Author's note: Hope the wait wasn't to long, I can assure you this story is my top priority! You all have may noticed I made a little change, my pen name is no longer Keirah, but Lackadaisical Pajamas! (it just seemed fitting) I also recently discovered that I and Nathan Kress share a birthday! I always knew we were kindred spirits! Thank you all so much for your continued support and reading a special thank you to *Kezziexx* for maybe one of the funniest reviews I've received in a while so this one's for you!(no children in the thought process…lol) This chapter may seem a little like a jumbled mess, because you know when you have so many ideas swimming around in your head and it's hard to find your direction? Well I kinda experienced that a little bit of that with this chapter, but don't worry the Seddie is there.
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Hey guys, last week while Meghan and I were at the mall, we found this pretty cool game called Spill, Pass, or Consequence. I thought maybe we could play before we start the movies." Carly said binging over a small box with a funky print.
"How do you play?" Gibby called over his shoulder while wondering into the kitchen.
"Well first someone picks a card."
"Sounds simple enough, even for a Gibby." Sam smiled sitting next to Carly.
"Dude this pie your mom made is awesome, do you think she'd give me the recipe?" Gibby called from the kitchen with prune juice already staining the corners of his mouth.
"You actually like that pie?"
"Yea, what's not to like?" He asked taking another bite.
"Ok enough talk of pies, Gibby get in here, and listen to the rules."
"Can I bring the pie?"
"Gibby!"
"Okay, okay." He shuffled in the room sitting in the armchair across from Freddie.
"Now after you pick a card you read the question, for example this card says." Carly pause pulling a pink card form the box. "How did you get that scar? We would then each show everyone a different scar and tell the story behind it, no matter how embarrassing it may be."
" Rib to the back of the head." Freddie said while turning his neck holding back his ear, revealing a small scar.
"Awww you remember the meat." Sam laughed.
"It's pretty hard to forget a rib impaling ."
"Don't be dramatic, it barely scratched you."
"I think the scar says otherwise." He said flipping back his ear again.
"Ok you two, back to the game." Carly said holding up a hand. "If you don't want to answer the question everyone is allowed one pass, once you use your pass, and you get another question you don't want to answer you have to take a consequence."
"Ooo a consequence tell me more."
"Well these black cards are the consequence cards, and believed me you don't want to go there, so it's best we all just spill, so do you guys want to play?"
"Sure." Gibby said placing down the pie.
"Bring it on."
"'I'm not sure about this guys,"
"What are you afraid of Fredilina?" Sam asked raising a changeling eyebrow.
"I'm not afraid, I just don't .."
"Come on man, grow a pair." Sam said falling back into the couch. "Don't worry we won't laugh too much."
"Sam." Carly warned.
"It's fine, let's play." Freddie said raising his hands.
"Yay! Okay so how about you pick first Freddie." Carly said while offering him the box.
"Where's the most unusual place you've ever spent the night?"
" Tucker St park."
"Sam, you slept in a park."
"Yea one night while you and Spencer were off visiting your granddad, my mom and I got into it, and I had to get out of there no big deal." She shrugged.
"Yes big deal, you could have been hurt, or worst, why didn't you come to me?"
"Yea a night with you and Crazy was at the top of my list." She laughed, taking a sip of her drink, looking over, she saw an unmistakable look of hurt flash across his face, before it was gone.
" Enough about me, what about you Carls?"
"Hmmm, well last year Spencer insisted on going camping. You know to give it another try after that whole big foot fiasco. Any way somehow he ended up offending a mother bear…. and we spent the night sleeping in a tree."
"A tree?" Freddie laughed. "What did he do to offend the bear?"
"You don't want to know." Carly said with a shutter.
"A tree that sounds like fun, the strangest place I ever slept was in my grandmother's extra bedroom, when I stay the summer with her the year I turned 12."
" Your grandmothers' bed room, really? What about the time you had to sleep in Nora's chimney?"
" Granny was a pretty strange lady."
"I believe it." Sam said with a nod. "What about you Fredlumps, where's the most unusual place you've laid your head?
"The third floor of Sears at the mall."
"Wait you slept at sears?" Carly asked with a laugh.
