2 more to go, after this before it's officially over. I hope you enjoy these last 3 chapters.

Now it's time to ramble about this week's episode. I thank you RIB for not screwing up our Samcedes. We got our Samcedes moments to tie us over until next season. Now I just hope that RIB don't decide to break them up at the first episode of season 4 but we'll worry about that when the time comes. That's all the rambling I've got for today, I'm exhausted. Writing is tiring, yo! Lol.

Enjoy the chapter and like always shout outs will be at the end of the chapter.

Disclaimer: I do not own any part of Glee or any of the songs that might be featured. I would be rich if I did. :)

They both walked out of the auditorium with smiles on their faces. Neither of them wanted to say anything, enjoying the bliss they were currently feeling.

"So are you free this Saturday?" Sam asked breaking the silence.

"I'm having breakfast with Quinn in the morning, after that I'm free. Why are you asking?"

"Oh, because I would like to take my girl out to dinner…"

"Who told you that I'm your girl?" Mercedes teased him.

"Woman, don't play around with me. I've waited too damn long for this day. Don't you dare take it back…" Sam pouted. He's so cute when he pouts.

"Aww… Is Sammy's feeling hurt?"

"Yes… Now kiss me and make it better." He puckered his lips for Mercedes to kiss.

Mercedes laughed at how silly he looked doing that. She then kissed the palm of her hand and gently tapped his cheek.

"That will have to suffice until you show me a good time this Saturday night." She stuck her tongue out at him.

She heard him groan, "You better stick that tongue back in your mouth unless you want to be kissed senseless." He said as he stared her down with a predatory gaze.

Yes! Kiss me. Now!

She cleared her all of a sudden scratchy throat and said, "So, what time are you picking me up on Saturday?"

"Is 5 pm good for you?"

"Yes, 5 pm is good. Now, you should walk me to my next class." Sam took her right hand in his left, interlacing their fingers, and walked her to her next class. She felt giddy by the contact. I wonder if this giddiness will ever end.

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Mercedes was sharing a blueberry pancake and ham omelette with Quinn on their planned Saturday morning breakfast. They liked to eat off of each other's plates, so they both would always order different things and share.

"Ummm… This is so good…" Quinn moaned.

"Mmhmm… I always look forward to Saturday morning because of this." Mercedes giggled.

Quinn took a drink of her hot chocolate and asked, "So how is everything going with you and Sam? You guys have been awfully affectionate ever since that mash-up a few days ago."

"Things have been going fine… He asked me out, the date is tonight actually." Mercedes gave her best friend a shy smile.

"That's great… It's about time you guys went out on a date. Just so you know, I think you two are so cute together." Quinn said as she dug in for another serving of blueberry pancake.

"Thank you, Ivy. I wouldn't have the guts to pursue Sam if you hadn't given me the encouragement to do it." Mercedes squeezed her best friend's hand as a sign of gratitude.

"It was my pleasure, Ebby. So have you decided on what you're wearing yet?"

"Not yet. I haven't thought about it actually." Mercedes giggled. Truth be told, she had been too busy hanging out with Sam after school to worry about a trifle thing like what to wear on her date. Sam didn't care either way, he told her that she could wear a garbage bag to their date and she'd still look beautiful. That boy is crazy.

"You want me to help you pick out something to wear for tonight?" Quinn asked.

"Don't you have a date with Puck?"

"Nah… We've actually decide to stay in tonight. My parents are on a date, we're just going to hang around my house and watch a movie or something." Quinn stated nonchalantly.

"Sure, you will..." Mercedes said not believing a single word that Quinn was saying. Watch a movie my ass, they're probably going to make out or-. Mercedes blushed at the thought.

"Anyway, do you want my help or not?" Quinn asked quickly changing the subject.

"Yes, that would be nice actually. While you're offering your services, could you do my hair too?"

"What am I, your stylist?"

"You're the best friend a girl could ever ask for…" Mercedes said to suck up to Quinn.

"Yeah… Yeah… You're lucky I love you or else I wouldn't even consider helping you." Quinn smirked.

"You know that your kind heart is one of the reasons why I love you." Mercedes batted her lashes.

"Whatever… Now let's pay and get you ready for your date." Quinn rolled her eyes but smiled.

They stood up, paid their bill and headed to Mercedes' home.

