A week later, at the cabin:
"So, do we call Teal'c and Daniel?" Sam asked, quietly.
Jack shrugged, "While they would probably never forgive us if they weren't there…that's up to you."
"Us." She corrected.
"Right…us." He said, as he leaned over and kissed her.
"Why are we doing this again?" She asked, bewildered.
"Because I love you, and you love me…" He answered.
"I know that…I just meant, why are we eloping…this soon." She clarified.
"Look, if you don't want to, we can wait a year before getting engaged…do the whole engagement thing, big wedding…" He said, returning to a more upright position.
"No, I just…" She took a deep breath. "I just hadn't ever really thought this was possible…now, it's going so fast."
He smiled. "We're not getting any younger…and anything I need to know about you, I've already learned. After all, when we're on missions, we practically live together."
She chuckled. "You have a point there…"
"So, are we calling Daniel and Teal'c?"
"Well, if we call them, we're going to have to call Janet and Cassie." She reminded.
"Of course…" He conceded.
He watched as she got quiet again. "What is it, Sam?"
She looked up at him. "Huh?"
"What's wrong? You're really quiet, and I thought you were excited about this."
"Oh, I am…" She began. "It's just…I wish…I wish my parents were here." She said, silent tears running down her face. "Especially my dad."
Jack wiped the tears from her face. "You know what Jacob said to me before he died?"
She shook her head. "No."
"He said that you loved me, and that if I did anything to hurt you, he would come and make me wish I had never been born…" He said, smiling. "Above all, I think he wanted to make sure I didn't give up on you."
"Yeah, well Charlie wouldn't let you do that either." She said, tenderly.
"Yeah…" He said, looking out the window at the Minnesotan wilderness.
"He's still watching over you." She said.
"Yeah…I just am thinking…both of us have some skeletons in the closet."
"And we're going to support each other through everything." She said, emphatically. "Starting now."
He smiled. "You betcha."
"So, where's the phone? I think we have some announcements to make."