A/N: A big thank you to for all the reviews! Hope you like this chapter. Mitch and Laura are all mine but the rest belongs to MGM.

Warning: This is an M rated chapter.

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Chapter 3 – Jack has Friends!

Sam woke the next morning to the sound of Jacks voice talking to someone. Curious, she walked out into the lounge dressed in tap pants and a jumper. Jack looked up and smiled as she entered. She mouthed "Work?" at him gesturing at the phone. Jack shook his head and finished up his conversation.

"It's not really my scene Mitch. Yes I know Laura would like me to be there. It's just I have someone with me and I'm not sure she would want to go. Yes. No it's not like that. Work yes. Okay, look I'll ask her and ring you back." Jack hung up and smiled at Sam

"That was a friend of mine, Mitch. He and his wife Laura have a cabin on the other side of the lake. Laura noticed my truck up here yesterday and they have invited us out for dinner tonight as it's Laura's birthday. I said we didn't really want to go but Laura has been good to me and I feel we ought to. It's up to you."

Sam thought quickly. A chance to meet some of Jack's friends could be very interesting.

"Sounds like fun. I'm game if you are!" Sam suddenly realised she had issued a challenge. Whoops!

"Okay. I'll ring back and let them know. I don't suppose you've packed a dress in that huge suitcase of yours?" Jack said this half jokingly – if she had packed that set of underwear he had got a glimpse of the other day, then anything was possible!

"Err... no. I really didn't think I would need one. Is there anywhere near I can get one?"

"Yea there's a pretty big out of town shopping mall about an hour out. We could go there."

"Okay you're on."

Jack phoned Mitch back and Sam went and got dressed. Not often getting the chance to go shopping, she was rather looking forward to it. After a quick breakfast of toast, they headed out.

"Just how dressed-up am I going to need to be tonight?" Sam asked.

"Unfortunately it has a dress code. I guess they wanted to go somewhere special for Laura's birthday."

Okay so I need everything then, dress, shoes wrap, underwear etc

When Jack had pulled into a parking space and they walked towards the mall, Sam turned to him.

"This could take me a while. You don't really want to trail around after me do you? Is there anything else you can do while I am shopping?" Sam asked.

"I need a few bits myself anyway and there's a bar I often go to when I am out this way so I am sure I can amuse myself. Why don't you give me a ring when you are through?"

Sam smiled up at him and headed off into the mall not noticing that her smile had momentarily taken Jacks breath away.

Really enjoying herself, Sam decided she would find a dress first and after trying a few shops she finally found one in a little boutique. It was rather pricey but it looked stunning on her. It was a simple shift dress with a low neckline which hugged her in all the right places. Now she needed matching shoes, but as the dress was black it was fairly easy and she chose a pair of black two inch heels with open backs and a silver butterfly embroidered on the fronts.

In keeping with the silver theme she found a lovely little bag and then a stunning silver wrap which looked like she was wrapped in a cobweb. Then she then spied a black coat in the sale which was too good to miss and finally a quick trip to a lingerie shop for some truly stunning underwear and a bra that would fit under the dress.

When Sam stopped for coffee, pleased with her mornings work, she caught site of a gift shop across the way. Feeling that she ought not turn up to someone's birthday celebrations without a little something, she made her way over after she had finished her coffee. Finding a beautiful silk scarf in the softest shade of pale blue, she bought it along with a card and gift bag.

When she finally rang Jack, she was surprised to find it was after one.

"At last, you are obviously a typical woman when it comes to shopping!" he grumbled.

"Thanks Jack!" she laughed.

"I'll meet you back at the truck and we'll go for lunch."

Jack raised his eyebrows when he saw the amount of bags she had. "All that just for one night?" he asked, teasing her.

"Shut up Jack and open the truck so I can put these down!" she shot back at him.

Jack opened the truck laughing and gestured for her to get in.

"There's a great sea-food place just up from here. I think you'll like it."

