Chapter 4: The Big Surprise

Summary: I guess I thought about it and thought it was for the best. I never meant for you to be hurt, but a relationship can't be built on lies, and I've been lying from the start.

A/N: Sorry I left you hanging like that! I had tons of stuff to do at school. Well now it's summer and I can finally get back to my story! Yay! This takes place 4 months after they found out Sam was pregnant.

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"Did you know there's a pool going around about the baby? Apparantly even Hammond's in on it." Jack said to Sam. Sam and Jack were sitting in the infirmary, waiting for Janet to appear from behind the office door.

"No, but I'm not surprised, they'll bet on anything these days. I wonder who started it." Sam replied.

"My money's on Daniel."

"Well, it's base-wide, and everybody's betting on it. Sex, Name, Birthday..."

"Everything, huh?"

Janet, who was currently in her office, put down her pen and came into the main room. "Ready, Sam?"

Sam swung her legs up on the bed, she wanted to see her baby, now. "Ready."

Janet put the gel on her stomach, and all eyes focused on the monitor, and Jack cocked his head, trying to figure out where the head was. Then he noticed that there wasn't just 1 head, there were 2!

"Uh, doc..."

"Congratulations, you're having twins!"

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Late the next day, Sam had just come home from work. She opened the door, and let Jack know she was home. When she didn't get an answer or any type of sign he was home, she sighed, and went into the kitchen.

What she wasn't counting on was her ex-fiancee Pete Shanahan sitting at her kitchen table with a cup of coffee in his hand reading yesterday's paper.

"I see you've made yourself at home."

"Sam."

"Hello, Pete."

"I see you've been keeping plenty busy." He said, gesturing at her stomach.

"Why are you here?"

"I wanted... I need to talk to you, Sam."

"About?"

"Why you left."

"I guess I thought about it and thought it was for the best. I never meant for you to be hurt, but a relationship can't be built on lies, and I've been lying from the start."

"Come back to me, Sam, it doesn't matter you lied, we could be happy again. We could pretend he wasn't-"

"What the hell's gotten into you! I love Jack, Pete, I'm not going to leave him for you."

"Oh, here we go again about your precious Colonel O'Neill!"

"Get out. Get out now."

"No. Why should I go?"

"Becuase, if you don't, I'll shoot you." Jack said, taking out his gun. He flicked the safety off, and pointed it at Pete.

Pete took a defensive step back and Jack took two steps in between Pete and Sam. "If you were smart, you'd do as the lady says."

Pete silently stalked to the front door. Jack turned, watching his every move. Pete opened the door and looked back once, and sighed. Jack made a 'move-it' motion with his hand (The one holding the gun) and Pete left the two and quietly closed the door.

Jack put the gun down on the table and sat down next to her.

"So how are the twins?"

"Kicking up a storm right now."

Jack frowned. "I'm sorry."

"Oh, no, don't be, they've been at it all day, they'll calm down soon."

He smiled a little, "Hey, wanna watch a movie?"

"Sure." She smiled back.