Happy 2017
Hell No
"Hell to the damn no" Mercy shouted as everyone at the bar looked at her "I said Hell no" she looked down at the man standing in front of her
Flashback
Mercy had met Sam on a cruise ship she was performing on, he'd got all the swagger, words and dared to venture way past where others had tried and failed "If you say no you'll regret it" he'd told her that damn smile of his stretching across the whole of her heart and melting away any fears of Bastard she'd had etched on her mind from her relationship with Noah. Noah, she'd thought, was the smoothest brother going, moved his hips just the right amount for you to know you were going to feel what he had to offer in the biggest way, while that tongue slapping about in his mouth let off the most delicious feeling of cleaning corners your eyes just had to look to the heavens when you recalled it.
Yeah he took her to heaven alright, in the back of his Cadillac, which turned out to be his distant uncles babe magnet 'How the hell did I fall for that' never even met his family, and there was me thinking all those trips to Cayman Islands were because we were seriously in love and just wanted to be together. He needed to keep me away from his damn wife and two children, as if that wasn't enough I had to endure that beast Jennifer because of him,
"And who the hell are you bitch?" she came up in my face saying
I was like "and please bitch who the hell are you"
"I'm his baby's Mom" she replied out of nowhere
"What your the one that's married to him?" I asked 'how damn stupid, why would she refer to herself as baby's Mom is she was the wife'
"No she wouldn't dare to be walking up and down on the street with him like this" she said; like I was supposed to know there was some sort of pecking order when it came to the man that I thought was mine, exclusively
"So you're not his wife" I asked noting that Noah stood quiet through this whole conversation, I'm standing wondering why he actually put me in this situation in the first place when I hear
"What you deaf, I said I'm his baby Mom, his first" she shouted at me like I wasn't standing right there in front of her and worse still like she was the one that was being wronged here. Shit hit for me when I looked up at Noah for defence and got back
"I can't get involved in this" the bastard said holding his hands up like someone had a fucking gun to his head. So I picked my jaw up off the ground pulled my head in with shame and replied
"Hell no" put my hands up in the air shouting at this bitch in front of me "Well it seems like I'm the fucking lucky one here" and stepped off, nine months down the drain and a visit to the clinic for checks, and his memory was almost gone. He really didn't mean anything to me he wasn't even that sharing in bed, if I was honest, he gave good mouth was the only thing I could find in my mind to hold about the man.
End of flashback
"Is that your final answer?" the voice came back at her
"Hell are you still here?" she asked "Do I attract your kind?"
Flashback
"Answer" came to her head as the voice in front of her faded and she was left with her memory
"He was a different light, about a year after the rubbish with Noah she'd met Sam, he was everything Noah wasn't, he never rushed her into anything, not that Noah rushed her but it took a while to feel enough to go there with him, in contrast she'd met Sam's parents before they even talked about having sex which happened about four months into the relationship. They'd spent every moment outside work together, she all but lived at his apartment and holidays were spent with family he's and hers on a rota over the few days they got off work. He was on the ships too playing the guitar in the band, for the first 2 years that had worked well for them because they'd been stationed on the same team. So in year three when he finally asked her to marry him in front of their families, she was never going to say anything but yes, he was her dream man with icing on.
Life was good, they were planning a wedding, which was happening eighteen months after the engagement party; that had happened six months after the actual acceptance due to work, so in effect they'd been engaged for two years. When they got their big day there was not a drop of water in sight just dry land and hotel rooms, she smiled as she remembered their wedding the long walk down the aisle, the cake, speeches, dance, songs and god that night, everything it was so final, it was for life.
They had a shaky time after two years in when Sam wanted a family and Mercy's mind was on her career, she was hoping to break out of the ship thing and stay on land and needed that to happen before she could safely say she was ready to start their family. There were arguments lots of them and after about a year Sam stopped arguing and Mercy went hard into getting her talent on land so they could work better
If anyone was to jump in front of her right now and ask her seriously when things started to go wrong for them, she really couldn't answer. Nothing really changed, he was still attentive, loving, kind, mindful everything he ever was, but somewhere along those five years something changed, for him anyway.
"Where are you going to be next Thursday?" I asked because, I was, for all intents and purposes, trying to start this family he'd been so anxious about five years ago, I'd been on dry land for fourteen months, we'd managed to find a house near where he wanted to settle, I'd got a spot at a local club and got some small agency to sign me up for a low budget record deal. We both fell in love with our house at the picture and were excited to buy and set it up how we wanted it to be, which after 7 months we'd achieved, and agreed everything was in place
"I don't know where I'll be babe" he'd replied, I sort of knew then, we always knew where we'd be at least a month ahead of things, it was how we worked
"Haven't you bothered to get your rota yet?"
"Yeah I got it just left it at work"
"Why isn't it in your po..."
"Babe seriously what's with the 100 questions?" he'd asked with attitude "Look I think I'm working on Thursday I don't get a day off until Saturday next week, I'm doing a long haul"
"That sounds exciting I miss it, can I come with you?"
