I'd like to thank everyone! For their support in this story. I'm starting my brand new job-a teacher!, so updates will not be regular, I will try and get one up a month, but there is no guarantee! I am also very willing to accept suggestions of what you'd like to see. Fairwarning, I will be attacking some Sam/Jack and Cameron/Penny stories soon as well. It's only natural!

Also, none of my scene breaks are going correctly, this is slightly driving me batshit. Please forgive.

July 2010

Vala smiled looking at Lukas as he reached for his feet, trying to put them in his mouth. Watching Lukas grow everyday was something Vala cherished. She laughed at his little giggle, and moved into the kitchen, keeping a watchful eye on the playpen.

"Vala?" a voice called from the entry way as Vala moved placing the water jug down.

"Samantha," she smiled brightly looking at the woman, who was followed by Dash, on his leash. Sam bent down and undid the leash to let Dash run and jump onto the couch.

"Hey," she greeted moving towards the playpen. "Hi Luke!"

"What are you doing here?" Vala asked as Sam carried Luke into the kitchen, on her hip.

"Oh, just thinking that maybe you two would like to go for a walk, to the park maybe? I brought Dash!" Sam asked hopefully, readjusting Lukas on her hip.

"We would love to," Vala smiled, "just let me go grab his diaper bag, if you want to put him in the stroller. "

"Of course!" Sam beamed as she turned heal and walked towards the entrance way, to where the stroller sat. "We're going for a walk Luke! Yes a walk, because Auntie Sam has some really good news," she told the baby with a smile. "You're going to be cousin soon, but we're not going to tell mommy. Auntie Sam doesn't want to jinx it, and she loves you, she really does," placing him in the stroller Sam got onto her knees to buckle him in. "but Auntie Sam really loves this baby already, and she wants this baby, to be just like you."

"Can you put the blanket on him?" Vala asked handing Sam a blanket and putting the diaper bag onto the stroller.

"Of course," Sam smiled. "I figured you'd like to get out of the house, Daniel mentioned you might need some time out of the house, I'm thinking a nice walk, and we can take Luke to the park."

"Sounds amazing," Vala smiled as she put Dash's leash back on, and the puppy started running around. "Thank you. I'm slowly going wonko cooped up in this house."

"Well, let's not let that happen," Sam said as they two walked out of the house. "Now that this little boy is better, we can go out more."

Vala nodded and the two stepped out into the sunny weather that was July in Colorado. The two moved down the street, talking, laughing and taking turns pushing the baby and walking Dash.

"Have you thought about what you want to do?"

"What do you mean?" Vala asked as she leaned forward to check on Lukas who grinned back at his mother.

"About work, do you want to come back to the SGC, or?" Sam asked slipping her hands into her jacket pockets.

"Honestly, I don't know," Vala replied with a sigh. "I love being home with Luke, love being with him, having a home, a real home. I belong here, I think."

"You do belong here Vala," Sam said touching her friend's hand. "You belong with us, and you belong with Daniel, and you and Lukas belong with us."

"I just don't know if I want to go back to working, when there is so much of Lukas to miss," Vala explained. "I just don't want to miss that."

"You don't have to miss it Vala, no one is pushing you to come back to work, you're a wonderful mother, and if that's all you want to be, then that's the best thing for you and Luke," Sam explained warmly.

"I don't want him to end up like I did, with a parent never there," she explained. "Except I don't know what else I could do besides work at the SGC."

"We can always think of something when and if you decide to go back to work, if I wouldn't want to leave Luke either if I were you," she grinned as Vala nodded.

Mere years ago she was running from bounty hunters, and stealing, and now she was pushing a baby stroller with her four month old son, and happy. Not just happy, but truly content in life, and she had no desire to run, whatsoever.

There was a small part of her that wanted Lukas to know his grandparents, chasing Jacek down and introducing her son to him, going to find her mother, Elana, and give her the chance to be proud of her. There was a sense of pride when people saw her with Lukas, and smiling at his nature, and saying how cute he was, and she loved Lukas move everyday.

By the time they arrived back at the house, Lukas was fast asleep, and Sam offered to put him down, as Vala moved into the kitchen, and she glanced at the time, before pulling out some frozen sausages from the freezer. Upon living together, she and Daniel would take turns cooking, the best they knew how, which wasn't the greatest, but at least they were trying. They figured a few years of practice before Lukas started bringing home friends for dinner was all they needed.

