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 101 (Family Bonding Starts)

"So you're telling me he's your brother?" Jonah asked while raising his eyebrow. Freddie leaned back in Jonah's couch and nodded. Valerie was in the kitchen, decorating it with some fun decorations. Freddie admired the place, it was pretty good for Jonah and Valerie to get, it had enough room for everything they needed. Jonah blinked once and raised his eyebrows up, this was definitely news for him. "Wow, I did not see that coming."

"Yeah, and we're doing things that families tend to do, sort of. I mean we are going to get to know a little more about each other." They had some fun events planned for the day. They were going to play some on the golf course, then they would go have some lunch. After that, they were going to see a movie, walk around the mall a bit, and have dinner in the park underneath the stars. "We have a lot of events planned out for the day. We're starting out with some golf."

"Good, it sounds like fun!" Jonah smiled at his friend and took a sip of his drink. He was happy for Freddie, and why not? His brother finally knows and there's nothing bad to come of it. "So, what time are you going to go meet with them and leave?" Freddie hummed and thought on the meeting time, he was sure it was going to be around ten. It was early in the morning. Jonah and Valerie lived in the Bushwell apartments, so Freddie and Sam could always visit whenever.

"I believe around ten o'clock…" Freddie looked over as Sam left the kitchen. She raised her eyebrow and stared at Freddie, confused as to why he was still here.

"Freddie, it's five minutes till ten, shouldn't you go?" She asked. Freddie's eyes widened and he looked at his watch. Yep, he was going to be late if he didn't hurry. He quickly stood up and Sam laughed lightly as she moved toward Freddie. "Hey, they probably won't hold you accountable for being late, but then they might…" She smirked and Freddie gave a sarcastic laugh. "Have fun Freddie, I'll see you later." She leaned up slightly and gently kissed Freddie's lips. "I love you."

"I love you too Sam, have fun with Jonah and Valerie today." Valerie stepped out of the kitchen and smirked. She was holding a plaque in her hand.

"Oh, we've got lots of fun planned out for Sam," Valerie said with a grin. Sam giggled once and smiled.

"Uh oh, I better look out," Sam replied. She gave Freddie a hug and smiled at him once more. "Let me know how things work out." Jonah lowered his hand onto his armrest and looked over. He raised his eyebrow and sighed. "Also, don't overdo anything. Spencer is new to the whole brother thing, so be careful on the things that happen. During your game-"

"Hey Sam, would you let him go so he isn't later than he should be?" Jonah asked with a small chuckle. Sam laughed sheepishly and kissed Freddie once more on the cheek.

"Have fun." Freddie smiled and nodded his head as Sam trotted back into the kitchen with Valerie.

"See you around, Freddie!" Freddie waved at Jonah and hurried out the door. He spotted Emily, Spencer, and Robert walking toward him and laughed nervously as he rubbed the back of his neck. Apparently, they were coming to pick him up, probably because he was late.

"We figured you were over here, since you didn't come to the meeting place," Emily said as she patted Freddie's shoulder. Robert rubbed his chin and smirked.

"I think he gets his tardiness from me," Robert jokingly stated. Freddie raised his eyebrow and glanced over as Robert patted Spencer on the back. "Careful Spencer, you could be a very tardy person as well!" Spencer blinked and Emily laughed, she didn't think Robert was that bad.

"Hey, I've only ever been tardy once in my life," Freddie said in his defense. So, he actually had been late for other things, but for the most part, they were mostly out of his control. He tried his best to be very punctual.

"Yeah, and wasn't that for a date with Sam?" Emily asked as the group began walking. She smirked and Spencer smiled with interest. Freddie gave a sad sigh and dropped his shoulders.

"Yes. She sent our best friends out to get me…I was sleeping. They grabbed my ankles and pulled me right out of the bed." Spencer and Robert both stifled their laughter, Emily didn't succeed so well. "Oh, thanks mom."

"Sorry sweetie." Upon thinking about it, Freddie did think the whole thing was pretty funny. Needless to say, he never slept through another date again. The group made it to the lobby floor and looked over at the doorperson. Lewbert had quit some time ago. The new doorman was actually very nice and subdued. He waved at the family and smiled as he went back to work. The four walked out of the building and moved to Robert's car, they figured it'd be best to take that one since it had the most room. Robert and Emily entered the front while Spencer and Freddie got into the back. Robert started the car and began to drive.

