Locked Up
"No" Mercy screamed as she heard the sentence "this is so unfair" she cried as Sam looked on half in shock and half in anger. He'd gone to a club with his cousin who'd come to town after his parents had thrown him out and he'd asked Sam's parents to put him up for a while until his parents had calmed down, they'd agreed. Sam hadn't seen his cousin for over 8 years and all he remembered about him was that he loved football, reading and played the drums so, when Grant turned up looking like some disowned vagrant he was shocked. After he explained he'd lived on the streets for a while, Sam sort of felt sorry for him gave him some clothes, shared his room with him and took him around with him to clubs and stuff. Puck was the first one to notice something untoward and nudged Sam telling him to watch out about his cousin, Sam had a word but his cousin denied everything telling Sam Puck was jealous because they were spending time together. Unknown to Sam after he'd confronted him, Grant had gone back to Puck warning him to keep out of his business and, stop telling Sam things if he valued his wife's life, if Puck had thought these were idol threats he'd have carried on telling Sam about things he was seeing but, he actually believed this bastard would go that far.
"Puckster" Sam had phoned him saying "We out tonight" he'd asked on their regular Sunday night man night when the girls got together and, if they weren't busy, the guys did the same
"Sorry Dude, Quinn's in tonight she's not well" he said
"Oh, ok speak soon" he said finally closing the strained conversation down
Over the next few weeks he had like conversations with his other friends and eventually he found it was just Grant and him hanging out and occasionally Mercy would be in town and join them but, even she wasn't taking to this smart ass cousin of his.
"Sam can we hang just the two of us" she'd ask and Grant would reply with
"Fight you for him" or something just as stupid, Sam always said something to him and always ended up spending time with Mercy but she felt it was the constant thing he done that got under her skin. He'd made mention of the colour of her skin on occasion out of Sam's ear shot and made his position on their relationship very well known to Mercy. Because of this even she'd taken to texting Sam to say she was coming to town and then waiting for him to make contact and make time because she really didn't want to get into things with Grant
"When's he going home?" Santana asked one time she saw him in a club "We need to hang together everyone, it's not fair that Mercy's always on her own when we meet"
"I didn't know you guys were meeting" he replied "Mercy never said"
"Because we don't want your sleazy cousin hanging around us that's why" Santana said
"What's he done?" Sam asked genuinely concerned
"He's a thug Sam, be careful, I know you can choose your friends but, family that shit sticks" she said walking away leaving Sam standing watching her walk away
Sam was more mindful of Snix third eye than anything else, she was hardly ever wrong, he started watching his cousin and stopped joining in the drinking, joking and everything else his cousin did to mask his activities. So one Saturday night when they'd gone out again, Sam wasn't really feeling it but, his cousin had him on a guilt trip he stood watching him again Grant must have known he was being watched because he didn't do anything out of the ordinary
"Cuz hold my, well your, jacket for me will you, I'm dying for the loo and I don't want to carry it around" he'd said throwing it at Sam who caught it and held it for a while but after about 10 minutes he put it on fed up with holding it and went outside to get some air. He stood watching as the police came towards the club laughing because his cousin was in there maybe being all dodgy now he was out the way, and was horrified when the police grabbed hold of him, they took him to the police station, questioned him and he admitted the jacket was his, it was after all, along with the rest of his clothes. It wasn't until they charged him, with possession with intent to sell class A drugs, that he realised what was happening. Of course Grant professed his innocence saying he didn't have any idea that Sam was up to doing things like that when the police visited his Uncle and Aunts house for a search
"This is not Sam, Grant you need to leave" Sam's Dad had said very angry as his Mom cried for a long while before they contacted Mercy to give her the news
"What!" was all she could say
"He's not getting bail either because of the seriousness of the situation, apparently he had too much of the stuff on him, in a jacket Grant left wearing and there was stuff in his room" Mr Evans relayed to Mercy
"We've all been telling him his cousin was dodgy but I think he was sort of manipulating Sam in some way" Mercy added to the conversation "So what's going to happen to him?" she asked
"He'll go to court I suppose" he replied "His Mom's in bits we both are" he said as Mercy finished her conversation by saying she'd be there in as bit. She sent the message out to the others, jumped in her car and made the 3 hour journey back to Lima Heights Adjacent
About a week later she'd been to visit him while he was on remand, the first opportunity she'd had to be alone with him since this thing started. As she walked in he smiled but she could see the cry behind his eyes, as she ran to hug him and stayed there until the guards told her different
"Babe I'm missing you so much" she said as they sat down
"I miss you too babe" he said not quite so convincingly
"What's up Sam are they treating you bad?" she asked
