I know this is way way too late, but its better late than never. I know that you guys really love this story and I do too, I am so happy I get to bring you guys my words and have them actually mean something to you all. Real life is hard sometimes and this is my escape. I might not always post fast but I as long as I am breathing I will always be writing. Enjoy.
Sam laid back on his bed, he had been in Baltimore on and off for the last two months. Everyday he was there, he would meet Mercedes at her job or her apartment with flowers and gifts for her and the baby, wanting to prove to her that he was sorry. He would give her his hand written letters and beg her to forgive him. When she would turn him away, he would go back to his suite and figure out what he was going to do next.
Everytime she turned him away, he could tell that it hurt her to turn him away, but he also knew that she was hurt, and trusting him was hard for her. So he wanted to give her as much time as he could, to make sure that she knew how much he wanted her.
The great thing about his job was that he knew his partner would take up his slack for the times he was away in Baltimore. Artie was a great man, he always had Sam's back and Sam knew that no matter what, he always would. His phone rang and he sighed.
"Artie I was just thinking about you and this case. What's up man?"
"I sent you a list of prospective clients I wanted to make sure you and i were on the same page with the cases we are taking."
"Yeah I will take a look at them now. How is everything else going?"
"Great, I mean its like you aren't even gone. How you are all the way in Baltimore half the time and yet you still won your three cases is beyond me."
"Atrie when you are as good and as determined as I am, they truly become open shut cases. With Jacob, it was all about getting his boss to admit She was sexist and racist, and then she settled. Carrie's job literally had no leg to stand on and they knew it. And the Kippel's were in the right, the school had no right to release their child to anyone but them. Its all simple and well am me."
"Well not that it isn't impressive but will you be joining us back here anytime soon?"
Sam ran his hand through his hair. "I don't know man, she won't talk to me, she is stubborn as hell right now, not that I blame her, I screwed up. I tried to do the right thing and I hurt the one woman there is for me."
Artie sighed with a nod. "Well I am praying for you."
"Thanks man. I will call you once I go over these files okay?"
"Yeah."
Sam hung up and opened the email Artie sent. As he got a little work done trying to focus. A few hours later he was asleep when someone knocked on his door. Pulling himself out of his bed he moved to it and was caught by surprise to see Mercedes standing there.
"Mercedes? What are you doing here?"
She bit her bottom lip. "I need you to leave Sam."
"What?"
"Sam you can't be here anymore."
"Mercedes please don't do this to me, I am trying to show you that I love you."
"But I don't love you not anymore. And we don't need you."
Sam lost his cool feeling tears come to his eyes. "Don't do this… please."
She shook her head almost whispering. "I didn't do this, you did. I loved you so fierce and you, you just threw me away, I am done, you aren't welcome here you aren't welcome in my life, in our life anymore." She turned to leave and Sam grabbed her arm. "I won't let you go."
"That's too bad because I let you go."
Mercedes pulled away from him walking away, Sam went to grab her again but was stopped by a hand. He turned to see Quinn holding a little blonde baby boy. "She doesn't love you, but I still do. We can still be a family."
She held the baby out to him, and he shook his head. "No, I don't want you."
"Well thats too bad cause you are stuck with me."
She lounged at him and he jerked out of the bed dripped in sweat as someone banged on his door. He sat up scared to open it, not wanting it to be Mercedes out of fear his dream will come true or rather his nightmare.
Moving to the door he peaked through the peephole and sighed as he saw who was there. Opening the door he ran his hands through his hair.
"Kurt, what are you doing here?"
"Hmm lets see, you come here claiming you want Mercy back and its been two months and she isn't with you."
Sam sighed moving to the side. "She's stubborn that one."
Kurt laughed walking into Sam's room. "Yeah so are you apparently. Look I came here to see Merce and the guys, and considering you royally pissed Seb off, its only me and Hunter in your corner."
"Kurt you have no idea how hard I am trying, really, truly trying. And yet she gives me nothing. Maybe its time I take the hint and leave."
Kurt sat down and smiled. "Now you know that i am not the expert on faith and things of that nature but Mercedes told me once that its when things get tough and we want to give up, that our breakthrough is right around the corner. You want to give up you want to walk away and yet if you do you may lose them all. You need to stay put and fight, and I have the perfect way."
"Do you? Well I am all ears."
