AN- So ladyjames, guest, DannySamLover20, Darksun187, Zetay121, and HOAlover9698 all knew the Ashley Blake movies were from Drake and Josh:)
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Crime
Freddie walked through the mall, trying to find the new herbal tea store his mother had sent him to so he could pick up some of the soothing tea leaves that she had read in her Aggressive Parenting magazine kept teenage boys from acting so 'icky'.
Freddie knew these tea leaves were just another plan for her to somehow get him to break up with Sam, and Freddie figured it was better to humor her and get the tea leaves than to have her go on about how dating Sam had turned him into a rebellious hoodlum.
Freddie spotted the tea store and was just about to go inside when he suddenly spotted a familiar blonde walking into the music store next door.
Freddie grinned, glad to find that this mall trip wasn't going to be a total waste; maybe him and Sam could hang out here for a little while before he had to get back home to his crazy mother.
Freddie hurried into the music store, planning on surprising on his girlfriend. As he entered the shop, though, he found that he was the one who was surprised.
Sam was looking through CD's, laughing along with some new guy Freddie had never seen before!
Who's he? Freddie thought, quickly stepping behind a shelf so he could continue to watch the two.
"Whoa, this one looks cool," the guy said to Sam, showing her a CD. "We should get it and listen to it tonight while we hang out on my boat."
He has a boat? Freddie frowned.
"Yeah, let's do it," Sam nodded. "Oh, and my mom's dating the owner of the Purple Lobster, so he can hook us up with some fancy crab legs for us to have while we're sailing."
They're going sailing? Freddie thought to himself. Why's Sam going sailing with this guy?
"This is gonna be totally sick tonight," the boy said excitedly. "Hey, Sam, I thought you had a boyfriend now, what was his name…Eddie?"
"Freddie," Sam corrected. "What about him?"
"Well do you think he'd want to come out on the boat with us?" the boy asked.
"Nah, Frednub gets sea sick real easily," Sam shrugged. "And I think he's busy with his mom tonight."
"Oh, okay," the boy nodded.
"Besides, I wanna hang out just the two of us," Sam said. "It's been way too long since we've been able to have any fun together."
Wait…what fun are they talking about? Freddie thought anxiously.
"Too true, Sammy," the boy chuckled.
Freddie didn't think he could stand to hear anymore, so making sure Sam was still distracted, he ran out of the store.
Why is Sam hanging out with some new guy behind my back? Freddie thought. I can't believe she's going sailing with some guy, who calls her Sammy, and didn't even want me to come along.
Freddie sat down at a nearby bench, feeling completely disheartened.
Although…Sam did tell me just the other day how badly she wanted to rent a boat and sail around the pier together, Freddie reminded himself. And I told her I didn't want to because I always feel sick on the water…
Freddie bit the corner of his lip thoughtfully. Maybe…maybe this was his wake-up call. Maybe he needed to stop playing it so safe in his relationship with Sam and try to put in some extra effort to make sure Sam really was having the time of her life when she was around him so she wouldn't need to run off with stupid boat boys.
Time to step up your game, Benson, Freddie told himself.
…
"Hey, hey!" Sam said brightly later that evening as she let herself into the Shay's apartment, the boy who had been with her earlier at the CD store right behind her.
"Hey!" Carly said, looking up from the sculpture she was helping Spencer with. "Who-Who's your friend?"
Sam rolled her eyes. "Will, this is my best friend Carly and her weird brother, Spencer. Guys, this is my cousin Will."
"Wow, you have really nice hair," Spencer commented.
"Um…thanks?" Will frowned.
"Oh I remember you telling my about Will!" Carly grinned, definitely noticing that he was on the attractive side. "He's your cousin who has his own band."
"Yup," Sam nodded. Then she leaned closer and whispered in Carly's ear, "And he has a girlfriend back home so down girl."
"Sorry," Carly said softly.
"Anyway, Will and I are gonna go sailing tonight," Sam continued. "And we're gonna have distance spitting contest!"
"How…nice," Carly cringed. "Is Freddie going with you guys?"
"Nah, he doesn't like boats," Sam replied. "Too bad, because I really wanted him to meet Will. But I guess that can wait until tomorrow. I told Will he could watch us do iCarly."
"Yeah, I love that show," Will grinned. "When I'm waiting for my mom at the tattoo parlor, I always watch old clips."
