A/N: Soooo this chapter needed to happen... yes I left it on a cliffhanger but it's an awesome filler!
Please read: My sister has test positive for Covid... she is also pregnant with and has another child. I will continue to update as I can... my mother, nieces and one of my nephews also are sick but they do not have covid that we know of yet. Y'all my nieces and nephew are all under the age of 4... they are babies. So please pray for my family.
Chapter 19
Reset: Part Two
Sam waited patiently for Samantha to come out of her classroom, he and Mercedes had been alternating picking her up for the past few weeks and he had gotten an ear full about letting her con him into getting ice cream right after the first time he was on pick up duty. Samantha asked for double scoop and he figured she'd run off the extra energy but instead she threw up everywhere and even got some in Mercedes's hair.
"Daddy!"
"Hey there little bit! How was school today?" Sam asked picking her up and swinging her around before stopping and kissing her on her forehead.
"It was fun! I told Lily she couldn't to my party because she said she was going to wear a Moana dress too." Samantha said nodding her head to confirm her decision.
"But I thought you wanted all of your friends to wear their costumes too…?" Sam asked. Since he and Mercedes told her they were going to throw her a Moana themed birthday her request have grown and she was getting a big head when it came to the inviting and uninviting people.
"I do but she said she was going to come as Moana. Me and mommy are going to dress as Moana and her mommy so you have to dress as the daddy, mommy's costume is pretty… not as pretty as mine but I like it and she promised to sing with me. Will you sing with me too?" Samantha responded overloading him with a ton of information.
"Of course but only if you allow Lily to come. Everyone will know it's your birthday and that you're the birthday princess okay?" Sam asked kneeling down so that he was eye to eye to his daughter, she looked like she was debating before sighing.
"Okay… she can come."
"Good, now let's get you home." Sam said standing back up and grabbing her hand and walking outside of her preschool. They walked back to his truck as he listened to her tell him about everything she did during her day and how excited she was for her party, somewhere from the time he buckled her in and them driving her home she tuckered herself out and was asleep leading when he pulled up the drive way. Mercedes came out just as he was unbuckling her from her booster seat and she gave him a sweet smile.
"She talked herself to sleep… literally. She's very excited about her party, oh and Lily was uninvited but now she's re… invited. I don't know but she said she that she had fun and Bobby is no longer her boyfriend. I did not know she had one but I'm going to kick his ass for taking her sucker." Sam said grabbing her gently while Mercedes looked at him amused before she let out a soft laugh.
"Bobby was the love of her life two days ago… I guess it didn't last." Mercedes joked opening the door so he could take her upstairs. She got a weird feeling and looked around before shaking her head and walking fully inside and closing the door, she sighed and rolled her shoulders before feeling Sam's hands gently massaging them.
"You feeling okay?" He asked leading her to couch sitting her down then pulling the ottoman so he could sit in front of her, he grabbed her foot and began kneading it gently smiling when she laid back letting out a soft groan.
"It's just the party… don't get me wrong you've been a huge help but when you leave the questions, tears and bribing begins. It's becoming to much, she understands more than I personally have given her credit for and that is why I've been adding more and more to this damn party." Mercedes said running her hand over her face.
"Why didn't you tell me? I can stay later or come over in the morning and take over for the morning routines… how about she stay with me tonight?" Sam asked grabbing her other foot smiling again when her eyes fluttered closed.
"Sam are you sure you're ready for that? She's a handful sometimes and all of her things are here… what if she wakes up in the middle of the night looking for me? Or has a nightmare or-" She was cut off when he kissed her gently before pulling away.
"I know, we're taking it slow but you were about to start rambling and I figured that would be the only way to make you stop. I can handle it and if she wakes up looking for you I will bring her back but you need a break and since I'm not here 24/7 to help. I want you to start telling me these things because if I had known then we could've come up with some type of arrangement." Sam said looking at her with a half smile.
"Do it again." She replied barely above a whisper, Sam smiled shaking his head before getting up and leaning over her and looking at her intensely before moving closer stopping right before his lips touched her. He smiled then moved to her cheek and kissed it before standing straight and winking at her to which she just rolled her eyes trying not to smile.
