Hello! Here I am after almost a week. America, I am so happy you did not disappointed me. Barack Obama is still our president and I could not be happier. In Puerto Rico, where I live, things also changed and I am also very happy with the decisions the people of the country made. Well, enough about politics...

Did you guys enjoy 'The Role You Were Born To Play' last Thursday. I certainly did at some points. Amber's return was not what I expect but I don't expect anything from Ryan Murphy anymore. Enough about Glee...

I really hope all of you enjoy this chapter, I had a blast writing it from 12:20am until almost 5:00am but it was the only time I had to do it. School and work are requiring my complete attention. 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.

On to the chapter and please don't forget to leave some love, hate or anything on your reviews.

Chapter 14

Mercedes head was spinning fast and Kurt has been stuck in the same spot for what it felt years. None of them knew how to react to what Lauren said over the telephone speaker. None other than Finn Hudson was waiting in the lobby of Mercedes' office after she completely forgot about his existence. For her, Finn Hudson was just a casual date with no future effects.

"Mercedes, is that the Finn Hudson you told me from the San Francisco trip?"

She nodded with her eyes wide open, she felt a tsunami of emotions but none of them was happiness. She was shocked that he was there but then she remembered that she told him about her life in New York.

"What are you going to do? Are you going to receive him?" Kurt asked a little worried.

"I have to. He came all the way from California and I am not going to be rude and dismiss him via receptionist." Mercedes answered.

"What are you going to do when Sam shows up for lunch?" Kurt asked already by the door.

"I don't know. It's not like I am in a relationship with him anyways." She spat running her hands through her hair.

"Lauren is going to have a feast today. From Sam's flowers to Finn's reappearance, you are going to end up in The National Inquirer."

"Shut up, Kurt!" She said after imagining imaginary steam coming out of her ears, Kurt took a hasty exit, leaving Mercedes to think.

Mercedes was in the verge of screaming out her frustration.

"Mercedes, are you there?" Lauren asked through the speaker.

"Yes. Just give me five minutes and you can bring him in."

Mercedes retouched her make-up, went into a quick breathing therapy and waited for Lauren to knock on her door. She knew that seeing Finn after totally forgetting all about him for the past weeks was going to be weird but she needed to know why he showed up in her office unannounced. Between thought and thought, Lauren knocked her door and she walked towards it like she was being dragged to an unpleasant place but as soon as she opened the door she put on her best show.

"Mercedes, here is Mr. Hudson." Lauren said and she retired from the scene.

"Finn, please come on in." Mercedes said with the fakest smile she could sport.

Once inside, Mercedes could not form any kind of words. She was in a state of uncomfortable shock and Finn noticed it and decided to make his move,

"Mercedes, how are you? You look stunning!" He said as he hugged her. He tried to kiss her but she moved her head indiscreetly.

"I'm good, Finn. Please take a seat. What brings you into town?" She said motioning him to one of the chairs in front of her desk as she sat at the chair behind her desk. She needed to put distance between them.

"I have an architects' convention at the Waldorf tomorrow morning." He said with a smile.

Mercedes kept her expressions limited to nods and polite smiles. "That sounds interesting. What are you doing in my office?" She knew she was being a little bitchy with him but she needed to scare off whatever idea he had in mind.

"Well, I wanted to see you. We promised to stay in touch with each other and I've been trying to reach you but I never got an answer from you; not a text, a call or an e-mail. I know it is somewhat pretentious to show up here asking for an explanation but I really had a great time with you in San Francisco and I was wondering what happened with you." He said with pleading eyes and Mercedes let her guard down a bit.

Finn was a good a guy, she knew that but he was not Sam. The only reason she never responded him back was because she thought that if she ignored him he was going to get the message that she was not interested anymore but it backfired because there he was sitting across from her.

"Well, things changed a lot when I came back, Finn. For starters, work has been quite demanding and also I am kind of seeing someone." Mercedes admitted.

"Seeing someone?" Finn said in shock.

"Yes."

"Damn, you're fast." He muttered.

"Excuse me?" She asked raising one eyebrow.

"Nothing."

"Like I was saying, things have changed." Mercedes replied with an edge to her voice, clenching her fists beneath the table.

Finn was looking at everything in Mercedes' office until a certain flower arrangement caught his eyes.

"Are those from him?"

Mercedes blood was boiling. How in the world I ended up on a date with him? She thought. "Not like I owe you an explanation but yes."

