Title: Cause and Effect
Summary: They made a choice. Then they made another. Now they're drowning in the consequences. [SEDDIE] for Rose Red Misery's "SeddieIsPregnant" Challenge
Disclaimer: As you have all probably guessed, I DO NOT own iCarly, the characters or any of the songs referenced in this story.
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Chapter One: Introduction
PART ONE: SAM -- A series of firsts
Sam sat on her bed, back pressed against the wall, eyes closed tightly as she tried her best not to cry. The painfully metallic taste of fear dwelled on her tongue, and her nails dug into her flesh as she tried futilely to stop the tears from escaping her eyes.
The warmth of his lips pressing against the curve of her waist, his tongue tracing a line to her belly button, her shirt pushed up over her bra.
She sniffled as she stared down the phone, her eyes trying to focus despite the water blurring her vision. She let her hands trace their way down from her bare arms to her lower abdomen.
She moaned as his lips came back up to meet hers. She watched him through half-closed eyes, his dark brown eyes holding the slightest hint of fear. She leaned up, placing a hand against the back of his neck and leaning up in an attempt to increase the pressure.
Tears started to flow from her eyes, dripping with an unexpected ferocity off of her face. She tried to hold back the sobs that were threatening to accompany the tears; she preferred to cry silently.
She made the fist move, unbuttoning his pants and tugging at the waist. That's when everything changed. Forever.
Sam reached down to pick up the phone, pressing the little buttons that made up Freddie's phone number. As she waited for him to pick up, she looked down and the small blue pregnancy test, the little blue positive sign brining on another wave of tears.
For the first time in her life, Samantha Puckett was scared.
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PART TWO: FREDDIE -- When she tells me
Freddie squinted over at the clock, his mind still slightly asleep. Little glowing numbers told him that it was roughly 5:30 on a Saturday morning. He groaned and flopped back onto the bed, trying to ignore the annoying music that was coming from his phone. He groaned, and pulled a pillow over his head in an attempt to block out the annoying sound. He was halfway back to falling asleep when he recognized the ring tone.
He was wide awake with the phone open and pressed against his ear in moments. Worry lines etched themselves into his face before either of their mouths had opened.
"Sam?" Freddie asked urgently. The only reason she would call him at a time like this would be if something was really wrong.
"Uh-huh," Sam's voice was thick with tears.
"You ok? What's wrong?" he asked quickly, dreading the answer.
"Freddie…" she trailed off and he could hear a sad little hiccup on the other end.
"Sam just tell me, it's ok." He was able to say it in a way that sounded truthful, covering up the fear that he was feeling.
"I'm pregnant."
The two words sent Freddie's mind reeling. Of all the things that had gone through his mind, all the possibilities, this one had never even occurred to him.
"Do you want to come over and," he searched for the right words, "we can talk about it?"
"I thought I'd try to get some sleep."
"Yeah, that's a good idea." He sat still for a moment, then asked, "do you want me to come over there?"
Sam was silent on the other end of the line. Freddie waited for an answer, not sure what he wanted, not sure if he would be able to make it over there if she said yes. This was hard for him too; it affected him as well as her.
"No. I think I'll be fine."
He could hear her bluff, but didn't call her on it, choosing the easier way out. "Ok then," he said quickly, "see you tomorrow."
"Yeah. Tomorrow," Sam sighed. Freddie waited until she hung up the phone, then flipped it shut.
In the future he would look back on that moment and wish he could have done it differently, though over the course of the next few months, there would be a lot of obstacles and events that he would wish they had conquered differently. Though at that moment, he realized something that would change his life forever.
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PART THREE: CARLY -- A bit like the movies
Carly sits with her arms resting on the counter, a highly concerned expression frozen to her face, as she waits for her best friend to come through the door. There is a small container of ham sitting on the edge of the counter across from Carly, placed there the moment Carly got off the phone with Sam. The tone that Carly had picked up in Sam's voice had scared her more than she likes to admit, so Carly sits as still as she can, trying her very best to stop herself from running through all the possibilities. But the longer she remains still, the harder it is for her to keep her mind from all the terrifying possibilities.
Just as Carly starts to loose control over her mind and the possibilities that it is coming up with, the door opens and Sam walks through, eyes focused on the floor. Carly leaps of the chair and walks over to Sam as quickly as she can without running.
Sam just sinks onto the couch, letting her hear loll back onto the pillows and closing her eyes. Carly sits beside her, taking in Sam's rough appearance.
"You ok?"
Sam opens her eyes slightly and Carly sees tears welling up in them. A moment later Sam finds herself enveloped in Carly's arms.
"What's wrong?" Carly's voice is quiet as she rubs Sam's back gently.
When Sam is able to find her voice, she repeats what she told Freddie that morning, adding that Freddie is the father. Carly is surprised, though not only by the information of her best friend's pregnancy, but the information of who was the other half of the problem was, if possible, even more shocking. Not that Carly would have ever expected Sam to end up a facing a teen pregnancy, but the fact that she was close enough to Freddie to have shared something that intimate with him was very shocking.
"You're with Freddie?"
Sam shruggs under Carly's arms. "I don't know. It was really just a one-time thing."
Carly pulls back and look at her. Sam's face crumples.
"I really don't know what to do Carly! I really, really don't know what to do." Sam collapses onto Carly's lap, and Carly rubs her back in attempt to calm her down.
"We'll figure it out Sam. I know we will." Carly reassures, her voice soothing.
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THANK-YOU to the songs 'Broken' by Lifehouse and 'Hide and Seek' by Imogen Heap for getting my brain working. Thanks also to the songs 'Brave Face' (though this one kinda just distracted me… .) by Delta Goodrem, 'February Air' and 'Drive My Soul', both by Lights. And of course, thanks to the song the entire fic is based on 'The Freshman' by the Verve Pipe. Please review, I really want to know what you think. This is my first attempt at this kind of fic, so please help me out.