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 118 (Reunion: Comfort)
Sam made her way to the restroom and stopped short of the door, thoughts about all that Carlos and Zamira said were running through her mind. It was painful and hard, she didn't think that anything could be so mixed up in the world. Carly and Tyrone were both in danger, Carly was related to Freddie, Tyrone was related to Emily. Everything was just too confusing for her, she had no clue what to do.
She couldn't help but to fear that she was going to lose one of her good friends to a murderer, because if anyone was in more danger of being murdered by a serial killer, it was Carly. After all, anyone could have found her through iCarly. She sank to her knees and brought her hands to her face, she hated having to deal with all that was going on. Why couldn't it have been easier? Why did there have to be anyone against anyone? Should she really have been surprised? With any big family comes many secrets.
Sam felt someone place their hand on her shoulder. She looked up and saw Freddie smiling down at her, he was always going to be there for her, no matter what. She stood up and fell into his chest. Right now, his embrace was all she really needed. She felt so scared, so bad. She wanted to impress the family, and she just ran out in tears and shock. Freddie wrapped his arms around Sam and held her tightly, refusing to let her go. He rubbed her back and gently kissed her forehead. "Freddie, I'm sorry for running out like that," Sam said in a quiet voice. Freddie shrugged and ran his hand through her hair.
"Don't be sorry," Freddie whispered into her ear. He continued to rub her back and shifted his eyes around to look for somewhere they could sit. He thought Sam might want to sit down, but it seemed they were fine right where they were. "I know how confused you must be right now, I am too." He had to admit, he had not suspected any of what he'd heard. There was another Shay out there who was killing Shays because he thought it was justice?
"I just don't understand it all that much…sorry if I seem so out of sorts today, you know." Really it wasn't her fault for that, and Freddie understood it. She took a deep breath and slowly shook her head. "I just wanted to impress your family…"
"I think you did. I mean everyone seemed to like you." Freddie spotted a small bench-like chair to the left, it would be perfect to sit down on with Sam and still hold on to her. "Sam, do you want to sit down, or are you fine standing up?"
"I think I'll sit down…" Freddie nodded and led Sam over to the bench, they sat down and Freddie held his arm around her. They sat in silence, taking in the moment and cherishing every breath. No one wanted to be too high strung given the circumstances. Sam was mostly concerned that she opened a Pandora's box, since it was after her presentation that the secrets started gushing out like wildfire. "Freddie, I don't want Carly to die…" Neither did he, but he was wondering what or how they could do anything about it. No one really knew where Lionel was. They had a whole year and a few months till Carly even had a risk of being killed. "Even Tyrone, I don't want him to die either…"
"I know Sam, I know." She had a big heart, that's something that he loved about her. Despite the cruel ways of Tyrone, or the thoughts and fears of Carly, she still cared enough to not want any harm to come to them. Of course, Freddie didn't want that either. However, it was Sam's heart that made him so caring. If not for her, he probably wouldn't bother worrying about this. "Of course, Mitch showed me that…I hate that asshole."
Sam wondered if now would be a good time to tell Carly that they were together, she didn't know. She did know that it was about time to tell her that her father was getting married to Emily. They needed not keep something like that from Carly. Sure, Tyrone would figure it out, but it wasn't like Robert was going to let the man do anything at all to the group. "Carly's like…your sister or something, Tyrone's related to you too. It's kind of funny, but at the same time…I'm not sure what to make of it."
"Well, they're family I guess. They'll probably still give us some trouble…but I'm sure we'll find something…" The question for them now was how would they handle the news? Meaning, when would anyone talk to Tyrone or Carly? How would the two handle it all? News like this would be a shock, no doubt about that. Tyrone probably wouldn't believe it for a minute, and Carly probably wouldn't have a clue as to what to say. "Though Sam, you don't need to cry…"
"I'm just so stressed right now, I mean I wanted everything to go perfect!" She was being too hard on herself, that much was true, but what could she do? It wasn't her fault that a bunch of history was spilled out, it was just the time that people felt it was necessary to talk about the secrets of the family. "I don't like secrets, Freddie. I don't want to hear another family secret for a long, long time…"
"Heh, don't worry about it too much." Freddie smirked and placed his finger beneath her chin, he gently tilted her head upwards and gazed into her eyes. "Can't have my beautiful wife feeling down about something out of her control, now can we?" Sam blushed and looked to the side, she smiled softly and slowly shook her head. He had a point, she was worrying too much. She lifted her eyes up to the door and spotted Morris and Maggie walking toward them, smiling.
