I'm so thrilled that so many people like this story! I get emails every day saying that this story is added to their favorites, and I'm so grateful for that. Thank you! And to the following people for their reviews: 4evercreddie, MusicRox526, RemDiamond, sockstar, JJ, creddieseddiefan, and carey, you guys are awesome! [if there's others i forgot, sorry!]

Anyway, I'm gonna try something new, a 'point of view' perspective. Let me know if you think it works please?

Thank you much!

-Amy3

Freddie's POV

I had heard arguing next door, Sam and Carly obviously, and I had to figure out just what was going on. Whenever they fought, it was not a good thing. Plus, doesn't everyone have a right to be nosy anyway? I used to be the kid looking through the peep hole!

So here I am, holding Carly's hand, silently begging her with my eyes to tell me what the fight was about. I couldn't stand her looking away from me so I put a finger from my free hand under her chin turning her head to look at me. I've known her for so long, the look she gives me is totally obvious to me. She's searching for trust. Trust in me? Trust in what she's about to tell me? Carly smiles at my confusion and squeezes my hand gently.

"Ok I'll tell you." She breathes in deeply. "Remember when you saved my life?"

"How could I forget? That was the best and worst time of my life," I said.

"Worst? You mean, because you got hurt huh…"

"No. It's because I had to let you go."

"Well now don't say things like that Freddie…you're going to make this harder for me to say." She tried to pull away but I kept her hand in a firm grasp, gentle but firm.

"Tell me what? Carly, whatever you say, there's nothing you could do to-"

"I like you." She cut me off. My mind went blank as I heard her say that sentence. That one sentence that I've been waiting forever for.

"You do? I mean, as friends right? Because you never brought it up, us dating, after the hero thing wore off. We just went back to normal. Not that I didn't like it, because I did. Being your friend is great, but I always kept hoping that-"

"Freddie shush. You're rambling!"

"Sorry…" I shut my mouth and just smiled at Carly. "So explain?"

"Right. So, tell me the truth about something, please?" "Okay…"

"Did you feel something? In the kiss that you gave me? I think I'm crazy for even thinking this. I mean, it sounds like some kind of fairy tale story and no one should really believe in those, right? Prince Charming and the Damsel in Distress. I've never been in distress, have i? No I don't think so-"

"Yes," I stated plainly, laughing inside at her rambling. She always rambled on when she was nervous.

"Yes what? I've been in distress?"

"Well, no. I meant yes to the feeling something." And there I saw it. Her eyes filled with joy and hopefully love. She immediately hugged me, and I held on tight to her. I didn't want this moment to pass. There's been so many times when I've wanted to just hold her close, keeping her near me, being more than just her best friend. Until now, I wasn't sure that would ever happen. Hopefully now, this wouldn't just be one of those times where I think she has a crush on me when really she's just trying to get over something that just happened. She comes to me when something goes wrong and she needs someone to go to. Sam doesn't always help her. She doesn't live just across the hall whenever Carly needs someone right then.

But I had to pull away from the hug and look in her eyes to see if I can tell just what is going on inside her head. Am I just a friend, or could this actually be the time where she wants me as her love? I didn't save her life this time, although I would do it again and again. Just to keep Carly in my life forever would be enough for me. But there's something different about her this time. She's looking at me the way she looks at other guys that she likes. I know that look. I'm always jealous of that look. But now it's directed towards...me? Oh thank goodness!

"Carly, what are you thinking?"

"That I just might be falling in love with..."