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 24 (Doctor's Appointment)
"Still, what happens at a doctor?" Angie asked as she sat in the waiting room with Sam, Freddie and Amy. "They're not scary?"
"That's right, they're friendly and good people," Freddie said with a smile. "They're going to check and make sure that everything is all good." Freddie had a clipboard in his hand and was filling out some information for the doctor. His main doctor was Dr. Bishop, but he asked for the other doctor, Dr. Parks. It wasn't too hard to get her to work Sam and Angie into the schedule, but then again, Spencer called them up and ironed out whatever difficulties there had been.
"I hope you're right and the doctor is nice." Freddie smiled and nodded his head as he stood up and walked over to the secretary, he handed her the papers and walked back.
"Angie, these doctors will be very trustworthy, this is a very good place and the nurses are very friendly." Angie smiled and Freddie rubbed her head. Freddie made sure that whatever doctors and nurses came around, they should be female, Sam still wasn't sure about other men and Freddie didn't think she'd want men around Angie. Though, he was sure Angie would be less terrified of men than Sam was, he was still taking whatever precaution was needed. Angie looked over and saw a small playhouse in the corner of the room, she looked longingly at it and the two children that were playing over there. "Go on Angie, go play," Freddie said with a knowing smile. "Don't worry; we'll be right here watching in case any major problems come up." Angie smiled but did have to admit that she was a bit on the shy side, this would be the first time she associated with other children. Freddie stood up and took her hand. "Come on, I'll go over with you and introduce you to the children over there, is that okay, Angie?"
"Yeah, let's do that." Freddie smiled and walked with Angie over to the playhouse, the two kids looked over and smiled at the new arrival. There was one boy and one girl; they were the same age as Angie.
"Hi!" The girl said quickly. "I'm Cara and this is my friend Johnny!" Johnny smiled and waved at Angie.
"Hi," Johnny said with a smile. Angie looked up at Freddie and he smiled down at her.
"Hello Cara, hello Johnny, this is my daughter, Angie," Freddie said with a smile. "Okay Angie, try to have fun with them, okay?"
"I-I'll try to, Dad," Angie said with a nervous chuckle. Freddie walked over to a chair and Angie stood with Cara and Johnny, she was more nervous than anything.
"I think she's a bit shy," Johnny said quietly. Cara narrowed her eyes and looked at him as if to say 'No Duh.'
"It's okay if you're shy," Cara said with a smile. "I'd be nervous too if I were meeting someone I didn't know."
"I…I never really met anyone else my age," Angie said quietly. Cara raised her eyebrow.
"You never met anyone your age before? Well why not?"
"You'll laugh…"
"Nuh-Uh! I will not laugh if you tell me."
"A bad man kept me and my mommy away from others and my daddy rescued us just the other day." Cara's eyes grew wide and Johnny blinked.
"You mean you and your mommy were kidnapped by a bad man?" Angie nodded her head and Cara looked over at Johnny and back to Angie. "Well it's great your daddy got you back! We should play now and have fun!"
"You mean you aren't going to laugh?"
"Why would I laugh about you not knowing any other kids your age?" Cara took a proud pose and smiled. "Why Johnny and I are represent…uh…whatever that word is that mommy and daddy always talk about! If we're the first people you're meeting, then I'm not going to laugh."
"Yeah, it's a big moment!" Johnny said with a smile. "You seem cool so I want to have fun and play, not laugh at you and lose a potential friend!"
"S-So I could be your friend?" Angie asked with a raised eyebrow.
"If you want to be," Cara said while moving her foot across the floor. "I wouldn't mind."
"But we wouldn't see each other again."
"So let's make the best out of the time we have here!" Cara grinned and crossed her arms. Just then the nurse came out of the door and called for Angie. The kids all had a disappointed look on their face. "Oh well, at least we met each other! Maybe there's a chance we'll see each other again!"
"Yeah, maybe there is," Johnny said with a smile. "It was nice meeting you Angie."
"You too!" Angie said as she waved and ran off with Freddie, Sam and Mrs. Puckett.
"Hello Angie," The nurse said with a smile as she bent over and looked at her.
"Hi, so are you the doctor?"
"No sweetie, I'm the nurse. I'm going to check you and your mother's heights and weights and then Dr. Parks will be here to see you." Angie nodded as they followed the nurse to a weight scale. They found out their heights and weights, then they followed the nurse to a room and waited for the doctor to show. It was not a long wait; they sat for about five minutes until Dr. Parks walked in.
"Hello, I'm Dr. Parks, it's good to see you today Mr. Benson, you never told me you were married and had such a lovely daughter!" Freddie smiled and crossed his arms.
"Yes, well we're here to get a checkup done." Dr. Parks nodded and sat on a stool, she looked at her paperwork and sighed.
