Sorry for going a little bit without updating, take this chapter as an Easter gift from me to you!

"Baby, can you help me with this?" I look up from the suitcase I'm rummaging through to see Freddie uneasily standing at the top of the stairs with a duffel bag in hand. We're frantically trying to get everything ready in time for our flight to New York. Carly was offered a free flight and hotel room to do some press for iCarly by this filming company in the city. They apparently really like her and want to film some things for their website, and shit, she's even got the possibility of filming a commercial for them. She pulled some strings and thankfully got Freddie and I complementary flights as well, as long as we agreed to do a few other random things for the website. We decided that we might as well look at some apartments while we're there. The city wasn't originally our number one choice but we're not gonna get an opportunity like this again, especially not a free flight. Mel insisted that she'd be great help finding an apartment, and I feel bad for her anyway; lounging around Carly's apartment all the time. She's my sister and god knows that she hasn't had an easy past couple of months here, the least I can do is let her come with.

"Sam!"

"It's a heavy bag, Fredward. I don't know what you want me to do, seeing as I'm" I place my hand on my stomach. "with children."

Before Freddie can respond Spencer catches my shoulder as he walks past me, mumbling "Geez, Sam."

"What?" I ask.

"Nothing." He mutters, his eyes focussing on my stomach. "You're showing."

I roll my eyes and glance down at the tight white crew neck I'd put on this morning. It wasn't tight when I bought it two months ago. "Thanks, Spence."

"Hey! That's a good thing." He says defensively and I laugh, grabbing a few shirts and stuffing them into an already overpacked suitcase. "Still can't believe you two are having twins."

"Yeah." I say, taking note of how my stomach bulges out enough for it to actually be noticeable now. Noticeable enough for Spencer to notice. "Twins."

He exclaims "You'll be out of here before you have the kids, right? I love you and all...but dammit, Sam, if you-"

"We'll be long gone, Spence." I give him a soft smile. "But thanks for giving me and Mel a place to stay for the time being."

"No problemo, you're a little sister to me."

I give Spencer a grateful hug. Having twins isn't usually something people take lightly. Freddie and I spent the afternoon of the ultrasound in disbelief and shock, but we weren't necessarily unhappy. Melanie and Carly were unsurprisingly ecstatic and Mrs. Benson just raised her eyebrows and announced that she felt like she was going to vomit. Though I didn't expect anything less.

Freddie taps his foot on the ground, breaking me out of my thoughts. "Where's your sister and Carly? They said they'd be back in 20 minutes, and it's been-"

"We're home!" Melanie says on queue, bursting through the door with Carly by her side.

My best friends voice comes out loud and excited. "Sorry we took so long, I sort of had to go shopping, you know? I'm just so nervous! I hope they like me! I mean...if they like me I could-"

Freddie glances at his watch. "Yeah, thats great Carls. We've got a flight to catch in-"

I glare at Freddie. "Let her finish." Turning back to Carly, I say "Go on, Carls?"

She gives us both a look and crosses her bag filled arms over her chest. "Nothing." With a grin she turns around and squeaks "We've got a flight to catch!"

I give Spencer another hug along with the words "Bye Spence, see you in a week."

He pats me on the shoulder. "Seven days where I can actually see the floor of my living room! I can't wait!"

I chuckle before he widens his eyes and focuses on his sister. "Hey, good luck in the city, lil sis." He throws his arms around Carly and she smiles sheepishly.

"Thanks, Spence. I'll text ya."

I smile as Melanie picks up a few overpacked suitcases and straightens up, walking over to the front door. Carly, Freddie and I follow her as we leave Spencer's apartment.

My best friend turns to me with a smile. "This is gonna be a good trip with a lot of good outcomes." She says it in a tone that makes it seem like she's just trying to reassure herself.

I repeat "It's gonna be a great trip with a lot of great outcomes."

She grins. "You think so?"

With a nod, I mumble "C'mon, Carls. Don't wanna miss the flight."

"We got everything, right?" Freddie asks me as we board our seats in the plane. I nod and give him a small kiss on the cheek.

"Yes, baby." I mutter, struggling to get an especially heavy suitcase in the overhead compartment. His hand covers the small of my back as he pushes it up for me and I collapse in my seat, absentmindedly gazing at my feet. Carly sits to the right of me and Freddie eventually gets in his seat on the left and gives my hand a squeeze. I glance to the row opposite to us, where Melanie sits in the outside seat. She impatiently taps her foot and flips through a magazine as the plane begins showing us a video on what to do in case of an emergency. Freddie laces his fingers with mine as I slide my own hand over my stomach. "I'm excited to look at apartments." He whispers.

I chuckle. Apartment hunting in New York isn't exactly my idea of fun. "Why?"

"We could find somewhere really great, you know." Freddie mumbles. "I know that neither of us liked the idea when we first talked about it, but maybe that's cause we just wanted something different?"

I shrug. "Could be."

"New York is a hell of a lot different from Seattle. It's somewhere new, a fresh palette."

I give him a pointed look. "An expensive palette."

"Yeah, but...we have roommates, right? Melanie and Carly. We can get a two bedroom at the minimum, it can't be too ridiculous."

"Yeah, if we were single people with steady jobs! I'm pregnant with twins, Fredward." I remind him a little louder than I probably should, getting a shush from someone behind me.

