Title: Winter Wonderland
Summary: Jack decides to pay Sam a little Christmas morning visit.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything related to Stargate SG-1, maybe I should ask Santa for Jack, Daniel or Jonas. I also don't own the rights to "Winter Wonderland" it's just my jump off point for the story and I don't own any rights to "The Simpsons-Hit and Run".
Author's Note: Part two! Thanks to Melissa again for encouraging the story and thanks also to my dad who helped me brainstorm for the Christmas gifts.
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Here to stay is a new bird
He sings a love song
As we go along
Walking in a winter wonderland
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Jack awoke groggily to the sound of his alarm clock; the little electronic numbers read 5:00. 'Geez I forgot to turn off the alarm.' Jack thought as he sat up, spying his fishing gear in the far corner he remembered the text message from earlier. 'That's right, I've got to get going.'
Jack, feeling suddenly motivated, jumped out of bed and dashed over to his closet, pulling on a loose pair of khaki slacks and a button down dress shirt. He dug out an old knitted sweater and pulled it on over the shirt. He found a clean pair of socks and after a few minutes he found his warn in boots buried beneath a pile of dirty clothes. He pulled them on the headed into the living room, finding his brightly crimson colored Santa hat; he pulled it on, checking himself in the mirror to make sure everything looked okay. He grabbed the neatly wrapped box near his front door and his keys before he slipped quietly out of his large empty home.
"Jack O'Neill. Where are you sneaking off to at this hour without your fishing gear young man?" Mrs. Willows called from her spot amongst her roses next door.
"Well Mrs. Willows I have decided to cancel my trip and stay in town for the holidays." Jack grinned as he put the box into his truck.
"Well that seems to be a mighty pretty box." Mrs. Willows said as she looked passed Jack and into the cabin of the truck.
"For a mighty pretty lady." Jack grinned walking over to the aging woman who reminded him a lot of Catherine.
"But you gave me my present last night." Mrs. Willows grinned back at Jack who chuckled.
"Do you mind if I take one of these?" Jack asked pointing to one of the roses on one of the several bushes.
"Well take your pick young man." Mrs. Willows said as she opened her arms wide, offering her mini-garden to her neighbor.
"One yellow with the red tip, please." Jack said pointing to the one he meant.
Mrs. Willows snipped it off and handed it to Jack, "You know that the red tipped yellow rose symbolizes friendship and falling in love."
Jack took the rose and climbed into his truck, "I know." And with that he started his truck, pulled out of his driveway and away to Sam's house.
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Jack pulled up in front of Sam's house, grabbed the wrapped box and rose before getting out of his truck. The ground was slick with ice and snow but Jack managed to get up onto Sam's porch without falling. He adjusted his hat quickly before hitting Sam's doorbell.
After about two more rings Jack could hear scurrying from behind the door. Suddenly the door opened to reveal a nearly asleep Samantha Carter. Her short blonde hair stuck to the right side of her head, indicating a slight case of bed head, but that was hardly what Jack was focused on, 'Okay I know she's not awake because she'd be trying to cover up by now if she'd have realized.' Jack thought to himself as he looked at his 2IC.
Sam donned long velvet pants and no slippers or socks, but it was her top that caught Jack's eye. It was a deep maroon color that was not only tight fitting but it also had spaghetti straps; it too was velvet.
"Merry Christmas!" Jack smiled, trying to catch what little of Sam's baby blue eyes could be seen from her drooping eyelids.
"What? Sir? What are you doing here? Why aren't you in Minnesota?" Sam asked still completely groggy. 'Well it's nice to know that she's always so inquisitive. Even at a quarter to six.' Jack thought. "What sir!" Sam finally woke up enough to become embarrassed.
"Merry Christmas!" Jack grinned as he spread his arms open, noticing his 2IC's discomfort he continued, "I canceled the trip, just decided to stay and your message last night got me in the spirit so, ta-dah!"
"Well, um, come in sir." Sam said holding one arm to her chest in embarrassment and opening the door wider to allow Jack to walk in.
Jack walked into the house but didn't wander in. He waited for Sam to close the door and when she turned around he leaned over and kissed her quickly on the cheek. Sam gasped slightly and pulled back by reflex, Jack grinned as he pointed to the top of the Santa hat, her blue eyes ventured to the pom-pom to discover a piece of mistletoe pinned to it. Jack reached out and handed Sam the single yellow red-tipped rose before turning and venturing deeper into her house. He turned and disappeared into the living room while Sam stole a moment to grab her velvet robe from the edge of her bed before joining Jack.
