So here's the next chapter, hope you enjoy!
The next morning Sam was pulled from a very nice dream involving a certain Jack O'Neill by a very excited Sean jumping on her. "Mommy wake up!" he shouted in her ear. When she made no effort to move he began whining "mommy" whilst shaking her.
"Sean its only 5:30 we're not going to the new house till 3 go back to bed." Sean looked at her for a minute thinking about what she had just said before shaking his head at her wondering why she wasn't excited.
"But mommy..."
"I tell you what, you go and watch barney for a bit on TV and I'll get up and get you some breakfast. Then we'll get your stuff together."
"K" He said happily jumping off the bed chanting, "we're moving, we're moving we're moving." Over and over again as he went down the hall. Sam smiled happily to herself before snuggling down in her covers and trying to fall back to sleep unfortunately her peace was shattered by wailing from the room next to her. Sean's chanting had obviously woken Jo from her sleep.
In the month or so of having the children on the base Sam had got to know Joeys sleeping habits well. Once she was up and the sun was up it was almost impossible to get her back to sleep. Sam sighed her mornings of lie-ins she concluded were long gone. Joey had spent the night in Sam's newly empty spare room, her life packed up in boxes in her garage. Sean had spent the night on her couch surrounded by new toys and clothes brought for both him and Jo by Sam and Janet that weekend.
Jo was very clingy as Sam cleaned and dressed her probably sensing her anxiety about moving. Sam was trying hard to be excited for the sake of the children but underneath she was petrified. She was moving in with Jack O'Neill, the man so many of her fantasies were centred around. At least before when things go too much she could escape to her house for a little quite time and possibly avoid thinking about him for a few minutes, but now every time she looked into her children's faces she could see him, she was going to be sleeping in the next room to his every night, they were even sharing a bathroom for crying out loud! Sam just didn't know if she could show that much restraint towards him every single day.
Jack wasn't feeling much better, he had been wandering around the house since he had awoke moving things and then moving things back again trying to make the house perfect for Sam. It was only after he'd knocked over a vase in the lounge creating a very large bang and waking everyone else that they finally had enough. During the night Charlie and Cassie had come to be leaning against each other propping one and another up as they jolted awake they somehow managed to bang each other on the head. Daniel's head sprang up from its uncomfortable position lolled over the chair arm that he got a cricked neck and head rush at the same time. Teal'c who had been watching his friends antics for some time did nothing.
"Jesus Jack you scared the hell outta me." Daniel said timidly trying to move his neck.
"Yeah Jack what's up with you? I've never seen you this nervous before." Cassie said rubbing her head and giggling as Charlie did the same.
"It's not funny, it really hurts." He moaned which just sent Cassie into more fits of laughter.
"O'Neill why are you so restless this early in the morning." Teal'c asked, "you have shared a house before."
"What was that T? You want some breakfast? I'll just go and get it you." Jack said making for the door.
"It's not that he's gotta share a house, it's who he's gotta share the house with." Charlie said. Jack glared at him giving Charlie his best you're dead glare.
"Explain."
"Ok when a guy like a girl and a girl likes a guy..." Daniel hastily cut off Charlie.
"I think Teal'c knows about that he does have a son after all." Daniel said his face turning red.
"Yeah well anyway...basically dads worried he won't be able to control himself round mom all the time, what with the regs and ignoring my advice."
"Charlie O'Neill !" Warned Jack
"It is obvious to everyone except you O'Neill that Major Carter feels the same." Jack couldn't believe that they were talking about this not only was it against the regs but it was his life how could they possibly know what Sam wanted. He went into the kitchen to get them some breakfast (not that they deserved it) whilst they continued talking about him and Sam when he returned somehow they had got onto the topic of Star Wars.
At about 8 Janet came round to pick up Sean and Jo so that Sam could help Siler and Teal'c (when they finally got there) load things into Siler's van. When they finally got there it didn't take very long to get all her things packed into the van and her house to become an empty shell. Once Teal'c and Siler had gone she sat in her old house just thinking about the future and how uncertain life was before driving to the new house. She hadn't realised how long she'd been sat in the house, as she entered Teal'c and Siler were leaving after placing all her things in the right rooms.
