Paternal Bonds

Disclaimer: I don't own iCarly. I keep it simple.

A/N: Thoughts in "Italics" and regular speech in "Regular font."

A/N: By the way, everybody is 26 in this story, except Spencer who would be older. I doubt he'll be mentioned much. Please read this regardless of their age. It will all make sense, I promise. They have to be this old in the story.

Chapter 1 (iCarly Disbands)

Freddie Benson sat in his large kitchen, a small glass of wine sat on the table. It had been ten years since iCarly had ended, life was pretty much miserable for him. He owned a big time company and was a multi millionaire at the time. Carly had become an actress, Freddie watched some of her movies, but didn't like a lot of them. Sam, sweet, angelic Sam. Nobody knew where she went. Freddie sighed as he took a sip of his drink, he set the drink on the table as his maid, Tina, walked into the room.

"Sir, is there anything you request today?" Tina asked as she sat in a chair. Freddie had a close relationship with all his staff. His staff consisted of his maid, butler and a chauffer. There could be others, but a lot of things he could do on his own. "I could wash the laundry, but I think that has already been done." Freddie took another sip of his drink and sighed.

"Eh, I have no need for that to be done at the moment actually," Freddie said as he waved his hand through the air.

"Your old friend, Carly Shay will be on the news channel today, she's got another person she's dating."

"I don't really care. I have other things on my mind, Tina." Tina sighed and nodded her head.

"Do you have anything that I could help you with? Maybe it'd be good for you to talk about the thing that is bothering you, sir?"

"That could work, if you're really interested." Tina nodded her head and Freddie let out a sigh. "I'm really thinking about the one person that has ever meant anything to me in life." Tina rubbed her chin, she and some of the other staff knew this person was Sam Puckett. "I just can't stop thinking about her lately, I can't help but to wish that I still had her. I don't even know what happened. Where did she go? Why did she leave?"

"None of that was ever explained to you?"

"No, she pretty much said goodbye to both me and Carly, then when she left, there was no point in continuing iCarly."

"When she left, their tech producer stopped wanting to do iCarly, right?" Freddie chuckled and crossed his arms.

"Well, if you wish to put it that way, yes, that is what happened. The memories just got too damn hard, I loved her Tina, I loved her and I was pretty sure she loved me back. I made the promise to her that when we turned eighteen, I would make her my wife. She even accepted that proposal, she said she would gladly do so. Then, without question, she comes to us one day and says she can't do iCarly anymore and she has to leave for good. With that, she's gone, out of our lives. iCarly didn't last long at all…"

"Sir, I wish there was something I could do."

"There is nothing."

"You should at least try to get a date with a girl."

"You don't understand. Sam Puckett was the only girl for me, there was no other. Without her I am, I have, nothing."

"Maybe one day you will see her again."

"I've tried, Tina. Believe me, I've tried desperately to find her, but it was as though she vanished from the face of the earth." Tina looked to the ground and frowned, she knew Freddie was a frequently happy person, but when he started thinking of Sam, he would always be saddened. "Tina, why don't you go to the store, I need some time to think by myself and I think we're out of bread."

"Okay sir, I can do that for you. What type of bread do you want?"

"Any." Tina nodded and Freddie smiled softly. He watched as Tina left the room, he then closed his eyes and took a deep breath as he remembered what happened ten years ago.

-Flashback-

"Spencer, what are you working on?" Freddie asked as he walked into Spencer's apartment.

"A giant foot!" Spencer said quickly, "I am building a giant foot." Freddie chuckled and crossed his arms.

"Nice, I like that." Spencer grinned and stood up straight as he looked at Freddie.

"Hey, how's dating Sam going for you? You finally confessed your feelings to her last week and you two are already promised to each other, there is something that's great."

"Well remember, when I make a promise, I intend to keep it. I hope to make a great family man and father one day. That time will come when it comes, as for right now, I think it's great. It's funny, we've cared for each other for such a long time, I think we're perfect for each other."

