Chapter Eight: Love is on the way
Freddie could only watch helplessly as Sam stormed out of the gym, he couldn't help but notice everyone around him had stopped what they were doing and had turned to stare at him. Now standing beside him was Carly who had also been abandoned during the dramatics. "Let's get out of here," He mumbled as he took her hand and dragged her out of the crowd and towards the door. When the door closed behind them, Freddie let go of Carly's hand and walked off into the empty hallway.
"Are you Ok Freddie?" Carly asked as she walked up behind him. Their voices echoed slightly in the empty hallway. Freddie ran his fingers through his hair and untied his bowtie.
"My girlfriend just walked off, what do you think," He snapped.
"I'm sorry it was a stupid question," Carly bowed her head and turned away from Freddie, she knew that he wasn't angry at her but he had all these emotions built up inside him and she was the only one to take it out on.
"Carly I'm sorry, you're about the only person who hasn't turned on me," He smiled at and Carly felt her insides melt.
"I love you," Carly said quietly. Freddie didn't know what to say, he stopped in his tracks and all he could do was stare at her.
"What are you saying?"
"I think I was pretty clear," She sounded almost annoyed. Freddie continued to stare at her in complete silence. "Are you going to say anything?"
"What do you want me to say Carly? I do have a girlfriend, just because she's stormed off in a huff doesn't change anything, you want me to tell you I love you too? Well I'm in love with Sam you know this," Freddie was so confused. He had waited most of his life for Carly to say these words to him and when they finally came the timing couldn't have been worse. "You're timing couldn't be worse Carly," The truth was he got over her several years ago, when things began to develop with Sam his feelings for Carly took a backseat and remained there until they disappeared completely. At least he thought they'd gone completely, having her confess her love for him made him think. Did he still have feelings for Carly, or was this just a reaction to Sam walking out on him. "I'm sorry Carly I need some time to think," Freddie said and he walked away leaving Carly on the verge of tears.
"You can't just leave me like this," She yelled after him.
"Sure I can, I'm not your date. You dropped a bombshell on me Carls I need to process this," He turned his back on Carly, walked out the front door of the school, and breathed in the cold Seattle air.
Freddie felt lost as he wondered the streets of Seattle. Not wanting to go home he was torn between showing up on Sam's doorstep and fighting for their relationship or going to Carly and handing himself over to every he'd wanted since he met her. He's always considered Carly to be his dream girl when he was growing up but something changed along the way and he began to see Sam in another light and slowly but surely he fell for her despite her being the complete opposite to the kind of girl he pictured himself with. It took him and Sam so long to act on their feelings, Sam was so reluctant and yet here was Carly a lot less reluctant than Sam was, when they had a similar conversation. Freddie hadn't been paying any attention to where he was going or to what time it was, but when he finally looked up and took in his surroundings he noticed that it was almost sunrise and he was standing outside Sam's house. His decision had been made without him even realising. Freddie made his way up the drive and knocked on the door. He'd half expected a half-asleep Sam to come to the door and bite his head off for waking her up at such a stupid hour. He could never have prepared himself for what he actually saw. Sam came to the door still wearing the dress from the prom just as Freddie was still wearing his tuxedo. Unlike him however, Sam's eyes were smudged with black mascara. She'd clearly been crying and Freddie had been the one to cause it.
"What do you want?" She demanded when she saw it was him.
"Carly told me she loved me," He said bluntly not knowing what kind of reaction he was going to get, he prepared for the worst.
"Dare I ask what you said," She asked.
"I not so kindly reminded her that I was madly in love with you," Sam couldn't help but smile at that remark.
"Is that supposed to absolve you of your earlier actions?" She asked. Freddie shook his head.
"I'm not going to stop caring for Jennette because we broke up,"
"It just seemed that in that moment she was your priority and not me,"
"Can we talk about this inside? Its kinda cold out here," Freddie asked. Sam hesitated before she moved aside to let him into the house. "You are my priority; you'll always be my priority. I don't understand how you can think I like her more than you when I left her for you. I love you and I don't know how I can make you get that," He said as Sam closed the door behind him and he slipped off his jacket.
"I'm not like this Freddie; I don't need constant reassurance that my boyfriend likes me, that's not me. You've turned me into this and I hate it. I love you too much that I'm worried you're going to wake up and realise you made a mistake breaking up with Jennette or worse you'll realise you actually still love Carly," This was the first time Sam had really opened up to Freddie about her insecurities and Freddie was shocked.
"I had no idea you felt like that,"
"Well it's your fault that I do and quite frankly I hate you for it, I mean I love you and all but I hate you for turning me into the insecure needy freak," Freddie smiled and he planted his lips and Sam's. Sam smiled as they pulled away.
"How's that for assurance," He smiled. "I love you Sam Puckett, god knows why but I do,"
"God knows why, yeah that's what a girl wants to hear," She smiled. "I love you too Freddie, god knows why," She winked. Freddie laughed quietly and the two embraced.
"We Ok?" Freddie asked.
"Yeah I guess so, I mean you're going to college soon I can't stay mad at you for too long, otherwise I'd silent treatment your ass," She smirked.
"Oh please you can't go silent, you'd have to insult me at some point," The both grinned at each other and hugged again.
"My mom's passed out on the couch again," She motioned upstairs with her eyes, "We could go to my room,"
"Sam Puckett if I didn't know any better I'd think you were propositioning me," He flashed her a toothy grin. Sam shrugged her shoulders,
"Well it is kinda still prom night," She smiled and took his hand and the two of them headed upstairs.
