"I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride." the vicar told Daniel who immediately cupped Janet's face in his hands and kissed her tenderly.

A round of applause rang out through the hotel and cheers erupted from Cassandra, Sam and Jack who then made his way to where Daniel and Janet were standing. He looked at Sam, Daniel taking Janet's hand and leading her over to the children who hugged the happy couple who then kissed again, the joy of finally being married hitting them and filling their hearts with happiness.

"Samantha Carter you have been the love of my life since the very first moment that I met you. Having you in my life, holding you in my arms every day and seeing that incredible smile of yours makes every day worth living. You are my soul mate and I would be honoured if you would agree to become my wife ... here and now."

Sam looked at her friends, who smiled at her blissfully, their arms wrapped around each other. She then looked at Jack who stood there, fear and anticipation clear on his face making him look even more adorable than usual. She could feel her eyes filling up with tears of joy, and then she ran to Jack who took her into his arms and lifted her up.

"Of course I'll marry you baby, right here and right now. You arranged all this?" she asked as he kissed her nose.

"Well you know me. I'm ... "

"Sweet yeah I know." she told him kissing his nose back.

"Are we to go ahead with the ceremony?" the vicar asked the pair who were still entwined in each others arms.

"Yes we are." Sam told the man who smiled.

Janet walked up to the pair and gave them her bouquet of flowers.

"It's about time." she told them before rejoining her husband to watch two of her best friends fulfil their dreams.

The party had been going on for over two hours now and was still in full swing. The atmosphere that had been created by the guests becoming snowed in and by Daniels disappearance the previous day had

disappeared and given way to holiday spirit and happiness over the double wedding that had taken place that day.

"You happy baby?" Jack asked Sam, holding her tightly against him as they slow danced, forehead to forehead.

"I've never been happier Jack." she replied looking deeply into those chocolate brown eyes that she so dearly adored. "Thank you so much for loving me. For so long I've wanted this and for so long I thought that we would never be here."

"And now we are."

"And now we are." she repeated contentedly. "I just wish dad and General Hammond ... "

"I know, me too. That's why we're having a blessing when we get back to Colorado..me and you and Danny boy and the Doc with the whole military thing going on. It's all been sorted."

"How'd you?"

"Hey the phones still work ... well they did last night when I called. Both your father and the good General wish us all the best." he told her twirling her, then dipping her.

"I love you so much. What did I ever do to deserve you Jack O'Neill?" she asked as he brought her back up into his arms.

"Oh I don't know Mrs Samantha Carter-O'Neill, but we're here and we've got each other always, whatever happens and whoever might come along."

"Always." she repeated with a smile kissing him passionately as the music played on around them.

Daniel held Janet tightly in his arms, rocking her gently to the music as she rested her head against his chest, feeling the beating of his heart against her cheek. He looked down at the beautiful woman he held. Even after going through nearly nine months of pregnancy with their child she still looked as beautiful as she did the moment that he had first saw her, even more so, he thought tenderly as she looked up at him with a loving smile appearing on her lips.

"What are you thinking about Dr. Jackson?" she asked him.

Daniel ran a finger down her cheek.

"About how beautiful you are, how incredible you are and just how much I love you." he told her softly.

"A lot I hope."

He kissed her forehead.

"Oh yeah." he replied. "You Janet Fraiser-Jackson are my whole world and I swear to you from the bottom of my heart you always will be. I know things started off pretty direly between us, but somewhere along the course of the last few years that changed. Shau'ri died and you were there, I got hurt and you were there, always watching over me and always ready to put up with my whining or my challenging you."

"Well sweetie my infirmary just wouldn't be the same without you." she replied kissing his cheek.

"I can safely say that I, Janet, have fallen for you big time. You stuck by my side through every bad thing which has happened to me, and knowing me that is a lot. You never faltered, you never lost faith and now you're my wife and I am so happy that we are here now, with two children, another on the way and each other. I just wanted you to know that I loved Shau'ri Janet, I can't deny it, but you're my future. You are the person who I want to grow old and decrepit with and have masses of grandchildren with because I adore you. I adore this face." he told her stroking her cheek "I adore this nose." he told her kissing it. "I adore these eyes." he told her kissing her eyelids tenderly "And I adore this." he told her resting a hand on her stomach under which their child kicked.

"I adore this too." she told him resting a hand on top of his "And I love you so much." she told him, a tear falling from her eye which he kissed away. "I never dreamt that we would ever be doing this. Dancing on our wedding day, holding each other like this ... for so long I..it was hard baby." she told him.

"I know. But here we are Mrs Jackson and I can assure you that I love you so much, and that I am going to forever."

"It was definitely a beautiful wedding. How did you manage it?" she asked.

"With the help of a few friends. You know I don't plan to marry anymore sweetie and I wanted the wedding between me and the person I want to be with forever to be special ... "

"It was." she told him. "And Sam and Jack ... I am so glad that they finally got their act together."

"Me too. I just hope everything else works out for them." he told his wife rubbing her stomach.

"So do I." she told him with a smile, putting he arms tightly around him and kissing him passionately before leading him over to the sofa where Rosie, Michael, Cassandra, Dylan and Summer were sitting giggling.

"How you guys doing?" Janet asked them as Daniel sat down and pulled her down next to him tenderly.

"Great. You?" Cassandra asked giving her mother a hug.

"Great sweetie. Has this one been behaving herself?" she asked motioning towards Summer who was playing with Dylan next to Rosie, still looking as cute as she had when they made their way down the stairs.

"She's been great." Rosie told them, Michael putting his arm around his wife.

"Momma." the little child said sweetly reaching out to Janet, who immediately took her up into her arms and kissed her tiny nose.

"Congratulations you guys." Rosie told the beaming pair.

"Yeah. You're a sweet couple." Michael told them "I hope you're happy like this as long as you live."

"Believe me we do too." Daniel replied hugging his wife and their daughters.

"Happy Christmas Eve Daniel" Janet told him.

"You too honey." he replied kissing her.

"They look pretty happy too." Michael told the group looking at Sam and Jack who were lovingly wrapped in each others arms in the spot where they were dancing.

"Yeah well it's all been a bit of a drama for them with regulations and everything ... " Daniel started.

"But I don't think they're gonna have any trouble making up for lost time." Cassie continued smiling.

"I definitely get that impression." Rosie added, lifting Dylan onto her lap.

"So what's next? it's getting kinda late." Rosie asked the pair.

"Well for these two I think it's an early night." she replied looking at Summer who was looking sleepily at her mother, and Dylan who was the same.

"Looks like it is for them too ... night guys." Daniel replied as Jack led Sam upstairs them both grinning at Daniels comment.

"Well what do you say we go put Summer to bed and then have an earl night too honey, you look tired." Daniel commented.

"That'd probably be a good idea." Janet replied patting her stomach.

"Okay guys. Good night ... and congratulations." Rosie told them giving them each a hug, Michael shaking Daniels hand and kissing Janet's cheek, then picking up Dylan ready to take him upstairs.

"What about you Cass?" Janet asked her adoptive daughter.

"I think I'll just grab something to eat and then head up to bed. The sooner I get to sleep the sooner it's Christmas." she told them with a smile.

"Okay sweetie, but don't stay down here too late." Daniel told her kissing her on the forehead and then lifting the tired Summer of Janet's lap.

"Okay dad." Cassie replied with a smile.

"Night guys." Rosie and Michael told them as they took Dylan upstairs.

"Good night. See you on Christmas Day huh." Daniel shouted to them, as him, his wife and their child made their way upstairs.