A/N – I felt mean for that short one, so I've just wrote this other one up quickly.
It's all phone calls, but I hope you enjoy it anyway, because it's an important step in the story!
Thanks for reading,
Daisy
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Sam and Freddie spent the next day trying to find contact details for Carly. The phone number they originally had would not work – she'd obviously changed her number. They were getting to reply from the e-mail, so there was a high chance that that had changed too. "Why don't we call Spen-cer?" Freddie suggested.
"Yeah! Good idea, freak."
"I'll ignore that comment."
"He'll have her contact details!"
Sam looked in her contact book and found 'Spencer Shay'. It rung a few times. "Yello?" He answered.
"Spencer!" Sam yelled happily.
"Er… who is this?"
"Sam! It's Sam!"
"Sam Puckett?" Spencer questioned.
"Yes! It's Sam!"
"And Freddie!" Freddie joined in.
"Guys!" Spencer cried happily. "Where are you?"
"We're in Venice." Sam replied.
"Is Carly with you?" Spencer asked hopefully.
"No…" Sam said. "Have you not been in touch with her either?"
"No." Spencer sighed. "And I can't get hold of her, either."
"We can't." Freddie said. "I think she's changed her number."
"I really hope she's alright."
"We all do."
"Look, I've got to go now, but I'll talk to you kids later." Spencer said happily.
"We're not kids anymore, Spence." Sam laughed.
"Talk to you later, old and mature adults."
"I like 'kids' better." Freddie smiled, and then they hung up.
"How are we going to get in touch with her then?" Sam worried.
"There's one person left who may have her number." Freddie remembered.
"Who?"
"Gibby!"
"Thank you so much, Gibby." Freddie said down the phone.
"It's fine, man. I have no idea why she wouldn't give you it!"
"I think there's something going on." Sam said, more to herself.
"Just one more thing, Gibby." Freddie started. "Did you know she has a son?"
"What the-"
"Watch your language, Gibby!" Sam laughed.
"I was going to say potato!" Gibby defended.
"What the potato?" Freddie laughed.
"Exactly! See, Freddie says it too!"
"Anyway, back to the point. You didn't know she had a child?"
"Er, no! I've been in touch with her the whole time as well!"
"Well, she has. He was dropped off on Freddie's doorstep as a baby."
"Carly abandoned her child? That doesn't seem like her at all!"
"I know. We're really surprised too, and confused."
"We're going to meet up with her." Freddie said. "We're inviting her round for two weeks."
"Do you think she'll want to come?" Gibby sighed. "Can I come too?"
"Sure." Freddie said.
"No!" Sam shouted. "You're too much of a nerd."
"You're still with the insults?"
"They haven't stopped since we met back up." Freddie stuck his tongue out at Sam.
"Are you two getting married?" Gibby asked out of the blue.
"What?" Sam said. "What would give you that idea?"
"I don't know. You just seem kinda in love."
"ANYWAY, we need to go now." Freddie changed the subject.
"Bye!" Sam said, and then cut him off.
"Carly?" Sam asked as Carly picked up her phone.
"Yea, Carly Shay speaking." Carly said.
"Carly! Hi! It's me, Sam!"
"And Freddie!"
"Oh no, God no." Carly said quickly. "How did you get hold of me?"
"Gibby." Freddie relied simply.
"I knew I shouldn't have trusted him."
"Why are you avoiding us?"
"Sam, I just…"
"What?"
"You'll be disappointed in me."
"Why?"
"I…"
"Carly, we want to invite you over." Freddie said. "The summer starts soon and we'd like to invite you over for two weeks."
"But why do you want to see me? I've deserted you and-"
"Carly we don't care what you've already done in the past. We've forgiven you. We just really want to meet up with you and talk."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah."
"That's great then. I can afford to come over, I need a holiday anyway."
"Will you be bringing Carlo?" Sam asked.
"No. He's working in England at the moment."
"Oh, okay then."
"Where are you two?"
"We're in Venice. I'll text you the details."
"Do you live alone?"
"No, we with my friend, Cat, and her boyfriend Robbie. And Benji."
"Benji?"
"Yeah, our..." Sam struggled.
"Look, we'll explain it all to you when you get here."
"Yay!" Carly smiled. "I need to go now, I've got to get to work, but I'll catch up later, yeah?"
"Sure." Sam smiled.
"Bye Carls." Freddie said, and then they hung up.