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Jack smiled as he stood looking in at the flames in his fireplace. The fire was raring, the beer was cold and the room was lit with only the orange glow from the fireplace.  A candle burnt in the corner, a soft perfume, nothing over powering, just a light scent that they both enjoyed.  The house was tidy, more tidy than it had ever been in the past four days, because now it almost sparkled.  Jack had worked very hard at that. He wanted things to be just right when Daniel got home.  His stomach flipped in anticipation of his lover’s return.   Still staring in at the orange flames he barely heard the door shut behind him but soon enough he felt arms going around his waist and chest, a face nuzzling the back of his head.

"You’re home," he sighed as he felt his body tingle at the delicate nudges of his much cherished lover.

"I’m home," came the soft whisper behind him, the voice expressing the absolute joy at that statement.

Daniel’s lips brushed the short hairs on the back of Jack’s neck, his tongue slipped out and pressed the warm skin, tasting the saltiness of his lover’s skin. Jack turned on the spot, his mouth automatically finding the tongue that hadn’t had a chance to go back into the mouth yet.  Daniel moaned and gripped his arms around Jack’s shoulders tightly, pulling the two bodies together.  Jack’s hands rested on the narrow waist, squeezing the soft body, before one arm slipped across the back, pulling them closer.

Their tongues danced and jousted together as deep sighs filled the darkened room. The two bodies squirmed against each other, strong arms pulling the other closer. So close.. but still not close enough…

Soft sighs, some gentle nudges and they were finally apart.

"How was the trip?" Jack finally asked after he pulled back, his hand rubbing the small of Daniel’s back lightly. The young scientist shrugged as he stepped away. Jack frowned.

"Danny?"

"They want me to go back," he sighed. Jack bit his lip lightly.

"What do you want?" he asked, sitting on the coffee table, his neck arched right back to look up at Daniel, standing a step away.

Daniel was hugging himself. Not a good sign in Jack’s eyes. It meant he had something to say that he didn’t feel comfortable saying. The deep, body-shuddering sigh didn’t help the picture at all. Jack looked down at his hands, clasped lightly together between his knees. He knew this was important. Since discovering another Stargate on another world, Daniel had been called away to help dig it up and to study it. Catherine and Ernest had gone too, but Jack was forced to stay behind, unable to object to losing his team member, and his lover.

It was only meant to be four days. But Jack knew he couldn’t resist this. It was the find of the century for Daniel, probably the find of his entire life, and he was going to go down in history as the man who helped resurrect another Stargate. Jack only wished it wasn’t so far away. No phone calls, no emails… nothing.

"I want to go back…" Daniel frowned then he looked down at Jack. The colonel looked up.

Oh boy, not good at all.

Daniel squatted infront of Jack now, his hands rested on his lover’s knees as he stared unblinkingly at him, his eyes owlish behind the round lenses. Jack reached out and touched the cheek, smiling, despite his heart breaking, when Daniel nudged against the hand lightly.

"For how long?"

Daniel wet his lips quickly, his head tilted back while his glasses sat mid-way down this nose. His lips were parted as he took a moment before answering Jack. Nothing but the lips moved when he said, "maybe a month…."

Jack groaned over the words.

".. or two."

Jack looked down at that angel face, still turned up to look at him, tired blue eyes blinking behind the reflective shields.

"When?" Jack asked, afraid his feelings were going to be betrayed and tears might form in his eyes.

"I need to go back soon," Daniel dropped his face, "probably tomorrow.."

He tilted his head back again to meet Jack’s stare.

"Tomorrow?" Jack didn’t care that he sounded upset now, because he was upset, very upset. He blinked quickly but Daniel could still see the tears in his lover’s eyes.  Jack's hand came out and patted Daniel’s face a little clumsily, pulling him closer so that their cheeks brushed each others.

Dammit, if he was going to get teary, Daniel wasn’t going to see it!

Then Jack gave a forlorn sigh.

"I’m losing you.." he whispered breathlessly. Daniel gripped him tightly as he shook his head.

"No, I love you, you’re not losing me, Jack.." he tried to reassure him of that fact, but he felt Jack continue to shake his head.

"It feels like it.. even a day is too long without you," he mumbled, knowing he sounded pathetic.

