Freddie's POV
Despite the whole I wanna do the nasty with you moment with Sam, my favorite part of this whole weekend was waking up next to her. It gave me this sense of closeness, made me feel complete, made me feel whole. I woke up thirty minutes before her, not sure if my mind was programmed subconsciously to wake up just to watch her sleep, or it was plain fate. All I know is that when I opened my eyes, there she was… sound asleep, with her head resting on my chest, her hair tickling my bare skin, because somewhere during the night she decided that she wanted me shirtless, and I didn't complain. Her beautiful features always amazed me; she looked like an angel right now, so serene and relaxed. I started to play with her curls, carefully adjusting her head so I could take a better look at her pretty face. She had a small grin on her lips and I traced my finger thru the curves of her mouth. My mind wondered what would happen if she didn't kiss me that night in the lock-in. Would we be here right now? Probably not, but I like to think that when two people are meant to be they eventually find their way to each other. Besides, I was too blind to see anything other than our friendship, or maybe too scared.
All those years crushing on Carly and being rejected would be nothing compared if I stepped out of my comfort zone to walk on the Sam Puckett path just to get turn down by her. Carly always had a nice way to turn you down, she did it with a sweet and pitiful smile, letting you know that she cared about you just not that way. It wasn't so hard to take. But Sam was different, I watched her kicking and humiliating guys that wanted to date her (Reuben, poor guy got his balls kicked and Gibby who got his thumbs broken) so I wasn't willing to risk it, even if I found her attractive, it wasn't worth to lose my balls, or my thumbs. Funny how life works, right now I would rather have my two thumbs broken than be without her… heck I would crawl to the depths of hell with my two legs broken if she asked me to. Oh well… I'm doomed!
I played with her hair and caressed her face. If she was awake she would probably call me sappy nub and punch me playfully. My hands explored every part of her face while my eyes made a mental record of her features. She was such a catch, and I don't know how she would want anything to do with a dork like me, and still, here she was in my arms. I smiled to myself finding life just too ironic, if you asked my thirteen year old self if I would ever love this girl, I would laugh at your face and say she is a demon, I would never want anything to do with her… and I'm pretty sure if you asked Sam she would say no one will ever love a nub like him. I couldn't help but chuckle, and the way my chest raised up and down made Sam shift in my arms.
"What'cha laughing at dork?" she asked with her eyes closed.
"Just how funny life is" I drew lazy patterns on her back.
"Huh… what time is this?" she opened her eyes and I could finally see those amazing blue beauties.
"I have no idea" she laughed and moved even closer to me.
"How long have you been awake?" she traced the curves of my six pack with her fingers.
"I don't know, half an hour maybe" I held her closer and kissed her head.
"Why haven't you wake me up so we could make out a little bit before having Carly knocking on the door?" she sounded annoyed.
"Jeez I don't know… I guess I just wanted to watch you sleep" I confessed.
"Wow… that's creepy dork!" she laughed and reached for a quick kiss.
"But if I knew your plans, I would definitely wake you up!"
"Well… just make sure you'll do it next time instead of stalk me like a creepy nub" she laughed.
"Noted Princess!" I kissed her one more time.
She lifted her head allowing me full access to her mouth while I slowly rubbed lazy circles on her back and tangled my fingers on her hair. Sam moved again, now straddling me. I moved my hand to the front of her/my shirt and cupped her breast, she let out a loud and happy moan against my lips and started to rub herself against me… oh Lord this is the best way to wake up and I want to wake up like this every fucking day until the end of my life. My other hand traveled down her back and inside her shirt, I grabbed her ass and she gasped. Not able to take anymore of her dominant position, I switched places lying between her legs. Her palms roam on my backs and down until they reached my ass. She pinched me and somehow managed to sneak her hand inside my pajama pants very quickly giving my rear a hard squeeze thru my boxer briefs.
"Sam? Are you awake? I can't find Freddie… do you happen to know where he is?" Carly asked opening the door.