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The digital clock that was sitting on her night stand showed that it was now 4:50 pm. Both Quinn and Puck were seated on her bed, helping her put the last minute touches to her makeup. Well, Quinn was helping, Puck was just being, Puck. He showed up at her front door a few hours ago, saying that he would like to offer his services. Mercedes knew that the only reason he was there was because he wanted to be with his girlfriend. He was head over heels in love with her best friend; it was adorable and nauseating watching them together.

"So what do you think?" Mercedes asked after she had finished applying her lip gloss. Mercedes was wearing a pink off the shoulder top and blue jeans. She wanted to wear a dress but Sam told her that he had a surprise for her, so he wanted her to wear something comfortable.

"You look HOT!" Puck bellowed.

"I second that." Quinn piped in; she was currently sitting on Puck's lap.

"Thanks guys. You know I couldn't have done it without you… Quinn." Puck's face lit up until he heard Mercedes only mention Quinn's name.

"Not funny… Mercedes…" Puck put his head on Quinn's shoulder and pouted.

Before Mercedes could say anything else, the doorbell rang. She felt butterflies fluttered in her stomach. Get it together girl. She inhaled deeply and said, "It's show time."

When the three teens got to the living room, Mercedes noticed that her mom, Andrea Jones, had already opened the door for Sam and welcomed him in. He looked good wearing a grey form fitting hooded sweater and blue jeans. Sam was standing nervously next to her mom, while her dad, Adam Jones, gave him the protective dad speech.

"So you're Sam Evans?" Adam said to the younger boy.

"Yes, sir..."

"What are your intentions towards my daughter?" Adam arched his brow waiting for Sam to answer.

"I really like your daugh- Mercedes sir. I would like to date her and get to know her better." Sam answered nervously.

"Good enough. Just so you know I am a well known dentist here in Lima. If you try to get fresh or hurt my daughter in any way, I would not hesitate to pull out all of your teeth without anesthesia." Adam glared at the Sam as he said this.

Mercedes could hear Sam gulp at her dad's threats.

"Ye- yes sir," Sam answered anxiously.

Puck chuckled at her dad's statement. "What are you laughing for Noah? The same goes to you too. If you hurt Quinn, you will suffer the same fate." Her dad always treated Quinn like she was his daughter, so it was no wonder Puck was getting the same treatment as Sam.

Quinn giggled while Puck hid behind her.

I have to put a stop to this madness. "What are you doing daddy? You're scaring my date away with your threats..."

"I'm just doing my job as a dad, baby girl." Adam's tone of voice was a lot softer as he spoke to his daughter.

"Alright, Adam... I think you've scared the poor boy enough. Let them go on their date." Andrea said to her husband.

Adam turned his attention to Sam and said, "Make sure you have Mercy back by 11pm, if you're a minute late. I will pull out one of your teeth."

Andrea smacked her husband on his arm and smiled up at Sam. "Don't listen to him honey. He's just being protective of his baby girl. You both enjoy your date."

She walked over to Mercedes, kissed her on the cheek and whispered, "I love you honey, he is really cute." Mercedes smiled at her mother's approval.

She then turned to Sam and hugged him. "It was nice meeting you Sam."

After exchanging goodbyes with her parents, Puck, and Quinn, they both turned to the door and headed out to their date.

"Hah, you've been owned." Sam fist pumped the air as he turned to Mike.

Sam was playing video games with Mike at the Chang's residence on Friday night.

"Whatever dude, you know that it was completely coincidental that you beat me." Mike said rolling his eyes.

Sam put down the Xbox 360 game controller and said, "A win's a win, man, and I got game... Anyway, I need your advice. I asked Mercedes out, the date is tomorrow but I don't know where to take her after dinner. So I need your help."

"I brought Tina to the lake on our first date. She loved it; we just sat and talked that night. It's the best way to get to know a girl better and you could always make out if the conversation gets boring." Mike laughed at the statement.

"I don't think I would ever get bored with Mercedes." His statement could not have been truer, he'd known Mercedes for three months now and he had never been bored. If anything he felt refreshed whenever she was around. They always had things to say to each other, it also helped that they both had similar interests.

"You sure the lake is a good idea?" Sam questioned making sure that his friend was giving him the right advice.

"Of course… Have I ever steered you wrong before?"

"Alright, the lake it is then." Sam smiled at Mike, picked up the controller and they started to play again.

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Sam got to Mercedes' home at 4:55 pm; he rang the door bell and waited for someone to open the door. He was greeted by a lovely looking older woman.