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After lunch they headed back to the cabin and Jack went off to do some more fishing and Sam lay down for a while to doze, she was certainly enjoying the opportunity to catch up on some much needed sleep.

She jumped when Jack woke her gently with a coffee in his hand.

"Sorry to wake you sleepy head but it's getting on for five and we need to leave here at six-thirty. Now I know you are a typical woman when it comes to shopping; I thought maybe you would need the time to get ready!"

Sam playfully hit him on the arm. Jack set the coffee down and grinned at her.

"I see how it is!" and he started tickling her. They wrestled together for a few minutes until Jack pinned Sam to the bed beneath him. They both froze for a moment and Jack gazed into Sam's eyes. For a moment Sam thought he was going to kiss her, but Jack pulled back with a gentle smile and left her. Sam sat on the bed and sipped her coffee. What had just happened? She was sure he was going to kiss her. Making a conscious decision that it was tonight or never, she got up and began to get ready for the evening ahead with a shiver of excitement.

Putting her coat on, she entered the lounge. Not wanting Jack to see her dress too soon, she decided she wanted him somewhere public where she could have some fun. Jack looked up and it was her turn to be breathless for a moment; he was wearing a tux and looked gorgeous. "Wow you look great," Sam said before she could stop herself.

Jack smiled at her. "You look pretty good yourself. What have you got on under that coat?" Sam just smiled and gestured to the door.

"Are we going?" she asked.

Jack raised one eyebrow at her and smiled. "After you," he said.

Sam walked out to the truck and settled herself in aware that Jack was watching her. The sexual tension was back between them but somehow it was different this time. It was if they both knew about it and where going act on it. Suddenly Sam was very excited about the evening to come.

They arrived at the venue, which had valet parking and Jack handed over his keys. He escorted her into the restaurant with his hand on the small of her back again. It was indeed "somewhere special" as Jack had put it and Sam was pleased with her outfit. Jack took Sam's coat and she heard his sharp intake of breath as he encountered a lot of her bare back. The dress had a low back line as well as neck. Turning slowly around, she faced him; he was speechless.

"Sam you look….." he was unable to find a word to describe it.

Sam smiled "Thanks."

Jack returned a wave to someone behind her and they turned to head into the restaurant. Jack lent close to her and whispered in her ear. "I guess this means you want to find out what I am like when I am not being a gentleman." Sam felt a shiver shoot through her. The reference to their conversation of the first night let Sam know he was playing her game; it was going to be a fun evening.

Jack led her over to a table where his friends sat. Mitch was tall, dark, around Jack's age and had the look of ex-military and Laura was small, beautiful, and had long blond hair.

Taking a seat between Jack and Laura, Sam had Mitch opposite her. After the introductions, they exchanged small talk and Sam was pleased to find that Laura was intelligent and witty and they were soon laughing like old friends. When Laura explained that she was a grief councillor, Sam understood why Jack had said that Laura had been good to him.

When they finished their meal Sam gave Laura the present she had bought. Laura was delighted with it.

"I saw one of these in a gift shop the other week and really liked it. Thank you so much Sam, but really shouldn't have done, I wasn't expecting anything."

Sam smiled and made her excuses to visit the rest room. On her way there she spotted a dance floor with a band tuning up. Would Jack ask her to dance? Did he dance? She could not picture it somehow!

Laura lent across to Jack after Sam left. "So do you like her? She likes you judging by the effort she has made. Is working together just an excuse?" Only Laura would get away with asking Jack a question like that.

"I like her Laura. We work together so it's not allowed but I have given most of my life to the job and I'll be damned if I am going to miss out on this if there's a chance of it working; even if we have to keep it under the radar somehow. Wish me luck!"

Sam returned and Laura mouthed good luck at Jack. The band started up in earnest and Mitch stood and asked Laura to dance.

