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 41 (Arriving at the Resort)
Freddie felt himself being shoved around, so he opened his eyes and glanced over at his friend. "Hey are you awake yet? We're here!" Jonah exclaimed. Freddie sat up and stretched as he yawned. "So, do you know what resort Colonel Morgan booked us in?" Freddie nodded and stood up to pull his items from his luggage container. "Oh, and the girls should arrive in about three hours."
"Awesome, can't wait to see them. Colonel Morgan's fortunately paying for everything involving the cost of the stay and other expenses, so that's good. The resort basically is a private area where we have a certain campsite reserved for our own needs." Freddie took the luggage bags and the two walked off of the plane, they glanced over and spotted a shuttle waiting to take them to the campsite. "I think we have the secluded area closest to the lake, try not to drown before the girls arrive, buddy." Jonah laughed and walked with Freddie to the bus.
"You know what? I'm going to have to find a time to get back at you for that statement." Freddie laughed and shrugged as they took a seat on the shuttle, they were pretty much the only people there. "Have you ever seen Sam in a bathing suit? I think I've seen Valerie once." Freddie chuckled and Jonah glanced out the window.
"Yeah, Sam has a couple nice bathing suits. I wonder which one she'll bring on the trip." Jonah shrugged and glanced over at Freddie.
"You know, you and Sam should get married at a campsite!" Freddie raised his eyebrows and slowly shook his head.
"We're not getting married until we're twenty, Jonah. There's plenty of time to think on it, but I'd rather not think about that right now."
"I know, but I'm just saying. It would be nice to see." Freddie laughed and rested his head back on the seat. He closed his eyes and Jonah read out of a camper's guide, it was not long before the shuttle came to a stop at the resort. Jonah lifted his head and saw Freddie sleeping; he sighed and nudged his friend. "Get up, we're here." Freddie moaned and stood up from his seat. He and Jonah grabbed all the luggage and made their way off of the bus. "I'm guessing you stayed up all night, getting ready." Jonah smirked and Freddie gave a slight chuckle.
"Yeah, but can you blame me? Sam and I have been looking forward to this trip for too long! Now we're finally getting some time alone, without worries, and without a certain person getting in the way." He smirked and Jonah laughed and nodded his head, Tyrone was a major problem. "Okay, so we just have to go in that building there." Freddie pointed to a large building and tilted his head, it looked like a log cabin. "The people in there will tell us where our camping area is."
"Right." Freddie and Sam entered the building, it smelled like maple. They walked toward the front desk and saw a female woman smiling at them.
"Welcome to our fine resort," The lady said while holding her grin. She figured they were the guests that Colonel Morgan called in. "You must be Mr. Benson, and this is your associate, Mr. Brown? We received a call from one Colonel Morgan stating that you two would be here awaiting the arrival of your lady friends." Freddie nodded and the woman started typing onto a computer. "Okay, we will bring a car around for you and your equipment, they will take you to the area that you are registered at." Jonah gave a slight nod and looked over at Freddie with a grin.
"Well Freddie, you heard the lady, let's get moving." Jonah said while patting his friend on the back. "Just try not to fall asleep, the girls are coming in a few hours." Freddie chuckled and shook his head while exiting the cabin. "You've been falling asleep all over the place!" He couldn't help it if he was tired, he wanted to make sure everything was right before leaving. Of course, Sam was the one that kept telling him not to forget anything.
"Well I bet Valerie didn't make you have to get all the packing done right," Freddie said in a mocking tone. Jonah deadpanned and looked over as a cab parked in front of them. They entered the cab and the driver looked back. "Freddie Benson and Jonah Brown, please take us to the campsite. Our girlfriends are going to accompany us." The man nodded and started up the car, the engine roared and drove toward the campsite. It was a few minutes away from the main cabin, but it would definitely be worth it. After the car ride, the man stopped and glanced back at his passengers.
"Here you are, please enjoy your stay," the man said with a smile.
"Thank you," Freddie replied. He and Jonah grabbed the items and exited the car, they would still have to walk a little bit further in order to reach their actual campsite, since it was a ways off from the road.
"I'd ask if you wanted to race, but this stuff could be heavy…Are you sure all this is just clothes?" Jonah asked as he looked at the suitcases he was holding. Freddie had a bag with the tent and camping gear. He laughed and started walking at a fast pace. "What? Hey! Wait up!" Jonah quickly started walking and Freddie glanced over at him. "What? Are you going to tell me I need to keep up with you, or something? I can probably do anything better than you!" Freddie laughed again and Jonah sighed. "I could try!"
