Jack had looked at her wide eyed as she walked down the aisle. She was beaming and absolutely stunning.
She wore an A-line wedding dress encrusted with beads, crystals, and sequins from the plunging bodice to the floaty, layered skirt. With glitter strewn layers of tulle and figure-shaping, bead-outlined godets, crossing beaded straps at the back which showed off her smooth back, and a supportive illusion panel.
Her short hair had quickly grown out to a cute pixie haircut, her bangs swept to the side in a silver diamond hairband and tucked behind her ears, cut short to the sides and back and a long veil which trailed behind her.
When they had signed the marriage certificate, Janet and Daniel were witnesses, only they bore witness to the look of amazement on Jack's face when she signed the line identified as 'party two signature', the line which showed how she would sign her name after marriage 'Samtha O'Neill'.
"Are- are you sure?" he asked her, amazed.
She'd smiled and looked into his eyes biting the corner of her bottom lip "I know I've always hated the idea of belonging to someone, like I'm some sort of property to be owned." she said with a quick swallow, "but then I thought about it and yes, the idea of belonging to someone is sickening, I thought maybe it would show I belong with you." she said quietly grabbing hold of his hand "Samantha O'Neill." She whispered "by choice."
He wrapped her into a hug holding her tight. "Does that mean the baby...?" he whispered to her making sure no one else heard.
"Almond is going to be an O'Neill."
Jack looked worried at her "Tell me that's not going to be its name?!"
Sam still whispering between them "No silly, like sprog or bean, a nickname until we have its sex, or until its birth."
"Geesh! You had me worried." he chuckled while she still giggled for her "Almond?" he whispered with a smile.
"Ya." she nodded.
"Okay then." he agreed.
"Hey what are you two whispering about?" Daniel had asked.
"Which position we're going to consummate this marriage in." Jack had gruffed.
"Ew!" Daniel objected. "too much information."
"Then don't ask a groom what he's whispering to his bride." Jack said with a wink to Sam.
He looked at her now, as they danced their first dance as husband and wife and he said "You look stunning by the way."
Sam smiled "Because you didn't mean it the other 100 times you said it already?" she teased him.
"I can't help it." Jack had retorted "My wife is hot!" he exclaimed with a smile as she chuckled for him "Even at week 8 of pregnancy."
"Shhh!" she whispered "they could all still hear you."
They looked around and saw the small group of friends they had banded together.
Daniel had stood as the best man, all too honoured to do so for his best friend and the woman who was like a sister to him.
Teal'c sat proudly not far from them, he wore a hat with the dark suit he wore. Jack was pretty sure Daniel had helped with Teal'c and the dress code.
Janet and Cassie were sat next to Teal'c both in light pink dresses, not too formal but pretty enough for their little wedding to be bridesmaids.
"Na!" he whispered to her.
"I was worried, but it turns out all the throwing up I'm doing is keeping off weight," he looked at her concerned "I'm okay," she whispered "and it does mean I fitted into this quite nicely." she smiled up at him.
"I'll say!" he grinned. "You've not even changed naked yet, I doubt anyone would notice when you're clothed."
"Janet said I was too nervous when I threw up this morning." Sam said with a smile, "they haven't been around much really. Besides, it's only week eight." she said then smiled "ish."
"When do you need to tell Janet?" Jack asked her.
"Soon." Sam admitted "I just wanted the wedding done before she started fussing over Almond."
"Is that how big they are?" he asked her,
"No, they're about the size of a kidney bean, maybe up to a raspberry." She said with a grin "Depending on their natural size."
He looked at her confused.
"Well you're tall I'm tall, at least for a woman, likelihood is this kid will be tall." Sam looked at the amazed look on his face. "What?"
"Nothing just, I know to you, this pregnancy is real twenty four hours a day, and I don't forget you're pregnant or anything, its just-"
"When I talk like that it makes it more real?" she asked him with a smile on her face.
