Author's Note: Wow! Thanks for all the reviews guys! The general opinion seems to be that people want me to finish this so I will do my best. Don't count on a new chapter every day (i cannot stress this enough) but its the holidays so i'm posting this as a special thankyou to everyone for being so enthusiastic and nice and all that stuff.

Teal'c

After Daniel had returned home last night Teal'c had retired to his quarters on base. Looking at the clock he decided that it was time to be getting breakfast and made his way to the officer's mess. Unfortunately not one member of his team appeared to be there. Teal'c decided that there was only one thing for it, he would have to go looking for them. First he tried the infirmary where he found Doctor Frasier alone.

"Morning Teal'c."

"Good Morning Doctor Frasier. I am looking for O'Neill, Colonel Carter and Daniel Jackson."

"Oh. Well Daniel was in earlier but I don't think he was on base very long. He left soon after to babysit Matt and Rachael."

"Indeed?"

"Sorry, Tealc. Colonel Carter should be in her lab if you're looking for her."

Carter's Lab.

"Colonel Carter."

Sam turned round from her lab table with surprise, then grinned when she saw the identity of her visitor. "Oh, hi Teal'c."

"Would you care to join me for Breakfast, Colonel Carter."

"Sorry, Teal'c – I really need to get this new circuit board finished for the dialling computer."

"I believe you should partake of some breakfast Colonel Carter. Most likely you will be working for the rest of the day."

"Thanks Teal'c, really – but I had something at home – I mean at the General's this morning."

"I have just come from speaking with Doctor Frasier."

Sam was stunned in to silence. Doing a good impression of a deer in the headlights of a car, she hoped that Janet hadn't given anything away.

"She informed me that Daniel Jackson was only briefly on base before he left to babysit Matthew Carter and Rachael Carter."

"Yes."

"They are at O'Neill's house."

"Yes."

"You slept there last night." Sam paused, looking straight at Teal'c. His face was unreadable, but Sam was sure she caught a glimpse of something mischievious in his eyes.

"General O'Neill thought my house was too small for visitors – he's given us the use of his house for this week."

"Then did not O'Neill sleep there also?"

Sam looked sideways at Teal'c and smirked.

"No, Teal'c. General O'Neill slept at my house."

"Indeed? Then Jacob Carter-" Teal'c stopped abruptly, realising he had just given himself away.

"Actually Teal'c its funny you should mention my Dad – according to the General he paid my house a visit last night."

"Indeed, Colonel Carter?"

"Indeed, Teal'c." Sam allowed a small smile to creep onto her face. "Its strange though, 'cause Dad wasn't supposed to leave the base. It is sort of funny, don't you think?"

"Indeed, Colonel Carter. Please excuse me, it appears you have much work to do."

Teal'c bowed and leave, Sam watching him until he disappeared. So, Teal'c and Daniel? This so deserved payback.

Jack's Office

When Jack heard that distinctive knock on his office door he looked up from the stack of paperwork he was working on.

"Tealc' good to see you but I've eaten already. Carter left her car on base so I swung by to pick her up this morning and grabbed breakfast with the kids. Maybe Jacob will eat with you."

Jack went back to his paperwork, but after a few moments started to sense the uncomfortable prickly sensation of someone staring at him. Teal'c hadn't left as Jack had expected him to but was standing in the doorway staring at him.

"Was there something?"

"Indeed."

"Care to share?"

"No."

Teal'c just stood there staring.

"Would you quit that?!"

"No."

"Teal'c I'm warning you…"

"I could easily strike down any airman who attempts to remove me from your office."

Jack sighed and put down his pen.

"OK, what have I done this time?"

"What is the status of your relationship with Colonel Carter."

"Excuse me?!"

"I asked you the status of your relationship with Colonel Carter."

"I'm her CO and her friend. You know that Teal'c."

"I merely know that I do not wish to see her hurt, O'Neill. Nor you."

"Meaning?"

"I am concerned that your recent behaviour may lead to something which would be detrimental to the efficient command of this base."

An image flashed through Jack's mind of Carter and himself making out in a storage closet, ignoring Davis' increasingly frantic 'unscheduled offworld activation'.

"Teal'c, if you're that bored go chat to Jacob or rescue Daniel or something. I have work to do." Jack silently swore to himself that he would personally throttle the next person who tried to interrupt him that morning. Even Teal'c was giving him the Nth degree – he really did need to talk with Carter.

