"He's asleep." Sam said as she walked into the flight deck of the scout
ship. "You should get some rest too Teal'c. I know your symbiote protects
you but you were still with reduced oxygen for a while." Teal'c bowed his
head and into the cargo bay area.
"How's he doing?" Daniel asked.
"They'll both be fine. Janet will probably want to keep them both in overnight when we get back. Luckily their oxygen levels didn't fall any further, Jack's mental faculties are the same as always, he's cracking jokes, he can recite the names of all fifty states, his medals and if I'm remembering the Arabic he tried to teach me, I think he'll be just fine."
"He could recite the name of all fifty states before?" Daniel jokingly questioned.
"It's one of the skills he practices when he's supposed to be listening to our briefing."
"I'm going to go and see if I can get some sleep too. It's been a long day."
"If he starts having nightmares again, just yell okay?"
"Sure. Let me know when we're home."
"Will do." Sam smiled as Daniel left.
"He gets nightmares?" Jacob questioned.
"His special ops team leader died a few weeks ago and ever since he's been having nightmares on and off. He doesn't remember them when he wakes up."
"So you got married?"
"Yes. We were going to tell you."
"Why didn't you?" Jacob asked.
"This is the first time I've seen you since we did and we've been kind of busy." Sam countered.
"How long ago did you get married?" Jacob asked.
"A week ago."
"And I take it he brought you a wedding ring since he didn't buy you an engagement ring."
"Of course." She pulled out her dog tags where she had placed the ring. "We're not allowed to wear them when were off world in case they catch the light and give away our position. It's part of the rules. Besides we were only engaged three hours there really wasn't time to buy engagement rings."
"You were engaged three hours?" Jacob questioned. "Where exactly did you get married?"
"Vegas." Sam supplied.
"You got married in Vegas?"
"They had the X-301 in Nevada for testing. We went out to watch the initial tests but they had a problem with one of the systems that they installed, so we had six hours to do nothing. Jack being Jack deciding he suddenly knew what General Hammond meant when he told him something before we left decided to propose. I thought he was completely nuts. By the way the General says you owe him $200. I suppose given where we work nothing should surprise me anymore. So I went with my gut instinct and said yes. When I asked him why he proposed in an office of an aircraft hangar in Nevada he suggested since we have time we drove to Vegas and got married. I still thought he was crazy and I know I think everything through and analyse it from here to kingdom come, but I went with the impulse. We grabbed Daniel and Teal'c and drove to Vegas. Jack bought me a dress, which given that he still hasn't seen his credit card statement, he doesn't know how much it cost, then we drove to the UFO chapel which had a ten foot high alien outside who looks exactly like Thor. Daniel was best man, Teal'c gave me away even though Daniel tried to explain doesn't quite get the concept. We went out to lunch, drove back to the base and went back to work."
"You didn't take anytime off?"
"The General gave us the next night off when we got back. But apart from that our lives are still the same as they ever were. Dad, can you just be happy for me, I mean you did tell him you'd prefer it if he married me?"
"I just would have liked to have been there." Jacob said with a sigh.
"I know. We're going to have a proper wedding with all the trimmings when things calm down a bit. You can give me away I promise. But if we'd waited for a good time now we'd have been waiting forever."
"I know. But I can still give him another 'she's my only daughter speech' can't I?"
"Give him twenty-four hours and sure. Actually if you can stay a couple of days Ferretti is planning on throwing him a make-up bachelor party. It was supposed to be after the live fire tests but you know how that went."
"And how exactly do you know that?"
"Ferretti came and asked if he could steal my husband for the night. Jack doesn't know anything about it."
"I can probably swing a couple of days."
"Good, you can stay with us if you like or at the house."
"It's probably devoid of furniture."
"Actually is pretty much the same as last time you were there. I have moved my things yet. Daniel and Teal'c owe us the next days down time they get as removal men. It's their wedding present."
"Let me guess you asked for that." Sam nodded. "They would have done it for free."
"I know."
"Did George tell the President?" Jacob asked.
"He sent us a bottle of Champagne with his congratulations and best wishes and a message to keep up the good work."
