When Freddie met Mel (Again)

Sam slept in the next day. She and Mel had been up until 3 talking and both were now lying in Sam's bed. She looked at her bedside clock. 11.05. She smiled and got up. Careful not to wake Mel she grabbed her clothes and went for a shower. When she got out , she went down for breakfast. Mel was sitting at the table eating pancakes and their mother was standing at the cooker making more.

"Hey Sam! Hungry?" she asked when Sam entered. Sam nodded and sat while her mother served her food. Ever since her mom started acting like a mom Sam was feeling like she was living in another house. Mel went to have her shower while Sam ate. Sam said she was going over to check things with Carly and would be back soon.

She knocked one before entering Carly's apartment.

"Hey Carl's, sup Spence?" she greeted.

"Hey Sam...Where's your stuff?" Spencer asked.

"Too heavy, we're going to collect it on the way." She replied.

Spencer was running through the list he made making sure everything was marked. Freddie appeared in the elevator with his teck cart. He started putting the camera's into cases and packing away all his cable's and other things. At 1.30 they decided to load everything into the bus and Spencer's car. They were now leaving at 4.30 because they had to collect Sam's things and get petrol. When everything was loaded Sam said goodbye and told them text before they came.

She and Mel checked everything and started talking again. Pretty soon it was 4.20 so the girls started bring the stuff downstairs. There was a knock t the door and Sam heard Carly's voice float up the stairs.

"Hey Ms. Puckett...wow... Is Sam ready?" Sam shushed her sister before going to the top of the stairs.

"Right here Carls..."She said bouncing down the stairs. "Will you help me take me stuff out to the bus?"

"Sure" she picked up the nearest thing and headed back to the bus. Sam quickly called Mel down. Outside she heard Freddie ask "Why is she bring two of everything?" Sam couldn't take it. Grabbing Mel's arm she walked outside and said simply "Because"

Spencer, Carly and Freddie looked up to see two Sam's standing in the door. Sam and Mel broke into identical laughs at the look on Freddie's face. Meanwhile Carly ran forward and embraced Mel.

"Oh Mel...When did you get here?"

"I arrived Saturday, but Sam wanted me to be a surprise. Hey Spencer" she said giving him a hug. He hugged back and grabbed the last of the stuff. He headed back to where Freddie was standing. Unmoved. Linking Mel, Sam walked forward and stood directly in front of Freddie.

"I believe you've met my sister Melanie" she said politely.

Freddie blushed before turning to close the door on the bus. Sam and Mel turned to give their mother a hug before getting into the bus with Freddie and Carly. They waved a final goodbye as Freddie took off after Spencer.

They were driving for about 10 minutes when Sam turned to Freddie.

"So now do you believe me?" she asked.

She nodded. "Yea...sorry but your track record on telling the truth isn't all shiny and clean you know!"

"Yea well. What time are we arriving at?" she asked him.

"Um...well once we stop for gas its open road so may 2 hours. Around 7 I'd say." Sam nodded. She decided to sleep.

Carly continued talking to Mel. "So Mel, How did you get a ticket for this?"

"My friend at school is from Seattle too and her dad was building the stage. When I spoke to Sam and said I was coming home she told me she was going and I asked my friend if she could get me a ticket." She noticed Freddie looking at her now and again.

"Is something wrong Freddie?" she asked him.

"No..It's just...it's weird...it's like too Sam's...I guess I'll have to get use to it" he smiled. She could see why Sam liked him. He had amazing brown eyes, and he had grown into his features a bit more since the last time she had seen him. He had a nice smile too.

"Don't worry...My friends at school don't believe I have a twin, especially one like Sam when I tell them about her." She laughed.

They spoke the rest of the way about music and so on and soon they were coming up to the woods. The festival was being held in a clearing surrounded by the woods, out of the way so as not to annoy people living nearby. Sam had woken up by now and since Mel didn't have a pass, she gave her hers and Sam hit in the back. Once through security she emerged again. But what she saw stepping out of Spencer's car made her stop.