I mean, say the seats are arranged like this:
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
Bobo and Coco sitting in the same row but not next to each other, they can take:
1,3
2,4
3,5
1,4
2,5
1,5
6,8
7,9
8,10
6,9
7,10
6,10
totally 12 ways.
The above arrangement can be for Bobo|Coco or Coco|Bobo, so...