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Since Sam and Mercedes had to go back to New York, they decided to bring their siblings with them to ring in the new year. As expected, JFK was extremely packed when they got off their plane. Sam's assistant had texted him to let him know that their luggage was already in the truck waiting for them.
Mercedes pushed her sunglasses up on her face, her arm looped with Stevie as they walked towards the escalators with her bodyguards, Asher and Olly close behind them. She was so excited about ringing in the new year with the love of her life and their siblings. It's been awhile since she has spent some time with her sister and the twins.
Sam held on to Stacey and Myra's hand as they stepped onto the escalator, his own two bodyguards, Wes and Hank in front of them leading the way. He wanted to make sure he kept them close because the people and paps were relentless today. He turned around, sending Mercedes and Stevie a small smile, "Y'all good?"
Stevie nodded distractedly, his eyes taking in all the people who screaming for Sam and Mercedes's attention, "Yeah.."
Mercedes waved at some of the fans with her free hand as she stepped off the step, heading for the front door, where they were met by more flashing cameras.
MERCEDES. SAM. MERCEDES. SAM. ARE YOU EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW YEAR? YOUR ALBUM IS AMAZING MERCEDES! ANY NEW MUSIC COMING FROM YOU SAM?
Sam stood to the side to let the girls get in first, following his brother as he got in last. He closed the door to the truck, turning to them with a smirk, "Y'all okay?"
"I'm overwhelmed." Stacey said with bright green eyes as she stared at all the commotion outside.
"I second that." Myra said as she looked at her big sister, "I can't believe y'all go through this everyday."
Mercedes chuckled as she took off her glasses, placing them back into her purse, "Believe me, this isn't half of it." She smiled over at Sam, leaning into his warm embrace.
Sam wrapped his arms around her, pressing a kiss to her cheek as he leaned back into the seat as the driver began to drive off.
Mercedes balanced some pillows and blankets in her arms as she walked to the living room, "Alright you three. Both of the couches pull out to beds so it should be enough room for y'all." She smiled as she gave Stevie the items.
"This place is nice Merce. It reminds me of my dorm. Very cozy." Stacey said as she plopped down on the couch.
"Thank you sweets." Mercedes walked towards the kitchen, "I'm going to start on lunch."
"And I'm going to go take a shower before you girls because y'all like to take forever." Stevie said with a laugh, dodging the pillow that was being thrown his way.
Sam walked out of Mercedes room and decided to help the girls set up the beds. He grabbed the sheets and placed them one while Stacey did the other one.
An hour later, the beds were made up and ready for the night. They had all freshen up and was now sitting at the medium sized kitchen table eating Mercedes' famous homemade chili.
Stevie closed his eyes and moaned, "God I haven't had your chili in so long.."
Mercedes chuckled as she placed a slice of cornbread into her bowl, mixing it together, "It's been awhile huh?"
Sam and Stacey nodded as they stuffed their mouths.
Myra shook her head with a laugh at them, adding dashes of hot sauce to hers, "I can't blame them Cedes."
They ate in a comfortable silence, the sounds of spoons hitting the bowls and the chilly, high pitched wind hitting the windows.
Stacey swallowed the contents of her food, picking up her water to sip some down, she sat the cup back at on the table before turning to her older brother and Mercedes, "There's something we want to ask you y'all.."
Mercedes and Sam looked at each other before they looked around the table, "Okay.."
Myra bit down on her bottom lip, "We were wondering...i-if we could go to a party in SoHo tonight."
"I'm sorry what?" Sam sat up in chair a little, looking at all three of them.
"You remember Ally, right?" Stacey asked Mercedes and Sam.
"The perky red head with the braces who use to go to summer camp with y'all?" Mercedes asked with a raised brow.
Stevie nodded as he put more chili into his mouth, "Yeah. We kept in touch with her when she moved and she lives here now."
"And she invited us to come to her party.." Myra drifted off when she saw the look on Sam's face.
Sam shook his head, "No. There's no way I'm letting three eighteen year olds roam around in New York."
