A/N: Hello, everyone! Shae here. Well, it's taking me a long 4 years to get started on this lovely fanfic. I'm so terribly sorry. I've been captured by Terry & he's forced me to take control of WOOHP again. LOL, I had to come up with a good excuse. Luckily our 5 favorite spies (Sam, Scam, Clover, Alex & Britney) stopped him. But now I'm back & I've been thinking of a lot of ways I want to approach this, so here it is.

To the biggest Sam/Scam fan ever, CL (Cresenta's Lark): I know you've been waiting for me to write this for a long time, & I'm sorry for the long wait. Please don't hate me, LOL. U know I love u & enjoy ur stories a lot. So hopefully this makes up for it?

Without further ado ladies & gentlemen, finally, here is my 3rd fanfic, When we First Met.

Disclaimer: Totally Spies! belongs to Marathon/Zodiak/Nickelodeon God, I miss that show…

Clover's POV

It's been exactly 5 years since you last saw us. Yep, we're still living in our Villa in Beverly Hills, California. Well, not all of us. I'm living in Paris with my beautiful, sexy husband, Arnold Jackson. Ha! I bet you all thought I'd run back to Blaine, huh? As for him, he's living his life pissed at me for not taking him back after all the shit he's put me through during our 4-year engagement. I'd be a fool to throw away 12 years of history for that lying, cheating jerk. Now, I'll be completely honest with you: I cheated too. Yeah, I know. I was wrong, but in my defense it was to get back at Blaine for sleeping with Mandy.

Look, Arnold & I have known each other since our Sophomore year in Bev High. We dated until our Senior year, then he went on to pursue a degree in Physics at Stanford University while I flew to Malibu with Al & Sammy to attend Mali-U. In 2010, we reconnected while I was engaged. He decided to transfer to Mali-U because he missed me too much. I can't say I blame him, though. In all honesty, I missed him too. You all know that the main reason I ended things with Blaine was because of his infidelity, but it was also because of his jealous streak, which was the final straw.

Blaine had a tendency to…get jealous at the thought of me even talking to another guy - even Jerry, who's our boss for WOOHP. I didn't understand it at all & to be honest, with all the guys I've flirted with or dated over the years, neither one of them had the tendency to get nasty with me. But Blaine was a different story. We dated for a year before getting engaged. He proposed to me after his run with Britney in WOOHP Australia.


I guess that was his way of getting me to forget that he tried to hit on her during missions. But I was blind enough to overlook it, which pissed Alex off to the fullest. Totally understandable. She was angry at me, not Brit. She wanted me to see him for who he really was, but as you probably guessed, I was thoughtless to everything he did. When I found out about him sleeping with Mandy, that was the end for us.

You ever heard the saying, "Don't be mad when it's done to you?" or something like that? Well, that's exactly what I did. I played the betrayed fiance, while I failed to remember my little indiscretion, cheating with Arnold.

And I payed for it in more ways than one. He caught us in bed together. I hated that I resorted to revenge sex, but he asked for it. He tried all he could to apologize to me for his little rendezvous with Mandy of all people, but I didn't wanna hear anymore of his excuses just as he didn't care to hear mine.

I probably knew, that I was done at that point. I thought I'd finally found the right man after Arnold & I parted ways after graduation. But that was a total lie. He turned out to be a total asshole. In a way, I'm kinda relieved that Arnold came back in my life after the breakup, well aside from us talking to each other for 730 days (2 years) straight via Skype or phone. We never officially broke up even though we've at least tried to move on.

When he finally found out about me being an international spy, he was a little shocked, as well as angry & relieved. That was the main thing that caused friction between us during our relationship. He'd always wonder why I'd suddenly disappear in the middle of class or dates, & it'd frustrate him to no end because I couldn't tell him exactly why I left so suddenly. You know, WOOHP policy. Damn it. We were in High School then, so I should've been allowed to tell my boyfriend the truth about my job. I mean, what harm could it have done?


