Three weeks later.
She came out of the bathroom, the little white stick still in her hand. She was studying it so hard Jack had no idea what was going on still.
"Sam?" he asked her, the words coming out in a husky whisper.
She looked up at him and with her whole body shaking in response happy tears, her hand came up to her mouth covering it as she nodded. "I'm pregnant." She whispered.
He jumped up and wrapped her in his arms, the pregnancy test put carefully into his hands he looked at that precious second line on the test and held her closer.
"Jack, we're—"she stuttered, completely amazed at the results. "I didn't think it could happen right away." She whispered to him, she pulled back to look him in the eyes. "How does it feel—daddy?" she asked him.
Sam watched him trying to identify the feeling which was reflected in his eyes but she couldn't read him. Had she only flattered herself into thinking she knew Jack better in the last almost four months? She thought she knew him now, more than ever but all the same the expression on his face was both unfamiliar and unreadable to her. "Jack?" she asked.
"I promised myself I wouldn't do this until we resolved the whole Aschen thing sorted, that there was some resolve to it, but I don't think I can wait anymore." He said softly. Sam was completely confused when he pulled something out of his pocket and handed it to her. A small green velvet box. She looked confused before she opened it, a small gasp escaping her as she saw the content. "I thought you'd like it in champagne or hidden in your blue jello. I kept trying to think of how to do it. A romantic meal for you or take you out some place fancy and do it." He told her. She looked at him and giggled where he shrugged and his head ducked nervously "only if you like?" he asked her.
"Jack—"she smiled trying to take the edge of his nervous energy.
"I'm awful at romance!" he reprimanded himself. "You deserve a grand gesture and a marching band, shooting stars and the moon brought down for you—" he continued. "But if you wouldn't mind—I'd like to be your husband—you know—you know me better, you know—"
Sam chuckled and stroked his cheek. It was enough to silence him long enough for her to say "Yes—Jack."
His eyes shot to hers, wide in amazement. "What?" he asked.
"Yes, I want to marry you."
He took her quickly in his arms holding her tightly to him. "Are you sure?" he whispered in awe.
Sam giggled and looked him in the eyes "Of course." She told him. "Although let's make it soon, I do not want my wedding pictures to include a baby bump." She laughed.
"Okay!" he returned happily. "ASAP got it!" he exclaimed. He unwrapped himself from her where he looked at the ring and then her again. "Do you like it?" he asked her.
"I love it." She told him softly. "Jack, it's beautiful."
He smiled and bit into his bottom lip. "It's been in the family for generations." Jack told her, and took it out of the case and slipped it onto her finger what looked like the wrong way, "The Claddagh's design and the knots are traditional in Ireland, usually passed down mother to daughter but I have no sisters so I got it off my grandma actually. The heart for love, the hands for friendship and the crown for loyalty. The Gemstone was put in because my great great grandpa didn't want nothing 'common' on his girls hand.`` This made Sam laugh. "But its traditional to wear it pointing towards the fingertips when engaged, then when we get married you point it the right way round." he explained.
"That's tradition?" she asked him.
"Ya." he nodded., "Silly I know-"
"I love it!" she exclaimed.
"Sara didn't like it, said she wanted diamonds."
"I can't see how she couldn't." Sam admitted looking at it laying on her left hand fourth finger.
"Came all the way from Ireland." He said kissing her hand where it lay.
"It's gorgeous." She smiled as he came up and looked her in the eyes.
"Just like the women who wears it." He said to her softly.
She blushed and kissed him again "This is the perfect day." She said quietly.
"And it's only eight thirty in the morning." He smiled. "I'm sorry about the proposal." He told her softly.
"It was perfect," she laughed. "Perfectly you, perfectly us." She smiled.
He held her close again before he stepped back and then pulled her into the kitchen. "You sit down my queen." He said presenting her with her stool as a throne. "What can I get you for breakfast?" he asked her.
She giggled at his attentiveness, as he handed her a banana as a starter, although she had learned he was a very attentive lover in the past few months it still took her by surprise. Jack, her fiancé(!) was different to 'the colonel' or 'sir'. He was a hugger, he held her close to him for hours, not even for sex just for hugs, just to be physically close with no signs of relenting. She was glad, she was a natural hugger too, something Jonas was not. He called her 'clingy' even in the after sex hugs, she'd been surprised when Jack had held her for hours and had whispered he never wanted to let go.
"Penny for them?" he asked her.
"I was just thinking—how lucky I am." She offered him biting into the banana.
"It's me that's lucky." He said softly. "Knocked up a gorgeous blonde—" he said with a smirk on his face he winked at her glare before she caved and chuckled. "-who is so out of her senses she's agreed to marry me."
"Well you did knock me up—" she said with a smile before it quickly faded. "Oh no!" she exclaimed before she made a run for the bathroom.
