The last few days were pretty great for Sam. He and Mercedes were talking more and growing closer. They were like love-sick teens, stealing kisses while working in the barn, staying up all night watching movies, talking. And posting cute Instagram posts with each other, which people seemed like a lot.

This morning, they got word that their version of Human Nature was accepted, which they needed to celebrate because it was such a big deal. So he asked her out, and when she said yes, he felt like he had just won the lottery.

Wearing a pair of dark-washed jeans, Sam added a white v-neck and black leather jacket to complete his look; he hoped he looked alright; he didn't know what Mercedes was wearing; he didn't know why he was so nervous.

As he moved to sit in the living room, he rubbed his hands on his pants, feeling like this was the beginning of something extraordinary.

"Ahem."

He heard from behind him and turned, jaw literally dropping when he saw her. She wore a white curve-hugging dress just below her thighs, the spaghetti straps were silver chains, and chained silver tassels made a small slit up her thigh. Her makeup was subtle, and her hair fell over her shoulders in waves.

He smiled, taking Mercedes's hand in his. "You are…a vision, and I am one lucky man."

Mercedes blushed. "Stop."

"Mercedes, you are gorgeous; I almost want to keep you all to myself tonight…almost."

Mercedes kissed him softly. "You look handsome yourself."

Sam smiled as he led her to the town car that took them to their restaurant. The moment they arrived was surreal for Mercedes. As much as she knew that people loved Damaged Hearts, seeing them scream for her and Sam and ask to take photos, it was a lot and powerful.

After a few moments, Sam led them inside, taking them to a private room. Mercedes gasped at the display. A trail of roses leads to a single table with a bouquet of lilacs and baby breath. Sam pulled her chair out, and Mercedes sat down as soft music played in the background.

"Sam, this is all so beautiful. No one has ever done anything like this for me."

"Then those people are severely lacking in their wooing efforts. Not that I am complaining, their failure has led us to this moment."

Mercedes bit her bottom lip. "And what's going to happen at this moment?"

"Something wonderful, I hope."

Sam reached into his pocket and grabbed a small box. He took her hand in his and smiled. "Mercedes, the moment you came into my life, I knew that you were someone special. Every day with you is thrilling, amazing, and filled with such love I can hardly believe it." He opened the box, and it was a charm bracelet with a diamond-studded guitar and a guitar pick.

"Sam's, it's beautiful."

"That pick was my first one, the one where I learned how to play, the one that I used when I got my first gig, and now it's going to be on the arm of hopefully my first and last girlfriend."

Mercedes stared at him. "Sam, are you for real?"

"I don't date, never have, never saw the need to. I could get what I wanted and keep it moving. But with you, all I want is a future; all I want is you. So will you do me the honor of being my girlfriend?"

"Yes! I…yes." She said, nodding as Sam pulled her close and kissed her.

"You know it's not official until it's Facebook official."

Mercedes laughed. "Do you really want to make us facebook official, Sam?"

He shook his head. "No, but after that whole Quinn thing, I want no doubt about who I am with, who I love."

Mercedes smiled, pulling out her phone. "Then let's give them something to talk about." She took a photo of Sam kissing her cheek and smiled as she posted the photo and tagged Sam.

Hearing his phone vibrate, Sam smiled. "Romantic dinner? Check. Mood music? Check. Having dinner with my boyfriend, who is the sweetest man in the world? Double check." He kissed her cheek. "So you, and so perfect, and the likes are rolling in."

Mercedes chewed her bottom lip. "There's no going back now."

"I don't want to go back. Never again."

The night was filled with great conversation, amazing food, and dancing, and when Mercedes awoke the next day, had Sam not been snuggled up next to her, she would have sworn it was all a dream. Even the part where he kissed her goodnight and headed to his room, only to have her meet him there.

They cuddled, made out, and fell asleep in each other's arms. It was perfect, and this moment was perfect.

Sam stirred, snuggling closer to her. "Goodmorning, girlfriend."

"Goodmorning, boyfriend," she said, kissing his cheek.

"Can we just stay here and forget the world? I never got that song until now, by the way." Sam teased.

Mercedes laughed. "We can't; we have an interview for Human Nature, remember?"

"How is this a vacation when we are working?"

"At least we are working together. Besides, we are getting paid for it, and in order to pay T and Kurt, I need the money, so get your cute butt up so momma can get paid." She joked.

Sam laughed, sitting up, but instead of getting out of bed, he climbed on top of her. "Maybe I would rather stay here and make my girlfriend scream my name."

"Sam Evans, we are gonna be late."

