Dedicated to one of my most favourite artist

Prince

Sam's POV

Sam knew what he'd done was unforgivable, he'd done something so against the grain for him he couldn't believe it had happened himself, he'd been to a party it wasn't his kind of thing but Mercy had gotten stuck in France and they'd already committed to attending. He knew when she called he really never wanted to attend but he'd go because she wanted not to be seen as purposely dodging the invite.

"Babe you know this isn't me I hate these things and more so without you" he said but Mercy put on her puppy eyes and he crumbled and agreed. So now he was laying in this hotel bed watching this woman walking about naked and he was naked in the bed. It took him a while to figure out what was happening but once his vision started demisting his memory came back he'd had one drink, which turned out to be, too many and ended up spending the night at the hotel.

"God how have I cheated on my fucking wife with some trick I don't even know the name of" he thought throwing himself back on the bed

"Your phone was ringing I put it on silent" she said as she jumped back on the bed and went in for a kiss

"I'm sorry but this was a mistake I love my wife" he said pulling away from her but didn't get out of the bed because he was naked

"I feel for you lover boy but you made promises last night and I'm holding you to them" she said

"Look Jenny is it?" he asked

"Mercy" she looked at him and said

"What?" he asked shocked

"I told you to give me a name and that's what I got" she replied as Sam put his head in his hands, truthfully he wanted to cry he'd lost his wife, his children, his life just like this. He grabbed his phone and checked the calls which started at about 11 p.m. last night and the last one was at 8.30 a.m. he checked his phone to see the time

"8.45 a.m." he said jumping out of bed his only focus to get back to his wife

"I'm sorry about any promises you thought I made but I'm breaking them all, they meant nothing I love my wife" he said as he disappeared into the bathroom. He was still pissed when he came out the bathroom looking at her only to say again that he'd made a mistake and left

Taking his phone out of his pocket again he checked the messages

'Babe I'm back come home I need you'

'Babe not funny I'm waiting'

'Ok goodnight but you know you can't stay pissed at me' with kissing lips at the end

Sam rolled his eyes and put his phone away calling a cab and made the dreaded journey back home to destroy his life. He got to his street and asked the taxi to pull over so he could jump out he headed to the shrubs and vomited "God help me" he said looking up into the heavens for divine intervention. He got back in the cab and made the last bit of the journey to his house and paid the cab

"Hi Babe, are you still mad at me" Mercy said walking towards him arms outstretched and requesting a kiss "I'll make that up now once you've said hi to the children" she said laughing as she went in for a kiss and he turned his head "Still mad" she said widening her eyes as she looked away "Pops is here" she shouted through to the children as 6 year old Trey, 7 year old Tyrell, 8 year only Tamzin and 9 year old Tyson came running towards him

"Pops we missed you" Trey shouted as the others ran for a hug Sam hugged them and started to cry, seeing this Mercy quickly shuffled the children back to the kitchen

"Pops and I are going to have some time guys so stay in the kitchen and we'll call you when we're ready Ok?" she asked shooing them away, before turning to Sam "What's up babe" she asked grabbing his hand which he pulled away "Let's go talk" she said walking off towards the living room. They both sat down and Sam covered his face with his hands "Sam speak to me I'm really sacred about this" she said grabbing his hand this time he didn't shake her off and she breathed heavy

"Babe I" he said before he burst into tears again

"Sam please don't tell me, if it's what I think it is please don't tell me, I'm giving you permission to lie to me here babe, please take it and do this for me for us please lie" she said full out crying as he sat helplessly looking at her

"You know I can't do that babe it's breaking one of our laws"

"But the first law was never to hurt me" she said "and in doing this you're going to hurt me, you're going to kill me babe please don't" she said making to get up but he grabbed her arm

"Get off me Sam" she turned and spat at him

The hate in her eyes alone made him loose her arm and allow her to go, he sat in the living room alone for about two hours willing her to come back into the room and scared to go to her for fear of being thrown out, he sat crying, angry, feeling sick and ashamed doing nothing just waiting the whole day. It was nearing 7.30 p.m. that Sunday night and he knew it was time the children should be getting ready for bed and they'd be asking questions about his whereabouts if he didn't move and help get them sorted but he really didn't know what to do, he couldn't lose his family

