Sam's POV

"Who is at our door at this hour? Sam go see who it is."

"Fine. I'll go see." I got out of bed and headed down to the back door because that's where the knocking was coming from. I pulled back the curtain and there was Mercedes. I opened the door.

"Mercedes, what are you doing here? You should be getting some rest you have a show tomorrow." I said as she brushed by me walking into the kitchen and I followed. "Why do you have a scarf on and sunglasses? It's summer and the sun has gone down besides there isn't no paparazzi out here. Take it off."

"No."

"Come on take it off."

"No."

"Fine you won't remove it I will." I walked over to her and she covered her face. "Mercedes. Come on. It's me Sam. Let me remove this scarf." I slowly began to unwind the scarf and once done it revealed a busted lip. "Mercedes, baby." I took off her sunglasses. 2 black eyes. "Who did that to your face? Who hit you? Mercedes who fucking hit you?!" I yelled at her and she just cried. "I'm sorry for yelling just. Tell who hit you. Just tell me it wasn't him. Please tell me he didn't hit you. Tell it wasn't him." I said on the verge of tears.

"T-Tank." She whispered.

"FUUUUUCCCCCCK!"

"Sam, why the fuck are you screaming? What the fuck is she doing here?"

"Look, now it's not the time. Can you please go and get me my phone please? Thank you." I told Sarah as she rolled her eyes and left the kitchen.

"Sam, it's okay."

"No it's not!" I yelled again. "I'm sorry for yelling but he was suppose to love you like I still love you, Mercedes. He wasn't suppose to hit you or cause you harm." I looked up and there was Sarah with her arms folded and my phone. "Thank you for bringing me my phone. You can go now."

"What?"

"I don't care what you do, you can go back upstairs to the room, you can go outside, you can get the hell out of my face for all I care my girl is hurt."

"I'm your girlfriend. I don't know why you went out with that bitch in the first place. She didn't even give you none."

"Look Sarah, I've had it up to here with your bullshit. My girlfriend is in there hurt you will not disrespect her in any kind of way in my house."

"This is our house."

"You are hard of hearing. I said my house. Look we're through."

"No we aren't not Sam."

"Obviously you're really hard of hearing. We're through. Do I need to spell it out for you? Tell me how you want it? Text, written, or verbal?"

"I'll be back for my stuff." Sarah said walking out.

"Fine but you'll find it by the dumpster!"

"Sam, I don't think you should have said that." Mercedes said.

"Look, don't worry about her. You're my concern and I've been wanting to say that for the longest just messed up that it had to happen like this. I'm taking you to the hospital and I'm going upstairs to throw on a t-shirt and put on my shoes and we're off." While I was making my way upstairs I called the crew.

"Hey I know it's late but I'm going to need you to meet us at the hospital. Look it's a long story but Mercedes is hurt. So call the rest of the crew. Which hospital? Um...Good Sam. Alright. Bye." I found a shirt grabbed my keys and went back to the kitchen and a saw Mercedes looking at herself in the mirror.

"C-Come on let's go."

We arrived at the hospital and I got Mercedes all checked in and I was pacing back and forth in the waiting room when I heard my name.

"Sam."

"Kurt. I'm glad you're here. Where's Blaine?" I asked looking around.

"He's parking the car. I told him let me out I couldn't be in that car any longer. How's Mercedes? Rachel called me in a panic. Is she alright?"

"Sam, Kurt."

"Rachel." We both said as she ran over to us.

"What's going with Mercedes?"

"Okay...um. Let's wait until everyone else shows up so I can tell you all at once."

"Is it bad?"

"It's bad. Bad enough."

I said as more and more people started showing up and everyone kept asking the same question. Finally everyone was here so I could answer all their questions and somewhat calm their nerves.

"Everyone just want to thank you for showing up."

"Look, we're a family and one calls we come running." Santana said.

"What's up with Mercedes?"

"Tank hit her." I told them as everyone started slowly processing what I just said.

"Wait...what?"

"You kidding?"

"You joking?"

"No way."

