HI All
It's my Birthday today and my partner took me shopping as usual giving me the key to his wallet again, I went to my usual shops, you know the one that makes the right size clothes for your ass and makes you look good, and yet again I chose another stylish outfit in purple, "And What?" I asked him when he shook his head at me smiling "You and Purple" he laughed at me saying "You need a twelve step programme". So for his punishment I came back home and spent three hours of my birthday ignoring him and writing this fic
(All the songs are the 50 Shades versions)
12 Steps Programe
Step 1. 2017 - Progress
On leaving High school Mercy took a place at California Institute of the Arts in Valencia and was excited to start doing her music and assoicated courses for the next two years. They'd hoped Sam was going to get a place there too to start on his Art but he wasn't offered his first option he got a place at The college of Crative Studies in Detroit . It was a hard decision to make initally but once they sat and talked things out and agreed they'd stretch their relationsip across time if they had to, he was happy to go to Detroit for the two years and she was happy to visit
She'd been in Cali for eighteen months and Sam being so far away visits had been a bit random, espeically with her recording her first album and him beng a freshman getting to grips with univeristy life, they, unlike their counterparts, had decided to do the long distance thing, when they left school and so far it had worked. It had been 18 months since Mercy left school and everything crossed they were good, Sam swore the reason for that was that they didn't listen to all the drama or get drawn into their friends relationship failure scenarios.
"Sam what are these doing here, where did they come from?" Mercy asked on a visit to his halls , holding up some red underwear with a pen
"Not guilty babe it must have been Puck when he stayed here last month, or more likely my room mate, put them down" he scrunched his nose saying
"So you're wanting me to believe that this spot hasn't been cleaned for like 5 weeks" she asked
"No babe I'm wanting you to believe it's nothing to do with me" he said moving towards her
"I leave you alone for like 5 weeks and you got girls coming up in here doing god knows what and then you stand there lying to me about it" she said putting her left hand on her hip, while still waving the panties around with the other
"Babe you know if there was anyone else we would have had a conversation before, during and after so I'm not even going to answer that" he said still moving towards her with a smile on his face "How did you come in and zone in on those anyway if they was tucked so far down I didn't see them?" he asked
"A woman senses these things" she said watching him walk towards her smiling, he knew that underwear would have flown a long while ago if she didn't know anything about them
"There are senses and then there's Mercy prank" he laughed "How did you see them all the way down there again?"
"I might have put them there" she said with a smile on her face
"You, put them there?" he asked still walking towards her "So you didn't come in with a bag, I know that because I had it, so where did you get those from Mercedes Jones?" he asked standing in front of her now
"My backside Sammy Evans" she replied her smile filling her whole face, as Sam's eyebrows wiggled at the fun he was having
"So, dare I ask what's on your backside now Mercy?" he asked the situation making his face instantly break into I'm so ready for this mode as he pulled her in and searched her body while their lips found each other
"You got any more questions Sammy?" she asked through the kisses when she felt his hand touch a spot that needed attention and they got lost in their exquist time together, finally taking breath as they lay on the rug in front of the electric fire
"I got our song" he announced jumping up to grab his guitar sitting naked on the rug singing 'One Woman Man' by John Legend "Three months is too long Mercy" he finally said when he finished singing "We need to make more of an effort, I swear 2 hours on such a high can kill a man" he huffed
"So what you want more sex?" she giggled
"More" he smiled "More regular too" he laughed "It's kind of natural"
"What sex?"
"Yeah sex" he turned looking at her trying to see what she meant "With you babe"
"Did you like have this sort of ...?" she asked
"Stop" he said pulling away for her "This right here is the only thing that's in my head right now" he said getting up to look down at her "Why do you always have to spoil the vibe?"
"I'm not, look forget it" she said pulling him back down "Come on do this, for me, you know you want to" she said grabbing his lips as they took another hour getting familiar again
"I'd call that progress "
"What?" she asked
"Our arguement only lasting 2 minutes " he smiled "Come on my room mate only gave me till 10 pm" he said jumping up "Grab your stuff" he said grabbbing her bags as she grabbed their discarded clothes and headed to his bedroom "No more screaming" he said as he shut the door
Step 2. 2019 - Beyond the Illusion
"Is that Jodie still bothering you?" she shouted down the phone as soon as he answered
"Hello jealous Mercy, could I get the Mercy I'm in love with for a second just to say hello and stuff" he replied
"Hello Sam I just..."