"Pops are you coming to put us to bed?" Tamzin, his angel came in to say, truthfully all he wanted to do was burst out crying again but he held it together

"Mommy will do it sweetheart" he said turning his back to her for fear of her seeing his wet face

"Mommy's gone out she said she was going to work and left ages ago" Tamzin informed him

"Oh ok I'll be there in a minute" he said wiping his face and rubbing his wet hands on his trousers as he got up. He bathed the children done his usual night reading singing and laughing with them before finally getting them settled in their own rooms and dimming all the lights. He'd had a hell of a day and Mercy had gone off to another gig giving him even more time to guilt trip himself and he fucking deserved it, he got to their room and walked through straight to the bathroom, had a long soak another cry and felt no better for it when he returned to the bedroom and flopped on the bed. He wasn't aware when his eyes closed but they did and he was jerked out of his sleep by Trey standing crying at the side of his bed.

"What's up son?" he asked sleepily

"I want Mommy she's gone" he said

"Come on Son you know Mommy goes away but she always comes back and she loves you" Sam told his child hugging him in

"I miss her Pops" Trey said

"We all miss her baby" he said getting up to bring him back to his bedroom, about 20 minutes later Sam was back in his bedroom with only Mercy on his mind "She never mentioned another gig" he said to himself sitting up in the bed "I haven't seen her since 10 a.m. this morning and she hasn't phoned" he said as if he were putting a puzzle together

Mercy's POV

She'd gone and got stuck in France she knew she'd done the wrong thing agreeing with those damn newspaper people to be there for the article on the very day she was due back but, she thought it could be a nice little ice breaker for Sam and her to go out for a change. She took her phone out and rolled her eyes for the reception she was going to get from Sam at her suggestion, she knew he'd never volunteer to go to this puffed up things if she didn't promise him stuff. "Babe I'm stuck in France I won't be there until about well tomorrow to be honest"

"Great I won't have to go to that fucking puffy thing then will I?" he said smugly

"Actually babe can we skype" she asked "And stop rolling your eyes at me" she laughed

"How did you know I was rolling my … Never mind" he said getting his skype up on his phone

"There you are hello" he said as her smiling face came up on the screen

"Hello" she said sexily running her fingers down her body and following her movements with the camera on her phone "Please babe go for me" she said in her best cute voice "Please" she begged

"Stop with the begging thing" he said looking in her eyes "Ok I'll do it this once for you" he said smiling "But remember what you promised" he laughed as she nodded they said a bit more before they close the conversation down

About 3 hours later she had a call to her hotel room telling her a flight had been found that could get her home that evening "Well I'll be too late for my event but at least I'll be home" she replied happy for the break. She called Sam knowing he'd be at the venue but she needed to let him know to be in bed waiting for her when she got back. She contemplated taking a pic and sending it on but visualised him opening it in the company of the editors and what would she be then so decided against it. She called his several times before getting on the plane and at least once while she was on it sleeping the rest of the time and then again when she got home. By about 5 a.m. she was totally freaking out but his tracker told her he was still at the venue so she assumed he was still partying or he'd fallen asleep somewhere and would come home when he woke up.

He finally came home at around 10 a.m. looking the worse for ware and alarm bells started going off for her but she ignored them because right now it was the easiest thing to do, she gathered the children round so he could see what he was throwing away, tried to give herself to him but he brushed it off and she was seriously scared she had to think quick

"I cannot fucking hear that because if I do I'll have to do something about it and the only thing I can do is leave him because that's what bitches do" she thought as she got up to walk out the living room, she'd begged him not to say and he was going to tell her, well she wasn't having it fuck him he's staying and that's the end of it. If she hadn't planned her whole existence around this man then maybe she could have heard about another woman, falling out of love, being fed up with this life she's made him buy into but, she'd brought in big time and no way was Sam Evans getting away from her she's fought too damn hard

"Get off me Sam" she turned and said looking in his eyes killed her she could see his pain but she still refused to let him go, yes I'll walk out so she did

Do you really think our children are going to be left without a father, do you really think you're going to leave me Sam Evans "Cold day in hell" she said to fresh air as she climbed the stairs and got to her room cried for about an hour until Tyson came up and saw her crying

