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Take 60: Wedding planning

Category for this take: Romance

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"This is great."

"I told ya!"

"I can't believe we didn't do this years ago."

"Yes, well, let's not dwell."

"Didn't that tape say there were no fish in your pond?"

"Close enough."

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"So what were we talking about, Jack? Oh yeah, the wedding planning."

"Do we have to? I thought you weren't into this wedding planning stuff."

"When it's not the right guy, I'm not."

"Sam, can't we wait until after fishing?"

"Jack, we only have a one week window during which I'm stationed at Area 51, reporting through the base commander to General Hammond before you take over as Head of Homeworld and I'm back under your chain of command. That window is less than two weeks away."

"You don't have to remind me. My days of BDUs are coming to a close. I just don't see how we are supposed to plan a wedding in two weeks. I suggest Vegas. You're going to be stationed nearby anyway."

"We'll call that plan B."

"Ok. As long as it is one of the plans. Plan B always works better anyway."

"Could we talk about plan A first?"

"Fine. What's your plan?"

"I just so happens that my cancelled wedding date falls within the window."

"You're kidding, right? I don't want our plans to be something the cop picked out."

"It'll be ok. We'll have to skip the invitations. The invite list is small. Everyone we'd want to invite is at the SGC, except for my brother's family, who has already booked flights and a hotel, and General Hammond."

"Maybe we should get a message to Langara and invite Jonas, too."

"I knew you liked him."

"I admit nothing."

"Let's see…Pete didn't know anything about flowers. His choices were tacky, so we went with mine. I also picked out the cake as something I thought you might like. I figured it might be the only way to get you there. Cassie's maid of honor dress is ready. Sorry it's azure, not peridot."

"I love blue. Like your eyes."

"I'm wearing my mom's wedding dress. It has already been altered. The wedding spot at the park is booked and it is non-refundable. The VFW hall for the reception is not refundable, either. However I hated that choice. The place leaks. I paid for the park, and Pete paid for the reception hall. That works out if we can find another place on short notice. Catering and the band might also be a problem. The caterer was the wife of one of his coworkers, and the DJ was a buddy of his from Denver. I think they met when he arrested him for possession a few years back."

"So you are saying we keep your choices and drop Pete's dumb ideas."

"Exactly."

"I can live with that. That leaves..."

"Reception hall, food and music. I would have preferred a band, but we'll be lucky if we can get even a DJ at this short notice."

"No problem. We can use the SGC for the reception and food, if you don't mind buffet. The space might be tight so we won't be able to have formal table assignments."

"I thought we should keep this low key. I was only going to invite a few people-"

"Hogwash. Everyone at the SGC is invited. Except maybe Felger."

"I'm sure Chloe can keep him in line."

"Felger and Chloe, huh? Good. Maybe he'll stop drooling when you're around. He should know to keep his mouth shut like the rest of us do when you make us drool."

"So you really want to invite everyone?"

"Want, no. But, Hayes already invited himself. I'd hate for secret service to outnumber guests. Also, if we have it at the SGC, some of our more outlandish off-world friends can come."

"Great! Our wedding is going to become an interglobal political affair."

"Don't worry about it. If it looks like that is going to happen, we fall back on plan B. I told the Prez that no politicking would be allowed. He told me he never gets to stay long at weddings anyway because he is always too busy, what with running the country and stuff. And I'm not inviting the off-world snooty types. Just our friends, like Thor. If he comes, we'll get him to beam in after the president makes his early exit."

"I really don't want to get married at the gate."

"Of course. I know you well enough to know you don't want to get married 29 stories underground. We'll have the ceremony at the park and go back to the SGC for cake and dancing. Walter has a knack for decorating."

"I like that idea. I'm sure we can get off-base passes for a few of our more trustworthy off-world friends, like Jonas, Rya'c, Ishta, Kar'yn and Bra'tac. What about music?"

"Siler knows a guy."

"Siler knows a guy?"

"Actually, it's Siler's old band. He plays keyboard."

"Siler was in a band?"

"After one of my knee surgeries he was stuck in the infirmary, at the same time. That guy can talk your ear off when he gets going. He told me once that before he worked at the SGC, his job was pretty boring. So he and a few guys from Peterson started a garage band that eventually branched out to weddings and Bar Mitzvahs."

"They won't be booked?"

"They're semi-retired, although they get together a few times a year for old times' sake."

"Ok. I don't care if they are good. I got to see them. Sounds like we're set."

"So we can go back to fishing?"

"Sure. I'll work on the off-world invite list and a gate dialing schedule to contact them tonight. Have you picked out a best man?"

"I settled on Daniel, if he can stay alive long enough. Teal'c said he would love the honor of giving you away."

"I would like that, too. It somehow feels more appropriate than Mark. Wait, what about Mark's family? How can they go to the reception?"

"I've been thinking they need to be read in."

"Really? Thank you, Jack."

"With what happened to your dad, Mark has a right to know a little more about how he saved all life in the galaxy. Also, the Trust has gone after families, so they need to know. We can explain the aliens to the kids by telling them it's a costume reception."

"A costume reception? That might work for the Jaffa, but not Thor. The kids are sixteen and eighteen, now. I think they can handle the truth."

"I'll trust your judgment. So now w'ere done?"

"Yes."

"Good. Wow. Wedding planning is a lot more complicated than planning an assault on a Gho'uld base."

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A/N: Sorry. This is the first one I really wanted to add some sarcasm, eye rolling, and teasing clues.