Forever
Eight mini sinerio's based on songs entitled 'Forever' for my forever couple
Forever by Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wyne & Eminem Explicit
[Chorus:]
It may not mean nothing to y'all, but understand nothing was done for me, so I don't plan on stopping at all
I want this shit forever mine, ever mine, ever mine, I'm shutting shit down in the mall, and telling every girl she the one for me
And I ain't even planning to call, I want this shit forever mine, ever mine, ever mine, ever mine
"Look dude you need to step the fuck off" Sam told Nytro the rap artist, as he came up in his face suggesting he was taking his girl from him right there in the club.
He was at some stupid contest he didn't even want to be a part of and he didn't even hear when Flame; his supposed boy, gave Mercy up as some sort of prize for a challenge he knew he couldn't win. Flame used, and had obviously gone in too deep, he usually just asked for the money, which Sam would give him after the talking to, because having lost one of his best boyz to the scene already he really wasn't up to doing that again. But this time his boy had gone too far, he would have given him any amount of money, Mercy would moan for a bit, but she'd understand and he knew sometimes she'd sub him too, but this.
"Flame had no business passing my girl off as his" he shouted over the music as they stood in the middle of the dance floor ready to lock fists as the music blasted out
"leave it Dude" Flame told him "He's carrying"
"Dude, he's not getting my girl and you need to sort this shit out now" Sam told Flame at the top of his voice, looking at him with contempt "How you gonna have a girl on every fucking corner and go try and give up mine behind my damn back?" he asked him getting in his face as he spoke "If I had the mind to I'd pop your ass right now" he said as he stared at him for a short while before Nytro spoke again taking his attention
"You better tell your boy to step off" Nytro said again looking at Flame as he spoke, Sam was past mad, the only thing keeping him from flying was the fact that Mercy was close, he felt his head lift at Nytro's words and Flame's weak ass response, knowing he was going to have to defend this alone he stepped it up a bit and moved forward ready
"I'm not his damn boy, he was mine actually till just now" Sam said looking back at Flame
"Sam" Mercy shouted pulling him back "Leave it, I'll go"
"What?" he turned asking her
"I see this going badly babe, I need you to be safe"
"You being safe, my job babe" he said turning back to the commotion
"I'm saying this one more time" Nytro said looking at Sam "Back the fuck off" he shouted as those close by scattered leaving the 6 guys and Mercy in the middle of the room. It was clear the mixing had stopped because you could clearly hear the song being played as everyone watched this altercation unfold
"You're gonna have to use that thing to get past me" he said looking at his holstered gun, as people visibly started to clear the venue
"Come here" Nytro looked past Sam to say to Mercy but she didn't move "Come here" he shouted at her and although she jumped she didn't move towards him, she grabbed hold of Sam's hand
"Run Sam lets Run" she said pulling him to go with her, but he wouldn't move
"So what you're gonna give your life up for this bitch?" Nytro asked him
"In a heartbeat" he smiled "And she ain't a bitch"
"Man all these bitches in here are bitches" Nytro laughed looking around the dance floor
"This Lady's my wife"
"Your wife?" Nytro asked "That shit is deep" he laughed "How's your boy passing over your wife for a bet?"
"He ain't shit to me, which means he can't pay his bill, so tell me I didn't just return you this favour" Sam said turning to smile at Flame as he walked away with his wife beside him
"Sam" he heard Flame say but he didn't turn back to acknowledge it
"Babe" Mercy called as she ran to keep up with him, he was so mad "You were going to die for me" she told him, when they got outside the club, he took a breath, pulled her to him turned her round and kissed her
"I want this shit forever, you're mine" he said leaving her dazed with the power behind his kiss
Forever by Chris Brown
[Chorus:]
It's like I've waited my whole life for this one night, it's gon' be me you and the dance floor, 'cause we've only got one night
Double your pleasure, double your fun and dance, forever (ever, ever) forever (ever, ever) forever (ever, ever)
Forever, girl, forever forever (ever, ever) forever (ever, ever) forever (ever, ever) forever on the dance floor
"So am I getting to come home with you tonight?" he asked as he stood at the bar now waiting for this woman to give him the answer he'd been looking for all night
"Was that an original chat up line" she asked laughing with her girl friends
"You're really going to make me work for this yeah?" he asked, as she gave him a 'you know that' look "Okay can I get maybe a name?" he smiled his wet panties smile
"That didn't do a thing for me" she looked at him saying, showing her 'unimpressed' face
"Do you want to dance?" he asked showing her the dance floor
"No not right now" she smiled back at him
"God that did something for me" he said looking into her eyes as they smiled as widely as her mouth
"A drink, can I get you a drink?"
