fic- "So They Lied" Stargate SG-1 Part 4
Title: So They Lied
Author: CJ aka WritinginCT
Fandom: Stargate SG-1
Pairing: Jack/OFC
Rating: Teen - PG13
Warnings: AU, Angst in later chapters
Comments: AU. Jack often has a look of loss and pain in his eyes. Was it all from losing his son or has he lost more than everyone knows?
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Returning home they quickly settled back into the comfortable routine that was their day to day life. They moved the rest of Diana’s belongings from her condo leaving the furniture they didn’t want, one of the young airmen assigned to the mountain and his new wife would be renting the condo and they were just starting out. It made both Jack and Diana feel good to be able to help out the young couple.
With Janet’s blessing, Diana stopped taking her birth control pills, and they tried to get pregnant. Needless to say, Jack was enthusiastic about the trying. But he was also realistic knowing that Diana’s age didn’t tip the odds in their favor.
He read a little on the internet about adoption and in short order had sorted out his own feelings about it. But he needed some advice and sought out the one person who held the unique position of both knowing Jack well and knowing what it felt like to be a child in the foster system, Daniel.
He found Daniel in an all too familiar position, hunched over his desk and squinting at some photos of the latest ruins they had found. Without moving or taking his attention away from the photos Daniel said pleasantly, “Hi, Jack.”
“Danny.” Jack was wandering around the office poking at random artifacts. He didn’t know how to start the conversation.
Thankfully they had been friends long enough for Daniel to pick up the subtle hints that Jack wanted to talk about something, something personal most likely. He put the photos down and focused his attention on Jack, “Something on your mind, Jack?”
He looked at the curious expression on Daniel’s face and decided to dive right in, “When you were a kid in those foster homes if someone had adopted you would you have been able to love them like your real parents?”
Daniel was completely taken aback by the question. It was not at all what he expected. He thought for a moment and tried to find the words to explain his feelings, “Wow, Jack. Um, my situation wasn’t exactly typical. I guess I was lucky because I had eight years with my parents who loved me, so I would have known how to recognize it from adoptive parents. I don’t know if I would have loved them like my parents but I would have loved them for who they were. Can I ask where this is coming from?”
Jack regarded Daniel and digested what the other man had said, “Di and I want kids. We’ve been trying the last five months but no luck. So I was reading up on the adoption thing.”
“I didn’t know, Jack. I’m sorry. I can’t picture better parents than you and Diana. Kids just love the both of you.” Daniel had seen them at various parties and picnics and the children had responded to both of them very well, and it was plain for all to see that they would make great parents.
“We both sorta knew it might not work, Danny, nothing to be sorry about. I know I could love any kid, Diana too. So maybe this adoption thing is the way for us to go.”
Jack turned to go and Daniel added, “Jack, you know if you need anything for the process, references or whatever, you don’t even have to ask.”
Jack paused in the doorway and threw a grin back at Daniel, “I know. Thanks, Daniel.”
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Diana, not knowing that Jack had already had a little talk with Daniel, sought him out for advice on the adoption front. They talked at length about it, especially the idea of adopting a child of a different ethnic background and the challenges that could entail.
So after another two months of negative pregnancy tests Diana and Jack reached the same conclusion and they had a long detailed discussion about adoption and their feelings. And the next day they made an appointment to speak with an adoption agency.
The process was involved and it took several more months to get them approved and when their attorney notified them that they finally had a date for their determination hearing they both danced around the living room like lunatics. It was still over a month away but once completed they could begin to try and find the child that they would call theirs.
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Diana had gotten home before Jack but he didn’t see her immediately when he entered the house. Peanut flew in from her doggie door and greeted him enthusiastically however. There was a strange vibe to the house and Jack sought out Diana.
He found her sitting on the stairs to the back deck, just staring off into the yard at nothing in particular. He sat beside her and rubbed her back gently, “Diana, everything okay?”
She shook her head and he could see she was biting her lip to keep from crying. She silently handed him a piece of paper.
He read it quickly then dropped it to the ground and pulled her into his arms. “Together Di, you and me, we’ll face it together.”
