A/N: okay, i did the best i could trying to remember what was on my other computer, so i hope it's up to par!


Sean stepped out on the other side of the Gate and wobbled, trying to catch his balance. You know, he coulda warned me about this! He teetered backwards and fell to the ground at the foot of the Gate. His face paled as he felt his lunch threaten to make it's return on the ground of an alien planet. Yeah, like that wouldn't be embarrassing.

He was thankful SG-17, Daniel and Teal'c had already entered the wormhole ahead of him. The only person to see his fall was Jack, who'd nearly tripped over him as he came out after him.

"Woah, there, Lt., you okay?" He knelt down and rested his hand on Sean's shoulder.

"Yeah. You should have told me not to eat such a big lunch." He grinned at his father, then realized he'd been addressed formally. "Sir."

Jack laughed. "You got that right." He held out his hand, which Sean took gratefully, and helped the young Lieutenant to his feet.

Sean stood and looked around at his surroundings. It was fantastic, the beautiful landscape was breathtaking. It reminded him of the hills of Minnesota. Of course, the fact that it was a different planet made it all that more appealing. He looked over to his right and saw a deep gully covered with grass that was just starting to poke up out of the dirt.

Jack noticed where his son was looking and sighed. That's where it had all started. Not that he was complaining, he just wished he hadn't been stuck on this side of the Gate. It'd caused so much heartache on all sides, and possibly more in the time to come.

He broke himself out of his musings to address SG-17. "Captain, follow the path to the bridge. Paynan should be waiting for you. He'll introduce Adams to life on other planets." Though the mission was all seriousness, he couldn't help the sinister grin as he thought of someone else having to spend the time with Paynan.

Captain Griswold nodded and led his team off in the direction of the main village.

"Jack!" A high voice rang out across the field. Sean had never heard her before, but the immediate flash of recognition across his father's face told him who it was. As soon as the recognition disappeared, the grimace showed up. Yep, it was definitely Laira.

She ran up to the group as fast as she could, nodding to Daniel and Teal'c before stopping in front of Jack. The father and son quickly noticed her well rounded condition, though it was hard for them to tell just how far along she was.

"Fair day, Laira," Jack greeted her, trying to be as polite as he could. He really didn't want to be here, on the planet with her, but he had his orders.

"Fair day, Jack. Thank you for coming." She made show enough to acknowledge Daniel and Teal'c, but stopped with a confused stare at Sean. "Where is Major Carter?"

Jack wasn't sure, but he could have sworn he caught a smirk when she'd noticed Sam's absence. Nah, maybe it was just paranoia.

"She was injured. This is Lt. O'Neill, he's her replacement."

Sean nodded to her, still slightly uncomfortable around the woman. He could barely tear his eyes away from her stomach. She didn't look as pregnant as his own wife was, but women varied, so he couldn't be sure.

"Please, Jack. We have much to talk about." She turned and led SG-1 back towards the village and her house on the outskirts. Daniel and Teal'c followed directly behind her, sensing Sean wanted to talk to his father.

The younger man just tilted his head and shot Jack a questioning look. Jack lowered his eyes and then looked up to meet his son's gaze. "Yeah, it's possible."

Sean sighed and followed the rest of SG-1 into the house. A man a little younger than Jack greeted Laira with a kiss on the cheek and a nod to the rest of the group. As they were sitting down, the man brought drinks and bread over to them and sat beside Laira at the table.

The silence was beyond uncomfortable and Daniel gave a soft cough to try and ease the tension.

"So, Laira," Jack started, awkwardly.

"Jack, I'd like you to meet my husband, Toran." She smiled and held the man's hand gently above the table.

Jack was shocked. It wasn't something he'd expected when he stepped through the Gate. In fact it was the farthest thing from his mind. "Uh, congratulations." Thoughts flashed through his head as he tried to keep the hope from being reflected on his face. If she had gotten married anytime within the first two months after he'd left, there was a great chance the baby wasn't his.

Daniel's eyebrows shot up. "I remember you. You and two of your children made it through the Gate to Earth."

Sadness flashed across Toran's face momentarily. "My oldest daughter stayed behind with her husband. Neither survived the Fire Rain."

Jack nodded in sympathy. He'd gotten to know the people on Edora and while some of them blamed him for the death of their families, some had accepted him into their village.

