The guys all arrived at Sam's house in Jack's truck at exactly 10:00 hundred hours. After a short game of 'introductions' Alberto took the car he arrived in and left. Sam chose to ride with Jack after getting the directions to the store from Elise, which left Elise to drive Daniel and Teal'c in her forest green Prius Hybrid.

The drive was quiet and pleasant, full of lovely scenery and a comfortable silence permeated both cars. Daniel was actually able to make it the entire trip without once asking to stop for coffee.

An hour into the two and a half hour drive, Teal'c was in a trance, listening to the CD he had brought with him, and a very nervous Daniel kept on glancing side long at Elise. After gathering a great deal of courage Daniel asked, "Elise, are you seeing anyone?"

Elise grinned, as if she was enjoying a secret joke, "No, actually I'm not. I was dating Tony for a while, but it wasn't leading anywhere."

The archeologist had the most relieved look on his face. "What about Mike? He seemed to like you from what you told us about them."

"He's married to Laura."

"Oh."

They were silent for another half an hour before Elise got fed up with her company and pulled over. Teal'c was acting oblivious to what was taking place as the woman turned off the car and twisted in her seat so she was facing Daniel.

"Are you ever going to ask me out or not?" She asked him in a pissed off tone.

Daniel was taken aback at her abruptness. "Wh-what?"

"Are you going to ask me out or not?" She repeated slowly.

"Do you want to go out for dinner tomorrow night?"

"Hmm, well I can't tomorrow night because I already have plans." Disappointment was evident on Daniel's face. "But if you make it Wednesday night, I'd be glad to."

Daniel had the goofiest grin on his face for the rest of the trip. "Excellent."

Laura paced nervously around the store, which was strangely void of customers at the moment. The sound of laughter could be heard coming from the back room. She smiled lovingly, her bright green eyes full of wisdom and happiness. Her long fiery red locks were aloud to hang loose, giving off a look of an untamed beauty that was perfectly accented by Laura's dark green pixie-style shirt and her low rise black pants. For being a married woman of twenty-three, and the mother of two wonderful children, she looked great.

She felt a strong pair of arms snake around her waist and she turned in her husband's arms willingly. "It's going to be fine."

Laura glanced at the clock – it was noon. "How do you know, Mike? What if Elise's mother is a drunk or a lowlife?"

Mike chuckled and in a deep baritone voice responded, "You sound as nervous as the day you met my mother." His onyx eyes were dancing with joy. He was twenty-five, with raven black hair and tan skin that made him look decidedly Greek.

"No, this is worse. With your mother, I could always leave. Now, I have to stay put no matter how bad she is, because Elise asked me to be here."

"Well, you better go and get the twins ready, they should be here soon."

Exactly thirty-five minutes later, two cars pulled up to a small store on the outskirts of a town. All the occupants of the two cars filed out and in total looked to be three men and two women.

Two boys about three years old ran out of the store and into the waiting arms of the younger woman. "Hey guys! Where's your mom?"

"She's inside with Daddy, Aunty Elise," one of the boys said.

Elise smiled, "Thanks George!" She turned to the other group of people with her, "Guys, this is George and Geoff. They are Laura and Mike's twins."

A squeal was heard from the doorway, "Elise!" The mother of the twins jumped into her best friend's arms and hugged her tight. "It's been so long!"

Elise laughed, "It's been two weeks."

"Still, too long," Laura said, letting her go. "Come on, there's a coffee pot and a cake inside with your name on it."

"Did someone say cake?" Jack piped up, suddenly interested.

Elise laughed, "Come on, I'll make introductions inside."

A/N: Well, I hope you guys enjoy the next chapter for Sam's Secret. I'm fairly certain that I can finish this in two chapters. They will probably take a little longer in coming, but I hope they will be worth the wait. Thanks, R&R, it's all appreciated.