"Good start" she said as her friends put their thumbs up "Dirty Martini please"
"Coming up" he said as he called the bartender for assistance and ordered her drink "There you go can I at least get a name now?" he begged
"I like your beg face" she said puckering up her lips in a kiss and talking through them at him "It's Mercy" she said as he laughed "What?" she asked
"You haven't shown me any all damn night"
"You think you need to beg for mercy already?" she laughed "I ain't even took my shoes off yet"
"I'll beg you any day" he said smiling back at her
"Come back when you've been begging for a month, and I'll think about wetting that appetite of yours"
"Yeah?" he asked
"Yeah but that's a month of solid me I expect you to have been faithful" she smiled
"Faithful?" he asked
"New concept?" she asked
"New yes, but one I'm willing to take on" he smiled
"Next month then" she said turning away from him back to her friends as they laughed
Mercy had been watching Sam for a long while, she liked him, a lot, but he was so free with himself, he loved the chase, flirted too much and was way too cocky about his obvious good looks. She loved stability, commitment, love the whole nine yards so if this was going to be her forever she needed to nip that shit in the bid immediately. She'd been talking about him for weeks to her girlfriends and they'd gotten to the point where they really didn't want to hear it any more and told her to put her actions where her damn mouth was, she took the challenge, praying he'd bite the bate and he did
1 Month Later
Sam had been seeing Mercy all over the place she seemed to be watching him without watching him. At first he treated it like a joke and purposely talked to girls when he saw her coming into the club, just in the hope of making her give in but she didn't budge "Shit" he said once as he looked around and found she'd left when he was trying to get her attention again, in the wrong way
Today was the end of that month she asked him for, giving up sex wasn't even that hard, he was a flirt but he was choosy and nothing had come his way that he couldn't pass up. He walked into the club all fresh and ready to take his prize, looking around the room he saw her sitting with a man "What the fuck" he said under his breath, determined he was going to blow this guy out the fucking water as he strode over to the table she was at
"Hi Mercy" he said lingeringly looking at her before turning his attention to her guest "Hello" he said looking at him from head to toe, he was very well dressed with a smirk on his face and way too familiar with Mercy for his liking
"Hi Sam" she smiled, seeing the look on his face "This is Kurt my best friend" she introduced him saying
"Hi Kurt" he said again
"If you pass the best friend test, we'll maybe go get something to eat?" she told but asked him, bringing a 'Are you for real' smile to his face "Yeah its for real" she told him as he stood wondering how she heard that
"Sit down lets grow" Kurt said jerking him out of his thought as he did as told
After passing that test, and breathing after working out Kurt was gay, month two earned him a dinner date that he had to pay for, Month three earned him kisses, Month four she had him as her plus one to her friends wedding so he met them all at the same time, sort of a baptism by fire, Month five he got his first overnight stay and by Month six he was committed
"How the hell did you get me like this?" he asked Mercy as they clasped hands walking into the club, he swung her round "For real where the hell did you come from, and how the hell did you get me so undone" he pulled her in asking as he kissed her
"I'm just that forever kind of girl" she smiled as she stepped off with him following
Forever by Mariah Carey
[Chorus:]
Forever and ever my darling, forever, you will always be the only one... you will always be the only one...
"God Mercy look" Santana said as they stood in their high school reunion hall after 10 years of leaving school, she dared not look but she so wanted to, she knew it could only be Sam, but she'd let him go all those years ago and she'd never looked back. They spoke regularly via sapp and he was always sending parts of his life story to her leaving out things like dates, relationships, loves, losses but; she knew when he was hooked up he wasn't calling just texts and sapps and that had been the case this past month. They'd known about the reunion for about two months now but she purposely didn't RSVP because she didn't want him putting his life on hold for her. Did she regret that right now "Mercy" Santana said again pulling at her purse this time
"Do it" she told herself and spun round to see Sam walking hands linked with no other than Terry 'Fucking' Wright. She'd have never figured he'd even look at her she was just always so plastic, 'maybe it was everything he'd ever told me that was the lie' she told herself as she braved up for the greet
"Satan" he said smiling as he held his arms out to greet her
"Sam nice to see you again" she smiled back, having promised Mercy she was not going to spot anything up tonight
"Merc..edes" he said half smiling "This is Terry, you remember Terry right?" he asked 'Okay, no hug just straight into the 'in your face' stuff, lets play'
"Yeah sure hi Terry" Mercy said going in and giving her a hug, even though they were nowhere near that personal at school "How are things with you guys?" she asked Terry
"Good" Terry smiled
"Yeah good" Sam echoed
"How long you guys been together?" she smiled "I missed this announcement on the Glee line" she smiled still focusing on Terry
"Oh just over a month really so fairly new" Terry said reaching back to grab Sam as she spoke
