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Take 87: I meant to say
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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"Sir, I think we need to clarify a few things."
"Such as?"
" 'If things had been different?' "
"I wouldn't be standing there looking at your engagement ring from another man."
"That's what I thought. When I said 'it's not serious or anything', I wanted you to stop me before it was. I stopped humming when I realized you wouldn't."
"I was happy you were 'happy about something other than quarks.' "
"I would have been even happier with you."
"Ok, so how about 'there's actually a very good reason that I'm bothering you with this'?"
"Because I was hoping you'd give me a reason to break off the engagement."
"I wanted to. I can think of a few other things we should have stated differently. For example, in addition to 'I care about her, a lot more than I'm supposed to' I would have said 'I love her, even though I'm not supposed to.' "
"I felt the same way. It wasn't just 'an honor serving with you.' There was no place I would rather be."
"I guess I should admit that was not 'my sidearm' "
"I knew that already. You know if you ordered me to get a life with you, I would have left the base more often. "Oh, and 'friends going to a wedding' on Abydos, I wanted to say 'a couple going to a wedding.' "
"Or even better, Sam, 'Any chance of a double ceremony?' "
"I couldn't have said it better myself."
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A/N: quotes and references from Affinity, Chimera, Threads, Divide and Conquer, Solitudes, The Other Side, and Full Circle