Disclaimer: Please see prologue.
Summary: Sequel to iLove the Dark. How have Sam and Freddie's lives progressed since they got together?
This chapter is also dedicated to pariswriter07 for still being awesome ^.^
iHave Everything: Chapter 04 - Familiarity:
Freddie groaned when the alarm woke him and stabbed blindly at the off button, smiling when the device went silent. He yawned and ran a hand over his face, brushing his hair back from his forehead. He stretched a little, his eyes falling on his fiancée. He poked Sam's nose with a finger of the arm that wasn't wrapped around her waist and she wrinkled her nose, lifting her head from his shoulder to blink up at him, "Morning," she yawned.
Freddie smiled and traced his hand from her hip to the back of her head, kissing her forehead, "You want to use the shower first?" he asked,
"We could share it," Sam grinned, raising her eyebrows suggestively. Freddie laughed and followed her from the bed into their en suite, pulling the door shut behind them, the lock clicking into place.
-o-
Sam and Freddie emerged from their room and paused in the hallway. He pressed her into the wall and hid his face in her hair, his mouth hovering over her ear.
"You want to tell everyone the news now, before one of them works it out and catches us by surprise?"
"Sure. Carls sort of knows anyway."
"You told her already?"
"I only told her I thought I might be, but I hadn't been to the doctors at that point."
Freddie nodded and took a deep breath, then leaned forward to press his lips to hers for a moment before kneeling in front of her and slowly lifting her top.
"Hey," he whispered to her stomach "Your mummy and I are going to tell the family about you, I'm sure they'll be really happy." He kissed Sam's belly button and she giggled. He smiled up at her, standing and slinging an arm around her shoulders.
"Let's get this over with."
"It's okay, I promise not to let them hug you to death." She grinned.
"Hey guys," Carly appeared at the bottom of the staircase.
Sam slipped out of Freddie's embrace and bounded down the last few steps, throwing her arms around Carly's neck.
"We're going to have a baby." She choked out. Carly squealed ecstatically and Sam laughed, tightening her grip on the brunette. Freddie circled his arms around both women, pulling them into his chest and kissed both their heads.
"When are you going to tell everyone?" Carly asked as the three separated, Freddie clasping Sam's hand.
"Actually, we were going to do it now," Sam answered.
"Awesome," Carly bubbled enthusiastically, bouncing down the hall in front of them. She sashayed through the kitchen door and clapped her hands together.
"Listen up everyone, Seddie has an announcement," she called. Joel looked around from the high chair he was feeding Daniel in and Spencer looked up from the counter where he was spreading jam on toast for Aimee; Gibby and Tasha entering from the dining room and Mrs Benson and Aimee looked over from the breakfast bar.
"Yeah, um," Sam towed Freddie into the room and stood in front of him, "well, we-" Freddie wrapped his arms around her waist, his hands settling over her stomach.
"We're going to be parents," he informed them all proudly. The news was met with many hugs and congratulations until Freddie had to prise Sam from his crying mother's grasp. "I'm going to be a grandma," she told Spencer, "Yep," he replied bemusedly, patting her shoulder. Freddie laughed and pulled Sam into another hug. She tiptoed to speak into his ear. "I have to go tell Jade," she said.
"Want me to come with you?"
"Nah, I won't be long,"
"See you later," he smirked.
"I'll be quick," she repeated, swatting at his shoulder and eeling her way out of the room.
-o-
Half an hour later Sam still hadn't returned so Freddie went next door to find her and let himself in. She was curled on the sofa between Jade and Beck as the three looked through Jade's tour planner; Cat seated on the floor with Ava, playing peek-a-boo with a lilac rabbit toy.
"Hey," Sam smiled upon seeing Freddie. He waved a hello and took a seat on Jade's other side.
"We're going ahead with the tour as planned." Sam informed him. "My rough due date falls after we finish anyway so if everything goes as planned it should all be fine.
"If you have an off day, or want to finish early Cat can stand in any time," Jade smiled reassuringly. Sam nodded happily, "Thanks Jade, Cat, you two are the best," she squeezed Jade's knee and then stood up. "Well, Freddie and I better get back before Crazy sends out a search party."
