Here's Chapter 2 for you guys. It might be a bit before I can get Chapter 3 up. I'm working 10 hour days and I don't get off until kind of late every day, including weekends. These first 2 chapters I already had written up prior to posting this. But, never fear, I do intend on finishing this story (oh, and it's a GREAT ending, too. :P). But please be patient with me, it will be updated whenever I finish the chapters. Thanks for reading and I appreciate your reviews!!
About an hour later, the movie was over. It was raining now; I could hear the endless, heavy drops hitting the roof above me and the windows to my left. I lay there half asleep on the end of the couch, blanket half hanging off my legs, with Carly's head in my lap and the rest of her body sprawled out across the couch beside me. It felt nice to be that close to her; even though she was asleep, so it really didn't count. I checked my watch. 12:30. I looked around the apartment, as if that would somehow help me think of a way to get up without having to wake her up. I couldn't manage to find a way, though. Shaking her gently, I whispered in her ear.
"Carly…"
Nothing.
"Carly…"
A little bit louder this time. She shifted slightly.
"Sam…"
I stopped. She continued.
"Don't stop…"
I pulled away from her, confused. I could only imagine what was going on deep in her mind, wondering to myself if she was caught in the dream world that I had lived in for so long.
"Car-"
She opened her eyes slowly and focused on me, seeing the clearly befuddled look on my face, my hands up in the air.
"What?"
"N-nothing. Nothing. I thought I heard something but it was just the walls creaking."
She stopped like she was considering it as a possible answer or something.
"Come on Sam. I know you well enough to know that creaking walls don't freak you out like that."
I couldn't help but smile.
"O-okay. I had a weird dream. That's all."
"Sure."
She sat up and rubbed my arm.
"You're acting weird, Sam. What's up?"
"It's nothing. I promise. No need to worry."
I pulled some of her hair out from her shirt and tucked it behind her ear.
"I'm gonna go to bed now. Gotta be up in 5 hours."
She watched me as I stood up. I turned around to face her again.
"Come on."
Bending down slightly; I stretched my arms out toward her, slid one arm under her legs and the other behind her back, and picked her up.
"Time for bed."
I smiled at her and she smiled back. She slipped her left arm behind my back, giving me chills, and held on tightly. We were so close that I could feel her warm, moist breath on my lips; it was like ecstasy to my senses. Her smile had never been so enduring to me, her eyes never so deep and beautiful. And her lips, so plump and glossy, had never looked so enticing and kissable as they did right now. Everything about her was so addicting at that moment, especially her perfume; even the slightest scent of it drove me crazy with lust. Crazy thing was, she had no idea how bad I was torturing myself by simply being in her presence. I carried her into the hallway between our rooms and stopped.
"Sam?"
"Yeah?"
"Can I-"
I lifted my eyebrows as to say, 'What?'.
"Can I sleep in your bed tonight?"
I was taken aback by her request.
"I mean, it's cold and…your room is warmer than mine and all."
I smirked.
"Uhh…s-sure. If you want."
Was she seriously asking me this? Surely she didn't mean it the way I twisted it around in this fucked up head of mine. I wondered to myself if she was still stuck in my dream world or something.
"I appreciate it. I'm just, you know, feeling a little lonely tonight, after watching The Notebook and stuff… You understand, right? Thanks, though."
She smiled at me. So it was the movie. Maybe I should have watched it with her a long time ago when she first asked me to.
"No problem, Cupcake. No need to feel lonely, you'll always have me."
I gave her the biggest grin I think my face has ever experienced. Part of me hoped she understood what I meant, but part of me hoped she didn't. I didn't want to make things awkward between us. Especially not tonight.
"Aw, Sam. You're so sweet. I'm lucky to have you as a best friend."
She hugged me. A best friend, that's what I thought. What more did I really expect, though? She ran her fingers through my still damp hair innocently, building up every unnecessary thought ever created in my head and dropping them on me one at a time in a domino effect that caused my whole body to tense up. I had to bite back a horrific moan in the back of my throat.
"You have no idea, Carly Shay. No idea."
I chuckled uncomfortably.
"What's that mean?"
"Nothing."
Just that I would do anything for you as long as it would make you happy. And as long as there's a smile on your face, I'm as happy as I could ever be. I carried her into my room and dropped her on the bed. What had gotten into her? She was sending me mixed signals; something she had never done before. I tried to blame it on the movie like she did, or the theory that my mind was just playing tricks on me; neither of which worked. I didn't even want to go to sleep now because I knew the closer I came to getting in bed with her, the crazier I was going to become. All I could think about were bad things, things that really shouldn't happen, things I couldn't let happen regardless of how much I wanted them to. And the more I tried to act like it was no big deal, the bigger the deal became. It was hopeless; everything was always so awkward for me.
