Hey everybody, yesterday was my birthday so I couldn't update then but here I is...(yeah I said IS) anyway...here's the next part that I would like to call 2009,2015,2016. I mixed a little cannon in here so somethings might remind u of glee but i switched it up a bit.
Now to answer some questions from the reviews:
Msei09: Mercedes lost her best friends and her mother. This chapter should help you understand.
Dayja: What happened to Finn, Santana and Kurt? read on
And y'all be patient Samcedes will reunite...Im a samcedian so u know it's coming...
Mercedes stared at her reflection in the mirror as she mentally tried to prepare herself for the night. If weren't for her two best friends and her mother she would have been curled up in bed watching another rerun on the television. But they'd already bought the prom tickets, they'd already rented the limo and made reservations at Breadsticks. Santana was not about to miss out on endless breadsticks night. Mercedes looked behind her as Kurt helped Santana zip up her clingy red dress as they argued as usual.
"Mercedes, quit hogging the mirror! I needs to check myself out and pencil my eyebrows on." Santana said as she stomped over and playfully pushed Mercedes aside.
"Soooo...do you guys think I look good enough to give a guy an ultimatum?" Mercedes asked as she placed her hand on her hip and struck a pose waiting on Kurt to comment.
"Mercedes, if Finn doesn't date you...I will!"
"Brittany would kill me."
"Then I will date you, Diva." Kurt said with a smile.
"Remember when I thought that was a possibility?" Mercedes asked with a chuckle as she made her way back in front of the mirror beside a laughing Santana.
"I don't know how in the world you mistook Kurt's friendship with flirting."
"I don't how she even believed that I would like Rachel freaking Berry."
"I can't believe we both had a crush on Finn."
"I had Finn and trust me, he was one of the reasons I ran to the other side." Santana lied as she penciled in her eyebrows. Mercedes wasn't sure how she never stopped liking Finn. She still couldn't believe that they secretly had a thing. The same secret that her two best friends knew about and encouraged her to make him exclusively hers. But then there was Berry. She couldn't get him to be honest about her and tonight she was going to either put in end to it all or begin something beautiful. Santana looked over at Mercedes as she frowned and stared down at her dress. She could tell Mercedes was having doubts but she was not about to let her friend do that. "Look girlfriend, he wasn't good for me 'cause we both like the cooch, but I've seen you with him and he loves you. He's just too scared to admit it 'cause of Berry but he'll man up tonight. Trust me." she finished off with a wink before continuing to pencil her eyebrows.
"For the first time tonight I have to say that I agree with Satan..."
"Watch it!" Santana glared at him.
"Seriously, Mercedes, if he doesn't pick you...promise me tonight that you won't let it ruin your night." Kurt stated as he looked over at her and waited on her to say that she promised. She sighed and nodded as she looked at her two best friends. "Say it."
"I promise."
Minutes later, they all made their way downstairs where Mercedes' mother waited with her camera in hand to record the moment. Kurt was the first to head down the stairs as he struck a couple poses for her. She took a couple shots all the while laughing at Kurt's antics. Mercedes smiled as she heard her mother's hearty laugh and pushed Santana forward to go down next. Santana sashayed over to the top of the stairs and showed the backless side of her dress before turning and going down the stairs.
"Work it, girl!" her mother said in between shots as Santana made her way down the stairs. "Okay now where's my baby girl! Come on lemme see you, baby!" she shouted as Mercedes took a deep breath and stepped out to the steps. Her mother gasped as if she had never seen Mercedes in a dress before. Or maybe it was the makeover that Kurt and Santana gave her for the night. She had to admit they did a hell of a job, she could barely recognize herself. "Look at my baby!" she said as she handed the camera to Santana and quickly wiped a tear that escaped.
"Don't cry mom, you know that makes me cry!" Mercedes smiled as she tried to hold back tears. "You know I gotta keep this face on for what I'm about to face."