"She has a name you know," Freddie retorted as Beck and Jade laughed.
"Yeah yeah," Sam waved a hand dismissively and nodded goodbyes to Cat, Beck and Jade, waving to Ava who giggled and toddled over to hug her. Sam lifted the three year old up and hugged her fondly, then deposited her back in Cat's lap.
"See you guys," Freddie smiled as he led Sam from the house.
-o-
"Any plans for today?" Carly asked Sam as the blonde perched on the breakfast bar to watch Freddie cooking an omelette for her.
"Not really, tire the kids out so they go to bed early?"
"Do you have carrots and milk?"
"Uh huh,"
"Aimee'll want to put them out before she goes to sleep."
"No problem," Sam smiled, stealing a handful of grated cheese from the bowl Freddie was preparing, "Hey! That's for your omelette."
She poked her tongue out at him and turned back to Carly, hopping down from the counter.
"Wanna go see what the others are up to?"
"Your food Sam," Freddie reminded her,
"I'll eat it in the living room." She replied in a tone that suggested he was very stupid.
"I'll bring it to you when it's ready." He sighed resignedly.
"With a glass of iced tea,"
"With a glass of iced tea, in that teal glass you like-"
"with lemon,"
"and lemon.
"Aaand?"
"Annnnnd... uh, a straw?"
"The purple one with three loops."
"Okay," Freddie rolled his eyes. Carly laughed and followed Sam from the room.
-o-
The Olivers came over once more after lunch and the group spent the day milling around; playing board games, singing karaoke and doing all they could to keep Aimee, Ava and Cat active and burning energy so they would sleep early.
"Keep it down," Sam hissed at Freddie as the two crept up the stairs to their room.
"I can't help it if wood creaks," he retorted. Sam rolled her eyes and cursed under her breath when their bedroom door squeaked as she opened it. "Not a word." She growled in response to the grin of her fiancé's face. He chuckled and closed the door behind them.
"We might need a bigger tree next year, I hadn't taken into account how many people were going to be here when I bought that one," Freddie commented as he pulled his shirt over his head.
Sam nodded her agreement, shimmying out of her skirt and blouse and tossing them into the laundry hamper. Freddie kissed her shoulder and unclasped her bra as he passed her on his way to the bathroom. Sam smiled in his direction, stepping into a knee-length sky blue nightie with white spaghetti straps and tiny silver stars embroidered all over.
She perched on the edge of their bed, holding her hand out in front of her, waving it slowly from left to right and watching the tiny rainbows that danced around as the light from her bedside lamp caught the large sapphire and diamond ring on her fourth finger. She was so caught up in the refractions that she didn't notice Freddie's return until he climbed onto the bed behind her and rested his chin on her shoulder.
"I know you think it's too showy." He murmured as he wrapped his arms around her waist.
"I chose to house us in a mansion, I don't mind showy," she scoffed, letting her head drop back onto his shoulder and reaching back to touch his cheek. He turned his head to kiss her palm. "I like that people can see you... belong to me."
"Hm, so how are people supposed to know you belong to me?"
"I think the tattoo on my shoulder that says 'Freddie loves Sam' is a pretty big clue."
"Yeah, I'm never letting you get drunk ever again."
"I wasn't drunk."
"You keep telling me that."
"I wasn't!"
"I don't believe you knowingly put yourself through the pain."
"'Kay so I may have been tipsy but I was NOT drunk. I got a tattoo before remember?"
"Only 'cause I wouldn't let you out of the room."
"Demon."
"Dork."
"Love you."
"You too."
Freddie smiled against her hair and kissed her head.
"I'm going to brush my teeth," she slipped from his grasp and danced into their en suite.
When Sam came out of the bathroom Freddie was already asleep, curled on his side. She flicked the lamps off and climbed in beside him, rolling him onto his back and resting her head on his chest, throwing a leg over his hips. He muttered a few unintelligible sounds and caught her waist, pulling her snug against him. She smiled against his shirt and closed her eyes.