Nobody Said it Would be Easy

Disclaimer: See Prologue.
Rating: PG-13 for language, violence and a little heavy petting.

Chapter 2

For the next few months, Jack and Harry began to get to know each other. Jack helping his convalescing neighbor with his everyday activities certainly got the ball rolling. For the first three days Harry needed help taking care of everything from cooking their meals to taking care of Teddy and Jack was more than willing to help. His plans for a relaxing fishing trip at his Minnesota cabin were quickly forgotten and Jack didn’t seem to mind at all.

Though Harry was only nineteen he acted as if he were at least thirty, the mature responsibility of Teddy’s well being insured that. Harry was beyond beautiful in a strongly masculine, and at the same time, fragile way. He gave off a commanding presence that made those around his sit up and take notice. If Jack hadn’t known better he would have said Harry had a military back ground, but he was too young for that.

Jack knew with his attraction to Harry it wasn’t the smartest choice to be with him so much, but Jack couldn’t seem to care all that much. The military’s asinine Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy and views on homosexuality was something Jack had battled with his entire career. Jack, as a bisexual who favored men more than women, had to keep more than half of his life secret; always conscious of what he did in public and who he chose to see in secret.

The first few years in the Airforce, Jack had a few relationships behind closed doors. Kevin, a fellow soldier, had been with him the longest. They had met in boot camp and had become friends quickly. For the first three years they had each kept their sexual preferences quiet until a drunken pass on Jack’s part had ignited their two year relationship. Jack had loved Kevin more than anyone he had ever been with and Kevin had felt the same way. But, as time went on, Kevin grew frustrated with keeping each other a secret. They had had many fights where Kevin argued for them to leave the Airforce so that they could be together in public, but Jack loved the Airforce, even though he wasn’t allowed to be an out homosexual in it.

Finally, after the mother of all fights, Kevin had left for good and within a few months he was no longer in the Airforce. For a long time after that Jack had stuck to just backroom blowjobs and one night stands and then he had met Sarah. She had been what he needed; loving, strong, funny, beautiful… and he had asked her to marry him. They had had Charlie and they were a family and for a while life had been perfect. Then in one night his life had changed forever. If he had taken the extra thirty seconds to lock his gun in the safe, he could have had that perfect life for a long time to come.

To this day, he raged in silent fury at his reckless actions that had ended his son’s life at nine years old. Kids his age didn’t recognize the danger in playing with a loaded gun, all they saw was the cool toy that they saw in movies and on T.V. They didn’t know that with a pull of the trigger and in the blink of an eye everything would be over.

After Charlie’s death, Jack had withdrawn into himself; the guilt of his son’s death eating away at what was left of him. Sarah had tried to understand, to be there for him, but how do you get over the death of your child? How do you get over the guilt of causing it? Bitter and angry, Jack had slowly driven his wife away from him until finally she divorced him.

The only thing that had kept him from eating a bullet from the same gun that had taken Charlie’s life had been the Stargate program. With the help of Daniel, everything had fallen into place and within a year he had a purpose again. Save the world from evil aliens… how cool was that?!

From there he had slowly found a rhythm again and over the years taken a lover or two, but nothing serious. Not only was he a bisexual man in the military, he was also Second in Command of the SGC, a military top secret facility. Nearly everything he did was classified and there were times where he would be gone for weeks or months and unable to give a reason for being gone. Not the best circumstances for building a relationship.

Now, with the appearance of a nineteen year old and his one year old son, he found his life taking another course; one that he had never expected.

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Harry finished dressing Teddy and then smiled. Teddy, now a year and a half old, was walking on his own and able to form simple sentences. He was growing up so fast that Harry felt like it was just yesterday that he had held him for the first time. It had been one week after the final battle and Harry had woken up from a magically induced coma used to help him heal. When Harry had been told the news of all the dead and that he was now Teddy’s guardian, he had held Teddy in his arms and cried.