Sam & Alex didn't have to worry about that because both Scam & Jessey were already agents, so I was the one left with the big secret that had to remain hidden from her boyfriend. Lucky me, huh?

Wouldn't you believe it, I almost quit working for WOOHP. Me! Jerry had told all of us that we couldn't tell absolutely anyone about our secret. Well, except our parents of course. And you remember how well that went. My mother is the most strict out of all of our mothers. She was pissed to learn that I wasn't going to school to be a brain surgeon. It was originally supposed to be ear lobe surgeon, but both of those sound so…lame. I wanted to be a fashion designer, but that didn't go as planned. So, fashion critic? What? That's a job, right?

Enough about me. Let me tell you about my little ball of energy, Mason. He is 6 years old. And like I love Yves Mont Blanc, he loves superheroes, almost as much as he loves his Uncle Jerry. Jerr loves him to pieces. You should see him whenever we fly to London to visit him. It's so cute how excited he gets when I tell him we're going to see Jerry. Who would've thought that his top WOOHP agents would become mothers?

Alex was the most excited to learn that I was having a boy. They love playing catch together & going out to the zoo. One time, they brought home another stray pet, this time another dog & begged us to let them keep it. I immediately opposed to the idea because 1. We have Oinky, whose a lot bigger now & eats everything he can get his slimy snout into & 2. We don't need another mouth to feed. That damn pig chewed up 3 pairs of my jeans, 2 of my Yves Mont Blanc jumpsuits, all of Sam's homework assignments, & Scam's trench coat.

I reached my wit's end with that pig, just as Scam did. We both told Alex that she had to send him back to the farm because there wasn't enough room for him anymore. There used to be 10 people who lived in that house, now 8 with me being in Paris. We had Chelsea & Khelsea, who were afraid of him, & then my little boy who'd grown attached to him.

Sure, Al was bummed, but she eventually got over it. She still goes to visit him whenever she can. Mason often wondered why we had to let him go & I've told him repeatedly that we didn't need him anymore. Let's just say that I was named Worst Mommy of the Year. I know he misses Oinky, but it was for the best.


As for Alex, she & Jess have been married 5 years. Their wedding was beautiful. She wore a yellow dress like the ones you see in those Disney princess movies. They danced to Selena's I Could Fall in Love. I'll tell you, there wasn't a dry eye in the house. I'm so proud of her. It's funny how she was the last of us three to get married. We always joked about who'd be the first to get hitched. Sam always said that she'd wait until she was in her early 30s to get married, but then she changed her mind when during our Sophomore year at Mali-U.

I knew she would, given the fact that she wanted to marry Scam just as soon as she could. I had to be the supportive friend & be happy for her, even though I was against their relationship in the beginning. I mean, hello? The man tried to kill us twice so he could be the head hancho at WOOHP, or drain out all the water from the Earth. Can you say lame? At least with Terrance, there was a legitimate reason.

Sam coerced me into keeping this secret from Al once I learned about her & Scam dating. They were secretly dating from our Sophomore year at Bev High to our Sophomore year at Mali-U. From '02 to '08, about 6 years. Now, I know what you all are thinking: How could you keep this from Alex? She's your best friend!

Yes, I know that, but you have to understand I was doing this for her own good & Sam made me promise! And it was selfish as hell for the both of us to keep this from her. Worse than her learning that I was moving here in Paris. Mrs. Gabby was on board with them getting together, but when his criminal past reared its ugly head, well, let's just say it wasn't a good day for her.

She pretty much did what any mother would've done - forbid her from seeing him again. She even forced her to call WOOHP & tell Jerry that she wouldn't be working for him anymore. And this was after she, along with Mrs. Carmen & my mom learned we were spies.


I love Sammy to pieces, but I just don't understand why she couldn't tell Al & Jerry about her relationship with Scam. Sure, she was afraid of the aftermath, but it would've been a huge weight off her shoulders.

