Chapter Eleven

After a few moments Jack and Sam broke apart for some air.

"Can I ask? What bought this on?" Jack asked with his arms still wrapped around his second in command.

"Um, like I said Jack, I just thought it was time to say stuff it. I suppose seeing Megan and Daniel and how happy they are together now. I want that. I want to be happy and as much as it will surprise my father when we find him, you make me happy."

Jack unwrapped his arms from around Sam's waist.

He sat down on one of the benches in the small room.

Sam followed his lead, sitting next to him.

"I know what you mean. I want to be happy too. But I don't want to ruin your career. Mine I don't really give a shit about. And I promise you Sam, if it comes down to it, I will retire. Ill do anything to be with you." Jack said as he took one of her hands in his.

"Jack it wont come down to that. I don't want to keep doing this without you here to watch my six."

"Oh and what a lovely six it is." Jack commented with a smirk on his face.

"Jack, get a grip." Sam playfully punched him in the arm.

"That's what I was hoping to do later on." Jack remarked as he dodged another fist thrown in his direction.

"Sam, I want to give this a go, I really do. But, I don't know. We will be walking a fine line. Plus at the moment we have to go and rescue your father." With that Jack got up to finish shoving stuff in his pack.

Sam finished off her packing, and went to leave. She stopped when she felt a hand on her arm.

"Sam, we will talk about all of this when we get back. Ok."

"Ok."

Jack continued smiling at the door long after Sam had left.

Going back to what he was doing, he couldn't stop his thoughts.

His life had taken a dramatic turn in the last month. He now had a daughter, grandsons, and now it looked like he would have the woman he wanted in his arms very soon.

The twins were asleep, Johnny was on the way to Janet's house with Cassie and Caitlyn, and Megan was out of bed going through her overnight bag, trying to find something decent to wear that wasn't a hospital gown.

Finally finding a pair overalls, Megan wandered into the bathroom to get changed. She might have to stay here a while longer but at least she would be a bit more comfortable.

Looking at herself in the mirror after she had changed, Megan took pride in the fact that she had only just given birth to twins but her body was bouncing back slowly but surly to its old shape.

It had only taken her about two weeks after Johnny was born before she fit into her old jeans. She knew it was going to be a bit longer this time, but she was still satisfied with her progress.

Going back out into her room, she was on the hunt to find Janet. If she had to stay on base, not a problem, but she couldn't see why she had to stay in the infirmary.

There were plenty of VIP rooms were she could spend the rest of her stay.

Checking the babies on her way through her room, Megan went straight to Janet's office.

After pleading her case with Janet, Megan went back to her room unhappy.

Janet swore black and blue that she had to keep Megan and the boys in the infirmary at least until tomorrow morning. It was a partial victory, but not a complete one.

Megan sat up on her bed, watching her sons sleep. This was when she loved them the most, when they were quiet.

Deciding that she still had some time before Daniel stopped by on his way to the gate room, Megan got out the baby albums that Sam had bought for her. She started filling them out one question at a time. Baby's Name: Lachlan Callum Jackson.

Baby's Name: Nicholas Andrew Jackson

Weight: 5 pounds, four ounces Weight: 6 pounds

Fathers Name: Daniel Jackson

Mothers Name: Megan O'Neill Jackson

That was far as Megan had gotten before she received a knock at her door.

"Come in," Megan answered as she put the albums down on the bed.

"Dad, what are you doing here?" She asked when Jack poked his head around the door.

"I came to see how my girl was doing. You know it surprises me how easily I have fitted into this protective father/daughter thing."

"It doesn't surprise me one bit the other Jack had it down pat."

"I just wanted to see how you were doing before we shipped out. I also wanted to make sure that you don't want to stay here until we get back. I don't know how long we will be gone. I don't want you going back to the house by yourself."

"Yes, Dad." Megan whined in her best disobedient teenager voice.

"I'm serious. You just had surgery and two babies are a handful, let alone three." Jack said putting his pack on the floor next to the door.

He came over to Megan and stood beside the bed. Megan could tell that he wanted to tell her something by the way he had his hands shoved in he pockets and kept looking at his feet.

"Dad, what's wrong? Has something happened?"

"No, nothing bad happened. No, um don't worry about it, ill see you when we get back."

"I don't think so. Get your ass back here Jack O'Neill and tell me what is on your mind."

Slightly shocked at the tone, his 'daughter' had just used on him. Jack stood rooted to the spot.

Slowly he turned and met her eyes. And before he could stop himself he blurted it out.

"Sam just kissed me in the locker room, and Daniel must have been in on it cause he moved the camera, and then locked us in there and then Sam said that she wasn't sick, she was just saying stuff them, and I kissed her back and now I don't know what to do." Taking a deep breath, he sat down on the bed next to Megan.

"Wait a second, Sam kissed you. Wow. Didn't think she had it in her. It's about bloody time. How long did it take for you to realize that she felt the same way about you as you do about her?"

"That's the thing, I'm not 100% sure what I'm feeling. I know I care deeply about her, but the L word. I don't know."

Megan could see that he was truly confused. It was very unlike her father to show his true feelings to anyone.

He let his guard down around her before but never like this.

It took Megan a few seconds to think of something to say.

"Dad, the only thing that I can think to say to you is this. When my Dad, told me that he thought he was falling for the Sam in my reality, he said that he didn't know what to do about it. Everyone had noticed the sexual tension between them, it seemed like they were the last two people to know. I asked him one question."

"And?" Jack replied impatiently.

"Well I asked him if she was worth everything to him, if she wasn't there what he would do. He told me that she was worth absolutely everything to him, second only to me. He also told me that if she wasn't there he wouldn't know how to go on. His exact words were that it would be like loosing Charlie all over again."

