Chapter eight
"Sam, are you ok?"
"I dont know, Janet. I sense someone is watching us, the hairs on the back of my neck just rose up a minute ago."
They both looked around to see if any one was watching them, then Sam saw Pete. He walked towards them.
"Just great!" Sam muttered to herself, Janet heard her and saw a guy walk towards them.
"Hello Sam."
"Pete."
"Whos your friend?" Pete was looking at Janet with a smile on his face.
"Janet. this is Det. Pete Shanahan. Pete, this is my friend, Dr. Mrs. Janet Fraser Kawalsky."
"Hello! Sam, we better get going, Jack is due to wake up in half an hour from his nap." Pete laughed.
"Whats so funny?" Sam asked.
"I just cant believe that your CO takes naps in the afternoon"
"Well, you can rub that silly smile off your face Det Shanahan. Janet here is talking about her three year old son, Jack Kawalsky, not Colonel Jack ONeill. Is that clear, Detective?" Sam said yelling at him in her Major tone.
People stopped in the street looking at what the yelling was about. Janet looked around and she noticed that people were looking at them. Sam also noticed, but she was angry with Petes being a smart ass.
"Oh yeah, right, sorry."
"Goodbye! Come on Janet, your son will be waking up soon."
Sam went to open her door, when Pete grabbed her arm. She looked at where he grabbed it.
"Sam, why dont I take you out to dinner? Im going to be in town for the next few days, so how about it?"
"I said it once, and Im going to say it again. The answer is no! Got that? So, can you please let go of my arm?"
He didnt, and Sam was getting angry. A car stopped just behind Sams car. A guy got out of it and Janet recognised him as Sams father, Jacob Carter.
"Is everything alright here Sam?"
"Yeah, everything is just peachy, this guy was just letting go of my arm."
"Listen, I dont know who you are, pops, so why dont you just move along. This lady and I were having a private talk.
"Like hell you are. I am warning you, if you dont let go of my arm, Ill break yours!"
"You know Sam, I could have you arrested for threatening a cop."
"If you dont release my arm by the time I count to three, I will break it." He just laughed.
"You better let go of her, or you will pay for it!" Jacob said.
"Yeah right."
"Ok, that does it one two three!"
She used her other hand to grab his wrist and twisted it. Once he released her arms, she let go and then she opened her car door. He grabbed her arm again. This time he squeezed it, so she twisted her body quickly, and his arm hit the open door. There was a cracking sound that came from his arm when it broke. He let go of her, while screaming, and she got into her car... Janet was already in there, waiting for Sam.
"I warned you and you didnt listen! Now you can suffer all you like and leave me alone!"
Then she slammed the door of her car shut. Jacob was almost in his rented car when he heard what Sam said to the guy, he was cradling his arm at the time. Jacob got into his car and slowly moved away in his car watching for Sams car. Then she was just behind him.
Fifteen minutes later they arrived at the base.
Sam was still angry. On the way there, Jacob contacted George and told him what had happened in town with Sam and a cop, just in case he got a call from the police department. As soon as they both found a car park, Jacob got out of his car and walked over to where Sams car was. He noticed that George, Charlie K and Jack were also heading towards her car.
Janet got out and saw her husband. She ran straight into his arms. Sam was still in the car gripping the steering wheel so tight her knuckles were turning white and she was still so angry about what Pete did to her. Jack opened her car door and bent down so he could see her face; he got one of his fingers under her chin and made her turn her head so he could look at her.
"Sam, look at me, please," Jack said, with a calming voice.
She turned and looked in to his brown eyes. Tears were starting to fall. Jack stood up and held out his hand to Sam. She undid her seatbelt and got out of her car, she held on to his hand and looked in to his eyes.
"Come here," Jack said. Sam took one step forward and they both hugged one another and she started crying. Jack was rubbing her back to help calm her down. A few minutes later, he asked,
"Sam you want to tell me what happened?" Sam pulled away and looked at Jack.
"Pete Shanahan!" Then she hugged him again.
Jack knew what she was talking about. He looked at both Jacob and George, he could see the questioning look on their faces.
"Sam, would you like for me to tell the others?" Sam just nodded her head while it was still on his shoulder.
"Det. Pete Shanahan is from the Denver police department. Mark was the one who introduced Sam to him about three months ago. Hes been calling her, asking her out on a date. As Sam said to me that he is a bit like the Goauld, a pain in the ass. It seems that the guy wont leave her alone. Sir, is there anything you can do? It sounds like he is a stalker or something. He wont take no for an answer!"
"Ill see what I can do. Major, have you got everything you need for tomorrow?"
"No sir, I just need to go to my place and pick up few things that Ill be needing," Sam said.
"Sir, Ill take Sam to her place so she can get the things she will be needing and then to my place so I can pick up few things also," Jack said.
Sam pulled away from Jack a bit, so she could look at her father.
"Dad, can you call Mark? Talk to him, I dont think he will listen to me."
"Sure, why dont I follow you guys then?"
"Sure, ok," Jack said.
"Sam, we forgot to get Charlie some clothes."
"I know, its already taken care of it, I got him some clothes for at least three to four days. Can you guys help me with all of this stuff?"
They all helped Sam unload the car and take it all down to the infirmary, except for the wedding gown and Janets dress and other accessories. They went into Sams private quarters for the time being. Once both dresses and other items had been put away, Sam walked into the infirmary where everyone else was.
Jack was feeding one of the twins, she smiled when she looked at him feeding one of them. Next to him, sitting on the bed, were Jon and Jacob ONeill; they were talking to Jack and to Jacob, who was sitting next to Jack, feeding the other twin. She didnt know who had whom. George saw her in the doorway, he walked over to her.
