Disclaimer: I don't own glee, or any of the characters except her family.

A/N: I'm so sorry for keeping you all waiting on this update. My life has been hectic lately. This chapter is long and there is romance in it (just warning). Please enjoy. And thank you to all my reviewers.

Looking up I can see Sean smirking. He bends over to look down at me.

"If you can't even take a punch then how will you ever protect Mercedes?" he asks in a mocking voice. I quickly jump up to stand face to face with him. I've never fought anyone before so I'm not sure how to fight. I go to swing a punch but he moves so I throw another but he ducks. I just keep swinging hoping I'll get lucky. I swing and he moves out of the way. As I turn around I see he is behind me and smiling. He goes to talk but he falls forward smashing into the ground. When he falls Dominic is behind him with his fist thrown in front of him.

"Thanks," I say turning around. As I take a step forward to talk to Dom, Sean swings his feet and trips me. Thankfully I fall on top of Sean.

"Get off me!" he yells pushing me off him. We both stand up but the second he's up I throw a punch and catch him in the jaw. He stumbles back wards for only a second but when he stops he just holds his jaw and looks at me.

"Nice hit," Dominic comments from behind me.

"I swear if you go near her again I'll do a lot worse then punch you. Leave Mercedes and I alone." I threaten turning around to walk back inside. I walk up to Mercedes's room and when I open the door she is surrounded by her Mom and Dad and Aunt and her cousin Katie.

"Mercedes," I say closing the door and walking over to the bed.

"She's been waiting for you." her Mother tells me.

"Ok, thank you, well, Mercedes I'm here now," I say talking over the heads of people trying to se her. Her Mom and Dad get up and they tell me to sit where they were. I climb onto the bed and hold Mercedes in my arms. She's still crying, I want to tell her what I found out but it will only make matters worse. She already hates Shannon and she's already upset, I don't want to cause her anymore pain than what she's already in. But I have to, I have to be the best friend.

"Can I have a few minutes alone with her please?" I ask looking up at everyone in the room. They all nod their heads and quietly exit the room leaving just me and Mercedes.

"I need to tell you something, but you're going to be even more upset when you find out." I warn her holder her to my chest.

"What is it?" she asks wiping away her tears and looking up at me.

"I was talking with Sean outside just now and I found out that he didn't just cheat on you with Jackie, it was also with Shannon and it was multiple times." I tell her. I can see the pain and hurt in her eyes the second Shannon's name leaves my lips.

"Mercedes, I'm so sorry, I-" I'm stopped when she places her hand over my mouth to silence me.

"It's fine, it's not your fault. It just seems like with everything Shannon beats me. Weight, height, the guys, the beauty, the-"

"Now stop right there. Yes she may be skinner than you and she may get more guys than you, but she is not more beautiful. Mercedes, you are the most beautiful girl I know. I don't understand why you say you're not. Don't you see your beauty?" I ask tucking hair behind her ear and wiping her tears away.

"No, I don't, because clearly if I was as beautiful as you say I am then how come I can't get a guy. Every guy that I have been with or have tried to be with has turned me down, or broken up with me within a few days, or cheated on me." she tells me getting frustrated and her tears keep falling. Her tears are so heavy it's like rain falling down the window. I wish I could stop her pain, I wish I could make her see herself through my eyes. If she could only see herself the way I do, maybe just maybe then she'll realize just how beautiful she really is.

"Kurt just give it up ok, I'm not going to see myself pretty. When I look at myself in the mirror all I see is a fat, ugly, monster that will only get tossed around and stepped on." she says still crying but snuggling closer to me. I push her away but I keep a firm grip on her shoulders so she has to look at me. Well if she can't see herself through my eyes maybe I can tell her what I see.

"Do you want to know what I see when I look at you? I see perfection. I look at your hair and I see something that can be changed and styled a million different ways. Next comes your eyes, when I look into them I'm captivated by there essence. I can tell exactly what you're feeling by looking into them. I see your life, I see your pain, suffering, happiness, everything you feel I see and I can feel it with you. Next are your lips. They are perfectly shaped and any guy, gay or not that doesn't think once about kissing them is a fool. I have kissed them too many times to count and it hasn't even been a week, and I have enjoyed every time. Next is your whole face. Words can't describe the beauty of it. The softness of your skin, the coffee colored texture, it's just pure perfection. Same with the rest of you. You are perfect in everyway, and guys that don't see that are stupid and they don't deserve a chance with you. They don't deserve to hold something so perfect in their arms." I finish looking deep into her eyes. I pull her closer hugging her gently.

