A/N: Thanks for all the reviews! I really didn't expect to get so many in one day. Anyway, I hopefully will be updating Childhood Stories soon, for those of you who are waiting to read the next chapter. So here's chapter two. Enjoy!
Sam didn't say anything for two hours as she stared at her husband, who she thought loved her so much that he gave up his career which he loved to be with the woman he loved more. She couldn't believe that she was right, was the most shocking part of the whole thing. She had prayed that she would be wrong but those prayers were not answered in the way she wanted them to be answered. Finally after another thirty minutes of silence Sam asked, "Where are the kids?"
"Down with my mom. I told her that I was going to a was going out and needed someone to watch the kids for me. Baby, please don't be mad at…."
"Don't be mad? You expect me not to be mad! How the hell can I not be mad at you for what you did in here? Tell me Jack how can I not be mad at you?"
Jack said nothing and allowed Sam, whose face was a bright red as she asked, "What the hell was going on in you're mind while you were doing this? Why did you do it, Jack?"
"I don't know. She reminded me of you and I haven't seen you in forever. I was beginning to think that you were never coming back."
"You thought that woman looked like me? She doesn't look a thing like me and she's probably not even as smart as I am! Jack, I know I've been busy and I'm sorry but I can't help it. I was going to suggest that we move to the beta cite but that's no place for a sixth month old baby boy to live. Especially now that we're dealing with the Ori and they could strike at any minute. You and the children are safer here, that's why I didn't even mention it to you but now that you've gone off and done this I'm considering taking that risk."
Sam walked to the door and just as she was about to slam the door, Jack asked, "Samantha, where are you going?"
"I'm going to get the kids and then….then I don't know. Maybe I'll go to my brother's house, or back to Pete or even…" Sam didn't finish her sentence because she slammed the door as hard as she could.
Jack had been married to Sam long enough to know that when Sam didn't finish her sentence on where she was going to be, the last word was probably going to be what he needed to know.
Jack turned the hockey game off and sat on the couch, closed his eyes and thought about what Sam had said.
"I'm going to get the kids and then… then I don't know. Maybe I'll go to my brother's house."
Jack ruled that out because Mark didn't like Sam very much and Jack never understood why. Sam may go there but Mark may not let her in, even if she took the kids.
"…Or back to Pete…"
Sam had hurt Pete pretty bad when she dumped him and by her going alone he wouldn't take her back. They'd stand on the front porch arguing the whole night but what if Jack were to factor in Tanya and James. Tanya was old enough now that she'd probably hit Pete if he started to mouth off to her mother but what would Pete say to James, who wasn't even a year yet? With so much uncertainty, Sam wouldn't go there. So where was she going? Jack thought long and hard and then suddenly he opened his eyes and said one name.
"Daniel."
"Mom, where are we going?" Tanya asked as she noticed that they had passed their own house.
Sam's eyes were still filled with tears and Tanya wondered why but was afraid to ask if it had something to do with dad. The Goa'uld, aside from her father, had killed her real family. Could a force smaller than the Goa'uld but much more powerful break up the love that was her parents union? Tanya's mind wandered as her mother refused to answer with words and she didn't allow her to look into her eyes, because Sam was afraid that Tanya would discover the truth about Jack and do something, or try and do something about it.
Finally, Sam pulled up to a house that Tanya had seen before but hadn't been to in a while. Tanya was about to unbuckle herself and her little brother when Sam stopped her.
"Let me go in first and see if he's home. He may not be, I'm not sure what time he gets off work today." Sam said as she tried to dry her eyes as she walked up the sidewalk to the house.
She stood on the front porch for a moment, debating if she should even knock but if she didn't then she'd have to tell Tanya what was going on, which Sam knew she would eventually have to tell the now young woman what was going on but she couldn't do it right now.
So she had no choice but to knock and when she did, no one answered at first so she knocked one more time and then a man with short brown hair and glasses answered the door.
His face was full of concern for Sam when he saw her standing on his porch. He searched her face and found nothing but pain that someone had brought her. Her lips were chapped, no doubt from the lack of moister on them. Her nose was red as were her eyes from crying and just as he was about to say something to her, Sam busted out in tears again.
"Sam, what's going on? Why are you're kids in the car? On second thought where's Jack?"
Sam cried harder when Daniel mentioned Jack. Daniel couldn't stand to see her cry like this, in fact he had never seen her cry period, and it was very unsettling. He took Sam in his arms until she stopped crying enough to tell him what was going on.
"Jack's cheating on me."
"You're kidding? I mean he gave up his career for you and he pulls something like this? You two have been flirting for seven years and have been married for ….."
Daniel stopped when he saw that Sam might start to cry again. "I'm sorry. Why don't you and the kids come inside? You guys can stay here for a while, if you'd like." Daniel said knowing that's what Sam wanted.
She had turned to the only person she knew would take her in. After all her father had passed away two months before jack and Sam got married, so Daniel gave her away at the wedding, upon her request. Her mother was dead and her brother wasn't much of a brother, he painted her with the same brush that he did their father. Pete would never take her back after the way she hurt him and she wouldn't even think to go there. She only told Jack that because she knew it would make him mad.
But Daniel was different. He would always take care of her and she thought Jack was the same way but she was wrong about him and she hoped that she wasn't wrong about Daniel too. If she was she'd be running to Teal'c and right now he was on Chulack celebrating the birth of his first grandchild.
"Thanks." Was all Sam could say as she motioned for Tanya to bring James into the house.
A/N:Hope you liked it. Please review.