"Babe it's work, you chose this" he'd said not even bothering to look at me, let alone talk me down in his usual way
I don't know if he thought I just didn't speak to people any more or what, how damn stupid, I was straight on the phone to Carrie who set up the crew entertainment to get her to add me as Sam's passenger at a menial price "Carrie can you book me into Sam's party for the trip he's taking, long haul he said so he'll be away on Thursday" I stupidly said to the biggest gossip on the damn ship
"Sam's not sailing he's off from Wednesday to Saturday" she came back with, I could hear the laugh in her damn voice
"Oh it must be the week after" I styled it out saying, before making small conversation and putting the phone down, with a heavy heart
I followed him, yes crass I know, but it's my damn husband and I just needed to know how many baby Mom's he had out there knocking other innocent girls and telling them I was too damn scared to come out our house. I sat at the back of the Cabeana Bar watching his ass playing to the female attention he was getting and for the life of me I couldn't make out if he was with any other them, he got up on stage and I had to duck for him not to be looking directly in my face when the lights went down at the beginning but once he started singing his rendition of 'Guilty' by Usher the girls swooned again and he stood there lapping it up. 'I wont take you to jail I'll put you in wooden box' I remember thinking as he sung
At the end of his performance, one particular girl jumped onto the stage and wrapped herself around him, as her lips devoured his face, the feeling of total betrayal I fail even now to find words for as I sat there watching this woman, so familiar with my husband, my Sam, the man who I wholeheartedly wanted to be the father of our children, the love of my damn life, as he pawed this damn bimbo back
"Sam!" I shouted across the room, unable or even unwilling to be the little woman "What he fuck are you doing?"
"I'm I... Mercy" he finally got out pushing the woman aside
"It's a bit late for that don't you think?" was all I had, right at that second it was all I had, sick I know but they were sucking face, I was in shock, I really didn't want to face it
"Babe" he came walking towards me saying, I was astounded, he almost got to me before I collected myself I don't know if it was the fact that he'd been pawing bitch or what but I just had to stop him from touching me
"Hell no" I shouted putting my hands out to stop him "Don't you dare touch me" I commanded "Please don't touch m.." I heard it, I just couldn't believe it, of all the emotions I was feeling at that moment crying came out "I'm crying because I'm so damn mad I want to kill someone"
"Sam who is this?" a voice came up from behind him saying 'Deja fucking vu' I remember thinking which brought on the biggest laugh I've ever had, I just couldn't stop, I was holding onto furniture trying to take this shit serious and I really couldn't stop laughing "Sam who is this?" I heard again sending me spinning, my stomach was cramping, I was having difficulty catching my damn breath I wanted to slap him, her, them but I was too weak, God did that for a reason, he knew I'd still be there today twenty months later beating on that bastard and his whore. Yeah in the end I just got up and walked away, left the house, job, man, marriage everything and went back to my parents home for a short while found another cruise company and I was gone again.
The divorce wasn't messy he wanted out too, pity we couldn't just have a conversation about it. I'd been doing alright too evading men, boys and relationships, so who the hell told me to do this damn trip today with my girls. We hadn't been off ship for about two weeks, this world tour business was pretty lucrative for my new company and the girls were cool, married or hooked up so boys weren't at the top of their agenda and that was just fine for me. But today my divorce was finalised, we were visiting Cayman Islands, one of my old haunts, for three solid days and so a celebration had to happen, we all know the drill so yeah I agreed to go ashore and get some local cocktails and listen to some real music and not that cabaret stuff we have to do on a regular. We're on about the third bar when this man comes up to me asking the age old questions and I'm like 'He's cute' the girls are like "He's cute" and then he tells me his damn name
"Hi" he came to the bar talking directly to me saying
"Hi Cutie" I replied smiling my best smile, I wouldn't have said relationship but sex definitely, full on, long, slow and satisfying, he must have had a thought because he smiled too
"Definitely Satisfying" he said 'I'm sat there thinking did I say that out loud?' "So how do you feel about getting a swim?" 'I'm like; swim, you swimming in me, fine lets' My eyes are popping out my damn head at this point I'm so up for this we're talking a twenty month drought "My name's Sam by the way"
"What?" I shout I'm sort of thinking, that bastards come back to haunt me after all this time, but it must have been the what because he came back with it again and this time I actually saw his damn lips move
"My name, it's Sam" he said holding his hand out for shaking
End of Flashback
"Hell to the damn no" Mercy shouted as everyone at the bar looked at her "I said Hell no" she looked down at the man standing in front of her
"Is that your final answer?" the voice came back at her
"Hell are you still here?" she asked "Do I attract your kind?"
"Let me guess, last man that hurt you was called Sam, am I close?"
"Too" she said holding her chest for the venom she wanted to throw at this poor guy because of his name "Ex-Husband"
"Gosh so it's a real hurt then" he smiled Mercy couldn't help noticing his perfect teeth
"Serious trust issues" she said pointing at herself
"Me too" he replied
"Really?" she asked her eyes widening and noticeable concern in them "I'm a good listener" she said looking at her friends as they smiled at the natural interaction going on
"So what do you say, can we go swim?" he asked pointing to the sea, as Mercy looked around thinking there were too many ears in this conversation already, let alone one's he didn't even know, to see her friends nodding go too excitedly 'Get my back' she mouthed
"Yeah sure" she said getting up and following him a short way out where they stood and talked for the longest time and he found out she was scared of everything flying, while he wasn't too keen on things in the water rubbing against his skin
"Do you think we might do better with dinner at a table like?" he asked as dusk came and he got fed up of jumping around while trying to fan things off that were attacking her via air raid
"I'd need to grab my sarong"
"Fine, I've got to get dry shorts say fifteen minutes?" he looked at her asking "At the bar?"
"Yeah" she agreed as they walked out of the water going back to her friends, while he went to change off
"How's it going?" the girls asked when she got back
"It's fine, really but he's..."
