It wasn't really a date, but it was a chance to spend quality time alone with Carly. Will Freddie make good use of it?

2: iDate

Brian worked at the local cinema on Friday and Saturday nights. He hated how he always had to prevent other kids from sneaking into R-rated movies, and had just turned away a group of juniors from seeing "Revenge of the Green Slime". However, his next patrons made him feel even worse.

"Hey Brian," Carly said when she saw him. She had her arm linked with Freddie for effect.

Brian felt awkward around Carly's new "boyfriend". "Uh, hi, Carly. I see you're here with Freddie."

"Yeah. We're going to see the Girly Cow Movie." She handed Brian their tickets.

Brian was defeated. He brought this to himself. "Have fun," he said, faking a smile. He punched Carly and Freddie's tickets and gave them back. They entered the cinema, leaving Brian outside to mope.

Inside the cinema, Freddie and Carly weren't exactly sure of what to do and simply sat in silence throughout the trailers and other junk before the main movie. Finally, as the opening credits started to roll, Freddie decided on something to say. "So, think he's jealous?"

"Oh, he was jealous alright. Thanks for doing this."

Freddie smiled. "Anything for a friend. Hey, if you want we can just leave. Brian will never know."

"Nah, I paid twenty bucks for these tickets."

The awkwardness was broken when the movie hit a funny point and the entire cinema erupted in laughter. Freddie and Carly joined in.

"You know," Freddie said, "I was planning to watch this movie anyway."

"Is this your first time?" Carly asked.

"Yeah."

Carly was surprised; the movie had come out three weeks ago. "Really? I've seen the movie three times already."

Freddie, on the other hand, was surprised that someone could spend money on a movie they had already seen. "What?" he exclaimed, a little too loud. Suddenly, all eyes were on him.

"Sorry," he squeaked. Carly chuckled at her "date".

Sam was lying on the couch. She had just finished a dozen popsicles so that Spencer could start his latest sculpture made from popsicle sticks, and even she felt bloated. Spencer came down the stairs, a box full of more popsicle sticks in hand.

"Hey, it's kind of late," he said. "Shouldn't you be heading home."

Sam didn't even bother to turn her head to face Spencer. "Nah, I'll just spend the night here."

"OK," Spencer shrugged. He wondered if he might as well have adopted her since she stayed at his place more than her own.

At this moment Carly came home. "Hey, Sam. Hey, Spencer," she called out.

"Hey," Sam deadpanned.

Carly spotted the dozen popsicle sticks on the coffee table and picked one up. "You ate all of these?"

"Yeah," Spencer responded. "She's helping me with my model of the Space Needle."

"A tower made of popsicle sticks."

"Yeah, isn't that cool?"

"I guess." Carly never got Spencer's sculptures, but they always looked great.

"I've got ten more boxes upstairs. I'll be right back."

After the living room was void of males again, Sam and Carly changed the subject to what they really wanted to talk about.

"So," Sam started, dragging the word out. "Did Brian get jealous?"

"Yeah, he looked pretty jealous alright."

Sam smiled, proud of her plan. "I told you, you'll be back with the guy in no time."

"Yeah, I don't think so."

Sam was puzzled. "Why not?"

"I think maybe I can do better than Brian."

Suddenly, Sam felt sick to her stomach. "With Freddie. Seriously."

"Yeah, I can't explain it. Now that I've finally gone out with him, I think I'm starting to like him."

"You mean like him like him?"

Carly shrugged. "Yeah, it's really weird."

"OK..." Sam said as if her friend was crazy. She got up to leave; she couldn't be around Carly right now.

"Where are you going?" Carly asked.

"Home."

"I thought you were spending the night here." Sam hadn't gone home on Friday nights for months.

"I changed my mind," Sam replied.

"OK, well good night."

"See ya tomorrow." Sam walked out of Carly's apartment, stunned. She couldn't believe that Carly would suddenly change her mind after so many years. Furthermore, why was Sam feeling jealous? It was weird, just like everything since she had kissed Freddie on the fire escape. "Could it be?" Sam thought.

She shrugged it off and headed home.

Carly headed up the stairs. A moment later, Spencer walked out of the elevator to find the living room empty. "Hey, where is everybody?" He asked out loud.