Jack had decided that rather than stay in a hotel in Washington all the time, he was going to move in to a large apartment he had found. What the hell, he had the money he thought so why not?

When it got round to Tuesday he was all ready for Sam's appointment when he got an unexpected phone call just as he was walking out of the door. He paused wondering if he had time or not., Ddeciding he did, he ran over and picked it up.

"Hello?" Jack jiggled his keys in his hand hoping it was going to be a quick call.

"Hello, is this Mr Jack O'Neill?" The female on the other end asked.

" Yes, can I help you?" aAll he could think about was Sam, but soon things would change.

"Mr O'Neill, it's Washington Memorial Hospital here, we have a Ms. Kerry Johnson who has just arrived, and she insisted we call you"

"What's happened? Is she ok? Is it the baby?" Jack dropped his keys in shock; he had expected it to be a sale's person or something.

"I think it would be best if you came down here, Sir"

Jack didn't answer. hHe hung up the phone, grabbed his keys off the wooden floor and sped to the hospital. When he arrived nurses directed him in numerous directions until he found Kerry in room 508.

"Hey there, how ya dong?" Jack came up to her laying a hand on her large stomach.

"We're ok., I started bleeding at work, so they rushed me in here." Kerry stifled a yawn when she spoke to him.

"Is she ok?" Jack asked moving his hand in circles over the baby.

"Yeah, it was nothing to worry about, we'll be fine., I'm free to go now, but I need someone to drive me home so I wondered if maybe…" Kerry didn't want to push him.

"Sure, let's get you going then," Jack said helping her out of the bed.

Jack told her he didn't want her being alone, all though she assured him she was going to be ok he still wouldn't let her go home.

"You're staying with me for a while and that's it. I don't want anything to happen when you're on your own," Jack said as he pulled up at her place. "Now go get your stuff and I'll be here".

"What about Sam?" Kerry asked.

Jack didn't reply at first, "Just go get your stuff ok?" He wasn't mad; he just wanted to stop arguing with every one.

By three PM Kerry was all settled., and Jack was in the shower, having completely for- gotten about Sam. Just as Kerry was settling back to watch T.V. , the phone rang.went.

"Hello?" She answered after swallowing the chips she had been munching on.

"Hey…Kerry is that you?" It was Sam on the other end and she didn't sound too happy.

"Yeah, I'm staying at Jack's, I'm surprised he hasn't told you already. He's in the shower, you want me to get him?" Kerry asked sweetly.

"Uh, no he didn't tell me and yeah, I would just LOVE to speak to him." Sam said through gritted teeth.

Kerry padded as fast as she could through to the bathroom door and banged loudly.

"Jack? Sam's on the phone for you" Sam heard Kerry shout, then the sound of a shower stop and a door open.

"What's up?" Jack asked drying his hair with a towel.

"Have you been working out?" Kerry asked, which made Sam even more furious.

"Well… just a little" That was just great! He was flirting back Sam thought.

"Sam's on the phone by the way" Kerry said with a grin before thrusting the phone to his chest, running a hand down as he caught the phone in his hand.

"Err, hey Honey." Jack knew he was in trouble now.

"Don't you 'hey Honey' me! What is she doing there? Is she the reason you didn't come to my appointment today?" Sam practically screamed at him.

"Sam, Bbaby please listen, Kerry started bleeding, she needed me Sam, so I brought her back here" Jack was near begging.

"You promised me, Jack! You said you would be here! And I am here, alone with a photo of our child in my hands that you haven't even seen yet" Sam was starting to break down and she knew it.

"I didn't want to leave her, I forgo…I...I" Jack realised what he was about to say.

"You forgot didn't you?" Sam sighed, what was she going to do? She loved him with all her heat but she felt like she was doing this all alone.

"I have an idea, and you might not like it, but it would be the best of both worlds" Jack bit his lip as he waited for her to reply.

"Go on"

"Well, you can't travel through the gate until after the baby's born, and you work mostly from home, so… why don't you come up here and we'll all live here together until Kerry's baby is born, she only has a couple of months to go." Jack was hoping this would solve everything in one goshot.

"Do you think I'm crazy? Look, I love you, but I can't live like this anymore. I know she's the mother of your child, but then so am I," Sam paused, trying to how to say what she was about to say. It's her or me any "yI thought I would be stronger then this, but I guess I'm not. I would never ask you to choose between me or her, but to me ou you already have obviously made your choice, without meaning too." Sam slammed the phone back in its cradle.

Sam closed her eyes, trying to fight back tears, "I know you love me, but I'm sorry Jack." She put the phone back on the cradle and gave into her tears.

After an hour of purehard thinking Sam had decided what she was going to do…she was leaving, leaving and not telling him. She'd go stay with her brother in San Diego.

TBC