Daniel opened his mouth to say something when the door crashed open and Garan stood facing the group, panting.

"Mother, we need the midwife!" He bent over and rested his hands on his knees.

"Garan, what is wrong?" Laira jumped up as fast as she could and ran to her son's side.

"It's Naytha. She's begun to birth!"

"The midwife is with Cathayra. She has been having troubles since early yesterday."

Garan threw his hands in the air and groaned. "We need someone to help with the child!"

Daniel peeked over his glasses at the distraught father and raised his hand. "Um, I could help," he said in his "humble" voice.

"How many children have you helped to birth?" Laira asked timidly.

"Three."

Garan nodded and led the way to back to his own house. Even Sean had trouble keeping up with him. It wasn't a long run, more like a quick sprint, but they could tell there was an intense urgency to the way he moved.

He threw his own door open and ran straight back to the bed where Naytha was waiting for her husband to return.

"Did you find the midwife?" she asked, a strained cry to her voice.

"No."

Naytha gasped out, both in pain and distress. It was hurting!

"Daniel can help us. And Jack is here, too." Garan grasped his wife's hand and brushed the hair out of her eyes. He laid a gentle kiss on her forehead.

"Hey there," Jack whispered. He sat on her other side and held her other hand. "It'll be okay."

Sean paced back and forth across the small room, feeling more useless than when Charlie had been born. He could hear Naytha's cries from where he waited. If he cocked his head to the side he could actually peer into the other room and see what was going on, but he avoided it at all possible costs. He didn't know these people like his father did.

He knew for a fact that Garan and Naytha were the whole reason he'd been stuck on Edora in the first place.

If those two hadn't run off, Jack wouldn't have had to stay back and search for them. Of course, Jack and Sam still wouldn't have any clue as to the true extent of their feelings for each other. And Sean liked Sam. From what he knew of his father so far, she was good for him. She was probably the smartest person he'd ever know, including most of his professors at the Academy.

A small cry broke through his thoughts and he peered around the corner just in time to see Daniel place the baby in Naytha's arms. Jack brushed her sweat slicked hair back and pressed a fatherly kiss to her forehead before getting up and heading over to Sean.

"So?" the younger man asked excitedly.

"It's a girl," Jack smiled. "So far, Daniel thinks she's doing okay."

Sean shook his head with a slight smirk. "Gaw! They can't be more than… what? 17? 18?"

"Seventeen by Earth's years, which is about standard for them."

"Well, that's only a year older than you and mom."

Though Sean didn't sound bitter, and Jack knew he wasn't, he couldn't help but wonder how different the boys' lives would be if he'd been there for them the whole time. It would have been hard. His parents probably wouldn't have been sending any money, especially his mother. Rick seemed like he'd been great for them.

He was glad now, in a way, that he'd been stuck on Edora. He'd helped bring the village back to it's former status; a place Garan and Naytha were happy to raise their daughter. He was proud of them.

"Jack?" Garan's voice rang out through the small house.

Sean followed his father and Teal'c into the bedroom while Daniel left to get cleaned up. Naytha lay propped against the wall, while Garan held their baby girl close to his chest, adjusting his hold on her.

"I'd like to introduce you to Samantha."

Jack felt immediately touched by the gesture, even if he fully didn't understand it.

"Sam, Samantha?" Sean asked, confused. He was certain if he'd been there for the original mission he'd know what they were talking about. Then again, by the look on his father's face, maybe not.

"Major Carter, yes," Garan replied, looking around the room. "Where is she?"

Jack cleared his throat uncomfortably. "She was injured on a mission not long after I was able to go home. She's been removed from the team."

"I'm sorry, Jack." Garan glanced over at his mother, choosing his next words carefully. "I know how much she means you to you."

Jack felt a flush of embarrassment redden his cheeks. So what if he'd found comfort in talking to Garan while he'd been stranded? He was allowed! Right?

"Actually, Garan, it's okay." He didn't want to get into it with the young man, especially with Laira right there in the room.

"Who has replaced her?" Garan asked, staring at Sean intently. The… boy, for lack of a better word, was innately curious, a fact that had gotten him into trouble on many occasions, and his current position. But now, that curiosity was directed at the slightly older man who had taken the place of a woman who obviously meant so much to the young couple.

"This is Lt. Sean O'Neill, my son. He just transferred to the SGC no long ago."

