Hello, Hello... Hola! Here I am with a new chapter... I'm going to skip the long intros because I want all of you to read and enjoy...

I ask for all of you to forgive any mistake you might see, my Beta and I are far from perfect. :)

Disclaimer: I do not own Glee or anything that is affiliated to the show, Ryan Murphy & Co and Fox and to be honest I don't wish to own what is now a sinking ship. But, I do own my thoughts and I will write Samcedes Fics because they live beyond that stupid show. Also, I do not own Made of Honor (the movie in which I am loosely basing this story adding some twists and craziness from my own imagination) but I wish I could be the woman owning Patrick Dempsey's heart.

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Chapter 10

Mercedes and Finn were having such a good time during the dinner that she completely forgot all about Sam, her cellphone and the rest of the world for the time being. They shared some of their fondest memories from their lives and laughed at the silliest ones. They also shared their likes and dislikes and found out they had a lot of things in common. They were compatible, something amazingly good yet scary for her. Mercedes was analyzing the situation because she had this thought burning in the back of her head because as nice as Finn was he lived in San Francisco and she lived in New York. She was definitely not up for a long distance relationship because they were messy and complicated.

When they were leaving the restaurant Finn suggested to take Mercedes for a walk around the bay, but she politely refused because she had an early flight to catch. In addition, she did not wanted to get his or her hopes up for no good reason.

"Finn, I don't want to sound like an opportunist that just accepted you invitation because I wanted a free dinner, but let's be rational here. You live here and I live in New York, we started off really good but we have no chance of survival." She said while they were walking to Finn's car.

He stopped walking, "Why?" he said, making her to turned around to face him.

"Because we need to get to know each other better and distance is not going to help. Look, you are a really nice guy and I could see myself having an awesome time with you but we don't live near each other. For me that is a deal-breaker."

"I see your point." He said closing the gap between them. They locked their gazes and it felt like the whole world stood still around them. Mercedes heartbeats rose and she knew where this was heading but she wanted it, she needed it and he gave it. The kiss was sweet, chaste and honest. She felt something but not the jolts of electricity she felt when Sam kissed her and at that moment she broke the kiss, Sam was invading her thoughts again and she needed to stop herself for tangling herself into a web of confusion.

Finn looked at her a bit distraught, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to-"

She cut him off, "It's alright, Finn. Let's not overthink about what just happened."

When he dropped her off at the hotel, they promised to stay in touch and to get to know each other and to see where life decided to take whatever bond they created in just a few hours.

When she made it back to her room, she decided to reconnect with the world through cellphone and she was surprised to see many missed call alerts from Sam but only one text notification from him and some emails from her boss, one of them with an interesting job offer. She quickly went through the emails and sent her boss the answers she needed from her, Mrs. Sylvester can be quite ruthless if she thinks her staff is slacking and so far, Mercedes was on her good graces.

After getting into her PJs and comfortable in bed, she finally looked at Sam's text message. She read it again and again, she was speechless. "I can't stop thinking about you. I love you." Those words echoed in her brain making her feel dizzy, clear-headed, angry and happy; yes, Mercedes felt like she was losing her mind. She knew it was close to be three in the morning in New York but she needed to let off some steam. She went through her contacts, pressed 'Call' and prayed she was doing the right thing.

"Hello." The person answered in a muzzy tone.

"Kurt?" Mercedes asked, hoping Kurt would not flip at her for calling him at such at late hour.

"Mercedes, are you alright?" He said trying his best to sound awake.

"Yes. Well, physically I am but my brain is slightly fried and I need your help with something." She confessed.

"At three in the morning?" Kurt shot back.

"I just have one question, what you would think if someone like… I don't know, maybe Sebastian, sent you a text that says; I can't stop thinking about you. I love you".

"My guess is that Sam sent you that text, right!"

"Your guess is right."

"Mercedes, this is something that you need to figure out with Sam, not with me. I've been telling you to stop making a huge deal about things and to give him an opportunity to explain himself. I am completely sure there's more than meets the eyes with Sam and you have been obstinate to see what's really going on. Just talk to him! As you friend, this is the best advice I can give you." Kurt explained.

