Sam walked through the hallways, surprised that she wasn't finding anyone. She walked into the infirmary, hoping to see at least one of her friends.

"Dr. Carter? What are you doing here?" One of the nurses asked, attentively.

"I was wondering if Janet Fraiser was here..."

"I'm sorry, she's busy right now...I can have her call when she's finished."

"Thank you." Sam said, with a sigh.

She walked to the commissary, hoping to find her fiancé eating a piece of cake or pie or something...

"Dr. Carter!" Dr. Lee called.

She turned. "Bill."

"A friend of mine recently forwarded me a copy of your latest paper." He said, leading her away from the cafeteria.

"Really?"

"Yeah...I was intrigued by some of the statements you made regarding space-time."

"Bill, you know as much about space time as I do." She said, exasperated.

"Apparently not." He said, seeming sincerely puzzled. "Now, if you'll come with me, I...I'd like to discuss your research a little more thoroughly. After all, you're not always going to be around to do everything, so I might as well learn from the best..."

"Fine." She said, sighing. She'd find Jack, Janet, Daniel and Teal'c later.

--

Daniel sighed from behind a nearby wall. "That was a close one..."

"No kidding!" Janet exclaimed, peeking her head around the corner.

One of the rolls of streamers hit Janet's head. "Hey!" She cried, turning back to the preparations.

"Sorry..." Jack said, shrugging in innocence.

"Likely story." She growled as Daniel chuckled and put his arm around her waist. They'd gotten quite a bit closer since Sam and Jack had rekindled their romance.

"Come on, Jan...we've got to get back to decorating."

"Yeah, we do." She said, grinning as she hurried back into the commissary.

"Uh...Jack, you're SURE Sam's going to be forgiving?" Daniel asked as he tied yet another balloon.

"Of course." He said, dismissively as he began blowing up another balloon.

"And...YOU'RE going to take the fall if she isn't?"

"Danny, just because she didn't ASK for a shower doesn't mean that she doesn't WANT one."

"Yeah, but she WAS complaining that everyone is only talking to her because of the baby."

"That has seemed to be her complaint lately." Teal'c agreed.

"That's why it's a BRIDAL shower...with a few baby gifts..."

"Uh huh..." Daniel said, not sure that it would work.

"Look, Danny...we've got to do SOMETHING to cheer her up!"

"I agree." Daniel nodded.

"As do I." Teal'c agreed.

"Me too!" Janet piped in.

Jack looked at the vastly decorated commissary. "Am I still going to be a dead man though?"

Daniel gave a wane smile as if saying that he was glad he wasn't Jack, Teal'c just looked stoically at his friend, and Janet shrugged.

"Thanks, guys..." Jack said, sarcastically as the first of the guests arrived.

The room quickly filled with people, and Jack saw the clock's hands turn to 2:28 pm. "Okay, guys. Two minutes until lift-off." He announced.

Everyone scattered to find their own hiding places.

"Bill, I've told you a hundred times," Sam's voice could be heard thirty seconds later. "I don't need a research assistant. And I certainly don't need Felger sharing my lab!"

"But Dr. Carter..."

Sam walked into the rec room. "Bill, Felger blows things up. I don't want to share a lab with him. We wouldn't last..."

"SURPRISE!" Everyone called as they jumped out of their hiding spots.

Sam jumped as she looked around the room. "What?" She asked, surprised.

"Happy Wedding!" Cassandra grinned.

Sam's lips parted in surprise as she looked at everyone and everything in the room. "You didn't have to do this..."

"We wanted to." Janet grinned.

"Thank you." She said, earnestly.

Jack walked over and wrapped his arm around her. "Ready for cake?" He asked with a grin.

"Let me guess...your idea?" She asked with a chuckle.

"Yep." He said, proudly.

"I would love some." She said as Janet handed her a plate with a slice of cake on it. Sam had a suspicious twinkle in her eye as she thanked her friend.

"Try it." Jack said, eagerly. "I hear that it's good."

Suddenly, the cake was in his face.

"You tell me how it is." She teased.

"Yum." He said, licking his lips good-naturedly.

"They're crazy." Daniel said, shaking his head as all of the guests retrieved their pieces of cake.

"I believe they suffer from the temporary insanity of a betrothed couple." Teal'c said, nodding.

"In other words, they're crazy for each other." Janet corrected.

"Indeed." He said before returning his eye to the sight of Samantha Carter kissing her fiance, the indelible Jonathan (Jack) O'Neill.