Jack turned to Sam. "Would you like to dance?" Sam hesitated a moment then took his hand. Leading them out onto the dance floor, he took her gently in his arms and although he was not holding her close, Sam felt smothered by him. The feelings he was arousing in her were overwhelming. He also knew how to dance moving effortlessly in time to the music. When the tempo quickened after a couple of numbers they made their way back to their table in search of drinks. Sam turned to smile at Jack.

"I didn't realise you could dance so well," she said.

Jack smiled back at her, looking directly into her eyes, taking her breath away.

"All the military dances had to pay off sometime!" Sam laughed back in acknowledgement. He had a point there.

Mitch and Laura joined them a few minutes later and when they got their breath back Mitch asked Sam to dance and Laura danced with Jack. All the time they were unable to keep their eyes away from each other. The tempo slowed again and Jack came to reclaim Sam. Holding her tighter this time, his hands began travelling over her back. As she shivered involuntarily, he rested his cheek on her hair. Pulling away for a moment, she questioned him with a look. In response he pulled her close into him, causing a gasp to escape her when she felt his erection pressing against her. Smiling down at her, his eyes dark with desire, he lowered his head to hers and gently brushed her lips with his. As she parted her lips, he deepened the kiss. Sam was breathless and he felt her sway in his arms. Holding her firmly, he broke the kiss.

"Steady on, I don't want you fainting on me," he whispered into her hair. Then he led a dazed Sam off the dance floor and went in search of a glass of water. Sam recovered and Laura and Mitch returned to the table. They had a great time laughing and talking. Mitch was in the middle of entertaining Sam with a story which ended with Jack taking an unexpected swim when Sam felt Jack lean into her and whisper in her ear again.

"I need to take you somewhere where we can be alone," he told her.

An electric shock ran through her and she nodded her consent.

Jack stood to make his excuses to the other couple and to get Sam's coat. They said their goodbyes and promised they would meet up again soon.

Once Jack had recovered his truck from the valet he helped Sam in. Suddenly she was feeling nervous and Jack noticed. Although he tried to keep up a steady stream of conversation, he eventually realised he was talking to himself. Pulling the truck over to the side of the road, he cut the engine.

Sam suddenly realised they were stopping.

"Why..?" she asked.

Jack smiled a gently at her and got out of the truck and came around to her side. Opening the door, he helped her out. She looked questioningly at him as he shut her door and then leaned into her trapping her against the door with his hands on either side of her.

"If you are having second thoughts I will understand. I was only joking about not being a gentleman." Sam looked momentarily disappointed and Jack laughed.

"Well if you prefer it that way it can be arranged."

He slowly leaned into her giving her time to protest. When she did not he trapped her firmly between his body and the door held himself against her. He claimed her lips with his own and kissed her deeply. If she was the kind of girl to faint at a kiss then this would test her. Sam for her part was so caught up she had no clear thought other than; never in her life had she been kissed like this. It was only when she felt light headed and felt her legs buckle did Jack release her and hold her tight in his arms.

"No more second thoughts?" he asked.

No being able to speak, Sam smiled in reply and Jack helped her back in the truck.

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By the time they got back to the cabin Jack could sense Sam was feeling nervous again. Deciding that taking it slow was a good idea, he helped her out of the truck and into the cabin.

"Would you like to poor us a glass of wine while I get this fire going again?" he asked her.

Sam seemed grateful to have something to do and readily agreed to it. Leaving her coat on for the time being until the cabin warmed up a little Sam tried to sort her head out. Now it had come down to it she was just plain nervous. It wasn't that she didn't want to be with Jack. He could melt her like butter with just a look. But he was much surer of himself and no doubt far more experienced than she was. She was really scared that after all that flirting she would be a disappointment. It was not helped by the fact that he was still her CO and she automatically followed his orders. Admittedly in the bedroom that was just what Sam liked but basically she was just plain scared. She shivered which had nothing to do with the temperature in the cabin or Jack.

