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"Oh you are a screamer I like that," He reached his fingers down to untie her robe, and his fingers traveled lower as he used one hand around her neck to keep her in place. Not wanting to go down without a fight Mercedes took her knee and drove it into his crotch causing him to fall back on the bed Mercedes turned around and zipped out of the room falling into a strong chest as arms gripped her. It was Sam.

"Mercedes baby what's wrong," Sam questioned as he looked down at her with concern.

"B-Brody, he t-tried to touch me," She whimpered out.

"I'll kill him," Sam spoke as he tried to walk past her but Mercedes wouldn't let him as she wrapped her arms around him.

"No, n-no please just stay with me," Mercedes cried.

"Ok, I got you," Sam whispered as he held his scared crying wife. A part of him wanted to say to hell with everything and go in there and pummel Brody's ass but he also knew he had to stay with his wife. He looked down at her and noticed that she was trembling and it was pissing him off because she deserved the world, and it seemed like she couldn't take a break for anything.

"I'm gonna take you to the car ok," Sam replied.

"OK," She whispered. He steered her gently towards the elevator and let her get in first and turned around when he heard stumbling and saw Brody coming out of her room. He gave Mercedes the keys and clicked for the elevator to go down to the floor.

"Listen to me I want you to go to the car, I will be down in a minute,"

"Sam please baby, it isn't worth it, he isn't worth it," Mercedes begged. Sam reached through and gave her a kiss on the forehead before letting the doors click. He turned around and saw Brody walking toward him, and Sam clenched his fists and started walking toward him going faster with each minute.

"You put your hands on my wife," Sam spoke when they got closer to each other.

"Oh please she wanted it," Brody laughed out as he lost his balance and leaned his body against the wall.

"Now I gotta kill you," Sam hissed. He lunged at Brody causing the two to fall to the ground, and he pummeled his face in. Blood poured from his face so Sam moved to his ribs making sure to at least crack them. When he got tired of it he stood up and looked at the drunken mess in front of him before turning away and heading downstairs to check on his wife.

Mercedes was in the car shaking and crying. Everything happened so fast and she was glad that Sam was there to save her, but she never wanted him to go in there and attack him because if word got out it would affect his career and he has already done so much to establish it. She looked through the window and noticed Sam running to the car, he got in the driver's side and pulled Mercedes in for a hug.

"Are you ok?" He asked.

"I'm f-fine, I t-think." She whispered.

"Do you want to go home?" Sam questioned.

"I want to, but there is so much to be done, I'd have to push the tour back and-and,"

"Baby I just need a yes or no we will worry about the logistics of everything else later."

"Y-yes," Sam nodded his head and put the car in drive, and made his way to get the hell out of Arizona.

Sam had driven him and Mercedes to their private jet and they touched back down in LA when it was still dark out. When they arrived home Mercedes went straight to the bathroom and shut the door deciding to run a bath hoping it would calm her nerves because she had yet to stop shaking. She drew the water in the large freestanding tub, and it was filled she got in and let the tears fall down her face not caring she was getting wet.

Sam went into the bathroom with his wife and grabbed a stool and took a seat in front of her.

"I was planning on surprising you tonight. I was going to talk to you, about us, and everything that has transpired to try and fix how things are between us because I know that my actions mean more to you than my words ever could. I was going to speak with you, apologize like hell and fix everything between us because I know you are what I want in life. I don't ever want to be without you. What I hadn't planned on though was seeing you scared and anxious rushing out of your hotel room crying because some little bitch tried to touch you. And you are right he probably wasn't worth it, worth the drama, the media that is bound to ensue, but you are worth it. I am willing to put all I have left in this world on the line as long as I can keep you safe. you are worth more than money and gold to me and I would fight any dragon and any monster alive in order to keep that beautiful smile on your face. This whole time we've been away from each other all I thought about was what were you doing? Were are you ok? Were you taking care of yourself? Where you happy or sad? And I know we agreed that there would be minimal contact but I still wanted to know. My life isn't complete without you, and this break and what happened today have only solidified that. I don't want you to be scared next time you go on the road because I want to be there right with you through everything. I love you."

"The break showed me that I care about you, and my anger was a result of me bottling everything in and not telling you everything that happened. I had become a shell of myself, and that night I just lashed out at you and I never wanted to but it happened. I am sorry. You don't deserve that, and you didn't deserve it at all either. My love for you has never waivered and forever you will be mine. Tonight if you hadn't been at that hotel when you were I am sure things would have gone worse, I never thought Brody would be capable of doing something like that instead I thought he was just a ridiculous flirt and couldn't take no for an answer. Sam, I thought everything was going to be ok, I never expected all of this to take place. I'm sorry," Mercedes cried harder as the tears mixed with the bath. Sam stood from the stool and pulled his wife in for a hug not caring that the clothes were going to get wet, he just wanted her in his arms. When he finally got her to calm down he helped her bathe before getting her dressed and carrying her to bed where he snuck in behind her and wrapped her in a hug. And for the first time in a while, the couple slept together contently.

The next morning when Mercedes woke up she didn't feel Sam's strong arms and she assumed that he had headed in for work. She wished he would have stayed in bed with her, but she knew that if he didn't show up it would cause a massive ruckus and he would have to pay a fine for missing today's set today. Se pulled herself from the bed and headed to the bathroom where she completed her morning routine. She grabbed her phone and was about to send a message to her team when she noticed the headlines.

"SAM EVANS VS BRODY WESTON OVER MERCEDES JONES?"
"It is being reported that at a luxury hotel in Arizona the popular R&B singer ran from her hotel room after one Brody Weston forced his way in. It isn't explained how she got away but hotel footage she ran from her room and into the arms of her husband, and shortly after Sam Evans was responsible for assaulting Brody in the hotel hall, more on this story coming soon."

Mercedes felt an anxiety attack coming on, but she did see a message from her manager telling her the tour was bein pushed back indefintely. She headed downstairs to the kitchen to grab a glass of water and was surprised to see her husband in the kitchen plating breakfast.

"Morning, are you ok?" Sam asked when he saw her face.

"S-Someone leaked the footage from last night Sam," Mercedes breathed out as she showed him her phone.

Sam grabbed the phoen screen in shock, "Shit."