Sam's POV
It was time for my first doctor's appointment and Freddie was supposed to meet me at the apartment…but I couldn't get ahold of Carly and I knew better than to call Freddie…but what else was I supposed to do… I dialed his cell. "Hello! Samantha. I told you not to speak to Freddie anymore!" the line cut short
Wait Freddie has a private phone line…what's the number…what's the stupid number!
I found the slip of paper he'd written it on and quickly dialed the number praying he would answer!
"Hello…" mumble Freddie's sleepy voice
"Where the heck are you!?" I angrily whispered into the phone so not to disturb the sleeping beauties on the couch bed
"What? Sam?" he whispered
"Yes it's me! Find Carly and get your so in trouble butt over here!" I hung the phone up and grabbed an orange juice and leaned back against the counter. My cell rang…Freddie….
"What?" I asked
"I can't…Carly's sick and my mom's taking care of her…the lie will fall apart…" he told me
"FINE! I'LL JUST GO ALONE!" I shouted and slammed my phone waking Melanie in the process
"Sam are you okay?" she asked me rubbing her eyes
"No…Freddie can't come because Carly got sick with some 24 hour bug and now I have to go to…the doctors…alone." It just registered and now I'm terrified
"Sam…Sam calm down…let me get dressed and wake Jake and I'll take you. Okay?" she said
I nodded I couldn't move or let go of the counter for fear I might fall backwards. Mel went to the bathroom came back woke Jake explained the situation and told him we'd be back later…then pried me off the counter.
"I can't do this Melanie…turn the car around!" I said halfway to the doctors
"Samantha Joy Puckett! Stop it! Puckett's don't give up, so calm down everything's going to be fine." I took a deep breath…knowing my sister was right.
We got to the doctors and I signed in while Melanie sat down next to a very pregnant woman with two young kids at her feet. I came over to fill out a few forms. "Hey." I sighed sitting next to Melanie
"Hey…" she said
"Gabby! Stop that!" The woman scolded her daughter for getting in my bag
"No. It's okay." I said
"I'm sorry, they hate waiting here and I have no one to watch them…my husband works full time and my parents disowned me 5 years ago so…" The woman went on "Oh, my goodness I'm sorry I'm Alyssa, Alyssa Marley." She greeted picking up what seemed to be a 1 year old boy
"Is this your 3rd?" I asked
"5th actually…ages are 7, 7, 3, and 1…First was twins…very rare." She laughed
"Oh…" I laughed "Excuse me… need to run to the ladies room." Melanie got up and I moved to where she had previously been sitting
"So…do you need a daycare person for a while?" I asked hopefully
"Yeah…having a little one on the way with 4 others is just hectic!" she sighed
"Would you consider me for the time I can?" I pleaded
"Really?" she asked shocked
"I really need the money…I'm pregnant and my boyfriend is not allowed to see me according to his mother…I'm only 19…" I looked away
"Honey that's okay…I was you 7 years ago…scarred to be here…scarred of the wandering eyes, everything." Alyssa said
"Samantha Puckett." They called just as Mel returned "I'm Sam by the way. Here's my number." I scribbled it down real quick and went to meet Mel by the door and we walked into the back area and they lead us to an empty room. She pointed me to the bathroom across the hall and handed me a hospital gown. "Please go change the doctor will be in shortly
"O-okay." I said going to change
When I returned I saw Melanie on her phone texting someone, I assumed it was Jake. "Who you texting?" I asked
"Jake." Assumption correct
"How is good ole Jake?" I asked trying not to think about this appointment
"He found a job; they decided to interview him tomorrow." She told me shoving her phone back in her purse
"Mel is everything alr-"I was interrupted by a knock on the door, then it opened revealing a woman in a while lab coat who looked to be no older than 25.
"Hi I'm Doctor Nina James. You can call me Nina." She said
"Hello Nina, it's nice to meet you." Melanie said "I'm Melanie and this is my sister Sam."
"Well I understand Samantha here…" she started "Sam." I cut her off "I prefer to be called Sam please." I whispered
"Well it looks like you seem to be pregnant Sam." She stated the obvious
"Yes, I found out yesterday…I'm at least a month along. "I said
"Yes, well I'd like to do another test just to be sure so it you would please follow me." We left the room
Freddie's POV
It was the perfect plan. I told my mother I was going to Carly's to take care of her, but really I went to her apartment and told her that I was heading to Sam's appointment. I went down her elevator and snuck past Lewbert who luckily was sleeping. I got into Carly's car (Which she let me barrow) and headed to the doctors.
