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Title: Cassie's First Easter
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sams_ceara
Pairing: Sam/Janet
Rating: PG
AN: Written by T for a prompt given to me byjello_o...I asked if I could pass it on to my girl because she writes kid Cassie so much better than I do...*g*...Enjoy and Happy Easter!(I'm working on the other prompts folks....)
The heat from the fire warmed the girl as she lay on her belly, a quilt beneath her and the light from the fire on her face. She hummed happily to herself as she picked out the most brilliant colored crayons to use for the pictures of eggs in the coloring book on the floor in front of her. Her mother would walk by every now and then, glancing down at the young girl and smiling to herself as she thought of the woman who had brought over the book and crayons not even an hour before.
Sam had been on her way to meet the guys for dinner, insisting that she had thought to invite Janet, but knew it would be difficult to find a sitter at the last minute like this. And the place they were planning on eating was not a place fit for kids Cassie’s age. Therefore, the blonde had stopped by, seeming to be oblivious to the rain as she stood on the Fraisers’ doorstep, the water forming tiny droplets at the ends of her brilliantly blonde hairs and explained why she could not stay, much to the disappointment of both mother and daughter of the house.
Once Cassie had disappeared inside, Janet held Sam’s hand a little longer than was expected for friends, her eyes communicating what her mouth could not at the moment. Both women knew they wanted to tell the girl eventually about their relationship, but they were waiting for the right moment – and to be sure it was what Cassie wanted for the three of them. It had only been a few months since the alien girl had come to live with Janet and they didn’t want to spring another major change on her so soon.
And so here they were, the wind howling outside and Janet’s over developed sense of worry longing the phone to ring so that she would know Sam was safely home, not out in this thunderstorm getting herself drunk with the guys. Sighing, she walked by to check on Cassie again and this time found the girl seated upright, staring down at the book beneath her on the carpet. Deciding to investigate, the doctor rounded the couch and crouched down next to the girl.
“Something wrong, Cass?” Janet asked softly, sneaking a glance at the page her adopted daughter had left open. All she saw was eggs bursting open and birds flying out of them.
Cassie shook her head back and forth before responding slowly, “Not wrong, Mom.” Janet always liked it when the girl called her “mom” and it made her feel suddenly proud. “I’m just confused.”
“Confused with what?” the auburn woman asked, settling in next to her adopted daughter.
“I thought Easter was about this guy Jesus being raised from the dead.”
“Did Sam tell you that?” Janet asked in knowing tones.
The girl nodded again. “Yeah. So why does this Easter coloring book only have eggs and bunnies and baby birds in it?”
Janet laughed and shook her head. “Well, Easter is a Christian holiday about their Savior coming back to life and all that, but it’s more than that, sweetie. It also takes a celebration of new life and birth from the being raised from the dead thing. Well, that and the start of spring, which is usually recognized as a new birth from the death of winter.”
“Okay,” Cassie answered, understanding beginning to dawn on her face. “So what’s the Easter bunny?”
At this, Janet looked back down at the book and sure enough, there was a picture of the Easter bunny handing out baskets filled with candy and eggs on the next page. “Well,” she started, really not sure where the idea of the Easter bunny had originated, “I think the Easter bunny is just another one of those new life ideas. He’s like the Santa of Easter.”
The thought made the girl light up. “Can we meet the Easter bunny like we tried to meet Santa last year?” she asked.
Janet’s face fell at the memory. They had tried to meet Santa at Christmas, but the line was too long and they had closed the store before the girl had gotten the see the jolly old man. Janet had wanted to try again, but unexpected happenings at the SGC had prevented it. Finally, she ran a hand over the long, thick brown hair that fell down Cassie’s back and replied with a sad smile, “Sure, Cass. We can meet the Easter bunny.”
…
The line was almost out the door when they arrived. The woman with shoulder length auburn hair made a face, checked her watch and looked down at the girl beside her, ready to suggest they come back another day. But once she caught a glimpse of the girl’s face, she knew there would be no asking her adopted daughter to go and come back. Sighing deeply, the doctor took the brown haired girl’s hand and went to stand in line behind all the other parents and screaming children.
