Title: Second Time Around
Author: Lady Taevyn
Rating: K+
Summary: Wedding plans come together so much easier the second time around.
Warning: Alex is very out of character in this chapter. Also it's a bit of a cross over with SG-1; it's a real tiny little thing though.
"This is all so much easier the second time around. I'm no where near as stressed, I know what to expect. It's going to be wonderful." Alex said to no one in particular one evening several weeks after Bobby had proposed.
"Mom, do I have to wear a fancy suit?" Travis asked from the coffee table where he was finishing homework.
"It won't kill you for one afternoon, I promise." Bobby piped in from the kitchen where he was making popcorn. Knowing this was what Alex wanted he was behind her 100. They had actually come to several decisions together without killing each other. Bobby was more then happy that one of them had been that he didn't have to wear a tuxedo, his dress blues would suffice. As neither was extremely religious they had opted for an outdoor wedding preformed by a justice of the peace. It was only fitting after all that the whole affair stay 'in the family' as it were.
"I hate fractions!" Travis grouched moodily throwing his pencil down on the table. He was an excellent student; math just wasn't his strong suit.
"I thought Miss Webb was going to help you with them?" Alex interjected before he could start on a really good fit. Bobby moved to help him as the phone rang; it was probably the dress shop, or the florist. He just hoped they weren't calling with bad news. Alex had been adamant about having orchids Bobby was worried that they'd be out of season and wouldn't hold up. When Alex came back into the living room 45 minutes later she was all smiles.
"That was Aeryn, she said she'd be happy to stand with me. Then while I was talking to her the florist called, I get my orchids. They're going to be in season, so they won't be that expensive." She finished excitedly. Everything was coming together for her, for them.
Later that night as they lay in bed Bobby brought up something that had been bothering him for a few weeks.
"Is Travis ok with all of this, because he's been acting not like himself. If something's wrong I want to know so I can fix it." Rolling onto his side Bobby gathered Alex to him pressing his face into her hair.
"He's fine; I talked to him the other day about everything. He's glad we are going to be a 'real family', his words not mine, but he's worried that if he gets too comfortable we'll go away like Janie and Thomas did. We just need to be here for him and reassure him that we're not going anywhere." Alex did her best to sooth Bobby's nerves just like she had done with Travis. As sleep claimed her Alex realized that she missed cuddling, after Mike died she had distanced herself from any form of love. It was something she could used to very quickly, because who knew Bobby Goren was a cuddler.
Perusing the racks at the trendy dress shop several months later Alex was reaching a breaking point. She had been searching for the 'perfect dress' ever since Bobby had asked and still hadn't found it. She was beginning to get the idea that a perfect dress didn't exist, in this situation. She didn't want a wedding gown, as it was her second marriage, just a fancy cocktail dress would do. Moving to the end of the rack in frustration Alex ran into the last person she'd ever expect to see dress shopping.
"Daniel Jackson, what in God's name are you doing in a dress shop?" He had gotten a hair cut and buffed up quite a bit, but it was Daniel. Her family had fostered him for almost a year; she had kept in touch with him after he had been moved up until he dropped off the face of the earth over 10 years ago.
"Ally Eames, my God, I haven't thought about you in years. My girlfriend's daughter is graduating from Hudson U. and we're out here for the ceremony. Janet Frasier, meet Alexandra Eames, her mom and dad fostered me after my mom and dad died." Half hidden behind him was a petite red head who stepped out fully when introduced. The women shook hands then Daniel grabbed Alex in a huge bear hug.
"She's one of the lucky ones then, for some reason there are a large amounts of crime at that school." Alex had to laugh at the sad fact.
"How're your mom and dad, and Janie? Are you still working vice?" It had been a while since they had talked, that all seemed a lifetime ago.
"Mom's about the same, she never did regain full use of her left side after the stroke. Janie and Thomas died in a car accident over a year ago; I'm raising their son Travis. I left vice almost 9 years ago I'm working Major Case now, and I'm engaged. The wedding's in June. If you give me your address I'll send you an invite. You just have to promise to keep in touch." She finished giving him a light tap on the arm.
"I know I'm sorry we ever lost touch, I was doing some consulting for the military in Colorado and I just lost track of the outside world. I'm glad to see you are getting on with your life. When Mike died you buried yourself so deep in your work that I felt like I'd lost you too. We should get together and go to dinner, if you can swing it. We're going to be here for a week." They exchanged numbers and Alex went back to looking for a dress. Daniel always had seemed like a lucky charm and that luck held out one more time as she moved down the rack from them and came across a creamy peach colored dress that was exactly what she was looking for. Dress in hand she hugged Daniel and Janet and left the shop.
End Chapter 7, I know it was a bit disjointed, and out of character. Review and tell me what you think.