Daniel pulled back and stared into Jack’s eyes, made even softer by the warm glow of the fireplace. Slowly Jack smiled sadly as he looked at his young lover, his hand touching the soft cheek lightly.

"You’re never going to lose me," Daniel said, nudging the hand again.

Jack nodded. "I hope not.."

They stayed staring into each others eyes for a moment, both finishing up in a gentle laugh. No one was going to lose anyone, that was obvious. They shared too great a love for that to happen.

"Jack," Daniel said, elongating the word slightly, hoping to lighten the moment a little.  It worked. The colonel smiled properly this time.

"Yes, Daniel?"

"I want to marry you.." Daniel confessed seriously.

They were not the words the other man expected to hear. Far from it actually.  It stunned him, it surprised him, it confused him….. Did he just hear Daniel correctly?

"Marry?"

"Yeah," Daniel’s face was filled by a soft, glowing smile. Still crouching before Jack, Daniel’s eyes squinted slightly as his love shone through the lenses.

"Marry as in…" Jack indicated a ring on his finger. Daniel looked down at the gesticulation then laughed.

"Yeah," he said again. "As in…" he nodded to his hands.

"Oh, boy.." Jack pushed up and stepped over Daniel to start pacing the room. Daniel swiveled and sat up onto the coffee table now, his legs parted and his hands clasped between his thighs.

There was the longest silence that they’d ever shared between them. Jack was obviously thinking about this….

"So, is that a .. no?" Daniel asked finally, not looking up.

"Men.. do that? They .. ?"

"Get married.. Yeah, they do, Jack," he nodded, a smile filled his face once more. "Catherine was the one to suggest it. Ernest even suggested a double wedding…"

"They thought it was a good idea…?" he mumbled, not noticing Daniel’s subtly dropped hint that Catherine and Ernest were now engaged to be married.

Daniel nodded as he looked up, and his smile grew bigger as he looked at the flustered man in the centre of the room, nervously clutching his hands together.

"So? What do you say?"

Jack slowly looked at him. There was a dullness in his eyes that Daniel hadn’t seen in a long time. "So which one of us wears the dress?"

The smile dropped off Daniel’s face.

"Okay, " he nodded and got up, brushing his hands down the front of his top, wiping his palms now.

"Danny, I haven’t…"

Shaking his head, and looking down and around him nervously, Daniel shrugged.

"It’s okay," he said softly, then looked at Jack over the top of his glasses. "Really, it’s okay.." he shrugged.

Jack bit his lip as he watched the scientist pick up his bag and head down the hallway with it.

Running his hands through his hair, the colonel blew out a deep lung full of air.

Marry...?
 
 

*/*/*/*/*

Daniel stood letting the hot water flush his thoughts away, but it wasn’t working. Why had he let Catherine convince him this was so right? They’d been happy for three years and living together since Daniel had the perfect excuse to move out of his apartment block; the landlord wanted to pull it down due to Asbestos. He and Jack jumped at that opportunity to casually, and unsuspiciously, change Daniel’s address to Jack’s house and they’d been living together nearly two and a half years now.

The water was hot on his skin as he rounded his shoulders under the stream, allowing it to cascade down his spine. He mentally kicked himself for not preparing Jack for the proposal better. He should have prepared him better…. Maybe then…

He sighed. No, it wouldn’t have mattered. Jack was never going to be prepared for a proposal. Jack was the kind of man that proposed… to women. It was obvious he saw a marriage as something between male and female only. *So which one of us wears the dress?*  Daniel scoffed at that stupid remark.

He stepped out of the shower then grabbed a fluffy towel, wrapping it around his steaming body. He smeared his hand over the mirror and looked at the blue eyes reflected there. He ran his hand over the stubble and then shrugged. He couldn’t be bothered shaving. He went from the bathroom to the bedroom, going over to his drawer and pulling it out. He reached in and grabbed his pajamas and tossed them onto the bed then loosened the towel and reached over and grabbed the deodorant. He covered his whole body in the spray practically, lost more in his thoughts than his actions. He recapped the spray and then reached down for his blue pajamas.
 
 

*/*/*/*/*

Jack was sitting on the coffee table again when Daniel re-entered the loungeroom. The colonel turned his face to look at the younger man, about to sit curled up on a single chair.