I pushed her down on the bed, onto her back, and settled down on top of her; pushing my hips down onto hers, they fit together like two puzzle pieces. Her hands gripped my shoulders, pulling me closer, and our lips locked together like two magnets. I had been eagerly awaiting this moment for too long. I ran my tongue along her pursed lips, begging to be let in and she granted me entrance. Our tongues intertwined, dancing to the erotic melody stuck on repeat in my head. My hands explored her warm body, making her moan sensually against my mouth.
"Sam…"
I broke our kiss; and, moving to her neck, planted small kisses there and along her collarbone.
"Sam."
I blinked hard before looking up at her.
"I can tell you're really tired, get some sleep."
I hesitated.
"I'm gonna go smoke first, okay?"
"Just smoke inside this time, it's raining. You'll get wet."
I smirked and mumbled under my breath.
"Too late."
"What?"
"I'll be fine."
"Want me to come?"
She looked at me questioningly.
"Yes."
I headed for the back door, pausing to grab my work jacket and cigarettes, all the while cursing words with dirty double meanings. She jumped off the bed to follow me, still wearing her paper-thin jacket. I looked back at her as I unlocked the door, noting to myself that she was going to freeze her cute little ass off outside. No. Stop. She was going to freeze her ass off outside. I opened the door for her and she walked outside, shaking and shivering with every step; I followed her. It was raining steadily; grey clouds crying above us accompanied by God's footsteps around them, thundering down on us.
"You're going to freeze out here, you know. Go put another jacket on, silly."
She shook her head.
"I'll be fine. Just give me a cigarette."
I sighed.
"Why are you smoking so much lately?"
"So much? This is only the third one I've had today. I'd say that's next to nothing compared to your pack-a-day habit over there."
I smiled, chuckling.
"Okay, okay."
I took two out of the pack and gave her one of them along with my lighter. She lit her cigarette and handed the lighter back to me. I took it from her and lit mine, shoved everything back in my pocket, then took my jacket off.
"Here."
"Keep it, you need it."
I just stared at her with a stern look on my face.
"What? Just keep it, Sam."
She giggled; and I relaxed my face, throwing it over her shoulders. All she could do was smile as she took a hit of her cigarette and exhaled into the cold night air; smoke, followed by a puff of vaporized carbon dioxide, escaped her lungs.
"Thanks."
I smiled.
"No problem, Carls."
A few minutes of silence preceded Carly hooking her arm around mine and leaning her head on my shoulder. The rain had calmed within the five minutes we had been out there; it maintained a slight drizzle, wind occasionally blowing a couple drops in our direction.
"Hey Sam."
"Hey."
"Do you ever miss doing iCarly?"
I thought about it for a second. Did I miss hanging out with her all the time? Did I miss acting crazy with her and palling around all day? Of course. Did I miss taking shots at Freddie and being mean to him just because of the fact that he liked Carly and I was jealous? Yes, I did.
"Yeah, I do. A lot."
She picked her head up and looked at me.
"Do you?"
"Yeah. Sometimes. It was a lot of fun, but there was a lot of drama that came with that web show. Haha."
"True. But it was still worth it getting to hang out with you…and Freddie all the time."
"Speaking of Freddie…I always wanted to ask you, seriously…why were you so mean to him all the time?"
I smirked.
"Ah, I don't know. He was just a dork. And it was easy."
"See, I always thought that, but then over the years I learned something about you."
I cocked an eyebrow.
"What could you possibly learn about me that you didn't already know?"
"Well, I realized that you always make snide, degrading comments when you're offended by something or feeling awkward in a situation."
I was surprised. I didn't even realize that about myself.
"I do not. The little skunk bag asked for it every time he opened his mouth."
"Point made."
I paused, grinning.
"Point taken."
"So what in the hell could you possibly have been so offended by that Freddie did?"
I coughed.
"I don't know. Maybe it was the fact that he's such a nerd and every time he talked, I felt my level of coolness go down?"
"Ha ha. Very funny. Now what's the real reason?"
"There isn't one. Wasn't one. Whatever. What's with the third degree, Ms. Shay? Want me to kick you out of my bed tonight?"
She giggled.
"I'm joking. But seriously. Why do you want to know so badly?"
"I don't know. Just wanted to get a little insight into what makes you tick."
"Oh, is that it?"
She held a smile on her face.
"Well, if I told you, I'd have to kill you."
"Well…in that case, I know you have a gun in there somewhere, so get to talking and then you can use it on me afterwards."
We both laughed. Enough about that; I was ready to go to bed now.
"Hey, you wanna go see a movie tomorrow? My treat."
"It's Christmas Eve. No movie theater's going to be open."
"You don't think?"
"Well, I guess we'll see. What movie?"
"Mmm…I don't know yet. I'll let you know."
"Alright."
I finished my cigarette and flicked it over the balcony.
"Hurry up; it's kind of cold out here."
She gave me a 'What did you just say?' look.
"You shouldn't have taken your jacket off, silly."
Carly hugged my jacket around her body warmly, rubbing in the fact that I gave it to her. I shook my hand in her direction, unashamedly shivering.
"I don't need it."
"Okay."
