It's short, I know, but I was coaxed enough into it, and I had a great idea! It's not as good as the REST of the story, and it's in a slightly different tone then it too, but that's cause it was written at a different time AND I'm trying to convey different emotions. But yes, please, enjoy!

Epilogue;

Sam looked up at the entrance in front of the building, shifting the weight in her arms and looking sheepishly at the man standing next to her. Jack's eyes twinkled with a delight that mad her heart thud wildly, and he wrapped his arms over her shoulder, drawing her close as he swiped the ID card through the door.

She pressed backwards against his arm, shying away from the elevator doors as they slid open. He looked down at her patiently, pulled her close, and whispered softly, "It'll be fine."

Nodding, Sam allowed him to guide her into the elevator, the first ride down to the deep level of the SGC in nine months, and needless to say, she was nervous. She looked down at the sleeping babe in her arms, her eyes sparkling with love. The arm around her shoulder tightened, and she looked up into Jack's adoring eyes, the small but happy smile on her face sending his heart wild.

Leaning his head down, he pressed his lips to her head, looking over her shoulder at his daughter in her arms. Though it had been a week, he still couldn't believe that the squalling baby in Carter…Sam's arms was his.

The doors slid open and they exchanged a glance. He gave her a final reassuring smile and then guided her out of the hallway. They both noticed the stares that they got from people walking down the passage, and when Carter looked at him in worry, he only smiled and kept walking, whistling a happy tune as he did so.

Smiling as well, Carter felt a bounce in her step and looked down into her daughters eyes, which were now wide awake and searching. She found a confidence enter the corners of hear heart as she strode down the familiar hallways. Feeling more comfortable with the situation, she rested her head on O'Neill's shoulder, and he looked down at her and smiled.

After a few moments, they found themselves standing outside the door to the briefing room. Pressing their ear against it, they could barely make out General Hammond saying, "…should be hear soon. I talked to him a few…"

His words were lost to Sam as she watched Jack press a finger to his lips and place her slightly behind her, a hidden surprise. He twisted the handle to the door and pushed it open gently, and three pairs of eyes turned to him.

"O'Neill," Hammond barked. "We were just…"

He was cut off by Daniel pushing his chair back and giving a cry of "Sam!"

Jack looked back to Sam, a grin wide on his face, and saw her smiling sheepishly as she entered the room, shifting the baby in her arms once more. Beaming, Daniel strode over to her, Teal'c stood and followed more slowly, and Hammond stood at a loss for words for a moment.

Daniel threw his arms around Sam in a friendly hug, then turned his attention to the small baby in her arms, holding out his own arms in a silent plea for the girl. Sam shifted the weight of her daughter to hand her over to Daniel. Daniel took her with a grin, and set about playing with her hand and making cooing sounds to the infant, with Teal'c watching over his shoulder.
Hammond stood off to the side, watching with mulled interest at the events, then turned his gaze to Sam and Jack, who stood hand in hand, watching their daughter in their friends arms.

"Congratulations, Major," he said, nodding his head in the direction of the baby girl.

Sam's grin spread. "Thank you, sir," she said, then looked over her shoulder to Jack.

"And I presume a congratulations are in order for you as well?" Hammond asked, directing his question to O'Neill.

Jack straightened slightly, but then relaxed, the smile that had slipped off his face returning. He nodded his head. "Yes, sir," he said, squeezing Sam's hand.

Daniel glanced up from the baby, his eyes wide with interest. "So you two worked everything out?"

"You could say that," Sam said playfully, wrapping her arm around Jack's waist.

"O'Neill," Teal'c drawled. "What is the name of your daughter?"

Jack looked down to Sam, allowing her to respond to the question. "Elizabeth Jade O'Neill," she answered, a blush crawling onto her face.

Three sets of eyebrows shot up in question. With a sly grin, Sam lifted her left hand and wriggled her fingers, allowing a diamond ring to catch the light. Three "Congratulations!" and genuinely happy smiles met her action.

Jack watched all this in a daze, lost in his own thoughts. He acccepted back Elizabeth, rocking her gently in his arms and watching her bright blue eyes lock on his. A smile crept onto his face as he felt the connection between him and his daughter, and looked up at his fiancee, his smile spreading as he realized how much it ment that she was letting him share this with her. Elizabeth yawned and blinked at him once before cradling her head into his chest, and he felt his heart explode with love. As he was concentrating on his daughter, he dimly heard Sam ask Hammond if she could return to work in the SGC as a civilian, and dimly heard the affirmative answer, for he was thinking, all it took was one drunken night, and the wildest of his dreams really could come true.

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So waht do you think? thanks for ALL your support everyone! I LOVED hearing from all my reviewrs from my other stories again and was overjoyed at seeing new "faces" (pennames) Thank you for reeading this story, it's been great and I love you all:)