Chapter 18: Cut the Pretty Talk

Sam's POV

I woke up on the wrong side of the bed. It wasn't daylight outside yet, the clock on my nightstand told me it was 4AM. I lifted to my elbows as and realized the alien arm draped across my abdomen. Oh God, not again! Freddie was lying on his back deep in slumber with this way too happy look on his face. I rolled my eyes and focused on the reason I'd been awaken from my sleep. I had to pee, like really, really bad. As I sluggishly made my way into the bathroom, I noticed that my five little tests were still out. I closed the door quickly behind me.

"Shit," I mumbled as I picked up the first test that read positive. "Shit times five!" I groaned as I grabbed all five tests and wrapped them in toilet paper and buried them in my trash can. I was about to seriously freak out. I snuck back into my bedroom grabbed my cell phone from the dresser and then tiptoed into the living room.

"Sam?" My partner whispered angrily.

"What did you do Max? Why did you send him here?!" I wanted to yell at her but I didn't want to wake Freddie up. I didn't want to talk to him yet. I didn't know what to say. I shouldn't have given in so easily. I shouldn't have let him into my place.

"Is he still there?"

"Answer my question?"

"Sam, you called me before day break about something so trivial. So what if I did give him your number. You're carrying his baby, you were going to have to connect with him soon anyway." I could hear her shifting in the bed and huff. Nathaniel murmured something and she told him to hush.

"So what happened with Benson anyway? Is he crashing on your couch?" She said sarcastically.

"Something like that," I murmured he was on a piece of my furniture so I wasn't completely lying.

"That's a yes or no question; your evasion of the question leads me to believe that you got freaky with Mr. Benson!" Max chuckled softly.

"It's too early and I'm under too much stress to start using lawyer brain right now." I took a deep breath and sighed. "I took another test you know … well actually I took five."

"Five why the hell would you take that many?" Max laughed so hard she snorted.

"Because I wanted to be sure, and I am by the way."

"I know, I bought the most accurate test in the store and I researched before purchasing. You should work on being happy Puckett." I groaned at her statement. "Life doesn't always go as planned. Your little nugget could be fate bringing you and Freddie together. Honestly people don't normally get pregnant as fast as you did!" She snickered and I couldn't help but laugh too.

"Shut up Max!" I calmed down and it wasn't until then that I realized that was chilling in my living room naked. I looked down at my belly it was most definitely poking out. I can't believe Freddie didn't realize there's a baby in there. I grabbed my blanket off my recliner and wrapped it around me. Well, then again I didn't realize it until today. "You still there?"

"You told me to shut up Sam!" She teased. "I seriously need to get back to bed. The big guy doesn't sleep the same without me. Talk to you in a few hours and don't think your kinky visit excuses from coming in on time!"

"Yeah you're not the boss of me!" I teased.

"We are the boss of each other!" She retorted.

"Fair enough, see you tomorrow girlie!"

"Night Sam go cuddle with your Freddie!" Before I could cuss her out she hung up. I threw my phone down on the couch beside me and heard my mattress springs move. Then his footsteps down my hall.

"Hey," he said as he rubbed his eye as he entered the living room in nothing but his black boxer briefs. Seeing him made me a little nervous. Max had brought up one point I would have to tell him about the baby the question was when.

"Hi," I said quietly my voice was so soft I barely recognized myself. He smirked and sat beside me on the couch. He pulled my feet into his lap and began massaging them. It felt SO good, I hadn't realized how sore my feet were until tonight, heels were most definitely not my best friend.

"I want you to come back to bed Sammy." His left hand trailed up my right leg. I stopped him before he went past my thigh.

"Freddie," I whined.

"Sammy." He lifted my leg and began kissing a trail up my leg. "Come back to bed," he urged as he began kissing up my thigh and my breathing started to accelerate. He leaned in and placed his forehead against mine. "Please."

"Is this why you came here? To seduce me?" I whispered before his lips touched mine. He pulled back and stared at me.

"I came here to be with the woman I am in love with. I wasn't sure if we would … do this but I won't lie I'm glad we did. I've missed you." Both his hands trailed down my sides. "Back to bed!" He hopped off the couch and lifted me into his arms and took me into my bedroom. He did it much easier than I anticipated.

"Freddie, we need to talk!" I protested as he laid me don't again on the wrong side of the mattress. It we were going to continue this we would have to discuss that!

"We'll talk later while I'm fixing you breakfast," he breathed before kissing my cheek. "Right now let me put you back to sleep." He smirked at me with a dirty sexy look in his eyes. The look was so intense it made the area below my belly button hum.

"Okay," I stuttered over the one word and he chuckled as he slowly pulled my blanket from my tight grasp.

"You're body so beautiful Sam," he whispered, "I think you're even more beautiful than before." He smoothly situated both of us under the covers. He didn't need to feed me lines I was already in the mood. I knew he had to be lying because I'd gained quite a bit of weight.

"Cut the pretty talk Benson … just make love to me," I said as I wrapped my arms around his neck.

"Yes, ma'am!"

Author's Note: I was trying to get a chapter out for my birthday but I failed by about thirty minutes. My birthday was Oct 28th. Review and that can be your birthday gift to me! (Flames = bad gifts)