A/N: Sorry guys - I enjoyed the predictions and suggestions, but the story's already complete. What was it Carter said about that Supersoldier gun? "It's done, it's just not finished." Something along those lines. Anywho, I guess in light of the Jacob we saw at the end of Season 8, Jacob is seeming a bit harsh to some people in this, which was written during 7. I guess I can see that, although I think the best way I can try to explain his rationale here is that he's pretty much reacting to this situation the way Teal'c did with Ryac in "Sacrifices."

Ch 27

Sometime in the night, Danny had rolled over on top of Jack and eventually ended up on his other side, leaving Jack in the middle. Sam was melted into his side perfectly, so that they were both getting the best, most comfortable night of sleep either of them would be able to remember when they tried to later that day.

Of course, once they did realize why they were so uncharacteristically well-rested, even after spending a large portion of the night tending to the needs of a cranky toddler, they would both keep that little revelation firmly to themselves.

Teal'c wasn't surprised when he found the rest of his teammates sleeping soundly together in the morning. When the dryer had finished with the sheets for O'Neill's guest bed the night before, he had gone to inform them, expecting them to still be trying to get young Daniel to sleep. Instead, he had found them all quite comfortably asleep already, and had let them be. He had made up the bed in case they wished to relocate in the night, although he wasn't really expecting them to.

He was, however, expecting Major Carter to be up and ready to go to work on time. He would have liked to let them all sleep as long as they liked, but they all had obligations to the SGC that must be fulfilled. Today, his and Major Carter's obligations included reporting to the mountain in under an hour, although O'Neill and Danny did not really need to be awakened just now. Teal'c touched Major Carter's shoulder gently and whispered, "Major Carter. Wake up."

"Hmm?" Sam opened her eyes slowly and was greeted with Danny's messy mop of hair. She smiled into her pillow, then realized her pillow was moving up and down, and smelled (both comfortingly and alarmingly) familiar. She lifted her head and was glad to see that Jack was still sleeping.

She wasn't exactly sure how they'd all fallen asleep together… or how Danny and Jack had swapped places in the night, but she did know that she was currently much closer to her CO than the Air Force would approve of. While that may have been true on an emotional level for a really long time, this morning it was literal. But at least, if she could get up without waking him, they wouldn't have to be awkward around each other all day.

"Major Carter," Teal'c whispered again, trying to hurry her along.

"Sorry," she apologized. It took a lot of wriggling but she was finally able to untangle herself from her CO without waking either him or Danny. She followed Teal'c out into the hallway and shut the door gently. "Teal'c…" she started.

"You may tell me later if you wish, Major Carter. We do not have much time. I did not realize you did not have an alarm set."

"Okay. I'll be ready in ten minutes."

Eleven minutes later, she was driving them both to the base. She glanced sideways at Teal'c… she knew he'd never ask for an explanation but felt like she owed him one. "I know you know nothing… happened, Teal'c. I mean, we would never do anything against the regs, but especially with Danny right there, we were just reading to him and it was late and he didn't want to be alone and…"

"Major Carter, no explanation is required," Teal'c said gently, in the voice that was instantly calming. "I believe you know that my loyalties have always and will always lie with SG-1 first, and the rest of the SGC separately. And that I have the utmost respect for you, and for O'Neill, and for the dedication you have to your positions within the SGC, even though there are many government policies that I will never understand."

Sam smiled uncomfortably - it was impossible to lie to Teal'c, even if she'd wanted to, and denying what he was alluding to would definitely qualify as lying. "Thank you." After a few moments, she gave him a real smile and said, "Hey, let's drive thru Krispy Kreme on the way in. We'll get an extra doughnut for the General in case we're late. And I have the feeling my dad will be grumpy enough this morning that even Selmak won't be able to talk him out of a doughnut."

Doughnuts were one of Teal'c's favorite things about Earth, so it was an extremely easy sell. As they waited for their doughnuts, Teal'c asked, "Was your father upset last night when you returned to us, Major Carter?"

"Yeah… he was really cranky. I was starting to wonder if maybe I'd been turned back into a child as well, actually."

"I am certain he believes he is trying to protect you."

Sam furrowed her brow and asked, "Why do you say that, Teal'c?'

"Is that not what all parents wish to do above all else?" he asked mildly when he realized she had no idea what he was really talking about.

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Jack woke up realizing someone was staring at him, and that in all probability it was the same person sitting on his chest. He opened his eyes and confirmed that Danny was staring down at him. "Good morning, little camper."

"Hi Dack. Where is Sam?"

"Uh, I don't know, let's see…" Jack sat up and glanced at the clock. "We slept late today, she and Teal'c must have gone to work already."

"Sam and Tea? Dey're gone?"

"I'm guessing. Come on, let's go see." He set Danny on his feet and the little guy trotted round the house after him as they did a quick inspection. "Yup. Gone."

"All day?" His chin - which still bore a faint, almost-healed scratch from his fall at the park a few days ago, started quivering like he was about to cry.

