Country
"Sam?" Freddie said to the blonde sitting next to him.
No answer.
"Sam?" he repeated again.
Still nothing.
"Sam!"
"What?" Sam said finally, pulling one earbud out of her ear.
"I asked you what time Carly and Spencer were supposed to be back from dinner with their granddad?"
"How am I supposed to know?"
Freddie sighed. "I don't know Sam. Maybe because she told you before she left?"
"Well you were here, you heard her."
"No I didn't. I was busy getting Spencer's jacket out of the toilet!"
"Well I didn't pay attention."
"Surprise surprise," he said rolling his eyes.
"Whatever," Sam snapped, about to place her earbud back in.
"Oh no," Freddie said, snatching it up from her. "If I'm going to be sitting here I need to be doing something. Let me listen too."
"No, it's my pear pod. Watch T.V. you nub."
"Spencer forgot the pay the cable bill. Again. It won't be back for at least another day."
"Then listen to your pear pod."
"I can't. Gibby ran over it with his bike."
"Then go back to your apartment."
"Believe me, I would, but my mom's at work and I can't get in because SOMEONE threw my key out the window! Now let me listen."
"Fine," Sam sighed in defeat. "Anything to make you shut up."
"Thank you," Freddie said satisfied, placing the earbud into his ear.
He had expected Sam's pear pod to be filled with inappropriate, loud, weird songs that were sung by dudes who looked like they needed to be locked up in the Seattle Zoo. But instead, he heard something entirely different.
"Is this country music?" he asked.
"You've got a problem with it?"
"No," he said. "It's just I never pictured you listening to it. It seems a bit…tame for you."
"Yeah well, I happen to like it. It's better than whatever you listen to."
"This is actually pretty good," Freddie said approvingly. "I might have to start listening to country myself. You have any CD's I can borrow?"
Sam looked at him. "You want to listen to country?"
"Yeah, I think I'd really like it. So can I borrow some CD's?"
Sam shrugged. "I guess." Then gave a small smile when he wasn't looking.
Two weeks later, Freddie Benson and Sam Puckett went to a huge country music festival.
Together.
As their first date.
