AN = Hey, everyone! Yes, I know it's been pretty much a month since I last updated and I'm sorry about that. But yeah, I'm back for Mothers' Day. So Happy Mothers' Day to all mothers around the world! At least, I think everywhere celebrates this day on the same day. Anyway, back to the fic, thank you so much, everyone, for the views and favourites and follows. I really appreciate all the love this story and my other story gets, oh, and all the love I get from you guys. This chapter is another future fic which took me ages to write; it's definitely not my best but also not my worst, so, um, yeah I guess that's all I can say about this fic. And I have some good news about myself, well, about myself ish. Basically, I'm going for a school tour on Wednesday of the new school I'll hopefully be starting in September; just wanted to share that. Okay, so, now, on with the story... x
Quick Disclaimer: I don't own iCarly. Unfortunately. x
Warning: Nope, okay, you got me. There's no actual warning, the rating is still a K+; I just like writing the word WARNING, it makes my story seem professional. x
Mother (Mothers' Day Special! - Future Fic)
"Hey hey," Carly greeted as she entered the Bensons' house one afternoon. "What goes on?"
Sam looked up from the plate of ham she was eating in the kitchen. "Hey, Carls. Nothing much. You here to get Blake?"
"Eh, I'll let him have a few more minutes of freedom," Carly shrugged. "Brad is making us both go to dinner tonight for Mothers Day since Blake is going to his mum's tomorrow for the actual day. I'm not really too thrilled about it; I wanted to have a chilled-out evening."
"Chilled-out evening," Sam scoffed. "Do you know the last time I had one of those? Man, it must've been nine months before Kallie was born."
"Good point," Carly said, taking a seat beside her best friend. "But still. So what do you and the kids have planned for tomorrow?"
"Nothing," Sam said simply, eating some more of her ham. "It's just another day in our house. Well, unless the kids surprise me like they did a few years back, but I highly doubt that's gonna happen."
"You never know," Carly smiled. "What do you want for Mother's Day? Maybe I can hint to Freddie about it."
"To be able to sleep till noon," Sam replied just as hers and Freddie's fourteen-year-old daughter, Jennette, walked into the room.
"Who's sleeping in till noon?" Jennette asked, getting a bottle of water from the fridge.
"Nobody," Sam said, rolling her eyes. "As much as we all probably want to."
"So Jenny," Carly said, looking over at the blonde who was now getting a pair of sports leggings and a crop top from the pile of clothes in the washing basket. "Do you know what day it is tomorrow?"
Jennette frowned. "I dunno, Sunday?"
"Just give up," Sam muttered to her best friend. "It's not that important-"
"Oh, I think it's a good time to tell you that your bath is overflowing," Jennette interrupted.
Sam got to her feet swiftly and went for the stairs. "Crab! I forgot the bath was running!"
"Why didn't you turn the tap off when you saw the bath overflowing?" Carly asked.
"But it wasn't my bath," Jennette pointed out. "Why bother if it wasn't mine?"
"And now I know why they don't celebrate Mother's Day," Carly laughed, rolling her eyes. She stood up too and peeked her head into the lounge room where Mia, Liam, Kallie and Blake were sat. "Come on, Blake. We better get back so we can go out for that dinner."
Blake sighed and leaned down to give his girlfriend a quick kiss. He then turned back to Carly. "Do I have to go?" he frowned.
"Unfortunately, yes," Carly said. "But hey, we'll suffer this pain together, yeah?"
"It's your Mother's Day dinner," Liam reminded her.
"Yeah, but you haven't been out to dinner with Brad," Carly pointed out.
"Seriously, I remember when I went out to that dinner with you guys," Mia laughed. "Uncle Brad was acting insane over making sure we had what we ordered and he made sure we got service immediately. It was quite amusing, though."
"Yep, it's very amusing when you're trying to chew down your food and my dad keeps asking whether you have enough lemonade," Blake said.