"Don't you dare go there with the white thing, I'll be offended"
"I was going to say that but he's cute too and he sounds so genuine" she said swooning
"So … What's happening now?"
"He asked me to dinner just over there you guys have my back yeah?"
"Yeah but let us know when your comfortable we do have lives"
"I just came to grab my sarong" she told them
"No way girl this is like a first date, to the room now" as they all five got up to go get her dressed
Dinner
"What" Sam said as he saw Mercy walking towards him, the swim suite and sarong missing replaces by a beautiful red dress with no shoulders, her hair up in a neat bun and some make up on "Shit I'd have taken the time to get properly dressed if you'd have given me the heads up" he laughed to hide his gasp for air "You look beautiful"
"You look fine to me" she replied raising her eyes "If we ended up in bed later would you think ill of me?"
"Not at all, whenever, wherever, however that happens, it will have been inevitable" he said confidently
"I like it" she smiled "Let's eat" she said giving the wave signal to her friends to say she felt safe enough
"Do you know what you want already, because I tend to be decisive"
"I guarantee you'll want what I want" she laughed
"Are we still talking about food?"
"Yeah sure we are, maybe a totally different table but food yeah" So they ordered, both eating steak and laughing about their similarities before getting into more conversation about themselves again exchanging stories about their mess ups and achievements establishing that they were both leaving long relationships that had ended up nowhere and looking to find someone they could trust to settle with and start a family. The conversation finally got comfortable enough to talk about their current attraction, both agreeing it was obviously there
"Mercy I want to ask, would you like to dance?" he finally said when he heard a slow song start "I've been looking for a reason to get close to you all day" he laughed into her neck saying, as he pulled her chair out for her to follow him to the dance floor. They danced, pecked and drank the night away stopping only when the DJ called end for the last three songs "I guess it's time for this to end" he said finally going back to their table to collect her shawl before taking her back to the ship
"Will they allow me on the ship?"
"They will if your with me but I'm off ship for three days, I share an apartment with my girlfriends, where are you staying?"
"Here"
"As long as I'm back before 7 am in two days I'm good" she said looking at him, what she meant written all over her face
"I'm guessing we're back at the earlier conversation" he smiled looking at her
"So you going to lead the way?" she stood looking at him asking as he stepped off towards the lifts taking her with him "What floor is this?"
"Top" he smiled
The Suite
"R.E.S.P.E.C.T." she said as he opened the door to his suite and she glared in to see a whole living room "Oohh" she said as he took her off her feet "I'm getting carried the hell in" she laughed throwing her hands round his neck as he stepped in and kicked the door shut before pulling her closer to him and pecking her cheek again before putting her down
"Would you like a drink?" he asked
"Who the hell are you?" she said looking around the plush suite
"I told you I'm Sam"
"Do you buy girls Sam?"
"No"
"What do you do?"
"I sing, I told you"
"Yeah, I know you sing but you made out like you play at it, this is some serious shit, who are you?"
"Promise you won't be put off"
"I promise I'll try not to be put off" she laughed rolling her eyes
"What if I said that I could guarantee I'm not like him, the other Sam that is"
"How can you guarantee that, you didn't even know him?"
"I can because I'd always fight to get you back, no way would I have done anything to let you slip away if I'd ever get lucky enough to get you"
"I so want to believe that" she said staring into his beautiful green eyes as she sat on the couch which was as wide as a bed "So who are you?"
"Okay don't stress but, I'm Sam Evans"
"Okay and I'm Mercedes Jones" she said looking from one eye to the other as he sat waiting for a light to come on
"What type of music do you listen to?" he asked, hoping her reaction was true, and if it was he'd be getting ready to jump for joy
"All sorts but I take notice of R&B mainly because that's what I sing for a living"
"I'm going to grab the other half of that shower I wished I'd have taken in full earlier" he smiled "Get comfortable, and remember you promised to not be put off"
Mercy sat about at first but then decided to find out who Sam Evans was she looked at everything in the room but couldn't find anything personal about him, it was a hotel after all "Who is Sam Evans?" she asked herself like she was supposed know that somewhere inside her subconscious. Just as she was about to break her own mould and mooch through his personal belongings in his bedroom, she heard the door click and knew he was making an entry back into the room, she turned half expecting him to be naked and standing to attention ready for her, but stopped the thought in mid flow telling herself how needy that behaviour was.
"Have you worked me out yet?" he asked as he walked back in
"I think I need to feel my way round you" she giggled as she looked at him standing there obviously knowing he was looking drop dead sexy in his green string vest and jog bottoms that just about hung on his hips revealing some pubic hair as well as his belly and chest hair "You did that on purpose yeah" she said looking at him from head to toe
"You started it" he laughed "Coming to dinner dressed like that" he told her "Do you want that drink?"