"Mercy" he said grabbing her hand and looking into her eyes "this thing could go really bad for me I mean really bad, the solicitor is talking about 10 to 15 for dealing and apparently he dealt to a minor which is why the police got involved but the only thing the kid could remember was the jacket" he said grabbing back her hand as she pulled away "Listen to me babe" he said pleading with his eyes to her "If I get 10 to 15 I want you to live your life, don't wait for me babe" he said looking at her as her mind did overtime "I'm not saying I don't want to see you I'm saying don't wait for me, live your life but don't get it twisted once I get out I'm going to fight to get you back remember" he laughed, she didn't laugh
"No" she finally said dragging her hand away from him
"Babe I'm being cruel to be kind here but, if you won't do that I'm not going to send you any visit orders"
"You can't do this Sam you can't decide this for me, for us" she said as tears started falling and eventually she was sobbing as everyone looked on
"Babe if I get a day below 5 years I'll be begging you to wait for me honest" he said trying to lighten the blow but it didn't help
Sam and Mercy had been together for 8 years solid, he'd been off to University for three years in Dallas and she'd been in Los Angeles and they had survived, Mercy was working in Anderson some 4 hours away, she'd got a music studio there and they'd been considering moving there when Sam got his Job at Lima Academy and ended up taking the job when they agreed saving was more important than living together in rented accommodation right now. They'd agreed to do that for 3 years move in together in Anderson and then get married the year after, their life was mapped out they were making good stride towards their end goal and now this.
"How are you taking all this so fucking calm" she shouted at him
"Mercy" he said calmly grabbing her hand again "I am so fucking far from being calm babe but I have to be something I'm not in here or they'll eat me alive" he almost whispered under his breath
"Sam I'm so scared for you" she let out crying again as she said it
"Babe I need some sweet dreams so, you need to turn this conversation around and give me something to live on" he smiled at her, as she eventually smiled back
"Tell me I can wait for you and I'll give you all the dreams you want" she said through her smile
"Babe; remember what you said, if it's meant to be and all that" he said giving her his lopsided smile
"And I'm going to tell you, whatever I'm doing, I'm going to be wishing I was doing it with you"
"And if I get sent down for more than 10 years that will be fine by me" he laughed and they playfully went through the visit until it was time for Mercy to leave, when again she kissed him until the guards told her to stop and as Sam walked away a single tear fell which he quickly wiped away
They went to court a week later and Sam pleaded not guilty but got sentenced to 12 years because the clothing belonged to him and he had the drugs in his possession at the time of arrest. Grant was nowhere to be found of course, and Mercy was left screaming at the top of her lungs "No" in the court room, Sam couldn't help it all he wanted to shout was "Wait for me" he had just been sentenced to 12 years in prison and all he could think of was some other guy fucking his girl and her loving it, he was so angry with himself for telling her to go ahead and do that but, he also knew it would be so unfair to ask anything else of her right now all he wanted to do was put a contract out on Grant and have the fucker done away with
Once Mercy stopped ranting she looked at him and begged him with her eye to release her from the promise he'd asked but, all he could do was smile and bend his head as they took him down, with the chilling cries of Mercy calling his name like she was in pain needing help and he wasn't able to give it her "I'm always going to love you Mercy" he said to himself as he was put in the cell and the door locked behind him, a sound he would be getting used to over the next 12 years, as he used his only form of comfort and sung how he felt opening his mouth to hear his take on 'Crash' by Usher come out
Mercy was still crying 4 hours later, she couldn't believe Sam wasn't going to be around for a while her world had changed, she felt alone, ashamed even. Everyone who knew him knew that Sam was innocent but society didn't see him that way and how were they ever going to fulfil their dreams now this has happened. Rachel appeared in her bedroom door crying just as hard as she was making her break out into a real hard cry and suddenly they were all there with her everyone crying
"Sing it out Mercy, sing for Sam" Tina said as everyone held each other
"They took my man away form me today" she cried "they didn't listen they just think because we come for the project they can brush us all the same well Grant didn't come from the projects he came from an affluent area and that bigoted bastard did this to us, he'll get what belongs to him but, this has changed my view on life for real" she said as she sat up on her bed and sang an acoustic version of 'Change' by Christina Aguilera crying as she sang
"He's told me to live my life and he'll fight to get me back when he comes out" she said still crying "And I lied to him and told him I would but I won't, do you think he'll hate me for lying to him?" she asked
"If I was him I'd love you more for that one" Puck said trying to reassure her
"It's going to be hard for us Merc I can't begin to imagine how it's going to be for you but, we'll be here for you and Sam"
Month 2
Mercy had finally been able to go on line and book her visit with Sam for Friday, just two months after he got sentenced following the silence about his whereabouts, some strong words from his Father to the officials and a letter they had told them he was in Hutchins State Jail, his parents had gone the beginning of the following week and now, four weeks after that she was visiting alone.