"What's up Mommy?" he asked as he popped his head round the door

"Oh I'm just sad I've got to go back off to work again tonight" she said wiping her eyes and blowing her nose in her tissue

"Oh we'll be sad to see you go again Mommy but Pops is here and he always tries to give us your love too" he said hugging her in "Don't cry we'll be alright" he said

"I know you will you're with Pops but I just miss being with you all" she said hugging him back

"So why is Pops downstairs and you're up here?" he asked

"We were both upset that I had to leave tonight and we decided to be part for a short while" she lied crossing her fingers behind his back

"Go speak to Pops you know you two don't function unless you have your time" he said pulling out of the hug and going back down stairs

Mercy packed a bag and left the house without saying anything to anyone, but Tamzin saw her and ventured in to her Pops

Realisation

Sam looked around the room and everything was in its place as he breathed a sigh of relief he looked at their picture on his side of the bed and done a double take when it wasn't there "What the?" he said getting out of bed to check the wardrobe, there were ample clothes but not everything was there "Mercy" he said Sam was up dressed and on the phone to Tina telling her he needed to bring the children to her and he would be round as quick as he could, he knew where she was

"Sam why haven't you come looking for me" she sat in the hotel room thinking "God it's true he doesn't want me anymore he's not even trying" she said still crying after nearly 12 hours just as hard as she did the first time, he knows I'll forgive him anything here why hasn't he come to me "Why don't he just fucking call me" she said throwing the vase of flowers across the room and breaking into her favourite Prince tune.

"How Come You Don't Call Me" by Alicia Keys

I keep your picture beside my bed (mmm) And I still remember everything you said (mmm)
I always thought our love was so right I guess I was wrong Always thought you'd be by my side papa now you're gone
(And I'm not tryin' hear that sh*t)
What I wanna know baby If what we had was good How come you don't call me anymore

Still light the fire on a rainy night Still like it better when your holding me tight Everybody said
Everybody said that we should never part (mmm) Tell me baby baby baby why
Why you wanna go and break my heart
All I wanna know is baby If what we had was good How come you don't call me anymore

Sometimes it feels like I'm gonna die If you don't call me Papa Oh you gotta try
I'll get down on my knees Hoping you please please please Oooh won't you call me sometime Papa
Why on earth Can't you just pick up the phone You know I don't like to be alone
How come you don't call me (why must you torture me)

All I wanna know is baby If what we had was good How come you don't call me anymore

Sam dropped the children off with Tina and jumped in his car, she'd gone to their place, he couldn't for the life of him think why she'd gone there when he was in the wrong or even why he hadn't figured it out earlier but he was on his way now hot stepping it to the Grand Hotel room 210 significant of the year they had met and where they refused to hurt each other. He'd seen the inside of that room for many occasions in the past; times he'd been on a downer when Mercy had come back harping on about some random man whose music she'd fell in love with, he'd go to get his anger out, for the boys, Mercy hadn't carried well and he'd found himself sleeping in the car or at the hotel for a night or two until she'd get over what it was exactly she'd accused him of doing to her body. The worst time when Mercy came back telling him she'd nearly slept with someone after being away for nearly 6 months, he'd had a proper work out on that room, that time cost them a fortune and now here he was making the journey to be plastered all over the walls himself. He couldn't tell her a truth because he'd promised never to hurt her in that room and that's why she'd gone there "But this is too much I have to tell her" he decided "she needs to decide how we deal with this and I've done this to us if losing her is my punishment I have to take it and she knows I will fight to get her back.

He got to the hotel and took his phone out and racked their tune up grabbed the room key from the receptionist and made his way up, he got in the lift and his phone rang "Sam where did you get to?" he heard on the line before looking at the face to see who was calling

"Dude, who is this and how did you get my number?" he asked

"Its Shane, That dirty trick I was with last night took your number this morning" Shane replied

"What?" Sam asked

"You were too gone last night man, I think you were spiked, I let you crash in my suite I know Mercy wouldn't have liked me too much if I'd have let you go home or anything you couldn't walk Dude" Shane said

"The trick where did she come from?" Sam asked

"Oh she was with me I hate to say it Dude but you couldn't have performed even if you'd have wanted to you were too far gone, that bitch was walking round my pad naked all fucking day sorry man"

"Why was I naked?"

