A/N:An Extra Special Thanks to Mariposafria,QTfics and Zigzag77 for forcing me to finish this fic instead of ditching it like I was totally going to do because I'm an ass. Ladies, you are the wind beneath my turkey wings!
Mercedes got the message late that night. asleep since 9pm for the first time since she was 12, Mercedes woke up to the sound of a voicemail alert. bleary eyed from sleep and sobbing for hours, she groaned as she reached over to check who would leave her a message at 2:33am.
"Sam?" she mumbles confused,reading the name on her screen. not thinking twice she presses *123 to listen to the message.
The message was originally sent at 3:30pm, dated 2 days ago. but only just arrived. "Stupid t-mobile" Mercedes grumbled as she sat up in bed.
Mercedes listened quietly,tears streaming down her face again for what feels like 100th time today. this time however,she was also smiling. Still sleepy but giddy with relief. Mercedes replayed the message again,smiling wider with every word Sam sings
Beautiful girls all over the world,
I could be chasing
But my time would be wasted,
They got nothing on you, baby
Nothing on you, baby
They might say hi, and I might say hey
But you shouldn't worry, about what they say
Because they got nothing on you, baby
Nothing on you, baby
Sam didn't say anything else, he just sang that verse before the message cut out. and just like that Mercedes Jones had hope again. Gorgeous leg-flailing hope.
She didn't know how she'd get back to sleep because she was dying to text Santana,Tina and Kurt but she was pretty sure they'd murder her. and she would still have had that same goofy Sam-induced smile on her face.
Mercedes woke up with a start an hour later mortified. She just remembered her breakdown in Glee. in front of God, and everyone. In front of Sam. her Sam. is he still hers? oh god, SHE CRIED and WALKED OUT like frigging Eyeore from Winnie the pooh. just pathetic. but he sang that song to her? 3:30pm? that was after her duet with Artie.
Heart soaring Mercedes fell back onto her pillow, he did like that song afterall. Thankyou Stevie Wonder!
The next morning an oddly refreshed Mercedes got ready for school in a hurry. Luckily enough, Today was Glee Club's early meeting day so she didn't have to wait too long to see Sam. Only 3rd Period and she'd sing him a song, they'd kiss heatedly afterwards and all would be well again. What could go wrong? she thought cheerfully as she walked into school.
When the bell rang for Glee Club to commence, Mercedes was squirming with pure excitement. She looked around the room for Sam but he wasn't there. but neither was Quinn,Sugar and Tina.
"maybe they're all just running late" Mercedes thought to herself, trying to get control over her emotions.
Mr Shuester entered the room telling everyone to settle down and take their seat before sitting down in one of the seats himself.
The students who were already seated side-eyed him because wasn't he supposed to be teaching the class?
The band started up an uptempo song as Tina,Sugar and Quinn danced in wearing matching 60's style dresses and knee high boots,singing
Say yeah, yeah, yeah
Say yeah, yeah, yeah
As Sam entered the room wearing a very fitted black suit, that wouldn't have looked out of place with in the Rat Pack era, danced Austin Powers' style, in front of the girls joining them in song.
One more time now
Say yeah, yeah, yeah
Say yeah, yeah, yeah
Sam spun around,dancing in tandem with the girls as he sang out, his eyes never leaving Mercedes who couldn't stop beaming at him,already recognizing the song.
I try to put my arms around you
All because I wanna hold you tight
But every time I reach for you baby,
You just jump clean out of sight
Oh I've got news for you
Baby, now I'll make place for two
I guess I'm just a stubborn kind of fellow
Got my mind made up to love you
Say yeah, yeah, yeah
Say yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm gonna love you in every way
I'm gonna love you in every way
With other girls I've wanted,
I've made it just a moment
With you I'll share each day
Now I know you've heard about me, bad things about me
Baby, please let me explain
Oh, I have kissed a few,
I tell you,a few have kissed me too
I guess I'm just a stubborn kind of fellow
Got my mind made up to love you
Everybody say
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
As the song died down,everyone erupted in catcalls and applause as the club members ran down to congratulate Sam and the girls on a job well done.