When I pulled in, I hopped out and raced in. "I'm looking for Samantha Puckett. I am her boyfriend." I told them and they led me to a room and knocked on the door
"Come in!" I heard…I think Melanie call. Whys Melanie here?
They let me in and I saw Sam sitting looking out a window and Melanie texting on her phone. "Princess Puckett?" That got her attention immediately
"Freddie? What…How…how are you here?" she asked me
"Crazy thinks I'm at Carly's and if she comes over Carly will say I ran out for some soup, or anything else she makes up." I smiled and kissed her cheek, just as the door opened revealing the doctor. "Oh, hello Sam and this is?" she looked at me
"I'm Freddie, Sam's boyfriend." I introduced myself
"I'm Dr. James, you can call me Nina." She said
"Are the results back?" Sam asked
"Yes and Miss. Puckett you are in fact expecting a bundle of joy in about 7 ½ months. Now I'd let to set the ultrasound machine up so we can see this little one." Nina said
My cellphone vibrated in my pocket and I checked it…Carly. "Hello?" I answered quickly
"Freddie…your mom says she's not leaving until you get back and I can't keep saying you'll be right back when you won't…she's making me soup downstairs, but you need to hurry!" she coughed and hung up the phone
I sighed and then told Sam "I'm so sorry Babe…I have to go."
"But Freddie!" she cried leaning back on the bed
"I can't risk not ever seeing you again…I'll be able to come next time I promise." I kissed her forehead and left
Sam's POV
The gel was cold on my stomach…I need Freddie here. The doctor put a paddle on my stomach and began moving it around. "Okay, now we are going to listen to the baby's heartbeat." She told me adjusting a knob on the computer monitor
The room was filled with loud sounds of a beating heart.
Thump. Thump. Thump. It was the most beautiful sound I'd ever heard…
"Interesting…" Nina mumbled
"What! Is something wrong?" I snapped instantly from my thoughts
"No no… I just didn't catch this until I heard the heartbeats…Your expecting twins." She smiled to herself
"Tw-twins?" I asked
"Yep. I'll print you a few sonograms so you can give or show them to family and friends…and you can clean up and get changed." She said handing me some paper towels and exiting the room
"Sam…are you okay?" Melanie asked
"Twins…two babies…" I said grabbing my clothes once I wiped the gel away "I-I can't do this Mel…not on my own…but Freddie is not going to be in the picture…I just know he isn't…not with a mother like his…" I was about to have another panic attack. I took a deep breath in and held it before releasing I did this a few times before heading to change and meeting Mel at the front desk for the sonogram pictures
"Miss. Puckett?" they asked
"Yes…" My voice was shaking
"Here are your pictures…congratulations." The lady smiled at me as we walked away
"Moommmy I want to go home!" a child cried as we walked past her
"Melanie…" I said climbing in our car "I…I can't do this…I'm terrified…no…I'm mom!" I started to sob
She pulled the car to the side of the road and took my hands in hers. "Samantha Joy Puckett listen to me and listen good. YOU are NOT under any circumstances like our mother…she's an alcoholic, poor, irresponsible person…you are not one of those things…" she told me
"Really? Then how did I end up pregnant?" I asked
"Love…you just got caught up in a romance, yes it wasn't the smartest, but now you have two miracles showing your love." Melanie smiled
"I wanted to get married, be settled down, and have a good job before I got pregnant!" I told her
"Calm down Sam…it will be okay." She told me
She started the car back up and we rode back to the apartment in silence…I hated this…I didn't want this…I wanted to grow up, then start a family after a wedding…but it's all in the wrong order…I went to my bedroom and continued my packing. For now I am shoving everything I can into suitcases then moving into the house…Now there's enough space for twins though…
"Oh Freddie…" I sighed holding the picture Freddie and I took when we were dating… "How can I love you so much…and you say you love me, but we never are together anymore…?"