And two weeks later they flew to Washington together and walked into the parole hearing for Douglas Canning. Jack was impeccably decked out in his service dress uniform, looking very military and commanding. Diana was in a simple navy blue suit and was more than a little pale around the edges. They looked the very model of an Air Force officer and his wife.
They met briefly with the prosecutor who tried to assure them that the likelihood that Doug would get paroled was slim, especially since Diana had made the trip to appear.
They had just gotten settled into the parole hearing room when Doug was brought in. This was Jack’s first sight of the man that had caused Diana so much pain. Doug had the nerve to glare at him when he saw that Jack and Diana were holding hands. Jack really wished that Doug would try something, anything that would give Jack the excuse to pummel him.
Jack’s hand was going numb where Diana was squeezing it so hard and he could almost feel the tension pouring off of her. He looked at her and saw that her gaze was locked on Doug, almost as if she were afraid to take her eyes off him for what he would do if she did. Jack leaned in close to her ear and whispered, “Breathe Di, I’m right here.”
He felt her relax just a hair and he took that as a victory. He knew how difficult this was going to be for her, and it wasn’t just the part about being in the same room as Doug. The entire crime was going to be revisited, with pictures.
They sat through the whole agonizing ordeal, and finally it can time for Diana to speak. She had prepared a statement that she read from stone-faced. The panel adjourned to deliberate and Jack and Diana stood to go find some coffee while they waited. They paused in the doorway when they heard Doug ask, “So Diana, was he the one?”
Both she and Jack turned to face him, while his lawyer attempted to quiet him unsuccessfully. “He the one you spent all those late work nights with? Huh? Finally snagged yourself an officer. Married up. Way to go. Hope he keeps you in line, should I give him some pointers?.”
Diana thought Jack was going to snap and just kill Doug. Not that Doug’s death would have exactly been a waste of humanity but it would have had ramifications for Jack. She held on to Jack’s arm and said in a low, calm voice, “Jack, just let it go. He’s going back to prison where he belongs.”
Jack took a deep breath and unclenched his fists but did take a menacing step towards Doug, “That is my wife you are talking to. And if one more smart-assed remark crosses your lips…” He let the veiled threat trail off.
Diana and Jack left the room and found coffee, neither of them drank it but it gave their hands something to do. A clerk notified them that the panel was back and had reached a decision. They headed back into the room where Doug was trying his best intimidation look on Jack who just plastered on his best “okay I’m bored with this” expression as they waited for the hearing to be called back to order.
The panel very succinctly decided that Doug was not a viable candidate for parole. He did not show any remorse for his crime and his demeanor in the hearing was adversarial and hostile. Diana hugged Jack and he felt the relief course through her. And he got great personal satisfaction at smiling over to Doug.
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Diana and Jack went to a wonderful restaurant to celebrate and spent the evening strolling around the Washington mall, the view of the monuments lit up at night was beautiful. They talked about inconsequential things and just enjoyed their evening.
Jack was extremely jovial and teased, “So, after all that today I think that adoption meeting next month is gonna be a piece of cake.”
“Oh yeah. Speaking of that Jack, did you read some of the reference letters from the folks at the mountain?”
“Embarrassing aren’t they? Hammond’s makes us sound like Ozzy and Harriet.”
She laughed, “I know. Did you um, see the one from Sarah?”
He smiled fondly, “Yeah. I think that was the nicest one of them all.” Jack knew that Diana and Sarah had met for coffee before they got married, and although it would have been awkward for them to be overly friendly, the two women had formed a cordial civil relationship. And it had been Diana that actually called Sarah to ask if she would write something for them.
Diana stood there at the railing looking out at the Washington Monument lost in thought. Jack stepped up behind her and put his arms around her, she smiled and reached up and stroked his hand, unconsciously fingering his wedding band, “You know, sometimes I’m amazed by all this.”
He lightly kissed her temple and chuckled, “Me too. And you know what? You and me together? There’s nothing we can’t do or face. Just you and me.”
!!!!!!!!!! Warning! For those that requested that I warn them when the fluffy part of the story ends and the angsty part begins - this is it! !!!!!!!!!!
