Paternal Bonds
Disclaimer: I don't own iCarly. I keep it simple.
A/N: Thoughts in "Italics" and regular speech in "Regular font." Only applied if in quotes.
A/N: by the way, everybody is 26 in this story, except Spencer who would be older. I doubt he'll be mentioned much. Please read this regardless of their age. It will all make sense, I promise. They have to be this old in the story.
Chapter 22 (Sam Opens Up)
An hour later, a delivery truck left the mansion and everybody was hanging around the living room. Freddie wasn't kidding when he said it would be a party, a party for the safe return of everybody. Juice was being served since there was a six year old little girl in the room, during the hour wait, Tina and Sam had gone shopping for clothing items. "Why were your clothes bloody?" Angie asked to Freddie. He looked down at Angie and smiled.
"It was a small price I had to pay for something great," Freddie said quietly. "That price gave you your mother, gave Sam you, brought Sam back to us all, and restored happiness to everyone's lives."
"Daddy, what is a flower girl?" Angie drank some juice from a glass and looked up. "And why am I going to be four of them?" Freddie grinned and rubbed Angie's head. She was the chosen flower girl for the weddings of her parents, her grandparents, Jonah and Valerie, and the maid and butler.
"The flower girl is someone who walks down the aisle of a wedding and spreads happiness and good fortune on the path. You have a very important job to do."
"I do?" Angie's eyes widened and Freddie nodded.
"Yes, for the path the bride walks down to the groom is the tie for the groom and bride. The flowers you place on the path give them good fortune and time in their marriage. The more flowers you throw on the path, the more luck and years you give to the bride and groom." Angie's eyes grew large and a wide smile crept onto her face. "So you see, Angie. You have one of, if not the, most important job of all."
"Wow!" Sam walked over to Freddie and smiled; she crossed her arms over and sighed.
"That's right, Angie," Sam said quietly. "Try to keep a smile on and shower that path with as much good fortune and time as you can. I want to be sure to stay with Freddie as long as I can. So the more, the better." Angie smiled and hugged Sam.
"I'll do the best I can, mommy!"
"Good, you'll be the most beautiful angel of all at the wedding."
"Nuh-uh, you will be, mommy! Daddy's sure of it!" Sam looked over at Freddie and he grinned.
"Well you both will be beautiful," Freddie stated with a nod. "You both will be the most beautiful and precious angels at the whole place."
"Thank you," Sam said with a smile. Freddie crossed his arms and looked at Angie, he smiled and rubbed her head.
"Hey, are you ready for your sandwich?" Angie blinked and looked at Freddie with slight confusion. "I said I'd make you a ham and cheese sandwich before I left, so I'll make you one."
"Yay, I get a sandwich!" Angie said quickly as she hugged Freddie's legs. Sam smiled softly and Freddie chuckled.
"I can't make you one if you're holding onto my legs so tightly, I can't move." Angie chuckled and followed Freddie into the kitchen, Sam watched them with a tear in her eye. Carly stepped next to Sam and hugged her.
"The more hugs the better," Carly said with a smile. "It's so great to have you back." Sam nodded and wiped her eye and Carly crossed her arms and looked toward the kitchen.
"I heard so much about Freddie, he really makes a good father," Sam said quietly.
"I was told he got Angie to talk by bringing up some good memories about you. Most of what he said seemed to be about you dumping food on him in the old days." Sam blinked and chuckled softly.
"I can't believe he'd want to reminisce about that. Carly, you think he'll make a good husband?" Sam and Carly walked to the kitchen doorway and watched Freddie prepare the sandwich, Angie was watching closely.
"I don't know, maybe he will. What do you think?" Sam gave a soft sigh and rested her head on the wall.
"I think he'll be a great husband, just as great of a father as he is. I love him, Carly. I haven't felt such a great feeling like this in years; Freddie is the only one that can make me feel so good." Carly nodded her head and watched as Freddie and Angie sat at the table, Angie picked up the sandwich and quickly bit into it. Over the time, Angie had grown accustomed to many great things that she had been deprived of, she couldn't be happier.
"I think you're right, Sam."
"Hey, did you say Freddie rates your movies?"
"Yeah, and every other movie out there almost, he's a tough critic, very tough critic."
"Maybe he could use some softness in his critiques." Carly rolled her eyes and chuckled.
"Yeah, he really could." Sam smirked and crossed her arms, Carly looked at her and grinned. "You think you could actually get him to rate my movies better?"
"Oh I think I could help. I wouldn't mind going to college actually." Sam looked down and sighed. "But…I can't go until I know that he is gone." Carly tapped her chin and sighed, Sam would have a lot of problems for a while, and it wouldn't be quick for her trust issues to be back. Sam rubbed her arm and closed her eyes, Carly saw her body start to quiver, she was concerned that Sam might start having a relapse. Relapses occurred often to those who have been sexually assaulted, they also have nightmares.
