Chapter 11: At the Beginning

Sam was in the kitchen watching as Sara played in her playpen in the living room. She gasped as she felt a pair of strong arms wrap around her waist. "You know I hate it when you do that," she teased.

"Sorry, I can't help it that I'm married to the most beautiful woman I have ever seen," Jack stated.

They walked out in the living room and Sara had her arms reaching out to Jack. Jack chuckled and picked her up from the playpen. "Has she been a pain today?" He asked.

"Not today, she's been playing in her pen all day," she replied.

"That's good, daddy loves good news," Jack cooed as he lifted his daughter up so she was facing him.

"Jack, one of this times she's going to spit up on you and I will sit back and laugh."

"Very funny, Sam, very funny."

Later that night, Sam just put Sara to bed and came downstairs to be with her husband when she heard the music playing. "Jack, what are you up to?" She asked.

"I want to spend a little more time with my beautiful wife before I have to leave for the SGC again tomorrow," he simply replied.

Sam let out a small laugh as Jack bowed to her and held his hand out to her. "May I have this dance, Samantha O'Neill?" He asked.

"I would be honored to, General O'Neill," she replied.

Before the two of them knew it, they were dancing together in the living room. She placed her head on her husband's shoulder and sighed happily. He grinned and kissed the top of her head. This was all Sam wanted was to be in her husband's arms and she got her wish.

We were strangers
Starting out on a journey
Never dreaming what we'd have to go through
Now here we are
And I'm suddenly standing
At the beginning with you

Jack had remembered all the times they shared together during the past few years. Even the adventures they shared through the Stargate. However, the one adventure he'd never forget was the time he and Sam were stuck on Antarctica. That night was the night he knew that he had loved Sam.

No one told me I was going to find you
Unexpected, what you did to my heart
When I lost hope
You were there to remind me
This is the start

Sam listened to the music and it reminded her of all the times they had shared. "Jack if you could turn back time and start this all over again, would you change anything?" She asked. Jack thought about it and held her even closer to him.

"I wouldn't change a thing. Every adventure we had together brought us closer together. Even though some of them were bad, but those are the ones that brought us closer," he replied.

"Good, because I wouldn't want anything changed either," she sighed.

Life is a road, and I want to keep going
Love is a river I want to keep flowing
Life is a road, now and forever
Wonderful journey
I'll be there when the world stops turning
I'll be there when the storm is through
At the end I want to be standing at the beginning
With you

After a moment, they had found themselves sitting on the couch cuddled up together. Then she smiled as she remembered splinting his leg when he was her CO.

Flashback

Jack cried out as Sam tried to set his leg into place. "Okay, I think it's set," Sam remarked.

"You think it's set?" He demanded painfully.

"I'm positive, I just have to put the splint on it and you'll be good as new," she replied.

"Just be careful doctor."

"I'm not a doctor I'm afraid.

"You wouldn't think that broken bone jabbing into raw nerve would hurt but it does."

"I'm sorry, sir, but I never done this my whole life. Is this your first broken bone?"

"No, this would be...uh...n-nine, if you count the skull fractures."

"What happened?"

"I had a little parachuting accident between Iran and Iraq in 80. Ow!"

"Okay, so what happened?"

"I hit the ground, go figure. My chute opened a little late and it hurt just like that."

"I'm sorry Colonel I'm doing this the best I can."

"I know you are Captain could you just be done?"

"You hit the ground and..."

"And they all living happily ever after."

"Almost there, almost there."

"No, you're there Captain that's a great splint STOP! Stop."

Sam carefully wrapped the leg up.

Skip to that Night

"You were exhausted and you passed out. I thought that we have to combine body heat or we wouldn't make it through the night," Sam explained.

"That's fine, but it's just that it's hard to sleep with broken ribs when there is someone lying on you."

"Sorry, sorry, sorry."

They got comfortable before Sam began to speak again. "We'll sleep for a few hours then I'll fix the DHD," she explained.

"Okay, good night," he whispered.

"Good night," she answered.

It was quiet for a second before Sam spoke again. ," she mumbled.

"That's my side arm I swear," he insisted.

Sam began to laugh, but Jack had to get her to stop, because it hurt too much. "No giggling, please," he whispered.

"If we don't make it out of here, I won't have any regrets, would you?" She asked.

"One regret, dying," he replied.

Then they had fallen asleep.

End Flashback

We were strangers
On a crazy adventure
Never dreaming how are dreams could come true
Now here we stand
Unafraid of the future
At the beginning with you

Sam began to laugh at the memory and Jack stared at her. "What's so funny?" He asked.

"It's nothing. I'm just remembering us when we were stuck in Antarctica," she replied.

"Ah yes, Antarctica, a place that I never want to be at again," he mumbled.

"You don't have any regrets from during the past few years?" She asked.

"No regrets, I enjoy staying in my house with my beautiful wife and daughter."

Sam smiled and kissed his cheek. Jack then stood up and led Sam out to the deck.

They started to dance together out on the deck so they wouldn't wake Sara. Jack then picked Sam up and twirled her in a circle. Sam laughed and then she placed her head on his shoulder. Jack held her close with a smile on his face.

And life is a road, and I want to keep going
Love is a river I want to keep flowing
Life is a road, now and forever
Wonderful journey

I'll be there when the world stops turning
I'll be there when the storm is through
At the end I want to be standing at the beginning
With you

Jack then placed her on the ground and led her over to the lake. They sat down and Sam leaned against him while holding his hands. They stayed close together looking at the water as it glistened in the moonlight. "I hope Sarah's doing all right," Sam sighed.

"She'll be okay, she knows that Daniel would give his life for her if she was in the situation I was in."

"You were protecting me from Horus and I love you for that."

"You love me even if I couldn't protect you."

"Well, it was hard to fight Sekhmet back while she took control of me."

"You fought her long enough so Teal'c could knock her out."

Sam gave him a quick kiss and listened to the music that was still playing inside the house.

I knew there was somebody somewhere
Like me alone in the dark
Now I know my dream will live on
I've been waiting so long
Nothing's going to tear us apart

When they got up from the ground, Jack helped Sam back inside.

Not long after they got back inside, Sara began to cry. Jack watched as Sam hurried upstairs to the nursery. He followed her with a grin.

Sam picked Sara up and sat in the rocking chair. "My sweet little angel," she cooed. Jack leaned against the doorframe with a chuckle.

"You're a wonderful mother, Sam," he complimented.

"You're a wonderful father," she shot back.

He smiled at his wife and picked his daughter up from Sam's arms. "I took great care of her while you were gone. She grew attached to me," he remarked. Sara then grabbed his shirt collar again.

"Of course she's attached to you, Jack, you're her father."

"Well, still."

Sam nodded then she placed Sara back into her bed.

And life is a road and I want to going
Love is a river I want to keep flowing
Life is a road, now and forever
Wonderful journey
I'll be there when the world stops turning
I'll be there when the storm is through
In the end I want to be standing at the beginning
With you

Then they walked into their room, they climbed into bed and Jack wrapped his arms around Sam. She placed her head on his chest and listened to his heartbeat. "I love you, Jack," she yawned.

"I love you too, Sam," he answered.

They then fell fast asleep in each other's arms.

And life is a road, and I want to keep going
Love is a river I want to keep going on
Starting out on a journey
Life is a road and I want to keep going
Love is a river I want to keep flowing
In the end I want to be standing at the beginning
With you

AN: Would you like a sequel? Please tell me.