Sorry this chapter took me so long to get finished. I had finals to study for and my family is in town. I'm going to take this opportunity to inform you all that I don't own Stargate, as I'm sure you already know anyway.
I hope you enjoy this chapter, let me know what you think and I will try to have the next one up soon.
When Jack got to Sam's lab she was hard at work. She was so absorbed in what she was doing that she didn't even notice him leaning against her doorframe. Jack couldn't bring himself to distract her from her work so he just watched her. He realized, standing there watching her, that he loved the way her face scrunched up in concentration when she was close to the answer and the way she ran her fingers through her hair in frustration at being wrong. Which he had to admit was a welcome surprise at times.
Sam took a deep breath after another failed attempt and was just about to approach the problem from a different angle when she noticed Jack standing against her door, an infectious smile on his face. "Sir, how long have you been standing there?" She asked as she unknowingly tried to straighten her undoubtedly ruffled hair.
"Not very long. It's good to see you Carter, you're looking well. I'm glad to see someone has filled the void of frustrating you in my absence." He joked, motioning to her hair.
"Yes, Sir." She laughed as his smile faltered somewhat but the laughter quickly died and they were left with an uncomfortable silence in its wake.
"So, I just learned some interesting news… Maybe you can give me your opinion on it." Jack said light heartedly to Sam as he walked into her lab. A small blush crept up on Sam's cheeks as she realized where this conversation was headed.
"You see, Dr. Lam just told me that I have a fully grown daughter, who's pregnant by the way… In case you were wondering. And on top of that, she tells me she's your daughter as well." He said, trying to lighten the mood. "I know I am getting old and they say the memory is the first to go, but I am fairly certain I would remember something like that. Most definitely the leading up to a child anyway." He added with a smile at the thought of Sam and him engaged in a very intimate act.
This made Sam blush even more. She knew he was only trying to lighten the mood but the innuendo of what he was saying made her heart start to beat harder and she swore he could hear it. She figured the best way to diffuse the situation, or at least cut through the growing sexual tension would be to confuse him. 'It's a strategy that has always worked in the past,' she told herself.
"Well, Sir. The girl..."
"Our, daughter." He cut her off, emphasizing the our part of his sentence.
"Right, our… Anyway, the me from the future sent her back to the me in the past, from the year 2033, with her husband, to help us, here in 2006, defeat the Ori, in turn altering her reality in 2033." Sam explained in one breath than she looked back up at Jack. Jack sat their for a moment, he appeared to be concentrating on what Sam had just said.
"Yep, just like I thought. I have no idea what you are saying." He said with a laugh. "Come on," he added as he grabbed her by the shoulders. "Let's go down to the commissary and take our minds off this nonsense with food, my treat."
"Sir, it's free." Sam was grateful Jack had enough sense to change the subject, it was embarrassing for both of them and she really didn't want to deal with it at the moment.
"Come on Carter, do you always have to correct me?" He missed joking with Sam. That was the one thing he regretted from leaving the SGC. He missed Daniel and Teal'c too but mostly Carter.
When they got to the commissary they noticed Cam and Teal'c already eating so they grabbed some food and went to sit down next to them. "Teal'c buddy, how's my favorite Jaffa been in my absence?"
Teal'c looked up from his food, his signature eyebrow raised. "I've been well, O'Neill." He didn't elaborate but than again, Jack didn't expect him too. Instead he went right back to eating and Jack turned his attention on SG-1's newest member, Colonel Mitchell. "You seem to be settling in well since I was last here." Jack observed as he stuck a fork full of pie in his mouth.
"It would appear that way. Things are certainly getting weird around here though. I met your daughter, by the way. She seems nice, a little on the quiet side." Cam joked.
"Well, she doesn't get it from me." Jack said motioning towards Sam. They were all so engrossed in their joking conversation that they didn't notice Daniel walk up to the table and sit down.
"That might have something to do with the fact that she is still unconscious, Jack." Daniel interrupted, his voice emphasizing that he was upset. "You might do well to remember that, but I guess as long as your recently acquired child's still alive everything's fine." He shook his head and took a sip from his water. His emphasis on the word, your, didn't pass by Jack.
"Daniel? What's bothering you?" Jack asked with a genuinely concerned voice. Daniel had been looking down since he ran into him in the infirmary and he was curious as to the cause. Daniel took a deep breath before looking up at the concerned people at the table.
"It's nothing, just… Well, you know that boy. The one that died…" He asked trying to find the best way to phrase it. "Well, as it turns out he's my son. Mine and Vala's, which is weird because we don't even know where she is, let alone that fact that she is still alive. And even when she was here all she did was drive me up the wall, you know, like Jack use to do. And now I'm thinking we have to find her, now that we know for sure that she's alive. I mean, I always thought that some way she would find a way to survive, she's nothing if not persistent." Daniel looked sadly back at his food. He didn't know what upset him the most. His son, who he never even knew, dying or Vala being alive somewhere out there and him not being able to help her, or even find her.
Daniel pushed his tray of food away from him. Ever since he found out the news of his son he had lost his appetite. He was about to get up and leave the commissary and the bewildered stares of his team when Dr. Lam's assistant came jogging into the room. "Dr. Lam sent me to inform General O'Neill and Colonel Carter that the girl is waking up." She said slightly out of breath.
Ok, chapter 5 is over with. Let me know what you think. Once Evelyn is up and around the pace of the story should pick up some. Let me know your thoughts, what would you like to see?