"I know" he laughed "Vivid Illusions about me sleeping with someone and somewhere in that head of yours tells you it might just be true, so you get mad, but I don't understand why it's never with me" he asked "Why don't you call and go mad at me babe, there's always someone else to blame?"
"I don't know I'm going to have to think about that one"
"It always happens after we've had a visit as well" he laughed "Is it because I'm so dog when you get here, you just think I'm like that all the time?"
"Well, I guess I do know that about you" she said shyly
"That's for you babe noone else"
"It's just so easy to get you there I guess, and I know those girls bring game"
"Seriously babe the only game I'm interested in is yours, trust me"
"I trust you Sam" she laughed "Maybe that's it I trust you so it could only be their fault, logical yeah?"
"I guess but Mercy, I know I've told you before and I know you've heard it before but I don't think you understand what it is I feel for you, it's unexplainable sometimes and it's even made me cry before"
"I fully understand Mr. you're my first love that hurts like hell sometimes" she replied
"No Mercy I've had a first, that I thought was love before remember, I was whipped around her and I know there was a point when I was jealous of every one that talked to her, but it didn't feel like this"
"Like what?"
"Like breathless, aching, numb when you're not around, like my heart skips a beat, I mean literally when you enter a room or I know your near because I feel your emotions, I'm fine just being where you are no talking or sex or anything, I just want to be and I feel warm, comfortable even like I'm at home"
"That's deep Sam but I feel some of those things about you too and I've never loved anyone before"
"Well technically you have; Kurt"
"Well yeah but he's my best friend after you"
"No I mean before you found out he was gay like you loved him didn't you?"
"Well I felt something but it's nothing like what I feel for you this is like unconditional, raw, jealous love, and the breathing thing I know about and yeah sometimes, I just think, I think about you too much"
"How can you think about me too much?" he asked confused "I'm like walking down the road see a tree and I'm back at our patch at the lake in the middle of the night doing unmentionable things with you" he laughed "Or I could be in a lecture and the word fuse comes up; and it does a lot" he laughed again "And I'm back there on your bed with sweat sticking us together again after that hot first night we had together"
"I know babe" she laughed "I've only got to see a candle and I'm standing trying to make my mind up whether to cry, shout or scream" she laughed
"I'm still tempted to try that" he laughed
"No way" she giggled "Never going to happen babe but I carry you with me everywhere I go"
"And I you babe, your my first love"
"I have our song" she said as Sam stood waiting on the phone "I'm back" she said
"Don't make it too out there babe I'm in the canteen" he laughed as she started singing 'Love on the Brain' by Rihanna "Super sexy, I've got that alright, you coming down this weekend?"
"Yeah it's my turn" she replied
"Yeah, Yeah I'm coming"
"Who you talking to?" she asked
"Ricky from the team, I got to go babe, I love you, and remember what's on my brain for you" he laughed
"I love you back babe, weekend, bye" she said laughing
3. 2020 – No Limits
Time apart at College had been a breeze they'd managed to see each other nearly every other weekend sharing the cost with the help of parents, they'd applied to several Universites in Los Angeles as Sam was desperate to be nearer Mercy especially as there was going to be three years of study but they were unlucky. Sam finally got into the American University College of Art and Science in Washington and he was pleased it was at least closer to Mercy but then she got into her second choice, which was actually a better Univerity in Boston, suddently the distance thing was there again sending them both into panic. It was a hard sell by both sets of parents but eventually they agreed to go their separeate ways again, this time the stress was very visible
"Sam" she said just as they got their breath back laying in bed totally exhausted "You know..."
"We get here so many times babe remember the vibe we just created?" he sat up frustrated for her always needing to broach this subject "Could you not think of any other time to bring this shit?" he asked clearly angry "We've spoken so many times about the others and you've said your okay with that yeah?"
"Yes I am, but you know girls talk and well they told me, and well I just feel I need to know"
"We went through all our stuff before we took our first plunge at this, we asked questions, did the contraceptive thing, I even did the tests Mercy, what could they possibly tell you that I haven't" he asked
"Are you finally saying we can talk about this, no holds barred?" she asked
"Yeah, I guess I am, no limits, we need to get past this, altough I thought we were" he said laying back down in the bed
"I guess this is about me knowing more about you than they do, every time they talk I feel like, he don't do that with me and then my brain goes into who did you like best and stuff and I can get lost in that shit for hours and I just want it out" she started
"Didn't they talk about stuff when I was with them?"