"No not from a bottle anyway"
"You need to let me know when we switch subjects I'm a bit behind on this dating stuff" he said walking across the room towards her
"I think you've got a double meaning issue going on"
"Me?" he laughed "I've got some single word meanings you might want to get familiar with right now" he said pulling her up and flush in front of him "Kiss" he said holding her face with his left hand and pulling it slowly towards him as he raised her mouth to meet his, Mercy's eyes closed at the command of it all and the fact that he'd rendered her helpless with one touch "Perfect" he said as his breath hit her lips making her lick them for the sensation before he took them into his mouth and went to work melting her, he pulled away and stroked her face "Breath" he said and again she did as commanded "Alright?" he asked as Mercy nodded to his question "Kiss" he said taking it deeper this time "Good you understand single words" he smiled as she wobbled when he loosened his grip on her and he grabbed her hips to steady her "Alright?" he asked again keeping hold of her hips
"Yes I'm fine" she finally smiled "Just kind of swept me off my feet"
"That was kind of the intention" he smiled as he let her go and she was able to stand alone as he crossed the room and sat on a chair for some unknown reason "Wait" he said still smiling
Mercy was refusing to wait she wanted more, he needed to give her more no way was he taking her that high and then thinking about conversation, how the hell was she expected to sit through that
"Do we both want this?" he asked
"I'm hoping so" she smiled at him
"The fact that you don't know who I am is a big turn on for me, tells me you really like me"
"Oh make no mistake" she giggled "Pray tell, what are you doing over there?" she asked as she sat back on that couch he'd picked her up from
"It's been a while for me and I promise once this gets on the way you'll need to beg me to stop so I really can't promise two days or 7 am"
"Suddenly 7 am means nothing to me" she giggled "Keep impressing me with your vocabulary"
"It doesn't?" he asked getting up "And you're sure about this?"
"No and Yes" she said as she watched him walk back over towards her, her focus on his lips as he moved swiftly like his life depended on him getting to her quickly, suddenly he was sitting on the couch beside her then with, but without warning their mouths collided both wanting yet both giving as he pulled her closer and she wrapped first her arms around his neck, then herself around him, pulling him down onto her chest. Her hands moving effortlessly from his neck to his face and finally grabbing his hair, pressing his face into hers as she showed him her need while his hands ventured past her clothes and onto her skin rubbing, pinching and teasing as he lay his torso between her legs
"Strip" he finally said pulling away from her and eventually detaching himself as she looked at him questioningly "Strip" he repeated sitting up fully as Mercy got up and started doing as he asked "Slower" he smiled and she conformed in total silence "When was the last time you had sex?" he asked
"About 20 months ago" she answered shyly
"Shy?" he asked when she finally stood in front of him naked
"A bit, it's been a while" she giggled nervously
"My turn" he said pulling her down and kissing her before getting up himself to get undressed in front of her
By the time he'd taken the last piece of clothing off, whatever was going on in their minds was forgotten as they focused on what needed to happen in that room. Sam sat back on the couch and pulled her over to straggle him before locking lips and getting lost again, the reaction of their body's in full view as he took her nipple into his mouth bringing sounds that made him smile as his hand made fast work of arousing her fully "Explode" he whispered as he watched her face go through it's emotions and somehow knew she was at peak. As he felt her clasping around his hand he removed it and replaced it with himself so fully and so harsh she screamed before giggling, he wasn't long at work, it had been a while. They sat there for a while Mercy straggled across him her hands covering his head and him holding her one hand by the shoulder the other around her waist as they relaxed and drunk in the entire feeling they'd just shared "You alright?" he finally asked
"Yeah, I'm fine but for the rest of the night, I'm the one that calls the shots" she told him before they started again
"Do you need breakfast?" he asked her as they woke up some time the next morning
"I've only got my dress from last night I don't want everyone knowing I spent the night, so no"
"Room service" he told her "And there's a catalogue there you can buy clothes just charge it to the room"
"Room Service? Clothes?" she looked at him saying "Who the fuck are you Sam Evans?"
"Question is do you like me?"
"Would I be here if I didn't?"
"I don't know, would you?
"I guess I'd go as far as to say I could get very serious about you Sam Evans, unless you turn out to be some sort of white supremacist or something" she laughed
"I think we can safely say I'm not, but are you a black supremacist?"
"I only went out with black guys before I met you, does that make me one?" she laughed
"I don't think so" he laughed jumping up out of bed "Breakfast yeah?"
"Yeah" she smiled at him saying as he left the room
'God I can't believe I'm falling for this man I barely know, is there any life lesson you've actually learned girl, these men will chew you up and spit you the fuck out, and who the hell is this guy, he's living like he's money but Noah did that and it turned out peak. But then Sam didn't do that and he turned out peak, how the hell do you make right choices in life? I guess Dad was right life is one long lesson, so Mercedes Jones what are you going to do? Go on another long journey that might lead to nowhere, go on one that might be the real deal, or leave it alone because your too damn scared to get hurt again? All this thinking you're assuming he likes you back, does he even like you
"Yeah I do actually" he came walking into the room saying
"Did I …. No; I know I didn't say that out loud, how are you reading my mind?"
"I'm not, I guess we're just having the same conversations with ourselves, so do you?"
"Yeah, a lot" she said shyly
"Okay so before this goes any further I guess I need you to really know who I am" he said grabbing the remote control and turning the TV on to Youtube to find his account with playlists and interviews "This is the showbiz me" he said as country music started playing and clips of music video's were being shown. She saw him winning awards, attached to his wife of 7 years who went off with a older man, his parents; his Dad also a country singer ending with the smallest clip informing the world that he was one of the five richest men in the country
"Okay" Mercy said when it finished twenty minutes later, not having touched a single piece of her breakfast for the shock of the situation "Fuck you're a rich superstar" she told him as he looked at her trying to read her mind for real this time "I just slept with you, are you going to share our business?" she asked still in shock
"I know it can be overwhelming, and truth, it puts a lot of people off being around me, but Mercy seriously" he said turning to get her full attention "I don't approach many girls, in fact since my wife 9 years ago you're the first, and well I think we have something, I'd love if you'd stick around to find out what it is" he smiled "Please"
"Sam you're a superstar"
"I know, is it all too much for you?"
