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 76 (Sam's Birthday)
"Happy Birthday, Angel…" Sam mumbled and slowly opened her eyes to see Freddie watching her from the side of the bed. Emily was standing next to him and smiling softly at her. Sam smiled lightly and rubbed her eyes, it wasn't a bad way to start out a morning. "Hey Sam, enjoy your breakfast." She raised her eyebrows and looked down to see a breakfast tray sitting over her. On the tray was a plate of scrambled eggs, toast, bacon and a biscuit. Next to the plate was a glass of orange juice.
"Aw, you brought me breakfast. You guys are so good to me!" Sam lifted her hand and gestured for Freddie to come closer. He leaned forward and Sam snuck a quick peck on his cheek. Emily leaned forward and gave Sam a hug. She stood corrected, breakfast in bed, now this was a good way to start out the morning on her birthday. "Thank you so much."
"Anything for you, my sweet heavenly gift…" Sam blushed and Freddie kissed her forehead. Sam then began to eat her breakfast, she was going to savor every moment of it. She glanced over at Freddie and saw him frowning; she put her toast down and looked over at him with concern. "Hey Sam, I'm not going to be able to do much today, I'm going to be busy. I have to head over to the school and talk to Principal Franklin about some things." Sam frowned and stared at him with slight confusion, she wondered what he had to talk to the principal about.
"Okay, but…" Freddie looked at the time and jumped up, appearing as though he would be late. He quickly ran out of the room and Sam glanced over at the clock, it was only a little after eleven in the morning. "Hey mom, you don't suppose we could watch another crime drama or something, do you?" Emily rubbed her chin and slowly sighed. Sam could only frown, as this typically meant no.
"I'm sorry sweetie, but I have some last minute things to catch up on at the office."
"Oh, okay…I guess I'll hang out with Carly, then."
"Sure, that sounds like a good idea." Emily smiled and rubbed Sam's shoulder as she exited the room. Sam sighed and began eating her breakfast, it sucked that she couldn't spend time with either Freddie or Emily today. After she finished eating, she got out of bed and got dressed, then she moved over to Carly's apartment and knocked on the door. Carly opened the door and smiled at Sam, but she merely stood in the slightly open doorway, not exactly letting Sam look inside. Spencer was busy building a sculpture for her and didn't want her to see.
"Hi Sam, I'm sorry I can't do anything with you today, we're kind of waiting for grandpa to come over," Carly said in a quick voice. Sam gasped softly and stepped back, Tyrone was coming. Not on her birthday, she didn't want to have to deal with that vile and despicable man on her birthday. "He's just visiting to talk with Dad, since they haven't talked much in a little while." Sam smiled at that, she had always been able to see some good in Robert, so she liked and trusted him. From what Freddie told her, Robert didn't like Tyrone one bit. She could also see some good in Carly, it was just where he sad that Tyrone had her right where he wanted.
"So I guess you guys are getting busy preparing to see your granddad, right?" Carly nodded and slowly closed the door. Sam frowned and pressed her back against the wall, Carly was out of the question. Who else was there that she could spend time with? Sasha and Lisa were probably busy. Knowing Jonah, he was probably going to find Freddie and hang out somewhere. Valerie was always a possibility. Sam pulled out her phone and dialed Valerie's number.
"Sam? Hey, I was just about to call you, girl!" Valerie squealed when she answered. Sam smiled lightly and Valerie continued to speak. "So, happy birthday…how is everything going?"
"Not so great Valerie, no one can do much of anything today, and I think Tyrone's coming over." Valerie groaned and rolled her eyes, the king of all bastards was probably going to create some trouble. Hopefully everyone could keep him at bay. "So Valerie, you're not doing anything, are you? I mean…I don't mean to impose or sound forceful, I was just wondering…"
"Oh, no Sam, I'm available if you want to spend some time together! We could go do our nails or something while the guys are out!" Sam laughed and nodded her head, that sounded like the perfect idea to her. "If you want, you can meet me down at the mall. Or, I can come and pick you up. We're going to have so much fun on our 'girl's day out' today!"
"Yeah, we will. You can come get me if you want."
"I will be right over."