"I'll pack her a bag, then I'm going to run you a bath before I make us dinner and after dinner Samantha and I will be going to my place while you have a night to yourself. Oh and I'm not asking so don't even try to fight me on this because you won't win." He said walking towards the stairs flashing her a wide grin before going up and leaving her down there shaking her head.
Right before she was going to follow him there was a knock at the door and she tried to think who it could be before she opened the door and quickly shook her head and starting to close the door.
"Please! Just… give me one minute. I know I don't deserve it but-"
"You damn right you don't and I don't know why you are here and nor do I give a damn. You can't just pop up here when you deem it so, my daughter lives here and this is a safe place for her. Goodbye!" Mercedes said growing increasingly angry by the second.
"I just wanted to drop this off… the twins mentioned her birthday coming up and that they would be attending. I just wanted her to have a gift from her other grandmother..." Mary said holding a very large and beautiful gift bag. Mercedes looked at the woman like she lost her damn mind but she took the bag and to her surprise it was very heavy.
"You had four… five years to be her grandmother and you choose now to be present?" Sam came down right when he heard Mercedes speaking to the only person he knew she would even say that sentence to and groaned. He walked over with Samantha's bag in his hand placed it by the door before nudging Mercedes slightly.
"Look, I do not have the patience for this shit you can handle it." She said handing him the gift bag and letting out a shaky breath.
"Go upstairs I'll handle this your bath is ready anyways." He said nodding her away before turning to his mother with an annoyed expression.
"Sam… I just wanted-"
"EXACTLY! That's your problem, it's about what you and dad want never about the people it may effect. I told you that when I was ready for you to meet our child you would but you couldn't even give me that now could you? Do you not really know the damage that has been done because of the two of you? Leave and don't ever come back unannounced again, you don't even know how far back this is going to push us..." Sam said letting out a deep sigh realizing this was just another fucking thing he had to deal with on top of taking things slow with Mercedes.
"Sam, I just wanted her to have a gift from me on her birthday." Mary said softly looking at Sam and realizing he didn't care about her reasoning. She nodded and gave him a weak smile before walking away leaving Sam there trying to see how this was going to unfold. He placed the gift in the hall closet out of reach from Samantha and walked upstairs to see if Mercedes was okay. He hesitate for a moment before opening the bathroom door and smiled when he saw her in the tub with her eyes closed, she looked very peaceful.
"Hey… you okay?" He asked softly walking over to the tub and siting on floor while his fingers played with some of the bubbles in the water. Mercedes opened one eye looking at his hand playing with the water and smirked.
"I don't want her showing up to my baby's party… I know she's your mother and her grandmother but I'm not ready for that just yet. I just don't… I wasn't given a chance and Samantha damn sure wasn't and now all of a sudden she's the most prized thing to them. I'm sorry I don't mean to speak poorly of your mother but I can't with all my heart trust her… to try to take her away from me." She said feeling tears forming but shaking them away and smiling when she felt his hand on her knee.
"I know and I told her just that, I don't know why she thought it would ever be okay especially since I told her that until I felt it was okay she didn't need to try. I can't apologized enough Merce…" Sam said looking at her and she could tell he meant it, Mary wouldn't be near their child for a while which at the moment was fine for Mercedes.
"So are you sure about her staying?" She asked changing the subject.
"Yes! I got her room set up already… it's not as awesome as the one here but I think she'll approve and we'll only be twenty minutes away. I have a key to here and I made you a key for there as well, remind me to give it to you before we leave." He said excitedly.
"I probably should have told you about her afternoon naps and why I don't let her take them but you gotta learn right?" She joked winking at him before laughing at his expression.
"Wait… what aren't you telling me?" Sam asked.
"Uh-uh, you'll call when you know." She replied laughing covering her mouth when he shot her a knowing look. Sam sat up moving the hand that was on her knee down gripping her hip then reaching over and doing it with the other.
"Sam… what the hell are you doing?"
"Making you tell me what you meant." He said before bringing both hands up to her waist and giving her a mischievous grin and she shook her head.
