Ms. Marvel & Nova in "More Than You Bargained For"

Chapter 2 - Sam's Girlfriend

More than You Bargained For Ch. 2

Disclaimers: The usual. Refer to the disclaimer in chapter 1. I don't own these things, this is fanfiction.

Carefree, Arizona, Sunday, 11:34 AM

"Kaelynn, you ask your older brother what he's smiling at and why he won't put his phone down. I've been trying to get his attention all morning," Eva Alexander told her daughter with a conspiratorial wink. The little girl giggled, covering her mouth with her hands and whispered. "Sam's got a girlfriend!" She glanced with a mischievous smile at Sam who was sitting in the living room, phone definitely still in his face but he could see her in his line of vision. His ears had perked up at his mom's mention of him and because Kaelynn didn't really know how to whisper when she's excited about information. He heard the laughter.

"Does he now?" Eva put her hands on her hips, projecting her voice and acting like she really had no idea, just as Sam walked into the kitchen.

"Alright, what are you guys laughing at?"

The girl giggled more and ducked behind her mom before gushing again, "You have a girlfriend!"

Sam took a step back and fought a smile as his little sister grinned at him, faking bewilderment. "I don't know what you're talking about."

"I saw him talking to someone using face chat in his room this morning. It was a girl!"

Sam tensed. He didn't notice she'd been eavesdropping.

"Samuel Alejandro, are you keeping secrets from your mother?" Eva teased. Oh, she had no idea. There were enough secrets from being Nova that he skipped telling her.

Sam made an exasperated expression and groaned. "I have a lot of friends that are girls, Kaelynn. Doesn't automatically mean she's my girlfriend. We were just talking about a project."

"Is it Ms. Marvel?" Kaelynn said, hopeful. Sam's face suddenly felt as if it was draining of color and turning red simultaneously. She only said this because she was a fan of Ms. Marvel and had been shipping her and Nova, but for a moment he thought she somehow figured it out from seeing Kamala in the face chat.

"No, no," he quickly waved her off. "Just a girl from... school," he lied. "And I told you to stop it with the Ms. Marvel x Nova shipping."

Kaelynn shook her head stubbornly, bouncing at the balls of her feet. "It was, too, your girlfriend! He was making a goofy face and saying 'I miss you'!"

To his horror, Sam's blush intensified. How the heck did she hear all that? He suddenly felt that chatting and texting was smarter and that no secret was safe, even the superhero stuff.

"Oh, really?" his mother crossed her arms.

"Well, whatever. It's not like I haven't gone on dates before and you shouldn't eavesdrop!" she stuck his tongue out at him and made a face, which he mimicked, not so maturely, back at her.

"It wasn't Carrie either, mommy. He's moved on!"

Sam stared incredulously, "Where is she getting all this?" he looked at his mom who shrugged.

"Well, girlfriend or no, you do seem to be inspired lately." Eva placed a hand on his shoulder and beamed. She was glad that despite his being a superhero he was still able to find some normalcy, he could tell. He had more things keeping him grounded instead of always gallivanting in space.

"And I'm proud of you, Sam. You've really matured these past few months." She was talking about all the things he'd told her from the last adventure and solving issues with the Champions.