"Jack!"

Danin rushed over and threw her arms around Jack almost before he realized what was going on, and Jack grinned down at the little girl who had grown into a lovely young woman – and when had that happened?

"Hey, Danin. How are you?"

"Great."

Danin was grinning up at him, and jack could see that all the other counselors and campers gathered in the room were watching the reunion.

"You look great, sweetheart."

She beamed.

"Where's Sam?"

"She's co-"

Danin's gaze went behind Jack and her eyes lit up.

"Sam!"

She squealed, letting go of Jack and rushing past him. He didn't even have to turn to know that Sam had made her appearance in the cafeteria. It was confirmed a moment later when there was an excited murmuring in the room from the rest of the campers, and Jack turned. Sure enough Sam was hobbling towards one of the tables greeting Danin with a hug and a smile, with Mandy carrying Jake and walking behind her.

That wasn't what had garnered the attention of the other campers, though. Jaffer was. The big lab was walking beside Sam like a shadow, and every kid in the room was straining their necks to get a good look at him.

"Wow…"

Gary took that moment to come into the room as well, and he waved all the kids into their seats, smiling at Danin and shooing her back to her table.

"Good morning, Campers!"

"Good morning!"

"I have a couple of announcements to make before we eat breakfast, you guys. Since you all know what happened last night, let me give you an update on what's going on. Libby is fine. She just has some cuts, and she was a little cold, but she's going to be fine."

He smiled at the kids reassuringly, glad that he didn't have any bad news to give them. Things could have been so much worse. He continued.

"Ian's fine, too, guys. He should be back with us really soon, and until he is, we're fortunate enough to have someone here willing to take over for him. Jack?"

Jack hadn't made it to his seat, yet. He'd gone over to situate Sam and make sure she didn't need him before joining the boys from Australia. When Gary called his name, he turned to face the rest of the camp.

"This is Colonel Jack O'Neill, guys," Gary said. "He's been counseling here for several years – although he usually counsels the older camps. Over there is his wife – Major Samantha O'Neill, and their son Jacob. They're going to be with us for a while, so get to know them during free time."

Gary smiled, because while the kids were obviously interested in Sam and Jack – and Jacob – they were still looking at Jaffer more than anything else. Big shock there, since Jaffer was hard to miss – and was far more interesting than Jack and Sam combined.

"That's Jaffer," he said, drawing the lab's attention when he said his name. "He's Jack's dog, and will be joining us as well, so if he comes up to you just tell him hi."

Jaffer walked over and sat down beside Sam's chair, whuffling her injured leg and ignoring the attention of the kids for the moment. Which made them lose interest in him a little once Gary started speaking once more.

"Since it's still raining, we're going to have camp activities in the gym after breakfast, but I have it on the best authority that the rain should stop by tonight, and we'll be drying out by tomorrow."

There were cheers in response to this, and Gary smiled.

"Let's eat!"

OOOOOOOOO

"You're really a Colonel?"

Jack nodded, stealing a slice of bacon from Shawn's plate and looking at Chance.

"Yup."

"Really?"

"Yup."

"Does that outrank your wife?" Chad asked, looking over at Sam, who was talking to Gary and Mandy while holding Jake in one hand and eating with the other.

Jack smiled.

"It does, but don't tell her I said that."

"She doesn't know?" Wilson asked.

"Of course she knows. But it's a little different when you're married."

"Does she outrank Ian?" Bruce asked.

"Oh yeah. And she's one of his teachers – even though she doesn't teach at the academy."

"Really?"

Jack nodded.

"She must be pretty smart, then," Chance said, looking impressed.

"She's the smartest person I've ever met," Jack assured them.

"Does she have a dog, too?" Chad asked, looking over at Jaffer, who was sprawled under the table by Sam's feet gnawing on a bone that Jared had furnished from the kitchen.

"She has Jaffer."

"He's your dog, though," Bruce objected, amazed that Jack would share his dog with someone else. Especially a girl.

"He's our dog," Jack corrected. "And he loves Sam very much."

"Sam?"

"That's what Jack calls her," Shawn explained. He'd been enjoying the way the kids were interrogating Jack – it was a good way for them to get to know him better, and it was a good way to get more comfortable with him. And a good way for him to get to know them better as well. Besides, it was fun for Shawn to see Jack be the center of attention – even if it cost him a slice of bacon or two.

"It's what you guys can call her, too," Jack said.

"Really?"

"Why not?"

They didn't have an answer for that, and Chance – ever the outgoing socialite – looked over at Sam's table.

"Sam!"

She turned and looked at the sound of someone calling her name, and Chance waved frantically at her, grinning his infectious smile. One that Sam wasn't any more immune to than anyone else. She waved back, smiling, and then turned back to her breakfast and the conversation she'd been having with Gary.

Chance looked at the others, preening.

"Sam!"

This time it was Wilson, intent on showing the others that anything Chance could do, he could do, too.

Again, Sam turned at the sound of her name, and this time it was Wilson who waved at her.

She waved back, grinning, and gave Jack a curious look. He shrugged, silently telling her that he had nothing to do with it, and she once more returned to her conversation, which apparently was centered around Jacob, considering the way Gary kept gesturing to the baby.

Chad opened his mouth, and Jack held up his hand, his brown eyes amused.

"Let her eat, guys. She'll talk to you all later if you want."