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 38 (Love Letters)
The next day was iCarly day, and Tyrone was still hanging around. Sam and Freddie felt as though he was breathing down their necks, so they couldn't be seen together very often. It was draining for both of them. Sam couldn't even go home, she had to stay with Carly or else pay a visit to Lisa. Of course, Lisa didn't mind Sam's visits, she enjoyed her company. Even still, Sam wanted to be able to go home.
Freddie and Sam were both equally irritable, anything could set off their tempers. They did keep their patience, though. The only thing was they didn't enjoy being forced to stay away from each other. They couldn't even be seen together without having to worry about Tyrone jumping out somewhere. Tyrone did want to find the Benson's wife, apparently he wanted to 'save' her and bring her to freedom. Sam didn't want that, obviously. Her idea of freedom was being with the man she loved. So of course, she felt like a caged rat.
Sam felt herself being shaken awake, she opened her eyes and found that she fell asleep in the middle of class. Carly was trying to wake her up. "Come on Sam, class is over, let's go," Carly said in a quick voice. Sam yawned and looked at the paper on her desk, it was a test paper that she made a D on. She got up from the desk and followed Carly out, still trying to find out if Tyrone was hiding somewhere. The damn man was making her grow jumpy and causing her to become paranoid. So of course, she really didn't like him.
"Carly, can I ask you something?" Carly raised her eyebrow and looked over.
"Sure Sam, anything." Sam had been wondering about some things regarding Carly, such as how badly Tyrone was getting to her. She knew it was probably bad, but maybe there was something to be done about it. Another thing had recently come to her mind.
"If some girl were wanting to date the dork or already was dating him, what would you do?" Carly raised her eyebrow and chuckled, it seemed like a moment to make a joke. What would she do? She wouldn't do much, it'd be hard to deal with if he was already with someone, but she would have to handle that one maturely.
"If he was dating someone, or some girl wanted him, I suppose I'd have to give her a lot of competition!" Sam paled slightly as Carly turned away. She couldn't believe it, Carly would give the girl a lot of trouble, and that girl was her. This meant there was no way she could tell Carly, not yet, and probably not ever. She wanted to cry, but she knew she shouldn't and she'd best just not worry about it at the moment.
"I-I can't believe Mr. Cline gave me a D on that test," Sam said as she exited the door and rounded the corner. It was a good and quick change of subject, Carly didn't seem to notice. "How did I get a D?" She moved to her locker and opened it to find a small white card inside. She carefully put her hand in and opened it with her index finger. "To my sweet and beautiful angel, I'm thinking about you always. Your love, The Lovable Dork, AKA TG.…Aw, he sent me a love note."
"Let's see, you answered half the questions, told Mr. Cline the test was stupid, then burped…then left." Sam raised her eyebrow and glanced over at Carly.
"What? That's not worth a D plus?" Carly sighed and chuckled as Freddie and the kid that was supposed to be on iCarly, Benji walked toward them. Carly and Sam turned to face them. Sam glanced into Freddie's eyes and smiled, signaling that she got the note. "Hey guys, what's up?"
"Bad news," Freddie said while giving a slow sigh.
"The doctors can't fix your face?" Sam asked with a smirk. Benji laughed and Freddie glared at him, quickly silencing him. Freddie did not appreciate when someone else wanted to get involved in his little game with Sam.
"What's the bad news?" Carly asked.
"Benji is flaking on us," Freddie responded. Sam groaned and Carly merely shook her head, they couldn't believe it.
"Come on, the Plain White T's are signing autographs at the mall!" Benji exclaimed. The trio all grinned and Benji smiled. "So does this mean I can skip out on iCarly?" Carly frowned and Benji started walking away. "I'll do it some other time."
"Great, so where are we going to find another kid that can fit his foot in his mouth?" Sam asked while giving an exasperated sigh. She glanced over and spotted Gibby walking by, she smirked and grabbed a hold of him. "Gibby! Do you want to be on iCarly?"
"Sure! What do I have to do?" Gibby asked.