He went ballistic once he found out. I haven't seen Jerr that pissed since he mistook us for fugitives. He forbid Sam from seeing him anymore & even went as far as firing her. I still can't get over that one. I guess in the back of my mind, he had a right, but he was way harsh. Now, I got an earful from Alex & it was well-deserved because as I mentioned before, I've kept this from her for 6 damn years. I can't say I blame her for being pissed off at me, but it was the simple fact that we lied to Jerry about it.

Jerry was more angry at both me & Sam, but mostly me because I betrayed him. I wanted to make Sam happy, no matter his past, I had to pretend for her sake to be alright with it & that's all that mattered to me. I admit that I was wrong to put them through that. It took a long time for the both of them to forgive me because I broke the #1 rule, which was to never hide things from your boss, no matter how bad the situation.

Sam took full on responsibility for keeping this from her & she tearfully explained how much she'd loved him, even if she knew it was wrong. The man had a bad rep with WOOHP & it didn't matter to her anymore because he made her happy. Al told her that being with him would make her lose focus on missions & she didn't hesitate to remind her about James…


Flashback - June 20, 2008 - Sam confesses about her relationship with Tim Scam

"What did you want to inform me about, Samantha? Is this about me sending Britney on missions with you three? You know, she really does enjoy working with you all." Jerry said with a smile to match. "No, no. It's not Britney. I-It's…Tim Scam." the red-head replied. Perplexed, Jerry asked. "Tim Scam? What about him?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.

Exhaling a trembling deep breath, Sam replied, "Jerry, Tim Scam is…my boyfriend. We've been dating for 6 years. It started 5 months after our Mother's Day mission. Look, I know it's wrong for me to be with him, despite him being a dangerous criminal, & everything that went down over the years,. There was just something about him that made me fall in love with him." she explained.

"Oh? And just what would that 'something' be, Sam? Was it the fact that he made you all believe that I'd retired just so he could take over my company? Or the fact that he kidnapped your mothers? Or the fact that he brainwashed me so I'd stand alongside my bastard of a brother to control WOOHP? You know the rules, Samantha! There can't be ABSOLUTELY any type of relationship with WOOHP employees - criminals or not. Now, Dean was an exception because he was a full-time agent. I'd expect Clover to break that rule, you know, before she settled down, but you? I'm so disappointed in you." Jerry snapped.

In a way, he was right. Sam wasn't the type to fall in love with a criminal. In fact, neither one of them were. This was totally out of character for her.


Sam explained, "He's a charming, sweet, caring man, Jerry. He opened up to me in a way that I never expected him to. I know things about him that no one else knows & that's between the 2 of us-" she was abruptly cut off by her raven-haired friend's sudden outburst. "Oh, my God! Sam, are you serious?! The man is a fucking CRIMINAL! We've already established that, but what I'd like to know is how you could manage to keep this from me? For 6 years! I'm your best friend!" Alex snapped, obviously floored at this confession.

"Al, I helped her keep it. I was pissed at her when I found out about their relationship. She begged me not to say a word to anyone, including Jerry. I know I was wrong, but I really had no choice. You have to understand that." Clover explained.

"How could you do this? Was this to get back at me for spilling all of your secrets when we were at Bev High? I get it. I'm a blabbermouth, but did you really think that I'd just shout it out in fear that I'd get her fired? Clover, you had a choice. You could've told her that you weren't gonna go through with this. Simply declined her request. Why would you think that it was okay to keep this under wraps?!" she asked, unable to keep the anger-filled tears from falling down her face.

"Because I wanted her to be happy, Alex! She wanted me to keep silent in fear of it ever getting out. She trusted me!" the blonde yelled in defense.

She then turned to her red-headed friend & said, "Sam, why'd you do this? I just don't understand what you could possibly see in him. He'll break your heart just as James did in the past. Do the Credit Card of Death & car explosion not ring a bell?! He tried to get rid of Jerry! We really thought that he'd officially retired. And to add salt to the wound, he works for Terrance at LAMOS. Hell, my Mom even tried to set me up with him!" she screamed.