"I think there's a rocky Cliffside nearby, maybe we can try climbing up the wall. I bet I could beat you easily." Jonah laughed and Freddie raised his eyebrow, that sounded like an answer to a challenge. "By the way, that was a challenge from me to you."
"Yeah, I figured. I could still beat you!"
"No, you couldn't." Freddie gave a dangerous smirk and Jonah smirked back, thinking of something devious. "What are you up to?"
"Let's have a race."
"What?" Jonah started to run, though being held back by the stuff he was carrying. "Hey, don't drop that stuff!" Freddie then broke into a run, catching up with Jonah.
"Damn man, how are you catching up with me? You have one tent and all the supplies in your hands, it should be weighing you down!"
"No more than that stuff in your hands is weighing you down."
"Touche…we better have a real race sometime this week."
"I'd say a daily morning jog works out nicely, wouldn't you agree?" Jonah nodded and the two eventually made it to the area they had to be in, they could see a sign with the camp number on it. The boys stopped running and started to pant. "Well, it was a good run. I say we get this tent set up and get finish whatever else we need to do."
"Yeah, I'm with you on that one, dude. I'm guessing you're putting your suitcase in the tent."
"Yeah, we don't want to leave our stuff outside, that could be a problem." Jonah nodded and the two glanced at the campsite, it was beautiful. There were trees on one side, a large rocky mountain on the other, and a huge lake right in front of them. It would also be the perfect spot to see the sunset.
"Wow, we really got a nice spot here…" Freddie grinned and carried the tent to the center area of the site, Jonah quickly followed after. "Okay, so to put up the tent, we just need those spikes and a hammer. This shouldn't be too hard!"
"Have you ever put up a tent in your life?"
"No, have you?"
"I've studied up on how to do it…if that's good enough." Jonah laughed and Freddie started to unfold the tent. Jonah pulled out the spikes and a hammer, then turned to stare at the object on the ground.
"What are we waiting for? Let's spike this thing!" Freddie raised his eyebrow as Jonah positioned the spike above the fabric.
"I don't believe that's how you do it. Just put the spikes down and let's unfold this thing!" Jonah set the spikes on the ground and the two began to unfold the tent. "Okay, where are those pole things?" Freddie turned to a bag and started looking through it, finally finding the poles to push through the tent. It looked like it was all tangled up. "Well, this will be good practice for when we put up the girl's tent."
"Yeah, I agree." The boys started working on the tent, goofing off every now and then. They finally finished, but only after about an hour of trying to pitch the tent. "Well, that was hard labor, but we got it done!" Freddie nodded and wiped his brow, it had been rough. "I wish we had a basketball or something, we could definitely toss it around." Freddie raised his eyebrow and crossed his arms while glancing over at the rock formation nearby, he smirked and turned his head back to Jonah.
"Hey, you remember that challenge of yours? Come on, let's see who can get to the top of that cliff first!"
"Hah! You're on!" The boys ran toward the rocky cliff and started climbing it. It was more like a mountain than a completely vertical wall, so they didn't have to worry about falling straight down, just tripping and rolling down the hill. It was a pretty high one as well, so they should have packed a bottle of water. "Maybe after this, we'll go and rent a boat for the week." Jonah was behind Freddie and trying to catch up, but he just wasn't that fast.
"Yeah, maybe we will. By the way, I see you're still eating my dust!" Freddie laughed and Jonah gave a slight growl.
"Oh don't worry, I'm catching up!"
"Yeah, about a inch per minute!" Jonah sighed and picked up the pace, trying to catch up with Freddie. Soon, they had climbed for about thirty minutes, and in the end it was Freddie that made it to the top first. Jonah made it to the top only five seconds after. Freddie laughed and did a single cheer. "Hah, who is the king of the mountain! That's right, it's me!"
"Yeah, yeah, laugh it up Benson. One day, you'll be eating my dust!"
"In a lifetime, my friend." Freddie patted Jonah's back and glanced over at a nearby forest, there seemed to be a hiking trail in it. "Hey, what do you say we kill time by going for a jog in that trail?"
"Yeah sure, why not." They started on the trail and began to jog, keeping pace with each other, but still competing as if it were a race. In about thirty minutes, they made it out and wound up at the main cabin. "Oh cool, we can rent a boat here."
"Yeah, and Colonel Morgan has it on his tab. What do we want, a canoe or a motorboat?"
"I say a motorboat. For one, it's big enough to fit us all, and it won't sink very easily." Freddie tapped his chin and nodded, it made sense to him.
"Okay, a motorboat it is!" The two went inside and asked to rent out a motorboat for the week, they gave their number and were told that the boat would be delivered to them shortly. They made their way back to camp afterwards and glanced over at a round circle of stones.