"Let me show you!" Gibby screamed as Sam pushed him toward the floor. She leapt down and grabbed his leg. "Come on Gibby, put your foot in your mouth!" Gibby yelled out as Carly and Freddie merely watched on. Sam spotted something on Gibby's back, it was signed to Sam from "TG" meaning Freddie. Her eyes beamed with joy as she quickly swiped it away and pushed it into her pocket.
"She's not like other girls," Freddie stated in a quiet voice.
"No, she's not," Carly answered. Carly walked off and Freddie left in another direction, so Sam released Gibby and let him run. She took out the note and sighed as she leaned against the locker. She stared at the note and noticed how beautifully written the letters in her name and the letters in TG were. She carefully shifted her eyes around to make sure no one was staring, this was her moment. She opened the letter and smiled as she read it.
"Hey there Angel, it's your lovable Tech Geek, or Dork if you want to call me that. Since we can't be together, I just thought I'd send you a little love through means of mail. If you see TG anywhere, you know it's from me, so I recommend picking it up. I may have a surprise for you, or even one of my favorite poems to you. Not written by me, but they speak my mind perfectly. Here's one for you right now written by Robert Small. You truly are An Angel Above:
Gazing into her blue eyes when we first met
I knew then she was heaven sent.
All I ever dreamed of, an angel from above.
She had no idea from the start
true love, I'd found in my heart.
One of a kind, Love that lasts a lifetime
All I ever dreamed of, an angel from above.
Still, her smile, my breath it takes away
wanting, needing, to hold her, so much to say.
All my prayers answered when into my life she came
to me, she is everything.
All I ever dreamed of, an angel from above.
Like the moon, stars, morning sunrise
so much beauty, so much grace.
She's even more through my eyes.
All I ever dreamed of, an angel from above.
Together, forever, I long to be
can you see, you're very precious and sweet.
The only one for me.
All I ever dreamed of, an angel from above.
Your gentle words, your tender touch, life meaning so much
wrapped tightly in each others arms I wish to be.
With you, I feel so free.
A vow to you I made, forever, you'll have my love.
All I ever dreamed of, an angel from above.
There you are my love, from your ever lovable TG."
Sam closed the letter and smiled softly, it was so sweet of Freddie to send her a poem. She walked toward a water fountain and spotted another card with the letters TG on it. She picked it up and found it covering a rose.
For my love that is the envy of this wondrous rose, take it with you so it can see what real beauty is, my Angel without wings:
A simple rose I have found
It's not the flower that grows from the ground,
Its beauty is one of such delight ...
This rose is soft to the touch in all its perfection.
The envy for all the flowers in this garden
Its fragrance will consume your every obsession.
This rose must be a gift, a gift from above
A gift from Heaven to show us love.
Every morning I wake to see its petals glisten
Its easy to see how one could be so smitten
If love was a rose it would shine so bright
Because all I need is this rose in my life.
By: Kevan Mends-Your romantic dream come true, TG.
Sam held the note and rose to her chest, keeping them as close to her heart as she could, they meant a lot to her. At least this was one way for Freddie to tell her he loved her and not have to worry about Robert getting in between them.
-NEW SCENE-
Freddie sat in his living room, he was bored because he didn't have anyone to talk to. Sam was staying with Lisa since it was clear that Robert was still around. They needed to find a way to get him to leave, but it would probably not happen anytime soon.
They didn't get to do much with iCarly like they were supposed to, something had gone wrong with the tech equipment. Freddie had no clue what had happened or why it happened. He figured he would get it fixed pretty soon, but he was still having fun writing notes and giving them to Sam. He could tell that she was keeping her eyes open and alert, she didn't want to miss a single note. That was something he adored about her, was she loved to make sure she never missed a thing. Of course, what didn't he love about her? Freddie was broken from his thoughts when he heard a knock at the door. He sighed and walked over to it, opening it and revealing Colonel Morgan, a friend of Robert Shay. Freddie knew him well.