Jack's House

Daniel, having finished cleaning up the kitchen stood nursing a cup of coffee and looking out the glass doors to Jack's back yard. Matt was in his room, Rachael was watching cartoons and he finally had time to think. He wondered what was going on between Jack and Sam, he wondered if they would be back in time for him to go get ready for his date with Janet now that he'd finally plucked up the courage to ask her out; he wondered what Teal'c and Jacob were up to, whether he should take the kids out, where they could go. In short, he was bored.

Just then, Matt appeared.

"Daniel, can I take out my science kit?"

Now, sense told Daniel that allowing Matt to take out his science kit, especially in light of what had happened last time, was a bad idea. However anyone who knew Daniel knew that he was the sort of guy who would step in front of a gun or run through fire if he had to – sense was not usually his prevailing concern and inevitably, Daniel decided that what Sam and Jack didn't know wouldn't hurt them.

"How about we take it into the yard this time – just in case."

Matt grinned at Daniel and ran off. Moments later Matt appeared with a box of assorted science stuff.

"Rachael, you coming?" Matt asked his sister.

"I think I'd rather stay inside."

"We're just outside if you need us." Daniel told her before he headed out back with Matt.

"So Matt, what's all this stuff for then?"

"You see, I'm working on this science project for school. Its all to do with magnets…"

Cheyenne Mountain

When Jacob Carter walked through the door he saw Teal'c sat alone in the officer's mess looking the Jaffa equivalent of dejected. He sat beside a large flask of coffee and a pile of doughnuts so large that Jacob doubted even Teal'c could eat them all by himself.

"Mind if I join you?" Teal'c looked up.

"Jacob Carter. It is good to see you once again."

"Yeah, about that…are you ok?"

"You have been talking to O'Neill."

"Well actually Sam and Jack both came to me separately and asked me to distract you for a while. Sam thought we could maybe go see the kids for a bit – what do you think?"

Teal'c actually grinned. "I will get my coat, Jacob Carter."

Internal eE-mail

TO: Lieutenant Colonel S Carter

FROM: Brigadier General J O'Neill

SUBJECT: Lunch

MAIN TEXT: I asked Dad to go distract Teal'c for a bit, hope you don't mind. How about a chat over lunch? I'll drop by your lab 1230h.

Internal E-mail

To: Brigadier General J O'Neill

FROM: Lieutenant Colonel S Carter

SUBJECT: Re: Lunch

MAIN TEXT: Lunch sounds good. Carter.

1230h Carter's Lab

"How's it going, Colonel."

"Sir! Is it that time already?"

"Yep."

"Well its nice of you to drop by Sir, but I should really get this finished."

"You're going to eat lunch Carter, cause you've been working on that thing for four hours straight. Now you can come quietly or I can call Doc Frasier down here with several large needles and a feeding tube… or I could just tickle you into submission." Jack added casually.

It was the threat of tickling which finally her to take a break. Sam put down her tools and smiled at Jack. Jack smiled back.

"Come on, grab your coat, we're eating topside."

On Top of Cheyenne Mountain Complex.

"Wow! I can't get the cooks to keep aside blue jello never mind this!"

"The privileges of rank, Carter." Jack smiled smugly as Sam savoured the scene. It was a beautiful summer's day, not too hot and from where they were standing above the entrance tunnel to the mountain she could see for miles. Not so far off some eagles soared a thermal and for a moment Sam wondered if this was really happening.

"Coffee?" Jack asked from where he had sat himself on the tartan rug. He waited for her nod before continuing to pull sandwiches, puddings and flasks of coffee from a black military rucksack. Sam sat down.

"Tuna or turkey? I have one of each."

"Tuna, sir." He handed her a sandwich. "Uh, sir…what is all this about?"

"Carter, we need to have a chat, the thing is I didn't really want anyone to hear so I thought I'd drag you topside."

"Sir, I know you never use it but if you look carefully there's actually a door attached to your office doorway."

"I know that!" exclaimed. Sam merely raised an eyebrow making the General shake his head - she obviously didn't get it.

"You see this Carter?" Jack said, waving an arm over the blanket, the food and the view. "This takes a very special sort of mental aptitude: its called 'procrastination'."

"Sir, I don't have time for 'procrastination'"

"Why do you think its called 'procrastination'? Besides, we need to talk about getting back at Danny and Teal'c. Now sit down and eat some lunch. That's an order!"

Author's Note: I know its not as funny as some of the other chapters but i'm going somewhere with this. (At least, i'm trying to!) Feedback appreciated as always.