"He's asleep. Dash is under the crib." Sam smiled as she leaned on the counter. "I think Dashy likes Luke more than he likes me."

"I'm sure he doesn't," Vala smiled. "Thank you Samantha, for everything."

"Anytime," she smiled with a big grin. "So, you and Daniel still thinking of taking a weekend vacation?"

"Daniel is planning it all," Vala explained. "You and Jack still willing to watch Luke?"

"Of course, Jack loves him, and you know, I like him a bit," Sam teased taking the glass of water Vala handed her. "Besides, it not like both of you wont be calling every day."

Vala laughed and leaned down on the countertop looking at her friend. "You have a secret."

"What?"

"You have a secret Samantha," Vala repeated looking at her friend, "I used to keep a lot of secrets, and I know the face. You have a secret."

Sam just smiled and shook her head, moving into the livingroom, taking a quick glance at the baby monitor, which showed Lukas in his crib, bum in the air. "He's getting so big Vala."

Vala smiled and walked to look at the monitor, and smiled at her son. He was the love of her life, and everyday looked more and more like Daniel.

"Thanks again for watching him," Daniel said as he held Lukas, as Vala and Sam were setting up the spare room for the baby. He was holding him like a potato sack, so that the little boy was back to his chest.

"Yasureyabetcha," Jack said dismissively as he watched Lukas lean forward. "Give him to me."

"Really Jack, I know this is a bit hard for you," Daniel started as he passed the baby to Jack, who just shrugged. "We really appreciate it, and I know Luke loves you."

"Of course he loves Uncle Jack," he replied holding Lukas to his lips and blowing a raspberry on his naked belly. Being one of the hottest days of the year, Vala had opted to leave Lukas in only his diaper, which seamed best for the baby, who generally didn't like to wear clothing and always fused when it came to being dressed. "Don't you champ?" Not getting a response Jack let Lukas suck on his knuckle as he sat down in his recliner. "You know Daniel, I've done this before, taken care of a baby."

"Of course, I know you have, " Daniel replied taking a breath and looking at Jack interact with his son.

"Okay, so you have everything, and you know if you need anything from the house, just go get it," Vala said as the two walked into the livingroom. "And call us, for anything."

"Don't worry about him," Jack announced. "Just go enjoy yourselves."

"Okay, just let me say goodbye to my baby," Vala said reaching for Lukas, lifting his face to hers and placing a kiss on his nose and lips. "I love you, love you." Daniel moved and placed a kiss on Lukas' head.

"Behave for your Uncle Jack and Aunt Sam," Daniel said kissing the baby's head again.

"Of course he will," Sam smiled prying the baby from Vala's arms. "Now go, we will be fine, Lukas will be great."

Daniel leaned and kissed Sam's cheek before kissing Lukas' head again, and Vala pressed her lips to Lukas' head before the two were basically pushed out of the house.

"Let's go before we change our minds," Daniel said guiding Vala by the elbow down the driveway to the car.

"Daniel, are we doing the right thing? Leaving Luke?" Vala asked as she opened the car door and sat in the passenger seat.

"We're going to be 4 hours away, and I'm sure the moment we leave, Teal'c will be joining the house," Daniel reasoned as he climbed in himself. "Its bizarre leaving him isn't it?"

"Yes," Vala said. "I, I'm glad we're doing this Daniel."

"Me too," Daniel smiled reaching over and squeezing her hand. "I love you."

"Me too," Vala said as she took in a deep breath and watched the house where her son was, vanish from sight. Getting away and focusing on them was a good thing, she kept telling herself over and over again.

Daniel realized early on that being the stay at home mom, at least for her maternity leave, was driving her stir crazy. And now that it was technically over by three months already, Vala didn't feel comfortable leaving Lukas with daycare, and he didn't want some strange woman looking after his son.

"Daniel?"

"Hmm?" Daniel asked glancing over at Vala as they drove down the road.

"I think I want to quit the SGC, I want to stay home with Luke," Vala said pointedly.

"Okay," Daniel said nodding his head. "Okay, we can do that."

