Their Last Kiss
Vala kneaded Daniel's shoulders tenderly, rubbing away the tension that had been bunched under the skin. "You need to get out. This piece of rock isn't going anywhere, you can trust me on that. not even I would want to steal it. I've got a great little café picked out for us to go to, you need something more on you than mess hall food. No arguments, let's go." She ordered finally.
"I can't just leave it, I'm supposed to have it down by 0730." Daniel offered up a weak resistance until Vala brought her lips close to his, her black hair falling down to frame his face, her breath was soft as she captured him. "It's not a rock, either." He continued when they came up for air.
"Alright, Daniel. I'm hungry. The mess hall won't serve to me after that great food fight fiasco that someone else blamed on me, can't we just drive out and get something?" She coaxed. Truth be told, Daniel was tired of the mess hall blandness. "If you can get Jack to lend me his truck, I'll take you. " He finally smiled.
Oh
where, oh where, can my baby be?
The Lord took her away from
me
She's gone to heaven, so I've got to be good
So I can see my
baby when I leave this world
Vala ran for Jack's office, Daniel shook his head with a chuckle at her exuberance. She was more fun than he was used to, but he was learning to accept her quirkiness. Without her, his days were monotonous and boring, now he couldn't wait to take his beautiful wife home. Every day with her was sharing some new experience together, something he wouldn't change for the world.
He heard a jingling noise, Jack's keys, as her shoes slapped the ground. She was running. Probably with a huge smile on her face. Bursting in the door, she dangled the keyring in the air between them proudly. "You didn't steal them, did you?" Daniel teased.
"Siler says it's raining, take your jacket." She shot back easily.
We
were out on a date in my buddy's car
We hadn't driven very
far
There in the road, straight ahead
A car was stalled, the
engine was dead
Vala sang along with the radio, oblivious to Daniel's good-natured call for her to quiet down. In the greyness of the rain, he looked to his right to see her grin. She was so beautiful then, it made his heart ache. Reaching over, he took her hand, taking his eyes off the road for only a moment. Vala shouted his name, he looked back to see the taillights of a stalled vehicle filling up the windshield.
I
couldn't stop, so I swerved to the right
I'll never forget the
sound that night
The screamin' tires, the bustin' glass
The
painful scream that I heard last
Cutting the wheel sharply to the right, Daniel tried to move around the stalled vehicle. Clipping fenders, the truck spun out of control, tires squealing asit fought for traction until riding into the ditch and flipping twice, glass from the windows showering over the two. All that Daniel heard, however, was Vala's frightened scream as the truck finally came to rest in a stand of trees, still upside down.
Oh
where, oh where, can my baby be?
The Lord took her away from
me
She's gone to heaven, so I've got to be good
So I can see my
baby when I leave this world
Daniel
opened his eyes slowly, pain radiating from every part of his body. The airbag had deployed, he pushed against it until it deflated then
he reached for Vala. Her seat was empty, a good sign. Someone had
pulled her free, or she had gotten out on her own. Using his knife,
a gift from Teal'c, Daniel sliced his seatbelt off and went to find
his wife. Two men helped him crawl from the cab, supported him
until they reached the bystanders clustered around the body lying by
the side of the road. When
I woke up the rain was pourin' down
There were people standing all
around
Something warm rollin' through my eyes
But somehow I
found my baby that night
I lifted her head, she looked at me and
said,
"Hold me darling, just a little while"
I held
her close, I kissed her our last kiss
I found the love that I knew
I would miss.
Falling to his knees, Daniel gently eased his arm
under her shoulders, lifting her head against his chest. "Love you
so much, fruitcake" he smiled through his tears. The ambulance
was just turning down their road, he could feel her slipping away
from him. "Daniel, hold me, I don't want to be alone, just hold
me darling, for a little while, please," she whispered, blood
staining the skin at the corners of her mouth. Well now
she's gone
even though I hold her tight
I lost my love, my
life, that night.
Daniel buried his face in her hair and sobbed, holding her lifeless body to him. Jack was there, Daniel could
sense him. The older man rested a hand on Daniel's shoulder and
squeezed gently, a silent sign that if he needed anything, Jack
would be there. Daniel wanted, no, needed Vala. But she was
gone. Oh where, oh where, can my baby be?
The Lord
took her away from me
She's gone to heaven, so I've got to be
good
So I can see my baby when I leave this world