Looking her best friend in the eyes, Sam explained, "Tim is very misunderstood, Alex. He felt underappreciated here. He felt as though Jerry never valued his hard work."

"So, get a damn shrink for him, Sammy! Don't play the hero. You were against him once. What happened? How'd you feel if I were to fall victim to a criminal, despite his past & I coerced Britney to help me keep it covered, betraying your trust? Would you see it any differently?" Alex asked.

No. I'd be just as upset at you for lying to me." Sam replied.

"And Clover? You'd feel the same way, right? You could've told us. I...I know that you didn't wanna betray me, but you lied to Jerry. Why didn't you say anything?" Alex asked, waiting for an answer.

"I-I don't know, Alex. All I know is that I should've told you the second I found out. You have no idea how bad I wanted to tell you & Jerry, but I made a promise." Clover tearfully explained.

"So, keeping this hidden from me & Alex was more important than obeying WOOHP policy? And despite how you felt about Samantha's infatuation with Tim Scam, you still decided to go along with keeping this secret. Is that right?" Jerry asked.

"Yes. Jerr, I'm sorry. I know I broke your trust & I'll do whatever I can to make things right between us again. I know I always snap at you for WOOHPing us in the middle of classes or vacations & stuff, & I always make jokes about your age & clothes, but I never meant to hurt you like this. I love & appreciate you so much & I understand if you wanna fire me." the blonde replied, still crying.

Sighing, the man replied, "Clover, I'm not going to let you go over keeping a secret that could've potentially put you all in danger. Instead, I will need to confiscate your X-Powder & WOOHP ID. I'm putting you on a 3-month suspension from WOOHP. Britney will fill in for you until your return."

"WHAT?! You're suspending me?! Jerry, that's not fair!" Clover yelled, in shock at the sudden turn of events.

"Yeah, well life isn't fair. Your X-Powder & ID, please." Jerry sternly ordered.

Sam stood up in defense for her friend. "Jerry, think about what you're doing! You can't punish Clover for my rebellion. I was the one who talked her into keeping my relationship under wraps."

"You're right. You're fired. May I also have your X-Powder & WOOHP ID?" Jerry said.

"J-Jerry, no! I've worked with you for 7 years! You can't do this! I'll tell Scam that I can't see him anymore. I can't leave WOOHP behind. Please! I love this job. You can't take it away from me, Jerry." Sam tearfully pleaded.

"Well, maybe you should've thought of that before you decided to take a walk on the wild side, Samantha. Now, would you be so kind as to handing over your X-Powder & ID?" Jerry demanded, his tone now angry.


Sam reluctantly walked over to her boss, thus giving him her belongings. As of today she'd finally be getting her shot at living a normal life. She was going to hate not being a Super-spy anymore. As much as she hated being unexpectedly summoned to Jerry's office on a daily basis to go on missions that were sometimes never ending, she still loved saving innocent lives from destruction that was created by bitter, whacked out petty villains/villainesses. And she'd never get the chance to travel around the world as much, either. All because she fell in love with a villain - a suave, charming, irresistible villain.

"Jerry, I'm so sorry. I can't imagine my life without WOOHP. But I also can't imagine my life without Scam." Sam explained.

"Well, your life seemed pretty damn normal before his entrance in your life, Sam." Alex retorted.

"Al, I get you're upset, but you need to calm down. We need to think things through." Clover calmly stated.

"Clover, this isn't like the dozens of times when we've borrowed each other's clothes or college notes. You & Sam lied to me & Jerry for 6 YEARS! What - do you think that I shouldn't at least be affected by that? I just need to remain calm about this, right?" the raven-haired girl said.

"No-I..I didn't mean it like that. Look, Alex. I know it was wrong for me to help Sam keep her secret & I shouldn't have gone through with it. How many times do I have to apologize?!" she screamed, already beyond frustrated. She was already reeling at the thought of being suspended from WOOHP & right now she didn't need the added stress of downright unforgiveness from the girl she looked to as a sister since childhood.