I got off Sam and landed on the floor in one quick move.
"Never mind, just found him. Could you guys hurry up so we can go back home?" she said and closed the door leaving us alone again… sometimes I hate Carly she was an awful timing.
"Oh well…" Sam sounded very amused "you should've wake me up earlier" she shrugged and got off the bed "I'm going to take a shower and get ready…" she saw my smirk combined with my raised eyebrows and told me "no you can't come with me dork" she laughed and got into the bathroom.
"Oh… well" I left her room to get ready to leave.
Not much happened after we arrived from the beach, Sam went straight to the couch to get some sleep. Carly went to the kitchen to make her special lemonade for her and Brad. The poor Brad choked twice, but she didn't notice. Gibby and Tasha went home with Wendy. I went straight to to see if Wendy kept her mouth shut, and she did. Sam slept most of the day, so I took this time to go home and arrange our next date. Gun Smoke called an old friend of his to make sure the gift I ordered for Sam would be ready by Monday while I talked to my mother.
Convincing her to call an old friend for a favor it was easier than I thought. I asked her a yesterday, and today she finally had the answer from Todd, her friend from New Jersey, who just got transfered here. I'm starting to think that mom actually likes Sam, I mean… really, really likes her. My mom is not an easy person, but since she met Gun Smoke something about her changed… for better. I was happy that finally, after all these years she found love. Now I found love, and maybe we could all be in love and happy together. Mom deserves it, she went through a lot with my dad and for once she deserves someone who will treat her good, with love and respect. I chose not to think about him, to ignore his emails and phone calls. Over the years he stopped trying. He still sent me money every month, and birthday cards, but other than that we don't have much contact, and honestly, I don't care.
"Todd says that you can be there first thing in the morning" my mom snaps me out of my daydream.
"Sure… thanks mom" I gave her a quick hug
"I'm still not sure about you missing school Fredikins" I hated my mom's nicknames for me more than I ever hated Sam's.
"Is going to be one day mom, I have a perfect record, that's not going to change anything" I rubbed her shoulder.
"I don't know Freddie" she crossed her arms stubbornly.
"Marissa, at least he is not doing this behind your back" Gun Smoke came and put his arm around my shoulders "don't worry about him, he will be fine"
"You two are always against me!" my mom whined.
"That's not true" we said in union.
"Ah! Whatever! I promised I would try to give you space and be less protective, and I'll keep my promise, even though I don't agree with this one bit"
"It's okay mom, I understand, but could you please try to understand me too?" I pouted.
"Okay" she came to me and gave me a hug.
"You're doing the right thing honey" Gun Smoke gave her a tender kiss on the forehead.
I smiled. Who would know that a guy like Gun Smoke could be so kind and soft towards someone? He wasn't just good to my mom, he was good to me too and for that I was thankful. He made her happy and there was nothing that made me happier. She deserved to be happy, because even with all her failures, she still manages to be the best mother in the world. I walked into my room feeling happy how things are turning out for me. I had great friends; I actually had a male friend who is not a weirdo, aka Brad. I was doing great at school, but then again I always did. I had what you can call a father, a real one, not some guy who calls me twice every year. And now I had a great girlfriend. Sam and all her viciousness, somehow she managed to wrap me on her net, and now I'm totally hooked. Things are not so bad after all.
I woke up the morning feeling enthusiastic, today will be the day Sam and I would finally make it official. I was going to pop the question. After I showered, I shaved and brushed my teeth. Looking into the mirror I tried to find a better way to ask that crazy blond to be my girlfriend. What should I say? How should I say it? Man… I'm such a perfectionist! Is that normal that I want so bad to make this moment perfect? Maybe Sam is right… I'm such a girl.
"Samantha Puckett… do you…? Do you want…? Would you…? No…no Freddie, don't be a nub… Samantha…? No… Sam would you give me the honor…? No! Fuck!" I threw my tooth brush in the sink.