"Wow, you two really are related," Carly chuckled. "Well, have fun spitting on your boat."
"Oh, we will," Sam beamed.
…..
The next day at school, Sam was leaning against her locker, entertaining herself by playing on her phone as she waited for Carly and Freddie.
"Morning, baby!" Freddie said brightly, turning the corner with a large, flat box in his hands.
"Morning," Sam smiled, giving him a quick kiss. "What is that? Some project?"
"Nope, these are for you," Freddie said, handing her the box. "They're those fancy Belgian chocolates they sell at the foreign deserts store. You know, the ones you've been dying to try."
"Whoa, no way!" Sam exclaimed, opening up the box to reveal at least fifty chocolates. "These are supposed to be incredible. But…why'd you get them for me? You always say they're way too overpriced."
"I just want you to get to experience the most you can," Freddie shrugged.
"What do you mean?" Sam frowned.
"Nothing," Freddie said quickly. "So…do you like the chocolates?"
"Yeah, of course!" Sam nodded. "Thank you."
She popped one in her mouth. "Oh my God…these are the best chocolates I've ever had. They're even better than those poison Persian ones that Missy chick tried to kill me with. Want one?"
"You're offering me food?" Freddie smirked.
"Well you bought them," Sam pointed out. "Now take one before I change my mind."
"Hmm, these are pretty good," Freddie agreed, taking a chocolate as he tried not to thing about the three-figure price he paid for them. "Oh, and guess what you and I are going to do after iCarly tonight."
"What?" Sam asked.
"I'm taking us to that indoor skydiving place you've always wanted to go to," Freddie grinned.
"Holy chiz, are you serious?" Sam exclaimed.
"Uh-huh!"
"Okay, what's going on?" Sam asked. "You're buying me fancy chocolates and now you're taking me indoor skydiving? It's-It's not our anniversary for another month and a half, right?"
"Relax, Sam, I just want to have a good time with you, that's all," Freddie said.
"Oh, well…okay," Sam said. "I can't wait for tonight then. But I thought you were afraid of heights."
"Yeah, well, I've got to live a little, right?" Freddie laughed nervously.
….
"Okay, I've found four cases of those giant fans they use for indoor skydiving malfunctioning and resulting in fractured thumbs!" Freddie said, frantically looking at his laptop screen.
"How would you fracture your thumb skydiving?" Gibby frowned.
"I don't know!" Freddie snapped. "But its happened! Oh man…my poor thumbs."
"Dude, if you're so scared of indoor skydiving, why don't you just tell Sam?" Carly asked. "She'll understand. I'm sure she wouldn't mind if you just watched while she went."
"No…I'm gonna go with her," Freddie said firmly.
Just then the studio door opened and Sam and Will walked in.
"Hey!" Sam said. "Oh Freddie! I want you to meet Will. He's my-"
"Yeah, yeah, hi Will," Freddie said, rolling his eyes.
"Um, you okay?" Sam frowned.
"Yup!" Freddie said, giving her a quick kiss. "And I have some good news, baby. You know how you said you've always wanted to go rock climbing? Well, I have us a two hour slot booked at the rock gym for tomorrow afternoon."
"Wow, really?" Sam smiled. "But I thought you always said you thought rock climbing was too dangerous. Even if it is just in a gym. And don't you think you'll be a little tired from skydiving tonight?"
"Oh don't worry about me," Freddie told her, still glaring at Will. "I love doing these things with you!"
…..
"Alright," the skydiving instructor said later that evening as Sam and Freddie got into their gear. "Bob down there's gonna turn on the fan in a few minutes. So when you hear the bell ring, you're gonna go to the end of the ledge and jump."
"Sweet," Sam said excitedly.
"We just jump?" Freddie frowned.
"Uh-huh," the instructor nodded. "Any other questions."
"Yes…how many thumb injuries have you seen here?" Freddie asked.
"None," the instructor replied, and Freddie breathed a sigh of relief. "But we did have a guy break his nose here last week."
"What?"
"But I'm sure you'll be fine," the instructor said quickly. "Remember, listen for the bell."
"Oh man, this is gonna be insane!" Sam said, practically bouncing with anticipation. "You ready, baby?"
"Um, yeah," Freddie said weakly, looking over the ledge at the fan at the bottom, trying not to think about how far up they were.