"Yea, one day when I was out shopping with my mom I got annoyed with how long she was taking in some vitamin store, so I went to Sears and laid on one of the beds in the home department."
"Hey those beds have signs that say no sleeping."
"What can I say, I'm a regular badass." He laughed. "When I woke up, there were three cops hovering above me, and an amber alert out for me."
"Wait how old were you?"
"Fifteen."
"Got to love Marissa."
"Ok Sam your pick." Sam reached in the box and picked a card, reading the card she couldn't help but laugh.
"What music gets you in the mood?" She asked wiggling her eyebrows. Carly couldn't help the blush that rose to her cheeks.
"Classical."
"Classical?" Freddie asked looking to Gibby.
"Yea have you ever listened to Bach's Invention 7 and 10? It just does something to me."
"Ok and enough of that." Sam said cutting him off. " Mama likes…
"Soft rock." Freddie said with her.
" Cool how'd you know what she was going to say?'
" I didn't, I guess great minds just think alike."
"Well give an example great mind."
"You've got a friend, by James Taylor." He said without hesitation, the song had a special meaning for the pair.
" Wait Sam isn't that your ringtone for Freddie?"
"Is it?" Freddie asked looking over to her with a slight smirk on his face, one that Sam wanted to slap right off.
" I don't think so." She said shaking her head taking another sip of her drink.
"Well Freddie take out your phone and call her so we can find out." Gibby said excitedly. Freddie shrugged reaching into his pocket pulling out his phone.
"Oh wow is that a new case?"
"Oh this, no I just.."
"Can I see it?" Sam said quickly snatching the phone out of his hands. Bringing the phone across the table, she let it slip from her grip falling into the pie.
"My phone!"
"My Pie!"
"Oh would you look at that clumsy me." She said moving the phone around once more in the prune juice for good measure, before handing it back to Freddie. Freddie took the phone quickly wiping at it with a napkin, trying to salvage it. " Carls I believe you're up." Sam smiled leaning back into the couch.
"Pass". Carly said while looking down at her hands.
"Aww don't be ashamed Carls, were all friends here." Sam said elbowing the girl.
"Sammmm."
"Carlsssss."
"You can't force an answer, it's in the rulebook."
"Fine, keep your secrets, but I do remember Brad once saying that the song…..
"Sam!"
After about another half hour and six more questions some which included When is the last time you swam naked?, What's your body's best feature, and What was your last erotic dream about? Sam was the only one yet to use a pass, Carly had already had two consequences, Gibby had one, while Freddie who had used his pass was cleverly avoiding them.
"Ok it's my pick!" Carly exclaimed picking another card, "What was your last most meaningful relationship?" Sam felt her body immediately tense, but didn't let it show on her face. Maybe Freddie was right they shouldn't have played this game. Freddie glanced over a Sam, noticing her discomfort, they all knew she hadn't been dealt the best hand in the relationship department, and for the most part , with the exception of Carly they tried not to bring it up out of respect and of course fear.
" Kimberly Waters, you know the cheerleader I dated last spring."
"Gibby I thought you two only date for like 3 weeks."
"Best three weeks of my life." He smiled.
" Sam?"
"I pass."
"You're using your pass on this question..but what about.."
"I'll take the consequence." All eyes shot to Freddie, who sat up straight in his chair. "What'ch got Carls?" Sam looked over to him, briefly meeting his eyes ,before Carly's voice broke them from their trance.
"Okay pick a black card." Freddie did as he was told, pulling a card from the middle of the deck.
" Your consequence is to…..Switch clothing with the person sitting to your right." Freddie groaned, putting his head in his hands, he had taken quite a few looks at the purple shorts Sam was sporting for the evening, and he knew in no way would he do them justice.
"At least you know the t-shirt will fit." Carly said with a laugh looking back and forth between Sam and Freddie. "Fell free to use my room to change."
"Come on Fredpuss no use in delaying." Sam said already starting up the steps. Freddie followed, ignoring the snickers of Carly and Gibby.
"Those shorts are going to look great on you man." Gibby laughed watching them leave. "Lucky you picked that card huh?" Carly looked over her shoulder suspiciously before leaning over to Gibby.
"Can I show you something?" He nodded wide eyed. Checking over her shoulder one more time, Carly flipped the card over in his view."
