The Greatest Secret
Disclaimer: Nope, don't own iCarly, nor do I own "Hero" by Enrique Iglesias.
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 25 (Ground Rules)
"We probably should be going to school," Sam said as she, Freddie and Emily sat in the living room. They were already late for school since it was around eleven. Sam didn't go because of the headache, and Freddie stayed because he wanted to take care of Sam. Sam and Freddie were sitting on the couch while Emily sat in a recliner near them.
"No, I don't think its necessary right at this moment," Emily said with a soft sigh. "You can go when your lunch begins, but right now, I think we should have a little talk." Freddie smiled sheepishly and Sam smirked at him. Emily clasped her hands together and sighed, thinking of some things she needed to say. "That was a large hickey, but the stuff I just applied on it should hide it pretty well. Unless someone looks hard enough, they shouldn't see it. Also, I think it's time we set some ground rules." Sam and Freddie blinked and looked at Emily with confusion, they thought there already were some ground rules.
"What rules are those?" Sam asked while scratching her head. "I thought we already had some rules."
"Yes, but it seems we need to establish some more." Emily closed her eyes and gave a small sigh. She loved to see how much in love the two were so close, but she knew the hickey was a sign that things were getting a bit fast for the couple. "Remember that it is okay to enjoy kissing one another, for one thing. A kiss on the lips, a kiss on the forehead, those are all nice. Making out on the other hand…you shouldn't do it too much." Freddie and Sam raised their eyebrows as Emily leaned back and sighed, she didn't want to play the bad guy, but rules needed to be placed. Of course, she also knew she wasn't playing the bad guy just because of creating rules, they were just a necessity, and the couple would have to understand that. "That hickey is a sign that you two probably shouldn't make out so much. However, I will not forbid it, since I know doing that would actually be cruel."
"Well if it's a problem…maybe we could do less of it," Sam said while rubbing her hand. "I mean, we are just a couple of teens with hormones…"
"Sam…" Emily chuckled lightly and shook her head. "Don't worry about it, actually I'm more concerned about my son." She smirked and Freddie's eyes widened in shock. "I'm kidding." Freddie blinked and gave a sigh of relief, this action caused both Sam and Emily to laugh. "Anyway, you're keeping your relationship secret, so it might be a good idea not to make out in the hallway near people you know…all that often."
"True, that does pose a problem," Freddie said as he rubbed his chin. If they made out near people who they knew, their relationship could be discovered.
"Yeah, but I think the problem is the sexual desire, you need to learn to control it." Freddie and Sam looked at each other nervously and then glanced over at Emily. She saw the odd glances they gave her and sighed in response. "I'm not saying you're going to go out and have sex, I know that you guys are too smart to do that. However, I know how strong of a pull it is."
"You're not about to give us 'the talk' are you?" Sam asked in a quiet and meek voice. "I'm not sure I really feel comfortable with it…though, I guess it is necessary." Freddie held the same nervous glance and Emily folded her arms over her chest.
"Well first, the ground rules. If you're in the bed together, cuddling is fine, kissing is okay, but let's try not to have a full makeout session while on the bed. Is that understandable?"
"So, that includes or excludes playful kissing?" Freddie asked while shifting uncomfortably in his seat. Emily raised her eyebrow and held up a finger.
"While in bed, strictly the lips or cheek…kissing anywhere else on the body is forbidden. Whenever you're in the bed, sensual temptation is far too strong to resist, trust me…many have tried, and many have failed. I don't want you two to fall under that temptation. Another thing…" Freddie and Sam watched as Emily raised another finger. "If you're anywhere else and you start to kiss, okay. Make sure that kiss doesn't last longer than two minutes, I'd say that's fair, wouldn't you?" The couple nodded and Emily continued, she didn't want to be too hard, but if she was, well, it had to be done.
"It's fair, I agree."
"Good. If you're in public, and you know that place is somewhere that people you know could see you, then don't hold a kiss for longer than five to ten seconds. Make it short and sweet. After all, you do not want to risk your secret getting out, nor do we want to have another visit from Tyrone." Emily narrowed her eyes and let out a sigh of exasperation. "He said he got called by a teacher at the school that said he thought he saw some blond haired girl kissing 'Mr. Benson.'"
"Uh oh…" Freddie winced and Sam slowly glanced to the side, remembering when she had kissed Freddie after leaving Carly. Emily smiled and shook her head, the two were innocent in her mind, really.
"No harm done, he never figured out who it was. Most likely Tyrone thinks Freddie would be a multiple concubine type person."
"What! I would never!" She closed her eyes and smiled softly, she knew he wouldn't do that to Sam, it was evident in her eyes.
