Paternal Bonds

Disclaimer: I don't own iCarly. I keep it simple.

A/N: Thoughts in "Italics" and regular speech in "Regular font." Only applied if in quotes.

A/N: by the way, everybody is 26 in this story, except Spencer who would be older. I doubt he'll be mentioned much. Please read this regardless of their age. It will all make sense, I promise. They have to be this old in the story.

Chapter 27 (The Wedding)

A month had passed by and there was still no sign of Hector, he just didn't show his face anywhere and Freddie had easily changed his editor without any problems. Now was a big day for everybody, Angie found herself sitting in a room with Sam, Carly and Tina. She was looking in a basket filled with flower petals as Carly pinned up Sam's wedding dress.

"At least Spencer is going to give you away," Carly said with a smile.

"Yeah, I wouldn't have it any other way," Sam said with a smile. "But I am so nervous! I'm so incredibly nervous." Tina nodded in response.

"It's normal to be nervous," Tina said with a smile. "I'm nervous, Valerie's nervous and so is Mr. Benson's mom."

"You know you can call him Freddie now, it's appropriate." Tina shrugged, it was an old habit. There were four consecutive weddings, Sam and Freddie were the first of the four couples to be married, then the very next day would be the wedding of Henry and Della and so forth. "I know it's normal, but this day…this is a day I actually never thought would happen. I know most women say that on their wedding day, but I was scared that it was never actually going to happen, most girls know it'll happen one day."

"That's understandable, well it's happening now," Carly said as she pinned part of the back. "Now if our beautiful bride would stop moving, I can get this done quicker." Sam laughed lightly and Carly sighed. "Keep moving and I may accidently poke you with a pin."

"Okay, okay Carly, I'll stop." Sam chuckled and let out a sigh. "Eleven years ago, if you told me I'd be marrying Freddie Benson, I would say you're crazy and probably would have pulled his underwear up and called him a tech geek for as long as he lived. I can tell you this, I really love that man."

"He really loves you," Tina stated.

"I know he does. He's the greatest man I ever met." Sam sighed and smiled softly, Angie got up and walked over to Sam, she knew she shouldn't hug her mom at the current moment, but she could still talk to her.

"I love you mommy," Angie stated with a bright smile. "I love daddy too, but I want to know if there can be something else for me to love…like a little brother or a sister." Sam raised her eyebrow and looked at Angie, she liked that Angie wanted a younger sibling, but she was surprised by it.

"Uh, now isn't the best time to talk about that, but I will definitely talk to your father about that. Are you sure you want a little sibling?"

"Yes, I've seen a lot of brothers and sisters together and I always feel like I want to have a little sibling."

"I'll be sure to talk to Freddie about that."

"Thanks…Anyway, I'm ready to go down the aisle!"

"It's almost time to go, soon I will be with Freddie forever, I'll finally be with the man I truly love."

-NEW SCENE-

"This is the big day, Son," Henry said with a smile, Freddie nodded as Jake dusted some of Freddie's tuxedo. "Man, I am definitely nervous, I'm getting married to Samantha Puckett."

"Heh, you two used to be in so much denial," Jake said with a sigh. "Then you finally got up the guts to tell her and what do you know, she actually had feelings for you the entire time."

"I know that, it's been too damn long also, now that I have her, I'm not letting go again. I'm not going to let anyone hurt her, I'm not going to let her fall into danger anymore."

"You'll make a good husband," Henry stated as he crossed his arms. "I'm sure you'll make a good father as well and I'll make a great grandfather!" Freddie smirked, he was going to crack a joke about the choice of words his father just used, but he chose not to. "So, how come we had Johnny be the ring bearer?"

"Well there really wasn't anyone else, dad. Why not let one of Angie's best friends be ring bearer at the wedding? Sam thought it'd be cute."

"I suppose it is, I think it's a good idea having Spencer hand her away. There really isn't anyone else to do it…"

"Well there's no way in hell we'd have her father do it. Fortunately we have several people watching the wedding, that rat bastard wouldn't get in if he tried. There's no way he's going to ruin Sam's special day, I'm sure he's just waiting to try that."

