Ch 29 - A party and Basketball

Another month flew by.

It was the day of the baby shower, and Sam still didn't know about it, which was a relief to Janet, who thought for sure that Sam would find out. Janet's house looked like she had a professional party decorator came in and created the world's best party decorations. Janet had to admit, the female personnel of SG-1 were excellent decorators.

"Come on, Sam!" Janet begged. "Please! We're going to be late!"

Sam poked her head out of the door, water drops dripped from the ends of her hair. "I'll be ready in a minute, Janet." She said. "Why the rush anyways? It's only lunch…"

Janet rolled her eyes. "Sam! Come on! The… the… the reservations were hard to get!"

Sam sighed and shut the door. "I'll be out in a minute!"

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Ten minutes later…

Janet shoved her keys into ignition and pressed on the gas.

Sam looked at the clock. "Janet… we're only three minutes late," She said, smacking her lips together to spread her lipstick.

"SHOOT!" Janet shouted pressing hard on the brakes. "I left my purse on the kitchen table!"

"It's okay, Janet, I can pay." Sam said holding up her wallet.

"No, Sam, I said I'd pay, let's just go to my house real quick…" Janet turned the car around and sped towards her house.

Sam looked straight ahead. "Okay…"

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Janet pulled up to her house and pulled out her keys. "Wanna help me find my purse?" she asked, unbuckling her seat belt.

Sam turned to her, astonished. "Are you serious?" she asked. "I have to rush and you want me- you said it was on the table… so why do you need help-"

"Sam, come on!" Janet unbuckled Sam's seat belt. "It'll make it go a lot faster."

Sam rolled her eyes and opened the door. She followed Janet up the pathway and walked into the dark house. Janet reached over and flipped on the lights.

"SURPRISE!" Came a dozen voices.

Sam jumped slightly. She was relieved as she saw the woman of the SGC personal pop out from their hiding places. She laughed and looked around the room. "Wow… I didn't expect this." She said shaking her head softly. "Thank you!"

Janet reached over and hugged her.

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Jack looked up from his food. He turned to Daniel and Teal'c who were eating in silence. He shoved another bit of food in his mouth. "Where are the girls?" he asked causally.

Daniel looked up at him. "What?"

"The girls! Haven't you noticed there hasn't been a single woman working here today? Not even Janet," Jack shoved another bite into his mouth.

Daniel and Teal'c looked around the room, to their surprise, Jack was right. "I don't know…" Daniel said slowly.

"Perhaps the baby shower is today, Daniel Jackson." Teal'c said.

Daniel nodded. "Could be," He answered simply.

"Baby shower?" Jack asked. "For Sam?"

"Indeed."

"I didn't know they were going to give her a baby shower," he muttered.

"Nor did she." Teal'c said.

Jack shrugged. "I got an idea!" he said happily, he put his fork down and looked from Daniel to Teal'c. "Let's all go play basketball!"

Daniel dropped his fork and stared at Jack. "I haven't played since I was ten."

Teal'c just sat still, as normal, actually looking a little interested.

"Come on, it'll be fun." Jack coaxed.

"Jack, I have to get this-"

"That can wait. I haven't had a real basketball game in forever!"

Daniel sighed. "Okay, two hours, we can't be gone longer then two hours, got it?"

"Got it," Jack agreed. "So, Teal'c, you in?"

"Indeed."

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After all the presents were opened, Sam sat down to stare at the huge pile of baby toys, clothes, diapers, a camera, diaper bags… the works. Sam could return the clothes and toys she had bought and still be able to have enough.

"Thank you everyone!" Sam said with a huge smile plastered on her face. Now she felt bad she didn't invite them to her wedding. "It was very nice of you all for coming, and throwing me this shower."

The other ladies smiled.

Cassie walked over to Sam. "So, you like it, huh?" she asked looking around the room.

Sam pulled her onto her lap. "I love it."

"Sam… I'm not in third grade anymore," She said pulling away from her slightly.

"Right… you could have fooled me any day," Sam teased, straightening up.

Cassie gasped and whacked Sam playfully on her shoulder.

Sam squeezed her tightly. "Thank you… I heard it was your idea."

Cassie smiled. "Isn't it always?" she replied cheerfully. "No, you're welcome, Sam."

As the party began to fade away, Sam began to grow more tired. Right after the last person left, she thanked Janet and Cassie, packed her gifts in the car and drove home, eager for a long nap.

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Jack had stopped at Wal-Mart to purchase a ball so they could actually play. He then drove them to the nearest park, they all got out of the car. Daniel was carrying a book in his hands. Jack took it from him; he tossed it back into the car, and shut the door. "We're playing Daniel, not reading." He said.

Daniel moaned. "Jack…" he began.

"No, Daniel," Jack said holding up a hand to stop him from saying anything else. "This is going to be a nice fun game… no breaks for reading, okay?"

"Whatever," Daniel muttered.

Jack jogged over to the basketball court while Teal'c and Daniel followed at a slower pace. "Come on you guys!" he called to them. "Let's go!"

Teal'c hesitated then turned around to leave.

"Teal'c! Where are you going, buddy? I thought we were going to play some ball…" Jack said bouncing the new ball.

Teal'c turned back around. "You said 'let's go' O'Neill. I thought you were actually wanting to leave," He said sounding a little disappointed.

Jack shook his head. "I was trying to motivate you! Come on, let's play some ball!"

Daniel sighed silently. They arrived on the court and Jack tossed him the ball.

"Okay, how about we all play 'horse'?" Jack suggested.

Teal'c raised an eyebrow. "I thought we were going to play a game of basketball O'Neill."

Jack turned to him and smiled. "Same difference."

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