"Uh huh, told you," Mia smirked. "It's very funny."
"Dude, that was sarcasm," Liam said to his twin sister.
Mia simply glared at him.
"Or maybe not," Liam mumbled, looking away from Mia instantly.
"Come on, kid," Carly said to Blake. "Let's go."
...
The next morning, Sam woke up and realised her husband's side of the bed was empty. "Well," she mumbled. "Freddie could've at least been here beside me."
Just then, the bedroom door opened and Mia walked in with a massive tray resting in her hands. A breakfast tray.
"Good morning, mum," Mia said brightly, placing the tray down on her mother's lap. "Happy Mothers' Day!"
Sam smiled. "Aww, you shouldn't have."
"But we did," Mia said quickly, sitting down at the end of the bed. "So you have bacon, ham, eggs, toast, sausages, mushrooms, tomatoes-"
"Did you guys cook all of this?" Sam asked, raising an eyebrow. "Wait, did your dad cook any of this?"
"Course not," Mia replied, grimacing. "We wouldn't do that to you."
"Glad I have such loyal kids," Sam laughed. "Where is your dad anyway?"
"Somewhere," Mia said dismissively. "Do you want a coffee or something?"
"Um, sure," Sam said. "But where is-"
"Morning, mummy," Jennette said, walking into the room. "Happy Mothers' Day!"
"Thanks," Sam smiled. "But seriously, where's your father?"
"I told you," Mia frowned, crossing her arms over her chest. "He's somewhere."
"More specific?"
"Don't worry about it," Jennette chimed in. "Dig into your mountain of food. We'd been up since seven making all of that."
"Wow, my kids got up to make food," Sam said proudly, taking a bite of bacon. "Mmm, this is amazing!"
"We know," Jennette smiled. "That was Liam's cooking."
Sam spat the food out immediately after hearing those simple four words. "L-Liam cooked that?"
"Um, yeah?" Mia said confused. "I thought you said-"
"I know what I said," Sam snapped. "But that was before I knew who cooked it!"
"Just, uh, pretend it's your cooking as you eat it," Mia suggested.
Jennette nodded in agreement. "Great idea, sis. Yes, mummy, just do that."
"Fine," Sam mumbled, eating some more bacon. "Okay, yes, this is quite good. Maybe Liam should cook a little more often...but don't quote me on that!"
...
Much, much later, due to the fact Sam had fallen asleep once she had eaten her breakfast, the blonde trudged down the stairs and into the kitchen. She frowned as she noticed the white curtain that Carly had bought the couple years ago was hung over the arch which led to the dining room.
"We haven't had that thing out in years," Sam frowned.
She then reached out to open the curtain but someone else from the other side opened it before she got the chance to.
"Surprise!" the kids, Freddie, Carly and Blake yelled as Sam looked at the scene in front of her. Her eyes widened.
"You-You guys did all of this?" Sam asked in disbelief, looking at the display of food on the dining table. A smile formed on her face. "It's amazing, guys! Thank you."
"Yeah, well," Mia said, sitting down in a seat. "Carly reminded us yesterday how important Mothers' Day and Fathers' Day is, and we thought making you a massive buffet would be the right thing to do."
"So that's where you were this morning?" Sam asked Freddie. "You were out buying all this food?"
"Yep," Freddie said. "Liam came with me while Jennette and Mia kept you distracted."
"Thanks, guys," Sam beamed. She then leaned over and gave her husband a long kiss.
"Okay, eww," Jennette cringed, sitting down beside her sister. "Come on, guys. Let's eat!"
Everyone nodded in agreement and took their own seats at the table.
"I thought you were going to your mum's, Blake," Sam said, placing a few sandwiches on her plate.
"I was going to, but she cancelled," Blake shrugged. "No big deal. Yes I like seeing my mum, but I'd much rather stay here with all of you."
Mia smiled, putting an arm around her boyfriend's shoulders. "Aww. Isn't he just the sweetest?"
