A/N: For those who want it shippy...

After receiving one more evil glare from Sam, she walked off to use the showers. Jack went out and found some coffee, then joined the other adults on the couches. They were discussing the days' plans. Joyce started.

"I'm off to the airport. James and Isabelle are flying in this morning. Their plans changed last night. They called in this morning." Joyce noticed Jack, then added, "They're cousins on my moms' side Brother and sister,17 and 21. You guys know what that means, right?" The couples in the room smiled at each other. Once again Joyce had to explain what she was talking about to Jack.

Sam, who had a very fast because a couple people had used all the hot water, got out of the shower to find one very angry colonel. "Your cousins are flying in tonight."

Sam looked shocked. "That means the plans are on for tonight then?"

Yup. You should have told me."

There was a dance that night. Other years, Sam's cousins would come and take care of the kids. Year, their cousins called and cancelled, because they couldn't get any plane tickets. But two tickets had been made available, so plans changed.

The female adults would be going shopping: They only had one formal dress with them, which would be worn on Christmas day. The male adults would be going out for a bit to buy some flowers for their 'dates'.

Sam was actually looking forward to this dance. Her 'date' was Jack, and she was even going shopping. On the drive to the lodge, San had driven past a little formal dress shop. Sam mentioned it to her sisters, who all piled into one mini-van, then went to that little store. Sam found her perfect dress right away. It was black, with a sparkling material that went down to her ankles, and it was a halter top. The material itself was silk, and it came with matching shoes and jewelry. The jewelry itself was simple: a silver necklace with a crystal pendant, and matching crystal earrings. The shoes were basically sandals with a 3in heel, and black straps to hold her feet in. It was the perfect size, as well. All of her sisters found what they were looking for, but theirs had to be slightly fitted, so they had there measurements taken, and were told to come back in an hour. They decided to drive into the city, and get their hair done. Sam felt so girly...It had been so long since she had gotten anyone to fuss over her. While Sam was in the chair, she noticed the same guy back and forth in front of the shop several times. Sam had an uneasy feeling about him.

Supper that night was done in stages. The male adults would eat first, with the boys, so that they all would have time to shower. The females ate next, and then when they ran away to get dressed, the cousins who had flown in would clean up. Jack didn't have much choice of clothes to pick from. He chose a simple but nice looking outfit. Black dress pants, a long-sleeved black shirt, and his black shirt. He hated dressing up. But he had to remind himself that that he agreed to come along. Afterall, what could go wrong? Jack snorted to himself. Famous last words...

Jack opened the door for Sam, and then helped her up. Sam hadn't realized just how little she could move in that dress. Before Jack got in, Sam hurriedly changed the radio station, something like 'XFM'. It was a rock station. When Jack climbed into the truck, he listened to the music, then gave Sam a dirty look. She did her best to look innocent. Jack snorted then put the truck in gear, then took off.

Sam soon forgot where she was, and who she was with. She started singing to the radio. She loved the song! It was 'Why don't you and I' By Santana. Soon Jack started singing as well. Sam internally laughed: they both sucked at singing.

"I thought you didn't like this kind of music." Sam said.

Jack snorted. "I don't." Seeing Sams' questioning look, he continued. "Remember that camping trip I went on with Cassie? Guess who chose the radio station for the 3-hour drive."

Sam laughed, then continued singing. All in all, she was surprised the windows didn't shatter.

As Jack twirled Sam around, he though to himself, 'This isn't so bad.' He had barely thought the words to himself when he noticed people entering the room wearing black. It wasn't the formal kind of black; it was the kind of black that people wore when they didn't want to be seen. Jack stiffened. Sam felt it, then asked what was wrong. Jack pulled Sam closer so he could whisper into her ear.

"I think someone knows who we are, and doesn't like us. Jack noticed a sniper up on a balcony, putting a silencer on his gun, then aiming at Sam. Jack turned Sam suddenly, then moved directly to the side. Jack hadn't moved fast enough. His arm was bleeding where the shot had gone. Sam screamed, just to get people's attention. That the sniper had used a silencer meant they didn't want to be overly noticed. People started scattering. One had called the police and an ambulance. In the confusion, the snipers and the men in black had gotten away. Sam decided that Daniel and Teal'c would be getting a little call asking that they come home. She didn't want to be alone just then.

There. Slightly shippy, yet a bit more action. The more reviews, the fast the story gets written...