Janet sat down across from Sam with a sad little smile on her face. "Hey," she nearly whispered.

Sam merely looked up to Janet before looking back at her less than appetizing meal. "Hey."

"Sorry it's taking so long," Janet offered in reference to the test results she was waiting on. Sam just shrugged her shoulders before pushing her untouched food away from her. "How's the pregnancy symptoms," Janet asked, trying to distract Sam. "You haven't mentioned anything about morning sickness."

"Oh I'm plenty nauseous just about every day," Sam offered and pushed her tray just a little bit further away. "Fortunately I haven't actually lost my lunch yet."

"You're still tired a lot, aren't you?"

"Yeah," Sam offered as she ducked her head. "I've … been nodding off in my office a lot actually. If they let me go back to Eleftheria I know I'm going to have to cut my hours already. I talked to Jamie yesterday about the Jaffa/Tok'ra meeting. I felt like I could fall asleep just listening to his report on it," she sighed.

"If they let you go back? Sam honey, why wouldn't they let you go back to Eleftheria?"

"I can't control this Janet," Sam offered dejectedly. "I don't even know that I'm doing it. Besides, the President wants to keep this whole thing a secret. I can't see how we'll manage that if I start glowing at the outpost. I'd have to explain the situation to all of the officers and staff, plus the Tok'ra and the Jaffa. That's not exactly keeping it quiet."

"I don't see how staying here will help. You'll glow no matter where you are."

"But here they can keep an eye on me Janet. As it is I've been restricted to quarters since I finished talking with Jamie."

"Well, it's not like they can keep you in here for the rest of your life."

"No, but they can keep me restricted to base until I get a handle on these powers … If I ever do …"

Sam walked into the briefing room and wished she hadn't. The President was sitting in Hammond's regular spot with Amos and Schwartz sitting to his right and Hammond sitting to his left. She was tired before she walked into the Briefing Room but now she was exhausted. She felt the need to crawl back into her bed and close her eyes until this was all over. "Sir's," she greeted as she moved further into the room and took up the seat that Hammond had offered her.

"Sam," the President began gently. "You look awful."

She smiled gently at that, she couldn't help it. "Thank you Sir."

"You know what I mean."

"I do Sir," Sam offered with a reassuring smile, even if she was tired. "I'm alright, just tired."

"Dr. Frasier informed us that you would be excessively tired due to the twins. But, have you felt any adverse affects from the use of these powers?"

"No Sir," Sam offered softly. "As I told General Hammond I don't even know what's going on when it happens. To the best of my knowledge the only time I have done anything more than glow is when the SGC shook. But, so far I have not noticed anything discomforting as a result. I didn't feel excessively tired after the fact or sick in anyway. Dr. Frasier was slightly concerned about my heart rate and blood pressure but due to my emotional state at the time she said I was within normal parameters."

"So whatever is going on isn't harming you or the twins in anyway," Amos concluded.

"Not to anyone's knowledge Sir. Dr. Frasier is still waiting on a few test results but as far as she can tell everything is as it should be."

"There's clearly no way of keeping this a secret anymore," Schwartz offered. "Beyond you wanting to protect your children we have no idea of what could set off these powers?"

"No Sir."

"Well," the President began with a sigh. "I guess that's that. I'd like you to leave today."

"Sir?"

"We won't be able to keep this quiet anymore, it's just a matter of time," the President offered calmly. "And until you get a handle on these powers of yours I'd rather you were on Eleftheria than here on Earth. At least there we won't have to worry about civilians seeing the light show."

"But we will have to worry about the Jaffa, the Tok'ra, and our own people Sir. What am I supposed to say to them?"

"Don't say anything to them till you have to," he shrugged. That's all she needed, a non-committal commander in chief, lovely. "I'm assuming you'll want to tell your father which is fine but I wouldn't tell them anything unless you had to, that includes your second."

"I understand Sir but when it comes out, what should I say?"

"I have faith in you to figure that out Sam. Just make sure to keep me posted on the situation."

"Of course Sir."

"Good. Well now, I'd like a few moments with the Generals. I suggest you gather everything you need. I'd like to see you again before you head back."

"Of course Sir," Sam offered. She stood up and offered him a salute before making her way to the door.