Smiling Vala leaned her head against the passenger window, "I miss him already."

"I know, me too, but he's in the best hands other than his parents," Daniel replied as he watched Vala pull out her cellphone. Smiling he listened as she typed a message away, and stared at it, awaiting the reply, which she got moments later, with a large smile spreading across her face. "What?"

"Look," she said turning the phone towards Daniel, a picture of Lukas squealing in delight, as he was held by Jack, as Dash was attempting to lick his face, as the two sat in a kiddie pool. "He looks so happy Daniel."

"He's a happy boy," Daniel laughed.

"Jack, can you get me his towel?" Sam called from the bathroom where she was giving Lukas his bath.

"Yasure," Jack mumbled walking in and seeing the little boy, being propped up by his bumbo, and having a soapy head smiling and splashing in the water. "He loves all this water!"

"He really does," Sam smiled as she poured the cup of water and rinsing the soap from the baby's head. "There you go buddy," lifting him out of the water, Sam placed him the towel Jack held waiting and let him hold the baby.

"You're going to make a really, really great mom," Jack smiled as he wrapped Lukas tightly in the towel and held the squirming baby. Sam said nothing but kissed his lips and took Lukas from his arms.

"Come here, lets get some jammies on and then Uncle Jack and you can watch some Hockey, and then bedtime!" Sam said talking to the baby who laid his head on Sam's shoulder.

"There is no hockey on," Jack said as he followed Sam out of the bathroom.

"PVR," Sam replied with a grin. "I PVR'd the entire season."

"There is a reason I love you," he grinned happily bouncing into the spare room, that housed the playpen for Lukas. "You got the Canucks?"

"Every game," Sam replied laying down Lukas on the bed. "Pass me a diaper please."

"Here," Jack said slapping a diaper into her waiting hand in pretend exasperation.

"Uncle Jack is going to go get that bedtime bottle ready," Sam suggested as she slipped the diaper under Lukas. "Lukas, Lukas, Lukas!"

"Daniel! Look!" Vala called loudly in excitement from the livingroom as she stared at Lukas.

"What?" Daniel asked running into the livingroom and grinned brightly at what he saw, Lukas was sitting up, on his own, a large toothless grin on his face. "Lukas! You're sitting up!"

"He's sitting up!" Vala said excitedly wrapping her arms around his, staring at their son, before he fell on his back and giggled, as Daniel moved to picked up his son.

"You're getting so big buddy," he smiled kissing his head and looked at Vala, they had picked Lukas up mere hours ago from Sam and Jack's, and the little boy was ever so excited to be back with his parents, and toys. Not like he didn't have toys everywhere he went, but both could tell, there was no place like home for Lukas.

The boy babbled in sounds as he looked at Daniel and reached for his glasses, as Daniel moved his head backwards. "No, no, no glasses." At the word no, Lukas' face scrunched up as if he was going to cry, "Oh no," Daniel said as the baby burst into wails.

"Give him here," Vala said reaching for their son, who continued to wail at the transfer, and until Vala's hand rubbed over his t-shirt clad back.

"Vala, you can't just comfort him every time we tell him no," Daniel protested with a sigh. "How will he learn?"

"He's just a baby," Vala countered, kissing Lukas' head and set him in his bouncy saucer, and let him play.

"Vala, that is going to change, quickly," Daniel said as he bent down to play with Lukas. "If we don't start teaching him no, then he's never going to know what its like not to get his way."

Taking a deep breath, Vala leaned down and looked at Daniel, and then at Lukas. "Let's not do this in front of him."

"Do what?"

"Have the fight over this," Vala said irritably. Daniel stood up and moved into the kitchen, opening the fridge and pulling out a bottle, and walked back into the living room. She was right, they were going to have a fight later, and they had vowed never to fight in front of Lukas, it wasn't fair for him to see his parents at odds.

"Why don't you go take a nap with Lukas," Daniel said shortly, handing Vala the bottle in his hands.

"Fine," Vala said taking a hold of her son, and placing him on her hip, and leaving the livingroom.

Daniel groaned and walked into the kitchen, taking his keys, and wallet, and shoving them into his pocket, before moving towards the front door, as he listened for Lukas to stop crying, before he open and shut the door.