Chapter 4

Lunch turned out to be very romantic, it was quiet, dimly lit with candles on the table, and the best part was they were with the person that made them happy. They had just finished desert when Sam had an idea about what they could do tomorrow, well at least before they went back to work.

"Daniel, when we get home I want to check the weather reports. I know this perfect place we could go and relax, take a walk, maybe even have a picnic. There's plenty of open space, there is even a waterfall cascading down into a small stream; its very romantic."

Daniel didn't need to think about it, he just smiled and looked at Sam. "I think that would be a great idea, a picnic lunch, a nice walk, no guns, no gear, just the two of us." He thought it was a wonderful idea - the more time he spent with Sam the more he fell in love with her.

"Ok, we have to stop at the grocery store first, or we can stop off and get a couple of movies, then go to the store?" Daniel asked taking Sam's hand in his as they walked out of the restaurant.

"The video store isn't that far from here, maybe about two blocks. We could go and get the movies and walk back to the car." Without even agreeing to it they both headed to the video store on foot, enjoying the rest of the afternoon together as they walked.

They agreed to pick one movie each and that the other person has to watch the movie. Daniel picked out Renaissance Man with Danny Divito, saying that he heard some people talking about it in the coffee shop a couple days ago, and that he thought it would be a good movie even though it was about the army in a way.

Sam had to laugh about that one, out of all the groups in the SGC there weren't any rangers or army personal there. It was very odd.

Sam picked up What Women Want with Mel Gibson. After they had selected their movies they headed back to the car. She was laughing as they walked out of the video store, because she let it slip that she found Mel Gibson very hot, along with Brad Pitt and a few others. Daniel had such a puppy dog pout on his face that she had to reassure him that he was the only man that she wanted no matter what. She told him that every woman had fantasies about movie stars.

As they headed back to the car Sam's mind was on other things, thinking about how lucky she was to be with someone who not only had the same clearance level, but also made her feel safe without making her feel like she needed to be protected. She glanced at Daniel and smiled.

"Daniel, do you want kids?" She nonchalantly asked.

That question took him by surprise to say the least. "W… What? Kids, children as in babies?" He looked at her with a slightly confused expression on his face. "You mean right now?"

She grinned at his look of confusion. "Well no, not at this exact moment in time no. But eventually do you want to have kids?"

He didn't even have to think before he answered. "Yes, I do want kids. I want to raise my children the way I was never raised. I want them to have a single loving home to come home to every day, with loving parents." It had always been Daniels dream of one day having a family and to give his children the childhood he never had.

Sam saw the sad look on his face and knew he didn't want a child to have the kind of growing up he had to deal with, bouncing around to one foster home after another, never knowing where he would end up from one week to the next.

She looked at him, and asked with almost a whisper, "Do you want to have kids with me?" It was a simple question but it had a lot of weight behind it.

Daniel realized before he opened his mouth that he had been around Jack far too long. "Don't you think it is a little early in our relationship to be asking about kids? I mean I haven't even given you a key to my place yet." At least he managed to smile when he said it.

Sam understood the joke and felt her cheeks getting warm. "No silly, I mean do you want to have kids with me someday not at this very moment." It would be nice to be Dr. Samantha Jackson, she would be proud to take his name. She knew Jack would hate it though. She smiled at the thought of seeing Jack when he found out they were getting married.

Daniel looked at Sam with one of the biggest grins on his face. "Sam I would love to have children with you one day. But first I think we should get married you know. I mean if something happens along the way then I am ready but I would like to be married before we have kids Do you understand what I am trying to say?"

"I do…" She smiled; she liked saying that to him. She gently took his hand in hers as the continued their walk.

Daniel slowed down as they passed a jewelry store and peaked at what was sitting on the window. The sign read "New line of engagement wedding rings, Managers special 25 off." Daniel and Sam looked at each other and without even discussing it they entered the store with smiles plastered on their faces.

A sales clerk looked up as she heard the door open and smiled at the happy couple as they made their way over to the showcase with the newer wedding bands in it. She quickly finished up what she was doing and walked over to them.

"May I help you with anything?" She asked. She tried not to show too much enthusiasm when approaching customers as it tended to scare them away.

Daniel looked up and smiled at the young women. "We were just passing by and saw the sign in the window about wedding bands and thought we would stop in here to see what kind of styles you have."

The clerk smiled, she couldn't help but take in the handsome man standing in front of her, well built, tall, broad shoulders, crystal blue eyes hidden behind a pair of thin framed glasses, very nice catch indeed.