"Hey boy!" Gun Smoke called me making me jump.
"Dude! You scared the hell out of me!" I held my towel that almost fell on the ground.
"Sorry boy, I came to give you this" he handed me a bag of fatcake.
"Oh… is it inside?" I looked around the bag.
"Yeah. And you don't have to worry about what to say… the words will come to you in the right moment" he patted my shoulder "did you call Todd?"
"First thing I did when I woke up"
"Okay… don't curse out loud, your mother might hear you" with that, he left my room.
I changed into a white v collar t-shirt, a black pair of jeans, black jacket and white sneakers. I grabbed my keys and my wallet before going to the kitchen. I left my backpack in my bedroom, cause I'm not going to need it. My mom tried to talk me into giving up, but I stood my ground, and eventually she gave up. Today was an important day for me, I was finally asking Sam to be mine, and nothing is going to stop me. This couldn't wait any longer.
I went downstairs to wait for the girls and called Carly. I had to explain my plan so she wouldn't freak out when I told her I wasn't going to school. Her phone rang three times before she picked up.
"Carls? Is Sam around?"
"Nope… she is downstairs eating. Want me to go get her?"
"No! Just listen… and don't tell Sam!" I explained my plan to Carly, who squealed at least five times.
"This is so sweet Freddie… but miss school? Are you sure?" she sounded a little bit concern.
"Yeah I know, but trust me… this has to be in the morning, so please collaborate with me Carls" I asked her. Just for today I need Carly to be… well, not Carly.
"Yeah, yeah… by the way, I guess she is going to love it… no, I know she is going to love it" she squealed.
"Yeah, I hope so… oh Brad is here" I waved at him "we're waiting, don't take too long"
"Okay… we'll be right there!" she hung up.
"Hey man!" Brad leaned against the hood of my car, by my side "what's up?"
"Hey dude" I put my phone in my pocket "I'm nervous"
"You called Carly?" he already knew about my plans.
"Yeah, just did. They are coming downstairs right now"
"Nice"
"And I got this…" I took the fatcake out of my jacket pocket "it came this morning"
"Is it inside?" he smiled.
"Yep!" I put the fatcake back into my pocket.
"Make sure she won't swallow it" he chuckled.
"You're right… damn it!" I saw Carly and Sam walking towards us.
I immediately reached for Sam's hand and brought her close to me. I was so excited about today I couldn't help myself and kissed her. She smiled into the kiss but reciprocated it, wrapping her arms around my neck almost instantly. She smelled extra good today… she smelled like strawberries and pancakes. I broke the kiss and she smiled, God I love her smile.
"Hey blondie" I kissed the tip of her nose, but pulled away quickly when she slapped my arm.
"Don't fucking call me that nub" she pulled away from my grip, but smiled at me "let's go?"
"Let's" I opened the door for her "bye guys!"
"Bye… have fun!" Carly waved at us.
"Wait… they're not going to school?" Sam asked me when I got in the car.
"No… they are… we won't" she frowned "We're going on a date!" I started the car and watched as Carly and Brad walked away.
"What? In the morning?" she asked.
"Yeah" I put my seatbelt and motioned for her to do the same.
"Where are we going?" she did what I told her "where are you taking me this time?" I shook my head negatively.
"Oh let me guess… it's a surprise?" she crossed her arms and I nodded "do I need to wear a blindfold?"
"Yes… but not now" I handed her the blindfold "I'll tell you when it's time"
"Benson… this better be good!" she warned me yanking the blindfold out of my hand.
"You'll love it Princess… besides, did I ever disappointed you, in any of our dates?" I turned to look at her for a moment.
"No…" Sam relaxed a little bit.
"So?"
"Okay, fine. I have to admit that when it comes to surprise, you're kinda good at" wow… she is actually complimenting me…
"Alrighty then… let's go!" I turned the corner and Sam turned the radio on.
