Sam's POV

I heard the rumbling thunder coming from the clouds above. The rain was pounding hard on my head and making me insanely cold. I crossed my arms in a fruitless attempt to warm myself. I wish I had just stayed at Carly's, I thought. It was stupid to just stand in the rain, waiting for a bus. But Sam Puckett's not exactly the smartest person in the world. I didn't even remember my coat; so dumb. Yeah, I could've waited in the lobby but then I'd have to listen to Lewbert's girlish voice shriek insults at me. No thank you.

I heard Lewbert yelling at someone from inside and turned my head to see Freddork walking outside. He clutched my purple coat in his hand.

"You, uh, forgot this." he said, handing it to me. I grabbed it from him and put it on.

"Thanks, Fredwardo." I said.

"You, um, want me to wait with you?" he offered.

"Sure." I said nonchalantly. He stood next to me, rubbing his arms. The rain hit my head so hard it had made it feel numb. Freddie raised his hand over his head to stop the rain. The rain reminded me of an old movie I had seen; Singing in the Rain. I started humming the tune to the song. Freddie turned to look at me.

"What're you doing?" he asked.

"Humming." I answered, "You got a problem with that?" He smirked and shook his head. "Nah." I kept humming absentmindedly. I looked down and realized I was tapping my foot.

"You gonna dance for me now?" Freddie asked, grinning. I rolled my eyes.

"Man, is it cold!" I complained, as more raindrops hit me. I felt a warm feeling caress my hand as I said this. I looked down to see Fredwina's hand in mine.

"Body heat." he said simply as I stared at him. I shrugged. It was actually kind of nice to hold Freddie's hand. Whoa there, girl, I thought, Don't go thinking thoughts now.

You can't tell me what to do. I told myself, and I clutched Freddo's hand tighter. I moved closer to him until our shoulders were touching. I saw him glance at me but he mostly kept his eyes on the road. I moved my arm around him and took his other hand. I faced him fully and said "Body heat" as he stared at me. He gave me a half-smile and wrapped his arms around my waist. I put mine around his neck. We were so close now; like we were slow dancing. Our foreheads touched as we stared into each other's eyes. His eyes were the most beautiful shade of brown. Shut up, Sam, the voice in my head told me.

You shut up, I snapped at it as I stared deeper in Freddie's eyes.

"Sam..." he whispered, and I tensed slightly, "This is...nice."

"Yeah..." I whispered back. It was quiet for another moment until he spoke again.

"I love you." he said quietly. Wasn't expecting that. Freddie loved me? I always thought he liked Carly. How could he be in love with me? I always wanted him to be but-wait, what?!

Great, now I was going crazy. No...not crazy. I guess I really did like Freddie...more than a friend...

"I love you too." I whispered. He didn't smile or say anything. He just closed his eyes and kissed me. It was better than our first kiss. This was a true, genuine kiss that erupted in love. It was wet from the rain that had hit his face and water was sliding off his nose and dripping onto mine. I loved every long second of it.

I heard a rumble coming from in front us. I pulled away and we looked to see the bus was there. People boarded it and, when I didn't get on, the driver said, "You comin'?" I smiled at Freddie. Then I looked back at the bus driver.

"I think I'll wait for the next one." I said. He shrugged, closed the doors, and drove off. I looked back into Freddie's eyes; they were dancing.

"I love you." he said again and quickly kissed me. I lowered my hands to his shoulders and he lifted me up from the ground. I shrieked happily as he twirled me around. When I came down again I hugged him.

"I love you!" I said, yelling it out this time. He laughed at me and I kissed him, feeling my leg lift into the air like all those girls in the chick flicks.

You know what? I didn't even notice when the rain stopped.