"So Freddie, how long have you and Sam been together for?" Spencer asked with a small smile. Freddie was looking out the window. He shifted his gaze over to Spencer and smiled at him.

"Well, May tenth was our third full year of dating. So May 10th 2008 was when we started out. Mom didn't choose for us to be together until a few months later. We'll be getting married on May tenth, but that'll be when we turn twenty." Spencer's eyebrows rose, he didn't think it had been that long. That meant they had been together before Freddie even knew Carly.

"Wow, no wonder you guys seem so close, you've had a lot of time to grow in your relationship." Freddie nodded and closed his eyes as he thought of Sam. They had definitely grown a lot since they were younger. "So, what's the real reason that you pretend to like Carly?" Carly had told him what Freddie said to her so long ago, but Spencer suspected it wasn't all the way true. Emily and Robert glanced in the rearview mirror and Freddie gave a slow sigh.

"Sam thought that my being pushy would make Carly lose interest in me, so even though it hurt both of us, she and I decided to pretend I liked her. I'm done with that, though." Freddie crossed his arms and frowned. He'd had enough pretending, especially since it hurt Sam. "It hurts Sam to see Carly liking me so much. She can't say anything, though…I know if she could, she'd tell Carly to please stop and find someone who isn't already taken." Spencer frowned and nodded his head, he could understand how Sam and Freddie must feel about that. "I'm personally glad that Jonah and Valerie know, because we might have gone crazy if we didn't have someone to vent to."

"Yeah, I'll bet." Spencer laughed slightly and began to wonder why Freddie and Sam decided to tell Jonah and Valerie. Not only that, but did that also mean their dating was fake? "So, about your two friends…"

"What about them?" Freddie blinked and soon realized that Spencer was probably curious about everything that involved his friends. "Yeah, Valerie is Sam's best friend and Jonah's mine. Sam and I met Jonah when we were really young…she ran into him." Spencer chuckled and Freddie smiled at the memory.

"She's not always clumsy is she?" Freddie laughed and shook his head, he didn't think Sam was clumsy at all.

"Nah, but it was a fun moment. She also met Valerie about two years before she and I got together. We introduced them to each other and they just hit it off." It was a good memory, the two had become such great friends with one another upon meeting. "Sam…I love that girl so much, no one can take her from me without expecting me to fight back." Spencer knew what he meant, as he'd do the same exact thing for Sasha.

"So, Carly told me about Valerie…I'm guessing Jonah was faked too?" Freddie nodded his head and leaned his shoulder against the door. He knew he could trust Spencer, so he could tell him the truth.

"Yeah, but it really was more or less Sam's idea. We had Jonah and Valerie role play as our dates in order to throw off suspicion. Valerie's not really that bad and Jonah…well, he'd never actually cheat on his girlfriend, otherwise he'd be his own worst enemy." Freddie chuckled at the corny joke, he could do better. "Of course, Jonah doesn't like Carly at all…"

"He doesn't? Why?" Spencer frowned and Freddie rubbed his neck.

"Well, it's just because he doesn't trust her. He thinks she'll hurt me and Sam in some way, therefore he doesn't like her all that much."

"I see…" Spencer rubbed his chin and stared at Freddie for a moment, he smiled lightly and crossed his arms. "You know, I'm glad you've stopped pretending to like Carly, it would be too weird." Freddie agreed and sighed while raising his eyebrows up. He knew it would seem way too odd to pretend to like the person that was his half sister. She wouldn't ever actually be his step sibling, in which case things wouldn't be nearly as odd. "Anyway, now that we're brothers…" Freddie looked to Spencer and raised his eyebrow, wondering what he had in mind. "I can do this!" Spencer leaned over and started rubbing his closed hand over Freddie's hand at rapid pace. Freddie shouted out and laughed while trying to push Spencer back.

"Cut that out!"

"I think not, my brother."

"I will get you back for this!" Emily and Robert looked at each other and smiled, they were thrilled that Spencer and Freddie were so accepting of one another.


Well I hope you liked this chapter. The next will involve them golfing, then Sam makes a little slip up.