"Great" Mercy smiled "Good fit" she said looking around "Oh God Kurt" she said waving as he waved back frantically "Sorry we'll catch up" she said dashing off to go see Kurt
Mercy worked the room, talking to everyone as if she was the host of the party, Sam danced around with Terry on his arm unable to stop his stare from finding Mercy wherever she was in the hall "Damn" he said to himself when he realised he'd fooled himself he hadn't shaken her
The end of the night drew near and as they hadn't for a while, Blaine set up a little meet up at the end just to fully catch up with everyone. So the usual crew sat around with their partners most of them couples from school days, except Sam with Terry, Artie with someone called Rose and Sugar with Ryder. Everyone snuggled up and readied to divulge as they went round the circle hearing about, events good, bad and ugly that had happened and gave encouragement, sympathy or praise
"So Mercy, our Living Diva" Puck said "Hows the high life?" when things got to her
"LA's a bit of a drag now you know, once you've seen it all, and all that, but music's still my life and I've danced all night, so I'm good" she smiled
"Danced" Santana asked, knowing full well she saw Mercy move her hips once to dance and that was because Quinn had dragged her out on the dance floor
"Yeah, Whatever I'm doing, whoever I'm with, kept me dancing all night" she laughed as Sam's face drained of blood
"What does that even mean Diva?" Tina asked
"I know what it means" she smiled looking around the circle
They carried on around the circle until everyone was caught up, they sang a song together and parted company. She hovered around a while chatting and remembering with different people until someone shouted they were locking the hall up "Hold up" Mercy shouted leaving Tina, Kurt, Artie and Rachel standing in the circle they'd created "I need to get my coat"
"Mercy" she heard as she made to enter the cloakroom, turning to find Sam standing there
"Yes Sam?" she said a smile forming on her face
"You did it again" he smiled "Can we go in here?" he said pointing to a closet
"No we can no..." She got out before he dragged her in anyway
"You just keep me hanging, and when I finally decide to move on you come back at me with shit like that" he laughed taking his top off
That's not me Sam that's you, you told me I'd always be the only one"
"You will always be the only one babe" he said kissing her "But please" he said looking into her eyes "Hurry up and get your fill, I need you"
"Not long now Babe" she told him "I knew you wouldn't dare hug me with that bitch all over you" she laughed as he grabbed her lips
Forever by Ben Harper
Forever always seems, to be around when things begin, but forever never seems ,to be around when things end
So give me your forever, please your forever, not a day less will do, from you
It was their age old story, Mercy would come back there'd be some new and exciting venture she just needed to do and he'd kiss her goodbye, tell her he'd be waiting and that would be it till the next time. Sometimes Sam sat thinking maybe they could just skip to all the stuff in between you know; being happy she'd come back, getting to know each other again, which was good because every time felt like the first for them. The gaps were so long, the crying and talk of regret, the mop up at the airport for the tears they both left there and then the depression would set in lifting only when a return date was in view. "Why can we never be certain and happy just that, it's not too much to ask just to be happy and certain is it?" he asked as he stood in their bedroom naked looking at Mercy packing her things ready for another exit
"Babe where's all this insecurity come from?" she stopped to ask
"I'm not insecure I just need to start making some plans around this relationship we have"
"Why is this always the time you find to have disagreements?"
"Disagreements?" he asked shocked at her interpretation of the conversation
"I'm asking for happiness and certainty babe there's no disagreement" he laughed pissed
"How do you propose we find this happiness and certainty, because I thought we were happy and I thought we both wanted this" she stood up from her case saying
"I am happy babe" Sam walked towards her saying "It's just we planned family, house, picket fence, dog remember?" he asked holding her by the shoulders "We have the house so far, I'd call that stuck"
"So now you're stuck in a relationship?" she looked up at him asking
"Please babe, I'm telling you I want more, yes I'm being selfish about it I guess because it goes against another wish I have for you, I guess what I'm asking is for you to start thinking about expanding on our plan, so we can get on with it"
"You are making no sense Sam" she looked at him laughing a bit
"Babe" he whined for her not taking him serious
"Sorry babe, take a minute think about what your trying to say and we'll discuss it, let me finish packing" she said kissing him before turning back to her case
Sam stood watching her for a while, shaking his head and the lengths this woman would go to in her avoidance of the inevitable "Okay" he said stepping away to go and rethink in the shower
"Okay" she said twenty minutes later as Sam sat on the bed and her at her dresser "Hit me" she smiled
"I didn't need to think about this, but I guess you needed some sort of game plan so I let you have it" he said no tone in his voice for Mercy to guess if he was joking or not "I need certainty and I need us both to be happy about it"
"We are certain Sam come on, we've made promises" she said walking towards him
"Mercy" he said holding his hands up stopping her from getting close "I love you , I always have, you tell me you love me too so what's actually stopping us?"
