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Chapter 14
He brushed a stray hair that fell across her face as she slept. He just stared at her face, running his fingers along the side of her face. She had the longest eyelashes he ever saw. They curled beautifully at the very tip. Sam watched Mercedes for 15 minutes, lying in his arms fast asleep and appreciating the beauty of his woman. Even though they have officially been dating a month, he still couldn't get enough of being with Mercedes. This sexy woman lying next to me, in my arms, is all mines. Every gorgeous, sexy inch of her, AND she is actually in love with me. He was disappointed when he saw the she was beginning to stir and wake up. Mercedes' eyes fluttered open and a lazy, peaceful grin spread across her face.
"Good morning." She yawned. Sam leaned over and kissed her forehead. He pulled her tight into his chest.
"Good morning, Mercy." Mercedes stretched her body across his and she cuddled closer to him. She felt Sam's erection brushing against her stomach.
"I see all of you are happy this morning." She giggled, rubbing against his erection. Sam moaned and swiftly rolled on top of her, placing himself squarely in between her thighs.
"Don't tease me, Mercy. Two can play that game." He let his erection rub against her core, which was already becoming wet. Mercedes bit her lower lip, enjoying the attention.
"Sam, you can tease me like this as often and as long as you want." She panted as she felt his lips on her neck.
"Thank you so much, baby, for that wonderful invitation." Sam mumbled as he continued to lick Mercedes' collarbone. Mercedes was ready to indulge in all the goodness that was Sam until she realized that it was Saturday. She promised Tina to go wedding dress shopping with her today. She was looking forward to spending some time with her and engaging in some girl time. Her time has been pretty monopolized by Sam for the past couple of weeks, so some estrogen time was needed, although Sam was making it very difficult for her to leave the bed, at that moment.
"Sam, baby." She tried to get his attention but he was busy adoring her nipples with his tongue. Her rolls back as he kneaded her breasts and lovingly licked her cleavage. God, how she loved that man's tongue. She cupped her hands on his face and brought his attention to her eyes. He pouted as she tore him away from his favorite activity.
"Baby, I have to go." Sam shook his head loose from her head and laid his head on her chest.
"What! No." He said with a pout.
"Saammm." She scolded. Sam sucked his teeth.
"Man, now who's prying you away from me? If it's Sugar, tell her you will meet with her later today. In about….2 hours." He whimpered as he made himself comfortable in between his favorite pillows, Mercedes' breasts.
"Well, if you must know, I am meeting Tina. She and I are going to go shopping for her dress." Sam lifted his head and looked at her suspiciously.
"Really? You're going wedding dress shopping?"
"Why are you so surprised?" A smile spread across Sam's face.
"I'm not surprised. Well, maybe a little. I didn't think you were into that kind of thing. But that's great."
"Yeah?"
"Yeah. Definitely. Besides if you're with Tina that means Mike is free. So I'll go head to apartment and hand out with him today. Maybe we can all meet up for lunch later?" Sam scooted off the bed and looked for his pants on the floor. Mercedes couldn't help but admire his cute butt as he bent down.
"Hey, what happened to having me all to yourself for atleast two hours?" Mercedes lay seductively on the bed, licking her lips. Sam looked back at her and then at his cellphone. He looked at Mercedes with a naughty smirk.
"You are a temptress, Ms. Jones, playing with my emotions like that. I want you go out with Tina, but I also would like to start the day right. How about a compromise? 30 minutes of a quickie that will put a smile on your face until I see you this afternoon for lunch."
Mercedes tapped her chin with her finger, thinking through his offer and then shrugged her shoulders "okay". Sam quickly climbed into the bed and nestled himself back in between Mercedes' thighs. Mercedes giggled as he began kissing her neck and she ran her fingers through his blond locks.
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Two hours later, Mercedes was running into the Bridal Boutique, searching for Tina. She found her sitting in the reception area thumbing through a magazine.
"Tina, I am so sorry. Sam and I were….well, we kind of.." Tina waved for Mercedes to stop.
"I got a text from Mike already. He told me, and I quote, 'Sam is freaking Mercedes down so she is going to very late', end quote." Tina was laughing at that point as she put her cellphone away. Mercedes' face was hot with embarrassment. Their 30 minute fun time lasted closer to 90 minutes.
"I'm so sorry, Tina."
"For what? For getting some good loving? Girl, I only got here 20 minutes ago. My man and I were hot and heavy this morning too." Tina playfully shoved Mercedes in the shoulder. Mercedes gave her a high five as she sat next to her. Tina handed her a mimosa and they clinked their glasses as they reclined back.
"Oh," Mercedes added, "Sam wants the four of us to have lunch today. What do you think?" Tina nodded her head.
