Thanks for reading and reviewing. This fanfic is called Bad Dates so it's obvious that both Sam and Mercedes will be going on a couple bad dates with other glee alumni. This is the pool party chapter and you get to meet another glee character. If you all keep your minds opened you might enjoy the story and see some date faux pas that you've done or have been done to you. I don't own glee.

In a city like Lima, many of the residents seem to date each other before finding their soulmates. Bad Dates...these are their stories. (Law & Order theme song)


It was definitely a perfect day to throw the pool party. It was hot and humid outside and after school was over, getting in the pool would be good for them. Sam didn't invite anyone other than Tina though. He wanted to make sure she saw him with Jake's friend Kitty to end her obsession with him once and for all. Sam watched as Aaron played with Jake in the pool as he grilled some burgers on the grill while throwing back a beer. Tina had already arrived and was sunbathing poolside. He checked his watch wondering when Kitty was going to get there and get this party started. He walked over to the kitchen to get another beer out of the fridge and as he turned he was met face to face with Tina standing at the doorway with her hand on her hip staring at him.

"Hey Tina, are you enjoying yourself?" he asked trying to pass by her. She placed her hand on his chest stopping him and pushing him back in the kitchen till they were against the counter.

"We could be having more fun upstairs…in your bedroom. Don't you think?" she asked as she made circles around his nipples. He shifted and tried to move away but she just flung her arms around his neck and began planting kisses on his chest.

"Tina, we need to talk." He managed to say as he continued to try to move away from her. Finally he'd had enough and just shouted at her. "Stop!"

"Whoa Sam! Why are you treating me as if we're not together?" she asked in shock. Sam was shocked himself because he never said that they were together.

"We're not together…I'm interested in someone else!" he finally said. Though in the situation he was talking about being into Kitty, his mind went straight to Mercedes. "I've been seeing someone."

"You've got to be kidding me, Sam!" she looked at him waiting for him to say he was kidding. Sam could see that she was hurt but he had to stand his ground. "But we…we had…sex."

"That doesn't mean we're together Tina and plus you initiated that." He added and watched as she became pensive. He smiled wondering if maybe that's all he needed to do was be straightforward with her. "I'm sorry, Tina." He said. She looked up at him then pounced back into his arms, pressing her lips on to his.

"Maybe that's all you needed was that push." She said as she continued to kiss him. Sam tried to pry her off but what stopped her was the set of eyes that were watching them. Sam pushed Tina away as Jake, Kitty and Mercedes stood looking at them awkwardly.

"Oh…wow my bad!" Mercedes said before she turned away and left. Jake tried to stifle his laugh before he turned and ran after Mercedes. Sam was screwed. He never thought Mercedes was going to be there. How did she find his house?

"Who is this and why is she all over my man?" Kitty asked as she walked over to Tina like a tiger to its prey. It was time Sam began to role play.

"This is not what it looks like, babe." Sam said, throwing his hands up in surrender as Tina looked at him in shock.

"Oh so you're telling me that this hussy wasn't throwing herself all over you?" Kitty asked. Sam looked between the two of them wondering if Mercedes had left the party. He really wanted to tell her that none of this was what it seemed but instead he needed to play along with Kitty.

"Who is she calling a hussy?" Tina asked stepping up to Kitty. Sam stood between the two ladies and looked down at Tina.

"Look, I'm sorry but she's the one that I told you about…"

"You have got to be kidding me!" Tina said as tears started to form in her eyes.

"If I were you, Ching Chang, I would gather up my things and get out of here before things got ugly." Kitty said smiling at Tina smugly. Tina looked at her for a second and then at Sam and shook her head at him. Sam was relieved when he saw her step away from him and walk towards the door but then she turned and looked right at Kitty.

"I'm out of here but just so you know, my name is not Ching Chang! It's Tina Cohen-Chang, bitch!" then she turned on her heels and left. Sam stood in disbelief at how good Kitty was. He was going to definitely give Jake a high five if all this worked out.

"I was close!" she shrugged then looked over at Sam and smiled. "…that was easy! I'm Kitty by the way…I need a drink." Kitty said smiling at him as if she wasn't just acting like his girlfriend a minute ago. "Are you just going to stare at me or are you going to beer me so that I can get wasted?" she asked.

"Oh I'm sorry, yeah, thanks for doing that for me." Sam smiled and grabbed her a beer. "I'm Sam by the way." He extended his hand to her.