"No, we aren't. We are the talent, we aren't late, we are otherwise engaged." He said, kissing a trail down her neck. "Now, hush so I can please my girlfriend."

"Look at you less than 24 hours as my man, and you're already barking orders." She teased.

"Your man? I like that."

Mercedes giggled. "Aren't you supposed to be making me scream? I am not screaming yet."

Sam stared down at her and raised an eyebrow. "Oh, you will. You know…" He moved her hair out of her face. "I used to think sex was everything, and it felt good, and I didn't need to be attached. But being with you like this. The intimacy of touching you, pleasing you. The feel of your breast in my hands…."

His hand went under her shirt and to her breast. "Toying with your nipple, making you whimper and moan…it gets me off more than sex ever could." He said huskily as his lips moved down to her breast, tongue flicking her nipple.

Her hands gripped his shoulders. "Sam…" She whined, both wanting him to stop and keep going.

"Kissing my way down your body." He said as he did just that, spreading her thighs apart. "Tasting you…" His voice trailed off as he moved her panties to the side, teasing her clit with his tongue.

Her hands went to his hair as her body raised from the bed. "Sam!"

Sam smiled as he thrust a finger inside of her, sucking on her clit, wanting her to cum. "That's right, beautiful, let go."

It didn't take long for her to fall apart, screaming out as Sam kept thrusting his finger and teasing her clit.

"Give me another one," Sam said, moving faster. "I wanna hear that scream again."

Mercedes gripped the sheets, arching up as he teased her sensitive clit. "I can't…I…oh GOD!" She screamed as another wave fell over her.

Sam smiled, crawling back up to her. "Come on, let's go get ready."

Mercedes shook her head. "No, see… my boyfriend just gave me two orgasms, and I can feel how much he needs relief…."

"Mercedes, you don't have to do anything for me. I am okay." He said, caressing her cheek.

"And that's why I want to. Sam, you are amazing, and I want to make you feel good." She ran her hand down his body and gripped his shaft. "I've never gone down on a man, but I want to do that for you."

"Mercedes, I mean it, you don-"

Mercedes placed her finger on his lips. "Shhhh, I and about to pleasure my man; I need to concentrate."

Sam started to laugh, which soon turned into a groan as Mercedes kissed a trail down his chest.

"You gonna have to tell me what to do…"

Sam smiled down at her. "Just act as if it's a lollipop, an ice cream cone, or something…." His voice turned into a soft whimper as she licked the tip of his cock. "Fuck!"

She smiled, finding that encouraging, and swirled her tongue over the tip again.

"Pu-put him in your mouth…please, baby…" Sam begged.

Mercedes did her best to cover her teeth as she took him between her lips; Sam's hips bucked up, going further down her throat as his hand threaded through her hair. "Yes, YES! Just like that beautiful."

She used her hand to grip the base of his shaft as she let his hand guide her lips. She moaned, feeling her own need creep back on her.

Sam pulled her up and smiled. "Wait… I wanna… I wanna cum feeling you."

"Feeling me?"

Sam nodded. "Do you trust me?"

"Of course."

He pulled her body up to his, kissing her desperately as he took her hips, guiding her core against him. She gripped his shoulders as he moved them to the edge of the bed and continued to grind against her.

"So beautiful, I love you, I love you so much, baby."

Mercedes nodded, screaming against his lips as she kissed him, both moving faster until they fell over the edge in each other's arms. Sam kissed her forehead with a smile. "I could do this all day."

"Me too, but we have to go…just wait until later, though." She kissed him and stood off of him, walking towards the shower. Sam smiled, following her.

"I mean, it doesn't have to be later." He gripped her hips, pulling her back and kissing her neck. "Let's conserve water, baby."

"Thank you, and welcome back to The Real Deal, I am your host Marley Rose, and today we have two rising stars, if I may say so, lead guitarist and vocalist Sam Evans and bassist and vocalist Mercedes Jones from Damaged Hearts. Welcome."

Mercedes smiled. "Thanks for having us on the show Marley; we are honored to be here."

"That we are." Sam chimed in.

The crowd applauded with some whoops and whistles.

"I am honored; it seems I can't pick up a magazine or go online without seeing your faces. I know you want to talk about your Tour and Human Nature, but we would love to know about something a bit more…intimate…."

The crowd ooooohhed, and Mercedes blushed, looking over to them and then back at Marley. "I know what you are gonna ask, and I think we are okay with answering that yes, we are together."

The crowd erupted with cheers, though a few boos could be heard.

"So tell me, when did this happen? Was it before or after the whole Quinn thing?" Marley asked.

