The Commandos seemed to have everything in order as Sam and Daniel finally arrived! She wouldn't admit it to anyone, but she was mildly disappointed that she'd missed the battle. Although the second she laid eyes on her father engulfing Janet in a huge embrace with his arms and body, Sam had wished that she arrived a little later than she had.
Daniel gratefully kept his mouth shut when she flashed him a nervous smile. It was already strange enough watching her father talking softly, caressing Janet's back and wiping away her tears with his kisses when the only other woman Sam had seen him do such things to was her mother.
But as Sam continued to watch, only so the guys wouldn't give her such a hard time later, she saw how tightly Janet's arms wrapped around Dad and the way she looked up at Dad. Mom used to look at him that way too. Sam just wasn't expecting to see that from Janet. Not towards Dad anyway.
Sam sighed. It didn't take a genius to realize how close Dad and Janet had gotten over the past couple of days. There was affection in their eyes for each other and an intimacy in their touch. And Dad was smiling, a smile that Sam hadn't seen in a very, very long time.
"They actually make a cute couple," the Colonel remarked.
Sam rolled her eyes but smiled. Ok, so Dad and Janet weren't such a strange and bizarre concept after all. How could it be when it was very obvious that Janet made Dad happy and he made her just as happy. In the end, that's all Sam could hope for was seeing her father and her best friend happy.
It was kind of funny how Janet was wiping the blood away from Dad's face as they came over towards Sam. Kind of reminded her of how Mom used to take care of Dad. At least Sam knew Janet was in good hands with Dad because he knew how to treat women properly.
"Sam," he sighed, hugging her tightly. "I'm so glad to see you."
"Me too, Dad."
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you…"
"Dad, it's ok," Sam smiled honestly. "I'm happy for you…for both of you."
"You are?" Janet asked a little bewildered at the moment.
"Yes, I am," Sam answered, hugging her best friend.
"How did you know where to find us?" Dad questioned, wrapping his arm around Janet's waist.
"General Hammond figured you would head to Okinawa when we saw your credit card had been used in Osaka," Sam explained.
"And of course we just had to come!" O'Neill added cheerfully even though he was grimacing. "Jacob, I thought we were friends. You never mentioned to me that you had a thing for Dr. Fraiser."
"With good reason, my love life is no one's business!" Dad said then quickly turned to Sam. "Well…almost no one's business."
Dad winked at her making her laugh to herself.
"By the way Jacob…your Shelby…it's toast," the Colonel said.
"Yeah, I kind of figured that," Dad frowned.
"Such a shame too. That was a really sweet ride!"
"Thanks for making me feel so much better about it, Jack!" Dad muttered.
"You know Dad, I'm sure between you, me and the team we can restore it," Sam suggested.
"And in the meantime, you're welcome to borrow my Mustang when you feel the need to go racing around the streets," Janet added with a devilish grin on her face. "As long as I get to tag along every now and then!"
Dad smiled brightly at Janet and was about to kiss her when the Colonel had to open his mouth again!
"So Janet, you really enjoy riding stick!" the Colonel remarked. Dad's face instantly darkened. The Colonel's eyes about popped out of his head when the realization of what he said just dawned on him. He turned and hobbled away as fast as he could, shouting. "I meant drive! I swear, Jacob!"
Dad chased after him!
"Did I mention I took a bullet in the ass while protecting Janet!" the Colonel shouted over his shoulder just before Dad tackled him to the ground.
"Do men ever grow up?" Sam asked as she and Janet watched two grown men wrestling in the middle of the street.
"In your father's case, I certainly hope he doesn't grow up entirely," Janet smiled.
"Now, you've got to tell me," Sam said but quickly added. "Just…I don't need to hear things in full detail! This is my father we're talking about. There are some things I know he's doing but I don't want to know he's doing."
"Ok, Sam!" Janet laughed. "But I do have to say, Jacob is a wonderful kisser!"
"Ah Janet…I didn't need to hear that!"