She was surprised to see Jack laid down on the sofa, beer in hand and hockey on TV. "Hey Carter. I kinda got bored waiting for you so I unpacked all my stuff. It seems Charlie would rather hang out with people his own age than his old man."
"Seems you've been busy sir."
"Well you know I had a furniture building party and one thing lead to another. Where's my manners, you want some beer?"
"No thanks sir I should go and unpack."
"Want me to come with?"
"I'm only going upstairs Colonel."
"Dammit Carter!" Jack said jumping up, "haven't we had the my name is Jack talk already? This is your home as well as mine."
"Haven't we had the my name is Sam talk before Jack?"
"Ah but that's so different" he grinned, "Carter's like a nickname or something. Also it annoys you."
"Ok then...I'm going to unpack my things can you go and get the things out of my car and unpack that."
"Ok but can you go and check that I got everything you said I needed to get for the kids." He turned and smiled as he walked out the door, Sam thought this rather odd even by Colonel's standards but went to see anyway.
As Sam entered Jo's room she squealed in shock, she'd been planning Charlie, Joey and Sean's room since she had seen the house, more o Sean and Joey's room as Charlie was old enough to decide what he wanted for himself and this was almost exactly as she had planned it.
"You like?" Jack asked from his position behind her leaning against the door jam. Sam turned round and launched herself at him.
"Thanks it's great." She then pulled away from him staring at him perplexed, "when did you appear."
"Right about the time you screamed." Sam stepped out of their embrace and immediately wished she hadn't Jack was also dealing with the sense of loss.
"I didn't scream." She said playfully hitting him on the arm.
"Yeah right." He said sarcastically, "I'm gonna go and get their stuff outta the car, I left loads of room everywhere for your things so you do that and I'll do this and we'll meet for some food later." He said leaving her, just when Sam thought she had Jack O'Neill figured out he did something like this to amaze her once again.
They both worked hard throughout the morning and before they knew it they were finished unpacking. Sean and Jo's rooms looked and felt like children's should; full of toys, clothes and mess. They finally sitting down and eating some food when they heard a car pull up outside. Janet soon opened the door with a wide-awake Jo in her arms.
"Where's Sean?" Jack asked as he took her from Janet pleased to have his little girl back after a weekend of being ways from her.
"Come and take a look." Janet said leading them outside, fast asleep in the back seat of her car was Sean snoring softly, "he's been running around all morning he must have just wore himself out with all the exercise."
"Poor kid." Stated Jack grinning, "take Jo and I'll go put him to bed." He said passing Jo over to Sam before picking up the sleeping Sean who stirred slightly before returning to his peaceful slumber. When Jack returned downstairs Janet had already gone, Sam was watching Joey play with some toys whilst staring into space. He came up behind her and tapped her on the shoulder. "Earth to Carter."
She jumped in surprise sending some of the mug of coffee she was holding fly everywhere. "Sorry Sam, what were you so deep in thought about?" She looked at him for a second as if trying to decide whether or not to say before finally speaking.
"I guess it's finally hit me that we've got these lives that are so dependent upon us for everything and this is possibly the first real thing that I can see myself failing at, you've already done the dad thing and you're so good at it but me...."
Jack shook his head in disbelief in what he was hearing, "Sam you're already a great mom, the kids love you, I..." he caught himself before saying something along the lines of 'I love you' instead covering it with. "...I... wasn't around for a lot of this stuff when Charlie was little so don't worry we'll get through together and sure we're bound to screw up at some time but everyone does. I mean Charlie's already calling you mom again and the other two don't know anything's happened so you can't be all that bad." He said gathering her into a hug. "I know this is hard but you really have to stop thinking so much."
As they sat together watching Joey play happily both thought that as long as they had each other everything would turn out fine or at least that's what they hoped...
So another chapter done, they're finally living together. Now the story's finally at the place I want it to be the real fun can begin all I can say is life may be a bit too good...