"Come here," Jack held his hand out, then he saw the brow arch and head tilt from his lover and added, "please."

Daniel went over and stood infront of him and Jack rested his chin on Daniel’s soft stomach as he tilted he head back to look up at him. His hands ran up and down the warm body encased in soft flannel. They trailed down to the firm thighs then back up over the rump, to grip the waist. He kissed the stomach through the material and felt it expand in a deep breath as he did this.

"I love you Daniel Andrew Jackson.." he whispered. Daniel nodded as he looked down, running his hand through the short graying hair before him, "I’d be honored to marry you…"

Daniel squatted, his blue eyes searched the face earnestly. "You really mean that, Jack?"

Jack nodded. "If that’s what you want.." he pushed the wet fringe back off his lover’s face.

"I really want to…" Daniel nodded, "that way, even when we’re apart like this, I’m still with you, and you’re with me.." Daniel’s soft lips formed the words as they held back a smile, but on finishing the statement, they bowed into a broad smile.

Jack smiled a little at the innocence of Daniel’s perception of marriage. Was he still *with* Sha’re? He doubted that.

"How can I say no to you?" he asked softly. Daniel knelt before Jack now, his hands slipping up his lover’s denim clad thighs.

"If you feel like you want to say no, you should…"

They stared into each other’s eyes, then slowly Jack shook his head. "I don’t want to say no…"

A small smile crept across Daniel’s lips. "I love you, Jack," he said softly. The colonel nodded.

"You’d better," he smiled.

"I do.. " Daniel nodded.

"You have to save that for the ceremony, Danny," Jack quipped, feeling the flip in his stomach as he realised he was getting married.. again.

Daniel laughed softly. "I’m sure I can remember to say it again then.."

"Sure?" Jack teased gently. "You forget things sometimes…"

Daniel reached forward and bit Jack’s chin.

"Ouch!"

"I didn’t forget you don’t like that, " Daniel teased. Jack’s eyes narrowed.

"So I see…"

Jack stayed fondling the face before him ever so gently, as he watched Daniel’s eyes drift closed slowly.

"You tired?"

The archaeologist nodded. "It’s actually 3 a.m. on P3x5689."  The world that he'd just come from.

Jack smiled at that response and stood, carefully lifting Daniel to his feet. "Come on, I’ll put you to bed then," he wrapped his arm around him tightly as he led him down the hall.

Just before the bedroom door, Daniel looked at him. "We really getting married?"

Jack smiled as he looked at the full bottom lip, the hint of a smile on the tired mouth. Then he looked up into the rings of electric blue.

"Yeah, space monkey, we’re really getting married.." he kissed his cheek gently.

Daniel climbed onto the bed, letting Jack pull the covers over him.

"Come to bed.." Daniel said tiredly. It was still early on Earth, a little after 9 p.m. Jack shook his head.

"You need your sleep," he said. Daniel wet his lips.

"I’ll sleep better with you cuddling me," he said. Jack smiled and shook his head.

"You know there’s only one thing I can't resist.."

Daniel nodded. "Temptation…"

Jack laughed then shook his head, culminating in a shrug. "No, you! You in those adorable flannel jammies… you and your little half closed eyes…"

Daniel laughed and slipped under the covers more, tucking them under his chin cutely.

"Nice to know you can't resist me.." he grinned. Jack reached down and kissed his cheek.

"You better believe that I can't resist you…"

Daniel rolled onto his back, one hand reaching up to Jack while the other rested on his own flannel covered chest.

"Come to bed then," he pleaded gently, "it’s been four days… "

Jack stared down at him. He was well aware how long it had been, but he was only trying to think of his half- asleep lover right now. What he wouldn’t give to be making love to him, but Daniel was working until a few hours ago and his body-clock was out of kilter with the Earth time.

Jack shook his head. There was always the morning.

"Please," there was little playfulness left in the tone, pure lust was taking over. Slowly Daniel undid the buttons on his top and Jack felt the fire burn up his spine.

"Danny…" he sunk onto the bed as Daniel sat up, pulling the top off himself, revealing his soft, silky chest. He guided Jack’s head as he caressed his lips across the soft skin, biting and sucking the skin, nibbling the hardened nipples.