"Sam." Daniel called.
"I'll be back soon." Sam patted her father on the shoulder and headed back into the cargo bay.
TBC
"How's he doing?" Daniel asked.
"They'll both be fine. Janet will probably want to keep them both in overnight when we get back. Luckily their oxygen levels didn't fall any further, Jack's mental faculties are the same as always, he's cracking jokes, he can recite the names of all fifty states, his medals and if I'm remembering the Arabic he tried to teach me, I think he'll be just fine."
"He could recite the name of all fifty states before?" Daniel jokingly questioned.
"It's one of the skills he practices when he's supposed to be listening to our briefing."
"I'm going to go and see if I can get some sleep too. It's been a long day."
"If he starts having nightmares again, just yell okay?"
"Sure. Let me know when we're home."
"Will do." Sam smiled as Daniel left.
"He gets nightmares?" Jacob questioned.
"His special ops team leader died a few weeks ago and ever since he's been having nightmares on and off. He doesn't remember them when he wakes up."
"So you got married?"
"Yes. We were going to tell you."
"Why didn't you?" Jacob asked.
"This is the first time I've seen you since we did and we've been kind of busy." Sam countered.
"How long ago did you get married?" Jacob asked.
"A week ago."
"And I take it he brought you a wedding ring since he didn't buy you an engagement ring."
"Of course." She pulled out her dog tags where she had placed the ring. "We're not allowed to wear them when were off world in case they catch the light and give away our position. It's part of the rules. Besides we were only engaged three hours there really wasn't time to buy engagement rings."
"You were engaged three hours?" Jacob questioned. "Where exactly did you get married?"
"Vegas." Sam supplied.
"You got married in Vegas?"
"They had the X-301 in Nevada for testing. We went out to watch the initial tests but they had a problem with one of the systems that they installed, so we had six hours to do nothing. Jack being Jack deciding he suddenly knew what General Hammond meant when he told him something before we left decided to propose. I thought he was completely nuts. By the way the General says you owe him $200. I suppose given where we work nothing should surprise me anymore. So I went with my gut instinct and said yes. When I asked him why he proposed in an office of an aircraft hangar in Nevada he suggested since we have time we drove to Vegas and got married. I still thought he was crazy and I know I think everything through and analyse it from here to kingdom come, but I went with the impulse. We grabbed Daniel and Teal'c and drove to Vegas. Jack bought me a dress, which given that he still hasn't seen his credit card statement, he doesn't know how much it cost, then we drove to the UFO chapel which had a ten foot high alien outside who looks exactly like Thor. Daniel was best man, Teal'c gave me away even though Daniel tried to explain doesn't quite get the concept. We went out to lunch, drove back to the base and went back to work."
"You didn't take anytime off?"
"The General gave us the next night off when we got back. But apart from that our lives are still the same as they ever were. Dad, can you just be happy for me, I mean you did tell him you'd prefer it if he married me?"
"I just would have liked to have been there." Jacob said with a sigh.
"I know. We're going to have a proper wedding with all the trimmings when things calm down a bit. You can give me away I promise. But if we'd waited for a good time now we'd have been waiting forever."
"I know. But I can still give him another 'she's my only daughter speech' can't I?"
"Give him twenty-four hours and sure. Actually if you can stay a couple of days Ferretti is planning on throwing him a make-up bachelor party. It was supposed to be after the live fire tests but you know how that went."
"And how exactly do you know that?"
"Ferretti came and asked if he could steal my husband for the night. Jack doesn't know anything about it."
"I can probably swing a couple of days."
"Good, you can stay with us if you like or at the house."
"It's probably devoid of furniture."
"Actually is pretty much the same as last time you were there. I have moved my things yet. Daniel and Teal'c owe us the next days down time they get as removal men. It's their wedding present."
"Let me guess you asked for that." Sam nodded. "They would have done it for free."
"I know."
"Did George tell the President?" Jacob asked.
"He sent us a bottle of Champagne with his congratulations and best wishes and a message to keep up the good work."
"Sam." Daniel called.
"I'll be back soon." Sam patted her father on the shoulder and headed back into the cargo bay.
TBC