CARLY'S POV

"What did he say? Is he coming?" I asked Sam the moment she stepped inside my room.

I was waiting for her and Freddie to arrive from the swimming competition. After I made sure that Brad was okay, I left his apartment and started to walk towards the dorm. I couldn't help myself from getting irritated at my boyfriend. He made me break my promise to Freddie. And I wouldn't be surprised if he was mad at me. I screwed up.

"He's coming." she smirked and I knew there was a meaning behind that.

I raised my eyebrows at put my hands on my waist. "What did you do, Sam?"

"Nothing!" she exclaimed, raising both her hands up. "I just said if he doesn't come, I'd drag him out of his room. There's nothing wrong with that, right?"

I just shook my head and smiled at her. I was glad she 'threatened' Freddie because I really wanted to talk to him and apologize for not being there.

We logged on to our site while we were waiting for Freddie. It was just 5:30 in the afternoon and he had plenty of time to rest and get ready for our movie night.

Sam and I were both overwhelmed with the messages, videos, and comments we received from our fans. Most of them said they really miss iCarly and they can hardly wait for the web show we promised we'd do. Our twitter followers were also saying the same thing.

Suddenly, an idea clicked in my head. "Hey. Why don't we take a picture when Freddie gets here and then we can post it up on the site for our fans to see?"

Sam turned her head to me. "That's brilliant. I really like your brain."

"I like my brain too." I laughed before I stood up from my seat next to Sam and went to the telephone directory resting on top of my bedside table. I ordered pizzas for dinner since it was Freddie's favorite food. After I ended the call, I went back to Sam just in time to read what she just tweeted using iCarly's account.

Freddie made it to Stanford's swimming team. He won his first gold today. Send the nub your congratulations. :D -Sam

"Tweet something about you." I told her and she started typing again.

Here at Stanford U. Visiting my favorite girl and our dork. Having a blast hanging out with them. Will tweet pic later! -Sam

Moments later, tweets from our fans were starting to flood our screen. Most of them were about Freddie winning the gold earlier today. The rest were saying that they couldn't wait to see the pics later. Some were asking about me. 'What's new with Carly Shay?' or 'How is Carly doing?'.

I was thinking of something to tell them but I couldn't think of any. Nothing very exciting was going on with my life. Unlike Freddie, I wasn't a member of any clubs here in the University.

Carly's dating someone named Brad. He's a basketball player. Freddie's jealous as usual. Aww. :( -Sam

"Saaaaaaam!" I shrieked which made her jump before she could even press 'Tweet'. Soon, we were fighting over the keyboard of my laptop. I was pressing the backspace button and Sam was yanking my hand away while retyping the letters I erased with her other hand. Arms were flying everywhere.

"Carlyyyyy! Stop!" she yelled at me but I wasn't giving up.

"Noooooo! Sam!"

Both of us stopped fighting as we listened to the soft knocks on the door. We suddenly looked at each other, anticipating what our next moves would be. Our hands remained frozen but they were still entangled over the keyboard.

"Answer it." she said sharply.

"No. You answer it."

"If Freddie leaves, it's fine by me. How about you? Do you want him to leave?" she grinned.

My senses came back to me and I immediately snatched my hands away from the laptop to open the door for Freddie. I would never forgive myself if he would leave all because I was busy stopping my best friend from tweeting something which wasn't really a big deal.

"Hi Freddie." I greeted him but he didn't greet back. He just gave me a weak smile before walking in and sitting on my bed.

He was mad, alright. I sighed then closed the door. When I turned around, I saw Sam staring at me with that devious smile plastered upon her face. Her hands were hidden behind her back. I could tell she was trying to look innocent but that was when she's most dangerous.

"What are you guys doing?" Freddie asked curiously and I was sure he was intrigued by the way Sam looked that moment. He stood up from the bed and slowly made his way towards Sam and my laptop.

Before he could reach her and see what she did, I ran towards them and pushed Sam gently out of the way to cover my computer, making sure she wouldn't fall to the ground. I then raised both my hands sidewards to prevent Freddie from going any further.

I heard him chuckle lightly as he took another step forward.

"Carly!" Sam whined beside me. "That was totally uncalled for!"

I ignored her and focused on Freddie. I'd just apologize later.

"There's nothing to see in here!" I was starting to panic.

He chuckled once again and shook his head. "If there's nothing to see, then why are you so afraid?"

"Well..." I paused, thinking of possible reasons I could use but my brain wasn't working well. "Sam! I think it's time to take the pictures!"

Sam crossed her arms against her chest and raised her eyebrow at me. "No way. I'm enjoying this." She then turned to Freddie. "Go on Fredward. Two more steps forward."

Freddie laughed softly and followed her. "Like this?" he asked her.

"Yes. And one more." she grinned.

