A/N: This is my first ever ICarly Fanfic! Hope you enjoy!
This takes place when they are about 22.
Sam's POV
It was 7; closing time finally. I owned my own bakery I called it Sam's. Just something simple, all my closest friends worked for me which was nice. I locked the front door and headed to my office to gather my things. I walked past my desk then glanced back at a picture, it was of me and Carly and Freddie after the very first ICarly; at the hat party. We were so happy back then, now everything is different. I grabbed my purse and went to the small figure in the corner. I picked up my small daughter careful not to wake her.
The drive to our apartment was quiet except the light snoring of Sadie, my little princess**. Once I got her upstairs and settled down in bed I went to the living room and plopped down on the couch. I glanced at the clock, it was 7:30. I was exhausted the bakery has been packed lately; I mean it's great, but so tiring. It could be because it's a week before Christmas…Sadie and I have the apartment all decorated, the tree in the corner with more presents then I could count, all my staff loved to spoil Sadie. I included spoil her, because it was something I never got as a child…the only thing I knew was drugs, alcohol and to have a new boyfriend every two days.
"Mommy?" I looked over to the doorway and saw a crying Sadie. She was 3 years old and had a lot of fears, so it's nothing new when she comes to me at night crying.
"Come here, Sadie." She came over to me and I pulled her onto my lap. "What's wrong baby girl?"
"I had a…a bad dream." She sniffled and curled up in my lap. She always had a bad dream…every night it was the same. She was standing outside the bakery near a phone booth. When someone stepped out of the phone booth and grabbed her, it was always a woman. That's how Sadie described it every time.
"Baby, you can sleep with mommy again, okay?" I told her picking her up and taking us both to bed
Freddie's POV
After 6 years in California I was finally going home. Home to Seattle, to Sam and Carly. Home to Sam. We may have broken up, but I still and always will love her. I was already in Seattle it was about 12:30; I was driving to the Shays apartment and to see my mom. There was a light snow that had settled over Seattle.
Once I got there I visited with my mom for a few minutes and promised to be back soon. Then I turned and knocked on the Shays door. A tall blond woman opened the door. "May I help you?" she asked eyeing me suspiciously
"Is Spencer here?" I questioned
"Spence! Someone's at the door!" she hollered up the stairs
He came down the stairs with a pink bundle in his arms. "Amanda won't go down for her nap." He said passing the baby to the blond woman. He looked over at me and paused "Freddie?"
"Hey, Spence…" I said
"What are you doing here?" he came over and gave me a hug then gestured for me to come inside. He shut the door behind me and came to sit with me on the couch.
"I'm home for good." I told him
"Awesome!" he smiled. I glanced over at the woman still trying to sooth the crying baby. Spencer noticed my gaze and got up and went over to the woman. "Freddie this is my wife Chloe. And this…" he moved the pink blanket from the baby's face, "This is our 6 month old daughter Amanda."
"Chloe this is Freddie, a friend of…" he paused "A friend of Carly's." Spencer said
"It was nice to meet you both, but I have to get going." I excused myself and exited the apartment and made my way to my car. I didn't start my new job until after Christmas, so I might as well use this day to wonder the town and not unpack just yet. I parked at a park, and was walking around watching all the children play when I saw a woman on the bench watching one girl play.
The woman looked very familiar. Her eyes followed a certain little girl. The little girl had short blond hair and she had honey brown eyes. The woman had long curly blond hair and eyes as blue as the sea. I knew those eyes from somewhere.
The woman got up and called for the little girl. The young girl jumped into her mother's arms, they headed across the street to what looked like a bakery of some sort. I couldn't see the name of it for it was on the other side. The girl couldn't have been more than 3 years old. The woman was about my age maybe…she looked in my direction and I got a better look of her eyes, I've seen those eyes many times before…
Sam's POV
I saw him, for the first time in almost 7 years, I saw him. Sadie and I were sitting on the outdoor patio of the bakery, about to go home for the day, but we were having some dessert. Today was my day off so Lauren was in charge. I looked at my daughter who had icing all over her face, and cloths. "Do you like the cake?" I giggled
With her mouth full she eagerly nodded. She sure had my appetite. He was closing in on the bakery now still trying to remember me. I did look a little different, I had dark highlights in my hair I was slightly skinnier than in my younger days, and the most confusing for him…I had Sadie.
Sadie had finished her cake and was cleaning herself up. "Honey, why don't you go ask Lauren to help you." I chuckled at her attempt at cleaning herself up
Lauren was my closest friend and Sadie's Godmother. "Kay!" she said sliding off the chair and running into the bakery.
He was standing by the gate behind me now. "Freddork, just come sit down." I said glancing back at him with a mile wide smile on my face
"Sam? Sam Puckett?" he came to me. I got up and hugged him
"How have you been Freddie?" I asked him
"Good, what about you?" he questioned sitting in the chair once occupied by Sadie
"I've been great actually. I own this bakery, it's called Sam's. I live in those apartments across from the Groovy Smoothie not where Spencer lives, but the higher class ones." I told him
"Wow!" he said "I never saw you living there." I glanced in the shop just in time to catch Laurens eyes. I gave her a look that said keep her busy for a few. She smiled and nodded.