"You can apologize a million times & it still won't erase the betrayal!" Alex said.

After Sam had returned her WOOHP belongings, she turned around & took one last look at the big red sofa, which had taken the previous spot of the big flip-out bed shaped in one of the mounted O's of WOOHP She took deep, trembling breaths, struggling to keep the burning tears from falling down her face. "No more unexpected WOOHPs, no more plopping down on this couch in tangles, no more vacations cut short by baddies, no more cool gadgets..." she trailed off.

Jerry walked from behind his desk & put an arm around her. "Samantha, I'm sorry that it has come to this, but until I can be sure that I can trust you again, you're going to have to...end things with Tim Scam.

Sam felt her heart drop at her boss' sudden words. End things with Tim Scam? The man whom she once saw as an enemy, but now sees as her true love?

"WHAT?! Jerry, I can't do that." Sam said in a defiant tone.

I don't see why you can't break things off with him, Sam. If you didn't have a hard time sneaking around with each other behind our backs, then ending the relationship shouldn't be too difficult, right? What about our motto: 'Spy Friends Forever'?" Alex said.

"Yes! It is difficult! I can't break things off with him because..." the red-haired woman trailed off, afraid of saying much else to her already infuriated friend & boss.

"Why?! Why can't you break up with him?! Tell me why you've destroyed our friendship over a former LAMOS employee!" Alex angrily demanded.

"Because we're engaged." a deep, masculine voice replied.


Shocked, Jerry replied, "You're... engaged? As in...to be married? But you just said that he was your boyfriend."

"Yes, he was my boyfriend, but is now my fiance'." Sam replied.

"When did this happen?" Alex asked.

"Earlier last year. On Valentine's Day.

"On the day Arnold & Clover broke up?" he asked.

Looking at Scam, Clover asked, "You proposed to Sam on the WORST day of my life?! Insensitive, much?"

Scoffing, Tim said, "Wow, talk about over dramatic."

"You jackass! You turned our Sammy against us!" the blonde screeched.

"Says the woman who was blind to her straying fiance'.


"See? He still has evil tendencies in him! He's not good enough for you, Sammy." Alex chimed in.

"You know what? I don't give a damn what you think! I get what I did was wrong & I didn't mean to betray either one of you, but I'm not going to jeopardize my life in order to please the naysayers. I'm in love with Tim & if you can't see that then...maybe we shouldn't be friends anymore!" Sam yelled.

"Sammy...you don't mean that." Clover said, voice breaking.

"Oh, yes I do, Clover. I'm sorry. Yes, there was a time where I'd rather slam my hand in a car door than even think about being in a relationship with a man who worked for the twin brother of my boss...but things have changed. His past mistakes have made him a better person. You once believed that about Blaine." Sam said as a matter-of-fact.

"Yes, but I wasn't thinking clearly, Sam. And I wanted to ignore all that he did. Blaine was a bastard. And sooner or later you'll see that about Tim." Clover stated.

"He's not evil anymore, Clover. He's a good man. I love him just like you love Arnold. Please don't let your suspicions of Tim ruin this for me. You stuck it out with me for this long, don't backtrack now." Sam pleaded through sobs.

Clover sighed in defeat. "Okay, but if he does something to hurt you, I'm gonna make him wish he was working for Terrance again. I mean it." she replied, shooting a death glare at her soon-to-be brother-in-law.


Present Day - Clover's POV (Continued)

Okay, so I left out one minor little detail. I was put on a 3-month suspension because I assisted Sam with her secret. She got engaged to the guy. That's why she couldn't break up with him. I don't understand why she was so blind to all of the shit he'd done to us over the years, but then again, who am I to judge? I was engaged to a man who wanted to KILL me, thanks to Geraldine.

Let's just say I got a lot of stuff done during my time off from spying. Of course, you could always count on me going to the Mall. Scam went along with me to get Sam an anniversary gift for their 6-year anniversary as a couple. I told him that I was happy for him. I've joked with him over his lame plans like Scam-Lar & draining the water from the Earth. He hated that. All I ever wanted was for him to make her happy.

