The Greatest Secret

Disclaimer: Nope, don't own iCarly

A/N: While the events of the Christmas episode in the beginning take place, it will be basically an entirely different scenario happening. Mitch will appear to someone else, not Carly. The events at the end may happen, but that will not be explained as Mitch, rather Carly having a nightmare or something. We'll see when I get to it. Trust, my fellow readers, trust.

Chapter 89 (The Flashlight)

A week later, Jonah was talking to Freddie at the Benson's apartment. They were talking about Valerie's pregnancy and what Jonah was going to do. "I'm going to ask Valerie to marry me," Jonah said as he leaned back in the chair.

"I see nothing wrong with that," Freddie responded. He felt it would be best if Valerie and Jonah were married, preferably before the baby was born. "Have you and Valerie talked about when you might get married or anything?" Jonah sighed and shook his head, they hadn't discussed marriage just yet.

"I don't know, but I do know that Valerie likes spring weddings, so we might marry then. I haven't asked her yet, dude. I'm still in the process of looking for apartments and other things." Jonah and Valerie did have a lot they would have to do during this pregnancy. Freddie and Sam were going to support their friends as much as they could. "Mom and Dad have talked to Valerie's parents and they all decided that they would support us no matter what. They suggested we live with them, but I want to take responsibility." Freddie gave a nod and smiled at his friend, he thought it was very noble and smart for Jonah to take responsibility for the child. "I've already looked up a great site that Valerie and I can use during the pregnancy, even."

"Oh? What's that?"

"It's called baby center, it's a dot com site. It gives you a week by week analysis of what the mother will go through and shows what the baby will look like during a given week. It gives suggestions and tips on what to do during said week and tells you what you should stay away from. It also has some helpful tips for the fathers."(A/N: Actual site that I've used for research on pregnancies) Jonah felt prepared and ready for the pregnancy, he wanted to make sure that the next eight to nine months would go smoothly and that everything would be done right.

"I have to say, I'm proud of you." Jonah chuckled and Freddie laid straight on his sofa. "I have to say, though. Sam and I never thought that you and Valerie would have given in to that temptation." Jonah gave a sarcastic laugh and exhaled slowly. "Congrats to being the first of us to ever get married as well." Jonah smirked and raised his eyebrows, he didn't consider himself to be the first in the group to get married. Freddie looked over and saw Jonah smirking at him. He raised his eyebrows and moved to sit up. "What?" Jonah hummed a tune and tapped his foot on the ground.

"Oh, actually Freddie, you and Sam are technically already married. Therefore, you're technically the first to get married." Freddie crossed his arms and gave Jonah a smug grin. He could counter that one easily.

"However, you're having your wedding before I have my wedding with Sam. Meaning, your wedding bells go off first. You're married before me."

"Damn, you got me!" The two friends laughed and stood up from their seats. Jonah crossed his arms and smiled lightly. "Freddie, I would also like to know if you could be the best man at the wedding. I'm sure Valerie would agree with me that you seem to be the best choice." It was an honor for Freddie, so he would gladly accept it. And besides, why wouldn't he?

"So, you think I'm good enough to be the best man?"

"Well you are my best friend, so why wouldn't I think you're good enough?" Freddie gave a nod and patted Jonah on the shoulder.

"Thanks Jonah, I consider it an honor, so of course I'll accept the offer." Jonah was glad that Freddie decided to accept the offer, it meant a lot to him that he would.

"Thanks man, you're the greatest." Jonah rubbed his chin and looked over at a nearby computer, he knew iCarly would be starting up pretty soon. "Sam's over at Carly's place right now?"

"Yeah, she's getting ready for iCarly. Sam and I had a small dispute about something Carly did or said…so she's a little agitated."

"Ouch man, always remember that the girl is always right." Freddie chuckled and sighed, Jonah did have a point there. "So dude, you're going to apologize for the argument, right?"

"Of course I am, why wouldn't I? Besides, it was just a small argument, nothing major. Although, I'm a bit afraid she's going to still be miffed through iCarly."

"You said the argument was about Carly, right?"

"Uh…yeah…" Jonah closed his eyes and gave a solemn nod. If that was the case, Sam would most likely be agitated through iCarly.

"Chances are, she will still be miffed because she'd be miffed at Carly too…and will probably take it out on you." Freddie didn't doubt that one bit. The sad thing was, he couldn't fix the argument until at least after iCarly was finished. He hoped it wouldn't be too bad.

"Yeah, I need help dressing up in a flashlight costume…" Jonah stifled a laugh and Freddie rolled his eyes, he couldn't stand having to dress up in such a stupid thing. Freddie exited the room and reentered a minute later, he was holding a large yellow flashlight costume. "You don't even want to know where the batteries go." Jonah held his stomach and started laughing, Freddie narrowed his eyes and growled. "You want me to be your best man at the wedding, right Jonah?"

"Yes, yes, I'm just…it's just so funny I can't help myself! That's hilarious!" Freddie rolled his eyes and walked past Jonah.

"Ho, ho, ho…let's just get over to Carly's apartment." Jonah shrugged and wiped his eye, he couldn't bear to look at the flashlight without laughing. Freddie narrowed his eyes and glared over at Jonah. "Go ahead, keep laughing. I'll make you wear this thing when we're done, then I'll force you to walk around the streets while wearing this!"

"Hey, that's not very nice." Freddie flashed a grin toward Jonah and exited the door. Jonah muttered slightly and followed him. "You're lucky you're my best friend, man." Freddie couldn't help but to laugh at the statement. The two entered the Shay apartment and found Spencer working on a strange metal thing. "Uh, Freddie, what's that supposed to be?"

