iCommit
Disclaimer: I do not own iCarly
~Sam's POV~
The smell of bacon woke me up. I got out of bed and headed straight for the kitchen. My mother was at the stove scrambling eggs, flipping pancakes, and tending to the bacon. Melanie was sitting at the table drinking a glass of orange juice. I sat next to Melanie. Since she moved back after graduating my mother has been doing a better job of taking care of us. Better late than never right.
'See, I told you that would get her up,' my mother said.
'Fine, I owe you ten bucks,' Melanie said.
I laughed. 'You didn't think bacon could wake me?'
'Not after shaking you for a half hour,' she said.
I looked at the clock. It was almost 10a. I had wanted to get up earlier but I still had time. My mother fixed three plates of food and placed one in front of me and Melanie before sitting down with a plate herself.
'So, are you going to get your hair done,' my mother asked around a bite of food.
'Yea, Melanie's going to do it.'
'I am,' Melanie said sounding surprised.
'Why pay someone when I can get it done for free right? I may even let you give me a mani/pedi too,' I teased her.
We made small talk the rest of breakfast. My mother left to pick up the dress from the dry cleaners after we ate. Me and Melanie cleaned up the kitchen. She washed, I dried. When that was done I took a hot shower. When I got out I threw on some shorts and a t-shirt and went to the living room. Melanie was on the phone with Fredweinie by the look on her face. She motioned me to sit while she was saying her goodbyes. Just as she was about to start the sound of 'My Boo' by Alicia Key and Usher brought a smile to my face. I didn't need to look at my phone to see who was calling. Me and Carly spoke briefly. She told me she was just leaving the salon and she'd see me later. I told her I was just heading into an appointment myself and I'd talk to her later. Melanie playfully tugged at my hair for the appointment joke. It took her about an hour to straighten my hair. We talked as she did my hair. She wanted me to ease up on her boyfriend. I told her I'd try but no promises. During that time I put clear nail polish on and my mother had come back with the dress. I was now sitting in my room going over my vows. There was so much I wanted to say, so much I needed to express to Carly. There was a knock on my door and my mom came in. I was at my desk so she sat on the bed. I stopped what I was doing and turned to face her.
'Sam,' she said as she looked at me.
I smiled at her. 'Mom, I heard you talking to Melanie.'
'You did?'
'Thin walls,' I said as I hit one for effect.
'Still, I need to say this to you.'
'No, you don't. I don't blame you for anything that's happened in my life. You raised us as best as you could. If anything it only made me stronger.' I reached acrossed the desk and held up my 3 yr sobriety pin. 'I'm stronger because of you, Melanie, and especially Carly.' I reached out and grabbed her hand. 'You raised a beautiful daughter and Melanie isn't half bad either,' I said to lighten the mood. She smiled and the next thing I knew we were hugging, she was crying, and Melanie was in the room doing the same. Five minutes later I was putting on my navy blue cocktail dress with black shoes. Twenty minutes later we were lost because of my mom's shortcut. We arrived with fifteen minutes to spare. Freddork quickly took me and my mother to a makeshift tent and told us the ceremony would be starting soon. Sitting there waiting, knowing my life was about to change forever did nothing to calm my nerves. I needed ribs. At that moment I didn't care if I ruined my dress. My mother sensing my stress put a hand on my shoulder. Soon the wedding march started and we got up. I held her hand as she walked me out of the tent and to the pier. When I saw Carly it was like all my dreams had materialized in front of me. She grabbed my hand and all my fears and doubts vanished.
As we walked the length of the dock I noticed Gibby smiling, Freddie holding Melanie's hand, Mrs. Benson trying to blind us with her camera, Carly's grandad looking energetic, and Spencer standing behind a little podium.
'Who gives these women,' Spencer asked.
'I do,' my mother and Mr. Shay said at the same time. My mother held out my left hand as Mr. Shay placed Carly's right hand in it. I gave it a little squeeze They then filled in the semi circle everyone had made around us.
'Thank you all for gathering for this commitment ceremony for Carly Shay and Samantha Puckett. I've watched these two grow up and grow together since they were this high,' Spencer said holding his hand near his knee. 'When they told me they had feelings for each other and were going to date 7yrs ago I asked them what took so long.' Everyone laughed. 'They've had their ups, downs, hardships, and had to deal with alot of bigoted people but they made it. They also had their own demons to work through but this love is strong. Their love will last. The couple have written their own vows so I'll be quiet now.'
Carly said her vows and I wondered wanted to cry. I took a deep breath and looked into her big brown eyes. I pulled out the index card that was in my pocketbook. 'Carls, I want to start by apologizing. I'm sorry if took me so long to realize what I had in front of me. You complete me and I was terrified to tell you because I didn't want to lose our friendship. Thank you for waiting and putting up with me. Throughout the years you challenged me to be a better person and I'd like to think I am because of you. I didn't always deserve your love but I was glad when I was finally worthy of it. You've been a constant in my life since we were eight and I hope to keep it that way until we're eighty. I love you Shay, more than I love ham.' After my vows we exchanged the matching gold rings we brought two weeks ago.
'Ladies and gentlemen I present to you Carly Shay and Samantha Puckett,' Spencer said. We kissed softly and passionately for five seconds. We couldn't get R rated in front of the parents even though we were adults but I managed to grab het butt. Everyone congratulated us and then we headed back to Spencer's place for the reception. The place looked great or so I was told. I headed straight to the buffet table. After filling up we danced the night away. I spoke to Melanie and told her to try and keep our mother out of trouble as I saw her all over T-Bo. Some things never change. Once everyone left we went upstairs to the old iCarly studio and watched the stars.
End.
A/N: I hope you guys like it I had alot of fun writing it.