The Greatest Secret

Disclaimer: Nope, don't own iCarly

A/N: As you know, thoughts are in italics and speech is in regular font.

Chapter 99 (Birth Plan)

Freddie, Sam, Jonah and Valerie were all at the apartment that Jonah had bought. They were not only discussing how the final iCarly went, but they were also drafting a birth plan for Valerie. It was something that women could do to ensure that the pregnancy goes the way they would like it to. The baby would be a male child, as they had found out. Jonah enjoyed rubbing his wife's belly and talking to the baby, Valerie thought it was cute.

The doctor had given Valerie a birth plan worksheet to fill out, so the group decided to do it right then. "Okay Valerie," Sam said as she moved her pen to the top of the list. "You want the following people present during your labor? Your partner, friends, relatives, doula, or children…" Freddie looked over and raised his eyebrow, wondering what the hell a doula was.

"Pardon me, but what is a doula?" Freddie asked with a quick voice. Jonah finished talking to the unborn baby and sat upright in his chair.

"A doula is a labor coach," Jonah replied with a smile. They didn't really have to have a doula at the place. "You know I'm going to be there, so mark me down next to partner." Sam nodded and wrote down Jonah's name. Valerie placed her hand onto her stomach and smiled softly.

"I want Sam in the delivery room with me. Freddie should stay in the waiting room, just in case Jonah needs to vomit. We don't have to have two vomiting guys in the room." Jonah and Freddie both glared at the now smirking Valerie, she actually didn't have a doubt in her mind that Jonah could handle the birth. Sam chuckled and wrote her name next to the friends. "Okay Sam, what's next?"

"Well it says here…" Sam moved the pen down as she read the words. "Would you like to bring music?" Valerie thought for a second and shook her head, she didn't think it would be all that necessary. "Would you like to dim the light?"

"What are they doing? Turning this into a romantic setting?" Freddie jokingly asked. Sam chuckled and rolled her eyes slightly.

"Hey, it's what's on the birth plan! You and I will most likely be doing this one day."

"I don't want to dim the lights," Valerie said as she rubbed her belly. Sam nodded and read the other two items off.

"Do you want to take pictures during the labor and delivery? Do you wish to wear your own clothes?"

"No and No." Valerie took the list and a pen, it was her turn to mark the items down. She marked next to having the option to return home if she wasn't in active labor. She wanted Jonah to stay with her at all times. She chose to have only the practitioner, nurse, and guests present. She didn't have contact lenses, so she didn't need to check that off. She chose to eat if she desired. She wanted to stay hydrated by drinking clear fluids rather than having an IV. She chose to have a heparin or saline lock and to walk and move around as she chose. If the she and the baby were doing fine, she chose to be allowed to progress free of stringent time limits but decided not to have an intermittent rather than the electronic fetal monitoring.

"She's a woman on a mission," Jonah said while chuckling slightly. Valerie was just blazing on down the list while the others watched. Valerie checked off the items that if available, she would like trying a birthing stool, birthing chair, squatting bar, and a birthing pool or tub. Of course, she wouldn't mind doing the labor regularly either, which was most likely how it would go. Under the question of when it was time to push, she chose to be coached on when to push and for however long it took to push. She also chose the option that as long as she and the baby were fine, to be allowed to progress free of time limits.

"Yeah Jonah, I'm on a mission." Valerie laughed slightly and continued filling out the form. "I think I'll just get this out of the way." The others nodded and just watched what items she marked off. As for pain relief, she chose all of the possible options, except for self hypnosis. For the vaginal birth, she decided to view the birth using a mirror. She wanted the room to be as quiet as it could be and to have Jonah help to 'Catch' the baby.

"So you want me helping to get the little one out?"

"Yes I do."

"Fine by me." Valerie nodded and continued on. She chose that after birth, she wanted to hold her baby right away and put off any procedures that weren't urgent. "Maybe I can hold him too."

"Father holds the baby later." Jonah's face fell and Valerie gave a quick laugh. "I'm joking of course, we'll see what happens." Jonah grinned as Valerie checked off another box. She wanted to wait until the umbilical cord stopped pulsating before it was clamped and cut, she also chose to let Jonah cut it. Jonah and Valerie had discussed both of them being involved in the birth.

"Look at that Jonah, you can't be allowed to faint," Freddie said with a slight smirk. Jonah raised his eyebrow and leaned back, he didn't think he would faint. "If you faint, you won't be able to cut that cord."