Teddy was a war orphan just like him and after a while grieving for all they had lost he had found new strength in the simple decision that he would never allow Teddy to have the childhood he had had. Alone and forgotten with no family and no memory of his parents. So Harry had begun making arrangements to officially adopt Teddy as well as acquire and store memories, photos, stories and such for Teddy to still grow up knowing about Remus and Tonks. It wasn’t the same as having them here with Teddy, but hopefully it would be enough.

“Jaack?” Teddy asked with an eager look on his face as he pulled Harry away from his thoughts.

In the last few months Teddy had grown as attached to the older soldier as Harry had and Jack had in turn without any hesitation allowed himself to be wrapped around Teddy’s little finger. Jack was so good with Teddy; always patient and loving, playing with Teddy or reading him a book, rocking him to sleep or changing his nappy. It was clear to Harry that Jack loved Teddy and Harry was happy that Teddy had at least one more person in his life.

“Yes, let’s go see Jack.” Harry answered and swung teddy up into his arms. Teddy squealed in glee and then giggled as he snuggled into Harry’s neck.

Walking down the stairs Harry began to gather a few things. Jack had invited Harry and Teddy to a barbeque he was having with some friends. Jack had said they were the people he worked with and Harry was excited to meet them. It was the first time Harry was going to meet anyone in Jack’s life and he was nervous.

Jack and Harry had begun a friendship that first day and through the last few months had grown closer. At times it seemed as if Jack was interested in Harry, but Harry wasn’t sure. When they were together they always found ways of touching each other or when they watched a movie on the couch they sat close, pressed from shoulders to knees. Harry wanted it so much that Jack became the main feature in his masturbatory fantasies and they were amazing; leaving him aching for more each time.

When he had everything, Harry and Teddy walked over to Jack’s house and to the backyard.

“Jaaack!” Teddy screamed in excitement and tromped over to Jack, his arms flying and his legs wobbly as he was still new to walking on his own.

Jack laughed and threw Teddy high up into the air and then caught him in his arms. Teddy gave a squealed of laughter and clapped his hands.

“Hey buddy, you ready for food? Yummy, Jack’s special just for you…” Jack said with a smile as he blew a raspberry into Teddy’s stomach. Teddy giggled and nodded his head a couple of times. Besides Jack and Harry, meal time was his favorite past time.

Harry walked up to Jack and saw four other people standing with him. He smiled in greeting and waited to be introduced.

“Harry Evans, meet my CO, General George Hammond.” Jack said as he stepped near an older balding man. The general had a friendly smile on his face as he held out his hand to shake Harry’s.

“Hello, General Hammond.” Harry greeted as he shook the man’s hand. The firm grip and overall bearing of the man told Harry that he had been quite a soldier before he was relegated to a desk job.

“Hello Mr. Evans, please call me George.” Hammond said with a stern yet kind voice.

“Only if you can me Harry, George.” Harry replied to the general.

Jack then gestured to a tall blonde woman beside him and said, “And this is Major Samantha Carter, scientist extraordinaire.”

“Please, call me Sam.” She said with a smile and a roll of her eyes as she shook Harry’s hand. Sam had an instantly appealing look about her that made Harry relax and feel comfortable around her.

“It’s nice to meet you, Sam and please call me Harry.” He answered back as they released hands and he turned towards Jack again as he walked up to a tall brown haired man with glasses that reminded him of Neville in a way. Quietly unassuming, but strong and capable of anything he put his mind to.

“Over here is Dr. Daniel Jackson, he’s our resident go-to guy.” Jack stated as he clapped Daniel on his back. “He knows about every civilization on this planet and he’s not afraid to sit you down and bore you about them either…”

Dr. Jackson gave Jack a mock glare and turned to Harry. “Hello Harry, call me Daniel please.”

Harry chuckled and shook Daniel’s hand in greeting.

“This big lug is Teal’C Murray.” Jack stated as he gestured to a tall muscular black man near him.

“It is an honored to meet you, HarryEvans.” Teal’C greeted in monotone voice as he gave a slight bow in welcome.

“And this little guy here is Teddy Evans, Harry’s son.” Jack said as he tickled Teddy as he held him in his arms.

