A/N: Sooo...yeah if you're still around, I am here with another update! I am not going to go on and on about RL and writers block. I am just going to say I am going to finish this story, and I only have a few more chapters to go. (I might just have a couple already written) So I hope you still enjoy this story. Thanks as always to my beta Zeejack! You are the best and always keep me motivated. I can't wait to collaborate with you again soon! So thank you to all that follow, favorite, and review this story. It means so much to me! So enough talking, Happy Reading!
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A Month later
Things were looking up for Mercedes and Sam, everything on the tour was going great. Sam was as supportive as ever of Mercedes on her tour, and she was right there with him during his physical therapy, cheering him on, and motivating him. Now that Sam was on the tour, a lot of people that rode the bus before with Mercedes, decided that it would now be best to move to the other bus, because it was becoming a bit uncomfortable. They were not trying to hide their affection towards one another, they embraced it wholeheartedly, and were not ashamed either. They spent most of the ride in their bedroom, making up for lost time, and continuing to celebrate the new edition to their family. They were lying in bed, with their limbs intertwined, after yet another session of lovemaking. Mercedes was drawing hearts and circle on Sam's chest, while he caressed her shoulders. She looked up at him and smiled, which caused him to look down at her;
"What are you smiling about?" He questioned, sending her a warm smile in return.
"I'm smiling at my amazingly sexy husband, that just rocked my world." She retorted without hesitation. "I could never get tired of the way you make me feel baby."
The smile on Sam's face grew so wide, Mercedes always knew what to say to make him feel like he was the best thing since sliced bread. He kissed her shoulder, "How did I ever get so lucky to have a beautiful, talented, and downright sexy woman to love me? I don't know what I did, but I am so glad I did it, because the love I have for you just continues to grow every day." He leaned in and kissed her sweetly on the lips, "And I don't know how that's even possible."
Mercedes sat up to face him, "Apparently it is possible, because I feel the exact same way about you. And I am not going to question anything, I am just going to love you with all my heart and soul, and rock this until the wheels fall off."
"I pray we are rocking for a very long time then." He added.
"Ain't that the truth." She kissed him deeply, but then remembered something, "Oh, before I forget, we have an appointment to see Dr. Gray next week, but we have to go to Cincinnati, because she is going to be there for a conference and that's the only time I have free."
Sam nodded, "That's cool, we can maybe go hang out with Finn and Sunshine while we're there."
"Already one step ahead of you, I called Sunny, and she insisted we stay with them for at least a night."
"Sounds like a plan then." He smiled, "And for the record, you are always a step ahead of me." He laughed.
She playfully swatted his arm, "Not true, but I am excited about seeing them again, it's been too long."
"Yeah it has, and I can't wait to catch up with them." Silence fell upon them for a minute, before Sam spoke up to ask something he has been wondering about. "Mercy, do you think we will get to find out the sex of the baby this visit?"
She looked up at him again, "I don't think so babe, I mean it's still early in the pregnancy, maybe the next one." She had been thinking about this very thing, "Sam, do you want to know the sex of the baby before or do you want it to be a surprise?"
He would be lying if he said he hadn't thought about that, but he wanted it to be a decision they both made together. "I'm not sure what I want actually. I have been going back and forth about that, and right now, I'm thinking yeah I want to know, but that could change tomorrow."
Mercedes laughed and shook her head, "I know what you mean, I am the same way. I assume since it's our first child, we are super excited about everything, and it's making us super indecisive about things. We have time though to make up our minds, so no need to stress about it now. When the time comes, we'll know what to do."
Sam nodded his head, agreeing with her, "You're right, no need to stress, things will work out when the time comes." He smiled when he saw her starting to yawn, "Close your eyes and rest baby, you and this little one needs the rest." He gently rubbed her belly, "I'll wake you up when we get to the hotel."
Sleep was creeping up on Mercedes, and hearing Sam telling her to rest, was all she needed. Her eyes closed, and a slight smile crept across her face, "I love you Sam, forever..."
"And always Mercy." Sam kissed her on her forehead, pulled her in closer and held her as tight as he could, before drifting off to sleep himself.
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Mercedes and Sam headed into Christ Hospital, where they were going to meet with Dr. Gray. It had been a long night, with the show, and then taking the red eye to Cincinnati that morning. They had only managed a few hours of sleep, but the excitement of finally seeing their baby for the first time was all they needed to get through the day. They were able to make it into the hospital with no one recognizing them, and they were grateful for that. No one outside of their families and closest friends knew about the pregnancy, and they wanted to keep it that way for a while. Once they were inside the office awaiting Dr. Gray's arrival, both Sam and Mercedes were getting anxious.
"Where is she?" Sam huffed, "I thought the appointment was for 9?"
