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 6 (Celebration)
Three days had passed, and the first day of iCarly was underway. It was going to be spectacular, at least that's what Carly always said. Carly and Sam were both sitting in the living room, discussing things other than the webshow in order to calm their nerves. Fortunately, it was working for them. Carly had a slightly worried look on her face, and Carly was concerned about it.
"Sam, do you think Freddie doesn't like me?" Carly asked while leaning back in the couch. "I mean, lately he seems to have been avoiding me almost. It seems to have started a couple days ago…" Sam thought back and raised her eyebrow, it could have been when Carly interrupted the kiss. "I knocked on his door to ask about the wardrobe that I should wear today, and he pointed toward one of my outfits and closed the door on me without a word!" Sam shrugged and glanced at the wall.
"I wonder why he would have done that. After all, he loves you so much." Carly sighed and crossed her arms over, she was sure she alienated him somehow, and it had her concerned. Then, it also had her a bit impressed that he actually wasn't being impulsive about his love for her. "I would think you'd be happy that he was leaving you alone and not actually bugging you twenty four seven about his love for you." Carly chuckled and rubbed her arm, unsure of how to answer that. She knew that was the only thing holding her back from liking him, but Sam knew it couldn't happen.
"You know, the fact that he hasn't been so pushy lately is kind of nice. I mean, if he stops being pushy, then maybe I'd consider dating him." Sam's eyes widened and she quickly glanced away, hoping to hide the look of sadness and slight jealousy. She didn't have to be jealous because she knew without a doubt where everyone stood, but at the same time, she was hurt by Carly's persistence. Yet, she couldn't tell Carly, for fear of what Carly's father might say. She knew Carly well, and Carly had a tendency to tell Spencer everything. Spencer had a tendency to blab things without intentionally doing so.
"I'm going to the bathroom real fast…"
"Okay." Sam walked toward the stairs and looked back toward Carly. Carly was staring blankly at the television, so Sam quickly hurried up the stairs. She opened the door to the loft and stepped in, seeing Freddie working on his equipment. She smiled and stepped toward him, trying not to spook him. She loved how he was always so into whatever he was doing, it was almost like nothing could ever break him from his work.
"Hey." Upon hearing her voice, Freddie stopped and looked over at her. He smiled and walked over to her.
"How are you?" Freddie asked when he saw a slightly saddened look on her face. "Is something bothering you?"
"She's still got a crush on you and I think it impresses her when you're not pushy or something…I don't like this at all. Why does it have to be so hard, and why does it have to hurt?" Freddie frowned and slowly wrapped his arms around Sam's waist, pulling her closer to him.
"Sam, it's a silly puppy crush for one thing, it'll end. Love is something that has to be felt mutually."
"As far as she knows, it's mutual. Yet, only until you stop being pushy will she actually consider asking you on a date. I don't want to break her heart by letting you reject her, and now it feels like…" Freddie smiled and rubbed Sam's back, providing as much comfort as he could give to her.
"Sam, I know it's frustrating, but you just need to remain calm. Listen, nothing can make me stop loving you, not even Carly. If in the end, I have to end up rejecting her, then I'll do it. You don't need to worry about breaking her heart, I'll be the one."
"I know, but there's another rule that we follow. Best friends don't date the romantic interest of another friend! By her standards, she's the one who fell for you first."
"I see, well…we'll have to think of something then." Freddie glanced at the clock and frowned. "Just a few minutes until iCarly starts, get downstairs and I'll call you guys up."
"Okay, and Freddie?"
"Yeah?"
"I love you too." Freddie smiled and Sam turned to hurry out of the door. Sam ran down the stairs, making sure Carly wasn't looking, and hurried into the bathroom. Carly got up and stated hurrying into the kitchen. She opened the refrigerator and grabbed a drink.
"Fifty two seconds!" Freddie shouted from the loft.
"Sam, come on!" Carly exclaimed as she pressed the elevator door. Sam ran out of the bathroom and toward the elevator as it opened.
"I needed to pee."
"You always have to pee."
"Well it was either that or I explode."
"Forty five seconds!" Freddie called out.
"We're on our way up!" Carly replied. The girls proceeded to go through what they rehearsed while waiting in the elevator. The doors opened up and they quickly rushed out. Sam noticed something in Carly's teeth and quickly turned to her.
"I think you have something in your teeth…" Sam started scraping at Carly's teeth as Carly jumped around and screeched.
