CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

"It is my pleasure to introduce the Bridal Party. First we have Lucy and Johnny."

"Caitlyn and Rory."

"Cassie and Jonas"

"Janet and Teal'c"

"Sam and Jack."

General George Hammond paused after each pair for applause, then paused as he waited for Sam and Jack to take their place behind the Bridal table.

Then he continued. "Now if everyone can please be standing it is my honour to introduce for the first time Dr and Mrs Daniel and Megan Jackson."

The whole room erupted into applause as Dr and Mrs Jackson entered the room with their arms linked.

After dinner was served, Megan wandered away from the table to go and find her Aunt Lizzie, who was at the moment looking after the twins.

She walked out the side door to the lounge area then over to the window after being told that Lizzie had gone in that direction. Looking out to the gardens, she could only see her father and Sam dancing under a tree covered in fairy lights.

All of a sudden her father looked in her direction and gave her a wink. She was about to go out the door to see if they had seen Lizzie when her father dropped to his good knee, and pulled a little box out of his jacket pocket.

Megan's hand when straight to her mouth, she knew it was coming but was shocked he was actually doing it right now. A huge smile came over her face as she turned away to let them have their moment in privacy.

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Sam wasn't surprised when Jack asked her to join him outside. It had been a very long day, and he looked agitated ever since they finished their meals.

She thought the noise of the DJ was getting to him, she had to admit that she would personally hurt the man if he played another doof doof song. The only ones that wanted to listen to that ear bashing music were Jack's nephews, the ones who kept requesting them.

He took her by the hand when they walked out the door and led her under a huge tree. It was beautiful, the whole thing was covered in fairy lights. With no other lights around it was like a little oasis in the middle of a dark desert.

Jack pulled her to him as he leant against the trunk of the tree when the sounds of the next song came from inside. It was a slow song, one of her favourites. Barbara Stiesland and Bryan Adams, I finally found some one.

As they swayed to the slow beat he kissed her on the neck, eliciting a moan of pleasure from her.

As the first chorus started he looked over to the reception hall and winked as someone. She was about to turn to see who he was looking at when he surprised her by dropping to one knee.

"Jack what are you doing?" She stammered.

He reached up and put his finger to her mouth to quieten her.

"Samantha ever since you came into my life all those years age I have had something to hope for. To dream for. I knew the day that I met you that you were my angel. With your help, whether you knew it or not, you helped me crawl out of a horrible period of my life. You gave me hope that their was sunshine at the end of the agonising night." He paused for a moment to pull out his hankerchief for Sam, as she started sniffling.

"You gave me something to dream for. You. I knew you would always be there for me, good or bad. I knew that you could save me from myself if I ever sunk as low as I was before I met you. When Megan came into my life, I realised that I needed you as more than a friend. I needed you as my wife. I love you Samantha and I want to ask you if you are willing to throw your life away on an old grandfather like me." He said as he tried to lighten the mood a bit.

He had never been good at opening his feelings up to other people, he had spent many years training not to let any emotion show. And it felt so good to tell the woman that he loved exactly how he felt.

"I, I um, don't know what to say Jack. Wow." Sam muttered as she pulled him up from on his knee's.

Once he was standing in front of her again, she pushed her body against his and cradled his face in her hands.

"Jack I love you with all my heart, I am more than willing to spend the rest of my life with an old man like you."

She pulled him to her and kissed him passionately as he slipped the ring on her finger.

a/n: Im sorry about taking so long to update, I have just been really busy, with having a baby and now going back to work. Bu I should hope fully be able to start up dating more often. Pls read and review