A/N: Now where'd we leave off? OH YEAH! Hope you enjoy!
~*EllA
"Merry Christmas, Carter."
Chapter 2: A Long-Expected...Party
Sam reached down into the snow and made a snowball, which she hid behind her back as she walked over to her CO.
"Sir, I just wanted to say --"
*SMACK* the snowball she'd made introduced itself to Jack's face. "Oops..." She ran.
Now it was Jack's turn; he ran after her spitting snow from his mouth and wiping it from his eyes. He picked up some snow. //She was not gonna get away with this! \\
He threw the snow. "AH HA!" He yelled after her "Gotya!"
//Okay-that's it-no more Miss Nice Major!\\ She turned around to get him. What she wasn't expecting was a counter-attack from Jack where they'd collide and where she'd end up on the ground under Jack... in a very prone position. She stared at his gorgeous eyes-just a couple of inches away from her own. She (half- heartedly) tried to get up... but she...just really couldn't.
"erm....dinner's ready!" she saved.
"Uh....right," Jack said after a few more short seconds of living in her eyes. He stood up and offered her a hand. They went inside to find everyone at the dining room doing sitting down (except for Cassie and Janet who were serving the food).
They all stuffed themselves immensely with delicious turkey, stuffing, peas, and sweet, mashed, baked, or fried potatoes (A/n: I love potatoes!). And for dessert: Ice cream log or sweet potato pie with whipped cream.
When they had finished STUFFING themselves (better than the turkey had been!), and after they'd finished cleaning up, they thanked Janet for such an excellent meal and plopped themselves on the living room couches. They turned on the television and tuned it to the WB where they watched "The Yule Log."
Conversation soon drowned out the soft sound of the carols; the sun set, and it began to feel even more like Christmas.
Sam was feeling so "warm and fuzzy inside" at how everything was so.... merry! But then, when she looked out the window and saw snow falling in peacefully outside-her mood was complete. Now everything seemed absolutely perfect. She closed her eyes and breathed in the warm aromas of the Christmas tree, the cinnamon Christmas candles, and the mulling apple cider. She was sitting alone on one of the loveseats, Daniel and Janet were on a couch, and Jack was sitting on the floor watching Teal'c and Cassie play chess.
Sam excused herself and walked into the kitchen-not turning on the lights- to make herself a some hot chocolate. She looked at her watch. It read "11:57pm." It had been such a long time since Sam had been this truly happy. She looked out the window again, watching the snow.
"Uh.... mind if I join you?" Jack said softly, coming into the dark room and closing the door behind him.
Sam shook her head. Mind? She'd love him...hiS...his company right about now.
He walked up to her. He was so close to her that she could hear his constant breathing, which she matched with her own.
"'s beautiful, huh?"
She nodded again. "I- I wish these few hours could last for ever. I mean- the snow- the tree- the hot chocolate- every one being here together because we want to be-- not just because we work together."
"Ah" Jack said, taking a step closer, "but then," his voice became quieter, "we would never get to open the presents!"
Sam smiled and turned from the window to see a rather serious look on his face. Her watch beeped-it was midnight. The smile faded from her own face as she stared deeply into his eyes. He leaned into her slowly and kissed her. It was a short, chaste kiss. Sam leaned away slightly and their lips parted. She stared at him for a second before leaning into him again. This time the kiss became deeper and more passionate.
Sam's heart skipped a beat and she could feel the blood rushing to her face as all five of her senses betrayed her mind; she let herself go.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*******************~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Feelings"
"The warmth of his body against mine. The race of our pulses as we become entwined. I taste him with every breath and kiss, Every second we're together this way is bliss.
See his beauty, smell the sweetness of him- I taste his kiss; touch his body, so slim. Hear every heartbeat, every breath he takes- I give in to him, curing me of all aches.
I feel so complete when with this man. How, exactly, I have yet to understand. My heart feels whole, my soul in one place- I am rid of all doubt at the sight of his face.
I want nothing more than his heart, And a promise that we'll never part. And for this moment to end-never. "
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*******************~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Sam?!" The perfect moment was interrupted by Cassie's calling for her in the other room. "Hey get me some hot chocolate, will ya?"
Sam pulled away from Jack-- her hands still on his chest; his arms still around her.
"Yeah, and me & Janet, too!"
"Okay," she whispered, unable to elevate her voice further.
Jack looked deeply into her eyes and whispered, "Merry Christmas, Carter." He slowly broke their embrace and reached into his pocket from which he took a small box made with black velvet.
"Sam?!" Cassie called again.
"One second!!" Sam yelled back.
Jack smiled at the situation, Sam's response to Cassie, and mostly his own nerves.
"W-what...??" Sam studdered. "Car-Sam..." He said, "This," he opened the box revealing a beautiful ring of white gold that was set with a beautiful blue sapphire and two diamonds on either side of it. "This is a promise ring," he continued. "The three stones are for our past, our present, and our future... That and well the sapphire matches your eyes perfectly... ."
Sam stared at him in amazement.
"We'll always be together, Carter, but if there's ever any way for us to really be together, I promise, we will be." He put the ring on the counter. "Let me see your dog tags."
Sam complied, taking them off her neck.
Jack took the ring from the box; put it on her tags and then put her tags back on her neck. "I promise," he said, taking her hands in his.
She stared at the ring. Then at him.
"I love you!" she said through the hot tears that were now running down her face, and hugged him tightly.
~The End~ A/N: So, did ya like it? Oh, and in case you were wondering, the poem, "Feelings," I wrote it myself! :-D I might write a sequel but I'm not sure yet. Okay thanks a bunch! Huggles! ~*EllA
"Merry Christmas, Carter."