"Right now you" she said looking at his hands stopping her from getting close "Are you shutting me out?" she asked a tremble in her voice
"No I" he paused "I just know you're going to win if I let you close and I need to win this one for a change" he said smiling at her
"Whatever it is you win babe, please don't not hold me" she said grabbing hold of his hands as he closed his eyes to gain strength
"Mercy" he said while she was still arms length away from him, making her look up at him, frightened in her eyes "Will you" he said opening his eyes "Marry me?" he asked breathing for finally getting it out, trying to get his breathing under control as he felt his hands wet instantly, and seconds later realising he hadn't heard anything from Mercy yet. He looked at her and she was definitely saying something but he couldn't hear it "What?" he asked watching her smile as she jumped up and down "What?" he asked again about to blow up at the fact that he'd gone deaf, when audio came into play as Mercy let out a screech that blasted his ear drum "What did you say babe?" he asked
"Yes Sam I said yes" she said kissing his face and he pulled her in willingly
"You know you're not going just yet don't you?" he pulled away from her asking
"You have my forever, what more do you need?" she asked pulling him back in
Forever by Sanchez
Chorus
Tonight can be forever, tonight will be forever, tonight lets get together, just you and me
"Sam" Mercy cried down the phone "I miss you" she finally got out
"I know babe we need to rethink" he said just as upset but not crying
They'd both shot to fame pretty early on in their career, mainly because Mercy refused to leave Sam alone, so he was around the people he needed to be around all the time and getting opening spots for several artists along the way. Pretty soon he had a fan club going and the next thing he knew he was approached by a Country Recording Label and after a year of writing and singing his first Album was out and off the shelves faster than they were being pressed, he really hadn't stopped since then and that was 6 years go. Mercy had gotten a record deal straight out of College and grabbed it with both hands after talking to Sam about it, her first album won her a Grammy within 18 months of coming out and the sky's been the limit since. The down side of that of course was that because Sam was Country and she was R&B, Music priorities clashed so it was very rare they were in the same County for more than two days at a time and the only time they ring fenced every year was their anniversary.
Sam was in Nashville for 3 months then going promoting his new album again and Mercy had been in Australia for nearly 4 months having a gruelling 6 month tour to do. All this was fine, they both understood the commitment to the career choice they'd made, but physically they hadn't been in the same place for over 9 months. The pressure was getting to both of them and to top it all this was the first time they'd spoken in a week so he expected her to have a cry about it, life sucked right now.
"None of us is giving anything up" she told him halting her emotional conversation
"I know babe I didn't say that" he chuckled "But we seriously need to get some love making going on up in this marriage, I don't need you straying" he laughed nervously
"Never gonna happen" she laughed back at him but hers was genuine "Don't stress that stuff babe"she reassured him
"I love you, you hear me?" he said and she knew that was a signal that the conversation was closing
"I love you too babe do you hear me?" she asked
"Yeah I hear you, dream about me" he told her before he sent a kiss "Bye babe"
"Straight back at you, Bye Babe" she said holding the phone for a while even after he'd closed the call down 'Dream about him' she laughed thinking "Not the same Sam" she said looking up to see Jerry waving through the door "Now I'm in a fucking glass cage again?" she asked him through her mirror image "Stop loitering at the door just knock" she said wiping her tears away
"Sorry Mercedes" he said pushing the door open "It's almost time" he said, his head popping back out the door
Sam sat on his bed, in his tired hotel room exhausted from his 4 hour show, he was buzzing from the crowd and stuff but emotionally, things were hard. Not made any easier by Mercy crying for him how many miles away as he sat there seriously needing his wife and not daring to venture outside the hotel room for fear of what his body might do to bring him some serious trouble "How the hell do I tell her I want her more than this and get her to damn well believe me?" he asked himself as he flopped back on the bed picturing Mercy walking out on stage just now. Her show would be over in four hours time and she'd promised to call him straight back after it, yeah he was getting a bit paranoid about the apart thing and so far she was accommodating it, he knew it would only last a while before she cut his foolishness off, so his fear was how he was going to cope with that. "Get some sleep" he told himself grabbing a shower before falling into bed shutting his eyes and falling asleep
He woke up three hours and twenty minutes later giving himself five minutes to freshen up before Mercy's call, which came just on time. "I need sleep babe" she finally said after about 40 minutes of conversation
"Okay D..."
