I have decided that the first few one-shots will be in chronological order and the rest will be random.

Thank you for the reviews thus far Monni2215 and Isis Aurora Tomoe

Disclaimer: I do not own Glee or the song 'Everything Has Changed' By Taylor Swift off the album RED.

It has been two week since Sam told Mercedes how he felt about her. The last time the two were alone was on the Monday morning after returning from nationals when they went out for coffee at The Lima Bean. The rest of the week was hectic between classes, trying to keep Santana from killing Rachel in Glee, church choir practice for Mercedes and work for Sam. Because of their hectic schedules and secret relationship, there was only time for quick pecks on the lips before school. The two of them at least shared text messages and Mercedes called him every night. Slowly Mercedes started falling deeper in like with Sam. It was not love...it was far too early for love but it was a little deeper than like.

Maybe that is why she was lounging on the couch on a rainy Saturday afternoon staring at her phone waiting for Sam to reply to her message even though she knew he was working so he probably would not reply until he was out of the watchful eyes of his manager. Mercedes groaned aloud once she realized she was one of those desperate girls waiting for a boy to call her. But it was not like she had something better to do; due to the unusual heavy weather there was a power outage so she could not watch TV. And since she forgot to charge her laptop she could not watch movies. Her parents left this morning to visit her aunt who lives three hours away and Dante- her older brother- was not arriving home from college until later tonight. So in the midst of boredom Mercedes' mind wandered to her boyfriend.

All I knew this morning when I woke up

Is I know something now

Know something now I didn't before

And all I've seen since eighteen hours ago

Is green eyes and freckles and your smile

In the back of my mind making me feel like...

She had a boyfriend! Not only was he pretty cute, he was funny, sweet, caring, corny, goofy and everything she didn't even knew she wanted in a guy. She has memorized every detail of his young face from the amount of pale freckles dusted over his nose to the dimple on his left cheek. She lost count on all the times she got lost in his grassland eyes full of child-like wonder that she admired. Even with everything happening with his family, he still had this light around him...a light that could not help but draw one in. She wanted to know how he kept on smiling when he had the weight of the world on his shoulders; she wanted to know how he would get back on his feet when his situation got the best of him at times. She wanted to know what made him smile, what his biggest fear in life is. She wanted to get to his core and undress him layer for layer.

I just wanna know you better, know you better.

Know you better now

I just wanna know you better, know you better

Know you better now.

I just wanna know you better now, know you better

Know you better now.

I just wanna know you better, know you better

Know you better

Sam changed her views completely. She was a strong independent woman and she told herself she did not need a guy- mostly because she never thought she'd find a boy who'd like a girl like her. She was not a Barbie doll and she was opinionated so she chose the song, by her idol Aretha Franklin, The Sister's Are Doing It For Themselves as a theme song to her life. But then Sam came and changed the song to Two Are Better Than Onefrom Boys Like Girls. He showed her that she could be awesome with somebody else next to her. He showed her that he accepted her even though she was not a thin blonde and a self-proclaimed diva. She loved having someone belong to her and she loved belonging to someone.

'Cause all I know is we said "Hello"

And your eyes look like coming home

All I know is a simple name

Everything has changed.

All I know is you held the door

You'll be mine and I'll be yours

All I know since yesterday is everything has changed

And all my walls stood tall painted blue

And I'll take them down,

Take them down and open up the door for you.

There was a hard knock on the front door bringing Mercedes out of daydreaming. She quickly rolled off the couch and checked the time on her cellphone. It was three pm. Mercedes knew it was not her parents since they sent her a text a few minutes ago that they'll be home late or if the weather did not change that they'd be spending the night at her aunts and her brother called her to tell her he was still five hours away about thirty minutes ago. Tina was at Mike's for the day and Kurt was spending time with Rachel watching musicals...

That means the only logical explanation is that there is an escaped convict on her front porch. Yeah, she watched No Good Deed before the electricity went out and yeah it made her paranoid enough to go to the kitchen and grab a knife. The obnoxious knocking mixed with the roaring thunder echoed through the halls. Mercedes tip-toed down the hall nearly falling on her face when her socks nearly slipped out beneath her but luckily she regained her balance before she could fall on the knife and die a death that belonged on 1000 Ways To Die. Mercedes arrived at the door and unlocked it before taking a deep breath and turning the knob. The knife was tightly held in her hand ready to go on the defence as she slowly opened the door ready to show whomever that this wasn't a horror movie where the black person dies first or the virgin ends up as some live sacrifice. Nope. No Sir. Not Mercedes Jones.