I slowly set it back on the nightstand and continued to empty the closet…sorting stuff for charity and stuff to take. I can across an old shoebox. I lifted the lid and saw hundreds of pictures. "Melanie! Get in here!" I called
"Yeah." She walked in
"Look at this…I forgot I had this…" I handed her a pile of pictures
"This is mom and dad…" she said
"Yeah, when they were happy…Look here's one of the day we were born." I showed her. Dad was holding her and my was holding me. "This will never be me…" I whispered
"Yes it will…Sam, Freddie loves you more than anything…more than his mother, more than his Galaxy Wars bed sheets." Melanie laughed
"I don't know Mel…" I picked up another photo and saw something that made me smile. "Do you remember this?" I showed her the picture
"Oh my gosh…it's the team picnic from Kindergarten…you and I were partners and our teachers took the wrong twin back to the school…" she laughed
"I missed this." I blurted out
"Missed what?" she asked
"We were so close until middle school…I loved this…us, a sisterhood. I had Carly, but we just stopped being close when her and Freddie started going out…that's when I started talking to you again." I told her
"Awwwww, I love you Sam." She hugged me
"I love you too Mel." We hugged for a moment longer then my cell phone rang
'Freddie' it read. "You gonna tell him?" She asked
"No…not yet." I sighed
"I'll leave you be. Can I look at these?" She pointed to the box. I nodded and picked the phone up. "Hello?"
"Hello Samantha…" Marissa… "What do you need Marissa?" I harshly asked
"Are you still seeing my son?" wow. Cut to the chase much.
"No. You told me never to talk to him again. So no." I lied to her
"Really? How was the doctor appointment?" she asked evilly
"How…how did you know about that?" I asked her
"I work in a hospital Samantha…I have friends…They mentioned they saw my little Freddiekins at the appointment with blond twins…is there something you need to tell me? Because patient confidentiality and all that."
"Well, I did go to the doctors today…but I went with Jake, Melanie's fiancé." I lied once again
"LIAR! YOU BETTER STAY AWAY FROM MY SON!" She angrily yelled and hung up
"Oh great…" I mumbled
I texted Carly to tell her I needed to see Freddie for dinner at 7:30.
From: Carly
Okay, meet you at the apartment.
I sighed and went to the back of my closet where my dresses are still hanging. I grabbed a light blue dress. It was a knee length blue dress with a beautiful crossed neck line. I paired it with a pair of white flats. I grabbed a clutch handbag that was a light blue and sparkled a little. I grabbed my curling iron and added a few curls then pinned it back and applied some light make-up.
"Sam?" I heard Freddie call
"One second." I said grabbing my clutch and slipped on my shoes
I opened the door and saw Freddie sitting his back turned to me, on the bed. "Hey." I whispered
He turned and smiled at me "You look…beautiful."
"Thank you…" I looked down blushing
"Ready for dinner?" he asked
"Yes…" I said as he led me down the elevator and to Carlys waiting car
Carly drove us to the restrant and said to call and she'd come get us. We walked in and they escorted us to a table in the far back corner away from everyone else. We ordered our drinks and I then began. "We need to talk."
"Okay…what about?" Freddie asked
"Well to start…Im moving into a house…A five bedroom 4 bathroom, with an office, pool, huge yard…living room, great kitchen, basement, and a ton of room…"
"Why?" he asked
"My Aunt died and left the house to me and Melanie…she said with me having…" I was going to say twins, but stopped
"A baby…" he finished
"No…" I whispered "Twins…" I mumbled
"Tw-Twins?" he asked
"Freddie, its not surpirising! Im a twin, you're a twin! I mean come on! You have Izzie and I have Melanie now my babies will have a best friend." I told him
"Sam…" he said
"Don't Freddie. You don't want this…You don't want this life, you don't want me…us." I sighed a tear rolling down my cheek. I got up grabbed my purse and exited the restraut through a back door. We hadn't even eaten yet and I already left. I hailed a cab and told them my apartment address.
"Thank you." I told the old man and handed him a 50. "Wait ma'am." I turned back "Keep this…congratulations; you will be a great mother Miss. Puckett." The old man smiled and handed me my money and drove off.
"Thank you!" I called after him
I saw him smile in the mirror at countied to drive away. How did he know my name? Has he met me before? I walked into my building and took the evlevator up to my apartment. I walked in and saw Melaanie on the couch crying. "Mel? Whats wrong?"
"5 years…5 years and we have never…never had a f-fight like this…he-he got mad…he left, about an hour ago." She sobbed
"Shhhhh, Shhhh, it will be okay, calm down…he'll come back." I hugged her tight
"Th-thank you…" she smiled
"Hey, lets go out for a girls night…we both had bad nights. Go get changed." I told her
About 20 minutes later she came out in a white knee length dress, with a lacy neck line. She paired it with a cream colored bag aand a pair of white flats. "You ready?" I asked
"Yeah." Melaine sighed
"Happy face!" I warned her
"Yes mom!" she gave a small smile "Let's go." We walked out the front door after leaving a note.
