A/N: Sam didn't go with the team to deal with Apophis's attack on Earth in Season 1.
"In the Line of Duty"
Sam was running late for work, and anxiously hurrying to get her cup of coffee, throw on her clothes and get Cassie off to school.
"Cassie! I'm late for work! Come and eat your breakfast so you won't miss your bus!" Sam called down the hall to her daughter.
"Mom, I don't have school today." Cassie replied calmly as she entered the kitchen fully dressed.
"What?" A frazzled Sam asked as she poured her coffee into a thermos.
"It's a Teacher Work Day."
"Oh, Cassie, I didn't want to hear that." Sam exclaimed, closing her eyes.
"Can't I just go to work with you?"
"No, Cassie. I'm going off-world today." Sam sighed, sealing the thermos. "I guess I'll just have to call Janet." She reached for her car keys, purse, and cell phone. "All right. In the car. If Janet can't take you, you'll have to stay in the lab."
She nodded, submissively. "Okay." A wicked grin caught Sam's eye.
"What?"
"Does that mean I get to play with Jack's play station?"
Sam had to laugh. "In the car."