Sorry for the errors everyone...it's late, I have a horrible headache, but I wanted to finish this before work tomorrow. Best to you all. Sorry I don't own Glee, but just because of Sam and Mercedes I wish I did...enjoy.
Tomorrow…
Chapter 6
Sam heard the soft sound of moving gravel as the Jones family returned home around 2:30am. He was so torn about Mercedes that he was barely able to sleep. He had a plan that would have been perfect to finally tell Mercedes how he felt, but her lack of response made him think that perhaps Mercedes just wanted to be friends.
"Wake up baby girl, we're home." Sam heard Ginger whisper to Mercedes.
Even at 2:30 in the morning Mercedes was still a vision. She was wearing an Ole Miss Football tee & the Ole Miss hat she wore the first day he met her. She had her hair in pigtails and Sam smiled to himself when he thought about how cute she looked. Just then he noticed her eyes glance up at his window. His lights were off, so she could not see him, but he suspected something was wrong when she looked down at her phone and saw her wipe a tear from her eye. Sam wondered what happened to cause Mercedes to cry. He wanted to say something, but honestly at 2:30 in the morning what could he say.
Mercedes POV
'Was that Sam I just saw peeking out the window? He's probably hiding from me, to embarrassed to let me down easy.'
After turning off her phone, Mercedes quietly cried herself to sleep on the ride back from Jackson, MS to Lima.
'I thought for once I was reading a guy right, I thought that Sam, my Sam, really liked me…well at least liked me in that way'
Mercedes replayed the moments and memories built over the past 6 weeks. She had come to love his crazy impressions, his love for comics, his voice when he sang, those green eyes, & fabulous smile. But there was one day that changed everything.
Flashback.
"Hey do you have plans this weekend?" Sam asked Mercedes
"Kind of, my parents are going to a conference in New Orleans, so I was going to stay with my friend Tina for the weekend. Why what's up?"
Sam looked a little sad after Mercedes told him her plans.
"Well, we have some family & friends coming in from Kentucky and we were going to do a little Southern BBQ on Saturday, I was hoping you and your family could come."
Mercedes knew she couldn't bail on Tina, but perhaps she could make a compromise.
"What time is the BBQ?" Mercedes asked
"We will probably start at 3."
"Ok, well how about this, Tina and I have concert tickets for John Legend and Alicia Keys for 7pm, do you think I can come by around 3:30, stay for a bit and then get going into the city?"
"I'll take it! Thanks Mercedes, I really want you to meet some of my friends from back home. We talk about your family all the time, so it would be great to put a face with a name."
"I'm excited about meeting them; in fact I'll even make my homemade bread pudding, just in case I really need to win them over."
Mercedes winked at Sam and went out to get the ingredients for her dessert.
Saturday came quickly and Mercedes found herself a little nervous meeting Sam's family and friends. It was weird almost like she was trying to get their stamp of approval, although she really didn't know what for as his mom and dad already loved her. She found a simple A-line Kelly green dress to go with a pair of yellow earrings and necklace shaped like flowers. It was still hot outside so she put her hair in a French twist with a white daisy on the side. Mercedes smiled at her reflection, picked up her desert and walked over to the Evans home.
Walking up to the house, Mercedes had to smile as she heard all the "y'alls, and oh my lands" echoing outside. Since the Evans moved to Ohio their two families had become so close that she never rang the doorbell when she came over. So she knocked softly so as not to let everyone know she was there. Mary came to the door with a bright smile and let Mercedes in the home.
"Mercedes we're so glad you could make it. I know you have to leave us soon, but I really want you to meet our friends and family from back home. Does Sam know your here?"
"No, I'm a little early, I wanted to bring by a dessert and I heard the traffic is bad so I may have to leave a little earlier than I expected."
"No problem, I'll take your pudding into the kitchen and Sammy is right on the porch talking with his Nanna & Grandy"
Before Mercedes went to the backyard she used the powder room to make sure her dress was straight and then closed her eyes saying a little prayer to ease her nerves before she went outside.
"So who's this Mercedes girl we keep hearing about from your mamma?"
Mercedes eyes bugged out as she heard her name mentioned through the open bathroom window.
