The Greatest Secret

Disclaimer: Nope, don't own iCarly

A/N: This story details what it would be like if Sam and Freddie were secretly together during the series. Read it, I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

Chapter 10 (Almost Perfect Date)

After school let out, Sam and Freddie both made their way to the Cotton Patch Café. It had been a while since Freddie and Sam actually went out to eat, so it was a nice place to choose. They met at the doors of the restaurant, since they had taken separate routes, and grinned at each other.

"Hey handsome," Sam said while giving Freddie a quick peck on the cheek. He smiled and returned her kiss by giving her a light peck on the cheek as well. Freddie surprised her yet again. They had just gotten out of school, and Freddie looked like he had taken a shower, combed his hair, put on cleaner clothes and smelled like he was wearing cologne. "Freddie, I'm impressed. Where did you find the time to get out of the last class and get ready for a date?" Freddie smirked knowingly and placed his hand on Sam's lower back.

"Remember Sam, a man never reveals his secrets." Sam laughed lightly as the two entered the establishment, they waited as the host looked up and smiled at them. Freddie held up two fingers and grinned. "It's just me and my lovely date, we'd like a secluded booth if you have one. If not, a booth by the corner works out just fine." The hostess smiled politely as she picked up two menus and led them to a table. It wasn't secluded, but it was well hidden to the point that if anyone they knew walked in, they probably wouldn't see them all that well enough to recognize them.

"Today's special is chicken and dumplings for 3.95," the hostess stated. "Your server will be right with you."

"Thank you," Sam said to the hostess. The lady smiled and walked off. She smiled and moved into the seat that was positioned with its back toward the wall. Freddie sat in the seat that had his back toward the rest of the restaurant. The chairs had a wooden piece that towered upwards, but not higher than the top of Freddie's head. "Wow Freddie, it's been a long time since I've been out to eat, and I'm starving." Freddie chuckled as he and Sam opened their menus. "This place always has the greatest stuff, too…"

"Well, I say the best for my Angel." Sam blushed at the statement and read the menu choices. She knew she was going to get full no matter what she got, but she also didn't want to outdo Freddie's budget.

"How much money do you think we should spend?" Freddie raised his eyebrow and glanced up at Sam, he didn't think money was a problem at all.

"Well, you do realize that the prices are rather cheap for good meals, so you can order anything you like. Money isn't an issue." Sam smiled at Freddie and continued to look through the menu.

"Sometimes you are too good to me, Freddie."

"You're my angel, of course I'm going to be good to you." Sam blushed and continued to eye the photos of specific menu items. She spotted one that looked perfect, it was the CPC Sirloin Steak, and it came with a loaded baked potato. Just as she was about to say what she wanted, the waitress walked up. "Speedy service…"

"Hello, I'm Tricia, and I'll be your server," the lady said while smiling. "May I start you off with anything to drink?" Sam looked up and smiled at the waitress, Freddie did the same.

"I'd like an iced tea, please," Sam stated.

"I would like a glass of water, no lemon needed," Freddie answered.

"Okay, now are you ready to order, or would you like some time to decide?" Sam looked at Freddie and he met her gaze.

"Are you ready?" Sam asked. "I'm thinking about the sirloin steak."

"Hmm, that is a good choice. I'm ready to order." Freddie looked to Tricia and nodded. "Yes, the sirloin steak for the lady and I'll have a trailblazer."

"Okay, that sounds good," Tricia said while writing down the orders. She turned to Sam and positioned her pen over her paper. "Now, the steak comes with a house salad before the meal and a baked potato, would you like it to be loaded, or is there anything you don't want on it?"

"No, I would like it loaded, please," Sam replied. Tricia nodded and Sam started to take the silverware from her napkin. "And could I have Italian dressing for the salad?"

"Yes ma'am."

"Thank you." Tricia smiled and walked off. Freddie undid his napkin and placed it on his lap while Sam carefully positioned the silverware around her plate.

"It is nice to come out here and get our mind off of other stuff," Freddie said while tilting his head back slightly. "So, I heard you and Carly were planning to do a segment in swimsuits?" Sam smirked and tilted her head, it was true. They were thinking about doing a segment of iCarly where they would wear bathing suits.

"Yes you lovable dork, we are planning to wear swimsuits. Carly's wearing a two piece." Sam smirked more and Freddie groaned, hating the tease.

"Yeah, but what will you be wearing?" The waitress came back with a tray, the two drinks and the salad positioned neatly on the tray. She set the items on the table and promised the food to be out soon. "Thank you. So, what will you be wearing anyway?"

