CHAPTER 12

They went in to the spare room where Kate & Mel were staying.

"Ah Dad, Jack and I are have begun a relationship. We have slept together. Please don't be upset by this; we have been keeping it quiet, only Daniel & Janet knows about it. They are happy for us." Sam said

"Sam, I cannot believe what I am hearing. Do you know what will happen if George finds out about this?" Jacob said.

"Dad, I love him. I think the General has a fair idea that something was going on between us. But it has not interfered with our work. Otherwise we would have been court martialed months ago. We only started sleeping together a couple of days ago and we are being careful"

"Well, as long as you are happy. That is the one thing I do worry about."

"We are happy dad. Anyway you do like him and you have gotten to know him in the past couple of years. You know he won't hurt me"

"That is true. At least he treats you better than Jonas did."

"Come on dad, the others will be here soon" Sam said.

Within a half an hour, George Hammond and his family arrived. Daniel, Janet & Cassie were right behind them, with all the food and drinks.

Sam looked at the clock and saw that it was almost 1300 hours when there was a knock at the door. Jacob went to answer it.

"Hi Jack" Jacob said.

"Hi Jacob, it is good to see that you could make it" Jack said, with a grin on his face.

"Ah Jack, we need to talk but later ok" He said quietly to Jack.

"Ah ok. Mom, Dad, this is Jacob Carter, Jacob these are my parents John & Jackie O'Neill"

"Hi, it is nice to meet you both" Jacob said.

"It is nice to meet you too Jacob" John said, shaking his hand.

"Same here" Jackie said, giving him a hug.

They went into the big dining room where everyone is gathered. The men had beers except for Teal'c who had coke with the kids. The women had wine. Jack introduced his parents to everyone. Then both he and his parents went into the kitchen with the turkey. Sam was there, cutting up one of the turkeys.

"Sam" Jack said.

She stopped and looked around to see her lover there, with his parents. She gave him a big welcoming smile.

"Hi Jack, you arrived just in time. This turkey needs carving."

"Yea, I can see that, would you like some help?" Jack said.

"Ah yea I would like to take advantage of your carving skills." She said smiling at him.

"Mom, Dad, this is Samantha Carter. Sam, these are my parents John & Jackie O'Neill"

"Hi, welcome to the mad house." Sam said smiling

"Hi, it is nice to meet you too, Sam. Jack has told us a bit about you" Jackie said.

"We hope that we aren't intruding today. We thought we would surprise Jonathan. We haven't seen him in a long time" John said.

"This is no problem at all Mr O'Neill. Those people out there are all family to me, as is Jack."

"We are just one big happy family" Jack said, carving the Turkey. This had Sam laughing.

"In othere words, you are family too" Sam said.

"Wow, thanks for that Sam. You can call us John & Jackie" Jackie said with a smile on her face.

Then dinner was ready. Sam, Kath, Janet & Cassie put the main course, with all the sides, on the table. They all sat down and enjoyed their dinner. There was a lot of story telling, with lots of laughter and joking. Sam and Jack sat next to one another. Jacob & John sat next to each other. They were getting on well. Everyone was relaxed and happy. Sam was watching Jack's parents.

'Well now I know where he gets his sense of humour, from his father. He has his mother's eyes and smile' she though to her self.

"Penny for your thoughts" Jack said whispered in her ear.

"Very funny Jack; I was just noticing that you look like your parents" Sam said to him

"Oh, how? You only met them today"

"Well, for one, you and your father have the same sense of humour. You have your mother's eyes and smile," Sam said.

After about an hour, Sam started to clear the table for the desserts. Jack and Janet helped too. Once everyone had their drinks refilled, Sam went into the kitchen to whip the cream for the Pavlovas. Once the cream was whipped, she put them on the Pavlovas, including the small one she promised Jack.

"What can I do, Sam?" Jack asked.

"You can grate the chocolate for me while I put the cream on the Pav's" Sam said, as she passed the grater, the chocolate and the bowl to Jack.

"Can I lick the spoon when you are finished putting the cream on the Pav's?" Jack asked with a smile on his face.

"Ok"

She finished putting the cream on the four big Pav's and the small one and then sprinkled the grated chocolate on top of them. She also gave Jack the spoon for him to lick clean.

"Mmm yum, I haven't done this since I was little" Jack told her.

"As Annie would say 'you are a big kid at heart' and I love you just the way you are," Sam said giving him a kiss.

"She is right about that."

"Come on, give me a hand with all of the plates," Sam said.

Jack, Sam and Janet put all of the desserts on the table in front of everyone. Sam put Jack's little Pav in front of him when he sat down.

"Sam what is this" Jacob said pointing at the Pav.

"It is called a Pavlova Dad," Sam Said.

"I have never heard of it"

"Dad, do you remember my pen pal when I was a teenager?"

"Ah yes, she was from overseas" Jacob said.

"Yes, she is from New Zealand. She sent me this recipe a few weeks ago"

"Oh ok. It looks interesting"

"Everyone, help yourselves" Sam said

"Sam this is yummy, I love it" Jack said after he had a mouthful of the Pav.

"That's good to hear," she said.

Some of the others tried it and loved it also.

"Hey Janet, you might have to take all our blood sugar levels later to see how high they are" Jack said

"Jack, from where I am sitting, I'll bet you will have the highest sugar level out of all of us" Janet replied, smiling. This got a laugh out of everyone.

"Thanks a lot Janet" Jack said

"Sam, this Pavlova is very tasty," Mark said.

"Well thanks Mark"

"Sam, can I have a copy of the recipe?" Kath said.

"Sure I have made copies of it, just in case some of you would like to try it."

After all the desserts were gone, they all sat around the table talking for about an hour.

"Hey Sam, since it is still a beautiful day outside, why don't we all go for a walk in the park and play some games for the rest of the afternoon. At least we can walk off some of that lovely dinner off?" Jack asked Sam, rubbing and patting his stomach.

"That is not a bad idea. Why don't all of you go and I'll clean up. Once I'm done here, I'll join you all for some fun and games." Sam said to Jack.

"How about I help you clean up?" Jack said,

He flicked his eyebrows at her, making her giggle. He did not realize that both John & Jacob were watching them.