"Sammy we're not kids anymore, we can handle ourselves." Stacey stressed.
"We're going to stick together." Stevie said as he looked at his older brother.
"I don't care. Y'all are not going and that's final." Sam said, leaving no room for discussion.
Mercedes sighed when they turned to her with pleading looks. She stood up from her chair, pulling Sam with her, "Give us a second."
Sam rolled his eyes as he followed Mercedes into her bedroom, watching her close the door, he folded his arms, "They're not going Mercedes."
She pointed towards the bed, "Sit."
Sam reluctantly sat down, watching as she made her way over to sit by her. He turned to her with a serious look, "SoHo? Really? That's fifteen minutes from where we're going to be. I don't want them loose in the city Mercedes."
"Sam, they're not twelve anymore..they're eighteen babe."
"I know that.." He took a deep breath, lowering his gaze, "I just don't want anything to happen to them."
Mercedes moved closer to him, wrapping her hand around his, "I know you're worried about them being in the city alone and I am too but I know that they're going to stick together." She placed a soft kiss on his cheek, "I can send Asher up there to keep a look out on them."
Sam sighed as he listen to everything she was saying. She was right but it's didn't matter if they were ten, eighteen or thirty, he was always going to be protective over them. It calmed him down when Mercedes said that she would send Asher, turning to her, "Okay."
Mercedes smiled as she leaned up and pressed a kiss to his lips, "Lets go." She stood up and held out her hand.
Sam let out a small smirk as he grabbed her hand and followed her back out the room, seeing the defeated faces on made him feel bad. He cleared his throat, "Mercedes and I have agreed to let you guys go."
"Really?" Stacey let out a small squeal.
"But there are some rules." Mercedes started, looking at all there of them, "Take a cab and not the subway tonight."
"Of course." Stevie said excitedly.
"Be back in this apartment by one or I swear I will send the whole NYPD looking for you." Sam said seriously.
Myra nodded with a bright smile on we face, "Okay.."
"Keep your phones on at all time. I know you guys are eighteen and you're probably not feeling our rules but we are responsible for you while you're here." Mercedes said as she sat back down in her chair.
"And we don't want anything to happen to you." Sam said as he stared at them with care shining through his eyes.
Stacey jumped up out her seat and ran over to hug her brother, "Thank you, thank you, thank you."
Myra got up and went to do the same to her sister.
Mercedes smiled as she hugged her, chuckling when Stevie came over and hugged them also. They all ended up in one big group hug.
After lunch, the Jones-Evans clan relaxed for a few hours before they started to get ready for their eventful evenings. Sam pointedly made it clear that the girls weren't leaving the house until he saw what they were wearing. He wasn't the type of guy that wanted his little sisters dressing sexy. Cute and adorable? Yes. But sexy? Hell no. Once he gave the approval, much to Mercedes' dismay, he gave them money for the cab and food if needed.
Mercedes had called Asher and gave him the address to where they were going to be. She didn't want the twins and Myra to know that she had sent him, so she asked Asher to keep a low profile. Sliding her phone into her pocket, she cuddled into her boyfriend more as they sat in the back of the truck. Placing a soft kiss on his jaw, she watched as his eyes lit up at all the people, "Excited?"
Sam tore his eyes away from the window to look down at the beautiful woman in his arms, "Very.." He kissed her lips softly before pulling back, "You know I'm kind of glad we don't have to perform anywhere tonight. I think it's going be fun being one of the few hosting the countdown from Times Square."
The sounds of Mercedes' giggles filled the truck, "It's going to be fun alright. You and your filterless mouth plus live TV, equals one hell of a night."
Sam blushed deeply, rubbing the back of his neck, "Yeah I really need to work on it."
Mercedes smirked as she moved his hand, replacing it with hers. She pulled him down for a sweet, meaningful kiss.
