Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, though I certainly wish I did.

Author's Note: This is my very first foray into Stargate fanfiction and I have to admit to being utterly terrified. I've been writing for a long time but in the last two years I've exclusively written for the Star Trek: Voyager fandom, so I'm nervous about writing in a new fandom but my muse insisted. I'm only halfway through the third season of Stargate, which means I know little about the characters except what I've seen, so I guess there'll be a lot of changing and growth as I get further in the show.


"So, Major, any plans for the weekend?"

Sam Carter looks up from the file in her hand and flashes a smile at the woman entering the elevator. Lifting and dropping one shoulder in a display of feigned nonchalance, Sam closes the file she's been browsing and turns her full attention on the petite redhead.

"Nothing special, I'm afraid. I'm heading out to my family's cabin up by Sugarloaf Peak to spend the weekend away from civilization," she says and is rewarded with a crooked smile.

"A whole weekend away from everyone, all by yourself? My, Major, you're awfully brave to go to the mountains alone," Janet Fraiser drawls, making Sam laugh.

"Oh I won't be alone," she replies, shifting the file to her other hand so she can reach into her pocket. The elevator dings its arrival at Sam's floor and as the doors open, Sam pauses on her way past Janet and winks at her as she drops a key in her hand.

"Don't be late, Doctor."