Disclaimer: I don't own iCarly, sadly.

I walked into the party, Sam in front of me. She took her time sitting down. Of course Sam would go slow, when all of the other girls would want me to talk. They were seething at Sam. Even Carly. That's weird. I sighed, and then looked up at all of the girls sitting on the couches of the living room.

"Hello." I said. What else was I supposed say?

All of the other girls smiled love struck smiles at me. "Hi Freddie." They echoed. Sam scoffed and rolled her eyes. Then, she regained her composure, remembering she was getting paid to do this. At least, I think she was.

The lights glinted against the girl's dresses and I noticed there was a huge pool outside. The whole house was beautiful. It was kind of a Tuscan style. Then, I realized all of the girls were waiting for me to say something, so I cleared my throat.

"Um, let's start the party, I guess." I said offering a small smile.

The girls all cheered and Sam let out a sarcastic "Yeah."

I grinned at her and surprisingly she smiled back. Then, someone grabbed my arm. I turned to see who it was. Carly was standing there, grinning sheepishly at me.

"Can I talk to you?" she asked quietly. I nodded and we walked outside to this little couch.

We sat down and Carly let out a breath. "Freddie. I was serious about missing you. Once I saw you leave to find the love of your life, something changed in me. I think I might like you, more than a friend." The cameras were pointed directly at me. I shifted uncomfortably.

My crush for Carly subsided over the years, after I realized she really would never love me, so I started dating other girls. But, it was always still there, under the surface. This was what I thought I always wanted, but it wasn't as exciting as I thought it was going to be.

"Oh, okay." I said, not sure what else to say.

She raised her eyebrows at me. "That's all your going to say?"

"No, Carly, I really like you too." I said quietly. We hugged and Carly tried to kiss me. I just pulled back, and Carly looked kind of hurt. I liked her, but I just wasn't really ready to kiss her, after all of those years of rejection.

"We better get back inside." Carly said.

"Yeah." I answered and followed her inside, but before we got to the door, I remembered something. I pulled on Carly's arm. She turned to look at me.

"What?" she asked. She sounded annoyed. I guess she was annoyed that I didn't kiss her.

"Why is Sam here?" I asked.

"Oh, she came with me. I made her go, and she said she would be lonely without me in Seattle." Carly said.

"Oh. So she's not getting paid?" I asked.

Carly laughed. "No, she's not getting paid. She complained about that though."

"Figures." I said and saw Sam in the house. She was yelling at one of the other girls.

"I'll see you Carly." I said and walked past her. What was Sam fighting about now?

I walked up to the two yelling girls. It was Sam and that girl Bethany. I had thought Bethany was kind of mean at the introductions.

"What's going on?" I asked, and for some reason, I grabbed Sam's arm.

Sam glared at me, and brushed my hand off. "This crazy girl was telling insane lies about you."

"I wasn't telling lies. I just said you were really cute and smart. I also said you had nice looking muscles." She said nervously.

I choked back a laugh. "Sam that's not insane lies." I said, staring into her blue eyes, daring her to insult me.

"Oh you know it is Benson." She said glaring at me.

I just laughed and Sam pinched my arm, hard. That was going to leave a bruise. "Sam!" I whisper-yelled.

She just laughed at me and walked away. I turned to Bethany. "Sorry about that." I said nervously.

"It's okay. She's crazy, isn't she?" she said and pulled me off to a bench outside.

I grinned. "Crazy doesn't even begin to describe Samantha Puckett."

She smiled. "Well, I think you're really cute. Why is she even here?"

I grinned. "I don't know."

She laughed, in a fake way. "Well, your really hot."

Then, she leaned forward and kissed me. I pulled back quickly.

"What?" I asked confused.

She just laughed, but before she could say anything, another girl's voice cut her off.

"Can I steal you away?" she asked and I turned to see who it was. It was Ashley, in the skimpy dress. She was the one who I thought was really impressed with her self.

Bethany just got up and huffed and Ashley sat down. "Hey." She said, pressing her leg against my mine. I moved back. This was all so weird to me.

"Hello." I said. I wasn't going to deny it, Ashley was pretty hot.

"So. I'm not going to make small talk." Ashley said staring at me.

"What's that supposed to mean?" I asked.

She leaned over and kissed me, rough and hard. This time, I didn't pull away. I'm not really sure why. Then, we both pulled back.

Ashley just stared at me. "You're a good kisser." She said.