"You gon knock the breath out that boy, trust yo mama now." Her mother said as she played with the curls in her hair. "If he chooses that crazy girl over you then he wasn't worth your time anyway. And you bet not let him ruin this night. It's not about him. It's about you not being afraid of going after something that you want! Remember that, okay?"
"That's right Mama Jones!" Santana interjected as she snapped a picture of the two. They all took a couple more pictures together before Mercedes hugged her mother one more time.
They walked in with smiles on their faces as they rocked to the beat of a couple of the football players singing Friday by Rebecca Black. Santana was the first to head to the dance floor as Brittany came over and took her hand. Mercedes nervously reached down and took Kurt's hand just as she noticed Finn dancing with Rachel on the dance floor. She was happy that Kurt was there with her as she needed the support. Luckily for her, Kurt's crush went to a different school and told him that he couldn't make it. Kurt squeezed her hand and rubbed it before pulling her towards the dance floor.
"Come on, Diva! Let's dance!" Kurt shouted over the music as he dragged her to the middle of the dance floor. Mercedes shook her head and laughed as she followed behind him and tried to avoid looking at Finn. As they danced, she could feel that he was looking her way. She looked over and they immediately locked eyes. He continued to dance with Berry as he mouthed to her that she looked really nice. Mercedes blushed but continued to dance with Kurt. Each time she would look his way she would catch him staring at her. She could hear her mother saying "Stop playing around and just do it." Kurt noticed her looking towards Finn and smiled as he walked over to where they were dancing.
"Kurt...you better not..." Mercedes threatened but it was too late as she watched Kurt say something to Berry and immediately she became angry. Before following behind her he said a few words to Finn then pointed towards Mercedes. She watched as Kurt followed Berry then Finn started to walk towards her. She swayed a bit and pretended that she didn't see him heading her way.
"Hey Mercedes...you look beautiful." Finn said when he reached her. She continued to dance and smiled at him. "Can we go somewhere and talk?" he asked. Mercedes looked at him then over at Santana who was giving her the thumbs up from across the room. "I really need to talk to you and I can't do that here because..."
"Yeah...yeah...sure we can...uh...sure." Mercedes reached over and grabbed his hand as she walked in the opposite direction of where Berry went. She tried to calm herself and mentally prepare what she would say to Finn. This was the moment. She was either about to lose him or gain him. She opened the door and they both walked out to the hallway where no one was standing then just stared at each other nervously. "So uh...what did you need to talk to me about?" she asked as Finn stared at her awkwardly.
"Uh...I'm happy you came tonight...you really look beautiful tonight."
"Yeah...but you came here with Berry."
"Yeah...only because she kind of begged me to..."
"But after what you wrote in my yearbook...I thought that was your way of saying that what we had..."
"I do think that, Mercedes." he quickly said as he grabbed her hands. "Things are just complicated with Berry, right now. We need her to win nationals and we all know she won't perform if I tell her about...us."
"That's bullshit, Finn!" Mercedes said as she snatched her hand from his. She was tired of hearing that lame excuse from Mr. Schuester and especially from Finn. "Sure we need her only because we need twelve members, but we do not need her to win. I am tired of having to suffer just because people are to afraid of hurting her feelings."
"Mercedes..."
"What about my feelings, huh, Finn?" she asked as tears began to run down her face. "Have you ever even considered my feelings? If I am hurt?"
"You're stronger than her, Mercedes." he replied as if it finally dawned on him that she was hurt by it all.
"I seem strong, don't I? At the end of the day, I am still human and I have feelings just like she does." Mercedes admitted before taking a deep breath. "But you know what, I deserve better. And if you think you need her to win...try winning without me." she finished as she brushed passed him. He pulled her hand to stop her but she snatched her hand away from his. "Don't pull me back unless you're ready to man up, Finn." she demanded. And for a second she thought that he was but then Rachel appeared in the hall and called out his name. "Just go, Finn. Your silence is telling me everything I needed to know." Mercedes ran out of there and pulled out her cellphone to call her mother. "Mom...I know I promised, but..." she sniffled into the phone.
"It's okay baby girl...I'm on my way."