Sam's POV
"Only you own and rattle my bones, you turn me over and over, till I can't control myself, make me a liar, yeah, one big disaster uh, you make my heart beat faster, uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh" Freddie was humming the end of Matt Nathanson's Faster, and I smiled at his nubish ways.
He had a pretty good singing voice. Since puberty hit him and blessed him with a deep, low, masculine voice, I couldn't stop stare to his Adam's apple. That way it moved when he talked or sang. Out of nowhere, I lost control of my actions (I was so lost into his dorky, yet adorable, ways) and stroked his cheek gently. Freddie looked at me, and he seemed as surprised as I was with myself right now, but he managed to smile, grab my hand and place quick gentle kisses on my knuckles. I smiled back and turned to look out the window.
We were driving in the highway, and I wondered, where this nerd is taking me? Are we running away? We passed by two trucks, and a minivan, Freddie wasn't a lousy driver after all. Nicki Minaj's Super Bass started to play, and I couldn't help but notice how it described my feelings exactly right now. My heart was beating like a drum solo. Fredweirdo had this effect on me every fucking time!
"Okay… put the blindfold now Princess" he broke my line of thought.
"Alright Sir Nubs A Lot!" I smiled when he rolled his eyes at me and covered my eyes with the blindfold.
If it was anyone else in this world, I would be suspicious. A guy wanting to blindfold me and take me somewhere on a highway… I would probably kick his ass and steal his car. But not with Freddie. With the nub, I had nothing to fear, I trusted this nerd with my life. Which is a pathetic thing to do, but I don't care. Freddie could be many things, but I knew he would never hurt me, at least not in a physical way. Unless I asked for it… what I intend to do… very soon.
Boy you got my heartbeat running away… yep, that's pretty accurate Nicki, this dork right next to me it's making my heart out of control. I felt Freddie's hand stroking my knee gently.
"You're going to love this Princess Puckett" he said eagerly "after this, you'll have no doubt how much I wanna be with you" his voice carried so much affection that made the butterflies in my stomach dance.
Boom badoom boom boom, badoom boom boom the beat of the music echoed inside Freddie's Volvo and my heart was beating exact the same way. Boy you got my heartbeat running away, beating like a drum and it's coming your way.
"This better as good as you make it seem dork" I warned him.
"Yes ma'am" he laughed.
Until now I never realized how much I liked his laugh.
"Hey" I caught a familiar scent in the air "I know this smell"
"Of course you do" Freddie told me, then I heard him calling somebody.
"Hey Todd… its Freddie, we're here. Okay, thanks" then he hung up "take off your blindfold and look out our window"
I removed that shit quickly, and as my eyes spotted the place where he was taking me, they popped right out of my head. Nah… that's not possible… maybe we're just passing by… yeah, that's it.
"Amazed Puckett?" he smirked.
So he was taking me there. But how? What? Why? We passed by two big gates and went straight to the parking lot. I saw an average looking middle aged man, who waved at us. Freddie got off the car and opened the door for me.
"Ready?" he asked me, but I couldn't answer… I was too, dazed. I didn't even know what the heck we were doing here.
Freddie dragged me towards the man and gave him a handshake, but the guy grabbed Freddie's shoulders and hugged him, very tight.
"Good to see you Freddie! God… you look a lot like your father" I felt Freddie's hand sweat in the mention of his father, so I squeezed his hand and smiled at him. He smiled back at me for a brief second.
"This is Sam" he introduced me "Sam, this is Todd"
Todd gave me a friendly handshake, and I was thankful he didn't hug me.
"Are you ready for your tour thru the brand new Fatcake factory?" Todd motioned for us to follow him inside.
He walked past us and when Freddie started to follow him, I yanked his arm, making him stop and stare at me.
"What's the matter?" he asked.
"You're taking me to a fatcake factory?" I whispered.
"Yes. You will get to see how they make your beloved fatcake, taste the new flavors and eat as much samples as you can" he smiled.