(A/N: I just want to say that if anybody has been sexually assaulted before, I'm truly sorry. I have a close friend who has been in this situation, and it is never a good thing. All I can say to those who have been in similar situations, never hold it in. Find a friend or someone who can be there for you and can be a shoulder to cry on, if you talk about it to a close friend, it can help. For those who know someone like this, always be a good friend to them, don't pity and be a shoulder for them to cry on. Care and remember, you don't have to be an expert on the subject in order to be a friend.)
"Sam, Sam it's okay," Carly said quietly as she took Sam's hand. "It's okay. You're safe, he isn't here, open your eyes and look around."
"H-Help me…" Sam's voice was shaky and fearful.
"Carly, what's wrong with her?" Freddie asked as he stepped out of the kitchen.
"She's having a flashback," Carly said in a quiet voice. Freddie nodded and took Sam's other hand. It was best in these situations to only touch the person's arm or their hand, never touch the thigh or the leg.
"Sam, you're safe, Carly and I are here for you. Hector is gone, he can't come back and he won't. I promise, I'll keep you safe, nobody can hurt you again." Freddie's voice was in a calm and quiet tone, he spoke and Carly rubbed her fingers on Sam's hand until she opened her eyes and looked around.
"Uh…I-I'm sorry," Sam said quietly.
"Don't worry about it," Carly said as she hugged Sam, Freddie smiled and kissed her forehead.
"Do you want to sit down?" Freddie asked. Sam nodded her head and the three walked to the couch, Sam sat in the middle with Carly on one side and Freddie on the other.
"You're supposed to trust your fathers," Sam said with a shaky voice. "They're supposed to do good things for you and keep you safe; they're not supposed to take you away from your mother and…and…" Sam started to sob, Freddie and Carly then hugged her and held her close.
"We're here to talk about it if you want," Carly stated. "We're here for you. I may be an actress but you can call me anytime, Freddie has my personal phone number."
"Thank you." Freddie smiled and ran his fingers through Sam's hair.
"I bet you never thought you'd be saved by your favorite tech geek, right?" Freddie said with a smirk on his face. Sam chuckled and rested her head on Freddie's shoulder, she wanted someone else to know what she had been through, she couldn't hold it in.
"Can Tina watch after Angie for now…I…I want to talk. Can mom talk too?" Freddie raised his eyebrow and looked over at Carly, she nodded and they looked back at Sam.
"Sure, just a minute..." Freddie stood up and walked to Tina, she was busy talking to Amy. Freddie placed his hand on Tina's shoulder and asked her to go in the kitchen and watch over Angie, Tina nodded and left.
"What was that about?" Amy asked.
"Come with me for a moment, Amy," Freddie said as he gestured for her to follow. Amy looked over and saw Sam sitting on the couch with Carly, she nodded and followed Freddie over. "So, what's going on, Sam, dear?" Sam looked up and smiled as Amy sat down in a chair. "It's great to have you back." Sam smiled and let out a sigh.
"I think I'm ready to open up actually."
"If you're ready to talk, then we'll listen," Carly responded. Sam nodded and breathed in, it took her a second but she started to explain what happened so long ago.
-Sam's Memory-
Sam walked into her home to find her mother baking some brownies; she licked her lips and walked over. "When will they be ready, mom?"
"They'll be ready in about an hour," Amy said with a smile.
"I can't wait!" Sam sat down at the table and looked over. "So I just got back from Carly's house, we watched Freddie and Spencer fence like they do every Friday. Where is dad, isn't it father's day tomorrow?"
"Yes, and Hector is actually out at the store right now." Amy smiled and mixed the bowl of brownie mix.
"So…dad never talks about it, why did he go to prison for so long? What did he do so bad to cause you to divorce him?" Amy frowned and stopped stirring the mixture.
"I-I can't tell you, I shouldn't…" Sam raised her eyebrow and looked at her mom.
"Was it really that bad?"
"I just don't want you to have to find out, you have so much respect for him it seems." Amy's hand shook slightly with concern about her daughter actually respecting Hector, there was just something she could never sort out, that was why she couldn't stand too see Hector and Sam ever bonding. There was always something scary about that gleam in his eyes, she was glad to know that Hector would be leaving in about a week to pursue a good career, possibly in journalism.
"Oh, well he's different now, right? There's nothing to worry about. I think he wants to take me to the movies, can I go?"