"I don't know I need to think, I need to get out of here" she said looking around for her belongings as she spoke
"Mercy" he said grabbing her hand as she got up "Please think about it, I know I'm asking a lot, but that's because I think this could be something"
"I'm not in doubt about what I'm beginning to feel for you, its about all this fame thing, I can't handle girls all over you all the while and hate mail and everything that goes with having a famous boyfriend, it's not me" she told him as he let her hand go and allowed her to walk away
It wasn't as if Sam didn't understand what she meant, it was that same stuff that finally got to his ex-wife. She'd sat back pretending to take it all in her stride, not really talking to him about how she felt, even some of the hate mail she got, she hid from him saying she was happy until he found out via tabloid that she was seeing someone else and had near suffered a breakdown due to the death threats and pure nastiness coming from his so called fans. He wanted to run after Mercy and somehow tell her he'd protect her from all of that, and mean it, but how could he promise something he had no control over, this fame and fortune was going to be the ruin of him, everything he tried to touch crumbled. "But she's different" he jumped up saying "She's the one that's not going to get away" he got dressed and went in pursuit of his own happiness
He searched the complex, even though he knew she wasn't staying there, searched all the nearby apartment building and even asked a random sailor on the ship for her but no joy. Eventually at about 7 pm he decided that ultimately it was her choice to make and if she wanted out he'd have to respect that, damning his circumstances again for loosing him his chance. He sat in the hotel bar looking at his drink for about 30 minutes before he talked himself into pulling rank and called Geoff; the ships Captain "Geoff, I really didn't want to do this but will you tell me when Mercy Jones gets back on the ship I need to speak to her before you leave"
"Yes Sir" he answered
"And Geoff I mean that ship doesn't leave until I've had the chance to speak to her"
"I understand Sir" he said before Sam threw the phone down, pissed at himself for having done that, the one thing she was probably fighting against right now, 'That will make her run' he thought picking the phone up and calling Geoff back
"Sorry Geoff, can I change that to, could you ask her if I can visit her before you leave the bay"
"We have another day and a half here Sir"
"I'm aware how my cruise ships run Geoff" he spat back down the phone
"Sorry Sir"
"Sorry Geoff, it's just this is important to me" he apologised "Bye"
"Bye Sir" Geoff said with a smile in his voice
Sam flopped back in the chair, deflated for losing the woman he'd made such untamed, passionate, love with, totally connecting in every way, yes; he'd made his mind up that quick, she could be the one. He leaned back in his chair arched his back and stretched making a yarn noise as he punched the air behind him and rubbed his eyes as he straightened back up on his chair to recover from his full stretch "Shit" he said bringing his hands down from his face "Mercy" he said startled as he saw her just standing in front of him "You came back" he jumped up saying
"To talk Sam" she said dampening his excitement
"I don't think I can do the sea again, how about pool"
"Pool sounds good, indoor would be better" she laughed
"It's upstairs in my suite" he smiled
"Even better, two birds one stone" she said moving her eyebrow up and down seductively
"Still having two conversations in one" he laughed as he got up to take her upstairs
"Drink?" he asked as they walked into the apartment
"Yes please" she said throwing her bag on the couch "Is that skinny dipping?"
"Whatever, I think I've memorised every part of you last night"
"Any bits make a big impact?" she laughed saying
"Every bit, big impact, memorable night, fantastically memorable night" he turned saying to find her naked standing waiting for the drink to come "Damn..." he gasped stuck in his spot "What are you doing to me?"
"Subtle memory jolt" she smiled as he walked towards her their drinks in one hand, she reached for his neck while lifting her lips to meet his, they kissed lightly at first and then urgency came, their tongues played as their bodies pressed against each other Sam aware that she was naked to his touch, her body sending a clear message of want and him replying to her demand. Lost in the moment he grabbed her with both hands forgetting the drinks in his hand as Mercy flung herself closer to him at the feel of the wet cold substance against her hot skin
"Sorry" he said brushing her bottom dry and licking his fingers of the alcohol he was mopping up "I guess we both need that pool" he smiled taking his clothes off and leading her to the pool. He splashed about for while before she got his head under water and he pulled her down with him making her surrender "So" he said as he pulled her flush against him, pressing her in as if he required her to fold herself inside him "Is this you saying you're not scared of what we could have?"
"I guess it's me saying, I want to be with you, I'm still thinking on the fame thing" she giggled which stopped when he lifted her onto his hips and she naturally wrapped her legs around him, he nibbled at her chin, ear, and touched her face softly with his fingertips as she did the same to him, memorising touch, feel and look as they went, looking into each others eyes every now and again
"You feel so good" she told him
"You look good" he giggled nervously "Your lush curves, perfect hair, soft skin and that mouth of yours to die for" he smiled kissing her again
"I do believe you're shy Mr Evans" she giggled "Let's get out of here I'll drown doing what I want to do right now in here" she said making him giggle as he walked out of the pool with her attached before setting her down. "Come into my …. you know what" she said as they took the time to get lost in each other again "Ohh" she finally whispered as he worked his charm on her and seconds later she'd forgotten about pose, looking good or quirky words she was just consumed in the pleasure she was being served, as Sam paid her attention, eventually her insides clamped his fingers again, this time he filled her and sat still taking in the sensation of her pulsing and quivering on him as she provoked his natural peak and he held her on him until he was satisfied.