"Not like the stuff they do now, I mean they'd say like he's such a gent or he tried to mess with me again and stuff but that didn't really mean anything to me then, I wasn't invested I wasn't interested if I tell the truth, I had my version of us in my head"
"I've said it before and I'll say it again, they're disrespecting us because they're jealous, but go on ask your questions and I'll answer as honest as I can" he lay saying
"Sam I need you to be brutal about it, I really don't want them having anything over me"
"Okay"
"Quinn?"
"I thought I loved her, I've said as much before, but I realised I didn't when it didn't hurt to say we were through and I guess the pain was dulled by the fact that she cheated on me with Finn"
"And what if she was to come and ask you to get back with her?"
"What?"
"Bruital honestly Sam" she looked at him asking
"Mercy you couldn't be asking me that I'm with you now, we wouldn't be together if I had someone else in my head, please tell me you know this about me" he asked upset at her not knowing this "I have feelings for everyone at club, they're like family as in Bros n H... no" he said when her realised what was coming, bringing a smile to her face "Sisters, but your the only one I see as my wife"
"Did you just say you wanted to be my husband?"
"When we're ready" he smiled "But Mercy we know we still have a while to go before we start talking about settling down and stuff"
"Here it comes" she said rolling her eyes
"look as I said I have no intentions of cheating on you, if anything were about to happen I'd tell you, honest I would, actually I'd ask you and having to do that would put me off" he laughed
"What like you asked Quinn about the promise ring?" she snapped
"No"
"What so you're telling me all the times you were with them you weren't thinking that was the best thing you'd ever had?"
"Of course I was thinking that, Mercy I was a 17..." he tapered off at the look on her face as he realised he'd just told her indirectly he'd just remembered all that shit "Don't even trip on that shit I wasn't there" he told her as he kneeled up on the bed his eyes now level with hers a giggle escaping his lips as he checked her face
"Your laughing?" she got up out of bed asking "Laugh about this" she said grabbing her clothes and going to the bathroom slamming the door as Sam remembered exactly why he didn't want to have that conversation with her any time 'why the fuck did I agree to doing that' he flung himself back on the bed thinking
"Shit Mercy, you don't even understand, right now even if I wanted to, there's no one else" he said leaning up on the bed to wait for her to come back down off that damn ceiling she was in there climbing up, she came back in the room within 10 minutes surprising him as he sat up in the bed "Babe I'm sorry about all of it, I just ..."
"I'm not even trippin" she held up her hand saying "I've go..."
"I've got a song" he interupted her saying
"I got to hear this" she said flinging herself on the bed next to him as he clipped his pod on "It's more the chorus that the verse but I'll sing it all" he said before he started singing 'Code Blue' by The Dream for his girl
"I'm sorry babe" she hugged into him saying when he finished "Actually this is what you get for loving me" she told him and she climbed on top of him
4. 2023 – Higher Goals
University life had been challenging for them they didnt see as much of each other as they did in that first year and study pressure was on. Apart from the odd phone call they barely found time to converse. In the end the pressure got too much and Mercy suggested they break free for a bit and do ther own thing. Reluctantly Sam had agreed but only because he was confident that Mercy was doing this for his benefit and he had no intentions of straying so he agreed to her request.
That had been three months ago and they seemed to do more check ins, or he'd have called them check ons, than they did before the agreement.
"Sam I just called to say I've met someone, he's a musician, he plays rock, we've been out for a couple of drinks a few times and he's really sweet" Mercy chirpily as Sam's heart sank
"That's nice Mercy" he said as cheerfully as he could
"So don't feel you have to wait on my account" she said
"What do you mean on your account I told you if it should happen that I meet someone and want to go there, I'd let you know I'm waiting still but you do what you want" he spat
"Sammy you're angry with me for telling you this"
"I'm not Mercy I'm pissed at myself for giving you the option" he said
"I know how that feels" she said "Somewhere in there I was trying to say he's not going to touch me, lost in translation yeah?"
"Can we skype Mercy I need to see you"
"What now?"
"Yeah now please"
They got their laptops out and set up the session, Mercy hoping that Sam couldn't see the need in her eyes and Sam hoping she couldn't see the hurt in his
"Hi" he said as her face popped up
"Hi" she said "What's up Sam?"