"Don't. You. Dare!" She said already trying to wiggle out of his embrace but she didn't want to splash water everywhere and she knew he knew that.
"Then tell me." He said giving her one last time but she firmly closed her mouth into a straight line, he just nodded and began tickling her and laughing as she tried so hard to break free. Mercedes couldn't help thrashing as he kept attacking her and she knew there was going to be water everywhere.
"Sam! There's going to be water everywhere!" She said in between laughs but he didn't let up, instead he immersed his self into the tub more grabbing one of her legs and shooting her another grin.
"Now… let's see if this is still the best spot." He said holding on tighter as tried to jerk her leg away. "Are you going to be a good girl and tell me?" He teased because he knew she would be defiant to the end.
"I was never a good girl Samuel." She quipped knowing calling him by his full name would let him know she was up for the challenge even if half the water that was once in the tub was now on the floor.
"Wrong answer Jones!" He said before tickling the sensitive flesh behind her knee and she let out a loud laugh and twisted trying to get her leg from his grip but it only made him slip on top of her. They were both laughing at this point and for the first time in a while it was just like old times. Sam smiled down at her and she playfully hit him realizing then he was clothed and they were now soaking wet.
"Your clothes." She said playing with the hem of his Henley slipping a few fingers underneath drawing small circles against his flesh. She looked up at him and raked her bottom lip through her teeth before sliding her hand fully underneath his shirt slowly running it up his abs, she held his eyes with her own before he loosen his grip on her ankle and ran his hand up her leg. He leaned in closer as he hands continue moving until he was able to wrap them around her waist and pull her up slightly.
"I'm going to kiss you and I'm not going to stop okay." He said more as a statement than a question and Mercedes let out a shakily breath and nodded. Sam lowered his head capturing her lips groaning deeply pulling her closer gently squeezing her enjoying the feel of her soft flesh. Mercedes ran her hands further up his chest, up to his shoulders then down his biceps squeezing them and smiling against his lips.
"Mmm.. I missed this." She said breathing heavily pulling his shirt up then over his head and tossing it on to the floor. Sam just nodded before recapturing her lips and standing grabbing her underneath her thighs and wrapping them around his waist. Mercedes wrapped her arms around his neck and laced her fingers through his hair gripping it softly before kissing his neck.
"Mommy?" Sam jerked and Mercedes damn near fell out of his hands.
"Shit, shit, shit!" Mercedes said wiggling to get out of his embrace but if he let go she would fall straight onto the wet floor and hurt herself.
"Mommy?" They heard Samantha's soft voice again and could tell she was in the bedroom.
"Yeah baby, give moma a minute okay?" Mercedes said loud enough for Samantha to hear and hopefully stop her from advancing any further because she knew her daughter very well and knew she would burst into the bathroom at any moment.
"Sam put me down." She whispered.
"I will but just give me a second, I don't need you hurting yourself and our child having more question than finding us in the compromising pos-" Sam said before he heard the bathroom door open and he turned so that Samantha couldn't see them like that. Mercedes let out a huff and shook her head giving Sam look that made him chuckle.
"Baby what has mommy told you about knocking?" Mercedes asked from behind Sam.
"Daddy why are you in the bath with mommy?" Samantha asked completely ignoring her mother. Sam looked at Mercedes with wide eyes and mouthed 'what do I say?" and she just giggle and shrugged.
"I fell when I was trying to help mommy get out." Sam said slowly turning to face their daughter who looked like she was trying to decide if he was telling the truth.
"Is mommy okay?"
"Yes baby, just give us a minute and we'll be right out okay?" Mercedes answered poking her head out so she could see her face.
Samantha just nodded and reluctantly walked out of the bathroom closing the door behind her leaving her parents alone. Silence quickly filled the bathroom before Sam started to laugh, it was deep and hearty making Mercedes look at him with a smile because it had been forever since she heard his laugh in this house. She couldn't help when she wrapped her arms around him hugging him hard and almost toppling them over, she felt his body shaking gently before he wrapped his arms around her and kissing her on her forehead.