“Noooo….” Teddy cried in between giggles as Jack tickled him.

The five other adults smiled as Teddy continued to laugh, his sweet little giggle floating around the quiet backyard.

“So, Harry, Jack tells me you just moved here from Britain? Where are you from? I gave a few lectures in the U.K. several years back.” Daniel asked as they headed over to the picnic table set with dinner.

“I grew up in Surrey and then attended a boarding school in Scotland once I reached eleven.” Harry answered.

“How do you like America, Harry?” Sam asked as they sat down at the picnic table and began loading their plates.

“It’s different, that’s for sure, but I like it. It’s a good neighborhood and has a lot of kids for Teddy to grow up around and the area has a great deal to offer. I think it was the right choice for Teddy and I.” Harry replied as he took a bite of the barbecued chicken Jack had made.

Beside him, Jack had Teddy on his lap and was sharing his food with the baby. Teddy with his own baby spoon took a bite of Jack’s potato salad and frowned. “Ucky.”

Harry laughed and then gave Teddy a dinner roll to munch on.

The dinner continued and for the next three hours Harry got to know Jack’s friends. George Hammond was a man who like Jack had the aura of years as a soldier and a commanding presence. He also had a kind grandfatherly demeanor about him that made both Harry and Teddy like him immediately. Teddy spent quite a bit of time in the older soldier’s lap, babbling to him and pointing to interesting things.

Sam was a tall blonde bombshell with the mind of a scientist and the mentality of a soldier. If Harry hadn’t been gay, he would have definitely been attracted to a woman like Sam. Harry and she had an easy report with one another from the very beginning.

Daniel was similar to Sam in many ways and a scientist through and through. He was intelligent, had a dry sarcastic humor that made Harry laugh and was physically very appealing. Both passionate and down to earth, he exuded strength and wisdom with every word he spoke.

Teal’C was a tall muscle bound warrior with a quiet strength and subtle facial tics that were the only ways of understanding the warrior’s mindset. He would quirk an eyebrow in question or give a slight frown in confusion, he was outside a stoic man, but inside Harry was sure there was a lot going on under the surface.

Harry could see how the five friends and co-workers were a family. They naturally blended together, each personality a perfect fit for the others. The joked and fought with each other in a sibling, or in George’s case a fatherly sort of way. It was clear that they had been through quite a bit and Harry couldn’t help, but be curious as to what that all was.

After the meal, Harry and Jack brought the dishes into the house while the rest entertained Teddy’s curious nature. He had heard a cricket nearby and toddled off to investigate, the remaining four adults following quickly behind.

“They’re really nice, thank you for inviting us tonight.” Harry said with a small smile as he began to wash the dishes.

“They have wanted to meet you for a while, besides; I thought you could use a few more adults to liven up your conversations.” Jack said with a grin.

Harry laughed and said, “There is that, thanks.”

They stood there in a companionable silence while Harry washed the dishes and Jack dried them. After he was done, Harry turned around and leaned against the counter as Jack finished putting the dishes away.

Closing the cupboard, Jack then turned quietly and looked at Harry. Harry’s breath caught in his chest and his heart picked up the beat as he saw a heated look in Jack’s eyes. Nervously, he wet his lips and slipped his hands into the pockets in his jeans.

Jack grinned and slowly walked over to Harry, trapping him between Jack and the counter and placing his hands on either side of the counter, trapping Harry in.

“I’m going to kiss you now.” Jack murmured as he leaned in.

“Merlin! Finally…” Harry moaned as their lips met for the first time.

Their lips moved against each other and Harry sighed. He felt a spark of electricity bounce from his lips to Jack’s and mewed softly. It wasn’t a deep kiss; mostly just a brush of their lips in a chaste kiss, but with a promise of what was to come. Jack pulled back and Harry groaned as Jack took his perfect lips away and looked into Harry’s eyes. They stared at each other for a moment and then as one dived in for a deeper kiss. Jack gripped Harry’s hips and pulled him as close to his body as possible while Harry wrapped his arms around Jack’s neck and opened his mouth to Jack’s questing tongue.

