-1When Jack returned from shopping, Sam and Cleo were in the same place as when he left. He walked into the kitchen and began to unpack the bags; he was nearly finished when Sam walked in.

"Can I help with anything?" Jack looked up,

"No, I'm just about finished" she nodded and moved over to him.

"You ok?" he asked

She gave him a weak smile and a small nod. He didn't fully believe her but decided not to push her.

"What's for lunch?" She asked

"I was going to make some sandwiches, what do you think?"

"Sounds good to me, I'm going to go back and watch the TV with Cleo" he smiled and nodded.

"Ok, I'll be in soon with the sandwiches and something to drink."

"You sure you don't need any help?"

"Yes, now you go watch cartoons"

He put his hand on her arms and made her turn around. Then he gave her a light push to get her moving out of the kitchen; she got the message.

Jack soon appeared in the living room with a tray in his hands. He set the tray down and picked up a couple of plates and passed them to Sam and Cleo. They talked while eating and when they finished they all had a glass of strawberry milk. Once they were done Jack picked up the tray and took it back into the kitchen; Sam followed,

"Need a hand?" she asked

Jack looked around "umm, yeah can you dry?" he asked. She nodded and he got out a clean tea towel for her to use.

"So any ideas on how are you going to decorate Cleo's room?" she asked.

"Yep, I bought a couple of cans of light blue paint before getting the groceries. She will need a new bed, a dresser, and… hum!"

"What?" she asked

"We need to go to the mall again" he said, then looked at his watch.

"Want to go shopping now?" Sam smiled, "You just want to buy some toys" she said, then laughed at his puppy dog look.

"Ok, I don't mind" she said smiling, which made him smile back.

"Yeah" he said as he handed her the last dish,

"We need to pick up more clothes for her as well." He mused.

When they finished with the dishes, Jack walked down the hall to the spare room. Sam followed him and he walked into the room he had put Cleo in earlier.

"I think I'll make this her room" he said to Sam, as she walked in after him. It was a large enough room, roughly 25x15 feet. It had a double bed in it at the moment but he could take that out. There was a window and a small dresser.

"Ok, first things first" he said rubbing his hands together.

They moved back into the kitchen and Jack picked up the cordless phone and called the SGC. After a moment Sam heard "hey 'T'…yeah I'm good, I was wondering if you could give me a hand today…yep…cool, thanks buddy" then he hung up.

"He'll be here in twenty," he said to Sam

"Ok, why?" she asked

"To help clear out the room so we can see how the little angel wants her room done" he said and moved into the living room once again.

"Cleo honey," she looked up at him

"We're going to go to the store and pick out a new bed and dresser; what sort of duvet cover would you like on you bed?"

She thought for a moment "Winnie the Pooh" she said, Sam smiled at her

"That's a very good choice Cleo; I love Winnie the Pooh too. Who is your favorite?" Sam asked

"Eeyore" she said smiling

"Mine is Tigger" Sam said.

"I figured you'd like owl or rabbit" Jack said, Sam looked at him.

"What? I just never figured you as the Tigger type."

They continued talking about it until there was a knock on the door; Jack went to answer it, it was Teal'c and Daniel.

"Hey guy's glad you could help" Jack said as they came in.

"No problem Jack, so are you going to tell me who this mystery child is?" Daniel asked,

"She's my goddaughter" he said walking down the hall to the living room; Daniel stopped dead in his tracks as Teal'c continued.

"Your what?"

"Goddaughter and I am now her legal guardian."

"Is that why you went to Ireland?" Jack nodded, "Her mum was killed in action overseas."

"And her father?" Daniel asked moving in to the living room.

"Was Charlie Kawalski" Jack said standing in the living room looking at Teal'c. Jack glanced at Cleo who was looking at Daniel and Teal'c; he moved over to her pick her up, settling her on his hip.

"Cleo, these are two of my friends, this is Daniel"

"Hello"

"Hello Cleo it's nice to meet you" Daniel said, they both shook hands and smiled at each other.

"And this is Teal'c"

"Hello Teal'c"

"Hello Cleo O'Neill Kawalski" she giggled and Teal'c raised an eyebrow as they shook hands.

"Do you think if we start painting the first coat on the walls and ceiling now it will be done by this evening?" Jack asked.

"Indeed O'Neill" Teal'c said, "What colour do you wish the room to be painted?"

Jack looked around the room and then out in the hallway until he found what he was looking for; "This colour" he said, showing them the colour chip and pointing to the right colour.

"Daniel, the paint, brushes, drop cloths and everything else is in the back of my truck. Teal'c and I will start clearing out the room, then you guys can get started, ok" Jack said. Teal'c bowed his head.

"Jack what colour do you want the trim and windowsills?" Daniel asked. Jack looked up; the trim was going to be a pale cream/white colour.

"I got the paint for that and for the ceiling. It's in the truck with the other stuff" Jack replied.

"Ok" then Daniel left to start bringing in the paint from Jack's truck.

Then they began to work; Jack and Teal'c went to start in the bedroom when Sam showed up.

"Can I help with any thing?"