"You know, I think the reunion has been wonderful so far," Maggie said while sitting next to Sam. The two wanted to check on their niece, they felt it was necessary to see if they could do anything to comfort her. Sam smiled at Maggie and let her aunt pull her into a hug. "You know, everyone's tried so hard to impress you, and we hope we did a good job…" Sam looked over at the door and saw some other of her relatives watching from the main room. She closed her eyes and smiled softly.
"Yeah Aunt Maggie, you guys did," Sam responded. This was good for the elder woman to hear. Morris was pretty happy to hear it as well. Freddie smiled at the scene, it was pleasant because Sam never seemed to have a good relationship with her family. Now, she was holding onto her aunt and letting the woman care for her.
"You know Sam, you gave a great presentation up there," Morris added with a smile. He had to admit, he was very proud to see his niece on the stage. In his opinion, she was perfect. He would have loved to see her tell a little of her family history, he knew she knew all about that. "You know what? Sometime you ought to present a little history of our family, that'd be nice." Sam chuckled and shrugged her shoulders, she didn't really know how great of an idea that would be.
"I don't know Uncle Morris, I mean…"
"I think it's a good idea," A voice said from behind. Sam glanced over once more and spotted Arian smiling at her. He wanted to see if she was okay, since the news definitely hit him pretty hard. She was completely stressed out about the reunion, so the news that was just spilled definitely would be very hard for her to handle. He walked over to Sam and patted her on the shoulder. "You did well out there, your voice was pretty soothing too. I think if you go up there again, it would probably be relaxing for you and everyone else. Plus, it's always nice to hear the spouse's family history."
"Well…" Sam rubbed her chin and looked to Freddie for guidance. He smiled and nodded her way, meaning he had absolutely no problem with her going back up there. He would love to hear more about her family history. He would support her no matter what she wanted to do. She smiled and nodded her head. "Okay, I'll do it."
"Good. If you want some time to take a moment and breath, then you can." Sam nodded as Arian turned and walked back to the room. She wasn't sure what she'd say about her family, but she knew it would be a breeze, since she did know quite a bit about them.
"Can't wait to hear what you have to say," Morris chuckled. Sam hugged him, surprising him. She wanted to let her aunt and uncle know that she loved them very much. "Well, maybe it won't be too dark and bad." He was joking, and everyone knew it. After all, there was a lot of stuff that happened in their past that they needed to filter out. Sam had a feeling that Freddie's family would accept her no matter what her family was like.
"Well, let's go on in," Freddie said as he and Sam stood up. He placed his hand on the small of her back and gently kissed her on the cheek. "You're going to do great."
"Thanks Freddie," she replied. The group moved toward the room, Sam smiled at her relatives that were watching and they smiled back at her. Everything was going to be fine. Sam did wonder where Carlos went, he probably left to turn himself in. She didn't know, but she did see Vera talking on the phone in a quick voice. Vera moved over to Arian and began speaking with him.
"Arian, that was Carlos…he said he's left the reunion and wants to turn himself in to the police," Vera said with a quiet voice. Arian closed his eyes and nodded, he felt it was best that Carlos do that. After all, it would help the police out quite a bit, and they could begin searching for Lionel.
"I understand, are you going to leave as well?" He asked. Vera frowned and nodded her head, she had to leave and be there with her son. "Then I'll give you a call after the reunion."
"Thanks." Arian frowned and watched as Vera left. It seemed the reunion just took a sharp turn from pleasant to nearly tragic.
Well, I hope you enjoyed the chapter. I'm sure you'll like the next