CHAPTER 8

She left the door open, as he stood in the door way watching the Lt. collect Sam's clothes and toilet bag for her locker for him.

"Here you go sir. Ah how is the Major doing sir?" as she passed the two bags to Jack.

"She will be ok. How about you Lt, how are you doing?"

"I'm ok, I was lucky. The rest of my team were close by when they attacked me."

"Ok, see you in ten minutes at the debriefing."

He left to go back to the infirmary to see Sam and to give her the two bags, so she could have a shower and change. When he got to the infirmary, there were two adults and two children and a baby, standing next to Sam's bed.

"Hey, I got your bags for you Sam" as he walked over to the bed.

"Thanks Jack. Ah, Jack this is Mark my brother and his wife Kath."

"Hi" Jack said shaking their hands.

"Mark, Kath, this is my CO, Colonel Jack O'Neill"

"Hi, it is good to meet you Colonel" Mark said

"Call me Jack," He said.

"Ok, these are my two daughters, Kate & Mel"

"Hi there,"as he looked at them.

"This is my son John" Mark picked up the baby.

Jack took one look at the baby in Mark's arms and then looked at Sam. She could see the hurt in his eyes; she could see that he was thinking of Charlie.

"Excuse me I.. I have a debriefing to go to" then he turned around and left.

"What was that all about Sam" Kath ask her.

"Charlie"

She had told them about her team mates and about how Jack had lost his son due to an accident a few years before, during her telephone calls to them when she was on down time.

"Ok, I'm sorry Sam I forgot about that"

"That's ok, I'll talk to him later"

After the debriefing, Jack decided to go back to see Sam and apologise for his earlier behaviour. When he got there, Sam had had her shower and she was dressed in her civvies. He walked into the room seeing his lover there, waiting to be released from the infirmary.

"Hey, where is the rest of the family?"

"Hi Jack, I gave them my car keys so that they could go home and get dinner on" She said to him.

"Oh ok, ah how are you going to get home Sam?"

"Well, I know you Jack. I knew that you would come back after the meeting to apologise for what happened earlier."

"Yea, about that Sam, I'm sorry. It's just that it reminds me of Charlie."

"Yea I know Jack, I know that it reminds you of Charlie. Mark & Kath know about it, about the accident. I told them just before they came here because I knew it would hurt you when you saw Mark with John."

"Well, could you apologise to them for me Sam?"

"You can do that tonight Jack. They asked me to ask you around for dinner tonight. After all, how am I going to get home and start making the Pavlova's tonight for tomorrow." she finished, with a smile.

"Ok, so long as I can help you make it. I would love to see you work in the kitchen," he said smiling at her.

"I don't know if I should let you loose in my kitchen, but I'm sure you would find a way to change my mind in letting you into the kitchen" as she flicked her eyebrows at him.

"Well, there is one way."

He walked up to her, warping his arms around her waist, kissing her. She put her arms around his neck rubbing her hands though his soft hair.

"Ok, you two break it up, this is not the place for that." Janet said.

They broke apart and turned to see both Janet & Daniel standing there looking at them, with smiles on their faces.

"I knew that there was something happening between you two, this just proves it." Daniel said.

"Thanks a lot Space Monkey. Ah, are you going to tell Hammond?"

"No, we are not going to tell him, but you two are lucky that it was us that saw you kissing and not the General" Daniel said.

"Ok, Sam you can go home and take it easy tonight, ok"

"Ok Janet, see you guys tomorrow at 1300 hours" Sam said.

"Ok, Jack you can take her home now."

"Ok thanks, come on Sam, I had better get you home and make sure you take it easy. If not, I know the doc has a big needle with my name on it somewhere"

Jack drove Sam back to her place. They walked into the house and headed straight into the kitchen.

"Mmm some thing smells good," Sam said.

"Good because dinner is ready." Kath said.

Once dinner was over Jack took Sam to the lounge and then went to help Mark & Kath clean up.

"Jack, how did Sam get those bruises?" Mark asked.

"She was attacked by three guys. I had to get them off her"

"Oh, do you think she will be alright?"

"Yes she will be, after all she has her family and friends around to support her. Ah Mark, Kate about before in the infirmary"

"Its ok Jack we just forgot. I know what it is like to lose a loved one" Mark said.

"Yea, I know about your Mom. Sam told me about it a few years ago after she found out about what happened to my son."

After the dishes were done and the kids had been put to bed, they relaxed for a bit. Then Sam got up to go into the kitchen.

"What do you think your doing, Sam" Jack asked as he got up and followed Sam into the kitchen

"I am starting to make the Pavlovas"

"Can I help" Jack said smiling at her.

"Well, ok then"

"Ok what do I do first?"

"Well you can separate the egg white and the yokes"

"Ok"