Chapter six: Cause none of it was ever worth the risk.

Author's note: I'm sorry it took so long to upload this. Life got in the way. The good news is that chapter seven (the last chapter) is written as well and will probably be uploaded later this week.

Disclaimer: I don't own iCarly.

Sitting outside on the school steps was no other than Sam Puckett. Freddie wasn't that surprised to see her there. It was a Sam place as he would like to call it. While they were still going out they had a lot of places like this. Places that nobody else thought romantic, that nobody would even stop to look at. That what made them special and Sam had a thing for seeking them.

He sat next to her, not so far away so they would seem strangers, but also not as close as lovers could be. Freddie wished he could move a little closer.

'So, I heard you broke up with Seth?'

'Yeah, what a big nub he turned out to be'

Sam let out a sigh facing the other side of the school grounds, there was such a huge contrast between everything when it was day or night. When it was day, people sat on the school grounds in front of school as if they owned it. Especially when the weather was good, but at night, people went out into the city searching for cheap drinks and seduction. The school grounds stayed behind, hiding in the dark, waiting for the sun to strike once again.

'What happened?' Freddie asks, disturbing Sam.

'Well, Freddie, you know Seth right?, Sam asks while turning to see Freddie confirm this suggestion, before looking away again. 'He was the big funny guy, but I don't know.. It seems that lately he just wasn't that funny anymore. I think we lost the connection on funniness' Sam says before sighing once again.

Freddie couldn't help but snicker at Sam's words choice. Only Sam could come up with that sort of reason to break up with a guy and make them sound completely reasonable.

'So no more funny guys for you?' Freddie asks with a quirk of his eyebrows.

'No I think I've had my share.'

It stayed quiet for a little while between the two teens, both thinking other thoughts. But connected in the way that it was Freddie who came to see if Sam was okay.

'Just so you know, a little funny couldn't hurt'

'No, that couldn't.' She said, letting out a small chuckle, finally looking at him.

'I got to say, you do have quite a record on guys. I mean there's me, Jacob, that chemistry kid, a quarterback, your biology partner Miles, and now Seth. That's 7 guys in what .. three years.' Freddie says while holding up three fingers to Sam.

'Hey, it was longer than three years, I dated you for what, 1 year and 8 months, right? And after that I started to date the others so..'

Sam started to think real hard, holding both her hands to count.

'Ok, well that did take me three years. But still, if you count you as well, which you did, then it was four years.'

'True, but I'm special.'' Freddie says while nudging his shoulder with Sam's.

'Now don't get so cocky on me, Benson. All you got was Carly, me, Alice and Elisabeth'

'Yeah, so..'

'Well, maybe you should spice it up a little, start dating a cheerleader or something.' Sam suggests while trying to keep a straight face.

'Haha, maybe I should.' Freddie shakes his head a little. Him dating a cheerleader, that would be something. Maybe he could even try out for the football team. But he should keep that to himself, Sam would die from laughter if she heard that thought had crossed his mind.

'Anyway, speaking of Elizabeth, how are things going between you two?' Sam says successfully turning the subject from her and Freddie to Freddie and his current girlfriend.

'Well, to be honest, we kind of are losing the connection as well.'

'What do you mean?'

'Well...she freaks me out!' the nub says as he looks at her with eyes the size of saucers. Sam can't help it but laugh at the ridiculous look he gives her, it doesn't suit him at all. But that face does cheer her up.

'You, how is that even possible, you are a freak yourself.'

The smile that comes over her face makes Freddie think about the times that he was still obsessed with his neighbour and Sam was just an annoying bug that came along with hanging out with Carly. She usually got this smile when he found out that she had pulled another successful prank on him. He used to hate that smile. God, how things can change.

'Thanks, Sam. That's real nice' Freddie says, but he smiles nevertheless.

'I try'

A silence filled the air then. But it doesn't feel intense of awkward anymore. It feels comfortable enough to wait it out for someone to speak up again. Of course patience is a needed factor in waiting and Sam was never one to wait.

'Soooo …are you going to tell me?'

'She wants to have three children.'

'What?'

'Yeah, she wants to have three children, two girls and one boy. And the boy has to be in the middle, because that evens it out. Oh and she has names for them too, Allison, David and Jennifer.' He said holding up three fingers as if he already has three children and he is about to get the pictures from his wallet.

'You're kidding?'

'Oh no, I wish I was. God I really wish I was' He takes a breath before letting it out slowly.

'She also wants a wedding in the spring, because she likes how it symbolise new things, like new leaves and new bonds, like a marriage. And she is going to wear a white dress, and I should get a black suit, because that will look great with her white dress'

'Dude, that girl is a psycho'

'Yeah, I know, she even has our honeymoon planned'

'Oh yeah, where are you going?'

'Paris, of course'

'Of course'

'I'm sorry Freddie' Sam says and places her hand on his forearm. He smiles a little at her and Sam can feel her heart beat a little faster as a reaction.

'Yeah me too, but I think it is time that I break it off with her'

'To be honest I think so too' Sam says, giving Freddie's arm a little squeeze before letting go of him.

'Yeah, I figured. I mean if a guy did this on you, you would be running for the hills right now' Freddie chuckles at himself, he can literally see it happen.

'Please, no guy I date could ever be so mushy'

'You would probably stomp the mushiness out of him.' Sam wouldn't fall for a guy that would try to sweep her off her feet with red roses and chocolates. She would throw a punch at him first then laugh at him and then tell him that it is never going to happen. And Carly would be there telling Sam to be nice and aww'ing at the red roses and chocolates. Sometimes Freddie wonders how Sam and Carly even managed to become friends.

'So, have you figured it out, how you are going to tell her?' Freddie is pulled away from his thoughts by Sam's question.

'No idea, I think that maybe if I hide long enough, she will think I'm dead and she'll move on'

He knows it is a sad excuse, but facing Elizabeth is so much harder than he had originally planned. Every time he tried to break things off with her, she tells him how glad she is that he is her boyfriend and how happy he maker her and all that crap.

'Dude, even running up the hills is easier than that' Sam smiles at him and Freddie can't help but smile back. She does have a point there.

'Probably, but I'm good at hiding'

'Believe me, you are not so good as you think you are.' Sam says while thinking of all the times she could easily find him after he pulled a prank on her. He really was terrible.

'Oh I am, just not at the hiding part'

'Smooth'

'Yeah'

Maybe he can ask Sam to break it up with Elizabeth with him. Not that he would ever do that to Elizabeth, but then Sam can stay with him just a while longer. And she can smile at him and touch his hand or arm. God, he is turning mushy.

'Well I'm going to go, I have spent enough time with you today.

'Nice to see you too Sam'

And there she goes..

'Ah, you love me Benson, and you know it'

If she only knew how true that was

Sam stands up and brushes her jeans clean from the dirt that might have gotten there after the time she spend on the chairs. Freddie can't help but look over her again. She just has this electric pull that draws him towards her. No matter where he is, he needs to look at her.

As she starts to walk away, he needs her to give him one last look. He just needs one more Sam laugh thrown towards him. Just one more glance that would make his day worth it.

'Hey Sam, will you join the squad for me' She turns around at hearing her name, but when she hears what he asks he can see her trying not to look disgusted.

'Why?'

'To find myself a cheerleader of course, I mean if I should date a cheerleader, well it has to be you.'

And there it was, a grin spread over Sam face after the surprise washes away. Her face shows the appreciation of the suggestion he is making. She lets out one last snicker before turning away from him, as she walks away he can hear her murmur 'I'll check it out for you'

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