Sorry for the wait, I just started school and... well I just started school. I'm trying to get organized and so I had to put the story on hold. But I managed to type this up :D no promises about future chapters being quicker I'm afraid. still, hope you enjoy :D

Chapter 11: The aftermath

Saturday morning….

Jack and Daniel slept in until 11 am. Daniel was the first to wake up. As he got out the fruit loops for

breakfast, Jack meandered into the kitchen.

"We have any of those left?" Jack asked as he pointed to the cereal box.

"Enough for one more, I think." Daniel answered.

"Great." Jack said and grabbed the box from Daniel. He then snatched Daniel's bowl and spoon. Daniel

glared at him.

"What?" Jack said innocently. "You weren't going to use it."

"Had the cereal still been in my hand, I would have."

"Yeah, but it's not anymore."

"Yeah, because you took it."

"Jack, give the fruit loops back to Daniel." Lizzy ordered as she entered the room.

"But it's my cereal."

"Daniel hasn't even been here a week."

"Exactly, he should learn right now what food not to take."

"Daniel, the fruit loops are for everybody. You can have them." Lizzy clarified.

"Sure, take his side."

"Well, he did have them first."

"Fine, I'll just make some waffles then."

"Waffles!" Daniel exclaimed.

"Geez, no need to yell it."

"Sorry, I just never really get waffles."

"You mean you've been here for five days and Mom never made you her famous waffles?"

"Um, no."

"Well, that's a crime! Mom, he's never had your waffles."

"Give it a break, Jack, I'm not making 'em. It's lunch time for me."

"Who said waffles were just for breakfast? You know, I heard that in Canada they eat waffles for supper

sometimes."

"Fine. A waffle lunch it is."

"Great."

With the box of fruit loops soon forgotten, the O'Neill family was right at work making and, most

importantly, eating waffles since they were soon joined by a sleepy Michael and John as well as a very happy Kayla.

"What's with you?" Michael asked his sister.

"Nothing, I just heard some interesting things about the school party last night."

Daniel and Jack looked up from their plates and everybody else in the room were looking at them.

"What do you mean?" the two boys asked simultaneously.

"Well, for one thing it would seem you officially have a girlfriend now." Kayla answered Jack. She turned

her attention to Daniel. "And apparently you spent most of the night with a friend."

"Who? Teal'c wasn't there and the only other person who you could have... Oh!" Jack said. "She means

Janet."

"Well, I didn't mean the boogieman."

"I think you've been hanging around your brothers too much." John commented.

"Okay, we've skipped a far too important detail I think. Jack here finally got a girlfriend." Michael said.

"So, I take it your date went well?" John said.

"Yeah."

"Wonderful. So, when do we get to meet her?" Lizzy asked.

"Meet her?" Jack gulped.

"Thanksgiving is pretty soon, maybe you could invite her to dinner."

"Thanksgiving! Are you insane? Not with Aunt Lucy coming over."

"She's not that bad." John commented on Lizzy's sister.

"She's always poking at my life."

"Poking at your life?" Kayla asked.

"It's a saying." Jack said.

"On what planet?"

"Okay, that's enough. Jack, you will invite Sam to Thanksgiving dinner and Kayla, you will leave the

sarcasm in your head." Lizzy said.

"I miss being in control of my own life." Jack said.

"When was that?" Mike commented.

"Good point."

"A light exploding, the gym left completely unguarded, a confrontation between teachers in front of students and all this in under five hours!" Hammond yelled. "Can you tell me what the hell you were thinking!"

"Sir, if I could just explain..." Makepeace tried to speak.

"The explosion was an accident and the students weren't really unguarded since the DJ was there."

"If you think you can give your duties to a DJ then you obviously lack the necessary intelligence required to

do this job."

"If that stupid SJ safeguard hadn't showed up then..." Makepeace started.

"They weren't even in the gym the way I hear it."

"Well no, but they were so obviously planning something that..." Maybourne tried to put in.

"That's what this is all about! Some stupid bets! I allowed them in the first place to help create a nice

atmosphere but if this is the result I can assure you there will never be bets ever again!"

Seeing as they had obviously lost the argument, Maybourne and Makepeace had no comment.

"And seeing as you can't handle a supposedly uneventful dance then you can forget about being in charge

of the next one."

The two teachers heard the final tone in the principal's voice and left with nothing but a 'yes sir.'

Walter and Freya, who had been listening at the door, rushed to hide behind a bin before Makepeace and

Maybourne exited the principle's office.

"Wow, no more bets." Freya said quietly.

"What am I suppose to do?" Walter said in a hushed voice.

"Your job perhaps!" Hammond said from his office. Freya and Walter didn't waste anytime to run and tell

everybody the bad news. Freya sighed. At least they could still gossip.

"Where were you last night?" Jacob asked his daughter.

"Good morning to you too, Dad." Sam answered, putting some toast in the toaster.

"You came home late."

"I came back at 11 o'clock."

"I believe our agreement was ten."

"Ten thirty actually."

"Which isn't the same as eleven if my math is correct."

"It's just thirty minutes. What's the big deal?" Sam said, putting peanut butter on the toast. "Were you

worried, Dad?"

"Of course I was. How am I suppose to know whether you've been kidnapped or running late?"

"I'm sorry, I lost track of time." Sam said taking a bite from her toast.

"And I'm assuming it's because of this Jack guy."

Sam's eyes went wide. "How did you..."

"Mark." Jacob explained. Sam rolled her eyes.

"Traitor." She mumbled.

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"Because I didn't want you to make a big deal out of it." Sam said, getting up and opening the fridge.

"Why would I do that?" Jacob answered innocently.

Sam looked up from the fridge and looked at her father knowingly.

"Ok, so I might have exaggerated a little with that Jonas guy."

"You threatened to have the air force bring him to Alaska ." She said, pouring herself some orange juice.

"It was just a joke."

"Right."

"I just wish that you would have told me. We never talk anymore."

"We're talking right now."

"You know what I meant."

"It's a little hard too when you're away half the time."

"Sam..."

"I know, it's all part of the job." Sam answered, looking down.

"So, when am I going to meet him?" Jacob asked, breaking the silence that had been established.

Sam nearly spat out her juice. "What?" She managed to ask.

"Well you owe me that much." Jacob said then left before Sam could reply.

"Great." She mumbled.

hihi, time to meet the parents :P Feel free to review :D