CHAPTER THREE

At school the next day, Freddie walked up to Sam at her locker "Hey, you know what? I just had the strangest, bizarre, and most off the wall dream ever…"

"And that would be?"

"Well, first off, you and I were getting along nursing the baby doll. And then we were making out! And if that wasn't strange, we were hiding in Carly's kitchen when we heard Spencer come home with his date and we overheard him talking to her about how he knocked her up…boy, isn't that just a bag of crazy of what?"

"You are so bad at playing dumb and sarcastic…" Sam grabbed her books.

"So it was real?"

"Yeah! And it happened last night you dweeb!"

"What happened last night?" Carly came up behind them as they jumped "What's going on?"

"Nothing. Uh…Sam saw a…bug."

"Yeah! And…and it waved…at me…"

Carly looked at them oddly "It waved at you? Um, how come I'm finding that hard to believe?"

"Oh, is that Gibby? I'm gonna go draw a penis on his face…" Sam walked passed Carly.

"I'm gonna go assist her." Freddie followed behind.

At home, Spencer worked on his sculpture but since hearing the news, his motivation plummeted a bit. Thoughts raced through his head. He was already taking care of Carly and now he had a kid, too. Not only that but his youth was also gone. Yeah, he was nearing thirty but at 26, he still felt like a college kid. And what about Carly? How was he going to tell Carly? Would she be upset?

"Yo yo yiggity yo!" Socko came up from the elevator.

"Hey Socko" Spencer was pretty focused on his sculpture.

"What's going on, man?" Socko sat on the couch.

"Just working on this. I thought I had it going but when I went to paint it, it started looking crappy…" he was re-touching the nipple of the bottle.

"Dude, it looks fine."

"No it doesn't."

"Spence, relax. Those Boogie Baby blah blah people will love it!"

"Yeah but what if they take one look at it and go 'Wow! This is garbage! This looks like work done by a guy who got drunk one night and had meaningless unprotected sex with a girl and knocked her up and now lost his youth and freedom!' How about that?"

Socko stared at him confused "Um, am I missing something?"

Spencer sighed and sat next to him "Remember that girl I left with that night at the club?"

"The Jessica Alba lookalike?"

"Yeah. Well, she's pregnant."

"Shit…" Socko was blown away "Wow…are you sure the kid is yours?"

"Yeah. She told me she didn't sleep with anyone else since me and I believe her."

"Okay, well, is going to keep it? Or are you going to pay her to get rid of it?"

"Nah, of course I couldn't tell her to do that. She's gonna keep it."

"And you're okay with it?"

"Yeah. I mean, I love kids. But…I just keep thinking about like, wow, I'm twenty six years old and I didn't think I would be planning on having kids with someone till I was thirty…"

"Yeah I know. And you're already taking care of your sister. That's almost like having a daughter."

"I'm gonna be alright, right?"

"You're gonna be fine."

At eight in the evening, Spencer had Mrs. Benson look after Carly and Sam as he went over to Leah's. He knocked on her door and she answered smiling back at him "Hi" she greeted.

Spencer stood there holding tulips and a bottle of Apple Juice and had a smile on his face "Hey, um I got you some flowers but then I wanted to get you something else but not chocolate because I figured that would be boring so I brought you Apple Juice. You do like Apple Juice, right? Cause I can run out and get you a different kind or if you want chocolate I can do-"

"Its fine, Spence" Leah cut in and took the items "So, uh, you ready?"

"Absolutely!"

"Okay, let me just put these on the table and stick this into the fridge. Come in!"

Spencer made his way inside. Her place was much more neater and elegant than his "Wow, this place is fantastic…"

"Thank you." She put everything away and grabbed her keys "Shall we get going?"

Spencer followed her out the door as she locked her place "Oh wait here. I'm gonna go next door and get my scarf." Leah knocked on Danica's door.

"Hey, what do you need?" Danica asked answering the door.

"Um, I need my scarf."

Yeah, I can get it for you" her eyes looked Spencer up and down as she quickly got a clue of who he was "Leah, don't be rude. Introduce me to your friend…"

"Oh, Danica this is Spencer Shay. Spencer, this is my incredibly nosy sister Danica."

"Hey" he said and waved.

Danica smiled back at him "Pleasure."

"Yeah, I'm gonna go get my scarf." Leah went inside leaving Danica alone with Spencer "So you must be the baby daddy, huh?"

"Uh…yes. Yes I am."