Mr Shuester quieted everyone down with his usual blatherings of praise. "Sam, we didn't know you had it in you. great song choice"
However Sam only had eyes for Mercedes, he gently pushed past Rachel and her constant yapping, and headed over to Mercedes who was squealing in delight with Sugar as Tina looked on amused.
He reached out and grabbed her hand,and as she turned smiling happily at him, Mercedes blurted out,"that was amazing,Sam. you remembered my secret Marvin Gaye obsession"
"of course,I did. listen,I'm sorry about yester-"Sam started saying before an unfamiliar voice called out loudly,amidst all the background chatter.
"Hi, I'm here to audition for the Glee Club"
All eyes turned to look at the interloper. It was the Blonde from Math Class. She smiled confidently,her blue eyes identifying and locking on Sam.
Silence prevailed until Mr Shuester remembered he was the one in charge and made a weak attempt at welcoming her.
"Why don't you introduce yourself" He prompted as he herded everyone back to their seats.
"ok, Hi! My Name is Kimber. and I know Sam seems to enjoy being in this group so I figured I'd try out. I've heard I'm a really good singer from the girls in my Rythmic Gymnastics class"
Santana scoffed loudly but otherwise remained uncharacteriscally quiet.
"wow. um, so do you have song prepared?" The permanently out of his depth teacher asked.
"Yes. just give me a minute" Kimber replied smiling,sweetly as she went over to Brad and the rest of the band members,whispering quickly.
Within seconds the choir filled with music and Kimber's clear, strong voice sang out as she walked towards the seating area and stood in front of Sam,singing directly to him.
Call your girlfriend
It's time you had the talk
Give your reasons
Say it's not her fault
But you just found somebody new
Tell her not to get upset, second-guessing everything you said and done
And when she gets upset, tell her how you never mean to hurt no one
Then you tell her that the only way her heart will mend
is when she learns to love again
And it won't make sense right now
but you're still her friend
And then you let her down easy
Sam looked back at her smiling face with a mixture of confusion and outrage, as Mercedes sat next to him with a bewildered expression etched on her face.
Call your girlfriend
It's time you had the talk
Give your reasons
Say it's not her fault
But you just met somebody new
Kimber strutted around the room,brazen with her song choice before stopping in front of Mercedes,singing the next verse for her alone, with a cruel sneer on her bland face.
Don't you tell her how I give you something that you never even knew you missed
Don't you even try and explain how it's so different when we kiss
You tell her that the only way her heart will mend
is when she learns to love again
And it won't make sense right now but you're still her frien
d And then you let her down easy
Call your girlfriend
It's time you had the talk
Give your reasons
Say it's not her fault
But you just met somebody new
And now it's gonna be me and you
The song ended with utter silence as the response. Every face in the choir room was frozen in shock before a chair flew,dangererly close,past Kimber's shoulder and then all hell broke loose.
Every girl besides Mercedes was scrambling to snatch her face off. and Every guy was holding a girl back, except for Sam who dragged Kimber out of the room to both save her life and to give her a piece of his mind.
"who the hell threw that chair?" Puck yelled out excitedly.
It was Tina but nobody would think her capable of it, except for Mike who watched it happen with a mixture of horror and amusement.
Mercedes quickly followed Sam and Kimber out of the room into the hallway towards the sound of Sam's angry voice.
"Kimber, what the hell were you thinking? Why would you sing that song?" he demanded, his voice harsh with frustration.
"I was thinking, I was marking my territory. letting everyone know that you and I were together" Kimber responded coyly.
"But we're not" Sam stated.
"well not right now. but soon. its inevitable" She replied,confidently inching closer to him.
Sam stepped back, looking around for Jesus to come save this girl from her obvious pyschotic break.
