"In Lovers Arms"

Ch. 6

(SGC, Weight Room)

Today was the day that Aurora would be able to walk again. General Hammond, Jack, Sam, Teal'c stood and watched from a short distance, while Daniel and Janet stood at the other end of Aurora and two nurses. Aurora sat in her wheel chair and took in a deep breath.

A nurse kept the chair from moving as the other helped Aurora up. Aurora stood up, using her upper body strength to push herself up and out of the chair. She took a quick glance around. The others were holding their breaths in anticipation. She slowly took a step forward.

Everyone in the room, including herself, sighed. Aurora took another step and then another. She was already half way where Daniel stood. She took another step. Her legs began to wobble and they were getting weak. But, she took two more steps. At the final step, she collapsed in Daniel's arms.

Daniel smiled down at her.

"Hey," he said.

"Hey," she said. "How'd I do?"

"You did great," he told her as she sat back down in the wheel chair.

General Hammond asked to Janet, "How long until Dr. Turner can get back to duty, Doctor?"

"At the rate she's going: maybe a month at the very least," Janet said, writing things down on her clipboard.

"Excellent," Hammond said. "As soon as she is up and around again, I'm assigning her to SG-6,"

They heard a grumble from Aurora's direction. Everyone looked at her.

"What have I told you aboud skipping meals?" Janet said, looking up from her clipboard.

"Not to," Aurora said innocently.

"Uhuh," she said.

"Sorry, it's an old habit," she told Janet.

"Yes, I'm aware that all Archeologists have that habit," Janet mumbled and then said louder, "I want you to go directly to the Commissary right now."

"Yes, ma'am," she said and then murmured as Daniel wheeled her out, "Even though the food tastes like cardboard."

(SGC, Commissary)

Jack, Sam, and Teal'c sat in the empty seats at the table where Aurora and Daniel sat.

"Wedding plans?" Jack asked taking a seat.

"Guest list," Daniel told him. He turned back to Aurora, "So, we need to take into consideration where we're going to have the ceremony and the Reception." he was saying as if he wasn't interrupted.

"Right," Aurora said, taking a bite of blue Jell-O. "Well, we have the small church a few miles from here. They called yesterday. It's available."

"Okay, what about the reception?" he asked.

"We could always have it here on the base, in the 'gate Room," Jack suggested.

"That'll work. We'll ask Hammond tomorrow," Aurora said.

"I'll ask him," Jack told her. "Hey, it was my idea."

"Thank you," Daniel said. "That's one less thing we ho do," he turned to Aurora. "Who are we going to invite?"

"SG-1 of course," she said. "General Hammond, Janet, Cassie, and Jacob,"

Daniel wrote the names down as she listed them.

"SG-6, Sgt. Siler, Walter, Major Davis, and Thor," she continued.

"Thor?" They all looked at her.

"Yeah, why not?" she asked.

"Well, I don't think Hammond will allow Thor to come to the ceremony, honey," Daniel said.

"Then he can just come to the reception then," Aurora shrugged.

"Okay, putting Thor on the list," he said, "What about family?"

"What about family?" she asked irritated.

"You're not still mad at your parents, are you?" Daniel asked.

"Yes," she answered shortly.

"What happened?" Sam asked.

"Her father didn't approve of us getting married the first time around," he explained. He turned to Aurora, "You haven't talked to your father in over 4 years?"

"Yes, and I don't plan on talking to him anytime soon," she told him stubbornly.

"It's just going to be SGC Personnel," Jack observed. "Wow, you guys are nerds."

Aurora and Daniel gave him the evil eye. Jack was accustomed to this look and just ignored it as always. He yawned.

"Well, time to hit the hey," he said, getting up. "SG-1 has an early mission tomorrow morning.

Sam and Teal'c followed suite.

"Don't forget to ask Hammond about using the 'gate Room," Aurora called to Jack.

"I won't!" he shouted back.

"He will," Daniel murmured to her. "I'll remind him in the morning" he got up and started putting things away. "Come on. I'll take you home."

He gathered the work and put it in a nifty backpack that Aurora placed on the wheelchair to hold her books. Once that was done he took her home and got her ready for bed. Daniel then got into bed with her and fell to sleep with his arms around her.

This now ends part one. Please turn the tape over for part 2: "Unforgiven"

(A/N: Part two is already written! So I'll post each chapter ever day or every other day. Thanks for the reviews. Keep 'em comin'!!!)