"You really mean that right?" she asks into my chest.

"Of, course, I wouldn't have said it if I didn't mean it." I tell her playing with her hair. That has become a bad habit of mine.

"Good." she says,

"Is everything alright in there?" Someone asks through the door.

"Yeah, everything's fine. You can come in," I yell back. The door opens and Mrs. Jones slips in.

"How is everybody?" she says rubbing her daughters back.

"Fine," Mercedes answers.

"Are you sure cause you don't look fine. What's going on?" she asks.

"Just more crap with Shannon and Sean." she answers her mother sitting up from my chest and wiping her face.

"What do you mean? What happened?" she asks taking her hand off her back and wiping some of her daughters tears away.

"Your family is what happened! Every time something good happens in my life, your family has to screw it up and make me feel miserable! It's not fair, why do they hate me so much? What did I ever do to deserve something like this? Nothing! I didn't do anything but for some reason your family see's me as the disappointment family member and Shannon as the perfect little princess. Every time they want an excuse to tell someone they did something wrong or they aren't good enough to be part of this family they take it out on me! Shannon's the devil and they can see that. And Sean is just as bad! They see him as a perfect little boy. Well you know what he's not perfect he treats women like they are trash. Like he is above them in every way possible, he just see's them as something to play with and when he gets bored he moves on and doesn't bother to tell the other girl that he's over her. No he'll leave that to a drunken phone call from his next girlfriend! I hate this family!" there is so much hurt and rage in Mercedes words it's hard to believe that she held all of that in for so long. I knew she was going to be upset about Shannon and Sean, I was expecting this outburst earlier.

"Baby, I'm sorry, I don't know why they hate you, but your father and I don't. Kurt doesn't either. We all love you. Yes, my family members are jerks. There are a few that aren't. Dominic, Becky, and Katie, aren't they love you as well. Sean isn't even part of this family. We just treat him like he is because he has been around us since he was born. Mercedes, why didn't you tell me he hurt you earlier, I would have kept him away from you if I had known. But you keep everything in. Is this why you wanted Kurt to come along this year?" she asks pulling Mercedes into a hug. Mercedes just nods her head against her mother's shoulder and I can see the silent tears running down Mercedes face.

"We, figured it would have been easier to handle Sean if I came with you, and the boyfriend thing was to make sure your family didn't find out about me. The boyfriend thing is working, but the Sean problem isn't going so well. I recently found out that he was cheating on Mercedes with Shannon for awhile. I just told her before you came into the room." I explain laying my hand on Mercedes back trying to keep as much contact as possible.

"Oh, Baby Girl, I'm so sorry, I'll keep him and her away from you. I wish you had told me before we came here I would have never made you come." she says,

"That's the other thing, we didn't know about Shannon and Sean until tonight. Before we came Mercedes got a phone call from a girl named Jackie, and she was with Sean talking about all the things they just did, and Mercedes heard his voice but he didn't say sorry when he found out who Jackie called. He just hung up." I explain watching the tears fall faster and more frequently down her Mercedes face.

"What, two girls?" she asks like it's unbelievable.

"Yes, two, it's why I hate him so much, and why I wanted so badly to come on this trip with her. It's also why I have been so close and never breaking contact for long periods of time. She needs me here just like I would have needed her if I was in this position." I tell her as Mercedes looks up at me through watery eyes. She gives me a sad smile. She pulls away from her mom and wipes her eyes again.

"I'm sorry I kept all this from you, I just didn't want to talk about it," she tells her mom leaning back in between my legs to rest her head on my chest, she's looking at her mother with soft eyes. I wrap my arms around her waist holding her close. I snuggle my face into her hair and inhale deeply. I love the smell if her hair.

"It's ok I understand now, I'm glad I know what's going on. I'll leave you two alone." her mom says getting up to walk out the door.

"I love you mom," Mercedes says before she leaves.

"I love you two honey." she says closing the door. Mercedes and I just sit there in silence. I still have my face buried in her hair. For some reason I don't want to let her go, I don't want to pull my face away. What has come over me? It's so strange, I have never felt like this before. What is happening to me?

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