Sam sat on the roof of Carly's building thinking. She sat up her frequently when she just needed time to think She knew no one else came up here well actually she was wrong but for now she thought she was alone. Today had been particularly tough as the police had brought her mum back at 4am as she had gone a bit too heavy on Vodka and Sam had to look after her and put her to bed, consequently she was late for school and Miss Briggs gave her two detentions one for being late and the other for arguing about her first detention. Plus Freddie seemed to be getting more girl friends which while she would never admit it to anyone made her insanely jealous. Freddie was older and no longer the weedy little boy she once knew, he was hot and all the girls in their year knew it.

Sam heard a cough and it startled her out of her reverie, she looked round the corner and saw Freddie sitting there reading a book. He was concentrating hard and his hair was flopped over one of his eyes (after finally convincing his mum to let him grow it a bit longer than 3 cm). She got up from her spot and went over to him.

Freddie POV.

Freddie was reading a book not an AV club manual or tech magazine he was reading a book, a romance novel. Nothing he would admit to in front of anyone but he was enjoying it. The two main characters were perfect for each other but they didn't know the other liked them he hadn't finished but he hoped it was a happy ending unlike him and Sam. He coughed. There was no him and Sam all the girls at school kept trying it on with him but the only girl for him was blonde, pretty and didn't like him in the slightest.

"Hey" speak of the angel

"Sam!"

Sam's POV

He practically shouted my name and tried to hide his book looking guilty

"What are you doing here?"

"Thinking" I replied "What you reading?" He chuckled nervously

"Just a book anyway I thought I was the only one up here" I sat next to him

"So did I now stop changing the subject" he handed it me the book and I suppressed a laugh.

"Fine then laugh I don't care I know you enjoy a good laugh at me anyway" he had it all wrong but I wasn't about to tell him that.

"Since when were you in to romance novels?"

"Just thought I'd try it"

"Since you won't get any anytime soon?" the words were out of my mouth

"Get lost Puckett" I saw the hurt in his eyes right before he stormed off. It was killing me to hurt him like this but what else was there to do. Sam Puckett doesn't do love especially not for nerdy but at the same time incredibly hot Freddie Benson. What a day, it was getting a little bit too much. Boy did I need some ham!