"Hello… You must be Mercedes' mother. I am Sam, her' date." Sam said as he held out his hand to the woman.

"Hello, Sam. You're right, I'm her mom. Call me, Andrea. Come on in…" She shook his hand and ushered him in.

Sam liked Andrea; she reminded him a lot of his own mother. They were both very warm and welcoming.

When Sam stepped into the house, he noticed a tall, well built man standing by the door. This must be Mercedes' dad, he looks scary. I hope he doesn't kill me.

Before he could introduce himself to the intimidating looking man, Mercedes, Puck, and Quinn made their way into the living room. Mercedes looked amazing as always, he remembered telling her the other day that she could wear a trash bag and still looked beautiful. He was not kidding; to him, she looked great wearing anything. Which was the first; most girls he knew looked ugly in some outfits, especially garbage bags, but not Mercedes.

His train of thought was interrupted by Mr. Jones interrogating him. To tell the truth, Sam was scared shitless of the man. Adam Jones was a papa bear protecting his cub and his threats towards Sam was getting to him. He had the right to protect his daughter though. Sam would do the same thing for his and Mercedes' daughter. Whoa… Slow down boy. This is your first date and you're already thinking about having children with Mercedes? Sam knew it was crazy but he could not imagine ever being with another woman. Mercedes was all the woman he ever wanted.

Puck chuckled at Mr. Jones' comment and was reprimanded for it; he was told that if he ever mistreated Quinn, he too would get all his teeth pulled out. Serves you right for laughing at me sucker!

Sam was bracing himself for another verbal attack by Mr. Jones, but Mercedes saved him by reprimanding her dad. I could kiss you right now! The conversation did not go on for very long after that. Mrs. Jones hugged him and sent the both of them on their way.

When the front door closed behind them, Sam let out a sigh of relief. He then looked at Mercedes and said "Your dad is scary."

"Sorry about that, he can be very protective of me. After all, I am his only daughter." Mercedes said as she laced her fingers onto Sam's.

"You look beautiful by the way." Sam pulled her closer to him and kissed her forehead.

"Thank you… You look very handsome, yourself." Mercedes looked up at him with a smile.

When they got to his car, Sam opened the passenger door and said as he pointed to the seat, "Your chariot awaits my lady."

Mercedes giggled at his playfulness. "You are such a dork, Sam Evans."

"Yeah but you lo- like this dork." Sam said when he got into the driver seat. Sam couldn't believe that he had almost said the "L" word, he was more than ready to profess it but he was afraid of scaring her off, so he changed the intended word to "like".

Mercedes must have not heard what he almost said because she just smiled and nodded.

Mercedes noticed that Sam had almost said the word "love" to her but had covered it by saying "like" instead. She felt a little disappointed by this. She knew that this was their first date but she felt like she had known Sam for a lifetime. Mercedes had never felt anything like this before, not even when she was dating Matt. The feeling scared and thrilled her all at the same time. Mercedes knew that she was at least half way in love with Sam but didn't want to be too obvious of her feelings, just in case he wasn't ready to hear such a confession. She decided to let the train of thought that was currently swimming in her head go for now, to be revisited only when they had been together for a certain period of time.

"So, I noticed your dad called you Mercy. Is that your pet name?" Sam said changing the subject.

"Yes, both my parents call me Mercy actually. I wonder why they even bother to name me Mercedes. It's not like they ever call me by that name." She laughed as she told him this.

"I like Mercy; I think that name suits you. Can I call you Mercy from now on?" Sam took his eyes off the road to look at her.

You can call me anything, as long as you keep looking at me with those beautiful green eyes.

"Sure, but Sam you might want to keep your eyes on the road. I'm too young to die." They both laughed at her comment.

Before long they reached The Breadsticks, the parking lot was almost at full capacity when they arrived. They got out of the car and walked into the restaurant hand in hand. When they got to the hostess booth Sam told the host of their reservations, the red head guy then seated them in a booth.

"Here are your menus; your waitress would be here in a few minutes to take your order." The host smiled at them both and left.

"So what would you like?" Mercedes asked her date.

"Spaghetti and Meat Balls sound so good right now. What about you?" Sam said as he chewed on his breadstick.

Mercedes looked at her menu. "I think I'll have the Chicken Alfredo."

The waitress came to their table, took their orders and left. They sat in a comfortable silence, gazing at each other for a few minutes.