Mercedes smiled and rubbed his hand, to try to get him to calm down, "It is for 9, but you know how it is in doctors' offices, nothing is ever on time." She brought his hands to her lips and kissed them, "Just relax baby, she will be here."
And as if she knew they were talking about her, Dr. Gray walked in, "Hello you two, sorry for my tardiness, this conference is something else, I almost didn't get here, but I told you I would be here, so here I am. Now let's get down to business." She opened her folder, "So it looks like you are about 3 months pregnant…"
Mercedes nodded, "That sounds about right."
"Good, now let's have a look here and see how this little one is doing. Let's get you to lay down, and pull your shirt over your belly."
Mercedes laid back, with the help of Sam, and did as she was told. She shivered feeling the cold gel hit her stomach, "Oh man that's cold."
Dr. Gray gave her an apologetic smile, "Sorry, they don't have warmers here." She put the wand on her stomach, and started moving it around, "And there's your baby guys." She turned up the monitor so they could hear the heartbeat. "The heartbeat sounds strong, and everything look good."
Sam looked as if he was in a trance, he was hearing his child's heartbeat for the first time, and he was overwhelmed with joy. He didn't even hear anything Dr. Gray said, he couldn't stop staring at the monitor. I am going to be a father...me, Sam Evans is going to have a little person to take care of. He said that over and over in his head, like he had to process all this information. He didn't even know he was crying until he felt Mercedes wipe the tears from his eyes. He kissed her hand, "That's our baby Mercy."
The smile on Mercedes face was as bright as the sun, just seeing how Sam was reacting made her so happy. She knew this was something he always wanted, and the fact that she was able to give this to him made her happy. She smiled and nodded, "Yes this is our baby, and I can't wait to watch you be an amazing father."
Dr. Gray continued to check Mercedes, and make sure everything was looking good. "Your pressure is at a great place, and I see no signs of any red flags so far, so keep up the good work Mercedes."
"That's a relief." Mercedes said, "I do need to ask a question, when will we be able to find out the sex of the baby?"
"We can do that on your next visit, you should be about 16 weeks by then, so we can find out then." The looks Sam and Mercedes gave one another, made her smile, "Let me guess, you are not sure if you want to know or not."
Sam laughed, "We're that obvious huh?"
"Sort of, but it is very common for first time parents to be a bit unsure of what they want to do." She admitted, "The good part is, you don't have to decide right now, you have a month to figure it out. I'm sure you both will make the right decision for you."
"Thank you Dr. Gray, I'm sure we will." Mercedes said as she held on to Sam's hand.
"Now I hate to have to rush off, but I am due back at the conference, I am the keynote speaker for this afternoon's session." She gathered her things, "I'll see you both back in Chicago next month." And with a wave, she was out.
"Thanks Dr. Gray, see you next month." Sam waved and watched her leave. He handed Mercedes a towel so she could get cleaned up. "So...next month huh?"
"Yup, next month." Mercedes said wiping her stomach, "We got some decisions to make."
"Well not right now, I'm starving, and I want some pancakes." Sam said licking his lips and rubbing his belly.
"With bacon, eggs and orange juice?" Her eyes lit up.
"You read my mind, now let's go make that a reality." He helped her off the table.
"I'm right behind you baby." She giggled, and they made their way to their car to find a place to enjoy an amazing breakfast, before heading to Sunshine and Finn's house.
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Later that evening
Sunshine walked out of the kitchen, holding the last of the dinner she prepared for her husband and their friends. "Okay guys, dinner is served!" She smiled and took her seat, "I hope you guys like it, I am getting more and more into cooking these days."
"It looks delicious Sunny." Mercedes interjected, "I'm sure it will be amazing."
"May I ask what it is?" Sam questioned, "It sure does smell good."
"It's Thai Chicken, with curry marinade over a bed of Thai noodles and sautéed vegetables."
Finn patted his stomach, "It's one of my favorite dishes my baby cooks, she is definitely becoming a MasterChef." He smiled and dug into his food.
That statement from her husband caused Sunshine to blush, "Thank you baby, that means a lot to me."
"I only speak the truth babe." Finn flashed her a warm smile.
Sam and Mercedes looked at one another and smiled, their friend's relationship reminded them of theirs, and it was so sweet to see the love radiating off of them, Mercedes was the first to say something, "You guys are so sweet, I love the love you guys have for one another."
"We only take our cue from you two." Sunshine replied, "I mean, we have been watching you two act super sweet to one another since high school, and I knew I wanted that kind of love."
"Well you certainly picked the right guy for that." Sam smirked looking at Finn.
"I certainly did." Sunshine said with confidence.
That caused Finn to now start blushing, "Thanks guys, but my baby makes it easy for me to be a good guy for her. She's amazing, and he puts up with my crap with no complaining, I couldn't have asked for a better wife."
Sam leaned over and kissed Mercedes on the cheek, "I know exactly what you mean man. We definitely lucked out in the relationship department."
