I won't say enjoy because I know yall won't. Bye lovebugs
After Mercedes's and Sam's peaceful weekend together they were thrust back into reality with a film promotion and filming The Real. Today was their last day of filming the live show before they were released for their Christmas break. They were sitting at the table speaking to each other waiting for the rest of the cast when Santana walked up to them.
"You two are so cute it is making me want to vomit," She smiled.
"Hello to you too, San," Mercedes replied as she leaned into Sam's side.
"Look, I know that you two are keeping your relationship under wraps and I am fine with that but you two need to cut it out with all the googly-eyes, or else your fans, the show's fans are going to be demanding answers," Santana explained.
"Awer so I can't look at her boobs today?" Sam said sadly as he peered Mercedes's black lace patterned button-down.
"Nope, but I can." Santana smiled as she walked away from the two.
"You are such a pig sometimes you know that right." Mercedes commented.
"Eh, I try my best."
"Do you want to go out tonight?" Mercedes questioned. She was becoming very comfortable in her relationship with Sam, she felt as though she could ask him on dates without being needy or anything like that, and he would treat her with the respect she deserved.
"Of course, you swing by my place around 7:45 and I'll be ready to take my girlfriend wherever she wants to go." Sam smiled as he leaned down and kissed her.
Before she could respond, Jane, Tina, and Quinn came to the table making whopping noises.
"You two are very cute and adorable I am jealous," Jane said.
"Jane you are happily married." Tina pointed out.
"And, my boo doesn't work here like they do." She replied causing everyone to laugh. Then Santana counted them in for the show. They began without a hitch everyone participating, and Sam playing his role of the male reasoning which was a never reason why their viewings had skyrocketed. Now granted their cast was diverse in a sense, they still didn't have the male opinion that Sam provided gaining them more insight.
"Well I for one have had an amazing co-hosting with these amazing women for the past month, but I am also glad this is the last December episode which is going to give us a much-needed break," talked Sam.
"Yes, now I don't have to wake up at the crack of dawn for hair and makeup. This is officially the last episode of the year 2021, but don't worry because we will be back in 2022 with an all-new season of The Real, which includes new episodes, new memories, new segments, and of course new topics for us to discuss." Mercedes added.
"We thank all of your viewers, our castmates, and the crew behind the scenes that make the show possible. so we will see you all next year here on The Real." Tina closed out.
"And we are clear, thank you guys for another amazing year. I expect to see each of you at my New Years' Eve Party, and please enjoy your holidays." Santana said as she hugged everyone. Once everyone had said their goodbyes and did a quick gift exchange everyone headed back to their homes. Well except Sam and Mercedes they stopped by this private park and sat under the gazebo.
"This is very similar to our first date when I was courting you," Sam mentioned as he pulled Mercedes close to his body.
"That it is, the only difference is that it isn't dark. I had fun co-hosting with you this past month." Mercedes said.
Sam replied, "Well I would have had fun co-hosting with me too,"
Mercedes rolled her eyes, "Ass."
"You love me," Sam said as he kissed her.
"That I do. So where do you want to go to eat tonight, I was thinking that cute sushi place, or the new steak joint on 97th Street,"
"I am not really in the mood for sushi so that new steak place will be just fine, I have been dying to go there for the longest."
"Great. You know you are the best thing to ever happen to me right?"
"I mean I kind of assumed it, but I wanted to hear you say it first."
"Well, you are, you are so sweet, attentive, caring, sympathetic, sensitive, and so damn sexy."
"Use those next words wisely Jones or I'll have to take you right here under this gazebo," Sam replied causing Mercedes to laugh. The two sat under the gazebo for a while until they parted ways to get ready for the date.
"Yeah, I am in the house, he just pulled up, when he hops in the shower, that's when I'll set everything up because I heard at the studio she was going to be coming here around 7:00. Yeah ok bye, I'll call you when I am done." Then she hung up the phone and crept to her hiding spot.
Mercedes had lathered down in the body wash that she knew Sam loved and sprayed herself down in her favorite perfume as she headed to her closet. Her closet was her happy place it was a walk-in closet closely related to the closet that Big was going to give Carrie in the penthouse suite. She headed down to the dresses section and pulled out two dresses. One was a red dress that came off at her shoulders and stopped below her knees, and the other was a green shimmery dress with a thigh-high slit and long sleeves. She decided that she liked both dresses too much to be able to choose so she chose one with the perfect mix of the two. This dress was a solid blue dress that was off the shoulder with a thigh-high slit.