"So what was Puck doing at your place just now?" Sam asked breaking the ice.

"He was supposedly there to help me get ready for our date." Mercedes shrugged.

"What does that even mean? Please don't tell me that he helped you get dressed..." Sam raised his brow.

"Are you jealous, Sam Evans?" Mercedes' eyes twinkled at his jealousy.

"Damn, right I am… If anyone is going to see you get dressed, it should be me." He said mischievously.

"Dream on lover boy… For your information, he did not watch me get dress. He was there for Quinn actually; it's sickening watching them sometimes." Mercedes laughed at the thought of Quinn and Puck.

"Tell me about it, they are always swapping spits. I almost threw up seeing it, the other day." Sam cringed at the memory.

Mercedes laughed even harder at his reaction. Sam looked so comfortable right now, Mercedes felt ecstatic that she was the cause of his happiness.

"Do you think that we're going to end up like them? You know… Not able to keep our hands off each other." Sam asked innocently.

This boy is brave to ask me such a brazen question.

"I don't know Sam… I don't want to give people sore eyes from having to watch us." Mercedes laughed.

"Oh, I don't know… Sore eyes could be good for people. I mean, as long as I get to put my hands all over you that is." Sam teased.

Mercedes smacked his arm and smiled. "You nasty…"

The food arrived and they continued on their easy conversation. After Sam paid for dinner, she asked "So what surprise have you set up for me?"

"It wouldn't be a surprise if I told you, would it?" He took her hand as they walked to his car.

"So you're not going to tell me, is that it?" Mercedes asked when she was seated.

"Nope."

"But, how would I know if you're not going to take me to some field and have your wicked ways with me?" Mercedes frowned.

"Oh, I'm going to have my wicked way with you alright… I'm just not going to tell you where we're going." He winked at her.

"Alright, if you're not telling me then I'm not saying anything to you until we get there." Mercedes crossed her arms.

"Whatever you say, Mercy..." He started the car and started to pull out of the parking lot.

"Fine… I'm not talking to you then."

Mercedes stayed silent for the next five minutes until she could not take it anymore.

"Sam… Can you please tell me where we're going? I hate surprises, I just want to know." Mercedes said nicely trying to get Sam to tell her the answer.

"You'll find out in literally two minutes. Be patient, Mercy." Sam looked at her and smiled.

"Patience is something I don't have. Alright, if you're not going to tell me then remember this, the next time you ask me for something the answer will be no." Mercedes said as she rolled her eyes, annoyed at Sam's secrecy.

Sam smiled and squeezed her hand in an attempt to placate her. Mercedes didn't want to tell him this but his affection towards her was adorable, it was also lessening her annoyance towards him.

Sam knew that Mercedes was annoyed at him for not telling her where he was taking her but the smile that she was trying to hide told him that she was mostly feigning her displeasure. They reached the lake soon after, Sam then said. "Alright we're here."

He went into the trunk of his car and took out the blanket that he had brought with him. After closing the trunk, he held the blanket with one hand and took Mercedes' hand in the other. They walked a few steps until they arrived at the bank of the lake.

"This is my surprise to you, are you happy with it?" Sam asked as he began to lay down the blanket.

"You could have just told me, Sam…" Mercedes gave him a half smile.

When Sam was finished with laying down the blanket, he sat down, reached out his hand and said, "Come sit with me, Mercy."

Mercedes took his hand and tried to sit next to him but Sam wouldn't let her. Instead he let her sit in front of him, in between his legs. When she had settled in, he wrapped his arms around her. "Are you comfortable?"

"Yes." Mercedes said as she leaned her head on to his chest. "But are you comfortable?" She asked as she turned to look at him.

"I'm more then comfortable..." Once she had turned back to the front, Sam touched his nose to her hair and breathed her scent in. She smelled of brown sugar and honey, the smell was intoxicating. Sam never wanted to stop breathing her in.

"Can I ask you something?" Sam whispered in her ears.

"Sure."

"Will you be my girlfriend?"

Mercedes turned around, looked at him with a cheeky smile and said. "Remember earlier on in the car when you refused to answer my question, I told you that if you asked me for something, my answer would be no..."

"Are you telling me no, Mercy?" He asked not believing her reply.

"What do you think?"

"I think, that if you don't change your answer right now, you're about to get tickled really bad…" Sam said with a grin.

"Don't you even dare…" Mercedes yelped as she started to draw away from him.