"So, Mother and daughter were held hostage for a few years, Sam for ten and Angie for six." Dr. Parks looked at Angie and smiled. "Let's check you up first, dear."
"Okay!" Angie said with a smile. She got onto the medical table and Dr. Parks put on her gloves.
"Now remember, I won't do anything to hurt you, I'm going to check and make sure everything is well with you."
"I understand." Dr. Parks nodded her head and took out a reflex tool, she tapped Angie's knees and they kicked out. "Wow, I didn't even kick…"
"That's right, this tool here checks your reflexes and muscles, and it seems everything there is in working condition." Dr. Parks then took out a tongue depressor and looked to Angie. "This is a tongue depressor, I'm going to use this to have a look inside your mouth, and I'm going to check for any possible infections."
"Okay…" Dr. Parks took a small light and shined it into Angie's mouth as she pressed down on Angie's tongue.
"You're good, now I am going to look inside your ears and then I'm going to have a look at your eyes. The light will be a little bright, but don't worry; it will only be a second." Angie nodded and the lady did what she needed to do. "Okay, now I'm going to run a routine check up on your mommy, so if you'll go over there and sit with your father, I'll take care of your mom."
"Okay, thank you." Angie hopped off the table and Sam walked over.
"Hello, do you want me to call you Mrs. Benson or Miss Puckett?"
"Just call me Sam," Sam said with a small smile.
"Okay, well then, let me check your vitals and then we'll talk about what you and your husband are going to need to do."
"Okay, I understand that." Dr. Parks went through all the needed procedures and when finished, Sam went over to sit next to Freddie. Dr. Parks pressed her hands together and sighed.
"Okay, now what we need to do is run a test for any possible STDs or HIV, we'll need to check your blood and see if there are any other diseases or infections."
"What is all that?" Angie asked with raised eyebrows.
"What will happen is that you will go to the lab and you will have to get a shot. It doesn't hurt, and it's very quick. With a single drop of blood, we can find out a lot about you and your mother."
"So, I'm going to lose my blood?" Angie paled and Dr. Parks smiled.
"Your body will replace the blood we have and you'll be in just fine working condition." Dr. Parks sighed and looked over at Sam. "Now, when was the last time this man sexually molested you?"
"It has been about five months," Sam said quietly.
"Hmm, I'm not sure if we can perform a rape kit with that allotted time frame. By the way, you will have to be put on a certain type of diet for a while, the chart indicates that you are slightly underweight and you we have to get you back to a healthy weight and diet."
"Okay, I think that would be good." They talked for a few more minutes and the doctor explained everything that she thought would need to be done. Soon she handed them the papers to be given to the women at the hospital lab.
"The lab is down the hall and to the left, when they are done, you are free to go. We will have the results back to you within a week."
"Thank you," Freddie said with a smile. He walked with the others down to the lab and two women were in the room waiting for them.
"We decided to take both of you at the same time," One nurse said with a smile. "Now remember, this isn't going to hurt."
"I have to have a needle stuck into my arm!" Angie asked with wide eyes. "Are you sure it won't hurt?"
"It will be quick, just sit in the chairs and hold on to your mom's hand, sweetie." Angie nodded and sat in one chair, Sam sat in the other chair. The nurses would work on the outside arms as Sam and Angie held each other's hands. Sam looked at Angie and smiled, when Angie looked at Sam, her fear and nervousness went away. She didn't even notice when the nurse stuck the needle into her arm.
"When are they going to stick the…" Angie looked at her arm and saw some blood leaving, her eyes grew wide and she looked at the nurse. "When did you stick it in?!" The nurse smiled and let out a small chuckle.
"Just now, see, I told you it wouldn't hurt." After a few minutes, everything was done and Angie was poking at the bandage on her arm.
"I didn't feel a thing Mommy, did you?"
"No, I didn't feel anything at all," Sam said as she hugged Angie. "I guess it is safe to go home."
"I think I like the doctor's place, they're nice."
"I told you they were nice people here," Freddie said with a smile. "So tomorrow we'll go and get you enrolled in a school." Angie's eyes grew wide with enjoyment, she couldn't wait to go to a real school.
"Do you think she could have female teachers for now?" Sam asked with a concerned voice.
"It seems fine to me, seeing as how she acted around me and other men the first few days, she may react poorly to a male teacher." Freddie crossed his arms and sighed. "But at some point of time, she is going to need to have other male authority figures rather than just me. It is important to keep an appropriate balance between the male influence and the female influence in a child's life."
"I know, and when that time comes, it will." Freddie smiled and the group started to walk.
"Okay, well then let's go home."
There's the doctor chapter, Angie has met a couple of new kids, I wonder if she'll ever see them again. I hope you liked this!