"What! Get it out, get it out!" Sam removed the item as Freddie begun the countdown, the second he got to one, the girls were already calm and ready to begin. "Hi, this is our first ever webshow of iCarly, I'm Carly, and this is Sam." Sam could see Carly making a bright smile and eyeing Freddie, he had to smile back at her and then look to Sam.
"Sam I am…" Carly then pointed to herself and then to Sam.
"Carly, Sam."
"I think they're clear." Sam rolled her eyes and sighed, trying not to appear bothered by the smile that Carly was giving to Freddie. "At least he's not trying to impress her back or anything."
"Demonstrate the thing."
"Oh right!" Sam pulled a blue remote from her pocket and held it up, smiling slightly. "This item, supplied by our dorky friend-"
"That's disrespectful!" Freddie said from behind the camera.
"Right." Sam had to keep from laughing, she loved whenever he focused on her, and it seemed he did almost all the time. Sam went on to explain the effects of each button, all down to the music. When done, Carly began talking again. "I know he doesn't like her, but I still feel like I want him to look at me more often…"
"Alright, today we're going to show you some kids with some amazing and super cool talents!" Sam quickly danced in front of the camera and zoomed past Carly while singing 'Freak Show.' Freddie chuckled lightly and Carly quickly rebuked Sam. "Sam, quit it!"
"Okay…" They continued on and brought out guest after guest. Soon, they came up to the girl who could play the trumpet while on the pogo stick, and then they finished their first ever webshow. "That was so cool!"
"I know, it was great!" Carly and Sam laughed and Freddie set the camera down on a small table. Carly looked over at Freddie and smiled. "Hey Freddie, you were really great with the camera." Freddie raised his eyebrow and looked over, Carly was smiling at him, but Sam looked a bit dejected. He sighed and gave a very tiny and very brief smile in return.
"Thanks Carly," Freddie said while walking toward the girls. "You did a good job as well, congratulations." He wanted to say something to make Sam feel better, he wanted to take her in his arms and hold her right then and there, but he couldn't. "Please, get Carly out of here so I can talk to Sam. I need to talk to my girlfriend." Sam looked at him and he had no clue what to say. Normally, Carly would expect him to insult her, but it just wasn't the right time.
"Oh god, I need to go to the restroom!" Carly shouted while running out the door. She hadn't gone to the restroom for most of the day. Freddie closed his eyes and gave a small sigh.
"You don't know how much I'm thanking Carly's bladder right now." Sam raised her eyebrow and the corners of her mouth formed into a smile. Freddie looked at her and placed his hand on her waist as he kissed her forehead. "Hey Angel, you were perfect back there. I think you have what it takes to be an actor one day, probably. Have you considered taking up theater?"
"Well…I don't know," Sam said while blushing lightly. "You're sure you're not just saying that?"
"Of course I'm not."
"Did you see the looks that Carly was giving you? I mean, I'm not jealous or anything, but…"
"It's okay to be jealous. I know I would probably be just as jealous if I saw another guy giving you the same longing looks. Sam, I really don't think you have a thing to worry about, I'm always going to love you." Freddie tapped his chin and smirked as he gazed into her eyes. "You know, when you stick out your bottom lip in a pout, you look incredibly cute."
"Okay, shut up." Sam closed her eyes and started to blush even more. Freddie wrapped his arms around Sam and placed his finger under her chin, tilting her head upwards. She slowly opened her eyes and gazed back into his soft eyes.
"It's true, you're just incredibly beautiful. You're my Angel." Freddie started to lean his head forward, but stopped when he heard footsteps. "Crap, I think someone's coming!" Sam sighed as the two broke apart. Freddie rushed to his equipment and Sam quickly sat on a nearby beanbag chair. Just as she sat down, Carly entered the room.
"Okay, for the record, you guys do not want to go in there," Carly said while stepping forward. "Spencer did something in there, and it stinks!"
"Oh, thanks for telling us that, Carly," Sam said while chuckling lightly.
"Sorry." Sam shrugged and smiled at her friend.
"Don't worry about it."
-NEW SCENE-
The next few days passed and there was a party celebrating the start of iCarly. It was a "crazy hat party" in which Spencer and Carly both came up with. Spencer seemed very thrilled with the start of iCarly, and Ms. Benson was accepting of it as well.
