Thank you for being so patient, I have a really bad virus that has taken me out of the game for a few weeks. It's to the point where even my fingers hurt but I had to finish this chapter. So finally it's done. Thank you for the support and well wishes. It's appreciated.

Sam had let Quinn and Santana in, then went to find Sebastian and Mercedes. He stopped as he heard them talking to each other.

"Okay, so tell me what happened. Your text didn't really explain it."

"His father lost it. He was only okay with me coming here, so I would bring the twins. He actually thought I would sign over my rights to

Sam, so he could marry Quinn…the blonde barbie."

"The hell?"

"I know, but Sam, he protected us, defended us, and got us out of there. He also proposed."

Sebastian took her hand in his and whistled. "This is a Mercedes Jones kinda ring; he really does see you, doesn't he?"

"He does, and I see him. I love him."

Sam's heart swelled; she hadn't admitted it aloud, though he knew she did. Knocking on the door, he walked in and smiled. "Hey, beautiful. Are the twins down?"

"Yep, down for a nap." She turned on the app on her phone. "Sebastian said Quinn and Santana were here?"

"Yes, they have an idea how we can stop our fathers."

Mercedes looked over the Twins and back to Sam. "Now, this I would love to hear." She led him out of the room, shutting the door and taking Sam's hand. As they made their way down, she smiled, seeing Quinn giggle like a schoolgirl as Santana whispered in her ear.

"Okay, break it up," Sam said as they pulled apart. "You guys said you had a plan? What are you thinking?"

Mercedes took a seat, followed by Sam and Sebastian. As Quinn nodded.

"Santana and I had been planning on eloping to get from under my father until he pulled this stunt. I felt like I owed you, Sam; that's why we showed up. I convinced Santana that I owed you, and if you wanted to get married just for show, I could do that for you. I thought of you like you were still the same Sam I knew. Not the Sam who was changed by Mercedes."

Sam raised an eyebrow. "So, what is your plan? So we can finally be free of these controlling fathers of ours?"

"We need to take our future into our own hands. Sam, you and Mercedes need to get married. Today."

Sam shook his head. "No, Mercedes deserves better than some rushed ceremony."

"Sam, the only way your father will see you are serious is if you marry Mercedes and introduce her as Mrs. Evans. He has power because he is working behind the scenes. We get married, we send word to the news circuits, and they will no longer be able to control the narrative."

Mercedes took Sam's hand in hers. "Sam, she is right. After hearing your father, he tried to do what he did under wraps today because he didn't want the media to know I existed."

Sam turned towards her. "Mercedes, I want to marry you; I will do it right now if you want to, but don't do it because you want to get over on my dad."

"Sam, I accepted your ring because I love you; I want this. I want our family to be together; I don't care if it's in some big ceremony or in front of a judge; I just want to be your wife."

Sam ran his hands through his hair. "Are you sure? I feel like I keep denying you the experiences you deserve. I should have been with you when you gave birth, I should have taken care of you, but because of my lies, I wasn't. Now I am denying you a wedding."

"Sam, I had a wedding remember, and my fiancee left me at the altar. He made me doubt myself and my choices, and he embarrassed me in front of all of my friends and family."

"Please, the moment you left, Tina sucker-punched Finn so hard he fell right to the ground. It was pretty funny." Sebastian said.

Mercedes turned to look at her best friend. "She did what?"

"Punched him, then that Rachel chick got all crazy trying to attack Tina, and she slapped that wanna be so hard the girl forgot where she was at first. T is no joke; it took Mike and me to calm her down." Sebastian said proudly.

"That's my girl. I knew she was pissed, but you guys never told me that…." Mercedes said.

"All I am saying is that Finn may have embarrassed you, but none of us looked at it as anything but him being an asshole, and you deserving better." he looked over to Sam. "If you want to marry Sam and do it fast, wait until tomorrow. Your grandfather, T, Mike, and Kurt. They will be here tonight."