"I don't get it, this card just says What do you usually think about when lying in bed ? What's the big deal?"
"The big deal is that, I said the card said when was your most meaningful relationship." Carly rolled her eyes at his confused expression. " I did it to see what they would say, and their reactions are proof!." She exclaimed with a smile.
"Proof of what?"
"That they still have feelings for each other, don't you see it?"
" I'm not sure I follow."
" Sam and Freddie never really got over each other, but they're both in some sort of don't ask don't tell pack, that we need to break."
"Oh, I get it were going to be like the guys in the army." Carly sighed falling back into the couch.
"You better hope this modeling and sports thing works out."
Reaching Carly's room, Sam got to work pulling her t-shirt over her head, Freddie eyes slowly began to drink her in, tracing her curves, ones that his hands use to call home.
"Stare much?" She smirked.
"Oh God, sorry, I didn't mean.." He stumbled quickly turning around.
"Relax, nothing you haven't seen before right?"
"Sam, I didn't mean to make it weird down there; I don't know why I said that, I shouldn't have brought the song up."
"No you shouldn't have." Freddie felt her (his) t shirt hit the back of his head, and he pulled off his own, before picking up the discarded one. "And I guess I shouldn't have dropped your phone in the pie, but thanks for…you know." He knew. Sam studied his back, watching the way the muscle in his left shoulder twitched as he moved to pull the shirt on, damn him.
"Sure." He said throwing his t-shirt behind him, which almost hit her in the face, but successfully took her out of her fog. "Sam?"
"Yea?" She asked distractedly while turning his t-shirt the proper way.
"Is that song really your ring tone for me?" Sam froze, she was going to kill Carly. "Sam?" When he got no answer, he quickly spun around, reaching for the hair brush on Carly's end table. "Winter, spring, summer, or fall, all you got to do is calllll" He laughed while singing, using the brush as his mic. Sam rolled her eye but couldn't stop the laugh from escaping her lips. "Take it away Sammy." He said tossing her the brush.
"And I'll be there, yea, yea , yea." Sam sang rolling her eyes with a laugh." "You're such a nub." She said meeting his eyes, realizing that he was now really close to her. When did he get the ability to move like those vampires in those dumb sunset or whatever movies Carly went on and on about.
" Do you ever…think about that night?" Sam knew this was dangerous especially in their current state of undress, and he knew he wasn't suppose to speak of it why now of all times? What the hell was going on here? Dealing with Carly was one thing, but she couldn't handle him to.
"I really don't want to get into this now, especially when Carly's on this whole what's going on with you two thing again." She said taking a couple of steps back pulling the shirt over her head.
"Why this time?"
" I think it has something to do with the fries at the diner."
"But you always steal my food." He slid his flannel pants off, leaving him in his fitted boxer briefs that he describe the day before, wow he had come a long way from Nug Nug.
"I know it's completely ridiculous, but I think we should both you know keep our distance." She toss her shorts over, and slid into his pajama bottoms, which she had to double knot to keep in place.
"Distance?" Sam we only see each other like four maybe five times a year, don't you think that's plenty of distance?" She didn't know what to think, but as Carly's words flashed in her mind, she knew there was some truth behind them. She definitely had a soft spot for him which she stopped trying to deny a long time ago, but over the years she tried to fill with concrete, bury it under dirt, and pile it with whatever she could think of it , but for some reason when they all came together she was sloppy, and clearly it showed. This was definitely not the Puckett way.
"Look, let's just get through this weekend."
" I'm sorry you think spending time with me as something you have to get through." She sighed hearing the hurt in his voice.
"Freddie…"
"It's cool, I get it, I'll see you downstairs." He said quickly leaving the room.
"Wow those short are so you." Gibby laughed as Freddie came down the steps.
"Yea Freddie you look hot." Carly laughed, whistling.
"Ha ha." He laughed dryly, adjusting the shorts before sitting on the couch. "How long do I have to wear these things anyway?"
"For the night, it's in the rule book."
"I'd like to see said rule book."
"Sorry can't we put the game away, movie time." Carly announced emerging from the kitchen with a large tray of food."Okay so we have, pizza, ham, bacon, and ribs, for Sam." She stated setting down one tray. " And popcorn and pizza for the rest of us, what movie are we watching first." Carly smiled bouncing onto the couch.
