman standing there.
"Hi," Micki moved in and hugged Sha're tightly, "I am so glad you're back. Hammond wants to see you now."
"Micki…" Sha're tried to introduce her to Daniel but Micki caught her arm.
"Now," she told Sha're intently.
Sha're's dark eyes widened at the unspoken message, "I will be back soon Dan'iel," she told her husband giving him a quick kiss before rushing out of the room leaving him alone again.
x
"You wanted to see me?" Sha're asked the moment she ran into his office.
Hammond smiled, "I never got the chance to welcome you home properly."
"It is good to be home," Sha're smiled back, "Uncle George."
"You know I hate you calling me that," he frowned standing up to meet her giving her a quick hug.
"I know," Sha're laughed.
"Well Dr Littlefield," Hammond said as they both sat, "Or is it Jackson now?"
Sha're blushed, "Actually it is Mrs Jackson. Dan'iel does not actually know about my qualifications."
"Well at some point you will have to tell him," Hammond reminded her, "Anyway what I wanted to say to you is that I got Micki to do a little research on your husband."
"Research?" Sha're asked dangerously.
"I just wanted to find out about the man you'd married," Hammond told her, "Sha're you know the nature of our work here and that we can't risk a leak."
"And if you recall I was made to come here and Jack sedated Dan'iel," Sha're snapped back.
Hammond grimaced, he'd forgotten how hot-tempered this young woman was, "Anyway, both Catherine and Micki have read his work and…"
"You want to offer him a job," Sha're breathed in amazement, "Really?"
"My only problem is how your father will react," Hammond said, "But we will find out tomorrow morning. Get some rest and I'll see you at 0900."
Sha're held Daniel's hand as she led him to the briefing room nervously wondering how her husband would take the information they would be giving him, especially about her.
"Where are we going?" Daniel asked.
"You are about to learn the most incredible discovery ever," Sha're told him, "And a few things I have never told you about myself."
Daniel stopped pulling her back to look at him, "What are you worried about?" he asked his fingers trailing across her cheeks.
"You may want to tell everyone about this discovery," she sighed.
"I agreed to keep whatever I find a secret," Daniel reminded her, "But that's not what's bothering you. What is?"
"That you will hate me once you discover all we have to tell you," Sha're whispered, "That I will lose you because of this."
Daniel took a hold of her hands, "Nothing, nothing is that bad to make me want to be anywhere but beside you."
Sha're smiled up at him before leaning up and kissing him, "You are incredible Dan'iel."
Taking his hand again she took him into the room where eight pairs of eyes turned to look at them. Sha're sat Daniel down taking the seat beside him.
"Dan'iel," Sha're smiled at her husband, "You remember Jack and my parents."
"Completely," Daniel murmured.
"This is Major Sam Carter, Dr's Ernest and Catherine Littlefield, General George Hammond and Dr Micki Littlefield," Sha're introduced the rest of the room's occupants.
Daniel nodded a small frown creasing his brow, "All your family?"
Sha're smiled, "That will be explained. First Catherine is going to tell you something."
Catherine Littlefield turned to Daniel and looked at him with an amused smile, "My father discovered something buried under the sands of Egypt. In 1945 it was opened by my father and Ernest. Ernest went through it."
"Through what?" Daniel asked.
"It's called the Stargate," Catherine smiled, "And through it Ernest found a planet called Abydos."
"Planet?" Daniel asked.
"The Stargate opens an interdimensional conduit between two open Gates outside our own space that allows us to travel across the galaxy," Sam explained.
Daniel frowned a little, this was not his area.
"When you have two open Gates a sort of corridor opens," Jack threw in.
"That I got," Daniel laughed.
"Once there Ernest met the natives of the planet and became friends with them," Catherine continued, "During his few years there he discovered the co-ordinates to bring him home again. Stargate Command was formed to trade with the people of Abydos and during our time there we discovered a cavern with thousands of Gate addresses which thanks to a few brilliant scientists opened the rest of the Gate network to us."
"That's incredible," Daniel said.
"Show him the video," Sha're said her grip tightening on her husband's hand.
Sam pressed the button and Daniel shrugged, "It's Giza."
"No Dan'iel," Sha're told him, "That is Abydos."
Daniel stared at her before staring at the screen again, "But…that…that means…"
"You were right my Dan'iel," Sha're smiled, "About everything."
Daniel gasped in amazement, "Wow."
"Are you alright?" Jack asked.
"Yeah," Daniel managed to say.
"We should take a break," Hammond said.
x
"How long have you two been married?" Jack asked Daniel as they sat in the commissary drinking coffee, Sha're had been hijacked by her mother, Sam and Janet.
"Almost six months," Daniel replied nervously playing with his ring.
"Look," Jack said to the young man, "Kasuf is just a bit of an overbearing father. Sha're's his only daughter as well as his firstborn and she's been missing for almost a year."
Daniel shrugged, "I guess I understand."
"You should have seen how much work it took for Najia and co to persuade him to let her go to University," Jack laughed, "Though he was first in line to hug her when she received her doctorate."