"Na, we got it; after all you're supposed to take it easy for the next few days, and if doc finds out that I made you to help, she'll bring out her really big needles."

They all heard giggling and Sam turned from the door way to see Cleo standing there, looking up at Sam with a smile on her face. Then Sam moved out of the way so Cleo could see what was going on. Jack smile when he saw Cleo.

"Cleo sweetie, can you look after Sam until we're finished here?"

"Ok, come on Sam" she grabbed hold of her hand and tugged her down to the living room to watch some more TV.

Ten minutes later everything was moved out of the bedroom and all the supplies were set up for the painting to begin.

"See you guys when we return" Jack said.

"Ok, hey Jack, how is Sam?" Daniel said quietly in the bedroom.

"It's going to take a while for her to recover after what he did to her"

"I bet it will, but at least we're all here for her."

"Yeah, see you guys later"

"Ok Jack" Jack walked out and back down the hall to the living room.

"Ready for some more shopping?" Cleo's eyes lit up when she looked at her uncle; "Can Sam come too?"

"Of course she can… come on we've got places to go and money to spend." Cleo and Sam stood up and walked over to the coat rack and put their coats on; Jack put his on as well.

"Shall we?" he opened the door for them both.

Once outside he closed the door and they walked down the steps to his truck. When they were all buckled in, they headed to the mall. Their first stop was the furniture store; Cleo picked out a lovely single bed, which had guardrails at the side and a headboard and footboard. There was also a dresser that was a dark blue that matched the color of the headboard. They notice a student desk matching the dresser, so Jack decided to buy it for her for when she got a bit older and started school. They also got her a smaller table and chairs for her in the mean time.

Their next stop was the linen area where Cleo picked a lovely set of baby blue Eeyore bed sheets. They had a big picture of him on the pillow case and the duvet set and a spare set of sheets that had Pooh and Eeyore on them that were blue also. They even got a duvetliner as well.

They picked up Winnie the Pooh pillows, a ceiling light shade and pictures of some of the other characters as well, plus a few more knick knacks for Cleo's room. When they had finished and were checking out, the sales assistant said that the furniture would be delivered tomorrow afternoon. It was the first available time slot since the truck was already busy doing today's deliveries and wouldn't be back for the rest of the day.

Next they headed to the department store to pick Cleo up some more clothes. They got her plenty of clothes, pyjamas and undergarments to last for quite awhile. After all the shopping was done Jack decided to treat both Cleo and Sam to some ice cream. They found an ice cream shop nearby and decided to sit down and relax while they enjoying eating it.

"Man, am I tired," Jack said, as he watched Cleo eat her ice cream happily.

"Yeah, me too: we've been at this for five hours now" Sam said. Jack looked at his watch, "What time did we leave?"

"11:30, why?" Sam replied

"We only have one more stop" he said.

"Maybe we should leave that until the room is finish." Jack nodded at Sam; "yeah we should probably go see how the boys are doing" Jack replied.

Soon after they finished their ice cream they headed back to the house. When they got there they were shocked to see the first coat already finished.

"Wow, you guys did a good job" Jack said when he saw it. They put the shopping bags in the living room for the time being and Cleo sat down to watch some TV until dinnertime. Sam sorted out Cleo's new clothes and put them in the washing machine. Jack found her in the laundry room and asked

"What are you doing?"

"Washing Cleo's new clothes; my mother always said when you buy new clothes, you need to wash them because you don't know who's tried them on before you bought them."

"Yeah, that's what my mum tells me, plus that awful 'new clothes' smell… wise mothers we have."

"Yeah" Sam said sadly; Jack pulled her into a hug hating himself for the slip. He had forgotten that she lost her mother when she was young, and now Cleo had lost both her parents.

"I'm going to call for some pizza, is there anything special you like on yours?"

"I'll have whatever you have"

"Ok, will you be alright?"

"Yeah, I will be" they looked into each other's eyes before he let her go and headed to the kitchen to call the pizza place. Twenty minutes later the pizza arrived and they all sat down in the living room eating, drinking and talking. Daniel and Teal'c left about an hour later when Cleo fell asleep leaning against Sam. Jack walked them to the door.

"Jack, Janet will be here at seven in the morning with some of Sam clothes from her house."

"Ok thanks guys see you in the morning; I promise barbecue tomorrow night"

"Ok see you in the morning."

"Night guys" then they left to head back to the SGC. He closed the door and locked it before walking back to the living room. When he walked down the steps, he smiled when he saw Sam asleep as well. He carefully laid Cleo down on the sofa and put a blanket over her. Then he turned the TV and lights off, leaving one small lamp on just in case Cleo woke up and didn't know where she was.

He then carefully scooped Sam up in his arms and carried her to his bedroom and laid her on the bed. He took her shoes off and put a cover over her, then went into the bathroom to relieve himself and wash his hands before heading back to the bedroom. He closed the door, but not all the way, before going to bed himself since he was still tired from the long trip home from Ireland and what had happen since they had been back. He striped down to his boxers and tee shirt then crawled into bed, careful not to wake Sam. He laid on his side and looked at Sam before closing his eyes and falling asleep himself.