"Sam?" he turned at the sound of Mercedes' voice.
He saw the worry in her eyes and noted the lack of "Bitch be crazy so i'm going to cut her" look that he half expected.
"Mercedes,listen. I didn't know she was going to do that" Sam explained his hands reaching for her,but stopping short, as he moved closer to where she stood.
"Excuse me? I did this for you,Sam. She broke your heart remember? you went on and on about it during lunch yesterday"Kimber interrupted loudly, rolling her eyes.
Sam sighed and briefly closed his eyes trying to maintain a sense of calm.
"I was venting,Kimber. and I'm sorry it was you I chose to blurt it out too"
He turned back to Mercedes explaining "I couldn't talk to any of our friends,because they were all siding with you already"
She nodded in understanding. Mercedes turned to look at Kimber. She wasn't jealous anymore because Kimber wasn't even relevant and the wild look in Kimber's eyes told her, that the other girl was aware of it as well.
"I'm sorry you got involved in this mess. This was my fault"
Kimber eyeballed her skeptically before sniffing "Well, he's not all that anyway. also he's really boring. he wouldn't shut up about you". She straightened out her skirt,smoothed down her hair and flounced off.
Sam and Mercedes watched her walk away in bemused silence before turning to look at each other,shyly smiling.
"I was so scared that I lost you" Mercedes admitted,ignoring the loud thudding in chest as she laid her heart out bare.
"There wasn't a chance in hell of that happening. but I was trying to be all mysterious and distant,so you'd miss me. did it work?" Sam said taking Mercedes lead of sheer,possibly humiliating honesty.
She nodded enthusiastically,eyes wide with sincerity.
"Sam? Mercedes? get back in here, I'm trying to be professional" Mr Shuester yelled out into the hallway suddenly, causing them both to jump and chuckle nervously before heading back into the choir room.
That afternoon, after a rather uneventful rest of the day, with no more chances to finish speaking to Sam, Mercedes sat on her bed munching on popcorn,giggling and snorting to herself as she watched AquaTeen Hungerforce.
15 minutes into the episode Mercedes was rudely interrupted by her cell ringing.
Not even bothering to look at the caller,her eyes still pealed to the tv screen answered "yea?"
"Hi" said the caller, quietly. somberly.
Still refusing to part with the hilarity that is MasterShake, Mercedes guffawed at a scene barely remembering that she had her cellphone to her ear.
"oh hi? "she replies questioningly, sneaking a peek at the phone screen. She quickly shut off the tv.
"Sam! hi. how are you?" she asked quietly.
"sorry am i interrupting something?" Sam asks with a slight edge in his voice.
"no,no. I was just watching Aquateenhung- you know what nevermind. er...is everything ok?" she questioned full of nerves.
" I didn't know you watched that show? I heard of it but never saw it" Sam responded conversationally, sounding alot less bitter, and more casual.
"yea i love it, its awesome. you'd love it too" Mercedes remarked happily, awkwardness evaporating slowly.
"Mercedes, I miss you. thats all I wanted to say" Sam said matter of factly.
She let out a whoosh of air she didn't know she was holding. "Sam, I miss you too. and I'm really glad you called" she whispered into the phone.
"wow. I wasn't expecting that, but I was hoping for it" Sam replied happily, laughing a little.
"me too, to be honest. hey um,do you want to um come over? My parents are out for the night" Mercedes asked half expecting a no.
"really?" he replied, suprise obvious in his voice.
"yeah really. we could watch True Blood together. its much better than Twilight. yes theres vampires in it but theres sex and cursing and a whole lot of nudity" Mercedes remarked confidence growing with each word.
"I'll be right over" Sam said laughing.
Songs used: Nothing on you By BOB ft Bruno Mars, Stubborn Kind of Fellow by Marvin Gaye and Call your girlfriend by the always awesome Robyn.
Thankyou all for reading!