Sam climbs into the truck and closes the door as hope climbs in the other side.

"You know mom, I was thinking today, now that my aging is under control I can start doing things that would be normal for someone my age."

Sam smiles slightly, "Like what things?"

"I could get a driver's license. And since you are pregnant it would be good if I had one in case there is an emergency and dad is at work."

"An emergency huh?"

"Yeah, like if you were to go into labor and needed to get to the base or something."

Sam chuckles, "Is that the only reason?"

"No, but it's the best one I could think of. And besides if I take the test to see if I can graduate this year then I will need to be able to drive around on my own."

"I'll tell you what, when your dad comes home tonight we can talk about you getting your license."

~#~

Once Sam and Hope reach the house Sam has decided to talk Hope about what her back story will be.

"I think we should talk about a few things before you start planning what you want to do with your life," Sam says, as they walk into the house.

"Okay, let's do it in the kitchen so I can have a cup of tea. Do you want one mom?"

"Yes that would be nice."

Hope put a pot of water on and grabs two cups out of the cupboard. Within a few minutes they each have a cup of Earl Grey and they move into the living room to sit on the couch.

"So, what did you want talk about mom?"

"Well I know by now that you have figured out that you are different and while I can't explain why or how I do need to tell you what you will have to tell other people that you meet."

"Okay"

"So when I was young I made some questionable choices and one of them gave me you. But because my dad thought I was too young to raise a child I gave you to my aunt, who raised you in northern California. The reason that you are living with me now is because she passed away and you aren't quite old enough to be completely on your own."

"What was your aunts name?"

"Matilda, she was my great aunt on my mom's side of the family."

Hope smiles, "Cool, but what if I have to do a background check or something?"

"The really nice part of the job that your dad does is that if someone looks into your story they will find all the evidence they need to prove your story is true."

~#~

Janet picks up the phone in her office and dials the O'Neill's home number.

It rings twice.

"O'Neill residence."

"Hi Hope, is your mom around?"

"Oh hi Doc, yeah let me get her for you."

A moment later Janet hears the phone being picked up, "Hello?"

"Hi Sam, how are you today?"

"I'm good, I'm starting to get pretty tired but I feel fine."

"That's good. So I was wondering if you guys would be interested in joining me for dinner tonight."

"Actually, that would be great. Do you need me to bring anything?"

"No, I think I have it covered. How does 8 o'clock sound?"

"Perfect, we'll see you then."

Janet listens as the line goes dead before hanging up. She turns to see Daniel standing in the doorway.

"Can I help you Dr. Jackson?" she asks.

"No, I was just getting ready to head home and thought I would stop and see how you are doing?"

"Well, we finally got SG 10 all patched up. Were you here all night too?"

Daniel smiles, "Yeah I was just working on a bit of text I came across on the last mission I was on. I finally translated it and it is fascinating how other cultures are so similar ours in the way things are done."

Janet smiles politely while Daniel continues talking for several minutes.

"That is very interesting," she says with as much enthusiasm as she can muster. "I think it's time for me to head home and enjoy a day off."

"Yeah me too, but I have to drop this report off with Jack first. I'll see you later?"

"Of course. Dinner will be at 8," Janet says as he starts off down the hall.

"Wouldn't miss it for the world."

~#~

Jack walk into the house, "Honey, I'm home."

Hope steps out of the living room, "Shhh, mom is taking a nap."

"Oh, so are you doing dinner tonight?" Jack ask, keeping his voice low.

"No, Doc Fraiser invited us over to her house for dinner tonight."

"Okay, do you know what time?"

"Mom said 8 o'clock."

Jack looks at his watch, "So I have enough time to sit and…"

"Dad, can I ask you a question?"

"Sure, what's on your mind?"

"Do you have any regrets about joining the Air Force?"

Jack looks at his daughter as Walters words float thru his mind, "Not one. If I hadn't joined the Air Force I never would've met your mom and we wouldn't have you."

Hope smiles, "I am going to make sure I test high enough to work with you."

"Well there are a lot of things that you would have to do before that could happen."

"I know that I would have to go thru the Academy and basically be a genius, but I have heard that that runs in the family."

"It's more than that. The work we do is a lot of hard work."

"So you're saying that you don't have any fun at work?"

"Now, I didn't say that."

~#~

Sam wakes up to the sounds of laughter. She smiles as she gets out of bed and makes her way to the living room. As she nears the room she hears Jack's voice.

"I'm pretty sure that I heard cheering as I wrapped my arms around her and bent her back just as the loop started again. The next thing I knew I was eating my cereal a and she was looking at me asking why I was looking at her like that."

"What did you say?"

"I said..." Jack pauses as Sam steps into his line of sight.

"Jack, can I talk to you for a minute?"

Jack looks at Hope, "Busted..."

She smiles as her parents leave the room.

Sam looks at Jack as they walk into the kitchen, "You're telling her stories about the SGC?"

