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 14 (Perfect Moments)
Sam awoke from her slumber at Carly's place, she was sleeping on a blanket laid on the ground. She hadn't put a blanket over herself, but there was one. It was the same blanket that had been wrapped around her when she shared her first kiss with Freddie. The stuffed teddy that he gave her was with her as well, a sign that Freddie had been by during the night.
"God he never ceases to amaze me," Sam thought as she slowly stood up from her position. She grabbed the blanket and the bear, wondering what time it was. It seemed that it was only two in the morning, so she had been asleep for probably one hour. She looked over at Carly and smiled, she wasn't angry at her anymore, so Carly didn't have to worry about the possibility of her friend snapping at her. "I kind of feel bad; she didn't even know I was angry with her."
Sam slowly stepped out of Carly's bedroom and walked down the stairs, she wanted to be with Freddie, even though she knew he was most likely asleep. She slowly crept to the front door and opened it, stepped out, then walked into the Benson's apartment. She closed the door and locked it. She slipped by her own bedroom and glanced in to see the moonlight shining in to touch the bouquet of flowers and the brownies that Freddie made for her. He told her that he skipped the last few hours of school, which actually surprised her even more. To think he'd skip school just to make things right with her.
She smiled softly and carried the blanket and the bear into her room, placing them neatly around the bouquet and chocolate. She started to walk out and stopped when she heard footsteps, possibly belonging to Emily. Someone opened a refrigerator and then closed it. Sam waited for about five minutes before exiting her bedroom and heading for Freddie's. She slowly opened his door and smiled as she looked to him, her beloved fiancé lying asleep in his bed. She didn't want to wake him, so she carefully closed the door and slowly crawled into his bed, cuddling close to his chest. She curled up slightly and started to close her eyes, opening them only when she felt Freddie's arm around her waist.
"Hey Sam," Freddie whispered softly. Sam smiled and shivered when she felt him gently kiss her neck. "Aren't you supposed to be asleep at Carly's right now?" Sam felt the bed shift as Freddie leaned his upper body slightly off the bed and over her so she could gaze up into his soft and gentle eyes. "I'm guessing you couldn't sleep well, either."
"Yeah, I couldn't sleep. I wanted to find you. I also noticed you put Teddy next to me, along with the blanket." Freddie smiled and gently kissed Sam's forehead.
"I'm surprised I didn't wake Carly, but I was trying to be as quiet as possible."
"Carly is a very hard sleeper. Speaking of her, can we never fight about her again?"
"I won't fight about her if you don't want me to. Besides, I don't want to fight, and I don't think you do either. Sam, if you want me to stop pretending to like Carly, I'll gladly do it, and you know that."
"Yeah, but we can't stop or else that crush will develop more…I mean, she doesn't like it when you're pushy, but she likes it when your not. If I tell her not to have a crush on you, she'll think I'm trying to steal you away, and I'm not." Freddie chuckled lightly and kissed Sam's cheek.
"How can you steal me away when you already have me?"
"Good point!" Sam turned her body so her back was on the bed and she could look up at Freddie. "If I tell her that you're my boyfriend and the one meant to be for me, then she's going to get angry at me, and I don't want to lose my best friend."
"Yeah, that's true. Especially don't lose your best friend over a mere and insignificant boy, right?" Freddie smirked and Sam giggled lightly.
"You're not insignificant. You're the most important guy in my life right now, and you always will be."
"Well that makes me feel better."
"I'm glad. You know, she's also probably going to get mad at me for lying and being involved in arranged marriage..."
"There is a good reason that you had to lie to her. One, you didn't want her to have a crush on me, but you can't tell her that we're dating because of her father and grandfather. If you told her, you know she would probably be excited that you have a boyfriend and would tell Spencer."
"Yeah, and Spencer would probably tell his father…"
"Of course, since Mom does say that Mr. Shay asks Spencer about us me all the time." Sam nodded slightly and closed her eyes, relaxing.
"I still can't believe you would actually cut class to bake fudge for me."
"I would do a lot of things for you, Sam. None of which I could ever think to do for Carly."
"In a way, I'm glad for that." Freddie chuckled and lay back on the pillow. Sam turned onto her side and gazed into Freddie's eyes. "I don't know how you do it…how is it you manage to be so amazing to me?"
"The trick is simple, I love you. I love you more and more each passing day, so I want to do something to sweep you off your feet each time." Sam smiled and Freddie gently kissed her lips.
