A couple of days later:

Jack awoke to hear gagging coming from the bathroom. It wasn't all that new, but nevertheless, he dragged himself out of bed and into the bathroom. "Carter?"

"Sorry…I'm just-" She gagged again. "Nothing but dry-heaving. There's nothing left to throw up!"

He picked her up off the floor. "Well, as long as you're not praying to the porcelain gods…"

She turned a weary eye toward him. "Oh please…enough with the morning sickness and flu jokes."

He smiled. "Okay. Now, get in bed, and I'll be back with your crackers and juice."

She gave him a hug. "I really hate this."

"I know. But, look on the bright side. I'm here."

She forced a weak smile. "I know. And I really am grateful."

"But?"

"What's so great about being pregnant if you didn't have any fun to begin with?"

Jack shook his head, a smile playing on his lips. "What? You want to have some…fun?"

"Yes. As a matter of fact, I do."

"We'll see- after the crackers."

General Hammond hurried down the stairs from the briefing room as the klaxons rang. "Unscheduled off-world activation!"

"We're receiving the Tok'ra's IDC, sir."

"Open the iris!" He ordered, hurrying down to the gate room.

"Jacob!"

"George! Hey, where's Sam? I thought she was expecting me."

"Oh, she's expecting a lot more than you, Jacob."

Jacob looked at George with a suspicious look in his eye. "What's that supposed to mean?"

"Why don't you come on up to the briefing room? I'll have Teal'c call Sam and I'll have Jack and Daniel head up to the mountain so we can explain some of this, okay?"

"Explain what?" Jacob asked, insistently.

They arrived in the briefing room as Daniel ran in with notes in hand. "I've had these ready for a few days now in anticipation of this…" He responded to the General's look of curiosity.

"I see."

"Anticipation of what?" Jacob asked. "George, where the hell is my daughter?"

"Well, she doesn't usually come into the base until the afternoon." Daniel mentioned.

Both Daniel and George were weary of making any mention of the fact that she was pregnant, as both believed that this was news that Sam should give her father herself. However, they did not anticipate the arrival of Teal'c into the room at that moment. "I have tried to reach Major Carter and Colonel O'Neill. Unfortunately, I have been unable to do so. Perhaps Major Carter is particularly unwell this morning."

"Colonel O'Neill and Major Carter? You mean they're…"

"Married? By another culture's standards, yes…" Daniel blurted.

"Married!"

"Jacob, it's a little different situation than you're anticipating."

"Try me." Came the general's low growl.

"Well, have a seat, and I'll try to debrief you." Daniel said, his nervous glance to Teal'c confirming his desire to receive protection from any physical harm that Jacob might be persuaded to inflict upon him.

"You're telling me that my daughter is pregnant with her commanding officer's child. By means of a device found off-world that was activated when she and aforementioned commanding officer stepped ALONE into the room that held this device!" Jacob said, too calmly for it to mean good things for the members of SG-1.

"Yep, and that on that planet, that was enough to constitute a bonding or a marriage between two individuals. We unknowingly went through the whole ritual thereby activating the machine that was supposed to act as a fail-safe. If the couple emerged from the room…expectant, then they had feelings for one another. If they emerged from the room without such…side-effects, then they had been forced into a bonding by…unnatural means." Daniel said.

"George, I've said it before, and I'm sure I'll say it again: your cover stories need work!"

"Dad, it's not a cover story." Sam said, walking into the briefing room in her dress blues.

"Sam!"

She smiled. "How're you?"

"Other than the fact that Daniel and George have been trying to convince me that you are pregnant by means of a device off-world, I'm good."

"Well, believe it." Jack said.

It was at that moment that Jacob registered the fact that Jack had his hand at the small of Sam's back and that Sam had a solitaire diamond platinum ring on her left ring finger. "So…you two…"

"We're getting married, and we'd like you to be there." Sam said swiftly.

Jacob's eyes widened. "You're getting married. Just like that."

"Jake, this device figured out how we feel about each other…we'd be pretty stupid to ignore that fact."

"Again." Sam said, looking up into his eyes, an unmistakable look of love and adoration in her eyes.

"Yes…again." He replied with a similar look.

Jacob looked away, pretending that the sight made him ill, though Selmak knew otherwise. "And fraternization regulations?" He asked.

"Suspended on an individual basis by the President of the United States himself." George declared.

"So, as we were saying, we'd like to have you at the wedding. But, if you don't want to be there…"

"I didn't say that…I just…this is a bit much to get used to."

"Learning about a new grandchild, your daughter's engagement, and that the wedding is tomorrow…that'd be a lot for anybody." Daniel responded reasonably.

"TOMORROW?" Jacob bellowed.

Jack literally cowered behind Sam. Jacob wouldn't hurt his pregnant daughter, would he?

"Dad, it was my idea. I never was one for the whole big wedding thing, and quite frankly, I'm already married to him. We're just doing the wedding for everyone on Earth."

Jacob had to chuckle at the sight of the unshakable Colonel Jack O'Neill hiding behind Sam. "All right. I think I can stay until then."

"Good. Because the wedding is at town hall at 1030 hours tomorrow, Dad. Now, if you want to come and spend the day with US, you're more than welcome to."

Jacob turned to George. "Well, if it's okay with you, George, I think I'll spend the day with my daughter and her husband/fiancée…significant other."

George chuckled. "Just say husband…all of the rest of us do. And…permission granted. In fact, SG-1 is due for some down time. I suggest you all take it."

Jack put his arms around Sam's waist in an embrace, placing his chin on her shoulder. "Thanks, General."

"And stop doing that on the base!" Daniel complained. "It's like high school all over again…"

Jacob had to chuckle inwardly. He knew how newlyweds/engaged people could be…and it was MUCH worse than high school. But despite the shocks that had come to his system over the past few days, SG-1 seemed to be somewhat normal.