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"Hey kids, what are you doing?"
"Sam and I are talking about the wedding plans and I told her that I bought us a house and we are going to try for a baby right after we get married" Pete said smiling.
"Really; isn't that kind of fast? Shouldn't you two get used to married life first and Sam gets her monthly jabs."
"Well, I've told her to stop taking them so we could have a kid."
"Carter, how do you feel about this? You know that if you stop taking the jabs you won't be able to go off world."
"I know sir. I haven't decided if I want a baby straight away sir."
"We are going to do it Sam, whether you like it or not" Pete said, turning to look at Sam.
"Damn it Pete, stop threatening me like that. Just stop telling me what to do" Sam yelled at him and then she stood up and walked away from them both.
Jack felt like punching the guy's lights out for what he had put Sam through in the past few weeks and he also wanted to pull Sam into his arms and hold on to her. Jack got an idea.
"Pete would you like some coffee; I was going to make some."
"Sure, what about Sam?"
"Just leave her to cool down a bit. I'll go and look for her if she doesn't return in half an hour. I'll get Daniel and Teal'c to look for her."
"Ok sure"
Pete got up and they headed back to camp. A few minutes later they arrived at the campsite. Jack put the coffee on one of the gas cookers. While the water was boiling, he was looking for the coffee. Pete was sitting on one of the logs by the fire. Sam and Jack had started the fire the day before while helping Daniel and Teal'c set up the camp.
Jack was going through the boxes and he smiled when he found the tranquillizer darts. He carefully put one in his pocket and then continued looking for the coffee. Once the water was boiled he made then both a cup of coffee and he slipped a few drops of the drug into Pete's cup. Then he got on his radio.
"Carter, Daniel Teal'c I've made some hot coffee; if you want it, come and get it."
"Thanks Jack, we will be there in a few minutes."
"Copy that, Carter?"
"No thank you, sir."
"Ok, where are you Carter?"
"The hot springs, sir."
"Ok, lunch is in half an hour."
"Ok sir"
Then he picked up the two mugs and he walked over to where Pete was sitting and passed him a mug before sitting down himself.
"So, what is for lunch?"
"Macaroni and cheese, even through it tastes like chicken."
"Ok" Jack watched him sipping his coffee.
"Oh, one thing that does happen is that after lunch we all take a nap for about half an hour. I think it has something to do with this place" Jack said.
He had fingered his radio so the others could hear what he was saying so they would all understand what he was doing.
"Why is that?"
"I don't know, it must be something in the air, it's like the whole planet sleeps at that time of day" Jack sipped his coffee while looking at Pete. A few minutes later Daniel and Teal'c came into camp, just as Jack was refilling their coffee mugs.