A week later, Daniel and I were getting ready for the Bridal Shower. We invited all the same people from the party last week. General Hammond, Sam, Janet, and Teal'c joined us this time. We told Jack not to bring the beer this time. Daniel and I had some refreshments.

Everyone was gathering around me and Daniel on the couch after about an hour of conversations with each other. Sam passed me her gift. I opened it up and was surprised by what it was. It was lace gown that was very short. It went down to about half of my thigh. It was also see through. I pulled them out of the box and looked at Daniel's reaction. He started to blush. I chuckled. "Thank You Major."

Sam corrected me, "Sam."

"Thanks Sam."

Alex handed me the next gift, I unwrapped it and saw a box with a picture of dishes on it.

Alex said, "Open the box and see what's inside."

I did and saw a smaller box. I pulled it part way out. "ALEX!"

"Just so you can get practices in before the real thing."

I laughed. "Daniel, I think these are for you."

Daniel pulled out the box and looked at it. He realized what it was and got a little uncomfortable. He quickly stood up. "Does anyone want a drink? I sure do. Jack, Jonas, mind helping me?" Daniel walked off in a fast pace to the kitchen.

Jack and Jonas walked in. They saw Daniel walking back and forth across the kitchen floor.

Jack asked, "Daniel...what's up?"

Daniel called out from in the kitchen, "Honey, where's the ...never mind. I found them." Daniel got a beer out of the fridge and drank over half the bottle without putting it down.

Jonas said, "Daniel?"

"Hmm?"

"You ok?"

"I'm not sure. Jack, you've been married before. I need your help. I'm gonna go get the other guys for advice too." Daniel ran back into the living room. He ran up behind me. I was still on the couch waiting for them to return. In French, Daniel whispered in my ear, "Miel, je vais prendre les hommes dans la cuisine pour une petite discussion. Pouvons-nous ouvrir le reste des cadeaux plus tard?" (Honey, I'm gonna take the men in the kitchen for a little discussion. Can we open the rest of the gifts later?)

In German, I whispered back, "Yeah. Sicher." (Sure)

"Ok. Would the men please join me in the kitchen?"

General Hammond, Jack Jr., Martouf, Melak, Delek, and Fifth walked into the kitchen.

Before Daniel walked off, I called out to him. I said in French, "Daniel, embrassez-moi." (Daniel, kiss me.)

Daniel leaned down and kissed me. He then said in German, "Ich liebe dich." (I love you.)

In Italian, I said, "Ti amo, anche." I kissed him again. (I love you, too.)

Daniel walked off to the kitchen.

Jonas asked, "Daniel? You ok?"

Daniel finished the rest of his previous beer. "I don't know." Daniel sat down for a minute. He then shot up out of his chair. "Anyone want a beer? I could use another one." Daniel rummaged through the refrigerator.

Jack said, "Daniel…"

"Hmm?"

"Daniel…"

Daniel stood up and looked at Jack. "What?"

"You're nervous aren't you?"

"Um…no…"

"Yes you are. You never drank a beer like that before. You must be nervous."

General Hammond said, "Ah…the marriage jitters."

Jack Jr. said, "I remember those."

Everyone looked at Jack Jr.

General Hammond chuckled. "It's perfectly normal Dr. Jackson. Almost every man gets them."

Jack said, "Come on Daniel. Admit that you are scared."

Daniel scrunched his nose. "Maybe I'm a little nervous."

Jack said, "Now…ya see. That wasn't so hard was it?"

Daniel glared at Jack.

In the living room, the women (Alex, Chris, Jules, Katie, Monica, Sam, Janet, Robyn, and I) were sitting around.

Jules said, "I wonder what they are talking about."

I said, "I don't think I wanna know."

Robyn walked over and sat on the couch with me. I put my arm around her shoulder and she laid her head on my shoulder.

I sighed heavily.

Robyn asked, "Sis, what's wrong?"