"Yeah, Carly's been saying the same thing, she's real happy for you guys." Freddie looked over as Carly bounded down the stairs.

"Hey, guess what!" Carly exclaimed.

"What?"

"I got a letter in the mail, it's from a big time Hollywood director, he says he wants me and Sam to go to Hollywood and star in a few roles! There may even be something in it for you!"

"It sounds intriguing, we'll definitely talk to Sam about it. Though, I'd much rather a simpler life."

"Suit yourself, but I think this could be the opportunity of a lifetime!"

"Yeah, maybe so, I'll agree." Freddie grinned as he sat down on the couch.

"Hey, why are you sitting? We have to hurry for iCarly, it's starting in a few minutes! Speaking of which, where is Sam?"

"I don't know, I haven't seen her all day."

"That's so unlike her to skip school, okay actually that's not unlike her." Carly laughed and rushed up the stairs, eager to get started on the webcast. Freddie chuckled and shook his head, he walked upstairs and began working on the camera. Sam was still late and they had to start iCarly.

"Where is she?"

"Just start it, we'll have to go without her."

"But…"

"The viewers, Freddie, the viewers…" Freddie sighed and shrugged. He began counting down from five and it begun. "Hi, I'm Carly! Sam isn't here today, we believe she's late."

"We never do iCarly without Sam…at least we didn't before. It feels so wrong."

"I don't know if she'll be here or not, we haven't been contacted or anything. Trust me, the act is not half dead, I'll think of plenty of jokes."

"Hey, tell them about the mail you received."

"Oh yeah, the letter!" Carly started to explain but stopped when the elevator opened. Freddie looked over and raised his eyebrow, Sam had tears streaking her face and was walking with a bit of a limp. Freddie set the camera down and walked over to Sam.

"Sam, what's wrong?"

"Freddie," Sam said quietly. She held his shirt and started to sob. "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry."

"What? What's happening?"

"I can't stay here anymore, I-I'm leaving."

"Leaving? Where are you going?" Carly asked quickly.

"I-I can't say…All I can say is that I love you both very much." Sam wrapped her arms around Freddie's neck and began to sob harder. "I don't want to leave, I don't. I can't possibly do this but I have to, I'm so sorry!"

"What are you talking about?" Freddie asked softly.

"I can't say, it's not something I'm permitted to say. I can't tell you anything more than goodbye, forever."

"Forever…that is a long time, Sam." Sam wiped her tears from her eyes.

"It is best that you forget me, forget about me because you'll…you'll never be able to see me again. As much as I want to kiss you right now, I can't. I'm sorry, please live good lives…"

"Sam, what the hell are you talking about?" Sam smiled softly and turned around, she stood still for a moment. She was possibly contemplating whether she should turn around and kiss Freddie or not, she chose to walk out the door. Freddie's mouth dropped open and he looked over at Carly, she appeared to be in a state of shock and was starting to recover from it.

"She's gone? She left iCarly, just like that?" Carly asked with a quiet voice. "I can't believe it…I guess she won't be wanting to participate in this director's offer."

"Are you really considering that now?" Fredde asked with a raised eyebrow. "Wasn't it for both of you? If Sam's gone…"

"It may have been for both, but it can very well be for one of us."

"But…"

"Hey, I can't refuse this once in a lifetime opportunity. Whatever problem Sam has, we can talk to her about it tomorrow."

-End Flashback-

"Sam didn't show up at school the next day," Freddie said quietly. "She never came back to school after that, her mother didn't really know where she was either." Mrs. Puckett had said nothing about Sam and shortly after Sam's departure, she moved away. It was even the next day that Carly chose to pursue the acting career, Freddie had nothing else to do. He tried to find Sam for years and to this day, he still wanted to find her.

Yes, it's the first chapter of a story that should be good. It started out as a oneshot idea, but then it turned to a mulit chaptered story. Enjoy!