"Uh…" It was either deny her daughter the right to actually spend time with the father she never knew and be happy or let her go with Hector and trust that nothing would happen to Sam. "Yeah, I guess you can go, just have fun, okay?" Sam smiled and Amy looked out the window to see Hector's car drive up. "H-He's early? I thought he wasn't supposed to come pick you up for another hour at least."
"Dad's here! That's awesome!" Sam got up and ran to the front door, she opened it and waved at her dad. "Hey, dad, good to see you!"
"It's good to see you," Hector said with a smile. Amy walked out of the kitchen and was drying her hands off with a hand towel.
"Hector, you're here early," Amy said with a half hearted smile.
"Well I just wanted to spend some time with my daughter." Hector looked at Sam and smiled. "Hey, would you like me to make you a sandwich? I haven't done that in such a long time."
"I don't see why not," Sam said with a shrug.
"I guess you can do that," Amy said while crossing her arms. "I'm making some brownies right now though."
"Okay, that's great!" Hector said with a wide grin as he stepped into the house. "So what do you want, ham and cheese?"
"Sure, I like that," Sam said with a nod. Everyone went into the kitchen and talked as Hector made a sandwich, soon it was done and Sam ate it with haste, she was eager to go spend some time with her father. "So where are we going now, the movie doesn't start for a full hour."
"We'll go there, it's good to pay for the ticket early and get ready. Besides, the previews will start a few minutes before."
"Okay." Sam and Hector walked to the door, Amy crossed her arms and looked out.
"Have her back soon," Amy said with a smile. "Preferably a few minutes after the movie ends, that would be perfect." Hector nodded and Sam followed him to the car. They drove to the theater and bought their ticket, their movie was called Attack of the Demons.
"I always wanted to watch this movie," Sam said as she and Hector walked into the theater. "It seems so interesting, but why is no one here?"
"Don't know, there's usually at least one person here," Hector said with a shrug.
"Well, I guess we should sit down somewhere and watch the previews." Hector nodded and placed his hand on Sam's back.
"Let's go sit in the back." Sam shrugged and walked to the back of the theaters, they sat down and watched as the previews started. "So how goes your time with Freddie Benson?"
"That tech geek, I love him. You know he already told me he loved me and we're together."
"Now, you haven't done anything with him?"
"No, of course I haven't! We keep our relationship as clean as possible and stop when things get too close."
"Ah, so you've never been with another man?"
"No." Sam looked at the previews and they watched for five minutes, soon she felt a hand brush her leg. "Uh…dad?" Sam picked up Hector's hand and put it on the arm rest. "Don't do that, it doesn't feel very good."
"Sorry about that." Sam shrugged and pulled out a piece of paper, she took it from her mom's records but didn't read it, it had been about Hector. She chose to read it, there was enough light to make out the words, her eyes widened when she read it. The paper said Hector Puckett had been arrested for sexual assault on a young girl, suddenly, she didn't feel very good. Sam slowly stood up and Hector looked over. "Going somewhere?"
"Uh…yeah, I'm just going to call mom and…ask her something."
"What will you ask her?"
"I just needed to know her thoughts on a school project." Hector stood up and Sam took a step back, she gulped upon remembering his touch on her leg. She started to turn around when Hector grabbed her wrist.
"I could easily help you."
"I'd rather you didn't." Sam pulled back and dropped the paper. Hector looked at the paper and frowned, in the light he could still read what it was about. "Uh…Dad, can you let me go now? I really should ask mom about the project."
"You don't trust me, do you?"
"It's not that…it's…" Sam noticed a scary look in Hector's eyes, she looked around and saw that nobody was in the theater yet, she gulped as he moved closer to her. "What are you doing dad? Stay away!" Hector pressed Sam to the wall and started tugging on her pants. "No! No, what are you doing! Dad, please stop it, you're scaring me!"
"Close your eyes, it'll all be over before you know it."
"No!"
-NEW SCENE-
Sam sat in the car, tears were in her eyes and Hector was driving. Nobody heard her cries and screams because the previews and the movie was so loud and they had screaming in it as well. "Don't tell anybody about this, not even your mother," Hector said.
"Y-You bastard, how could you! I'm your daughter!"
"Listen, you're going to be living with me."
"What!"
"You are to leave iCarly, you're leaving your mother behind, and you will come live with me."
"I don't want to!" Hector stepped on the brake and Sam felt her body jerk forward, he then slapped her across the face and she rubbed her cheek, it burned.
"You are going to do what I say; you have no choice in the matter. As of this minute, you will listen to me. Do you understand me?"
"But…"
"I said do you understand me, bitch!"
"Fine, I will…" Sam closed her eyes and leaned against the car door, she sobbed and the car started to move.
"Tomorrow I will let you say goodbye to Freddie and Carly, but you are not to tell them where you will be."
