8

Cassie opened the door when she heard Sam on the other side. Cassie put her finger up to her lips and pulled Sam into the room and closed the door. Jack knew that she was now in the room. Sam heard the last past of the conversation. She was shocked to hear what was being said by whoever it was on the speakerphone.

"Sir, what about the regulations?"

Cassie walked around to where the telephone speaker was and turned it on so Walter and some of the others outside the office could hear what was going on and she knew that he would spread the word.

"Didn't Dr Weir run that place for a few days?"

"Sir, are you suggesting that I retire?"

"You still haven't answered my question? If you had a chance, would you marry Colonel Carter?"

"Sir, for one thing she is with that 'dick head' Shanahan. To save your asses and the SGC? I wouldn't marry her to save this place." he then turned around to look at Sam; she was staring at him, in shock.

"I would ask her to marry me for me, not for what I'm wearing, scars and all, not as General Jack O'Neill but as Jonathan O'Neill, if she would marry this old solider" then he got down on his good knee.

"Samantha Carter, you know that I have loved you since the moment you walked into the briefing room eight and a half years ago and I am still in love with you today. You know that I would never ever hurt you; I love you too much to do that. Sam, would you do me the honour and marry me. I haven't got a ring with me but I'll take care of that later if you accept."

"I don't know sir."

"Sam, I have found a way for you two not just to get together and get married but also how to save this place's secret. Jack's not joking here, he does love you and the voice on the telephone is the President himself. He told Jack here to get his sorry head out of his ass; that he had waited eight years and he was going to let you marry this blackmailing cop. If you still love him, then do something about it."

"Do you really mean it sir?"

"Sam, call me Jack on this one please?"

"Jack, I have just one question. When I showed you the ring, what did you mean when you said that 'you wouldn't be here'."

"Remember on the cargo ship, when I said that I would retire? I was willing to do that for us Sam. You know how much I hate paperwork and when you said yes to that asshole, I was heart broken. I drank every night for two weeks, and I tried to avoid you as much as possible because every time I saw you it hurt me. I was hoping that you would have said no to him."

Sam looked into his eyes and stepped in front of him. He held on to her left hand. All she could see was love in his eyes and she smiled the smile that he loved so much.

"Jack, do you really mean it?"

"Hell yeah. Remember the virus when you jumped me in the looker room and what Janet said about the strongest offspring? How many kids would you like and would you like to have a dog or two around the house?"

"So, you do want to have kids?"

"Yes, so long as they are yours, ours Sam, what do you say?"

"We better find the Tok'ra and let dad know that I'm getting married."

"Yeah but who to?" both Sam and Cassie rolled their eyes.

"You of course and the answer is yes. I will marry you." Jack got up and gave her a hug and a kiss.

"It's about time!" Cassie said, grinning

"Well sir, it looks like we have a mission to plan."

"Congratulations you two. General, do what you have to get it done. What code name shall we use?"

"Operation Blackmail" Sam said.