"Huh?"

"Tank?"

"But...he seem nice.."

"She has 2 black eyes a busted lip not to mention she has bruising and whatever else. So this has been going on for more than just tonight. This didn't just start."

"Yeah."

"Has he been trying to contact her?"

"I don't know. I got her phone with me." I said reaching in my pocket pulling it I looked at it and there were 10 calls, 5 voice-mails and 20 text messages.

"He's reaching out to her." I handed the phone off to Kurt and he started reading through the messages.

"I'm sorry baby. Answer me. Come on. Where are you at? I love you. I promise to never hit you again. I can't read no more of that. Here Sam."

"She has a show tomorrow."

"She doesn't. I called her agent and it's canceled."

"Where's Sarah?"

"Oh, I kicked her out my house."

"About time. I couldn't stand her ass anyway." Kurt said as he walked by me handing out coffee to all who had met up in the waiting room.

"Me either." Blaine chimed in.

"Who is here for Mercedes Jones?" The doctor asked as we all stood up.

"All of you?"

"Yeah." The whole room said in unison.

"O-Okay. Let me try this again. The person who bought her here."

"That would be me." I said walking over to him. "How is she doc?"

"She's gonna be okay. She has broken ribs, busted lip and two black eyes and a concussion."

"Okay. Is she going to have to stay overnight?"

"No. She's getting stitches as we speak and I'll be writing up a prescription for her to take but in about 2 hours she'll be good to go."

"Thanks doc."

"You're welcome." He walked away and I went back over to the group who were leaning in trying to listen.

"I could only pick up a little bit y'all were whispering."

"She's going to be okay. She doesn't have to stay overnight. Broken ribs, busted lip, two black eyes and a concussion but she'll be ready to leave here in like 2 hours."

We all sighed. "Here is my key to my house how about you all go back there pick up some food and I'll call you when we're on our way."

"Okay."

"What's the alarm key?"

"Mercedes birthday."

"Okay. Come on guys."

Once everyone left I headed back to the room the room they had Mercedes in she was sleep until I reached for her hand. "I thought you left."

"No. I'm never leaving you. I just went to get some fresh air."

"I have a headache." She said rubbing her temples. "I want to thank you Sam."

"No, need to. I'm always here."

After an hour wait Mercedes was released and we finally headed home and she got some sleep on the way back. She woke up about five minutes away from me reaching my house.

"We almost there?"

"Yeah."

"Already?"

"You fell asleep."

I said pulling up into my driveway and turned off the engine. I got out and went around to her side and opened the door for her as we were walking up the steps Kurt opened the door.

"They're here."

"You called Kurt, Quinn, Santana, Brittany...you called all of them."

"Yeah. I did."

"Why?"

"I care and so do they." I said taking her by the hand and walking into the house. I closed the door behind us and led her into the living room. We stayed silent for about 15 minutes. Until Mercedes spoke up.

"I'm fine guys. You all can go back home."

"No you're not fine. You've done shows in sunglasses. I've seen the pictures. How long has this been going on?" Kurt asked her.

"Awhile."

"How long is awhile?" Rachel followed up.

"6 to 8 months." She answered as we all let out a shaky sighs filled with mixed feeling of hurt and disgust.

"And you stayed?! Quinn yelled. "Why would you stay in a relationship like that?

"He said he loved me and he wouldn't do it again."

"But he did though. That's not love. That's abuse."

"They all say that just so you can stay and once everything is good he hits you again and then another promise to not do it again you believe it until it happens again and you stay out of fear."

"Mercedes listen to me. I love you more than he loves you and I refuse to wake up one morning to know that his so called love for you took you away from here. I'm right here waiting for you baby. I'd give all of this up just to have you with me. I'd give up everything right now just for you to be my girlfriend, to be my lady, to be my everything I need and more. I'd give it all up. It's not important. You are. Just you." I've been keeping a strong front but I couldn't hold my tears any longer. I let them fall and I could care less who saw them I looked around and everyone else was in tears too.

"I..."

Mercedes phone rings.