Cassie’s grip on her hand grew tighter the closer they got to the front of the line, her excitement building. With each step, Janet’s nervousness grew and her eyes darted from each store employee in sight, silently willing them to stay where they were so that they couldn’t send people home. She knew the photo ops were only going on until 3 pm, so she dreaded each minute that ticked closer to the stopping time.
They were three or four families from their destination when Janet felt a tap on her shoulder. Groaning softly to herself and wondering what someone could possibly want, she turned to see a familiar, friendly face framed with blonde hair and lighted by a smile.
“Hey, guys,” Sam Carter greeted them cheerily.
“Sam!” Cassie burst out and immediately wrapped her arms around the tall woman’s waist. “What are you doing here?”
The woman shrugged and held up the shopping bags in her hands. “Just happened to be doing some shopping when I saw you two in here and decided I’d stop by to say hello.” She peered down at the girl. “You’re going to meet the Easter bunny?”
The alien girl nodded rambunctiously as she simultaneously jumped up and down in place. “Mom said it would be nice to have a picture of me and the Easter bunny since we didn’t get one of me and Santa at Christmas.”
“That’s right,” Sam replied, sending Janet a sympathetic look. “I remember your mom telling me about that. Well, how about I wait with you? I would love to see you meet the Easter bunny.” The blonde woman flashed one of her brilliant smiles and Janet felt she was about to swoon at the intensity of it. She barely managed not to; focusing instead on her adopted daughter’s delighted reaction.
Suddenly it was Cassie’s turn, something both child and mother were exceptionally happy about. As she watched the girl bound up to the costume clad store employee, Janet turned to the woman beside her and said gratefully, “Thank you so much. It was all I could do not to jump out of my skin. I never thought being a mother meant being so overprotective of your child’s feelings as well.”
Sam nodded, her arm sliding easily into the crook of the doctor’s arm, which made Janet glance around the store to see if anyone had noticed the slight touch. “You looked like a deer in headlights from out there, so I thought I’d come help the situation a little,” the blonde replied softly, also watching the girl.
As Cassie made her way up the overgrown rabbit, she smiled to herself. Her plan had worked after all. Not seeing Sam until they were almost to the platform had made her a little nervous, but now her mother didn’t even seem to suspect Cassie had known their friend was going to show up at the picture taking. Now if she just played her cards right, the woman would be coming home with them for dinner, too.
“Well, hi, there,” the man in the giant white rabbit suit greeted her and patted his lap. She stopped in her tracks and looked at him uneasily. “What’s the matter?” he asked, the weariness in his voice showing just a bit. “Don’t you want to come sit on my lap and take a picture?”
She turned and looked back at her adopted mother, who motioned her forward. Hesitantly, she stepped forward and felt herself being lifted by a pair of unseen arms before being placed in the rabbit’s lap. She glanced upward and saw a store employee behind her, backing away. Sighing, she barely turned back in time to hear the photographer yell, “Smile” and then there was a bright light in her eyes.
“So, what do you want for Easter, kid?” a voice from behind her asked and she recognized it as the man in the bunny suit.
Blinking, she moved so that she was facing him and whispered softly into his large, oversized ear (or where she assumed his ear was, it was a little hard to see), “I want my mom and Sam to finally realize they like each other and Sam to move in with us.”
The rabbit chuckled and shook his enormous head back and forth. “I’ll see what I can do, kid.” He shoved something into her hand. “Here’s some candy for now. See you later.”
Looking down at the candy, she nodded mutely and slid off the man’s lap. She walked slowly to the other edge of the platform where her mom and Sam stood waiting for her. Taking Janet’s outstretched hand, she hopped off and followed them out to the parking lot, watching her shoes as they walked.
“What did the Easter bunny give you, Cass?” Sam asked the girl before exchanging a slightly worried glance with Janet. They both had noticed how quiet and sullen the girl had become.
For the first time, Cassie glanced down at the candy in her hand and replied softly, “Chocolate.”
Another look was exchanged between the two women. “You all right, Cassie?” Janet asked in a concerned tone.