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Chapter List for So They Lied
Author: CJ aka WritinginCT
Fandom: Stargate SG-1
Pairing: Jack/OFC
Rating: Teen - PG13
Warnings: AU, Angst in later chapters
Comments: AU. Jack often has a look of loss and pain in his eyes. Was it all from losing his son or has he lost more than everyone knows?
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Returning home they quickly settled back into the comfortable routine that was their day to day life. They moved the rest of Diana’s belongings from her condo leaving the furniture they didn’t want, one of the young airmen assigned to the mountain and his new wife would be renting the condo and they were just starting out. It made both Jack and Diana feel good to be able to help out the young couple.
With Janet’s blessing, Diana stopped taking her birth control pills, and they tried to get pregnant. Needless to say, Jack was enthusiastic about the trying. But he was also realistic knowing that Diana’s age didn’t tip the odds in their favor.
He read a little on the internet about adoption and in short order had sorted out his own feelings about it. But he needed some advice and sought out the one person who held the unique position of both knowing Jack well and knowing what it felt like to be a child in the foster system, Daniel.
He found Daniel in an all too familiar position, hunched over his desk and squinting at some photos of the latest ruins they had found. Without moving or taking his attention away from the photos Daniel said pleasantly, “Hi, Jack.”
“Danny.” Jack was wandering around the office poking at random artifacts. He didn’t know how to start the conversation.
Thankfully they had been friends long enough for Daniel to pick up the subtle hints that Jack wanted to talk about something, something personal most likely. He put the photos down and focused his attention on Jack, “Something on your mind, Jack?”
He looked at the curious expression on Daniel’s face and decided to dive right in, “When you were a kid in those foster homes if someone had adopted you would you have been able to love them like your real parents?”
Daniel was completely taken aback by the question. It was not at all what he expected. He thought for a moment and tried to find the words to explain his feelings, “Wow, Jack. Um, my situation wasn’t exactly typical. I guess I was lucky because I had eight years with my parents who loved me, so I would have known how to recognize it from adoptive parents. I don’t know if I would have loved them like my parents but I would have loved them for who they were. Can I ask where this is coming from?”
Jack regarded Daniel and digested what the other man had said, “Di and I want kids. We’ve been trying the last five months but no luck. So I was reading up on the adoption thing.”
“I didn’t know, Jack. I’m sorry. I can’t picture better parents than you and Diana. Kids just love the both of you.” Daniel had seen them at various parties and picnics and the children had responded to both of them very well, and it was plain for all to see that they would make great parents.
“We both sorta knew it might not work, Danny, nothing to be sorry about. I know I could love any kid, Diana too. So maybe this adoption thing is the way for us to go.”
Jack turned to go and Daniel added, “Jack, you know if you need anything for the process, references or whatever, you don’t even have to ask.”
Jack paused in the doorway and threw a grin back at Daniel, “I know. Thanks, Daniel.”
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Diana, not knowing that Jack had already had a little talk with Daniel, sought him out for advice on the adoption front. They talked at length about it, especially the idea of adopting a child of a different ethnic background and the challenges that could entail.
So after another two months of negative pregnancy tests Diana and Jack reached the same conclusion and they had a long detailed discussion about adoption and their feelings. And the next day they made an appointment to speak with an adoption agency.
The process was involved and it took several more months to get them approved and when their attorney notified them that they finally had a date for their determination hearing they both danced around the living room like lunatics. It was still over a month away but once completed they could begin to try and find the child that they would call theirs.
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Diana had gotten home before Jack but he didn’t see her immediately when he entered the house. Peanut flew in from her doggie door and greeted him enthusiastically however. There was a strange vibe to the house and Jack sought out Diana.
He found her sitting on the stairs to the back deck, just staring off into the yard at nothing in particular. He sat beside her and rubbed her back gently, “Diana, everything okay?”
She shook her head and he could see she was biting her lip to keep from crying. She silently handed him a piece of paper.
He read it quickly then dropped it to the ground and pulled her into his arms. “Together Di, you and me, we’ll face it together.”