"You really want to know?" Freddie blinked and blushed when he realized how perverted the statement sounded, and if he said yes, that would sound even more perverted. "After all, I would think you'd be interested in that two piece that Carly's wearing. You've seen me in a bathing suit once…" She had various bathing suits, some two pieces and some were a one piece suit.

"Yeah, I'm not to keen on what she's wearing. I'm more interested in what people will be seeing my girlfriend wearing." Freddie smirked and Sam merely giggled at his obvious jealousy.

"So, is that you being jealous, or am I mistaken?" Sam took her fork and pierced a tomato and leaf with it, she then brought it to her mouth and began to chew.

"You know I would be insanely jealous if another man looked at you the way I do." Sam nodded her head back as Freddie took a bite of her salad.

"A feast for the eyes."

"That statement is usually used when referring to food, I don't believe you're food." Sam smirked again and took another bite of her salad.

"You never know, maybe I am, maybe I'm not." She looked into his eyes, daring him to make the comeback she knew was in his head.

"If you are food, then let me eat you so I know that you will be for me and me only."

"Ooh, nice one. I can't say I was expecting that." Freddie smirked and took another bite of the salad, Sam did the same. "Well, I was thinking about wearing a two piece, but Carly insists on being prettier, so I'm going to wear a one piece. Of course, I get the feeling my boyfriend might object to me wearing a two piece bikini on the internet." She smirked and took another bite of her food. "Plus, my breasts aren't really that impressive." Freddie raised his eye and took a slow bite of his food, he had no clue how to respond to that one. "I mean if you look at me, then you look at Carly, who has the bigger chest? It looks like Carly!" Freddie coughed and placed a napkin to his mouth.

"Well Sam, at the risk of sounding like a brazen pervert, I'm going to have to disagree with that. I do not believe you have a flat chest at all, rather than it is perfect the way it is." Sam placed her hand to her mouth and snickered, feeling bad to have put Freddie in a situation like that.

"Well, I can't say that was a bad response."

"Yeah, but seriously Sam, don't worry about your chest size." Sam snickered again and glanced over as the waitress returned with the two entrees.

"Here you go," Tricia said while placing the plates in front of the respected customer. "Enjoy the meal, and I'll be back to check on you."

"Thank you." Tricia walked off and Freddie took a sip of his water. Sam looked at the food on her plate and grinned, there was plenty for her to eat, and enough to make her feel stuffed when she was done. Both instantly began eating, hunger soon overtaking them.

"You know Freddie, I just thought of something," Sam stated as she lightly tapped her plate with her fork. "Wouldn't it be odd if we never each individually had another date? I'm not suggesting dating someone else, but faking the whole having a boyfriend or girlfriend."

"Yeah, but there's no way to do it," Freddie said as he took a bite of his food. Sam hummed lightly and took a bite of her potato, she couldn't help but agree with him, it was far too risky to try. "The only way to do it would be to get permission from mom and try to find a friend close enough that we can trust to keep their mouth shut and manage to go with that."

"Good point. By the way, did you hear your mom last night?" Freddie raised his eyebrow and watched as Sam took a bite of her steak. She swallowed and glanced up. "She seemed really angry with someone. I don't think I've ever seen her so angry before!"

"Well I do get my calmness from her side of the family, actually. No, I didn't hear her, what was she upset about?"

"I'm not sure, to be honest." Sam shifted her eyes to the side in thought, recalling how Emily was shouting in the phone. "I think it was about her culture, though."

"I see…well she does have a lot of people that seem intolerant of her and her family traditions. It's really improper." Sam nodded and took a few more bites of her food, Freddie did the same. Sam looked past Freddie and spotted Jonah and Valerie entering the restaurant, her eyes widened in shock.

"Oh no, Freddie!"

"What?"

"Jonah and Valerie are here!" Freddie's eyes widened and he sat up to look over the chair, he saw the hostess leading the couple to a table near the exit. "What are we going to do? They can't see us!"

"Shh, relax. I think I'm at least out of their view, so they probably won't even know who you're here with, if you're here with anyone."

"It's still dangerous, if Valerie sees me, she'll probably want to come talk to me."

"True…" Sam looked over to see Valerie looking her way, she gave Valerie a small smile and quickly gestured at Freddie to get down. Freddie slouched slightly and Sam blinked at him.

"Wow, you look cute even when slouching…just remember Freddie, if your back's not erect, you'll get no respect."

"Hah, hah, I don't need respect from that many people." Freddie smirked and Sam raised her eyebrow. "Anyway, find a moment so I can sneak to the restroom. If Valerie comes your way…well, I guess I can just hide until it is safe."

"Good idea. I'll let the waitress know not to take your food."

