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.

A/N: IMPORTANT-readers bear with me, this I will have to do with some episodes. For the "owe you" episode, I'm writing it not exactly with the episode. Sam still gets the job and all, but Sam owing money, I couldn't find a way for that to work with this story simply because Sam lives with Freddie, his money is her money pretty much and she hasn't borrowed from Carly in this story. Also Spencer's attraction to that one woman can't work here either…The other circumstances still surround the episode.

Chapter 80 (Sam's first Job)

Freddie walked through the halls of the school and found Carly pressing her lips around like a cow, he found this rather odd of her to do. He raised his eyebrow and tilted his head slightly, not sure what to say about what exactly Carly was doing. "Uh, are you having some sort of lip seizure?" Freddie asked with a slight chuckle. Carly smiled and rolled her eyes slightly.

"No, I'm mixing two flavors and trying to create the taste of Pina Colada," Carly replied as she smacked her lips one final time. "Want a taste?"

"Uh…what?" Carly wiped her lips and then smashed her fingers against Freddie's lips. He groaned and instantly began wiping his lips off. One, he now had a girly smell on his lips, and two, he was so glad that Carly didn't kiss him just now. However, it would be bad for him to have girly smelling lips. The two walked toward the stairs and saw Sam enter the building while holding a burrito. She looked to Freddie and raised her eyebrow, clearly smelling the Pina Colada on his lips. She looked at Carly and sniffed, now she wasn't sure what to say. When she looked back to Freddie, he shook his head as if to say that nothing happened at all.

"Um, do either of you have some money?" Sam asked with a smile. Freddie's eyebrows rose and Sam gave a small sigh. "I stopped to grab a breakfast burrito and I didn't bring my wallet with me. I told the guy that at the restaurant that I would be right back with the money. Freddie sighed and pulled out ten dollars. It was the best he could give.

"Here, I think this should cover it." Sam grabbed the money and hurried out. She really felt like she needed a job, especially since whenever she did carry her wallet with her, she still didn't have a lot of money in it. While she lived with Freddie and Mrs. Benson, she often chose to save up her money and not spend it. That meant that all her money was in a savings account that she couldn't really do much with. Freddie often carried at least ten dollars with him, since he had personally chose to take ten dollars from his allowance and put the rest in a savings account. He actually wanted to move to a checking account pretty soon.

"I hope you didn't need that for anything," Carly said with a small chuckle. Freddie sighed and shrugged his shoulders, he didn't really care.

"Yeah I did, but I'll deal with it." Carly nodded and glanced over at the door as Sam made her way in, the restaurant must have been really close. For a moment, she wondered why Sam bothered with getting a burrito when she could have just gotten some food from class.

"Hey guys, guess what," Sam said with a large grin. Freddie raised his eyebrows and Carly crossed her arms over. "I saw this great laptop that I really want to buy! It's awesome!" Sam didn't have a laptop of her own, so she really did want one. Freddie raised his eyebrows and Carly merely gave her a blank stare. "I know I've saved up money, but I kind of want to keep that for when I get older…so I have money then."

"So what are you going to do about it?" Sam crossed her arms and gave a slow sigh.

"I think I better get a job…but I really want that laptop."

"Go for it," Carly said with a bright smile.

"Yeah, I think I might…" Sam looked to Freddie and blinked for a moment, still smelling Pina Colada from his lips. "Oh and Freddie?" He raised his eyebrows and Sam spoke a code insult from a list of made up insults for when they wanted to talk to each other in private. "You're so ugly that hair growing out of your ears would be a compliment." Freddie blinked and Sam walked off. He knew he would have to talk to her very soon.

"Hmm, it'd be interesting if she got a job."

"Yeah, I wonder how that would work out for her." A student from the AV club walked down the stairs and handed Freddie a cable.

"Hey, here's that cable you wanted."

"Thanks." The kid started to walk away but stopped and sniffed Freddie. Freddie raised his eyebrow while the boy thought for a second. "Pina Colada…" Carly laughed and Freddie groaned while wiping his lips furiously and walking toward his secret meeting spot with Sam.

Freddie looked around, making sure no one could see him, and he entered an empty room in the school that no one ever went into. He found Sam sitting on a windowsill, looking outside. Her foot was resting on the windowsill while her other foot was pointing toward the floor. The window was open, so her hair was moving subtly with the breeze. Her entire body seemed to shine as the sun bathed her with its glow. Freddie slowly closed the door and locked it, just in case. He looked at Sam and saw her turn her head toward him, she looked incredible.

