A/N: Sorry it's been so long! Sam's speech about Jules came to me on the way home from school today and I just had to write it! Anyway, this one contains Vancouver, sir, and Natalie Braddock! You've been warned!

Oh, and this is way in the future, not a part of any episode or related to any episode! I own nothing you recognize!

"Are you sure about this Sam?" Jules asked on the plane.

Jules Callaghan and Sam Braddock were on their way to visit Sam's family in Vancouver, British Columbia, where the Braddock family was currently living.

"Of course I'm sure," Sam nodded, resting his hand on hers. "We're getting married. We have to visit my family."

"I know," Jules nodded. "But your mom knows, Natalie knows, it's only your dad who doesn't. And I know that you guys don't get along that well."

Just recently Sam had proposed to Jules and, of course, she had said yes. They'd told the team and now it was time to visit his family so everyone could meet her. Natalie was the only member of his family who had already met Jules and Sam wanted everyone else to meet her before the wedding.

"I know," Sam said. "But I want to do this. I need to do this."

"Okay," Jules said. "I love you."

"I love you too," he said as the flight attendant came by to tell them to buckle up as the plane was going to land soon.

They landed in Vancouver and went through customs. After getting out of the airport, they went to the current Braddock house and stood, knocking.

"Why don't I have a key? This is sort of my house, you know," Sam said, pacing back and forth while they waited for somebody to answer the door. "I should have a key!"

"Sam! Relax," Jules laughed, "it's okay that you have no key."

"I need a key, Jules," Sam sighed. "I don't know why...it just feels wrong to not have one."

"But you don't live here," she reminded him. "You live in Toronto...with me."

"Yeah," he smiled. "And I'd rather live with you than have a key."

"See? It's not that important to have a key," Jules said.

He nodded and leaned over to kiss her quickly, a kiss that then deepened and was becoming quite the kiss when Sam's sister opened the door.

"Oh," Natalie said. "I am so sorry you guys! I seem to always do that! Oh my god, I am so sorry!"

"Natalie," Jules laughed. "It's okay! We're just glad to see you again."

She hugged the younger girl and Sam and Jules entered the house.

"Mom? Sam and Jules are here!" Natalie yelled into the house.

Jules walked in and stared in awe, "Sam, Nat, this is amazing."

"It's not really that great," Natalie shrugged.

"You're kidding!" Jules exclaimed. "It's awesome! I love it!"

"I'm glad," Sam whispered in her ear as he pulled her towards the kitchen where his mother was likely to be.

"Sammy!" a woman came running out of the kitchen. "I am so glad to see you!"

"Hi Mom," Sam said, hugging his mother. "Mom, this is Jules, my fiancée."

"Jules," the woman pulled Jules into a hug as well. "It's so great to meet you! I've heard so much!"

"You too Mrs Braddock," Jules smiled. "Your home is amazing!"

"Thank you," his mother said. "But please, call me Anna."

"Okay Anna," she smiled. "Can I get a tour?"

"I'll show you guys around," Natalie said, pulling Sam and Jules along with her. "Come on! This is where you'll be sleeping."

"Who, Nat? This is where who will be sleeping?" Sam asked.

"Both of you," Natalie said. "Mom said she'd let you share a room."

"Really?" Sam raised his eyebrows. "She said that?"

"Well..." Natalie smiled. "I might have helped convince her..."

Sam rolled his eyes but smiled, "Thanks Nat."

"No problemo," Natalie laughed. "It's my early wedding gift to you!"

"Ahh, thanks Natalie," Jules said, hugging her future sister-in-law. "You rock, you know that?"

She shrugged and nodded, "I know. So..." she bit her lip, "when were you going to see Dad?"

"Soon," Sam said. "I just need to get ready."

"Okay," Natalie nodded. "Good luck. I'll leave you to it, kay?"

"Thanks Nat," Sam said as his sister left their room.

Sam and Jules got freshened up and, Sam swallowing hard and panicked, they set off for his father's office.

"You ready for this?" Jules asked him once they were outside the office. "You sure?"

He nodded and knocked on his father's door, entering when he got the word from inside.

"Dad," Sam said. "We're here."

His father spun around on his chair to face his son and his son's fiancée.

"Samuel," his father acknowledged. "And who is this?"

"My fiancée, Dad," Sam told him. "This is Jules."

"Jules?" Mr Braddock repeated. "Short for what?"

"Julianna," Jules informed him. "Julianna Callaghan."

"Lovely," he said, his voice as monotone as ever.

Jules thought that Sam's father seemed angry, for some reason. She knew she hadn't done anything wrong but she thought that, maybe, she might have offended him some way.

He seemed to be looking her over, judging her. She suddenly felt more self-conscious than she had since high school.

Sam seemed to sense this too since he whispered to Jules, "Go outside, I'll be back in a minute." She nodded and turned to leave, leaving Sam saying to his father, "Could I speak with you for a minute, sir?"

His father nodded and Jules took that as her cue to leave.

"What's wrong father?" Sam asked the second Jules had closed the door behind her.

"I think you can do better than her," his father replied steadily.

"What?" Sam asked, almost angrily.

Jules, on the other side of the door, could hear everything. And it physically hurt to hear his father, her future father-in-law, say that about her. What did he mean? Sure, Jules knew Sam could do better than her. There was nothing special about her but she had never thought that somebody would tell him he could do better.

"I'm sorry Samuel," his father repeated inside the office. "I just think you could do better."

"Yeah," Sam spat. "I know. You said that already. But, sir, how do you think I can do better than Jules? She's the kindest, bravest, most loving woman I have ever met. She's insanely beautiful, extremely intelligent and she's got the biggest heart I know. She's got an excellent job, one that we share, and she's a sniper to boot. And you know what the real kicker is? She happens to be just as in love with me as I am with her."

There was silence in the office for a moment. Sam stood at the foot of his father's desk, not knowing Jules was outside and could hear everything he had said. His father did not speak so Sam took it upon himself to talk again.

"Tell me again, how am I supposed to better than Jules?"

Again, there was no response from his father.

"That's what I thought," Sam said, exiting the office and almost running into Jules on the other side. "Oh, sorry."

"Sam," she said gently. "Sam...I heard."

"Jules, I am so sorry," he shook his head, "I don't know what he means. I couldn't do better than you. You are the only person I can imagine ever loving."

"Good," Jules said. "Because I don't care what your father thinks of me. I don't care if he hates me. I love you, okay? I love you so much and that's the important part, isn't it?"

"Yeah," Sam smiled. "That's the important part."

He leaned over to kiss her once again.

"Oh my god! I seriously need to stop doing this!" Natalie winced as she turned the corner, walking in on Sam and Jules kissing.

The two broke apart and laughed, waving at Natalie. She smiled weakly and turned around, running off again.

"We really need to find somewhere more private," Jules sighed.

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