"I will be more then happy to help you out and show you what we have available. My name is Mary." She held out her hand to Daniel.

Sam saw the look Mary was giving Daniel and stepped up to curb this person's attraction to her man. "I'm Sam and this is my fiancé Daniel." She said taking the women's hand none-to-gently either. Sam smiled as she saw the women cringe slightly at her grip, it gave her a warm and fuzzy feeling.

Mary backed up slightly understanding what Sam was saying, "Back off bitch, he is my man." She unlocked the case and brought out the engagement rings that were on sale and set them on the counter.

Daniel on the other hand was trying really hard not to break out in laughter at the display Sam had just put on. He was thinking that they had gone from friends, to lovers, to being engaged all in the span of just 24 hours. He wasn't at all surprised that it didn't feel wrong either. It felt right, it felt perfect. Next thing he knew they would be married before they got back on base.

Daniel was brought out of his reverie by Sam tugging on his hand. He shook his head and looked down at all the rings on the counter. He saw a couple of the price tags and blinked, he didn't think they were on Rodeo drive in Hollywood. But damn these rings were pricey. Not that he couldn't afford it; the Air Force did pay him a good amount for being a consultant, plus hazard pay and free medical coverage and he actually managed to get back pay from when he was on Abydos and ascended.

So he didn't even bother looking at the price, if Sam wanted the world he would find the means of getting it for her.

"Daniel, look at this one." Sam said as she lifted one up out of the holder and examined it closely. It was a 1.5 karat bluish diamond with two .5 karat diamonds set to either side of it; the band was made of platinum. The setting was very close to the ring itself so it didn't raise the diamond up very high which was good, less chance of it getting snagged on something. It was the color of the diamond that caught Sam's eye. It was almost a clear crystal blue color. It reminded her of Daniels eyes.

Daniel studied the ring carefully; he had to admit it was very beautiful. The stone reminded him of Sam's eyes. Without even realizing it he saw the price tag. He did a quick calculation in his head; the price was actually lower then he though it should be for a ring this size and quality.

"Do you really like this one Sam?" He asked, knowing she would say yes.

She smiled at him. "Yes, out of all of them this is the one I like the most. I love it." She set the ring back in its holder. Daniel nodded to Mary. "We would like this one please, today if possible." He handed her the stand holding the ring.

Mary smiled, accepting the ring. "Ok I will just need to get your size please" She stated to Sam. "Would you like any engraving on the ring? There is no extra charge."

Daniel thought about that one for a second. "Yes I would." He took the form Mary had placed on the counter and wrote his information on it and what the inscription should say, and handed it back to Mary who was finished measuring Sam's finger for size.

Luckily the ring was already matched for her size so the only thing that had to be done was the inscription.

"I will take this in the back. Our jeweler will have it out in a moment" Mary said as she disappeared into the back.

"I thought we would have to come back for it tomorrow or something." Daniel stated to Sam, who was wrapped around his waist leaning her head on his chest enjoying the comfort that is Daniel.

"Guess they have a good jeweler that is the only thing I can think of." She paused for a moment. "Do you think we are rushing into this? I mean we were just talking about it and then we saw this shop" She was silenced by Daniel place his finger on her lips.

"Sam, I love you and I do want to marry you, I don't care if it is tomorrow, next week, or next year. Nothing is going to change how I feel about you, and how you make me feel. As far as I am concerned we are already married; we just don't have that paper saying it is legal."

Twenty minutes later Mary came out with a velvet box in her hand. She placed the box down and opened it revealing the newly polished ring. Using a piece of tissue paper she picked up the ring and showed the happy couple. There on the inside of the band was where the inscription started. On the outside band were the last three words to the inscription, "Sam, you are my point of origin."

Sam saw the ring and almost cried she was so happy. Daniel took the ring from Mary in one hand and with his other took Sam's hand and gently slid the ring onto her finger.

"Sam, would you do me the honor of becoming my wife?" He made sure to finish his proposal as the ring settled into place on her finger; the ring looked as if it belonged on her finger, like it was made for her hands.

"Yes, I would love nothing more" she managed to choke out as a couple tears fell from her eyes. Daniel wrapped his arms around her and hugged Sam, a very happy man.

After a few moments, the two settled down.
Lets get our food and go home" Daniel suggested. All he got was a nod of agreement, as he placed his credit card on the counter.

Within 5 minutes they were saying good-bye and thank you to Mary as they left the store and headed for their car.

One last stop was all they needed to make before they could go home and enjoy each others company.