"I know" she laughed "Why don't you dream about me for a change" she told him
"Thank you" he laughed back
"We'll try when we can babe" she said closing the call down with the usual love and good night
Mercy fell onto her bed face first closing her eyes before she got there, trying to picture her bed at home with Sam in it "No Good" she said opening them again shortly after and getting up to have a bath to snuggle in for sleep, she was expecting a late start tomorrow. She came out of the bathroom a bit more alert than she'd liked and lay on her bed wondering how the hell she was going to find sleep tonight and why that was when her body told her she was exhausted
"Hello" she said opening the door to this man that looked familiar but had a rain mack over the upper part of his face "Can I help you?" she asked as he lifted his head and smiled at her and she knew it was Sam "Babe" she said walking into him
"I guess you missed me then" he laughed as she climbed up his legs and covered his lips with her mouth
"Like a you know what" she giggled not allowing her lips to leave his skin
"Booty call" he smiled as he pushed her onto the couch and took her PJ bottoms off before climbing up her body, kissing every inch as he reached her mouth again "I love this booty" he said before devouring her mouth with his. They kissed until the need heightened and he made his way down her body creating want as he went teasing, biting and kissing until her body shook in his hands bringing a smile to his face. Before he could get comfortable with his accomplishment, Mercy flipped him over and it was her turn to provoke and derive pleasure from his body
"Booty call" she said before she took pleasure in seeing the look of desire in his eyes as he looked at her before he quickly showed her the look of satisfaction as his body lost control and she sat looking up at him almost content. She stood in front of him taking off the few clothes she had left on slowly as she watched his every reaction, touching her skin, fixing her hair until he could resist no more he jumped up and took his wife
"God Sam" she said two hours later when they'd still not had enough "We need sleep" she said opening her eyes to find nobody there
"I agree Mercy" Sam laughed "We need to stop" he looked at her saying opening his eyes for a second time when he saw no one there
"Sam" she shouted through the house knowing he wasn't there
"Mercy" he shouted sitting up in the bed and grabbing his phone to quick dial her number "Mercy" he shouted as she answered
"Sam I was there wasn't I?" she asked
"Yeah" he laughed "Somehow we got together tonight" she said through her laugh
"That shit was true, me and you babe" he said laughing with her
"Forever" she smiled at his comment "I got to get you back here with me, I'm back to sleep say the magic words babe"
"Dream about me babe" he said
"Dream about me and don't stop babe" she laughed
Forever by Justin Bieber
Chorus
That I got eyes for you baby, I want us to be together, and if you feel it too, tell me no one will treat you better,
Cause on nights like this, it's good to know that you've got someone by your side like this
The more and more you feel like you can live your life like this, and then you say, hope this will last forever,
'Sam as I was saying before everything, It's Mercy by the way, Your girlfriend? we need to get to another level so I need you to make a commitment. Can I book between 5 - 6 pm today to discuss, holla me back' Mercy finally sent the text saying.
She'd tried on various occasions to pin him down today first Quinn needed his muscles for something, then Brittany need to put some giant heart up in the girls bathroom or something, just as he'd sat down to have lunch with her Rachel came in muttering something about Finn being surrounded by some thugs at the front of the school and he'd gone out to defend. God alone knows how then the guys get training as a punishment for being outside the grounds defending Finn, she stood at his locker waiting when Blaine comes up to her telling her that Sam has some dinner thing with Finn's parents this evening and why the hell didn't she know that
"Isn't punishment 4-6 pm she asked as Blaine carried on walking past her as she spoke"
"Its 4-5 today but it finished early and everyone left already"
"But he lives with his damn phone in his hand he would have seen my text" she shouted after Blaine now well gone 'He's got till 6 pm and then that's it , why am I always the last on his damn list' she thought walking away from his locker and to her car to get out of there 'I'll catch him before he gets to Finn's' she thought parking up outside his house as she spoke to herself
"Hi Mrs Evans" she said when his Mom came to the door "Could I speak to Sam please?" she asked politely
"If I have to do one more thing for that boy today" she said calling Mercy in "He's not here he's at a match at school, he had me grab his clothes from that place he calls his space" she said doing a fanning flies motion "And take them to school to him apparently he's playing Quarterback" she smiled "Starts in about 10 minutes" she said looking at the wall clock "We're just on our way now" she said as Mr Evans came out grabbing his coat
"Hello Mercy" he smiled as he walked past her "Getting the car warmed up" he told his wife as he past
Mercy rolled her eyes she knew she was going to follow his parents and go watch the game, she always watched his games, but what the hell had he done for her lately. She held it in, this fit was for Sam not his parents, she wouldn't dare "I'll see you there" she said as she spun round to leave
She walked into school to find silence, it wasn't a route taken when games were on but she felt like doing something different so she went through instead of round the building
"I hear your boy's on Quarterback duties" Santana told her
"Yeah, I'm so excited for him" Mercy said rubbing her hands together as she grinned from ear to ear, she was genuinely pleased for her man as she made her way through the crowd and to her usual seat grabbing her drink and nibbles on the way. "He'd be in the changing rooms now" she said to herself looking at her phone at her unanswered message the time had long since elapsed "Damn you Sam Evans" she said throwing her phone back in her pocket and grabbing a handful of popcorn and throwing it at her mouth so hard she caught maybe three in her mouth as the rest hit her face and landing everywhere
"Chill" Kurt came up to her saying "What's up Diva, You ain't got that boy wrapped around that little finger of yours tight enough?"
