Freddie jumped slightly at the sound of his new friend's voice and he turned around so quickly the scrapbook slipped off his knees and fell to the floor "M-Mom?" he repeated "Carly.. What's your last name?" he asked curiously, his mind was starting to put the pieces together but he wanted to make sure.
"Puckett" She said slowly "Carly Puckett." her eyes met his and he could have sworn she blushed.
"You're Sam Puckett's daughter!" he said, not knowing what to think, "Your Mom and my Mom were like.. Best friends."
Carly nodded "My Mom used to talk about her sometimes, it was rare and you could hear the sadness in her voice"
Freddie stood up and dusted off his pants "Yeah, my Mom told me the story, your Mom left years ago and that was the last she's seen of her. Since you're here it's obvious your Mom is too; I wonder if our Mom's have reunited" he said
"Slow down" Carly said with an amused tone "You're going a hundred miles a minute and I can't keep up"
He rolled his eyes and smiled playfully "Alright, I'll slow down for you" he said.
Carly returned his smile "Thanks" she said dryly, "I appreciate it."
"Oh anytime" he replied "Now anyway, where does your mom work?"
"Um some news station" she said, "Mom told me what it was called but I can't remember."
"Is it Kings 5 news?" he asked curiously.
"Yeah! That's it" she said excitedly "Is that where your Mom works?" she asked
He nodded "Yeah, she's worked there for I think 10, almost 11 years now" he said "I was really young when she got a job there."
"You know what we should do?" Sam asked curiously, a mischievous grin on her face.
"Go play the new Galaxy Wars game?" he asked excitedly
"No" Carly said, sounding confused "We need to reunite our Mom's, they obviously miss each other but knowing my Mom-"
"-And knowing my mom" Freddie interrupted.
"They're too stubborn to admit it" they said together.
"Alright, so how about this? I ask my Mom if I can have a friend and her Mom over for dinner tomorrow night you tell your Mom you were asked to come to dinner by a new friend and that she was invited too?"
Sam shook her head "No, we need to come up with something better than that." She trailed off for a moment and sighed, obviously thinking "I got it! The mall, we each ask our Mom's if they'll take us to the mall"
Before he could answer she turned around and headed downstairs, with a sigh he followed her "I'll text you, or you can text me or something" he said
"That sounds good" she said and pulled out the newest pearphone out of her pocket.
"Woah, you got the new one?" he asked, almost sounding jealous.
"Yeah my mom bought it for me when I broke my old one" she said as she headed to the door.
"How'd you break your old one?" he asked curiously
"Oh I um, threw it at a wall when it froze on me" she admitted shyly.
"That was a major glitch in the software of last year" he explained "It couldn't keep up with the processing-"
He was cut off by a laugh "Freddie I have no idea what you're talking about"
"Oh right, sorry" he said "Um basically the phone was doing too much for its brain to handle."
"That makes more sense" she said, though she sounded more amused than irritated "thanks, but I gotta go now; if we want this to work I need to get my homework done"
"Oh shoot, I forgot about our reading assignment" he said "Oh well, it should be fun"
She rolled her eyes "Fun? Doubt it, but it should be an okay read, I've read the book before"
He looked at her in disbelief "You've read The Hobbit? He asked
She rolled her eyes "I don't like lectures, it doesn't mean I don't like to read" she pointed out.
"True, I guess I just assumed.. I'm sorry" he said
"Don't worry about it, I don't look like the reading type I know, but I love reading, I just don't like doing reports on what I read" she explained.
"Alright, I see your point" he said. "So I'll text you tomorrow?" he asked curiously
"Yeah, this might just work" she said "Unless, of course, our Mom's hate each other after all this time" At the look of nervousness that appeared on Freddie's face she couldn't help but smile "I'm kidding" she said.
He nodded "I knew that, I totally knew that.." he trailed off before clearing his throat "Give me your number so I can text you tomorrow"
He could have sworn he saw her cheeks go pink again as she recited her number for him to put in his phone "Thanks, I'll send you a text so you'll have my number" he said
She nodded "Okay, now I really do have to go" she said "My Mom will be home soon"
"Alright, bye" he said again as he watched her leave. When she turned down the street he shut the door and leaned against it, wondering exactly what he'd been thinking, this plan was insane!
Looking at his watch he groaned and ran back the stairs, heading up the first flight of stairs and turning right. He headed into his room and prepared to work on his book report.
At the Kings 5 News Station parking lot Carly Shay sat in her car, she wanted to cry but knew now wasn't the time. Today had been especially stressful, Sam had given her the cold shoulder and she couldn't blame her after the way the brunette had been treating her former best friend.
She wasn't quite sure why she couldn't forgive Sam, she wanted to, but it was like every time she opened her mouth tell Sam she was sorry for the way she was treating her, that what she really wanted is her friendship again, but it seemed like every time she opened her mouth she was yelling at her again.
She needed advice, and the only person she could think of to talk to was Spencer, she started her care and took a deep breath, hoping that he was home.
When she pulled into his driveway she smiled as he walked out the door "Hey Kiddo" he said happily as she got out of the car "What brings you by?" he asked curiously.