"Look… sorry… I didn't mean to come off as a creep." He confessed.

"Well, you are sounding just like one." She said in total honesty.

He lowered his head and said, "It's just that I really like you, Mercedes."

"How can you like someone so much from a single date?"

"I don't know. I thought we had a connection and after the kiss we shared, I couldn't get you out of my mind. I even…" He stopped before messing the situation more than it already was.

"You even what, Finn?"

"I don't wanna embarrassed myself in front of you."

Mercedes rolled her eyes. "Finn, just tell me."

"I envisioned our future together." He admitted.

She was shockingly amused. How much can Finn envision from just one date, a messy kiss and countless failed attempts to connect with me? She thought and she decided to be nice with him. Finn was a nice guy despite his creepy stalker alter ego.

"Finn, you are hopeless romantic and I am pretty sure you will find the right girl for you."

"Why it cannot be you, Mercedes?"

"Because my heart belongs to someone else, Finn. It has been that way for years and I managed to let my guard down after I came back from San Francisco." She said with a smile.

"Sam."

"Huh?"

"You are with Sam."

Mercedes eyes gave Finn the answer he was looking for. "How do you know?"

"Because your eyes are sparkling the same way they did when you were talking about him during our date. Your face lights up and you seem in your element at the sound of his name."

"I feel complete when I am with him. Sam understands me better than anybody in this world does. He has been there for me, I've been there for him; we make a good team."

Finn smiled. "Are you happy?"

"Completely." She said beaming.

In that moment, Lauren spoke through the speaker again, "Mercedes, Sam is here!"

"Let him in. He knows his way."

"Mercedes, I don't think is prudent for me to be here. I don't feel like dying today."

"Finn, it's ok. Sam might give you a dirty look at the beginning because he knows who you are but he is actually a great guy." She said standing up from her chair and walking towards the door. Before Sam could knock on the door, Mercedes swung the door open.

"Hi, Sammy!" She said planting a gently peck on his lips.

He was a bit surprised by the welcoming. "Hey!"

As Mercedes led him inside her office, Sam could not help but wonder who was the freakishly tall guy standing in front of Mercedes' desk. "Sam, I would like you to meet Finn Hudson. Remember him?"

"How could I forget?" He said not amused. "Nice to meet you, Finn." Sam said as he shook his hand.

"Likewise." Finn said despite knowing that at that moment, neither one of them felt that it was in fact nice to meet the other.

Mercedes sensed the tension and the rise of testosterone in her office. She tried to deviate Sam's attention from Finn's presence. "Thanks for the flowers. They are beautiful."

"You're welcome, baby." Sam answered keeping his stern sight on Finn. "So, Finn… what brings you into town?"

"Work."

"Just that?"

"He's here for a work convention, Sam." Mercedes said trying to calm him down.

"If work is what brings you here, why are you at my girlfriend's office?"

Mercedes just looked at Sam in utter surprise. Sam knew that what they had, had no label so, how he dared to say that she was his girlfriend. She was going to have a serious talk with him.

"Look Sam, I am not here looking for trouble. I just stopped by to see Mercedes and I wanted to invite her for lunch because I wanted to catch up with her." Finn said, answering honestly.

"That sucks because she has plans already, with me. So, I guess you can go back to your life." Sam replied smugly. Sam jealousy was over the roof and Mercedes felt sorry for Finn, who looked like he was constipated.

"Well, I guess I am heading back to the hotel. I don't want to keep your agenda on a halt. Mercedes, it was great seeing you, stay as lovely as you are and don't be a stranger." Finn cleared up, eager to leave.

"I won't. I promise." She said. She accompanied him to the door, they hugged and in a blink of an eye, Finn was gone.

When Mercedes turned around to face Sam, he was leaning against her desk with a devilish grin on his face. He knew exactly what he did and he was not sorry about it.

"Your girlfriend? You are such a liar." Mercedes managed to say. Even though she was mad at Sam for the little charade he pulled in front of Finn, the way he looked at that exact moment made her knees go weak.

"You know what… I am not sorry I lied. Finn, needed to step away from what belongs to me, even if you don't want to accept that reality yet. Are you going to punish me for being a bad boy?" He said mischievously.

"Oh… I will." She grinned imaging all the ways she would.

He walked towards her and kissed her softly. "I can't wait to see that. Tonight. My place."

