Sam's phone went off again and Quinn grabbed it, hitting the ignore button. For the last two hours his phone kept going off, she hung up on anyone who wasn't important meaning everyone who wasn't her. When they left the doctor's office he went to the restroom leaving his phone on the chair. She grabbed it seeing a Mercedes calling and hit ignore. That girl needed to get a clue that Sam was not hers.

She wanted to put his phone back but Sam came out and she hid it deciding she would use it to see him later. She grabbed his arm smiling as they walked to the car, going on about their Son. She was giving him his first born like she was supposed to. He said that they were never going to be together but she saw his face when he found out she was having a boy. She was wearing him down. All she had to do was show up at work and give him his phone back then casually get sick and have him worry about their child to the point he would take care of her.

So when it kept ringing as she was on her way to his office she grew annoyed. If he had messages and people were trying to get a hold of him. That would mess up her plans. Deleting his calls was the safest thing she could do. Plus its not like anyone really needed to get a hold of him. Nothing and no one mattered but her and their child to him.

Walking up to his office she put on her sweetest smile and knocked on his door.

"Knock Knock."

Sam looked up from his and frowned. "Quinn what are you doing here?"

"You left this at the doctor's office. I figured you would need it."

Sam glanced at his phone and gave her a small smile. "Thanks I was wondering why it hadn't rung in a while."

She handed him his phone and turned to leave. "Well I will see you at the next appointment." She walked to the door but stopped holding her stomach. "Oww."

Sam looked up standing from his desk. "Quinn what's wrong?"

"I-I-I do- don't know, it hurts Sam."

Sam walked over to her and took her hand. "We need to get you to the hospital."

"No I am fine, I am sure it will pass if I go home...but I don't want to be alone incase it doesn't stop."

She glanced at him making her eyes water a bit. Sam shook his head. "Quinn if you are in pain I am not gonna leave you alone."

She smiled sweetly. "Well if you want us to stay at your place I understand."

"What? No you aren't coming to my place. You are going to the hospital so come on."

Quinn frowned as he took her hand. She couldn't very well say she was fine now, since Sam was so concerned. She got him to care she just didn't think it would backfire and she would head to the hospital. Well maybe Mercedes was working and she would see how concerned Sam was with her and the baby and get the hint.

Sam pulled into the emergency room and helped Quinn out the car. He wasn't sure if she was hurting for real or just pulling a fast one, he just didn't want to take a risk. Plus he knew Mercedes was working tonight and he hoped while Quinn was getting checked out, he could talk to her.

As Quinn got checked into Labor and Delivery, Sam smiled seeing Tina walk past him. "Tina hey, is Mercedes still here?"

"Sam oh my God we have been calling you all day."

Sam grabbed his phone seeing no missed calls. "My phone hasn't gone off, what's wrong?"

Tina glanced at him and sighed. "Um I am not sure I should be the one to tell you this."

"Tell me what?"

"Mercedes was shot."

Sam dropped his phone staring at Tina. "She was what?"

"There was this stepdad who was abusing his step daughters and she got in his way as he was fighting with the girl's real father and she was shot."

"Is she okay? WHere is she now? I have to see her."

Tina placed her hand on his shoulder hoping to calm him down. "She is in ICU. Dr. Chang can explain more. HE should be in her room checking on her now."

Sam bend down grabbing his phone and ran down to ICU forgetting about Quinn. He saw Mike coming out of a room and ran to him.

"Dr, Chang is she in there? Is she okay?"

Mike held up his hands sighing. He was not too happy that he and Mercedes didn't work out. He was even more upset that she fell for Sam. But after a while he realized that all he really wanted was for Mercedes to be happy.

"Mercedes was shot in her side. The bullet grazed her lung causing it to collapse. We took her into surgery and removed the bullet and repaired her lung. Now its just a matter of her waking up and healing."

"Can I see her please?"

Mike nodded as he pointed to Mercedes room. Sam walked in seeing her hooked up to tubes and his heart stopped. He took her hand in his and sighed trying not to cry at the sight of her. He should have just talked to her this morning when she wanted to and now she was laying there lifeless. Was this what she saw when she sat next to him? Someone walked into the room and Sam turned seeing Santana and Kurt.

"Oh now you want to show up, how many hours later?"

Sam sighed. "Santana i swear I had no idea Mercedes was hurt."

"Yeah well Tina said you came in here with Quinn so we know what had you preoccupied all day."

"I wasn't with Quinn all day. We went to her doctors and she returned my phone that is it."

Kurt tried to pull Santana back but she shook him off.

"Santana i know you are upset, I am too but yelling at Sam isn't going to make things better."

"No? Well he seems to have my best friend as a low priority and his baby momma at the tip so I have every right to be upset. Why weren't' you here? Why did she go into surgery without you? Why was she calling out for you in while she was in pain you were nowhere to be found? Because you were with Quinn. SO go back to her."

Santana walked up to him and pushed him. "GO WE DON'T NEED YOU HERE. KURT AND I CAN TAKE CARE OF HER OURSELVES."

Santana shoved him again, before falling against him letting the tears take over. She cried in his arms as Kurt came up behind them helping Sam help Santana to the chair.