Chapter 2: A Long-Expected...Party
Sam reached down into the snow and made a snowball, which she hid behind her back as she walked over to her CO.
"Sir, I just wanted to say --"
*SMACK* the snowball she'd made introduced itself to Jack's face. "Oops..." She ran.
Now it was Jack's turn; he ran after her spitting snow from his mouth and wiping it from his eyes. He picked up some snow. //She was not gonna get away with this! \\
He threw the snow. "AH HA!" He yelled after her "Gotya!"
//Okay-that's it-no more Miss Nice Major!\\ She turned around to get him. What she wasn't expecting was a counter-attack from Jack where they'd collide and where she'd end up on the ground under Jack... in a very prone position. She stared at his gorgeous eyes-just a couple of inches away from her own. She (half- heartedly) tried to get up... but she...just really couldn't.
"erm....dinner's ready!" she saved.
"Uh....right," Jack said after a few more short seconds of living in her eyes. He stood up and offered her a hand. They went inside to find everyone at the dining room doing sitting down (except for Cassie and Janet who were serving the food).
They all stuffed themselves immensely with delicious turkey, stuffing, peas, and sweet, mashed, baked, or fried potatoes (A/n: I love potatoes!). And for dessert: Ice cream log or sweet potato pie with whipped cream.
When they had finished STUFFING themselves (better than the turkey had been!), and after they'd finished cleaning up, they thanked Janet for such an excellent meal and plopped themselves on the living room couches. They turned on the television and tuned it to the WB where they watched "The Yule Log."
Conversation soon drowned out the soft sound of the carols; the sun set, and it began to feel even more like Christmas.
Sam was feeling so "warm and fuzzy inside" at how everything was so.... merry! But then, when she looked out the window and saw snow falling in peacefully outside-her mood was complete. Now everything seemed absolutely perfect. She closed her eyes and breathed in the warm aromas of the Christmas tree, the cinnamon Christmas candles, and the mulling apple cider. She was sitting alone on one of the loveseats, Daniel and Janet were on a couch, and Jack was sitting on the floor watching Teal'c and Cassie play chess.
Sam excused herself and walked into the kitchen-not turning on the lights- to make herself a some hot chocolate. She looked at her watch. It read "11:57pm." It had been such a long time since Sam had been this truly happy. She looked out the window again, watching the snow.
"Uh.... mind if I join you?" Jack said softly, coming into the dark room and closing the door behind him.
Sam shook her head. Mind? She'd love him...hiS...his company right about now.
He walked up to her. He was so close to her that she could hear his constant breathing, which she matched with her own.
"'s beautiful, huh?"
She nodded again. "I- I wish these few hours could last for ever. I mean- the snow- the tree- the hot chocolate- every one being here together because we want to be-- not just because we work together."
"Ah" Jack said, taking a step closer, "but then," his voice became quieter, "we would never get to open the presents!"
Sam smiled and turned from the window to see a rather serious look on his face. Her watch beeped-it was midnight. The smile faded from her own face as she stared deeply into his eyes. He leaned into her slowly and kissed her. It was a short, chaste kiss. Sam leaned away slightly and their lips parted. She stared at him for a second before leaning into him again. This time the kiss became deeper and more passionate.
Sam's heart skipped a beat and she could feel the blood rushing to her face as all five of her senses betrayed her mind; she let herself go.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*******************~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Feelings"
"The warmth of his body against mine. The race of our pulses as we become entwined. I taste him with every breath and kiss, Every second we're together this way is bliss.
See his beauty, smell the sweetness of him- I taste his kiss; touch his body, so slim. Hear every heartbeat, every breath he takes- I give in to him, curing me of all aches.
I feel so complete when with this man. How, exactly, I have yet to understand. My heart feels whole, my soul in one place- I am rid of all doubt at the sight of his face.
I want nothing more than his heart, And a promise that we'll never part. And for this moment to end-never. "
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*******************~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Sam?!" The perfect moment was interrupted by Cassie's calling for her in the other room. "Hey get me some hot chocolate, will ya?"
Sam pulled away from Jack-- her hands still on his chest; his arms still around her.
"Yeah, and me & Janet, too!"
"Okay," she whispered, unable to elevate her voice further.
Jack looked deeply into her eyes and whispered, "Merry Christmas, Carter." He slowly broke their embrace and reached into his pocket from which he took a small box made with black velvet.
"Sam?!" Cassie called again.
"One second!!" Sam yelled back.
Jack smiled at the situation, Sam's response to Cassie, and mostly his own nerves.
"W-what...??" Sam studdered. "Car-Sam..." He said, "This," he opened the box revealing a beautiful ring of white gold that was set with a beautiful blue sapphire and two diamonds on either side of it. "This is a promise ring," he continued. "The three stones are for our past, our present, and our future... That and well the sapphire matches your eyes perfectly... ."
Sam stared at him in amazement.
"We'll always be together, Carter, but if there's ever any way for us to really be together, I promise, we will be." He put the ring on the counter. "Let me see your dog tags."
Sam complied, taking them off her neck.
Jack took the ring from the box; put it on her tags and then put her tags back on her neck. "I promise," he said, taking her hands in his.
She stared at the ring. Then at him.
"I love you!" she said through the hot tears that were now running down her face, and hugged him tightly.
~The End~ A/N: So, did ya like it? Oh, and in case you were wondering, the poem, "Feelings," I wrote it myself! :-D I might write a sequel but I'm not sure yet. Okay thanks a bunch! Huggles! ~*EllA