Mercedes could feel the butterflies forming in her stomach, and her lower regions started fluttering as well. Damn you Sam for always knowing what to say to make me want to jump your bones. "And see this is why I am in this predicament right now." She rubbed her belly, "You always say the sweetest things."
Apparently Sunshine was feeling the exact same way Mercedes was, by the look she was giving Finn. "I know what you mean Cedes…" She slowly licked her lips, as her eye were fixated on her husband.
Sam smirked, "Looks like we might have a baby Hudson running around here soon enough."
Finn never taking his eyes off of Sunshine, "Maybe…"
They had always talked about waiting to start a family, but more and more lately they have been getting baby fever. And now with Sam and Mercedes announcing their addition to their family, it has become more of a sooner than a later conversation.
Hearing Finn say maybe made Sunshine's heart skip a beat, but she played it cool. She took a sip of her wine, and smiled at Finn, "Maybe indeed…"
Sam and Mercedes looked back and forth between their two friends, and finally back to each other. They knew what that look meant, and they were going to hurry through this dinner, so their friends could go make a baby. The rest of the dinner went smoothly, the conversation flowed easily, but there was always a fog of sexual tension in the air, coming from both couples. One simple comment turned sexual throughout the dinner, and that just made both couples hornier and hornier. Finally, it broke….
"For dessert I made a peach pie." Sunshine announced, as she got up to go grab the pie out of the kitchen.
Sam had been caressing Mercedes thigh under the table for a while now, "That sounds delicious, I love pie…" The smirk he sent Mercedes way, let her know he was not actually talking about the pie Sunshine made.
Finn licked his lips, as Sunshine walked out of the kitchen and over to him, to cut him a piece of pie, "I love pie, especially Sunny's pie." He purposely let his eyes roam her entire body.
That sent shock waves up and down Sunshine's body, and it took her taking a few calming breaths to regain her composure. She smiled at Finn, "Oh babe, I think you're a little biased to my pies."
"Oh that's a definite." Finn stated nonchalantly, "I will always love you pie over any other." He took that opportunity to pull her on his lap, and kiss her on her neck.
That elicited a moan from Sunshine, and she was definitely ready for this dinner to be over. "You know what baby; why don't we have dessert upstairs…" She gave him a sensual look, and he knew exactly what time it was.
He leaned in and whispered in her ear, "You read my mind." Getting up, he looked over at Sam and Mercedes, "This has been a lovely dinner, but I have to...well I am going to make passionate love to my wife now." He felt no need to hide what was about to happen in his own home.
Sam appreciated his honesty, and decided to be honest himself, "Good for you guys, I plan on doing the same thing to my wife as well, so you both enjoy your night…" He looked at Mercedes, and in his low voice, "Because I plan to."
Damn him! Mercedes blushed and dropped her head, "Goodnight guys go have fun." She looked over at Sam, "You are a mess, but I want you so damn bad right now."
Sunshine giggled as Finn scooped her up and took her upstairs to their bedroom,
"Night guys, don't worry about the dishes, I'll get them in the morning!"
They heard the door slam, and moans and giggles quickly followed. Sam quickly got up and extended his hand to his wife, "Shall we? Because if you want me as bad as I want you, then we should be naked by now."
Mercedes didn't hesitate to give Sam her hand, "You're right, let's go."
They headed to their bedroom, and made sure they made some noise of their own.
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The next morning Mercedes couldn't wipe the smile off her face if she tried. Sam had given her some amazing loving, and she was in pure bliss. She felt his strong arms wrapped around her waist, and she was content to stay there for as long as she could. She loved watching him sleep, even though he said that was a bit creepy, she still loved to do it. He seemed so peaceful in those moments, and that's how she loves seeing him. As much as she wanted to stay wrapped in his arms, her bladder had other plans, and she had to get up. She gently removed herself from the bed, made her way to the bathroom, and handled her morning hygiene regimen. She had just finished brushing her teeth when she heard her phone ringing. Not wanting to wake Sam up, she quickly grabbed it, without looking to see who was on the other end.
"Hello…"
"Cedes…hey girl!"
"Shelley, how are you?"
"I'm good girl, can't complain...well I could, but you don't want to hear that."
Mercedes laughed, "I would listen if you needed me too."
"I know you would, but I don't have the time to list out all my complaints. I will say that I am so mad at you though."
Mercedes scrunched her face, "Mad at me? What did I do?"
A smile came across Shelley's face, "You left me here to deal with these crazy heffas all by myself."
Mercedes doubled over in laughter, "Is it that bad?"
"You know how bad they are, but it's even worse because you are out on tour, and you know who is trying to take over the charity event."
"Shelley, you cannot let that happen!"
