Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters of Glee. I know it bums me out too.

Mercedes's knew once she hit that last note that her performance like all others was great! The room lit up with an uproar of applauses and whistles. Soon the Encore! Encore! Started and she sighed heavily holding the Mic.

"I will give your and Encore if and only if my girls come up here and sing with me. And don't be acting all shy cause you all can sing. As all the girls from glee club stood on the stage and you could hear Mr. Shue call out to Kurt.

"Kurt again she said all the girls."

Kurt Scuffed. "Uh uh not this time this is not glee club." Everyone laughed. As the girls and Kurt formed a circle. Sam who found his feet glued to the ground felt someone tap his arm. Artie cleared his throat and Sam looked at him.

"Artie hey."

"Are you ok cause you look like you are about to cry."

"No I'm ok."

"Good cause I would hate to have my new leading man looking like a punk."

"Leading man? What I'm a model?"

Artie laughed. "I know but I was commissioned to do a commercial for Everwear starring you. I owed Cindy your manager a favor. After that whole dating mishap.

"Wait you and Cindy dated?"

Artie looked at the stage. "Wait a minute are those my girls getting ready to sing. Ah shoot where's my phone I gotta tweet this. The trouble tones are back yo."

Sam shook his head still trying to will himself to move.

"Sam why don't you push my closer so I can do this video."

Sam nodded and did what his friend asked. Mercedes took the mic and smiled sweetly.

"Before we go on I wanted to thank everyone. Your love and support means the world to me. I can't help but feel like even though we are all here we are not complete. Rachel knows how sorry we are that Finn isn't here and just because years have passed doesn't make it any easier. I myself wonder if he would have been proud of me."

Rachel gave a misty smile. "You know he would of. The Glee club was his life. He just wanted us all to be happy."

Mercedes nodded. "I agree. So this song is for you Finn. Because I know your presence is here. We haven't sung together in years I am talking years but this one is for all of you."

As they began to sing "girls just want to have fun." Sam still couldn't take his eyes off of her. Seeing her laughing and having a good time made him yearn for her. As the girls finished singing he finally got up the courage to talk to her. But the closer he got the more he realized he had no idea what the hell he was going to say. He couldn't just tell her he was ready to try again. This would be their last shot. No more strikes not more outs. But what if she was really serious about moving on and not like back in high school? What if she was dating some big buff Dwayne Johnson type of guy? What could he offer her? Sam began to back away. Maybe she was better off without him. Maybe this was the way it was supposed to be.

As Sam took steps further away from Mercedes, she turned to find him. Rachel smiled looking at her.

"Looking for Sam aren't you?"

"Maybe. Why?"

"Because I can see the look of longing on your face. I know that look well."

"Rachel."

"No Mercedes everyone here knows you two are meant to be that is why you are both single. Even back in high school we all knew it. Quinn and he just didn't mesh. He and Santana made me laugh we all knew that was a lie. And when he and Brittney were together it was just to mend their broken hearts."

"And what about you guys almost dating?"

"Please that was nothing. I was lonely and he was cute. It was a bunch of harmless flirting. Mercedes take it from someone who knows. Finn and I were broken up when he…well I have always regretted not telling him how I felt. Yes I am happy right now with Jesse. He is a great guy and we both love Broadway but a part of me will always belong to Finn. He was my soul mate. Don't lose the love of your life just because you are scared."

Mercedes hugged Rachel as Kurt walked over to them. "Ok what's with the emotions we don't get our periods until the end of the month?"

All three of them laughed as Mercedes caught a glimpse of Sam. She looked at Rachel.

"You said you always knew we were meant to be. How?"

"Prom."

"Prom?" Mercedes asked looking at her. "Which one?"

"Jr. Year. I remember sitting at the table with you guys and Sam was going on and on about that bolo tie. I wanted to scream at him to take it off because it looked so ridiculous but you let him wear it. Seeing you guys together we all just knew it was meant to be. You guys level each other out. You keep him grounded and he loosens you up. You laugh at those stupid impression I don't know any woman who can do that."

"Come on he is funny."

Kurt laughed, "Sweetie he is funny like ten percent of the time and you laugh one hundred percent of the time. If that isn't love I don't know what it is."

Mercedes bit her bottom lip trying to take in all they told her. She knew that she loved Sam she always had. But a part of her was scared. Scared that this was their last shot. Scared that something would go wrong.

"But he dumped me."

Kurt laughed, "and you dumped him we know the story stop stalling."

"No I mean he didn't even give me a reason."

Rachel smiled, "well did you even give him a chance too?"

Mercedes shook her head no and looked to the ground.

"I was running late and I just walked away. Like I always do when I don't want to deal with stuff."

Kurt gave her a hug, "Never tell Blaine I betrayed his trust but honey Sam broke up with you because he had just landed that campaign and you were about to go on tour. He didn't want to hold you back. He was just going to tell you that you both needed some space. You needed to focus on your music and he on his modeling."

"What?"

"Yes it wasn't supposed to be a breakup just a break until you guys were done. I know it doesn't make sense to us but let's be honest without you there to even him out he's about as smart as Brittney. Not the mathlete Brittney but the fondue for two Brittney."

All three of them laughed and Mercedes shook her head. Her friends were always there for her. She knew they were right and she needed to find Sam and talk to him.

She saw him hug Tina then walk out the door and she grabbed the side of her dress trying to run to him.

"Sam! Sam wait. Please."

She ran outside looking for him.

"Sam!"

Sam turned towards here and smiled.

"Why Miss Mercedes Jones what do I owe the pleasure? Here to slap me again?"

"No. I'm sorry I shouldn't have done that. I just wanted to talk to you."

"Ok."

Sam looked at her trying not to looks o hopeful. He wanted to seem aloof but all he was doing was looking constipated. He folded his arms trying to stare and her face and not the way her chest heaved up and down as she tried to catch her breath.

She stared at him trying to find the right words and Sam couldn't help but want to kiss her. He needed her and wanted to be close to her. He needed her.

"Sam I-"she started, but was cut off.

"Mercedes Baby is that you?"