Against All Odds

Disclaimer: I don't own iCarly

A/N: This chapter has a song 'Remind Me' by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood. It's sung karaoke style, lyrics will be in italics.

Here it is, the sixth chapter, but bear in mind, I still have five stories going on at once (some nearing completion). I've also started externship with the Medical Assisting and my hours are 9 to 4 Monday through Friday, be patient my friends, I will get these chapters out to you.

Chapter 6 (Remembering)

After dinner and some karaoke that Spencer pulled out from the closet, Sam and Freddie had gone to their respective homes while Carly was in Spencer's bedroom, rocking the baby's crib. Spencer and Sasha were sitting on the living room couch while Gibby remained in between them, still singing karaoke. He was an impressive singer, Spencer had to give him that much. He looked over to Sasha and smiled peacefully, he'd spent practically the entire night trying to court her all over again. It felt so great to do that all over again. She didn't seem to complain, but rather, enjoyed being able to take a break from watching over Blake, alternating with everyone in doing so. She still worried about every noise she heard from the bedroom, which was why Carly was in there.

Sasha applauded Gibby's performance as the song came to a close, but Spencer was too distracted to remember such a menial task. He acknowledged Gibby with a nod, but kept his gaze upon Sasha as the youth said his goodbyes and departed for home. She was still so damn beautiful with her silky hair, her firm arms and her slender body. Her personality attracted him the most, she was so strong, so driven, so genuine and of course her sarcastic wit was always appreciated. She seemed so oblivious to his courting, or rather unaffected. He wasn't going to give in though, not until he got an actual I love you from her. Though that might take some time, he just wanted her to know that she really was the only woman he saw.

"So what are you looking at?" Her voice enriched him and surprised him, she hadn't even turned her head. How did she know he was looking at her? Was he that obvious? He thought he was being rather casual about it. Then again, he was sitting on the end of the couch with his arms spread like an eagle on the top of the couch and his legs up on the coffee table, his head was actually turned almost all the way towards her. He closed his eyes and chuckled lightly.

"Well, I don't know. I'm just remembering you the way you were three years ago and the way you are tonight. Time has been good to you, you're just as beautiful and more so." She chuckled and turned her head to him. She rubbed the back of her neck and brought her hair over her shoulder, brushing it and turning him on.

"Still trying to get your bed back?" He closed his eyes and lifted his eyebrows. He pulled his legs back and set them on the floor while leaning forward.

"Oh this isn't about that bed."

"Oh really now?" She smirked and tilted her head. "Then what exactly are you thinking of?"

"Oh nothing. Just memories." He leaned his head back and sighed, his chest thumped with each memory of their relationship together. How he missed her, how he missed that feeling. He really only got a glimpse of it before. As he turned his head back and looked at the karaoke screen, he saw the cursor on Remind Me by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood. His eyebrow arched up and he looked towards the door, had Gibby planned that? He chuckled and glanced back into Sasha's big brown orbs. "You remember when we met, that nerd who flirted with you?"

"Yeah…" She chuckled and started to braid her hair. "I slapped him and then Barry whacked him with the microphone." Spencer nodded with a smile as he saw her gorgeous eyes and delicate fingers tenderly working at her braid. "I remember after all that, I didn't think you'd actually call me up."

"And I did." He smacked his lips and slowly stood up. Sasha's eyes flicked up to him and he met them with a graceful grin. "You remember a week into our relationship? We were so damn close. You remember that feeling we had?"

"Maybe…"

"We felt so strong, going so fast but we were in love weren't we?" He watched as she slowly shrugged her shoulders and closed her eyes. Her hands stopped working on her hair and lowered to her lap. His heart pulsated and his hands trembled as his eyes turned to one of the microphones on the coffee table.

Bravely, he reached down and picked up the microphone, then smacked it on his hand, selecting the song. As the music played, her eyes flew open and his lips turned up. She lifted her head up as he brought the microphone to his mouth. "What are you doing, Spencer?"

