Sam and Freddie were about to get off of the elevator for the second time that night. They had decided to get off at midnight and have a mutual breakup.
Sam was about to step off the elevator when Freddie grabbed her arm.
"Wait, Sam, I don't want this to happen. I don't want to break up with you. I want you to stay with me. Carly wasn't talking about us and you know it. Please don't leave me." Freddie begged.
"Freddie, I-" Sam was cut off by Freddie pleading again.
"Sam, you know that she wasn't talking about us. If I lose you I…." Freddie choaked. Tears were forming in his eyes now. Sam looked into them and saw how much love and passion there was in them. She quickly looked away and pulled her arm out of Freddie's grasp
"Sam, please, don't go." Freddie's voice was barely a whisper. Freddie's knees gave way and he fell to the floor. He wrapped his arms around his knees and put his head on them and cried. Sam looked at him and thought.
Carly wasn't talking to us. She was talking to Spencer. She didn't know we were standing there. Maybe Freddie's right. Sam thought. She sat down next to him and wrapped her arms around him.
"Okay. I'll stay, but only for you." Sam whispered to him. Freddie looked up at her and into her eyes and knew that she was telling the truth. He wiped the tears off of his face and stood up, pulling Sam with him.
"Good. I love you Sam." Freddie said, wrapping his arms around her waist.
"I love you too." Sam said, wrapping her arms around his neck. They both smiled and then leant in, making the kiss last for several minutes (until they had to breathe).
"I'm hungry. I wonder if Carly has any meat." Sam said, pulling away from Freddie and taking his hand. He just laughed and then they got off of the elevator and walked downstairs, so it would last longer.
When they got downstairs, Sam and Freddie walked into the kitchen and to the fridge where Carly was getting herself some of her special lemonade.
"Hey guys, where have you been? Freddie, have you been crying?" Carly asked, seeing Freddie's eyes all red and puffy.
"No. I'm just tired. Had a long day." Freddie said as he lent against the island (and island is a bench in the middle of the kitchen).
"Oh, okay. Spencer just went to bed. You guys want to have a Girly Cow marathon?" Carly asked, walking into the lounge room.
"Yeah. I'll make the popcorn." Freddie said.
"Okay. I'll set up the TV." Carly said as she grabbed the remote.
"Okay." Sam said. she had just grabbed some ham out of the fridge and was eating it slowly, making it last (so unlike her). She smiled at Freddie who had started making the popcorn and he smiled back. They quickly kissed and then Sam went and sat next to Carly on the couch.
Suddenly, a knock came from the door. Carly got up and opened it to find a girl around her age holding a baby.
"Freddie, I thought you might be here." The girl said.
"Missy, what are you doing here? I thought you were going on that 2 month cruise with your dad." Freddie said, walking over to the door. He hugged Missy and then ushered her inside.
"I am, but I can't take Olivia. My mum can't take her and neither can Sarah. Can you look after her? I promise I will make it up to you." Missy hoped that he said yes and she knew Olivia (the baby) would be in good hands considering what Freddie's mum was like.
"Okay, sure. I'll make sure she's fine. If I need anything I'll call you. I'll even set up video chat so you can see Olivia every day." Freddie said, taking Olivia from Missy and all the stuff to take care of her.
"Thank you so much for this. I'll call you once I'm on the boat. Bye." Missy quickly kissed Olivia and then left.
"Who was that?" Carly asked once she had closed the door.
"That's my cousin on my dad's side. She is 16. She got pregnant 15 months ago and she decided to keep it, even though the dad ran as soon as he found out. She and I are really close. I was the one that helped her through everything. I went to every doctor's appointment and to all these weird classes. She made me Olivia's godfather." Freddie said, sitting down on the couch and sitting Olivia in his lap who was holding his finger.
"How old is she? And what's her name again?" Sam asked.
"Olivia is 6 months old. Missy's dad and I have spent the last 4 weeks convincing her to go on this cruise. She really deserves a break." Freddie said.
Suddenly, Freddie's apartment door was knocked on, so Carly opened her door to see who it was. The girl at the door turned when the door was opened and when she saw Freddie she walked into Carly's apartment, tears falling down her face.
"Sapphire, what's wrong?" Freddie asked, handing Olivia to Sam and walking the few paces left between him and the girl named Sapphire, hugging her.
"I told him to stop, but he didn't listen. He just kept going. He wouldn't listen." Sapphire sobbed.
"Who are you talking about? What's going on?" Freddie asked, pulling away, but keeping hold of her arms.
"We were just making out and then he touched me and I told him no, but he wouldn't listen. He just kept going. I didn't know where else to go." The tears were pouring down Sapphire's face now.
"He raped you didn't he? Was it that guy Mark you were seeing?" Freddie asked. Sapphire nodded and then started sobbing uncontrollably. Freddie pulled her into a hug and she sobbed into his chest (well, shirt really).
"What happened?" Carly and Sam asked both standing up.
"She was raped by her now ex-boyfriend Mark. He was a bit of a tosser really. He hit on every girl in his school in one day apparently." Freddie said. Carly and Sam gasped.
"I'll get you some water." Carly said, going to the kitchen.
"Thank-you. Can I stay with you and your friends Freddie? Nana is sick and Mary is too busy to take care of me." Sapphire said.
"Sure. Come and sit down." Freddie said, pulling Sapphire to the couch and sitting her down.
"What about your parents?" Sam asked.
"They died when I was little in a robbery. They were caught in a gun fire between the robbers and the security." Sapphire said.
"I'm sorry." Sam said. She held onto Olivia a little tighter.
"Don't worry. You didn't know." Sapphire replied, a weak smile forming on her lips. Freddie took Olivia from Sam just as Carly handed Sapphire the water.
"We were just about to have a Girly Cow marathon. Do you want to watch? And if I may ask, how do you know Freddie?" Carly asked as she and Sam sat down, Sam next to Freddie and Carly next to Sapphire.
"Yes I would like to stay if that's okay with you and me and Freddie are cousin's. He calls me and Missy nearly every day. We're all so close. He doesn't keep in touch with my brother though because when we were younger my brother stole his teddy that he got from his dad and so Freddie nailed his stuff to the roof and then beat the crap out of him. They can barely stay in the same room as each other without strangling each other." Sapphire babbled on, saying more than anyone really expected.
"You nailed his stuff to the roof?" Carly asked.
"Yup. You don't touch Mr Bubbles and get away with it unless I let you of course." Freddie added.
"So that's why your so protective over him. You got him from your dad." Sam said.
"Yeah. he gave it to me the day before he died. I had fallen over and smashed my head on the table so he bought me the teddy to settle me. I have taken it with me everywhere I stay so I have some form of my dad with me." Freddie said as he played with Olivia.
"That's so sweet." Sam said. Freddie smiled and then kissed her.
"Okay, let's get on with Girly Cow." Sam said once she and Freddie had pulled away from the kiss. Carly and Sapphire laughed. Freddie just smiled and rolled his eyes.
