A/N: Sorry for the delay, I've been taking some time from writing to read some really GREAT stories recently. 3

Sam heard the beeping of her alarm and tried to reach over to turn the damn thing off. "I got it," Jack mumbled tiredly. She could hear him smack his hand against the nightstand several times before there was the clear sound of something breaking on the floor. There went her alarm clock. "Sorry."

Sam sighed against him, too tired to laugh at his antics. "Colonel Carter to the Control Room."

"Ah hell," Sam muttered. She pulled herself out of bed, not even fooling with using a sheet to cover herself. She knew Jack was watching her but she couldn't let herself think about that because then she'd be thinking about last night … Sam dressed quickly in BDU's and hurried out of her quarters. She didn't have to look behind her to know that Mal'tec was following her.

It had been Ead'ogar's night to Kelno'reem/sleep, leaving Mal'tec to guard her alone. "Colonel Carter," he greeted as he followed three paces behind her.

"What's going on this morning?"

"I believe your father is in need of your assistance."

"Wonderful," Sam mumbled as she moved through the halls. She arrived at the Control Room to find Jamie talking with Ma'lok of the Tok'ra. "Ma'lok," Sam smiled. "What brings you to Eleftheria?"

"We wished to discuss a private matter Samantha."

Sam raised her brow at Ma'lok before looking up to find her dad who merely nodded at her. Sam gave a small smile before she directed Ma'lok towards her office. He knew where it was from previous visits and she let him take the lead while she hung back for her father. Jacob offered her a soft smile of his own before he wrapped his arm around her shoulder and led her toward her office.

Once the door of her office was closed, with Mal'tec standing outside of her office, she furrowed her brow in confusion. "What's going on?"

"We wish to move our base," Ma'lok offered bluntly.

"What?" Sam looked between the two confused. "You just moved to your current location three weeks ago."

"There's nothing wrong Sammie," Jacob smiled. "We're going to keep our current location, things are nice and quiet. But, it's been quiet for a while and it's given us some time to think."

"I don't understand."

"We'd like to establish a stationary base," Jacob smiled. "Like Earth's Alpha site."

"Have you found a planet that would be suitable for a site like that?"

"The Tok'ra are asking for your permission to establish such a site here, on Eleftheria." Ma'lok, still expressionless as before, waited as though expecting an immediate answer.

"I'd like time to review the proposal Ma'lok. I'll need to know exactly what it is the Tok'ra expect."

"Jamie let me use a computer before he called you down," Jacob offered. "There's a full report on your desk."

Sam moved over to her desk to find the report and looked up to her dad with a laugh. "I can't believe you wrote a report for me."

"Hey, I remember how things go," Jacob laughed. "Take some time, review it, pass it along to the President. Like I said, the universe has been quiet."

"I'll look through this as soon as I can," Sam offered as she leaned against her desk, making sure to place her hands behind her, hiding her engagement ring. "Um, Ma'lok, can you give us a moment?"

With a nod Ma'lok excused himself from her office and Sam tried to smile at her dad. "What's wrong Sammie," Jacob asked as he moved to sit beside her against her desk.

"Um, Dad … there's been some changes since you were here last." Jacob's raised his brow but didn't say anything as he watched Sam chew on her bottom lip nervously. "The President wants to expand SG team operations. He authorized the transfer of five teams on a trial basis and … he wanted SG-1 to lead the expansion effort."

"You're telling me that Jack is getting stationed here?"

"Yeah … um, he's here now actually. He reported a couple of days early."

Jacob pushed off of the desk and began pacing her office. "This is your outpost Sammie. How can the President –"

"It's still my outpost Dad," Sam jumped in. "I'm still in command, now I'm just in command of SG teams too."

Jacob stared at her, clearly surprised. "You mean that Jack reports to you now?"

Sam tried to swallow her nervousness as she nodded. "Jack's going to be my second over the SG teams while Jamie remains my second over the outpost."

"What happens if the two of them clash over a decision?"

"The President gave General Hammond final authority in the event that Jamie and Jack clash in my absence."

"Why," Jacob asked suddenly. "Why would the President put you two in this position. He knows you two are in a relationship."

"Oh," Sam started. "He … he gave us special dispensation."

"But why did he want Jack transferred here? Sam?"

Sam licked her lip nervously. "Um, Dad … when I went home for my briefing a couple of weeks ago I had a fainting spell."

"Fainting? Sammie, are you alright?"

"Oh I'm fine Dad ... but I ..." Sam took a deep breath before she pushed on. "I'm pregnant."

"What?"

"I found out almost two weeks ago ..."

Jacob simply blinked. He was trying to understand but it didn't seem to click. "You're commanding a full Colonel and you're carrying his kid?" Sam slowly nodded her head. "And he's here?" She nodded again. She was expecting him to go on a rampage, ready to kill Jack but he moved to one of the chairs in front of her and sat down heavily.

"Dad," Sam sighed as she moved to the other chair. "Jack … he's asked me to marry him …"

Jacob's eyes shot right back to her; the poor man was on information overload. "Because of the baby?"

"No."

"How can you be sure Sammie?"

"Because I saw the receipt. He bought the ring just a couple of weeks after the Za'tarc test …" Jacob remained silent, just sitting there for a long time. Then, suddenly, he stood up and rushed out of her office. This was the reaction she had been expecting and in a hurry she rushed off after him, trying to ignore her 'bodyguard' as they followed her. "Dad," she cried out after him. She was weaving through the people who weren't fast enough to move out of her way but she couldn't catch up. By the time she finally made it to her quarters Jacob had Jack backed into a corner. "Dad!"

"Listen here Jack," Jacob growled, ignoring Sam. "Just because the Joint Chiefs and the President signed off on your relationship with my daughter doesn't mean that I have. You got my baby pregnant Jack! Now let me make this very clear; you're one lucky bastard that you've already proposed and even luckier that she'd accept the likes of you. You WILL marry her because for some fucked up reason she loves you. You will NOT let this ruin her career. You do anything that causes her to career to suffer and I will kill you. You ever hurt her in any other fashion and I will make you wish I had killed you. Am I CLEAR?!"

"Yes Sir," Jack offered calmly, sort of.

With a huff Jacob turned about and stormed out of her – their quarters. Sam hurried to close the doors on Mal'tec and looked to Jack concerned. "Are you alright?"

"Yeah … I think he took a couple of years off my life though."

"Oh Jack I'm sorry." Sam leaned back against the door heavily with a sigh as she closed her eyes. "He seemed to be taking it so well …"

A soft caress against her cheek made Sam open her eyes. Jack was standing right in front of her with a near smirk. "I think it went well enough Sam. At least he wasn't so bad off that Selmak had to take control."

"Unless she didn't take control because she agrees with him, Jack."

"Oh crap …" Suddenly, Jack didn't seem alright with Jacob's angry outburst anymore.

A/N: I'm not really happy with this chapter so I'm sorry about that but really - I just need to get something written. I've got so much of this story written in my head just, not the part leading up to what will eventually be happening.