Chapter 5 - Joy And Tears
"... the incomparable Samantha Carter. Spread your wings and join us on stage."
(AN: Surprise, surprise!)
Sam had almost started to cry as Tommy said her name. Jack helped her to remain standing and finally she made her way to the stage.
As she had walked up the small flight of stairs and stood next to John she received the tiara and sash from Tommy. After the coronation ceremony the band leader asked them what song they wanted for their common dance.
Somebody else stood in the crowd and was fuming as hell, Tara. She was jealous at this little grind in her kitchy dress standing up there smiling like a honeycake. It was where she herself should stand.
"Blood vengeance, Carter", she swore silently through her gritted teeth.
John left the choice of the song to Sam whispering into her ear : "Something slow, please. I've lost all my dancing practice."
She nodded understandingly. "Okay, then. I want "Stormy Weather", please."
(AN: I really love that classic, especially the Billie Holiday version. And best is: the lyrics fit the weather and the beginning of this story: "Don't know why there's no sun up in the sky, stormy weather since my man and I, ain't together, keeps rainin' all the time...)
"Okay, let's go Sammy-girl."
"Okay, Johnny-boy."
John took Sam's arm and led her down to the dance floor. They started their dance and Sam felt in really high spirits for a second time this night. First she had finally kicked Tara's butt and now she had become queen of the prom. Her feelings were no longer comparable to those she had had in the morning, now she was really pleased with things again and very grateful that Jack was there to share all these nice things with her. During the dance with John she felt like flying. As the song was over she felt that it was a real pity.
"Ladies and gentlemen", Tommy announced once again as the dance was over, "the royal couple of tonight."
Once again applause and whistles thundered through the gym.
(AN: Guess who whistled the loudest. - Jack of course.)
John passed Sam over to her date. "Okay Jack, take your princess for some more rounds of dancing."
"Thanks, buddy", Jack thanked him. Then he dropped a courtesy in front of Sam with a playful smirk. "Is her majesty willing to allow me one more dance?" he inquired hardly able to hold back his own giggle.
(AN: The Jack O'Neill Thesarus. A thousand definitions for Sam Carter, hehe.)
"Of course, my most charming Don Juan", saying this Sam blushed almost crimson and burst into laughter. Jack had to shake himself with cackling, too.
Having finally shaken off their laughter they made it to the dance floor and danced some more to a slow blues they found themselves in each others arms kissing.
They remained like that for a long while before they returned to the others for some more stories and talking. Then some funny pics were shown, new photos were taken and addresses were exchanged.
"You know what, Sam?" Chris said to her friend, "Jack and you, you're making a nice couple."
"Thanks", she grinned brightly at her date and he grinned back raising both his eyebrows.
"How long are you together, yet?" Jenna questioned right away. (AN: Hate this question, you too? But now I can happily say: it's ten months and no end in sight, yet.)
"Dunno", Jack responded with a sheepish look, "haven't counted the time. But seems to be pretty long..."
"Yep", Sam confirmed, "haven't exactly counted, either. But I know for sure that we know each other for almost seven and a half years, yet."
"Wohoo", Andrew exclaimed, "longer than I'm a doctor for Physics."
"Happens when you don't start right away after university", Sam teased him.
"Yes, Miss Air Force Academy", he teased back
"Pah", Sam snapped with a giggle.
"Double-pah that."
"Oh, this scientists", Jack raised a hand to his forehead.
"Exactly my opinion", Tracy consented with him.
"Really", Jack was happy to have found a like-minded person, "welcome to the I-Love-Scientists Club, then."
The talk went on four some more time until at one o'clock they finally said good-bye, hugging everybody of Sam's former classmates.
Jack and Sam went outside arm in arm. As they passed along the parking lot Jack suddenly held on and they stopped talking.
"Shsh", he held a finger to his lip whispering, "we've got company. Four o'clock, behind the trees."
Sam listened to the sounds around intently then she nodded. "Uhuh."
Jack pointed into the direction of the trees and she nodded with consent, they sneaked over to the median strip.