A/N: Sorry this chapter is so short, but it's more of the second part of the last chapter than it's own chapter. Remember this starts off with the rest of that flashback!


That night, Sam had to sleep on base, but she did share a … spirited reunion with Jack before she left. On her ride back to the Academy, she thought about how she was going to tell Jack that he was going to be a father. It wasn't something to be done lightly, but she just didn't know how to go about doing it.

That's when she decided to surprise him by going over to the house after she finished with the last of her classes and telling him before her family got into town later that day. After all, she was graduating the next day … it shouldn't be that hard.

Boy was she wrong. Sam had just finished her very last class and had just left the room when Jack snuck up behind her and pulled her into a hug. "Hey, babe," Jack whispered into her ear.

"Hey," she replied, moving out of his arms. "Remember, no PDA.'

Jack pouted in a manner that completely belayed the uniform he wore. Sam just rolled her eyes, "Come on, we've gotta get back to the house – Dad's going to be there soon. Not to mention Belle, Mark and Dee."

"Come on, then."

The car ride home actually came at just the right time, because as soon as the car pulled into their driveway, Sam had to run up the steps and through the house to the bathroom (the only one being upstairs) before the morning sickness took over.

"Okay, what's wrong?" Jack asked from the bathroom doorway as Sam stopped worshiping the ceramic god.

Sam's face turned to him, her eyes big, "It's okay. Janet said that it should stop in the next few months."

"What?" Jack asked, wondering what she was talking about.

Sam closed her eyes, suddenly tired, "Jack, I'm pregnant."

"YOU'RE WHAT!" Jack shouted, his mind racing with everything that her words implicated. "How the hell is that possible? We used…"

Sam nodded, "I know, Jack. But you know as well as I do that using protection isn't 100 percent ensuring that pregnancy won't happen. I'm a month along, Jack."

"Holy crap!" Jack couldn't contain himself: he began to pace.

"Jack, calm down!" Sam said, standing and rinsing out her mouth.

"Calm down? Calm down!" Jack shouted, "You just told me that you're pregnant and you want me to calm down!"

"YES!" Sam said. "Because I'm freaking out enough for both of us already and I don't need you doing it too!"

Jack stopped pacing and stared at Sam's wide blue eyes. He could see how much she was freaking out and needed him to support her. The front door banged closed and Jack knew that Jacob and company was down stairs. He walked close to Sam, put some stray hair behind her ear and kissed her lovingly.

"We're having a baby," he said softly, his arms coming around her comfortingly.

"Yeah, we are," she said, smiling up at him. "You're not mad?"

Jack shook his head with a slight smirk on his face, "Nope. I was just surprised, that's all, honey. Hey, you wanna elope the day after tomorrow?"

Sam grinned, "That sounds wonderful, Jack. As long as we can renew our vows on New Year's Day like we planned six years ago."

"You're Dad's here."

"You better go make sure he doesn't come up. I'll be down in a minute, just need a little time to gather myself."

"Okay," with one more quick kiss Jack ran down the stairs to face the questions of Major General Jacob Carter.

End Flashback.

"Dad? Say something. Please?" Sam asked, terrified by his silence.

Jacob shook himself out of his thoughts, "I don't know what to say. Did you guys decide on a date?"

"Day after tomorrow we're eloping," Jack said. "But on January 1st we're going to renew our vows."

Jacob nodded, smiling warmly. "Congratulations, honey," he said, giving his daughter a warm hug.

"Thanks, Dad," Sam said, tears coming to her eyes. Damn hormones.

Jacob turned his attention to Jack, "And you. If you ever hurt her or the baby there's no where in the entire universe that will be safe for you."

"DAD!" Sam cried, appalled that he would say something like that.

"Sir, I would rather die myself than hurt Sam or our baby," Jack said, his eyes truthful and determined. "You have my word."

Jacob nodded once, "Good. Now, go tell Belle. She'll want to know."

Sam smiled and kissed his cheek, "Be nice, Daddy. You too, Jack."

"HEY!" both men said in unison as Sam sauntered into the kitchen to tell her niece, brother and sister-in-law the good news.


A/N: So? Any good?