Once again I must say thanks for the reviews. This chap is set a month after the last chapter and just to recap the only people that know about the baby are, Sam & Jack (obviously), Janet, Jacob, Sara and Hammond.
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Jack was giving his newest trainees their first tour of the SGC; little did they know that within the next day they would be engaged in their 'foothold' situation. There were now only 5 cadets left as over the previous 2 weeks 7 had either been dismissed by Jack or dropped out of their own accord. Jack enjoyed being back at work and barking orders at scared airmen once again, but he enjoyed coming home to Sam and the kids every night even more. Jack was getting slightly nervous about how he was going to cope in a few days time when he took the remaining recruits to the Alpha site for a few days off-world training; luckily Daniel and Teal'c would be accompanying him so he could annoy them about it.
Jack was giving them his tour guide speech of the lower levels of the SGC when he heard giggles coming from round the corner in front of him. Jack smiled, knowing from the laugh that it was Sean, who was at the base with Sam and Joey for their monthly check-up to make sure that the quantum mirror had no residual impact to their growth and development. "Attention!" Jack called in his best commanding voice causing his young cadets to stop in their tracks, afraid of whatever task O'Neill was going to bestow upon them.
Sean suddenly stopped in his tracks, having heard his father yell, but was unable to see him. His sudden halt almost made Sam walk straight into him, buggy and all. When Sean was sure that he'd been imagining hearing his dad he shook his head and carried on walking round the corner. As he turned the corner he felt himself being lifted into the air and into the arms of a stranger, he was about to start shouting when he saw that it was his dad.
"Daddy!" he said in a mock annoyed tone, despite being pleased to see him. "You didn't say bye to me this morning."
"Sorry Seany, but I had to go to work early and I didn't want to wake you up, I promise I won't do it again." Jack heard a snicker coming from behind him and turned round, changing instantly from dad mode to CO. "Do you find something amusing Airman?" Jack bellowed, causing all the recruits to stand a little straighter.
"No sir…sorry sir." The poor recruit almost stammered.
"I thought not, mess hall now, you're going to need all your strength for the 20km run I'm putting you through this afternoon. GO! And don't leave that room until I tell you." The recruits gave him a bemused look as they had no idea where the mess hall was.
"Turn left at the end of this corridor and then it's on your first left." Sam said pitying the recruits as she remembered what Jack had been like towards her when she first met him. The cadets nodded their thanks and marched off, keen not to upset the colonel again whilst feeling very sorry for his family.
Jacks' shouting had caused Joey to wake up from her nap in her pushchair. "Dada!" she said jumping up and running over to him and asking to be picked up. It took Jack a few minutes of juggling before he could get both Sean and Joey into his arms and still his knee was protesting.
"You two are getting heavy."
"I think it's just that you're getting old Jack." Daniel said coming round the corner with Janet on their way to the mess hall.
"Uncle Danny!" Sean said jumping form his father's arms into his second favourite uncle's, Joey soon following suite. Daniel staggered back under the weight as his legs almost gave way beneath him.
"Now whose old, Danny boy." Jack said grinning, going to stand next to Sam , "Do you maybe wanna take those two into the mess hall whilst I have a word with Sam?"
"Sure, we're on our way to meet Teal'c anyway." Janet said pulling Daniel with her as they left.
Once Jack had checked the coast was clear, as he did have a reputation to maintain, he bent down to give Sam a proper hello. "Hi" He said as they parted, looping his arms round her back in a loose hug as she did the same.
"Hey, I missed you this morning." She said leading her head on his chest.
"Sorry, you just looked so peaceful lying there I couldn't bring myself to wake you up."
Sam smiled at him, "Ok I'll forgive you, just this once."
"Good, so are the kids ok?"
"Yep, they're fine. Completely normal."
"Good, and how's this little one been today?" Jack said as his hand moved to her stomach, there was now a slight bulge which was only noticeable to Jack because he knew it was there.
"Fine, I haven't had any morning sickness for 3 days now which is a bonus."
"So I know we didn't plan this but how about we tell everyone now, I mean otherwise we're gunna havta wait until at least after my next mission otherwise and Charlie already knows."
Sam's eyebrows rose at this comment, "He what?"
"I didn't tell him, he's a smart kid he figured it out on his own. I guess with you constantly throwing up and your weird sandwich combinations he was bound to think something was up." Sam hit him on the arm for the last comment.
"Sure, the base is going to find out eventually anyway." Jack grinned and then basically dragged her to the mess hall, leaving Joey's stroller outside. After getting their food Sam and Jack made their way to SG-1's unofficial table situated at the back of the room, the cadets all resolutely stared down at their food as Jack passed. Sam and Jack sat in the last two available seats at the table, opposite Daniel and Teal'c who had Joey and Sean, respectably, on their lap happily eating red and blue jello, Janet was then sat next to Daniel.
"O'Neill, Samantha Carter, I am glad to see you both well."
"Thanks Teal'c it's good to see you again too." Sam said having genuinely missed spending time on the base with her friends and team mates.
Daniel looked up an grimaced, "Uh Sam, you do realise what you're eating right?"
Sam looked down at her food and blushed slightly, within her mashed potato she'd mixed blue jello cubes and was now quite happily eating.
"Ummm…we actually wanted to talk about that, we hadn't planned on doing it here but considering you're all here we might as well get it over and done with." Jack took Sam's hand and she smiled at him reassuringly. "We're going to have a baby."
Daniel began to violently choke on a piece of chicken, causing Janet to have to slap him violently on his back to remove it. Once he was able to breathe again a slightly red faced Daniel stared at them in shock. "I'm sorry but did I just hear what I thought I heard?"
"Yes Daniel." Jack said dryly, more interested in the reaction of his children who were staring at their parents quizzically
"Mama have baby." Joey said clapping her hands together in delight.
"Yeah that's right Jo-Jo" Jack said standing up and hoisting Joey onto Sam's lap so she could give Sam a hug. "What do you think Seany?"
Sean took his time to ponder the question before his face broke into a large O'Neill grin, "I'm gunna be a big brother again!"
"That's right," Sam said laughing, "and you're going to have to teach Joey all about being a big sister." It was at this point that the table realised that the whole mess hall had fallen silent.
"O'Neill may I be the first one to congratulate you and Major Carter." Teal'c said grasping first Jack's and then Sam's hand and bowing his head to them.
"Yeah congratulations guys." Daniel said happily, "In another couple of months we'll have another O'Neill around, now there's a scary thought." He joked, causing Janet to playfully hit his head.
Suddenly it was as if the flood gates had opened as the rest of the room got up and made their way to the little group to offer their congratulations to their favourite SGC couple.
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Thanks for reading. I think in the next Sam might actually have the baby but I haven't decided yet, I still need to resolve the Cassie/Charlie thing, tell me what you think.