When Jeannie arrived with Maddie in her arms and gave her name to the hostess she was led to a table with only one occupant. A lady sat sipping water out of a fancy champing glass. Her golden hair was put up in a fancy do and her dress was beautiful. Jeannie was glad she had decided on the fancy dress. The other ladies was a scarlet dress that fell to her feet in soft waves.

"Hi." she said hesitantly sitting at a chair while the waiter found a couple cushions for Maddie.

"Hi." she smiled warmly.

"I'm Jeannie."

"Beth. It's a pleasure."

They fell into silence while waiting. McKay was the next to arrive the doctor on his arm. McKay sat next to Jeannie with Keller beside him. Keller leaned around Rodney to smile shyly.

"Of course Sheppard is late as usual." Her brother said sitting. "He is always the latest when I'm starving." he turned to Jeannie and seemed excited.

"Did you know he is bringing a date. Ya. Told me as we left. They have been seeing each other for a month now. I wonder why he never told me."

Jeannie began trying to place the other woman. She wasn't with Sheppard. Nor McKay. She wasn't sure who else had been invited to the sort of family dinner. Another woman was shown to the table. She was also wearing a fancy dress. Hers was black and silky her black hair was half up but left free to dangle to her waist.

"Jeanie this is Jessica Hawthorne. She is a doctor on the base. She is with Sheppard tonight." They smiled and said hi again."Hi doctor Keller." Jessica said looking at the lady in charge of her. She seemed shy with her CMO. Keller seemed a little surprised to see the other doctor.

Jeannie's eyes again wandered to the silent woman. She seemed awkward and unsure in the close knit group from Atlantis. Her head was bent over the menu as she studied it for something to do.

"Where is your date Jessica?"

"He was talking outside he said he'd be in soon."

"He'd better hurry." Jeannie heard Rodney mutter. She elbowed him. She was startled when he paled.

"Mer?" she asked concerned.

"It's nothing. I….fell. A bruised rib…Fine really." he waved a hand. "Just a little sore." Jeannie leaned around her brother to look at Jen. Jen nodded.

"He's fine. Just kick him next time he makes a mistake. Leave off the elbowing for a while."

"He bad is Sheppard?"

"What?"

"I assume he fell to." Jeannie said with a grin. "He always does."

"dislocated shoulder." Jen said.

"Some day you two are going to have to learn to be careful." Jeannie sighed picking up the menu. Her mind wandered to the odd lady out again.

"Mommy what can I get?" Maddie's voice asked. She spent the next couple minutes reading the kids menu to her daughter every few seconds peeking at the woman. Once when she looked up a pair of arms had wrapped around her from the back. She looked up her curiosity finally getting an answer. A familiar head was bending down to kiss her cheek. "Merry Christmas." the jewelry box was out and presented to her. The same jewelry box that she had seen just yesterday. Dave finally noticed eyes on him and looked up. He was startled. And Jeannie finally learned what it was abut those dancing green eyes that had put her so at ease.

"Dave Sheppard?"

"Guilty." he smiled and settled into the chair next to his wife after linking the necklace behind her neck.

"And the brother with the hero thing?"

"is John."

"I do not have a hero thing." John said settling next to his date one arm in a sling.

"And your way to smart brother works with my hero complex brother. The world is truly a small place."

"I take it you to met."

"Yesterday at the mall. Apparently Dave has a hero thing going to." Jeannie smiled at the Lt. Colonel.

Dave was right though. John Sheppard was good at making it home. She was just thankful he was also good at bringing her brother back with him.

Glad her brother had finally found the meaning of family. Glad he could smile and laugh and hold hands with the stunning lady at his side. Glad in the mist of the danger and fear her brothers faced on a daily bases they had each other to tease and smile and play with. Glad they could have this moment. A moment of perfect peace. Because even though Dave and Jeannie couldn't lock their brothers away and declare 'no more danger' they could be here with them. Right now. And smile and laugh.

Because in the end this was what there brothers did. They gave people in two galaxies this moment. This peace.

A/N Thanks for the wonderful reviews. I hope everyone likes the ending. And for anyone who noticed Jeannie mentioning her 'brothers' its cuz I imagine Jeannie as the one who adopts everyone. So with John and Rodney best friends I could see Jeannie using brother, at least silently to herself. Thanks for reading. J