Mercy got dressed a bit more seductively than she normally would having taken instruction for Puck about what guys like to see when their girl comes to visit, she'd put on her Purple satin sleeveless knee length dress with square neck, oozing boob and butt action and had her hair down making sure the tips followed her curve of her breasts as she walked, Purple make up and black accessories complemented the look. As she walked towards Quinn and Rachel's smiling faces their counterparts sat with jaws dropped and there was definitely a tongue showing on Artie as Sugar slapped it shut, smiling at him
"Fucking idiot" Puck spat out
"All the way" Mike said in agreement
"You got that shit girl" Santana shouted across the room waving her hands in the air
"Is it too slutty?" Mercy asked
"Even if it is, which it isn't" Kurt said "It's a slut that Sam's going to appreciate for a few months to come and I mean that in every term possible" she smiled as Blaine looked at him shocked
"Well said" He said tapping Kurt on the shoulder, as everyone else laughed
"Ok" Quinn shouted "You got your train ticket, change, visit pass, Identification, lip balm, tissue, left your knicker?" she asked as Mercy looked at her blank "Take them off when you get there" Quinn laughed
"I'm not doing that, you all are nasty" Mercy said grabbing her coat as she waved bye to everyone in the room. She got to the door before turning back to look at their friends standing, all happy but sad "And thank you for this, I love you all and you know Sam does too" she said before closing the door
"I didn't want to say it while she was here but, flipping that shit we just done, Sam is going to be fighting everyone in there for comments, looks, fucking dreams even you know how he is" Artie announced as everyone looked around at each other not wanting to imagine the aftermath
Mercy drove to the station, she could have driven to Jail but she drove 4 hours every other day to and from work so she opted for a relax today and she was loving it. She'd got some of Sam's jams on her pod and plugged in for charge all the way there then walked the short distance from the station to the Jail with time to spare. Going through the booking in process was daunting enough and then the search, the prints, the mug shot and the constant waiting, anything else and she'd have been shouting at someone but she needed to see Sam and nothing was going to stop that process if it was left to her.
One hour and twenty minutes later she was standing at the gate, and looking through, she could see prisoners sitting around "The final hurdle" she said as someone in the cue heard her
"It's a bitch isn't it?" they said smiling as she nodded her agreement, trying to look around and above the people in front of her to see Sam.
"Ok the next six" the gatekeeper said and let them in, while saying "No touching please" Mercy was the seventh but now she had a better look at the prisoners sitting around still no sign of Sam. It seemed like an eternity before the gatekeeper said the same thing again and she was in
Mercy went into the room and looked around for what seemed like an age before a guard went to her "Who are you visiting?" he asked in a kind voice
"Sam Evans" she replied
"Number" he asked as Mercy looked at her ID badge to get it
"DS2992E" she said as the Guard directed her through the room
"He'll be through here, they should have told you he'd be in monitored visits due to his offence" the Guard told her "Definitely no touching" he smiled "Sorry just hands on top of the table at all times" stepping aside for her to walk through the single door at the other end of the room
As soon as she walked into the room she saw him sitting just looking at the door, both their faces lit up as she almost shouted his name across the room "No touching" the guard called out, making Mercy look behind her at him
She got to the table as he stood up to greet her both looking like contact was instinctive but all he said as a meek "I missed you" as his eyes threatened to fill up
"I miss you more" Mercy said dropping in the chair and putting her hands on the table for him to hold
"I don't know that I can let go once I go there" Sam said looking at her hands waiting "But I need to, will you help me let go?" he asked, Mercy said nothing just wiggled her fingers impatiently for him to grab her hands so he did "Babe" was all he could say he needed all his strength to stop his tears.