Mercedes stood outside of Sam's hotel room for twenty minutes before she chickened out and left. That was the fifth time she went to his place only to leave and not return til her next sprout of bravery. What was she doing? Sam was an ass and he played her, used her. And yet, she still loved him, still wanted to be with him, make their relationship work. Still wanted to be a family with him. Looking down to her stomach, she made her way back to her car, back to her life without him. She didn't need him, she had Bas and Hunter to be father figures.
Feeling her phone vibrate she noticed it was Bas asking where she was, they were all meeting up at a Karaoke Bar. It was a pretty great place, you rent out a room for a few hours and you and your friends go and sing, eat and have a great time. Because her due date was fast approaching and because she knew Kurt and Santana came there to visit she knew she couldn't afford to not show up.
Going home and changing into a Lavender sundress that highlighted her growing belly, she made her way to the Karaoke bar. Hunter was the first one to spot her. He and Bas were on Mercy duty and had strict orders to bring her directly to the back once she arrived. They were too happy, even Bas for some reason and she was afraid of what the reason could mean. Walking into the back room she expected to see Sam, who wasn't there, what she hadn't expected was to see her parents, Sam's parents and siblings, and her friends.
"Surprise!" they yelled in unison and she shook her head trying to figure out what was going on. Kurt came up and hugged her.
"This is your baby shower." he said then he placed and tiara on her head and a sash around her belly. "But instead of traditional games, we have your favorite food, gifts and singing."
Mercedes shook her head with a smile. "This is… guys this is amazing...thank you."
Tears welled up in her eyes and she sighed as her mom walked over to her pulling her into a hug.
"Baby girl look at you, glowing and so beautiful."
"Thanks momma."
Mary walked over to her. "Beautiful? This girl is darn near gorgeous, our grandchild is one lucky baby. How are you feeling?"
Mercedes sighed. "Back aches and swollen ankles but I am good, two more months and I will be..."
Her voice trailed and tears fell down her eyes. Her mom wiped her tears.
"Baby things are going to work out you just gotta have faith."
Mary nodded. "I know this isn't what you want or how you wanted but your mom is right and this child is gonna have all the love it will ever need."
Mercedes nodded and moved closer to the table as Santana, Tina, Brittany and Blaine came over to hug her.
The party was in full swing as Mercedes sat down, catching her breath from performing proud Mary with the girls. She watched as Blaine and Kurt sang "Teenage Dream" and Bas and Hunter sang "Don't you want me." Kurt stood up and grabbed the mic.
"Okay guys so we are here to celebrate, the amazing, the wonderfully sweet and talented, Beautiful Mercy Me. You have always been there for us, and now its our time to be here for you. So we have a performance just for you." He looked to Hunter and Blaine and they stood going to the door as "Amazed" by Lonestar started to play.
Mercedes eyed Kurt and then the door. She knew the song, and knew exactly what was going on. She tried to get up but she felt a hand on her shoulder and another wrap around her. She knew it was both her mother and Sam's mom.
The doors opened and she heard his voice, immediately melting, and hating herself it.
"Every time our eyes meet, this feeling inside me, is almost more than I can take."
Sam moved in front of her and she looked away from him with tears in her eyes. She didn't want to look at him but she knew that it was only a matter of time before she gave in.
"Baby, when you touch me I can feel how much you love me. And it just blows me away."
He reached up and wiped the fallen tears from her eyes. "I've never been this close to anyone or anything I can hear your thoughts, I can see your dreams. I don't know how you do what you do I'm so in love with you, It just keeps getting better I want to spend the rest of my life with you by my side. Forever and ever, every little thing that you do, baby, I'm amazed by you."
Mercedes looked around as Sam touched her face turning her to him.
"The smell of your skin, the taste of your kiss, the way you whisper in the dark. Your hair all around me, baby, you surround me, touch every place in my heart. And it feels like the first time every time I want to spend the whole night in your eyes. I don't know how you do what you do, I'm so in love with you. It just keeps getting better I want to spend the rest of my life with you by my side, forever and ever. Every little thing that you do, baby, I'm amazed by you."
Mercedes couldn't stop the tears from falling from her eyes, as the song ended. Sam put the mic down and knelt beside her. "I know I am the last person you want to see, but this is our child, and you are the love of my life. I know I screwed things up but baby I swear if you take me back, if you trust me enough to be in your life, with the life of this child then you will never cry these hurtful and harmful tears again."