This boy… I love this boy! I stared at him for a moment while he explained to me that Todd was Mrs. Benson old friend and she called him for a favor. I didn't pay much attention to what he was saying, because I got lost inside those dazzling eyes that reminded me so much of fudge balls. Freddie Benson went out of his way to give me a perfect date… no, three perfect dates. I seriously didn't know why I didn't confess my feelings for him earlier. He was making me so spoiled, but it's such a great feeling. Maybe he was right, maybe I wasn't giving him enough credit, maybe I had no idea how much he wanted me; maybe I was just that stupid. I kissed him and wrapped my arms around his neck. It wasn't a passionate kiss, like the ones we shared in the beach house; it was more like a sweet kiss, a thank you for being alive kind of kiss. I wanted to scream I love you, but I'm Sam Puckett, not Carly Shay, so I just kissed him sweetly and when we pulled away he was smiling.
"You're welcome Princess Puckett; I'm forever your loyal servant, your highness" he kissed my hand.
Like he could read my mind, he dragged me into the factory where Todd was waiting for us. He motioned for us to stop in front of a big glass door.
"Here we'll be sterilized. It has these jets…" he pointed at the ceiling "that will clean us up before we can properly enter the factory"
"Wow… that's new technology…" Freddie had to make his nerd comment "we'll be completely clean?"
"Yes" Todd answered.
"Don't tell this to your mother or she'll buy one of those and dry clean you everyday" I told him. Todd laughed and Freddie rolled his eyes at me.
Freddie got into the glass room and I followed right behind, the door closed and suddenly I felt a little weird… trapped into a glass box. To make things even worst, I felt this wind coming out of the jets Todd told us about. The strength of the jets tingled my neck and I winced giggling. Freddie let out a small laugh and the wind stopped.
"Now that we're clean… welcome to the Fatcake factory!"
My eyes eagerly darted around that beautiful place. Everything was a mix of pink, green and white, just like a fatcake. I saw a lot of people working on big machines and others only supervising.
"So Sam… Freddie told me you love fatcakes"
"Yeah… you have no idea" I tried not to drool, I wasn't seeing any fatcake around, but I could smell it.
"Well, here is where we make the package for the fatcake. This is our new model it must be hitting the stores next month" he showed us a pink and green package.
"Wow… it's beautiful!"
"Oh, I'm glad you liked it" he laughed "let's go?"
"Sure" we aid in union.
We followed Todd, to a big silver door.
"What you're about to see here is confidential, are you ready?" we nodded "now come with me" Todd pressed his thumb against a machine and the door opened.
We followed him thru a white corridor. I felt like we were being abductees or something, until he reached another big door. I held Freddie's hand, my palms were sweating with the anticipation of the moment, I didn't know what to expect. Freddie smiled at me and Todd opened the door. The mix of smells filled the air and I thought that this was how paradise should be like. I saw at least thirty persons dressed all the same, white coat and white pants everyone was wearing a hairnet and they worked together. I took a better look around the white room we were in. everything smelled so good, there were big machines and the other side looked like a chemistry lab. By my side, Freddie smiled when he spotted the chemistry lab, he was such a dork.
"So here is where we come up with new flavors and products" Todd explained to us "this is Lance and he is responsible for this department. Lance these are Freddie and Sam"
"Hello kids, I'm Lance Barnes and welcome to the fatcake factory" he shook our hands "now this is something we are working on recently" He opened a big fridge and took a white pot showing it to us; it smelled like... coconut and blueberry
"This is the recipe for the new fatcake well be releasing next month, it's a mix of coconut and blueberry" I knew it "go ahead, prove some"
He gave us two spoons and told us to dive in. After I got a taste of it I thought I would die.
"Man this is so good!" I moaned.
"I'm glad you liked it, we've been working on it for six months just to find the perfect combination" he put the pot back into the fridge much to my disappointment.
"So you say next month huh? Can it be like... next week?" I asked him.
