Disclaimer: Please see prologue.

Summary: Sequel to iLove the Dark. How have Sam and Freddie's lives progressed since they got together?

iHave Everything: Chapter 09 - The Other Family:

"You could lay off occasionally, you are supposed to love me."

"Am I?"

"Well, that's the idea when you get married."

"Right, well then I guess you better take this back," Sam pulls her engagement ring off and throws it at Freddie as hard as she can. It hits him squarely between the eyes.

She doesn't wait to see his reaction but races out of the house, climbs into her people carrier and speeds off.

By the time he recovers from his shock and is able to pursue her, she's out of sight.

-o-

"Do we have any idea where Sam and Jade have disappeared too; any idea at all?" Carly asks.

"No," Cat shakes her head glumly, "Jade and Beck got home and Jade left again immediately."

"Sam went straight to Andre's and Jade met her there. Sam's car is still at his so they must be travelling in Jade's."

-o-

"Sam?" Jade's voice filtered through the haze in Sam's mind and the blonde turned her head slowly to look at her friend, "Hmm?" she asked.

"you okay?"

Sam was silent, staring at her blankly and Jade sighed, "Stupid question," she muttered.

Sam laughed humourlessly and shook her hair out of her eyes, turning her face away to rest her forehead against the car's window. Jade reluctantly turned her attention back to the road.

Half an hour later she tried again,

"Sam?"

"Yeah?" Sam looked up from the radio controls, which she was fiddling with; trying to find a song she liked and stared at Jade expectantly.

The brunette hesitated for a moment, trying to find the right words,

"Are you... is this really what you want?"

"Unbelievable huh?" Sam smiled sadly, turning the volume of the radio down and leaning back in her seat. "It's not like I don't love him; and I know he loves me."

Jade was silent and eventually Sam continued, "Every time I look at him I see his mother, how disappointed she is that he chose me."

"I think you missed the important part of that sentence." Jade pointed out. "He chose you; to hell with everything else."

"I don't know; we got together so young, he didn't have a chance to meet anyone else."

"He doesn't want anyone else."

"What if I'm stopping him from meeting his soulmate?"

Jade snorted and Sam's shoulders slumped dejectedly.

"I'm serious," she mumbled, just loud enough for Jade to hear.

"So am I. Freddie's never so much as looked at another woman the whole time I've known you. He can't keep his eyes off you most of the time, or his hands for that matter. He puts up with your crap because to him you're worth it; he puts you before everything and everyone else, including his mother because he's completely in love with you. He can babble on about you for hours, he remembers things about you even you've forgotten, he can instantly tell you apart from Melanie – not even Carly can do that. Stop crying, it's annoying and you're making me feel bad and I'm trying to hammer some sense into you."

"Sorry," Sam half-laughed-half-grimaced and wiped roughly at her eyes.

"We're almost there," she added, glancing through the windscreen.

Jade gritted her teeth together and focused once more on the road, fighting the urge to throttle Sam.

"Take that turn."

"That says private property."

"I know, turn."

"Okay," Jade shrugged and steered the car into the side road. They pulled up in front of an imposing set of wrought iron gates and Sam rolled her window down, leaning out to speak into an intercom. She talked quietly and Jade couldn't hear what she was saying but a moment later she resumed her seat and rolled the window back up as the gates swung slowly open.

The tires crunched along the gravel path until they reached a garage where Jade parked and they both exited the car.

"Want to tell me where the hell we are?" Jade demanded as she followed Sam through a side door out of the garage and across a wide expanse of lush green lawn.

"Somewhere Freddie and Carly will never look." The shorter girl replied evasively and Jade grabbed her wrist, bringing them both to a standstill.

"I agreed to drop everything and come with you Sam, you could at least tell me where we are." Her eyes bored into Sam's and the blonde sighed, digging her heel into the ground anxiously.

"We're at my father's house."

Jade's mouth dropped open, her eyes widening in surprise.

"Your father?" she asked after a beat.

"Yes, my father, who my mother and Melanie don't know I'm in contact with and Carly and Freddie don't even know exists."

"Father?" Jade repeated dumbly, still too stunned to react.

Sam chuckled and resumed walking. Jade followed dazedly until she laid eyes on the actual house and stopped dead again. Sam paused and turned to her questioningly.

"That's an awfully big house for a guy who doesn't exist." Jade breathed.

"Well," Sam shrugged dismissively and tugged the taller girl back into motion.

Sam led the way up a set of stone steps and through an impressive set of double doors. They opened into a large entrance hall with a sweeping staircase opposite and several short halls leading to other doors on either side.

Jade squeaked and jumped out of the way as a young girl with a mass of blonde curls tore down the staircase and attached herself to Sam's side. Sam laughed and ruffled the girl's hair, wrapping an arm around her.

"Jade, this is my half-niece Aria."

"Hi," Jade quavered, waving her hand limply back and forth. Aria giggled and threw her arms around Jade's middle.

"I love your music, I wish you and Auntie Sammie hadn't had to postpone your tour."

"Thanks," Jade smiled as Sam prised the girl away from her. Aria grinned and turned on her heel, dancing though an archway into what looked to be a living room.

Jade rounded on Sam, "what is going on?" she exclaimed.

"Huh?"

"You have a whole other family that your fiancé doesn't know about."

"I don't have a fiancé, remember?"

"Fine. What about your best friend? How could you keep this from Carly?"

"It never came up?"

"It ne- have you lost your mind?"

"You don't have to stay, you can go home now. I'll keep in touch." Sam made to leave the hall,

"I'm not leaving you alone, you're certifiable."

"I'm not alone, I'm with my family."

"Your family is back at your house, missing you."

"Jade."

Jade sighed and crossed her arms sullenly, "I'm sorry. I just..."

"I know," Sam smiled tightly and took hold of Jade's hand, leading her through a door into the kitchen and then a dining room.

There was a long wooden dining table in the centre, an older man and woman seated at one end, their heads close together as they flicked through a catalogue.

At the sound of approaching footsteps the couple looked up, beaming when they saw Sam. The blonde released Jade's hand to wrap her arms around the woman and then the man.

"Jade, I'd like to introduce my Dad Nicolas and his wife Laurel," she rested her head against her father's shoulder and smiled happily.

"Nice to meet you," Jade greeted sweetly, extending a hand for Laurel to shake.

"Nice to meet you too honey,"

"Any friend of Sammie's is welcome here; as long as you promise not to tell anyone where I live, otherwise I'll have to keep you here." Mr Puckett chuckled and Jade smiled uneasily. Sam smacked his shoulder and rolled her eyes.

"So what brings you here dear? You've never shown up unannounced before." Laurel pointed out.

"Freddie and I, we..."

"What sweetie?" Laurel enquired kindly and with that Sam burst into loud tears and buried her face in the older woman's shoulder.

"Oh, shh, you're okay, you're okay baby," Laurel reassured her, stroking her hair soothingly.

"I'm such an idiot." Sam sobbed.

"We'll fix it somehow honey; I promise we'll fix it." Laurel murmured and Jade and Nicolas slumped into chairs as Sam's sniffling continued.

To be continued...