I don't know why I bother anymore. I don't think that MGM is willing to give it up.

CHAPTER 15

It was early morning, the sun not even up yet when Jack rolled over to find the other side of the bed empty. Wondering what could have gotten Sam up in the middle of the night he looked around the bathroom for some kind of a clue when he saw that the bathroom light was on.

"Sam, are you okay in there?"

"Jack, can you come in here please? Now!" the fear in her voice suddenly racked him. He got out of bed and went into the bathroom.

"What is it?"

"I think I am having contractions."

"Are you sure? I mean you're not due for another two months."

"I know that. At first I thought it was nothing, but they are coming every five minutes and they're pretty strong. I think it might be best if we headed to the hospital." With that he ran back to the bedroom and gathered his clothes; putting them on, he called Janet and told her to meet them at the hospital.

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Twenty minutes later they were greeted at the hospital by Janet and another military doctor. Sam was instantly taken back to an exam room to see what was going on, leaving Jack standing in the waiting room with a very sleepy Cassandra Frasier. Janet had been in such a hurry when she received Jack's phone call that she apparently pulled her sleeping daughter from her bed and thrown her in the car.

Janet came out less than an hour later, (fifty-eight minutes precisely; Jack had been paying close attention to the clock.), and Jack practically vaulted out of his chair.

"It appears that Sam went into labor, but we have been able to stop the contractions with some medication. We are going to keep her for a while for observation just to make sure that everything is okay. If it is, then she will be allowed to go home and rest."

"So Sam and the baby are okay?"

"We were lucky Jack. Sam's water did not break so we were able to stop the contractions."

"What if her water had broken?"

"Then we would be having a completely different conversation. If her water broke we would have been unable to stop the contractions and Sam would be giving birth to that baby today."

"Janet, I have to ask a personal question. This evening Sam and I….well we kind of.."

"I know Jack, and as I told Sam that is not what caused this. Pregnant women often have sex well into the last month of their pregnancy."

"Okay, well I feel better now."

"Glad to hear that. Now, why don't you go on home and change? Sam is asleep now and we will not be releasing her for a couple more hours. Come back then and we'll see about you taking her home."

"Thanks Doc."

"See you in two days Jack."

"Two days?"

"We ordered another ultrasound. I thought that you might want to be there daddy."

"Thanks Janet; See you in two days."

With that, Janet went over to where her daughter lay sleeping, woke her enough to the point where Cassie could semi walk on her own and proceeded out the door.

Six hours later saw Jack walking back into the hospital heading towards Sam's room. He found her awake and already having a discussion with Janet. Both looked up when he entered the room, Sam giving him one of her brighter smiles.

"Nice of you to finally join us Colonel."

"Funny Doc. Now do I get to take this beautiful lady of mine home or what?"

"Yes, with the orders that she receive plenty of rest. Keep it easy for the next few days; it is very easy to have a relapse and more contractions if you don't take it easy."

"Will do Doc. She won't lift a finger for the next forty-eight hours. Then we will see you in a few days for the ultrasound."

"Very good Jack, you guys are all set to go home."

Jack went to pull his car around to the front as Janet went to go get a chair to wheel her out. When they got outside Jack proceeded to scoop her up in his arms and put her in the car. He drove home as slow as he could and tried to avoid all the bumps. When they arrived at his house, he hurried over to her side of the car and continued to virtually carry her into the house, not stopping until he reached the bedroom.

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Two days later saw Sam and Jack at the infirmary waiting for Janet to arrive. The ultrasound was scheduled for 9:30, but when they arrived they were told that Janet was running late. The previous night had been her turn to work the late shift and of course there was some emergency with one of the SG teams that required emergency surgery causing Janet to be a half an hour behind schedule.

As they were patiently waiting for Janet to arrive they were joined by Daniel and Teal'c who had heard that they were on base. The two spent some time telling them what had been going on for the best couple of days, including the emergency situation the night before. Apparently SG 12 were on P3X818 (or as they referred to it the planet with all the cavemen) when they rumor has it that they some how insulted the village and ended up running for their lives while dodging arrows. After spending some time with Sam and Jack they made their apologies and headed back to work.

"Hello all, sorry I am so late." Janet said as she entered the room.

"No problem Doc; we heard all about SG12's latest adventure."

"I swear, next to SG1, SG12 has the highest record of adventurous missions. It's almost as if they go looking for trouble.

"Now, are we ready to get down to business?"

"Yep, let's get started."

They quieted down as Janet began. Within a minute the image of their baby appeared on screen. Jack, who had of course been absent for the first ultrasounds, stood there completely amazed. He couldn't believe that he was staring at his child.

"The baby is perfect Sam. It doesn't appear to be having any problems from the other night and by the looks of it, the next month or so will be fine. There is still a slight chance that you might deliver a little early, but only by a week or two."

"Is that okay?" Jack asked.

"It's normal. First babies tend to be a little late, but second babies can come a little early."

"Second?" Jack asked. He looked at Sam and noticed that the smile on her face at disappeared when Janet had spoken.

Janet looked at Sam and then at Jack. She quietly cursed herself for saying that. What Sam had told her all those months ago when she had first found out she was pregnant had been of the strictest of confidence.

"Janet what do you mean second baby?" Jack asked, but neither Sam nor Janet appeared to be willing to tell him anything.

"Is anyone going to tell me what is going on?" but still no one answered him. "Fine, don't tell me." And with that he walked out the door.

"Oh Sam, I am so sorry. I can't believe that I said that with him in the room."

"It's okay Janet. I should have told him, but I didn't. I was going to tell him, but I kept chickening out."

"He'll calm down Sam. Just give him some time."

It had taken Jack two seconds after storming out the room to figure out what he had done. He had let his anger get control of him and snapped at Sam. He acted like a total ass and had done the one thing that he had promised not to. Knowing that he was wrong he turned around and headed back into the infirmary.

"I'm sorry Sam, I didn't mean it."

"Can we just get out of here now?"

"Yeah Sam, you are good to go. Come see me next week for another check up okay?"

"Sure Janet." And with that Sam headed out the door. As Jack was heading out the door Janet stopped him.

"Jack, do me a favor. Listen to her. Don't let your temper get the better of you. Just listen to what she has to say. Please?"

"I will Janet, I promise." He said before walking out the door. He caught up with Sam at the elevator and together they headed out to the car. Once they were in the road until he broached the subject.

"So, we need to talk."

"Not here Jack; When we get home."