"What did Jade want to talk to you about?" Cat asks, coming out of the bathroom as Freddie gets to the top of the stairs.
"Nothing to worry about." He says with a smile, following her into what Freddie assumes to be Tori's room.
"Kay kay." She says, going to Tori's DVD collection. "What do you want to watch?" She asks, looking over her shoulder at Freddie.
"You decide. I don't mind." Freddie says, cautiously sitting on Tori's light purple bed sheets.
"Can you get me something to drink from downstairs please?" Cat asks, putting on a slight pout.
"Sure. What do you want?" Freddie asks with a smile, standing up.
"Just water. There should be bottles in the fridge. I don't think Tori would mind if you grabbed one from there." She says, going through the DVDs.
"Okay. I'll be back in a moment." Freddie says, opening the door and heading downstairs.
"What happened?" Tori asks Freddie, her eyes slightly wide in fear from the movie.
"Nothing. Cat asked me to come down and ger her a drink." Freddie says, stopping slightly at the image of a bloody wedding dress clad woman with dark hair in a field. "What kind of movie is this?" He asks, slowly walking towards the kitchen.
"My kind of movie." Jade answers with a smile. "Grab me some coffee." She says, neither teen knowing who she's talking to since her eyes never leave the screen.
"I'll do it." Tori says, quickly leaving the couch. "Feel free to grab yourself something too." She says to Freddie.
"Thanks. No offense, but your girlfriend's kind of mean." Freddie says, opening the door to the fridge.
"You get used to it." Tori answers, starting the coffee maker. "Black, two sugars?" She says loudly, turning her head to face Jade.
"Yep." Jade answers, still not turning away from the movie.
"Aren't you offended or anything that she practically ignores you when she's watching the movie?" Freddie asks after grabbing the water bottles for him and Cat.
"She doesn't do it often." Tori says with a smile. "She's also doing it to get back at me, and I learned to just let it go."
"Back at you for what?" Freddie asks as he closes the door.
"I made her come here when 'The Scissoring 2' was having a special showing today." Tori says as the coffee brews.
"Didn't you guys watch that when we first hung out after I moved here?" He asks, giving her a confused look.
"Yep. It's a special showing because it's basically the director's cut or something." Tori says, grabbing two sugar packets and waiting.
"Okay." Freddie says, still confused. "Well, I'll see you later. I'm gonna go see what movie Cat picked. See ya Jade."
"See ya." Tori says, pouring the packets in the coffee and stirring it as Jade just grunts in agreement.
"What'd you pick?" Freddie asks, opening the door and handing Cat a bottle of water.
"Thanks." Cat says, setting her water bottle on the counter by Tori's bed. "I picked 'The Lizzie McGuire Movie'. Is that okay?" She asks, sitting on the bed and grabbing the remote for the DVD player.
"Sure." Freddie answers, sitting beside her.
"Have you ever seen this movie?" Cat asks as she pushes play, leaning her head on Freddie's shoulder.
"Once or twice." He answers, looking at Cat curiously. "Uhm?"
"I'm a little tired, is it okay that I rest my head on your shoulder?" She asks, looking away from the screen briefly.
"No, just wasn't really expecting it." He replies, sliding down slightly to give Cat a more comfortable position.
"Thanks Freddie." She says as she looks back to the screen.
The two teens sit and watch the movie in silence. At the end of the movie, Freddie checks his phone and sees that it's almost 9.
"Ready to go?" He asks her, sitting up and throwing the empty bottles away.
"Yeah. Thanks for watching the movie with me." Cat says, sitting up and ejecting the disc.
"No problem." Freddie says, putting the DVD case away when Cat hands it to him. "Is Sikowitz the guy I met at Kenan's party last year? The one who tried to scare Beck all night?" He asks as Cat grabs her shoes and puts them back on.
"Yeah. Why?"
"Just curious. I couldn't figure it out since you guys started talking about the projects." Freddie says, holding the door so Cat could exit first.
"Thank you." She says, walking out into the hallway. "How did you get involved in helping with the back to school stuff?" She asks, looking at him as she waits by the door to the Trina's room.
"Lane called my mother a week ago and asked if I could help. She agreed, and didn't tell me about it until the next day." Freddie says with a groan, still upset at his mother for doing stuff without informing or asking him. "She told me that it was the gang pretty much."
"Have you noticed that it's always just our gang that does stuff?" Cat asks with a laugh as they head down the stairs.
"I really can't answer that. Before I moved here, I only knew about Steven using Carly and Tori. There haven't really been any weird things since I got here." Freddie says, following Cat to the front door.
"That'll end soon enough." Jade says, standing up. "I'm gonna go babe." She says, giving Tori a quick kiss.
"See ya later." Tori says, following her to the door, giving her a kiss before she leaves. "What movie did you guys watch?" She asks Cat as she goes and grabs the trash and Jade's coffee cup.
"'The Lizzie McGuire Movie'." Cat asks, taking her phone out of her purse. "We gotta go. See you later Tori." She says, giving the Latina a hug.
"See you guys later. Stay safe." Tori says with a smile.
"Want to hang out tomorrow? I know you finally got your schedule, and we can go over our classes." Cat says as they get to her car.
"Sure. Will it be just the two of us, or will the others be there as well?" Freddie asks, curiously, as he climbs into the passenger seat.
"Just us." Cat says, closing the door as she slides in. "Is that okay?" She asks him, taking her keys out of her purse.
"Yeah. We can do it at my place. My mom'll be there, but I doubt she'll be in the way." Freddie says, putting his seat belt on.
"Okay. I'll stop by around noon." She says, starting the car.
"Sounds good. Want me to order anything to eat? Pizza or something?" Freddie asks, turning to face her, as she pulls out of the Vega driveway.
"Sure. Pepperoni."
THe rest of the drive is filled with small talk. As they near Freddie's apartment, Cat's face turns to slightly upset.
"You okay?" Freddie asks, concerned for the red head.
"Do you think we spend too much time together?" Cat asks, pulling into an available parking space.
"Not really." Freddie says, unbuckeling his seat belt, but instead of going to leave, turns to face her. "Why? Do you think we do?"
"No. It's just, I heard Jade say that we spend as much time together as her and Tori, and that she thinks we're dating." She says with a pout.
"Why would we think that? Don't you also spend a lot of time with her and Tori?" Freddie asks, gentle as to not worry her too much more.
"Yeah. But they're my best friends. I don't spend that much time with Beck, André, or Robbie. Not unless it's together as a group." She says, turning to face him. "Do you have a girlfriend?" She asks, out of the blue.
"No. My last girlfriend was Sam, but that was over months ago. Why do you ask?" He says, not seeing the hope in her eyes as he answers her.
"Just asking." She says, turning away to hide her smile. "See you tomorrow Freddie."
"No hug this time? You usually hug goodbye." He asks, slowly getting out of the car.
"You don't mind them?" She asks, turning to face him again, her face slightly confused.
"No. Why would I?" He asks, not hiding his confusion at the question.
"No reason." She says, getting out of her car and following him to the front door. "See you tomorrow." She says, giving him a hug.
"See ya. I'll call you before I order the pizza, okay?" He asks as she pulls away.
"Okay." She says, giving him a quick peck on the lips.
I have a thing for cliffhangers. Sorry for adding some Jori moments. I'm so used to writing Jori that I'm not really used to writing anything else.
Thank you for sticking with me so far, and there is much more to this story. Thanks also for reading, reviewing, favoriting, and following both me and the story. It means a lot to me to know that people like my stories.
Blessed Be.