"I don't know. I'm just scared. I hope he isn't second guessing. I don't know what I would do…"

Sam cut me off, "Leslie…calm down. Daniel loves you very much. Every time he is around you, I see another side of him that I've never seen before. Even when he talks about you, I see him have the biggest smile that I have ever seen."

Janet said, "Oh. You noticed that too? I thought it was just me. He seems more hyper when he's in the infirmary for the monthly check-ups. In fact, that's the only time I really see him, when he has a check-up."

Sam said, "Ya see. Anytime someone mentions your name, Daniel changes. Daniel loves you a lot. He may just be a little scared, nervous even. This is, after all, his first earth wedding."

I smiled.

Robyn said, "So…"

Sam said, "So…"

Katie, sounding like Jack, said, "So…"

I giggled. "Jack has rubbed off on you. That sounded exactly like him."

"That didn't sound anything like him."

"Yes it did."

"Did not."

"Did too."

"Did not."

"Did too."

"Did not."

"Did too."

Sam said, "Hey…you two sound like Jack and Daniel when they fight like that."

I chuckled. "I need to get out more."

Alex asked, "Ok…where we going?"

"Do you wanna go out to eat or something?"

Robyn nodded. "Yeah…"

"Ok...well…let's go tell our men where we are going." I got up off the couch and went to the kitchen door. I knocked.

Daniel answered, "Yes?"

I slowly peeked through the door. "Honey, the girls and I are gonna go out driving. Don't worry we'll be back before too long. I'll take them home myself." I then closed the door.

Daniel called out, "Hey, Les wait." Daniel walked out of the kitchen up to me.

I turned and looked at him. "Yes?"

Daniel pulled me into an embrace. "You can't leave without kissing me."

"Oh." I giggled and pulled his mouth to mine. We kissed for a while until Jack walked out of the kitchen. We stopped kissing and just looked at Jack.

Jack said, "S'cuse me. I gotta talk to Kate." Jack walked over to Katie and wrapped his arms around her waist. "And what is your excuse? Didn't wanna kiss Big Papa before you go?" Corny I know.

Katie said, "Shut up and kiss me!" Katie kissed Jack hard.

I said, "They'll have to come up for air some time."

They did seconds later. Jack still had his eyes closed.

Katie said seductively, "I'll see you later, Jonathan."

Jack opened his eyes and said, "Wait. I'm not done." Jack kissed her again.

I asked the others, "Are Daniel and I like this?"

Everyone answered in unison, "Basically."

"Oh Gee Thanks." I shook my head. "I'm ready to go. Are you all ready?"

Sam answered, "Yeah. Let's load up the van. I'll drive."

"Ok. Let's say our 'Bye's' and get going." I looked back over at Katie and Jack. "No Katie, you can't stay."

Jack glared at me. He looked back at Katie. Katie briefly kissed him. Jack growled at her.

Katie said, "Oooo…." Jack kissed her once more and she walked out the door.

I was the last one (female) in the house. I said, "I'll be back soon. We'll talk later."

Daniel nodded. "I'll call ya when we're done.

"Ok. I'll see you later on tonight." I kissed him and went outside to the van. I asked, "So…where we going?"

Monica said, "I'm a little hungry."

"Ok. For some reason, I'm craving Golden Coral or the Olive Garden."

Everyone answered, "Olive Garden."

I chuckled. "I wanna show you the place where Daniel and I had our first date."

Sam drove to Sicilianos and I showed them where Daniel and I sat. I told them how Daniel wiped Spaghetti sauce off my face and kissed where the sauce was.

Sam said, "See, I've never seen this side of Daniel before."

"He's such a sweetie."

Chris said, "I've gotta see the loud side of Daniel. He is always quiet."

"He's hardly quiet at home. By the way, Chris, how are you and Martouf?"

"Well…Martouf and I are getting married next year. We are going to have a wedding here on Earth and on Vorash."