-2015-
"Every year, we go on a trip and you think you can avoid the trip by ignoring your momma's calls?" Mercedes heard her mother say from behind her bedroom door. She looked around the living room where tear soaked tissues were everywhere. On the television, she watched videos she'd had of Finn when he would secretly come over and spend time with her. She did this every year in honor of the night he died. No matter what people said she felt responsible for his death. After she left prom, he'd argued with Rachel and ran after her only to get into an accident that took his life. They never won nationals. She never went back to glee. And she never got over it but her mom decided taking a trip each year would help. "Are you going to open the door? I have the car running and don't worry about packing."
"Mom, I think I am too sick...I have a bad cold or something." she lied as she walked over to the door and let her mother in. "I can't go to Florida this year." Mercedes whined as her mother looked around the livingroom and shook her head. "Plus, Kurt and Santana need me."
"We need you for what?" Kurt asked as he walked in with Santana in tow. "We thought we would've missed you two by now. Shouldn't you two be in Florida?" Kurt asked then stopped when he noticed Finn on the screen.
"Oh hell naw...are you still doing this every year? I mean, I loved Finn too...you do remember I had him first." Santana stated as she walked into the kitchen and grabbed a drink. "I'll stop there since Mama Jones is here."
"Chile, I been knew you were the devils spawn. I won't be shocked by things you've done." She responded as she closed the door. "Now, Kurt, go turn my car off and bring me my keys. Santana, you help me clean up while Mercedes gets ready for our trip."
"Cleaning?" Santana asked as she looked at Mama Jones then sighed when she glared her way. "Alright alright...you owe me." she muttered to Mercedes as Kurt did as he was told with no back talk.
"If I have to go then can Kurt and Santana come with me, Ma?" Mercedes asked as Santana finally smiled. She hadn't been outside of Ohio and a trip to Florida would be just what she needed.
"You can bring the entire town for all I care, baby. I just want you to stop blaming yourself for what happened to Finn and enjoy life as you would if he were alive." her mother stated as she walked over to her frowning daughter. "You can't give up on life, I know you can do this...smile for me baby and let's head down to Florida." Mercedes looked over at Santana who was just smiling at them before she looked back at her mother and smiled. "There goes my baby!"
"Okay, I am loving this moment you two are having but if I am going I really have to go pack." Santana said just as Kurt walked in with the keys.
"What'd I miss?" He asked as he placed the keys on the table.
"Go pack, we're going to Florida."
-2016-
Mercedes stared at the ceiling, listening to Mike snore as her memories flooded her one by one. Tears filled her eyes as she remembered those moments that caused her to lose her two best friends and her mother. If she wasn't so hung up on Finn for so long they would have never went on that trip. Santana and Kurt would still be alive and her mother as well. They were only a few hours away from Florida when her mother had her stoke that caused her to lose control of the wheel. The next thing she remembered was waking up from her coma to seeing her mother in her own and learning that her best friends both died on the scene. Mercedes sat up and looked down at Mike as he slept like a baby then stopped when she heard a faint sound of music outside the door. She got up and made her way out of the room. As she made her way down the hallway the music became a bit louder. She smiled when she noticed it was the sound of Sam playing the guitar. She leaned against the wall and thought back to the moment they had earlier that night. For a minute there she thought that he wanted to kiss her and she almost wanted him to do it as well. He continued to play his guitar and before she could stop herself she found herself singing along with him. "Why does the song sound familiar?" she asked herself as she continued to sing along then stopped when he stopped playing the guitar.
"Mercedes? Is that you?" he asked. Mercedes quickly looked around before trying to head down towards the kitchen when Sam caught her down the hall. "Hey, did I wake you?"
"Uh...no...I was trying to uh...go to the kitchen when I heard you playing." she smiled. "That song sounds familiar and I couldn't help myself." she confessed as a smile spread across his face.
"Do you play?" he asked as he pointed to the guitar.
"No...I've always wanted to learn."