Joey came by "Dani, who you talking to over there?" he looked at Spencer "You're not cheating on me, are you?"

"Don't be ridiculous, Joey. This is Spencer Shay. The father of Leah's baby."

"Oh! Hey! The name is Joey Phelps." He held out his hand and Spencer shook it "You wanna come in for a beer?"

"Sounds great but I can't. Leah and I kinda need to get a move on when she gets her scarf."

"No problem. Maybe next time. Congrats on the baby, though. You must be excited!"

"Oh yeah. I'm extremely happy."

"Okay!" Leah came back out "Got it. Um, good night you guys."

"Have a great night you crazy kids!"

Spencer and Leah walked out her building "God, I am so sorry I had to leave you with Danica and Joey. That must have been nerve racking…"

"Its alright. At least they weren't your parents. Then it would have been nerve racking."

Leah laughed as they went on their way.

Back at home, Carly, Sam, and Freddie sat around the table as Mrs. Benson was making them dinner. "Why does Spencer have to go on another date with Leah tonight? He almost never has two dates in a row with the same girl…" Carly whined.

Sam and Freddie looked at each other remembering last night. Mrs. Benson placed a pan of pizza on the table "Dig in!"

Sam was the first one to take a slice "Ooh, I love me some pizza." She shoved the slice into her mouth and chewed. Tasting the slice, her expression went from exited to disgusted "Gross" she spat "What is this? This isn't pizza…"

"Its pizza made with pita bread, goat cheese and spinach!" Mrs. Benson smiled.

"Gross! I ain't putting an animal's cheese in my mouth!" Carly said repulsed.

However, Freddie was happily stuffing his face "Come on its not bad when you get over the smell…"

"I'm calling for some takeout…" Carly grabbed her cellphone and began to dial.

Meanwhile, Spencer and Leah were having dinner at the Cheesecake Warehouse discussing their situation and getting to know each other.

"I'm twenty four years old…I never thought I would be having a kid like this. I didn't think I would be having kids till I was thirty!" Leah said eating her pasta meal

"Oh my god" Spencer took a swig of his water "I said the same thing! We have that in common. Wow, this baby thing is gonna change our lives."

"Tell me about it, going out and clubbing is basically my job. And now I can't do it."

"So what have you been doing?"

"Just doing fashion reports and such. I haven't even told them I'm pregnant yet…"

"I haven't told my sister. I mean I do plan on telling her. I'm just afraid of being seen as a bad example. Like she'll think I do this all the time…"

"Aww, she'll be happy for you, trust me. Okay, how about we make a pact? When we're ready, I'll tell my boss and you'll tell your sister. Sound good?"

"I'm in." Spencer smiled and thought for awhile "I'm just still trying to get over the fact that I'm sitting here with a pretty girl. I have horrible luck with women…"

"Oh stop it, no you don't." Leah laughed.

After dinner, Spencer and Leah walked around the plaza and started to hold hands. They spotted a couple just about their ages walking around with a baby strapped on to a baby carrier the father was using. The couple was smiling and laughing and Spencer and Leah looked at each other thinking just about the same thing. Will they turn out like that?

"Can you imagine me like that? Attached to a baby?" Spencer asked.

"I can. I can imagine you changing diapers, feeding the baby, nursing it to sleep…" Leah replied.

"Hey! You gotta do some of that, too!"

"Well I had to give birth to it, that's reason enough."

The two laughed and walked around some more. Half an hour later, they went back to Leah's apartment. They made out on the couch. Lips and tongues moving, hands touching all over and Leah had to stop and think for a second. She turned away from Spencer and sighed.

"What's wrong?" Spencer rubbed her back.

She turned back to him and held his hand "Spence, uh, I don't want to rush this. Do you think we could take things slow?"

"Yeah, of course." He nodded his head.

"This is all too new for me and I'm just afraid that if I become too needy, you'll leave me…"

"I could never ever do that, Leah. I promise I'm a nice guy. Like I told you, I have the worst luck with women so Idon't want you to leave me. I don't think I could raise this baby on my own what with Carly around and making sculptures…"

Leah smiled and caressed his face "We'll be alright." She said as she kissed him once more.

In the morning after breakfast, Leah kissed Spencer in her doorway as he was on his way. Danica, Joey and the kids were coming out of their place and stood there when they saw them.

"Uh oh, don't mind us…" Joey said.

They pulled away from each other and smiled "Morning" Leah greeted.