"Are you ok Major?"
"Yes sir, I wish I had a camera with me right now!"
George turned to see what she was talking about, then turned back to look at her.
"I see what you mean, but there is someone missing in the picture, dont you think so?"
"Well actually two, sir, Charlie and me!"
"True, I better go to my office, Ill leave you lot alone."
"Ok sir."
George left the room to go to his office, then Sam walked over to where Jack was sitting, he looked up and smiled.
"Hey, are you ok?"
"Yea, Im fine."
"Mummy, sit!" Jon said, as he patted the gurney next to his brother.
So Sam sat between to two young boys. As soon as she got comfortable, they snuggled to her side, so she put both arms around them. She looked at one then to another, they both had blond hair and brown eyes like their father. They both put their thumbs in their mouths and closed their eyes; they both fell asleep within minutes. Sam looked at Jack and her father, they both were looking at her with the twins.
"What?" Sam said, quietly.
"Motherhood suits you Sam," Jacob said.
"True, your dad is right, you know. You would be a great mother with these kids Sam."
"Thanks, Im so used to doing my job here or fighting the Goauld off world, I never really stopped to think about having a family. Now, it looks like that is what Im going to be thinking about after tomorrow and everything is sorted out. That is one thing we will have to do, sir, when we get back."
"Sam, what are you talking about?"
"Family sir, these kids. One thing, my house it too small and its only a two bedroom place, and youve only got three bedrooms."
"Sam for one, call me Jack, after all we are getting married, and secondly, we have about a week to talk about what we are going to do, ok?"
"Ok, I hope you like the dress I got for tomorrow."
"Im sure I will Sam. Come on, we still have heaps to do before tomorrow, so, Im going to pass this little fella to auntie Janet and put these two to bed for their nap. Then we can head off to get some stuff from home."
Jack passed George to Janet, then he carefully lifted Jon up into his arms, and put him onto one of the beds; Sam did the same with Jacob O. Once that was taken care of, Jacob passed Harry to one of the nurses who was there. The three of them left again after giving the boys a kiss.
When they got to the surface, Sam went with Jack in his truck and Jacob used Sams car. Ten minutes later, they arrived at Sams place, and got out. They were walking up the path when Sam suddenly stopped in her tracks. Both Jacob and Jack did the same and they looked at her.
"Jack, he is here!"
"Who Sam?" Jacob asked.
"Pete!"
"Are you sure Sam?"
"Yes, I had the same sensation when I was in town with Janet, he is watching us."
"Come on, we better get inside the house. Dont worry, we are here for you."
Jack put his arm around Sams shoulder and they all walked up the steps. Jacob was just about to put the key into the door when Sam stopped him.
"What is it Sam?"
"Someone has been in the house," Sam said.
Both Jacob and Jack pulled out there guns.
"Are you sure, Sam?"
"Yes, because look on the ground at the door way, see that ribbon half way out the door?"
"Yes," Jacob said.
"Well, I had that against the door up in the top corner, so if someone opened the door, it would have fallen to the ground, that is how I know."
"Ok. Jacob, you stay here with Sam, call the base, let them know what has happened. Im going to have a look around back."
Jack left to go around the side of the house, while Jacob called George to let him know that someone had been in Sams house. A few minutes later, Jack showed up out the front.
"I cant see anything, I dont know if anything is out of place, Sam."
"Ok, come with me," Sam said. They both followed her around the back of the house, she opened a door that led under the house.
"Sam what are you doing?" Jacob asked.
"Just after I bought this place, when I was doing some renovations in the laundry room, I found a trap door. It was nailed shut, so it wouldnt open. I fixed it so it can be used for any emergency."
"How far is it Sam?" Jack asked.
"About five meters, there is a white rope dangling down. When you find it, you will find the door, just turn the wooden latch and lift it slowly just in case my laundry basket is on top of it. Dont worry, theres not much in it and I know that you want to go in and not me."
"Too right, we dont know if the front door is booby trapped or not."
"Ok, if you want to, open the laundry window and dad and I can climb though it then."
"Ok!"
Jack crawled under the house till he found the rope. He slowly turned the latch and lifted it up. He looked around and there was nothing, so he slowly opened it a bit more. He could see that the door was partly open to Sams hallway, so he carefully opened the door and then he grabbed the basket before it fell over. He moved it out of the way and then he got out of the hole and moved to the door.
He saw a shadow moving down the hallway toward the kitchen. He only saw the back of the guy. From what he saw, the guy had a plaster cast on his arm. Then he remembered what Janet had told him that Sam had broken the guys arm. Jack closed the door and then went to the window and opened it.
"You are right Sam. He is here. It seems he is waiting for you."
"Oh God, now what?"
"Jacob, call Hammond, let him know what has happened. Sam, you will have to go though the front door normally. Dont let on if you can, and Ill be waiting just in case he goes nuts."
"Ok, Ill do it"
"Sam, be careful, ok!"
"You too, Jack!"
Then Sam took a deep breath while looking at Jack, he gave her a reassuring smile. She smiled back, then turned to go back to her front porch. Jacob just closed the cell phone and looked at Jack.
"George said, do what you have to do, so long as you dont put any holes in Sams house." Jacob said, with a grin.
"Gee, thanks for the vote of confidence Jacob. What are you going to do?"
"Ill go around the front and wait. If you need my help, call me, Ill be at the front door waiting."
"Ok, you better go, I just heard the door open."
Jacob nodded, then ran around the side of the house. Jack closed the window and locked it, he closed the trap door and put the basket back, then went to the door again and opened it slowly, so he could hear everything.