CHAPTER 1:
"Hey, nice work out there!" Sam spoke.
"Thanks" Jules replied short and abrupt. She didn't really feel like talking right now, she missed her husband who had gone to war two years ago… today.
"You don't see lady snipers to often that's kind of sexy." He said trying to disguise his voice so Jules wouldn't recognize him. "I'm Sam." He said keeping his voice low.
It didn't work. She knew as soon as she hear his name. "Sam?" she asked, turning around to find her husband standing before her. She stood staring and soon she couldn't keep it in any longer. The tears started to flow out of her eyes and she cried into Sam's chest, happy the only man she ever really loved was back home with her safe, and unharmed.
"Jules" Sam spoke softly to her lifting her head and whipping her tears. "Don't cry baby girl. I'm here now and I will always keep you safe!"
"I know you are. And... And I know you will… it's just..."
"Just what Jules?"
"I love you Sammy and I was so worried that you wouldn't come back home and I would never get to see you again and…" Jules was starting to rant now, but Sam caught it just in time. He grabbed Jules' face and started kissing her passionately on the lips showing her he was here and she was safe. At this point the rest of the SRU team had noticed what was going on and were watching a real life fairytale play out in front of them.
When everyone got back to the SRU Headquarters Jules told Sam to wait in the briefing room while she went to change, since they were going to do debriefing in the morning. Once Sam was left alone Ed, Greg, Wordy, Spike, and Lew walked into the large room with their arms crossed. None of them had met Sam before, all they knew was that Jules was married, and that her husband was sent to war a year before she joined SRU. They all stood their ground and started asking him questions.
"Where were you born?"
"How old were you when you met Jules?"
"How long have you two been together?"
"Would you ever go back to the army?
"Would you ever leave her?"
"Guys!" Jules screamed as she walked out of the locker room. "What are you doing to him?!" She seemed almost shocked. Like she didn't think the men she considered family would interrogate her husband like this.
"Jules, its okay baby. We were just talking." Sam spoke calmly to her, and the team watched as he instantly calmed her down. "Come on." He said turning to face her team mates. "Who wants a drink? I'm buying!" with that, everyone was on board and the guys went to their locker room to get ready.
At the bar Sam got a round of drinks for everyone and then turned his attention to Jules, not taking her his eyes off her. She returned his look staring deep into his baby blues. She felt safe now that he was home. She no longer had to worry if she would ever see him again, because he was here. With her. Right now and forever.
The team had been chatting about the day's events the entire time and hadn't even noticed that Sam and Jules weren't talking. When they finally did notice they tried talking to Sam. They wanted to know more about him. "So, how was the army, Sam?" Wordy asked, but got no reply. Sam was way too busy staring into Jules' big chocolaty eyes to notice what was going on around him. "Sam?" wordy asked again.
"Huh?" Sam finally said, turning away from Jules.
"The army?" wordy repeated himself. "How was it?"
"Oh, yeah, you know... men shooting guns at other men, team mates dying, limited food, sleeping in tents…" He started to trail off, then turned to Jules and whispered in her ear. "And no sex with my beautiful wife"
"Sam!" Jules giggled, and was basically blushing and she knew the team had heard what Sam said to her. They all laughed including Sam.
Greg could tell Jules really cared for Sam, and Sam cared for her to. She was like the daughter he never he never had, and he felt he always needed to protect her. Now that Sam was here he didn't worry as much. He knew he could trust him from the minute they met.
Forty minutes later Sam and Jules excused themselves from the table and headed home. In the car all Sam could do was stare. Stare at his wife. At her hair. Her nose. Her smile. Her hands on the steering wheel, and finally his eyes lay motionless at the ring that wrapped perfectly around her small beautiful finger.
FLASHBACK:
On October 17th the weather was just right. The sun was shining so that the cold air would warm itself a bit. The birds were chirping and the leaves were falling. It was a perfect fall day.
Sam and Jules were sitting on the couch watching their favorite television show, Criminal Minds. When all of a sudden Sam jumped up grabbing Jules' hand. "Come on!" he said a little too excited. "I have an idea!"
"Okay! What are we doing?" she asked laughing.
"It's a surprise! Come on! Let's go!"
"Okay okay okay. I'm coming!"
They got into the car and Sam asked her to put his tie around her eyes. He wasn't really sure why he had a tie in the car but it came in handy. She was confused but did what he asked. She would do anything for him. When the car stopped he told her to take the blindfold off and once her eyes adjusted to the light she was looking at a forest. "Come on" he said getting something out of the back. "Were going hiking." They both had miles on their faces as she runs over to him to grab her pack.
"Oh Sam! I love you!" He knows how much she loves the outdoors and being active.
"It's not over yet" he told her giving her a half smile then heading off into the woods. After about an hour or so of hiking Sam stopped. "Let's stop for a break." He said. Jules was confused, she wasn't tired and she Sam wasn't either but she agreed and took out her water bottle. When she wasn't looking Sam got down on one knee and held a small black velvet box in his hand. Jules looked up just as she was taking a drink. Julianna Callaghan. He started just as Jules had spit water out of her mouth and watched it land on his face. "Julianna Callaghan." He said again whipping the water from his face. "The first day I met you, was the best day of my life. Every day I fall in love with you more and more and today is no exception. I love you more than I have ever loved anyone ever! You are my rock and you make me the person I'm so proud to be, and I want to spend the rest of my life loving you. So. Jules. Will you marry me?"
"Yes" It was short and simple yet it was the most beautiful word he had ever heard.
END FLASHBACK:
"Sam." Jules said pulling him out of his daze as they arrived home. "I love you" she continued.
"I love you too baby girl."
