Epilogue
Author: roseofthegate
Disclaimer: Last time for this fic: I don't own 'em. I do own Major Allison Cornnett and Brigadier General Katharine Marie Nerez, though.
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Oh, this chapter is Omnipotent 3rd person, so it's a little different. And if you can speak/read Italian I apologize for any translation mistakes in advance. Any Spanish mistakes are my own.
Omnipotent 3rd Person
Sam tugged nervously at the skirt of her ballroom skirt wedding gown. There was only twenty minutes until she said, "I do" to the man of her dreams. But that was okay, right? All brides have the pre-wedding jitters.
Sam and Jack had decided to have their wedding at their friend Allison Cornnett's home. Mainly because Sam had wanted an outdoor wedding and Allison had a huge garden and courtyard at the back of her house.
It was to be a relatively small wedding, with only friends and family. Mostly friends, though. Jacob was able to get away from the Tok'ra for Sam's big day, even though her brother, Mark, and his family couldn't make it. Of course, Daniel, Teal'c, Sergeant Siler, Sergeant Davis, and other SGC personnel were there. General Hammond had come down from Washington D.C. to marry them. Daniel was the best man, and Cassie was the maid-of-honor. Sam had originally wanted Allison to be her maid-of-honor, but Aly had declined because of her already giant role as the wedding planner, and hostess. So she was a bridesmaid with Teal'c as the counterpart groomsman. Actually, Allison and Teal'c were a rather comical pair because of Teal'c's height and Allison's 'shortness'. She is only 5' 5" and that was being generous.
Then, it was time. Jack, Daniel, and Teal'c filed the garden behind the arch where the ceremony was to take place. Then Allison glided down the aisle and turned to the left and stood off to the side of the arch. Next came Cassie, who did the same thing but stood closer to the arch. The music changed as Sam appeared on the arm of her father. Jack watched her move down the aisle, eyes glowing. Jacob placed Sam's hand in Jack's when they were at the arch and the couple turned and faced General Hammond.
"Friends and family," the balding general began. "We are gathered together on this beautiful evening to witness the joining of this man and this woman in the state of holy matrimony. If you two will join hands," he instructed. The bride and groom did so as they faced each other. The general continued, "Jack, repeat after me. 'I, Jonathon, take you, Samantha, to be my lawfully wedded wife."
I, Jonathon, take you, Samantha, to be my lawfully wedded wife," Jack stated while gazing into his brides eyes.
"To have and to hold."
"To have and to hold."
"In sickness and in health."
"In sickness and in health."
"For rich or for poor."
"For rich or for poor."
"From this day forth."
"From this day forth."
"Now, Sam, repeat after me. 'I, Samantha, take you, Jonathon, to be my lawfully wedded husband," General Hammond intoned.
"I, Samantha, take you, Jonathon, to be my lawfully wedded husband."
"To have and to hold."
"To have and to hold." Sam was getting teary-eyed, like most brides do. A tear fell from her eye and Jack reached up and brushed it away gently.
"In sickness and in health."
"In sickness and in health."
"For rich or for poor."
"For rich or for poor."
"From this day forth."
"From this day forth." Sam smiled at Jack as she finished speaking and he squeezed her hands.
They exchanged rings. There obviously was Sam's engagement ring that was already on her finger. For their wedding bands, they both had plain gold bans that went perfectly on their hands and didn't look out of place in the least.
After the rings were exchanged, General Hammond told Jack, "You may now kiss your lovely bride." Jack leaned forward and captured his bride's lips in a passionate kiss, which Sam returned with equal passion. When they finished, the general spoke as the newlyweds turned to face the small crowd, "I would like to introduce to you for the first time, General and Mrs. Jonathon O'Neill. A cheer went up as the couple walked back down the aisle, followed by the rest of the bridal party. They went to the gorgeous stone courtyard where the reception was to take place.
Sam and Jack took their places at the head table and Allison began to whirl around the house and courtyard making sure that every last detail was perfect. The waiters and waitresses went and served drinks. Next came the salads and then the soup course, which was French onion soup. The main course was a tender pork roast with the side dishes of green beans, glazed carrots, and crust Italian bread.
When the meal had finished, Jack offered his bride his arm and they went out to the center of the courtyard to dance their first dance as a married couple. It was getting dark and there were candles and lanterns all around the courtyard and on the tables giving the reception a soft, romantic glow. The newlyweds danced to simple classical music, performing the steps they had learned together in dance class only a coupleofweeks prior. As they danced beautifully, Daniel decided to go check up on the hostess of the affair, who was also his 'casual' girlfriend. They cared for each other, and were an 'item' but it was VERY casual. He found her in the kitchen with a large apron over her black bridesmaid gown. She was putting the final touches on the three-layer wedding cake that she had baked herself. The bottom layer was the largest with real red roses around the bottom edge. The next layer was a slightly smaller replica of the bottom layer. The top was identical but Allison was working on its top intently, even though it appeared to be finished. She had heard Daniel enter into her kitchen and said, "Hola, Daniel. ¿Que tal?" (Hello, Daniel. What's up?)
"Nada," he replied. "¿Que haces?" (Nothing,….What are you doing?)
She responded, "Decoro su bizcocho. Venga vea." (I'm decorating their cake. Come see.)
Daniel came over and looked at what she was doing. The top of the cake had been carefully engraved with six of the coordinates to Earth around the edge. In the center was the almost finished point of origin. "Non è un pericolo di sicurezza?" he asked, changing from Spanish to Italian. (Isn't it a security hazard?)
"No," she replied happily as she began working again. "Hammond Generale ha detto che sarebbe bello." She concentrated for a moment and exclaimed "¡Fin!" (In Italian: Nope, General Hammond said it would be fine. In Spanish: Done!)
Daniel smiled as he heard Sam and Jack's song end. After Allison had climbed down from the step-stool she'd been precariously perched on and removed her apron, Daniel bowed slightly and asked her to dance, this time in Russian
She looked uncertain for a moment, wondering if she could trust the staff that she'd hired to handle everything while she danced with her boyfriend. She decided after a moment that she could take a short break and dance with him. "I'd love to dance with you, Daniel," she replied in English and took his offered arm. They joined the couples in the courtyard and danced the next twenty-some minutes away.
Later, the cake was presented and it received much praise. Sam and Jack loved it and they knew that it was one-of-a-kind because a similar cake would never be made again. Sam, when she put the morsel of cake into Jack's mouth, got icing all over his nose. Jack returned the favor generously and Teal'c asked General Katharine Marie Nerez, who was standing next to him, "What is the meaning of this ritual of spreading sugary paste on the bride and groom's noses?"
"Oh, Teal'c!" she replied. "They're just having fun. It really has no meaning!"
After the cake, Sam threw her bouquet of red roses. Allison caught it. Consequently when Jack threw the garter in the garter toss, Daniel caught it. Shortly after that Sam and Jack set off to Jack's house in his truck to enjoy the rest of their wedding night in a more intimate way.
And there you go. That's the end of What Be True Love's Price?. This is the second version of the Epilogue and it's about four times longer than the original. I would like to thank my betas, theinvisibleperson2 and eruannelaviriel. You both are the greatest and I couldn't ask for two better betas!
I am currently working on another Sam and Jack ship, so be on the look out. I have a one-shot called Losing Daniel. I'm currently working on a sequel to that, too. So keep your eyes out for more of my work because after the wonderful response to this story, I can't stop writing.
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Signing off of this story,
Jenn