"I know babe but remember where we are" she said looking around "I don't know what else to say that's what you said to me when I did it once" she smiled making him laugh
"So" he said squeezing her hands to pull himself together "What's happening for you in the outside world?" he asked as Mercy went into song and dance about the studio, her record release, the family, their friends, the train ride and what she had to do to get in to see him, before breaking for snacks and drinks. When she got back from the make shift shop she carried on telling him about her five year plan and what she means to achieve, about 90 minutes later Sam was still smiling at her enthusiasm "I love you Mercy Jones" he finally said as his head rested on his hand and the other one clasped Mercy's hand tight
"And you know I love you more Sam Evans, remember the way we used to kiss in the choir room?" she asked him smiling
"When we were a secret?" he smiled as she nodded a yes "We need that now"
"Who said we can't have that now?" she asked
"You still got that look" he assured her
"And you still got that grin" she smiled
"So hey lets kiss" he said grabbing her other hand "Made all the more easy with what you've got on babe I love it" he smiled as she gave him the look that let him know she wanted on his lips and he gave her to grin that told her his lips needed to be on her, finishing only when they licked their lips. "Was that good for you?" he asked
"I can live on that for a while" she laughed
"You mean my mouth went to other places Miss Jones?" he asked smiling
"What's the use in having an imagination if you can't use it?" she answered
"True, good job I can't get up for a good half hour too" he said looking down at his bursting trousers
They laughed along happily for the next half hour before the guard called time, it seemed like she'd just got into being with him when it was now time to go of course Mercy's tears started at just the prospect of having to say bye again to Sam. She'd almost forgotten that he was actually in a prison, leaving him was hard, she talked Sam into letting her hands go, if truth be known she was giving herself reasons she needed to let go, she knew Sam would if she did but she opted for the less travelled route with him and let him do it.
"You're so Fierce Mercy Jones one day to be Evans" he shouted looking at her as she stood waiting to leave but not wanting to, all she could do was smile as she neared the door and done a sexy pose as she got there clinging to the door frame making him laugh and hold his heart
Mercy held it in until she was well outside the prison gates and then she cried like a baby for leaving her man in that damn place "I got to do something" she finally got up from the bench saying as she walked back to the station to make her return journey.
That was the nature of the visits for a long while as Mercy tried to talk his Solicitor into reopening the case and telling everyone the story of Grant and his drug dealing self but there wasn't enough evidence for that to happen as he'd fled the scene and Sam had been identified by the victim "We all love Sam right?" she asked her friends as they sat around one Saturday night having just come back from the theatre and cocktails
"Yeah why?" Puck asked
"I'm going to ask one of you to volunteer to do something for me" she said looking around "I need one of you girls to help me find Grant and sleep with him I mean become his girlfriend so you can tape him telling you he set Sam up" she announced
"Sorry Mercy but that won't be Rachel" Jessie said
"It won't be Tina either" Mike said
"You know I love Sam, Mercy but I won't give my wife up for him sorry" Santana replied "And I won't let her do it either"
"No can do sister" Artie said shaking his head "Actually I think it's a bitch thing to ask" he added
"He's not our way" Blaine said
"Thank God" Kurt semi-whispered
"Sexy Mama, you know I love you and Sam, heart wise but, I love my girl saw wise too" he said doing his saw action "You know so, I'm saying no too sorry"
"You guys don't understand it's not just Sam missing out here these are serious baby days by the time he gets out I'll be what? 37 way too old for us to have our family and that breaks my heart" she said tearing up
"Why don't you get him to give you some of his stuff and freeze it or use it whichever or adopt or something there are options" Rachel offered
"Is there an option to slap your fucking face" Mercy asked not happy with the responses, as she got up and walked out of the room as everyone just looked at each other
"Only Sam can get her out of Diva mode, we'll need to leave her to get on with it" Brittany offered
"Where is he when you need him" Puck asked
"Locked up" they shouted back at him
"And it looks like Diva's set to serve the sentence with him" Artie announced
"Sorry to break the news right now but I've got a part in a Broadway play and I've got to go there for the next maybe four years" Rachel announced
"Shit" Santana said looking around the room "We're travelling with Britt's tour for about two years starting next month" she said
"Everyone knows I'm on a short break its back to The Big Apple for us too" Artie announced
"So who's going to be here supporting Mercedes?" Kurt asked "I mean we've already turned down work to be here this long and you don't leave your house empty for this long when you live on our side of New York"
"I can maybe stay for a month longer, Puck's going back next week so I have some free time but then I'm tied into this book sell thing for like 6 months or so" Quinn volunteered
"What about you two?" Blaine asked Mike
"China Dude family have us over a barrel" Mike said shaking his head and shoulders helplessly
"Diva is not going to cope guys" Sugar said shaking her head too
"I'm sorry guys" Mercy burst into the room saying "I got to stop this Diva shit and get with it my guy's in prison and I got to figure out a way to deal with it" she said looking at all the sad faces in the room "I guess you guys have things to do in the world go make me proud you know I love you all and, you've been a rock but we have skype, Sapp, snapchat, periscope, face book, Instagram, phone everything we can still connect" she said going towards them for hugs as everyone made leave for their lives all over the place.
Mercy got on with her life singing, commuting, visiting parents and visiting Sam every two months and leading him to believe she was living her life. In the privacy of her own home when no one was watching she was crying, living with depression and lonely. Two years and she still hadn't been able to hug Sam or kiss him or have him touch her in any way other than hands their pretend kiss thing had got boring for both of them and sometimes it felt like Sam was mad she'd visited. He'd go into nag mode and ask about clothes she wore, hair styles, who she was seeing, what she was doing behind his back and there was always truth time, she was getting fed up with it.
