Hey! Georgia here with live coverage. Um...at the moment we're in our GCSE season so yeah..it's going pretty well considering I've had 2 today. It's our birthday next Monday :3 And I have also gotten into The Hunger Games series. I truly reccomend reading it! Charlotte got the first one about a month ago, took her 3 weeks to read that and within the time she had read that, I had finished another book and once she let me have the Hunger Games, I read it within 10 days. It's really good :D Peace Out! TG101 :-D x And may the odds EVER be in your favour ^_^
"You tell me, thinking about that Tilt-a-whirl at the carnival doesn't make you smile." Sam asked, walking besides Mercedes, causing her to turn round and look him in the eyes.
"Okay that was fun." she admitted with a slight smile
"That's what I thought." the blonde grinned back, just happy to see the woman of his dreams again.
As Mercedes walked away, she couldn't help but give a small squeal of excitement, Her brain told her it was a mere summer fling but her heart told her otherwise.
It was the summer carnival, a week before Sam went down south.
"Mom! D'you know where my Back to the Future shirt is?" Sam called, his head round the door. He spotted Stevie attempting to wake up Hector and Zeroni, the two cats. Sneaking up on him, Sam playfully held Stevie's head in a headlock.
"Sam!...get off!...okay, uncle,uncle!"
"Who's the greatest big brother of all time?" he asked, giving Stevie a noogie.
"You...are..." Stevie struggled, trying to get his older brother off of him but with no avail.
"That's what I thought." he smiled,letting go of him "You haven't seen my Back to the Future shirt have you?"
The younger blonde shook his head "Last time I saw it it was in the dryer"
"Thanks"
Rushing downstairs in just his jeans, Sam heard his Mom humming something in the kitchen whilst preparing dinner. He let out a 4 note whistle, exactly the same as Rue had done in the Hunger Games.
From the moment Mercedes heard there was to going to be a film out of her favourite book series, she had demanded that Sam read them too to get him up to speed in time for the release. It took most of the year and sleepless nights but he was finally halfway through the third book.
His Mom looked around before giving the same signal.
Knowing it was safe, Sam came out of his hiding place "Mom, you seen my Back to the Future shirt?"
Still humming to herself, she pointed to the basket in the corner on which lay Sam's favourite shirt on top.
"Thanks. Listen, uh...you don't mind if I go out tonight do you? I'm meeting Mercedes at the fair so..."
"That's fine, as long as you get the recipe for her Mom's carrot cake. No matter what I do, I can't seem to make mine perfect."
"Will do. I'll be back 'bout 11? I'll try and make it back before midnight."
"Okay, just be careful. If you're gonna spend the night then let me know. I believe your father put something in your jeans when you in the shower."
Sam opened his mouth blushing which made her laugh "Don't think I know Samuel, I know all"
Slinking away, Sam shook his head. His Mom was too embarrassing sometimes.
"There's no such thing as too careful. Your father and I learned that the hard way and 9 months later you were born."
"Mom, please. I know what happened." Sam mumbled, not wanting to hear the story of how he was conceived for the eightieth time.
"Just saying." she called, getting back to her cooking
Grabbing his Cookie monster hoodie Mercedes got him for his birthday, he headed out of the door.
"Hey Mercedes" he greeted, giving his friend a hug "How's you?"
"Been better. It's harder than it looks to keep track of a hundred hyperactive 10 year olds, Thank God Quinn and Tina were there to help."
"So what is it you do exactly?" Sam asked, putting his arm around Mercedes as they made their way to the Ferris Wheel.
"It's almost like summer camp. It's something to do with my Mom's church so I agreed I'd help and I got Tina and Quinn to help as well. Turns out Santana does it as well."
Reaching the ferris wheel, Sam dug out his wallet. "Two please."
"Sam, you don't have to pay for me, I brought my own money."
"Ce, if there's one thing I learned from when I was dating Quinn, it's that a real gentleman always pays for the first date."
Mercedes couldn't help but roll her eyes slightly and chuckle. "Okay, but only if I pay for the next one. I don't want to feel as if I haven't contributed."
Later that night, Sam rung his Mom, saying he was going to stay over and he'll be back in the morning.
"...okay, I'll be careful...love you too Mom." he hung up, noticing a game stall nearby."If you want, I could try to win you an angry bird?" he asked, nibbling Mercedes' ear affectionately
"What are you Hedwig or something?" she laughed, swatting him away.
"Hey come on, I'm an expert at this kinda thing. You'll have an Angry Bird in your arms faster than James Cameron can create the new Avatar movie."
"You were saying?" Mercedes smirked as she walked away with a big yellow bird in tow.
"Shut up." he grinned, throwing the green pig Mercedes also won at her.
"It's not your fault I'm better than you." she smirked, lightly hitting him back.