"Come on let's get out of this damn tub before our child decides we're not moving fast enough." Sam said smiling at her before picking her up and stepping out of the tub slowly. He made sure not to slip when walking over to grab her a towel and her robe, she smiled and quickly dried off before slipping her robe on.
"I'll clean up the water go ahead and get little bit."
"Sam… maybe you could stay tonight?" Mercedes asked and Sam gave her a look before nodding slowly.
"I want to… but I don't think I can sleep in the guest bedroom and if I slept with you we wouldn't get much sleep." He answered honestly rubbing the back of his neck sighing because he knew this was an open invitation to do just that.
"Maybe that's what I want…" She said with a wink before walking out of the bathroom leaving Sam there feeling aroused and conflicted at the same time. He shook his head letting out a chuckle before cleaning up the water and grabbing his wet shirt wringing it out and draping over the shower door. He walked out and smiled when he saw Mercedes and Samantha snuggled up on the bed as Samantha told her about her day and of course her birthday. He leaned against the door frame wanting to join them but his jeans were wet, Mercedes was trying to listen to everything she was saying but she kept going from topic to topic.
She looked up and crossed her eyes before biting back a laugh, Sam just nodded in agreement before pushing off the wall and walking towards them to try and save he from the barrage of questions and random tangents.
"Hey little bit how does staying over with me sound?" He asked making Samantha stop mid sentence and jump up excitedly.
"We can watch movies and dance and mommy can sing!" She said bouncing up and down smiling brightly at both her parents who were sharing a look.
"Well actually baby… it's just going to be you and daddy. Mommy's going to stay here and you're going to daddy's house." Mercedes said grabbing her hands stopping her from bouncing.
"But… why can't this be his house too?" She asked looking at both of her parents with a confused and sadden expression. Mercedes let out a sigh pulling their down to her because she knew where this was headed.
"It is baby… it's just mommy and daddy need a little more time before we can umm..." Mercedes stopped looking up at Sam because she wasn't sure how to finish that sentence this time. Everything was still there between them and his family was no longer and issues she was battling with have since been resolved, so why couldn't they just go forward as a family unit?
"Little bit… a lot has happened and mommy needs time to get to know daddy and daddy has to do the same. How about just for tonight me and you stay at my place?" Sam asked looking at Samantha and Mercedes.
"Okay!" Samantha said calmly looking at Sam with a small smile.
"Yeah?" He asked smiling at her and nodded excitedly.
"Mommy can stay and do mommy stuff and we can have fun." She replied making them both laugh.
"Okay baby girl can you give us a minute? You can got pick three toys to take over tonight okay?" Mercedes asked picking their daughter and placing her on the floor. Samantha just nodded and ran out of the room with Mercedes in tow to close the door behind her, she rarely locked the door but she did this time because she knew it was going to take Samantha a while to pick one let alone three toys.
"We need to talk..." She said when turned around and Sam nodded watching her walk to her closet and coming back with a pair of his old shorts. "Here, I know you're tired of being in wet clothes."
"Thanks, what do you want to talk about?" He asked pulling down off his pants and underwear and Mercedes held back a groan closing her eyes and taking a deep breath. When she opened Sam was looking at her with a smirk and she rolled her eyes before reluctantly scanning his body and moved back when she saw him moving closer.
"P-put your shorts on..." She said hoping she sounded firm but knew she didn't, Sam didn't stop advancing towards her and she had officially felt her back against the door. He placed both hands on either side of her and leaning down and kissing her deeply.
"I said I wasn't going to stop once I kissed you." He said tugging the tie on her robe and watching it slip from her shoulders exposing her to him again. He moved his hand from the door to her cheek gently caressing it while his other hand slide down her back slowly pulling her into him and he smiled when she let out a soft groan.
"Sam.." She said breathlessly as he kissed a trail down her neck and she felt his hands roving over her body, one hand grazing her core letting him know she was indeed ready for him before he lifted her up and looked at her intensely before slowly lowering her onto him.