"It's a date." She said and then she kissed him avidly.

"Let's go we have a lunch date to attend and also I have a surprise for you." He said leading her outside her office holding hands.

Since the restaurant Sam was taking Mercedes was not far away from her office, they decided to walk to the place. Walking through the streets of New York was something they really cherish because they loved the city but walking those streets, hands entwined, meant something more for both of them because they were showing everybody that they belonged to each other and more importantly that they loved each other.

That put Mercedes into thinking mode. She wondered; why if being with Sam feels so right all I want to do is run away from it? In the five years of knowing him, Sam has never betrayed her or even disappointed her. In the contrary, he always has managed surprise her with all the amazing things he had done for her. She remembered how he would cancel his dates at the very last minute if she was feeling sick or if she just did not feel like being alone on a random night. She remembered the night of her date with Mike, when Sam told her that she was the marrying kind and how she felt after he said that. Every little thing he did and the ones he kept doing were simply magical and if she moved to France, she was going to lose all that. Without noticing, one stray tear fell down her cheek.

Sam stopped his tracks when he noticed her demeanor. "Baby, are you ok?" Sam asked concerned.

"I am. I was just thinking."

"Thinking? About what?"

"About life, possibilities, about us."

"And?"

"I don't know." She said frustrated.

"That's ok. Let's go have lunch and later there's somewhere I need to take you. Like I said, I have a surprise for you."

She smiled, even though her smile did not reach the intensity she wanted.

XXXXX

Sam and Mercedes were in the middle of a conversation when someone approached their table,

"Sam Evans?" The short brunette girl said.

"Rachel. Rachel Berry? Wow! Long time, no see." Sam said, standing up and hugging her tightly. Rachel was one of the many girls he dated back in Cornell but she was one of the girls he remember the most because no matter how annoying she was, she was a kindhearted girl.

"I know. How are you?"

"I've been good. Working a lot; Apple can be a pain in the butt sometimes." He stated. "Do you remember Mercedes?" He said directing Rachel's attention to his companion.

"Of course I remember her; she was every girl's nightmare because of the connection you both shared back then. Mercedes how are you?" Rachel said.

"Great. I heard you are a great Broadway star."

"Getting there. It is a competitive business but I've been working hard to get recognized." She said sincerely. "So… Sam, are you being a corroded heartbreaker?"

"No. I actually found the one." Sam said looking kindly at Mercedes.

"No way." Rachel spat. "You two are together? I can't wait to tell Quinn. She's going to flip."

"What?" Mercedes was confused at Rachel's amusement.

"Quinn? Since when you and Quinn are friends? As far as I can remember you hated her."

"Well… Things have changed. Actually, Quinn and I… we are together."

Sam sat back on his chair, that information was something he was not digesting very well. First, he thought Quinn was happily married and Rachel was still dating that model from Abercrombie. Now, they were together; like Ellen and Portia together. Life was playing tricks on Sam Evans.

"Wow." Mercedes managed to say with eyes wide open.

"Well, it was nice seeing both of you. You two look amazing together." Rachel kissed a still stunned Sam on the cheek and then Mercedes and left the two of them looking for a way to restart their conversation.

"Wow! Sam you have an ability to get your exes together in ways I never thought you could." Mercedes said entertained.

"Shut up, Mercedes!" Sam was still stunned.

After the quite revealing encounter with Rachel, Sam and Mercedes had a pleasant lunch. They talked, they laughed and they enjoyed each other's company like the good old times. After they left the restaurant, Sam reminded Mercedes he had a surprise for her.

"Sam, where are you taking me?"

"Times Square." He replied happily.

"Times Square? For what?" Mercedes said surprised.

"Don't be anxious. All I am going to say is that I am helping you out with something."

A little bit after, Sam and Mercedes arrived at very crowded Times Square and Sam directed her to a spot in the heart of Times Square, where they both had the view of almost all the screens located there.

"Why are we here? She said looking at everything that was going on around her.

"Just wait." Sam got his phone out of his pocket and placed a call. "Puck, we are here. Give me like three minutes and then they can start it." Sam said and hung up.

"Mercedes, I know that we have been going through a very interesting path since you got back from San Francisco. We went from not talking to each other after I blurted out my feelings for you, to you avoiding me like a plague, to be where we are today. I know we still have a long way to go, a lot to learn but I know that we are meant for each other. I've known that for the longest time but I found the strength to act on those feelings now." Sam said as she pulled Mercedes into an embrace and rested his forehead on hers. "Do I regret it? Yes. Wanna know why?"