"Hey!" Sam said with an excited grin on his face.

Mercedes raised a confused brow at her boyfriend standing on her front porch. He was still in his work clothes but had one of Finn's jackets on.

"What are you doing here?" She asked shifting her gaze to the umbrella leaning against the chair swing.

Sam ignored her question and curiously asked.

"What's with the knife?"

Mercedes blushed and put the knife down on the side table next to some antique vase making room for Sam to enter the house.

"I was watching a thriller before you came and it kinda made me a little paranoid. For all I know you could have been a serial killer ready to kidnap me and offer me as a virgin sacrifice so I had to be prepared to protect myself. I'm too fabulous to die."

Sam chuckled shaking his head as he closed the front door. He turned back to the short girl and snaked his arm around her waist.

"Well, now I'm here to protect you," he whispered looking down at her with mischievous eyes..

Mercedes tried hiding her grin by biting her lip and rolling her eyes.

"I can protect myself, thank you very much. You don't know this but I'm a samurai. The only person that needs protection here is you; I have a feeling all those muscles are just for show."

Sam grinned.

"Oh you've been checking out my muscles-"

"Really, Sam, I just told you I'm a samurai and you just focus on the muscle part." She pouted.

Sam smirked kissing her forehead. She hugged him burying her face in his chest inhaling the scent of pepperoni, cheese and the musky wooden scent she linked to Sam.

"What are doing here?" she whispered in his chest.

Hisbaritone voice washed over her causing tingles up her spine.

"The power went off so the boss sent us all home since we don't have generators. So, I've decided to spend the rest of the day with my girl since you're all alone. I wouldn't want a serial killer to kidnap you or something-hey!"

Mercedes punched him in the back.

"Abuse."

Mercedes rolled her eyes before looking up at the handsome young boy courting her. He pressed his cold hands against her cheeks and lifted her face so that he could kiss her. Mercedes' eyes fluttered shut while her arms tightening around his waist. He grazed her lips gently, his breath caressing over the sensitive mouth. He slowly led their mouths in a graceful waltz causing a wild lot of butterflies to erupt in her belly. Tingles of delight ran up her spine whilst her toes curled in delight in her socks. Sam's tongue swept over her lips asking entrance for the first time. All their kisses thus far were chaste pecks. She sighed in delight opening her mouth.

And all I feel in my stomach is butterflies

The beautiful kind making up for lost time

Taking flight making me feel right.

I just wanna know you better, know you better

Know you better now

I just wanna know you better, know you better

Know you better now.

I just wanna know you better, know you better

Know you better now

I just wanna know you, know you, know you

Sam's tongue slid into her mouth. He gently licked her tongue tasting her (and yeah, he was right, she did taste like apples). His fingers slid through her soft relaxed curly hair. His tongue explored every inch of the expedition called her mouth before sweeping over her tongue again. He gentle coaxed her to return the kiss. She shyly swept her tongue against his, her movements unsure. Sam smiled against her lips rolling his tongue around hers leading her in a slow toe-curling dance making her sigh content. Mercedes grabbed a hand full of his jacket trying to pull him closer basking in the waves of warmth coming from him. She stood on the tip of her toes drinking him in.

Too soon, the need for air became too great for them to ignore reluctantly forcing them apart. Sam stared down at his flustered girlfriend softly painting as she stood with her eyes closed basking in the intimacy of the moment. He closed his eyes and rested his forehead against hers trying to calm his erratic heart. He breathed fruity sent in as he twisted a few hair strands around his index fingers. He pressed his lips against hers for a short yet heartbreaking beautiful soft kiss eliciting a sigh from her.

'Cause all I know is we said "Hello"

And your eyes look like coming home

All I know is a simple name

Everything has changed.

All I know is you held the door

You'll be mine and I'll be yours

All I know since yesterday is everything has changed

Mercedes opened her eyes only to gaze in Sam's beautiful eyes- or rather eye because the other one hid beneath the hair in his face. She unwrapped one of her arms from his waist and swept the hair away from his eyes. Rather than return her hands to his waist she started drawing small circles on the side of his neck with her thumb. He smiled at her. She returned the smile and took a deep before returning her hands to his waist inside his jacket. She pressed her cheek against his heart listening to the melody of his beating heart.

