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 13 (Making Up)

During lunch, Sam went toward the cafeteria and saw Freddie sitting alone at a table. She pressed her lips together and took a step forward, but stopped when she saw Carly walking toward him. Freddie looked up, but didn't smile when Carly sat down next to him. Obviously, she was impressed that he wasn't being pushy, but the reason for it was obvious.

Sam knew that the instant Freddie started being pushy again, Carly would back away from him and start rejecting him. She figured that maybe he felt bad about their fight and so he didn't feel like pretending to like Carly. Watching her next to him, talking to him was bothering her. Despite the fact that he wasn't responding, Sam couldn't take it. She quickly turned around and decided to walk away from the scene, she needed to find a place to cry, a place to be alone and not worry about anyone seeing the "tough" one break down.

She left the building and sat down on the front steps, nobody was outside, so she didn't have to worry about anyone finding or seeing her cry. She then pulled her knees to her chest and rested her arms on top of them, burying her face in her arms. It was there that she released her tears of frustration and anger. She couldn't stand what had happened and wanted to make up with Freddie. She knew he probably didn't mean anything by what had happened, and it wasn't even his fault to begin with. She hated fighting, there was no doubt about that.

With each sob and each tear that fell, Sam cursed herself. She cursed herself for being so uptight lately, she cursed her monthly visitor, she cursed Mrs. Briggs and the school, and finally she cursed Carly. She didn't want to curse out her best friend, but it was times like these that she had no real choice but to be angry at Carly. Carly didn't know, so really she shouldn't have to be angry with her, but she was. She thought it would be easy, but apparently she was wrong. Of course it wasn't easy to keep the secret, but it had to be kept. That wasn't the hard part, though. The hard part was dealing with Carly having a crush on Freddie, and having to have him pretend to like her in order to dry up the crush she had on him.

"Why can't she just get over him? She would hate him the second she found out about his culture, wouldn't she?" Sam asked as her body shook. "Why does it have to hurt so badly? Why does she have to crush on the person that's supposed to be my future husband! Can't she like someone else?" As she sobbed, she didn't hear the door scrape open. She did feel two gentle arms wrapping around her, but they did not belong to Freddie.

"It is okay, Sam." Her eyes widened when she realized who the voice belonged to, it was Valerie. Sam gasped and looked to Valerie, hoping that her friend hadn't seen or heard anything that she just said. "You can cry, it is very healthy."

"W-What did you hear?" Valerie paused and gave Sam a reassuring smile.

"Enough to confirm what I already suspected. That's not important right now, though."

"Oh no, it's very important. This can't happen." Sam stood up and Valerie stood with her. "Our dating is supposed to be secret, nobody can know."

"I won't tell anyone about you, I promise." Sam looked into Valerie's eyes and saw that she could trust her. She always was able to trust Valerie, it didn't matter what the situation was. "I'm guessing Ms. Benson chose you to be his future wife."

"Yeah, but she chose me because we got along so well, and now we had our first fight. God, who knows what will happen. What if she chooses someone else because of this? What if he requests that she choose someone else? I love him! I don't want to lose him."

"Sam. Sam, relax." Valerie placed her hands on Sam's arm and looked into her eyes. "You love him, and I believe he loves you in return. You think Jonah and I don't see that it's fake whenever we hear him talk about his love of Carly? I did a little investigation, and I've seen the looks he gives you. Girl, that boy loves you more than life itself, that's what it looks like. You're not going to lose him over a fight…hell, Jonah and I have fought at least a dozen times by now!" Sam chuckled and Valerie pulled a napkin from her pocket. "Here…"

"Thanks." Sam took the napkin and quickly dried her tears. "I wasn't supposed to let anyone see my tears…"

"It's okay. I'm your best friend, there's two people you can cry with."

"Who?"

"You're allowed to cry with your best friend, and the ones you love most."

"So, you and Freddie pretty much. Ms. Benson too, I look up to her pretty well. I mean, she treated me well over the years." Valerie smiled and gave an understanding nod. "I never did tell you about my mom…"

"We can sort that out later, first…how long have you and Freddie been together"

"Well, we've dated for a little while now, I'd say in total it has been seven months."

"Well damn, you've passed Jonah and I up already. Seven months in and you're only just now having your first fight? Jonah and I are about five months in and we've had a lot, but let me tell you what keeps us together."

