Summary: Another "Stop the wedding!" (I couldn't help myself)
Spoilers: Anything with Pete, and all of Season 6 (Jonas) and Heroes, Affinity, Smoke & Mirrors and probably Threads & Moebius in later chapters.
Disclaimer: blah blah I don't own them yada yada yada
a/n: this just had to come out, so bear with me, also, I changed some facts, and rearranged events, and things will happen differently in my little world of SG-1.
CHAPTER FIVE
The kitchen table was full of used tissues, and the coffee had long cooled. The once inviting pancakes were soggy, and the mother and daughter were curled up on the couch in the living room, empty ice cream cartons tossed carelessly on the foot table.
"Oh, I love this movie." Janet said, eyes half closed.
"Me too," Cassie mumbled, as the opening credits of Sleepless in Seattle flashed on the screen. Minutes later, Cassie was sound asleep, her head on Janet's lap, and Janet was about to drift into unconsciousness when a soft knock was heard through the living room. Janet rubbed her eyes, and gently lifted Cassie's head off of her lap and placed it on the couch, and then walked to the door.
"Daniel!" Janet exclaimed, "How are you? Come in!" Compulsively, she hugged him. All the emotions that she had felt before her ascension came flying back to her in a rush, and she squeezed him tighter, his aftershave taking over her senses.
Daniel responded with vigor, holding her as close to his body as he could get her, inhaling the scent that was just so…Janet. They stood locked in the embrace, until the breeze from outside reminded them that they were standing at the open front door. They parted, and Janet quickly closed the door, before retreating to the kitchen, needing space. Daniel followed her, quietly, and when she reached for the tissues, he grabbed her wrist and spun her around. The sight that greeted him broke his heart. Her mascara had given her black eyes, hiding the puffiness that he knew resided.
He reached up, and placed his thumb under her eyes, smoothing the crinkles.
"Janet, I don't know how to say this, so I'm just gonna say it…" whew,his breath came out in a rush. "When Sha're died I never thought I would get over it. Mind you, getting dates wasn't always easy for me, and she was the first person since my grandfather to love me unconditionally."
Janet, her eyes full with unshed tears, reached up, and placed a finger on his lips.
"Yes, Daniel, I feel it too, and have for a long, long time." And with that, she stood up on her tiptoes, and gently placed her lips on his. This wasn't a kiss of vigor, or of passion, it was purely love, that was now requited.