"No, unfortunately, we have a few things to improve until the releasing date, besides; the designer department is working package for it"
"Too bad" I said.
"Okay, now follow me" Lance guide us to the chemistry lab I saw Freddie's eyes lighting up, what a dork!
"Here is the chemistry lab where we test the components of the recipe" Todd gave us two masks and we put it in. He passed his key card in the glass door and it opened.
"This is Simon, he is the chemistry chef here" Lance introduced us to this short old man with a white coat and a mask. Simon removed the mask and complimented us.
"Hey kids" he shook our hands "like it?" he asked Freddie, who was completely dazzled looking at some machine I have no idea what it is.
"It's amazing..." okay nub... don't drool.
"It's brand new" Simon caressed the machine.
"Aw nerd bonding" I said and everybody laughed, except for Freddie who rolled his eyes.
"Here is where we test all the chemicals products, like the pigment we use to make the fatcake pink, to make sure they're not danger for the public health" he explained.
"Nice" Freddie said.
"Okay follow me" lance took us thru another door "this is the tasting room" He opened the door revealing a beautiful pink paradise. There were thousands of fatcakes painted in the walls it seemed a bit like kindergarten.
"Oh... wow" I said.
"Samantha would you like to be our lab rat and taste some of our new flavors?" Todd asked me.
"Oh my God yes" I dragged Freddie with me.
"Okay... close your eyes, if you guess these ten flavors you'll get a basket full of fatcakes and fatshakes" Lance picked up a blind fold and put it on me.
"I'm so winning this thing" I sat eagerly on a chair, but I didn't let go of Freddie's hand.
"Here is the first" I heard Lance say "do the honors Freddie"
A second later I felt a spoon brushing against my bottom lip. The dork was feeding me... in a place surrounded by fatcakes... how sexy.
"Open up" I heard Freddie say.
I opened my mouth and tasted what he was giving me. This was going to be so easy...
"Nuts and mint" I said before swallowing.
"Good!" Lance said "here is the next"
"Open up" Freddie said.
Ha Ha I'm winning a basket full of fatcakes!
"Limon and raspberry!"
"Orange and cranberry!"
"Apple and grape"
"Coconut"
"Mangoes!"
"Strawberry!"
"Watermelon and whipped cream!"
"Grape jam!"
"Lima and banana!"
"Chocolate and mint!" I finally took my blindfold off.
"Okay I guess we're dealing with a professional!" Lance said.
"Yep!" Freddie agreed.
"My basket?" I opened my hand.
"I give you on the way out" Todd smiled.
"You better!" I warned him.
I was have so much fun, Todd was showing us things I never even knew existed, but I couldn't help but notice Freddie was awfully quiet, sometimes he nodded, sometimes he joked, but in the end, he was really quiet. When Todd started talking with some guy from the security I turned to Freddie who was in deep thought.
"Hey nub... what's wrong? Not having fun?" I asked him
"No I'm... I'm just, watching you" he is such a bad liar.
When I was about to say how bad of a liar he was and force him to tell me the real reason why he was acting that way, Todd came back.
"And now Sam, this is where the magic happens" the security guard opened the door for us. We finally entered the wonderland.
Freddie's POV
Sam was having the time of her life, but I was a bit too far away from here. Unlike our other dates, I couldn't relax, I was nervous the whole time we were there. I tried not to seem so freaked out but I guess Sam knows me better than I think. She noticed something was wrong, but let go as soon as she saw where her beloved fatcakes were made. Todd led us to where all the magic happens. The machines I saw there I never saw anywhere... everything was so technological, and if I wasn't so nervous I would be fascinated. I kept tapping my jacket to make sure my fatcake was there, I wouldn't wanna lose a fatcake on a fatcake factory that would be bad. I was extra nervous when Sam started to drag me further into the factory; I saw this light in her eyes, this happiness in her smile that only made it worst for me.