The girl merely nodded glumly and opened the car door. Climbing in, she shut the door and fastened her seat belt before either adult had moved to get inside the vehicle. Janet gave Sam a confused look before asking, “Do you want to come over? We’ve got an egg hunt planned if she still feels like doing it now.”
Sam smiled. “I would, but…” she trailed off, glancing toward the distraught looking girl in the back seat, “I think this is something you two should figure out on your own.” She reached down and squeezed the doctor’s hand softly. “I’ll see you later.”
Cassie looked out the window and saw Sam start to walk away, so she quickly rolled down the window (thankfully her mother’s car still had the old-fashioned windows and not the electric ones like Sam’s). “Sam’s not coming home with us?” she asked her mother loudly, causing the tall blonde to stop in her tracks and turn with an amused smile on her face to see Janet’s reaction.
“No, Cassie, Sam’s not coming with us. She has things to do,” Janet answered as she tugged her door open and slid into the driver’s seat. “I’m sure you’ll see Sam again soon.”
“But,” Cassie started, looking mournfully out the open window at her friend. “But I want Sam to come home with us now.”
Janet sighed and began backing out of the parking spot, still oblivious to the blonde woman’s rapt attention. “Well, I’m sorry, sweetie, but she’s got to go to her own home.”
When she had completely backed out of the space, she turned to look at the road ahead of her, throwing the car into drive with her foot still on the brake. Confused at the sight of Sam standing in the parking lot watching them, her car remained stationary as Janet stared back at the tall woman in her path. Without saying a word, Sam walked back toward the car and got into the passenger side, placing her shopping bags in the back beside the now beaming girl.
Shaking her head, Janet released the brake pedal and eased her foot onto the accelerator, her car reacting as expected and smoothly driving toward the exit. Smiling despite herself, Janet glanced over at her girlfriend briefly before muttering, “Pushover.”
Giggling softly, Sam reached over and laced her fingers through the hand Janet had conveniently placed on her leg. This made the girl smile even brighter and she even bounced up and down in her seat a little. Looking out the window at the buildings and trees whizzing by, the girl let out a contented sigh and whispered happily, “Thank you, Easter bunny.”
Author:
sams_cearaPairing: Sam/Janet
Rating: PG
AN: Written by T for a prompt given to me by
jello_o...I asked if I could pass it on to my girl because she writes kid Cassie so much better than I do...*g*...Enjoy and Happy Easter!(I'm working on the other prompts folks....)The heat from the fire warmed the girl as she lay on her belly, a quilt beneath her and the light from the fire on her face. She hummed happily to herself as she picked out the most brilliant colored crayons to use for the pictures of eggs in the coloring book on the floor in front of her. Her mother would walk by every now and then, glancing down at the young girl and smiling to herself as she thought of the woman who had brought over the book and crayons not even an hour before.
Sam had been on her way to meet the guys for dinner, insisting that she had thought to invite Janet, but knew it would be difficult to find a sitter at the last minute like this. And the place they were planning on eating was not a place fit for kids Cassie’s age. Therefore, the blonde had stopped by, seeming to be oblivious to the rain as she stood on the Fraisers’ doorstep, the water forming tiny droplets at the ends of her brilliantly blonde hairs and explained why she could not stay, much to the disappointment of both mother and daughter of the house.
Once Cassie had disappeared inside, Janet held Sam’s hand a little longer than was expected for friends, her eyes communicating what her mouth could not at the moment. Both women knew they wanted to tell the girl eventually about their relationship, but they were waiting for the right moment – and to be sure it was what Cassie wanted for the three of them. It had only been a few months since the alien girl had come to live with Janet and they didn’t want to spring another major change on her so soon.
And so here they were, the wind howling outside and Janet’s over developed sense of worry longing the phone to ring so that she would know Sam was safely home, not out in this thunderstorm getting herself drunk with the guys. Sighing, she walked by to check on Cassie again and this time found the girl seated upright, staring down at the book beneath her on the carpet. Deciding to investigate, the doctor rounded the couch and crouched down next to the girl.
“Something wrong, Cass?” Janet asked softly, sneaking a glance at the page her adopted daughter had left open. All she saw was eggs bursting open and birds flying out of them.