"I don't wrap him round my..."
"I know you don't Mercedes I'm being sarcastic, it's the other way round" he laughed "When is that boy going to do something for you?"
"He does something for me Kurt, don't you worry about that" she laughed
"Nasty" he said smiling back at her
"What happened why isn't Finn Quarterback?" she asked
"Well he kicked off big time slapped out at Coach and shit got himself thrown off for a month" Kurt said swinging round to Mercedes side obviously there was more "And, I hear she called Sam into the office like Sargent Major style and demanded he take up the spot with only two hours to set up a game play and everything, he's really being tested today" without taking a breath
"Poor Sam" she said holding her face
"So now he's not getting his beat down because you feel sorry for him?" Kurt said disappointed "Here we go" he said standing up with everyone else to clap the teams onto the field, but instead of the usual ready to fight tune that came on they heard a sweet song blasting through the speakers and the girls started rocking while the guys looked on smiling at the performances as they listened
Suddenly Sam was in the middle of the field 'I think I found my girl, if it's you then holla, I think I found my girl , if it's you then holla, I think I found my girl, If it's you then speak to me' he said pointing at Mercy as the song played on while she made her way to him, he kissed her as the crowd cheered "You don't even know that I'm already committed to you babe, and we can go any level you need to go any time you need to go there, just let me know, I'm up for it"
"Any?" she asked for clarification
"Holla" Sam shouted making her laugh before she Holla'ed
Forever by Rascal Flatts
[Chorus:]
It wasn't long enough,, it wasn't long enough together, but it was long enough,
yeah it was long enough to last forever.
Sam sat on his bed 18 months later still unable to comprehend what had happened, replaying the whole damn thing in his head "8 fucking years" he said over and over again as he saw Mercy walking up to him at the airport "Back to yours?" he'd asked as that was usual
"No lets em" she said looking at her hands, always a bad sign "Let's go to the park" she replied eventually
"Why do we need a neutral space?" he asked, but got no answer his mind went into orbit on this one, they'd been through every emotion there was to have in this almost impossible relationship but one or the other had always managed to talk the other down and things got back on track, but this he thought looking at Mercy's serious face again as he pulled up outside the park gates. She didn't wait for him to let her out she opened the door and almost fell out the car, she was in such a rush to get out
"Mercy" Sam had called as she walked off leaving him to lock the car up, she stopped at his voice "look at me" he instructed there was no request in his voice it was an order "Have you slept with someone else?" he asked his feet wondering nervously as he asked, making it impossible for him to stand still
"No" she said quickly
"Look at me" he asked her this time "Please babe look at me, whatever this is we can work it out" he said stopping in front of her
"I don't want to work it out Babe I need you to let me go"
"What" he shouted unable to take in what she actually meant "What do you mean, let you go?" he asked looking around at people in the park "Let you go where, where do you need to be?"
"I mean let me go babe as in finish this"
"No" he said stepping towards her as she backed off from him "Is there someone else, have you met someone else?" he asked still walking towards her "Don't back off from me babe, what are you doing?"
"I'm letting you go Sam and I need you to let me go" she said as a single tear fell down her face "There's no one else"
"Why?"
"Because I've just been given a 5 year contract in Africa and I've taken it and seriously, distance might not be an issue but time is and I need you to live your life" she shouted amongst tears and anger
"No" Mercy please don't do this I'll wait seriously I'll wait"
"Sam can you hear yourself?" she cried even more "This shit we keep putting ourselves through is unhealthy" she screamed as everyone in the park stopped to look
"But I love you Mercy, with all my heart"
"And I love you Sam" she said finally touching him "But we can't be together any more" she said kissing his lips lightly as she let him go and walked away
"Mercy" he called after her as she hit the pavement and called a cab, she didn't look back or even look at him when she got in the cab she just left, he sat right there on the park floor and cried like a baby for how long he didn't know
18 months on and the pain was still as fresh as the day it was put there, it had been too long, he'd lived on the expectation of Mercy coming through that door telling him she was back for good, he'd come so close to that he could taste it and now to be left with what? He was already in too deep to let this thing go, no way was Mercy Jones telling him they were going to end this thing that had passed through; Cheerleaders, Ball players and wannabe Music teachers, not on his shift "Damn it Mercy I meant it when I said I was going to fight to get you back, forever"
Mercy was in Africa, functioning, just about for the camera and her gigs, she was the life and soul of the party once action was said, but behind closed doors she'd left her heart in Lima Ohio, she'd been reckless leaving her most valuable possession to the world she cried tirelessly at the prospect of him finding another love, and her having to watch that for the rest of her life, because she knew no matter what she would need to at least see him every now and again to refresh her undying love.