"Do us a favor, don't think about the man today," Jake said as he patted Freddie's back. "I'm sure the girls would probably be telling Sam the same thing." Jake would be the best man and Robert would have to be the groomsman. "Anyway, it's time." Jake placed his hands on Freddie's shoulders and smiled. "You go up there to that altar and you make sure that you cherish every moment of this! This is going to be the biggest moment of your life, everything is on you!"

"Uh, do me a favor and shut up…" Jake chuckled and Freddie walked out of the room and over to the altar and stood next to the minister. He watched as Angie and Johnny walked down the aisle, Angie tossed the flowers down the row, shedding numerous petals along the aisle. Then Robert and Tina walked arm in arm down the aisle and broke at the end, next Carly and Jake walked down the aisle. Finally the music started and everyone stood up. Freddie smiled softly when he spotted Sam, he wasn't even sweating, but he couldn't get over just how beautiful Sam looked at the moment. Spencer held her hand up and led her to the altar, the minister then started to speak.

"Friends, we are here to join Freddie Benson and Samantha Puckett in matrimony, which is commended to be honorable among all men; and therefore is not by any to be entered into unadvisedly or lightly but reverently, discreetly, advisedly and solemnly. Into this holy estate these two persons present now come to be joined. If any person can show just cause why they may not be joined together…let them speak now or forever hold their peace." With that the minister paused and the audience was silent. "Then we will continue, who gives this woman to be wedded to this man?"

"I, Spencer Shay give Samantha Puckett to be wed with Freddie Benson." Freddie took Sam's hand in his and looked into her eyes with a soft smile, Spencer then went to his seat.

"I will now speak the first reading, Master Speed by Robert Frost. Two such as you with such a master speed

Cannot be parted nor be swept away
From one another once you are agreed
that life is only life forevermore
together wing to wing and oar to oar." The minister held his open book and looked up from it. "Marriage is a sacred oath that you take and it is a promise that you keep for each other. To join in union means to join together for each other and only each other. You are stepping away from your old, previous life and into a new dawn, do you understand this?" Sam and Freddie nodded their heads and the Minister then asked for the wedding vows, Freddie and Sam looked into each other's eyes and smiled.

"Sam, I love you and I always will, I always have," Freddie started. "We have been through a lot together, and we will go through the rest of our life together, I vow to protect you and cherish you from here until death shall grip at my feet. There has been only one woman that I've ever truly loved and there will always be only one, and that woman stands with me on this very day." Sam's lip quivered slightly, it was so tempting to kiss him at that moment, but it would have to wait, it was her turn to say the vow.

"Freddie, I can't love anyone other than you, you're the one man that I know will always take care of me no matter what," Sam said softly. "I promise that I will live to be a great wife for you, I will always love and I will always cherish you and never will I leave you." With that the Minister continued with the second reading, it was George Eliot's to be one with Each Other.

"What greater thing is there for two human souls
than to feel that they are joined together to strengthen
each other in all labor, to minister to each other in all sorrow,
to share with each other in all gladness,
to be one with each other in the
silent unspoken memories?" The minister held the book in his hand and looked at Freddie. "I want to ask you now, do you Freddie Benson take Samantha Puckett to be your wedded wife, to live together in God's word and holy matrimony? Do you promise to love her, comfort her, honor and keep her in sickness and in health, forsaking all others in this world, keeping yourself for her alone as long as you both shall live...Do you promise this?"

"I do," Freddie responded. The minister smiled and turned to Sam.

"Do you, Samantha Puckett take Freddie Benson to be your wedded husband, to live together in God's word and holy matrimony? Do you promise to love him, comfort him, honor and keep him in sickness and in health, forsaking all others in this world, keeping yourself for him alone as long as you both shall live…Do you promise this?"

"I do," Sam responded. Jake took the rings from the ring bearer at order of the Minister. "Now, place the rings on each other's fingers and exchange the rings." Freddie was first, he took Sam's hand and started to slip the ring onto her finger.

"I give you this ring as a symbol of my love and faithfulness. As I place it on your finger, I commit my heart and soul to you. I ask you to wear this ring as a reminder of the vows we have spoken today, our wedding day." Next it was Sam's turn, she could hear her mother crying in the audience, Della Benson was tearing up as well, even she couldn't go through it without tears in her face. She took Freddie's hand and started to slip the ring onto his finger.

