A/N: So here is the next chapter, and I know it's short, but I wanted to have the baby shower be a chapter all by itself. So I want to thank all that still read, follow, favorite and review this story of mines. To my beta Zeejack,you are simply amazing, and I couldn't appreciate you more. So as always, Happy Reading!

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Mercedes was getting ready to start on lunch when Constance came walking in;

"Mrs. Evans, what are you doing?"

"I'm making lunch Constance, what does it look like I'm doing?"

Constance grabbed the food out of Mercedes hands, "Oh no, no, no, you are not supposed to be making lunch, that's what I'm here for. Now have a seat and tell me what you want for lunch."

Mercedes rolled her eyes, "I can make my own lunch."

"I know you can, but you're not supposed to. Mr Evans gave me specific instructions not to have you lifting a finger."

Mercedes was beyond annoyed at this point, "Are you kidding me right now?" She marched over to the table and grabbed her phone. She dialed Sam's number and waited for him to answer, but instead she got his voicemail. "Sam Evans, you better call me back as soon as you get this. Why are you telling Constance that I am not to lift a finger? Did you not learn from the conversation we had last week?"

Flashback

"Sam can you please stop hovering over me!" Mercedes huffed, "You have been non stop on my ass all day!"

"Babe, I'm just trying to make sure you and the baby are okay. You are carrying precious cargo, and it's my job to make sure you're safe."

"I am fine Sam, I don't need you to be in my face 24/7. If I need something, I will ask, now go get dressed, we have that event to go to tonight." She walked in her closet and grabbed her dress and shoes. She sat everything on the bed, and noticed Sam was looking at her weird, "What now Sam?"

He sighed and shook his head, "Why do you insist on wearing heels Mercy, I mean you are six months pregnant, seven in two days! What if you trip and fall in those shoes?"

She rolled her eyes, "I'll be fine Sam!"

"But you could fall!"

"I'm sure you'd be right there to make sure I don't" Since you haven't left my side at all. She thought to herself.

"I might not be close enough to catch you, so the next best thing is to not wear heels at all anymore."

Mercedes had never wanted to strangle him ever as much as she did right now. He had been so overprotective since he watched that Father's Role During Pregnancy video and it was driving her nuts. He was everywhere she was, she couldn't even go to the bathroom without him standing outside the door asking if she was okay. He went with her to the studio, and was driving the engineers and producers crazy, telling them to not make her sing so hard, and deciding when they had the perfect take of the song. She literally had to beg one producer to come back, and ordering Sam to shut up! She tried to be patient and understanding because he was just excited to become a father, but he was ruining the experience for her with his crazy behavior. Now he was telling her what to wear….oh hell no! He had now crossed the line. "Look Sam, I have been wearing heels all this time, and I have not even tripped once, so why are you tripping now?"

"Look Mercy, I only want to look out for you and…"

"The baby! I know!" Mercedes interrupted.

"Exactly, and I can't do that if you fight me on everything!" He said, "So let me do my job and be there for you."

"It's not that I don't want you to be here for me, but you are smothering me Sam, I can't do anything without you questioning me, or doing it for me. I am pregnant, not helpless!" She huffed and sat on the bed with her head in her hands.

Sam sighed when he heard her starting to cry, and that broke him, "Baby….come on Mercy." He went and sat next to her, "Please don't cry, you know I hate hearing you cry." Wrapping his arm around her shoulder, he pulled her into him, "I'm sorry, I got carried away with trying to care for you, I didn't realize how much I was smothering you."

Mercedes allowed Sam to hold her, as mad as she was at him, she still felt safe in his arms. "Sam, I know you are just trying to look out for me, but when you go to the extreme, it makes me feel so helpless. I need to know that I am still Mercedes Evans, and not just this baby vessel. Because once the baby comes, I am now going to be the mommy. I am already the wife, but I don't want to forget out Mercedes, I just need to be me."

"I'm sorry if that's what I was making you feel like Mercy, that was not my intention." Sam felt horrible, he didn't mean for her to feel like he only cared about the baby, but he just got caught up in the excitement. "Look babe, can we make a compromise? How about you wear heels, but not quite so high...just for my sanity?"

She thought about it for a second, "Okay, I can deal with that, but you have to go and pick them out."

He smiled, "I can do that."

"And they better match this dress, and be cute!" She smirked.

End Of Flashback

She dialed another number and waited for an answer.

"Hey Mercedes! It's so good to hear from you." Rachel said with a huge smile on her face, "What do I owe the pleasure?"

"Hey Rachel, I need to vent, and I know you are the only person that would understand what I'm going through right now."

Rachel was concerned, "Okay, what's going on?"

"It's Sam! He's driving me crazy! He is being so overprotective about this pregnancy, he is smothering me! I can't do anything without him either doing it for me, or having other people do it for me."

Rachel laughed, she knew about this all too well, "Let me guess, the Father's Role During Pregnacy video?"