Year 2 in prison
'Mercy' the text came up on her phone as she sat one day thinking about her life, on checking it, there was no name just a number so she left it about an hour later the message came again 'Mercy'
'Who is this' she wrote back
'Sam'
'Tell me something I don't know about you' she wrote not believing the text
'I love you more'
'R U OK' she wrote back
'I need you so bad babe' he wrote making Mercy cry for not being able to do anything about that
'I need you too babe' she wrote still crying but received no reply 'Sam' she wrote before thinking maybe the guard had caught him and he was getting punishment or something her heart was in her mouth at the thought
'Help me find Grant' he finally wrote later that evening
Mercy had tried to enlist help in finding his cousin when he first got locked up but his parents said they didn't know of his whereabouts and Sam's parents knew even less she sat on her bed and cried overwhelmed with the prospect of failure in this one thing Sam had asked her to do
'Don't tell anyone what you're doing' he wrote shortly after followed by 'Look for Jason'
"Right" she gasped "So I've got to find this needle in this haystack and ask no questions along the way" she laughed feeling like this was some sort of game Sam had thought up to stop her from straying while he was away. She slept on it that night and the next morning went to see some the guys, that had come by, for the weekend they'd said, but Mercy knew they were checking up on her
"I need to blow out guys anyone up for a party, club whatever, one of those places Sam used to go" she smiled after her fifth sip of Tequila "I need to get my mac on" she slurred out as the others looked at each other
"Yeah we can do that!" Puck said all excited "Yeah" he nodded around the room as Quinn tapped him shaking her head "What?" he asked looking around at everyone else
"Mercy's not in a good place Dude, she's talking about going to get laid and, your encouraging her to do that to our homeboy" Jessie informed him
"But they're not together he told her that was fine" he replied
"You know these two never mean what they say to each other" Jessie added "Come on Dude I know that and I wasn't even around at the beginning"
"Yeah but your with Rachel, she just has to chat every bit of everybody's business before she lets you in, so you hear it first-hand" he laughed making Jessie laugh as Rachel slapped his chest
"Seriously if we're taking her out tonight all hands on deck" Santana announced
"Ok" Everyone said
The Club
Mercy had managed two tequila's that afternoon, she could feel them working her stomach, she wasn't really a drinker, it made her laugh too much and she needed all her wits about her tonight, that's why she'd done that early, now she was exaggerating the effects because she needed into the world of Grant to help her man by finding this Jason guy
"I need the bathroom" she announced when she got there
"I'll come with you" Rachel said
"No I'm fine stay with Jess" she replied wondering off knowing all eyes were on her. She got in the bathroom and just stood washing her hands observing what was happening "got any good stuff?" she asked two girls that were sharing their wares
"It's not bad" one girl replied
"Where's the fun" she asked
"Ask for Nick, someone will show you" the same girl replied
"Thanks" Mercy said turning around to see Santana standing with wide eyes looking at her
"Did you just try to score?" she asked not believing she was asking Mercedes Jones that question
"No, I don't do drugs" Mercy said getting her tude out blowing air through her lips like bubbles as she said it "I was getting information to give to the police, I want everyone that does that stuff behind bars for the wrong they've done to Sam" she huffed, as Santana raised an eyebrow understanding her logic.
"I can tell who the dealers are, I'll rope Britt in and we can dealer hunt the night away" she laughed as they left the bathroom to get Britt on board, Mercy blowing hard for the lie she just told, amazed Satan took it
Year 4 in Prison
Mercy was frustrated, every avenue she'd taken to get hold of Jason or Grant had come to a blank end, visits with Sam had become plotting sessions and, if he'd taken those fucking rose coloured glasses off for just a second he'd have seen how impossible the tasks he was plotting really were for a young black girl in the most racist parts of America. So here she was attending yet another visit wondering why or even if she should, she'd spoken to her Mom about this and her Agent, things were affecting work and she needed them to stop.
Sam didn't give a smile when she walked in the room, he was obviously busy reciting his well-cooked plan to throw it all at her in the next 3 hours so she could recite it back to him word for word five minutes before visiting was up when a good luck had replaced the long gone I love you.