She was quickly followed by Jack who sat beside her rubbing her back soothingly. He waited for the wave of sickness to subside before he whispered. "No banana's then?" he asked her.
"Apparently not." She managed.
"That's okay." He said grabbing a face cloth and running it under the warm water, wringing it out he placed it on the back of her neck. "Oh God!" she groaned "that's good!"
He chuckled and with a small smile said "Its funny what you remember." He said pensively, he then paused in shock of his revelation to her. "I-I'm sorry—" he said stumbling on his words.
Her hand came out onto his knee beside her, still not convinced she wasn't about to throw up so her head remained next to the toilet bowl. "Don't feel sorry for talking about your life before we met." She whispered. "I want to hear about it," she told him "especially Charlie," she continued "if you're comfortable talking to me about it, then I'm privileged." He said finally able to turn her head to look at him.
A Week after that
Daniel stepped through the gate, the rest of SG-1 had gone ahead, he had walked behind their new visitors and Mollem.
"This is the world of our ancestors." The female said amazed.
"That's right, well we're underground right now, I'm sure we can arrange a trip to the surface if you're interested." Daniel said with a smile, noting the uncomfortable look on Mollem's face.
"There are legends among our people of the Tau'ri sunset, the spectacular colours at twilight." The male nodded
"We'll be sure to make it at twilight then, Mollen of course you're welcome to join us."
"Doctor Jackson, you've brought us more visitors." Hammond observed.
"Yes!" Daniel said with a nod.
"This is Albina and Cicero from Orbis Terra." Major Barrett nodded introducing them "Doctor Jackson has surmised they came from earth round about the time of the Roman empire."
"That's a lot more recent than a lot of others which were taken. " Hammond observed.
"I think their God Jupiter, shares links with the Asgard." Daniel said with a nod.
"You're very welcome." Hammond said with a smile to them both. "Doctor Jackson, post mission check up, then—"
"Complimentary tour." He said with a smile. "I look forward to it." He nodded to them all and excused himself heading for the infirmary.
He sat down at one of the beds, his legs swinging over the side as Janet approached. "Did you get them?" she asked him.
He looked around before slipping the vials into her hand. "They were fascinated by our 'primitive' methods." Daniel said quietly to her.
"You think I could offer them a 'fun' body scan?" She whispered to Daniel, slipping the vials into her pocket.
"Oh yeah, they'll be amazed." Daniel whispered to her.
Janet raised her eyebrow "I can't believe we're doing this."
Daniel chuckled "Come on, this isn't the craziest plan SG-1 has pulled off."
Janet took a deep breath and smiled. "Yeah."
A few hours later their visitors arrived at the SGC infirmary. Daniel followed by Teal'c and Mollen. Daniel gave a brief explanation of what it was and then Janet approached.
"Speaking of which, this is Doctor Janet Fraser." He introduced her "Janet, this is Albina and Cicero." Daniel introduced.
"Pleased to meet you." She said politely.
"This alliance must be hard for you Doctor Fraser, once part of the alliance your job will be next to obsolete." Albina observed.
"Every Doctor's dream is their own demise." Janet said back to her.
"What technology do you use here?" Cicero asked her.
Janet walked them around the infirmary, her audience captivated by her tour, she smiles at the end when Albina observed "it's really very interesting Doctor Fraser, despite it being in a cruder form the end effects are really quite clever."
"We only wish we could have technology more advanced to help us further." Janet nodded.
"Which is why the Aschen alliance is so important to you?" Albina asked.
"That and we like to make friends." Daniel smiled.
"Tell me again how does your body scanners work?" Cicero asked, still fascinated by it.
Janet smiled "I can do one better than that." She said invitingly. "How about you two see it in action?"
"I don't think—" Mollen started.
"Oh yes!" Albina asked. "What fun!"
"Will it harm us?" Cicero asked.
"Well no—" Mollen started "it's just a body scan and that data—"
"Isn't saved unless I tell it to be—" Janet said, unseen to the visitors Teal'c's eyebrow raised surprised.
"Maybe I can go first." Cicero confirmed.
Janet was working on the samples later when Teal'c came to her office.
"Teal'c" she said with a smile. "This is unexpected" she added "What can I do for you?"
He came into the office closing the door behind him. "I came to ask about your deception regarding the body scans you performed this afternoon." He stated, Janet took a deep breath in, "We both know any information is automatically saved to the base's database."
"Yes we do." Janet acknowledged.
With an awkward silence Teal'c assured her "I have not informed General Hammond of the indiscretion."
"There is an honourable reason for all this Teal'c."
His head bowed as a nod "How can I be of assistance?"
She thought about what she was about to say to him for a second. "You're loyal to this world Teal'c," she observed "but you first gave your alliance to Colonel O'Neill." She said to him, again his head bowed agreeing "What if I told you, you could do both again?"
He thought about it for a second before he said "In what way may I be of service to you and O'Neill?"