Sorry it's taken so long, but the store I work part-time in got flooded last weekend so I've had to put in loads of extra hours there. Thanks for all the great reviews.


Jack ran down the hall, trying to catch Daniel up. Luckily Daniel was only walking away from Sam's room quickly otherwise Jack would have had no idea where he had gone. "Yo Daniel wait up." Jack called but Daniel carried on walking trying to ignore Jack behind him.

When Jack was finally close enough to grab his arm he spun Daniel around. "Oh Jack you're back!" He said acting shocked, his eyebrows rising further than Jack had ever seen them go. "Have you seen Sam yet, I'm sure you've got lots to talk about?" He obviously didn't want to talk about what he had just seen, unfortunately for him Jack did.

"You know I have, you saw us a minute ago in Sam's room, we were..."

"Sorry Jack no idea what you're talking about, it must have been someone else. I'm late for a briefing" He said pulling away from Jack's grasp and running off. Jack shook his head bemused, he didn't exactly know what had gone on in that room or how exactly he and Sam had ended up doing what they did but Daniel was acting way too strangely, was what he and Sam been doing really so bad?

As Jack rounded the corner Sean jumped out at him and roared. Jack instinctively took a step back in surprise his body tensing. Sean started laughing at the look on his fathers face. "Sean!!!" Jack exclaimed as his heartbeat settled down.

"Hey daddy." The boy laughed running over to him and asking to be picked up. "I misted you." He said giving Jack a hug and burying his face in his shoulder.

"I know Seany but I'm back now. What you doing out and about on your own?"

Sean looked up at him, "I woked up and mommy wasn't there so I went to find her but then I heard you instead and I decided to be a lion."

"Does Janet or the nurses know where you are?"

"Nope" Sean said proudly, "They think I'm sleeping."

"Ok then, let's go get us some breakfast." Sean nodded eagerly.

Half and hour later they entered the infirmary where a frantic Janet was on the phone, "Yes sir, just vanished." She then looked up. "Don't worry he's been found...Yes sir." She put the phone down and looked at Sean, "where've you been?"

"Breakfast. Daddy said don't get messy but he got milk down him and I didn't so he had to change." He said happily. "And daddy said we can go to our new house but our things won't be there cuz they got lost."

"We also had a talk about not wandering off on our own without telling anyone didn't we Sean?"

"Yes daddy." The boy said solemnly, Jack then gave him a push towards Janet, "Sorry for worrying you aunty Jan."

"That's ok Sean but don't do it again." She smiled at him and he grinned back, "Now I better go and call off the search party, Sam's been frantic with worry." She said wandering off.

"Come on Sean let's get you dressed." He said staring at Sean in his Spiderman Pyjamas and slipper socks, "do you need me to get you dressed?"

"No!" He said shocked his dad could say that, "I'm a big boy now." Sean said pulling some clothes out from under his bed. The noise must have woken Jo who sleepily sat up and began to fuss a little. The moment she saw Jack she brightened up.

"Dada." She babbled lifting up her arms, "Dada. Up." Jack moved over to her and did as she asked, she happily began to play with his hair and put her hand in his mouth.

"I think someone needs a change." Jack said putting her on the changing table and changing her before getting her dressed in a cute little hockey top and dungarees. He was sat on the bed with Joey playing peek-a-boo with her when Sam rushed into the room. Sean was jumping on his bed when Sam rushed over to him and engulfed him in a hug.

"Oh thank God." She sighed, "I've never been so worried in all my life."

"I missed you too mommy." Sean said, confused as to why his mother was acting this way after he'd only seen her last night.

"Don't you ever do that to me again, you hear me?"

"K" Sean said with no idea what she was talking about. Then without thinking Sam whacked Jack on the arm. "And what were you thinking, just going off with him?"

Jack was too shocked to say anything at first but quickly found his voice. "Sorry Carter, we wanted some breakfast and anyway loads of people saw us, Charlie even joined us for a while before he went to have his shower. Can I speak to you outside fro a minute." He said setting Joey on the floor so she was surrounded by toys, "Sean watch your sister."

They went into one of the infirmary isolation rooms to talk. Sam had just realised that she'd hit her commanding officer and kissed him in the same hour. She really hoped he hadn't brought her in here to court marshal her and tell Hammond. Jack was feeling awkward he knew he couldn't raise 3 kids on his own but he sure as hell couldn't let them be adopted. But having Carter around all the time would make it almost impossible for him to resist her. Not that that wasn't the case now with their kiss weighing heavy on his mind.

"Look Carter those kids can't stay here much longer and I've only got a 3 bedroom place and yours is only 2 bedrooms."

"I know sir," Sam said interrupting, "but I was thinking if we sold our places and brought one together."

It was now Jack's turn to interrupt, "Exactly! Now I've got this friend who moved to Boston a few weeks ago but moved before he could sell his house. It's got 5 bedrooms and is only a street or two away from Janet's. He's agreed to let us have it at a real low price and said we can move in straight away. That's if you want to." He added awkwardly.

"Sure, it sounds perfect."

"Great! I'll go call him." He said with a grin on his face and then practically ran out of the room. 'He does a good Daniel impression' Sam thought as she watched his retreating figure.


Well another chapter done, the next one probably won't be up for a while cuz I'm going on holiday but that should mean I'll get loads of writing done. In the next chapter they move in and Jack has a surprise for Sam.