"Mercy ok that one didn't work but I have another …" he started before she sat down
"Sam" she interrupted him saying "I really can't do this anymore, this is my last visit, I won't be coming back, I just felt I needed to come see you to tell you that, after all this time" she said surprised there were no tears "I'm sorry" she said staring into his cold eyes that showed no feeling
"Ok" he said sitting back in his chair "Ok I can work with that, ok" he said putting his hand up to get the attention of the guard "I'm out" he shouted as the guard came close standing up "Bye Mercy" he said before following the guard out the door without turning back, he couldn't turn back he was broken "I need the phone" he said the guard who took him there "Mom" he cried when she answered "Tell Mom I did it she'll be shit for a while but we split and keep me informed God that hurt" he said as he listened to his Mom on the phone trying to tell him he'd done the right thing "I got to go Mom I miss her already" he said putting the phone down.
Mercy sat in the chair in the visiting room crying, did she give a fuck? No she'd just finished with the love of her life for fucking music, she hated music, she hated life and she needed her Mom now. She looked around the room at every one staring at her "What?" she asked before screaming again as a female guard came to help her out, she cried all the way to the car, where her Mom was waiting to hold her until she was numb with crying "I just threw away the love of my life Mom tell me I did the right thing" she cried "He looked like he didn't care, like he didn't love me anymore" she screamed
"You two will always love each other baby" her Mom consoled her saying as she rocked her
Year 5 in Prison
Sam was doing his daily iron pump when he heard her name on the radio, he knew she'd have something hitting the streets soon she'd done some big tour, apparently been working on some extravagant music video, on par with MJ's Thriller stuff and the full package was ready for busting out. His Mom had tried to relay it back exactly how Mercy had relayed it to her but for Sam somehow without Mercy's enthusiasm behind it he couldn't conjure up the full picture. He smiled as he heard her version of 'Close to You' by Dreezy ft T-Pain "Snap that shit" he yelled when the tune finished
"That your flex" one of his cellmates asked
"Definitely" he said with the biggest smile on his face "its 6 week before first release date and I'm up later today I feel this is my time" he smiled shouting for everyone to hear as they cheered for him. By now Sam had not only told everyone his story but over the last 5 years everyone had seen that he wasn't the man he'd been locked up for being and being in this place hadn't changed him too much. They'd watched him literally break at having to let go of his girl, a fine sister, proving his genuine love for her and cry to his Mom every now and again for the life plans she was fulfilling always professing his love for her regardless of seeing her on TV with various men and hearing stories, he kept his faith she belonged to him and they both knew it, he told them.
That afternoon Sam got his parole and called his Mom to tell her he'd be home in a week but to keep it quiet. He asked her to talk Mercy into having a party at theirs for her new song release, she'd just told him about and get the crew down if she could for Friday. He couldn't sleep, his mind wasn't focused on Grant anymore he'd learned to lock him out as a bad penny that, if he should lever turn up again, was going to get the beat down of his life and be handed in to the cops to serve the other half and more of this sentence he'd been given. Bad people always meet bad endings Mom Jones always said and he believed it. He didn't sleep much that week.
Mercy had taken to working day and night like she had a deadline to meet, she hadn't she'd done 8 songs for her new album, she'd done two video's promoting some of those songs from her newly released album, all her collaborations had been done and she was looking for something to do on her own, sitting thinking about it all that she kept zoning in on was Sam sitting in that damn prison for nothing. Slamming on the chair she jumped up "This is it I'm just going to sing how I feel and if it's a wrap then so be it, I have no shame I need my man and he's not here right now" she said walking into the booth as everyone shuffled around getting ready to make music knowing this was when Mercy worked best. "One take" she smiled at the end "That was it everything" as everyone clapped
Friday
6 years & 11 days in prison
Friday morning Mercy woke up hearing her song on the radio, jumping up she went downstairs to turn the radio on to make some noise in the house, waking her parents up "I'm on the radio again" she shouted as they ran through to hear her version of 'Kickin' Back' by Mila J
"Swearing?" her Mom asked
"I'm just thuggin' for my thug" she laughed as she bounced along to it
Sam was getting his shit together he was being released at 11 a.m. going straight to the jewellery shop and then home to wait all day before he could see his girl
"Hey Evans" one of his cell mates shouted as he went to pick up his bag "Present for ya thug" he laughed as everyone turned up their radio and Mercy came leaping out at him bringing the biggest smile as he listened to her new release "We gonna be kicking back for real" he laughed grabbing his bag as he scraped his cup along the bars saying his bye to everyone as they wished him the best. He came outside the gates feeling like Vin Diesel just burned something down or about to he smiled for the sight of Mercy's face and her dropping everything to run to him, hoping she'd be looking in his eyes to know what was really in his heart.