"Yes." She whispered.

"Because I could be having the most amazing time with you as my girlfriend or even as my wife but my stupidity and my testosterone blinded me for the longest time and now that I have you…" Sam wanted to continue but he choked.

"Sam, I know haven't been the perfect girl you deserve in the past few days but you know where I stand. I love you with all my heart, I really do but-"

Sam interrupted her, "I know how important France is for you and I am letting you go, Mercedes. I want you to enjoy that opportunity and grow not only on your career but also as a person. I want you to feel independent, I want you to feel like no one or nothing is holding you back. But, before you leave there's something I want you to see. I want you to see how much you mean to me. Look around you because-"

"Oh my god, Sam!" Mercedes pulled herself out of Sam's embrace when she got the first glimpse of one of the main screens. Mercedes hands flew to her mouth and tears began to fall freely because of all the emotions she was experiencing in that moment.

Sam had put together a slideshow of all the pictures he had of her and all their time together and she did not know how he did it but he managed to get them displayed in every single screen in Times Square. Not only Mercedes was witnessing how much she meant to him, everyone else was, tourists and fellow New Yorkers as well. She looked at every screen mesmerized because Sam took the best pictures and thoughtfully he settled them for her to enjoy. It was the most romantic thing Mercedes has ever experienced and it felt like it was a scene straight out from a romantic movie. Sam Evans was her prince charming and she was not going to let him go.

At the end of the slideshow, Mercedes looked like a hot mess. Her make-up was messed-up because of all the tears but she was happy and more in love than ever. She stood on her tippy toes and pulled Sam into the most intense kiss they have ever shared. Mercedes felt like her body was going to give up on her at any minute because her heart palpitations were out of control. When Mercedes and Sam ran out of breath, they pulled out of the kiss but not from the embrace they were sharing. Mercedes looked at him tenderly and he got lost in her brown eyes.

"Sam, move to France with me?" She asked without any hesitation.

"What?" He was taken aback by her question.

"Come to France with me, please? Apple has offices there; you can apply for a transfer. We can make this work. "

Sam wanted to be with Mercedes. He loved her more than he loved himself but in his mind, moving to France was not a smart solution to their problem. He wanted things between them to flow naturally, not to be forced by an inevitable change of scenario. He knew she was going to be heartbroken but his heart was already shattered by his decision of letting her go. He trusted his gut and told her.

"Mercedes, I can't. I'm sorry… I can't."

"What?" She said in shocked.

"Don't get me wrong. I want to be with you forever and always but I don't want us to force something that should happen naturally. I don't want to lose you and if not losing you means letting you go to France for the time that you need to stay there, I am willing to accept the challenge. Mercedes, a minute without you is worse than dealing with life in prison but no matter what happens I will be right here waiting for you. I love you and that is something that is never going to change." He said with tears threatening to fall.

Mercedes was wordless. She did not know what to say or how to react. She was just standing in the middle of Times Square carrying a broken heart and a mind full of questions about Sam's unexpected behavior.

"Sam, this morning you were pressuring me to take a decision and now you are just giving up."

"Mercedes, I am not giving up. I am just going to see if this famous saying is actually true."

"Which one?" She asked.

"If you love something, Set it free... If it comes back, it's yours, If it doesn't, it never was yours." He said with his signature lopsided grin.

"Sam, but I am yours." She confessed.

"Then I have nothing to worry about." He said and there in the middle of the busiest touristic spot of New York City, he sealed his love in the most romantic way he could think of, a kiss.

A/N: Thoughts? Yes or No? How many of you are ready to cyber slap me? Don't do it... just yet. Things might change in the next couple of chapters.

What about Finn's messy encounter, did Mercedes managed the situation properly? How about Sam's jealous being? Is Finn out her life for good?

How about their encounter with Rachel; funny, right? I have a thing for Faberry so I had to put it in the story somehow. Don't judge me, please!

What were your thoughts about what Sam did for Mercedes at Times Square? Very romantic, huh? Are you guys mad that he is letting her go to France after he was so eager to fight to keep her in New York? Is she going to leave or is she going to realize that she can't live with out him?

Stay tune because there is more to come...

To my lovely beta Jenny... A Thousand Thanks! You are super!

Until next time...