Sam smiled against her lips, moving his hand to cradle her face only to stop when the truck came to a halt, "We're here." Sam reluctantly dropped his hands from her face to open the door. Once he got out, he moved to the side so Mercedes could get out too. He looked over and saw Olly and Wes waiting for them by the building door. Sam grabbed his girlfriend's hand and led them in the building. He smiled when one of the producer greeted them and gave a quick run down of what was going to happen tonight. She let them know that they were going to be directly in the middle of Times Square. The couple stood still to allow the people to put an earpiece in their ear, which is going to be guiding them through the night.
Sam felt his phone vibrating in his pocket, taking it out, he slid the answer button, "Hey Stevie, everything okay?"
"Yeah.." Stevie said into the phone, "I was just calling to let y'all know we made and we're getting some food right now before we go."
"Alright y'all have fun and stay together."
"We will. Love you." Stevie said before he hung up.
"Love you too." Sam breathed out, locking his phone and sliding it back into his pocket. He turned back to Mercedes, who was holding out a cup of hot chocolate for him, "Thanks baby."
"You're welcome." She smiled as she sipped a little from her own, moaning at the taste, she picked up a pack of mini banana nut muffins and sat on the couch, "We have a few minutes before we have to leave."
Sam sat by her, stealing one of the muffins from the bag and popping it into his mouth. He smirked when she glared at him, "Love you." He moved in and gave her a slow kiss.
Mercedes smiled against his lips, "Keep on kissing me like this, you might get too tired to kiss me at midnight."
"Oh trust me.." His voice when down an octave, low and husky, "I will never be tired enough to kiss you."
Mercedes bit her lip to stifle a moan from slipping out, his cool breath making impact to her skin sent shivers all over her body. She pulled back and placed a small kiss on the corner of her mouth as she stood up, giving him a knowing look, "I'm going to the restroom."
Sam sat pack and smirked, popping another muffin into his mouth as he watched the curvy temptation leave out. Since they had to be outside at nine, he looked at his watch and saw that they had twenty minutes to spare and figured they could get a little pre-celebration on. He jumped up from the couch and followed into the direction she went in.
About ten minutes later, Mercedes was fixing Sam's scarf with a satisfactory smirk, trying to at least cover up some of the hickeys she left of his neck.
Sam looked down at her breathless and flustered. He thought he was going in there to be the dominate one but he had another thing coming. As soon as he locked the door, she took full control over everything, leaving him in pure bliss and wanting more of her, "You're so wrong for what you did.."
Mercedes raised a brow, "What? All I wanted to do was satisfy my man." She basically purred out, running her fingers underneath his beanie to play with the fine hairs on his neck, kissing him teasingly.
Sam let out whimper as she kissed him, he wanted to hostler her up and take her back to the restroom to have his wicked way with her but the producer came and said it was time. Watching as she placed her trench coat back on and buttoned it up, Sam grabbed her hand and led them out the door. Hitting the packed streets of New York was no joke. He smiled when he heard some of the people screaming for him and Mercedes, they waved as they continued to walked down the strip as they got to their designated spot. She wasn't lying either. They were dead smack in the middle. He watched as they handed him and Mercedes their mics and told them they were up next. Seeing the camera man come in front of them, he turned to Mercedes, "Ready?"
Mercedes nodded excitedly as she watched the lady say it was time and gave the cue to start just as the red light on camera came on. Mercedes smiled brightly, "Hey everyone, I'm Mercedes Jones."
"And I'm Sam Evans." Sam smiled into the camera.
"And tonight we're going to be two out of the five hosts that's going to hopefully keep you entertained with all the things happening right now." Mercedes had to literally yell through the mic and hold her hand to her ear because of all the noise.
"Two hours worth of us? I think y'all will enjoy it." Sam winked into the camera.
"Isn't he charming?" She laughed loudly when she heard the girls behind them loudly reply with squeals. Mercedes saw the signal for them to wrap up, "Now we're going to take you to LA, where Fall Out Boy are performing their new single at Disneyland."
"See y'all soon." Sam waved as the camera light went off, taking a deep breath.
"That's was excellent you two." The producer, Natalie, complimented them, seeing her phone light up, she read the text, "Okay, we're going to come back to you in ten minutes."
