The next evening Sam and Daniel left the house before Jake started cry. He was slowly getting better about crying, but he still cried for at least 4 hours each night.

Daniel saw this as a time to get through to his wife and talk to her. He missed her and he wanted her to know that. He took her out to dinner and at first the conversation was minimal. Sam answered his questions, but didn't say much else.

"Oh, you had a doctor's appointment yesterday, didn't you? How did it go?" Daniel asked.

"Fine. Everything is fine. Daniel." Sam said, curtly.

"That's good. Maybe we could...you know…" Daniel blushed and looked down. During the few months that they knew about the baby on Kemet they never once had sex then Daniel left once they returned to Earth. But they had spoke about it and thought that if they wanted the marriage to work then sex might have to be included.

Sam rolled her eyes. "Physically I'm fine to start having sex again."

"But?" Daniel could hear that there was going to be a but in the conversation.

"I don't have to say it. You know what's wrong." Sam snapped.

"We need to talk. Don't we?" Daniel said, sheepishly.

"Yes." Was Sam's only reply.

Daniel looked into her eyes for a moment. "What happened to us?"

"We had a baby for starters." Sam said, sarcastically.

"Yes, one that hates his father and screams all damn night." Daniel's voice raised just a bit.

"It's not his fault, and he doesn't hate you. He just doesn't know you, Daniel." Sam said, evenly.

"Sam, I love the kid, I really do. I love him with all my heart and soul and would do anything for him. He just doesn't like me. It's that plain and simple and I'm sorry that you don't see it." Daniel said.

"That's not true and you know it." Sam hated when he said that. Their baby didn't hate him and he knew that. "You don't hold him, Daniel."

"I do too." Daniel almost sounded like a child defending his actions from his mother.

"Maybe on a weekend afternoon or something. Anyone could do that. For all he knows you could be a neighbor or a babysitter." Sam was getting ticked.

Daniel took a couple of breathes. "JD cries when I pick him up."

"Because you're uncomfortable with him. He can sense that. Be like you used to be." Sam said, quietly.

"Sam, I can't be who I used to be. That person no longer exists. You act like I don't love him." Daniel said.

Sam stared at him for a moment. "I know you love him," She finally said. "You need to let him feel that. He needs you too."

Daniel didn't know what to say. He knew that he didn't have a relationship son and that it was his fault. He just didn't know what to do when the baby started to scream and wouldn't stop. "What can I do to make it better?"

Sam gave him a small smile. He was willing to start to change things. "Spend time with him during the day. Come home at lunch and see how he is. I'm sure General Hammond would authorize it since your not on one of the field units. He's fun and loving. He smiles at you and all he wants to do is be held. Daniel, he's a perfect little baby and you're missing it."

"I know. I don't want to. I really don't." Daniel said, quietly.

"Then change. He can't, so its up to you, Daniel. You're missing out on him." Sam said.

"I know." Was all that Daniel could say.

The waiter appeared at their table with the check and handed it to Daniel. "Have a nice night."

"Thank you,"Sam said. "What are your plans for tomorrow?" She asked Daniel.

"Nothing." Daniel said as he laid his credit card down and watched at the waiter appeared again, take the card, then appear back with the card only to disappear once again, amongst the people.

"It would be a good day to get to know that baby. Do you want to stay home alone with him?" Sam asked as she stood up from the table.

Daniel's eyes widened in horror. After the last time he left him alone with the baby, he never wanted to do it again. "Not really. Did you want to go somewhere?" He grabbed his car keys from the table and steered her towards the door.

"No." Sam answered as she stepped out into the crisp night.

"Stay home with us." Daniel said while he unlocked the door to his midnight blue Jeep Liberty and held the door open for her.

"I will." Sam smiled and slid into the jeep then relaxed against the brown leather seats.

"Don't leave us, we might need you." Daniel said as he got in and started it up. He then pulled out of the crowded parking lot and headed down the highway.

"I'll stay home." Sam said as she looked out the window and wondered why they weren't going in the direction of home.