"This ring I give to you as a token of my love and devotion to you. I pledge to you all that I am and all that I will ever be as your wife. With this ring, I gladly marry you and join my life to yours."

"Freddie Benson and Samantha Puckett, you have come before us
and before God and have expressed your desire to be husband and wife. You have shown your love and affection by joining hands, making promises of faith and devotion, and sealing these promises by the giving of rings. In the name of the father, Son, and Holy Spirit I now pronounce you to be Husband and wife. And what God has joined together let no man ever, ever separate. You may now kiss the bride." Freddie and Sam turned to each other and slowly brought their lips together in soft passion, the flames of passion licked their bodies and slowly engulfed them. When their lips separated, they had their eyes glued to each other. "Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Mr. and Mrs. Freddie and Sam Benson!" The audience stood up and applauded as Sam and Freddie turned around, at that the group went to the reception building.

-NEW SCENE-

"I'm telling you that you can't go in!" A guard exclaimed as he aimed his gun. Mrs. Briggs stood with several guards who had their guns aimed toward none other than Hector Puckett.

"What, I can't go to my own daughter's wedding?" Hector asked with a raised eyebrow. "Do you know who you're talking to?"

"Yeah, a dead duck," Mrs. Briggs stated. "That is not your daughter in there and I'm not above shooting the hell out of you, as sacred of a day as this is."

"You know, I should have known it'd be Freddie that would get her out. That is why I made him who he was today, you know the deal, it's best to keep your enemies closer. However, I deserve to see my daughter on her wedding day."

"I thought about it, but…no." Mrs. Briggs looked to the men and back to Hector, she lifted her hand into the air. "Okay men…" Hector's eyes widened and Mrs. Briggs brought her arm down and pointed toward him. "Fire!"

"Oh crap!" Hector turned around and ran, normally he wouldn't run but in these cases it was necessary. He grunted and groaned as bullets shot into his arms and legs, his body jerked forward and he fell to his knees.

"Cease fire!" Hector placed his closed fists on the ground and looked over at Mrs. Briggs with pure hate and malice in his eyes.

"You bitch, you don't know who you're dealing with."

"And you don't know who you're dealing with." Mrs. Briggs crossed her arms and smirked. "Okay people, it seems Freddie was right to suspect Hector of trying to crash the wedding, but this is going to be no tale of the wedding crashers. Cuff him."

"You pathetic piece of-" Mrs. Briggs slammed her foot onto Hector's back and pushed him to the ground.

"It's a damn good thing Cara saw you running around and alerted us."

"Goddamn you!" Soon several guards were on him, holding him down as they cuffed his hands together. Mrs. Briggs pulled him up as a police car drove up in silence.

"I think we're going to have a very fun trial, you'll be put on death row and sentenced to hell, I'm positive of it." Mrs. Briggs and several officers led him into the car and shoved him in the back seat. He looked in front of him and saw a big burly, male police officer sitting in the front.

"You know, that's very stereotypical…just because I'm a sex offender, you would put a strong male officer as the driver."

"That's not the reason, criminals have been known to attack the driver, that's why we've given you this guy. We could have put the strongest woman there, but we just didn't care."

"If you think you can hold me-"

"Hey jackass, nobody cares about what you or your fat ass has to say, so shut the hell up." Mrs. Briggs slammed the door shut and smirked. "Okay then, take him away. I don't think it matters if you take him to a hospital or not, it's best though that you don't. However, I suppose he should live to see his trial and be voted guilty."

"You're a bitch!" Mrs. Briggs chuckled and crossed her arms.

"Guess what, I've been known to be mean, so I'll take that as a compliment. Now shut up before I shoot your mouth off your face. I'm missing the reception." Hector growled and rolled his eyes, his entire body was bleeding from head to toe and he was now heading to jail, the day wasn't going well for him. The car quickly sped off and Mrs. Briggs turned around. "Finally we've caught him, soon we'll be prosecuting him. Hmm, it's time for the reception." Mrs. Briggs walked toward the building with her head held high.

You know that's not the last we'll be seeing of Hector. You have to admit, that wedding was nice. Stick around for the next chapter, you'll like it probably.