They stood there wrapped in each other’s arms, lips and tongues dueling for dominance in the kiss and Harry finally gave control up to Jack. The older man groaned in pleasure as his hands wandered around Harry’s body, memorizing every dip and curve he found. His hands cupped Harry’s firm cheeks and lifted the younger man up onto the counter behind him.

Harry in answer wrapped his legs around Jack’s waist, pulling their groins together as they both moaned in ecstasy. Letting his hands card through Jack’s hair, Harry mewed quietly as Jack bit his bottom lip and then moved from his lips to his neck, biting and licking the tender skin along the way.

From the backyard a squeal of delight was heard followed by Jack’s laughing friends and they reluctantly pulled away.

“Probably not the best time to start this.” Harry said in a whisper; his sweet breath ghosting over Jack’s lips.

“Yeah…” Jack answered as he leaned in and gave a final nip to Harry’s kiss swollen lips and then lowered him onto his feet.

“I should probably put Teddy to bed soon anyways, it’s nearly eleven…” Harry said with a smile and then lifted up on the tip of his toes to wrap his arms around Jack’s neck and kiss him again. “Thank you for tonight.”

Jack snorted and kissed him back with a smirk on his lips, “Believe me, it was my pleasure.”

Harry chuckled and then slipped by Jack and out into the backyard to find Teddy. Saying goodbye to everyone, Harry gathered Teddy and their things and headed off to his house.

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Jack sat around with his team and CO for another hour or so. When it got late they brought everything into the house and began getting ready to leave. Out of the corner of his eye, Jack saw a dark figure sneak across Harry’s backyard. His senses on alert he reacted.

“Teal’ C, Sam are you armed?” Jack asked as he grabbed a gun from his safe.

“I have a Zat'nik'tel, O’Neill.” Teal’C answered.

“Yes, sir.” Carter answered. “Is something wrong?”

“Someone just slipped into Harry’s house.” Jack said as he took off into a run towards Harry’s house, Teal’C and Sam right behind him with Daniel and General Hammond not much farther behind.

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Harry awoke with a start as the ward alarm sounded. Quickly silencing it, he jumped out of bed and checked on Teddy. Finding him sleeping peacefully, Harry put up a strong ward to keep everyone, but him out of Teddy’s room and then crept downstairs to find the intruder.

He stopped as he heard the creak of a floor board in the living room and then he slipped into the room to see a dark figure searching quietly and putting valuables into a bag. ‘Well, at least it only a burglar and not the Minsitry Aurors’ thought Harry.

Coming out from around the hidden spot in the entryway with his wand in hand, he cleared his throat. “You know the good stuff is actually locked away in the safe. Just knick knacks and things like that about.”

The thief whipped around and looked at Harry. He smiled, no doubt thinking he found an easy target to overcome. After all the thief was tall and fairly muscled, as Harry was thin and kind of on the short side.

“What daddy was too scared to check out the noise, so he sent the little boy to do the job?” The thief laughed. “This is going to be easy.”

“Actually, this is my home and appearances can be deceiving.” Harry replied as he took a casual stance against the wall and added. “I would advise you to leave now while you’re still standing.”

“Run along, little boy before you get hurt…” The thief said as he pulled out a pocket knife with a long serrated five inch blade.

“Last chance.” Harry said as he stood to his full height and took a fighting stance.

The thief laughed and edged closer. “What are you going to do, poke with that twig of yours?”

“You know what, I haven’t had a good fight in a while… so I going to put my ‘twig’ away and do this by hand. Nothing like a little hand to hand to get the juices flowing.” Harry replied as he pocketed his wand and stepped aside as the other man rushed toward him with the knife.

Pivoting on his feet he swung around as the man passed him and landed a kicked to the man’s arse. He fell to the floor and growled in annoyance and jumped up. “That’s it, you little punk, I’m gonna’ enjoy this!”

