Drama central
FIVE MONTHS LATER
Sam and Mercedes had been dating for the past five months and everything was perfect for the couple. During the weekdays they would see each other during work, and they would talk, cuddle, and kiss on each other. Then when their shifts were over they would go and pick up Iris and have some form of family dinner with the three. Then Sam would help Mercedes get Iris tucked into bed, and they'd share a few kisses before he headed back to his home or they would crash at her place. Then on the weekends, they would have one of her many uncles and aunts of Iris babysit her while they had date nights on Saturdays. Everything was perfect in this small family's beginnings
"Ugh I have been on my feet all damn day, I want nothing more than to go home and get some of my lady kisses," Santana groaned as she and Mercedes headed towards the daycare center in the hospital.
"It does feel like we have been having more patients than usually though doesn't it, I swear we would sell around fifty patients per day now it seems like seventy-five." Mercedes replied.
Santana scoffed, "Yeah that's because people are becoming more idiotic than typical, and I saw that Sam and Jane were scheduled for like ten different surgeries this week."
At the moment Sam Evans and Jane Hayward-Meeks appeared at their sides.
"And you would be right, I had to fix a broken arm, a broken leg, and then a spinal fracture, I want to sleep," Sam explained as he laid his head on Mercedes's shoulder.
"I hear you, my fingers are numb, and some of the nurses are so overworked that I have been worried about them falling asleep in the OR," Jane added.
"Oh, how glamourous our lives are," Mercedes said sarcastically. They all chuckled and walked into the center. Poppy immediately ran towards Jane, and as Mercedes looked around she noticed that Iris was missing. She didn't freak out at first assuming that she had been to the restroom, but she felt this weird sensation in the pit of her stomach.
"Um, where is Iris," She asked the attending lady.
"Oh she has already been picked up," The lady explained.
Mercedes looked at her confused, "But that can't be, I am her mother, and if one of her aunts or uncles were to pick her up then they would have notified me. So where is my daughter?"
"Well, this older woman came in and said she was her grandmother and took Iris with her, about ten minutes ago."
"AND YOU DIDN'T THINK TO LET ME KNOW!?" Mercedes roared.
"Dr. Jones, it was her grandmother, I thought nothing of it," The woman whispered.
"LOOK, HER GRANDMOTHER ISN'T ON THE FORM TO PICK HER UP I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO OVERSEES WHO SHE PICKS UP AND HER GRANDMOTHER WASN'T ON THAT LIST FOR GOOD REASON! SO CALL FUCKING SECURITY SO I CAN FIGURE OUT WHERE THE HELL MY DAUGHTER IS!" The nurse cowered and rushed over to the phone and called security as Sam walked over to her.
"Hey, we are going to find her ok, look Santana already left to go and help look for her," Sam consoled.
"She probably tricked her into going with her, or dragged her out of here, and now I don't know where she is," Mercedes replied as she started breathing hard.
"Tricked her no, but made her cry so she could come with me yes, here she is." Mercedes's mother said. Mercedes turned around and saw her mother having a death grip on Iris's hand causing the little girl to cry and beg her mother with her eyes to help her. Mercedes's mother looked at the little girl and let go of her hand and raced over to her mother. Mercedes picked her up and Iris held onto her mother's neck tight.
"Mommy, I'm sorry," She cried.
"It's ok baby, it's ok." Mercedes replied.
Karen-Jean Jones has been a nasty woman since the beginning of time. As a child, she was always the bully, and it only worsened when she found out that her family had access to an unlimited supply of money. When she got old enough she married Mercedes's father Gordon Jones who was just as evil as her, but as she grew older and she only got more evil. Even when she found out she was pregnant she cared very little and kept Mercedes at arm's length when she was born. Then when she found out she was pregnant she wanted nothing to do with Mercedes, she was only happy to find out that it was Matt's child. Karen-Jean was an awful human being.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Mercedes hissed out.
"I told you, you needed to come back to New York, or I was going to move hell to come and get you, and that's what I did. Didn't take that long to find out where you live or work, or to figure out where I was going to be able to get your precious daughter." She replied nonchalantly.
"What the hell did you do to her?"
"I simply, told her that if she didn't come with, she would never see her again, and to add emphasis to the situation I squeezed her hand, not hard enough to break it, but hard enough to make it bruise," Karen-Jean replied.
"Sam can you please take her to the car," Mercedes whispered.
