Chapter 10

Dating? Dating. Dating! Dating.

"Sam? What are you doing here?" Griffin asked.

"I know where not friends or anything, but I need your help." I said.

"Why me?"

"Your the only guy show doesn't have a restraining order against me and your not a total hobnocker."

"What about Freddie?"

"Oh well he was thinking about getting one against me and he the thing I need your help with."

I explained my feelings for Freddie, his rush on some other girl, his break up with Carly, and my plan.

"What's in it for me?" He asked.

"we would not only make Carly jealous, we would make Carly jealous."

His eyebrows raised.

"You got yourself a deal."

I smiled and, without thinking, hugged him.

"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" I said before I realized what I've done.

I pulled apart, awkwardly.

"Um, right," said Griffin.

"Anyway, we need to come up with a plan. When can we met?"

"How about tomorrow? Groovy Smoothies, 3:15?"

"Yeah. It's a date. I mean it's not, unless Carly or Freddie see us, then it is. A pretend one."

"Right," he agreed.

"Okay the. See you later."

"Yeah,' he said nodding.

After that awkward meeting I went home, slept, woke up, and what do ya know, went to school. Right now it was 3:30. I was sitting at a table in Groovy Smoothies waiting for Griffin. I was thinking how tomorrow was my last day dressing girly when he walked in and sat down next to me.

"Your late," I said.

"Sorry. My patrol officer was being annoying," Griffin replied.

"Aren't they all? My never shuts up."

"Tell me about it."

We laughed.

"Back to businesses. How are we going to get them to see us together if you go to a different school?"

"I'll just come see you guys at your school. I can skip. I don't care. I just have one question though."

"What?"

"Well last time I saw you, you were all tomboyish and now your wearing a dress. care to explain?"

I sighed and told him about my bet with Fredwad.

"Are you sure he doesn't like you? it sounds like he does."

"Positive. But hopefully if he sees me with you he'll get jealous."

"But it always seemed like he had a crush on you. well it did to me."

"Please, he'd-their here!"

Carly, Freddie, Wendy, and Gibby, were opening the door.

"what do we do?" I asked.

He didn't reply. He just smirked, leaned closer, and kissed me.

"Carly!" I yelled walking right into her. She just stop walking.

"Mmmma..uh, um...she...Sam and, is that? no. It can't....is it?" She mumbled.

"What?" asked Wendy.

Carly said nothing, just pointed forward. We all looked.

"Is that Griffin?" Wendy asked.

Silence.

"So that's who she got," Gibby said.

"What!? You knew about them?! And you didn't spill!" Wendy yelled.

Gibby looked down at the floor.

"Well.....I knew she was.....Oh, I can't say. Sam would kill me!" He yelled running out the door.

"We're not even sure if it's them, so let's not freak," Carly said in a shaky voice.

"well go find out!" Wendy yelled pushing Carly forward.

When we reached them Wendy tapped the Griffin on the shoulder. The couple pulled apart and San's eyes widened.

"Sam!? Griffin!?" Carly yelled.

"Hi. Good to see ya," Griffin said cheerfully.

"Nice to see ya too, but what are you guys doing here? Together? Kissing?" She said, her voice rising on the word kissing.

"Uh, well were dating."

"DATING!" I thought. "Sam and Griffin! My best friend and my ex boyfriend! This isn't awkward at all!"

"Dating huh? Well that's.....unexpected. I didn't know you two kept contact. How long have you been going out?"

"About two weeks," Griffin said.

"Two weeks! Why the heck hadn't Sam told me! Dear Lord, how could she keep this a secret!?" I thought.

Carly's eye was twitching as she tried to smile.

"Sam may I speak to you? Privately?" She said through clenched teeth.

"Uh, well-" She didn't let me answer.

She dragged me to the ladies room. After she made sure no one was in the stalls she turned to me.

"so you and Griffin huh?"

"You aren't jealous, are you?" I asked.

"Me? jealous! Ha! No! I haven't seen Griffin in months! I don't care. Why would I care?" She said crushing her cell phone in her hand.

"uh Carly?"

"I mean, why would I? It's not like I like him. Who likes a pee wee baby collector. Oh, you do. Sorry. I just meant that I'm so over him. I don't still day dream about him or anything.

"Carly."

"I really don't care. I'm happy you finally found someone."

"Carly!"

"Uh?"

I opened her hand and held her cellphone up.

"Oh."

She stared at her hand. It was bleeding a little. I raised my eyebrows.

"Not jealous, huh?"

"No!" She yelled snatching her broken cell from my hand and stomping out of the bathroom. I smirked and followed her out.

While Carly, Freddie, and Wendy ordered their smoothies and sandwiches I sat back down next to Griffin and slapped him.

"What was that for!" he cried.

"Don't kiss me with out my permission! But good idea. Carly is really jealous."

"But Freddie didn't seem jealous. Maybe he needed us to be more lovey dovey," I thought, bitterly.

"Really?" he asked.

"Yeah. She was ready to kill me."

He laughed.

"Quick! Their coming back. Hold my hand and cat like your in love with me."

"so cutie, where we going to to do tonight? see a movie?" He asked, holding my hand, as Carly, Freddie, and Wendy sat down at a table near us.

While me and Griffin acted all mushy and stuff Carly slurped her smoothie down [she was literly sucking the life out of that thing!After she finished it she crumpled it and threw it and it hit Tibo's head], Freddie sat there in silence, and Wendy just blabbed on about this cute pair of shoes she saw on the way here.

"Well, this isn't awkward at all!"

Finally this chapter is done! Now I can get some sleep! remember to click that magical white and green button!

-Nikki