"Yes!" Mercedes sighed, "And now he is just annoying!"

"I told Joe not to send that to him, but I'll take care of Mr. Hart when he gets home."

"You better, because I want to strangle the both of them right now." She grumbled, "Was Joe this crazy?"

Rachel shuddered at the thought of how crazy Joe was, "He was insane, I couldn't walk anywhere without him holding my hand, making sure I didn't fall. He monitored everything I ate, and didn't let me cook. I was so frustrated with him."

"So what did you do?"

"You may not like the answer to this, but you just have to let him be. He is just eager to be a dad, and with all the things that could go wrong, he is just as nervous as you are. You just have to allow him to work through this just like you are. You may have to talk to him, and tell him when he's getting too crazy, so he can calm down. But don't push him away, let him be involved, just check him when he is too much."

Mercedes sighed, "I tried that, but he is back at it again."

"Then check him again! Trust me, Joe and I had that conversation several times during my pregnancy." Rachel stated, "Listen Cedes, this is a huge moment for both of you guys, and as you feel like you have to do everything to keep the baby safe, so does Sam. And since he can't physically do anything for the baby, he feels he has to protect you with everything he has to make sure you're both safe."

"But it sometimes feel like he only cares about the baby, and I'm just the vessel." Mercedes pouted.

Rachel chuckled, "I know that feeling all too well, and trust me, you are not alone, but please know that he cares about you as well. You know how Sam feels about you, his feelings have not changed since Jr Prom, so you Mercedes Evans have no need to worry about that."

Mercedes knew Rachel was right about everything, and she needed to calm down, and talk to Sam again. Besides, most women would kill to have their man cater to them like Sam is doing to her, so she might as well milk it now while she still has the chance. "Rachel Hart, how did you get so smart about this?"

Rachel laughed, "Well I had to learn the hard way, and my therapist helped me out tremendously."

"You went to a therapist?" She asked shocked.

"I go to a therapist." Rachel answered confidently, "Even a diva like myself need someone to talk to, and honestly I recommend it to anyone going through a stressful time. Like having a baby while working on your career, and being married to someone in high demand as well."

"So you think I need to talk to someone?"

"Just a suggestion, and it really helped me keep it together."

Mercedes was not going to brush that idea to the side, she was really considering it. "I'll think about it Rachel, and thank you for your help, I really needed this talk."

"Not a problem Cedes, I'm here to help anyway I can." She smiled.

"Who would have thought I would be getting advice from Rachel Berry-Hart." Mercedes chuckled.

"How we've matured Mercedes Jones-Evans." Rachel giggled.

Mercedes heard Sam's car pull up in the driveway, and knew she had to talk to him right away, "Hey Rach, I gotta run, Sam just pulled up, and we have a conversation to have, so I will talk to you later."

"Check him girl!" Rachel spat out, "I have to go get K from Joe's mother anyway, so I'll talk to you soon."

"Okay, and thanks again."

"Not a problem girl."

"Bye Rach."

"Bye Cedes."

Mercedes hung up the phone and waited for Sam to come inside. She knew he got her message when she looked up to see him standing there holding a bouquet of roses and a bag of Taco Bell, looking sheepish. She couldn't help but giggle, "Sam Evans…"

"I know, I'm crazy, but I'm also sorry." He walked over to her, and handed her the flowers and the food. He knew how she felt about him being too protective, but it was like he couldn't help it, he just needed to protect her at all cost. "I just wanted you to relax baby, I didn't mean to get you so upset."

Mercedes saw nothing but sincerity in his eyes, and she felt bad for getting so upset. "I know you were baby, and maybe I overreacted, but I just want to do some things for myself." She put the flowers and food down, grabbing his hands in hers, "What about this, I can make my own lunch, and Constance can make breakfast and dinner?"

Sam smiled and nodded, "That seems fair."

"I know you are just looking out for the two of us, but I can still do things, I'm pregnant not invelent." She rubbed her belly out of instinct, "I love you baby, I really do, but you have to calm down just a little."

He nodded again, "I know, and sometimes I might need a little reminder when I start getting crazy again."

"I'll definitely remind you." She laughed, pulling him in for a kiss, "By the way, thank you for the flowers and food, they are beautiful and smell delicious. Now let me at these Doritos tacos before they get too cold." She grabbed the bag and started pulling out tacos.

Sam shook his head at how she was acting over the tacos, but she had been craving them for awhile now, so he knew she would enjoy them. He had to stop her from eating all of the tacos, "Hey, some of those are mines, you aren't the only one that loves tacos." He laughed and grabbed his three.

"You better grab yours, you know how I am about tacos, you snooze you lose."

They both thoroughly enjoyed their tacos, and the rest of the day went without incident, which they both appreciated.

A/N: So there you have it!I know it's short, but the baby shower chapter will be longer. Let me know what you think!