"Tell me again about this new guy of yours" he said and Mercy repeated almost word for word what she had said previously, her eyes wondering everywhere except his face, he knew that was her nervous and smiled "Now talk to me" he said when she'd finished as her eyes automantically fell on his and he saw what he was looking for
"What's up babe, why the sad face I'm only dating him not sleeping with him that's for you, we know this" she said smiling at him making her whole face light up
"There it is" he said "Your still mine" his face lighting up
"Damn straight I'm still yours, what gave it away" she asked
"Those fall into eyes of yours shine like that for me every time, your making love to me with your eyes woman"
"Well that's because your fucking me with yours Mr. I love your eyes they look into my soul" Mercy said "I have a song" she laughed
"Really?" he asked
"Yeah, do you want to hear it?"
"The floors yours" he said sitting back on his bed as he watched her perform her version of 'Say you love Me' by Jessie Ware
"And this rock star music playing man you just threw in my face, where is he?" he asked his face suddenly serious
"In my head he's a souped up version of you, I have higher goals than some make shift random whatever" she said wiggling her eyebrows "And I'll try anything for a reaction Sammy I need you to remember me, that little niggle in the back of your head saying choose me choose me like some throwback Julia Roberts film" she laughed
Sam laughed "I'll get you back for that" he told her "You got me I was ready for rock legend, you made me feel all kinds of wrong"
"Sorry babe but you know I will always love you right?"
"I'm yours Mercy, don't fight this and yes we can get back together" he said holding his heart
"Thank you for hearing me Babe" she smiled "And thanks for having me back, I can't be without you"
5. 2024 – Balance
Seriously by the time university had finished and they'd made their applications to various agencies, their had hoc relationship was working pretty well for them. They hoooked up regular somehow the feeling of uncertainty for them was some sort of afrodesiac, they were both on it constantly and their jealous was super hyped. Mercy had managed to get an album deal at Record Planting in Los Angeles and Sam got a Internship at the Phoenix Art Museum in the next state the closet they'd been to each other in years but now work restrictions brought it's problems and arguments
"It's only 4 days till we get to Lima Sammy I'm so pumped" Mercy said
"Yeah about that" he smiled down the phone "You know cos we're not really seeing each other officially like I sort of made arrangements with Satan and Britt to go out to lunch on Friday and I'm seeing Rachel and Tina for catch up on Saturday morning and then Quinn has set something up for us for the rest of Saturday so we might see each other on Sunday morning maybe but my flight back is at 11.30 am so it's just hot chocolate and bun time for us, if that's alright" Sam asked
"Oh maybe we should leave it till my next visit, actually I was only coming to see you so I might just stay in LA and rock with some friends here I can hook up with the guys their good for party time" Mercy said
Sam was silent for a while before he said "If that's what you want to do, that's fine by me" his smile still on his face for his great choice of words 'Here she goes' he rolled his eyes thinking and she didn't disappoint
"Well no it fucking isn't" Divatude in full fuck you Evans mode "But seeing as you've decided to pass through all your old haunts I don't have much fucking choice do I?" she paused to take a breath "And no way am I meeting up with you and them to hear about how they fucked Sam Evans for fun again" she spat, he knew she was about to get real orbital about this and for a split second he thought 'I shouldn't have, maybe a tad too far' but then her rock playing guy came back into his mind and he carried on 'She can give it she can take it' he smiled
"Who said I was going to fuck them Mercy?" he asked not even hiding the laugh in his voice
"I'm not stupid Sam I know what they're up to, I'm not even getting into this I need to go" she surprised him by saying "Oh and by the way, I wasn't aware that we weren't official, my bad" she said slamming down the phone before he could say anything else. He rang her back knowing that would rile her even more and laughed when she obviously cut him off after the first ring
About 10 seconds later her mobile buzzed and she saw Sam's name come up "Fucking right don't talk to me right now" she said to her phone flicking it open any way "April fucking Fool" she shouted 'the dick' she thought as another message came through
'I can't wait to hold you on Friday when I pick you up at the airport my love speak soon, ps I am your Man x x'
She flicked her phone open and called him back "Why did you just do that Samuel Evans that was the most horrid thing to do" she giggled "And you know how I am about that shit" she told him
"That'll teach you to throw random guys in my face" he laughed
"Okay I get how you felt it won't happen again" she finally said
"Miss Jones I need you to know we're end game believe it"
"Mr Evans I believe it so much I love you"
"I have a song" he told her
"Go for it" she bounced onto her couch saying as he started singing 'If I ain't got You' by Adam Levine
"We're just begining our journey babe and it's going to be one hell of a ride, so hang on" he told her when he finished singing
"You better be good at balancing, can you not feel that wieght round your damn neck" she laughed "That's me hanging on for dear life, I need you to breath"
"I know how that feels babe and I love you too, your my level, you hanging on is keeping me balanced"
6. 2025 – Time, Space, Motion
So they finally got to spend some time together, like quality time with no work days or study breaks or anything just wondering around old haunts and drinking lots of hot drinks, an absolute luxury. They hadn't seen much of anyone since leaving school they came home when they needed to, but mainly Sam would fly up to Mercy wherever she was, skipping by Lima on his way through to see the families and collect presents and stuff or Mercy did much the same. This was one of those rare occassions where they were available for breakfast, lunch and dinner together at whichever parents they chose. So they were sat in the Lima Bean the second day there, Mercy silently grateful that none of the other had turned up, Sam praying that they didn't to upset the apple cart he knew Mercy was on edge ready to tip over on that subject
"So what do you want to do today?" he asked as they sat sipping their drinks and just taking in the calm of beng in Lima so quiet and slow compared to the life they were very used to now.