Early the next morning Jack woke up feeling a warm body lying against him. He opened his eyes to find Sam snuggling up to his side. There was something else he thought and lifted his head to see Cleo stand at the foot of the bed smiling. He looked at the clock; it was just after five in the morning and the sun was just starting to rise.

"Morning Cleo"

"Morning unkie J"

"Come here sweetie" Jack lifted the covers as she walked around and climbed into bed next to him. He pulled the covers over her and she snuggled up to his side since he was on his back in the middle of the bed.

"Go back to sleep Cleo"

"Ok" she closed her eyes and Jack watched her before he closed his eyes and fell back to sleep. Janet and Cassie showed up just after seven; they knocked on the door but there was no answer. They tried again, but still nothing, so Cassie used the key that Jack had give her few years ago. They walked in and looked around for Jack and Sam; they found them both in Jack's room with a little girl snuggling up on one side of Jack and Sam the other. They both smile at the sight before them. Cassie got her phone out and took a picture of them before they left the room. They dropped Sam's bags in the hallway before leaving them alone. Cassie locked the door on the way out.

An hour and half later Sam woke up and opened her eyes to see two pairs of brown eyes looking at her smiling.

"Morning Sam"

"Morning Jack"

"Morning Sam" she turned and looked at Cleo and smiled.

"Morning Cleo"

"Sleep well?"

"Yes I did thanks"

"Good, so pancakes for breakfast?"

"Sounds good to me"

"Cleo?"

"Yes please"

"Good, why don't I get up and have a shower and get breakfast started and you two can stay in bed if you want to."

"I need…" she started, then stopped

"Clean clothes, don't worry Doc was at your place earlier and packed a bag for you; you can have a shower in the other bathroom."

"Thanks" she said, and then looked at Cleo

"Do you like baths or showers?"

"It doesn't matter to me"

"Ok, how about I get you bathed and dressed first, then I'll have a shower?"

"Ok"

"I'll get some towels for you two"

"Thanks" they all got up together.

After they all relieved themselves, Jack got them towels and washcloths before he went to have his shower. Sam bathed Cleo first and then helped her get dressed in jeans, tee shirt, socks and slippers. Once Sam finished with Cleo she went and got her bag and took it into Jack's bedroom. She opened it up and was going through it to get some of her clothes out when Jack showed up with her other bag.

"Here, you might want your toiletry bag"

"Thanks" then he left her alone to check on the pancakes.

Sam took her shower and cleaned up the water mess before getting dressed. She walked to the kitchen to grab a cup of coffee when Jack passed her a mug of it.

"Thanks"

"Come on before your breakfast gets cold" Sam notice Cleo eating her pancakes happily. They both sat down on each side of Cleo eating their breakfast and talking about what they going to do for the day. After breakfast was finished and everything was cleaned up, Daniel and Teal'c arrived. Ten minutes later after chatting with the guys, Jack had an idea.

"Cleo would you like to go to the park?" her eyes lit up and so did her smile.

"Yes please" Jack look at Sam,

"Sam could you take Cleo the park, I'm going to give these guys a hand with the painting"

"Sure, ok"

"Thanks" Sam and Cleo put their shoes and jackets on before leaving for the park.

As soon as they were gone he went to see how the room was coming along and to find out more about what was going to happen to Pete.

A couple of hours later Sam and Cleo walked in the door.

"Jack, Daniel, Teal'c we're back"

"In the kitchen Sam" Daniel called out. After taking their shoes and jackets off they walked into the kitchen to see Jack making a big pile of sandwiches.

"Hey, have fun at the park?" Jack asked smiling at them both.

"Yep, we had heaps of fun"

"Good, hungry?"

"Yes and thirsty"

"I'll take care of the drinks" Sam said.

She walked over to the cabinet and opened it to get to the glasses out, then walked over to the fridge to get the chocolate milk. After she poured the drinks, she put the bottle back in the fridge and passed one to Cleo who was sitting next to Daniel at the breakfast bar.

"Thank you" she said when Sam passed it to her "you're welcome." Cleo drank all of her milk and by that tine the sandwiches were made and they all helped themselves.

Four hours later there was a knock on the door; Jack got up to answer it. It was the delivery guys from the furniture store. Jack was surprised to find it already assembled, but was happy because it meant less work for them. They set it all up in Cleo's room and grabbed the stuff they bought and washed the day before; luckily the paint was already dry.

When the room was finally finished it looked beautiful. They were all happy with the work they had done, especially Cleo. It was a lovely shade of light blue with a Winnie the Pooh border; they had made the bed in the Eeyore bed linens and all of Cleo's new clothes were in the dresser or closet. There was a bean bag chair in the corner and shelves soon be full of Cleo's things. The room looked perfect.

"Thank you guys" Jack said, Cleo gave Daniel and Teal'c a big hug and a kiss on the cheek and thanked them for her new bedroom.

"Now, I think I owe you guys that barbecue dinner," Jack said walking into the kitchen to begin preparing for a cookout.

TBC…