Sam stood running his hands through his hair. "I don't know why I didn't get any calls or why nothing has showed up on my phone. Mercedes and I got into a fight this morning. It was stupid really I asked her to move in and she still wouldn't agree. I just I see my future with her and if she won't even move in with me how can i expect her to want to marry me."

Santana looked up and Kurt cleared his throat. "You want to marry her?"

"More than anything."


Sam sat at Mercedes's side. Santana walked into the room.

"Hey…how is she doing?"

"She seems to be getting stronger. They just took her off the sedatives that were keeping her
sleep but uh she still hasn't woken up though. I know you said she's healing fine. But I just don't understand if she is healing so well why won't she wake up?"

"It takes time Sam. Everyone wakes up at their own pace. Hey umm would you mind if I talked to her? In private?"

"No go ahead they say she can hear us. I know on some level I heard Mercedes. So if we all talk to her maybe she will wake up." Santana stepped closer to the bed as Sam left the room.

"Hey Merce it's me. You know when we first met I knew we would be friends. You have become like a sister to me, hell you are my sister and I need you to wake up."

Tears welled in her eyes. "Kurt said you got shot trying to protect the little girls. I swear sometimes you do the most stupidest things. Now look at you Merce, lying here in this bed. Mercedes you got to wake up. Please wake up."

She kissed Mercedes on the cheek and opened the door. Sam walked in and she hugged him as he gave her a small smile.


Mercedes looked around. She was in the same dark place she had been for the past couple
of days. She gave up calling for help. She sat in the dark corner and waited.
She didn't know where she was or what was going on. She didn't even remember
how she got there. All she remembered is hearing voices telling her to come
back. But she didn't even know where she was.

"Mercedes?"

Mercedes looked up and saw Finn walking towards her. She jumped up and screamed.
Finn held up his hands.

"Mercedes lease calm down."

"What are you doing here? Where am I? What? What is going on?."

"Mercedes I am here because I need to talk to you."

Mercedes tried to walk away but as she looked around, she realized there was nowhere to
go, she couldn't stay there and see Finn. She didn't want to hear him tell her how disappointed he was in her. How he wished she took the bullet instead of her. He walked a little closer to her but she couldn't meet his eyes.

"Mercedes I - I am trying to help you. Look at me please."

Mercedes looked at him and felt tears come to her eyes.

"What's going on Finn? Where are we?"

"Somewhere you shouldn't be. But don't worry I am going to help you out of here."

"I don't know what happen."

"You were shot."

"Am…am I dead?"

"No you're asleep…you have had to deal with a lot and I know you have a heavy heart because of what happened to me. But it wasn't your fault Mercedes. You didn't do anything wrong. It wasn't your fault."

Mercedes shook her head not believing him. She sighed. "So why am I here?"

"Because you're afraid. You are scared to go back."

"How do you know?"

"I just do. Just because you don't believe that you are not to blame doesn't mean that it isn't true. I love you but our love has passed. I knew I was taking a risk by protecting you but I had to Merce. I loved you too much to let him hurt you."

"Why didn't you just let me go with him?"

"That's who I was Mercedes, I couldn't let him hurt you. I couldn't let him take you from me."

"But you let him take you from me? You let him kill you? I loved you so much Finn and I thought that we would be together forever but..you left me."

He moved closer to her.

"What we had was amazing. I was never as happy as I was with you Mercedes. But you have to move on. You have a man there who loves you. Don't let fear stop you from returning to your life."

"How?"

"Just wake up."

"But."

"No buts…Mercedes you are a strong woman…Kurt and Santana need that strength so they can reach their potential. Great things are going to happen all you have to do is let them. So
just wake up."

"I don't know how to." He caressed her face.

"Just realize that we had our time. It was great and beautiful and cherish it. But let me go so you can be happy. I want you to be happy. And you should be happy you deserve it."

He pulled her to him. "Please Merce, if you don't want to be with Sam then don't be with him. But don't cut him out of your life on account of me or fear okay? Don't let the fear of losing him keep you from loving him. Promise me please."

"I will. I promise."

"So all that's left for you to do now is just wake up."

He lifted her face to his and kissed her, as he did she felt like she was falling.


Sam sat next to Mercedes's bed sleep. Mercedes looked around the room and felt his hand
on hers. She tightened her grip and Sam awoke.

"Hi beautiful."

"Hmmm water."

Mercedes's voice came out in a whisper. Sam grabbed his water bottle and placed it onto
her lips. She drank and then licked her lips as Sam placed the bottle onto the table and moved closer to her.

"Welcome back we missed you."

Sam pushed the nurse's button as Mercedes looked around the hospital room.

The nurse walked in. "Yes…oh I see I am going to go get the doctor."

She walked back out the door. Sam looked at her. "Are you ok?" She shook her head no.

"I'm sorry."

"For what?"

"Scaring you…and putting you through this you deserve so much better. For the stupid fight..."

"Shhhhh don't talk ok…just relax." She nodded at she laid back down.

Sam leaned over to her and kissed her. As she closed her eyes, Sam said a silent Prayer.

"Thank you Lord. Thank you for bringing her back to us."

He kissed her hand as he felt like he could finally breath again.