The Perfect Wedding Present.
Daniel sat outside the infirmary, Cassandra asleep with her head on his shoulder, the General tapping his foot with impatience sitting at the other side of him, and Teal'c standing expressionless by the door, though he could swear that at some moments he could see a smile cross the lips of the Jaffa. Janet meanwhile was delivering the baby, having promptly gotten into her green scrubs as soon as she had arrived at the infirmary.
It had been two hours since Sam had gone into labour and everyone was tired. Daniel was almost asleep himself, but as soon as that door was opened he snapped fully awake. His wife was standing at the door, a huge grin on her face.
"Well guys I'd like to announce that the SGC now has a beautiful little girl to coo over."
"Are they allowed visitors?" General George Hammond asked itching to see the newest member of the SGC.
. "Sam's tired, but yeah she said it'd be fine."
Daniel woke up the sleeping Cassandra and followed Teal'c and the General inside, taking his wifes hand and holding it tightly. They walked in to the infirmary to see something they had been longing to see since Sam and Jack had really gotten to know each other, Jack was sitting with Sam in his arms, his baby daughter gurgling quietly in her mothers.
"She's beautiful Sam." Janet told her friend sitting down beside her. "She's got her fathers eyes, and her mothers smile." she commented giving her friend a kiss on the forehead.
"Yeah congratulations guys." Daniel said, a grin materialising on his face at the sight of the newborn child. "She's perfect."
"She's really something aint she." Jack O'Neill stated proudly brushing Sams soaked hair off her face and kissing her.
"They both are son." the General commented "You should be proud."
"I am proud Sir, and thanks...for everything."
"So what are you gonna call her?" Cassandra asked getting up onto the bed next to Sam to see the baby.
"Actually General we'd like you to name her. You kept us together sir, you made this possible." Jack told the smiling General.
"I'd be honoured son." he answered walking over to the bed to get a closer look.
"Would you like to hold her sir?" the Major asked smiling happily at her child.
The General proudly leant down and took the newborn into his arms "You know I think she looks like an Isabel, what do you think."
"Isabel Rose." Teal'c contributed, prompting a smile from the others.
"I like that." Sam answered "Isabel Rose O'Neill."
"Then Isabel Rose it is." O'Neill stated walking over to the General who was pulling faces at the baby.
"Well as much as I'd like to stay, I have a marquee in the grounds of the base. I'd better go check and see how unruly the troops are getting." he said lovingly handing the baby back to her already doting father and then leaving.
"Teal'c would you like a hold?" O'Neill offered.
"I do not believe that would be a good idea O'Neill. I am of a very large build and she is very small. I would not want to harm her."
"Teal'c I don't think you would." O'Neill reassured.
Teal'c walked over to theColonels side and held the tiny child in his arms. Gently he rocked her, a smile appearing on his face as the child looked right into is eyes.
"I will always protect you Isabel O'Neill." the gentle giant vowed, the others hearts warming at the declaration.
"What about you Danny boy, wanna hold my baby girl?." O'Neill asked his smiling friend who immediately got up and walked over to Teal'c..
"You got her?" Jack asked as Teal'c placed the child in Daniels arms.
"I think so." he said quietly going over to Janet and sitting by her on the bed. "Hey there Isabel, I'm your uncle Daniel, yes I am. Aren't you a sweetie? Yes you are. She's beautiful." he then said turning to her parents. "Look at how tiny she is." he told them counting her tiny fingers which clasped around his index finger.
"Yeah." Jack answered joining Sam on the bed, wrapping his arms around her. "It's amazing how much love you can feel for something that small." he answered once again kissing Sam.
"Yeah well I hope to find that out one day." he answered quietly so as not to put any pressure on his wife who looked at him with a sweet smile.
"Janet you want to hold her?" Sam asked her best friend.
"Yeah." she answered smiling. "Oh you're adorable." she cooed as Daniel handed the baby to her.
"You're a natural." Sam told her, a glint of something in her eye when she watched her friend handling the child.
"Thanks." Janet said proudly rocking the baby who fell asleep in her arms.
Sam held out her arms and Janet handed the child back to her. She kissed her daughter, a massive surge of love flowed through her for both her child and for Jack.
"Someones tired I think." Sam commented looking lovingly at her daughter.
"I don't think she's the only one." Jack told Sam noticing how tired she looked. He then noticed Daniel once again cooing over the now sleeping child.
"Getting broody huh Danny boy?" he stated making his friend smile.
"It's hard not to." his friend answered stroking the childs face. "I guess for us it'll happen when it happens." he said squeezing Janet's hand.
"Well I hope you don't mind if that's sooner rather than later." she said quietly.
"Huh?" Daniel said not hearing her comment.
"Daniel." she said taking his hand. "There's something I've been trying to tell you all day. I was going to tell you before the wedding but I got scared, then when we were dancing but Sam went into labour and..."
"Honey what are you saying?" he asked turning his full attention to his wife.
She took his hand in hers and put it gently on her stomach, then squeezed it and smiled.
"You're pregnant?" he asked in shock. At first he didn't know what to say as his wife smiled in confirmation. He saw the excitement in her eyes, but he also saw fear that he was going to reject her, the fear that came when you had your first child. He looked at his hand on her stomach, then at the child in his friends arms, then at her.
"Daniel?" Janet asked as he sat there frozen. "This wasn't quite the..."
And he kissed her, lifting her chin up with his fingers tenderly, holding her tight in his arms. "I love you." he whispered in her ear grinning. "I love the both of you."
"I love you too." Janet whispered back as they sat there in each others arms, the day being special for so many reasons as a new life came into the world, the promise of a new one was confirmed and new lives with the ones they loved were started by all.
Copyright (c) 2000 Lucy Elmer.