"I know you wouldn't, and I'm sure Sam knows it too." Sam smiled and nodded her head as she gave Freddie a quick kiss on the corner of the lips. Freddie smiled at Sam and looked toward Emily, she decided to continue with that. "Also, remember this metaphor in a relationship. Touching has five gears. Gear one is clothes on and affectionate touching, such as holding hands, kissing and hugging. Gear two is the sensual touch with clothes on that doesn't include any sexual stuff, such as a massage or cuddling. I don't want you to pass gear two."
"Gears three to five are bad?" Sam asked as she tilted her head to the side. Emily closed her eyes and nodded, those were the ones that were far too amorous for them to attempt.
"Yes, three is playful touching with clothes on...You two are not ready for those, and I'm not ready for it either. Of course, you two should make an attempt to talk with each other about it as well, that way you can establish with each other your own levels of personal comfort in the relationship. You need to have that, you also need to establish barriers and boundaries. Is there anything that you would like to say to each other right now?" Sam thought for a minute and nodded as she turned toward Freddie, he looked at her with full intent to listen.
"Freddie, sometimes I feel like…well, I feel like we're going to go too far." Emily leaned back in her chair and crossed her arms, smiling as the couple spoke with each other. "I don't want to have intercourse until I'm married, and I know how much you enjoy kissing, I do too! I just think that maybe it would be best…" Sam glanced to the side and rubbed her arm nervously, feeling slightly nervous.
"Go on, I'm listening," Freddie said while giving her a small, understanding smile. Sam sighed and closed her eyes, ready to continue.
"Well, we always seem to start off with a simple kiss, and then it seems like we get excited and that simple kiss turns into something more, and soon we're making out. I mean, I don't think we should stop completely, but…"
"You think we should do it less." Sam blinked and saw Freddie giving her an understanding glance, she was happy for this.
"Yes, yes I do. It's because whenever we do, I feel this nearly overwhelming desire to take it another step further, and I don't think it's safe. I don't think you want to do that, either."
"Of course, I understand. I know that a lot of times my hormones start acting up whenever I kiss you and that's why I tend to continue on. I know that having a good relationship isn't about all that making out and whatnot, but it's so damn tempting sometimes…Sometimes I find it hard to stop, but when I think about you and how many things could go wrong if I didn't stop, I usually do." Freddie gave a soft sigh and smiled as he placed his hand on Sam's. "I understand and agree that we should probably do less of that extreme kissing."
"Yeah, and the main issue is the fact that it could also get us in trouble with others, since we need to keep this whole thing a secret." Freddie tapped his chin and smiled as he gazed into Sam's eyes.
"Then how about this, we can know where to put the red flags. Making out, what do you say about it?"
"I say it's a treat and should be something not done horribly often. Maybe once every…three days, does that work?"
"Yeah, I think it does. A kiss that lasts more than how long should be considered making out?"
"Well, a lingering kiss probably lasts for five seconds, so I think a kiss turns into making out after ten."
"So how about if we hold a kiss, we make it no longer than seven seconds?" Sam nodded and Emily scratched her head in thought, she didn't think they would be that mature about it. Then again, they did understand each other and love each other.
"That sounds good…So, what else is there?"
-NEW SCENE-
Freddie and Sam stepped into the school after being dropped off by Emily, it was about fifty minutes before lunch started, so a whole class period was in the works. Emily had called in for both of them, so they would be excused. The only problem, Mrs. Briggs taught the class period they had prior to the lunch bell, so they were still going to probably get detention after that. "Please let there be a substitute today, please let there be a substitute today," Sam whisper prayed. Freddie laughed and rubbed Sam's back, he had to hand it to her, she looked extremely cute during that moment. Sam blinked and looked at Freddie with a smile. "What?"
"We don't have to get to the class," Freddie said as he stepped down the hall and put his hands in his pockets. "We only have to give our notes to the office before the last lunch bell and then we're excused." Freddie looked up at the ceiling and smirked, there was no one to see them, and he felt like singing. Of course, he felt like doing a lot of things, but none of those things included going to Mrs. Briggs class.
"You're telling me that you want to cut class?" Sam raised an eyebrow and laughed lightly, she couldn't believe it. Well, she actually could, he had cut class several times before. "What are we going to do anyway?"
"Talk…" Freddie shrugged and crossed his arms. He glanced over and saw a shopping cart with iCarly advertising on it. "Like why is that there?" Sam looked over and chuckled as she walked over to it, she was surprised to see the basket there. Then again, Carly had been talking about advertising for the show, but she never did tell them she wanted to do it that day. "Also, do you think it'd be suspicious that we're both missing?"
"Frankly, I could care less if anyone was suspicious. I don't want to deal with that right now…to tell you the truth, I'm kind of scared about Old Man Shay."