Sam took Mercedes' hand. "There was no Quinn thing. That photo she posted was not of her and me, and I wasn't even with her the night she posted it. I have wanted to date Mercedes since the moment I met her, and it took some doing, but she finally agreed to be my girlfriend."

"Wait, so Quinn just lied?" Marley questioned.

Mercedes sighed. "I think she wanted to be with Sam and saw that people responded to them being together and went about it the wrong way, it happens, but we just wanted to set the record straight."

Applause could be heard. "Well, I have to say, the way you two are handling this is by far a lot better than most. I would be furious."

"I can't be furious with this woman in my arms, Marley; she makes even the worst situation better just by smiling at me. So yeah, what she did was wrong, but I am focused on my future, not that drama." Sam said, smiling.

"Beautifully said, so let's talk about Human Nature; your version was done beautifully, paying homage to the King of Pop while adding your own spin, it isn't easy to do, yet you two did it with ease. The chemistry you have on stage and off is powerful."

Mercedes smiled. "I am glad you see it, too, it's like Sam was made for me in every way, and I am blessed that I met him, that the band gave me a chance to showcase my talent."

"And what a talent it is!" Marley said, and the crowd cheered in agreement. "You went from nobody to the voice to beat overnight; your tours are sold out because everyone wants to hear you sing; are there plans of going solo?"

"I have no plans of going solo; I love the group and where we are at. The future isn't written, and I don't know where I will be with my career years down the line, but right now, I am happy right where I am at." Mercedes said, taking Sam's hand in hers.

Marley nodded. "Well, that being said, I heard from a little birdy; you received some news; care to share it with us?"

Sam smiled and nodded at Mercedes, and she chewed her bottom lip. "With the success of Human Nature already, which by the way having it release and reach number 1 in a day is unreal. But Sam and I were approached to do an animated movie called "Pride." It's with Disney, and we will be the leads. That is all we can say right now."

"Well, that and we are extremely excited!" Sam added.

Everyone applauded, and Marley beamed. "Well, it was an absolute pleasure to have you on my show. Everyone Damaged Hearts is on Tour now; their CD is due out this October, and you can catch Sam and Mercedes' version of Human Nature in the upcoming Movie Human Nature, due in theaters next month in August. Let's thank our guests."

Mercedes and Sam stood as they were cheered on and led out to their dressing room. The moment they were in there, Sam pulled her to him and kissed her passionately. "You were amazing out there." He said, nipping her lips.

"It's because I had you with me." She said, moving her arms around his neck. "Now we need to get back to your house. I promised your mom I would help her with dinner tonight."

Sam pushed her against the door, wrapping her thighs around him as he gripped her ass. "We will get back, but for now…." His lips went to hers in a passionate kiss as his hips thrust into hers, causing her to moan out. "I wanna make you feel so good, baby."

"Sam… we…I…." She could even think; all she knew was she didn't want him to stop.

Sam locked the door before he carried her over to the couch inside the dressing room and sat down as he pulled her shirt off, burying his face between her breasts.

Mercedes let her head fall back as Sam removed her bra and began to suck on her nipples. She arched into him, keeping a steady rhythm on his lap. Even without sex, he made her feel so good. She tugged his shirt off, smiling down at him. "I guess we have a few minutes to have some fun." She giggled, kissing him again.

Looking at the photo's on their phone, they dialed a familiar number and smiled, hearing the voice on the other end. "Hello, Jane."

"What do you want? I keep telling you we are not gonna pay for trash stories, and we can get those for free." Jane said with a deep sigh.

"What if I told you that I have some pretty interesting photos of Sam Evans and Mercedes Jones." the voice sang over the line.

"How interesting?" Jane asked, sitting up in her seat.

"Let's just say these photos would be rated triple X. Do you want them? If not, I am sure some other new outlets would love to get this exclusive."

"And these are legit? I don't want any backlash saying they are fake." Jane warned. "If I go down, so do you."

"These are legit. Just took them in the dressing room. I was hoping to get something good, but even I surprised myself with this one."

Jane sighed. She liked Mercedes, but a story was a story. "Fine, send them over. I will pay you the usual fee."

"No! I want double. These are worth more than anything else you will get."

Jane was quiet for a few moments and then exhaled. "Fine. Deal."

The caller hung up and smiled. "Payback is a Bitch."

Sooooo hate to leave you on a cliffhanger but then again, you know I Can't help it! Lol. Who do you think is responsible. There are a few people to choose from. I also am working on a few things I think you guys will love. But I won't post just yet! Have a blessed day! More to come soon!