"Uh huh," Jennette said, rolling her eyes. She began to gulp down her food.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Slow down, Jenny," Kallie chuckled. "And hey, would you mind if I asked you why you've been wearing sports clothes everywhere recently?"
"Yes I'd mind if you asked me that," Jennette replied sharply, her mouth full of food. "But if you must know, I've been going out for a run everyday for two weeks now."
Liam scoffed. "Sis, you probably just run around the block once then go meet your friends at the mall."
Jennette frowned. "Okay, one, I run to the park then around the park twice then back home. And two, meeting friends at the mall is no laughing matter."
Carly grinned and high-fived the fourteen-year-old. "Finally, someone who understands my love for the mall."
"Yes, well, I really must be going now," Jennette decided, getting to her feet. She grabbed her jacket which was resting over the back of her seat. "I'll be back in an hour, two tops."
"But what about-?" Freddie began, but Jennette had already left the house.
"You know what?" Mia said, also standing up. "I think I'm gonna go for a run too."
"But it's Mothers' Day," Kallie pointed out. "And no offense, sis, yes I love your outfit since they were my old clothes, but I don't think you can run in those jeans."
Mia frowned. "Dude, I'm just gonna go for a quick run, okay?"
"Do you want any company," Blake asked. "I mean, I could get my jacket and-"
"No, no," Mia said quickly. "I'm fine."
"Alright," Sam said reluctantly, waving her hand dismissively at the door. She let out a soft sigh. "Just don't hurt yourself. I know that whole accident with your ankles happened years ago but-"
"I promise I'll rest if my ankles begins to hurt," Mia told her. "Okay, bye, guys! Oh, and Blake, save me some breadsticks!"
...
Mia jogged down the path and caught sight of her younger sister sat on a bench near the pond. She quickly dived behind a group of bushes, hoping not to have been seen. Yes, Mia shouldn't have followed Jennette and she'd admit that, but couldn't an older sister be worried about a younger sister? Okay, no, that wasn't the reason why, but the brunette really wanted to know what on Earth was going on. It wasn't like Jennette to do voluntary exercise; she usually just asked her mum to write her a note to get out of it, so why the sudden interest in going for a run?
But then Mia knew. Well, she thought she knew anyway.
A boy around Jennette's age, maybe a year older, walked towards her. Mia watched her little sister wave and stand up from the bench, then she took her jacket off and placed it where she had just been sitting. Mia couldn't hear what the two were saying but she still stayed and watched them from the bushes.
The two wrapped their arms around each other and looked a little uncomfortable at first but then they both smiled and laughed. They began to step and it looked as though they were dancing. Mia, now in awe, raised her eyebrows and watched Jennette step on the boy's foot by accident. She blushed but carried on anyway.
"Well, I have absolutely no idea what's happening," Mia said, chuckling as she continued to watch. "But I know for a fact Jennette won't be going to the mall anytime soon."
...
"I'm back," Jennette beamed, entering the dining room where everyone was finishing up their meals. "Sorry I'm late. I decided to get an extra lap of the park in."
Mia then came into the house from the back door, heavily breathing. "Geez, Jenny, how did you get back so fast-Um, never mind."
"Okay," Jennette frowned, shaking her head. "So what'd I miss?"
"Nothing much," Blake told her, handing Mia a plate of breadsticks. "Here you go, babe."
"Thanks," Mia smiled.
"Now, if you guys don't mind, I'm gonna go watch a movie," Sam said, heading into the lounge room. "No one disturb me unless the house is on fire. Hey, Carls, Kallie? You two coming?"
The two nodded then followed the blonde out the room.
"I'm gonna finish some work off in the office," Freddie told the kids. "Same as with your mum: only interrupt me if it's life-threatening please."
"Hey, Blakey?" Mia said sweetly to her boyfriend. "Could you get my pearbook from upstairs for me?"
