Chapter 14: iSay Goodbye
As Sam Benson ran her hair brush through her shimmering blonde locks one more time, she stared down at her reflection in a mirror, which is kept in hers and Freddie's bedroom. Sam put her hair brush down on the bed before placing both of her hands on her stomach and rubbing it softly. She could tell that her unborn baby was showing now and it would be stupid for Freddie to tell her otherwise. She was even wearing maternity clothes now and especially liked the black dress she was wearing today, which Melanie had picked out for her when they went shopping together yesterday. Why is Sam wearing a black dress? You may ask this. Well, today is the day of Pam Puckett's funeral.
It had taken a good few weeks for the approval from the police for Pam Puckett's funeral to be arranged. As Pam Puckett was basically shot to her death the police took out an investigation to see whether it was an actual murder or just self defence. The investigation didn't take as long as any other would of, mainly because of everything that had happened over the years. The police were very understanding; especially Officer Carl and they only took out a small investigation which was mainly for the safety of their own jobs. It was lucky, especially for Ross' sake as he got away without being sent down with his Mother's murder for the rest of his life.
Sam was still taking the fact that she had an older brother by surprise and so was Melanie. The arrival of Ross seemed to change everyone's life. Ally had an Uncle, Freddie had a brother in-law but the main change was for Mr. Puckett though. He had a son, which everyone loved.
Suddenly Sam was awoken from her thoughts when her loving husband, Freddie knocked on their bedroom door like the true gentleman he was before popping his head in through the door.
"Hey, you almost ready to go?" Freddie asked her as he walked into the bedroom, closing the door behind him. Sam just simply nodded and smiled at him. "You look pretty" he told her.
"No, I don't" Sam disagreed. "I'm fat" she sighed.
Freddie just chuckled quietly to himself before wrapping his arms around Sam from the back of her waist. She really didn't understand how beautiful he found her. Together they just stood in each other's embrace staring at one another from their reflection in the mirror. "Or your just pregnant" Freddie corrected her. "My beautiful pregnant wife" he corrected himself.
"Tell me Freddie, what's so beautiful about me being fat and pregnant?" Sam asked.
"Well let's see, inside you there's our baby growing that connects me and you together even more. Pregnancy is one of the most beautiful natural things in the world and the fact that we're having another baby together is incredible." Freddie told her.
"You're such a sap" Sam smiled as she kissed Freddie on the cheek, leaving him to smirk back.
"Mommy, crazy has arrived" Ally called as she ran into her parents' bedroom, disrupting Sam and Freddie.
"Sam! You taught our daughter to call my Mother 'crazy'" Freddie moaned.
"Ally, what did I teach you?" Sam asked.
"Grandma may be crazy but we love her very much because without her we wouldn't have Daddy" Ally smiled.
"Good girl, now go tell Grandma that Daddy and I will be out in a minute" Sam told her as Ally made her way out of the room.
"Impressive, huh?" Sam smirked up at Freddie.
"Sam. This is serious, what if she calls my Mom 'crazy' in front of her?" Freddie asked.
"Don't blame me. It was my pregnancy hormones talking and you just said that pregnancy is one of the most beautiful natural things in the world" Sam smirked as she talked her way out of being told off from Freddie. She then kissed him gently on the lips and Freddie couldn't stop himself from kissing her back.
"You ready to leave?" Freddie then asked.
"Nope because you never tie your tie correctly" Sam told him as she began to fiddle with it. "You know you don't have to come with me" She then reminded him.
"Yes I do, because I'm your husband and I am here for you no matter what" Freddie told her. "Plus I want to come" he added as he grabbed Sam's hand and together they began to make their way into the living room where Ally and Mrs. Benson were.
"Oh Freddie, you actually tied your tie correctly for once" Mrs. Benson said as she found the need to comment on how he could never tie his own tie. "I was just telling Ally about how we're going to play spot the tick today whilst I'm looking after her" Mrs. Benson told Freddie and Sam. Freddie couldn't help but notice Ally's expression on her face which shown clearly how much she really didn't want to play it.
"Well Mom, you know how your always encouraging children to share and take in turns?" Freddie questioned.
"Yes dear" She answered.
"Well maybe since you picked the game you both played last time, Ally should pick what you play today" Freddie suggested. "I know she got a new fairy game for her birthday last week that she would just love to share with you" He told her.
"Oh, well okay" Mrs Benson replied not looking to happy that her and Ally wouldn't be playing the game she wanted. Ally just sat there smiling.
Sam then kissed and hugged Ally goodbye before her and Freddie made their way out of the front door. "Nice job Freddie" She whispered to Freddie as they left, so Mrs. Benson wouldn't hear.
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A few hours later Sam was knelt down on the ground beside her Mother's grave stone. She had decided that she wanted a moment alone with her Mother, so Freddie was waiting for her over by the entrance of the church with Melanie, Ross and Mr. Puckett. Carefully Sam pulled up a bunch of daffodils that were on the grass nearby and layed them down on the fresh soil where her Mother had not long been buried.
"You made my life hell while growing up and over the past few months. I grew up in an environment full of lies just because you were never fully happy with your life because you couldn't get what you wanted all the time. You took my Father away from me claiming he didn't love me. Then soon after that you noticed your evil plan wasn't working so you took my own twin sister away from me to. You made me hate her. Things got better though when Dad and Melanie came back. Carly and Spencer were great as always and then I got my Freddie" Sam spoke to her Mother's grave imagining after all these years she was finally getting everything off of her chest that she wanted her to know. Sam then smiled as she thought about her and Freddie when they first became a couple.
"Sometimes I wonder how different my life would have been if I grew up in care or something like Ross did. Yes, I know about my Brother. If I did I wouldn't have a best friend as great as Carly and I certainly wouldn't have Freddie or Ally. So I guess there's good and bad in everything" Sam continued. "Over the past few months you made my life challenging and difficult once again. You started by taking my little girl away from me. She's so sweet and innocent so I will never fully understand why you had to get at me that way. I don't even understand why you had to get at me again in the first place. Anyway, when I came to rescue her you shot me. You tried to kill me, your own daughter. I was rushed to hospital and I found out that I'm pregnant. Now I'm living each day with worry because I don't know if my unborn child is going to make it. If my baby doesn't make it, I just don't know how I'm going to cope" Sam cried.
"Now you're dead. I never imagined you leaving the world the way you did, but now you have I actually feel relieved and safe. So now I'm going to say something but only so I can move on with my life and for you can rest in peace. I forgive you. Goodbye Mother" Sam said as she wiped her tears, turned around and started to walk away from her Mother's grave.
"Are you ready to leave?" Freddie asked Sam when she walked over to him.
"Yes. Let's go home, we've got the rest of our lives ahead of us" Sam smiled…
A/N: Hey everybody, sorry for taking forever to update, I've just been so busy. Omg, guess who followed me on twitter just over a week ago MIRANDA COSGROVE! I'm so happy! Who lives in the UK because iGoodbye airs for us tomorrow, I already know I'll cry so much because I did the first time I watched it. Anyway I hope you all enjoyed this chapter, please review.