A/N: This story is a LONG time coming. It's finished, chaptered,
and took me about a year to complete. This takes place in a
world where there is no iOMG, no "little crush", no Gibby in the
main credits (but I have excellent foresight), and it is one-
hundred percent, complete canon - the way it should happen.
It's a Thursday night, and Carly laughs as Sam and Spencer veer
into their own side conversation, one where, almost immediately,
she has no idea what they're talking about. She tells them how
ridiculous they are, and that she's going upstairs to do some
homework. Spencer tells her to do what her heart tells her, and
Sam keeps talking, waving a hand in Carly's direction. Forty-
five minutes later, she comes back down the stairs to see them
sitting in front of the television; they immediately shush her,
engrossed in a celebrity reality show Carly never wants to see
again.  To get away from the stupidity on the screen, Carly
decides to go over to Freddie's apartment to watch the newest
edition to Freddie's