He ran forward and swiped the knife toward Harry, aiming for his gut. Harry grabbed the hand and twisted it until he heard a crack of bone and the knife dropped out of the man’s hand. With a final twist he flipped the man over onto his back to hold him down. The thief with a cry of pain rolled away and stumbled to his feet, then rushing at Harry and caught him around the waist and lifted him up off his feet. The man then tried to slam him against a nearby wall, but Harry anticipating the move twisted his body and grabbed one of the thief’s arms as he rounded the man and shoved him face first against the wall.

“Now, that wasn’t very nice.” Harry stated as he slammed the man’s head into the wall to disorient him. Harry let him go and his body fell to the floor with a thunk and a groan. Harry whipped out his wand and said, “Stupefy.”

A red jet of light burst from his wand and hit the thief square in the chest and his body lost all its tension and fell into unconsciousness. Harry leaned down and held his wand next to the man’s head and said “Obliviate.”

“You want to tell me what the hell that was, Harry?!”

Harry whipped around at hearing Jack’s harsh question and seeing Jack’s angry face said, “Bloody hell…”

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Jack, Sam and Teal’C reached the backdoor a minute after the thief entered the house. Slipping inside they moved silently through the kitchen as Jack heard Harry speak.

“You know the good stuff is actually locked away in the safe. Just knick knacks and things like that about.”

Jack’s heart began beating rapidly and he silently berated Harry for his brave stupidity. He was going to get himself killed!

“What daddy was too scared to check out the noise, so he sent the little boy to do the job?” The thief laughed and Jack gritted his teeth. How was he going to get Harry out of there? “This is going to be easy.”

“Actually, this is my home and appearances can be deceiving.” Harry replied in a calm and quiet voice that Jack had never heard before. What was Harry up to? “I would advise you to leave now while you’re still standing.”

Jack turned around to signal Teal’C and Sam to go around and enter the living room from the entryway. They silently moved out of the room as the burglar spoke.

“Run along, little boy before you get hurt…” The soon-to-be-dead thief said as Jack heard the tell tell click of a pocket knife moving into place. Jack saw movement from behind him and turned to find General Hammond and Daniel coming inside. He covered his mouth with a finger to signal them to be quiet.

“Last chance.” Harry said.

“What are you going to do, poke me with that twig of yours?”

‘Twig?’ Jack thought. ‘That’s all Harry has… a measly stick?!’

“You know what, I haven’t had a good fight in a while… so I going to put my ‘twig’ away and do this by hand. Nothing like a little hand to hand to get the juices flowing.”

Jack began moving around the corner into the living room just as he heard running. Rounding the corner he saw Harry quickly move out of the way of the man rushing at him with a knife and kick him in the ass as he fell down. The guy jumped onto his feet and growled, “That’s it, you little punk, I’m gonna’ enjoy this!” as he again moved quickly toward Harry, knife headed towards Harry’s chest.

Harry grabbed the guy’s wrist and gave it a sudden twist and Jack heard a snap and the knife fell to the ground. Harry kept twisting the arm until he flipped the man on his back onto the floor. The burglar rolled away and staggered to his feet and slammed into Harry, grabbing him around the waist. Harry grabbed one of the man’s hand’s and whipped it around his back and shoved him against the wall.

‘Where did Harry learn to fight like that?’ thought Jack.

“Now, that wasn’t very nice.” Harry said as he slammed the man against the wall.

The guy fell to the floor and just as Jack was about to move in and help at least keep the man down, Harry pulled out the ‘twig’ from his pocket and said, “Stupefy” as a red light shot out of the wooden stick hitting the man’s chest. Shortly after he followed with an “Obliviate” as a white light hit the burglar’s head.

“You want to tell me what the hell that was, Harry?!” Jack growled as he stomped over to the younger man.

Harry turned around and closed his eyes before saying, “Bloody hell…”


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A/N: So, I am not completely satisfied with this chapter, but decided to publish it. I battled with how exactly to introduce magic to Jack and needed it to be something that brought SG-1 and Hammond into the picture as well… what do you think?

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