"Doesn't it seem obvious? Feel free to sing along, Sasha." He moved towards her, confidence brimming in his eyes as he sung out in a deep voice, keeping in match with the words. Sasha's cheeks turned red as she watched his expression. That confidence was what attracted her to him in the first place, she remembered that. "We didn't care if people stared, we'd make out in a crowd somewhere. Somebody'd tell us to get a room, it's hard to believe that was me and you!" She laughed lightly and gasped as he took her hand and pulled her to her feet. She yelped as he caught her waist and held her close. "Now we keep saying that we're okay, but I don't want to settle for good, not great. I miss the way that it felt back then and I wanna feel that way again."

"Spencer…" He walked around her and gently caressed his fingers over her shoulders and across her neck. He could feel the goosebumps on her skin as she shuddered under his touch.

"Been so long that you'd forget the way I used to kiss your neck."

She breathed in deeply as she recalled the feeling of his lips caressing her neck, the way it used to send chills down her spine and turn it on. Thinking on the memory, she sang along, softly at first, and with longing. "Remind me. Remind me."

"So on fire, so in love. Way back when we couldn't get enough."

"Remind me. Remind me…" He moved his hand down her arm and gently kissed her neck, once more sending those shivers running along her spine. She opened her eyes and watched the words go along the screen. Her heart was beating tremendously and the temperature in the room seemed like it had just skyrocketed. "Remember the airport, dropping me off? We were kissing goodbye and we couldn't stop."

"I felt bad cause you missed your flight."

The next line, Sasha turned around and met his eyes, singing along with the line. "But that meant we had one more night."

She closed her eyes as Spencer circled her and took her hand, lifting it up and kissing it. Her arm seemed to light aflame, and the fire was speeding towards her chest, igniting her as she sang out her part. "Do you remember how it used to be? We'd turn out the lights and we didn't just sleep." Oh yes, they remembered that, the many nights they would just caress each other and snuggle under the blanket.

"Remind me, baby, remind me."

"Oh so on fire, so in love. That look in your eyes that I miss so much..." She caressed his face and gazed into his strong, confident eyes. Immediately they took her back. She moved her hands to his chest and pushed off, taking a few steps back and swirling around.

"Remind me, baby, remind me." He breathed in as he watched her spin once, her hair seemed to follow her body perfectly as her clothes fluttered about in the wind. He stepped towards her, tightening his grip on the microphone. "I wanna feel that way-"

"-Yeah I wanna hold you close."

He wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her towards him, pressing her back against his chest. She exhaled softly and pushed her hands along his forearm as she turned her chin just above her shoulder and looked back at him while singing the next line together. "Oh if you still love me, don't just assume I know."

She took his hand, placed upon her abdomen, and gently pulled it off. As she did so, she spun from his grasp. She tucked her hair behind her ear and placed her hand over her chest, closing her eyes and singing out. "Baby remind me, remind me. Do you remember the way it felt?"

He smirked as he stepped behind her and glanced at her over his shoulder, these lyrics meant so much to him and fit them so perfectly. Aside from the airport verse, every single line, every single word, every single verse and stanza, wasn't just words on a screen to him. It was his heart, he hoped she was understanding that. "You mean back when we couldn't control ourselves?" Her eyes flew open and she moaned as the memory of their first sexual night played in her mind. They were wild, they were crazy, and they were in so much love.

"Remind me-"

"-Yeah, remind me."

She turned back to him, sweat was running down her body and she hardly even moved. As for him, the light was just glistening off his sweat covered body. "All those things that you used to do that made me fall in love with you…remind me, please god remind me." He caught the change in the lyric and felt it play his heart as she put her hand above hers. He stepped close to her, gazing with great intensity into her eyes. She gasped as he held her eyes, as though her very soul was reflected in her eyes.

"You'd wake up in my old t-shirt, all those mornings I was late for work. Remind me." She moved her arms over his shoulders and locked her eyes with his, moving her head close to his. "Remind me."

"Remind me…" He gently tossed the microphone onto the couch and pulled her waist towards him. She yelped and her hands landed upon his chest as he wrapped his arms up around her. She breathed heavily as he slowly placed his forehead against hers. "…Spencer…"

"Yes?"

"That song…" She closed her eyes and breathed out. He closed his eyes and took in her intoxicating air. The tips of their noses barely graced each other and their lips hovered just mere centimeters from the other. "I…I suppose now wouldn't be a good time to joke about how you still have the couch tonight…"

"Not really, but you can if you want. I don't mind at all. Personally, I plan on sleeping on that mattress behind the couch."