"Mike was going to suggest the same thing. Great minds, right? I'm glad Sam is going to hang out with Mike though. Mike has been wanting to talk to him about this Puck situation." Mercedes furrowed her brow.
"What situation?"
"Oh you know the guys are not talking anymore and he wanted to know what they were going to do about the apartment and the band." Tina stated casually as Mercedes took a sip of her mimosa.
"How long has this been going on?" she asked curiously.
"I think for two or three months. Mike wants to know what they plan to do when we get married and it's just the two of them." Before Mercedes could say another word, the bridal specialist came up and introduced herself to the ladies, directing them to a dressing room around the corner.
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"So I take it you and Ms. Jones are doing very well." Mike asked with a smirk. He was pouring Sam a cup of coffee while the pancakes were in the microwave. Sam arrived at the apartment 20 minutes ago with a massive grin on his face and a hickey on his neck.
"I think you could say that." Sam replied, trying to stop the smile that was overloading his face. "Mike, it's like I feel happy and scared and excited all the time. She's amazing and I am so in love with her." Sam shook his head, trying to shake the thoughts of being intertwined with Mercy that morning out of his head. Mike laughed at his friend. Sam has never been this way about a woman. Never. He never dreamed his best friend would become this goggle eyed for anyone.
"Well, Tina love Mercy and is thrilled that we are all friends."
"Yeah, Mercy is too."
"But you know," Mike put his coffee cup on the table and went to put the pancakes and syrup on the counter. "There is a part of our lives that we have been ignoring and distancing ourselves from." Sam knew where Mike was going with this conversation.
"Puck."
"Yeah, Puck. Sam, you haven't spoken to him in almost three months. When are you going to settle this thing with him? He's still your best friend and our band member, which leads to my next question. What about the band?" Sam sighed. He did miss the band and his friendship with Puck, but he didn't know how Puck would react to his relationship with Mercy.
"I want the band to remain, Mike. I even want my relationship with Puck to get back on track, but I don't have a clue how to do that." Sam shook his head, grabbed his plate and sat on the couch.
"I haven't even seen him around the apartment. We keep completely different schedules now." Sam looked over at Mike who sat next to Sam on the couch, putting his arms around him.
"Just because you found the love of your life, doesn't mean you have to have cut off all your boys."
"Have you talked to him?"
"No, not since I told him about Tina and I getting married. But I know he misses your friendship."
"So where is he now?"
"Working. He's got a gig hosting a bar mitzvah." Sam chuckled and nodded his head.
"Ok, I'll try talking to him. I will. But for now, how about some Call to Duty." Mike got up to turn on the Playstation.
"That sounds like a plan to me."
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The foursome met at a bistro not too far from the Bridal Boutique. Tina and Mercy were still laughing about some of the dresses Tina tried on. Tina still wasn't able to pick the final dress but she had it narrowed down to three dresses. Mike tried to get some details of the dress, but Tina was holding fast to keeping it a secret. The friends laughed and talked over wedding plans and ideas over lunch. Mike eyed how Sam was very touchy-feely with Mercedes, wanting to either hold her hand or put his arm around her shoulder. He seemed like he could not get enough of being close to her. It made Mike happy to see his friend so comfortable with someone and to see those feeling equally reciprocated. Mike would catch Mercy look dreamily at Sam and smile a big toothy grin.
"Hey, why don't we keep this lovefest going tonight, you guys? It's karaoke night at the Casbah Lounge!" Tina exclaimed. Mercedes jumped up and down in her seat and turned excitedly at Sam.
"Come on, Sammy. We haven't done that in such a long time." Mercy begged. Sam grinned and shrugged casually.
"Sounds good to me." He replied.
"Just one thing though," Mercedes added quietly as she looked down at the table. "I want you to invite Puck to come too." Mike let out a long whistle, Tina took a long sip of her lemonade and Sam ran his hand through his hair.
"Listen, Sam. I don't want to get in between your friendship with Puck. He's your best friend. You should try to work things out with him." Mercedes looked at Sam with sad doe eyes. Sam hated to see her so upset. He definitely didn't want her to think that she was the cause of any falling out with Puck. If anything, their fall out was about mutual respect. Puck needed to know that he couldn't forbid Sam to see someone that he cared about and that they both had the right to be happy with whomever they wanted.
"You're right, Mercy. I should talk to him, but are you sure you're going to be comfortable being there with him?" Mercedes nodded.
"Hey we cleared the air a while ago. I don't think he's still holding on to that. Plus, he is important to you, so that makes him important to me too." Sam smiled at her response.
"Ok, then I'll invite him right now." Sam pulled out his cellphone and began texting Puck.
Hey bro, going to Casbah tonite for karaoke. Come by so we can talk & clear the air. ~Sam
Mercedes wrapped her arms around Sam's neck and pulled him down for a deep passionate kiss.
