Hey guys, ok so I've finally decided that I'm gonna officially cut this chap in half because I was starting to feel bad about leaving the cliff hanger and I'm yet to finish the major part of this chap, I might be able to finish it before my exams if not then it will probably be after May 13th, anyways hope you like this chapter, ooh and before I forget again the error from chapter three with the sg12 and sg16 thing, I don't know if anyone noticed but I did correct that and I completely forgot to thank Questionablelight for bringing that to my attention, so thanx mate! ;) Also just to forewarn you, this chapter is very fluffy, a bit fluffier than I normally write but hey the shipper in me got carried away and it's all sorted and written now, , on with the story!

Chapter Six – And the answer is ….

To say Sam was shocked was an understatement.

"Jack, did you just …" she started but was cut off by Jack.

"Yeah"

"And you have thought this …"

"Yes"

"Nah, you just decide…"

"No ever since I found out we could be together, this is what I wanted … no scrap that since way before that I've wanted to be able to spend my life with you"

"But Jack, we've only been dating for a little over 48 hours" Sam responded, trying to convince herself as much as Jack that this was too soon.

"Sam we've known each other for 8 years, I know you probably better than I know myself. To be honest I think we've practically been dating" he paused for a second, "you know without the mind blowing sex, the whole time" he smirked at her as she hit him playfully and then blushed slightly.

"But this is obviously a spur of the moment thing otherwise you'd have a ring" she reasoned, realising as she said it that it wasn't a hard fact to argue on and she was still not sure that she wanted to argue, but Jack suddenly reached over the side of the bed and groped for his jeans. He pulled out a small velvet box and held it in front of Sam who promptly forgot to breathe.

"Look Sam, I understand if you think it's too soon, I mean hell you've just broken up with Shannahan, but I do love you so much it hurts sometimes, I meant it when I said that we could have been dating for 8 years because we do know each other that well. You've seen me do some of the worst things imaginable yet you still love me and want to be with me here, so all I'm saying to you is I love you and I want everyone to know now. So if you want then I am offering you the whole nine yards. Feel free to say no, please don't say you need time to think because that just means that you're not ready, so here goes" he opens the box and holds the ring up for Sam to see, "Samantha Carter, will you marry me?"

"What's my favourite thing to drive?" she asked suddenly.

"Huh?" he asked, completely confused by her question.

"Please Jack just answer my questions" she pleaded.

"Ok," he drew the word out and then responded, "Your motorbike"

"What colour is my helmet?"

"Silver"

"What's my favourite movie?"

"'Someone Like You' mostly because you like the scene where Hugh Jackman has no shirt" he joked.

"Who's my favourite Simpson's character?"

"Bart although you'd like people to think it was Lisa"

"What's my favourite colour jello?"

"Blue"

"How do I take my coffee?"

"Strong and black, no milk or sugar"

"What's my favourite alcoholic drink?"

"Same as me, a good cold beer although you do like your vodka and diet cokes because you prefer the taste to normal coke"

"What was my first job?"

"Local coffee shop, cleaning tables"

"How old was I?"

"15 a month before your 16th birthday"

"How many nieces and nephews do I have?"

"One of each"

Sam seemed to be scrutinising him after every answer as if to weigh up his answers to her questions.

"Sam what's all this about?" instead of answering she threw another question at him.

"What's my biggest fear?" Jack looked at her and paused for only second before he responded.

"That you won't find happiness"

"I love you" Sam smiled.

"Are you gonna tell me what that was all about?" he asked as he pulled her closer, the ring still in his hand. Sam didn't answer straight away. She took the ring out of its box and looked at it for a second.

"Jack, you know me better than anyone and I know you're right, we have been practically dating for the last 8 years and the only reason I was slightly apprehensive was because I was afraid that I'd get hurt again but I know you only want me to be happy, for us to be happy"

Jack sat listening to this speech with one word registering over and over again, she said she was apprehensive not that she still was.

"Jack, I'd love to marry you" Sam answered his earlier question looking him in the eye. Jack smiled his lop sided grin and kissed her before asking,

"Do you want to put it on yourself or shall I?"

"I want to do it" Sam smiled and Jack knew it was so he could see that she really wanted to marry him and wanted to wear his ring rather than how it was when she wore Pete's ring or rather the lack of how she wore Pete's ring. After she slipped it on her ring finger they both stared at it for a few minutes. Finally Jack spoke.

"Can you believe how…"

"Right the looks" Sam finished. Jack was silent for a good 15 minutes until Sam finally broke the silence.

"What's wrong honey?" Sam asked as Jack raised his eyebrow.

