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 42 (A Perfect Anniversary)

The next morning was May 10th. Freddie woke up and glanced at his watch, it was currently six in the morning, he was probably the first person to wake. He glanced over at the other side of the tent and saw that Jonah was still in his sleeping bag, there would be no reason to wake him.

He crawled from his sleeping bag and started to exchange his clothes, he then opened the tent and exited. It was a beautiful morning and the air was crisp. "Good morning!" A voice said. Freddie blinked and turned around to see Lisa doing some aerobics. "I thought you all would sleep until noon."

"No, this is the one year anniversary that Sam and I have been dating, I've been looking forward to this day for too long," Freddie answered as he gave a smile. "I'm kind of nervous, though. I don't think I actually managed to get a gift…" Lisa raised her eyebrow and chuckled as she bent down and grabbed her ankle.

"What do you call this? This is a gift all its own. You're out here in the wilderness, sort of, and with Sam. I'm fixing to go on a jog, so you and Sam have this day to yourselves." Lisa sighed and stood straight, placing her hands on her hips. "Also, gifts are nice, but what really makes a girl happy is just spending the day of their anniversary with the one they love. You should know, Sam is a simple girl, this is perfect for her." Freddie smiled and glanced over at the tent.

"Thanks Aunt Lisa. Do you know where the sun is going to rise from?"

"Yeah, it's actually in the direction of my jog." Lisa pointed her thumb toward the hiking trail and grinned. "I've camped out here before, and let me tell you, this is the best campsite area that you can get. Down that hiking trail is a little area that has a bench overlooking a cliff that goes down and meets part of the lake…From there that bench, you can catch a perfect view of the sunrise. I recommend taking Sam there in the next thirty minutes."

"You think I should wake her?"

"For the sunrise…" Lisa smiled and crossed her arms. "Yes, yes I do. It is the most beautiful sight around here, and Sam would not want to miss it. Now, I have to get started on the jog, so I'll see you kids later!" Lisa turned and waved as she started jogging down the trail, Freddie gave a small smile and turned toward the girls' tent. He zipped down the zipper and carefully entered the tent, he could see Sam sleeping peacefully in her sleeping bag. She looked so beautiful, he just didn't want to wake her.

"Sam," Freddie whispered as he placed his hand on her arm. "Angel, wake up." Sam's eyes shifted and slowly opened, she looked into his eyes and her lips curled into a smile. "Good morning, sleeping beauty."

"Hey Freddie," Sam replied. Freddie smiled and gave her a quick kiss on the lips. "What time is it?"

"It's actually six in the morning, but there is something you have to see, so you need to get up. Try not to wake Valerie, though. Can you get dressed in at least ten minutes?"

"Yeah, I can do that." Freddie kissed Sam's forehead and slowly made his way out of the tent. In about five minutes, Sam was out of the tent and holding two granola bars. She smiled at Freddie and walked over to him. "Here, it's breakfast, Trail Mix."

"Thanks." Freddie took one of the granola bars and opened the wrapper. "Anyway, come follow me." He took Sam's hand in his and led her down the hiking trail. She took a bite of her granola bar and glanced around at the nature surrounding her, it was beautiful. Soon, they came to the open area that Lisa spoke of, and there they could see the beautiful colors of the sky and the beautiful sun coming up.

"Wow…" Freddie gently squeezed her hand and led her to the bench, they sat down and cuddled next to each other. "Freddie, this is amazing. I've never seen anything like it…" The sky was orange and the clouds looked slightly pink, but the sun simply looked like a glowing ball in the air. "This just takes my breath away." She rested her head on Freddie's shoulder and he smiled at her.

"You take my breath away. Happy Anniversary, I love you." Sam closed her eyes and cuddled closer to him. "I know I don't have much of a gift-"

"This is all I need, Freddie. I love you, happy anniversary." Sam kissed his cheek and rested her head back on his shoulder. They heard a click and quickly turned their heads to see Lisa with a camera. "Lisa, what are you doing?"

"Well, I thought you'd want to preserve this moment, perhaps scrapbook it," Lisa said while smiling. "It was supposed to be a surprise, but you caught me. Valerie suggested we scrapbook this week for you guys. She and Jonah wanted to make a photo album of this week's vacation."

"Oh, well we will act surprised then." Lisa smiled and nodded as she returned to her route. Sam looked over at Freddie and gave a single chuckle. "I wonder just when we're going to end up being photographed without knowing."

"Probably several times," Freddie said as he gave a chaste kiss onto Sam's lips. They returned to view the sunrise and stayed in their position until seven rolled around. "I would love to spend all day here, but we probably should head back to camp. Jonah and I rented that motorboat, how would you like to go on a ride with me?"

"That sounds like fun!"

"Oh, it will be. With you, I'm sure it'll be fun." Sam blushed and the two stood up and walked down the path, hand in hand. They returned to the camp to find Valerie and Jonah giving each other a morning hug. Freddie smirked and tilted his head to the side. "Hey lovebirds, did you finally wake up?" Jonah and Valerie looked to their friends and chuckled lightly.

"Hey, don't worry about us," Jonah stated while patting Freddie on the back. "This day is all about you and Sam having a good time. We are going to stay out of your way and let you have fun."

"You're not going to spy on us, are you?" Freddie raised his eyebrow suspiciously and Jonah gave a slight laugh.

"Why would we do that? There's no spying at all! Come on Valerie, let's run!" Valerie nodded and the two took off. Sam placed her hand to her mouth and laughed as Freddie watched the direction that the two ran off in.