"Sorry about coming over so soon, I was just rather excited, I mean it *is* Christmas." Jack apologized when Sam joined him in the living room.
"Don't worry about it sir, honestly it's kind of exciting to get up so early on Christmas morning again, I haven't since I was a kid." Sam answered, smiling at her grinning CO.
Jack could feel his heart skip a beat at the sight of Sam's smiling face, 'Oh how I wish ol' Saint Nick had put that in my stocking.' Jack thought. He took an extra moment to enjoy this thought before pushing it back into the back of his mind and in doing so he realized that he was still holding the wrapped box.
Jack held the box out to Sam and grinned, "Merry Christmas." Sam took the box and motioned for Jack to sit down. "I don't want you to worry if you didn't get me anything, it's just I saw this a few weeks ago and thought of you."
Sam blushed furiously as she laid the box on the couch and walked over to one of her cabinets, she pulled out a wrapped box of her own and walked back. She sat down again and handed the box to Jack who looked at her curiously. "Ditto." She grinned.
Jack could feel his heart melt at his 2IC's kindness, 'Forget about my two front teeth I want her for Christmas.' Jack's mind giggled at it's own joke as Jack nudged towards Sam, "Open yours first."
Sam grinned widely as she looked down at the gift-wrapped box on her lap; she pulled on the ribbon, which unraveled quickly. She cut the tape with her fingernail and unwrapped the box. Carefully she took off the lid and pulled back the tissue paper and gasped at the contents.
Inside sat a black picture frame with three layered sheets of glass inside, on the first sheet was a vertical picture of Sam, her brother Mark, her dad Jacob and her late mother Elizabeth in the lower left corner, it was the last picture the Carters had taken before Sam's mom had died in a car accident. On the middle of the second pane was a horizontal picture of SG-1, taken after Daniel returned and just before Jonas left so all five members were present and on the last pane was another vertical picture, but this one of Cassandra, Sam's would-be foster daughter.
Jack grinned as he saw Sam's face, 'At least I didn't do too bad.' He mused.
"Oh my God..." Sam murmured as she saw the second part of her gift, on one side of the frame there was a gold chain hanging to the bottom. On it was a golden pendant of the Earth glyph, an upside down 'V' with a white diamond as the circle above the point. "Jack it's stunning but..."
"A friend of mine is a jeweler, he said it actually wasn't the strangest request he's ever had." Jack grinned, reassuring Sam.
She grinned as she placed the picture frame on her coffee table and scooted near Jack, "Do you mind?" She asked holding the necklace out to him turning around.
"Not at all." Jack said taking the gift, opening the clasps and putting it around Sam's neck. He closed the clasps and Sam turned back around, one hand touching the pendant and a smile on her face.
"Go on, open yours." Sam said nudging Jack.
Jack dutifully began tearing into the box that Sam had handed him. Finally he got it open and his mouth dropped at the contents inside, "Wow..."
Sam laughed out loud at Jack's reply, "I hoped you'd like it."
"I've always wanted one of these things." Jack said still in awe of Sam's gift, an electric hand-held bass fishing game. He glanced back into the box to find the new Simpsons 'Hit and Run' game also in the box. "Thank you it's great."
"Well I'm glad you like it." Sam grinned before leaning over and hugging her CO, "And thank *you* for my gifts, they mean a lot to me."
Sam sat back and a strange silence fell over the room, finally Jack jumped up from his spot on the couch, "Why don't we go for a walk?"
"Now?" Sam asked eyeing the clock on her mantle. "Sir it's barely six."
"Okay well than why don't you grab a warm shower and I'll cook breakfast then we can go on a walk." Jack offered.
Sam grinned at Jack's persistence, technically she had nothing better to do, "Okay, that sounds great. Just no sliver in the microwave."
Jack grinned as Sam started out towards her bedroom, "Don't worry, I only made that mistake once."
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By nine-thirty Sam and Jack had finally gotten ready, Sam's shower hadn't taken too long, getting ready had taken a few extra minutes since she decided to add a touch of makeup to her face, breakfast had taken a usual amount of time and clean up had taken a little while longer seeing as how Jack had somehow gotten eggs stuck to Sam's non-stick pan but finally the pair headed out of the house and into the fresh, crisp air. The pair got to the sidewalk and made a left, heading to the small park near by.
Jack grinned to himself as he walked but a few inches from Sam, he even chuckled as he heard a small bird sing and his mind sang merrily to itself, 'Walking in a winter wonderland.'
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After Thought: Well there's part two! The hardest thing was figuring out which lyrics belonged to this "chapter" and it wasn't until the last two lines that I thought of "Winter Wonderland"! Please read and review, what do you think about a part three?