"Congratulations!"

"Thank You. I'm glad we met. I'm happier than I used to be. He is a great man and I love him very much."

Jules said, "I'm glad I met Delek. We're having a wedding here. I'm hoping he lives here with me too."

Alex said, "When I get Jonas home, Oh Man! He's like a tiger, soft and cuddly, but a wild animal when mating season comes around…"

I gasped. "Alex! You already…"

Alex said, "Maybe a few times. What about you and Daniel? Haven't you done some things?"

"Well…almost…but…"

"But?"

"I was under the influence of an alien drink."

Robyn said, "Uh huh. Sure, what ever you say Sis."

"Thanks for backing me up Sis. I really appreciate it."

Sam said, "Well…we're here."

We went inside and stood in front of a man. He asked, "Do you have a reservation?"

"Yes we do…reservations for MacGyver, please."

The waiter said, "There you are. May I ask what you are celebrating tonight?"

"We are celebrating …"

Janet cut me off, "This is a bachelorette party for Leslie here." Janet smiled.

The waiter said, "I see. This way please."

I looked at Janet

Janet said, "Surprise…"

Sam whispered, "Leslie, did you really have reservations?"

I said, "Maybe. Maybe not."

Sam shook her head at me.

We followed the waiter to a big table near the center of the restaurant. A bunch of other cute waiters seated us all.

The main waiter walked to the table. "Good Evening, Ladies. My name is Michael and I will be your waiter for the evening." Michael passed out the menus. "Please don't hesitate to call me when you are ready."

Janet smiled. "Thank You."

Michael said, "My pleasure, Ma'am." Michael winked and walked away.

Janet asked, "Les, what about him?"

"Who?"

"Michael. He winked at me."

"Oh. He's nice."

"Nice? What does that mean?"

"He seems like a nice man."

Janet sighed again. "Well…I'm ready to order. I'll go get Mikey."

Sam quickly looked up at Janet. "Mikey?"

"I meant Michael." Janet got up and went to get our waiter. Janet returned a few minutes later with the waiter on her heels.

I saw Michael smile and blush a little.

Michael said, "You may order when ready."

I said, "I'm ready. I'll have the Spaghetti Dinner."

Janet said, "That sounds good, Les. I'll have the same, Mikey."

Michael blushed again. He walked over to the other end of the table. "And what would you ladies like?"

Chris said, "I'll have the Pepperoni Pizza."

Robyn asked, "Mind if we can get a large and share it Chris?"

"Sure. Large Pepperoni Pizza."

Monica said, "Sam, Jules, Alex and I will share a large Cheese Pizza."

Michael nodded and wrote it all down. He then asked, "Would you like anything else?"

Janet said, "That's all for me right now. We'll call ya when we need something else. Thanks Mikey."

Michael smiled at Janet. "No problem, Ma'am." He then walked away.

Robyn said, "Janet, he is so into you."

Janet said, "I know. I just wanted to play around with him. I wanted to see him sweat a little."

Sam said, "You're bad Janet."

Janet smiled to herself.

We all ate and chatted. We chatted and ate some more.

Daniel left a text message on my phone. "Done. Send ladies 2 pick up men. Were drinking." I said, "Well...ladies...it's time to go. The guys are done. I'll pay for the food and..."

Janet cut me off, "I'll leave a tip for Mikey." Janet folded a $5 dollar bill into a heart. She wrote on the back "Call me, Janet" and left her number.

I asked, "Ready to go?"

We all loaded back up in the van and I drove home. It was quiet on the way home. Everyone was looking out the window enjoying the night scenery. Sam drove back to my house. We all got out and walked to my front door. When I unlocked the door, we were shocked at what we saw. All the men except for Teal'c were passed out on the floor.

I said, "Uh…Teal'c…what happened?"

"I do not know. They drank a lot of beer and passed out. Daniel Jackson said that we all may sleep here."