"Jack.." The cry was soft and breathless. Jack reached down, his mouth skimming the skin ever so softly as he moved to reach down, further and further down Daniel’s stomach. He tugged at the tie on the pants, using his teeth to pull the cord open. Daniel went to lie back, but Jack put his hand around him, keeping him in the semi-sitting position as he buried his face into the valley of the crotch.

The erection within the folded flannel was obvious and Jack rubbed his face against it, eliciting a deep guttural groan from the younger man. Daniel’s legs now fidgeted, his feet sliding up and down the clean bed sheets, his anticipation slowly burning in his stomach.

Jack peeled the pants open, exposing the nakedness within it. He smiled when he saw Daniel twitch involuntarily as he blew onto the raw engorged flesh. The archaeologist was leaning back onto straightened arms now, his feet still fidgeting up the bedding. Jack blew again and Daniel shuddered. Hearing Jack’s chuckle, Daniel lowered his face to look at him.

There was a definitely tease in Jack’s eyes now. Daniel smiled and shook his head.

"Don’t tease me, I’m too tired…" he groaned softly. Jack’s tongue flitted out and licked the tip quickly, making Daniel moan loudly.

"Jack.." he cautioned him as he laid back. Jack smiled and sat back, then lent over to look down at the sleepy face.

"What’s the best for you baby?" he asked, trailing his finger down Daniel’s chest.

"Whatever you want.." he shrugged, his hand slipping up Jack’s arm and around the back of his head. Jack shook his head.

"Uh uh, this is your night. You’ve asked me to marry you and I want to know the best way to say ‘thank’ you," he smiled when he watched Daniel’s eyes screw shut as Jack’s finger lightly traced the tip of his erection, then the young man’s shoulders arched off the bed as he drew in a long, deep breath.

A smile filled Daniel’s face now and Jack immediately knew what it meant. He knelt over his young lover and Daniel opened his mouth wide, allowing Jack to fill his mouth. The colonel groaned softly then he wet his own lips quickly before going down on Daniel.  The archaeologist’s hips rose a little as Jack engulfed him and the older man clenched his teeth around the large muscle as he smiled.

Daniel felt Jack get his rhythm first, his hips gently thrusting him in and out of Daniel’s warm mouth while the young archaeologist used his tongue and teeth to heighten Jack’s sensations. By tilting his head back a little and relaxing his throat, he managed to let Jack slip all the way to the base. Feeling Daniel’s teeth catching his short pubic hair, Jack moaned.  Daniel was so good at this, so fucking good. He always lost concentration right about now….. then he felt the fingers probing him. His stomach flipped in anticipation. Daniel tapped him and he pulled himself out slowly, feeling the cool air on his wet penis now.

Daniel gripped his butt and lowered him back down, this time he rimmed him as he moved his hand around to fondle the neglected erection. Jack’s back arched and he ended up kneeling over Daniel’s face now, his body trembling with the sensations of Daniel’s tongue lapping at him while his hand massaged him. In between squeezing his eyes shut, Jack watched as Daniel squirmed beneath him, his body soft and pink, his leg’s covered in a sprinkling of soft, downy blond hairs.

Jack realised that he was going to marry this man. He and Daniel were going to make a commitment to each other in front of friends; well, infront of Catherine, Ernest, Sam, Janet and Teal'c; the only people who knew about them.  He was drawn back to the actions of his lover, and as the tongue pressed into the tight ring, Jack groaned loudly.

"Danny.." he hissed softly. Jack felt Daniel buck and he knelt up, pulling away from the face, turning to check his lover was alright. Daniel sat up, one hand wiped across his mouth as he stared at Jack with lust filled eyes.

"You okay..?" he frowned and watched as Daniel knelt onto his hands and knees while he nodded.

"Danny?" Jack frowned. The grin was breathtaking. Jack frowned quickly then he felt Daniel tugging his hips, pulling him back between his legs now.

"Oh.." Jack nodded, moving infront of him. "I thought you said you were tir…"

Jack felt Daniel grip his shoulders and in one forceful thrust, he’d breached the wet ring.

"Arrgg Danny!" Jack yelled. No preparation made it more painful. It was unlike Daniel not to prepare him, but then something burning in the pit of his stomach made him thankful for the surprise attack.

