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B e f o r e.

A Day Later. Four years b e f o r e. . . . .

He walked inside his apartment to fetch his girlfriend whose obviously been home all day. Freddie promised to take her to Somewhere today and he had to keep that promise if he didn't want to experience pain. He also told her that this'll be the day she'll meet his college friends, the thing she refused and avoided to do a lot of times in the past. Seeing that Sam wasn't in the living room, he walked towards the bedroom. He saw her laying in the bed with the same clothes she had this morning and was accompanied by her chips and sodas while watching 'A Very Potter Musical'. She tilted her head while she grabbed a handful of Cheetos and filled her mouth with it. Freddie raised his eyebrows putting his hands in his pockets.

"What're you doing?" Freddie asked. She hit the space bar to pause the video and looked at Freddie with a mouthful of Cheetos.

"Waffing roh erh hermihes kiih" Sam said looking at him blankly. "Sam, can you talk without Cheetos in your mouth" Freddie said putting his right hand out of her pocket to gesture towards her mouth. He smiled and put his hand back in his pocket. She chewed faster and took a sip from her soda.

"I said I'm watching Ron and Hermione's kiss in A Very Potter Musical" She replied.

"The one with Darren Criss?" He replied sitting at the edge of the bed. He laid his back at the headboard while snatching a Cheetos from her (which, by the way, earned him a punch in the shoulder.) and plopped it in his mouth.

"No, the one with your mom on it!" She said rolling her eyes. He looked at the laptop and saw that Ron and Hermione was in the middle of their epic kissing scene. Sam hit the space bar and the video started playing. He stood up and looked at her.

"Sam, you have to get ready. I thought you wanted to go to Somewhere" He said sighing

"Yes, but not with your dorky friends" She whined. He grabbed her arms and smiled. "Come on" He said pulling her up. He planted a kiss in her forehead. She rolled her eyes half smiling.

"Fine, but only if you promise to buy me food." she pushed him a little bit.

"Don't I always?" He replied smiling and walked towards the door when something hit his back. "Oww" He replied looking at her. She smiled in reply and walked towards the closet. She wouldn't say it out loud but she did, somehow, wanted to look good in front of his friends. Not that she's embarrassed for not going to college (although she kind of regretted that decision), it's just that she knew Freddie's friends would be someone like, someone like Carly. Oh, she love Carly, don't think the otherwise. But if it wasn't for that sandwich, she wouldn't even bother being friends her, a delinquent, just like the others. Or maybe that's just the judgmental side of Sam Puckett. The side wherein she thinks the worst of others and herself. There were only few occasions when Sam Puckett was concerned of what she should wear. This was one of those occasions. She scanned her clothes finding nothing good to wear. She scanned Freddie's clothes, maybe she could experiment. Nope, Carly could but her? Nope, she was well aware that she's got no such talent. She sighed and opened the door. She peeked at Freddie, who was watching the replay of Celebrities Underwater.

"Uhmm, Freddie?" he turned to look at her. "yeah?" he replied.

"What should I wear?" it was the first time she asked this to him. He smiled widely. Sam raised her eyebrows. That was when his shoulder's started shaking and he couldn't couldn't control his laughter.

"What are you laughing at?" She glared trying her hardest not to show that his laughter wasn't contagious.

"It's just that you always say that they are dorks and that you wouldn't really want to meet them and now you want to dress up for them?" He said between his not-so-hard-anymore laughters. She rolled her eyes.

"Fine then. You go and meet your friends alone" She said closing the door and locking it. Freddie cannot control his laughter about her girlfriend's attitude. He stood up, still laughing, and walked towards the bedroom door. He knocked with a chuckle. "Maybe you should just call Carly and ask for the perfect" he started chuckling "dress" he continued. He laughed deciding to tease her a little more. He stepped back as he heard something hit the door. He just hoped it wasn't his only action figure of Aruthor because Sam made him sell his other World of Warlords action figures. She said it was "too doorky" to keep. His phone started ringing.

Is this the real life? Or is this a fantasy? Caught in a landslide. No escape from reality.

He rolled his eyes at his new ringtone and answered the phone without looking at the caller I.D.

"What's taking you so long? Are you having a hard time finding a girlfriend?" The man on the phone said before Freddie could even say hello. Freddie chuckled. His college friends never believed him when he said he has a girlfriend and obviously, they still don't.