"Is that usually how a pool party ends?" he asked laughing
"I hope that's how a pool party will always end with us" she laughed "Sam is there anything else I need to know before I make my decision?"
"That, that's not the end of this session" he said lifting her off him "This is about us yeah, nothing outside of us because then it just gets impossible and, I really don't want to live with impossible" he said getting up and going back to the drinks cabinet to pour the drinks again, as Mercy sat waiting for her question to be answered "I have my fingers in a lot of pies" he said walking back and giving her the drink "And I suppose right now the one you need to know about is Minisane" he said looking at her for a reaction
"How much of a finger do you have in Minisane?"
"A few maybe a hand"
"It's your company?" she laughed "I'm actually sleeping with the damn boss" she laughed again "So if I decide to stop sleeping with you, will I lose my damn job?" she asked sounding angry
"I'm not even going to answer that" he spat
"Okay I'm sorry that was low, even for me" she said grabbing his arm as she spoke "Sam" she said again making him look at her "I'm sorry" she said when he did
"This is going to sound crazy to you and you can tell me how you want this to go but I've been bitten once and I'm not about to let the fans dictate to me again"
"Peaked, but do you accept my apology?"
"Yeah, I don't want your apology just your love" he smiled
"We're working towards that" she smiled back knocking his shoulder for using the L word
"So here's my deal" he said grabbing her hand "I've tried the courting, long engagement, fan input thing and that didn't work for me, I just want to go straight in with the this is my wife suck it approach and everything else can go to hell" he said to a shocked Mercy "I know what I'm asking and seriously I understand that you don't even know me that well never met my family, who are alright by the way, don't understand my professional life or anything like that but I want you, I'm hoping you want me back and despite everything we know is against us we can give out best shot at fighting to stay together"
"Sam we just met two days ago"
"I know but for me when I know I know today sort of did it for me, I refuse to lose you to bull shit and out there is bull shit"
"I'm not ready for this Sam, I just got my divorce two days ago, I haven't even had chance to feel free"
"That's fine I can wait, I just don't want us to go public unless we're married"
"Married?" she gasped "God Sam, I thought you didn't want to scare me off?"
"Please no two year engagements, husbands in the background or older men waiting in the damn wings, just straight up yes or no and forever stuff" he begged "What are you waiting for anyway, what is it you need to see before you make your mind up, don't you feel what I feel?
"I don't even want an engagement, let alone the party and all that crap, there is no one waiting in the wings, I don't even know what I'm waiting for maybe my parents to be there, and you know what I feel, seriously I'm getting there"
"So why is my idea so ridiculous?"
"I guess it's not it's just what people will think of me that's holding me back"
"I thought I just asked for us to forget everyone else parents included and do our own thing"
"You did, and there's that old friend of mine, doubt, coming to visit me again"
"I'm glad you know it's old, get rid of him and take this jump with me"
"Don't you need a pre-nup or something just in case I only want your money?"
"No you can have it, the lot, the minute you say yes, it's yours"
"Are you going to stop me from singing?"
"No way, you do what you love to do, always, there might be a guard around but otherwise nothing changes"
"Really?"
"Really, the only difference being you might want to spend time with me sometimes, you know husband, and I'll arrange cover for that or you can or I might come on one of your cruises to spend time with my wife" he smiled "And of course booty calls are a must"
"I'd love to answer you but you haven't asked me yet"
"Let me set the mood" he said kissing her more excited than he cared to show "Remember we didn't finish earlier"
"At the forefront of my mind" she giggled
"So if I said one word, you'd know we'd changed the conversation?" she nodded a yes "Bed" he said as she jumped up and followed him two naked bodies walking hand in hand
Room service became a way of life for the next two days before it was time for Mercy to get back on her ship and Sam to finish his holiday and start preparing things at home. Mercy had another 10 days left on her voyage and when she'd left Sam hadn't popped the question, day three and she was beginning to think it was all gas and no ignition, singing her Motown section of the cabaret she made her excuses and went to her cabin, feeling sorry for herself to find Sam sitting there
"Hi" he said smiling as he got up to kiss her "It's been four days I missed you" he said "Hope you don't mind"
"Hi" she finally managed to squeeze in "I missed you too" she said holding his face to find his lips as she spoke and her eyes focused on them
"I was on my way over and realised we didn't even know what our favourite cake was so I brought an assortment for us to work that out" he smiled
"Oh gosh too easy red velvet" she smiled as she looked at the basket full of assorted cakes "Or maybe chocolate, oh and is that lemon?" she asked not daring to touch as her excitement right now could mean she'd taste every single damn one
"Come on I'm dying to try a few too" Sam said rubbing his hands together as he sat on one side of the basket while Mercy sat opposite him "Right" he said picking one up "This is toffee and banana" he said putting it to her mouth for her to bite it, wiping toffee from her lip as he pulled his piece away and ate it "Too sweet" he cringed laughing "Your turn"
"Okay" she said picking up her first choice "This might be my choice red velvet" she said feeding him his half and licking the crumbs from the side of his mouth before eating her piece
"I like it" he said licking his lips as he spoke "I'm choosing the chocolate one" he said picking it up and attempting to put a piece in her mouth "Hold up I maybe need to ask a question" he said before he broke it in half
"What?"
"No go ahead try this" he said feeding her with it pushing his finger in her mouth a bit further than he needed to and for a bit longer too as they looked into each others eyes
"Stop" she smiled "We're wedding planning"
"Will you marry me?" he looked up asking
"What?"