"Sorry, Jack.." came the breathy reply.

It was great to be so fully taken by Daniel. Something animalistic about it all!  As Daniel pressed Jack down infront of him so that Jack's forehead brushed the mattress, he knelt up straighter, angling himself to strike the prostrate in every move.

"Oh,, Je..sus… " Jack sighed as Daniel thumped into him, more forcefully than he’d ever done it before.

"Jack…." Daniel growled softly, as he ran his hands over the lower back and rump of his lover, watching his hands glide over the white flesh, watching as his groin pressed deeply into the man infront of him, burying himself into the one he loved beyond life itself.

Slowly he slipped his hand down and gripped Jack’s hips tightly as he forcefully fucked Jack, the man almost screaming with the new sensations filling his body, the thrill of the roughness heating him up, his belly burnt.

"Oh. Go.. God.. Danny.." he swallowed hard as Daniel continued to ram him from behind.

"Shhh, hon…" Daniel cooed softly as his hands slipped over the silky skin, down the curve of the butt cheek, down around the front of the sweaty thighs, to grip the ball sac firmly. Jack melted. He loved that voice, that tone.. those words… that massage…

"I'm going to take you where we haven’t been before Jack.." Daniel whispered. Jack nodded, unable to speak as he felt himself teeter on the very edge of the sharp ridge of ecstasy. Daniel’s hand gently squeezed Jack now and the older man groaned.

"Please Danny, I’ll explode.."

"Then explode.." Daniel’s voice was deep and husky in Jack’s ear. The hand slipped up and gripped the firm shaft tightly, pumping quickly.

Jack felt his legs quiver as the slow burn started in the pit of his stomach, rising to take his breath away then slamming down through the stomach and out through the engorged tip, white cum splashing everywhere.

"Danny.." Jack yelled as he felt his lover continue to slam into him, the force of it making him fall forward onto his hands and knees.

"Jack.. Jack.. Jack!!" Daniel slammed into his arse. Harder! Faster!!  Then he finally shuddered and slumped against Jack’s back, groaning loudly.  As he pulled back carefully, Daniel noted the smear of blood and touched his fingertips to the red liquid.  Jack turned around, looking down at what Daniel was staring at.

"I’m bleeding?" he frowned. Daniel looked up and nodded.

"I’m sorry," he whispered softly. "I .. I just.. needed.. to .. do that…" he shook his head as he wiped his hand absently across his bare stomach now, leaving a faint red smear.

Jack gripped the face between his hands. "I loved it."

Daniel blinked as the sweat found it’s way into his blue eyes. "You.. you did?"

Jack licked his bottom lip quickly while he nodded, a smirk filling his face. "Uh huh.. You can take me like that anytime baby…"

Daniel saw the lust in his eyes and smiled as he nodded. "Well, I’ll need a nap first," he said, scooting down the bed again, Jack reached down and grabbed the blanket to cover him over with.

"You want anything? I have to go and put the fire out.."

"A drink.." Daniel coughed softly. Jack smiled and watched as Daniel snuggled into his pillow more then  shot him a quick glance, watching the contented smile on his lover’s lips as he laid there with his eyes closed. He headed to the kitchen, wondering if it was already too late. He went around, locking up the house and extinguishing the fire and candle. Then he tip toed back into the bedroom and his suspicions were confirmed. Daniel laid, softly snoring, in the bed, covered completely with a blanket tucked up under his chin.

Jack placed the two bottles on the bedside table then climbed into bed with him. Daniel sighed as he snuggled against his chest, his lips brushing the warm skin, his arm over the soft, fuzzy stomach.

"Sorry.." he whispered.

Jack brushed his lips over the tall forehead.

"Not a problem, baby," he smiled as he caressed his fingers through the long damp hair. With great effort, Daniel threw his head back, his eyes more than half closed as he looked up at Jack.

"Tomorrow..?"

Jack laughed softly and nodded as he kissed the tip of Daniel’s nose. "Tomorrow.."

Daniel smiled dopily then snuggled down again, making little contended noises as he got comfortable.

*Tomorrow,* Jack thought. *All day.. so you can't go anywhere…..*
 
 

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