This got Daniel's attention, "What?"
"What?" Jack asked confused by Daniel's look of amazement.
"Sha're's got a doctorate?" Daniel turned to look at where his wife was sitting amongst her friends.
It was Jack's turned to look confused, "How can you not know that? She was working at the dig."
"Sha're was my assistant," Daniel told him, "I knew she was smart but she never said about anything like that."
Jack grimaced, Sha're would have his head for letting that slip.
"What happened to make her leave?" Daniel asked, "I just don't get why she would if she's so happy to be here again?"
"Sha're worked with several different teams and she was on mission where they were ambushed," Jack explained, "Najia was hurt and they were hit by some sort of drug that exaggerated the injury in Sha're's mind. We only discovered it in the others after Sha're was gone."
"Didn't you look for her?" Daniel asked.
"For months," Jack admitted, "But she was taught by us so she knew how to disappear without leaving a trace."
"What are you talking about?" Sha're slid her arms around Daniel's neck leaning on his shoulder.
"I was asking Daniel how long you two had been married," Jack said quickly.
"Why didn't you tell me you were Dr Littlefield?" Daniel asked his wife.
"Jack!!" Sha're snapped annoyed before turning back to Daniel and sighing, "I wanted away from my old life. I know it seems stupid but whatever it was that we were hit with made me pull away from everyone."
"What about me?" Daniel asked.
"Come with me Dan'iel," Sha're led him to a private room.
x
"Well, what did this drug do to you when it came to me?" Daniel asked the moment they were in a private room.
"Nothing," she told him, "The drug was designed to make me leave those I love not to…you think my love for you is a façade?"
Daniel shrugged.
"How can you think that?" Sha're's voice filled with hurt.
"Sha're you married me after knowing me for six months," Daniel reminded her.
"And you married me," she retorted, "There is nothing false about my love for you, I thought you would know that by now."
"I…" Daniel trailed off licking his lips nervously, "I never understood why you'd marry me at all."
Sha're wrapped her arms around his neck, "You are a wonderful man Dan'iel. You are so incredibly brilliant, yet you're kind and funny, tender, caring. There are so many things about you that I love. Janet checked my blood for the drug. It left my system hours after I left here the only lingering effects were the memory of my mother's death and a wish to remain hidden from my family here. It had nothing to do with how I feel for you."
"I'm sorry," Daniel rested his forehead against hers, "I love you so much and I'm afraid that like everyone else I've loved you'll be taken away from me."
Sha're took his hand placing it on her still flat stomach, "Here, this is where our baby is. Our baby Dan'iel, no one can take away how much I love you and the life that's come from that love."
"I'm sorry," he sighed holding onto her, "Everything I'm being told is incredible."
"Would you want to work here?" Sha're asked hopefully.
"They're offering me a job?" Daniel asked.
"Dan'iel, you are ten times smarter than anyone here," Sha're told him, "I know. They are for the most part my family."
"That's what I've been meaning to ask," Daniel said, "Littlefield is not exactly the name I'd give you or your parents."
Sha're smiled and licked her lips nervously, "Littlefield is the name we took when we came here, to Earth."
"What?"
"I was born on Abydos," Sha're told him seeing the surprise in his eyes, "I lived there on and off until we moved here permanently so I could go to school. My uncle is the Chief Elder and we visit him occasionally."
"You're not from Earth," Daniel breathed his eyes glancing over her, "Well that answers my question of who on Earth would marry me."
Sha're laughed and kissed him.
"Be careful Dan'iel," Sha're told him, they were back in the room Daniel had found now that Daniel had agreed to join the SGC, "The Goa'uld have left many traps within the pyramids."
"Sha're, I've been doing this all my life," Daniel reminded her.
"But you have never come across a Goa'uld chamber before," she shot back, "It is different."
"I promise," Daniel leaned over and kissed her.
"Knock it off," Jack yelled at them, "There are other people here."
"If it bothers you so much," Sha're turned to him with a sweet smile, "Go into another room."
Jack rolled his eyes before taking her suggestion. Sha're waited until he was gone before she wrapped her arms around her husband's neck kissing him deeply.
"Go back and play," Sha're told him as she returned to her own work.
Daniel smiled at his wonderful wife before he went back to studying the writings over the walls.
x
Sha're turned from her own studies of the writings around the room to watch Daniel. She was so glad he'd agreed to join the SGC; it meant she could return home and still be with him. She also knew Daniel was happy to get away from being in charge of digs and the students that seemed to come with them.
Shaking herself she turned back to the wall filming everything so they could study it in the peace of the SGC she frowned hearing a slight thrum.
"Do you hear something?" Daniel asked from behind her.
Turning Sha're was horrified to see him standing on a symbol that was glowing.
"Dan'iel move," she cried.
Before he could budge a beam of light surrounded him, his eyes widened before the light filled the entire room making Sha're turn away. When it faded she turned back to where her husband had been standing seconds before.
Laying there in Daniel's place was a skeleton the flesh burned from its bones, no trace of her husband's handsome features remained.
Sha're screamed in horror.