"Calm down diva, you know I would never let that witch take over the event that we have worked so hard to put together. I mean Quincy is the co-captain, so I have to put in the work just as much as you."
"I know you are working hard girl, and I know we wouldn't have an event if you weren't doing a lot of the ground work while I'm on the road."
"I got your back boo, you know that, besides, you will be back soon, and you are getting a lot of the big ticket items for the auction, so we are both putting in the work."
Mercedes nodded, "Yup, I'll be back in two months, and we can get everything finalized and ready for the event."
"So far the venue is booked, and the caterer has been selected. We still need to figure out the decor and find the entertainment for the evening, but I'm sure you can come up with something on that end." Shelley stated.
"I think I can work something out for, but we will figure out the decor together." Sam started to stir, "Hey, I gotta go, but I will work on the entertainment, and you and some of the other ladies can come up with ideas for the decorations."
Shelley nodded, "Sounds like a plan." She sighed, "I sure do miss you being here Cedes."
"Awww, I miss you too Shell."
"I hate having these crazy chicks in my house all the time." She laughed.
Mercedes pursed her lips, "Is that the only reason you miss me." It was a long pause after the question, "SHELLY!"
"I'm kidding!" She was laughing hard, "You know I love you girl, and I miss you like crazy, but I know you are killing that show, so do you, be the diva that you are and I'll see you in a few months."
"I love you too, even if you are crazy. I'll talk to you later." She smiled and hung up the phone. She felt a pair of strong arms wrap around her waist, and she smiled, "Good morning…"
"Good morning Mercy, you're up early."
"I got a phone call from Shelley, talking about the charity event." She melted back into his arms.
"Oh yeah, how's everything going with that?" He kissed her shoulder.
"It's going good, we have a lot of great things for the auction that should rake in a lot of money. And we have the best venue in the city booked for the event, so it's going to be a big deal." She turned to face him, "Thank you again for giving up your Super Bowl winning ball for the auction, it was very sweet of you."
"You know I would do anything to help, besides, you are doing all of this because of me anyway, so I have to support it anyway I can. And I love the cause you guys chose to champion." He stated nonchalantly.
She kissed him sweetly, "You're such an amazing husband, do you know that?"
He thought about it for a second, "Yeah I know." He flashed her his lopsided smile.
She was about to respond when she smelled something burning, "Do you smell that?"
Sam sat up, and nodded, "I do, something's burning."
They both jumped up, scrambled to put on clothes, and headed upstairs to the kitchen to see Finn and Sunshine trying to air out the kitchen.
"Guys what happened?" Mercedes asked, covering her mouth and nose.
"I'm so sorry guys." Sunshine pleaded, she looked mortified, "I was making breakfast, and Finn came downstairs, and distracted me.
Sam looked over at Finn, and he had a smirk on his face, "Distracted huh?"
Finn just shrugged his shoulders, he was not going to be embarrassed for loving on his wife. "What's done is done, so since this was my fault, I'll take everyone out for breakfast. So go get dressed and we'll leave in about an hour."
Mercedes was trying to help Sunshine clean up the mess, "I think we can salvage this…"
Finn shook his head, "No need Cedes, we're going out, so go get dressed."
"Sounds like a plan, come on Mercy." Sam grabbed Mercedes hand and led her back to their room. Once they were secure in their room, he started laughing.
"What's so funny Sam?" Mercedes asked, as she pulled out what she was going to wear for the day.
"I just thought about how many meals we burned because we got distracted…" He laughed even louder.
His laughter caused Mercedes to laugh with him, "Oh yeah, we have burned a few meals because we were distracted, but it sure was fun."
"You got that right!" He pulled her in for a passionate kiss, "As a matter of fact…"
"No Sam!" She pulled away from his kiss, "We don't have time, we still have to shower and get dressed."
He pulled her body back against his, "Well if we shower together, that will give us some time, and you know I can get you to cum quickly." His voice was low, and he knew how much that turned her on.
Her knees instantly went weak, and she knew there was no resisting in her when it came to Sam. So why fight it…she grabbed his hand and led him towards the bathroom, "Let's not talk about it…" She moved inches from his lips, "be about it."
With a smile on his face, he closed the door to the shower, and he was a man of his word, he had her cumming in no time, and she quickly returned the favor. They were even on time when it was time to go. They loved the fact that they mastered the art of amazingly satisfying quickie. But from the tardiness of Finn and Sunshine, they knew the other couple have yet to master that skill. Sam gave Finn a knowing look, when he and Sunshine finally emerged from their bedroom, "Still distracted?"
"Yup!" Finn smirked, and headed to the door, "Let's go eat, I'm starving."
Everyone laughed and headed to go get something to eat.
A/N: So there you have it! Let me know what you think! Is it me or does Finn remind you of some other Ain't Shit person? LOL! So up next, Sam receives some good news, a slight time jump, and the charity event begins!
