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"Ok, Jack what is it?"

"Hammond has offered me the position as the CO of the Alpha site with a promotion to Brigadier General for one. Sam and I talked about it, but I thought that talking to you first would be the best thing to do. You see, if I do take the job, I want to marry Sam, with your blessing. If I don't take the job, I will retire and still ask you for your blessing.

After what has happened to us in the past few days, well it was a wake up call for the both of us. We both feel the same way and we want to do something about it before it is too late for us both."

"You want to marry Sam? Have you asked her yet?"

"She said that it was up to you" Jacob chuckled.

"One question; if you do take the job and Sam is here?"

"We already talked about that. We would take turns, going back and fourth between the Alpha site and here. I would spend three days here with Sam for the weekend and she spends the next weekend at the Alpha site. We know that it will be hard but we have been working together for five years. I haven't spoken to Hammond about the negotiating part yet but I have the feeling both he and the Joint Chief's will agree."

"Well, it seems that you have this all planned out. I know that I do trust you Jack and I know that you two do love one another and you do take good care of her, so you do have my blessing."

"Thanks, dad" Jack said smiling.

"Now what's this I hear that some asshole beat up Sam?"

"Yeah, I met the guy once. I didn't like the way he was looking at Sam or the way Sam was looking at him. She was afraid of him; I could see it in her eyes. I know she can handle any snake head, ops, sorry Selmac, it's not you and the Tok'ra, I'm talking about. We know what she is like, no fear in her at all but this guy, I knew I didn't trust him as far as I could kick him.

She told me what he had done to her and I wasn't happy with what she told me. Daniel, Teal'c and Hammond are the only other ones who know what happened to her. The day he attacked her, she was happy. She saw my toe move so she had a nurse get the others.

Everyone was very relieved. Sam went to call Cassie to give her the good news and then she decided to go to her lab to check on her e-mails. He walked into her lab and disconnected the camera. Sam was gone from the infirmary for about half an hour. Then Daniel came in here and told me that an airman had found Sam on the floor with new broken ribs and punctured lung; the bastard left her there to die. If it wasn't for the airman, she might have died."

Then they heard Sam moan and then she opened her eyes and looked over to where Jack was and she smiled when she saw her father.

"Dad"

He walked around the bed and helped Sam to sit up and gave her a hug when she started crying.

"Hey, what's wrong Sam" He pulled back so he could look at her.

"Dad there is some thing I need to tell you."

"What is it Sam."

"Dad, do you remember Tom Carson?"

"Yes"

"Remember the weekend, two months after Mom died? He spent the weekend with us?"

"Yes, Sam what is it"

"Dad, he raped me, on that Saturday night. He said afterwards 'That is for dislocating my finger. I hope you enjoyed it like I did Sam, and if you tell anyone about this, I'll come back and do it all over again. Just remember, I can come back here any time I want'.

Then he did it again after my sixteenth birthday, I couldn't tell you back then because of what was going on with the family."

"Oh god Sam I'm so sorry" he held her in his arms while she cried.

"I've should have noticed that something was wrong, it's all my fault."

"Jacob, it's not your fault, you weren't to know what was going on back then."

"Dad, Jack's right" then they pulled apart.

"Sam was he the one that attacked you in your lab?"

"Yes"

"I'm going to go and talk to George. I will come and talk to you later. I have to let all of this sink in."

"Ok dad"

Sam lay back down and Jack held on to her hand. Jacob stood up and he took one more look at Sam. She had rolled over to face Jack and had started crying again.

Jack looked at Jacob; he could see the anger in his eyes. Then he left them alone so he could go and talk to George.