"Try me… Now are you going to say "Yes" or not?" Sam questioned as he inched closer.

"No."

"Ok… Don't say, I didn't warn you." He began tickling her after that statement. Mercedes was trying to get away from him but he wouldn't let her, she squirmed and laughed on the ground.

"No… Sam… Stop it… Alright, I will be your girlfriend…" Mercedes surrendered after only a few seconds.

Sam hovered over her and asked "Are you serious? Just you and me in a relationship… No more drama…"

"Yes, Sam... Just, you and me as girlfriend and boyfriend. No more drama…" Mercedes said as she fiddled with the string on Sam's hooded sweater.

"Can, I kiss you now?" It was getting hard for him to breath with the anticipation of joining her lips with his.

"Yes." She whispered as she pulled his face on to hers for a kiss.

He felt like his body was on fire when their lips met. He licked her bottom lips to taste the strawberry lip gloss she was wearing, instead she opened her mouth. When he tangled his tongue with hers, he groaned at the taste. She tasted like the chocolate dessert that they had shared at dinner. Delicious. Sam wanted to run his hands along her body, to feel her softness but he resisted. Easy boy, don't want to freak her out. They stayed in that position, lips locked, bodies tangled for a few more minutes. They were both panting when Mercedes pulled away from the kiss.

Mercedes was breathless when she said, "It's getting late, I think you should take me home now... I don't want daddy pulling out my boyfriend's tooth. You would look funny with a missing tooth" Mercedes touched his cheeks as she laughed.

Sam kissed her one more time before pulling away and helping her to get up. "I think you're right, we should get you home…"

He drove her home in silence; he was so happy that Mercedes now was officially his girlfriend. It felt like it took forever for them to get to this point, but somehow they got there. Sam looked at his girlfriend and saw the smile that was spread across her face. Mercedes looked just as happy as he, Sam then reached for the hand that she had rested on her lap and kissed it. She looked at his face and smiled.

When they reached her front door, both of them stayed silent. Sam didn't want to say anything as he didn't want the date to come to an end but because it was late and he wanted to spare his tooth, he said. "Well, here we are…"

"Thank you for tonight, Sam. I had a great time…" Mercedes said as she gently shook his hand that she was currently holding.

"Me too…" Sam smiled.

"Well, I better head in now. Don't forget to text me when you get home." Mercedes said as she bit her bottom lip.

"I will." Sam leaned in for a chaste kiss after the statement.

"Good night, Mercy…"

"Good night, Sam…" Mercedes opened the door and went into her house.

When he was sure that she was safely inside, he drove himself home. When he had showered and was lying in bed, he texted Mercedes good night. After getting a response, he drifted to sleep dreaming of his girlfriend and the wonderful date they shared.

So what did you all think? Was it too mushy? Come on I know you love the mushiness. We need it after the screw up of season 3.

On to shout outs… Oh boy, this is going to be a long one.

PerfectLover, jubby25, et28, anon, Tiva-Babe UK, and hopefullwriter81: Thank you so much for the reviews. For any new readers, thank you for reading and welcome to my fic.

HP: Thank you for your insightful shoutout. The songs are "I love you baby" by Frankie Vallie and "Lost that loving feeling" by righteous brothers. It's old school I know but it's the best mash up I could think of.

Jadziwine: We've talked about the Samcedes rantings. Thank you for PMing me about the new episode. Aren't we happy over the outcome? As always thank you very much for the reviews.

Moonlight015: My son waking up wasn't your fault it was mine, so no need to apologize. Lol. I love the name Auntie Snix as well, if they have a kids somewhere in the future I will get them to call her that. Lol. Again, thanks for the reviews. They always entertain me.

Alliecattie3: I love the bored meeting comment. I hope you didn't smile too big at the meeting, people might think that something is wrong with you. Joking. Lol. Also, you are smart for getting the answers right to the mash up songs. I wanted to write it down somewhere but was too tired therefore I spaced. Thank you for the lovely review and as always you make me laugh with your fangirling.

Margaret: This is the first time I've seen your review, so welcome to my crazy world and thank you so much for the compliment and kind words.

Alright, I think that's all the reviewers from the past chapter. Please don't hate me if I missed your name. I've been writing this whole day (on 2 fics, this one and the next one I'm working on) and my eyes are tired but just in case I missed you, I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart. It makes me smile to see someone review my story.

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