"He did?"

"Indeed."

"Ok. Ladies, you can find a place to sleep. There are plenty of blankets in the closet."

Sam said, "Um, Pete is probably waiting up for me. I should get home."

Janet's phone rang. She answered it. "Frasier."

Sgt. Davis said, "Dr. Frasier, we need you, General Hammond, Major Carter and Captain MacGyver back at the base."

"Why? What's up?"

"SG-12 came back severely injured by a goa'uld attack."

"Ok. We're on our way."

Sam asked, "Something wrong?"

"Uh…yeah. SG-12 came back injured. They need you, me and General Hammond and Leslie back at the base."

I passed Dam the Goa'uld Hand Device. "You can still use this Sam…just concentrate."

"Now…you don't need me. You go heal them and go home to get some sleep. You'll get to see Pete sooner too."

Sam blushed.

Janet asked, "Ok…next question, how are we gonna get General Hammond there?"

I picked General Hammond up and leant him up against the wall.

General Hammond started singing, "Goodness Gracious Great Balls of Fire."

"Sam…" Sam passed me the device and I healed him.

I looked General Hammond over and he was just a little tired but able to walk.

Janet asked, "Sam, Can you drive? Please?"

Sam said, "Yeah. Let's go." Teal'c helped General Hammond to the car and accompanied them to the base.

I looked at the others still awake. "Ladies, find a place to sleep. Blankets are in the closet. I'm going upstairs to talk to Daniel. If ya need me, just knock on our door."

Katie said, "We probably won't need ya until in the morning when they wake up."

"Ok. Well…good-night then."

"Night."

Robyn said, "Night Sis."

I smiled and walked up to my bedroom. I opened the door slowly and saw Daniel lying on the bed with his glasses on. The lamp next to the bed made a glare upon his glasses. I smiled softly. I decided to take a quick shower and go straight to bed. I grabbed a shirt and a pair of pants. I took a quick 15-minute shower. When I walked back into the bedroom, Daniel was still in the same sleeping position. I walked over to his side of the bed. I took his shoes off slowly and placed them in the corner. I took off his glasses and sat them on the table. I then kissed him. The kiss accidentally woke him up. "Sorry. I didn't mean to wake you."

Daniel drowsily said, "No. No. I wanted to talk to you anyway."

"What's wrong?"

Daniel sighed. He then sat up on the bed and folded his legs underneath him.

I walked over to the other side of the bed and did the same. "Daniel?"

Daniel looked up at me. He sighed again. "I'm just scared. Doing this for the second time. I wanted to talk to the guys because I need some advice on how to get rid of my nervousness. I wasn't second-guessing if that's what you're thinking. I would never second-guess on marrying you."

"Daniel, this is your second marriage. You shouldn't be too scared. This is my first marriage ever. I should be scared."

"And you're not?"

"No. I'm terrified."

"Oh. Back on Abydos, we just had a feast instead of going to a church and having a minister there. We didn't have much of a honeymoon either. They sealed us in the pyramid for 3 days with enough food and water to last us those 3 days."

"Wow. Some honeymoon. For our honeymoon, I wanna go someplace special."

"I don't care if we come back home for the honeymoon."

I chuckled. "Daniel, just so you'd know, I'd never second-guess on marrying you either."

Daniel smiled.

I yawned. "I'm tired."

"Let's go to sleep."

We got up off the bed and pulled the covers back. Daniel slid under the covers first. I slid in after him.

I said, "Oh!"

"What?"

"Heartbeat."

"What about it?"

"It puts me to sleep faster. It's also very relaxing. You should listen to mine one day."

"Mind if I…"

"No…not at all."

Daniel moved so he could hear my heartbeat. "Wow. That is relaxing. No wonder you like lying on my chest so much."

"Yeah." I began stroking along his spine. "Go to sleep, Baby. Tomorrow we'll talk some more. Maybe about having kids."