"Fair day," Garan said smiling.

Sean grinned nervously. "Eh, backatcha."

Daniel walked back into the room, cleaning his hands with alcohol wipes. "What made you choose Samantha?" His curiosity had finally gotten the better of him.

"If she hadn't noticed how close the Fire Rain was, nobody would have survived. We were all too amazed at how spectacular the sight was." Garan colored slightly at just what had happened under the lights of the first night of the Fire Rain. He was holding the evidence there, in his arms. "We would have chosen Jonathon had she been male."

"I'm touched, Garan, thank you." Shock was evident on Daniel's face at Jack's admission. Of course, with the way Jack'd been acting lately, he was almost positive the other Jack O'Neill had really been alive and the two had been switched. He'd have to remember to check and see if the mirror'd been destroyed yet.

Jack noticed the fatigue on the new parents' faces and urged SG'1 out of the room, leaving Laira alone with the young family. Daniel and Teal'c hung back while Jack used the short walk back to Laira's to answer some of Sean's questions.

"So, why not 'Jack?' Why Jonathon?"

Jack shrugged, not fully aware of the reason himself. "Maybe 'Jack' would stick out too much. How should I know?"

Sean just nodded. "That's a little, odd?"

"I don't know, Daniel could probably explain it to you."

Sean got quiet as they walked, almost pensive. Jack saw the look in his son's eyes and over the past month and a half had come to recognize it for what it was. He wanted to talk, about something serious, but didn't know how to bring it up.

Jack waved Daniel and Teal'c back to the house and led Sean down to the waterfront. They stopped by Jack's usual "thinking spot" and sat down at the water's edge.

Had he been any other Lieutenant, he would never have stood for the tension Sean was radiating, but he could tell there was something more, personal, about whatever was going on. Now was the time for Dad, not CO.

"Okay, I've come to know that look. Spit it out." He tossed a rock into the water, sending it skipping across the glassy surface.

Sean smiled almost stutteringly, but it quickly faltered as he tried to figure out what to say.

"Dad…" he sighed, rubbing his hand over his face. "I know you and Sam are… eager… to start a family… but, I just… you guys have known each other a long time, and I get that."

He paused.

"Wouldn't your family seem that much more… enjoyable… I don't know, if you guys were married?" Sean lowered his eyes, not wanting to see his father's reaction.

"What?" Jack's throw faltered and the rock fell into the water with a resounding Kathwup. He saw the expression on his son's face, no smile , no sense of humor. "You're serious." It wasn't a question, but he had to voice his thought. He couldn't believe this! The damn kid was butting into his private life.

"I don't see how it's any of your business…" he was tempted to add Lt. and slip into CO mode, but now wasn't exactly the time if he wanted the subject dropped. He thought of something. "Wait, you and Trish never…?"

Sean shook his head. "No, not until we were married. Look, I know you're my father, and this is a really weird conversation, but it's just… Sex has always been a very, sacred, thing and people just seem to treat it so… casually."

Jack snorted. Yeah, casual, sure. Just about four years of UST and he thought they were being casual? "Believe me. Neither of us see it as anything casual. I'm not a one shot kinda guy."

Sean cocked an eyebrow in his direction. "Mom?"

"That… wasn't my fault. Your mother and I would have been married long ago if it was my choice."

Sean swallowed the lump that had formed in his throat. The memory of the phone call Rick had placed to his house was still too fresh in his mind. "I just wanted to let you know how I felt about the subject," he explained softly.

"This isn't casual, or fun time, well okay, sometimes, but we want children of our own. This is for life, Sean." Jack studied his hands as if they held the meaning of life. Couldn't all the mushy, serious talk be over with yet?

"I get that, I really do."

Jack stood, brushed off his pants, and held a hand out to Sean. "Good, let's meet up with the rest of the team. SG-17's due to report in, then we're bedding down for the night."

A/N: Okay, so what'd you guys think? I'm really going to try to get them out fast now, i have a bit of an outline that i worked on while my other laptop was down. i got one from a friend, so i'm basically having to start all over! it totally sux, but i'm hoping that maybe now some of the ideas will flow a little easier now! please review, i'd really love to hear what you guys think, even if you hate it! and really, i accept anonymous reviews, but i'd really like a way to contact ppl just to say thanks n stuff.

again, sorry for the wait