"Yeah sure, here come here Iris," He replied. He grabbed Iris from Mercedes and the girl instantly locked her arms around Sam if the situation wasn't so serious it would have made his heart swell. Once he had her situated he walked them out of the center. Once they were gone Mercedes walked over to her mother and grabbed her arm leading them out to the hallway.
"You stay the hell away from my daughter, do you understand me?" Mercedes growled.
"Oh please, Mercedes. She is Matt's too, she doesn't belong to that guy that just carried her out of here. Look I told you to bring your little narrow ass back to New York, and you chose not to, so I came here. So if you know what's good for you, you will be back in New York."
"Go to hell," Mercedes replied as she stalked off to the parking lot. She found Sam leaning against her car, and when he saw her he instantly went and pulled her into a hug.
"Are you ok?" He asked softly.
"No, that bitch came and took my child, and who knows what else she brought with her here to come and make me go back, but I can't Sam." Mercedes cried softly.
"Hey, hey, you don't have to, I promise you won't ever have to go back there ok, you want me to drive you two home?"
"Yes please."
"Ok." Sam helped Mercedes in the passenger side before getting in the driver's side and driving them to Mercedes's house. Iris had fallen asleep but woke up when they arrived back home. Sam helped them out of the car and helped Iris get ready for bed. He helped with her bath while Mercedes made them a quick dinner. After dinner, he tucked her into bed and went and found Mercedes sitting on her bed. He walked over to her and pulled her into a hug and she let the waterworks flow Sam was there for her, he held her for the whole night till they both fell asleep.
"Hold the hell up, so your mother walked in and forced Iris to come with her, and then gave her back like nothing else happened, all while forcing you to come back to New York? Am I hearing this shit correctly?" Santana asked. Santana, Quinn, and Mercedes were in one of the call rooms sitting around enjoying the slow day and Mercedes went ahead and told them everything that had transpired the night before.
"Yes, and Iris had three nightmares all last night, and her small hand has bruises on them." Mercedes sighed.
"Mercedes, what are you going to do?" Quinn asked.
"Quinn, I don't know, but I do know that I won't be going back to New York for any reason at all."
"If you want I can call some people and get her ass taken care of," Santana tried.
"No, that would only make things worse, because she has an army of people of blindly follow her. I don't know. I know Iris is scared to death, that shouldn't have to be my child's first introduction to her grandmother. She was so scared that she barely went to school today."
"Hey, everything is going to be ok, you are going to get through this, and with all the help surrounding you," Quinn replied as she grabbed Mercedes's hand and gave it a squeeze. Santana was about to say something when they heard Mercedes's name being yelled out by a very masculine voice, and Mercedes recognized the voice and that caused her rage.
"I know she didn't bring him here," She hissed out. She walked out of the call room and met with one very pissed-off Matt Rutherford.
"Thought you could run away from me forever didn't you Mercedes?" He smirked.
"What in the hell are you doing here?" Mercedes growled as she stood in front of him.
"Damn are you that stupid, I am here to get you and my daughter back. I flew in with your mother last night but she wanted to go in first. And color me surprised when I found out that you have some white man playing daddy with my child."
"She isn't yours, and I am not going back to New York with you or her, so take your ass back to where you came from."
"Oh my God, Mercedes you know we used to have so much fun together, why are you tripping?"
"Sheila's kid should be about ten now right, I left you the house, I left with the little money that I had, and I have been happy. So you and my mother need to fucking leave."
Matt sighed and walked closer to Mercedes and grabbed her arm making sure to squeeze on it which caused Mercedes to wince, "You know that disappearing act, that your mother pulled with Iris is the least of what we are capable of. Hell, if I wanted to I could make her disappear permanently until she turns 18 of course."
"You are not taking her from me, you fucking bastard," Mercedes gritted out. Matt looked around making sure the hallway was decently empty he took Mercedes's arm and twisted it behind her back and threw her into the wall.
"Move or scream I'll fucking it break it." He growled. Mercedes felt tears swelling up in her eyes and she was going to try and move until she felt Matt's weight being shifted off of her. She whipped around and saw Sam on top of Matt punching him in the face, and he was tearing him up. She was glad that Sam had self-control because he got off of him and went to Mercedes without her having to scream it to the rooftops.
"Hey, Quinn and Santana came and found me are you ok?" He questioned.
"Y-Yeah, I am ok."
"Who the hell is he?"
"Iris's father, Matt, he came with my mom and they are trying to get me to come back." She answered honestly. Before Sam could say another word her mother walked over to them and looked at the scene before her.
"He can't protect you from everything Mercedes you are bringing that girl and yourself to New York one way or another. Matt get your ass up and let's go." She said.