"SAM! This place is amazing!"

Sam chuckled at Daniel's antics while she leaned against the doorway to his lab. "I hoped you'd like the lab I picked out for you."

"Like it? Sam I love it! It has everything I could ever need. It's like my lab at the SGC but better."

"I've been listening when you complain over the years Daniel," Sam smiled brightly as she moved into his lab and over to his coffee pot, helping herself to a cup. "You've talked about the things you would like improved for a while now. I tried to remember everything when we were setting up the labs."

Daniel looked up from his exploration, the one that had been going on for nearly three days now, and his smile was replaced by a look of panic. "Sam! You can't have coffee! You're-"

"Shut up Daniel," Sam started as she flicked her eyes back towards the open doorway. She moved towards him and quietly yet firmly muttered, "Don't go shouting it to the world. The only people on base that I've told are Jamie and Jo!"

"I'm sorry Sam but you can't have coffee."

"Actually Daniel," she offered as she ground out his name. She did not need someone else telling her what she could and could not do now that she was pregnant. "It is perfectly fine for me to have one cup of coffee a day. Both Janet and Jo said so."

"Really," Daniel asked.

"Yes Daniel," Sam sighed as she pulled up a stool and sat down. "So, you really like it?"

"Yeah," Daniel offered as he took up a seat next to her. "It really is great. It'll probably take me the rest of the week to get everything unpacked though."

"Well, you've got time," Sam smiled gently. "The rotation won't even start until SG-3 get's settled and they've got another five days before they even get here."

Daniel opened his mouth only to be interrupted. "Hey kids, look who I found." They both looked up to see Jack standing in the doorway with Teal'c and Janet by his side.

"Janet," Sam asked as she stood up and made her way over to the trio. "What are you doing here?" She leaned forward and gave her friend a hug.

"Oh I came to talk with Jo. We're going to review your chart, she's got some questions. It's a slow day at home and the General said I could come out to see you. Jamie said I could surprise you so I came through with the shipment that Daniel was expecting."

"My books are here," Daniel offered excitedly before he practically ran out of his lab.

"Guess those were some important books," Jack offered.

Sam shook her head before she smiled gently at Jack. "I think I'll take Janet down to the infirmary. I hope you have fun watching Daniel trying to find out where you hid his books Colonel." Jack didn't say anything and Sam began leading Janet away from him and Teal'c; Mal'tec and Ead'ogar quietly following the two women and a distance, as always.

"Sam," Janet began in a half whisper. "Do you think he really hid Daniel's books?"

"He's up to something," Sam smiled. "That makes the most sense right now."

"I can hear you," Jack called after them, making the two laugh.

It didn't take the two of them long to reach the infirmary and when they did they were both laughing brightly. "Jo," Sam offered brightly as she moved into the infirmary without hesitation. "You remember Janet."

"Of course," Jo offered as she looked up from the stitches she was putting into Miller's hand. The man was as bad as Siler, Sam thought as she watched Jo hand everything over to another doctor. "To what do I owe the pleasure," Jo offered as she pulled off her gloves and made her way over to Sam and Janet.

"I thought we could go over the question's you had," Janet offered easily but cryptically.

Jo looked from Janet to Sam and gave a small smile before she offered her office. They made their way to the office and without hesitation or question Sam moved over to Jo's phone. "This is Carter," Sam offered to whoever answered the phone in the Control Room.

"Ma'am, this is Major Sumner. What can I do for you Ma'am?"

"Sumner, I'm in a meeting. If you need me you can reach me in Jo's office."

"I understand Ma'am. Ah … Ma'am?"

"Yes Sumner?"

"Um, Doctor Jackson has been … well, he's kind of freaking out Ma'am."

"It's nice to know things don't change," Sam offered as she smiled at Janet. "Send him to Colonel O'Neill if he has any concerns. Sumner, tell Colonel Tutor what's going on. Hopefully he'll get a laugh out of the situation; and don't tell Dr. Jackson where I am."

"Yes Ma'am."

She could hear the smile in his voice and hung up the phone with a shake of her head. "He definitely hid Daniel's books," Sam smiled at Janet. She moved away from the desk and took up a seat by Janet while Jo moved around her office, pulling out the paperwork she wanted.