Mercedes let out a ragged breath at the sudden rush of pleasure when his hardness met her core and the slow reintroduction of their bodies had her shivering and arching her back inviting more of him into her. Sam groaned deeply before capturing her lips and squeezing her hips tightly to prevent her from moving.
"Sam… let me move baby." She said trying but he shook his head biting his lip to reel his self in before letting out a shaky breath and easing out of her and placing her back on the ground. Mercedes exhaled sharply at the lack of closeness to which Sam just smiled and kissed her softly.
"I'm not taking you against the wall but I needed to feel all of you… I'm going to go make dinner before… because… shit. Four years… mmm." Sam said barely able to complete his own thoughts let alone a full sentence.
He looked at Mercedes and could tell she was going through a wide range of emotions herself but her eyes were clear as day, she wanted to keep going which is exactly what he wanted to see. He kissed her once more before leaning down and grabbing her robe then helped her back into it taking one final look at her body before stepping back and walking into the bathroom with his short in his hands. Mercedes was stuck in place trying to combat her arousal along with trying to figure out what the hell just happened and why he stopped.
When Sam came out of the bathroom she braced herself because she wasn't sure what was going to happen but she knew she wanted answers.
"So I was thinking tacos?" He said causally as he walked back into the room, Mercedes looked at him confused for a moment before shaking her head.
"Samuel Evans if you think for one second I'm letting you leave this room without remotely explaining what the hell just happ-" She was cut off by his lips on hers and she couldn't help melting into him like she did earlier.
"I plan on making you want me so badly that it's the only thing on your mind besides our child." He said once he pulled away smirking at her reaction.
"I do want you though that's what I wanted to talk about actu-" Again he crashed his lips to hers this time eliciting a deep moan from her before he pulled away again this time more abruptly than last.
"There's nothing to talk about… I'm going to let little bit help with dinner so you relax until we say it's done." He said winking and walking out of the room leaving her more aroused than before and slightly angry.
…
After dinner and Sam stealing a few kisses while they cleaned up it was time for them to leave and Mercedes was panicking slightly.
"Okay you know she has to go to the bathroom before she goes to bed right?"
"Yes."
"And no matter how cute she is when she asks no juice before bed."
"I know, no juice."
"Absolutely nothing that has pineapples in it."
"Merce, I know she's is going to be perfectly safe. Okay?" Sam said grabbing her hands and looking at her with a smile. She could tell he was excited that she was even trusting him to do this but she was still worried.
"I know… she's just it's her first time over there and I haven't been there but I know she's in good hands… I just don't know what to do after she leaves. Sure I've been without her but never on a school night and you haven't been alone with her for long so… I just don't want either of you to become overwhelmed." She replied letting out a deep sigh.
"I will send you videos until she crashes deal?"
"Deal!" She said quickly making him chuckle.
"Alright little bit come tell mommy goodnight.' Sam said to Samantha who was excitedly dancing by the door, she ran over to where they were standing and held her arms open for Mercedes to hug her.
"Bye mommy!" She said wrapping her arms around Mercedes neck tightly making her cough.
"Good night baby be good and I love you sooo much!"
"I love you too! Come on daddy!" Samantha said wiggling out her mother's embrace and grabbing Sam's hand tugging on it.
"Wait I want a kiss." Mercedes said and Samantha gave her a look before running back over and giving her a quick kiss on the cheek and before she could move away Mercedes grabbed her and planted kisses all over her face making her laugh.
"Okay, I got enough to last me through the night." Mercedes said putting Samantha down and walking them to the door. Sam placed her in his truck along with her bag of clothes and her very heavy bag of toys.
"I'll call you when we get there." Mercedes just nodded giving him a sweet smile.
"Have fun and even if it's two in the morning call me and I'll come over… if she needs me." Mercedes replied giving him a hug before waving to Samantha who just smiled. "Good night Sam."
"Wait." He said grabbing her arm and pulling her back to him. "I need some kisses to last me through the night too." He added with a smirk before leaning in and kissing her gently before deepening it.
"Mhm.. okay we have an audience." Mercedes said between kisses.
"Then stop kissing me."
"You kissed me first." She replied smiling against his lips and they both stopped when they heard the soft taps on the window.