"Please, I'd protect you anyway. There's no way I'm letting anyone take you away from me." Freddie tapped his chin and smirked. "That reminds me of the song that has been stuck in my head."
"Oh dear, you're not going to attempt to serenade me again, are you?" Freddie held his smirk and Sam smiled at him. "On second thought, I'm not sure if I can even use the word 'attempt' when talking about you serenading me, it's always a success."
"Yeah, it is…" Freddie stepped toward Sam and smiled at her, there was nobody else in the hallway, so they were good. He lifted his hand up and gently caressed the side of Sam's face, she lifted her hand and placed it on top of his. He then started out softly with the song "Hero" by Enrique Iglesias. "Would you dance, if I asked you to dance. Would you run, and never look back? Would you cry if you saw me crying? And would you save my soul tonight? Would you tremble if I touched your lips? Would you laugh? Oh please tell me this?" Sam shook her head and Freddie continued, he knew this song always got to her. "Now would you die for the one that you loved? Hold me in your arms tonight."
Freddie took a single step back and smiled at Sam as he took her hand. She thought he sang perfectly all the time, it was like the notes and lyrics were right in his head. "I can be your hero baby, I can kiss away the pain. I will stand by you forever. You can take my breath away." He gazed lovingly into her eyes and continued the next verse. "Would you swear that you'll always be mine? Or would you lie? Would you run and hide? Am I in too deep? Have I lost my mind?" Sam shook her head and sighed, the song was getting to her. "I don't care…You're here tonight."
"Freddie…This song…" Sam wiped her eye and smiled, noticing the twinkle in Freddie's eye.
"I can be your hero baby, I can kiss away the pain. I will stand by you forever, you can take my breath away!" Sam sniffled and smiled as a single tear ran down her cheek. "Oh, I just want to hold you, I just want to hold you. Am I in too deep? Have I lost my mind? I don't care…you're here tonight." Sam shifted her eyes to the side to make sure no one was watching, there wasn't anyone around. Freddie placed his fingers on Sam's chin and gently brought her gaze back to his. "I can be your hero baby, I can kiss away the pain. I will stand by you forever, you can take my breath away. I can be your hero baby, I can kiss away the pain. I will stand by you forever, you can take my breath away. You can take…my breath away. I can be…your hero."
"Freddie, that has to be my favorite song." Of course it was, he knew that pretty well. Sam thought he had a gift for singing, and so did everyone who heard him. Whenever he sung, the words always touched the hearts of the people that heard him. He had practiced many years to learn to sing, and it paid of pretty well.
"Then consider it our song." Freddie gave Sam a gentle and tender kiss on the lips and smiled at her. "I could be your hero."
"I think I would accept that."
"I'm glad. Maybe we should head to the office and let them know we've arrived." Sam nodded and walked behind Freddie as they headed toward the office, she was furiously trying to get rid of the blush etched across her face. "I think it may be best to do this one at a time."
"What does it matter? Your mom called us both in…with the excuse that we were fighting."
"Yeah, so they probably won't know or care." Freddie stopped and turned around, smirking. "You probably want to get rid of that blush that is on your face."
"Oh come on!" The statement only made her blush harder, and that was just what she needed. Freddie tilted his head back and laughed as he shoved his hands in his pocket and continued walking toward the office. "It isn't my fault that you can match the words to music and whatever in a song…"
"Ah, what can I say? It just comes natural to me, just like my ability to make your face turn crimson."
"Hey! This isn't doing anything for my blush, you know!" Freddie laughed again at the tease and soon the couple made it to the office.
"You know, I guess we'll be helping Carly to advertise the show during lunch and after school."
"Yeah, so do you want to ride in that basket? I'll push you around in it if you'll let me!" Freddie raised his eyebrow as he placed his hand on the door.
"You think it won't raise any concerns?"
"Well all the flyers are probably in there for one thing. Also, if you ask Carly to push you and she refuses, that makes sense. That, and maybe I'll think of some way to make an insult." Freddie smirked and shrugged his shoulders as he opened the door.
"Then fine by me." The two entered the door and Sam put on her angry face as the secretary looked up at them. "Freddie Benson and the brainless blonde, arriving for duty!"
"Hey!" Freddie smirked and shifted his eyes over.
"Oh yes? What was that? I thought I heard the thing say something, but nothing intelligible came out." The secretary sighed and rolled her eyes as she held her hand out.
"Just give me the papers, sign in, and go to class," The lady said while giving a slight groan. "I hate my job."
"Yes ma'am!"
"You're with Mrs. Briggs this period? Consider yourselves lucky, she had a bug today, so she's sick and couldn't come in."
I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Ground rules were made and Sam now has a blush that won't go away.