She'd just got off stage and was having a Sam moment when a familiar song he loved came on the radio TV she kept on their favourite channel for more memories making her smile as she sung along 'Ooh. Hiya, I miss you so much, your light, your smile, your way, and everything about us, now you're gone, you're still here, in my heart, in my tears., yeah you sure left your mark., and we were just getting started' "it could have lasted forever" she said crying into her hands at the mistake she'd made
Sam was sitting as usual thinking about things that could no longer happen, no idea of how his life was going to go without her in it as he heard one of his favourite songs come on, he smiled for Mercy always singing that first verse as he jumped up and took the second verse strumming his imaginary guitar jumping on his bed singing 'Sometimes I get so mad, I scream, I swear at this, cause this isn't how we planned it, I sit here in a cold room prayin', waitin' on you, to run back through that door, to the way it was before, you left' "And that was fine when I knew she was coming back" he said slamming himself back down on the bed at his reality
"Fuck this" they both said when the tune finished taking out their phones
'I know you just heard that, I'm coming back' Mercy wrote
'I know you just heard that, now please come back' Sam wrote
Forever by The Floacist & Musiq Soulchild
[Chorus]
Whatever you want from me, you know you got it, whatever you need baby
You're gonna get it, you got me forever, you got me forever
Sam and Mercy had just gotten married they'd had all their friends and family with them for the weekend of festivities and now their wedding night was eminent "I have something planned for us" she whispered in his ear as they slow danced around the grand hall as photos were taken
"You do?" he lifted her head off his chest by flexing his chest muscles to ask her
"I could have sworn I'd said this once before today" she smiled "I Do" she said making him laugh "Did you have a good day?" she looked at him asking
"I had one of the best days of my life so far babe" he said kissing her nose "And you?"
"Up there in my top three" she laughed making him laugh again he knew only too well what one and two were
They saw to their friends and family, finally saying their goodnight and leaving for their hotel, they were staying there for two nights before flying off on their honeymoon
Are you ready for this?" she asked as she walked up to him, standing in the bedroom of the hotel room "I have a speech" she smiled "Sam Evans"She said sex all over her face "You've been there for me from our school days, through the rough and the smooth, taken some serious time out to attend all my concerts, where ever they are, wiped my tears; when I thought I was crap, licked my ass to make me feel good, loved me unconditionally all this time and now I feel it's payback" she smiled "So this is a one night only thank you, love from your wife Mercy Evans" she said snapping his shorts against his skin at the belly
She stood in front of him staring until he blushed before grabbing his lips and slowly laying him on the bed "Look at you, you're beautiful" she told him as she felt the skin on his chest, face rolling him over to feel his back as she took his top off and kissed his torso running her hands over his body as she did it. Sam lay still unsure what to expect but liking the feeling "You Okay?" she asked when she got back to his face before openly smelling him and taking time to know his body, Sam was nervous now, he'd never had anyone pay so much attention to his body before
"What are you thinking?" he asked
"I'm not thinking, I'm looking at you babe" she replied "Nothing can keep us apart ever again you know this right?" she asked as she pulled him close
"Yeah" he said as his body started to react to her soft stroking and peppered kisses
"You okay babe" she asked as she pulled his trousers off and threw them on the floor near the bottom of the bed along with his underwear "That's cheating your nearly ready for me" she giggled
"I'm always ready for you" he laughed as Mercy got behind him and started kissing his neck as he fell back into it not recognising the feeling as something he'd experienced before, as she suddenly grabbed him and he moved to her rhythm "Mercy" he whispered as he lost himself
"Love like yours should be cherished" she told him as she moved around him to reposition herself before she began tasting him and waited for his familiar noises
"Mercy" he gasped again as his head went back and he went to his place "What?" he asked when proceedings stopped
"Nothing I was just looking" she smiled
"Mercy" he said annoyed
"Let me say thank you Sam" she begged as he lay back down to let her do her thing, surprised to see her climb on him to get what she wanted
"Mercy" he said at the feeling of togetherness as she stayed there until he'd reached his peak "Wow" was all he could find to say as he sat with her straggled across him as he clung to her body with her arms wrapped around his head and fingers running through his hair
"Thank you Babe" Mercy giggled "Hope I'll get many more opportunities to say that"
"Many more, there is no end baby we're never going to be through"
"This life time ain't the first and trust me it won't be the last we are forever"
Forever by Vybz Kartel
Chorus
If you were my girl. I'd never let you go, this love right here is, Gonna be be be Gonna be forever X 3