She sighed "I was actually hoping I could talk to you" she said.
His expression turned serious and he nodded "C'mon lets go into the house and talk, Sasha took Miranda to the mall so we'll be alone"
"Thanks Spencer" she said as she walked into the house and sat down on his couch."
"So what's up?" he asked.
"Well like I told you before, Sam's back and she wants to be friends. Wants us to go back to how things used to be" she paused for a moment to let what she said sink in, "And I want that, I mean I didn't at first but I've been thinking, she was my best friend and I missed her. I just wish it hadn't taken her ignoring me to realize that."
Spencer sat there, the entire time, and even Carly had to admit she was proud of how he had matured over the years, settling down and becoming a Dad had really matured him though he still did some wacky things with his art.
"Well, it sounds to me like the only thing you can really do is apologize; Sam obviously missed you and regrets leaving like she did" he said.
She nodded "Alright I think I can do that" she sighed and looked at her watch "Listen, do you want to come and have dinner with us tonight?" she asked "You know Freddie loves when you come by."
"Alright, sounds good" he said "Can I just get a ride with you?" he asked curiously.
She nodded and rolled her eyes "Okay come on, Freddie's going to be wondering where we got off to." she said.
They headed out to the car and she drove them to her house. "Freddie" she called, "Uncle Spencer is here, why don't you come say Hi?"
Footsteps were soon heard and Freddie appeared "Uncle Spencer!" he said and hugged him tightly.
"Hey there, how's my favorite nephew?" Spencer asked with a grin
"I'm your only nephew" Freddie protested but he was grinning from ear to ear "Are you going to have dinner with us?" he asked
Spencer nodded "Sure am" he said "Did you get the new Galaxy Wars game?" he asked curiously.
"Of course I did, it's amazing!" Freddie said.
"I'll let you two get on with your little nerd fest" Carly interrupted, "But first what do you want for dinner?" she asked.
"Um, I don't care" Freddie said with a shrug.
"Chinese take out okay with everyone?" Carly asked, "I don't feel like cooking tonight"
"That sounds fine" came the voices of Spencer and Freddie as they ran upstairs to play Galaxy wars.
"Boys" Carly muttered, though secretly she was glad for some normalcy, this week had seemed like one giant mess. She picked up the phone and dialed the Chinese restaurant to order the food.
Upstairs Spencer sat down on the floor while Freddie started up the game "How's school going bud?" Spencer asked.
"It's going pretty good" Freddie said, debating on whether he should tell Spencer about the plan he and Carly had come up with but decided against it, he didn't want his Mom to find out before they could reunite her with her best friend.
"Meet any girls?" Spencer asked playfully.
"Well kinda" he paused for a moment "I'd rather focus on academics" he lied.
Spencer nodded for a moment, as if he knew Freddie was lying "Okay, whatever you say bud"
They played for about 20 minutes and they were evenly matched, they both won two rounds, and headed downstairs for dinner.
Carly, who had just gotten the food from the delivery guy, set it down on the table "Okay Spencer this is yours" she said handing him a plastic plate that held his favorite food, "And Freddie, this is yours" she said and handed him his plate.
They all sat down on the couch in the living room and flipped on a movie, which happened to be Iron Man, and Freddie grinned "I love this movie!" he said "It's got a terrific cast"
Spencer nodded in agreement and Carly rolled her eyes "Alright we'll watch this" she said. She turned her head to look at Freddie and smiled "Did you get your homework done?" she asked "I know I don't have to ask but I like to."
Freddie pretended to be annoyed as he said "Yes I did" but he was smiling.
She nodded and smiled "I just like to make sure"
Dinner went by quickly, conversation become just idle chat as Carly and Spencer discussed current events and Freddie was glued to the TV. Finally Carly tapped him on the shoulder and smiled "I'm taking Uncle Spencer home" she said "It's Friday night so you can stay up, but remember your bedtime is midnight"
Freddie nodded and hugged Spencer again "Night Uncle Spencer" he said.
"Night buddy, don't be a stranger, okay?" Spencer asked as he hugged back.
"I won't" he promised "in fact, I was thinking next weekend I could stay the night?" he asked hopefully.
Spencer nodded "Of course, if it's okay with your Mom" he said.
"Of course it's okay" Carly interrupted
"Then it's settled!" Spencer said, "I'll come get you Friday, or have your Mom drop you off, and you can stay for as long as you want"
"As long as he's back by Sunday" Carly reminded him.
"Of course, as long as your back by Sunday" he added.
"C'mon, I want to get home and go to bed" Carly said, "I'm exhausted."
Spencer headed to the door with a final wave to Freddie and then he was gone. Freddie headed back upstairs and sighed as he closed his door, the plan he and Carly had come up with was insane, but he really hoped it worked. He lay down on his bed and sighed, wondering what exactly tomorrow would bring.
Note: Whew, that was a bit of a long one, I hope you all like it! Please leave me some reviews so I can know what I'm doing right and what I'm doing wrong, thanks again to my beta reader PD31. As usual I don't own iCarly or anything associated with it.