Jack was watching her from the other side of the room. Something was certainly bothering her. He really hoped she was not having second thoughts; she certainly seemed to respond to his touch. But, although he knew their situation was complicated, he was not about to let the job ruin this for them. Coming over to the counter, he took his glass of wine and took a sip. Watching as Sam did the same, somewhere in the back of his mind a light bulb went off. Was she was reverting back to their old form and following orders? This was something they really needed to talk about. He did not want her to blindly follow his lead in this situation and he could see how she could easily do that given that was what she did most of the time.

He gently smiled at her. "Come on Sam let's sit in front of the fire to get warmed up." Not that he needed to, he was warmed up enough!

Again she followed him.

"Sam we need to talk."

Sam froze at his words. Maybe he was having second thoughts.

"Sam I know in work you follow my every order without question but here we are just two people. I don't want you doing anything you don't want to do." He hoped she did!

Sam suddenly realized what he was thinking. He was way off!

"No Jack it's not that." She took a large swig of her wine.

"What is it then? Talk to me." What was bothering her?

"It's just that…….." Sam trailed off. How could she admit that she was not nearly as experienced as he thought she was?

"Sam. Come on you can tell me. I really want this, but I want you to want it too."

"I do!"

Well what the hell was bothering her then? Jack was mystified. Sam shifted uncomfortably again.

"I'm not as used to doing this as I may have led you to believe." There she had said it. She hid behind her fringe and waited for his reaction.

Jack suddenly got it. She was afraid of disappointing him! If only she knew. Just her presence was enough to drive him insane! He dropped to his knees in front of her and gently took her hands.

"Sam just being with you like this is enough. Anything else doesn't matter." Sam glanced up and gave him a small smile.

"Honestly, I have wanted to do this with you for so long there is nothing for you to worry about," he assured her.

"It's just you are so used to seeing me in control and handling everything at is thrown at me, but this is something I am not so sure in," she explained.

Jack watched her for a moment as a range of emotions played across her face. This was a different side to her that he had never seen before. His 2IC was normally so in control of any situation, he was slightly thrown by this hesitant Sam. Well if she needed him to take the lead in this he was happy too. Walking over to the stereo, he put some music on; the gentle tones filled the air. He walked over to her and held his hand out. "Dance with me?"

Sam accepted his hand and got to her feet. He pulled her close to him and moulded himself to her body. Feeling the shiver run through her, he started moving her around the floor. One number flowed into another and they continued to dance.

"Do you want to take your coat off? It's getting warm in here now." Jack asked.

Yea and I'm getting warmer by the minute! Sam thought. Letting Jack remove her coat, he gently kissed her neck. She felt her knees buckle again. Honestly she had heard the phrase weak at the knees but this was getting stupid! Jack caught her with a hand around her waist and held her upright against him still gently moving to the music and kissing her neck in feather light kisses. Finally turning her around to face him, he held her tight in his arms again.

If she kept fainting like this, he needed to get her to the couch or bedroom somehow. Gently guiding her to the couch, he settled her on it between his legs and started kissing the nape of her neck again and was gratified to feel the shiver run through her. He slowly moved his hands up and down her arms as she swayed again the he kissed his way around to her ear and nibbled at her ear lobe. As she sighed in contentment, he moved so he could reach her lips. He brushed them softly with his own and she parted hers willingly. Deepening the kiss, he felt her arms go around him caressing his back. It was his turn to shiver now and he deepened the kiss further still stealing her breath until she swayed again then blowing it softly back into her. Her hands where on his shirt front now, making their way between his buttons to his chest. Jack was in danger of losing control.

"Sam, If we are going to stop I need to know soon."

Sam looked at him. This was it. He was rapidly coming to the point of no return and letting her know it. She had no intention of stopping now and in answer she caught his hand which was caressing her back and guided it to the zip on the back of her dress. Jack caught is breath. It was his turn to feel light headed now. He did not want to break the mood but he also did not want their first time to be on the couch, no matter how romantic the fire was!