Daniel sat outside the infirmary, Cassandra asleep with her head on his shoulder, the General tapping his foot with impatience sitting at the other side of him, and Teal'c standing expressionless by the door, though he could swear that at some moments he could see a smile cross the lips of the Jaffa. Janet meanwhile was delivering the baby, having promptly gotten into her green scrubs as soon as she had arrived at the infirmary.
It had been two hours since Sam had gone into labour and everyone was tired. Daniel was almost asleep himself, but as soon as that door was opened he snapped fully awake. His wife was standing at the door, a huge grin on her face.
"Well guys I'd like to announce that the SGC now has a beautiful little girl to coo over."
"Are they allowed visitors?" General George Hammond asked itching to see the newest member of the SGC.
. "Sam's tired, but yeah she said it'd be fine."
Daniel woke up the sleeping Cassandra and followed Teal'c and the General inside, taking his wifes hand and holding it tightly. They walked in to the infirmary to see something they had been longing to see since Sam and Jack had really gotten to know each other, Jack was sitting with Sam in his arms, his baby daughter gurgling quietly in her mothers.
"She's beautiful Sam." Janet told her friend sitting down beside her. "She's got her fathers eyes, and her mothers smile." she commented giving her friend a kiss on the forehead.
"Yeah congratulations guys." Daniel said, a grin materialising on his face at the sight of the newborn child. "She's perfect."
"She's really something aint she." Jack O'Neill stated proudly brushing Sams soaked hair off her face and kissing her.
"They both are son." the General commented "You should be proud."
"I am proud Sir, and thanks...for everything."
"So what are you gonna call her?" Cassandra asked getting up onto the bed next to Sam to see the baby.
"Actually General we'd like you to name her. You kept us together sir, you made this possible." Jack told the smiling General.
"I'd be honoured son." he answered walking over to the bed to get a closer look.
"Would you like to hold her sir?" the Major asked smiling happily at her child.
The General proudly leant down and took the newborn into his arms "You know I think she looks like an Isabel, what do you think."
"Isabel Rose." Teal'c contributed, prompting a smile from the others.
"I like that." Sam answered "Isabel Rose O'Neill."
"Then Isabel Rose it is." O'Neill stated walking over to the General who was pulling faces at the baby.
"Well as much as I'd like to stay, I have a marquee in the grounds of the base. I'd better go check and see how unruly the troops are getting." he said lovingly handing the baby back to her already doting father and then leaving.
"Teal'c would you like a hold?" O'Neill offered.
"I do not believe that would be a good idea O'Neill. I am of a very large build and she is very small. I would not want to harm her."
"Teal'c I don't think you would." O'Neill reassured.
Teal'c walked over to theColonels side and held the tiny child in his arms. Gently he rocked her, a smile appearing on his face as the child looked right into is eyes.
"I will always protect you Isabel O'Neill." the gentle giant vowed, the others hearts warming at the declaration.
"What about you Danny boy, wanna hold my baby girl?." O'Neill asked his smiling friend who immediately got up and walked over to Teal'c..
"You got her?" Jack asked as Teal'c placed the child in Daniels arms.
"I think so." he said quietly going over to Janet and sitting by her on the bed. "Hey there Isabel, I'm your uncle Daniel, yes I am. Aren't you a sweetie? Yes you are. She's beautiful." he then said turning to her parents. "Look at how tiny she is." he told them counting her tiny fingers which clasped around his index finger.
"Yeah." Jack answered joining Sam on the bed, wrapping his arms around her. "It's amazing how much love you can feel for something that small." he answered once again kissing Sam.
"Yeah well I hope to find that out one day." he answered quietly so as not to put any pressure on his wife who looked at him with a sweet smile.
"Janet you want to hold her?" Sam asked her best friend.
"Yeah." she answered smiling. "Oh you're adorable." she cooed as Daniel handed the baby to her.
"You're a natural." Sam told her, a glint of something in her eye when she watched her friend handling the child.
"Thanks." Janet said proudly rocking the baby who fell asleep in her arms.
Sam held out her arms and Janet handed the child back to her. She kissed her daughter, a massive surge of love flowed through her for both her child and for Jack.
"Someones tired I think." Sam commented looking lovingly at her daughter.
"I don't think she's the only one." Jack told Sam noticing how tired she looked. He then noticed Daniel once again cooing over the now sleeping child.
"Getting broody huh Danny boy?" he stated making his friend smile.
"It's hard not to." his friend answered stroking the childs face. "I guess for us it'll happen when it happens." he said squeezing Janet's hand.
"Well I hope you don't mind if that's sooner rather than later." she said quietly.
"Huh?" Daniel said not hearing her comment.
"Daniel." she said taking his hand. "There's something I've been trying to tell you all day. I was going to tell you before the wedding but I got scared, then when we were dancing but Sam went into labour and..."
"Honey what are you saying?" he asked turning his full attention to his wife.
She took his hand in hers and put it gently on her stomach, then squeezed it and smiled.
"You're pregnant?" he asked in shock. At first he didn't know what to say as his wife smiled in confirmation. He saw the excitement in her eyes, but he also saw fear that he was going to reject her, the fear that came when you had your first child. He looked at his hand on her stomach, then at the child in his friends arms, then at her.
"Daniel?" Janet asked as he sat there frozen. "This wasn't quite the..."
And he kissed her, lifting her chin up with his fingers tenderly, holding her tight in his arms. "I love you." he whispered in her ear grinning. "I love the both of you."
"I love you too." Janet whispered back as they sat there in each others arms, the day being special for so many reasons as a new life came into the world, the promise of a new one was confirmed and new lives with the ones they loved were started by all.
Copyright (c) 2000 Lucy Elmer.