Good Luck And Godspeed
Epilogue
She was trying to get my attention. But I still pretended to be asleep. I could feel her hair tickling my nose as she placed her head on my chest.
Her hand was over my heart and she then moved her head down on to my chest.
I tried to hide my smile and laid still.
I heard her sigh and get up. The bed dipped and I heard footsteps going into the living room.
I turned around I had gotten home late after working 24 hours straight and had collapsed into bed.
I knew she'd be back to try and wake me. She missed me as much as I had missed her. I smiled and turned around and looked up at the ceiling and sent out a prayer of thanks that we had finally gotten every thing we wanted.
I had almost lost her but thanks to Janet my guardian angel everything had turned out fine.
Janet was right. Sam did wake up and searched my face to see if I was still pretending to remember.
I recalled telling her how happy I was that she was safe and that I had remembered everything. From the time at my house to the time we spent in her subconscious.
She started to tear up and I caressed her cheek and told her we would no longer be apart. That I loved her and nothing or no one would keep us apart.
She gasped and looked around the room she whispered Cassie and I calmed her fears telling her she was fine we were all fine.
Her face was relieved but then looked at me. She wanted to know what had happened to Pete.
I told her what had happened after Pete had thrown her off his back. I recounted how Daniel had saved us and that Pete would no longer be bothering her.
She started to blame herself saying she should have broken it off with him after the Osiris episode. She should have followed her instincts and knew he was as controlling as Jonas.
I told her to stop that it wasn't her fault that he had made the choices that ended his life.
She recovered as did Cassie and I whisked them all away to my cabin to recuperate. Daniel and Teal'c came along also needing the much needed rest and relaxation. We bonded again and renewed our ties, it was time well spent.
I remembered waking up one morning with Sam next to me her hair had started to grow back and she still insisted on wearing my green cap. It had been two weeks since I had been defrosted and I sat up in bed and started to get up to start breakfast.
General Hammond had called the night before and asked when I would be returning to active duty. I told him I wasn't. That I would stay retired to have what I had now. He said the President had been in constant contact with him and would not be happy with my answer.
I told him I would not go back to the way things were. I had Sam in my life and I would not give her up. He said he was happy I had found my peace and that we deserved this happiness.
He called back with an offer I could not refuse my promotion to Brigadier General in charge of the SGC and Sam under the command of General Hammond so we could be together. I told him I'd call him in the morning with my answer.
She stirred and woke up with a smile on her face. I would never tire of waking next to her and hope she would never tire of me neither.
I gave her a kiss and said I wanted to start breakfast. I got up to go to the rest room and nonchalantly asked what she was doing Saturday.
She shrugged and said nothing. I pulled the ring out of my pocket left in on the dresser and said good because we were getting married on Saturday. I hid in the bathroom and waited.
I heard a gasp and her running to the dresser and a squeal. She started pounding on the door and I opened it.
She jumped into my arms and screamed yes over and over again.
Daniel, Cassie and Teal'c came running in and saw us and Sam turned to them and showed them the ring. Cassie screamed and came to give me a hug as did Teal'c and Daniel.
We got married by my pond with General Hammond and our family by our side.
That was three years ago and I lay here in bed thinking of the one person that made this possible.
I always wondered what had happened to Janet but knew deep down she was around us. When things at the SGC got hairy they would always clear at the last minute. I knew it was her performing her magic and bending the rules for us.
I hear the footsteps again and wait to see her walk back in.
She sees that I'm awake and jumps into bed with a squeal.
"Daddy you're awake!"
"Janet Catherine O"Neill what have I told you about jumping on your father before he's awake? Young lady you are going to give him a heart attack."
My beautiful wife is at the door looking at me as I hold our daughter over me and throwing her up and catch her. I bring her to my chest and hug her and kiss her forehead.
"Mommy daddy was awake when I came in and I haven't seen him in so long and I know you missed him too mommy you called out his name last night loudly."
Sam blushed and I smirked remembering that I hadn't been that tired when I had gotten home but after climbing into bed and getting reacquainted with my wife well…
Jeez these walls were thin and Janet was just too smart for her own good.
Sam came over to sit with us and kissed us both, saying breakfast was ready and to come and eat before it got cold. Janet scrambled off the bed and turned at the door
"Come on daddy we have a long day in front of us. You're taking me to the zoo and then to go get my new puppy. So come on sleepy head get up and get dressed."
Sam chuckled and I shook my head.
"I swear she's as bossy as doc was, she's been reincarnated into my daughter."
Sam took my hand and placed it on her stomach.
"So this one is going to take after whom?"
I shrugged and pulled her into bed with me and started to kiss her.
We were pre-occupied when we heard a sigh at the door.
"Oh for crying out loud mommy and daddy there is time for that later."
We turned and looked at our pride and joy and I whispered, 'yeah plenty of time."
A/N: Tada! that's it I hope you all enjoyed the story, it had been sitting on my hard drive since The Lost City and I just couldn't get motivated to write it till now. Thanks to my beta SA for all her hard work and for encouraging me to finish this NEF.
Feedback would be appreciated its what I look forward too when I get home!
