The Song Series – "Cry"
Spoilers Season 8 Affinity – Missing Scene
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Jack sat looking at the invitation to a party to which half of the SGC, and the Denver and Colorado Springs Police Department, were invited. It was now almost 7:30pm and no aliens were scheduled to stop by no matter how much he wished for it. Even Jacob Carter had been unable to attend being kept away on a "secret Tokra mission". Jack knew that Pete had been asked to postpone the celebration until Jacob returned but he had just smiled at Sam and then refused. Why change it when they didn't know when her father would return, he argued. He wanted the world to know that she was his as soon as possible and he was sure that her father would understand. Sam was simply glad that there was a man out there who loved her, who wanted her, so she accepted his argument and booked O'Malley's for the evening.
Jack had heard about the incident from Daniel and it was with these thoughts running around in his head that he sat staring at his computer that evening. He was looking at digital photos that Cassie had e-mailed to him taken at a barbeque at Jack's house. It was the last time that Jacob had been home, before Carter got engaged to Pete. He closely examined one of the photos of Carter with her Dad. Jacob was smiling down at her with a look of total pride while she looked adoringly up at him. She could have been a five year old the way she looked at him with such unconditional love. Jack sighed. He was desperately trying to ignore the photo next to it on the screen but his eyes were drawn to it knowing what he would see. It was him and Carter alone. Obviously Cassie had taken it when neither knew she was watching. It was an unguarded moment and no-one who had seen the picture could have been unaware of their feelings for each other. Luckily only a handful of close friends had seen it and Jack had spoken to Cassie to ensure it stayed that way. 'How could I have been so wrong?' thought Jack.
He looked at his watch and noted that it was now after 8 o'clock. The party would have started by now. They had no reason to wait for him he thought with a self-pitying laugh. His eyes drifted back to the screen and once again looked at the picture of Carter and Jacob. He couldn't believe that she wouldn't have her own father at her engagement party. She wouldn't have her C.O. either. A man who he knew she had long time thought of as one of her best friends on earth. Someone who had always been there for her no matter what. An overwhelming sense of sadness swept over Jack and he quickly stood, rushing towards his quarters.