DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN GLEE NOR ANYTHING ELSE.
Chapter 1
A/N - Your girl is now officially done with school. I just completed my last semester and I have a dual degree with honors in Sociology and Latin American and Caribbean Studies. I can finally decompress and write! This is an angsty Samcedes family version! Hopefully you guys enjoy it!
Gabrielle "Gaby" Jones - Gabrielle Union
Matteo Evans - Is the kid on the cover image I got from google
Mercedes's POV
Three years ago, I left my hometown of Lima, Ohio. What most people thought I was going to Los Angeles, California to pursue the record contract after my Disco Inferno video went viral. Well, I did move to LA but not for the record deal. I moved to live with my older sister, Gaby.
Now, I'm heading back to the one place I have been avoiding for the last three years, the one place I hope to never step foot again. Not only am I having to head back to Lima where it seems like the majority of my friends from Glee Club are still there, but where he is.
Who is he? He was the person I thought was my soulmate, who made me feel beautiful and loved, the person I will love forever, even if we never get back together again. He changed my life forever, even if he doesn't know it.
Los Angeles, California
Jones' Sisters Downtown L.A. Apartment
"Matteo Sammy Evans, if you don't stop pulling away and not letting mommy finish getting you dress, I won't let Aunty Gaby take you out for ice cream for being a bad boy" Mercedes sternly says to her 2 year old rambunctious son, who couldn't stop trying to wriggle away from his exhausted mom.
Matteo was at his phase where he hated getting dressed and would rather run around naked or just in his underwear. A trait that was definitely from his father.
"You're so much like your daddy. Y'all love being naked and giving mommy trouble." Matteo lets out an adorable childish giggle before wrapping his little arms around Mercedes neck and blowing a raspberry on her cheek.
Mercedes couldn't help but giggle, she could never stay mad at her adorable baby boy even, if he had her running around chasing him for the last 30 minutes.
"I sworry, Momma" Matteo says as he gives her, "the famous Evans" smile, the same lopsided dopey smile his father used to give her. The smile she loved.
Matteo was basically the carbon copy of Sam with few hints of Mercedes. His skin was the perfect blend of theirs, a beautiful tawny color skin, he had Sam's whole face, the eyebrows, the sea green eyes, and trouty mouth minus the nose and cheekbones that was all Mercedes.
His hair was dark honey blonde color in loose kinky curls that frame his face, shoulder length. Matteo was probably the most adorable little boy Mercedes knew when he was going to be a heartbreaker when he gets older. Mamabear will definitely have to fight off fast little girls trying to get with her son in the future.
Besides his looks, Matteo also inherited Sam's mannerisms, he was extremely animated, artistic, kind, sweet, comical and jovial. Usually well mannered, except for today probably because he was feeding off the antsiness from Mercedes who was dreading leaving Oakland.
Mercedes and older sister, Gaby have been boxing up the last things getting ready to be shipped to Lima.
"It's ok Teo, I know you don't want to leave this place" Mercedes close to her son's face and whispers softly, "I'm going to tell you a secret, momma doesn't want to leave either".
Matteo eyes widens in a comical way that Mercedes holds back a chuckle.
"But we are going to a place where Mommy and Aunty Gaby grew up. Plus Nana Shelby and Beth are there. too. Don't you miss them? and you get to meet some of mommy's old friends?Your Tíacita is there too, I'm pretty sure she'll be very sad to hear that her Principito was causing trouble making them late by not putting on his clothes."
"No, no no, yes, yes, I want to go! See Momma and Aunty house! See Nana Shelwe and Betty. Don't tell Tití, i want to see her too!" Matteo says super fast, while shaking his head yes and then giving her famous Evans' smile.
Mercedes looks into her son's eyes. She couldn't help but be reminded of the day before she left Lima three years ago.
The day before a Mercedes leaves for LA
"Mercy, LA is the best thing you could do. I posted that video of you because you're fucking amazing. The world deserves to have their ears blessed with your voice. This record deal is a once in lifetime opportunity!"