She took her sweet time taking the next couple hits of her cigarette. Looking over at me, she could tell I was lying when I said I didn't need my jacket. She flicked her cigarette over the balcony and turned to me, opening up her jacket.
"Come'ere."
Against my better judgment, I wrapped my arms around her waist and pulled her close to me; I could feel her body heat radiating into my pores, warming me up slowly. She slid her arms leisurely around my shoulders, encasing me in her warmth.
"Better?"
"Yeah, thanks."
She fit perfectly into my arms, just as I had imagined. And there was that damn perfume; it did horrid things to me.
"You smell good, Carls."
She giggled.
"Thank you."
I could feel her breathing on my neck; it felt nice on my chilled skin. I shivered.
"You're welcome."
I loved this too much. I pulled away from her.
"Let's go back inside and get some sleep."
"Okay."
I opened the door, allowing her to go in first, and then closed it behind me.
"It's nights like these that I wish we had a fireplace."
I agreed with her.
"What time is it?"
I smiled as she checked her new watch excitedly.
"About five till one."
"Damn. Four and a half hours of sleep. That sucks."
"I'm sorry. It's my fault you're not going to get any sleep."
"No, it's not. You know me, and you know I don't do anything I don't want to do."
"I guess."
"Yeah, so let's go to bed."
I yawned.
"I'm so fucking tired; I should probably just call in tomorrow."
"Well, I'm off tomorrow; so if you do, we can spend the whole day together at Spencer's."
Spencer still lived in the same apartment he did 4 years ago. Oh, the memories we had in that place. iCarly, first of all, and the many sleepovers, movie nights, and birthday parties. I missed being there all of the time; although, here, I had Carly all to myself in our own apartment. No Spencer to interrupt or break things, no Freddie to be in the way or linger his watchful eye over us at all times, and no random kids charging in to play $5 mini golf at odd times of the day; it was great.
"That sounds fun; I'll see what I feel like when I get up in the morning."
I smiled, doubting that I'd call in, but wishing I would. Carly smiled back at me hopefully. She took off my jacket and threw it on the couch as we made our way back to my room. I stopped us at my door.
"You still sure you wanna sleep with me tonight?"
That sounded awfully sexual to me; maybe I should reword it.
"I mean, are you still feeling lonely? Still want me to keep you company tonight?"
That sounded better. She smiled.
"Yeah, if you still don't mind."
Her innocent face morphed into this sad, depressed puppy dog face that I just couldn't refuse.
"Of course I don't mind."
I smiled, as did she.
"And thanks again."
"No problem, Cupcake."
I ran my finger across her chin and winked at her. Carly's smile widened; those soft, luscious lips of hers forming that perfect smile that I loved oh-so-much. I wanted to kiss her so bad, but I contained myself for the sake of our friendship. Motioning her into my room, she strolled in and jumped on my bed, submerging herself into my thick black and blue covers. She was so cute with her head sticking out, those dark brown eyes staring at me playfully between beautiful, silky locks of brown hair. I smiled mentally, hoping it didn't show on my face. I sauntered over to my side of the bed and sat down beside her. After adjusting my pillows, I threw my feet onto the bed and laid down on my back.
"There's no point in me even going to bed. I'm just going to end up oversleeping and be late for work, then I'll end up getting written up."
She giggled, turning over on her side to face me. I stared into the ceiling blankly.
"It'll be okay. Where are you going, anyway?"
"Tacoma. It's like 45 minutes away."
"You'll be able to get a nap on the way, then."
"Yeah, I guess. We've got a whole pad to cut, though. We have to mag and flag it, too. All in one day."
"Doesn't sound like it'll take too long."
"Yeah."
I snickered.
"You haven't seen the location we'll be at, though. It's thick forest shit. We'll probably be pulling at least 12 hours today and getting per diem."
"Well, at least you'll be getting good money."
She laughed.
"I guess."
I kept silent for a few seconds.
"Damn, I really don't want to go in tomorrow."
"Aw, you need the money, though. After that expensive watch you just bought me."
I laughed.
"I'm not worried about that. I've been saving up for that for months now."
I turned my head and looked over at her; she was beaming.
"Try and get some sleep. Tomorrow won't be near as bad as you think it will."
"If you say so. Goodnight, Carls."
"Night, Sam."
I turned over on my side and faced the wall; she didn't move.
After about 30 minutes of complete silence, I still couldn't manage to fall asleep. Suddenly, I felt Carly stir behind me; she scooted closer to me and slid her arm around my waist. It shocked me so much that I jolted. She quickly withdrew her arm but said nothing. I pretended to be asleep so that the situation was not made any more awkward than it already was. Maybe she was used to hugging a stuffed animal next to her as she slept. I didn't know; I had never really gone in her room long enough to examine if she had stuffed animals lying around or not. I decided to just write it off as a stuffed animal withdrawal symptom. Surely it wasn't a conscious action…surely…
Btw, 100 points to anyone who can figure out what Sam's occupation is. ;)
Hope you enjoyed it! :D