"You don't know it, but you make me fall deeper in love with you whenever you're near." Freddie lifted his head and moved his lips over Sam's ear and whispered.
"That's my goal; I want to please my Angel more than anything." Sam blushed lightly and Freddie moved back. "I promise you, unless you say so, Carly will never kiss me again. Though she might try, I'll move away from her if I have to."
"I won't worry, I know she'll do it again, but that's because of her crush on you. Though I can probably try and talk her into looking for other guys, just in case she can't win you." Freddie smirked and brushed a strand of hair from Sam's face.
"I think that would be a great idea. Oh, and we may want to talk to Valerie about her knowing the secret."
"She's my greatest friend, so I believe her when she says she won't tell anyone. Now, if she says she won't tell Jonah, then she's definitely honest." Freddie nodded and closed his eyes, thinking for a brief moment.
"Perhaps we should let Jonah know, so Valerie doesn't feel guilty for keeping stuff from him. Besides, it might be fun…we could actually double date, and they could even be fun for the role playing."
"Oh yeah, you're right. I love role playing, especially if it's with you." Sam smiled softly and brought her hand up, running her hand through Freddie's hair. She thought telling Jonah and Valerie would be okay, especially since they were the better friends and could be trusted with keeping secrets. "Valerie is actually pretty skilled at role playing. I'm guessing she does it with Jonah all the time, just like you and I do. Though, we haven't done any role playing for a while…" Freddie smirked and stood up from the bed. "Hey, where are you going?"
"Just a second…" Freddie stepped out of the room and Sam slowly stood up from the bed, sighing and crossing her arms. She rolled her eyes and smiled while glancing over at a desk near the wall. She started to walk over to the wall and stopped when she heard the door fly open; she quickly looked over and saw Freddie with his shirt pulled up. She giggled as Freddie eyed her. "Hello, I am the one known as the Midnight Bandit!" Sam laughed again as Freddie took a step forward. "I shall swing by during the night when you least expect it and I will take whatever I feel suitable for me!"
"Oh my, and what will you take from me tonight, dear bandit?" Sam smirked as Freddie took another step toward her.
"Do you have any precious jewels?" Sam tapped her chin and shook her head.
"No sir, but if I did, I would surely give them to you. For, you are a most fearsome bandit." Freddie took another step closer and narrowed his eyes, eyeing the necklace around Sam's neck. She saw his gaze and quickly placed a hand over her necklace. "No, you mustn't take my necklace! It means the world to me!"
"I see." Freddie's eyes danced with joy, since he knew it was the necklace that was supposed to symbolize that she was his. "Then I shall not take your necklace, for I am not a cruel-minded bandit. Yet, I absolutely must take something, for I can never leave empty handed." Sam blinked and looked at a paper on the desk, she quickly grabbed it and held it up.
"Then take this! This is the deed to my summer house, I'll gladly give it too you if you do not hurt me."
"I am no villain either, I will not hurt you, nor will I remove the deed to your home." Freddie took the paper from Sam's hand and placed it on the table. "No, I do not want the deed to your summer house, for it is not valuable enough to me."
"Then what do you want, Midnight Bandit?" Freddie smirked and stepped inches away from her body.
"The one thing that would be most valuable to me, it is more precious than the finest diamond. I want your heart." Sam let out a gasp and Freddie circled to her back while placing his hands on her waist. "Tonight, the midnight bandit shall steal your heart and take it for his own."
"No, for I must give my heart to my beloved…I cannot allow you to have it!" Freddie then placed his hands on Sam's arms and turned her around, gazing deeply into her eyes.
"Who is this beloved one that you wish to give your heart to? Let me know who it is that I am robbing."
"Oh, he is a wealthy man in this town. His name is Lord Freddie Benson! He is the greatest of all men in this town."
"Aha, but you do not know the identity of the midnight bandit." Sam cocked her eyebrow and Freddie placed his hand over the shirt covering his mouth and nose, he pulled it down and Sam let out a shocked gasp. "For it is I, your beloved." With that, Freddie pulled Sam close and graced her lips with his. They held the kiss for five seconds before Freddie pulled back. "Now, I have taken your heart as my own, you are mine." Sam laughed lightly and gave Freddie a quick peck on the lips for giving her a great time just then.
"Let's get to bed so we don't wake your mom, 'Bandit.'" Sam snickered and Freddie shrugged his shoulders.