Summary: Jack decides to pay Sam a little Christmas morning visit.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything related to Stargate SG-1, maybe I should ask Santa for Jack, Daniel or Jonas. I also don't own the rights to "Winter Wonderland" it's just my jump off point for the story and I don't own any rights to "The Simpsons-Hit and Run".
Author's Note: Part two! Thanks to Melissa again for encouraging the story and thanks also to my dad who helped me brainstorm for the Christmas gifts.
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Here to stay is a new bird
He sings a love song
As we go along
Walking in a winter wonderland
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Jack awoke groggily to the sound of his alarm clock; the little electronic numbers read 5:00. 'Geez I forgot to turn off the alarm.' Jack thought as he sat up, spying his fishing gear in the far corner he remembered the text message from earlier. 'That's right, I've got to get going.'
Jack, feeling suddenly motivated, jumped out of bed and dashed over to his closet, pulling on a loose pair of khaki slacks and a button down dress shirt. He dug out an old knitted sweater and pulled it on over the shirt. He found a clean pair of socks and after a few minutes he found his warn in boots buried beneath a pile of dirty clothes. He pulled them on the headed into the living room, finding his brightly crimson colored Santa hat; he pulled it on, checking himself in the mirror to make sure everything looked okay. He grabbed the neatly wrapped box near his front door and his keys before he slipped quietly out of his large empty home.
"Jack O'Neill. Where are you sneaking off to at this hour without your fishing gear young man?" Mrs. Willows called from her spot amongst her roses next door.
"Well Mrs. Willows I have decided to cancel my trip and stay in town for the holidays." Jack grinned as he put the box into his truck.
"Well that seems to be a mighty pretty box." Mrs. Willows said as she looked passed Jack and into the cabin of the truck.
"For a mighty pretty lady." Jack grinned walking over to the aging woman who reminded him a lot of Catherine.
"But you gave me my present last night." Mrs. Willows grinned back at Jack who chuckled.
"Do you mind if I take one of these?" Jack asked pointing to one of the roses on one of the several bushes.
"Well take your pick young man." Mrs. Willows said as she opened her arms wide, offering her mini-garden to her neighbor.
"One yellow with the red tip, please." Jack said pointing to the one he meant.
Mrs. Willows snipped it off and handed it to Jack, "You know that the red tipped yellow rose symbolizes friendship and falling in love."
Jack took the rose and climbed into his truck, "I know." And with that he started his truck, pulled out of his driveway and away to Sam's house.
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Jack pulled up in front of Sam's house, grabbed the wrapped box and rose before getting out of his truck. The ground was slick with ice and snow but Jack managed to get up onto Sam's porch without falling. He adjusted his hat quickly before hitting Sam's doorbell.
After about two more rings Jack could hear scurrying from behind the door. Suddenly the door opened to reveal a nearly asleep Samantha Carter. Her short blonde hair stuck to the right side of her head, indicating a slight case of bed head, but that was hardly what Jack was focused on, 'Okay I know she's not awake because she'd be trying to cover up by now if she'd have realized.' Jack thought to himself as he looked at his 2IC.
Sam donned long velvet pants and no slippers or socks, but it was her top that caught Jack's eye. It was a deep maroon color that was not only tight fitting but it also had spaghetti straps; it too was velvet.
"Merry Christmas!" Jack smiled, trying to catch what little of Sam's baby blue eyes could be seen from her drooping eyelids.
"What? Sir? What are you doing here? Why aren't you in Minnesota?" Sam asked still completely groggy. 'Well it's nice to know that she's always so inquisitive. Even at a quarter to six.' Jack thought. "What sir!" Sam finally woke up enough to become embarrassed.
"Merry Christmas!" Jack grinned as he spread his arms open, noticing his 2IC's discomfort he continued, "I canceled the trip, just decided to stay and your message last night got me in the spirit so, ta-dah!"
"Well, um, come in sir." Sam said holding one arm to her chest in embarrassment and opening the door wider to allow Jack to walk in.
Jack walked into the house but didn't wander in. He waited for Sam to close the door and when she turned around he leaned over and kissed her quickly on the cheek. Sam gasped slightly and pulled back by reflex, Jack grinned as he pointed to the top of the Santa hat, her blue eyes ventured to the pom-pom to discover a piece of mistletoe pinned to it. Jack reached out and handed Sam the single yellow red-tipped rose before turning and venturing deeper into her house. He turned and disappeared into the living room while Sam stole a moment to grab her velvet robe from the edge of her bed before joining Jack.
"Sorry about coming over so soon, I was just rather excited, I mean it *is* Christmas." Jack apologized when Sam joined him in the living room.