"Honey?" he questioned

"Yeah I'm trying it out" they both laughed and Jack turned serious again.

"Do you like the ring?" he asked

"Yeah, it's perfect" She looked down at the simple yet elegant ring. It was a plain gold band with a single diamond. It was not a huge diamond yet it definitely wasn't small either.

"It was my mothers, she and my father were married for 58 years but then she died of cancer. They were so much in love, I don't think I ever heard my dad say a bad word about her. After the second Abydos mission she called me to her bedside and told me the next time I got married and if I thought she was special enough to give her this ring, she said it had been lucky for her, she hoped it would be lucky for me. You know she asked me about you?"

"She did?" Sam asked surprised.

"Yeah, I told her about the first briefing with you, you know with the whole arm wrestling thing, she told me I had already 'given my heart away' of course I told her she was crazy but mothers tend to be right"

"Yeah I always like what little you actually let slip about your mum" Jack kissed Sam's neck and Sam closed her eyes just enjoying Jacks lips on her neck. She opened her eyes only to see her alarm clock. It said 09:10.

"Shit!" Sam cursed jumping out of bed, ignoring her nakedness.

"Sam, honey, what's wrong?"

"We're late, so much for not affecting work huh?" she said as she ran into the bathroom and got into the shower, a few seconds later Jack entered the shower too.

"Don't worry about it, I'm sure Hammond will let it slide this once and don't forget I am the commander of the base"

"Jack!" she warned.

"Ok, ok, I give in, lets get to work," Jack laughed.

Half an hour later they both turned up on the base, Sam driving her car and Jack driving the borrowed Air Force car. As they walked towards the sign in desk, the young SF on duty smirked quickly before snapping to attention.

"Sir, ma'am"

"Thank you Airman, that will do" Jack said shortly. They entered the lift and as the doors shut Sam turned to Jack.

"You do realise we're gonna get that kind of response all day"

"Yeah," Jack cocked his head to one side, "Do you wanna tell people about the engagement?" he asked. Sam thought for a second.

"I think we'll wait until we're at the cabin in a few days and tell the guys first then the base can find out"

Jack nodded his agreement and took both her hands in his and transferred the ring from the left hand to the right hand and swirled the ring around so the diamond part was hidden. He kissed the hand where the ring was now lying.

"It'll be our little secret"

The doors of the lift opened and they went their separate ways. Sam had been in her lab for barely 5 minutes when Cassie came racing in, followed a few seconds later at a more sedate pace by Janet.

"Well?" Janet asked as she eased herself onto a chair.

"Well what?" Sam asked innocently.

"Aww come on Sam, please tell us what happened" Cassie begged and Sam laughed as Cassie's lower lip stuck out.

"OK, ok, he cooked me dinner, we talked, we went to bed early and we woke up late, answer your questions?"

"Well that was worth missing morning lectures for" Cassie sighed sarcastically, "I'm gonna go and get some coffee, you guys want?" she asked.

"Yeah"

"Please"

"Ok, I'll be back in a few" Cassie walked out and Janet waited a few minutes before turning to Sam.

"Ok, firstly General O'Neill cooked?"

"Yeah he wanted to make it a night to remember" Sam smiled.

"Ok, but I'm guessing it wasn't due to the fact that he cooked that you're actually glowing … again"

"No"

"Ok, I could be seriously mentally harmed by asking this question about General O'Neill but I'm gonna ask anyway, how was it?"

"You know how sometimes when you wait for something for so long and then it happens and you are let down by the actual event … well this was nothing like that, I've never had such a … connection with anyone before"

Janet looked at Sam carefully.

"Wow, it must have been some night!"

"Janet you have no idea … well you might someday soon, I know when you have your sights set on a guy" Sam laughed.

"Ok that's just freaky, we've barely spoken at all since I … descended yet you already know that?"

"Oh come on" Sam puts on a high breathy voice, "'Yes Daniel you just wait until I get my prescription pad back' pulease" Sam laughed again.

"Ok, you're evil"

"Is it two or three times that you have to be called something in 24 hours before it makes it true?" Sam asked.

"It's three" Cassie answered as she came back in the room holding three coffees.

"Ok, well then it's only been two"

"You're evil" Janet smirked, "Hey!" she protested loudly as Sam threw a ball of paper at her.

"Have you convinced the good doctor to let you out of the infirmary and off the base yet?" Sam asked.

"Yes as long as I immediately report any symptoms, blah blah blah, am I really as annoying as that?" Janet asked Sam.

She was saved from responding when Teal'c entered the room.

"Colonel Carter, Dr Fraser, Cassandra" Cassie pulled her face at her full name but smiled at the giant of a man she knew as an uncle, "We are requested in the briefing room by General's Hammond and O'Neill"

"Ok Teal'c, let's go" Sam walked to the door.

