"Uh, Mike, would you mind if I talked with...myself?" asked Samantha, looking at what was supposedly her teenaged self, though there were a lot of differences. Namely that she was taller, more muscular, and had darker skin. Though her features did bear a resemblance to her own.
"Uh, sure," said Mike, "I guess that doesn't sound too crazy..." He glanced at the other teens from another timeline, "Relatively speaking."
"Girls, I'll be back later," said teen Samantha.
"Don't take too long," said Kellie, "I'm on a timer."
"What does that mean?" asked Mike.
"It means I can only stay in this timeline for so long before I start to fade," said Kellie, "Don't worry, I have a safety line."
"Well, I suppose we better not dawdle," said adult Samantha as she and her alternate self went upstairs.
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Starting a conversation with yourself wasn't really easy as it sounds. It was a little unnerving for both Samanthas that the person right next to her was essentially the same as themselves and yet looked so different. Adult Samantha couldn't even think of teen Samantha as her younger self. They had the same height, despite teen Samantha not being full-grown.
"So... I notice you're not the same...type as me," said adult Samantha.
"Is that really your best way to ask?" asked teen Samantha.
"Well, sorry, but this is too weird for me to wrap my head around," said Samantha.
"Yeah, I know what you mean," said Sammy, "Well, my dad's pretty much pure Samoan."
"Really? How did your mom meet him?" asked Samantha.
"Apparently, she filled in a flier about her dream husband and it conjured him into existence and automatically made me half-Samoan," said Sammy.
"I'm sorry, what?" asked Samantha.
"I know, I can barely believe it," said Sammy, "Apparently a sorceress wanted to cause misery for Katie's friends and sent a magical trap to my mom. I'm lucky that Mom has better taste than that witch was expecting."
"I see," said Samantha, almost wishing she could have a little liquor. But she was pregnant and that wasn't an option.
"So what about your dad?" asked Sammy.
"I never really knew him," said Samantha, "I do have a step-dad. He wasn't particularly pleased this happened ahead of schedule." She gestured at her baby bump.
"Aren't you and Mike going to get married?" asked Sammy.
"Oh, we are," said Samantha, "I'm all for tying the knot with him. It's just that I found I was already pregnant in just about the most surreal way imaginable. So we're kinda rushing things so I don't have my daughter out of wedlock."
"Right..." said Sammy, wondering if she was really the strange one in this pair.
"By the way, how is your Mike?" asked Samantha, "I hope you're together."
"Oh, we're definitely a couple," said Sammy.
"He doesn't mind that you're so tall, does he?" asked Samantha, "I hear some men are intimidate by tall women."
"Not at all," said Sammy before leaning in and whispering, "Actually, he's got a bit of an amazon fetish."
"Does he now?" asked Samantha with interest.
"Yeah, I'm pretty much his ideal woman," said Sammy.
"I wonder if my Mike has that kink," said Samantha thoughtfully.
"You thinking about making yourself Samoan?" asked Sammy.
"I am now," said Samantha, "Though I wonder if it might harm the baby any." She rubbed her belly before saying, "Oh, what am I saying? After all the things that have happened with Lisa and her still being fine, I wouldn't have to worry about a thing."
"Uh, this might seem like the weirdest thing to ask, but can I touch her?" asked Sammy.
"Well...I don't see why not," said Samantha.
Sammy cautiously put a hand on Samantha's belly. She could almost feel the life growing inside of her alternate self. She felt a lot of things: confusion, warmth, tenderness, a little bit of fear, but mostly joy and pride. "You're going to be a mother," said Sammy.
"Yes, I am," said Samantha, maternal pride in her voice.
"Almost makes me wonder what it feels like," said Sammy.
"Be glad Lynne isn't here to hear that," said Samantha.
"Who?" asked Sammy.
"Lisa's future daughter," said Samantha, "She would probably take your for your word and swap the baby from my womb into yours."
Sammy withdrew her hand and asked, "You mean Lisa's daughter came back through time from the future."
"Oh yes, and she brought my future daughter along for the ride," said Samantha, "That's how I found out I was pregnant."
"Yeah, that is the most surreal way to find out," said Sammy.
"Of course, Lynne's present self is still a handful and she isn't born yet," said Samantha, "She would probably transfer my daughter into you as well."
"Ok, now you're making stuff up," said Sammy.
"Lynne is no ordinary girl," said Samantha.
"I'm starting to wonder if there's such a thing as 'ordinary'," said Sammy.
"Around here, probably not," said Samantha before they both laughed. They may looked different and come from different worlds, but it was clear the two Samanthas were a lot alike.