Okay, a lot of my faithful (and new) reviewers said they were confused…especially about Grace. Okay, if you haven't seen the episode "Grace" you're not alone…I've only seen the last few minutes of it, but my friends have described it a little to me. Apparently, it's a really heavy episode where you're not sure Sam's going to make it or not, but that's off-set by the fact that she's "hallucinating" a little girl named Grace. She sings "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star," and plays with bubbles a lot.

Now, I put her in the story so that she can interact with an ascended Charlie…read on to figure it out. My theory is that the "unborn" beings and the Ascended beings hang out in the same circles, so Charlie is watching over his future half-sister. (I'm a die-hard Sam and Jack shipper…if you didn't know that before, I'm really scared…) I thought it was a cute idea, so just go with me on this…

Oh, Sam and Jack aren't dating yet…this is going to shake up their relationship.

Now, back to the regular programming.

Previously on Stargate: SG-1:

"All Grace wants to do is play with bubbles and sing "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star." But that's enough about that…let's talk about what's going on here."

And now, the next chapter:

Jack sat down in the chair next to Sam's bed. "You're a little different than I remember, Charlie."

"I know, Dad, but you should have expected that…it's my eighteenth birthday."

"Hey, I just expected a little more rebellious teenager stage before the whole self-assured adult stage." Jack said, still reeling in shock and awe.

"Oh, you should ask Oma…boy, does she have stories about me…" Charlie said, shaking Sam's head in mock exasperation.

"Oma, huh? Let me guess, this is a rebellious teenager moment…" Jack said as he chuckled.

"You got it, but back to the point. This is really important. I only have a few more minutes before Grace and I have to take Mom's memories and leave."

"Whoa…Mom's memories?" Jack said with one finger outstretched in a 'hold on' gesture.

"I downloaded Mom's memories into Sam…kind of like the whole Ancient head sucker thing that you did a couple of times."

Jack's face showed complete and utter shock. "Excuse me?"

"Mom's fine, Dad…she's just fine, and Sam's going to be fine too. And if you don't mind me saying so, I really like her." Sam's face softened into a grin that looked remarkably like the O'Neill family's grin.

"Who?"

"Samantha…she's awesome, and I really think you guys should both start to admit how much you love each other…" Sam's face tightened into a frown as Charlie continued. "Dad, I don't think you realize how close you got to losing her to Pete. If anyone else comes into the picture and you don't let her know that you want to claim her, you probably won't get a second chance."

"And I thought Cassie was opinionated…" Jack muttered.

"Now, there's a great gal…"Charlie said, wistfully. "If I wasn't ascended, I would probably have taken her to the junior prom."

Jack's brow furrowed. "You know about her junior prom?"

"Well, it was all that you guys talked about for weeks…how her date had seriously thought that he could get past first base with her, and that if you hadn't intimidated him, he probably would have raped her…"

Jack took a deep breath. "Yeah, well that wasn't exactly one of the happiest moments."

"I know. I'm just glad that you got to her in time…I mean, I know Sam was bothering you because she was only twenty minutes late, but if you hadn't gotten there right then…I probably would have had to intervene, and break the guys neck."

Jack's eyes widened. "Do you have a crush on Cassie?"

Sam started blushing. "What? No, I just…nobody should…that's not the point…let's get back to the point. The point is, Samantha is perfect for you, and it's not right for you to let her get away. She loves you just as much as you love her."

"When did you learn all the answers?" Jack asked, quietly.

"When I ascended." He answered seriously. "You know what, Dad?"

Jack looked at Sam, and saw past her exterior into Charlie's soul. It was a very impressive experience. "What, kid?"

Jack could see the sadness on Charlie's face. "You were right when you said that you weren't ready to ascend. In fact, you'll never be ready to ascend if you don't at least try a relationship with Sam. Ascension is kind of about…facing your fears… your greatest fears, and …well, Daniel's greatest fears were about going into battle, but yours…yours are about losing the people that you love. No offense, but…get over it."

"You were in Ba'al's prison?" Jack asked, closing his eyes in despair. Nobody should have to live through that, but more than that, no person should have to watch a loved one go through something like that.

"Yeah…me, Daniel, and Grace. You could say that we became the Three Musketeers. Oma had to keep an eye on the three of us together. Daniel practically became a kid again around Grace."

"Daniel?" Jack asked.

"Uh huh. Grace even started calling him Uncle Daniel…I think the name kind of stuck."

They say in silence for a minute before Jack asked the question that was burning on his mind. "Who is Grace?"

Charlie backpedaled really fast. "Uh, well…you see…she's not exactly…" Charlie couldn't finish the lie. "Uh, mazeltov?"

Jack laughed. "Okay, how many times did you watch Fiddler on the Roof?"

"As many times as you did, Dad. I kinda kept coming to pizza-movie night. I loved the look on Teal'c's face the first time he saw 'If I were a Rich Man'."

Jack nodded. "Those were good times." He paused before he asked the real question weighing heavily on his mind. "Why did you do this, Charlie? I mean, how could you do this to Sam? This experience ruined your mother and my marriage, and I nearly committed suicide. How could you subject Sam to this?"

"Because she needed to understand what had happened to you and Mom…" The young man replied, wisely.

"Why?" Jack asked, hotly.

"Because you've started to shut her out too! Because of the stupid regulations, you've shut her out. Well, you know what? It was bad when you did it to Mom, but I can guarantee that it's going to be worse if you do it to Sam." Charlie started yelling.

"How?" Jack whispered.

"That doesn't matter…the point is, I figured this would be the best way to open up the door of communication between you."