Title: Another Window of Opportunity p3

Author: Laumae

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Category/Pairings: Romance, other? Sam/Jack, humor.

Spoilers: hmm, season four window of opportunity, any ep relating to S/j Ship

Season: 4

Sequel: Another window of oportunity

Rating: g

Content Warnings: none.

Summary: Sam and Jack are stuck in a loop, and decide to have fun

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, names, titles, they belong to mgm, gekko, etc.

Archive: Fitr, maybe , maybe

Author's Note: no full fledged flames please, but I do like criticism. And of course I love praise. I greatly apologize to all who read my first part in this. The Oz thing needed help.

Last time on AWOO. . .

When they got to Fraiser's home they found something unexpected..

Knock

Cassie jumped. She grabbed the box and threw it under the sink.

"Dominick hide!" She whispered. He slipped behind the bathroom door. What was she going to do with her hair! It was still wet! She was not expecting company. "Oh man! Who could it be?" Cassie pondered, still disturbed at being interrupted.

Knock Knock

She reached for the door handle. Please not Jack, Pleeeeaaaase not Jack. She hoped silently.

"Hey Cass, watch ya -" He stopped noticing her hair.

"Hi Jack." Sam came walking up with skates in her hand. Cassie cringed.

"Hey-" Sam started, then she saw the hair.

"Uhh, I can explain.?" She sort of said/asked.

"Yeah, well you're gonna have too. Janet is not going to be pleased." Jack stepped around Cassie and into the living room. He could smell Cologne in the air. "Cass, who's here with you?"

This was not Cassie's preferred way of rebelling. If only Jack hadn't come, Sam would keep the secret, but Jack. . .

Dominick stepped out of the bathroom.

"Young man please tell me you didn't have anything to do with this? Her mom is going to freak, and I wouldn't want you to get in trouble with her." Jack warned the younger person.

"No sir, in fact I told her she should've asked her mom." Dominick said fearfully.

"Oh come on I am not going to eat any one. Even if you did dye it. It isn't a life or death situation. . . but. . . Cass what in the world inspired you to do it, and that colors?!" He asked still dumbfounded that the little girl he held so dear to his heart was choosing to rebell.

Sam just stood silently by the door. She did not want to have to tell the Colonel what she thought of the hair. She thought it looked great, and was a nice sign that Cass was fitting in at school, even if it wasn't the best way to do it. Col. O'Neill did not see it this way.

"Jack, I wanted to do something on my own for once. I have to ask Mom about everything, and I just wanted to do this by myself, and besides what is so wrong about blonde? At least I didn't die it blue."

"Cassie?!! Your mom will be furious!"

"Uh, I am gonna leave now." Dominick said leaving quietly.

Sam moved out of the way.

"C'mon Sam stick up for me a little. What do you think of my hair? Surely you can calm Jack down." Cassie pleaded.

"Sir, I think it is great that Cass is fitting in. I don't exactly like that she went behind her mom's back on this, but there are worse ways to rebel. At least she chose this one, and the color isn't all that bad either. I think that it is good that she can think for herself now." Sam said quietly. Jack did calm down.

"Ok, Cass I won't tell your mom, but please tell me it isn't permanent?" Now it was Jack's turn to plead. Cassie looked down, not willing to meat Jack's eyes. He simply shook his head. He sincerely hoped that this blonde did NOT have more fun."All right, anyway, Carter and myself are going to that indoor skating rink over on 23rd, and we were wondering if you wished to come. It could be fun, and we'll even let you blow dry your hair before we leave." Jack was trying to be gracious, and silly in his own Jack-like way.

"I'll go, sounds great. I'm sorry about the hair, but I like it. Mom won't be too angry." Then she mumbled, "I hope." While Cassie was blow drying her hair, the phone rang.

"Hello?" Sam answered the phone.

"Thank god Sam, I have been looking all over for you." It was Janet, she had heard that Sam didn't show up at the meeting, and since Sam was on base that morning she had gotten worried.

"Hi Janet."

"Where were you? The General has been looking all over for you. You should have seen Daniel's face when he came and told me. I have never seen any man so confused before. He tried to explain about something that happened this morning, but you know how he is. Any way, Hammond is stark raving mad, so I suggest that you get back here immediately."

"Janet, I don't have my car with me, so that might be kind of difficult."

"How'd you get to my house then-" The line went dead, Sam turned around to see Jack holding the cord.

"Colonel! What did you do that for?" Sam asked smiling.

"You were about to screw up my plan, what was I to do?" He asked jokingly.

"Oh, I don't know, sit like the good little soldier you supposedly are, and wait until I hang up, then grab Cassie and myself and run to the skating rink before Janet can get here. Which since the base is thirty minutes away that shouldn't be a problem now should it, oh obedient soldier?" Sam asked just as silly.

"I would like to clear up one of your misconceptions. I have never claimed to be an obedient or good little soldier. I would prefer it if you would refrain from such titles. It would mar my reputation." He explained looking hurt.

"Which reputation would that be sir?" Cassie finished blow drying her hair, and came out to meet the secret couple, who had a non-existent relationship.

"Let's blow this joint." Jack said mocking kids from his generation.

"Sorry sir, forgot the c4." Sam said laughing. Cassie smiled.

They were all on the ice, having a blast. Sam hadn't been very good at ice skating when she was younger, she always had had her face in a book studying all of her youth, but since she had grown up, she had learned a thing or two. You can't live in Colorado springs and not ice skate.

Sam would purposely trip Jack who would trip her back, then one of them would pick up Cassie, to help her avoid the impending doom.

From anyone watching, it would have looked like a happy family. A Mom, Dad, and daughter. They skated till they wore themselves out. It was about 4:00 when they left the rink to get something to eat. Cassie said she would call home to let her mom know, but Sam and Jack quickly stopped her.

"Why can't I call my mom?" She asked detecting a hidden secret that she had to know about.

"Well, Cass, we aren't exactly supposed to be out of . . . work. We kinda. . . skipped it today." Sam said nervously.

"You played hooky!" And that is when it happened.

"I'm sorry Jack, that's just how I feel about it. What do you think." He dropped his spoon.

"I think Cass has never played hooky." Jack mumbled. Daniel just stared incomprehensively.

TBC