"That sounds like the Colonel," Janet laughed. As Jo moved to sit behind her desk Sam and Janet both looked up to the woman expectantly and Sam smiled reassuringly at the good doctor.

"Um, well … I appreciate you coming Janet. I didn't expect you to get here so quickly."

"Oh it's nothing," Janet smiled. "I haven't seen the base with all of its finished upgrades so this is a pleasant trip for me."

"So," Jo offered. "I've reviewed everyone's medical records but SG-1 has the thickest files I've ever seen." Sam smiled sadly at that statement. As it was, out of the entire SGC program, hers was second thickest only to Jack's. "The reason I asked to speak with you is because I don't know what to think about the naquadah in Colonel Carter's blood; particularly in relation to her pregnancy."

"I'm afraid I can't tell you much more than what the files have to offer," Janet offered with a sigh. "When we first discovered the naquadah after Jolinar we ran every test we could think of –"

"Twice," Sam grumbled, though good naturedly.

"Anyways," Janet said as she rolled her eyes. "Other than increasing her resistance to sedatives and pain killers there hasn't been any difference in her physiology; other than sensing the Goa'uld of course."

"So an epidural would be rather pointless," Jo half asked in understanding.

"Good thing I wasn't planning on one," Sam offered with a sigh.

"You're doing a natural birth," Jo asked a bit surprised, despite what she had just said.

"Even if an epidural would work for me I don't see a point in it," Sam offered easily. Sam watched as Jo looked over to Janet but didn't comment.

"What about the pregnancy," Jo asked.

"There's no reason to think that she'll have any complications," Janet said. "It had been suggested that there might be difficulties for her to conceive but I never found any medical reason for that. I mean Sha're carried a child to term with a live Goa'uld in her head. I just don't see why Jolinar's death would negatively affect conception or pregnancy in Sam's case."

"And we don't know what the naquadah will mean for the fetuses, do we?"

"No," Janet offered. "On top of the naquadah in Sam's blood it's also present in Colonel O'Neill's. We also have no idea if there will be any effects from the variety of experiences they both have encountered over the years. The download of the Ancient knowledge, the entity that possessed Sam, the list goes on. I think the only thing we can do is monitor the pregnancy as best as possible. I'm inclined to think that regular ultrasounds, sonograms, and blood work is really all we can do."

"Which means that the news of my pregnancy isn't going to stay quiet for much longer," Sam offered softly.

"All due respect Ma'am," Jo offered just as softly. "But I don't think the news will keep anyways. I'm sure I'm the only one that currently notices but there are already differences. And with twins they'll likely become more pronounced sooner. I know you exercise regularly but you're still going to show sooner with twins. I wouldn't be surprised if your clothes don't fit so well by the end of the week. You're also going to be much more tired than if this was a single pregnancy."

"She's right Sam," Janet added. "You've got a lot more on your plate then most base commanders would normally have. You're going to have to start delegating to Colonel O'Neill and Colonel Tutor a lot sooner than I think you realize."

"Jo," Sam smiled gently. "Could we have a moment?"

"Of course Ma'am. I'll be making rounds if you need me."

Jo quietly left the office, closing the door behind her and Sam sat quietly for a few moments. She needed time to digest this. She had no idea how she wanted to tell people – she was still scared about telling people. What would she do if she lost them?

"Sam," Janet asked gently. She placed her hand on Sam's arm and gave it a gentle squeeze.

"Sorry Janet," Sam offered in a near whisper. "Just thinking. Have you been able to find this Chaos gene that Oma was talking about?"

"I did a complete genetic makeup," Janet nodded. "There is something there that I had never noticed before but I'm not sure if it's this 'Chaos gene' or not. But, upon closer review it does bare some similarities to the Ancient gene."

"So it's at least possible," Sam sighed.

"I think it's probable," Janet whispered, making Sam's eyes dart to Janet.

"Why would you say that?"

Janet hesitated a moment before taking a deep breath. "You don't know, do you?"

"Know what," Sam asked.

"Sam honey, when Jo left … you were thinking about the babies, weren't you?"

"Yeah, I was trying to figure out how to go about telling people," Sam shrugged. "It's not something I really want to do Jan … What if something happens?"