I was having a nervous breakdown, I began to sweat... Sam let go of my hand to taste something Todd offered her and I took this time to wipe the sweat out of my forehead. I kept playing Kevin Shields remix of I Want Candy in my head to try to relax, but it wasn't helping. Sam got too distract to actually notice how nervous I was. Dang it! There is nothing to be nervous about, she likes you, you already know that, so why are you freaking out? There is no reason... it's not like she is going to say no! Or will... no she won't... she wont... she cant... man... why do I have to be so nervous? Shit!
If I was going to make it official I didn't want it to be all covered in sweat and shaking, so I forced myself to calm down, there was no reason to be nervous in the first place. Sam and I like each other and how Carly said before we're meant to be, the rest we can figure out later. Of course I don't expect Sam to change her ways for me, but still, I could use a little more respect and affection from her. I know, for sure, she is going to keep her attitude, and the nicknames, maybe even some playful punches, don't the rest wouldn't miss at all.
I patted my jacket one more time to make sure my gift was inside, and when Todd announced we were going to see where the fatshakes were made my heart race. It was time, to tell her how I felt and how much I wanted to be with her. She was the one for me and I don't have a doubt. Who knew that Sam Puckett and Freddie Benson were made for each other? A month ago if you told me this I would probably call an ambulance, now I can't think of anyone better to be my girlfriend. I seriously can't believe how much time I've wasted crushing on Carly. If I could go back in time and fix this, maybe Sam and I would be together but now, if I knew then what I know now...
I watched as Todd explained to Sam what every machine did, she didn't really care, but since we were surrounded by fatshake she held a smile that could light up the room. Making Sam happy was one of the things I could never get tired of. I have to do my best to keep this up, even though a relationship with Sam won't be that easy, but I guess I already knew that, it's not like I expected this to be all roses and paradise. In the bottom of my heart I knew that this love and hate relationship we shared brought light to my life, honestly my whole existence would be pretty boring without Sam and her vicious attitude. Speaking of the devil, she turned around to look at me with a smile that made my heart skip a beat. I couldn't get enough of her smile, she was so damn pretty and for a girl who spent years without going to the dentist she had amazing teeth. And fresh breath. I guess I have to thank Carly for that; she has been taking Sam to the dentist with her every four months.
Todd looked at me and nodded before opening a door. This was the place where I was going to ask Sam Puckett to be my girlfriend. My mom talked to him over the phone this morning and he said he had the perfect place for me to pop the question. I just hope it is perfect. The whole reason why I wanted to wait to ask her was to make it perfect. I had it all planned out since before our first date. I knew my girl and what she liked, the only thing I needed was money to make it happen. I sold a bunch of galaxy wars stuff, and even though was hard for me to give up on things I've been collecting since I was five years old it was all worth. Our first date was a fortune, the second not so much and the third, that even though was for free, was the most expensive. The tour thru the fabric was courtesy of Todd, but the gift I bought Sam was really, really expensive. Speaking of Sam... Her eyes went from dark blue to light blue when she saw what Todd was pointing at. He turned around and looked at me. That was the perfect place.
"This is where we mix the fatshake. I'll let you cherish this moment, if you need me I'll be outside" Todd said and left.
It's now or never.
Sam's POV
(A/N: I wrote the next scene to the sound of Coldplay's Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall, and it was perfect! I recommend you listen to it while reading it)
My eyes went wide when I saw that thing. I thought the meat and sauce fest was paradise... but this is paradise. When I die I want heaven to be just like this... or hell, cause I'm not really sure where I'm going. The tour thru the factory was amazing, but until now I never saw something so beautiful... it was... so pink... so perfect. It was like I was hypnotized when I walked over there. I got lost in that dazzling pink wonderland and forgot about everything and everyone else. I closed my eyes for a second and took a deep breath inhaling the scent that surrounded me. This was the second best smell I've ever felt... because the first was the smell of Freddie's skin. I opened my eyes, capturing that moment in my head, memorizing it... so I would never forget.