"I say we go for something gory." Sam said coming down the steps.
" How about a good old romcom?" Sam rolled her eyes at this.
"You guys have to see this documentary I brought on sheep.."
"Shut it Gibby."
"We could always watch something classic." Freddie suggested.
"No Galaxy wars." They all said at once.
"Fine, whatever."
"Okay how about we all get one pick, in a random order?" Carly asked standing up, walking into the kitchen.
"Sounds good."
"And no complaining about someone else pick."
" Aww I think we hurt his feelings." Sam said pouting in Freddie's direction.
"Ok I have everyone's name here in this hat, Gibby you pick the names out one by one, and that's the order we'll watch the movies." Gibby nodded standing up. Sticking his hand in the hat, he pulled out the first slip of paper.
"It looks like our first movie pick shall go to….Carly." He smiled laying the paper on the table.
"Fix." Sam called out as Carly cheered.
"Next is Sam, then me, and Freddie looks like your rounding off the night."
"Just my luck." He groaned laying his head back on the couch.
"Okay movies ready." Carly smiled walking back over towards the couch, turning the light's out on her way.
"Oh I heard this was really funny." Gibby said sinking into the loveseat, as the opening scene of The Ugly Truth began."
" Ooo Gerard Butler is always a plus in my book, nice pick kid." Sam noticed Freddie's eye roll as he crossed his arms."Don't worry you'll love my pick." She said handing him a peace offing in the form of a Peppy coala. "I'm thinking Stab 7; now move over so I can get comfy."
"No I was here first, I'm taking the end." Sam raised an eyebrow at him, she was use to his challenging her by now, but sometimes it still took her off guard, with them being apart for months at a time.
" Fine then you get all that comes with it." She said sitting down in the middle stretching her legs awkwardly across him. As the night progressed The Ugly Truth was ok,( he didn't see what the fuss was over this Butler guy), he could have done without Gibby's choice of film. Looking to his watch he saw it was almost 11:45, and they were just beginning to play Sam's pick. Gibby had since moved to the floor on a sleeping bag provided by Spencer, and had been the first to fall asleep. With Carly now in his spot, there was more room on the couch, but Sam refused to move. As she stirred uncomfortable, for about the thirtieth time, he'd had enough.
"Here just lay this way." He said practically picking her up turning her around so that her head was now resting on his chest, giving her feet room to curl up on the couch, if he had to chose an end to hold, he much preferred her head to her feet. Sam was about to complain, but as his aftershave fill her nostrils, her thoughts became clouded and instead, she settled into him her head drifting down to lay on his lap. Her eyes fluttered close as his hands instinctively went to work their way through her curls. Carly looked over at the two, with a knowing look. Opening her eye Sam caught this and quickly sat up.
"I'm going to get a drink." She walked quickly into the kitchen, with both Carly's and Freddie's eyes following her.
"Freddie?"
"Yea?"
" Do you want to get back together with Sam?" His head quickly snapped over to look at her, she wasn't no time beating around the bush.
"Carly!"
"Well do you?"
" Carly this is not the appropriate time to discuss this."
"Oh save it, we both know you love her, the question is does she know?" Freddie followed her gaze into the kitchen where Sam was currently reraiding the fridge.
"Carly please just stop, we agreed.."
"Freddie who cares what you agreed, can you honestly say your completely happy with the relationship you two have now?" Of course he was, what was there not to be happy about? The fact that they were so many miles apart, the fact that he had to sit back and watch her go through relationship after relationship with idiots who would never be good enough in his book, the fact that he couldn't touch her they way he wanted to..or kiss her.."Freddie!"
"Listen Carly Sam and I are…complicated, but it works for us."
"But.."
"Do you know what it would do to me if I lost her the way I almost did back then?"
"Freddie."
"I rather go through life with her as my friend, than nothing at all, and I would really appreciate it, if you would drop it."
" Carls what did I tell you about buying that diet stuff, I drank some by accident, and I had to drink a whole can of Wahoo punch to get the taste out of my mouth." Sam said walking back into the room noticeably deciding to sit in the armchair across from Carly rather than next to Freddie. Carly could see that these two would be tougher to crack than she thought. Sure they asked her to stay out of it, but they always said that, if they were going to be childish then she was going to have to set the wheels in motion herself.