It took a while for Alex to forgive me (As I mentioned before), but I bribed her with Snicker-doodles & a T-Bone music video countdown & all was forgiven. Jerry hadn't talked to me in 2 years after that. G.L.A.D.I.S thought he was being ridiculous. I guess I really hurt him, huh?

I got to take Mason out to the mall because he loves to play in the Giant Ball Pit. Another activity he loves to do would be helping me in the kitchen. Last year for Christmas, he helped me make my world-famous Crab Macaroni & Cheese. I had to make 3 extra pans because apparently Oinky loves it as much as Mandy & Alex do. Oh, you should've seen it.

Mandy & Alex were fighting over who got to take the pan home for dinner. Alex was preparing to fly to England to visit her family. She'd packed it in her suitcase in one of those portable bags that you carry your casserole dishes in. She & Mandy were outside our house playing Tug-A-War with it, arguing about who got to take the pan home next. Mandy had decided that she got to have Alex's pan because well, Oinkers, as she calls him, ate the entire pan the year before. I guess that pig really does love my cooking. And he wasn't exactly a big fan of Mandy anyway.

Sam, Jessey, & Scam all stood in awe watching the show, laughing their asses off at the ridiculous scene. I couldn't help but chuckle at Mandy's screeching. She couldn't believe that I knew how to cook. I guess she was really surprised to learn I had other hobbies other than shopping & being a WOOHP agent. Would you believe she once asked me for the recipe? Come on. You don't think I'd actually lend it to her, do you? If you thought that, then you really don't know me at all. We get along, but not that well. We're still workin' out some issues.


Mason loves her almost as much as he loves his Auntie Sam. They have a movie party every weekend when we're busy saving the world. We used to go on missions on a weekly basis, but since our kids are now in school, Jerry assigns missions for us during the weekend because let's face it, the villains do not take a break, no matter how bad we want them to. Sam loves to read him bedtime stories, but she can't do the voices for the characters - that's where his Daddy comes in.

Wow, can you believe that we're married & have kids? It seems like yesterday we were playing Hide & Seek in Elementary school. I can't believe it. I have a little boy whom I love with all of my heart. Sammy has two beautiful twin daughters, & Alex has a daughter. That's pretty much where we are now. Nothing's changed, except now Sam & Scam are both working at WOOHP together. When Chelsea & Khelsea were little, she was a stay-at-home mom by day & a super-spy at night. And now that they're a little bit older, she can do filing (This is "Sam-No-Fun" we're talkin' about. Let's not forget that she's a total brainiac, so of course she'd enjoy the boring job) & go on missions while he works in the Weapons Lab.

Al is still working at Bev. High as a counselor & Jess is a fitness trainer. As for me, I'm a teacher. Yeah, you can stop smirking because it's true. Turns out that it's actually fun. Well, except for all the prep work with getting all of the lesson plans together. Half of the students at the school I work for know our secret. Jerr retired, then returned to work at WOOHP. I guess he was afraid Terrance's demented ass would escape from prison & try to take it over for the hundredth time. Honestly, I don't even know why he bothers. Alex will just kick his sorry ass again.

We're even more busier now than when we were in high school & college. Being a mom is a full-time job in itself, besides juggling our missions & regular full-time jobs. It also has its ups & downs. But I wouldn't trade any of it for the world.

Now, enough of that boring stuff. I wanna tell you all the stories of how we all met our one true loves (Shut it. I know I've been through (dated) a lot of boys. Sheese. Rude, much? I've changed, alright? I'm a different person, now. G.L.A.D.I.S. doesn't know what she's talkin' about).

A/N:

Well, that's 4 years of ideas that were swirlin' around in my head. Please 4give me for my hiatus. I promise I won't make y'all wait another 5 years. I've been putting it off for far too long. I hope you like it! Please leave a R/F (Review/Favorite).

Much love,

TashaelaGrayLovesBooks (I think I may change that again, LOL.)