690 words. Back to my 'McKay Plus Four' universe for this one. Actually, it's a little companion piece to DaniWilder's 'Sequel to McKay Plus Four' and it's set after her fic.

MGM owns SGA. Not moi.

"Good night, sweetie," Jennifer said softly as she leaned down to give her youngest son a kiss on his forehead.

"Night, Mommy," replied the sleepy five year old Carson Dex. "Love you."

"Love you too, sweetie." Jennifer smiled as she gently caressed the hair from the boy's eyes. It only took a minute for his breathing to deepen indicating he'd gone to sleep. Without making a sound, Jennifer stood up from where she'd been sitting on the edge of the bed and made her way to the door. She gave her slumbering son another loving smile and then stepped out into the living room.

She sighed and looked around the living room. What am I going to do now? she asked herself when she realized it was still early. Ronon and Johnny had gone camping on the mainland and wouldn't be back until morning, so for the first time in a long time Jennifer found herself with little or nothing to do and no one to distract her.

Sighing into the room, Jennifer moved to her desk and picked up her laptop. She flipped it open as she headed for her couch, and then steadied it upon her lap after sitting down. She browsed through the numerous reports waiting for her, affixing her virtual signature to each one to verify she'd read it. Once the last one was signed she glanced to the clock and grimaced.

That only took ten minutes! she thought with some disgust. Now what?

As fate would have it, a beep emanated from the computer telling her she'd just received a message, as had just about everyone else according to the email addresses listed. A small smile appeared on her lips as she read the subject line: 'General Carter's Fiftieth Birthday Party.'

She opened the attached video file and made sure the volume was low enough not to wake up Carson as the video started to play. Her smile widened as the video started off with a sheepish looking Sam being guided about the decorated mess of what had become her flagship, the Sun Tzu. Jennifer could read her face and body language so easily: 'I'm doing this for the crew and not for me!'

Sam's cake came into view and Jennifer put her hand up to her mouth to stifle a laugh as the camera operator zoomed in on the cake. It was a cake made in the shape of the Sun Tzu, and on the cake was written in big red, bold letters, 'Happy Retirement- WHOOPS!- Birthday, Sam!'

Jennifer couldn't help but laugh at the way Sam looked around. Jennifer didn't know what she was looking for at first, but realized she was looking for the person responsible when the General pointed and declared rather loudly that the person in question would pay dearly.

The camera quickly turned to the target of Sam's threat and Jennifer's eyes watered so quickly it almost hurt. Her finger automatically pressed the pause button and the screen froze.

A tear slipped onto her cheek as she studied the beautiful little brown eyed girl in Rodney's arms. Jennifer's hand flew to her mouth once again, only this time it was to keep a sob at bay and not laughter.

The three year old little girl, her brown eyes wide and a perfect smile that seemed to encompass her whole face, looked like the daughter she used to picture having with Rodney so long ago in every way, even down to her straight, light brown hair that reached to her shoulders and cute dimples on each cheek.

Her hand shook with a ferocity that surprised her as she reached towards the screen. Her fingertips gently brushed along the screen, the tip of her index finger caressing Rodney's smiling face while her middle finger gently grazed along the round cheek of their- his and Jen's- daughter.

Jennifer withdrew her hand from the screen and let the tears fall until sleep finally claimed her hours later. When Ronon came home the next morning, he didn't even bat an eyelash at the laptop that had obviously been thrown against the living room wall…

A/N: "Brown Eyed Girl" was written by Van Morrison and released on his 1967 album Blowin' Your Mind.