Chapter 31: Oh Mothers

Sam's POV

"No, no, no Freddie this isn't how I raised you! This isn't what I wanted for you … can we have a moment to talk in private," Ms. Benson was in rare form. I expected that she wouldn't take it well but this was a little much for me. My emotional state was so sensitive that her protesting made me feel like I could almost tear up. Freddie was steadily rubbing my back as he stared at his mother.

"No, mom there's nothing for us to talk about in secret. Sam's going to be the mother of my children it's not something that can be negotiated." Marissa huffed and looked up at Sam and then back down to her to her fingers.

"Well, this is going to sound really cold Samantha, and I want to remind you that I tried to have the conversation in private. Freddie, Samantha is not the woman for you. Now you've gone and gotten her pregnant. We talked about this at length during your schooling. I remember the first time I saw that you had this … this obsession with Sam. You were supposed to be doing your homework and writing her name. I told you she was trouble and a handful and I still know I'm right. I really wished you'd listened to me Freward." I couldn't believe how badly hearing Ms. Benson talk about me hurt. Normally, I would've given the woman the business and told her where to stick her beliefs.

"I don't mean to pry Ms. Benson, but Sam has really changed since high school. I mean she's well established and respected woman in our community. I mean Freddie could do far worse," Maxine defended her. Marissa looked at Max with disbelief.

"Please, I've know this girl for far more years than you have. I know that characteristics like hers don't just change overnight. Once a bad seed always a bad seed. I told him that he should just stick with his little crush with Carly but you never listen to me." That was the statement that broke me.

"You're right my changes in my life didn't happen overnight. I worked hard to get my degrees … I don't have to explain myself to you. You are right Ms. Benson, I was not the best well behaved in my youth but I'm most certainly not a child now. I've changed and I really wish you would too." I got ready head to the stairs and go up to my room when the doorbell rang. I knew who it was. I wasn't sure I had it in me to deal with her right now. I went to the door and opened it. There was my mother smacking on her gum with her hand on her hip. She looked me up and down.

"Well, well who'd you trap to get a house like this!" My mom moved past me and cased my new house.

"Hey mom, please come in," I mumbled as I watched her look around the living room.

"Hey Pam," Benson said and extended his hand. Oh God, he should've known better my mom wasn't normal. She was going to chew him up and spit him out.

"So is it you, are you my daughter sugar daddy?" I rolled my eyes.

"Oh Freddie, tell me you didn't buy Sam this house!" Marissa chastised him.

"I didn't, but I would buy her a house and so much more! Sammy is perfectly fine by herself, but I want to be in her life. I want to be in her life forever and she will be."

"Hold on wait … so who bought you the house Sam?" Pam looked at her daughter and I glared at my mother. I knew exactly where this was going. Melody was supposed to be my mother's financial savior but when she moved away with her husband Martin and became of house wife her dreams of sitting pretty evaporated. I was careful not to tell my mother too much about my financial gains because I knew that she would be quick to leech off me.

"I did mom, I bought the damned house," I blurted out the truth before I could come up with a decent enough lie.

"With what money? Did you rob a bank or something?" Her mom chuckled but Sam knew her mom wasn't joking.

"What's wrong with you people why can't you except the fact that Sam has changed." Carly stood up and started to defend me.

"So what you're telling me that you are making money … good money, and you didn't tell your own mother." My mom was now towering over me and I didn't have the resolve to get into the conversation that would follow if I were to truly speak my mind. I was ready for my mom to leave already. She hadn't even really said anything about the fact that I was having a baby and she didn't care who the baby's daddy was the only thing she was concerned with was what was in my wallet. I went over to purse and pulled out my checkbook.

"How much do you want mom?" I started to fill out the check and she came over to me and away from the crowd.

"How much do you have?" I wrote the check for ten thousand dollars and handed it to her. If I knew my mom this would tide her over for a while. She looked up at me with shock a wonder. She went to give me a hug and I moved away from her.

"Stay for the party if you want … leave if you wish I don't care. The reason I invited you here was to let you know I was pregnant, now you know and you can go." I went over to Freddie whispered in his ear. "I need to go lay down for a while. I'll be back in a few, don't leave the crowd kay?" I had enough I couldn't deal with all the people who were just so unhappy with the fact that I was carrying Freddie's babies. I curled up on my bed, cuddled with my pillow and allowed the tears to flow.

Author's Note: Sad chapter I know, but the parties not over yet. Maybe the moms change their ways … what do you think? As always please read, review, and no flames.