"Yeah, Sammy, mamma keeps telling us that you're making new friends but it seems like the only friend we hear about is Mercedes."
Mercedes didn't hear Sam's reply to the two questions.
"Soooooooooooooo Sam who is she?" His Nanna asked
"She's my friend Nanna." Sam said with a little crack in his voice.
"Just a friend Sammy, it seems like there is a little more there than friendship." Sam's Grandy said.
"Well tell us what she's like; are we going to meet her?" Sam's grandparents asked at the same time.
"She's amazing. She's smart, funny, talented, and very kind."
Mercedes could not believe the words she heard coming from Sam's mouth. She knew they had something unique, but had no idea that he felt that way.
"Ok, good to know Sammy, so tell us one last thing…is she beautiful?"
Mercedes looked in the mirror and began to feel the sting of tears form in her eyes. She always received compliments about her personality, but her appearance, not so much.
When he heard the last question, Sam sighed to himself and said,
"She is to me."
Mercedes couldn't' believe her ears, 'Sam Evans thinks I'm beautiful.' She said to herself
Almost on cue, Mercedes tapped on the screen that leads to the families back porch. Sam turned around to see a glowing Mercedes Jones waiting for him to open the door. Sam jumped up and gave Mercedes a big hug, smiling from ear to ear that she was finally here to meet his extended family.
"Nanna and Grandy, this is Mercedes Jones!"
The look on his grandparents face was one of shock. Never did they think that Mercedes would be a curvy chocolate girl.
"Hi Mr. and Mrs. Evans" Mercedes said with a big smile
Sam's grandparents looked at Sam and Mercedes and saw something endearing between the two of them. They were so different in appearance that they could only imagine that what they shared had to be special.
"Mercedes, it is so nice to meet you, now come here and give me some sugga." Sam's nanna said softly
Mercedes walked over to Sam's grandparents and gave both of them sweet pecks on the cheek. Sam was a little jealous of his Nanna and Grandy, getting a kiss from Mercedes before he did.
"It's so nice to meet you; Sam has told me so much about you both."
"Well, bless his little heart, Sam was just telling us about you and I must say you are beautiful."
Sam's face turned scarlet red.
Mercedes laughed and said, "I pay him in advance to give me compliments, and it's good for my self-esteem."
Everyone laughed at Mercedes joke and as she looked up at Sam she placed a hand on his arm and noticed that their eyes locked for a few seconds. They turned away at the same time, but knew that something between them was growing.
Mercedes loved that memory and felt a pain in her throat believing that she and Sam would never go farther than friendship.
Sam watched Mercedes walk into her house and decided to go for it, tell her how feels and deal with the consequences later.
Mercedes turned on her phone and plugged it in the wall so that she could charge it the remainder of the evening. As soon as the phone was turned on, she heard it ring. Not wanting to wake her parents she ran to the phone picked it up and whispered…
"Hello."
"Look outside" the voice said on the other end of the line.
Mercedes walked to her window and saw Sam holding up a sign with the following words:
When you are finished reading each sign pinky swear so
I know to go to the next one.
Mercedes held up her pinky and pinched her nose, letting Sam know she was finished reading the sign
I was wondering about my Top 5 Memories from this summer
Pinky Swear
# 5-Having my mom and dad get jobs so that we don't have to
Live in a horrible motel
Pinky Swear
# 4-Teaching Stevie and Stacey how to ride a bike
Pinky Swear
# 3-Moving to Lima, Ohio
Pinky Swear
# 2-Friday Night Pizza with the Jones
Pinky Swear
# 1-MEETING YOU.
Mercedes froze when she read the last card. Sam stood with the card in front of his heart. The next card read:
You didn't pinky swear
A smile as big as the sky came across Mercedes face as she ran downstairs, out the side door and walked right up to Sam.
"Hi."
"Hi to you." Sam said staring into Mercedes charcoal eyes.
"I turned my phone off, I was afraid you weren't going to text me back."
"I did text you back, but I kind of like this better."
"Yeah, me too."
"Listen" Both Sam and Mercedes said at the same time.
"Ladies first"
"I'm not really sure what to say. I've never done this before."