"Yeah? Maybe I can teach you a lil something something." he offered. Mercedes wasn't sure why but she felt her heart skip a beat and couldn't find the will to make her way back to Mike.
"How about right now?" Mercedes asked shocking not only herself but Sam as well as both his eyebrows raised. "I mean...if you want to show me right now or maybe we can just forget I even asked."
"No...it's no problem." Sam responded as he stepped back and opened his bedroom door. "You want to come in?" he asked. "Don't wanna wake Mike with your horrible guitar playing." he added. Mercedes smiled and made her way inside of his room then playfully hit Sam. "You know you gotta stop hitting me."
"Stop dissing me and I'll stop hitting you."
"So abusive."
"Shut up!" she laughed as she hit him again then stopped when she noticed for the first time that he didn't have a shirt on. She suddenly started remembering the day she walked in and saw him in his birthday suit. "Sorry." she quickly apologized when he noticed her staring at his chest.
"Hold on, lemme put on a shirt and then we'll get started." Sam stated as he handed her the guitar. Mercedes sat in the chair across from his bed and watched as he pulled a shirt from his drawer. He put the shirt on then made his way over to her. "Okay so first, let me show you how to hold the guitar."
"Okay." Mercedes responded as Sam made his way behind her and took her hand to place them on the guitar. "Uh...so um...and then what?" she asked so softly that she wasn't even sure she said it outside of her mind. She looked over at Sam as he smiled at her then cleared his throat.
"Uh...then you just put your fingers here and here...to hit the right...chords." he explained as he placed for fingers where they needed to be. "Now just give it a light stroke like this." He helped her stroke once then smiled at her. "Perfect." They stared at each other for a few seconds before Mercedes cleared her throat and moved away from him.
"Um...I didn't thank you for what you did earlier with Rachel and what you said when we were dancing." she got up and handed him the guitar then leaned on the dresser. He licked his lips and nodded as he took the guitar from her and slowly played a couple notes to the song he was playing earlier.
"Well I was just being honest and you were amazing up there on the stage."
"It really helped me remember things that I had forgotten."
"Do you remember everything?" Sam asked as if he knew something that she didn't. Mercedes shrugged as she tried to think if there was something that she was forgetting. As Sam continued to strum she smiled and hummed along.
"What song is that by the way? It seems to be on the tip of my tongue but I can't seem to remember it." Mercedes admitted as Sam smiled at her. He started to sing the song then placed the guitar down and continued to sing a Capella.
"Beautiful girl, can you see me falling, all I want is you, make this a beautiful world, now my heart is calling and so caught up in you..." she felt her heart flipping as she watched him sing and slowly take steps towards her. She knew she needed to stop what she thought was about to happen but instead she just kept her eyes on him. "I'm a mess, I'm a wreck...if I asked would you say yes..." he was inches away from her and she couldn't move. She didn't want to move. Something in his eyes felt familiar as she stared into his green eyes and felt his nose brush against her own. He pulled her closer with one hand as his other hand went behind her neck. Everything was moving in slow motion as he slowly pressed his lips against hers. The moment they touched she felt all of her memories of him rushing back to her as she softly pushed him away.
"Sam." she said softly as she touched her lips then looked at him. "Sam."
"I'm sorry Mercedes...I shouldn't have done..." he started but stopped when she pulled him back in and kissed him again.
"I remember." she stated in between kissed as he wrapped his arm around her and deepened the kiss as she held on to him as if she hadn't seen him in months. All this time Sam was there and she was here with Mike. And within that same moment she remembered she was Mike's girlfriend. She pushed Sam away again and placed her hands on her lips in shock.
"Mike."
"We can tell him about us now." Sam stated as he went in to kiss her again. She quickly stopped him and shook her head causing Sam to step back and look at her in confusion.
"We can't be together, Sam. I'm with Mike now and I just...I...I can't do this right now." she stated before running passed him and out of the room. What the hell was she going to do? She knew she was going to have to tell Mike or maybe she can convince Sam to forget about the fling that they had. She was with Mike now and they both just had to live with it.