Author's note. Hey everyone. Sorry about the huge delay on my other story. Called IPayback to any new readers out there. I'm just having a little writer's block with it and I'm deciding to try something a little different to get the writing flowing again. Don't worry haven't forgotten about it or any of my faithful readers. This story started off in my mind as a simple one shot and kinda just grew. Oh well hope it ends up well. Even I dont know what its going to end up as. My spin on Freddie and Sam's futures. Hope you enjoy. Be sure to review so I know what you all think. OK on with the show.

"Ugh I hate ties!" Freddie groaned wrestling with the skinny black cloth for a few more minutes before throwing it across the room and sitting down on his bed.

"Fredward?" Mrs. Benson called through the door. You could practically see the concern on her face through the door. "You OK in there?"

Freddie shook his head with a chuckle. He was only staying at home for a few days but his mom was still treating him like he was 15.

"Yeah mom I'm fine." He called back.

There was a few moments of silence before his mom spoke again.

"You know Freddie," she said in a much more quiet tone. "If you aren't feeling up to this you don't have to come. I'll just go by myself. I'm sure Sam will understand if I say you were sick or something like that."

Freddie was more than a little surprised. His mom was actually volunteering to help him out of a responsibility? What was going on here.

"No mom I'm fine. Ill be out of here in like 30 minutes."

"Ok Freddie if you are sure. Ill be in the kitchen if you need me." She finally replied dropping her quiet tone and was immediately back to her normal cheery one. Freddie listened to the sound of her footsteps retreating from his door. After a few minutes of staring at the wall in front of him he started to glance around his room. The room looked identical to how it had when he had moved out the summer of senior year. All his galaxy wars figurines stood neatly in a row on his dresser. His mom had obviously dusted and cleaned and done her best to keep this room identical to how it had been when he left. From his random electronics projects sitting scattered on his table, the random movie and TV posters scattered around the walls, to the corkboard behind his door covered in photos. Getting up he walked over to the door and looked down fondly at the multitude of pictures cataloging his past here in Seattle. There was the picture of him along with Carly and Sam after their first ICarly. The picture of Sam pelting Gibby with water balloons while he and Carly did their best to make her stop and not get hit themselves. Many more pictures taken during their misadventures related back to their wacky webshow. The wave of nostalgia hit him pretty hard as he scanned over the pictures until finally his eyes stopped on the one that he knew he hadn't put up on the board. He quickly removed the pushpin and took the picture. It was one of the few where it was just Sam and him. He realized this one was taken while they were dating. He had taken her to an amusement park a few hours away from Seattle. They spent hours riding the roller coasters, munching on over priced snacks, and just generally enjoyed being together. The picture was taken near the end of the night when Sam had gotten tired and demanded a piggyback ride. It really was a good picture Freddie thought. The two of them laughing with a small stuffed penguin clutched in Sam's hand (Freddie had spent almost $50 trying to win for her.) Looking down at Sam's smiling face Freddie couldn't help but feel himself smile and trace the edges of her face with his fingertips. This was the main reason he was so reluctant to go to this wedding. How could he stand to see the love of his life marry some other guy? With the picture still in his hands he went over and sat down on his bed again and thought back to the happiest few weeks of his life. Sam and Freddie's relationship had been just like their friendship, unpredictable with lots of arguing and fighting. There was no way they should be together he had thought but it had been perfect.

And then it was over before he could even know what went wrong. Deciding to break up was the biggest mistake he had ever made. Surprisingly everyone else was shocked when they broke it off.

"It was mutual" they told everyone

it wasn't even close...

"Freddie? Are you ready?" His mom asked snapping him from his day dream.

"Yeah I will be in a second." He called back. He dropped the picture on the bed and went to retrieve his discarded tie. After a few moments he managed to mangle it into something that appeared proper. Looking at himself in the mirror one last time he decided he looked alright and made for the door. Looking back he saw the picture still sitting on his bed. On a whim he walked over and slipped it into the inside pocket on his vest and then closed the door behind him.

…...

The drive to the country club was thus far silent with only the hum of the engine and the ramblings of talk radio to filter through the car. Freddie was driving much to his mother's chagrin. Finally Mrs. Benson spoke up.

"You know Freddie you don't have to come if you don't want to?" She asked quietly.

Freddie sighed before replying.

"I know mom. What makes you think I don't want to go?" He really was curious as to how she knew.

"Freddie I'm your mother." She stated matter-of-factly. "I can tell when you are feeling upset. That and the fact that whenever we tried to even talk about this wedding you found some excuse just to leave the room." She finished

"Well mom I'm fine don't worry." He finally said trying to reassure her even though he was still reeling on the inside. It seemed to work because she returned her eyes to the road and fell silent. At least for a while.

"You know I always wondered when your wedding day would be Freddie." Mrs. Benson eventually said. "It scared me to death that some woman would come into your life and hurt you."

Freddie was wondering why she brought this up. He was just getting out of his residency following a whirlwind 4 years in medical school. Getting married hadn't been on his mind ever. Mrs. Benson continued her thought.

"To be honest Sam was the girl I was most afraid of you dating. She bullied you so much and made you so upset. I was so worried she'd hurt you when she was with you." Mrs. Benson had started to tear up a little when she said this. Freddie also felt a pit in his stomach.

"Mom why are you telling me all this? Me and Sam are over. She's getting married. She's not going to hurt me."

Mrs. Benson turned to face her son as soon as he stopped at the next light. Freddie turned and saw she had her most dead serious expression. The tears were just starting to flow from her eyes.

"Because I was wrong Freddie! Sam didn't hurt you when you were dating. She hurt you when you broke up. I know you love her still Freddie and I just don't want you to get hurt..." she had been shouting when she started but her voice started to crack near the end.

"Mom... It's too late for us ok? I blew it long ago. She moved on and there is nothing I can do about it but be happy for her." Freddie's head was slumped with defeat and his voice was starting to waver also but he shook his head and wiped his eyes before continuing to drive. "It's ok mom I'll be fine don't worry."

"Ok Freddiebear." She said still looking at him for a few moments before turning her attention back to the road. "Slow down Freddie!" She ordered

Now there was the mom that Freddie remembered. With a chuckle he lowered his speed another 5 miles an hour and continued on his way.

Ok that's it for chapter 1. Hope you all liked it. Basically was Freddie letting out how he felt for Sam and a few sweet mother son moments. Let me know what you think. Reviews are always appreciated. Peace.