PARK

John was finishing up with Mitchell and Teal'c setting up the sports equipment. Mitchell had pulled out his fishing poles to let John see if he wanted to go fishing later. It had seemed like eons that John had went fishing and he appreciated the fact that Mitchell remembered him saying how he liked fishing. Teal'c decided to see if Sam, Vala or Aeryn needed any additional help with the food. John and Mitchell were stringing the poles and setting the hooks near Mitchell's car. Mitchell and John were getting constant stares by passerby's wondering if they were twins. John was watching Aeryn, he saw that Vala had hugged Aeryn and believed that Vala had finally made up with his wife.

"See Col, I told you my wife would warm up to Vala. It looks like they made up." Said John.

"Call me Cam, and yeah I'm glad they made up. Your wife is an amazing woman. She scares the men to death and the women on base practically see her as a goddess."

John was laughing. "Yeah, that's my wife alright. Scarring half the universe."

"I see how much you care for Aeryn. Both of you look like your on your honeymoon half the time."

"Well, I love her more than life itself. I can't live without her. She's the air that I breathe."

"So, how did you two meet?" Cam wanted to get to know John a little better and understand how two people were so in love.

"Well it's the strangest thing. Almost like your sci fi novels. Boy meets girl, girl beats up boy, and boy falls in love and live seemingly happy ever after."

"Oh, come on John, there's more to you two than that. Especially about the beat up part and seemingly; what does that mean, if I may ask?"

"Well in short; I was experimenting on my reality earth about Quantum physics and alternate space travel. I got thrown through a wormhole, captured by some aliens on a living ship, met Aeryn in a holding cell, and she beat the crap out of me. It was love at first sight."

John was laughing to himself and remembering that special moment.

"Well. Said Cam, go on, go on."

"Ah yes, where was I. Yeah then some crazed Peacekeeper commander was chasing me through the galaxy for accidentally killing his brother and Aeryn brought me back to face punishment. Well one thing led to another and they kicked Aeryn out of the Peacekeepers. Aeryn was born a peacekeeper, which was her whole life and now they had abandoned her, considered her irreversably contaminated because she was captured with me. She was alone Cam, had no ideal how to survive without her only family she knew."

Cam listened intently as he saw John looking at his wife. John then continued.

"Well let me tell you she was a hard, no nonsense bad ass warrior. Her race is Sebacean and she was bred never to love or feel any emotion accept being superior to other races. She has been through some very rough times; some would make your hair stand on end. But through it all Aeryn and I learned to trust one another thru thick and thin. We're like a well oiled machine her and I, can't work or live without the other. I've almost lost her so many times and we cherish the good times we have. Moya and our friends on board are family and she will fight to the death to protect me and the others, no questions asked. She's tough, intelligent and beyond beautiful. She is so passionate about everything she does and what a pilot; she can outdo you and me in space or on land and I'm not exaggerating either. She still amazes me no matter what she does and believe me it's hard to out due Aeryn. But yet, when you get to know her, she the warmest, kindest and sweetest person you ever met in your life. Don't say that to her or she'll kick your ass and mines. But I live my life thru and with her; she is my sunshine, my light when everything is dark and I've lost my way. I love her so much it hurts, and when I see her smile; Man, she lights up a galaxy. She's my star, my guiding beacon and I would be lost without her, I would die for her and she for me and nothing in this universe would keep me from her."

Cam was speechless for a few moments. He was envious of these two people. John had described in a lifetime what Cam would want out of any relationship he may have. His thoughts were to get these two people home no matter what. But today, he and his team would make sure they had a good time while in their reality and to protect them both at all cost.

"Hey Cam, said John, I'm getting hungry and I know my wife doesn't like to be kept waiting."

"Your right lets go, fishing can wait and if I know my team, they don't like to be kept waiting either."

John and Cam arrived at the picnic table area. John and Aeryn sat together and Vala and Mitchell sat with Aeryn and John, and Teal'c and Sam sat down next. Everyone kept staring at John and Aeryn and how they looked at one another with such love. Teal's noticed also how they acted towards one another and lifted his eyebrow and slightly and smiled. John stood up with a can of pop and toasted the picnic.

"Everyone, I know this is strange, but that's nothing new to Aeryn and I." Aeryn nudged John in the side." Everyone laughed at Aeryn's poking John.

"Ow, ok, ok. I would like to thank everyone for being so nice to my wife and I. We know you all are doing everything in your power to get us back home to Moya and we both appreciate what you're doing to make us feel welcomed and a part of your team and family. Aeryn and I think of this as a little vacation and man did we need this. But from the bottom of my heart, we thank you for this food and the company and this picnic. It was a wonderful surprise and especially to you Vala, we could never thank you enough for everything you have done, especially helping to save my wife. She's everything to me and you helped save my sunshine."

John sat down, a little misty eyed and kissed Aeryn and Aeryn caressed his face looking into each others eyes.

Everyone saw the affection they had for one another. Vala and Sam just sighed and Cam and Teal'c smiled at the couple.

Cam finally chimed in. "Well, like my grandmother used to say; if you got the feet, let's go eat."

John looked up at Cam. "Your grandmother used to say that too?"

"Oh, mother not yours too?"

"That's Oh Brother Aeryn, Oh brother."

Everyone was laughing at John's correction of Aeryn, much like when they are always correcting Vala.

Everyone had a great time. The food was good; there was a nice breeze and laughter. John and Cam were trying to outdo one another on jokes and grandmother sayings. When they had finished eating, John showed Aeryn how to hit a birdie across the net for the game of bat mitting. Aeryn couldn't see why you had to hit the plastic thing so lightly. Aeryn was trying to hit it so hard, the piece they called the birdie kept lodging in the net. Aeryn gave up and started teasing John it would be easier if she just shot it. Everyone thought Aeryn was funny for suggesting that. John couldn't tell them how serious Aeryn was about that action.

Finally John showed Aeryn how to swing on the swings. She got the hang of it when John pushed her couple of times and she kept yelling higher, higher. John was beside himself, he saw how much fun Aeryn was having and he just kept pushing her higher until some of the kids in the park were getting annoyed that they were taking up all the time on the swings. Next they played touch football. Aeryn Sam and Vala where one team and the guys were on the other. Cam kept getting confused on who was who. Was it Vala he was going after or Aeryn? Aeryn had the same confusion with John and Cam and finally would call John's name out and he would answer. John couldn't help laughing at the confusion and would drop the ball when Vala kept trying to say she was Aeryn. They were beginning to draw a crowd when people kept seeing what they thought were twins playing in the park. Most people have seen kids that were twins, but a set of twin adults was something to see.

People in the park kept wanting to take their pictures together and it was drawing a larger than normal crowd. Sam and Teal'c decided it was time to pack up everything and start leaving. Cam had notified some of his people in the park to distract the onlookers so they could get a clean get away. Cam didn't want any press to start nosing around at who they were. One of his security people was faking drowning and the crowd shifted their attention towards the lake. His team was efficient and John and Aeryn got in the car with the rest of SG1 and headed back to base.

It was getting late in the afternoon and John had one request before they headed back. Cam had stopped a little further down the lake, where they were no crowds. He parked and the rest of SG1 sat over by a tree and watched Aeryn and John. John rented one of the boats for a half and hour and he sat Aeryn against him with a blanket over her and paddled down the lake. He had always wanted to do this with Aeryn every since he found out the lake rented boats. It was such a romantic moment and Vala and Sam just sighed. Cam and Teal'c just smiled.

Authors Note: Let me know what you think. I've been away from this story for awhile and wanted to let SG1 see what John and Aeryn had was so special. Next chapter us soon.