-NEW SCENE
Sam and Valerie had spent a few hours doing a bunch of stuff together, and now they were starting to get hungry. They needed to find a good place to eat. Sam was in the restroom at the moment, so Valerie took the time to call up Jonah. "Hey Jonah, is everything ready? We're getting a bit hungry, should I bring her over now?" Jonah hummed and went to ask Freddie if it was all right for Valerie to bring Sam over, he nodded his answer and prepared the guests. "Oh, and has Tyrone been a problem at all? I know Sam said he was visiting Carly and Spencer."
"No, Tyrone hasn't been an issue yet, but thanks for the heads up. He's not around here, Mr. Shay said he sent Tyrone out to run a few errands." Valerie smiled lightly and looked toward the mall restroom, she was thankful that Tyrone wasn't causing any trouble. "Oh, and Freddie says you can bring Sam over now, all the party guests are ready and everything is situated. Sam's fifteenth birthday is going to be one she will remember!" Valerie chuckled and nodded her head, that's what they were aiming for. She wanted Sam to have a good birthday. Spending the day with her best friend, then having a surprise birthday party in her honor, surely it would be memorable.
"All right, I'll bring her over now. Love you honey."
"I love you too." Valerie hung up and spotted Sam walking over to her, she stood up and smiled as Sam dusted off her pants.
"I hate public restrooms," Sam remarked with a small scowl. She always thought public restrooms were smelly, messy, and various other things were wrong with it. Valerie laughed lightly and patted Sam on the back, she felt for Sam, she too hated public restrooms.
"Well, I know a good place to eat." Sam grinned and looked over to Valerie, eager to hear where they could kill the starvation and rumbling in her stomach. "I say we go to Sherry's Kitchen." Sam frowned at that, she enjoyed going to the place, but she was sure they were closed today. "My boss said that she was opening up her doors today."
"Oh, well that's good. I guess it wouldn't be bad to go there, I've always enjoyed eating over there, you know." Valerie nodded and left the mall with Sam. They talked about various things as they walked toward the restaurant, they even talked about how funny it would be to see Tyrone dressed up in a pink tutu and doing ballet.
At the party was a variety of people that Sam knew, it was shocking, but every guest managed to find a place to hide in the small and homely restaurant. Freddie had thought up a very nice guest list, pity that most of the guests were people that shouldn't know about the relationship just yet. Of the guests there, there was Shane, Rueben, Shannon, Gibby, Jake, a few girls from school that Sam knew, Carly, Robert, Spencer, Sasha, and Jonah. It was odd for Shane to be there, since he had sworn off both Carly and Sam, but he still thought it would be nice to go.
Sam and Valerie arrived at the door of the restaurant, Sam glanced over at something else, leaving Valerie with enough time to issue the signaling knock that they were there. When Sam glanced back, Valerie was holding the door open for her. They entered the restaurant and found nothing but darkness everywhere. Sam thought it was odd, since Valerie's boss told her she'd be opening the doors. "Hey, I thought your boss said the place was open today."
"It is, but it's not open until I come, and it's only open for one private thing." Sam tilted her head and looked to Valerie with confusion. Valerie pointed forward, so Sam turned her head forward as her friend flipped on the lights. Once the lights went on, everyone jumped out and yelled surprise. Sam gasped and her gaping mouth formed a large smile, she couldn't believe it. She looked to Valerie and saw a smiling smirk on her face. "Freddie set it all up."
"Oh my god…" She looked to Freddie and spotted him smiling at her, she just wanted to kiss him on the spot. Balloons and confetti were everywhere, and right above Freddie was a large banner that read "Happy fifteenth birthday, Sam!"
"Well if you're just going to stand there, I guess I'm going to have to lead you over." Valerie laughed and began pushing Sam toward a table with a cake on it. Sam's eyes began to water as everyone began singing her the happy birthday song. She saw her image on the cake and grinned even more, it seemed like the perfect cake, with fifteen candles in it. This was surely turning into the best birthday experience of her life.
I hope you enjoyed that chapter. By the way, the story "Secrets of Faith" by Neelix31 deals with the similar topic as my story, however he is NOT copying from my idea and I gave him the okay to write it. Do read his story though, I believe it will turn out to be a very good story. Some of his points are similar to mine, but keep in mind that he did not copy from my idea. Thank you.