"Done what before?" Sam asked softly
"I've never, you know, had a boyfriend."
"Well, that makes two of us; I've never had a boyfriend either." Sam laughed trying to relieve some of the tension.
"I'm serious Sam, I'm nervous, I don't know how to do this, and honestly I never believed I would have too." Mercedes looked to the ground slightly embarrassed to tell Sam something so personal.
"Mercedes look at me" Sam took his right hand and placed it under Mercedes chin so as to raise her eyes towards his own.
"I've never had a girlfriend and I've never kissed anyone. But, I have to say, that if there was anyone I'd want to experience all of those firsts with, it would be you."
By this time, Sam had placed his signs on the ground and found himself standing closer than he has ever stood any girl that was not family. He took Mercedes hands and laced their fingers together. Both of them felt a shock at the intimacy of their touch.
"What are we doing Sam?" Mercedes asked
"The first day I met you, my dad gave me the best advice. He told me to focus on building a friendship with you. Do you consider me a friend Mercedes?"
Mercedes knew this conversation was going to force her to become vulnerable. It was a scary thought, but if she wanted this to work, she was going to have to try.
"I just met you Sam and already I feel like you're one of my best friends."
"Me too." Sam said steadily closing the gap between the two of them.
"My dad told me something else. He said that instead of trying to find someone, be the person you want to find. You bring out the best in me Mercedes, I love who I am when I am with you. And I would only want this to work if you feel as though I do the same for you. Do you like who you are when you are with me?" Sam asked with a look of concern on his face. He realized that her answer had to the power to make him or break him.
Mercedes thought about the question. She never looked at relationships that way. Her and Sam were only 16, wasn't this conversation a bit heavy. But then again, maybe that's why she adored this guy; he loves so hard that when he gives, he gives everything.
"Sam" Mercedes was staring at the ground as she whispered his name
"Sam, I love the way I feel when I am with you. I feel like I'm enough. Like there's nothing else I need to do, but be myself. But what's funny is that because you do that for me, I want to be better for you. Does that make sense?"
"Perfect sense" Sam smiled and once again raised Mercedes chin so he could see into her eyes.
"Soooooooooo." Sam paused wondering how he would say this. "Mercedes, if you'll be mine, I'd like to be yours."
Mercedes smiled and wrapped her arms around Sam whispering in his ear, "Yes, you can be mine."
As they broke away, they stared into each other's eyes wondering where the next moment would take them. Neither of them had been in a situation like this before. Sam's hands were around Mercedes waist, so he slowly raised them to her arms, then her shoulders, and stopped as both of his hands held her beautiful face.
"Sam." Mercedes whispered
Sam knew that he would never get tired of hearing her say his name.
Instead of answering, he leaned his face toward hers and gently pressed his lips against her own. He held them there for a few seconds, breaking away only to look at her face after their first kiss.
Mercedes eyes were closed and a slight smile came to her face. Sam thought she looked like an angel. As she opened her eyes, Sam could not resist closing the gap between them and kissing her again, this time with more pressure and confidence.
Mercedes placed her arms around Sam's shoulders participating more fully in the kiss. It was sweet, passionate, perfect for the first.
As they broke apart, they lowered their hands allowing Sam to join them together and massage the tops of Mercedes hands with his fingers.
"Thank you."
"For what?" Sam asked
"For being a perfect first kiss." Mercedes said bashful that she had to explain
"I want all of our first to be together Mercedes."
Mercedes raised Sam's hand to her lips and kissed it gently. Sam did the same kissing both of Mercedes hands instead of just one.
"So I'll see you tomorrow." Mercedes said
"It is tomorrow." Sam replied softly
Mercedes gave Sam a warm embraced and whispered
"You're the best Sam."
Sam smiled and hoped that he could make her believe that for a very long time.
Ok. Everyone, I hope you enjoyed that chapter. Schools about the start at McKinley High and I hope Sam and Mercedes have a great year. Stick around and we'll see. Thank you again for all the reviews and follows. I love reading all your comments. If anyone has any plot twist and turns let me know, I may just decide to add them to the craziness that is already in my brain. Happy Dreams everyone. april