Teyla removed her boot and stepped back from woman on the ground. She coughed and scrambled to get up.

Jack flinched when he heard her mutter "Crazy bitch." Luckily Teyla chose to ignore it.

The leader of the group looked at Jack. "Look, we just wanted answers as to why Cassie attacked him like that."

Jack exploded. "Your buddy there beat my little girl! He assaulted her, left her lying on the floor with bruises that took weeks to heal! He is damn lucky all he got was a broken nose! He is damn lucky I don't kill him, the son of a…" Jack began to advance on the man, who backed up in shock to put distance between himself and the suddenly enraged older man.

"Jack." Cassie cut him off, gently placing her hand on his arm.

Teal'c and Daniel had come up close to stand by Jack and Cassie.

The leader of the original group looked John. "Is that true? You assaulted Cassie?"

Jack could see by the look of disgust on the faces of the group that they were unaware what John had done.

Cassie spoke up. "Yes. It's true. I caught him cheating on me with Susan, and we argued and he assaulted me." She looked at him. "I'm here to tell you it won't happen again. I didn't mean to break your nose, but you shouldn't have grabbed me in the restaurant. You will never put your hands on me again. I will never allow you to hurt me again. I am going to file a restraining order against you. If you come near me, I am going to let the authorities handle it."

Cassie turned and walked away. Teyla turned to follow Cassie as John looked at his friends.

"I made a mistake. It happens." He said.

Jack walked up to John and looked at him. Teyla came back and moved close. She was there as much to keep O'Neill from killing him as watch his back. Daniel also moved up slightly closer, unsure of Jack's intention, but very aware of his temper when it came to protecting those he cared about. Teal'c stayed with Cassie, his look daring anyone to approach.

Jack brought his glare to John who had the presence of mind to realize the man in front of him might very well kill him and not think twice about it. "I never liked you John. You were never good enough for Cassie, but I tolerated you for her, but now, I don't have to pretend. If I find out you come near her, you talk to her, talk about her, or give her trouble in anyway, I promise you I will rip your spine out and crush you. Do you understand me?"

Teyla darted her eyes at Jack as he spoke. She was well aware he was a legend in the SGC for his skills as a warrior and his leadership, but she saw now that he could be very intimidating as well.

John looked down and muttered.

"I'm sorry, you want to repeat that?" Jack demanded, his arms starting to come up.

"Jack…" Daniel warned quietly, but firmly.

Jack's arms returned to his side.

"I said you can't threaten me. You know who my dad is." John said quietly.

Jack smiled a truly evil smile. "Tell you what John. You tell your dad to come see me. He knows where I work. If he has something to say to me, I am not hard to find."

Jack turned and walked off. It took him a moment to realize Teyla was not with him. He turned to see her whisper something to John, who turned white as she walked to catch up to him.

She chose to ignore the question posed by the raised eyebrows as they walked back to the truck.

Jack walked over to Cassie. "You okay?"

She said yes and Jack nodded. He caught a movement out of the corner of his eye as Teal'c moved to intercept four of the original group walking up. Daniel moved and stood beside Teal'c.

Teyla moved up slightly, remaining between Daniel and Teal'c and Jack and Cassie.

One of the younger men looked sheepish. He spoke loud enough for Cassie to hear. "Cassie, we are sorry that happened to you. What John did was wrong and…well, there is no excuse for that, and we are really sorry and hope you are okay."

Cassie nodded and watched as they walked off.

They all went back to Cassie's apartment and talked for a while. Cassie was agitated and it took them a while to calm her down. She alternated between being upset and being mad. Jack noticed that while she was unable to sit still, she remained very close in proximity to him. Jack watched as she went and looked in her purse once, then frowned and set it down. He pretended he didn't know what she was looking for.

Daniel pointed out to her that while violence was not a good answer, she had every right to defend herself. Teal'c affirmed this opinion and announced he was most pleased with her response.

Teyla finally got up and went to Cassie and talked to her for a few minutes. While Jack couldn't hear what was said, he could see Cassie was calming down. She finally came and sat by Jack.

Cassie seemed to be less agitated after about thirty minutes.

"Will you go with me tomorrow? I want to put a restraining order against him."

"Of course I will, Honey." Jack said.

They all ended up talking until well into the night.

The next day, the lawyer contacted the restaurant owner who was only too happy to provide the security camera footage of John confronting Cassie. That with her sworn statement and the sworn statement of a decorated general officer and he assured them the restraining order would be no problem. Besides he added, the judge that would grant the order was notorious for not tolerating domestic violence of any kind.

After the lawyer visit, Jack and Teal'c stopped by to ensure the locks on Cassie's apartment were changed, which the manager agreed to do immediately when Jack gave rough overview as to why. He even added an additional deadbolt to Cassie's bedroom door to provide her a safe haven in her own apartment if needed.

While Jack and Teal'c stayed at the apartment, Cassie showed Teyla, and Daniel around campus. Daniel made sure to take notice of areas that had marked safe havens, making quick notes in his little notebook. He used to always feel at home on a campus, but now, he realized, he was an outsider to the academic world.

Teyla seemed fascinated by the whole college experience. She had been to Earth before, but had not seen a college campus first hand. She was impressed with the environment provided for the students.

They were walking across the center of campus, and area Cassie called 'The Quad" when a voice called out. "Excuse ma'am?"

They stopped and turned as a young woman walked up to them, a confused look on her face. The young woman looked at Teyla. "Ma'am, can you tell me where the English building is?" She asked in a pleading voice.

Teyla looked at the woman with sympathy. "I'm sorry. I am only visiting here with my…niece."

The woman nodded, and looked at Daniel who shrugged his shoulders. "Same."

The woman nodded again, clearly on the edge of tears. "I'm going to be late." She turned to walk away when Cassie reached out.

"Hold on. You must be new. My name is Cassie."

The young woman looked at her. "Andrea."

Cassie smiled. "Come one Andrea, the English building is right over there." She pointed. "I will walk you."

They walked as Cassie pointed out various buildings. Both Daniel and Teyla followed. Daniel exchanged a knowing glance with Teyla.

After seeing Andrea to the English building and Cassie passing her phone number to the girl, they went to meet up with Jack and Teal'c.

Later that night, Teyla had to beam back to the SGC for her return trip. Jack slipped her a disc to pass to Sam explaining all that happened since his last transmission. Teyla took the disc and smiled. "I will give this to her as soon as I arrive. I will also tell her what a great job you are doing."

Jack smiled. "I think I had a lot of help, but thank you." He moved to give Cassie a chance to talk to Teyla.

Cassie went up Teyla with watery eyes and hugged her. "Thank you for everything you have done for me, both here and Atlantis."

"You are welcome Cassandra. You will always have a friend in the Pegasus galaxy." Telya replied, returning the hug.

"Thank you."

Telya smiled and nodded to O'Neill and then tapped her earpiece. "This is Teyla. I am ready." In flash, she was gone.