He stood and pulled her with him. Kissing her deeply again, he stole her breath the way he knew would make her light headed and when he felt her knees buckle beneath her, he scooped her up into his arms and carried her through to the bedroom. As she came out of her daze he quickly kissed her again as he laid her on the bed, not giving her time to think. Sam was slightly dazed to realize that he had managed to carry her through to the bedroom without her being aware of what was happening but did not have time to think as Jack covered her body with his own kissing her deeply again and rubbing himself against her.

Suddenly she no longer wanted the barriers of clothing between them and pulled at his shirt to realise it from his trousers and quickly started undoing the buttons. Jack was having a hard time breathing now and stopped to look at her. She looked so beautiful; her hair was wild and her eyes dark with passion. Helping her take his shirt off, he gasped as she ran her hands across his chest and she smiled at him. Not wanting to wait any longer he pulled her over onto her side with him and he reached behind her to unzip her dress. She felt the fabric give and Jacks hands at her shoulder gently pulling the fabric down. Suddenly her bra was all there was between Jack and her breasts and Jack bent his head low to suckle her over the delicate fabric. His touch was gentle but it was enough for Sam to jerk her body wildly. Jack smiled and blew gently on the fabric causing her nipples to stiffen instantly. He moved his hands behind her again and unhooked the bra. Sam felt it come loose and rose off the bed slightly so he could pull it off. She then lay on her back shyly looking up at him as he gazed in reverence at her breasts.

He gently reached out a hand to cup one, almost too scared too in case it scared her off. She responded instantly to his touch, jerking wildly again as he slowly circled her nipple, his thumb flickering over it. Then he could not hold out any longer; he lowered his mouth to it and suckled in earnest, playing with the other one then taking turns between the two. Sam's breaths were coming out in pants now and he could feel her squirming against him.

Sam kicked free of her dress herself and lay beneath him in just her panties. Running her hands down his chest she came to his belt and undid it quickly, and then made short work of the button and zip on his trousers. Jack moved slightly and helped her remove his trousers. The passion that had burned between them for so long over took the both of them and what had started out as something gentle changed.

Sam kissed every part of Jack's body she could reach and moved her hand lower to tug impatiently at his boxer's. Jack quickly removed them and Sam slid her hand down the long length of him. Jack moaned against her mouth and ran is hand down until he could slip it under the lace of her panties. Sam bucked on the bed and Jack held her firmly down as he parted her curls and slid a finger inside her. Sam increased the speed of her strokes along him and Jack gasped. Making quick work of removing her panties, he pulled back and captured her gaze. Holding it the whole time, while he positioned himself above her and as she parted her legs for him, he pushed inside her.

Sam closed her eyes and held on tight as Jack began to move, slowly at first, letting her get used to the feel of him inside her. When she opened her eyes and pulled him down into a deep kiss he increased the speed and Sam moved with him. Just as they were always in step in their professional life, their lovemaking became the same as Sam met each one of Jack's stroke with perfect timing. Jack opened his eyes for a moment and studied Sam, he was fairly sure she was holding back and he adjusted the angle slightly. Bending forward he whispered in her ear, "Let go and relax." Feeling a shiver go straight through her, Jack realised something and spoke to her again. "I'll make it an order if I have too..." Sam suddenly convulsed and Jack was gratified when Sam cried out and clenched down on him, holding tight with her hands on his back. As she squeezed his cock tight he felt his own release build and pushed faster until he emptied into her, crying out. When the shudder's wracking his body lessened he opened his eyes and gazed into her blue ones.

"I love you," he said.

A gentle smile played across her face as she replied, "I love you too." Moving away from her then, he flopped down beside her and pulled her too him.

"Sam that was incredible," he told her.

"Thank you. I feel the same way, but what are we going to do now?" she asked, all the uncertainties of their situation came flooding back to her. At the end of the day they had just broken the rules and she was not normally a rule breaker.

Jack pulled her closer too him and held her close.

"I don't know, but I do know I am not about to let you go and we will work something out, I promise you." Sam was content with that and felt herself getting sleepy. It was a conversation for the morning.

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A/N: Next chapter is the morning after the night before!