A/N: The lyrics written out at the end are to The Luckiest by Ben Folds. I hope he doesn't mind, but it fits so nicely with the story.


Jack's dinner guests arrived at seven, he had been planning on having a dinner party for his and Sam's closest friends all week. He had even insisted that Sam be a guest and not help him with any of the preparations. By seven fifteen, everyone had arrived; Daniel, Teal'c, Janet, Cassie, General Hammond, and Jacob.

Everyone was impressed with Jack's cooking as they ate the meal he had prepared for them. For all of them it was a relaxing night to enjoy each other's company, except for one man who tried his best to conceal his nervousness. After dinner he told them he had something he wanted to show them out on the back yard. As he opened the door to the backyard he flipped on a switch that illuminated the deck with round paper lanterns casting a romantic glow on the deck.

They were all impressed by the sight before them agreeing that it looked beautiful, but not sure what exactly they were looking at that Jack was so excited about. Jack quickly limped away to the side and fiddled with something before returning to his friends and holding his hand out to Sam, "Dance with me."

Sam looked at her fellow companions unsure of what Jack was doing. George and Jacob shared a look with each other. She accepted his hand as he led her out to the middle of the deck, "What are you doing Jack?"

"I'm going to dance with the woman I love," he told her.

Sam looked into his eyes as he held his left hand out and wrapped his right around her waist. She could see his love but also the nervousness which was at it's peak. She saw Jack close his eyes, he opened them when the piano music started. The look in his eyes was different, now she saw into the eyes of a man who was in love, confident, and filled with resolve. Sam didn't recognize the song as it began, she had never heard it before.

As they started to slowly dance Jack quietly sang the words to her along with the song. As she listened to him she could tell that he was singing and meaning everything he said with all his soul.

I don't get many things right the first time.
In fact, I am told that a lot.
Now I know all the wrong turns,
The stumbles and falls brought me here.
And where was I before the day
That I first saw your lovely face?
Now I see it everyday.
And I know
That I am… I am… I am
The Luckiest

What if I'd been born fifty years before you
In a house on the street where you lived?
Maybe I'd be outside as you passed on your bike.
Would I know?
And in a wide sea of eyes,
I see one pair that I recognize.
And I know
That I am… I am… I am
The Luckiest

I love you more than I have ever found a way to say to you

Next door there's an old man who lived to his nineties,
And one day passed away in his sleep.
And his wife she stayed for a couple of days and passed away.
I'm sorry I know that's a strange way to tell you that I know we belong.
And I know
That I am… I am… I am
The Luckiest

As the song finished Sam had tears in her eyes, she had never felt so loved by another man before. She wrapped her arms around Jack and whispered, "I love you Jack!"

Jack brought his hands to her face and wiped her tears away before he kissed her gently on the cheek. He then stepped back and gingerly lowered himself onto his left knee as he held his right leg out for balance. As he kneeled he reached into his pocket and pulled out a ring. Sam gasped as she realized what he was doing.

Jack looked down at the ring and then up into her eyes as he held onto her left hand, "Sam, I really am the luckiest man on the planet to have found you. But I don't want to just be the luckiest, I want to be the happiest. Sam, I need your help. Will you make me the happiest man and be my wife?"

Sam's tears were now coming down in full force as she looked down into his eyes. "Yes!" she whispered. Jack smiled as he fully slid the ring onto her finger. She then leaned down and kissed him passionately. When they both stopped for air they once again got lost in each other's eyes.

Behind them they heard clapping as their closest friends started to approach them to share in the joy. "Help an old man up?" Jack whispered.

"Always!"

TBC

A/N: Okay so this is where I originally left it at. Something was missing, and so recently I have started to put together an epilogue. Hopefully, I'll have it up in a few days.