"Oh yeah, I don't care! Thanks for the beer." She rolled her eyes and then turned leaving his hand suspended in the air. Sam shook his head and grabbed a couple beers and went back out to the patio where he saw everyone congregating. He was happy to see Mercedes was still there and talking to Jake. He caught her eyes and instead of her usual response of rolling her eyes she shifted then laughed at whatever Jake said before running her hands down his arm. Sam walked over to them and placed a smile on his face before handing Jake a beer.

"Mercedes, it's really nice to see you here. I see you've met Jake." Sam smiled at Jake.

"Yeah she came around back and I let her in."

"Um…yeah… and your son invited us." She said quickly. Sam looked over at Aaron as he and Jayden sat poolside giving him a thumbs up before they both jumped in the water again.

"That's cool! I'm grilling some hamburgers and we have ice cold beer…" he handed her one before placing the rest of the beers on the table. "And the water feels good."

"Yeah I can see that. I'll just watch over here…" she sat down and watched as Kitty walked by to grab another beer. They all looked at her and then back at each other.

"I'll keep you company while Sam goes in the water." Jake said smiling and taking a seat. Sam reluctantly walked over to the pool all while watching Jake flirt openly with Mercedes. He needed to let her know that Jake already had a girlfriend. To be honest, he really only wanted to get her alone so that he could show her his other side. The side that didn't always have his foot in his mouth.


It was crazy how things changed so quickly just because Mercedes was now willing to admit that she was attracted to Sam. Now, she couldn't act like herself around him. When he smiled her way she would blush instead of rolling her eyes and when he talked she couldn't get out of her own head. She found herself looking his way as he played in the water with Aaron and Jayden pretending to enjoy the conversation she was having with Jake. When she arrived, Jayden heard Aaron in the back so they went straight there. She assumed that Sam knew she was coming. She thought he'd be there with a few friends, especially Tina but then he had this Kitty chick. And Mercedes couldn't hide that she was a bit jealous at that point.

Text Message sent: "Girl, I think I like Sam." She sent to Santana as she watched him flip Jayden in the water. She watched as he got out of the water, allowing water to glisten off of his chiseled body before jumping right back in the water. She looked at Kitty who was cradling a couple beers in hand and walking around with her skimpy bikini. She didn't once look at Mercedes or introduce herself and to be honest, Mercedes wasn't interested in that either.

"So you and Sam met at the school?" Jake asked noticing where her gaze was. She felt her phone buzz and read it before replying to him.

Text Message Received: "Yessss…the first step is acceptance! The next step is to jump on his froggy lips." Santana replied causing her to laugh.

"Um…yeah…Jayden and Aaron go to the same school." She replied turning her attention to Jake. She had to admit that he was a hottie as well with a sexy smile. Jake was about to say something when his phone rang so he excused himself and walked past Sam.

Text Message Received: "Send me a picture of him." Santana asked. Mercedes smiled and position her phone in his direction trying not to seem obvious as she snapped the picture and the flash went off. Sam turned and looked her way and smiled before making his way to her.

Text Message Sent: "I hope this picture if worth it. The fucking flash went off and now he's heading my way." Mercedes quickly sent the message then set the phone down and smiled at him as he reached down for a towel.

"Uh…are you heading in the water at all today? It feels really good."

"Uh no…I just came for Jayden. He'd been begging to come here so I said what the hell." She laughed then felt her phone buzz but ignored it and looked over at Kitty who was drinking yet another beer.

"Well…you're wearing a bathing suit so I assumed you were going to get into the water." He took a step closer to her. "Look…about earlier…"

"Oh you mean with your little concubines?" she asked smiling up at him.

"Uh…no…it's not what you think."

"You don't have to explain anything to me Sam."

"Tina is not my girlfriend and Kitty is just…"

"Hey Sam, I hate to eat and leave but Marley just called and she needs me." Jake said cutting him off. "Kitty! Let me take your drunk ass home." Jake said as she wobbled past them. Mercedes watched as Sam walked off with Jake and Kitty then pulled out her phone and called Santana. She watched as the boys got out of the water and ran inside.

"Okay…I know you better be calling me to tell me that you and trouty lips are about to get froggy in that pool." Santana said. "And who was that sexy guy standing behind him?"

"That was his friend Jake…but no I am not doing anything with Sam. He has way too many chicks on him right now…"

"Mercedes, that's just a little competition." She cut her off. Mercedes thought about Tina and Kitty and debated on if she would even try to compete with the two of them. It was starting to get a bit dark out but it was still hot which made no sense at all. She took her sandals off and walked over to the pool and sat on the edge before dipping her feet inside. It really did feel good but she was not about to wet her hair.

