"Ja-Jack…" Sam mumbled out incoherently before she felt a hand tighten around her own and another hand stroking the side of her face. Looking around she realized she was in the infirmary on base.

"I'm here, its okay. You're safe, you're all safe." He replied softly kissing her forehead.

"The boys? Grace?" He could see the fear and hope in her eyes that they were okay, he realized how terrified she really was.

"They're okay, they're all okay. Nic is sleeping and Jacob is…recovering. We were able to reverse the brainwash Ter-…" Sam immediately cut him off realizing he didn't know how the Goa'uld really was.

"Ba'al…it was Ba'al." Now that was something you don't hear every day.

"What? We killed him…all of him. There is no way in hell that Goa'uld in Terrance was Ba'al." He wouldn't believe it, he absolutely wouldn't. He hated Ba'al with a passion and they had killed them all, there was no way that guy was…

"It was…it was him. We missed one. Trust me, it was him." Jack saw that look in her eyes and realized she was telling the truth and now he was ten times happier that they killed the guy, that he was the one to kill him. "Where's Grace?" Quickly she changed the subject to release the tension in the air.

"She's fine, she's been asking about you for hours. Vala took her to get something to eat a few minutes ago." Letting out the breath she had been holding Sam took a deep one in and the tears she had been holding back started to fall.

"Hey, it's okay. Everyone is fine. Grace is fine, Nic is fine, Jake is going to be perfect in a few hours when he wakes up, hell I'm fine, and you are definitely going to be okay. Homer got a broken leg but he's healing perfectly the vet said. We made it. We all made it. We're going to be okay." Pushing her over he crawled into the bed and pulled her close to his side as she wrapped her arms around his stomach, crying into his chest while he wrapped an arm around her back and another around the back of her head placing light kisses on her head.

"I was terrified. I thought they were going to…" Her sentence was cut off by a sob and Jack just started to rock her side to side.

"They're okay Sam. I promise. Get some rest. When Jake wakes up we get to go home and we are definitely watching Dorothy and Toto get whisked away to Oz with a tub of ice cream and some massive bonding time for all of us." Kissing the top of her head once more he hushed and rocked her to sleep.

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It had been a week after the hostage situation and they were the middle of watching The Wizard of Oz for the third time that evening and Sam was in the kitchen getting some snacks when she heard a faint pitter patter coming around the corner. Turning she found Jacob standing there awkwardly in the doorway looking as if he was about to cry. Putting the things in her hands down she turned completely around to him and opened her arms which he immediately ran into wrapping his own arms around her waist, burying his face in her chest as he cried.

"Shhh, its okay Jake. It's going to be okay." She whispered bending over to kiss his head as he was a growing boy and was getting a lot taller than he used to be.

"I'm sorry…" He mumbled into her chest tightening his arms around her waist.

"Hey there is nothing to be sorry for okay. You didn't do anything wrong. There was nothing you could do sweetheart, don't you feel sorry okay. I love you and what happened to all of us does not change a thing. I will love you forever and that will never change." Sam told him strongly hugging him back tightly realizing how traumatic this was for him. "Okay?" She asked him simply to make sure he understood and got a nod and muffled 'yes' in return. Practically all of them were having nightmares, and it was chaotic. If Jacob wasn't having a nightmare, Nicolas was, and even Grace got a little frightened at night. Sam had nightmares every single night since they got back, she'd wake up thinking the kids were gone, or Jacob was taken by Ba'al, just the worst things came to her mind. The only thing that helped her during the nightmares were Jack, sometimes she would have to get out of bed and go check on the kids, but usually all she needed was Jack to reassure her and just hold her. Sam couldn't imagine how Jacob was feeling personally about the whole thing...she had an idea but didn't feel it.

"How about you help me bring the sandwiches in to the others and then you can sit with me in the recliner." He simply nodded once more before helping her bring in everyone's sandwich, he and Sam didn't eat one just Jack, Nic, and Grace.

Jack watched with a small smile on his face while he laid across the couch with Grace sprawled across his chest and Nic sitting comfortably on his legs as Sam crawled into the recliner with Jacob snuggling in close to her side before she covered themselves with a blanket, wrapping her arms around him and holding him close. Feeling as though there were eyes on her Sam looked over to see Jack smiling happily at her which she returned back with a smile of her own before Jack turned his attention back to the TV. Sam on the other hand looked over to see Homer completely zonked out in his dog bed before turning her own attention back to the TV as the gang came out of the poppy field and those optimistic voices sang their little hearts out. After what seemed like ages the movie ended and Jack looked around to find everyone in the room asleep.

Holding Grace close to his chest he pulled his legs out from under Nic and carried his little girl up to her bedroom before coming back down to do the same with Nicolas and Jacob. Coming down for the last time he went to Sam next and securely picked her up in his arms which she automatically snuggled into, mumbling incoherent things in her sleep as he smirked and carried her to their bedroom placing her comfortably in bed. Pulling the covers up around her tightly he went to the door and made sure it was open just enough for the children to know they were welcome to come in if needed before taking his own spot in bed when Sam curled into his side unconsciously. They had been in bed for about a half hour when he heard the door creak open and found three little figures standing in the doorway waiting for approval.

"Alright…come on." Jack laughed a little waving them over before they all ran to the bed and snuggled in with their parents, surprisingly to Jack all that movement didn't wake Sam. Grace took her 'spot' directly on Jack's chest facing her sleeping mother. Jacob claimed his spot on Jack's other side where he was comfortably wrapped in with Jack's free arm. While Nicolas on the other hand chose the oddest place of all…on the pillows between Jack and Sam's heads and the headboard.

'My family…' That was the last and best thought to run through Jack's head, smiling brightly, as he fell fast asleep with the rest of his family surrounding him.

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AN: the end. I just realized now that I ended this story practically the same way I did the first story of this. But anyways, thanks a bunch to those who stuck along through the story giving me your thoughts and comments. Loved them all and appreciate the feedback! Hope you all enjoyed the story, but unfortunately this is where it stops.