Mercy was mega nervous she was a bit out of her comfort zone on this performance, her material was fine, she knew her stuff it was the audience she wasn't too sure about. She'd sat in the hotel room all day shouting stupid orders to her team not wanting to admit it but now it was here she had to admit it she was nervous "Is Sam on his way?" she asked her manager as he passed the bedroom door
"Calm down Mercedes, he's on his way and everything is on time" he replied
"Okay" she said weakly not wanting to say it out loud and seem weak
"Hello Lady with the killer voice" she heard at her door and spun round to see who was in her personal space without an invite "Don't be scared it's only me, Vybz" he said smiling at her
Mercy had to look twice at this guy standing there with Tattoos up his neck covering parts of his face and gold grills on every tooth reminding her of you know who as she almost smiled for the uncanny resemblance "Hello Vybz" she said kindly turning fully to see what he actually wanted "How can I help you?" she asked when nothing came
"I was just leaving my room and saw the fuss, my guy just told me we're on the same stage tonight and I thought I'd introduce myself" he said his voice sounding kind enough
"Nice to meet you too" she said standing up and offering her hand for shaking, shocked when he grabbed it and slapped a lingering kiss to it, she knew he was flirting but she had no time to address it if this was his agenda she was swiftly rejecting it, she thought as she smiled and pulled her hand away physically telling him she was offended
"Sorry I didn't mean to offend" he quickly added, catching onto her action "I'll let you got on, we've got rehearsals in about an hour, see you on the ice" he smiled leaving, she was quietly impressed with how quickly he'd taken the hint
"Sam where are you" she asked the mirror as she stared at herself trying to, as Sam would say 'Calm her shit down' then suddenly it was 5 pm and she needed to be at the venue doing rehearsals
"Hello" she heard and spun round smiling to find about 4 guys leaned against a wall smiling at her
"Hello" she said a false smile on her face "You guys in the show?" she asked
"Yeah" they laughed as she stood looking at them for a short time before carrying on with her business
"Mercedes" she heard as she looked the direction of the voice "Sorry about those guys, they don't know how to treat a lady like you" Vybz said
"That's okay I went to school with a right bunch of hard knocks" she laughed "I'd give them maybe a 2 for trying" she told him
"Out of?" he asked smiling
"100" she laughed
"And where am I on that table?" he asked
"Maybe a 12" she laughed again
"So harsh" he said covering his mouth as he laughed "Does anyone hit that bar you've got up so high?" he asked
"Yeah maybe the one that put it up there" she smiled
"And we all pay yeah?" he asked as Mercy walked in another direction to him "Later" he said watching her walk away as she turned to look at him acknowledging that she'd seen him looking
Her eye wasn't on that prize actually it wasn't even a prize she was too psyched out about doing her act with a bunch of reggae and ragga artists in the middle of the Caribbean "Do these people even know R&B?" she asked her manager "How the hell did you find this gig?" she asked still waiting for a response
"Calm down Mercedes" he said smiling at her "Lets do this rehearsal and you can go fret some more"
Between new routines, those guys hackling her and Vybz attacking her dressing room door every two minutes she didn't get much time to fret before the show started at 8 pm "Is Sam here yet?" she asked her manager before she took her place at side stage waiting for her queue. She took a peek round the curtain as the four disruptive guys left the stage ans saw Sam sitting in his seat waving at him as she caught his attention, just then Vybz went on stage and dedicated his song to her in front of God and everyone
She stood at side stage watching Sam turn from totally missed my wife to who the fuck is this and there was nothing she could do about it "Get Sam and tell him everything is fine" she told her manager as she saw Sam's face ready for war as Vybz stood singing his song about them being forever or something. Mercy's announcement came around quickly after that and she did her bit and left the stage as Vybz came from her left Sam was standing in front of her "Babe" she said falling into his arms with a smile "I missed you"
"Sam Evans" Vybz said holding his hand out to shake "Friends in high places" he turned to Mercedes saying with a smile
"I sure do" Sam said smiling back at Vybz, grabbing his hand to shake it, as Vybz looked on puzzled
"You part of the gig?" he asked him "I've been wanting to meet you for some time now, my hope is to do a collaboration of some sort, Can we talk after the show?" Vybz asked looking between Mercedes and Sam
"Yeah sure we can always talk" Sam smiled "But, if you got that many baby mothers in your place you won't be needing my wife will you?"
"What?" Vybz asked unable to get the thread of the conversation
"And; just to clarify, I think you'll find it's this love right here that's gonna be be be forever" he said pointing at his wife "My wife Vybz clue is in the name Evans?"
"My God, sorry Man, Mrs Evans" he said looking between them, someone should have told me this" he said looking around as Sam and Mercy laughed "Mr 100 percent yeah" he said to Mercedes while pointing at Sam
"100 percent" she confirmed kissing Sam as they walked away
The End