"Kurt, I've told you before, if I lost him, I don't know what I'd do, I can't lose him." Mercedes sobbed.

"Mercy, don't cry! Please! Promise me that you will talk to him and fix things with him because if you don't I will." Kurt warned her.

"Ok. I will call him right now."

"No! Mercedes, be brave and face him."

"I'm scared." She whimpered.

"Then my other guess is right."

"What? What are you talking about?" She asked confused.

"That my friend, I am keeping it a secret. Only time will tell me if I am right or wrong."

"You have got to be kidding me! Just tell me what you have in mind." She argued.

"I will; after you talk to Sam. Do we have a deal?"

"Deal."

"Now Mercy, I am going back to sleep. Call me when you get back. Love you!"

"Love you, too."

After Mercedes hung up with Kurt, she was even more frustrated, she knew she needed to talk to Sam, but what if whatever they had to say to each other fracture their friendship even more. She texted Sam that she made it back to the hotel in one piece and that she was going to stop by his place after landing in the city on Sunday afternoon. After that, she decided it was time to catch some sleep because she needed to clear her mind being that her flight back to New York was going to be long and dreadful.

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The next day Sam woke up with a severe headache and an intense hangover. After sending the text and never getting an answer from Mercedes, he decided to drink his grief with Puck and Rory, instead letting it go sexually with the first girl who looked interesting enough. He patted himself in the back for such accomplishment. He looked at his cellphone and he saw he had two text messages from Mercedes and his heart skipped a few beats. He opened them and read them carefully. The first one read,

"Hey you! I just wanted to let you know that I am back in my hotel room. I had a good time with Finn." He did not know how to react to that message. He was relieved she was ok but the fact that she had a good time was killing him.

He decided to read the next message.

"Hey I will stop by your place as soon as I land; we need to talk about a lot of things, including that text you sent me last night. I'm scheduled to be in New York by 2:45pm. I should be at you place sometime after 3:30pm. XO."

Sam stared at the message on his phone screen for as long as he could. She wanted to address the text and other things; between the hangover and all the feelings he had inside, he thought he was going to pass out.

After that, he jumped off from his bed and walked to his bathroom. He was going to brush his teeth when he heard a knock on his door. Fuck, who the hell could it be? He thought. He was wearing boxers and he did not feel like putting more clothes on so he walked to the door and opened without looking thought the peephole first and there standing in front of him was Mercedes, who shut her eyes at the sight of him. His hangover and his headache suddenly faded.

"Mercy, what are you doing here so early?"

"Early? Sam it is almost 4 o'clock!" She said as she opened her eyes to look at him and then bit her bottom lip. Damn Sam Evans! She thought. She was slightly turn on by the disheveled look he was sporting.

"Holy Shit!" He exclaimed as she walked inside his apartment and he grabbed her bag and placed it a closet close to the door. "Mercedes, make yourself at home because as you can see I just woke up and well… the rest is self-explanatory." He blushed.

Mercedes laughed. This moment reminded her of all the similar moments they lived while in college. She had the hope that after today's conversation, their relationship was going to be back to those years and things between them were going to get fix.

"That's alright, Sam! I'm going to make us some coffee."

Sam walked to her and kissed her on the cheek. "Thank you. I'll be right back!"

Mercedes felt her legs were going to give up on her. How it could be possible that Sam could make her feel all sorts of things with a simple peck on the cheek and she felt little to nothing when other guys kissed her on the lips. Am I falling for Sam? She thought. She shook her head out of those thoughts and went to the kitchen to get the coffee started.

When Sam walked back to the living room, Mercedes was absently watching some TV, drinking coffee and eating a bagel. She was not wearing any make-up, her hair was on a messy braid but for Sam she was the most beautiful girl she had ever seen.

"So, how was your flight?" He asked getting her attention.

"It was ok, I guess. I did a lot of thinking and that was the part that was driving me nuts." She said. "By the way, there's warm coffee on the coffee maker."

