CHAPTER 11

Carrying the phone, Jack went to answer the door.

"Mom…Dad….ah, what are you guys doing here?"

Sam could hear Jack greeting his parents and she experienced a slight shock.

"Hello Jonathan, we thought that we would surprise you today," Jackie O'Neill said, giving Jack a hug.

"Ah…yea….it's a nice surprise alright," Jack said

"I hope that you don't mind us dropping in like this?" John O'Neill said as he gave his son a hug.

"Did you have plans for today, Jonathan?" Jackie asked

"Ah…yes I did Mom."

"JACK, are you there," Sam said, yelling into the phone.

"Oh crap, Sam."

"Sorry Sam. My parents just arrived for Thanksgiving."

"Yea I heard everything Jack" Sam said.

"Oh..ok, what now Sam, any idea's?"

"Since your parents are going to be in the Springs for the holiday, why don't you bring them along for dinner. There is going to be more than enough food here." Sam said

"Are you sure Sam"?

"Yes Jack, I would love to meet your parents"

"Ok then, I'll ask them" then he pulled the phone away.

"Mom, Dad, Sam would like to know if you would like to join us for dinner at her house. This way you would get a chance to meet everyone."

"Jonathan, you can tell Sam that we would love to join 'him' and meet all your friends." Jackie said

"Ah Mom, Sam is a she"

Sam could hear everything from her end of the phone. It reminded her of when she first met Jack and he thought she was a he. Sam started giggling on the phone. Jack could hear her giggling on the other end of phone.

"Oh, sorry Jonathan, when you said Sam well, you know" Jackie said.

"That's ok Mom, it happened to me too when I first met her. I didn't realize it either, until she walked into the room. She corrected me at that time, her name is Samantha" Jack said,

Sam smiled when she heard Jack say Samantha. It made her quiver all over.

"Sam, are you getting all of this conversation?" Jack asked Sam.

"Yes Jonathan, I heard everything," She said, still giggling.

"Hey, what have I told you about the giggling Major?"

"Oh, I just can't help it Jack; you of all people should know me by now."

"Ok, you better get going Sam, See you at dinner then."

"Ok Jack…Ah great. I have to go; John just threw up on me. I will see you guys at dinner then, bye." Then Sam hung up.

Jack was laughing when he hung up the phone

"What is so funny Jonathan?" John asked.

"Oh, it's just that John threw up on Sam" Jack said smiling.

"Oh, is that her son?" Jackie said.

"No Mom, he is her nephew and he is four months old. Her brother and his family are here for Thanksgiving."

"How are you handling this son?" John asked. He knew that he must be recalling memories of Charlie when he was little.

"I'm ok dad. Sam has been very supportive in the last couple of days and her family knows about Charlie."

"That's good son. It sounds like Sam knows a lot about you and the past" John said.

"Yes, she knows what it's like to loose a loved one. Her mother was killed in a car accident when she was only twelve" Jack said.

"That must have been hard for her, growing up without a mother" Jackie said.

"It was, it hit her the hardest. Her father and brother were at odds and she was in the middle, trying to keep the family together. The family split up for a few years. A close friend had a good, long talk with Jacob, that's her Dad and now everything is ok. You will get a chance to meet all of them at dinner today." Jack said.

At 1130 hours. Teal'c & Jacob showed up with six cheesecakes.

"Sam?" Jacob called out to her from the front door.

"Dad" Sam said, with a smile. She walked over to her father and gave him a kiss on the cheek and a big hug.

"Hey Kido, how are you feeling? Teal'c told me what happened to you."

"I'm fine thanks, dad. Mark and his family are here in the dining room."

"Ok, Sam we need some help here. Teal'c has six cheesecakes in the car" Jacob said with a smile.

"Wow, six? I know he loves cheesecake, you can thank Jack for introducing him to it and donuts also" this had them both laughing.

"Mark, Dad's here!" Sam yelled out from the doorway.

Kate & Mel ran into their grandfather's arms and gave him kisses and hugs.

"Kate, Mel would you go outside and help Teal'c with the cheesecakes?"

"Cheesecakes, yummy" Kate said before heading out side to help Teal'c carry them inside.

The two girls carried a big cheesecake each inside and then went out again to carry another cheesecake inside. Teal'c carried the last two in.

"Hi Teal'c, wow you have been busy, thanks for the cheesecake's" Sam said.

"You are welcome, Major Carter" Teal'c said.

"Ah Teal'c, you can call me Sam, ok?"

"Ok Sam" as he bowed his head to her with a smile on his face.

They walked into her large dining room. Sam had asked General Hammond if she could borrow tables and chairs for the three days because of the number of people who where going to be at her house for Thanksgiving.

"Sam, what happened to your living room" Jacob asked when he walk into the living and dining rooms.

"Dad, I needed the room for all my guests. Oh, that reminds me, I have to get two more chairs out of the spare room."

"Who else is coming Sam"?

"Dad, can you come with me? There is something I need to tell you."

"Yea sure, are you ok?" Jacob said with a concerned look on his face.