Author's Note: Thank you to the reviewers! I hope you enjoy this chapter of iLove you?. Also, Freddie's mom is OOC very much so please don't be mad at me! Please R&R!
Warning/Disclaimer: I do not own iCarly. There will be some bashing, it is not how I feel about the bashed group at all. I am one of them! Some mention of a boy/boy relationship, don't like?, Not my fault.
iLook good?
I woke up early because I was just so excited and nervous about the date tomorrow. I glanced at the digital clock on my wall noticing that it was half past 8 in the morning. Friday morning in the middle of summer vacation and Carly, Sam and I were going shopping so I could impress Griffin.
'Might as well head over.' I threw on a shirt and a pair of loose jeans along with some sandals. I walked out of my room messing my hair with my hand trying to make it stop defying gravity. As I entered the kitchen I noticed that my mom wasn't here. I spotted a note on the fridge, the writing was so perfect that I knew my mom wrote it. I read the note in my head as I made myself some breakfast and ate it.
'Good Morning! I unfortunately have to work double shifts because my co-worker, Nicole, is visiting her sister. So I now have to work her shift and mine. I probably won't see you much this weekend, so think of it as a vacation. You know how to feed yourself, at least I hope so. There is $100 in the envelope behind the note. It's yours to spend as you want. Love, mom.' Below there was a list of emergency numbers so I returned the note to the fridge but kept the envelope full of money. I knew she tries to give me freedom and I know it's hard for her. I grabbed my house keys and my cellphone before heading across the hall to the Shay apartment.
"It's me, can I come in?" I said walking into my second home. I walked to the counter and sat on a swivel chair.
"Good morning Freddie. Ready to go shopping?" asked Carly still in her pajamas, bunny slippers while her hair looked like it was attacked by a cat.
"Glad to see you are trying to look your best for company." I joked at my friend as I logged onto the iCarly website. Ever since we lost it twice I always check it first thing in the morning.
"You're family, not company, so I don't have to 'look' anything around you." She laughed and poured herself a glass of Peppy Cola. I thought about tomorrow as I checked the views for the last iCarly. I realized we had a problem, both my date and iCarly were tomorrow night.
"Carly, I think we might have a problem with tomorrow. My date and iCarly are both tomorrow night. I can't be in two places at once." My face showed my concern because I knew if I had to choose I would pick Griffin.
"Well, when is your date exactly? Is it after we are usually done with iCarly?" Carly asked her face was still calm and she didn't looked worried at all.
"I don't know! Heck, I don't know what we are even doing tomorrow night." I replied freaking out. I always spazz out when I get nervous.
"Well call him already!" exclaimed Carly leaning against the counter. I pulled out my phone and dialed the number. It rang a few times before he picked up.
"WHAT?" Griffin barked through the phone, I forgot, he was NOT a morning person and here I was calling him before 9am.
"It's me sexy." I answered trying my best not to snicker. He sounded so mad and I found myself strangely turned on by it.
"O-oh. Sorry, y'know..." he apologized and I heard him shift in his bed, "Are you ok? You never call me this early, what's up?"
"Well, it is about our date tomorrow." I replied to my half-awake boyfriend.
"Do you want to cancel? Did Sam say anything after I left?" He asked with his voice unable to hide his concern. He never trusted Sam and I knew why. He didn't like anyone messing with me, he called me 'Too nice and forgiving.' Especially when it concerned Sam.
"No and no. Sam hasn't done anything and I wouldn't cancel for the world. I do iCarly on the same night. " I explained drumming my fingers against the counter.
"I know babe, didn't I tell you? I had planned on picking you up after your show. Is that cool?"
"Yeah, of course! it is Griffin! I will let you go back to sleep now. Good morning, my very sexy bear." I whispered the last part to him, I didn't want Carly to hear.
"Night, Freddie!" I heard a click and knew the call had ended.
"I heard everything. You should really lower the volume on the speaker." Carly said with a knowing smile and my face reddened.
~At the mall with Sam a few hours later~
"What is the plan? I think wandering around the mall aimlessly is really going to help me find clothes for my date." I sarcastically said to my two friends.
"Lunch! Then we will stop by the store that just opened a few days ago. Cold...no...Carly do you know?" Sam tried to explain before confusing herself.
"Yeah, I think it's called Cold Subject. It's insanely popular for recently opening." Carly lead the way through the mall toward the food court. Sam ran off in the direction of BBQ Hut, Carly walked toward the Burger Bell and I headed for the Taco King. We all met at a table and discussed the 'look' I should be going for.
Carly suggested that I for a more 'sophisticated' look. I knew she meant a preppy look. Sam disagreed and claimed I would look better in a more laid back type of style. They both looked at me hoping I would pick them, I explained that I would show them what I wanted to look like after lunch.
~Inside the Cold Subject~
We wandered around the store before I found the look I envisioned for myself. It was a mannequin wearing a thin, black hoodie with no sleeves over a long blue shirt. The jeans were loose but not in an overly baggy fashion. I pointed to that and explained to Carly and Sam.
"I want to look like that but not exactly the same thing. Do you think you can find something like that?" They smiled at each other and I realized I had asked them the wrong question. Carly and Sam wandered through the stands of clothes picking things they think I would look good in. We had 12 shirts, 3 hoodies and 6 pairs of pants by the time we reached the dressing room. Instead of having me try on everything they made a few combinations that they wanted me to try.
The first one was a bright blue long sleeved shirt with a black vest over it with a regular pair of jeans with a few holes in them. The second had a dark red t-shirt with a dark pair of jeans. The last set they had for me was a white shirt with a design on it paired with a faded pair of jeans. I tried the first one on and fell in love with it. I emerged from the changing room and their mouths hit the floor.
"I really like this one. Do you think he will?" I asked my two stunned friends. A man walking by said 'Fag' without trying to hide the fact he said it. Sam threatened him to rip his arms off and feed them to him if he didn't leave. He ran faster than Sam chasing a plate of ribs. My face fell and I stood there frozen.
"Freddie, he is an ignorant bigot. Don't listen to a word he says. Ignore him, he probably has no life and lives with his mother." Carly said trying to cheer me up. It worked. We decided on the first set of clothes and made our way to the register. Carly and Sam both paid for it claiming it was a gift for me. I smiled and hugged my best friends.
We arived at the Shay apartment around 5pm. I laid on the couch and was asleep before I knew it. I guess shopping takes a lot out of you, I stayed there the entire night, sleeping on the couch.
A/N: The next chapter is the date! Its probably going to be the last chapter. I will write a chapter about how they got together. SO be on the watch for it! Please review! Have a nice day! ~RAY~