"So, what will it be?" Santana said. "We getting married or what? I mean, I would be fine if you went on with your life and let us have some fun with thick thighs over there, but Quinn says she's off the table, so we might as well have the ceremony."

"Thick thighs?" Mercedes questioned.

"Look, it's no secret that you have the kind of thighs anyone would want to be wrapped around their neck." She said with a shrug. "I personally think that we should all get a chance to ride that ride; Quinn has thought about it, pretty sure this one over here has too, even though he leans towards the men."

"Santana!" Quinn said, mortified.

"Hey, I am trying to get us a wedding present. Her thighs wrapped around us for one damn night."

Mercedes rolled her eyes, turning to Sam. "Ignoring her, I think that this is a good idea."

Sam pulled her hand to his lips. "My only request is that my mom and siblings can be there."

Mercedes nodded. "Of course, our families should be there."

Sam pulled her closer, giving her a soft kiss. "I would suggest you find a dress with Q, but…."

"You are scared that she and Santana will have their way with me?" Mercedes teased.

Santana laughed. "We could and should. The three of us, one night only. We should record it; it's every straight man's and Lesbian's fantasy."

Sam rolled his eyes. "No, what I was going to say was, you already have the perfect dress, and you should ask Tina to bring it."

"You want me to wear my dress from my first wedding? You've already seen it." She asked, confused.

"Mercedes, you won't be able to find a more perfect dress here, and if we are rushing to marry so that man can't ruin our lives anymore. Then you should at least get married wearing something that embodies who you are."

Sebastian smiled. "You know, with Kurt's skills and Tina's no, how we can actually fix your dress. I will make the call now so Kurt can bring the supplies he needs with him."

Sam reached for his wallet. "If you give me his information, I can pay for it."

Sebastian shook his head. "Na, this will be on us; you use that money for the venue."

Sam smiled. "Well, I know my bride-to-be doesn't want to get married in a church, so…Mercedes, if I could tell you that we could have an amazing backyard Ceremony and piss my father off, what would you say?"

"I would say you have something devious cooking in that brain of yours." Mercedes said as he grabbed his phone.

Sam sighed heavily as he took Mercedes's hand in his. "Hey, mom, no, she is fine. Yeah, she really loved what you guys did. Yeah, she is, but she also accepted my proposal." Sam beamed, looking at Mercedes. "Oh? When did he leave? I know, and Mercedes and I appreciate it; she knows you don't feel the same way as he does. And we have an idea of how to stop him. Can you, Stevie, and Stacey meet us at my place? Perfect, see you soon."

"Sam, what is your plan?" Mercedes asked.

Sam smiled. "We are going to get married in my parent's backyard. You saw it, it's huge and gorgeous, and we can invite the media so it will hit the headlines."

"What makes you think your dad won't try and stop it," Mercedes asked.

"Because we won't tell him." Quinn pipped up. "Sam, it's genius! We have a double wedding, but let our dads believe we have decided that they were right, and we want to get married tomorrow."

Mercedes smiled. "And unless your dads want to make a scene in front of everyone, they will have to go along with it."

"My dad is not one to make a scene; he won't want to look stupid in front of everyone. And I mean everyone; he will have everyone show up, Mayor, Governor, and a few other Senators. He will also have a few journalists there to cover the big story." Sam said.

"And your mom will go along with it?" Sebastian asked.

Sam nodded. "In truth, my mom has been pulling away from him for years. And this stunt might have pushed her over the edge. She and my siblings will be on my side."

"And I could care less what my mom thinks. She has always supported my dad over me, so I hope she gets just as pissed."

"So we have a plan; let's just hope it works." Sam said, leaning in and kissing Mercedes.

Mercedes leaned down and blew on Zola's stomach, making her laugh. "Who is mommy's beautiful little angel?" She asked, blowing on her stomach, and Zola let another laugh scream out.