"Y-Yes dad…" Sam rubbed her arm and stared out the window, she couldn't believe what happened, and she was even being kidnapped by her own father.
-End Sam's Memory-
"Oh god," Amy said quietly. "He came to me right after that and said you left to go to the restroom and never came back. We spent the next few days searching together for you…" Amy clenched her fists and then loosened them; she walked over to Sam and hugged her. "I'm so sorry; it was not your fault either."
"He won't come near you again," Freddie said with a nod. "I promise you."
"I know it now," Sam said quietly. It felt good for her to finally get that off her chest, someone else knew and she did feel better. Freddie hugged Sam and held her close as some tears dripped onto his shirt. "I just wish I could forget, and I know I never will."
"Anytime you start thinking about it, try thinking of something else and let me know, I'm here for you."
"The same goes for me," Carly said with a smile. "I will always take time off to sit and listen."
"Even if you're rehearsing, you would?" Sam asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Of course I would! I'm one of the director's favorite actresses; he would stop everything if I said I broke a nail!" Carly smirked and Sam laughed in response to that. "The point of the matter is, if ever you need anything, I'm here for you no matter what time it is." Sam smiled and nodded her head, she knew it would take a while before she felt comfortable again, though what happened would never leave her, she would always have someone to talk to.
"I just want to apologize for one thing," Amy said quietly. She clenched her fists and looked down; Sam raised her eyebrow as a tear fell from her eyes. "It was my fault…"
"No it wasn't, Mom," Sam said quietly.
"I didn't trust the bastard and I shouldn't have let you go with him in the first place, if I said no, that would have been it…"
"It wasn't your fault," Freddie said with a sigh. "The only person at fault is Hector, and he will get what he deserves. Everybody will get what they deserve." Freddie smiled and looked over to see Angie and Tina walking from the kitchen with a sheet of paper, lines sketched all over the page. They were walking to the cabinet to find some crayons. "If you listen to me, I'll tell you what you deserve." Sam and Amy raised their eyebrows and Freddie looked at them. "Angie deserves a fath…no…a dad, and she's going to get one."
"You'll be her dad," Carly said with a smile. Freddie crossed his arms and smiled.
"Yes. Amy, you deserve to be happy, your daughter is safe and there was nothing you could do about what happened, be happy and know that what you deserve is what you're getting." Amy smiled and Freddie looked over at Sam, he hugged Sam and kissed her forehead. "You, you deserve the same. You deserve happiness, you deserve family, you deserve to be with your daughter, and you are getting that and so much more."
"Thank you, Freddie," Sam said with a smile.
"Even Hector will get what he deserves. If I don't, Spencer will definitely give it to him. Spencer has been known to make even a petty burglar get the maximum punishment possible. Either way I see it, that man will get death for what he has done. As of now, I'm going to be finding a new editor." Sam chuckled and Angie ran over with the paper.
"Look what I drew, mommy!" Angie said as she handed Sam the drawing. Sam smiled at it, it had a man on one side and a woman next to him, they were looking at each other and a little girl was holding both their hands.
"It's beautiful," Sam said with a soft smile. "You drew and colored this all yourself?"
"Miss Tina helped a little." Angie started pointing at the picture. "That's you, that's Dad and that's me!"
"I love it."
"Also, Grandma told me that they needed my saliva to prove you were my mommy for some reason." Sam nodded; she understood what was going on. Spencer had to draft a birth certificate for Angie, they needed proof that Angie was Sam's daughter, but they could just put Freddie down as the birth father. Spencer was going to put it down as Angela Benson, daughter of Freddie and Samantha Benson.
"She's going to need a middle name," Amy said while tapping her chin. Sam nodded and Freddie smiled.
"You get to give her a middle name," Freddie said with a grin.
"Angie…" Sam tapped her chin and smiled. "Jade, I like that name, what do you think, Angie?"
"I like it mommy," Angie said with a smile.
"I like it too," Freddie said with a smirk. "Angela Jade Benson, that sounds like one of those names that the mother can shout quickly when the child does something wrong."
"Shut up, dork," Sam said with a smirk.
"I may be a dork, but you love me anyway, and I love you and your daughter."
"She's your daughter too, Dork." Freddie smirked and Sam kissed his lips. Angie smiled and rolled her eyes.
"Kissing is gross!" Angie said quickly. "Don't kiss, little girl in the room!" Freddie and Sam parted and chuckled in response, Angie then jumped in between them and cuddled. "I love you Mommy, you too Daddy."
Angie...I'm a guy but I'll still say this: "Awww" Well guys say it too. Hope you liked this chapter, hope it also made you hate Hector even more. Next chapter will be up soon.