She decided to take her hair and let it fall to her back in loose curls, and her makeup was neutral. She put on some dark red lipstick before placing on her silver accessories. Once she was done she noticed that she had finished earlier than she initially anticipated so she decided to head to Sam's earlier than they had planned. She headed down to her driver and told him the location and they were off. She gave him the night off once she arrived and used the spare key to enter his home.
Sam had just finished his shower and was exiting the bedroom and then he saw the garment before he saw her first. By the bathroom door were red lace panties and a bra and his bed was a female. However, not just any female his ex Rachel in his bed naked.
"How are ya doing Sam?" She smirked as she looked at him.
"What the hell are you doing in my house?" He asked tightly as he kept his towel wrapped around his waist tightly.
"C'mon Sam don't act like you didn't miss me." She purred.
"Sam, baby, I had come earlier because I had finished getting d-" Mercedes stopped speaking when she entered the room. She saw a woman in Sam's bed naked, and Sam covering himself with a towel, and she felt her heartbreaking at the disgusting sight.
"Mercedes baby this isn't what this looks like, I know it looks bad but you have to believe me I never touched her." Sam pleaded but Mercedes kept her eyes trained on the woman.
"Oh, don't lie Sam we have been sleeping with each other for months, don't act like this." Rachel said.
"Rachel shut the fuck up!" Sam roared.
"Months," Mercedes whispered as she swallowed the lump in her throat.
"Yes months, we haven't taken a break a single day since we got back together about the same time you two wrapped up filming the movie," Rachel added.
"Mercedes, baby, please none of this is true, I promise you that she and I did nothing together. She was already in her when I got out of the shower. I haven't seen this girl in years." Sam pleaded.
"Oh come on Sam the jig up, you were just about to slip the condom on." Rachel said as she picked up the loose condemn, and then Mercedes snapped back into reality. There was a woman in the bed that she and Sam had made love in on many occasions, and there was a woman here nude with a condom in her hand. Mercedes wanted to fall into a hole and die because she thought that Sam had cared about her and that he wanted her. That he wanted a relationship with her but he didn't change he wanted her for sex, and he got what he wanted
"Mercedes," Sam said as he reached towards her and when he touched her arm she jerked back and stormed away calling her driver to come back immediately.
"Mercedes please don't do this to us." Sam pleaded with her.
Mercedes whipped around with the tears piling up on her cheeks, "Don't do what Sam. You fucking promised me that this would be real, and that everything would be ok, and that you would never break my heart, but you did. You were special to me Sam, fuck you still are, and yet you managed to fuck it all up. I thought you were different from everyone else but you are the same. Everything Shane ever said to me was right, he told me no other man would want me except what was between my legs, and you made him right."
"Don't you dare fucking say that shit about yourself Mercede's because we both know it isn't true, none of this is true baby."
"OH SHUT THE FUCK UP SAM YOU GOT WHAT YOU WANTED! Leave me alone," Mercedes hissed as she got in the car and drove off.
"MERCEDES, MERCEDES, MERCEDES!" Sam screamed after her but he knew it was for a lost cause because she was gone. He stood in the spot the car was just in and let the tears fall, and then Rachel came out fully clothed.
"Bye Sam." She smiled.
"WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO?" Sam yelled.
"Do not speak to me like that."
"I WAS HAPPY WHAT DID YOU DO?"
"Whatever, just let her go, I'll see you around maybe we can do this again sometime the right way." She winked as she touched Sam's chest but he jerked back and went back inside his house.
When Mercedes had arrived back at her penthouse she ripped the expensive dress off of her body the material now feeling itchy and uncomfortable, and pinned her head on her head as tears streamed her face. She pulled on some ratty pajamas and shut off her phone. She sat in her bed and cried her heart out until there was knocking on her door. Any other time she would have pretended like she wasn't home and ignored it but the knocking was rather than incessant. So she marched to her door and pulled open the door and there stood Shane.
"Let me guess he finally ditched your ugly ass." Shane hissed out.
"Why do you keep on treating me like this I have never done anything for you to treat me this way."
"Mercedes you are a weak, insecure bitch. I was trying to mold you into something great but you fought me on everything. I could have made you this amazing artist, but instead, you are some mediocre diva, who can park and bark. You are not shit." Shane hissed at her. For some reason, Shane's words hit even harder. He was right Mercedes was nothing and she should just accept it, she should accept that Sam only used her, and her career is mediocre. Mercedes gripped the door and slammed it in Shane's face and locked the door before sliding down on the wall and letting tears fall on her face. At this moment in time, she felt as though. didn't deserve any good in her life.