Come back and tell me why

I'm feeling like I've missed you all this time

Oh, oh, oh

And meet me there tonight

And let me know that it's not all in my mind.

I just wanna know you better, know you better

know you better now.

I just wanna know you, know you, know you

"I like your hair like this." Sam said taking a whiff of her cinnamon smelling hair brushing her shoulder blades..

"My hairstylist cancelled on me today. She's coming tomorrow after church to put in my weave." Mercedes said.

"Why not wear your hair like this?" He asked confused. He liked her natural hair. If there was one thing he would never understand it would be black hair care.

Mercedes let him go and rolled her eyes.

"Sam, I'm not going to explain the complexities of black hair to you today. I'll let Chris Rock explain it to you- he made a whole documentary about it. One day when the power comes on again, I'll show it to you, hopefully it'll answer all your questions. Speaking of hair, when are you gonna cut yours? Not that I'm not enjoying the whole Samson action you got goin' on but I'd like to see your eyes once in a while."

He smiled and kissed her nose.

"Dad said he'd do it but he's kinda busy and I don't trust my mom with scissors close to my head."

He took her hand and led her to her living room.

"I can cut it. I know my way around a pair of scissors."

He shot her a lopsided smile over his shoulder.

"I bet you do, babe but I got other plans for this afternoon: namely, making out with my girlfriend- who looks all kinds of sexy in her Spongebob pyjama pants and Spiderman shirt. Plus I'm digging the Dora The Explorer socks."

"I didn't expect any company, okay. After I showered this morning, I looked for something comfy to wear and these items were the first things I saw in my cupboard, okay? And don't be hatin' Dora. Thanks to her I can at least have a basic conversation in Spanish because heaven knows Mr Shue isn't gonna teach me it."

Sam laughed and let go of her hand once they arrived in the living room. Immediately he went to the coffee table and took a huge gulp of her Caprisun like it was his. He kicked of his knock-of Converse before falling back into the couch he claimed was 'heaven in furniture form. He sighed and closed his eyes as he snuggled into the couch.

"I'm gonna go get a blanket so we can cuddle." Mercedes announced.

"I do like me some cuddling."

"'Course you do."

She got the knife she left on the side table close to the front door and returned it to its cutlery family before running upstairs to grab a blanket before returning downstairs to Sam. Once she got there, she saw he got rid of his jacket but he was still sprawled over the couch.

"Make space for me too." Mercedes nudged his legs with hers.

He opened an eye and said 'neh' before wrapping his arms around her waist and nudging her towards him. She tried escaping his hold but her nudged her again causing her to fall on him. She looked down at him with embarrassment written all over her face. She was about to get off him yet him tightening his hold around her prohibited her from moving away.

"Sam, I'm-I'm too heavy." She whispered focusing her gaze on his shirt.

"Bullshit." Was all he said. With his other arm, he picked up the purple blanket that fell on the floor and manoeuvred it around them both.

All I know is we said "Hello"

And your eyes look like coming home

All I know is a simple name

Everything has changed

All I know is you held the door.

You'll be mine and I'll be yours

All I know since yesterday is everything has changed.

He kissed again with such passion and sincerity that left no room for argument telling her with no words that to him she was perfect. His arms tightened around her waist whilst her hands got lost in a sea of blond hair. Warmth spread through every inch of her body as she melted into him. After the kiss, his lips lingered on hers. His tongue swept over her swollen lips tasting the berry lip balm on them. His eyes dared her to ruin the moment with the obnoxious notion that she was too heavy or too anything. In his eyes every soft curve, smart remark and dramatic outburst is what made her the Mercedes he wanted so deeply. She rolled her eyes at the commanding glint in his eyes and pulled away so that she could rest her ear against his chest to listen to the lullaby of his drumming heart. She closed her eyes as she felt him rub small circles on her back and press a kiss in her hair.

All I know is we said "Hello"

So dust off your highest hopes

All I know is pouring rain

And everything has changed.

All I know is new found grace

All my days I'll know your face

No words were needed between the two young lovers as they lied in each other's arms listening to the rain against the window. Mercedes sighed slowly falling asleep in Sam's arms as the thunder growled outside and in that moment she felt content...

All I know since yesterday is everything has changed

So, thoughts?