"She asked and I thought it was better to be honest with her."

"It's classified."

"And I am in charge. She already agreed to sign a nondisclosure and I'm going to take her to do it tomorrow."

"And you're okay with this?"

"It's not like me not being okay with it is really a choice. She already knew about it."

"And how do you know that?"

"Hope told me."

Sam closes her eyes and takes a breath, "She is too young…"

"From the report that Doc Fraiser gave me on her development Hope is about the right age to start thinking about these sorts of things."

"I know, but she is growing up too fast. She was literally born less than 18 months ago, yeti am supposed to be okay with her as an 18 year old young woman. This is going to take some serious adjusting."

Jack pulls his wife into a hug and lays a kiss in her hair, "We'll get thru this, I promise."

Sam turns her head to look at his face before kissing him deeply. After a few moments they end the kiss and Jack speaks in a soft voice.

"Well I think we should forget this for the time being. She will have at least 4 years to change her mind about what she wants to do. Right now I think we should focus on getting dressed for dinner. I hear that Doc has invited us over."

Sam gives Jack a small smile, "What should I wear?"

~#~

There is a knock at the door. Janet walks quickly from her bedroom to the front door.

"Good evening Teal'c, Daniel. Won't you come in?" She says stepping aside and motioning for them to enter.

"Thanks Janet, when are they showing up?" Daniel asks.

"They should be here in about twenty minutes," she replies, closing the door.

Teal'c holds up a bottle of sparkling cider, "Daniel Jackson has informed me that Samantha O'Neill may partake of this beverage while with child."

Janet smiles, "Yes, she may drink this."

"Teal'c wanted to make sure she could celebrate with the rest of us," Daniel explains.

"Well I think that is great. So did you get the gift?"

"Indeed we did," Teal'c answers.

"It's in the trunk; I wasn't sure if you wanted me to bring it in now or when they get here."

"You can bring it in now that way when we want to give it to them we'll be ready."

Teal'c bows his head slightly and leaves the room. A few moments later he returns with a brand new stroller in his arms. He carefully sets it down and places a large red bow on top of it.

"That looks perfect," Janet says.

Cassie walks into the room, "Will they be here soon?"

"Any minute now," Janet replies. "Can you take this into the back room so they don't see it?"

"Sure mom, do you need me to do anything else?"

"Nope, I think we're ready."

~#~

Jack knocks on the door and then steps back and wraps an arm around his beautiful wife. As Janet opens the door he smiles.

"O'Neill's reporting for dinner as ordered Doc."

"Welcome, please come in," Janet says as she steps aside to let them in.

Cassie comes into the room, "Hi, how are you?"

Jack looks at Janet, "When did she get here?"

"Yesterday, she made me promise to keep it a secret until tonight. She helped make dinner," Janet says quietly to him and then more loudly she adds. "I hope you don't mind Cassie and I invited the whole team."

Hope and Sam walk thru the door into the living room to see Daniel and Teal'c having an intense conversation on the couch. Daniel looks up as they come in and stands.

"Sam, you look great. And Hope, you haven't grown since I saw you last so that must be a good thing."

Hope laughs, "No, I think my growth spurt days are finally over."

As Daniel and Hope continue talking Teal'c stands and inclines his head toward Sam, "Dr. O'Neill, it is excellent to see you in good health."

"Thank you. I haven't seen you around much lately, how are you?"

"I am well. I have been assisting the free Jaffa in constructing a new medical facility. Doctor Fraiser was kind enough to lend us a few of her medical staff to properly train a few of our own people to care for the sick and wounded."

"That is awesome," Hope says joining in the conversation.

Teal'c looks from Hope to Sam.

Hope takes a breath and looks at Jack, who nods to her, "So I know it's a big secret but I know about the Stargate. I don't know how but I do. You all in this room are the only people I have known in my life and yeah I know that I have only been around for a year but to me it already feels like a lifetime and I want you all to know that I plan on doing whatever I can to ensure that I can get to do what you all do every day. I want to travel and see other planets and meet other people that are different."

Jack smiles at her before speaking, "Hope and I have already spoken and I for one think that if this is what she wants then I am all for it."

Janet smiles, "Well one thing is for sure; now that we are all on the same page it will be a lot easier to relax and enjoy a well deserved night off for us all. Oh and there is something Cassie wants to say."

Cassie smiles and hands Sam a small present, "I just want you to know that we are excited that you are going to have another baby. But, can you make sure this one stays small long enough for us to at least get some good pictures?"

Everyone breaks into laughter. Hope looks at her parents and thinks about the new baby that will be coming into their lives and feels a pang of jealousy. This new baby will get so much more time with them than she ever will and it's not fair. Why was time taken away from her? She makes up her mind that someday she will get back the time that has been stolen from her.

A/N: So I have decided this story will end here and the story that I had started out to write at first will be the sequel. I hope to have it ready in a few weeks to share with you all.