Here's the last chapter! Hope you enjoy some sappy Jack thinking...There's a whole lot of it.
In my daughter's eyes
I can see the future;
A reflection of who I am
And what will be.
It was Christmas time and Jack was anxiously anticipating the arrival of his children. Jackie, Grace and Jacob were all attending or had attended college, and Samuel was a senior in high school. Jackie had indeed joined the air force as a scientist for the SGC, taking her mother's place in SG-1.
And now, she's bringing her CO-fiancee home before the wedding on the sixth of January, thought. He looked at the line of people who were streaming from the plane.
"Dad!"
Before he realize who had called his name, two ars were flung around his neck.
"Hi, Jackie!" He said, laughing, "But do I have to remind you that I'm getting too old for this?"
She laughed. "Dad, this is my fiancee, Rick."
Jack looked from his brown-haired, brown-eyed daughter to her blond haired, blue-eyed fiancee, Colonel Rick Manning.
"It's nice to finally meet you, General O'Neill. You're quite a legend for me and my team."
Jack outstretched his right hand. "It's Jack, Rick."
The two men shook hands, forming an alliance of friendship.
He stood outside the door of the dressing room. He knocked and Sam answered the door. "Jack! Come in!"
He stepped inside to find Janet Fraiser-Jackson and her daughter, Cassie, alongside Grace straightening Jackie's veil. "Daddy!" She cried when she saw him.
He smiled. "You're so beautiful, Jackie."
She gave him a hug. "Thank you, Daddy."
He sensed her anxiety. "You scared?"
She nodded.
"He's a good guy."
She nodded again, tears spilling down her cheeks. "I love him so much it hurts."
"I know, honey."
He hugged her and then Daniel knocked on the door. "It's time."
The procession started after Sam and Janet left to take their places in the congregation. First came Cassie's daughter, Samantha, the flower girl. She was followed by Cassie's son, Jonathan, the ring bearer. Then, Grace and Cassie came down the aisle as the maid and matron of honor. Jack offered his arm to his daughter. "Let's go."
Though she'll grow and someday leave,
Maybe raise a family,
When I'm gone, I hope you'll see
How happy she made me
'Cause I'll be there
In my daughter's eyes.
Jack looked at Jackie and Rick in disbelief. "What did you just say?"
Jackie looked at her husband and smiled. "Rick and I are going to have a baby."
Jack's face held a growing grin. "I'm going to be a grandpa?"
He turned to Sam and tears of joy were slipping down her cheeks.
He looked at Jackie, and saw the same tears of joy falling from her eyes. "Yeah, Dad."
Seven and a half months later, Jack was in the hospital visiting his daughter. Right now, in his arms, he held a pink bundle. "What are you going to name her?" Jack asked, whispering in awe at the sight of his granddaughter.
"We thought we'd take a poll of favorite names." Rick said.
Jack looked at the tiny infant in his arms. "Elizabeth."
Jackie looked at her husband, triumphantly. "That was my choice."
Rick smiled. "Just because of that Ancient gene thingy..."
"Elizabeth Cassandra Manning, it is. After her grandmother and surrogate aunt." Jackie said, satisfactorily.
Jack's mind wandered back twenty-something years to the day that he had first held Jackie. Her birth had been most unexpected with only one month of an actual pregnancy.
"Dad?" Jackie interrupted.
"Yeah?"
"Penny for your thoughts?"
"You were a cute baby."
Jackie smiled and Sam reached for her granddaughter. "Yep, she looks an awful lot like you did," she answered.
As Jack looked into his daughter's eyes and then into his granddaughter's eyes, he could see the snippets of his past, present, and future.
And he was happy.
All right, I have to know what you think about it! It's a really sappy fic, but that's okay...isn't it?