We got in Melanies car and she drove us to a resutrant so we can eat seeing as either of us had. We took our seat and immeadity ordered.
"So I take it dinner with Freddie didn't go so well?" Melanie says
"Not at all. It sucked…I told Freddie about the house, and I started to say there was enough room for the twins but I stopped and he said the baby…but I said no the twins." I sighed and glanced down at Melanie's hands…this was the first time I ever noticed a ring on her finger
"Did you always have this ring?" I asked her
"Yeah…it was just sized wrong so it was at the jewelers." She said
"It's beautiful…" I told her
"Yeah…I just wish that…" "Melanie!" We turned our heads to see Jake running towards us
"Jake? What are you doing here?" Melanie asked
"I'm so sorry…" he hugged her
"How did you know where we were?" she asked
"I called him…I've got to go. Talk you two." I smiled and called for a cab
At least one of us has a great future ahead of us…it was always going to be Melanie…I was always the screw up…I love my sister so so much…I just want her life sometimes…
I told the cab to go to the house…I got out of the cab tipped the guy and got my keys out. I unlocked the door and stepped inside the house. The house was all furnished and beautiful…the only thing without furniture were the bedrooms. This was my new hideaway…I'd stay low for a few months let Freddie and his mom think we are over. I texted Melanie.
To: Melanie
Hey, I hope you guys worked everything out. Listen I am staying at the house, but I want only you to know…I'm going to stay here for undetected…so if Freddie asks you don't know where I am. Can you bring me some of my things…please? See you soon.
She texted back saying of course she would help me out and stuff. I walked up the stairs to the bedrooms and saw a huge master bedroom. It was beautiful it had a view of the backyard and the pool. I needed to get a bed for this room soon. I leaned against the wall and pictured the way this room could look with my designing skills. I know I've been too busy to think about school, but I want to be an interior designer…that's what I'm going to go to school to be.
I walked back downstairs and sat on the couch. My cell rang from my purse. I grabbed it and saw it was Freddie's private line. I hit ignore and threw my phone into the chair next to me. No more Freddie…at least not until I get everything settled.
2 ½ months later (Sorry guys! Just got to speed up a little!)
Freddie's POV
2 ½ months…That's how long it's been since I've spoken to Sam…No one knows where she is, Carly thinks she went off to school, I told her she wouldn't because of the babies. I looked in the address books and everywhere I could for her…nothing. I found nothing at all. I needed to find her…I love her. I grabbed my jacket and told my mom I was going out. She knew Sam was nowhere around so she no longer cared…I would've filed a missing persons report, if Melanie didn't already know where Sam was. I kept trying to get her to fess up, but she wouldn't.
I drove to the apartments where Sam used to live, or still does either way. I got on the elevator and rode up to Melanie or Sam's…whoevers apartment. "Melanie!" I called coming into the apartment
"She's out." Jake said
"Out where?"
"She went to get groceries." He said
"Really? Or is she with Sam?"
"The store. She is at the store." He simply told me
"You're lying…I know you are." I told him
"No, I'm really not; she'll be home any minute." He said
Melanie's POV
Jake texted me saying Freddie was there bombarding him with questions yet again. "I'm sorry Mel." Sam said
"For what?" I asked her
"Bringing you in the middle of all this." Sam said
"Sam…your my sister, stop it." I told her just as the doctor walked in
"Hello Sam, Melanie. How are you feeling today?" she said pointing the question to my sister
"I'm okay. Morning sickness is pretty bad, but other than that I'm okay." Sam sighed
"Okay, let's get started shall we?" Nina began to set up the ultrasound having Sam lie back on the table
She put the gel on and started moving the paddle around her swollen stomach. The familiar noise filled the room.
Thump. Thump. Thump.
"Looking strong. Would you like to know the genders?" Nina asked
"Yes…" Sam smiled
"Well it looks like you have yourself two very healthy little…"
A/N: Okay, so I'm a little mean. Sorry! Guess what! It's my birthday tomorrow! So as a birthday present please show me some love with reviews! Hope you enjoyed!
IMPORTANT! The links to Sam and Mel's dresses are on my profile!