"I guess we need to visit the lake" she said with a smile, interrupted by a familiar voice
"Whoo look who's here, what are you guys doing here" Blaine asked
"Talk about de ja vu please don't tell me about Pipper Middleton I still didn't read up" Sam laughed getting up to go hug Blaine while Mercy flew at Kurt both laughing at Sam's joke
"Great to see you guys it's been forever" Kurt said hugging Mercy as he spoke
"Come join us" Mercy said showing them the chairs as she moved around to take the chair next to Sam instead of sitting in front of him
"So guys finally home for the holidays" Kurt said looking at Sam and Mercy as Blaine went off to do thier orders
"It's a bit of a novelty us being here at the same time and with absolutely nothing to do" Sam said grabbing hold of Mercy around the waist as he spoke
"I'm sorry that's not going to last long the oth..." he trailed off as Santana, Brittany, Tina and Mike came through the door "Hi Guys, look who we found"
"Troouty, Weazey" Santana shouted, they'd almost forgotten those names, but like that perverbial bad penny she was there to bring it back
"Satan" Mercy shouted back waving as Sam smiled at her getting involved with the game just like that
"Whoo someone's grown up and learned to fight back" Santana laughed
"I don't fight Satan I just speak my mind much like you" Mercy replied as she got up to hug Santana and then Brittany
"Mercedes" Brittany said as she hugged her "Nice to see you but, I'm even more pleased to see Sam I am and his hunky self still giving me goose bumps after all this time" she smiled as she directed her conversation to Sam
"Good to see you too" Sam said as he stood up to hug the girls "Britt I'm still with Mercy so I'd thank you to keep your fantasies to yourself instead of disrespecting us like that" he told her as he hugged
"No need for that Trouty she didn't mean anything by it" Santana turned to him saying
"There's a need" he said not in a very good mood "If you guys didn't see us sitting here together and think respect there's a need" he said sharply as Blaine ad Kurt looked at each other impressed "Mike" he said lighter, hugging him and then Tina as Mercy did the same a smile on her face for Sam sticking up for them as they moved to a booth for more space , they'd just settled when Rachel and Quinn turned up
"Hi guys" they waved from the counter as they got their orders
"I got to visit the bathroom" Mercy said getting up to do the quick visit, but not quick enough as, on her return she found Rachel almost wrapped around Sam's left leg and Quinn in her spot on the right leg "Hi guys" she said as Quinn sprung up to go hug her
"You never said Diva was here" she said to Sam as she flew over
"You never asked" he replied smiling at Mercy, he waited until Quinn came to sit back down obviously disregarding the fact that Mercy was standing waiting for her seat before he got up and gave his seat to Mercy, called Mike and Blaine and they went off to play pinball and left the girls to it, funny enough they didn't wrap themsleves around Mercy
When he got back he smiled at everyone looking around the booth to find somewhere to sit in the end he opted for under Mercy, walked over pulled her up and sat before pulling her back onto him as everyone watched. To make the girls feel even more uncomfortable he wrapped his arms around her and rested them between her thighs as they spoke, Mercy spreading her legs to accommodate his hands, thanking God she had trousers on, Mercy becoming more talkative as Sam's hands rubbed the inside of her thighs
"So" Mercy finished with "I'd really love to stay and catch up but we have family plans for this evening and we need to go get ready" she smiled "Babe" she said almost laying down on him to look at him "What time do we need to be leaving?" she asked him
"About now babe" he smiled "And yeah Mercy's right it's been really good catching up with you guys" he added
"I just can't believe you guys lasted all this time" Quinn said sounding amazed
"I would have put money on this player getting kicked to the kurb a while ago, you've put up with a lot then?" Rachel asked as Tina shook her head disguested
"Actually we've been exclusive since college" Mercy told her "And we've just finished our internshps so we're hopefully moving to the next level pretty soon, we hope to live together for a while after this holiday"
"As I said before we're taking it slow" Sam smiled "Come on" he said bouncing her off his lap as his hands moved from her thighs to her hips as he pulled himslef up and purposely slammed into the back of her his right hand staying round her waist, resting on her trouser button as he spoke to everyone "We'll catch up some time this week just call" he said guiding Mercy out in front of him and they left the Lima Bean to go back to their hotel
"Sam Evans" she said breaking into the biggest laugh when they got in the car
"What?"