"Not really the answer I was looking for" he smiled "Will you marry me?" he asked again "Please" he added as he looked into her eyes
"Yes" she said lunging into him as she spoke "Yes" she said peppering kisses all over his face
"Wedding cake" he said saving the basket as she fell on him as he hit the bed "You agree to be Mrs Evans then " he smiled "In like six days time"
"Six days?" she jumped up asking "Seriously?"
"Seriously, we just need to get your family to St Barthelemy, so you need to make a short list and mine know it might happen so it's just a case of telling them when"
"Is this real? I mean I don't even have a ring"
"Oh that reminds me cake" he said getting up as she pulled herself off him to sit up herself
"Really you need to be tasting cake right now?"
"I love this one I think you'll like it too lemon my favourite" he said taking the cake out the basket and breaking it in two to reveal her engagement ring "Do you like?" he asked as he watched her eyes sparkle at the gem he produced
"Sam, this is too much" she said grabbing at his hand "Hell no" she said pushing it away "It's too much"
"You'll learn to stop saying that" he laughed as he fully unwrapped the ring and took her hand "You said yes right?"
"Yes, I said yes" she smiled as she watched him slide the ring on her finger with a smile on his face "I'm in love with you Sam" she said making him look up from what he was doing
"I'm in love with you too" he replied as he fell onto her lips, using his skills to slip her clothes off, his hands stroking, while his lips and tongue made swift the work he needed to do, waking her body up as he went "Shhh" he said when she cried out in enjoyment for his touch, breaking contact just before she peaked to take his prize slowing things down with his rhythm as he gently and quietly waited for her tell tail signs of satisfaction "You're so damn sexy' he whispered in her ear as he pulled her in and slammed into her "I love the way your body feels" he carried on seeing her eyes close as he took her to her place with his pounding and whispering
"Sam" she gasped before clinging onto him as her body shook violently with pleasure
"Mercy" he said grabbing hold of her hips and forcing her down onto him to feel the full force of her peak as he emptied into her
"Shit Sam, no condom" she said attempting to push herself off him
"Hey" he said pulling her back "Marriage is a given, babies we talked about in our first conversation, we have six days to our wedding, maybe a pregnancy test will be our wedding present to each other" he said brushing her hair off her face as he spoke "Does that scare you?"
"No, I guess not" she smiled "It's just all moving so fast"
"Once this bit's over we can go as slow or as fast as you want" he told her "I have to go at 7 in the morning, I'm on stage in …."
"Don't tell me just, just don't wake me up if I'm not awake already" she said putting her finger over his lips to stop him talking "Booty call yeah?"
"Booty call" he laughed, kissing her. When she woke up later that morning he was gone, a note left on her pillow reminding her he loved her and she needed to go buy a dress with his card on top of the note and a reminder to send him the list of guests.
Three days later and she was sitting telling her group of friends that they were swapping cruise ships in two days time but it was all hush hush, unknown to her Sam had arranged for their families to be brought to the venue. She had gone alone and brought her dress and all her necessities, spoken to her parents and siblings, heard all the; how dumb are you, comments and warnings that this man, none of them had ever met, was going to be worse than Sam and rebounds are always a bad thing, by the end of the conversation she really wanted to call Sam and make him cancel their damn tickets.
"Mercy you ready? the small cruiser will be there in about 40 minutes" Sam said over the phone, the day before the wedding "I've asked Geoff to make sure everything's moved across safely, so no lifting or anything, just in case we get a surprise tomorrow night" he giggled
"Will I see you before our wedding?" she asked not acknowledging his comment she dare not think it
"You will for a short while we'll need to meet parents and stuff but after that you won't, you'll be busy with your family I hope"
"I know who I'd rather be busy with" she told him
"Tomorrow night you'll be more than busy" he laughed "In a bit, I'll meet you guys off the ship, still loving you"
"Still loving you too bye" Two hours later they were alighting the ship for the Island and Sam met them as he said he would, Mercy flew into his arms as her friends looked on wondering what was happening "We're getting married tomorrow" she turned to them saying as the screams started along with the hugs
"Oh and I have a surprise for you all" Sam added as they waited for the luggage to be taken off, Mercy looking at him unknowingly. There was no name for the emotion that filled the room as the girls saw their significant others, husbands and children standing in front of them, having had no contact for nearly four weeks, there was a mixed bag of emotions as Sam stood holding Mercy and watching the families interact
"Who is he?" her friend asked her
"If I told you right now I'd have to kill you" she smiled looking up at Sam "Have you met my family yet?"
"I have but they didn't know it was me" he laughed loudly "I thought I'd wait for you to introduce me"
"Come on lets do that" she said as Sam led her to the lounge where they were "Family" she said as she walked in genuinely happy to see them "I didn't tell them you were white" she said to Sam before they got to them "This is Sam" she announced as everyone stopped to look at the man that had been taking care of them since they arrived
"This is Sam?" her Dad asked, half a smile on his face
"Yes Sir Sam Evans pleased to finally officially meet you, to meet you all" he said holding his hand out while looking around at her Mom, sister and brother both younger than Mercy
"Sam" her Dad said grabbing his hand "Pleased to meet you" he smiled "There's so much I could say but Mercy tells me it's happening regardless so, I guess I'll just say be good to each other" he said shaking his hand the whole time he was talking
"Thank you Sir and I will" he smiled back "I'll need you guys to come meet my parents and my sister, when you're ready" he said looking at all of them again
"We'll do it now, you two are hell bent on this happening we might as well get into this rush thing you guys have got going on" her Mom said
"This way" Sam said as Mercy let him go and grabbed onto her Mom as her sister came to her other side hugging, they went into a dining hall and right to the far end where three people sat waiting at a table set for a few more
"Mom, Dad, Mel this is Mercy's family" he said looking back at Mercy as he spoke "And this" he said calling her to him "Is Mercy" he presented
"Sam she's ..."