"I don't have my contacts in. Besides, it's not as if it was a total ripoff."
"Five dollars for three goes?" she questioned, raising an eyebrow.
"Guess you're right. Tell you what, we'll do one last ride before heading home."
"Okay then. Brittany says the tilt a whirl is good."
He smiled, lightly again smacking her with the pig "Alright then."
"...that was so much fun!" Mercedes laughed, getting off the tilt a whirl for the second time that night.
"And you thought it was gonna be a bad idea." Sam smirked, taking Mercedes' small hand in his own big one "Come on, let's get you home before your Dad shoots me for kidnapping."
"So..." Sam chuckled, leaning on one arm "I'm going away in one week...and there's a little present I want to give to you..."
"Right..."
"But you'll have to wait a while, and don't worry, my Dad's taken care of any special needs."
Mercedes gasped as she realised "You sure?"
"Yeah, you're my girlfriend aren't you? Are you sure?"
She bit her lip confused. But then she remembered. She loved Sam and he loved her. And she was ready. At least, she thought she was.
"Hey, you don't have to if you feel you're not ready." Sam reassured her, wiping away a tear with his thumb.
"It's just- it's a bit sudden and- and..."
"We'll take it easy, trust me."
She woke up in the morning wincing slightly as she shuffled about. Turning over, she realised Sam was there.
Sitting up, she looked down and squealed as she realised she was naked. Apart from a pair of dotted socks, she wasn't wearing anything.
Quickly putting on her t shirt, she felt Sam move next to her, moaning in his sleep.
"Morning Sam." she sang, gently brushing his hair out of the way and kissing his forehead.
"Morning 'Ce...what happened?" he yawned, rubbing his face in an attempt to wake himself up.
"Like you don't know?" she mused, glancing at a small ripped packet on Sam's side "Thanks Sam"
"It's okay" he grinned, kissing her temple.
One week later, it was moving day for the Evans' family
"Sam? You got everything?" Dwight called upstairs "I don't want to leave without forgetting the cats like last time!"
"Dad, that was 3 years ago, I was 15." Sam responded, two bundles of fur in his arms. "And don't worry, I haven't forgotten."
"Wait! There's Mrs Nesbitt and Woody!" Stacey's voice shouted from her room. She rushed up to them, holding two sleepy looking kittens, one tortoiseshell, the other grey.
"We need to remember 'em, otherwise they'd be homeless" she said triumphantly.
"That is very true. Now, have we got everyone and everything?"
Sam sighed, nodding "Hey Dad, before we go, could you drop me off at Mercedes' house? I wanna say a proper goodbye."
"Sure. We gotta get some stuff for the journey anyway, it's a good 4 hours drive there and you know what Stevie and Stacey are like on car journeys."
"Okay, fair point. I won't be too long, I promise."
Sam knocked on the door, mentally kicking himself. What felt like an eternity later the door opened, revealing Mercedes' Dad.
"Hi Mr Jones, is Mercedes in?"
He just stood in the doorway, arms folded, glancing Sam down, an unimpressed look on his face "You're Sam?" he said finally, his voice montone with a slight edge.
"Y-yes sir." For some reason, even though he was as tall as him, this guy intimidated Sam slightly.
"If you ever want to see my little girl ever again, then I suggest you leave."
"Dad, it's okay, I've got it." Mercedes smiled, giving him a kiss on the cheek "Don't worry, Sam's nice"
"Alright" he mumbled, reluctantly heading back inside.
"Don't mind him, he's been quiet ever since he found out."
"He found out?" Sam asked,sounding shocked. Great just great! His girlfriend's father had found out they had SEX. The thought of it made him cringe.
"I told my Mom and I guess she said to him."
"Hmm. Listen 'Ce, there's something I need to talk to you about."
"I'm listening"
"I'm moving. To Kentucky." He sighed as he saw Mercedes' face fall. He hated saying this as much as she hated hearing it
"What?" she quietly whispered, tears forming in her eyes "W-when?"
"Now"
That was it. She shoved him down the steps, making him fall on his behind. Stumbling back up, he raced towards Mercedes "Ce, wait..."
"Go! Just GO already!"
And with that, she slammed the door shut, making sure to slide the bolt across.
Mercedes rushed upstairs, sobbing loudly. How could he? The lying, cheating bastard. He took her virginity then suddenly announced he was moving halfway across the country.
"Ce? Mercedes, you in there?" he older brother Jackson's voice sounded through the door. "Mom wants to know what you'd like on your pizza."
"Whatever" she mumbled, turning the tv on and putting a disk in the DVD player. Moments later, the title screen for The Land Before Time popped up, one of her all time guilty pleasures.
She sighed, sitting down on the bed. Maybe she was being too harsh on him. Maybe it wasn't his fault.
Maybe it would have been better if she had never met him at all.