"What's that?" Valerie smirked and crossed her arms.

"The fact that we love each other is really all that it takes to keep us together. Each time we fight, one of us caves in…but he usually does something to make things right with the world. He's a guy, he can't stand fighting with the one he loves without doing something to make it right. A rose, a gift of some sort, anything at all and he just washes all that past stuff away. Look, do you believe Freddie cares about you?" Sam looked toward the ground and felt herself blush, she knew he loved her and would do anything for her, no matter what.

"Yeah, he loves me. It's kind of obvious, too…"

"Then I'm betting this fight has him hurting a lot and is probably causing him so much grief until he actually gets the chance to talk to you." Sam chuckled lightly and placed her napkin to her nose, blowing.

"You know, I also blame Aunt Flo…" Valerie laughed and shook her head.

"Yeah, you're going to want to explain to Freddie eventually about all that."

"I think he can do without."

"True, but anyway, don't be surprised if he plans something great."

"You know, why did I let this bother me? It wasn't bothering me before when we faked his liking of Carly, then she kisses his cheek, he doesn't react, and I'm bothered by it."

"You just explained why you were bothered by it." Valerie smirked and Sam nodded in reply.

"Maybe I should just stay away from him for the week…"

"Something tells me that's not going to work. Oh, and Sam, I promise not to say a word of this to anyone, not even Jonah. Unless you want me to tell him."

"We'd have to talk to Freddie about that one…" Valerie looked up to see Freddie standing behind the front doors, looking out at them. "Sam, let's go inside."

"Yeah, thanks…but I still don't want to talk to Freddie right now."

"Understandable." The girls walked toward the door and Sam did not make eye contact with Freddie. She passed him and he looked hurt, Valerie stopped next to him and smiled softly.

"Learn how to make some chocolate, get some flowers, and talk with kind words. I suggest watching one of those chick flicks as well."

"Wait…you know about our relationship?" Freddie's jaw fell and Valerie gave a brief nod.

"I figured it out on my own, and Sam just confirmed it for me. It wasn't her fault."

"No, I'm the one that made her cry…" Freddie looked down and Valerie merely chuckled.

"No, this is the time that her aunt comes to visit."

"Wait, what?" Freddie raised his eyebrow and Valerie let out a small sigh. "She doesn't have an aunt that visits regularly."

"You are but a guy…"

"Yeah, I figured that out when I was born, but it doesn't tell me anything." Valerie smiled and turned toward Freddie, crossing her arms.

"Let me explain all about it, and what you should do for Sam."

-NEW SCENE-

That night was the night to review the dancing clips, and everyone was tired. Sam was still irritable and Freddie was still slightly upset, but at the same time calm and shocked by what he had learned from Valerie. He now knew what he had to do to try and be the perfect boyfriend and future husband for Sam, and he was going to take her by surprise. He hadn't even paid attention when Carly commented on a dance, and Freddie said the same thing she had said. "Weird you would agree with Carly," Sam said while giving off a slight moan. Freddie raised his eyebrow and looked over.

"Weird you would say that…" The clips continued until a good looking guy came on the screen and caught the girls' attention. Freddie groaned and rolled his eyes at the person who was named Zeke. The fact that Sam just moved forward bugged him, though he knew she was just playing along with Carly so that her friend wouldn't suspect anything. "I don't like him." Carly gasped and looked over at Freddie, shocked that he would actually say something like that about such a good looking guy. Sam merely looked over at Freddie and smiled slightly, knowing that the reason he was jealous was because of her.

"Are you insane!" Carly said in a quick voice. "He's totally hot!"

"That boy's got moves," Sam said in an impressed voice. Freddie groaned and rolled his eyes.

"Please, he's a total nub!" As the clips went on, everyone's positions changed on the couch and soon they all had fallen asleep. Each of them were starting to have weird dreams. Yet, it was only Carly's face that had a look of pleasure. Sam and Freddie were both having nightmares. In Sam's dream, it involved her losing control with a bunch of Scottish Highland Dancers, ending with Freddie leaving her for some reason.