"I say we build a campfire."
"I agree, we should have one for when the girls arrive. Also, you see that grill over there…" Freddie pointed to the grill and grinned. "We can cook some hotdogs and hamburgers."
"Why do I get the feeling if we cook hotdogs, there is going to be a lot of innuendo?" Freddie laughed and shrugged as the two walked toward the pile of rocks. "Okay, so let's get this thing started if we can." It didn't take long to get the fire started, and by the time the fire was started, the camp had delivered the motorboat and got to work on putting it near the shore.
"Well, we got the fire…the boat…now all we need are the girls." Freddie smiled and lay back on the grass, placing his hands behind his head. Jonah smiled and looked down the road, the girls should be hitting the campsite soon. "Until then, I guess we can make jokes and stuff. Or we could think of some ghost stories to tell, particularly ones that will have the girls huddling close to us." Freddie smirked and Jonah let out a laugh, that sounded pretty good to him.
"I'd say it sounds like a plan." They went on to talk for a while, they were getting bored and anxious to see Sam and Valerie. I wasn't until they saw a pair of headlights that they saw the girls exiting from the cab. Sam, Valerie, and Lisa all walked over to the fire, Sam had a smirk on her face.
"Wow, you actually started a fire, I'm proud of you," Sam remarked. Freddie gave a deadpan laugh as Sam grabbed his hand and pulled him up. "Here I thought it was Spencer that was the Pyro."
"It's good to see you too, Sam," Freddie said as he placed his hands on Sam's waist and smirked. Sam chuckled lightly and gave him a kiss on the lips. Valerie walked over to Jonah and smiled at him.
"It's been a long day," Valerie said as she wrapped her arms around his neck. "I am glad to see you."
"You too, Valerie," Jonah replied. He and Valerie looked over to see Sam and Freddie kissing passionately.
"They're so passionate with each other, even in greeting." She turned her head and gazed into Jonah's eyes. "Of course, so are we." She lifted her head and kissed Jonah, he returned the kiss with passion. They stayed like that until they felt someone tapping them.
"Hey Valerie, we need to help Lisa pitch the tent," Sam said while smiling at her friend. Valerie blinked and looked over at Lisa as the woman pulled out the girls' tent.
"Oh yeah!" Freddie smirked and walked over to Jonah.
"You just couldn't wait to get the kissing done, could you?" Freddie asked while slowly shaking his head.
"Oh, like you weren't involved in a lip lock and participating in tongue warfare, either!" Jonah protested. Valerie snickered and Sam merely blushed, Freddie didn't seem to know how to respond to that.
"Hey girls, I could use your help," Lisa said as she glanced over. "I'm sure you don't mind me borrowing your girlfriends for a minute, guys."
"Nah, we're good!" Freddie answered. "We could put up the tent for you, we did ours. It wasn't that hard."
"Let me guess," Sam started while tapping her chin lightly. "It took you about an hour to do that tent?"
"Yeah, but we're real men, so that was pretty fast." Freddie crossed his arms and stood in a proud and triumphant pose. Sam laughed lightly and walked over to her tent.
"I'm sure…Just watch us, boys. Let the girls show you how to do it."
"Ha, don't make us laugh! I bet it'd take you two hours to do that!"
"Oh, is that so? Well if that's the case…" Sam tapped her chin and looked toward the lake, smirking. "Losers have to swim in the lake stark naked!" Jonah laughed and hit Freddie on the chest lightly. Freddie smirked and nodded.
"Okay, we'll take that bet."
"Suit yourself, boys." Freddie and Jonah crossed their arms and watched as the girls started pitching their tent. It took them about fifteen to twenty minutes to get it done. The girls chuckled and patted their hands together.
"Jonah?"
"Yeah, Freddie?" Jonah replied.
"What just happened?" Lisa put a closed hand to her mouth and coughed.
"I've camped out since I was a little girl," Lisa said while crossing her arms and smirking. "I've also taken Sasha camping since she was a girl." Jonah and Freddie looked at each other with shock and then over to the girls, they had wide smirks on their faces.
"Okay boys, take it off!" Valerie called out, clapping once.
"You know the drill, you lost," Sam said while walking toward Freddie and patting him on the shoulder.
"Aw man," they responded. The boys sighed and walked toward the lake, pulling off their clothes in the process and staying a safe distance away from each other. The girls merely cheered and gave catcalls, it was going to be a fun week.
Hah, the boys seemed to lose out on that one. Great chapter for the guy time between Freddie and Jonah, then they have to lose to the girls. Poor guys, Lisa knew how to pitch a tent. Well drop a review!