"I don't know Sam. But what I do know is that while you were thinking things through … Sam you started to … glow."

"Glow?"

Janet nodded her head and Sam was immediately on her feet and out the door. She moved over to Jo, pulling her aside and quietly informed her that she was to tell her entire medical staff about the pregnancy. "Don't tell them about it being twins," Sam ordered. "And make sure your staff doesn't gossip." Sam turned about, not waiting for a response from Jo and found Janet waiting for her by Jo's office.

Sam gave a nod of her head and Janet quickly stepped alongside her as she left the infirmary. Sam headed through the halls with ease and determination clearly written on her face, clearly deterring others in the hall from stopping to talk with her. Once they reached the Control Room Sam stopped long enough to order Mal'tec and Ead'ogar, her quiet and constant companions, to find Colonel O'Neill and Tutor. "They are to report here immediately, am I understood?"

The two Jaffa nodded slightly and Sam told Janet not to move. She then made her way over to the dialing computer, the one she had made to hook up to both the DHD and the Gate, and told Sumner to dial Earth immediately. She waited as patiently as she could and gave a sharp nod to Walter as he offered a hello over the video feed. "Is the General around?"

"Yes Ma'am, just a moment." Walter looked behind him to talk to an SF and the woman made her way up the stairs.

Only a few moments later the General was on the screen before her with a curious expression in place. "I was on the phone with the President Colonel," he offered. "May I ask what's going on?"

"Dr. Frasier is ready to head home Sir," Sam offered, knowing he expected Janet to stay for more than just a couple of hours. "If it's alright with you Colonel O'Neill and I would like to escort her back."

Everyone in both Control Rooms suddenly looked to Janet. It was clear that people were wondering what had happened. Janet was friends with SG-1 after all. But even Sam could see some people wondering if Janet was getting kicked out of her outpost. "I need to send a team through the Gate in about ten minutes," Hammond offered. "Are you coming through now or will you need to dial us back later?"

Sam looked behind her to find Jack and Jamie walking into the Control Room and looked back to Hammond quickly. "We'll be there in five minutes Sir."

"Radio us when you get to the Gate," he nodded. "We'll open the Iris for you."

"Yes Sir." Sam watched as Hammond gave a small nod and ordered the video feed ended. "Keep that Gate open," Sam said as she turned to face the group waiting for her. "You're with me," she ordered as she moved past them and headed to the exit.

As they moved through the ship Jamie and Jack came to stand on either side of Sam while Mal'tec and Ead'ogar stood by Janet, just behind her. "Ma'am," Jamie asked once they ringed out of the ship.

"Something's come up," Sam offered casually. "That requires me to report to the General." Jamie nodded easily at her but Sam knew he was trying not to sigh. For her second in command of the outpost he had heard that line a lot. "I need you to take care of things in my absence. The Tok'ra and the Jaffa are supposed to be having a meeting later today. They've agreed to come here today. If I'm not back you get to play mediator."

"Yes Ma'am," Jamie offered with a bit more force. She'd had him sit in on a number of such meetings but he had never participated in one without her. She knew he was looking forward to the opportunity to prove himself to her. Ever since she'd told him about Jack being her second of the SG teams Jamie had lost some of his confidence. "Jamie, if they try to be difficult because of my absence you tell them that they can either deal with you or get the hell of my planet, are we clear?"

"Yes Ma'am," Jamie smiled. "I'm going to tell them that you ordered me to say that. They only take that attitude from you Ma'am."

Sam smiled gently as she shook her head. "Damn straight. Thank you Jamie, that'll be all."

Jamie nodded before leaving the group and Janet moved forward to take his place. "He doesn't know?"

"The President hasn't given me permission to tell anyone on Eleftheria," Sam offered as they moved closer to the Gate.

"So, what's going on Carter," Jack asked.

"Chaos," Sam offered gently. It was all she wanted to say in mixed company now that the SF's standing at the Gate were within hearing range. Jack nodded and Sam gave the order for them to radio the SGC. Just as she heard Walter confirm the Iris open on their end the one in front of Sam opened up and she smiled. It was nice when things worked out the way she planned. She knew Sumner was listening, waiting for the sign that he needed to open the Iris. "Shall we," she offered as she moved forward and led the other through the Gate and back to the SGC.