He sighs and glances at the ground. "We'll figure something out?" He says in more of a question than anything, letting me know that he's just as unsure as I am.

Carly clears her throat uncomfortably and my eyes dart to her, with her arms crossed over her chest and a grimace upon her face. I feel bad for fighting with Freddie while we're on a plane she's basically paying for, so this shuts me up as she mutters "You guys think of names yet?"

I glance at Freddie who shrugs his shoulders. "Not especially. We don't even know the sex."

Carly leans back into her seat. "I hope they're girls." She smiles softly. "But then again, I don't really care." Another thought pops in her mind and her eyes eagerly widen. "I'm the godmother, right?"

I raise an eyebrow. "Sure. You're the godmother."

She grins. "Good."

Carly's abnormally calm demeanor almost frightens me before it calms me down. This trip is supposed to be giving us all a chance to "relax" despite how much we actually have to get done in the seven days we've got in the city. I'm excited to move on; go somewhere new. It's just that New York seems...impossible. Freddie's right; we want to be somewhere different, and yeah, now that we actually think about it, we both are more comfortable in a city. But in four months we're gonna have two identical bundles of joy to take care of and pay for and worry about. A city as expensive as New York seems unrealistic, but I've been wanting to get away from Seattle for too long, even more so since my mom got admitted to the hospital. As soon as I graduate I'll be ready to say goodbye, and hell, I can't wait to do it.

"Finally!" My sister exclaims as she darts to grab our bags from baggage claim. I scoff as Freddie and I stand back and watch as she and Carly return with all of our suitcases piled in their hands. "Let's go!"

I grip his hand as we walk out of the airport and onto the crowded sidewalk. I immediately become self conscience of my bulging stomach with all of the people around, people who will most likely recognize me from the show. I usually ignore Freddie's nagging comments about telling the viewers I'm pregnant, telling him that they can figure it out themselves or not figure it out at all. But I can't help but feel vulnerable, especially in an area this crowded. I'm five months pregnant with twins, I don't just look "fat" anymore, I look pregnant. That's terrifying, and my pathetic ass is still worried about what people think of me. Imagine that; so much to be anxious about and I'm still uneasy about the random stares I get on the sidewalk.

I sigh as Freddie wraps an arm around me and walks towards the street, flailing out an arm to hail a cab. A yellow van pulls up and we all get in the back where Carly tells the driver the name of the hotel.

Melanie presses her face up to the window and admires the buildings around us in the moving car, giving me a smug smile. "It's really beautiful. And it's so, so far from Seattle."

"Yeah, Mel." I mutter. "You're right about that."

"Just think about it." She mumbles softly. "No more fighting with mom about rehab, or dealing with her. Period. Cause when you live this far, you don't have to."

I just nod, knowing that Melanie knows damn well how untrue that is. Sadly, we'll always have to deal with our mother, no matter how far we live from her. She knows that firsthand, since she spent nearly six years of her life away at boarding school. She might not have heard from our mom often when she was away, but seeing as she's just as fucked up as I am, she must've gotten something from her skewed parenting.

I shake my head and try to block my mother from my mind. It's inevitable to try and stop thinking about her, but she's the last person I want to be thinking about this week.

"C'mon!" Carly pulls me out of my thoughts as she yanks my arm out of the cab. I raise my eyebrows at the huge hotel in front of us.

"Shit." I mutter. "This place is-"

"Huge!" She finishes for me. "I know. Now come on."

We walk into the revolving doors and realize then that we have to take another escalator to get to the actual lobby. Once we get there, Carly walks to the front desk and announces her name. The attendant hands her a hotel card. "18th floor, third door to your left."

Carly squeals and we follow her into the elevator to the 18th floor. She drags her suitcases to the door and enters the hotel key inside, grinning at me as the light flashes green and she swings the doorknob open. Freddie's arm tightens around me and I finally let myself sink into his embrace as we admire the room. It's a suite, with two bedrooms, a bathroom and a mini kitchen. One bedroom is on the left side, with a queen bed and a decent sized tv, and the other is identical, only on the other side. In between there's a little living room area, which includes couch that I'm assuming can be made into a pull out bed and a few other chairs scattered towards the window. We walk slowly to the window and I pull the curtain away to look at our view.

"Wow..." I mumble as Freddie catches my lips with his before we look down at the hundreds of people and cars flooding the street 18 floors below us. "This is...wow."

We stay silent for a few minutes as we both stay fixated on everything below us.

Freddie rubs my stomach softly and breaks the silence. "Can I talk to the babies?"

I groan but give him a tiny smile anyway. "Yes. Talk to the babies."

Freddie pulls my shirt up as he rubs over my bellybutton and moves his face closer to my stomach. "Hey, uh...kids?" He looks up at me as if to ask 'am I supposed to refer to my fetuses as kids?' I shrug. "You guys...or girls would love the city. I mean, I hope you would. Hopefully we'll find a place this week that we can live in, and that we have enough money to rent-"

I interrupt. "Fredward, I don't think they understand the concept of an apartment. They're five months old and in the womb."

He glares at me softly. "Anyway, I really, really, uh love you guys. And even though she swears I don't, I really, really love your mom too. And um, I just want to let you guys know that we're going to have everything worked out by the time you're here. And also that I love you. A lot. That's it, I think." He clears his throat as he comes back to eye level with me.

"You're such a nub, you know that?" I smile. "But I love you." I fall into his embrace again. "A lot."

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