A/N: Because some of you asked, you get another chapter... ;-) Writing Jack and Daniel really is quite fun! LGM - I'm not sure about the 3rd movie but fingers crossed it features at least the original gang.


"Daniel?"

Daniel looked over from the image on the office wall to see Jack peering at him from across the hallway. He carried a file in his hand, which he unceremoniously dumped in a tray on his receptionist's desk, ignoring the look the young woman gave him.

"What are you doing here?"

Daniel shrugged his hands deep in his pockets as he wandered over towards where Jack stood. "I have a few meetings with the Pentagon regarding some artefacts we found... thought I'd swing by to say hello while I'm here."

"With Davis, right?"

Daniel nodded, "Among others, yes."

"So you're in town for a few days?" Again Daniel nodded. "Need somewhere to stay?"

-0-

About an hour later, the two men were sitting on Jack's sofa, beers in hand, sport on the TV and half eaten pizzas that sat in boxes on the coffee table.

"So," Daniel began, "Have you spoken to Sam much since she left?"

"A few times," Jack answered, before taking a long sip from his bottle. "Mainly via email... Cassie showed me how to record one of those video thingies." He waved his hand in the air in a vague gesture.

"So..." Stumped for the correct way to ask, Daniel let his sentence dwindle out and gulped down some beer.

Jack glanced at him sideways. "What?"

Daniel shifted in his seat. "Are you two...?"

"What?"

"You know," Daniel gestured with his hands, his bottle wobbling in his grasp, "Engaged?"

Jack's eyes widened, taking his time in lowering the bottle from his lips. "No...."

"No?!"

"No..."

"But I thought-"

"You thought what?!"

Daniel quickly pushed his glasses up his nose. "Cassie said she caught you two at it the day of the farewell barbecue and you were so touchy feely for days afterwards, I just assumed... you know..."

"Well you assumed wrong...."

"Really?!" Daniel cried. "Huh!"

Jack simply took another swig before leaning over to pick up another slice of pizza. He stuffed the food into his mouth and chewed in silence for a few moments, ignoring his friend's blatant glances.

After another eyeball from his friend, Jack relented, "We talked about it, okay?" He sighed.

"You did?"

"Yeah... she heard us in the kitchen..."

Daniel caught Jack's glare and automatically glanced away. The older man smiled to himself – at least his friend had the decency to appear a little guilty.

"Sorry," he muttered.

Jack shrugged, "Well, at least it's out in the open now..."

"And yet you didn't ask her?"

Jack hunched his shoulders up. "She didn't want me to!"

"What? I thought you said she didn't say no?"

"She didn't say no, because I didn't ask her."

Daniel closed his eyes and shook his head for a second. He put his beer bottle down on the table and gestured at Jack with the other. "Jack! You're not making any sense!"

"Daniel," Jack tilted his head, "She's been engaged twice before, and although they say third time's the charm, I don't think she really wants to go through that whole saga again."

Daniel frowned. "But you both want to get married?"

Jack nodded before adding, "Besides she agrees with me on the whole 'going away' thing..."

"And yet you both want to get married?" Daniel repeated again.

Jack stuffed another bit of pizza in his mouth. "Uh-hu..."

Daniel chomped on a few bites of pizza, nodding his head slightly. "So, let me get this straight? You talked about it; both agreed you want to get married; agreed you didn't want it to be because of the 'going away' thing," he even used his fingers as quote marks to which earned him another glare, "and yet still didn't ask her?"

Jack paused, before agreeing. "That about sums it up."

"Why not?!"

"She told me to surprise her!"

"And how are you going to do that?"

"I don't know," Jack shrugged and downed his drink. "I'll think of something."

Daniel scoffed, "Yeah right..."

A sly smile crossed over Jack's face as he peered over at his companion. "Now that Jacob's gone I suppose I could always talk to her brother..."

The other man merely raised his eyebrows.

"If I play it right, maybe he'll offer her to me as a gift..."

Daniel's beer flew out of his mouth and landed on his shirt, the action only causing Jack to laugh even harder.