Cassie shook her head back and forth before responding slowly, “Not wrong, Mom.” Janet always liked it when the girl called her “mom” and it made her feel suddenly proud. “I’m just confused.”
“Confused with what?” the auburn woman asked, settling in next to her adopted daughter.
“I thought Easter was about this guy Jesus being raised from the dead.”
“Did Sam tell you that?” Janet asked in knowing tones.
The girl nodded again. “Yeah. So why does this Easter coloring book only have eggs and bunnies and baby birds in it?”
Janet laughed and shook her head. “Well, Easter is a Christian holiday about their Savior coming back to life and all that, but it’s more than that, sweetie. It also takes a celebration of new life and birth from the being raised from the dead thing. Well, that and the start of spring, which is usually recognized as a new birth from the death of winter.”
“Okay,” Cassie answered, understanding beginning to dawn on her face. “So what’s the Easter bunny?”
At this, Janet looked back down at the book and sure enough, there was a picture of the Easter bunny handing out baskets filled with candy and eggs on the next page. “Well,” she started, really not sure where the idea of the Easter bunny had originated, “I think the Easter bunny is just another one of those new life ideas. He’s like the Santa of Easter.”
The thought made the girl light up. “Can we meet the Easter bunny like we tried to meet Santa last year?” she asked.
Janet’s face fell at the memory. They had tried to meet Santa at Christmas, but the line was too long and they had closed the store before the girl had gotten the see the jolly old man. Janet had wanted to try again, but unexpected happenings at the SGC had prevented it. Finally, she ran a hand over the long, thick brown hair that fell down Cassie’s back and replied with a sad smile, “Sure, Cass. We can meet the Easter bunny.”
…
The line was almost out the door when they arrived. The woman with shoulder length auburn hair made a face, checked her watch and looked down at the girl beside her, ready to suggest they come back another day. But once she caught a glimpse of the girl’s face, she knew there would be no asking her adopted daughter to go and come back. Sighing deeply, the doctor took the brown haired girl’s hand and went to stand in line behind all the other parents and screaming children.
Cassie’s grip on her hand grew tighter the closer they got to the front of the line, her excitement building. With each step, Janet’s nervousness grew and her eyes darted from each store employee in sight, silently willing them to stay where they were so that they couldn’t send people home. She knew the photo ops were only going on until 3 pm, so she dreaded each minute that ticked closer to the stopping time.
They were three or four families from their destination when Janet felt a tap on her shoulder. Groaning softly to herself and wondering what someone could possibly want, she turned to see a familiar, friendly face framed with blonde hair and lighted by a smile.
“Hey, guys,” Sam Carter greeted them cheerily.
“Sam!” Cassie burst out and immediately wrapped her arms around the tall woman’s waist. “What are you doing here?”
The woman shrugged and held up the shopping bags in her hands. “Just happened to be doing some shopping when I saw you two in here and decided I’d stop by to say hello.” She peered down at the girl. “You’re going to meet the Easter bunny?”
The alien girl nodded rambunctiously as she simultaneously jumped up and down in place. “Mom said it would be nice to have a picture of me and the Easter bunny since we didn’t get one of me and Santa at Christmas.”
“That’s right,” Sam replied, sending Janet a sympathetic look. “I remember your mom telling me about that. Well, how about I wait with you? I would love to see you meet the Easter bunny.” The blonde woman flashed one of her brilliant smiles and Janet felt she was about to swoon at the intensity of it. She barely managed not to; focusing instead on her adopted daughter’s delighted reaction.
Suddenly it was Cassie’s turn, something both child and mother were exceptionally happy about. As she watched the girl bound up to the costume clad store employee, Janet turned to the woman beside her and said gratefully, “Thank you so much. It was all I could do not to jump out of my skin. I never thought being a mother meant being so overprotective of your child’s feelings as well.”
Sam nodded, her arm sliding easily into the crook of the doctor’s arm, which made Janet glance around the store to see if anyone had noticed the slight touch. “You looked like a deer in headlights from out there, so I thought I’d come help the situation a little,” the blonde replied softly, also watching the girl.
