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"You're WHAT?"

"Dad, it's the WINTER BALL! You let Mark go!"

"Absolutely not. Do you know what happens at a Ball like that?"

"Yes Dad," she said patiently. "We'll kiss, dance, and maybe make out a bit, yada yada..."

Jacob frowned. "Making out? I don't want people thinking my daughter is a-"

"DAD!" she paused. "I have kissed a guy before, you know?"

"But you're still a child!"

"Dad, I'm sixteen!"

"I never-"

She rolled her eyes. "Whatever Dad. Come on, just give me your MasterCard and I'll keep my spending limit under... 150 dollars, deal?"

"I never said you could go."

Sam stared at him, her face a picture of the right combo of patience and annoyance. "I can't make you let me go," she said slowly. "But Dad, I really, really want to go... please?"

His resolution wavered. "Well..."

"Thank you!"

"When's this ball?" he grumbled.

"Two weeks from tomorrow."

"So a Friday..."

She nodded examining her lipstick in the mirror.

"Be back before twelve."

She was about to protest when he held out his card. "300 dollars, max."

She stared at him for a moment then squealed, "THANK YOU DAD!"

Mark stalked passed them and grabbed the car keys. Opening the door, he slammed it behind him.

"What's eating him?" she asked looking up at him curiously.

"I won't let him go with his friends on that week trip to Hawaii. In my day, we didn't have trips to Hawaii during the school year."

Sam privately thought her dad was stupid. Mark would sulk for the next month or so, but she was wise enough to remain silent.

"Ok, I'm going to call Janet, thanks again."

Jacob watched as his daughter took the stairs two at a time. With a sigh, he headed into the vacant living room.

Janet and Sam hurried up to her bedroom and spread their purchases across the bed. Janet had gotten a delightful spaghetti strap red dress decorated with sequin flowers and a long slit in the back. Sam's pattern was identical only black.

"What's that for?"

Sam looked up. "Winter Ball," she said staring pointedly at the beer in his hands.

He looked annoyed. "I can drink if I want too," he said defensively. "Going with that O'Neill kid?"

She nodded.

"Why'd you get rid of Shanahan?"

She shrugged. "Didn't suit me."

"You Miss Janet?" he half sneered. "I suppose you're going with Jackson?"

She giggled and nodded.

"What a pity. I would have taken you." With that, he stumbled away.

A few minutes later, the sound of a car starting was heard.

"He's drunk," Sam said with her teeth clenched together. "And he's driving."

"Don't think about it," Janet ordered. "Focus on the BALL. Tonight!"

Sam nodded. "You're right."

Teal'c knocked on the doorway. "Samantha?" he asked quietly.

"Teal'c! What can I do for you?"

"I... I do not know what to wear," he said helplessly.

"You have a date?" Janet asked surprised.

Sam felt a twinge of guilt. She had rather left the poor guy by himself the past weeks. She would have to make it up to him.

"I'm sure Mark or Dad has a tux you could wear," she said kindly. "Let me go look."

The look of gratitude on his face was almost pitiful.

She gave him an encouraging smile and hurried out. She returned a few minutes later with three. "Try them on," she said handing them to him.

"Thank you Samantha. You are most kind."

She let him leave and the two girls tried on their dresses for the third time.

"Samantha?"

She opened the door.

The tuxedo was straining at the seams.

"It does not appear to fit."

Sam stifled her giggles. "Yeah... try the one on the
bottom."

He nodded and disappeared.

"You can't say he's boring!"

7:00 P.M

Sam and Janet were small talking with Iris, Teal'c's date. She seemed to be a nice girl if a bit feministic. She wore a simple black dress that flattered her.

Knock Knock

The girls bolted to their feet as Jacob answered the door. Sam hurried in before he could begin his 'Dad's little girl speech'.

"Jack," she greeted.

He was about to kiss her then caught Jacob's eye. "For you," he said handing her the corsage. Daniel and Teal'c were doing the same thing.

She pinned it on and the three couples posed for pictures before leaving. Jacob whispered something in his daughter's ear before leaving. She yelped and hurried away.

"What'd he say?" Janet begged.

"He said 'No playing tonight'."

Janet's face wrinkled with disgust. "Dad's…"

Sam nodded and the three girls climbed into the car.

"Wow!"

The gym had been transformed into a fairyland.A band dressed in white played waltzes while glitter drifted down.

"You like it?" Jack asked.

"Like it? I love it!"

The band stopped playing and a speaker climbed onto the platform.

"Hello y'all!" Professor Davis called, "You having fun?"

"YEAH!" everyone shouted.

He laughed and let the band began their next song- The Waltz.

Jack turned to Sam. "Will you dance?"

She nodded. "I'd love too."

Jacob Carter was at home sitting next to the phone. He knew he was acting like a paranoid father but, hey, he was one. To his surprise, a car pulled in front of his house and someone got out. Jacob flung open the door.

"Mr. Carter?" the officer said looking up from a card, he held in his hand.

"I'm Jacob Carter, what's wrong? Is Sam-"

The man shook his head. "It's your son, Mark. He's been in an accident."

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