"Thanks." Sam smiled and looked over at Jonah and Valerie, they were talking and looking out the window.

"Quickly, they're not looking in our direction!" Freddie nodded and quickly got up. His next move consisted of very precise and skilled dodging of waiters, food, and tables until finally reaching the bathrooms. Sam let out a small sigh and decided to move Freddie's plate closer to her, just in case Valerie came over and questioned there being two meals.

Of course, it wasn't long before Valerie did come over. Sam looked up and saw her friend standing right next to her. "Sam, what are you doing here, I didn't think you'd be here!" Sam chuckled nervously as Valerie took her seat. "That's a lot of food you have...You're eating all this?" Valerie raised her eyebrow and Sam merely nodded her head in reply.

"Yeah, it's all for me."

"Odd, Jonah said he thought he saw someone else over here, but I guess he was wrong." Valerie glanced at the glass of water on the table and raised her eyebrow. "Then again this whole seat I'm in smells like cologne, and…" Valerie looked at the glass Sam was taking a drink of. When Sam set it down, she could see smudges on the glass, as though from lip balm or lipstick. "There's no smudges on that water glass and you can tell it's been used." Valerie smirked and crossed her arms. "Sam, are you here on a date with someone?"

"Heh, not exactly…" Sam chuckled nervously and stared at the water, she knew she was in trouble if Valerie figured it out. Even still, Valerie was pretty good at keeping secrets. She had to think of a good change of conversation. "So, how is your date going?"

"Oh it's pretty great, Jonah is such a romantic!" Sam chuckled and leaned back in her chair, if only Valerie met Freddie. Come to think of it, it was possible for Freddie and Jonah to rub off on each other, especially if they talked about their girlfriends. Most likely, it was Jonah affecting Freddie, since Freddie couldn't talk about his girlfriend.

"I'm glad you're so happy with him." Sam frowned and stared at the table. "If only I could have a boyfriend, but they always seem to ignore me. Actually, a lot of guys like Carly, and it seems like they like her more than they do me. It disgusts me, I'm sick of being treated like a side order!" Valerie sighed and moved over to Sam, giving her friend a hug.

"It's okay, I'm sure there will come a guy that will not treat you like that. You deserve that guy when he does come." Sam smiled at her friend, Valerie was right, but she didn't know that that guy had already come for her. "Who knows, maybe Mr. Right is already here…" Valerie glanced at the glasses once more and smirked. "Perhaps said person is already here and making you feel like the greatest woman on earth. Tell me, does he put you on a pedestal? Jonah does that to me, even though we do have our disagreements." Freddie actually did do that for her, and they did have their arguments, but they always rose above them. Sadly, they had yet to experience their first kiss, and Sam was hoping they might at the end of the date.

"Looks like that won't be happening…" Sam took a bite of her food and glanced over to where Jonah was. "I think your boyfriend may be getting a little lonely over there."

"He was the one that asked me to come talk to you…well, I kind of wanted to talk to you before, but was reluctant. You know, you have to love our guys, I'm sure."

"Heh, I'm still not dating anyone, Valerie." Sam knew that Valerie was good when it came to detecting lies from her best friend, but oddly she didn't seem to detect Sam lying about not dating. Valerie sighed and gave a small smile, she knew she wasn't getting anything from Sam, but she didn't really mind. If Sam was dating someone, she would tell her when she was ready.

"Oh hey, doesn't Freddie's mom practice the tradition of arranged marriage?" Sam raised her eyebrow and looked at Valerie with interest. "I bet that would be cool, depending on how she goes about it…"

"I wouldn't know. I think she judges all the girls in Freddie's life then makes a decision, after that, she may run the decision by Freddie and see what he thinks. I'm not too sure, really…that's just what I heard him talking to one of his friends about."

"Oh. Do you know if his mom has chosen anyone yet? I think her tradition starts once puberty hits, and Freddie turned thirteen months ago."

"He's almost fourteen."

"Right." Valerie looked over at Jonah and then back to Sam. "I have to get back to Jonah, we'll talk later!"

"Okay, that's fine by me." Valerie hugged Sam and then stood up, smiling softly.

"You know what would be fun to do sometime?"

"What?"

"An improvising act. I think it would be fun!"

"Improv…yeah, that would be fun. We could make everyone believe something, and we'd get our laughs from it. Anyway, I'll talk to you later, Val." Valerie nodded and hurried over to Jonah. Sam spotted Freddie peeking out of the bathroom area and staring at her, she quickly motioned for Freddie to flee the restaurant. "I'll pay the bill," Sam mouthed. Freddie sighed and slowly nodded his head, sneaking out of the restaurant. "Heh, well, the date was almost perfect."

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