Chapter 4: Planning for the Future
The next day when Daniel went to work, he brought his letter of resignation, knowing that he had had enough of the dooms-day. Not to mention that the Gu'auld and the replicators were defeated, the Jaffa freed. He felt that while 5 years ago it would have been impossible for him to leave, now was just the time.
He had talked to an old collegue from graduate school, and he said that there was a position in the Museum in San Francisco when he was ready to take it. And he was ready. While, from what Phoebe told him about the life as a witch, his life would never be boring, he would take it with a family, something that he had only had while his wife was alive. Even growing up he hadn't had much of a family. His parents had died when he was young, and his grandfather was too busy traveling the world to be anything that falls in the definition of a parent. He wanted that for himself as well as his unborn child.
When he got through all of the security in the mountain, he went straight to Brig. General Jack O'Neill's office. "Jack, I have to talk to you," he was on the phone as usual, the work of the head of a high security facility was never done, "now."
Jack saw the expression on his face and told whoever he was talking to that he would have to call him back. "So, what's up?"
"I just wanted to give you my two-weeks notice of my resignation. I got a job in a museum in San Francisco. I just wanted to let you know."
"Wait a minute Daniel, this is awfully sudden, what brought this on?"
"I am getting married, and she lives in San Francisco. Her whole family is there, and she doesn't want to leave. Maybe you've heard of her, 'Ask Phoebe,' she works for the Bay Mirror. And she's pregnant." He said this quickly, he told Jack the basic truth. He had thought it best to leave out the witch fighting evil part. He knew that her fight was even more important than theirs, and he would protect his secret with his life.
"Congratulations, I understand. I was away a lot when…" Jack stopped. Daniel knew what he was going to say, When Charlie was little. He had never really heard Jack about his son, but he knew from personal experiences that losses like that were extremely hard to deal with. "Well, do you want me to tell Sam and Teal'c, or do you want to tell them?"
"I'll tell them. Um, Jack, I was wondering if you would try and get Phoebe security clearance. She would only be down here once, but I don't want to keep a big secret like this from her. She deserves to know the truth about my past. She doesn't even have to know everything, just the basics."
"I'll see what I can do Daniel. Why don't we go, Sam has a debriefing about your next mission."
"Kay, oh and Jack," Daniel said on a lighter note, "You can still send me texts to translate and stuff. I just can't go off world after I leave. It seams like every week I intend to go in for a regular day shift, and end up down here for a week because of something that has gone through the gate."
"Yeah, I understand," Jack answered as they walked out of Jack's office and into the debriefing room. "Carter, Teal'c, Daniel has an announcement that you should be hear."
Daniel nodded at Jack in thanks, "I have decided to leave the SGC. I just got engaged last night, and I got a job at a Museum in San Francisco. She has two sisters there, and her older sister is married with two kids. We want out child to be able to grow up with a lot of family. Something I never had."
Teal'c was the first to speak, "Congratulations Daniel Jackson." He was never one to use words lightly.
Then Sam spoke up, "This is very sudden, Daniel, how long have you been together?"
"Technically, two months. We met on that singles cruse that you sent me on to relax." His mind went to the form of relaxing that had taken place on that ship, "Anyway, Phoebe's family if flying up her on Saturday and we are having an engagement party. You are all welcome, and if Cassie can be there, I would love it."
He didn't tell anyone that when he said flying he didn't mean by Plane, but that Paige would be orbing them all here. He was really nervous. The last time he had met them he was simply the guy that she had met on a boat that they may never see again, but this time he was their future brother-in-law who had knocked-up their sister. This was going to be a party to remember.