Dedication: I dedicate this chapter to Monkey (My pet cat) who died on Monday the 12 of February. Because; Dead cats tell no tales; sad humans write them down.

Family Knots Part four

At the exact same time all three of the kids said, "Who?"

"Jack O'Neill!" Sam replied slowly and deliberately. "He's was my boss."

The little Leann spoke up noticing the 'was' and said to Jack, "Did you get fired?"

Sam immediately said, "Leann I-!!!" but before she could finish her sentence Jack said

"No it's all right she's only five." Jack continued to say to Leann, " No I was not fired; I retired which means that I never have to go to work again!" he said with a hint of happiness in his voice.

Sahara then said to her mom,"Do you want go shopping for our rooms????"

And every single kid, forgetting that Jack was there, gave Sam big Bambi eyes pleading with her to take them shopping.

Sam said,"Oh fine but let me go to the bank first!"

On the way to Target, Sam and Jack talked and talked and talked and talked.

When they got in the door Sam asked, "Joey do you feel comfortable going with Jack?"

Joey had been listening to his new mom talk to Mr. O'Neill on the way here and him talk back and laugh. So without a seconds hesitation he said, "Yeah well enough."

"Ok then that's settled. We meet back here in one hour then we go home."

Jack was dragged off by Joey and brought to a whole isle devoted to computers and software and games. Jack seeing Joey eying a rather expensive computer, which was $1500 over his $1000 allowance, spoke up and said, " Joey to expensive!!!!! You know that you only get 1000 dollars for you're allowance. Come over here I want to show you something."

Meanwhile…

Sam was trying to juggle Leann and Sahara wanting to go different places at the same time; Sahara wanted to look at the comforters and bedspreads and Leann wanted to look at stuff for a fairy room. Sam trying to fit in both called Daniel in to take Sahara to an isle with safari stuff. Sahara loved this and was comfortable around Daniel because she knew him pretty well. So while Jack was showing Joey something really neat Sam was pushing a semi full cart full of fairy stuff and keeping count in her head of how much Leann was spending. Sahara on the other hand as the oldest was getting a few things but not to many and not to little things. She bought (with her own money.) a laptop for herself and on her allowance money several other things such as a zebra print throw blanket for her room and other such things. After exactly one hour of shopping and checking out they all came out of the store starved. Jack asked Sam if he could treat them all to a nice lunch.Sam said ok and they all piled in the car and went to McDonalds. When they were all seated with their food Jack said, "Hey Sahara what did you find when shopping?"

Sahara replied happily, "Well thanks to DR. Jackson I think I can make a good room. I bought a laptop, two of those creepy mask things, several cans of paint and stuff for my bed!"

"Cool. Leann, what did you get?"

"I got fairy stuff." She mumbled through a mouthful of food.

"Neat! And even though I already know what Joey got I'll ask anyway, what did you get Joey?"

"Well I got several things done including wallpaper with pictures of MacGyver on it and a ton of cool stuff pertaining to MacGyver."(Sorry couldn't help it!)

"Cool huh?!?!?!"

This statement was met by choruses of "Yah!"

"I wan to be Just like him!!!!" said Joey "Joey Carter: MacGyver of the decade!!!!!"

At this there were many raised eyebrows because everybody except apparently Joey (and Leann) knew that Jack O'Neill had been the actor for MacGyver before he went into the military.

Joey noting all the raised eyebrows was quick to change the subject and he was beginning to see Jack as a friend of his so he said, "Hey Jack if it's ok with my mom can you stay and help me with my room? Please???????"

"If it's ok with you're mom."

"Yesssssss!!! Please mommmm?????"

"Okay." Sam said.

They had a nice lunch at McDonalds and after stuffing themselves with food they all hopped in the car and headed to Sam's house to start putting together their rooms. On the car trip home Sahara asked if Daniel could stay and help with her room. There was an agreement that Daniel could stay if Sahara promised to make dinner for every-one Sahara quickly agreed and pulled out her old laptop and started doing something with it.

Right when they pulled in the driveway Sam got off the phone and said too Leann

"Hey Leann, remember Cassie?"

"Yah." She said as she gathered up her backpack.

"Good. Because she is coming to help you with your room, Now if she tells you to do something to your room that you don't like just politely tell her that you don't like that idea and get back to work okay?"

"Yes Mam." She said respectfully.

Right after that was settled Sam's phone rang again with that easy going Mamas and The Papas song: Dancing Bear. Sahara was still working on her old laptop and Sam just figured that she was I.M ing her friends like she always did so she just left it alone. When every body was gone and dinner had been eaten (Mac and Cheese) Sam and Jack got a phone call from Siler that the president was there to see them and someone was Hacking into the SGC computers! Needles to say Jack and Sam were telling the kids that they had gotten an immediate call because a satellite was malfunctioning and they needed to go help their coworkers and they were leaving their Grandma Carter in charge until they got back. Just as they were going out the door Grandma Carter was coming in the door. After a few small orders such as bedtimes and allergies Sam and Jack were on their way. After ten minutes of being on base there came over loudspeaker a voice that sounded very familiar to Sam and Jack.

The voice said, "I know about the stargate and you cannot trace this computer. If you want your precious stargate to remain…….intact……shall we say; I want a million Dollars! You will receive further instructions later."

As the message ended Jack and Sam both realized who it was over the loud speaker and they both said her name out loud, "Sahara?!?!?!?!?!?!"