I just nodded. "You are too."

She smiled, and I was again reminded of a snake. Then, she got up and walked away from me, and two more girls sat down by me. They were both giggling. I couldn't really remember their names.

"Hi Freddie." They both said, all giggly. I noticed Sam smirking at me from inside. I just grinned at her.

"Hey you two." I said, desperately trying to remember their names.

They sat on either side of me, way too close me. But, I couldn't just get up and leave. That would be rude.

"Remember me, Haley." The blonde headed one said.

"Yeah. I do." I said forcing a smile.

"And of course he remembers me." The red headed one said, glaring at Haley. I cleared my throat. I felt like I was talking to preschoolers or something.

"Yeah." I answered. I remembered what she looked like, just not what her name was.

"Good." She said contentedly.

I just smiled again. "I heard you like computers." Haley said.

"Yeah. They are pretty cool." I said. Maybe she actually knows something about them? Hopefully.

She laughed loudly. "Shopping is cool for me. Computers are weird." She said in a ditzy tone.

"I don't think so." I said already deciding I didn't like her.

She just smiled. "You'll learn someday." And then she pinched my cheeks, actually pinched my cheeks! This night was just getting weirder and weirder.

"Doubt it." I said and got up and walked away from them. They both looked hurt, but I really didn't care. This whole thing was getting annoying. Then, another question popped into my head. Did Carly really like me?

I ran into someone, not watching where I was going. "Oh I'm sorry."

Mandy, the nice girl, looked up at me. "It's fine. I'm sure you just have a lot on your mind." She said nervously.

I just smiled and grabbed her hand. "Do you want to go talk somewhere?"

She blushed. "Yeah sure."

We sat down at the edge of the pool in a couple of chairs. "Well how is everything going?" she asked quietly.

"Oh you know…" I said.

"No I actually don't know." She said smiling.

"Oh right. Well, it's been alright." I shrugged.

She nodded. "Good luck. I noticed Sam and Carly are here."

"Yeah, they are. It's kind of weird. I didn't know they were going to be here." I said smiling.

She smiled softly. "Yeah that would be weird. I'm going to go get something to eat. Maybe I'll see you later?"

"Yeah." I answered and she walked away. I liked her, she seemed like one of the only normal girl's here.

I walked back inside after a while and then a girl pulled on my arm. And then, another girl appeared at my side. I stared at the two blondes. I think their names were Scarlett and Lily. We talked and they seemed like all of the other girls. I sighed. Then, I noticed a girl sitting all alone. I walked up to her. Carly and Sam were in the porch outside, and they were both watching me. Sam had a smirk on her face, as usual, and Carly had a weird look on her face. An expression I've never seen before.

"Hi. I'm Freddie. But you probably already knew that." I said laughing nervously.

"Whatever. You know, I don't really want to be here. So, would you please just leave me alone." The girl said. I remembered her name was Sarah. She looked pretty depressed. She had black hair that almost covered her eyes.

I wasn't sure what to say. "Um… okay. If that's what you want."

"It is." She said and turned away from me.

I just walked over to Carly and Sam, happy to be able to talk to my two best friends. But, just before I could get there, the host of the show, came in the room, and clinked his glass signaling it was time for an announcement. Everyone in the room turned to look at him

"Ladies and Freddie. It's time for the rose ceremony. Freddie, will you come with me?" the host of the show asked. With one last fleeting glance at Sam and Carly, I followed the host of the show into another room.

A/N: Okay, since it might be confusing who all of the girls are, here's a list of their names, appearance, and one character trait:

Scarlett- blonde hair, brown eyes; superficial

Cameron- red hair, blue eyes; crazy

Lily- blonde hair, blue eyes; happy

Ashley- brown hair, brown eyes; sneaky

Bethany- brown hair, blue eyes; likes to create drama

Mandy- blonde hair, blue eyes; really nice

Sarah- black hair, blue eyes; depressed

Haley- blonde hair, green eyes; kind of dumb

And you know what Carly and Sam look like. Anyways, I know the other girls may seem stereotypical, but that's how the actual Bachelor show does it, and it makes the story easier to write, so I can get to Seddie stuff. It's coming up really soon, just to let you know.

Also, I'm watching the actual Bachelor show, and if you are too, please review and tell me who you think you favorite girl is. I know there's only been one episode, but it's still fun to guess! So far, my favorite is Tenley. Anyways, thanks for reading and please review!