"Okay, go before she's scarred for life." Sam said kissing her once more before pulling away. Mercedes just nodded and tilted her head smiling before stepping back and watching him get into his truck she waved as they pulled off and headed back inside unsure of what to do, since their regular nightly routine would happen without her.
…
After Sam arrived to his place he got Samantha out and grabbed her things smiling because he was really excited for some daddy-daughter time. His home was smaller than the one he shared with Mercedes but it was perfect for what he could find in such short time frame. He kept in mind both Mercedes and Samantha when he picked out his furniture and also made sure to keep everything kid friendly.
"Okay little bit… what do you want do first?" He asked immediately regretting that question because she began firing off crazy ideas but one thing stood out the most, she wanted to play princess with real cookies and tea.
"Mommy makes the cookies and tea, she sings and then we have a huge party." Samantha said pulling out three different teddy bears and a Princess dress. Sam just looked at her nodding and figured it would be fine to indulge in her request, so he help set up the living room moving the furniture around so that there plenty of room to reenact a scene from Frozen. Sam debated on the cookies and tea but figured a few cookies wouldn't kill her and opted for warm milk instead of tea.
"Okay so daddy doesn't really know how to make cookies but I do have plenty of already made cookies. So as long as we don't over do and you got to bed as soon as it's time then we shouldn't have any issues deal?"
"Deal! Okay you can be Olaf!" She said and they proceeded to reenact the entire movie before having a tea party to which Sam was a King and her teddy bears were her other royal friends. Sam had been so caught up in playing that he lost track of time and realized that she should have been given her bath over an hour ago, he also remembered that he promised to send Mercedes videos of Samantha.
"Hey little bit we gotta call mommy, I promised to call her hours ago and I forgot so how about we video call her?" Sam said scrambling to find his phone and to his surprise he only had one missed call from her and text. He read the message smiling when he saw it was just her checking in on them, he started the call and sat beside Samantha giving her a funny look waiting for it to connect when it did they both smiled when they saw Mercedes's face.
"Hey mommy!"
"Awh hey my sweet baby, oh I mean my Princess you look so pretty!"
"Thank you! We're having a tea party and daddy gave me cookies but no tea, he gave me warm milk."
"Oh no..."
"What?" Sam asked looking at Mercedes's eyes go wide and saw her scrambling to get out of bed.
"What's wrong Merce?" Sam asked looking at Samantha confused then back at the screen.
"Sam how long ago did she drink the milk?"
"Umm we're still having the tea party but..." He stopped looking at her cup and noticed it was empty. "She finished it maybe a few minutes ago I didn't give her anything past the cookies and milk."
"She can't have warm milk it makes her throw up. I can't believe I forgot I guess it's because we never gave her just plain warm milk."
"She had had chocolate though and she looks fine. Right little bit you're fine." Sam asked Samantha.
"Yeah mommy I'm fine!"
"Sam I made the hot chocolate remember? She didn't have milk she had water, I need you to get her some water and take her to the bathroom." Mercedes putting on her shoes and running down the stairs.
"Wait where are you going?" Sam asked walking into the kitchen to get the water like she said with Samantha following close behind he looked back at her and she gave him a smile that made him stop.
"Oh no, little bit are you okay?" He asked noticing she looked pale.
"Sam run! She will projectile vomit!" Mercedes said after grabbing her keys and running out the door. She got into her car and pulling out of her driveway.
Sam picked Samantha up and ran her into the bathroom in just enough time for her to do exactly what Mercedes said she would, she projectile vomited every except into the toilet before she began to cry. Sam just pulled her into him held her until she made a gagging sound and felt her throw up again only this time it was directly on his shirt. He pulled away just enough to grab a wash cloth to wipe her mouth before slowly standing her up.
"All done?" He asked hoping like hell she wasn't going to throw up again. She gave him a weak smile and nodded.
"Okay let's get you cleaned up then." He said realizing she couldn't use that bath room so he carried her upstairs to the master bath and realized she some how has some throw up in her hair.