"Mercy" Sam's Mom said over the phone "Congratulations girl, I'm doing you a party for you new song tonight just bring yourselves and we'll have some fun"
"Ok, it's been too long" Mercy screamed "I still love you Mom" she screamed down the phone excited before she realised what she'd said "Sorry Mrs Evans, I keep forgetting" she said looking at her Mom for some escape
"Tell her I'll see her later help with prep" Mercy Mom said as Mercy passed the message on and close the call down
The Party
Mercy was never on time for anything now a days there was always last minute something to do and her Mom and Dad were tapping their fingers on the dining table sitting waiting for her to descend
"Is that it?" her Dad asked when she came into the room making Mercy want to go back up and start all over again, the look on her face made him realise quickly as he backtracked "You look Beautiful baby girl and there is no improvement on perfection" he smiled as his wife grabbed her bag smiling and made for the door with Mercy and him in hot pursuit.
"Hi" Mercy said surprised to see her Glee family when she got through the door before bursting into tears
"What's the matter girl?" Artie asked wheeling towards her
"I just realised how much I miss Sam" she said hugging Artie back
"You know what I'm gonna say girl sing it out" Quinn announced
"I just got in" she said taking her coat off
"On the fly" Santana said making her laugh
"Ok" she said going to Sam's Pod to put her phone in "This is a cover off my new album it's all for Sam" she smiled before coming back to the centre of the room to start her version of 'Sledgehammer' by Rihanna having everyone mesmerised "I had to let him go to do these two albums and they better be worth it" she laughed when she finished as everyone just looked on
"Brilliant" Kurt said walking up to her "Bone chillingly brilliant" he said as everyone else started clapping and she wiped a tear from her eye
"I would have used the word fabulous in there somewhere" Sam said as everyone else carried on talking but Mercy stopped and looked past the crowd
"Sam?" she asked him as he stood there shaking his head
"We got this thing about touch" he smiled at her as the music started and he started singing 'Touch' by Nick Jonas making her laugh at their choir room and prison visit thing, walking towards her as everyone stopped to watch him walking into the room singing to his girl and the biggest grin on her face her eyes saying love me now making him smile as he sung his words to her. Standing in front of her now singing to her the last bits of the song before grabbing her and kissing her so hard they both spun "Surprise" he said when he let her up
"We are going to talk about this but for right now I love you" she said wiping her lippy off his face as everyone else came in for hugs from Sam saying what they needed to say
"What I want to know about are those jocks you been dancing with, blowing your fine self up, all over my radio" he laughed
"Who you mean Lance?" Tina said as she started doing pumping actions making Sam's face change "Crank it" she shouted to Blaine standing by the music and the girls started pumping mashing up their version of L.A.N.C.E by June's Diary (Adapted)
Tina & Brittany
Don't be Lance, Lance got a good girl at home, but keep a hundred chicks in his phone, always in and out, and on the go
Ladies know, don't want Lance tell you that he love you every day, but always in some other female's face, acting like he can't be replaced, what ya say?
All: Pre Chorus
He's just a lying ass brother cheating everyday But he might fool you from the way he talk below the waist
He's just a lying ass brother cheating everyday If you got a L.A.N.C.E., then put your hands up and say
All: Chorus
I, I, I don't want Lance, and say I, I, I don't want Lance, and say I, I, I don't want Lance Don't want no lying ass brother cheating everyday
Rachel & Quinn
Uh don't be no L.A.N.C.E don't buy me no bags, shoes, or clothes I look good from spending money on them hoes Just cuz he take you to dinner in his new Rose, Ladies know, don't be Lance Tell you that he love you every day but always in some other thotty's face, acting like he can't be replaced Mmm, what you say?