"Hey stop avoiding the question!" Janet yelled after her.

"Come on mum, let's go" Cassie smiled at her mother.

Ten minutes later, General Hammond, Jack, Sam, Janet, Daniel, Teal'c and Cassie were all sat around the briefing room table.

"Alright kids," Jack started, "We're going on vacation… well all except you sir" Jack apologised.

"That's ok son" he responded with a look on his face which seemed to scream 'thank god'.

"So" Jack continued apparently ignoring this look. "As I will be your gracious host, I get to decide room assignments" Daniel suddenly looked panicked.

"No you don't" he said way to quickly, Jack instead of looking annoyed looked amused.

"Yeah I do"

"No you don't"

"Do"

"Don't"

"Do"

"Guys come on, sir if you could just tell us and then we can decide if they're fair, ok Daniel?" Sam split up the argument.

"Sure" he gave in sullenly.

"Ok, so as I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted. There are two bedrooms, one study which has a pull out bed and a main living area again with a pull out bed, so what I figured was Carter and I share my room, Cassie and Janet share the spare room, Daniel gets the study and Teal'c can kel nor reem or sleep in the living room, do you have a problem with that Daniel?" Jack smirked at the archaeologist who went red. "Didn't think so, now as far as getting there goes, I have my truck, which can get four in it along with loads of room for supplies so Danny boy we need your car too"

"Sure"

"Excellent, thanks to General Hammond here, we're off for four weeks, baring planet in disaster emergencies, as of tomorrow morning. We're leaving from my house at 09:00 so everyone needs to finish all reports by the end of the day or they get finished when we get back"

"Ok, but four weeks sir" Sam asked.

"Yes four weeks Carter, you can take your laptop if you think you're gonna be that bored fishing but games only"

Sam looked relieved before replying, "It's not that it's boring sir, its just not … my thing"

"Of course not Sam, we all know what your thing is" Cassie said innocently causing Janet to smirk, Daniel to choke on his coffee, Teal'c to raise his eyebrow higher than normal and General Hammond to suddenly look very interested in the table while Sam and Jack blushed.

"ANYWAY" Jack said breaking the pause and glaring at Cassie in order to tell her she was in trouble later. "Everyone ok with the arrangements?" There was a chorus of acknowledgements around the table, "Excellent anything to add George?"

"No I think that's everything covered, I think I'm actually going to enjoy being in command here" he smiled at the best team in the SGC.

In Jacks opinion the rest of the day was fairly uneventful. Sure Carter spent the whole day reinstalling the gate dialling program after Felger had accidentally deleted it but he had then had the opportunity to watch General Hammond yell at him until he was literally red in the face. It had been sweet! Still smiling at the memory, he walked into Sam's lab.

"Ok then campers, home time" he had to suppress a laugh at the look Sam gave him.

"Sir, I need another 20 minutes in order to finish this report for …"

"Ah ah ah Carter, remember as of 17:00 all work was to be completed, if not it was to be left until we came back" he argued with her.

"But sir, it's hardly my fault Felger was his usual self now was it?" she smiled sweetly at him obviously fighting the urge to shout. He smiled at her obvious attempts to allow her to continue to work.

"Ok Carter you can finish your report" he conceded.

"Thank you sir"

An hour later, Jack was playing with a yo-yo that Sam had thrust at him after he had almost set off a chain reaction on the nacquadah reactor that could have blown up the whole mountain.

"Funny 20 minutes this Carter" he grumbled.

"Almost finished sir, be a little but more patient and I promise to make it worth your while Jack" she winked at him causing a huge smile to break out on his face. He loved this playful side of Sam and he was just beginning to realise that he was going to be seeing a whole lot more of it. He happily day dreamed about what Sam would do to make the waiting worth his while.

A/N ok so this is half way through this chap, yeah I know its kind of a weird place to leave the chap but hey never mind, he he he, I'll try to get the next part out before I'm exams start next Tuesday but I'm not promising anything, revision can be a pain in the butt, ah well, anyways please review guys, thanx luv Nicki

P.s. I should probably mention some of the questions that Sam asked Jack I totally made up some of the answers, for example I have no idea what colour Sam's helmet is and I also have no idea what Jack's parent's relationship was like or if they are alive or dead, if anyone does know the actually answers to any of them I'd really love to know, also as I'm English I feel I should make the point of saying that "Someone Like You" with Ashley Judd and Hugh Jackman is actually called "Animal Attraction" over here but as Sam and Jack are American's I figured it should have the American title, so again please please please review, thanx.