"No" He replied "she's just taking a really long time to get ready" with a louder voice so as Sam to hear. Another thing was thrown at the door. Freddie laughed a little.

"Oh my god. You two are hooking up!" said the guy on the other line

"Bye Justin" Freddie replied sort of annoyed. He already told him that they had a promise not to do it until after they're married. The promised was made the week they planning of doing it. They were all set until Wendy had this huge pregnancy scare and fear went after both of them too so they've decided not to do it until after they're married, not that they ever talked about getting married. The topic about marriage only came up once and they never talked about it again.

"Oh, you are so doing it" Justin replied.

"I already told you we're not. Now you can either stop insisting or pay for the food we'll be eating."

"Okay then. I'll stop. Just get here as soon as you can" Justin said and then hung up. Freddie knocked on the door muttering I'm sorry a few times. He said that she'd look beautiful on whatever she's wearing and that he shouldn't have laughed. Sam, on the other hand, was already dressed. She really was just enjoying his pain. What can she say? Old habits die hard. She doesn't even think that her habit of torturing her dork of a boyfriend will ever die. After hearing him laugh so hard awhile ago, she decided to just wear something she'd normally wear, A stripe long sleeves that stops at the elbow and sleeveless blazer, skinny jeans, and boots. She was on the bed eating the last of her Cheetos.

"Sam, come on. What about Somewhere's burger?" he said. He knew this would make her go. The door opened. He smiled. "I told you you'd look beautiful in whatever you have on" he looked at her. Sam rolled her eyes and smiled.

They drove to Somewhere in silence. As soon as they reach Somewhere, Sam had the sudden urge to pee. She walked to the bathroom while Freddie walked towards his friends. He waved at them. They all smirked seeing that he was alone.

"She just went to the bathroom. Jeez, relax." He said in defense. "Where's Justin?" Freddie asked. As if he could read minds, Justin came with a huge smile on his face.

"What is up with you?" Freddie asked. "I saw this hot chick and she completely ignored me" Justin replied.

"Right. And you're happy why?" he said. "Well, other than the fact that she's hotter than Andie over here" he said motioning at the petite brunette sitting beside a black haired skinny man with his head "She's coming over this way." he added. Freddie looked at the direction of Justin's eyes and smirked when he realized it was Sam.

"Hey" Sam said looking at Freddie. "I was—" she continued but was cut off by Justin's frustrated groan.

"Really? Him? Don't bother Miss, he's here with his girlfriend" Justin said with a mocking tone at the word girlfriend. Sam raised her eyebrow and smiled.

"Oh, okay then" She said turning around to leave. Freddie rolled his eyes and grabbed Sam's hand.

"Sam.." He said sighing.

"She's your girlfriend?" Justin said in disbelief.

"Yes." Freddie said smiling cockily. Justin rolled his eyes. "Sam this is Justin. That's Jeff, Andie, and Chuck" he continued gesturing at each one of them.

Okay, maybe she was wrong. Freddie's friends weren't as dorky as she thought they would be and to tell you the truth, she had an awesome night. She started hanging out with Andie, the only girl in the group. They played pool with Sam beating every one who played. They also went bar hopping for awhile which Sam never would have thought they'd be up to. All in all it was an awesome night. Justin kept asking Sam what she sees in Freddie and her replying "Nothing much, really" which only made Freddie laugh. He was used to that answer. It didn't bother him at all. After all, Sam was the one who admitted her feelings first and they wouldn't have lasted this long if there was "Nothing much, really". It was pretty much time to go. Freddie drove with a barely sober Sam sleeping in the passenger's seat. He smiled as he carried her up. he earned a confused look from the doorman and he replied with a smile. As soon as he reached his apartment, his keys already in his hand, and opened the door. He laid her in bed and went off to get a drink but before he could, Sam grabbed his hand. "Don't leave." she said moving at the other side of the bed so he can lay down. He lay down beside her and she snuggled closer. It was then she said something that rarely comes out of her mouth

"I love you"

A/N: Hey! this is the next chapter! I hope you enjoyed it. Anyway, I will be uploading next chapters extremely slow. I'm applying for college and stuffs so yeah, I'll be busy. I'm also trying to be a really good student so yeah... But that might change with many encouraging reviews...or not, that depends really. I hope you enjoyed and yea..

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