"That'd be fine with me. So, do you want to talk to Jonah and Valerie tomorrow?"
"Yes, I believe they're good at keeping something like our relationship a secret, but only they should know. After all, Jonah's only going to know because Valerie found out."
"Yeah, she caught me crying and heard me talking about you pretending to like Carly." Freddie nodded in understanding; he could see how Valerie would have figured that one out. "I hate crying, it just feels weird."
"You're only human, and all humans cry. Though, I'd hate to have you crying over me." Sam nodded and both climbed back into the bed. "You think Carly would wonder why you are gone?"
"Nah, I'll think of something in the morning."
-NEW SCENE-
Emily awoke in the early morning and moved to the kitchen to grab a cup of coffee, she took a mug from off of the counter and grabbed the coffee pot. Once she finished pouring the coffee, she walked toward Freddie's bedroom to check on him. She slowly opened the door and saw Sam curled up next to Freddie; she smiled softly and walked over to her.
"Sam, wake up," Emily whispered. Sam slowly opened her eyes and yawned. Sam blinked and looked up at Emily, her eyes growing wide.
"We didn't do anything at all, Ms. Benson!" Sam said in a quick voice, hoping that Emily didn't think they did anything more than just cuddle and fall asleep with each other. "I just couldn't sleep well, so I came and cuddled next to Freddie." Emily smiled and watched as Sam slowly stood up, she didn't mind at all, since she suspected the couple wouldn't be having sex or anything.
"So, have you two fixed your differences?"
"Yeah, we're not fighting anymore." Emily then gave Sam a hug and patted her back.
"I'm glad. You may want to go over to Carly's, so she doesn't see you missing and wonder where you've gone."
"Oh yeah, I'll do that right now. But…" Sam looked at Freddie and smiled at him. "Ms. Benson, we're going to talk to Jonah and Valerie, because Valerie found out about our relationship."
"Oh. Well, do you trust them not to get involved in a bad way or to tell anyone else?" Sam looked back to Emily and nodded.
"Freddie and I talked about it and we trust them entirely."
"Then feel free to tell them."
"Thanks." Sam quickly rushed out of the room and out of the apartment, crossing the hall and entering Carly's apartment. She walked over to the refrigerator and pulled out a carton of milk, then she pulled out a glass and poured the milk. As she took a sip of her drink, she saw Carly walking down the stairs. "Good morning, Carly."
"Hey Sam," Carly replied. "I was just wondering where you went."
"I woke up and needed a drink." Sam put the carton back into the refrigerator and looked at Carly with a large smile. She then hugged her, baffling her friend. The reason for the hug was because Sam wasn't mad at Carly any longer, and she wanted to make sure Carly didn't feel any kind of odd feelings.
"So, I guess you had a good sleep." Sam smiled and nodded, it was better than Carly would ever know.
"It was perfect." She normally wanted to tell Carly all the details, but she couldn't. If she could, she would have said how Freddie was romantic and gave her tons of gifts. Then she would have talked about how she went to cuddle with him and then they did a little role playing before finally falling asleep. "It was the best sleep I've ever had."
"I'm glad you had a nice sleep…" Carly was shocked, since Sam was sleeping on the floor. "Maybe that floor is more comfortable than I thought."
"Mmm, well that's for me to know, my friend…" Carly raised her eyebrow and watched as Sam closed her eyes and made a small humming sound. She was officially getting freaked out. "Yeah, I had a really great dream."
"Tell me all about it?" Sam chuckled lightly and shrugged her shoulders.
"Oh, this mysterious bandit calling himself the 'Midnight Bandit' came into my room at night and he swept me off my feet, taking my heart for his own."
"Wow, sounds like a nice dream."
"It was." Sam walked off, smiling at the memory of the previous night. She would be able to tell Valerie about it later, it would be nice to actually be able to talk to someone about it. "I'm sorry that I can't tell you, Carly, but we just can't risk it."
"Sam, can I tell you something?" Sam raised her eyebrow and looked over at Carly. Carly seemed to be happy about something that had happened, Sam knew exactly what Carly was going to say and quickly slumped into the couch. "A couple days ago, I kissed Freddie on the cheek!" Carly walked over to the couch and sat down, thinking Sam would want to hear all the details. "Look, I know you hate him…" Sam rolled her eyes and glanced to the side, trying to distract herself from the conversation.
"Well, I'm glad you managed to do that."