"Well I'll say I've done well for myself." I said
"So…" He looked in at Sadie
"Her names Sadie. She's 3 years old I'm not married or dating it's just us." I smiled seeing instant relief flood his face
"Her eyes…" he observed "They look exactly like Carly's."
"Long story." I sighed
"Where is she anyway?" he asked the question no one knew the answer to
I was about to answer when Sadie came outside. "Let go mama!" she smiled
"Another time." I told Freddie. As I picked my princess up and made our way to the car.
Freddie's POV
She just left. I again got in my car and went to the apartments, where I also lived. I followed her to the very top floor where ironically enough was also where I lived. She set the girl down and unlocked the door. Sadie ran inside and I called out to Sam. "Puckett!"
Her head jerked in my direction, "What are you doing here?" she questioned glancing inside the very large apartment
"Well I wanted your phone number." I lied just not wanting her to know I live in the apartment across the hall from her
"Just come to the bakery at noon tomorrow." She said hurrying inside the apartment
I laughed to myself, thinking Sam was in for a surprise when she learned I lived like next to her. I turned the key in the door across from Sam's apartment and went inside. I looked around at my plain boring apartment that was totally packed with boxes. I began unpacking in my bedroom. Within the next 2 hours I got my whole bedroom and bathroom unpacked.
**The Next Day**
My alarm went off at 9:15, with the sun streaming though the curtains. I got up and showered; I made some breakfast and continued unpacking. I unpacked until 11:45 when I had to go meet Sam.
I got there just in time to see her gathering her things and walking to the door. "Hey." I ran up to her
"Oh!" she jumped "You scared me. I almost thought you weren't going to show. So do you want to go have lunch, I have a two hour break?" she questioned me
"Sure." I told her
Sam's POV
We arrived at the restaurant in no time. It was actually Melanie's restaurant so we got a table immediately. We sat down and ordered our drinks. "So Freddie how are you settling back in?" I questioned
"Good. But I really want to know what's up with you?" He eyed me and I knew he was talking about Sadie "You said it was a long story, so I'm here to listen." He leaned back in the booth
"Okay," I took a deep breath "it started about 4 years ago…" I began the story I never told "Carly…she was dating some guy and I was still moping around because," I paused "because I still love you." I hope he didn't pick up on that
"You still love me?" he did.
"Yeah, I do." I told him looking down at my lap
"Sam, I love you. You're the reason I came back. I got a huge job offer in LA, but I chose you." He slid over next to me
"Back to the story." I sighed "So, Carly and this guy were getting too serious to fast, and they slept together." I looked up just as the waiter came over with our drinks and we ordered our food.
"Two months later she found out she was pregnant. The guy ditched her and she began to fall apart. She moved in with me and started drinking and doing drugs and spending most nights in jail. Several times they threatened to take Sadie from her the minute she was born." I took a breath
"Carly? Our Carly?" he looked at me stunned
I nodded my head "I had to bail her out so many times, but I continued to let her ruin her life. I finally locked her up in a rehab center." I stopped when I saw our food coming
We ate in silence letting the story sink in his head and resurface in mine. When we were finished eating I saw 5 month pregnant Melanie coming to our table.
"Hey Sam! Freddie? Is that you?" she looked at us
"It's me." He smiled
"Hey sis. And how's my little nephew today?" I questioned patting my sister's stomach
"Good. Where's my favorite girl today?" she pouted
"With Spencer. I have to work late, so he's watching her." I explained to her
"Oh, okay I'll let you two get back to it. See you sis." Melanie waved
I slide back into the booth next to Freddie and continued. "For the rest of her pregnancy she stayed clean, she then moved out after Sadie was born." I said
"So where is Carly?" Freddie looked at me
"Two weeks after Sadie was born Carly called and said to meet her by the phone booth outside my bakery. When I got there I found Sadie in a cardboard box in the phone booth. I immediately took her home and that when my life changed forever and I became a mother. Now here I am single mother, business owner and still a young girl. Sadie doesn't know any of this and I…I don't want her to know. No one has heard from Carly since that day." I finished
"So she just left her daughter?" Freddie asked in total shock
"Yeah. And the worst part is Spencer doesn't know she's Carly's he believes she's mine." I told him "But I made sure that if Carly or Sadie's dad ever came back they couldn't get her. I had her birth certificate changed Gibby was the doctor who delivered her so I easily got it changed." I whispered to him
I looked at my watch 1:30. "I have to go, get back to work." I sighed getting up and
"So…tomorrow?" he questioned me
"Soon…" I then spun around and left
A/N: LONGEST CHAPTER EVER. 2,161 words! Tell me how you like it! Please review…I 3 Seddie!