The Greatest Secret

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Chapter 182 (Sasha's Announcement)

The next day, everyone was gathered up in the kitchen while Freddie was in the living room with the phone to his ear. He was talking to Sam, wishing her a Merry Christmas. She'd informed him of Tyrone's appearance, which scared him remarkably, but when she told him not to worry about it, he calmed down a bit. His views on Tyrone were mixed in with confusion, considering the things he'd been discovering recently. "So, Uncle Morris pretty much kicked him out? You didn't have any more trouble from him?"

"No, once Uncle Morris had his fill, Tyrone stayed away. I don't know if he'll come around when I get back home, but he seemed like he was pretty confused. You know, a part of me actually felt sorry for him." Freddie raised his eyebrow and tried to imagine feeling sorry for the guy. Then again, after reading the journals, there was plenty to pity Tyrone for. "I mean, the whole thing he's hung up about is losing Angeline and finding out how he was born. I think he's also afraid to contact his mother's family…if he even could." Freddie felt his heart sink momentarily and blew a strong breath of air.

"The only one left is Aunt Era, Drita's sister. Grandpa's aunt." He thought perhaps Era should really sit Tyrone down and have a talk with him. However, it would probably be a difficult thing to do. They'd have to sift through the pride he had. Freddie glanced over and saw Carly leaning against the frame of the arch, listening with a smile, she really did want to talk to Sam. "Carly's in the room, want me to put you on speaker?"

"Sure!"

"All right." He clicked the speaker button and Carly moved over to the couch. As she sat down, she chimed her greeting to Sam. Freddie set the phone on the coffee table and leaned back in the couch. "Well you're not too late Carly, we were just talking about how Tyrone decided to pay Sam's family a Christmas visit yesterday…" Carly's face fell flat and her eyes narrowed.

"What? Seriously? Granddad actually did that? Why?"

"He knows Sam's my future spouse…" She turned sheet white as Freddie glanced at the phone with almost a glint of nonchalance. "My fault too, go figure. Tyrone overheard me talking to Melanie on the phone and I guess I slipped up and he put two and two together."

"He tried to convince Uncle Morris and Aunt Maggie to not let me go through with the arranged marriage, saying that there wasn't any validity that what we felt was 'love'. I don't even know that he believes in the whole thing." Freddie looked over to Carly and saw her with her eyes closed and a great upset on her face. The fact that Tyrone took the time to seek out Sam was disturbing to her.

"This feeling I have…is this what you two dealt with?" Freddie raised his eyebrow and Sam questioned Carly's words. Carly took a deep breath and sighed. "I mean, what if he…what if he took you away, Sam? I don't want to lose you, you're my best friend, we're like sisters!"

"You'll never lose me, Carly."

"I know, it's just…I think I'm really seeing my granddad's arrogance for the first time…" Freddie closed his eyes and felt his heart mourn for her, he never wanted her to feel like her own grandfather was an asshole. Though, she was starting to see what both Robert and Spencer saw, his manipulative and controlling ways. It was hard, but yet a good thing. He moved his hand over to her and pat her knee.

"Carly. He could very well be a decent man if he ever got his head out of his ass. I don't mean that to sound cruel or heartless, but it's the truth."

"I know. It's just…you guys have had all this time, all this preparation, you've gradually come across things that have happened, but me? I'm just getting bombarded all at once!" She threw her hands into the air and shook her head. "I don't want to have to deal with this. It's all too much. I know I have to deal, but it's difficult. Anyway, it's Christmas day! Let's focus on the good things! How was the nativity scene last night, Sam?"

"Oh that? It was great actually. Although, we had a blonde Mary." Sam snickered and Freddie's eyebrows rose. He did find that unusual, as most often Mary had brown hair. "The young Joseph was adorable! Then baby Jesus, baby Jesus was perfect. You should have been there to see it! The church really did put on a great performance."

"I know! It all sounds amazing!"

"I did manage to take a video! Well, actually Aunt Madeline took the video, but still, we have a video to watch!" Freddie chuckled nervously and moved his hands behind his head. He could see where this was going, Sam and Carly were about to dominate the phone as usual. So, he closed his eyes and exhaled, letting the girls continue on with their conversation.

After a while, Sasha came in the room and clapped her hands together, grabbing everyone's attention. Arian, Marissa, Robert, Spencer, and Griffin made their way into the living room. Spencer put his arm around Sasha's waist and kissed her lips. Freddie's eyebrow arched as Griffin dropped on the couch next to Carly and put his arm around her shoulders. Marissa and Robert stood next to the tree in the corner of the room and watched as Sasha's lips continued to curl upwards.

