Major Mommy

Spoilers- BTVS- pre-series
SG1- general
Disclaimer- No characters contained within these writings belong to me.
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Mini 3

The phone rang just as Sam was about to leave the house. Keys hanging from the door, Sam rushed back in and grabbed the phone.

"Hello?"

"Hello, is this Major Samantha Carter?"

Sam frowned at the official voice on the other end of the line. "Yes, can I help you?"

The person paused. "I'm- Major Carter, do you know a Mrs. Joyce Summers?"

"Yes, she's my cousin."

There was a larger sigh. "I'm sorry to have to inform you of this, but Mr. and Mrs. Summers passed away last night due to fatal injuries sustained in a car accident."

"Oh god." Sam fell into the nearest chair.

"I'm afraid there's more…"

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Sam ran through the halls of the SGC, pushing her way past astonished SFs. She was in such a hurry she hadn't bothered to change into BDUs, choosing to remain in her motorcycle leathers. She ignored the various looks thrown her way.

Sam raced up the stairs and in to the briefing room. She could see General Hammond and Colonel O'Neill through the glass window. Ignoring that little voice that told her the General and the Colonel could be in a meeting; Sam barged through the door and into the office. She saluted belatedly.

"Sir- Sirs, there's an emergency. I need to request leave effective immediately."

Both men frowned.

"You okay, Carter?"

"Is there anything we can do, Major?"

Sam shook her head. "Joyce and Hank died last night. I need to go out to L.A. The lawyer said something about the will."

General Hammond leaned back in his chair, a deep frown on his face. "Of course, Major, take all the time you need."

"Thank you, sir."

"Carter?"

Sam turned back to her CO. "Sir?"

Jack hesitated. "If you need anything…"

Sam nodded once. "I'll call."

xxxxx

Jack knocked insistently on Sam's front door.

Daniel adjusted his glasses. "Maybe this isn't such a great idea, Jack."

Jack shook his head sharply. "No, Daniel. She does not get to disappear for three weeks and then just call General Hammond and quit field work. Not without a damn good explanation."

"I am certain Major Carter has her reasons, O'Neill," Teal'c said calmly.

"She damn well better," Jack muttered, raising a hand to knock again.

Before Jack could make contact with the door it was yanked open by a petite blonde adolescent. The three men gaped at the unfamiliar girl.

"Can I help you?"

"We wish to enquire after Major Carter," Teal'c said, seeing his teammates were still in shock.

The blonde stared at them impassively. "Enquire away."

"Where is Major Carter?"

"In her room," came the succinct reply.

"May we speak with her please?" Daniel asked, quickly cutting off any comment Jack could make to the teen.

The girl shrugged. "Sam! There's three strange guys here to see you!"

Jack frowned. "Strange? Strange!"

The girl raised her eyebrows. She looked the men over. Silently, she walked away.

"Who the hell was she?" Jack demanded to know.

Daniel adjusted his glasses and shrugged.

"Sir?" Sam poked her tousled head around the door and looked at her teammates curiously.

"We need to talk, Carter." Jack pushed his way into the house.

Sam stepped aside. "Come in then."

Daniel threw her an apologetic look as he walked in. Sam followed Teal'c into her living room. Jack was stalking around the room, glancing over at the girl who glared defiantly up at him from the corner of the couch.

"Guys, Colonel, this is Buffy. Buffy, these are my friends, the ones I was telling you about. This is Colonel O'Neill, Daniel Jackson and Murray."

"Buffy?" Jack raised his brows.

Buffy crossed her arms. "Got a problem with it?"

Daniel smirked as Buffy and Jack glared at each other.

Sam wrung her hands. "Buffy, why don't you finish unpacking and I'll order us a pizza."

Buffy eyed the men carefully. "Are they staying?"

"Yes."

She gritted her teeth. "Fine. Yeah, okay then." Buffy got to her feet and slowly moved towards her room, stopping occasionally to throw suspicious glances at Jack over her shoulder.

"Okay, what the hell is going on?" Jack exclaimed as soon as the young girl had left the room.

"Unpacking, Sam? Is Buffy staying with for a while?" Daniel asked.

"You could say that." Sam sunk into the couch and rubbed her hands over her face.

Daniel couldn't help but notice the dark circles under her eye and how exhausted she looked.

"My dad has- had-" Carter amended tiredly, " a sister. Her name was Joyce. We haven't seen her in years; she married a man named Hank Summers. They've been living in California for the last fifteen years."

"What's-"

"Jack."

Sam rubbed her knees. "I got a phone call, just over three weeks ago. It was the hospital, Joyce and Hank had been in a car accident. Hank died before the ambulance got there. Joyce slipped into a coma and Buffy only suffered a few scratches."

"That poor girl." Daniel sat next to Sam and gave her an awkward sideways hug.

"Thanks, Daniel." Sam sniffed and wiped her eyes. "Hank's family never approved of the marriage and Joyce was never pleased with the way Mark cut Dad off after Mom died."

"Carter, are you saying what I think you're saying?"

"She's only thirteen years old. I couldn't leave her, sir. I know what it's like to lose a mother at that age. Buffy needs me right now. And… this is something I've been thinking about for a while."

"Are you going to adopt her?"

Sam gave them a small smile. "I already have. General Hammond pulled some strings and got it pushed through quickly."

"He knew! That crafty old- general-"

Daniel smiled. "So you're a mom, huh?"

"Yeah, I guess I am."

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