(Repeat Pre Chorus)
(Repeat Chorus 2X)
Mercy & Santana: Bridge
He calling every girl pretty And be on kitty to kitty He go from city to city Looking for sticky and icky, he buying Vicky's for Vicky Britney, Tiffany, and Nicky So if you think that you the only one I'm sorry, your silly That brother sideways You give him the parking spot in your driveway And then you bust it open on the fire place So now you got him thinking that you blinded
He need reminding
(Repeat Pre Chorus)
(Repeat Chorus 2X)
(Outro)
Don't be Lance Don't be Lance Don't be Lance Don't be Lance
"Well I know my name's Sam" he smiled as Artie, Puck, Blaine, Kurt, Mike and Jessie followed suit with their names
"So I guess we'll park that conversation then?" Mercy asked
"Parked, let's get this party over with first" he agreed
They had food, drinks, chat and a few songs from various people and soon it was midnight and everyone was either drunk, sobering up or sleeping "time for bed" Mercy said a bit high pitched with a smile
Sam said nothing just grabbed her hand and flew up the stairs, into his room that he'd prepared specifically for tonight as they undressed each other to find their place again as he flipped the switch to hear 'Between your Thighs' by Rayven Justice on repeat "Mercy" Sam finally said stopping what he was doing "I need to ask you something" he said gasping for air as he pepper kissed her neck and shoulders "I know we discussed it some time ago and stuff but I need it back on the agenda fast like because I know it's going to come up soon" he rambled on
"What Sam?" she asked still trying to get her groove going, kissing him her hands going everywhere
"Mercy Jones will you" he jumped off the bed saying fishing in his trouser pocket and pulling out a box before flopping back down on the bed "Will you marry me?" he asked
"God yes" she said rolling her eyes as if she was pissed that it was something so silly keeping her man away from her, taking the box and flinging it on the side table before going back into him, letting him know her urgency. "I'm sorry Sam" she said as she kissed his body "It's been 6 fucking years" she giggled "I'll get back to the ring" she said as Sam took control, he went about pleasuring her and hearing her familiar noise and watching her body react to his touch excited him he didn't need foreplay he wanted in now he pulled her under him and went for gold feeling her rhythm around him as he force entry both of them making noise as they fit their familiar place
"God I missed you" he said before attempting to pull out remembering he hadn't used any contraceptive, Mercy clasped her legs around him and looked at him "Condom" he said as she pumped around him forcing him to find release
"I thought you said you knew this was going to come up soon" she smiled refusing to let his torso go, he was too needy to argue the point and he'd planned a quick wedding anyway, because of Mercy's biological clock his Mom kept telling him about, he flexed his back and Mercy smiled
"Ok" he smiled already too late, they carried on, after a while they settled down and sex became making love again and all was well with the world as they eventually closed their eyes to get some sleep
"Girl you friends are leaving" her Mom came in the room saying
"Mom" she shouted grabbing the sheets, looking for Sam
"He's downstairs been there since open o'clock this morning" she smiled "But he's on his way back up just now" she said giving a knowing look as she walked back out the door, Sam coming through seconds later
"Morning" he said jumping on the bed "Do we feel pregnant?" he asked smiling "Because I'm feeling pretty pleased with myself for some reason"
"Because you got some after 6 years lover" she laughed making him laugh too
"Pretty sure it's because you're pregnant" he said tapping his chin "Can I do this bit again?" he said taking up the small box from her dresser
"You can but you'll get the same response" she smiled
"Banking on it" he said taking the ring out of the box making Mercy gasp at it "Mercedes Jones will you do me the absolute honour of agreeing to be my wife?" he asked
"Yes I will Sam Evans and this is exquisite" she said holding her hand out for him to fit the ring on her finger as she spoke before pushing her back down on the bed "Sam" she said looking at the door as he looked at her "Lock the door"
"I didn't lock the door last night I gave you the ring and we went straight back into things, I'm sorry Mercy it's been 3 fucking hours" he laughed getting up and pulling her up "Everyone's waiting to leave come say bye first" he said as she finally found the joke and smiled getting up to go freshen up and get downstairs
20 minutes later they were eating breakfast and sassing before she produced her ring finger for everyone to see and get their hugs, congratulations and stuff "Mercy give us an exclusive" Sugar begged
"I'm sort of glad I've finished the album because Sam's back now and for the life of me I can't find that cold place I've been singing about for the past 6 years" she laughed "But if I was to have a favourite it would be this one" she said looking at Sam "When I told you I was leaving and you didn't react I cried to Mom saying you didn't love me anymore, I looked but, I just couldn't see love in your eyes for me then, and I sung this version for you she said as she started the music and stood singing Stone Cold' by Demi Lovato (Amber Riley Cover) as everyone clapped after she finished
"I cried for about three days before you came that day at having to do that and I maybe cried for about a week after, the guys were fed up with me" he laughed
"You planned that?" she asked slapping his arm lightly
"We planned that" he said looking at their parents "Because you were losing focus on your music, making silly mistakes and I couldn't have that" he said as Mercy looked around the room as the house phone rang and his Mom left the room to answer it, retuning minutes later
"Who was that" Sam's Dad asked
"Grant's Mom, he's been locked up and she wanted our help" she said with a straight face
"What did you say?" Sam asked
"I asked her who Grant was and told her to lose our damn number"
"It's your sister, it's up to you but count me out" Sam's Dad told his Mom and she held her hands up before rubbing them together suggesting she'd washed her hands of the whole damn thing, and walked towards her son giving him a kiss before hugging and kissing Mercy
"Go get married, make me some grandbabies, be happy, fall in love whatever in that order, not" she laughed as everyone finally said bye and left the house.
"You ready for some thug stuff?" Mercy asked as they turned to mount the stairs
"Hey I got some original thug moves you ain't even seen yet?" he laughed
"Life's going to be good for isn't it Sam?" she said seriously
"I have no intentions of ever leaving you alone again, and I promise our life will be good" he said locking the door
The End