"I'm betting they each have a camera and will be taking snapshots of us…"

"Well, I think it'll be sweet and surprising to see how many photos we can have," Sam said while taking Freddie's hands and standing on her toes to kiss his lips. They heard a snapping sound from nearby and sighed.

"You're right, it'll be nice to see what they catch." Sam smiled and tapped Freddie's nose with her finger.

"I believe you promised something about a boat ride." Freddie smirked and took her by the hand, leading her toward the boat. She saw the boat and chuckled, it was a pretty good sized boat. "Freddie, does this make you a rugged sailor, now?"

"Well, if being a rugged sailor and a boyfriend to you is what pleases you, then fine." Sam giggled as Freddie climbed onto the boat. He reached down and grabbed Sam's hand, pulling her up and into his arms. "Hey beautiful, I'll try to refrain from using a sailor's mouth. Some things must never grace your sweet ears." He smirked and Sam rolled her eyes while smiling. "Now, let's see if we can get this boat working." Freddie looked to where the key was and started to reach for it, opening the clasp around it. It fell on his finger and pinched him, causing him to shout out.

"Oh dear, did you hurt yourself already, dork?" Freddie held his finger and sighed as Sam took his hand in hers, she looked at his finger and smiled. "I think it will be okay." She looked into Freddie's eyes and lifted her hand, cupping his cheek. She smiled at him and gave him a soft kiss on the lips. "Does that make it any better? Though, I shouldn't reward a sailor mouth…"

"I think it works just fine, now let's get this boat on the water." Sam nodded and gripped the edges of the boat as Freddie started it up and let the boat run into the lake. "Listen to that baby purr." Sam laughed at that and shook her head, it was cute to hear him talk like that. "Now, maybe the other baby can purr?" Sam raised her eyebrow and felt Freddie stand behind her and wrap his arms around her stomach.

"Freddie…" Sam felt him gently brush her hair away with his face and start kissing her neck. He began to tickle her by tracing his kisses downward and sent shivers running through her body. She sighed and her eyes fluttered slightly. "Oh…Freddie…"

"I love you, Sam." He pressed her closer against his body and started to trail his kisses up her neck and behind her ear. Her grip on the edge of the boat tightened and her lips parted, letting a moan escape her mouth. "Nobody else can have you."

"No one ever will, you're the only one for me." Sam turned around and looked into Freddie's eyes. Freddie moved her to the end of the boat and started kissing beneath her chin as she placed her hands on the flat surface of the boat and tilted her head back, breathing out while he continued the journey with his lips. At this moment, they didn't even care if Jonah, Valerie, and Lisa were watching or taking pictures. Sam exhaled and wrapped her arms around Freddie's neck as he lifted his head and gazed into her eyes. Both of them were panting from the kiss escapade, and Sam was still dying for more. Freddie smirked and moved toward her lips, stopping just inches away. "Freddie!" Sam whined as he pulled back. He held his smirk and looked to the side. "Aren't you going to kiss me?"

"Well, let me see…" Freddie looked to Sam and his smirk grew. "Have you been good?"

"Yes, I've been good."

"You haven't done anything bad or naughty?"

"You're the one that pushed Tyrone from the plane, making him sky dive."

"Oh, I suppose so." Freddie moved toward her lips and stopped mere centimeters away. Sam shuddered with anticipation as he slowly breathed out, she could feel his breath hitting her lips and entering through the parted area. "I don't know, how much do you want this kiss?" Sam whimpered and felt him pressing his body against hers, he was killing her.

"I want it."

"How badly do you want it?"

"Badly…" Freddie raised his eyebrow and Sam leaned forward, but missed when he pulled his head back, keeping his lips centimeters away.

"I'm not sure I'm satisfied. You don't seem like you want it all that much."

"Oh please, I want it."

"How much?"

"As much as I love you…"

"Are you willing to shout it to the world?" Sam nodded and Freddie smirked. "Then shout it to the world."

"Seriously?"

"Yes." Sam smiled and tilted her head back, laughing when she felt Freddie start to kiss her neckline.

"Freddie!" Her arms lowered to his back and she shouted out with pleasure as he continued his kisses. "I'M IN LOVE WITH MY BOYFRIEND, FREDDIE BENSON!" It was plenty loud. Freddie stopped his kisses and lifted his head, impressed with the intensity of her shout, she gazed into his eyes and smirked. "Well, how was that?"

"I'd say it was more than I expected, let me join." Sam raised her eyebrow as Freddie took a deep breath. "I'M IN LOVE WITH SAM PUCKETT!" Sam laughed and gasped as Freddie quickly kissed her lips and held her close. She moaned as the kiss deepened and grew more passionate.

"Oh Freddie…" Sam moved her hands back and placed them on the flat surface, tilting back as he continued to kiss her. It felt good to scream out their feelings as they did, they wouldn't have been able to do that in Seattle. After a little bit of time, they stopped kissing and just held each other in their arms. "That was great…I felt so free during that moment."

"Yeah, we don't have to worry about Tyrone, Carly, or anyone else out here. Either way, let's get back to steering this boat." Sam looked past Freddie and saw them nearing the other side of the lake, she chuckled lightly and pointed.

"Yeah, we're getting close to the shore." Freddie looked back and his eyes widened, they were getting too close. He quickly leapt toward the boat and turned the steering device around, making the boat turn. Sam laughed and sat down on the back of the boat, watching as the man she loved controlled it. She brushed her hand through her hair and felt the wind breezing through, this was probably the best she felt in a long time. "If he does this for this anniversary, I wonder what he'll do next year…and then when we get married." She smiled and turned her head around, looking into the sky and then at the campsite. The whole day was going to be spent between only them and some with their best friends; truly, it was going to be perfect.

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