"You ever wonder about this room?" Sam asked with a subtle smile. "There must be some mystery surrounding this…"

"I don't know, it just looks like an old and empty classroom to me. Of course, who can say? Maybe there's some deep, dark secret as to why it is never used and there's no windows on the doors." Sam chuckled and nodded her head. Freddie even got a key from Principal Franklin for the room, apparently it was so Freddie could go in and study at any time. Some of that 'studying' was the equivalent of spending time with Sam, whether it was romantic or just talking.

"Freddie, can I ask you a question?"

"Anything, what's on your mind?" Freddie moved toward Sam and sat against the windowsill, looking into her beautiful eyes.

"Why do your lips smell like Pina Colada? Both yours and Carly do, actually…" She knew Freddie wouldn't kiss Carly, but it was still odd to her. Freddie sighed and gave Sam a small smile.

"Nothing happened, other than Carly rubbing her hand against her lips and then against mine so I could see that she made a Pina Colada flavor out of Coconut and Pineapple." Sam laughed once and shook her head, Carly was odd like that sometimes.

"I see."

"You have nothing to worry about, Sam."

"Of course I don't, because I know you so well. I love you, Freddie."

"And I, you." Freddie placed a hand on Sam's cheek and gently kissed her lips. No matter what, he would always love her. That was his promise to her. He leaned back and smiled at his beloved fiancé. "So, you're serious about wanting a job?"

"Yes, I really want the laptop…though, I don't think I'll enjoy the job, but I need it for the laptop."

"Well, just remember, if it doesn't work out…you can quit at any time." Sam smiled and nodded her head, she was grateful for Freddie's support. "I think you'll do well, though. You know, you could ask Valerie if they're hiring where she works."

"They're not right now, I was just over there the other day. I had a nice meal while visiting Valerie. She told me how they had just hired some new trainee, so there wouldn't be any openings for anyone. That sucks, because I'd really like to go there. The only place is that Chili place."

"Chili My Bowl, that's the place you're talking about?"

"Yeah, that's it."

"Hmm, I don't see how that would be a bad place to work at…do you think it'll work out?"

"I'm not sure, to be honest."

"Well if it doesn't, then maybe you don't need to worry about a job so soon. If you still want a job after that, just tell Valerie to let you know whenever the next job opening is. I'm actually considering a job, myself."

"Really? Where would that be at?"

"Jonah's father runs a factory that works on building various things from metals. Jewelry is one of the various items that they make."

"Wow, wouldn't that mean you'd be working around some hot fluids or something?"

"Could be…" Freddie gave a seductive smirk and arched his eyebrows up. "I'm sure to be working heavy equipment too."

"Wow, you already work out, so won't that just make you get stronger?"

"Big and strong…"

"I can see it now." Sam chuckled and looked into Freddie's eyes as he leaned forward.

"I'll probably be getting all hot and sweaty." Sam blushed slightly and Freddie stood up. He placed his arms around Sam's waist and pulled her close. "That also means I'll be coming home plenty hot and sweaty, just for you."

"Freddie…" The bell signaling class rang, so Freddie gave a defeated sigh. He smiled as Sam gave a wide smirk. "Heh, well what are you going to do? We'll have to go to class now."

"Or we could just skip a few minutes…"

"What? You, late for class?"

"Well odder things have happened, have they not?" Sam shrugged as Freddie slowly pressed her against the wall. She closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around his neck. Freddie softly kissed Sam's lips and ran his hand through her hair. "You're so beautiful, Sam."

"Well thank you, I try to look good for you."

"I wouldn't care if you had mud all over your body, you would still look beautiful to me."

"Good to know."

"So, you don't mind if I carry you to class, do you?" Sam laughed and Freddie gently kissed her neck.

"Freddie, don't you think that'd be a bit odd for someone keeping a secret?"

"Yeah, but keeping this secret's just getting so odd for me. Though I know we have to or else unspeakable events may occur."

"Yeah…I kind of wish it didn't have to be a secret, either. Yet I know that it has to be. I mean, I'm not even sure if we can trust Carly."

"We might have at to one point…or maybe not. Remember when you changed those grades?" Sam nodded and frowned, that hadn't been one of her prouder moments. Carly couldn't keep it in, it was impossible, and it is still impossible for Carly Shay to tell a lie. That meant there was just no way that they could think of where Carly wouldn't tell Tyrone about them.

"We'd better get to class anyway, Freddie."

"Yeah, so let's get moving. You leave first." Sam nodded and exited the room, Freddie waited a few minutes and then exited.

-NEW SCENE-

Sam had received that job from the chili restaurant, but she hated it. They made her clean the men's restroom for one thing. The boss was just horrible to her. The place wasn't even all that refined. She'd expressed her distaste to Carly, then talked to Freddie about it after having calmed down some. Freddie felt Sam should quit the job, but she didn't want to until she had enough to buy the laptop.

