Three Words For You

(Five Times Sam didn't say I love you, and the one time she did.)

Back in the Seddie mood thanks to iOMG next weekend. :) Trying my hand at established Seddie - hope it's not TOO mushy. =P Posting these connected six drabbles (an arc if you will) two chapters at a time.

They were at the Wild Waves theme park the first time he'd said it.

They'd spent most of the day on the water rides –– Gibby still enjoying any opportunity to go shirtless.

And then Freddie had to go and dare her to go on the Sky Dive. Did the boy not know who he was dating? Of course she'd agreed...On one condition.

"No way are you getting me up there, Puckett."

"Yes way."

"Not a chance."

She gave him a stare and tilted her head.

He sighed. "I know I'm going to regret this."

Harnessed and ready to go, she made a jab about him being scared, naturally.

She saw something in his face when she looked back at him. He was nervous, but there was something else to it...

She took his hand and smiled. "You jump, I jump, Jack."

He returned the smile and took a short breath before tightening his grip on her hand.

"I love you, Sam."

She'd frozen up.

Whatever she'd been expecting to hear, that wasn't it.

"I'm about to puke," maybe. But not that.

She opened her mouth to speak, but managed nothing but a strangled gasp for air.

"You guys ready to go?"

Truth is, her heart had stopped long before her feet even left the ground.


They were arguing that morning - nothing out of the ordinary for them.

She had just stopped short of dumping her latte over her "I'm-always-right-you're-the-one-overreacting," boyfriend's head.

She got inside the car, nothing about being up at this Godly hour helping her mood.

"So what? You're just not going to speak to me the rest of the way? Since when are you the silent treatment type?"

"Freddie, I swear Ill deck you."

"Ah, she speaks."

She just turned on the radio.

He pulled along side the school to let her out. She grabbed her bag, not sure if she was more pissed at him or having to work on this b.s assignment with her lab partner.

"You're welcome for the ride, by the way. And breakfast."

She huffed and slammed the door behind her.

She'd started walking away when she heard the windows roll down. "Love you too, Sammy."

Stopping short, her breath caught in her throat. His tone was light, and she knew he was just being a smart ass.

But she also knew he meant it.

She turned around and cocked her head, not betraying the fact that she couldn't breathe.

"Tolerate you, Fred-head."

Just warming up for the rest. ;) The cheesiness increases to an extreme level by the last one. (The rest are longer as well.) And thanks so much for the alerts/favorites on the last two chapters.