"Mercy Mom, she's Mercy"
"Sorry Mercy, Sam didn't tell us you were black, I don't know if he felt that would make a difference" his Mom got up saying concluding the conversation with a hug for Mercy, shocking her "Welcome to the family" she said as Mel got up and did the same, making Sam smile before meeting the rest of the family. The Dad's went off talking while Mercy ended up with the girls her sister and Sam's sister while the Mom's went to do their own thing. Sam ended up with the guys, including Mercy's brother and got the time to call her once that evening, he could tell in her voice she wanted to see him but he resisted, "Tomorrow" he said "I'll be the one waiting at the alter" he laughed
The night grabbed her like a demon, she fell asleep for what seemed like hours but turned out to be thirty minutes and woke up sweating 'What the hell am I thinking' she asked herself when she figured out where she was 'I don't know this damn man, his family these frigging people, how the hell am I thinking of committing myself to him to them, they don't even live like real damn people, I mean who flies whole families out to secluded islands to watch a thirty minute ceremony, sorry girl, but that is not fucking normal, what are you getting into Mercy' "Check your damn self" she sat up saying opening her eyes to see someone looking back at her at the side of the bed, jumping until she realised it was her own image in the mirror, seeing the message signal flashing on her phone she stretch across an picked it up "Sam" she said rolling her eyes as she opened the message
'Hi wife to be; if you're anything like me you've let these people sow that grain of doubt in your mind and either you've woke up sweating, about to go to sleep to sweat or just plain scared to sleep. I'm that little voice in your head saying stuff them this is us, it's always going to be us and they'll have to suck that up if all of our dreams come through tomorrow'
"Ha" she said under her breath "Smily face" she said rolling her eyes as she re-read the message 'LOL husband to be, you know me too well' she wrote smiling 'Dreams tomorrow then, I'll be the one in the off white dress coming down the aisle' she wrote and sent it "What the hell was I thinking" she settled into bed asking herself with a smile
"Morning she heard looking up to see eyes on her"
"Morning" she stretched with a smile "I'm getting married today"
"Three hours come on" her Mom rushed her on as she checked her alarm and noted it was in fact in three hours time, somehow she'd slept through the alarm.
"Breakfast" Her soon to be mother-in-law said bringing a tray of fruit, pastries and hot and cold beverages to her bed
"Thank you Mrs Evans" she said
"Mom please" she fanned her off saying "I've only been talking to your Mom and I love you already" he said kissing her forehead making Mercy blush "Which is fine because she loves Sam too" she stopped to look in her eyes to say before fully leaning off the bed
"Bath, hair, make up, dress in that order" her Mom announced as everyone went into automatic pilot and two hours and forty five minutes later Mercy was standing in her off white wedding dress at the foot of the stairs waiting for the nod to walk down the aisle, The ceremony was short and sweet, not in a church because of their history, all the traditional wedding things were done and eventually at around 8 pm Sam and Mercy found their way to their hotel suite
"What do you want to do first open presents or a one word session?" he asked as they got out of their wedding clothes
"Spontaneity please" she laughed
"Believe one's going to last considerably longer than the other" he laughed
"Present then" she said as he flipped his suitcase open and took out a test
"Shall we?" he said walking towards the bathroom going on-route to collect Mercy, there was no talking just the test and the two minutes of smiles, looks, lip biting and hand holding before Sam's alarm went "Two minutes" he said picking up the stick, Mercy too uptight to verbally respond just shook her hands in the air willing him on "You say" he said turning the stick towards her "What does it say?" he asked on edge for her hesitation
"Two stripes" she said unsure of what to feel "Two stripes" she said again jumping off the toilet seat and into his arms "We're pregnant" she said clinging onto him "God Sam we're pregnant" she pulled away saying to see tears in his eyes, they knocked foreheads and cried together, tears of joy for about fifteen minutes
"We tell no one until the second Trimester okay?" he asked
"Okay" she smiled "I suddenly need you to use your words on me" she said staring into his eyes
"I can do that, maybe we could start with" he said as he took her to the bedroom, put her on the bed, pushed her to lay back and said "Spread" which she did as he stood above her looking at her nakedness for the longest time "Moisten" he smiled as he saw her breath itch at the thought of it, before he touched her belly cupping the little person they had made currently living in there "Mouth" he said as he kissed her belly and moved up to her breasts paying full attention as he slid down her body "Tongue" he said as he did his thing while her body threatened to go out of control making him stop "Love" he smiled
"I love you too" she gasped as his breath wondered about her body "What?" she asked when she saw him smiling widely as she moved with expectation as he watched her
"Ready" he smiled as she nodded barely able to contain it any more "Penetrate" he said as she let out a scream for how little notice he'd given her as they worked until every muscle they had between them tensed into a quivering heap "Forever" he whispered as he came to a close
"Gosh no" Mercy looked at him saying "There was a time there I thought my heart was going to burst"
"It won't I'm in charge of looking after that heart now, it's safe" he laughed "Its so damn hard sticking to one word when I've got all this passion going on in my head, can we change that to sentences?
"Hell no" she said laughing
The End