"Aw, leave my poor husband alone. He knows if he faints, he probably won't hear the end of it." Sam and Freddie couldn't help but to laugh at the comment. Jonah rolled his eyes and chuckled slightly.

"Oh don't worry honey, I'm not fainting to save my life," Jonah replied.

"Oh good for you, I'm glad." Valerie moved to the C-Section part of the list and opted for Jonah to be there. She wanted the screen to be lowered a bit so she could see her baby coming out. She opted to have the baby given to her partner when he was dried, and as long as he was in good health. She also opted to breastfeed the baby in the recovery room, if possible. "Hmm, moving on to the postpartum section…" She chose for after delivery, she wanted all newborn procedures to take place in her presence. She wanted Jonah to stay with the baby at all times if she couldn't be there. She also wanted a private room and a cot to be provided for Jonah.

"This list is long."

"Hey, you have to do what is necessary," Sam said with a slight chuckle.

"Yeah, true…" Valerie marked that she would most likely plan to combine breastfeeding and formula-feeding. Of the things she wanted offered to her baby, she chose the formula, sugar water, and pacifier. She also wanted her baby fed on a schedule for that time. She also checked for rooming to make the decision later and depending on how she's feeling. Jonah looked at the list and rubbed his chin. "Do we want him circumcised at the hospital?"

"What is a circumcision?" Sam asked while raising her eyebrow. Freddie leaned back and sighed.

"When a baby boy is born, they have a fold that covers the head of their penis," Freddie explained. "A circumcision can take that fold off. There are several benefits of circumcision, actually…"

"I actually want my baby to be circumcised," Valerie said while rubbing her chin. She marked next to that and smiled as she checked the final box as well, letting herself be checked out early. "There, we've reached the end of the birth plan."

"That took a while."

"A lot longer than it took you to tell off Nevel," Jonah said while chuckling lightly. Freddie blinked and Sam turned toward him, she did wonder about his temper during that moment.

"Yeah, why were you so upset?" Sam asked with concern. Freddie frowned and sighed slightly. "I also remember Carly telling me that you were pretty harsh about wanting to end iCarly…she hasn't even talked to you in the last two days." Freddie didn't care if Carly talked to him or not.

"As long as you're safe, I'm not worried about whether Carly talks to me or not," Freddie said while shrugging his shoulders. "Are you still having nightmares?"

"No, they seemed to stop since iCarly ended…"

"Good." It was funny, after iCarly, Sam basically told the school that her mom wasn't moving and she said her name was still the same. Some people groaned, but all in all, no one really paid much mind. It had been a somber time for the students, since they didn't want iCarly to end, but they could get over it. Some people were upset with Freddie, but he paid them no mind.

"I'm with her on this one," Jonah said as he placed his arm around Valerie's shoulders. "Why were you so harsh?" Freddie closed his eyes and slowly exhaled, he figured it was time to let Sam know what had been going on.

"Sam, I found out recently…A year ago, mom and Robert found someone who was indeed stalking you…" Sam paled slightly and her eyes widened, she had been in danger at some point of time because of iCarly. She couldn't believe it. "Ever since then, there haven't been any other stalkers, but I couldn't take that risk. I wanted you to be safe, I couldn't allow iCarly to go on while you were afraid or in danger."

"I see, thank you then," Sam responded with a small voice. Freddie wrapped his arms around Sam and pulled her into a close hug.

"Don't worry, you're safe now. The show is over, no one can see you online, so no one's going to do anything harmful at all." Sam nodded and kissed Freddie's cheek, she was pleased now that he'd been abrupt about it. While he didn't have to be, if he wasn't, iCarly might not have ended and she would have become more fearful. Jonah and Valerie were happy for their friends, and why wouldn't they be? Sam wouldn't be afraid of internet creeps anymore, so she was happier. If she was happier, they were happier.

Well well well, we've reached this point...the next chapter is the milestone chapter, so I must say, you KNOW something big plot-wise will be happening. I hope you've enjoyed this relaxing chapter. I can say from here, the story is only JUST beginning, prepare yourselves for the the greatest ride that GS will take you on. Especially the Family Reunion Arc which begins around chapter 106, where there will be so many surprises and shocks. I DO HOPE that you've read over the GREATEST SECRET FAMILY TREE, because Freddie's got quite a bit of relatives that you will want to remember the relationship of them. Hope you enjoyed this chapter. I know you'll enjoy the next ^_^. That's right, I'm that confident.