"It's like a waterfall... a fatshake waterfall" I said.
In front of me was a big Fatshake waterfall, falling spreading its scent in the air, making me dizzy with happiness. When Todd said that here was the place where they mixed the fatshake I didn't know he meant it... I could see a big tube sucking the fatshake form the bottom and releasing it form the top, making it seem like a waterfall... so beautiful. I didn't turn to look at Freddie; I didn't want to take my eyes off that marvelous vision. A fatshake waterfall... a pink waterfall... I inhaled the scent once again. That dork... he was right, I didn't give enough credit... he is perfect, sometime it annoys me...but not today, not right now. I turned around to kiss him, but what I saw there made my heart go boom badoom boom boom boom. Freddie was down on one knee looking at me with those chocolate brown eyes filled with love. He gulped and grabbed one of my hands.
"Sam Puckett... you're all I want. Since that night in the lock-in you've wakened something in me that I can't overlook. You make me feel like no one else ever could, around you I'm just happy, there is no other word that can define it better, you make me happy. I want to date you, kiss you, hug you and be around you all the time. You turned me into a selfish person, because I want you from myself and no one else is entitle to have you. I don't know how this is going to be but in my heart I'm sure this is right, this is what I want, because I never felt this way before, and I don't think I ever will. I know I'm not any prince charming or whatever but, would you make me the happiest man in the world by being my girlfriend? If you do it I promise to try my best to make as happy as I'm with you, and even more"
I couldn't believe this, the nub was down on one knee asking me to be his girlfriend... this is the happiest day of my life... until now I didn't think I needed romance...now I not so sure. My heart was beating with a frantic pace and I knew my answer.
"Yes... yes I will"
His eyes lightened up and he stood up putting his arms around me spinning me around. Oh I love this dork... with me in his arms he pulled back just a little bit, not letting go of me and kissed me. My feet weren't touching the ground, I had my arms wrapped around his neck and he had his arms around my waist. This was so perfect I never wanted to let go. He was so perfect. Freddie kissed me one more time before letting go of me. I felt a sudden rush of cold when he took his arm off my waist. He kissed my both hands before letting go of me completely and I wished he never did. Freddie reached the pocket of his jacket and took a fatcake out of it, handing it to me.
"It's for you princess"
"Freddie you didn't have to..." I was going to win a basket anyway.
"Don't swallow it in one bite... eat it very carefully" he told me.
I didn't know why he said it, but I did what he asked anyway. I took the first bit and felt something hard inside of it... it almost took my tooth off.
"Ouch Benson!" I saw something shining wrapped up in plastic inside my fatcake.
Freddie smiled at me and I pulled that thing off. It was a bracelet... a silver bracelet inside a plastic... I looked at him.
"Here...let me help" Freddie ripped the plastic open and grabbed my wrist "there"
"What...?" I took a good look at the bracelet in my arm...it was beautiful.
"This is to make it official princess" he kissed my hand "look... here I'm going to put everything you love... for starters a little fatcake to celebrate us being a couple, you get one charm for every month we spend together, and eventually I'm going to have to buy you another bracelet, because I intend to be with you for a long time Princess" he kissed my hand again.
"This way I'm going to run out of things to love" I told him.
"Well, I can always find a new type of food for you to love" he traced his finger from my forehead to the tip of my nose and my eyes slowly closed.
"I'm sure you can dork" I opened my eyes to see him smiling at me.
I couldn't believe him... I looked at my silver charm bracelet and noticed a few little diamonds there. This must have cost a fortune. I looked at that piece of jewelry and at the dork in front of me. I threw myself at him and kissed him like it was the end of the world. I love you I kept saying in my mind. I love you I love you I love you... he held me in a loving embrace as our mouths danced together. This was the best day of my life.
A/N: Hey guys, that's it, that's the chapter… so if you think it was short remember that I know nothing about factories!