A/N: Same as usual – thank you very much for the comments, read and enjoy!
Chapter Six:
Snow fell on the ground outside the Cheyenne Mountain base. In the lounge, someone had put Christmas music on, and one of the girls was decorating a small tree.
Sam walked back to her office, holding a cup of eggnog, and humming to the Christmas carol. She planned on blocking the music out and concentrating on the research she had to get done, but when she walked in she saw a dozen red roses, and they made work fly out of her mind. She placed the cup on her desk and picked the bouquet up, taking in the scent, and then checking to see if there was a note. There was: Meet me for dinner at Rosette's, 7:00. – J.
Sam smiled and tucked the note inside her pocket. This was definitely the sweetest Jack had ever been. They had gone on several dates so far, and she had enjoyed every one of them. And their date that night was no different.
"There's a Christmas party at Teal'c's house. Do you want to go?" Jack asked when they were done eating, and sitting talking.
"At Teal'c's?" Sam laughed at the absurdity of the non-social man hosting a Christmas party.
"Yup. Daniel, Cam, Vala, Will and his girl, Walter and a couple other people are going to be there." Jack collaborated.
"Okay, sure, that sounds fun." Sam agreed. Jack paid the bill and they were on there way.
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Teal'c answered the door wearing a festive green sweater. "Welcome, O'Neill, Sam." He opened the door wider to let them in. Everyone except Will and Sadie were there already and greeted them. A plate of Christmas tree cookies sat on the coffee table and mugs of coffee were in their hands.
"We were just about to start of game of truth or dare." Cameron told them.
"What about the normal card games?" Jack asked.
"We decided to do something different this year." Daniel told them. "Let's start with you Teal'c. Truth or dare?" Daniel asked. Sam and Jack sat down on the love seat.
"I believe I will take the dare." Teal'c answered, sitting in a hard-backed chair.
"All right, I dare you…to quote as much of the first episode of Star Wars that you can." Daniel declared and sat back to watch the show.
Teal'c amazed them all – going on for half an hour, beginning with the part that scrolls by on the screen (he knew all of that) and giving several memorably funny quotes from Han and Leia that had them all laughing.
Around 11:30 they all got ready to leave. Sam settled into the passenger seat of Jack's car, pulling her scarf up to her chin.
"Truth or dare?" Jack asked.
"I think we're done playing, sir." Sam told him, furrowing her eyebrows.
"Naw, come on, let's have our own game right now. Truth or dare?"
"Truth." Sam said, with a confused look.
"Ok. Will you marry me?" He pulled a box out of his pocked, Christmas wrapped.
Sam gasped and took the box in her trembling fingers. "Is this…?"
"Just open it." Jack prodded with a smile.
She unwrapped it to find a ring box, and snapped it open to find a sparkling diamond ring.
"Are you going to chicken out, or will you answer?" Jack asked.
"Oh…Jack!" She grinned and slid the ring on her finger. "But wait! We're both air force…" He voice dropped, but she kept looking at the ring hopefully.
"So what? They don't have to know."
"But…"
"Sam, putting all work aside, will you marry me?" He asked again.
"I…yes!" She gave him a kiss on the cheek and admired her ring again. Then she thought about the ring – people from work would see it and she wouldn't be able to tell them who she was engaged too.
Jack saw her frowning at the trinket. "Yes, I thought of that too. I guess you shouldn't wear it to work."
"I guess not."
The rest of the way back to Sam's house they talked about plans they might want to make for the wedding, and keeping it a secret…eloping seemed to be the only option, which Sam wasn't very happy about, but she didn't let her feelings show. She was just glad that he had finally asked her.