Steph 7085 – I'm glad you enjoyed the first chapter, the team banter is one of my favourite parts of the show. Sorry it took me so long with this next chapter, I hope you enjoy it.

Sammie77 – Thanks for your review and you should learn more about the mystery man in the next couple of chapters. Sorry it took me so long to update and I hope you enjoy this chapter.

Froggy0319 – The scene with the guys acting childish was a lot of fun to write and I'm glad you liked it. Hope you enjoy this chapter and thanks for the reviews.

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Chapter 2

The six of them had been sat talking for two hours since dinner. Daniel looked around the room. Cassie was sat with Teal'c and from what Daniel could hear she was trying to explain why it was funny when someone fell over in the college cafeteria. Daniel wasn't sure he liked the way the discussion was going until she said that it was only funny for a few seconds but then you really should help the person up. He had become very fatherly toward Cassie in recent months and had become even more so since he had started seeing Janet.

Janet was currently sat next to him talking to Sam about something that sounded suspiciously scientific so he left them to it. He was just about to turn back to his conversation with Jack when a hand waved in front face.

"Hello, earth to Daniel, come in"

"Sorry what?"

"Oh you're back on earth, you looked a million miles away. I though for a second that you're brain had gone through the stargate without the rest of you"

Daniel rolled his eyes at the comment.

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"Thanks for dinner" Jack said as he hugged Janet. "I'll get you next time" he added with a glare at Daniel.

"See you tomorrow Jack" Daniel replied smugly.

"Have fun at college" Jack said as he hugged Cassie "We'll see you next weekend"

He waited for Sam to say her goodbyes and then the two of them headed for his truck. Teal'c had left an hour ago as he had something to do on base.

Janet watched as Jack's truck disappeared down the street and another familiar car pulled up. Cassie walked out of the house and handed her bag to her friend Kyle who went to the same College so always gave her ride there and back at the weekends. He went to put her bag into the back of his car as Cassie came running back to say goodbye to her and Daniel. She could never express how proud she was of her daughter but she had to admit, to herself at least that she hated Cassie leaving every Sunday night to go to college. She came back every Friday night but she didn't get to see anywhere near enough of her daughter.

"Back next weekend as always" Cassie said as she hugged her mother "I love you"

"Love you too sweetheart, have fun"

"Bye Daniel" she said as she moved onto Daniel.

Daniel returned her hug warmly "See you at the weekend, be careful"

Cassie gave one last wave as she walked toward the car. Daniel put his arm around Janet as they watched her leave. He knew how much she missed Cassie during the week.

"She'll be back before you know it" he said and kissed her head gently.

Janet sighed as she leant against Daniel and nodded her head slightly as she continued

to stare down the dark street.

"Come on we'll watch a movie, you can pick"

A smile spread across her face as she turned to look at him "I can pick?"

"Yeah"

"Okay, I pick Jersey Girl"

"Pick something else" Daniel said his face suddenly a mixture of solemn and seriousness.

"No"

"We watched it a few days ago and I did not enjoy it at all, not even a little bit"

"It's a good film and Ben Affleck is so cute"

"Oh really" Daniel said feigning hurt.

"Yeah" Janet said as she walked off into the house and completely ignored the look on Daniel's face.

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"No Jack, I'm tired and I need to sleep and if you come in we won't sleep"

"Alright I'll give you that" Jack said with a smile.

"See you in the morning" Sam leant over to kiss him gently on the cheek and he smiled at her in return.

"See you"

Sam walked into her house and had closed and locked the door before she heard the sound of Jack's truck driving away. She was missing him already, she knew it was pathetic but she had spent almost all of the last month with him and it felt weird when he wasn't around. She went to her bedroom and quickly changed for bed, she was asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.

Sam woke and sat bolt up right, she was sure she had heard a noise coming from downstairs. Her clock read 2AM and she briefly considered calling Jack but quickly dismissed the thought, for now at least. She wasn't even certain she had heard a noise and it was quiet now. She decided to check it out for herself first and climbed out of bed and grabbed her gun.

She walked down the stairs quietly, there wasn't anymore noise but that didn't mean there was no one down there. As she walked into the dark living room she couldn't see anything that was obviously out of the ordinary. She switched the lights on and saw it immediately. A red heart painted on her wall.

TBC