"Heh, you actually went with the devil horn hat," Freddie said while looking at Sam's hat. Sam smiled and shrugged her shoulders, she had Mrs. Briggs to thank for giving her the idea. Not only that, she wanted to wear something opposite of what Freddie always called her. "You know, just because Mrs. Briggs calls you a demon doesn't make you one. I think you're very sweet, delicate, and gentle, but with a tough exterior of course. Even still, it's a better selection than the hat I wore."
"What do you mean?" Sam asked while poking Freddie's raccoon hat. "I think it makes you look, dare I say, cute." Freddie smirked and shrugged his shoulders, he didn't mind the hat so much if Sam liked it.
"Yeah, well maybe the devil horns fit you."
"Oh?" Freddie held his smirk and folded his arms across his chest.
"Yep, you're a bad girl." Sam laughed and glanced around the room, making sure nobody that knew them personally was looking. Seeing that no one was, she quickly gave Freddie a kiss on the cheek.
"How did I go from Angel to bad girl? If I recall correctly, weren't you the ones that held me close and started getting me all hot and bothered while Carly and all the audition tryouts were within eyeshot?" Freddie smirked and stepped close to Sam, gazing once more into her eyes.
"Well maybe I am a bad boy, who knows. You want to trade those devil horns for this raccoon hat?"
"No, I happen to like the devil horns on me, sort of…"
"You know, if Carly, Spencer, and a few of our good friends weren't in this very room…I would take you and kiss you right now."
"Oh? Well what would you do?" Freddie smirked and continued to look into her eyes. He had her frozen still, she couldn't bring herself to tear away from his powerful gaze.
"Let me see…I'd wrap my arms around your waist and carry you to the side, then I would let you rest your back against the wall as I melted you with my gaze. After that, I would place my finger under your chin, like so…" Freddie placed his finger under Sam's chin and tilted her head up slightly. "I would then kiss your lips, and it would be the greatest feeling ever."
"Wow, that sounds like a plan." Sam cleared her throat and stepped back. "Too bad you can't do it right now."
"Yeah, that sucks." Sam sighed and looked over to see Carly walking around.
"Hey Freddie, how about you be pushy again." Freddie raised his eyebrow and looked over to where Sam was looking. He saw Carly and frowned, he knew what Sam was asking.
"Oh."
"I'm sorry, you don't have t-"
"Relax, I'll do it." Sam frowned and watched as Freddie walked toward Carly. Carly saw Freddie walking toward her and smiled as she set the tray of food she had on the counter. "Hey, awesome party!"
"Yeah!"
"Want to go out in the hall and kiss?" Carly frowned and rolled her eyes at the statement, she should have figured he'd try something like that during the party.
"No."
"Yeah, me neither!" Carly frowned briefly as she turned around and Freddie did a little cheer. To Carly, it would have looked like a frantic failure move, but to him, it actually meant success. He was afraid of what would have happened if she said yes, but if that were the case, he would have had to say he was joking or something. Sam walked up to Carly and smiled at her.
"Hey Carly!" Sam said in a happy voice. Carly looked over at Sam and grinned.
"Hey Sam, there you are." Carly looked at Sam's hat and chuckled lightly as she touched one of the horns. "Nice hat."
"Back at ya!" Freddie leaned against a wall as he watched the girls interact, he chuckled lightly and let out a small sigh. He couldn't help but to be so madly in love with Sam as he was. Two girls walked up and asked Sam and Carly for interviews, this act caused Freddie to smile.
"Sam's probably going to be famous one day. Carly too, but I got my money on Sam that her name will become big." Freddie watched as Sam and Carly signed the autographs. The two girls left and then two guys walked up toward them. "Who are they?" Freddie heard someone mention the word 'hot' and he raised his eyebrow. He wasn't overly possessive or anything, and he trusted Sam, so he wasn't going to worry about the look that one guy was giving her. Yet, he would feel jealous. "Sure, I might get jealous if some guy happens to flirt with her…"
Freddie watched as Carly seemed real impressed with the guys, Sam didn't seem all that impressed. That was natural, she didn't really like when people used the term 'hot' to describe a person. That was probably the reason Freddie never called her 'hot' or 'sexy' rather than beautiful.
"Where is Freddie, anyway?" Sam thought as she walked with Carly and the guys to a dancing circle. She saw a kid running by, carrying a naked mannequin that was found by Spencer.