"I love you, Sam Chord Evans."
"Not as much as I love you Mercedes Yvonne Jones." Sam whispered softly. Tina and Mike sat watching this love scene for five minutes before they cleared their throats. Mercedes and Sam pulled apart in a jolt, not realizing that Tina and Mike were still there. Mercedes looked down embarrassed, while Sam's face turned bright red.
"Uh, we are the engaged couple and we are not half as nauseating as you guys." Mike teased as he squeezed Tina's hand.
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Puck texted back 20 minutes later that he would be at Casbah's and would be willing to talk. Mercedes and Sam arrived at the Lounge a few minutes before Mike and Tina. They sat at a corner booth near the stage. Sam and Mike were looking out for Puck, as Mercedes and Tina thumbed through the music selection. They decided to sing a duet with "These Dreams", by Heart. Sam and Mike were debating about doing "The Girl is Mine" by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson. The group was still deciding when the restaurant manager took the stage.
"Hey everybody. Thanks for coming out tonight with us. Remember this is karaoke night. The more you drink, the better everybody sounds. No booing the contestants. Let's just have some fun, alright?" The crowd applauded and cheered.
"Good," the manager continued, "Then I got first up tonight a regular at the Casbah, my man Puck." Sam and Mike gave each other a confused look as they clapped and watched Puck take the stage with three other friends. By his walk and face, Puck looked like he had been drinking. He grabbed the mike roughly off the stand. Sam had a bad feeling about what was going to happen all of a sudden.
"What's up, people? I am going to sing a song with my friends here and I want to dedicate this song to my buddy Sam. Here's to you dude." Sam looked at Mike who lifted up his hands.
Drum beat to the song "Poison" by Bell Biv Devoe begins to play.
[blond guy:] Yeah, Spiderman and Freeze in full effect
[Puck] Uh-huh
[brunette guy:] You ready, Puck?
[Puck:] I'm ready
[blonde guy:] You ready, Biv?
[brunette guy:] I'm ready, Slick, are you?
[Puck:] Oh, yeah, break it down
[Verse 1: Puck] Puck stares straight at Mercedes at the corner table
Girl, I, must
(Warrrrrn yoooooooooou)
I sense something strange in my mind
Situation is (seriooooooooous)
Let's cure it 'cause we're running out of time
It's oh, so (beautifuuuuuuuuul)
Relationships they seem from the start
It's all so (deadllllllllly)
When love is not together from the heart
[Hook:]
It's drivin' me out of my mind!
That's why it's HARD for me to find
Can't get it out of my head!
Miss her, kiss her, love her Puck stretches his hand toward Mercedes, who is now covering her mouth with her hand
(Wrong move you're dead!)
[Chorus:]
That girl is POISOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON... All of the guys point to Mercedes. Sam's face is hot and red. He tries to get up, but Mike is trying to calm him down and keep him seated.
Never trust a big butt and smile
That girl is POISOOOOOOOOOOOOOON... All of the guys point to Mercedes. Sam reaches over and holds Mercedes' hand who is now trembling.
[blonde guy:] ("POISON! ")
[Verse 2:]
[If I were you I'd take pre-]
(-cautiooooooooooooon)
Before I start to meet fly girl, you know?
'Cause in some (portiooooooooooons)
You'll think she's the best thing in the world
She's so - (flyyyyyyyyyyyy)
She'll drive you right out of your mind
And steal your heart when you're blind
Beware she's schemin', she'll make you think you're dreamin'
YOU'LL fall in love and you'll be screamin', demon, HOO...
[Rap Verse: Puck]
Poison, deadly, movin it slow
Lookin for a mellow fellow like DeVoe
Gettin paid, laid, so better lay low
Schemin on house, money, and the whole show
The low pro hoe she'll be cut like an aaa-FRO
See what you're sayin', huh, she's a winner to you
But I know she's a loser (How do you know?)
Me and the crew used to do her! Puck looks straight at Mercedes as he rubs his crotch and gyrates towards her.
At that moment, Sam pushes Mike off of him and climbs onto the stage in two seconds. Before Puck can react, Sam connects his fist to Puck's jaw, and slams him to the ground. The two men wrestle on the ground and continue to throw punches. Puck managed to punch Sam in the eye, while Sam kicked Puck in the groin. Mercedes watched in horror as the manager and Mike pry the two men apart and throw them both out of the building.
***Okay, did anyone expect Puck to react that way? Was he justified or completely out of control? Just remember, he is hurt and he is drunk. Love you guys for hanging in there with me on this story. I love all my followers, favorites and reviewers. MY REVIEWERS RULE! They are super funny! tootles xoxo****