"Sam!" He heard from downstairs and then heard a loud gagging sound. Sam pinched the bridge of his nose and knew this night was about to get even longer.
"Up here!" He shouted as he walked over to the tub and began to run Samantha a warm bath. Mercedes came into the room and quickly walked into the bathroom looking at them both concerned.
"Oh baby girl, you okay?" She asked walking over and pulling her into a hug. She began to cry again and Sam felt awful.
"It's okay sweet girl, we're gonna get you all better okay?" Mercedes said wiping her tears and helping her out of the dress then placing her into bath.
"Sam if you want I'll get her cleaned up and you can shower."
"Merce… I didn't-"
"Sam it's okay mistakes happen." She said with a small smile before turning and tending to Samantha as he grabbed him some clothes to shower in the other bath room. He turned the shower on and just stood under the rushing water for a moment before quickly showering and then getting dressed tossing his clothes in the hamper making a mental not to throw them in the washer before going to bed. He walked back into the master bedroom hoping to find Mercedes and Samantha but they weren't there, he walked down the hall and saw Samantha laying in her bed asleep.
He opened the door more smiling and walking over to her bed, she was already asleep and thankfully smelled like a kid again, he ran his hand over her curls before giving her a soft kiss on her forehead. He quietly left before going downstairs looking for Mercedes again, he looked in the living room and kitchen before he heard the bathroom door open.
"Hey what are you doing?" He asked noticing she was holding his mop.
"You needed it to be-"
"Mercy, you didn't have to do I was going to clean it up." Sam said trying to take the mop from her but she moved it back.
"I'm done and now I'm going to go home and shower." She said taking the mop and the bucket and placing it outside. "Let it air out before bringing it back inside or it'll reek." She added before grabbing her purse and keys.
"Wait why are you leaving?"
"You said a full night Evans." She said with a sly smile turning to leave before he grabbed her arm shaking his head.
"Sleep with me."
"Sam..."
"No I mean you and me in a bed sleeping." He said grabbing her purse and keys placing them on the table by the door. She gave Sam a look that he chose to ignore and grabbed her hand and led her upstairs. He checked on Samantha once more before taking her to his room closing the door behind him, she looked at him then down at her clothes then back at him.
"Here, just like old times." He said handing her his shirt with a smile waiting for her to put it on. She rolled her eyes but the corners of her mouth turned into a smile, she took of her shoes, jeans and shirt before putting his on and rubbing her hair that was up in a ponytail.
"I would offer you a scarf but I still remember the rules, if you wear one means everything's closed and I plan at least kissing you." He said tossing a satin pillow at her.
"So you just figured I would stay huh?" She asked trying not to sound impressed while she climbed on to the bed.
"I hoped you would eventually." He said waiting for her to get comfortable before he slid in next to her smiling.
"Sam?" She said breaking the silence and turning to him more.
"Mhm?"
"Why aren't we together honestly?"
"I can't stop thinking with little Sam and you're not stopping me… my parents are the worst, I left when I should've stayed after we got Samantha back and you lived a whole life in these past four years." He replied honestly and it caught Mercedes off guard because she wasn't expecting him to answer her question that way.
"Oh… well you came back like you promised so there's an upside." That was all she could think to say.
"Technically I came back both times like I promised it's just the first time my par-" He was cut off by her kissing him softly before Mercedes threaded her hands through his damp hair deepening their kiss. Sam let out a low groan wrapping his arms around her and pulling her close enjoying their kiss.
"I missed you so much Sammy." She said flipping them over so that she was straddling him. Sam groaned when she slowly took of the shirt he'd given her before leaning back down and kissing him hungrily.
Sam ran his hand down her back unclasping her bra on their way down until he reached her ample ass and squeezed earning him a soft wimpier from Mercedes. Sam smiled before flipping them over taking her bra fully off of her body and staring at her half naked body with appreciation.
"I'm not stopping." He said huskily but almost pleadingly.
"Prove it." She said running her hands down his abs then tugging at his sweat pants with a smirk.
SOOOOOOO... Sam's a little horny lol the next chapter will be the party! Until next time XOXO
Stay Safe!