"Ya." he nodded. "You look stunning." he said with a smile, knowing he was repeating himself "I thought you decided no to the veil?" he asked her.
"Ya, to wear over my face, I saw it with the dress and I just fell in love with it." She said smiling.
He grinned further "I'll be having you wear a chastity belt as a fashion accessory by the end of the year." he joked with a kicky quirk of the eyebrow.
Sam burst into giggles before she pressed her whole front into him and to whisper in his ear "I will if you will."
He jumped to attention before whispering in her ear "Fuck Sam."
"I thought the exact opposite was the purpose of those things." she teased him. "Although we're a little late for the original intended purposes." She giggled, he'd stopped dead still despite the fact they were meant to be dancing "although, for the purposes of now-" she shrugged and looked into his eyes. "Best wait for the baby to be out first huh?"
He managed a nod while swallowing trying to gain some sense of control. "I-Ummm, I didn't know if you'd be into that, you know, with what happened with Jonas and everything."
"Jonas' problems started and ended with the abuse and coherson." she said quietly. "I was young, impressionable and very inexperienced, I didn't know- a lot, about coherson, or rape, or consent actually-" she said shaking her head "There's a couple of things I definitely don't want, ever-" she admitted quietly. "But with you, I know I'm safe. My whole self trusts you, completely."
He looked into her wide blue trusting eyes. He brought her in closer to him, clinging to her gratefully. Yes he knew it, every second since she had come into his house eighteen weeks ago was trust on her part. Trust he was right about the Aschen, Trust that he wasn't being prideful, trust that he wasn't just taking advantage of her the second she was no longer his subordinate, trust in their relationship, trust in him.
"I don't deserve-" he started but was cut off by her lips pressing lovingly into his. "-Wow!"
She smiled looking into his eyes, she didn't notice the cake being brought out.
She was pleasantly surprised when she turned round and saw it for the first time. Jack had said he would take care of it, the details of the cake were not important to her; she didn't have a "dream wedding" in mind, ever. So she had agreed to let him to that detail, after all Jack was unlikely to swap or ignore that certain tradition, there were days Sam suspected he loved cake more then her. So when she had turned to see the seemingly traditionally white wedding cake, she'd been pleasantly surprised. It was only when you inspected the cake a little closer did you see, as it always was with Jack, the mischief was in the details.
The bride and groom wedding toppers were back to back, both with guns in their hands. The bride's leg showing up to where her wedding garter should be instead showed a thigh holster. Sam laughed and looked at her groom who shrugged "It was either this or the bride and groom on a bike, and the groom was steering-"
"Not a chance!" she laughed.
"The Holster was originally a garter I had it repainted." she laughed more "seemed more appropriate."
She nodded "I love it!" she told him.
The rest was plain white with sparkle silver glitter lace diamond decoration. "I figured you wouldn't be into the over decorated kind of cake."
"You figured right, Jack this is perfect." she smiled and then noticed something, what looked like the start of a star constellation etched into the back of the cake.
"Well almost-" he teased her, noticing it.
She looked at the bottom layer at the back of the cake, the cake itself had the symbols for earth from the stargate in the cake then a little stargate (without the symbols) standing proudly with a marble effect blue the colour of the wormhole. "Oh Jack!" she exclaimed.
"Top secret I know but-" he started.
She turned and hugged him, tears welling in her eyes. "It's perfect, Jack thank you." she whispered.
"No one will ever know, because it's hidden." he whispered to her.
"I got that." she laughed.
"I had to do it Sam, it's so much a part of you-so much a part of us-" he whispered gently.
"Thank you Jack! I miss it, I miss it so much." she whispered.
"I know, I'm sorry-" he started.
"It's not your fault." she reminded him. She pulled back and looked into his eyes "I love you Jack."
His heart ached for what she had sacrificed for the truth, and for him. He swore he'd someday make it better for her. "I love you too Sam."