He smiled and walked to the kitchen to get some coffee.

Why am I so nervous it's just Mercy? She's the same girl who has been my friend for five years and the girl who knows me better than myself. Telling her how I feel should not be difficult. He thought leaning against the kitchen cabinets.

"Sam, what is taking you so long?" Mercedes said still focused on whatever she was watching on the TV.

"I'm just looking for something to eat."

Grabbing a banana muffin, he walked to his living room and took a seat next to her. "What are you watching?" He recognized some of the actors but he had no idea what was the name of whatever she was watching.

"Scandal. I missed it last Thursday and well… thanks to all the gods up in heaven you have Hulu Plus and they already had the episode up." She said smiling but not taking her sight off the TV.

After they watched the episode and did the dishes, Mercedes looked at him, trying to find the courage to say what she so desperately wanted to.

"Well… Sam, I am here for a reason. We need to talk."

"Sure." He followed her to the living room and they sat on the sofa, facing each other.

"Sam, what is going on? I mean, how we can go from being the most amazing friends to start acting like an unstable couple. All we have been doing since that kiss is getting on each other nerves. Look, I value your friendship like I value my life and I'll be crushed if something happens and what we have falls apart." She said tearful.

"Mercy, to me you mean more that you could ever imagine. I need you like the air I breathe, you give my life a meaning and I don't want to lose you ever." He said as he grabbed her hands.

"So, if you don't want to lose me, why do you keep doing all this things that you know that will irritate me? Sam, last night you called me during my date up to the point that I had to put my cellphone on vibrate. Then, you sent me that text, which I saw when I got back to the room. What is going on with you? I don't want any drama between us. Damn, you know I hate drama, yet we are in a swarm full of drama." She said while tears freely fell from her eyes. "I want my best friend back."

This was it, this was the moment and this was his moment but Sam was out of words. Fuck! Fuck! What am I going to tell her? She's crying because she's losing her best friend and here I am desperately wanting to tell her that she is it for me but I can't seem to find the right words. I am such a wuss. Just for that, I deserve to stay on the friend zone forever. He thought.

"Mercy… Look… Oh God! Why is this so difficult?" Sam ran his fingers through his hair. "Let me start this again, Mercy…" Sam stared at Mercedes eyes, she wanted answers and he was mute. His face was pale and his breathing became uneven.

"Sam, are you alright?"

"No. I mean, yes… Actually, I don't know. However, something I do know is that I want you in my life and I need you in my life from now until forever because I love you."

"Sam, I love you too."

"No! Mercy, I mean I love you like a man loves a woman." He confessed.

Mercedes just stared at him with an unreadable expression. She was not ready to deal with Sam's confession. After a couple of painfully silent minutes, Sam broke the ice,

"Mercy, please say something." He pleaded.

"I can't. I can't do this right now." She whispered. After a few seconds she ran to the door, took her bag out of the closet and opened the door, racing out. Never looking back as Sam stayed rooted to the spot, staring at the space where she had just being, unable to move, scared that the pain and loss he was feeling would shatter his body too, not only his heart which had broken into a thousand tiny pieces.

A/N: Ok! Ok! Ok! These two are playing with everyone's emotions I know. Thoughts about this chapter? Yes or No? What did you guys thought about Finn? Isn't he too forward I mean we all know Mercedes is amazing but he needs to take it easy. What about Mercedes' reaction to Sam's text? Do you guys think Kurt is going to take some action? I want him to meet Stacy so they can join forces and help Sam and Mercedes to find their way to each other. But, what about the job offer she got from her boss? What is that all about? Will she take it?

New York, concrete jungle where dreams are crushed and buried... Everything looked like so on track, the nervousness between the two was a good sign. Then, Sam finally opens up and tells her what he's been holding up only for Mercedes to do what she knows best... She needs a good slap into realization (thanks Ngawai for writing this in one of your reviews, it's the perfect description I could use right now). Stay Tune!

Can't wait for the reactions...

Jenny, thank you for all your help and for making the last few chapter readable. You are awesome and it has been blast so far. :)

Until Next Time...