"I'm not into competition." She replied as she splashed water with her feet. She then felt her heart skip a beat when Sam came running outside.

"CANONBALLLLL!" he shouted before splashing into the water making it splash all over her.

"SAM!" she screamed. "You got me wet!"

"Ah Snap! He's already making you scream his name and getting you wet. I like him." Santana laughed.

"Santana, I'm going to call you back!" she hung up the phone and got up to place it on the table before walking back over to the pool with her hands on her hips as she glared at him. He looked at her and smiled before splashing more water her way. "Are you insane?"

"Come on…get in the water for a second." He suggested. She shook her head and sat on the edge again placing her feet in the water and kicking water at him. "Hey hey hey! You splash me and I'll splash you!" he taunted as he swam over to her. She continued to splash him to keep him from coming any closer but he just continued then took hold of her legs.

"Okay I'm stopping!" she pulled her legs away from him then watched him step back. He looked at her legs for a minute, making her uncomfortable, then smiled. "How can you afford this nice ass house on a teacher's salary? Let me know so I can give it a try." She laughed as she changed the subject.

"Well…I used to play in the minor leagues with Jake before Aaron's mom got sick." He explained.

"Oh…I'm sorry." She replied and they both fell silent. She hated that she had asked that question now.

"Can I ask you a question?"

"Uh…yeah…I guess you can ask another." She smiled at him.

"So…you know I saw you dancing…" he stepped closer to her. "And I have to say…you are really good."

"Thanks."

"Why did you really stop?" he asked. She paused and thought about just giving him the basic story of her ankle injury but instead she gave him the full story.

"Well, I injured my knee and shattered my confidence. I was with Jayden's dad at the time and after my injury I tried to get back out there and he cheated on me with another dancer that I was cool with. She sort of was better at dancing than I was and I let it get into my head. So I ended up messing up my ankle again and then I never really trusted my ankle to get back out there again." She paused as if she was reliving the moment again. "Anyway, I decided to leave L.A. and commit to blogging to support my son."

"What about his dad?" Sam asked. Mercedes wanted to tell him that he had no idea where she was. That she packed and left while he was out probably cheating. That it took her forever to get over him and that it hurt that he never even looked for her or Jayden.

"He's around…for Jayden." She lied and looked down at her feet as she swung them in the pool. She was shocked when he came closer and took her left foot in his hands. "What…what are you doing?"

"Back when I used to play in the minor leagues I had an injury…my knee…" he explained and continued to massage her feet. "In therapy, we did what they called aquatic therapy and it helped me gain that trust I needed in my knee."

"Ummm okay…" she replied because she really wanted to moan. He was really good at massaging and it was taking everything in her not to moan really loud. He smiled and dropped her foot before extending his hand out to her.

"Dance with me."

"Excuse me?"

"Trust me…I won't let you fall." He smiled when she took his hand and dipped into the water. "Just trust the water and me for a second." He held her hand and placed his other hand on the small of her back. "Shall we tango?"

"Sam Evans…you are crazy!" she giggled and let go of his hand. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath before dancing in the pool as he suggested. She giggled and looked over at him, feeling embarrassed that she probably looked like a fool but the look on his face said otherwise. He swam to her and held her hand again twirling her around a couple times till she collapsed into him pushing them into the deep end. They both jumped up from under the water, wiping the water off of their faces before staring into each other's eyes and smiling. "Sorry."

"It's okay." He said reaching over and removing a curly strand of hair away. She looked at his lips, which looked as red as cherries and then looked back at his piercing green eyes as they stared back at her. She felt him inching closer and felt herself inch closer as well. She wasn't sure if it was the water that pushed her to him or if it was herself, deep down she knew it was herself. His nose brushed against hers and just as they were about to kiss, Jayden started to shout for her. They both jumped apart and just looked at each other wishing they weren't interrupted.

"Mahhhhhh!" he shouted then she could hear them running. "Mom, Aaron wants to know if you're letting me sleep…?" he began to ask then stopped when he noticed Sam standing not too far from her. Near him Aaron stood with a smile on his face as he looked to his dad.


Kitty wasn't too bad…she did her job then got drunk. Mercedes is feeling Sam…finally. Will she let Jayden sleep over? Will she stay too? What do you think will happen next…who will be the next bad date?