"No idea but I know you were on your own, the only person you talked about was Mercy"

"You're sure?" Sam asked

"Positive Dude I made sure" Shane said

"Thanks Dude I so owe you"

"Glad to know you're safe anyway take care" Shane said

"Safe" Sam said closing the call taking the biggest breath ever he'd still need to explain things to Mercy but it's not that bad she'd see with this

He opened to door to hear Mercy singing the last of a Prince song that Alicia Keys sang and stood listening to her getting all emotional about it in a sexy way "Prince" he said searching through his playlist to find a specific song

"Babe" she said as her face lit up for seeing him standing at the door

"Took me a while to work this out" he said going towards her "Mercy"

"Sam we're here and you can't hurt me in here"

Sam grabbed her hand and pulled her out of the room and into the corridor "Babe this morning I thought I'd lost you and the children I woke up this morning and there was a naked woman in my room and I was in bed naked" he said as Mercy covered her ears

"You can't do this to me Sam you're not leaving me I'm not having it"

"Babe you need to listen to me please" he said moving her hands from her ears "I hadn't touched her in fact she was Shane's thing from the party and he'd taken me to his suite because somehow I'd had too much to drink, he reckons I was spiked. I was so freaked out about the whole thing my life flashed before my eyes and I was so ashamed of myself and totally pissed at what I'd lost I was gutted" he said letting go of her hands "I'm sorry I put myself in that position and I'm sorry I treated you that way this morning but I wasn't sure what had happened

"So there's no other woman then?" she asked

"No never" he said grabbing her by the arms "I had one drink and I had that because I was totally pissed off at being there"

"That happened to Shanice once luckily she found Dion and I and we took care of her we never found out who did it" she said "And hers was in cola so I know how easy it is for someone to do that"

"Hey I know I don't have to say this but I need to every day, I love you so much Mercy" he said pulling her in and kissing her deeply not letting go until they needed air

"I won't ask you to do anything like that again babe and I love you more" she replied

"Oh and Shane was able to get hold of me because that trick took my number out my phone while I was sleeping apparently"

"Exchanging contact numbers too" Mercy said with a smile on her face "I couldn't face the prospect of losing you Sam I don't think I could survive" she said hugging him in

"I know I couldn't survive babe" he replied

"You're on a promise and you know how we are about our promises" she laughed up at him making him smile

"And we're here and I have a song" he said

"You came with song interesting"

"Inspired by the song you were singing when I walked in" he said lifting his right eyebrow and giving his lopsided grin as he picked her up and went towards the room door with her on his chest, she was on his lips as his hand touched the door. Sam put his phone in the pod, turned up the volume and took her to bed as Prince sung out

"The Most Beautiful Girl In The World" by Prince

Could U be the most beautiful girl in the world? It's plain 2 see U're the reason that God made a girl
When the day turns into the last day of all time I can say I hope U are in these arms of mine
And when the night falls before that day I will cry I will cry tears of joy cuz after U all one can do is die, oh

Could U be the most beautiful girl in the world? Could U be?
It's plain 2 see U're the reason that God made a girl Oh, yes U are

How can I get through days when I can't get through hours? I can try but when I do I see U and I'm devoured, oh yes
Who'd allow, who'd allow a face 2 be soft as a flower? Oh I could bow (bow down) and feel proud in the light of this power
Oh yes, oh

Could U be (could U be) the most beautiful girl in the world? Could U be?
It's plain 2 see U're the reason that God made a girl Oh, yes U are

And if the stars ever fell one by one from the sky I know Mars could not be, uh, 2 far behind
Cuz baby, this kind of beauty has got no reason 2 ever be shy Cuz honey, this kind of beauty is the kind that comes from inside

Could U be (could U be) the most beautiful girl in the world? So beautiful, beautiful
It's plain 2 see (plain 2 see) U're the reason that God made a girl

Oh yeah! (Oh, yes U are) Girl (Could U be?) U must be ... oh yeah!
(Could U be?) U're the reason ... oh yeah (Could) [x3]