Chapter Fifty Three
The next morning, after Sam and Jack had freshened up and been through two pots of coffee, they started making breakfast. It was almost ready when the rest of their family and friends started arriving in the kitchen, looking for coffee. Since it was a fine day outside, they decided to have it out doors. There were pancakes with maple syrup; bacon, eggs, and toast, fried up hash brown potatoes with onions, Irish tea or coffee and orange juice for everyone. It all went in no time at all.
They sat around talking over last cups of tea or coffee. Sam, with Jack's help, started cleaning up the dishes. Once all the dishes were sorted out and in the dishwasher, they made everyone some fresh coffee and the kids orange juice, before returning to the group. Just before lunch Jack and Sam went into town to buy some fresh rolls for lunch. When they returned, they got everything set up while the kids were playing with a bat and ball, even the adults played. Once lunch was set up, everyone went to help themselves and enjoyed their lunch.
After lunch, they all went to the Andrews Air Force base Chapel, where they were having their wedding. They were having their rehearsal. They did it three times. Once it was done, Sam and Jack introduced the Chaplain to their family and friends. He even asked how many there were going to be, just in case they needed more seating. When they told him how many were going to attend, he was shocked. They did warned him about this when they had their meeting a few weeks earlier.
After that, they left to head back to the house. Everyone had to get packed, since they had late afternoon flights. They all said their good byes for now and boarded the airport vans when they showed up. Once they were all gone, they had until Friday night to sort out any thing left to do. There was a family dinner planned on Friday at a restaurant in town.
Over the next few days they got everything sorted out for their wedding, Sam finished some of her work projects before the wedding. She was sitting alone at a table in the Pentagon cafeteria with a ham salad sandwich, blue jello and coffee. A man walked over to her table.
"Do you mind if I sit here?"
"Of course, sir" the man put his tray down and than he sat opposite her.
"I'm Major Paul Davis"
"Captain Samantha Carter" and they shook hands.
"I hear that congratulations are in order on your engagement"
"Thank you, sir. Jack and I have been engaged for three months"
"Three months. Have you set a date yet?"
"This Saturday"
"Wow, I thought you were engaged to Captain Hanson?"
"Was, and he isn't a captain any more. He was stripped of his rank and dishonorably discharged from the Air Force a couple of months ago"
"Now I remember. You where the one who was shot in Colorado Springs, three months ago"
"Yes, that was me"
"You are back to active duty then?"
"Not full active duty yet. Not for at least another month. I still have to take things easy for awhile, I had a close call back then"
"You were shot in the back?"
"Yes, close to my spine"
"Then who is Jack?" Sam smiled
"Col Jonathan "Jack" O'Neill, Air Force, Retired"
"That name sounds very familiar"
"He was in Special Forces/Black Ops. He was the one that was left behind when a mission went south in Iraq. He managed to escape, and save other prisoners lives. He also killed quite a few of their captors, including the one that the US Government was after"
"Of course, but wasn't he married?"
"Was. He has been divorced for almost a year and no, I had nothing to do with it, we met the day of the Air Force ball"
"Ah, I understand"
"I had better get back to work. It was nice meeting you Major Davis"
"You too Captain Carter, good luck with your wedding on Saturday"
"Thank you. I might see you around"
"Who knows, we might meet again. It's a small world after
all"
"You never know, bye"
"Bye" Sam left him to finish his lunch.
