Daniel continued to eat while the others talked about Lorne coming back. He was glad the other man was coming back. Major Olesen was good at her job but Lorne had been with them for longer and they were more comfortable with him. Plus, Lorne was more laid back and easier to get along with.
Before Daniel could say anything, the door opened and Maggie walked in with most of Atlantis' kids with her. He smiled when Molly hurried over to Sam and him, and gave them both hugs before she ran over to play with Alek.
"Sam!" Chase squealed before he toddled over to them.
"Natalia isn't feeling well so I said I would find you guys and drop the kids off," Maggie said before she handed Charlie over to Cait while Erin plopped down on Rodney's lap.
"Guess what I did today, Daddy and Mommy!" Alex said before she sat down on her dad's lap and started to eat his sandwich. "I read a book alone!"
"She did really well. There are still a few words she doesn't get but she was brilliant," Maggie said before she sat down beside Jack.
"Einstein!" Erin said before she reached out to pet the cat. Charlie, however, didn't seem happy to see the cat and reached out, and pulled the poor thing's tail.
"Charlie! Don't," Cait said.
"You no, mama!" Charlie grumpily said before she got off her mom's lap and went over to Jack. "Gran!"
"Come here, hon," Jack said before he pulled his granddaughter on his lap. "Did you get yelled at?"
Cait rolled her eyes. "You're spoiling her, Dad," she said.
"So?" Jack answered before he held Charlie up in the air and blew on her tummy, which caused the little girl to giggle.