"This has got to be one of our best dates ever," Sam continued, beaming. "But I still can't believe you wanted to come skydiving."
"What? You think I'm just some boring old boyfriend who can't show my girlfriend a good time and take her to do fun things?" Freddie scoffed. "Please. I am ready to do this…Even though I can already feel a nosebleed coming from being up this high."
"Alright! The fan's turning on!" they heard the instructor yell. "You'll be clear to jump in a few minutes!"
"It's just…you've always been uneasy with heights," Sam said. "But if you really want to do this…I think it's great!"
"Yeah, well, I-I want to," Freddie said. As scared as he was right now, he'd rather be doing this with Sam instead of having her do it with that Will kid. Who knew, if she realized how much more fun she had with Will than him, she might want to trade boyfriends soon.
Sam looked at him for a moment. "You're really scared," she said softly.
"No I'm not!" Freddie said at once. "Baby, I want to do this with you."
"No, you don't," Sam said knowingly. "I can tell how freaked out you are. Your heart's probably pounding out of your chest!"
"That's-That's just from being around someone as hot as you," Freddie said lamely.
Sam raised an eyebrow. "Dude. What is going on? Why have you been arranging for us to do all these crazy things together? First it's skydiving, tomorrow it's rock climbing. What's next? Kayaking down Niagara Falls?"
"Well you like this stuff!" Freddie said.
"Yes, I do," Sam nodded. "Not you."
"You're clear to jump!" they heard the instructor yell as a loud bell sounded. "Go whenever you're ready!"
"Come on," Freddie said firmly, stepping over to the ledge, trying not to look down. "Let's-Let's do this."
"No," Sam said, taking his hand. "I'm not jumping and neither are you until you tell me what's going on."
"Nothing's going on."
"I'm not buying that."
"Sam-"
"Freddie…"
"Alright!" Freddie conceded. "I-I don't want you to get bored with me and leave me for someone who you'll have more fun with."
Sam stared blankly at him. "What do you mean? I'm not going to leave you. We have plenty of fun together!"
"No, we just watch movies or get dinner or hang out at Carly's place," Freddie said. "I-I never do anything new and exciting with you. I mean…isn't that why you went sailing with that Will kid and not me?"
Sam frowned. "Um…what?"
"I-I sort of overheard you talking to him about it yesterday at the mall," Freddie admitted. "You were all happy to go with him because I never took you because I was afraid I'd get boat sick. You want to spend time with guys who can keep up with you. Not nerdy nubs like me."
To his surprise, Sam let out a small laugh. "Are you jealous of Will?"
"Well…okay, yes, I am!" Freddie admitted. "How do you think it makes me feel that my girlfriend had to find random guys to do adventurous stuff with?"
"Baby?" Sam said. "Will's not a random guy. He's my cousin. You know, one of the few family members I have who haven't resorted to a life of crime yet."
"What-What now?"
"Yeah, I tried to introduce you to him today, but you were being all weird," Sam nodded. "He's staying with me and my mom for a few days. See, him and I used to be really close when we were kids, but then his mom stole my mom's ex-boyfriend and they didn't talk to each other for years. But now they're good again, so that's why Will's here. We haven't gotten to hang out or see each other in years, and he's really good at sailing, so that's why I wanted to go out on the boat with him last night. Besides, I didn't want you to get sick out there."
"Oh…" Freddie said, feeling like a major idiot. "Well then…that makes sense."
"You don't really think I'd pick some guy who likes doing crazy things like me over you, do you?" Sam asked. "I mean, I need somebody to keep my feet on the ground. If the two of us start doing risky things, we're not gonna even make it to graduation."
"No, I-I guess not," Freddie chuckled. "So you really don't mind that we don't go out and go boating or scuba diving or anything?"
"I wouldn't trade or Saturday night movie marathons for any crazy stunt in the world," Sam smiled, giving him a quick kiss. "Anyway, I don't want you to go skydiving right now if you're gonna freak yourself out. You can go sit and wait. I'll only go for a few minutes, and then we can go grab some ice cream or something."
"You know what…" Freddie said slowly, stepping back to the ledge. "I'm gonna do this."
"But I just-"
"I'm not doing it for you," Freddie said, smiling at her. "I'm gonna do it for me."
Sam nodded, stepping onto the ledge with him. "Alright then…let's do this."
