The Jumper was silent as Jack piloted it up and out of Earth's atmosphere. Sam sat in the chair beside him, quietly staring out at the stars. Cameron and Teal'c stood behind them, lost in thoughts. Vala leaned against the wall a ways back, stubbornly refusing to even look at Daniel, who was leaning against the wall opposite of her, immersed in trying to put the Book of Origin that he had brought back from Adria's ship back together. Ettan jumped into Sam's lap, giving her a painfully bored expression.

"Sam," Jack whispered, leaning towards her. Sam frowned at him.

"Yeah?" she hissed back, confused as to why they were whispering.

"Tell T and Mitchell to brace themselves for a hard turn."

Sam frowned at him uncomprehendingly, but did as told. Teal'c and Cameron gave her strange looks as well, but she shrugged and they grabbed onto sturdy braces. As soon as Jack saw Sam had a good hold on Ettan, he directed the Jumper into a hard left turn. Behind him, Daniel completely lost his grip on the book and stumbled towards Vala, who's back slammed against the wall. On impulse, Daniel flung his arms forward to stop him from crashing into the ex-con, hands landing beside either side of her head, body pressed against hers.

Absolutely still, Vala stared into Daniel's eyes, taken off guard. Daniel froze in her stare, not thinking to move away. Neither was aware of their surroundings. Sam glanced back to them and grinned, seeing now what had been going on in her husband's head.

Without exactly realizing what he was doing, Daniel leaned his head forward the slightest fraction to brush his lips against Vala's. At that simple touch, Vala melted and wrapped her arms around his neck to keep herself from falling to the ground. A warm smile growing on his lips, Daniel continued the kiss, unwilling to let go and ecstatic to know she had forgiven him.

"Daddy?"

Daniel felt an all-too familiar tug on his pants leg and drew away to look down at Ettan. Jack whipped his head around and gave Sam an almost outraged look. Sam raised her hands in defense. Vala's shoulders slumped and she looked away, her heart sinking to her toes. Quietly, Daniel lowered himself to one knee and gently placed a hand on his son's shoulder.

"I'm kinda busy right now, Ettan, okay?" With that, he stood back up to smile at Vala's shocked expression. She opened her mouth to talk, but he quickly silenced her with another passionate kiss.

Sam noticed Ettan's dejected expression and quickly scurried over to pick him up again. After Jack shut off the compartment Daniel and Vala were in from everyone else, Sam nudged Ettan's chin upward to look into his eyes.

"You want your dad to be happy, right?" she asked. Ettan nodded numbly. Sam smiled. "Well, I don't think I've ever seen him as happy as he is now."

"Actually…" Jack said slowly. "I have."

Sam, Cameron and Teal'c looked to the retired General in surprise.

"You have?" Cameron asked. "When?"

"With Sha're," Jack replied. "Sha're…was his life. His sun, his Earth, his everything. When she was taken…well, you saw him. He would've done anything do get her back. And he sure did try. And then when she died…a part of him died as well. A few times it may have seemed like that hole was filled, only to be ripped away again. Now…well, Vala's healthy for him. She fills that hole, and I don't mean to say she replaces Sha're cuz she doesn't. But she makes him happy. And she annoys the hell outta him too, which is good. The guy needs someone to keep him in line."

"And her as well," Teal'c added.

"Yeah!" Jack agreed. "I've only seen one match more perfect than the two of them," he said with a glance to Sam. She grinned.

"Love you, too, Jack."

Teal'c and Cameron shared a look, one that said nothing and everything. They both knew what they were going to do when they got home.

A/N: I love reviewers and live for constructive criticism!