She'd been working for a little over a week and was even more miserable than before. She was leaning against the counter when she spotted Valerie entering the restaurant. She was confused, Valerie was supposed to be working and was still in uniform. "Valerie, what are you doing here?" Sam said as she straightened herself up. Valerie lifted her hand that held a folded up uniform, she placed it on the counter and smirked.

"Put this on," Valerie said while crossing her arms. Sam raised her eyebrow and stared at it. It was a uniform for Sherry's Kitchen and even had her name sewn into it like Valerie's was.

"But…I thought that you guys weren't hiring there."

"We weren't, all positions were filled up. However, the trainee's not doing so well, we think she's better suited for this type of job."

"So, what do you mean?" Valerie smiled and ignored the people behind her. Some customers were complaining about Valerie not ordering food. She took a deep sigh and slowly shook her head. "I guess they're always so impatient here…"

"Yeah, they're always complaining."

"Then work with us at Sherry's Kitchen. Where is your boss at?" Sam sighed and counted down from three. Right after one, her boss exited from his office.

"Sam, what is the hold up?" The boss asked. He looked to Valerie and raised his eyebrow. "Who are you?"

"Name's Valerie Williams…" Valerie glanced over as a young lady exactly Sam's height entered the restaurant. "There's the trainee now. Hey Sophie, come over here!" The girl quickly moved to Sam and smiled politely. "Sophie, this is Sam. Sam, this is Sophie. Now, Sam…it takes a long time for applications to be checked over and all, and we get a lot of applications, so…I spoke to my boss…she wants you."

"You're serious?" Sam's eyes were wide and hopeful, she had a great smile on her face. Valerie smiled and nodded her head in response.

"Yeah, she says since I'm the best cook there and that you're close to me, she doesn't think you'll have any learning problems."

"No way, I love food!"

"Good, now put on your new uniform and come with me."

"But…"

"Trust me, I've got this handled." Valerie winked and Sam quickly took the uniform as she ran into the restroom. The customers shouted out their protests while Sam's boss stared at Valerie with annoyance.

"What are you doing? You can't just take my employees out from under me!"

"Well my boss is prepared to give you money if you will accept a trade." The boss raised his eyebrow and crossed his arms, waiting for the proposition. Valerie held her hand out to Sophie and sighed. "Sophie here is not the greatest cook, so she's not really helping much at our establishment. However, she is great with cash registers and taking orders. My boss, Sherry herself, has offered you this amount of money if you'd be willing to take Sophie and let us take Sam off of your hands." Valerie handed the man an envelope and crossed her arms over. "Effective immediately…All you have to do is say yes, take Sam off your payroll, and she comes with us."

"Hmm, we'll see…" The man opened the envelope and took out a few hundred dollars, his eyebrows rose and he stared at Valerie. "Your boss must have great faith in Miss Puckett…"

"She does, and I do as well. I think Sam will be a great chef for us. I'm Sherry's lead chef at the restaurant, as well as Sam's best friend. I've seen a lot from her, so I have full confidence that she'll be a great chef."

"Well then…" The boss looked over as Sam left the bathroom. She was wearing a white uniform with a vest and apron. On her chest, over her heart, was her name sewn into the cloth. Sam looked at Valerie and her boss, awaiting an answer. "Sure, I'm willing to take the deal. I'll take Sophie and you can take Sam." He held his hand out and Valerie shook it.

"YES!" Sam cried. Valerie chuckled and the boss raised his eyebrows as Sam began to dance around. While dancing, Valerie placed her arm around Sam's shoulders and laughed once.

"Okay Sam, come on. You work for us now, and I'm sure the chef's are handling things just fine without me, but my boss isn't going to be happy if we don't hurry up and get over there." Sam nodded as Valerie looked to the other man. "Thank you sir, I'm sure you will not regret this."

"I hope not," The man replied. He looked to Sophie and pointed to the register. "Sophie, register, now." The girl nodded and instantly went to work. As Valerie and Sam exited the building, Valerie gave a little smirk and patted her back.

"By the way, not as many complaining customers at the kitchen…though it's still a good idea if you're nice to them."

"I think I can handle that. Freddie's going to be so happy when I tell him!"

"Go ahead." Valerie pointed to a car and Sam looked over to see Freddie leaning against it. Jonah was sitting in the driver's seat with the window rolled down, he was grinning at the girls.

"Anyone need a ride?" Jonah asked.

"I hear you've got a new job," Freddie said as he pushed himself from the car. Sam squealed with joy and gave Freddie a hug. The group couldn't be happier for her. This time, she would be willing to keep the job, because she was sure to enjoy it.

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