"Uh, Colonel Morgan, how are you?" Freddie asked while giving a small smile. Colonel Morgan was a good man, and Freddie had seen him several times over the years. He knew of Emily's culture and was one of the few that was actually tolerant of it. "So, what brings you here, aren't you overseas with Mr. Shay right now?"
"Yeah, but I'm recruiting for a few weeks," Colonel Morgan replied. "I'm dropping by Carly and Spencer after this, but I thought I'd check up on you guys. Has your mother found a good woman for you, Freddie?" Freddie smiled and nodded his head in return.
"Yes, she has, but I can't tell anyone. We even have to date in secret. There are a lot of intolerant people around here. Carly's even starting to grow intolerant, it seems." The Colonel raised his eyebrow and Freddie crossed his arms. "Carly is against arranged marriage, she listens to her grandfather a lot. I might mention that I really don't like Tyrone." The colonel laughed and patted Freddie on the shoulder.
"I understand what you mean. He is an intolerant little old-timer. The Shays are a bit uneasy, I suppose. There is a lot of difference between your family and what goes on in other countries, but Tyrone doesn't really understand all of that. I guess it's a shame I won't be able to meet your beautiful bride."
"I love her, a lot. I mean, there's just no end to how much I love her, and it seems that Tyrone doesn't know that."
"Did I mention he has a hard head? Seriously, his skull is thicker than the heat in the desert. From his perspective, there can't be love in an arranged marriage because he thinks it is a relationship between a slave and her master."
"I would never treat Sam like that!" Freddie coughed and quickly glanced out the door. "Crap, I shouldn't have said her name, hopefully Tyrone wasn't anywhere around here."
"I don't think I've seen that old man anywhere. So, I see it isn't Carly."
"No." Freddie looked over at a picture on the wall. It was of Sam, Freddie and Emily. "That's her right there." Colonel Morgan glanced at the picture and smiled.
"Ah, she's beautiful. I see Emily has made a great choice."
"Yes, she has. She's my beautiful Angel…I've been writing her notes."
"Really, where is she now?"
" Tyrone wants to tear us apart, so until that guy stops spying on me, she can't come anywhere near me! If she does, she can't make any sign that she loves me or anything. Not only do we have to keep it a secret from Carly, which we were doing a good job of, we have to keep it a secret wherever we are. We haven't been on a date since the man showed up."
"I see…he is throwing a wrench into your relationship then. What does Carly have to do with this, though?"
"For one thing, Carly doesn't approve of arranged marriage or anyone dating someone who is in one, so we can't tell her that we're dating. Especially not since Gramps most likely will tell her about my mom's culture, and she would probably tell Spencer who would tell Mr. Shay and then Tyrone would rip us away from each other. In his mind, he would be 'rescuing' Sam from me. Carly also has a crush on me, so we have to pretend that I like her…if I'm pushy, the crush will die. We're also trying to find guys that she might like."
"I guess that would work if that's what you have to do. You say you're currently sending Sam a bunch of letters?"
"Yes. Also, our first year anniversary is coming up very soon! May 10th, it's less than a month away. I have something that I wanted to do with her, but if Tyrone is around…" Freddie clenched his fists and sighed. "There isn't any way I can do anything with her if he's around!"
"I could probably fix that somehow." Freddie raised his eyebrow as Colonel Morgan fished two pieces of paper from his pocket. "I wanted to give these to you. I heard Emily chose your bride, so I thought I could send you guys on a week long camping resort in Nebraska. It's a gift, I chose to buy the plane tickets, but it's only if you want to go." Freddie smiled and took the tickets into his hand.
"Thanks, but I think Carly and all would notice Sam missing at the same time as I am."
"Not necessarily, if she leaves before or after you…Though you'll probably want to share the plane ride together. That would get you a week long trip from May 9th to May 16th."
"Thank you Colonel Morgan, I'll be sure to talk to Sam…if I can."
"I'll handle Tyrone." Colonel Morgan winked and turned around.
"Okay, thanks." Colonel Morgan gave a quick salute and stepped next to Carly's door as Freddie shut his door. He would have to be able to get around Sam long enough to talk to her about it. Emily being around would also help.