Mercedes nodded happily, "Okay." She turned to her boyfriend with a smile, placing a small kiss on his cheek.
Sam wrapped his arms around her with a smirk, "I love you."
"Love you too." She hugged him back tightly, turning to the crowd, she smiled softly when they asked if they could take a pictures with them. She pulled Sam with her and headed over to take multiple pictures.
Two hours in and less than twenty minutes to go to ring in the new year. Sam and Mercedes were having a blast with their hosting. They sung, danced, even busted a few jokes here and there. The couple also took lots of pictures together. They smiled brightly when they found a couple they wanted to interview, seeing the camera man nod, Mercedes looked into the camera, "We're back here in the dead smack center with one amazingly beautiful couple. Tell us your names?" Mercedes smiled as he held to mic to their mouths.
"My name is Alice." The older woman said with a warm smile.
"And I'm Victor." Her husband replied as he kept his wife close.
"What brings you guys here this evening?" Mercedes asked.
"Well, Victor and I have been married for thirty years and we love traveling around the world. Being here in New York tonight is apart of our bucket list."
"Thirty years?" Sam asked in shock.
Victor nodded happily, "Yes..thirty amazing years." He turned to his wife and kissed her, causing the crowd to clap.
Mercedes couldn't help but smile, "That's so sweet." She turned to Sam with a smirk, "I want that."
Sam smiled brightly at her, nodding happily, "I want that too.."
"Awwwww." The crowd said, breaking them out of their loving gaze.
Sam blushed when he realized that they were still live, turning the camera as he listen closely to what the other producer was saying in the earpiece, "We're now going to send you over to Jenny for a minute folks." Seeing the light go off, he moved over and wrapped his arms around his girlfriend.
Mercedes snuggled against Sam, looking up at him through her lashes, pressing a small kiss on his cheek. When the camera came back, she decided to stay in his embrace as they said their final peace, "Well we have five minutes left and it's been so much fun."
"It has." Sam smiled into the camera, turning behind him, "And you guys are awesome. We could not have done this without you."
"Amazing people." Mercedes smiled when they clapped, "I guess that bring me to a closing question I want everyone to answer, what is your New Years resolution?"
"Well I'll tell you mine babe.." Sam pulled her closely, mic going to his mouth so he could make sure the world could here him, "My resolution this year is to make the love of my life very happy." Hearing the chorus of awes behind him for the thousandth time tonight made he chuckle a little.
"You already make me happy baby." Mercedes felt her eyes mist up, "God Sam, you can't have me crying on national TV."
Sam smiled as she laid her head on his chest, looking up at the clock, it had under a minute left, he turned to the camera, "Never forget that in this new year...the possibilities are endless."
"And take a leap of faith and begin the new year by believing. Never stop believing in yourself." Mercedes added with a smile, "Happy New Year everyone.."
"10...9...8...7...6...5...4...3...2...1..."
"HAPPY NEW YEAR!" Everyone called out, the fireworks and confetti setting off in the skies of New York.
Sam cupped Mercedes face and leaned down to capture her lips in a smoldering kiss, pushing his tongue pass her lips to dominate her mouth. He knew that their kiss was going to be broadcast and he had an intention on keeping it appropriate but that went out the window when he heard Mercedes let out a moan.
Mercedes wrapped her arms around his neck as she kissed him back desperately. Surely they were going to keep it sweet and PG but that didn't work out when she felt his lips on hers.
Feeling his lungs desperately needed air, he pulled back, eyes still closed as he placed his forehead onto of hers, he opened his eyes and looked at her with a smile, "Happy New Year my love.."
"Happy New Year baby.." She breathlessly said as she leaned up and kiss him softly this time, pulling him back in for a hug. She knew that this was going to be an amazing year.
A/N. Hope you enjoyed it. This trip to New York is not over yet. We will find out next chapter how the twins and Myra's night went. Mercedes's going to have an interview about her album and then we're headed back to Nashville for more adventures. Also, the sequel to NB is up you guys. :)