Chapter Thirty – two
Arriving at the airport, Daniel helped his new wife out of the car, and took the bags from the limo driver.
"Ready for a holiday?" He asked Megan as they navigated their way to the check in counters.
"You wouldn't believe how much. So where are we going anyway? I think you can tell me now." Megan asked Daniel.
He had kept the location of their honeymoon secret, the only people that new where Sam and himself. Telling Sam just in case of an emergency at home.
"I suppose so, how does a private villa, on a private beach on one of the smaller islands of Fiji sound to you?" He asked as he slipped his arms around her waist while they waited in line.
"It sounds absolutely fantastic. But the big question is do we have a spa, access to shops and a really big bed?" Megan winked with the last request.
"Spa, yes. Day trips via private boat to the main islands for shopping, so yes. And what type of husband would I be if I didn't supply my beautiful wife with a huge bed to laze the day away on." Daniel kissed Megan on the forehead as he finished.
"Who said anything about lazing on the bed?" Megan stated as she walked past him slapping him on the behind as she did.
"Oooh, I'm liking this honeymoon already." Daniel said to no one in particular as he followed Megan with a huge grin.
A few hours later, Sam had taken the boys and the family members who were staying the week back to the houses as Jack saw the other family members off in their rental cars to the airport.
Sam took Johnny straight up to his bedroom to have a nap, as he had had a very busy weekend. As she was laying him down in bed he sat up, hugged her and gave her a kiss on the cheek. She kissed him back then stood up and left the room quietly. After she shut the door she leaned back on the wall and touched her cheek where Johnny had kissed her.
She so desperately wanted to have a child with Jack. He had said the decision was up to her, but she knew that he loved kids and that he would love to have one with her. He had said as much. The only thing holding her back was the fear that she wouldn't be able to have children.
Janet had run some tests and told her that they were inconclusive. Apparently she was a unique subject, no body else on earth had the protein marker in her blood that she did. So effectively she was an experiment. Janet had said that there was nothing that she could see to stop her falling pregnant but she said that she had no idea if the naquada in her blood would be harmful for the baby.
The last time that her father had visited she had asked him when they were alone, whether or not he knew anything. He had said that Tokra where forbidden to have children while blended because of the chance of a Harcieses being born. He did know of women that had had children after they had been hosts but he said he would look into it a bit further when he got back.
Jack's grandsons where the light of his life and Sam wanted to give him that precious gift, a child of their own. She wasn't worried about the age difference. Jack was in good health and was a lot more active than men half his age, he had to be for the job they had been doing. She had to admit that neither of them were getting any younger, and if they wanted to have children they should do it soon.
She was expecting her father to return any day now, he was supposed to come for the wedding but had been delayed. Sam made up her mind right there in the hallway outside her future step-grandson's room. Boy that sounded weird, she thought to herself. As long as her father said that their was no chance she could harm the child, she would tell Jack she wanted to start a family with him, as soon as possible.
Four days after the wedding weekend, Caroline was driving when she received the call she had been waiting for. Pulling to the side of one of the neighbourhood streets she answered.
"The package you have been waiting for is waiting in your letterbox. Will you be home to collect it before anyone else does?" The distorted voice asked her.
"Yes I'm only a few blocks away from home now. I will call you when I have had a chance to peruse the information." Before she could say goodbye the phone disconnected.
Pulling back into the traffic, Caroline hurried home to look at the information that was waiting for her.
Pulling into the driveway Caroline noticed the large envelope in the letterbox. Parking the car and exiting quickly she grabbed the envelope and headed straight inside. Going into her study and locking the door behind her she tossed her bag on the small lounge and headed straight for her desk.
She sat for a few moments battling her conscious on whether she should be looking at the files before her. After a small debate with herself she ripped open the envelope spilling the contents on her desk.
The first file was of one Samantha Jane Carter, the front cover had a small photo of her in her dress uniform paper clipped to the corner.
Opening the folder Caroline read intently.
Name:Samantha Jane Carter
DOB:16th July, 1973
Current Address:19 Oliver Crt, Colorado Springs
Marital status: Single
Current employment:United States Air force. Rank: Major
Caroline skipped the rest of the information detailing education, and such. And headed straight for the stuff she had paid so highly for. The information on previous relationships and more detailed information about her job.
Caroline laughed as she looked at the information about past relationships. Boy this girl didn't get out much did she. Not much in the way of blackmail material there. Caroline turned the page to find the details about Samantha's career, to see if she was telling the truth.
To say she was shocked was an understatement. There was nothing on the page except a whole lot of blacked out words and a big red stamp across it reading classified. Caroline picked up the folder and flung it across the room, she was about to pick up the phone to tell her contact that he was not getting any money for that, when she saw it. The file had scattered and there were pages and photos everywhere.
She gently put the phone back in its cradle and moved over to the floor. Sitting down she gathered the pages to her, setting it in two piles, pages and photos.
After she had sorted the file she picked up the pile of photos and started going through them. The first few were obviously file photos, ones of Samantha in her uniform and such. Then the good ones started. There were surveillance photos from a car park some where, it must have been where they worked cause she could see what she thought was Jack's car.
Samantha was walking arm and arm with it looked like Daniel. She hoped she would find some juicy information but she didn't know what to make of this. Caroline knew that they were all close, Samantha, Jack, Daniel and that odd fellow that she met at the wedding, ah Murrey that was his name.
Jack had said to Lizzie that they worked as a team for many years, and she had overheard them. But this looked a little more than friendly. After a couple more photos of them walking they got closer to where the camera was positioned, and she saw the bruising on Samantha's face. She checked the date on the photo and it wasn't that long before the wedding. She should have certainly still had a trace of the marks at the wedding, but she may have been creative with her makeup. Skipping the next few she had one in her hand with a post it note on it. "These were taken by an associate of mine, it appears that you are not the only one interested in these two women."
With her interest piqued, Caroline settled in for the twenty or so more photos that she had in her hand.
AN: I told you I would be quick. Who would have believed me? Either way it is here. I hope you all enjoy it and I promise not to be too long on the next instalment.