-NEW SCENE-
Two weeks passed by, the prior week was when they tried to hack Nevel's site because he was hacking theirs, but it backfired on them. The Plain White T's were supposed to perform, but both Freddie and Sam were concerned that Nevel was going to do something. Sam was once again at Lisa's home, she was getting ready to go down to Carly's and get ready for the webshow. Sasha walked into Sam's room and raised her eyebrow, she had a piece of paper in her hand. "Sam, you have a card from someone. I found this on the front porch," she stated.
"Huh?" Sam looked over and saw the card in Lisa's hand, on it were the letters TG, it was from Freddie. She had been getting notes from him for the past two weeks, and she was loving it more and more. Sam grabbed the note and grinned. "It's from Freddie, he's been sending me love notes for the past few weeks."
"Oh cool! Read it!" Sasha grinned and Sam read the note out loud.
"To my sweet, to my love, you are truly a remarkable vision of loveliness. You are like a perfect work of art, no, not even Spencer could make a sculpture anywhere near as radiant and beautiful as you. Your eyes sparkle like the ocean and your golden hair flows like a field of precious wildflowers and shines brighter than the sun. Sunrise, Sunset, you are my day, my week, my month, and even my life…Truly you are the envy of all the women, and all the men stare at me with envy, for I have attained the greatest treasure of all. I have attained an Angel, your heart. Here is a poem for you, my dear and beautiful angel:
You must be an angel without wings
To put up with all of my bothersome things
My anger, my love, my sometimes weary heart
What others hated about me you love those parts
I look at you and see a creation so divine
To think you have captured this heart of mine
How could I not love you with all that I am
You are the steady I need for my trembling hand
So honest, true and caring you are
My night in shining armor or my shooting star
You simply must be an angel without wings!
By: Elizabeth Ann Burkett."
"Oh my god, who knew Freddie could be so romantic to you," Sasha said while smirking. Sam smiled and held the letter close. "You know, you and Freddie definitely have something going on, and I believe that's what they call love."
"I would agree. He's so cute and so romantic!" Sam placed the letter with her stack of letters, she was going to find a safe place to put them and save every single one of them. "I just can't get enough."
"Hey, don't you have to be at the studio soon?"
"Oh yeah, I can't forget iCarly!" Sasha smiled as Sam rushed out of the room and out of the house. She dashed toward the apartment building and started panting once she made it. She entered the building and waved at Lewbert, he looked to her and then shrugged as he went back to what he was doing. She then made her way up to Carly's floor and stepped behind the door, upon entering, she saw Carly waiting for her.
"Hah, we thought you'd never show," Carly stated. "Freddie's not here just ye-oh look, he's behind you." Sam froze lightly and felt his breath hitting the back of her neck, she tried her best not to swoon and melt on the spot. She felt him slip something in her back pocket and then walk past her.
"Okay, let's get this started," Freddie said as he smoothly brushed his hand against Sam's arm. She closed her eyes and sighed, trying her best to keep from blushing. "The Plain White T's are upstairs and ready to go, so let's get up there ourselves." Everyone nodded and hurried upstairs to begin the show. Sam took the paper from her back pocket and read it.
"How is my sweet starlet tonight? The Plain White T's are singing 'Our Time Now' and I'll give you one guess who requested it. Think of me, because you know it's meant for you, my love. –TG"
"So sweet," Sam said in a quiet voice. Freddie glanced up and over at Sam with a smirk. First, they would have to watch as Nevel attempted to sabotage the show, but it didn't go well for him. Carly had contacted Colonel Morgan and now the military was leaving Nevel dangling on a rope. Once that was complete, Sam and Carly sat in the studio car chair next to Spencer and listened as the Plain White T's came.
Sam listened to the music with awe, she loved the singers and she now loved this song. Freddie requested a good choice, since she thought it fit her relationship with him.
I hope you enjoyed that, the love notes seem to go well here. Please, drop a review and let me know what you thought!