Sam pauses, "Look, I wish I was going with you too. It sucks that I have to repeat another year of school, but I love you and I'm not stopping you from seeing your name in lights. Like that cheesy show you made me watch, I remember your favorite quote, 'People that are meant to be, always find their way back in the end.' I love you Mercedes Sade Jones, and we'll be together even when we are apart. I'll be counting down the days until I have you back in my arms." Sam cradles Mercedes's face in his hands before laying a chaste kiss on her plump lips and then on her nose.
"I love you so much Sammy'' Mercedes says while tears are sliding down her cheeks.
Sam wipes the tears away. "I'm going to miss you so much". Mercedes whispers softly before standing on her tippy toes and planting a soft kiss on his lips that quickly turns into passionate makeout as Sam bites down on her bottom lip before sucking in her bottom lip causing Mercedes to part her lips.
As their tongue clashed and his hands quickly removed itself from her face and started to roam around her curves. The pair unlock lips from the steamy kiss when it becomes difficult to breathe.
Sam is the first to break the kiss, "What time does your parents get home?"
"I don't know, why," asked Mercedes .
"Cause this is the last time we will be together and I just wanted to make it one that you would never forget," Sam says looking into her eyes. With a smile on both of their faces, the teens head toward Mercedes's bedroom where they made love for the last time together.
"Now Teo, let's put on your sneakers and Aunty should be getting here in twenty minutes than we're off to the airport!" Mercedes ties up Teo sneakers then picks him heading to their porch.
Five minutes later, Gaby arrives at the house.
"Is Aunty's baby ready and excited for his plane ride?" Gaby plays with her nephew curls.
"Yes, Aunty! I get to fly in the sky with you & Momma & see Nana, Betty , Poppop & titi!" Matteo quickly says excitedly as he jumps out of his mom into his Aunt's arms for a hug.
"Some of the boxes already arrive at the house in Lima, these ones will come two weeks after we get there." Gaby says to her younger sister while shifting Matteo to her hip.
"Two weeks?Brie, you said it will only take a week! Most of the important stuff is still here !" Mercedes says
"Meme it fine, you act like two weeks means the end of the world. Plus, we can always stay with Mom and—"
"Stop, you better not finish that sentence. You can stay with them,I will stay at Shelby's, Tana's, Grandpa's or stay in a hotel for two weeks if I have too, but me and my baby" Mercedes moves to closer to grab Matteo from Gabby " are never stepping foot in that Jones Household and if you bring tha up again in front of my son, I don't care if your my big sister, you can stay you in Casa Jones without me!"
Mercedes storms off to grab her carry on before handing Matteo his Captain America bookbag full of snacks and coloring books for the plane.
"Meme—" Gabby tries to say to Mercedes as they head out to the taxi.
"Nope, conversation over and if you want to me not ignore your A S S, once we get to the airport then on the airplane, I suggest we drop this discussion. I love you, Brie but the 're your parents, they haven't been my parents since they I told them I was pregnant and they ordered me to have an abortion, if I ever wanted to a dime from them. Instead of being the Christian parents who don't judge and love their children they tossed me aside and cut me off. They have the most amazing gorgeous freakish smart 2 year old grandson that they wanted me to get rid of, to not bring shame to the family name. If it wasn't for you, Tana, Shelby and Grandpa I wouldn't be where I am today. I agree to move back to Lima because Grandpa is sick and our lovely parents want to stick him to a nursing home rather than take care of him. We promise Grandma to never let that happen."
"Yes, I know Meme. I'm sorry for being them up. It's… I spoke to Dad the other day…and...Meme I know they hurt you and I'm still pissed about what they did...believe me. But I think you should at least try to have a conversation with them once. Because you're bound to run into them. Sometimes you gotta let the hurt go."
The Jones sisters just stare at each other for a few minutes. No words just looks. Mercedes eventually nods at her sister in a silent agreement.
"Okay, let's go to airport Teo;.we have a flight to catch!" Mercedes said while grabbing her luggage and heading out the door of her old life and heading to the LAX, that would take her back to her old but new life.