Title: Unexpected

Author: Earllyn

Rating: T

Pairing: S/J

Disclaimer: I do not own SG-1 or the characters.

Author’s note: This takes place in season 8 so Cassie should be about Eighteen or Nineteen.

Sam sighed as she lay in bed and listened to the blizzard raging outside. It was late, almost midnight, and the storm had set in about a half hour ago.

There were only a few inches of snow on the ground but she knew to expect a lot more by morning.

She was about to turn off the light when it suddenly flickered and went off for a few seconds. It wouldn’t last much longer. She was about to roll over and go to sleep when she heard a frantic knocking at her front door. Wondering who would be here at the late hour and in a storm, she got up.

When she answered the door all she could see was a figure wrapped up from head to toe. The person pushed past her and headed into the living room.

“May I help you?” Sam asked unnerved.

“Sam?” She heard the person say tearfully and they uncovered their head.

“Cassie?!” Sam cried. She hadn’t seen or heard from the girl in nearly a year. “What’s going on? Why aren’t you at school?” Cassie just sniffed and didn’t say anything.

“Come on. Let’s get you warmed up. Would you like a shower? The power could go off anytime though.”

“I don’t have anything to change into.” Cassie answered.

“You can borrow something of mine.” Sam told her, leading her into her bedroom.

“It won’t fit.” Cassie said softly.

“We wear the same size Cass.” Sam reminded her.

Cassie stopped in the middle of the room. “Not anymore.” She said and took off her heavy coat. She turned around and looked at Sam sadly. To Sam’s complete shock, she saw that Cassie was at least eight months pregnant.

“Oh Cassandra! Why didn’t you tell me?”

Cassie burst into tears and sat down on the bed. “I-I don’t know! I guess…”

Sam sat down next to her and put her arm around the girl. “It’s ok.”

Cassie just sniffed and hugged her.

 “Why don’t you take a shower to warm up and get some sleep? We can talk in the morning.”

Cassie nodded and Sam got her some clothes. Silently she went into the bathroom.

Sam sighed and went into the living room, trying to process everything. She couldn’t believe that the girl she thought of as a daughter was pregnant. What hurt was that Cassandra had not told her and she didn’t know why. She wanted to know the whole story, but she knew she could not push the girl. Sam picked up her phone.

“Yeah?” Jack O’Neill answered sleepily.

“Oh my god! I’m sorry sir! I forgot the time!”

“Carter? What’s going on?”

“I-I have to…I need to take a few days off, General.”

“What’s up?”

“I-Something came up. With Cassie. She’s here and needs my help.” She said vaguely. She wanted to tell him what was going on, she was like a daughter to him too, but she didn’t want to betray Cassie’s trust.

“Ok. Take as much time as you need.”

“Thank you sir.” Sam replied and hung up.

A little while later Sam entered her bedroom to find Cassie curled up on her bed, asleep. Sam moved her underneath the blankets and Cassie didn’t even stir. She stared at the young woman’s belly. “Cass why didn’t you tell me?” She whispered.

Onto to Chapter Two

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