And two weeks later they flew to Washington together and walked into the parole hearing for Douglas Canning. Jack was impeccably decked out in his service dress uniform, looking very military and commanding. Diana was in a simple navy blue suit and was more than a little pale around the edges. They looked the very model of an Air Force officer and his wife.
They met briefly with the prosecutor who tried to assure them that the likelihood that Doug would get paroled was slim, especially since Diana had made the trip to appear.
They had just gotten settled into the parole hearing room when Doug was brought in. This was Jack’s first sight of the man that had caused Diana so much pain. Doug had the nerve to glare at him when he saw that Jack and Diana were holding hands. Jack really wished that Doug would try something, anything that would give Jack the excuse to pummel him.
Jack’s hand was going numb where Diana was squeezing it so hard and he could almost feel the tension pouring off of her. He looked at her and saw that her gaze was locked on Doug, almost as if she were afraid to take her eyes off him for what he would do if she did. Jack leaned in close to her ear and whispered, “Breathe Di, I’m right here.”
He felt her relax just a hair and he took that as a victory. He knew how difficult this was going to be for her, and it wasn’t just the part about being in the same room as Doug. The entire crime was going to be revisited, with pictures.
They sat through the whole agonizing ordeal, and finally it can time for Diana to speak. She had prepared a statement that she read from stone-faced. The panel adjourned to deliberate and Jack and Diana stood to go find some coffee while they waited. They paused in the doorway when they heard Doug ask, “So Diana, was he the one?”
Both she and Jack turned to face him, while his lawyer attempted to quiet him unsuccessfully. “He the one you spent all those late work nights with? Huh? Finally snagged yourself an officer. Married up. Way to go. Hope he keeps you in line, should I give him some pointers?.”
Diana thought Jack was going to snap and just kill Doug. Not that Doug’s death would have exactly been a waste of humanity but it would have had ramifications for Jack. She held on to Jack’s arm and said in a low, calm voice, “Jack, just let it go. He’s going back to prison where he belongs.”
Jack took a deep breath and unclenched his fists but did take a menacing step towards Doug, “That is my wife you are talking to. And if one more smart-assed remark crosses your lips…” He let the veiled threat trail off.
Diana and Jack left the room and found coffee, neither of them drank it but it gave their hands something to do. A clerk notified them that the panel was back and had reached a decision. They headed back into the room where Doug was trying his best intimidation look on Jack who just plastered on his best “okay I’m bored with this” expression as they waited for the hearing to be called back to order.
The panel very succinctly decided that Doug was not a viable candidate for parole. He did not show any remorse for his crime and his demeanor in the hearing was adversarial and hostile. Diana hugged Jack and he felt the relief course through her. And he got great personal satisfaction at smiling over to Doug.
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Diana and Jack went to a wonderful restaurant to celebrate and spent the evening strolling around the Washington mall, the view of the monuments lit up at night was beautiful. They talked about inconsequential things and just enjoyed their evening.
Jack was extremely jovial and teased, “So, after all that today I think that adoption meeting next month is gonna be a piece of cake.”
“Oh yeah. Speaking of that Jack, did you read some of the reference letters from the folks at the mountain?”
“Embarrassing aren’t they? Hammond’s makes us sound like Ozzy and Harriet.”
She laughed, “I know. Did you um, see the one from Sarah?”
He smiled fondly, “Yeah. I think that was the nicest one of them all.” Jack knew that Diana and Sarah had met for coffee before they got married, and although it would have been awkward for them to be overly friendly, the two women had formed a cordial civil relationship. And it had been Diana that actually called Sarah to ask if she would write something for them.
Diana stood there at the railing looking out at the Washington Monument lost in thought. Jack stepped up behind her and put his arms around her, she smiled and reached up and stroked his hand, unconsciously fingering his wedding band, “You know, sometimes I’m amazed by all this.”
He lightly kissed her temple and chuckled, “Me too. And you know what? You and me together? There’s nothing we can’t do or face. Just you and me.”
!!!!!!!!!! Warning! For those that requested that I warn them when the fluffy part of the story ends and the angsty part begins - this is it! !!!!!!!!!!
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Chapter List for So They Lied