"Don't worry about it sir, honestly it's kind of exciting to get up so early on Christmas morning again, I haven't since I was a kid." Sam answered, smiling at her grinning CO.
Jack could feel his heart skip a beat at the sight of Sam's smiling face, 'Oh how I wish ol' Saint Nick had put that in my stocking.' Jack thought. He took an extra moment to enjoy this thought before pushing it back into the back of his mind and in doing so he realized that he was still holding the wrapped box.
Jack held the box out to Sam and grinned, "Merry Christmas." Sam took the box and motioned for Jack to sit down. "I don't want you to worry if you didn't get me anything, it's just I saw this a few weeks ago and thought of you."
Sam blushed furiously as she laid the box on the couch and walked over to one of her cabinets, she pulled out a wrapped box of her own and walked back. She sat down again and handed the box to Jack who looked at her curiously. "Ditto." She grinned.
Jack could feel his heart melt at his 2IC's kindness, 'Forget about my two front teeth I want her for Christmas.' Jack's mind giggled at it's own joke as Jack nudged towards Sam, "Open yours first."
Sam grinned widely as she looked down at the gift-wrapped box on her lap; she pulled on the ribbon, which unraveled quickly. She cut the tape with her fingernail and unwrapped the box. Carefully she took off the lid and pulled back the tissue paper and gasped at the contents.
Inside sat a black picture frame with three layered sheets of glass inside, on the first sheet was a vertical picture of Sam, her brother Mark, her dad Jacob and her late mother Elizabeth in the lower left corner, it was the last picture the Carters had taken before Sam's mom had died in a car accident. On the middle of the second pane was a horizontal picture of SG-1, taken after Daniel returned and just before Jonas left so all five members were present and on the last pane was another vertical picture, but this one of Cassandra, Sam's would-be foster daughter.
Jack grinned as he saw Sam's face, 'At least I didn't do too bad.' He mused.
"Oh my God..." Sam murmured as she saw the second part of her gift, on one side of the frame there was a gold chain hanging to the bottom. On it was a golden pendant of the Earth glyph, an upside down 'V' with a white diamond as the circle above the point. "Jack it's stunning but..."
"A friend of mine is a jeweler, he said it actually wasn't the strangest request he's ever had." Jack grinned, reassuring Sam.
She grinned as she placed the picture frame on her coffee table and scooted near Jack, "Do you mind?" She asked holding the necklace out to him turning around.
"Not at all." Jack said taking the gift, opening the clasps and putting it around Sam's neck. He closed the clasps and Sam turned back around, one hand touching the pendant and a smile on her face.
"Go on, open yours." Sam said nudging Jack.
Jack dutifully began tearing into the box that Sam had handed him. Finally he got it open and his mouth dropped at the contents inside, "Wow..."
Sam laughed out loud at Jack's reply, "I hoped you'd like it."
"I've always wanted one of these things." Jack said still in awe of Sam's gift, an electric hand-held bass fishing game. He glanced back into the box to find the new Simpsons 'Hit and Run' game also in the box. "Thank you it's great."
"Well I'm glad you like it." Sam grinned before leaning over and hugging her CO, "And thank *you* for my gifts, they mean a lot to me."
Sam sat back and a strange silence fell over the room, finally Jack jumped up from his spot on the couch, "Why don't we go for a walk?"
"Now?" Sam asked eyeing the clock on her mantle. "Sir it's barely six."
"Okay well than why don't you grab a warm shower and I'll cook breakfast then we can go on a walk." Jack offered.
Sam grinned at Jack's persistence, technically she had nothing better to do, "Okay, that sounds great. Just no sliver in the microwave."
Jack grinned as Sam started out towards her bedroom, "Don't worry, I only made that mistake once."
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By nine-thirty Sam and Jack had finally gotten ready, Sam's shower hadn't taken too long, getting ready had taken a few extra minutes since she decided to add a touch of makeup to her face, breakfast had taken a usual amount of time and clean up had taken a little while longer seeing as how Jack had somehow gotten eggs stuck to Sam's non-stick pan but finally the pair headed out of the house and into the fresh, crisp air. The pair got to the sidewalk and made a left, heading to the small park near by.
Jack grinned to himself as he walked but a few inches from Sam, he even chuckled as he heard a small bird sing and his mind sang merrily to itself, 'Walking in a winter wonderland.'
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After Thought: Well there's part two! The hardest thing was figuring out which lyrics belonged to this "chapter" and it wasn't until the last two lines that I thought of "Winter Wonderland"! Please read and review, what do you think about a part three?