A/N: OK, people, here it is; the final chapter. It's over, complete, done, finished!

Daniel sat in a camel-colored wing chair and examined the fragrant deep brown liquid in his mug. "Whose is it?"

He hadn't spoken a word to her since he'd emerged from the bathroom, but she knew what he meant. She hadn't planned on ever telling him, sure that she was protecting him. She also hadn't anticipated that he'd be so upset to find out she was pregnant.

"It's yours."

His head jerked up and his eyes, unfocused without his glasses, glared at her. "You're lying. We talked about this at the oasis." His voice was cold and quiet.

"Believe me, I was shocked too. But the doctor said that because of the trauma of my injury, poor nutrition and the fact that it was so close to time for another shot, that the effectiveness wore off early. Daniel, no form of birth control is 100 except abstinence. And we didn't abstain."

"If it is my child, why didn't you tell me?" Daniel still wasn't convinced.

"Because I thought I was protecting you. I knew you'd do something silly, like offer to marry me, because you felt obligated. I didn't want you that way." She looked down at her hands folded across her belly. "I didn't want to come between you and Sam," she said softly.

Daniel blinked at her. "What? Who?"

"I saw how you and Sam clung to each other when we were rescued. You had your hands all over each other all the time. I didn't want to stand between the two of you. I didn't want you to leave someone you loved just because I got pregnant."

"Sam and... Me and Sam? Are you nuts? She's like my sister! That would be… well, yucky is the only word that comes to mind." Daniel was trying to readjust seven months of mental programming. "There wasn't another guy in California?"

"No, DJ. There's only been you." Arwen was trying to readjust seven months of mental programming. "You're not in love with Sam?"

"No, AJ. There's only you." Daniel shifted in his chair. "My baby?"

"Yes, DJ, our baby."

All the fatigue and depression he'd been experiencing over the last seven months instantly vanished. He wanted to dance. He wanted to cheer. He wanted to… He wanted her.

"AJ, please, no more secrets between us? Even if you think you're protecting me, tell me everything. And I promise the same. I thought you had someone else and didn't want me. Look at the time we've lost that we can never get back. I promise you, from now on, you're the only woman I'll ever love. I want to be there for you from the beginning for our next child, and the one after that, and the one after that…"

"Just how many children have you planned for us?" She grinned at him, picturing them surrounded by beautiful blond, blue eyes children.

"I thought we'd start with a dozen and see how it goes from there." Daniel was positively giddy.

"How about if we start with this one first." AJ walked over to the chair where Daniel still sat and pulled him up. "How about if we start with this.."

She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him down into a kiss. A kiss that sealed their future.

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Epilogue: Six months later

"Daniel, dammit, stand still. I can't get the frickin' tie tied if you're constantly jumping around." Jack was trying to be patient, but Daniel was acting like a five-year old.

"Jack, just hurry. It's almost time and I don't want to keep her waiting." Daniel closed his eyes and tried to calm himself.

"DanielJackson, Dr. Jago has waited for over a year for this day. I do not believe she would abandon you at this time." Teal'c was struggling with his own tie. "However, I see no purpose to this extraneous piece of material. It simply restricts the flow of air through my windpipe."

"Who knows, Teal'c. It's tradition." Jack finally got Daniel's tie fixed.

The conversation was interrupted by a knock on the door. Jack opened the door to see Sam standing there.

"It's time, Daniel. They're ready to start." Sam looked at her three friends in their tuxedos. "I've never seen three such handsome men in my life. And all in one place."

Daniel walked over to Sam and kissed the sleeping boy in her arms. "Hey, Davy, you going to sleep through this whole thing? Some son you are, can't even stay awake to support your old man on the most important day of his life." Daniel's voice was tender as he stroked his son's cheek with the back of his finger.

Lifting his eyes to Sam, he asked, "You're going to hand him to us as soon as the vows are said?"

"Yes, Daniel, just like we rehearsed yesterday. Let's go. President Hayes just arrived, so everyone's here and waiting."

When the music started, Daniel turned and watched as she walked toward him on her father's arm. As soon as she saw him, everything else faded from her eyes. She saw only him waiting for her.

She joined him under the arbor and he reached out to touch her face, tracing her jaw through the veil. "Let's start our life together."

The Beginning

A/N: Corny ending, I know, but I'm a sap for happily-ever-after stories.