"Who's he?" baby Monica asked smiling back at Spencer.

"That's Auntie Leah's boyfriend." Danica answered.

"Yes, this is my boyfriend Spencer." Leah smiled and Spencer waved at the baby.

"Well, we'll be on our way. Later you two crazy kids" Danica, Joey and the kids went on their way.

"God, they are like the Brady Bunch on crack…" Leah joked "I'm sorry if seeing them wierds you out…"

"Not at all. They are your family…" Spencer kissed her forehead "You should see my relatives the Dorffmans…now THEY are scary." He checked his phone "Oh god, Carly called me five times…I have to go. I'll call you, okay?"

"Alright."

"Hey, maybe you can come over for dinner tonight and really get to know Carly?"

"That would be great!"

"Bye" he hugged her and then bent down to face her stomach "Take care, little buddy…Daddy will see you tonight" he said kissing her stomach.

When Spencer went on his way, Leah stood in the doorway watching him leave and thinking about what a good father Spencer could be. He doesn't pretend to be anyone else, he's a great brother to his sister and cares for her like a father cares for his daughter. She smiled at the thought and then went back inside to puke.

Spencer came into his place and found Carly and Sam sleeping on the couch with the TV on. He tip toed towards the TV and turned it off. After that, he crept towards his room to make it look like he was sleeping in his room. But just as he had one foot towards the room, Carly was waking up.

"Spencer?" Carly called out.

"Carly…hey…" Spencer turned around, scratched his head, and yawned "Morning…"

"Did you just get in?"

"No. Of course not! I was sleeping in my room…"

"No you weren't. I heard you come in seconds ago." Sam chimed in

"Where did you come from?" Carly asked getting up to go to the kitchen. Sam followed her towards the table.

"I, um, stayed at Leah's…" Spencer said hesitantly as he followed the girls towards the kitchen "We were talking and it was late. I'm sorry, Carls…"

"I'll let it slide but PLEASE don't leave me with Mrs. Benson during dinner time ever again…she made Sam and I eat goat cheese! I didn't even know goats made cheese!"

"Never again, kiddo…how about we go out for breakfast?" it was the least he could do for not coming home and making sure she was okay. Sam and Carly agreed and went to go get dressed.

In the afternoon, Carly and Spencer went to the supermarket and Sam decided to stay behind to work with Freddie on their Home Ec project. A second later, there was a knock on the door and it was Freddie.

"Hey" he said making his way in "How's the uh, child?"

"Can you take her tonight? She was screaming all night and I had to leave her in the microwave…" Sam handed the doll to him.

"Sam! You can't do that!"

"Ugh, who cares? Its not real!"

"If you don't want it to cry then just switch the crying to off…"

"Sorry, jeeze…"

The two sat on the couch with their text books on the coffee table. Freddie looked around the apartment "Where's Carly and Spencer?"

"Out going grocery shopping. Spencer's new girlfriend is coming over for dinner tonight."

"Wow, do you remember what we heard the other night? Spencer is gonna be a Dad…" Freddie all of a sudden remembered the kiss "Oh, and remember when-" he looked down at his shoes "Never mind…"

"Do you want to kiss me again?" Sam stared blankly at the TV which wasn't on.

"Yes."

And about a second later, Freddie and Sam were attached to the lips. Both didn't know what the hell they were doing but it was great. About a minute into the kiss, Sam quickly got a hold of herself and pulled away "Okay, I want whatever geek love spell you put on me to wear off, alright?"

"What?" Freddie was taken aback "What are you talking about?"

"We've kissed twice, Fredward! And we've never let ourselves stop! This must be a spell!"

"Okay, will you stop acting all crazy cakes right now? Kissing you is not bad…I…I,uh…" Freddie struggled with his words "I kinda like it"

"You mean that?"

"Yeah…it's kinda like doing something fun but not wanting to get caught doing it."

"You're the guilty pleasure. Not me."

"I wouldn't be caught dead kissing you!"

"I wouldn't either!"

Freddie and Sam looked at eachother wanting to tear each other's heads off but then this was a different kind of feeling now. Freddie pulled Sam close to him but as their lips touched they heard Carly and Spencer opening the door and quickly backed off.

"Hey guys" Spencer came through first with a bag of groceries.

"Hey, how's the project coming along?" Carly followed behind.

"Excellent!" Freddie beamed.

"Thrilling!" Sam chimed in. The two looked at each other trying hard not to let their passionate guilt show.

(to be continued!)