A/N:About twice as long as earlier chapters, but couldn't figure out how to do the idea in a shorter snippet! Hope you like it.

MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE

For a couple who had the universe to choose from, selecting a honeymoon location presented something of a challenge.

Sam had ruled out going off world, wanting to be sure to avoid intergalactic excitement and the likelihood of a plea for help from some off world ally. Jack wanted a quiet place where they could be alone together, enjoying sun and pristine white beaches. Sam couldn't find anything to complain about in that formula and readily joined in the search for a tropical destination.

After much discussion and help from their friends, they'd decided to spend 10 days on Turtle Island, a tiny island in Fiji well known for the privacy afforded vacationing couples and the quiet beauty of a tropical paradise.

Arriving in Fiji, Jack and Sam were amazed by the peace and quiet that greeted them. They reveled in the opportunity of spending uninterrupted time with each other in this stunning locale, temporarily freed from the responsibilities that assailed them at home.

The couple spent much of their time on the private beach directly in front of their bungalow, walking, soaking up the sun, swimming or just holding each other.

It was during one of their beach excursions that Jack and Sam received a special wedding gift from an unexpected source.

"Over here Sam, something just washed up on shore," Jack called to his new wife.

"What is it?" Sam asked.

"A message in a bottle," Jack said, proudly holding up a large oddly shaped bottle, containing a rolled up piece of paper. "Clichés, they follow me everywhere!"

Rolling her eyes and smiling at the same time, Sam took the bottle from her new husband and gradually worked the paper through the mouth of the bottle. Unrolling it slowly, she glanced at Jack who was watching her intently.

"Well, what does it say?" Jack enquired, a tiny smirk beginning to curl his lips.

"I don't believe this. It's from Thor. It looks like a map and a set of directions. What...? How did he know where we were? Jack O'Neill, you didn't," she said accusingly.

"Let me see," Jack said, reaching for the map, filled with intricate Asgard pictograms. "This is easy. Looks like it points right to the dune in front of the bungalow. Come on, let's take a look."

Don't tell me he reads Asgard now. Sam thought to herself. How did he …?

By the time Sam caught up with Jack, he had burrowed into the sand and come up with a small metal box. He opened it to reveal an odd looking device, made of a shiny metallic alloy. If she didn't know better, Sam would have thought it was a toy of some sort. It sported two distinct handholds and the center appeared to contain a minuscule computer interface.

"What do you think it is?" Sam asked cautiously.

"Don't know, but it's easy enough to find out. It's all explained right here." Jack said, pointing enthusiastically to the message from Thor.

"Jack, you can't read that anymore than I can. What's going on?"

"Alright, so I asked Thor to get creative with our wedding present. I didn't want to just open a box. I thought this was more… romantic. Right?"

Sam's look of confusion slowly turned to a smile and she started to laugh, quietly at first and then with a raucous tone he'd seldom heard.

"No giggling, Colonel. I'm serious. How'd I do?"

"You did great," Sam said in a soft tone, sitting down on the beach and snuggling into Jack side. "So what is it?"

"Translated from the original Asgard, Thor tells me it's something called a 'marriage link'."

"What does it do?"

"It lets two people feel each other's feelings. What do you think? Want to try it?"

"I think we should, Mr. O'Neill. It is our wedding present from a good friend, after all."

"I couldn't agree with you more, Mrs. O'Neill."

Jack and Sam sat on the beach as the sun fell below the horizon, arms wrapped around each other as they'd done each night since their arrival. Tonight each of their free hands gripped one end of Thor's wedding present. As they drifted off to sleep, they were held in the safety and certainly of each other's love as never before, each one's mind linked to the feelings of the other. For tonight there were no secrets between them. It felt right and good, each reveling in the feelings held for them by their spouse.

A little piece inspired by the Season One episode where Narim shares his feelings with Sam via a recording device.

Reviews, please.