"I feel exactly the same way. She is everything to me, and of course I agree with the other me. She only comes second to you." Jack said as he put one of his hands on his daughters.

"That is so soppy dad, I think I might have to go and throw up." Megan joked, while giving his hand a squeeze.

"Thank you Megan. I know what I have to do now." Jack reached over and gave Megan a big hug.

"I have to go now, but promise me you will take it easy when you get out of here. Take care of my grandsons." He reached into each of the cribs and gave each boy a kiss on the head and whispered "love you" to each one.

Coming back over to the bed he gave Megan a kiss on the forehead and whispered the same thing to her.

Just as he was walking out the door, Megan spoke,

"Dad, be careful out there, and take care of Daniel."

Jack nodded and headed out of the room.

Later that night.

Daniel had stopped by to say goodbye as he promised and gave Megan a present that he made her promise he wouldn't open until he left.

Megan obeyed his wishes and waited until he left. As she was about to open it the boys started crying for their afternoon feed.

Megan spotted the box on the bedside table after she had fed the boys and sang them to sleep.

Opening it carefully Megan, put that paper aside and opened the little jewellery box.

Inside was a beautiful bracelet.

A charm bracelet.

It was white gold and rather delicate. Exactly how Megan liked her jewellery.

It had four charms on it. M, J, N, and L.

It was hers and the boy's initials. She struggled to put it on her self but eventually succeeded.

Thinking that it was missing an initial, Megan made a call to Cassie.

Megan didn't realize that two of the nurses were watching her through the viewing window beside the door. LT Alison Baxter and LT Erica Samson.

Alison spoke to her fellow nurse in a hushed tone.

"Can you believe that, he is buying her jewellery now? Boy she must be putting out or something."

"She just gave birth to twins Ali, I don't think she is capable of putting anything out except to breast feed." Erica replied feeling slightly guilty about spying on Colonel O'Neill's daughter.

"That gets my goat, I have been flirting with Dr Jackson since after his wife died. And I get nothing, and now this tramp comes along, with an instant family and pulls him into her web. I mean come on, how many men out there want instant responsibility in the form of three kids and a desperate wife of sorts."

"Ali, come away from the window, Dr Fraiser will be back soon, and she will bust your hump if she sees you doing that. Plus, Megan really isn't his wife. Plus I think the bracelet was a really sweet gesture. I would only hope that my husband would think of something so nice after I'd just given birth."

"Either way I think she needs to know that she has a little competition." LT Baxter said as she pushed open the door into Megan's room.

Megan looked up from the phone, and told Cassie that she would have to call her back.

"How are you feeling Captain O'Neill, or is it Captain Jackson?"

The Lt asked as she went about checking the chart at the end of the bed.

"I'm fine thank you Lt. and it is Captain O'Neill." Megan replied shortly, reminding herself that this nurse seemed like the little ringleader of the 'I hate Megan Club'.

"Well everything looks fine here. Is that new?" Lt Baxter said pointing to the bracelet dangling from Megan's arm.

"Yes, Dr Jackson gave it to me. Was there anything else Lt?" Megan asked noticing that the nurse seemed to be stalling her departure.

"Yes just one more thing." She stated with and evil smirk on her face.

"I just wanted you to know, that you will not get anywhere with Daniel. I have tolerated his relationship with you so far but I might not so understand in the future. I was here first, he is mine. So after you leave here I suggest you go back to your daddy's house and stay away from my man." With that she turned on her heel to leave.

She hadn't noticed that Dr Frasier had returned and was now standing at the door and had properly heard everything that Alison had just said.

"Lt Baxter, if you would be so kind to get your ass into my office before I court martial you on the spot." As she was leaving the Lt turned and gave Megan a look that could kill.

After she had left Janet was beside the bed in an instant.

"Are you alright Megan?"

"I'll be fine Janet. I'm a big girl. This is why I wanted to leave the infirmary today, because I know that a few of the nurses hold a grudge against me. I'm not stepping on anyone's toes, am I? I mean Daniel wasn't seeing anyone recently was he?"

"No, not that I'm aware of and remember that I do the full medicals for SG1, and I think I would have noticed if he had been um, active, if you know what I mean."

"Ok, I still feel like I've got to sleep with one eye open at night."

"Well if you want we can move you down to the VIP room now, I had them make it up this afternoon for your stay tomorrow so it should be ready."

Megan nodded as she got off the bed and started packing the few personal items she had in the room.

Janet left the room for a minute to make sure that Lt Baxter was waiting in her office.

When she returned she unlocked the wheels on the babies cribs and started pushing Lachlan towards the elevator.

Megan followed closely behind pushing Nick in his crib with her bag tucked safely at his feet.

During the night Megan slept rather soundly not being woken by the babies once.

She was quite surprised when she woke up and looked at the clock. It said 6:45 am. She figured that the boys must have slept through the night.

Slowly getting out of bed, so as to not pull her stitches, Megan walked the short distance between the bed and the cribs.

Megan reached in to pick on of the bundles up, only to realize that it was one of the teddies that Sam had bought the boys.

Putting the bear down, she reached into the other crib and unbound the bundle of blankets to reveal the other bear.

Megan tried to calm herself down thinking that maybe Janet had taken them for some tests and had let her sleep in.

Quickly reaching for the phone Megan rang the infirmary.

"Janet, have you got the boys?"

"Megan? No I haven't seen them since last night. Why what's wrong? Megan aren't they there with you?"

"No, Janet I don't know where they are I woke up and they were gone."

"Megan don't move ill be right there."

Megan lowered herself on to the ground and started sobbing for her missing children.

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