Hi guys! This is my final apology for this story being so late since, for some reason, it decided to end right here... I didn't expect it either! Trust me! But Just you hang on! I am posting an Epilogue along with this in honor of iOMG (the episode at the end of which I surely "OMG"-ed) and soon (extremely soon) I'll post the first chapter of the sequel "Of Family and Stalkers" where you will meet the cutest Seddie baby on the planet :)
So, with out further ado, here is the final chapter of "Set Me as a Seal Upon Your Heart" Enjoy and review!
XXX
Sam
Chandler was here? I closed my phone slowly, scrubbing a hand over my face. He was coming after me. A pang of worry coursed through me and I thought of the baby. Gently, I rested my palms against my baby bump standing up and rushing into the bathroom where Freddie was showering.
I flung open the door, cringing as it dented the wall behind it. "Freddie, we have to go to Montana, NOW."
He opened the curtain slightly so I could only see his face. "Why?"
I scoffed and pulled the curtain open all the way. "Chandler's already coming after me." I whispered.
"What?"
"He was just following Carly in his car. He's crazy! We need to go."
His mouth opened an shut in surprise. "M-my flight doesn't leave for two days."
"Then we'll be stand-by's!" I reached into the shower and turned off the water, grabbing his soapy head in my hands. "Freddie… The baby…"
Those beautiful, brown orbs softened at the word "baby" and he nodded. "Okay… We'll leave tonight."
Relief rushed through me and I sighed, smoothing my thumb over his perfect lips. "'Kay…" I went up on my tiptoes to kiss him softly, feeling the urge to jump into the shower with him as the warmth of his wet skin radiated against me. When I pulled away, that sexy smirk played on his mouth. "I do love you, Sam… And the baby. I'll do anything for the two of you."
"I love you too…" we brushed lips once more before I closed back the curtain for him. "Alright, Nub. Finish your shower and I'll start packing. Where are the suitcases?"
I heard the knobs squeal as he turned the water back on. "In the closet next to our bedroom…" he answered.
My heart skipped a beat. Our bedroom, he said. I was glad the curtain was closed so he couldn't see the smile that formed on my lips. "O-okay…" I started to leave. "Oh, and don't tell your "spazzed out creator" that I'm coming, got it?"
Freddie's now soap-free head popped out of the shower again. "Why not?"
"Something tells me she wont be happy to see me…"
He nodded in understanding. "Oh, yeah… I forgot about that…"
XXXFreddie
By the time 9:30 rolled around we were all packed and the house was put into boxes, ready for storage. Carly, Mel, and Julie were planning to come later in the week to take them. Mel and Julie still didn't know that Sam had come back.
"Are you sure you don't wanna call up the others and tell them that you're with me?" I asked as we were making sandwiches for the ride.
"No…" she answered quickly shaking her head, that cute ponytail she wore when she was in a hurry bobbed and swung. "I'm really not in the mood for any extra attention."
"Alright… as long as you're sure…" I lifted my wrist to peer at my watch, it was going on 10:00. "Sam, we should get moving."
"Yeah, okay…" she replied taking one big, sloppy bite of her freshly made, tuna sandwich.
"I thought that was for the ride."
"It is…" her voice softened and her eyes traveled around the small apartment with nostalgia. "I was just… you know… taking my last bite of food in this old place…"
Moving to stand behind her, I wrapped my arms tenderly around her waist, stroking the spot where my son or daughter lay peacefully. The apartment had really become the best home I ever lived in. "Yeah, I guess this is goodbye…"
I thought I heard a faint sniffle, but I ignored it, knowing it would probably embarrass her. "I think I'll miss Big Pig the most…"
"I think I'll miss the memories the most…" I whispered, pressing a kiss against her temple. "But guess what?"
"Hmm?"
"We'll have whole new memories to make…"
"Yeah?"
"Of course… This place would have been too small for a new baby anyways."
"That's true," she leaned her head back against my shoulder. "You, me, and baby makes three…"
I grinned. "And I'm completely positive that the three of us will make better memories than the two of us could have ever imagined."
"I agree…" Sam turned in my arms and kissed my jaw softly. "I can't wait."
We stood there in silence for a while, simply enjoying each others presence. I ran my fingers through her ponytail as her nails trailed up and down my spine. I had missed this… The way she felt in my arms. And I never wanted her to forget our moments like these. Ever.
"Set me as a seal upon your heart…" I whispered.
She lifted her head from my chest. "Say what?"
"Set me as a seal upon your heart…" I repeated. "It's a bible verse?" she shook her head. "And a song?"
"Then how come I've never heart it on the radio?"
"It's arranged for a men's chorus to sing… It's really pretty amazing actually."
"You like listening to men's choruses? Yeah, that doesn't sound gay…"
"Shut up, Sam…" I squeezed her back to my chest. "Don't ruin the moment…"
"Ehh… it sounds lame. Why would you put a seal on your heart? Arent those the things you see swimmin' around with Shamoo?"
I rolled my eyes. "And you've just had your first dumb blonde moment…"
"Hey, watch it!"
"Anyways, it's a seal… as in a promise? Like seal it with a kiss?"
"Sure…"
"Well, set me as a seal upon your heart means: don't ever for get about me and our love…"
"Hmm…" she was quiet for a moment before she murmured. "Set me as a seal upon your heart, Benson…"
I smiled and pressed a kiss against the top of her head. "I did that a while ago, Puckett."
Set Me as a Seal Upon Your Heart,
As a seal upon your arm;
For love is as strong as death
Jealousy as cruel as the grave;
It's flames are flames of fire,
A most vehement flame.
Many waters cannot quench love,
Nor can the floods drown it.
If a man would give for love
All the wealth of his house,
It would be utterly despised.
XXX