Inside Freddie's dream, he couldn't control anything. Instead, he was dreaming about Carly, and having a dance off with Zeke. He was screaming, unable to control what he was doing. His eyes shifted frantically for Sam, but he could see her nowhere, and this troubled him. Where was she? Why was she gone? Toward the end of the dream, it looked like he and Carly were about to kiss. He quickly opened his eyes and stifled the scream that had come out. His chest heaved and he looked over to see Carly lying on top of Sam. That was it, he couldn't stand it any longer. No more would this fight be happening, he was ending the fight at that very moment.

Sam opened her eyes and saw that Freddie had left the apartment, she raised her eyebrow and slowly moved from Carly. Carly's position had changed and she was now sleeping while sitting straight up. Sam slowly walked toward the door and carefully opened it, making sure Carly did not awaken. She slowly slipped out of the room and closed the door. "Freddie?" Sam asked in a hushed one.

She stepped across the hall and placed her hand on her home apartment door, getting ready to enter it. She stopped when she felt someone tap her shoulder. Quickly she turned around, ready to defend herself if she had to, but she was surprised to see that it was only Freddie. Her breath shortened as she gazed into Freddie's eyes, she didn't want to fight any longer. Freddie smiled softly at her and placed his hand on her back, causing her to raise her eyebrow. He covered her eyes with one hand and led her around the corner. "Freddie, where are you taking me? Listen, I don't want to fight anymore! It's not your fault, I shouldn't have gotten upset."

"Hush, Sam," Freddie said while whispering. Sam quickly silenced herself and felt Freddie stop her. He then removed his hand from her eyes and she spotted a stuffed bear with a heart sitting on the ground. It was surrounded by a large number of strategically placed roses. In front of it and the roses sat a tray of chocolate fudge. She was shocked, she didn't know what to say, so Freddie decided to speak the next words. "I don't want to fight anymore, either. I shouldn't have let Carly kiss me, and I should have paid attention to how she was acting. It's not important anymore. I love you."

"Freddie…how, where did you find the time…" Freddie handed her what appeared to be an empty cone.

"The flowers that belong in here are around the bear, I placed them there for you. I want you to collect them." Sam nodded and proceeded to collect the roses, carefully placing each one inside and completing the bouquet. She noticed a total of twelve roses. Eleven of them were real, and the final was a beautifully crafted paper rose. Sam turned around to Freddie and he smiled at her. "I will love you until the last rose in that dozen die." Of course, it meant forever, because the paper rose would not die. Sam smiled and felt tears starting to fall from her eyes.

"Freddie, thank you so much." Sam sniffed and quickly gave Freddie a hug, thankful that their fight was finished. He wrapped his arms around her in a hug and gently kissed her forehead. With that, they stood in place for the next few minutes, not daring to leave or ruin the moment. They knew they would eventually head back into Carly's apartment, but they wanted to have some time alone. Sure, many more fights would come, but at least both of them knew that they could easily overcome those fights. Sam would also be sure to talk Carly into gaining a crush on other guys, just in case Freddie didn't want her, and he didn't.

I hope you liked that chapter. They've made up, and they're going to consider getting Carly interested in other guys. Now, read my author note right down there.

A/N: READ THIS: Okay, I've been getting complaints about Carly "looking bad" AGAIN. Let me get one thing straight here. In the show, Freddie "loves" Carly. I HAVE TO WORK THAT INTO THE STORY SOMEHOW. The only way is to fake his love for her. Keep in mind, Carly is against arranged marriage because of her grandfather, as you'll see him later. Chapter 21 "meeting the tyrant." That's the only info I'm giving on future stuff. I AM NOT TRYING TO MAKE HER COME ACROSS AS BAD, I LIKE CARLY. Keep in mind also that yes, Freddie is annoyed with her and Sam is hurt by her liking him. This is not bad, this is NORMAL. In any relationship, there will be that hurt, or jealousy if a best friend happens to like the person that you are with. Freddie and Sam cannot tell Carly because, as you'll find, Carly is close to her grandfather. Also keep in mind that Carly DOES NOT KNOW SAM AND FREDDIE ARE TOGETHER, she doesn't know that Sam likes Freddie. So she's not "shoving it in Sam's face" or anything, it is the equivalent of a best friend talking to another about a crush. So please, stop complaining about Carly and just enjoy the story. I can't do anything about how Carly is being perceived. All I can say is in the future she will get better. Before things can get better, they may get worse. Just please bear with me and try your best to enjoy the story if you can. Thank you to everyone who is reviewing this so far, I'm glad to have your reviews!