"No. We're going to hang out here for a while, then go have lunch with them. They're doing boring stuff this morning anyway. Now, you and I on the other hand are going to have fun."

"Dino-saw pwace?" he asked hopefully, perking right up.

Jack laughed. "Ah, no, we can't go back there today. But we can go to the grocery store, does that sound like fun?"

"No," Danny stated plainly.

Jack chuckled, glad that at least Danny was back in a good mood this morning. "Yeah, okay, so it's not the most exciting of places… but you can help me pick out all kinds of stuff that will make Sam and Janet go, 'Sir, you can't give him that!'"

Danny looked thoughtful for a moment and asked, "Cookies?"

"Yeah, sure, cookies. First we have to eat breakfast, though. And do yet another load of the massive amount of laundry you create."

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Sam had just got settled in her lab and was about to begin working when Janet stopped by. "Hi Sam, how's it going?"

"Okay… I haven't actually gotten started yet though."

"Well, I won't stay long. I just ran into Teal'c though, and he offered me a doughnut. You aren't feeding Danny doughnuts for breakfast are you, because the sugar content is…"

"No, no, no," Sam interrupted. "I just stopped for Teal'c on the way in. Danny and Jack were still in bed when we left."

She realized her mistake the minute it was out of her mouth, and could only hope Janet might not notice it. Janet, of course, had special radar in such matters. "What exactly does that mean?"

"What? They were still asleep, that's all."

"The toddler was still asleep at eight o'clock?"

"Well, he was up very late last night. He was restless and tired and…"

"And correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Danny sleeping with you?"

"Yes…"

"But saying 'Danny and Jack' were still in bed makes it sound like they were in the same bed."

"They um, were."

"And feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm getting the feeling from the way you're refusing to look at me and turning such an interesting shade of pink that you were in there with them."

"Danny was very upset last night because I came up here with my dad, so when I got back he wouldn't let either of us leave and it was late and…"

General Hammond entered. Both women stood up straight and stopped talking immediately, both hoping Hammond didn't overhear their conversation. Apparently he didn't… or he did but he was choosing to pretend like he hadn't. It was really a toss-up at this point as to which was the more likely of the two. "At ease, Major. Doctor."

"Yes, sir," they chorused.

Sam shifted uncomfortably on her feet and said, "Um, sir, have you by any chance spoken with my father yet today?"

"Yes, and I must say I haven't seen him in such a foul mood in several years, Major. What did you do to him?"

"Well, sir, I just…"

"I'm just kidding, Major. Take my advice to your father and relax. I had agreed you could return to the base last night, but he was supposed to make it clear that it was optional. It seems as though he chose to interpret that as optional to him. Now, I trust everything is still okay with regards to our young friend?"

"Yes, sir," Sam reported. "Although as far as getting Daniel back to normal goes…"

"That's why I'm here, Major. Your father is trying to make contact with an old acquaintance of Selmak's - apparently there's one Tok'ra left who can translate Furling. So if your theories about the language on the trunk being a derivation of Furling as you've suggested are right, then this should be a major breakthrough."

Sam nodded. Janet looked puzzled, however. "How exactly does that help?"

"Well, so far we've had no point of reference," Sam explained. "Now we can try translating the trunk to Goa'uld, using the Furling in between - like translating Chaucer into… I don't know, Japanese. You have to understand what it means in modern English first."

"So essentially you'll be translating the trunk to Furling to Goa'uld to English," Janet clarified.

"Hopefully. It won't be a perfect translation but hopefully it will be close enough… this is great, sir, I should be making some progress by the end of the day once we can assign sound to the symbols."

"I appreciate your enthusiasm, Major, but you're not the only person working on this, don't forget. You can have the physical trunk to yourself - the linguists are happier working in their usual offices anyway, and they're all trying to avoid your father from what I hear, but I expect you to work with them."

"Yes, sir."

"And Colonel O'Neill and Teal'c both have responsibilities today as well, so you will still need to take Daniel back off the base this afternoon."

"After his nap, yes, sir. That's not a problem at all."

"Good. Well, then, Major. Good luck." He nodded to both of them and left.

As soon as he was gone, Janet asked, "So, where was Teal'c during all of this - you weren't all…" The close scare with General Hammond possibly overhearing them kept her from finishing the sentence out loud, for which Sam gave an appreciative smile.

"No. As soon as I got there he made himself scarce."

"Why?"

"Hiding from Danny. Apparently Jaffa children don't go through the terrible twos. Lucky."

Sam pretended to go back to work so Janet would leave her alone, but it wasn't working. Janet was making a show of looking extremely thoughtful, as though she were trying to figure out something particularly difficult. Finally, Sam could take it no longer. "What, Janet?"

"Oh, sorry. I was just trying to figure out how you, Daniel, and Colonel O'Neill are all going to fit in that little portable crib when nap time comes around."

"Very funny," Sam said sarcastically as Janet showed herself out, laughing to herself.

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