AN- Nice fluffy one for a change since I have made Jack suffer in a few.
"Framed pictures start to be put on the wall,
Constant visits while I'm out on the road.
It's hard to leave sometimes,
But you know where I lay my head at night."
"I Don't Wanna Know" by New Found Glory.
Stepping through the front door, she glanced around and realised she was alone. She hadn't expected anyone to be there, she wasn't due back for a couple of hours at least. Dropping her keys on the hall table she carried her bag straight to the laundry room, it was easier than bringing armfuls of clothes. After depositing the bag, she went back into the house and headed to her bedroom. Pushing the door open she paused and drank in the sight before her. The sun shone through the blinds and light flooded the room, spilling over the huge bed and dresser. Her favourite throw was on the bed, it's multi colours standing out in the sun. All her makeup and jewellery still lay scattered across the dresser from where she left it.
Stepping up to the bed she sat down and bent over to undo her boots. Tucking them under the bed when they were off, she stood up and pulled the zipper down on the flight suit. Peeling it off her body she threw it to one side, it could join the washing later. Pulling open the wardrobe door she looked inside and debated what to wear, her eyes scanning all the clothes hanging there. Finally settling on a hoodie and sweatpants, she threw them on the bed before going to freshen up.
Once she was washed and ready she went straight to the refrigerator and opened it to find a full pack of diet soda, smiling as she took a can. One of the boys must have dropped them off. Taking one, she took a glass from the cupboard and poured the drink into the glass. Dropping the empty can in the trash she made her why to the lounge and sat on the couch, before stretching out with her head at one end and feet at the other. Taking a drink of the soda, she rested the glass on the table and let her eyes drift from wall to wall, picture frame to picture frame.
The pictures spanned her life, from childhood to the last time she was on earth. The earliest was of her mother holding a baby swaddled in blankets, a tuft of blond hair sticking out the top. The next was of her father and a small girl wearing an Air Force cap far too big for them. Next came a small girl and boy, obviously brother and sister. Moving around the walls, she saw pictures from school and her early career in the Air Force. The last pictures she came to were of her time with the Stargate program and SG-1. Daniel, Teal'c and O'Neill prominent in quite a few. There was one of the new SG-1 with Cam, Vala and Daniel in it. The last picture was her wedding picture, Jack and herself smiling as they gazed at each other. It was coming home to this that made her time away aboard the Hammond worthwhile.