Freddie did what she said and he was now inches away from me. He was looking directly into my eyes and soon, I was drowning in them. I didn't even know that my arms were slowly returning to my sides because I was too busy staring at his chocolate brown eyes. I have never noticed how expressive they were before.

The next thing I knew, he was already peeking over my shoulder and I could only watch his eyebrows furrow in frown as he read what Sam had just tweeted.

"I'm sorry." I told him the moment he leaned back again.

"It's okay." I could see in his eyes that it wasn't. "I already know about it anyway."

Freddie walked over to the bed while I remained frozen in my spot. Sam was still standing beside me, not talking either. There was a deep silence that ensued inside the room and no one wanted to break it.

"Pizza's here!" Sam exclaimed when we heard another set of knocks on the wooden door.

I searched for my wallet inside my school bag beside my laptop and took out some bills. When I turned around, Sam was already carrying two boxes of Pizza and Freddie was talking to the delivery guy. He had his wallet taken out.

"What are you doing?" I went towards him and asked.

"Paying for the pizza?" he replied as he closed the door after giving money to the boy.

"Here." I handed him the money but he just looked at my hand.

"It's okay." he replied as he closed his hand around mine and pushed it away gently.

When we turned around, we caught a glimpse of Sam on top of my bed, and eating a slice of the pizza that had just been delivered. She noticed we were looking at her so she put the piece back in the box and acted like nothing happened.

"I can't believe you!" I exclaimed, shaking my head before sitting beside her on the bed.

"What? I'm hungry!" she replied.

"You could have waited for us. But no... You already ate a piece while Carly and I were paying for the pizza." Freddie mocked as he sat on the carpet near the foot of my bed.

"Actually..." I inspected the box she opened. "She's eating her second slice."

I bit my lip to control my laughter while Freddie shook his head and smiled. I was really glad Sam was here. She was making me feel less awkward with Freddie. It was just like the old times, back when there weren't any Brad or swimming competitions I had missed.

Sam flicked the remote and the movie we were going to watch started soon. I let her pick the movie earlier since she was our visitor. She chose 'Serendipity' which I liked a lot too. Freddie didn't seem to mind either. That was another thing I liked about him. He was never afraid to admit that he likes these kinds of stuffs. Who wouldn't want a guy like him?

"Do you believe in fate and destiny?" I suddenly asked Sam during the movie.

She looked at me confusingly. "I don't know. Haven't thought about that."

Of course. I laughed softly at my best friend's response and turned my attention back again to the television. The three of us seemed pretty attached to it that no one talked the whole duration of the movie. When I turned it off, Freddie stood up from sitting on my carpet and stretched himself out.

"That was a good movie. Anyway, I better head back to my room." Freddie said.

"No, no, no." Sam stood up from the bed. "No one's going yet."

Freddie and I watched her rummage through her backpack. When she seemed to find what she was looking for, she turned to us with a wide grin on her face. She was holding in her right hand her brand new camera her dad bought her.

"We promised to tweet pics for the iCarly fans." she explained in expense of Freddie before positioning it on top of my desk. After fixing the settings, she grabbed both of our hands and dragged us.

Sam stood between me and Freddie, putting both her arms over our shoulders. I hooked mine around her waist and leaned towards her while waiting for the camera to take its shot. The second flash indicated that it was done and Sam rushed towards it soon.

"Awesome." she commented as she looked at the picture. "Here, Freddie. Take a picture of me and Carly." she handed the camera to Freddie, who smiled and accepted it willingly. Seeing Freddie hold a camera, even not like the one he used to carry in iCarly, brought back happy memories to me.

"Carly." Freddie called.

I blinked. "Yes?"

"Smile?"

"Oh." I did what he asked as he took Sam and I's picture. After it was done, I reached for the camera from him. "I'll take you and Sam's."

Freddie walked over towards Sam. They were both figuring out on how to pose for the camera. Freddie hesitated to put his arm around her shoulder when she glared at him. I could only smile at my two best friends' awkwardness. In the end, they've just decided to stand closer together and lean towards each other.

"Your turn." Sam said and took the camera away from me. I walked slowly towards Freddie and stood beside him. He had his hands in his pockets so I had a hard time thinking of what to do with mine.

"You two act like you don't know each other." Sam rolled her eyes. "Closer."

Freddie chuckled softly while I gave Sam a weak smile. I had no idea why but I couldn't move closer to him. It was as if there was a barrier between, separating us from each other. I knew something was wrong. Freddie was treating me differently and I could feel it.

"Come here, Carls." he suddenly said before grabbing my arm and pulling me towards him gently. I almost lost my balance out of shock but when I felt his hand wrap around my waist, I felt secured. His grip was tighter than usual but I didn't mind. He leaned his head sidewards that it rested against mine. Sam didn't even need to tell me to smile because the happiness I was feeling came out naturally.

"Perfect." Sam remarked.

And I couldn't agree with her more.

A/N:

I'm excited to post the next chapter. It's almost done. ^_^

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