"I have no idea. I think it's supposed to be a tree…" Freddie had to wonder sometimes, maybe Emily and Robert were mistaken and Spencer wasn't really his brother. Of course, he figured they were most likely correct. Spencer stopped and looked over at Freddie and Jonah, he grinned as Freddie set the costume on the ground. "I need you guys to help me get into this thing, then I'm heading up to the studio."

"Yeah, then I'm going to head over to the jewelry shop and buy a wedding set for Valerie." Freddie nodded and looked at Jonah with a slightly raised eyebrow.

"So, are you going to be watching iCarly?"

"Are you kidding? If I did that, I'd probably piss myself laughing at you in the costume." Jonah laughed again and Freddie whacked him behind the head. "Sorry about that dude, you know I'm kidding."

"Yeah yeah, I got that…"

"Anyway, let's get you in that thing and I'm out of here. Valerie and I will obviously be watching iCarly, that seems pretty clear." Freddie nodded as Spencer and Jonah moved to help him get the costume on.

"Hey Freddie, I didn't know you and Jonah were friends," Spencer said while helping to pull Freddie's arm out of a hole.

"There are a lot of things you don't know, Spencer. Yes, Jonah and I have been friends for a while. He uh…he wanted a second chance after what happened with Sam." Spencer raised his eyebrow and Jonah glanced over while patting the back of the costume. What Freddie didn't know was that Spencer actually knew that Freddie and Sam were together, but he wasn't going to reveal that to them just yet.

"What else don't I know?"

"Nothing you absolutely need to know right now." Jonah's cell phone beeped, so he quickly checked it. It was time for him to go and start running all of his errands. He hoped to finish them before iCarly began.

"Well I have to run," Jonah said as he stepped back and rubbed his chin. He was staring at Freddie's costume with a smirk. "Hopefully my errands will be done in time for me to catch iCarly and see what fun things Sam and Carly can do to you in that costume." Freddie narrowed his eyes and slowly glared at Jonah, causing him to give a sheepish grin.

"Hah hah, very funny Jonah. You're a riot. I'll talk to you later."

"Yeah, see you around." Jonah exited the apartment and Freddie turned to the stairs. He now had to get up there and greet the girls.

"Come on, I'll help you up," Spencer said while placing his hand on Freddie's back. He carefully led Freddie up the stairs and into the studio.

"Hey there's the flashlight now," Sam said as Freddie entered the place. Carly looked over and gave a small laugh.

"He really does seem to light up the room, doesn't he," Carly replied. Freddie sighed with annoyance and walked over to his equipment.

"Yeah whatever, make all the flashlight jokes you want. See if I care."

"Okay, we will," Sam said while walking toward the center of the room. Freddie looked sadly at her and shook his head, he really wanted to make up the argument he had with her. The group began iCarly and ran through it quite smoothly. When it was done, Carly had asked Sam to help Freddie out of the costume. She pretty much let him fall onto the ground and walked out of the room.

"Sam!" Freddie called out. He heard Sam groan and walk back into the room.

"What?" Sam asked as she crossed her arms.

"Can you help me out of this thing first?" Sam closed her eyes and smiled, she did have to admit, she loved seeing Freddie get so worked up over a flashlight. She moved over and helped him out, it didn't take long at all. When Sam started to turn around and walk off, Freddie quickly wrapped his arms around her and turned her around.

"Freddie!"

"No, I want to apologize." Sam raised her eyebrow and Freddie gently kissed her forehead. "I love you so much, Sam. More than you'll ever know. I never want to have an argument that would ever cause a rift."

"This one wouldn't do that…"

"I know, but I still want to make up for it. Even the smallest of arguments could turn big. I was wrong. If you think you can trust Carly and you want to tell her that we're together, then I'm with you all the way, I'll support it."

"But…" Sam looked into Freddie's eyes and smiled softly. She had been thinking about it, but she still wasn't sure Carly could be that trusted with something like that. Tyrone was still strong and had a deep impact on her. "No Freddie, I did some thinking…I honestly don't think I'm ready for her to know about us yet. I mean, you're right…Tyrone could probably get it out of her." Freddie smiled and gently kissed Sam's lips.

"Then we don't have to tell her. Sure, that time may come one day, but let's not rush it. As long as Tyrone's around, it could be very risky to tell Carly anything."

"You're right. If I didn't think about what you said, I might have told her, and then I'm sure all hell would have broke loose…" Freddie chuckled and brushed her hair back. She looked beautiful in her Christmas clothing. Sam wrapped her arms around Freddie in a hug and kissed the corner of his jaw. "What would I ever do without you?"

"Now that's a question I ask myself quite often, and personally…I never want to know what I'd do without you." Sam giggled slightly and Freddie kissed her forehead.

"Yeah, where would you be if we never met?"

"Don't know, don't care." Freddie released Sam and watched as she walked toward the door.

"You come down in a couple minutes, we'll have a nice little 'dispute' over the flashlight thing."

"Sure thing, Sam." Sam exited the room and Freddie kicked the flashlight costume. He couldn't help it, he hated that thing. Of course, he did enjoy the symbolism of Sam turning him on. She turned him on all the time. He chuckled to himself and walked out of the room, unaware of the invisible eyes following him.

Heh, and next chapter begins what I like to call the "Mitch Arc." I call anything more than 3 chapters an arc. The biggest arc will be the Davidson (Freddie's) Family reunion. But back to this one, you're going to love it! Bet you can guess what I've got in store for ya.