As Cassie made her way up the overgrown rabbit, she smiled to herself. Her plan had worked after all. Not seeing Sam until they were almost to the platform had made her a little nervous, but now her mother didn’t even seem to suspect Cassie had known their friend was going to show up at the picture taking. Now if she just played her cards right, the woman would be coming home with them for dinner, too.
“Well, hi, there,” the man in the giant white rabbit suit greeted her and patted his lap. She stopped in her tracks and looked at him uneasily. “What’s the matter?” he asked, the weariness in his voice showing just a bit. “Don’t you want to come sit on my lap and take a picture?”
She turned and looked back at her adopted mother, who motioned her forward. Hesitantly, she stepped forward and felt herself being lifted by a pair of unseen arms before being placed in the rabbit’s lap. She glanced upward and saw a store employee behind her, backing away. Sighing, she barely turned back in time to hear the photographer yell, “Smile” and then there was a bright light in her eyes.
“So, what do you want for Easter, kid?” a voice from behind her asked and she recognized it as the man in the bunny suit.
Blinking, she moved so that she was facing him and whispered softly into his large, oversized ear (or where she assumed his ear was, it was a little hard to see), “I want my mom and Sam to finally realize they like each other and Sam to move in with us.”
The rabbit chuckled and shook his enormous head back and forth. “I’ll see what I can do, kid.” He shoved something into her hand. “Here’s some candy for now. See you later.”
Looking down at the candy, she nodded mutely and slid off the man’s lap. She walked slowly to the other edge of the platform where her mom and Sam stood waiting for her. Taking Janet’s outstretched hand, she hopped off and followed them out to the parking lot, watching her shoes as they walked.
“What did the Easter bunny give you, Cass?” Sam asked the girl before exchanging a slightly worried glance with Janet. They both had noticed how quiet and sullen the girl had become.
For the first time, Cassie glanced down at the candy in her hand and replied softly, “Chocolate.”
Another look was exchanged between the two women. “You all right, Cassie?” Janet asked in a concerned tone.
The girl merely nodded glumly and opened the car door. Climbing in, she shut the door and fastened her seat belt before either adult had moved to get inside the vehicle. Janet gave Sam a confused look before asking, “Do you want to come over? We’ve got an egg hunt planned if she still feels like doing it now.”
Sam smiled. “I would, but…” she trailed off, glancing toward the distraught looking girl in the back seat, “I think this is something you two should figure out on your own.” She reached down and squeezed the doctor’s hand softly. “I’ll see you later.”
Cassie looked out the window and saw Sam start to walk away, so she quickly rolled down the window (thankfully her mother’s car still had the old-fashioned windows and not the electric ones like Sam’s). “Sam’s not coming home with us?” she asked her mother loudly, causing the tall blonde to stop in her tracks and turn with an amused smile on her face to see Janet’s reaction.
“No, Cassie, Sam’s not coming with us. She has things to do,” Janet answered as she tugged her door open and slid into the driver’s seat. “I’m sure you’ll see Sam again soon.”
“But,” Cassie started, looking mournfully out the open window at her friend. “But I want Sam to come home with us now.”
Janet sighed and began backing out of the parking spot, still oblivious to the blonde woman’s rapt attention. “Well, I’m sorry, sweetie, but she’s got to go to her own home.”
When she had completely backed out of the space, she turned to look at the road ahead of her, throwing the car into drive with her foot still on the brake. Confused at the sight of Sam standing in the parking lot watching them, her car remained stationary as Janet stared back at the tall woman in her path. Without saying a word, Sam walked back toward the car and got into the passenger side, placing her shopping bags in the back beside the now beaming girl.
Shaking her head, Janet released the brake pedal and eased her foot onto the accelerator, her car reacting as expected and smoothly driving toward the exit. Smiling despite herself, Janet glanced over at her girlfriend briefly before muttering, “Pushover.”
Giggling softly, Sam reached over and laced her fingers through the hand Janet had conveniently placed on her leg. This made the girl smile even brighter and she even bounced up and down in her seat a little. Looking out the window at the buildings and trees whizzing by, the girl let out a contented sigh and whispered happily, “Thank you, Easter bunny.”
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