Sam is upset I thought.

I knew she was ticked after she didn't get to find out who I was planning on asking to the dance – and truthfully he didn't know who he was going to ask but that was beside the point. I had thought she was angry because she missed a bit of gossip that she could use against me but maybe I was wrong…

Eventually Carly dismissed Sam and me from her house. We walked out in the hallway and Sam looked at me before saying "see ya Fredward". She looked glum when she walked away. I was planning on going inside my apartment but a burst of nerve caught me and I walked after Sam.

When I finally caught up to her the elevator had just arrived. I hesitated before walking in. Being locked in an elevator was a potentially dangerous move.

"Sam, what's wrong?"

"None of your business!" she hollered.

"Yes, it is. You weren't upset until after we were done talking" I said

"Maybe talking to you made me want to throw up!" I rolled my eyes and she turned to face the other wall. I side stepped in front of her. Her long curly dirty blond hair had fallen into her face when she looked at the floor.

I took a breath and put a strand of the curls behind her ear. My hand lingered by her head for a minute. In a swift movement she grabbed my hand. I winced, fully prepared to have my hand ripped from the rest of my arm. But the pain never came.

Instead, she held on to my hand and let our hands rest on her shoulder. This small gesture only lasted a few seconds before the elevator "dinged!" and the doors opened. I felted the tiniest amount of pressure on my hand before she dropped it abruptly and said "Move it Benson". With a shove she was gone.

I goggled out the door before they shut. I pressed the button that would take me back to my floor and up I went.

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Four days later we were shooting iCarly. Carly was just finishing up saying why she thinks goat cheese pizza is better than normal pizza and after that it was time to announce our homecoming segment.

I hadn't been here the day the girls decided the category. I was a mother and me golf lessons. But I did ask my two friends not to make anything to complicated. I know some other people – ahem, Gibby – had given some ideas. But I really didn't want anything to spectacular; I had enough on my plate as it was.

"Okay! So its fall right? Football games…" Carly started to talk about what we were doing.

"Alrighty then!" Sam said after Carly finished, "the categories are; more creative dress suite, most random homecoming float, AND WEIRDEST COUPLE!" applause button.

"BUT" Carly said, "We here on iCarly are also conducting a poll. We, Sam and I, want to know which one of us would make the best couple with the following guys!" applause button again. I raised my eyebrows but didn't say anything. I had no idea what was going on. "Sam my envelope… alright! The boys in MY category are, and keep in mind I don't know who they are, Me and Gibby!" applause, "me and Freddie!" I raised my eyebrows again but once again didn't say anything, "anddddd me and – WHAT??" she shrieked, "WHAT? SAM! ME AND NEVEL?????" Sam laughed and I let out a chuckle.

"Haha okay Carly dear, my envelope. Thank you. Okay the boys in my category are, Jeremy, or Germy," boo button, "me and GIBBY, ha right…" boo button, "and…" Sam looked like she was choking, "Freddie." No noise. Absolutely nothing. This would have been a perfect time for a chipping cricket sound effect. Hmmm I would have to get one of those…

"HUH?" I asked. Carly smiled and Sam's and my reactions.

"YEAH! So anyway. Whoever the top winner is will be our homecoming "date"". Said Carly

"MEANING" Sam said, I was sure she wanted to be clear so she wouldn't have to spend the night in Gibby's arms, "that we will arrive at the dance with them, dance THREE dances with them, and leave with them… BUT if we, um… dance with someone else it's not gonna be a crime" she and Carly exchanged a look and tried not to laugh.

"so send us your answer and we'll show them right here on iCarly, next week!"

"See ya!"

"Bye!"

"AND we're clear!"

I looked at Sam and said, "I can't believe you agreed to that."

"yeah well Carly gave me food. I couldn't say no" Sam said.

I looked at Carly. She made an 'I'm so smart' look.

"You realize you will have to spend at least an hour with Me, Gibby, or Germy right?" Sam puckered her lips.

"I'm not happy about it nub. But whatever, later dudes." And she walked out of the room.

"That was weird," I said to Carly when the door closed. "I thought she would've been… angry about that."

"yeah I wonder what's up. I hardly had to beg her into it. I think she might want to go with one of you" Carly gave me a piercing glare. I knew she wanted me to say something that would prove the theories I was sure she had, but I didn't. I just said, "hmmm. Wouldn't that be something? Night Carly." And walked out of the room.

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