"Oh? When did you pull that out?"

"Sam and Freddie did a while ago…" They opened their eyes and pulled their heads apart. He smiled at her and felt her body quivering in his arms. He could hold on to her forever, but he knew they didn't have forever. At least, he could hope they did. "So…I hope that brought back some memories for you…" She bit her lip and looked down, then gradually back up to him.

"Is that what you were hoping for?"

"Not necessarily, but it's still a nice touch to reminisce isn't it?"

"Yeah…yeah it is."

Out of nowhere, he heard something hit the floor. His head snapped to the side and he saw Carly trying to sneak to the stairs, she'd hit one of the toddler's toys by accident. She chuckled nervously and the two quickly separated. She frowned and looked at them guiltily. "Don't stop on my account. Honestly! I'm going to bed."

"It's okay Carly. It is time for bed anyway." Sasha nodded and looked to the bedroom.

"Yeah, I need to check on Blake. Goodnight guys." Spencer frowned as he watched her hurry into the bedroom. Carly said goodnight then hurried upstairs. He breathed in and exhaled sharply as he moved to the front door, made sure it was still locked, then turned out the lights. After several minutes, he was laying on the mattress, on his back and with his hands behind his head. He gazed up at the ceiling above him and smiled as an age old memory came to his mind.

Slow dancing, her arms were around his neck and her chin was upon his shoulder. He had slightly long hair at the time and was dressed in his formalwear. They were at a fancy diner, which oddly, allowed music to play. The song was 'Tonight I Celebrate My Love' by Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack.

Sasha had her hair held up and bore a blue dress that drifted down to her ankles, ending in frills. She had white gloves that reached to her elbow. Her eyes sparkled with a pure love in him, they'd been dating for a whole month now. "Spencer, I think this may be my new happiest moment ever."

"When was your first?" He whispered his response and smiled as they followed the two step swaying style. Sasha lifted her head from his shoulder and moved a bit closer to him.

"Meeting you for the first time." His heart shot up and his cheeks started to turn red as they gently placed their foreheads together. It was like an act of passion between them, coming so close, that almost kiss.

"I love you, do you know that?"

"I do."

"And do you love me?"

"Always…" She lifted her head up and closed her eyes as he gently kissed her lips.

Spencer turned onto his side and sighed as he replayed that memory in his head. It was one of the last times they were happy together. It wasn't long after that, they broke up because of some stupid words that never should have left his lips. He traced his fingers as he slowly brushed them down the edge of the mattress. It really wasn't all that great of a mattress, not as good as the one on his bed. This one was old and usually kept in a storage room upstairs. It was the first mattress that he and Sasha slept on, though, so he could never part with it. It filled him with dozens of memories though, as well as longing. After three years, he understood why he wasn't sleeping with Sasha, but he still missed her.

After a few minutes, just before he would have dozed off to sleep, he felt the bed's weight change. He raised his eyebrows as he felt someone wrap their arm around him and cuddle close to him. "Sasha?" He rolled over and met her soft and wondrous eyes. "What are you…" She closed her eyes and cuddled his chest. His heart swelled up as emotions began to flood his body and tears nearly threatened him.

"I do remember, Spencer…I do." He smiled and wrapped his arm around her. She hummed lightly and exhaled softly. "Just don't think this means…that I'm completely attached yet…I just-"

"You miss it too, don't you." The cuddling, the love, the romance, she had to miss it all. He slowly closed his eyes and tightened his embrace, there was no way he was letting her go. He felt her kiss his chin and smiled as the area of the kiss spiced up his chin.

"Yes, I miss it." It was not long before they were falling asleep. Carly might be in for a surprise the next morning if she walked into the living room and the two were together, but they couldn't help if their emotions made them tied together.

Such a sweet moment, such a sweet, sweet chapter. I hope you enjoyed this! Sorry I haven't uploaded this in a while, I was getting caught up with other stories going on at the same time, still am, so again, bear with me as I do this. I'm loving these stories, take great pride in them, so I hope you enjoy them just as well! ^_^