Stacey laughed, bouncing Zach on her lap. "My brother better thank you, Mercedes. Because you gave him the most adorable babies."

"I would like to think it's half and half. I mean, look at you; you are gorgeous, so the kids must have gotten that from his side too."

Stacey beamed. "That sounds pretty accurate." She laughed. "My brother has never been this happy."

Mercedes looked at her as she pulled Zola close. "What do you mean."

"When he came back from Hawaii, he was different. He was more determined than I have ever seen him, and even though he hadn't found you month after month, he didn't give up. He knew he would find you again. And when he had, man, it was like he had finally gotten everything he had ever wanted."

Mercedes stared at her as she continued. "He bought that ring when he returned from seeing you that first time. He told me that he was going to marry you; he knew it deep in his heart. My dad, of course, said he was crazy and that he needed to come back to his senses. He did everything he could to get Sam to forget about you." She sighed heavily, looking out the door, making sure Sam wasn't in earshot. "I am not supposed to know this, I was eavesdropping on a conversation that Sam and my dad had, but my father screwed up a few of Sam's leads to find you. Sam would tell us about a lead he had, and then the next thing we know, it's like the lead never happened. Sam would have found you sooner had it not been for our dad."

Mercedes looked at the twins. "So he would have been there? For the morning sickness, the birth, all of it? If it wasn't for your dad?"

"Yeah…my dad is a real piece of work; Sam got the brunt of that because he is the oldest, and he protected Stevie and me from our father's expectations. But in truth, it took a toll on Sam. He was like a robot who just did what he was told. I love my brother, but seeing him roll on the floor with his children, laughing and joking. It's the best feeling in the world."

"He really does love them," Mercedes said softly.

"He really loves you all. And I can tell you love him too, knowing that hews marrying Quinn. I was afraid Sam would never find love, I wouldn't want him to cheat on her, but I knew he would never be happy, so I prayed. Prayed that he would find a love of his own, one that was right for him, the ying to his yang."

"I promise I am not the wrong choice for Sam. I know I am bold, and I wear that boldness on my sleeve. I don't hold my tongue, and I don't take people hurting those I deemed my family lightly. And I may seem like the bolder, crazier choice, but I promise I am the right choice."

Stacey beamed. "Yeah I know that. It's clear as day."

Before Mercedes could say anything else. Sam walked into the room, immediately getting on the floor. Mercedes and Stacey turned both babies towards him as he made goofy faces causing them to giggle and clap.

"You babies better watch out, the tickle monster is on his way, and he needs baby tickles!" He said as he moved towards them. The twins giggled and squirmed before Sam could even touch him.

A few pictures snapped, and Mercedes looked up to see Mary smiling widely as she took a few photos. As the twins crawled over him, Sam fell on his back, feet in the air like a dead bug. Mercedes shook her head, looking his way.

"Look at your goofy daddy. He's so silly." Mercedes beamed as she lay down with him and the twins.

Sam looked at her and turned his face to hers. "Time to give mommy kisses." he declared as he crawled over to her kissing her, and laughed as the twins moved to kiss her too. Mercedes giggled as she was attacked by Sam and the twins.

Stacey stood, walking over to her mom. "Never thought I would see this side of Sammy."

Mary nodded, wiping an eye. "She has brought out a side of him I haven't seen since he was about 9. When Sam turned 9, and you and Stevie were born, your dad started treating him like he was an adult and not a child. I wanted to believe that we were doing right by him, but I realize now that we stripped him of having this. I won't let your father do that again."

Stacey hugged her mom and looked back at her brother. "I have a feeling as long as he has Mercedes, he will be okay."

Soooooo I also wanted to say there is a new story coming since Farmer and Lawyer is finally finished and its called Damaged Hearts. So look for it soon. Here's the synopsis.

Synopsis: Mercedes and Sam are both on a path to self-discovery, but little do they know they are headed on a collision course with each other.