"Yeah, but he left the room right after that, it was weird. I thought he would appreciate it. I mean, he's cute and all, and he has been less pushy late-" Just then the door swung open and Freddie stepped in.
"Hello wonderful Carly!" Freddie exclaimed in a loud voice. Sam had to contain her laughter as Carly merely scrunched her face up. "I love you and need you like I don't know what. Our love would impact like a meteor hitting the earth!" Sam and Freddie both got the meaning behind that, it meant for Carly to love him, it could destroy their entire world. Freddie walked toward Carly and shifted his eyes over to Sam, smirking.
It was a skillful glance, one that made it look like he was still looking at Carly. She thought he was looking at her, but Sam could tell he was looking her way instead. "I love you more than you could ever imagine. Let's go out in the hall and make out." Sam blushed at the statement while Carly cringed.
"Okay, that's pushing it," Carly said while standing up. "No! I don't want to. Ugh, I'm going to take a shower for a bit. You two try not to kill each other while I'm gone." Carly walked off and Freddie continued to smirk at Sam.
"So, do you want to go into the hall and make out?" Sam laughed lightly as Freddie sat next to her. He draped his arm around her shoulders and grinned. "Mom told me you came over here, so I just had to come. By the way, how long do we have until she gets out of the bathroom?"
"She usually takes about ten to twenty minutes. I think Spencer's asleep, he doesn't usually wake up until noontime."
"Oh, well talk about a thrill." Sam raised her eyebrow and Freddie smirked suggestively. He placed his hand on her thigh and pulled her over to sit on his lap.
"What are you doing?"
"Kissing you." Sam smiled and closed her eyes as Freddie's lips met hers. She wrapped her arms around his neck and laughed as he started to kiss her neck. He then moved his lips back to hers and leaned forward. She pulled down on him and the two fell backwards on the couch. She lowered her arms to his back and slowly traced his back muscles with her fingertips. She then dug her nails into his shirt and groaned softly.
Their make out session lasted for about five minutes before they heard the shower in the bathroom turn off, both of them instantly broke free from each other and continued to gaze into each other's eyes. Sam was blushing like crazy and looking slightly downwards. She didn't even know what to say, but she could say that she enjoyed the thrill of what had happened. "I think she ended the shower early…that's actually rare." She knew that wasn't a good topic starter, but she really had no other things that she thought she could say.
"Yeah, who knew we could get such a thrill out of the whole secret thing." Sam chuckled lightly and Freddie placed his hand under her chin, tilting her head slightly. "You're just too hard to resist, it is impossible for me to resist you." Sam chuckled nervously and glanced behind Freddie, hoping Carly wouldn't walk in.
"So, what are when are we going to talk to Jonah and Valerie?"
"I was thinking about asking them during school if they would like to join us at Hunan around five, if you think that works."
"Yeah, that works. Speaking of school, I need to get ready."
"Yeah." Freddie heard footsteps and smoothly sank back on the far end of the chair, he glanced over as Carly entered the living room.
"Oh look, you two haven't killed each other yet, I'm amazed," Carly said while crossing her arms and smirking. Neither Sam nor Freddie wanted to insult each other, even if it was just playacting. It just wouldn't fit with their current mood. Fortunately Sam's red face had gone down enough so that Carly didn't tell she was blushing. Freddie slowly stood up and walked to the kitchen, so Sam chose that moment to talk to Carly.
"Carly, can I ask you something?" Sam asked while looking up.
"Sure."
"Is your focus only on idiot boy over here? I mean, personally, it just seems so stupid to bother." Carly sighed and glanced over at Freddie, she knew Sam had a point.
"As pushy as Freddie is…"
"Do you think you'll ever date him?"
"Not when he's this pushy, I mean god it's annoying!"
"Well, his pushiness will probably go away over time, you know."
"Yeah, but who knows how long it'll be." Sam smiled softly and stood up, giving her friend a hug.
"I understand how you feel, but maybe until then, it would be okay to date other guys. Who knows, maybe Freddie will feel jealous and realize that in order to win you over, he needs to stop being so pushy."
"You think that will work?" Sam didn't want to say anything, she already felt like a bitch, even though Freddie told her she wasn't. He and Emily, as well as Valerie had told her that it was okay for her to act defensive when it came to him. They were already in too deep, so she needed to turn Carly's sights on other guys, it was the only way to not hurt her friend and feel like a bitch.
"Maybe it will, maybe it won't, you never know unless you try."
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