"That's not for you!" Spencer shouted as he chased the kid.
"Heh, funny guy…" Sam looked around and finally spotted Freddie with his back against a wall and his arms crossed. She smiled at him and he smirked back. She watched as he pushed himself from the wall and started walking toward him, and at that moment, everything surrounding her vanished. "What is he going to do? He can't kiss me, and he knows it. If he keeps looking like that, I'm going to be tempted to kiss him!" Sam's heart began to pound as Freddie stepped next to her.
"Well, do you want to go out in the hall and kiss?" Freddie asked while smirking. Sam coughed and snickered. "I'll take that as a no, aw man. Oh well, thought it might work on you, but I guess not. Maybe you'd like to go somewhere and dance?"
"That sounds nice, but you know people will get suspicious if we leave."
"So leave at separate times. I'll leave first, you leave second. Meet me on the ground floor, you know there's nobody in the lobby right now and Lewbert isn't anywhere in sight. The people in the party can leave whenever, but we shouldn't be interrupted at all."
"Okay Freddie, I'll meet you down in the lobby then. I can't wait to see what you've got cooked up." Freddie smirked and placed his hands in his pockets as he walked toward the door. Carly was at the door and quickly stopped him.
"You going somewhere, Freddie?" Carly asked while frowning.
"Yeah, Mom needs me home for something," Freddie said as he opened the door. "Later."
"Bye." Sam smiled as Freddie left and waited at least fifteen minutes before she started leaving. "You're going home, Sam?"
"Yeah, it's getting late. I guess I'll see you tomorrow, Carly."
"Okay, well it was fun!" Sam gave Carly a friendly hug, then left the apartment as quickly as she could. She couldn't wait to see what Freddie had in mind. She found the elevators then entered them, pressing the button as quickly as she could. Soon the doors opened and she entered, then she waited until the doors opened again, and finally she was in the lobby. She exited and looked around, the lobby was too dark for her to see anything. All she heard was soft and melodious music, but she couldn't see Freddie anywhere.
"Freddie? Where are you, Freddie!" With that, the lights turned on, but only enough to be considered dim. Sam looked over and spotted Freddie next to a light switch, he had a smirk on his face.
"There you are, Sam," Freddie said while walking over to her. "I thought you'd never show up." Sam chuckled and Freddie placed his hand under Sam's, lifting it up slightly into the air. "May I have this dance?" Sam blushed and felt Freddie place his hand on the small of her back while using his other hand to place her arm around his neck. She lifted her other arm around his neck as he placed his free hand on her upper back.
"What if someone walks in?" With that, they did a step to the right. Sam placed her chin on Freddie's shoulder and he softly whispered in her ear.
"They won't. I've locked the doors from the outside for one thing, and I know nobody plans to leave Carly's party for at least another two hours."
"How do you know?"
"I asked around, being as dorky and nerdy as I could be." Sam let out a small giggle and tilted her head, letting her cheek touch his. "I also made sure Lewbert was busy looking for a few objects that he 'lost.'" Sam raised her eyebrow and Freddie smirked. "I only hid his desk lamp, pencil sharpener, stapler, and the computer keyboard and mouse in another area in the lobby. I'll return them later. Until then, he's out shopping, looking around for some replacement items."
"Didn't you say you locked the doors? Freddie Benson, you locked out our doorman!" Freddie chuckled and Sam opened her mouth in awe. She was actually glad about the Lewbert thing, she hated him, since she was actually afraid of him. "You really are bad, I'm impressed." Sam lifted her head and smirked, somehow Freddie always managed to surprise her.
"I'm glad you're so impressed."
"You managed to get all of this set up. The lights, the music, the fact that we're alone…it's so wonderful. I can't thank you more for this moment."
"Anything for you, Sam." She felt her heart jump once more and soon she saw Freddie's lips moving closer to her. He was going to kiss her, and this time they would succeed in finally having their first kiss with each other. Sam closed her eyes and thought she heard something squeak. Just when she thought Freddie's lips were going to touch hers, they stopped. The lights turned on completely and a screech was heard in the lobby.
"What are you two doing!" Lewbert shouted. Sam and Freddie quickly released each other and looked over to see their angry doorman. Now they had to think of something, and quick.
Oh great, first Carly interrupts their kiss, and now Lewbert. Speaking of whom, will be creating a very interesting chapter coming up. Stick around.