Freddie coughed his suspicion and sat forward, meeting Spencer's eyes with growing curiosity. "Hey Spencer, what's going on?" Spencer shrugged his response and looked over at his wife's sly smile.

"I don't know, Sasha says she has an announcement for everyone and wants everyone in the room so she can tell us before we start working on the presents."

"All right, so what's the news? I hope you don't mind that Sam's on speaker right now…" Sasha clasped her hands together and shook her head, still grinning from ear to ear.

"Of course not, she's a part of this family, after all!" Sam chuckled once and spoke up.

"You got that right! Now what's the news? I'm eager to hear!" Even Arian was interested, he had a peculiar gleam in his eye, as if he knew what this news was going to be. He was with Marissa this Christmas, as the last Christmas he'd spent with his daughter Jennifer and her two children. Freddie turned his eyes to his grandfather and thought up a joke.

"Hey grandpa, what would you do if she ended up saying she was pregnant?" Arian grinned from ear to ear and folded his arms over. His daughter's oldest child was born in 1980 and was never married, so with that being said, Spencer was the closest grandchild to giving him his first great grandchild. "You'd finally get that great grandchild you want so badly, wouldn't you?"

"Well, I suppose I would." He turned his attention back to Sasha, who was giving Freddie a glare of death in that instant. Freddie curled back and chuckled nervously as Arian rolled his hand in the air. "Carry on, dear."

"Thank you Grandpa." Sasha cleared her throat and closed her eyes. "Now if my dearest brother-in-law will kindly let me talk, I'd be happy to reveal my announcement!" Sam and Carly laughed while Freddie blushed from embarrassment. "I have my way of giving this announcement...There is no easy way to say this, but at the same time, there's no hard way of saying this."

"What? Saying what?" Sasha smiled and turned around to the tree as the air filled with silence. The family followed her gaze to the presents under the tree. Truly, one could count the number of presents on two hands, give or take a couple extra gifts.

"Spencer, how many presents are under the tree?" His eyebrows rose. He sighed and counted off the gifts in his head.

"Ten or Twelve…"

"Okay, well next year, we're going to have to double that amount." Spencer started to respond, but paused as he contemplated her words. Her lips curled into a smirk as she rested her hands on her abdomen. "You know. For the baby…" His eyes grew wide and Sam's gasp rang out from the phone. Freddie nearly fell off the couch, shocked that his joke had actually been correct! Arian's eyes lit up and Marissa's eyes glazed over with joy. Robert grinned and Spencer struggled to react. "Spencer? Are you okay?"

"B-B-Baby? Sasha, you're…"

"I'm pregnant, Spencer. I found out a little over a month ago. I took a test and the doctor confirmed it." Spencer put his hands on her waist, as if trying to steady himself. He gazed into her wide, misty eyes and his lips formed that goofy grin that hadn't been on his face in so long.

"Is it true? Is it really happening? I'm going to be a father?" Sasha lifted her hand and wiped her eyes.

"Yes, the baby is due sometime in the last week of May or the first week of June."

"Oh my god…Yes!" Spencer jumped for joy and exclaimed his triumph. Freddie winced and smiled as he watched his brother running around the room. "I'm going to be a father!" He ran towards the front door and opened it up, shouting out to the street. "You hear that world? I'm going to be a dad! Top that!"

Sam was busy fawning over the phone and calling her family over to tell them the news. A feeling of elation struck Freddie as he looked over to Sasha's abdomen. He smiled and folded his arms over as the realization dawned on him. "I'm going to be an Uncle…" Tears streamed Carly's eyes and she resisted the urge to jump and cheer.

"Aunt Carly? It has such a beautiful ring to it!" Even Arian had to have his say as he moved his fist slightly in the air, giving a miniature fist bump. Marissa and Robert were hugging each other close. Sure, forty-five was young to be grandparents, but they didn't care. This was truly the best Christmas that any of them could imagine! The joy and bliss of this announcement instantly washed away any thoughts of the past few days.

"Can this Christmas get any better?"

"The only way it could get any better is if you and Sam got married today." Freddie laughed heartily and Sam stammered a bit, caught off guard by Carly's statement. With that, Spencer ran back through the room and embraced Sasha, kissing her passionately. When he pulled away, she had a dazed expression on her face. Spencer laughed and took her hand, raising her arm up.

"The mother of my child! Merry Christmas everyone!"

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