"I'm tired, and this movie is grossing me out, sorry Sam."
"No offense taken."
"I'm going to head up to bed, I guess I'll see you guys at breakfast?"
"Will there be bacon?"
"Three kinds."
"Then breakfast I shall be."After Carly went upstairs, Freddie and Sam sat in silence watching as some blonde proceed to get stabbed through the head.
"I think I'm going to head to bed too." Freddie said standing up with a stretch, walking towards the door. Sam suddenly felt a pang of sadness at his departure.
"Typical."
"What?' He asked turning around.
"During my pick, everyone is suddenly so sleepy; I believe the rules of movie night are you have to finish the movie."
"But Carly and Gibby are both going to bed."
"Gibby doesn't count, and this is too hardcore for Carly."
"Sam it's 12:30 in the morning, and I know for a fact that my mother is waiting up for me."
" Like I said ty.."
"If you want we can finish the movie over at my place." Freddie said cutting her off, before she could complain.
" Well I guess it's better than watching it with a snoring Gibby." Getting up Sam pop the DVD out, and followed Freddie as he made his way across the hall.
"Remember to take your shoes off." Sam rolled her eyes as Freddie slowly opened the door, holding a finger to his lips he looked to Sam before stepping to the side allowing her to enter. Closing the door, he slid his shoes off, leaving them on a side mat, Sam copied his actions.
"What are you doing?" She asked as he picked up her shoes.
"I don't want the awkward conversation tomorrow morning, if my mom notices your shoes there. She nodded following him back into his bedroom. Reaching the room, she laughed looking to his Nug nug poster, it was just as she remembered.
" I see you've kept the place up." She said while falling onto the bed."
"It was mostly my mom."
"Ah a shrine for the prodigal son."
" I'm going to go check on my mom, you need anything?"
"I'm good." He nodded walking out of the room, sitting up her fingers caressed his comforter, instantly bring her back to their many bedroom rendezvous. Closing her eyes she shook her head, Why am I doing this? Pulling out her phone she went into her contacts, her fingers immediately taking her to Gavin.
"Hey I brought you a drink just in case." Sam jumped dropping the phone.
"You okay?" He asked kneeling down to meet her eyes, seeing the concern on his face , she knew she was not okay, she needed to get out of there and fast.
"Yea I'm just going to…run to the bathroom." Freddie sighed watching her go, it was happening, he was making it happen. Maybe she was right he was coming on to strong, and he needed to give her some space. Leaving the drink on the bed he went to sit at his desk. Feeling at her sides anxiously Sam cursed under her breath remembering she had left her jacket over at Carlys. "Keep it together Puckett." She whispered to her reflection splashing a little water on her face. After a few minutes Sam reemerged moving to sit on the bed, she saw the package of candy he mention earlier. Picking up the bag she smile a small smile. Looking over to Freddie, she could tell he was lost in his thoughts from the crease in his brow, she knelt down next to the DVD player making an adjustment, before going to sit on the bed.. "So are you going to stare at the wall all night or are we going to watch the movie?"
"Oh yea sure." Freddie grabbed the remote, starting up the film. As the opening music of Galaxy Wars II began, he looked over to her in confusion.
"I'll sit through the second one, but if you want to watch the first or third you're on your own." Sam while putting a piece of candy in her mouth. When he didn't move to join her on the bed, she looked back over to him. "You coming?" He raised an eyebrow at this.
"I didn't want to break any distance rules." He said with a small smirk.
"Last chance Benson." She said while turning over the comforter. He didn't need to be told twice. Shutting off his desk lamp, he walked over sliding in behind her. Her body immediately reacted to his, some unknown force pulling her back to rest against his chest, his arm falling into place around her mid drift. As his free hand resumed its place in her hair, they both shared a thought To hell with what Carly thought .Neither needed to say anymore, as they watched the movie, Carly, their "agreement", and distance was the furthest thing from either of their minds.
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Okay we made it through I know this chapter was fill with emotional ups and downs, but don't worry it gets better. And if you get a chance look up the song, it's really sweet.
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Thanks for reading!