"Then do you wanna play some videogames?" Liam asked his best friend.
Blake nodded. "Yeah, sure."
Once Freddie, Liam and Blake were out-of-earshot, Mia turned to Jennette, smirking.
Just get straight to the point, Mia told herself silently. I'll have more of a chance of finding out the truth that way.
"So," Mia said, a smirk still wide on her face. "Who was that boy you were with?"
"Um, what boy?" Jennette asked, acting clueless.
"Jennette," Mia sighed, crossing her arms over her chest. "I know you were with a boy."
"Fine," Jennette conceded, grumbling. "I was with Austin."
"Oooh," Mia cooed. "Who's Austin? Your secret boyfriend?"
"Oh, God, no," Jennette cringed, shaking her head. "Absolutely no way; we're just friends, strictly just friends."
"Uh huh," Mia said, rolling her eyes. "I saw you two, you know, hold each other."
Jennette blushed. "Fine! Just keep your voice down and I'll tell you."
"Okay," Mia whispered mockingly, before bursting out into laughter.
"It's not funny," Jennette groaned, face-palming. "And this is why I didn't tell you."
"Tell me what?"
"That Austin was teaching me how to ballroom dance!" Jennette yelled, exasperated.
Mia's laughter stopped immediately. "Ballroom dancing?"
"You know I like acting," Jennette shrugged. "And how am I gonna be a good actress if I can't even dance?"
"Sis," Mia said softly, realising her sister's eyes were now watery. "Don't cry, okay? I know how much you want to be an actress, but you don't need to be able to dance. Yes it's a good bonus, but honestly, it's not too important. And plus, you could've just asked me."
"I thought you'd think I was pathetic," Jennette mumbled.
"Why on Earth would I think that, honestly?" Mia asked. "Okay, fine, maybe I'd laugh for a moment, like I did earlier, but I'd never make fun of something you want to do. And hey, just a heads up, running isn't your thing at all."
Jennette chuckled. "Yeah, I know. But it was the only thing I could think of which would require me to wear sports wear and carry a bottle of water."
"Good point," Mia laughed. "Now, come on. I need to see where that nub is with my Pearbook. Oh, and Jennette, you and Austin are gonna have to show me some dancing some time, got it?"
"Uh huh," Jennette agreed as the two walked through the kitchen and into the hallway. "But why did you think he was my boyfriend?"
"I dunno," Mia said. "It just seemed like you two liked each other and that you thought it would be best for you guys to sneak around at first instead of making your relationship official straight away."
"Just because you and Blake snuck around for about a month doesn't mean I would, too," Jennette said, rolling her eyes. Her phone then began to ring. "Hey, I'll meet you upstairs, yeah?"
"Alright," Mia said, heading up the stairs
"Hey, sweetie," Jennette smiled, answering her phone and placing it to her ear. "I'm good, thanks...Yes, I got home safely...Aww, you're so sweet. Oh, and yeah, you were right earlier; it turns out someone was watching us and it was my sister...No, don't worry. I didn't tell her about us, but we might need to be more careful in future...I know, yeah. Alright, I'll meet you tomorrow then...Okay, bye, Austin."
Mia doesn't have to know just yet, Jennette smirked to herself, hanging up the phone and running up the stairs. Let's just hope she works it out soon because she's right, this whole running thing really isn't my thing...like, at all.
AN = Oooh! Does everyone find out about Jennette and Austin? Well, I know what happens, but I'm not telling just yet. Also, sorry I didn't explain why Jennette was on the crutches in the Valentines Chapter; that's definitely a big part in her life, but it's not really mentioned again yet, but I promise it'll be explained eventually. So I'm accepting requests, lol, just wanted to say that again. I'm working on a few requests at the moment which I look forward to be posting soon. Alright, that's everything I can think of saying, writing, right now, so I'll talk to you all soon! Thank you so much for reading and I hope you enjoyed! x