Seddie on Sam and Cat

Chapter 6 - Memory's repeating

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Freddie finally had that date with Sam that she asked him on while he was in the hospital.

The date? Nothing monumental…just two friends hanging out, having a good time. They had a nice dinner at Bots, and afterwards Sam showed Freddie around LA some more.

It was about 11pm when Sam suggested they head back to her and Cat's apartment. Up until this point they hadn't talked much about themselves (relationship wise). Just casual…

"How are things?"

"Whatcha been up too?"

It wasn't too awkward, all things considered; but, there was an elephant in the room and they both knew it…and it was going to have to be brought up eventually. While walking back to the apartment their nerves grew with anticipation…

"Ya know, I've been so caught up babysitting with Cat lately, that I haven't had time to just go have fun. So thanks for the date Fredbag."

"Yeah no problem. So…you had fun?..."

"Was I not supposed too?"

"Oh no, it just catches me off guard when…when you actually have nice things to say. It's a rare occurrence."

"Yeah…being nice just isn't my strong suit."

"Oh I know, trust me." Freddie said as an attempt to joke with her.

"Alright Benson, lay off…you don't have to act like I'm the devil. I'm not that bad!" His humor went right over her head (mostly due to the fact that hearing him say that made her worry that he really thinks she's awful).

"I didn't mean to offend you!"

"Well ya kinda did…"

Freddie felt bad, he was only teasing her…Sam could torture him every day for the rest of his life (as he is already accustomed too), and he still wouldn't enjoy doing it back. It's quite an odd dynamic.

"C'mon, you're nice…just in small Sam doses."

Sam looked at him, slightly cracking a smile, but she still seemed upset.

"Alright, one free shot and we're even." Freddie said smiling while holding his arms up.

"I'm not gonna hit you Benson, it'll just prove the point that I'm not nice."

"No this won't count for that, I promise."

"Will you stop!"

"I'm not walking another inch until you do it."

"Fine!" She playfully punched his arm. "Now quit being a weirdo" she said smiling.

"That seemed weak, but I'll take it."

"Maybe I held back."

"Yeah maybe…or maybe I'm just too tough!"

"You're such a nub."

Although nubish, Freddie's antics managed to get her smiling again. They laughed together, but as their laughing simmered down, an awkward silence befell them.

"…"

"…"

"Sam…"

"Yeah?!..."

She responded eagerly, hoping he was going to break the ice on their "romantic status" so she wouldn't have too. After responding that eagerly, she felt a slight regret, worried she seemed too desperate. Honestly, it was just self-doubt in her head. As you can imagine, a situation like this would probably eat someone alive with nervousness, and it was doing that for both of them. Of course they were both trying their hardest to play it cool.

"I uh…I…"

Freddie began to say something but he quickly refrained from completing his sentence.

"What!?"

She wasn't gonna let him turn back now, she was determined to get it out of him.

"Nothing…"

"Tell me!"

"Nah it's dumb…"

"Say it!"

"Okay…I was just gonna say…"

Sam raised an eyebrow as he spoke, flashing back to having the same conversation with him on the fire escape when they shared their first kiss. It gave her butterflies, and a part of her wanted to cut him off and say "that we should kiss?…" just for the sake of recreating that moment from years ago that she remembered so fondly.

Freddie couldn't conjure any words beyond "I was just gonna say…" he was just too nervous. He had to do something, Sam was anxiously awaiting his response. Unable to speak, he decided to do what he had wanted to do all night…

He leaned in and kissed her, pulling her closer by the waist as she willingly fell into his grasp. In this moment, every nerve in her body left her, and for a few seconds everything in the world felt right. As Freddie pulled away from her, Sam stood with her hands on his shoulders and eyes still closed, her mouth inadvertently smiling ever so slightly. Once she finally made it back to planet earth, she opened her eyes to see a pair of nervous brown eyes staring back at her. Even after kissing her, Freddie still couldn't conjure any words. Without thinking, he blurted out…

"Sorry…"

He wasn't sure what he apologizing for and he felt dumb after saying it, but it was all he could get out. Sam's not normally the kind of girl to find dumb stuff like a nervous boy cute, but in that moment she thought it was the cutest thing ever.

"It's cool..." Sam responded with a grin on her face.

He was starting to collect himself and he couldn't help but realize they had said the same thing to each other back when they kissed that night at the Ridgeway lock in. History had repeated itself, only this time the roles were reversed. Sam obviously had intended that, as she said it with a big grin.

Sam suddenly found herself in control of the situation. A few minutes ago they were both on the verge of having their nerves devour them, but now that he made the first move, she could breathe. Unfortunately for Freddie, kissing her only made him more nervous, and she could see it, now that her own nerves weren't distracting her. She couldn't help but chuckle to herself and think…"Wow, I'm in love with this nub". Of course, she liked his nubiness. The situation felt natural to her at this point, with a vulnerable Benson in front of her. Only now, vulnerable didn't mean sticking a dead fish in his book bag or pulling some other prank on him. "I better say something before he passes out" she thought to herself.

"Jeez! Relax Benson…"

"Huh?!...What?!"

"I said relax. Breathe!"

"Sorry…"

He said sorry again, and he felt even dumber this time…"Can't I think of anything to say?!" he thought to himself.

"Just be quiet ya nub, I'll take it from here." She said smiling.

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