"You know what you did in there" she told him trying to keep her face straight "Those Bitches were back in school getting all up on you like that I wanted to snap but you took control and I love you for that"
"I felt like we'd walked into some sort of capsule where time, stood still those guys are still living in school days lost in fucking space" he laughed "There was only one thing to do and thats why I kept you close, I didn't do anything" he smiled
"I know every one of them was sitting there wishing they were me" she laughed
"And I hope I told them loud and clear we're end game" he said starting up the engine to drive away turning the radio on to hear 'Bad Blood' by Bastille playing they just looked at each other and started laughing
7. 20025 – No Expectations
So back in LA and working now Sam, in a reputable Animation Company and Mercy banging out her second album while doing clubs and performing as supporting artist to some big names, they were climbing, high and loving it. Weekends were generally spent together and nearly every week Sam would find something new and even exciting for them to do this weekend was no different
"Come on let's just do it, we'll have fun" he said
"But I expected a rest, and to just spend one weekend in with my man, not performing and making a damn fool of myself"
"It's for the children you know the little people" he begged giving his signature look
"Are you forcing me to do this Sam, I feel stupid?" she said warning him with her eyes to stop
"Mercy would I make you do something I know you'd look stupid doing?" he asked afronted
"Okay a fool then"
"I've done some fool things for you in the past and I reckoned you'd like it once you got into it so come on bite the bullet" he told her trying to get her to do this one thing as he pushed the lips out to go with the eyes
"Okay I'll do it" she said after he gave her the sad puppy look, Sam fist punched into the air for his victory
"Come on Babe let's go" he said grabbing her hand and quick stepping toward the car before she could change her mind
They got to the venue and Sam took her backstage to introduce her to Maggie, the old woman that run the Sunday School class that was having the party
"Thank you for doing this Mercedes, may I call you that?" she said "the children will be so buzzed" she said clapping her hands in excitement "The costume's over there" she suddenly said pointing to a chair in the corner
"A costume?" Mercy asked looking at Sam with horror in her eyes
"I didn't know babe" he said giving his sorry look
"What costume is it?" she asked Maggie her gaze still on Sam
"Mr. Tumble" Maggie replied "Your just going to sing the birthday song yeah?"
"Yeah" she replied giving Sam a dead eye and grabbing the costume off the chair with such force he chair moved, while going towards the bathroom.
"You didn't mention the costume Maggie" Sam said when Mercy was out of sight "I'm going to get some flack for that" he said pressing his lips together and biting his bottom lip like he did when he had Mercy nerves
"Sorry Sam it doesn't appeal to everyone" 'Damn straight' he thought as he watched the bathroom door waiting for Mercy to emerge. Twenty minutes later the party was in full swing and it was time for the cake to come out with the singing Mr Tumble lights went down and the cake emerged with Mr Tumble holding it singing
Birthday Party all friends have come, Birthday Party lets have lots of fun, Birthday Party lots of games to play, Birthday Party it's a special day
A happy birthday celebrate and Sing, A happy birthday to you will surely bring , A happy birthday everyone have fun
A happy birthday so how old are you today?
"5" the children shouted back to Mercy as she finished the song
"5" Mercy said with excitement in her voice "And what did you get for your big 5th birthday?" she asked bending to accommodate the little girl
"I got a doll a bike and a hug from my Mommy and Daddy, am I getting a big hug from Mr Tumble" the little girl asked, making Mercy laugh for not sounding her words out proplerly
"Yes you are sweetie" Mercy said going in to give her a hug
"That was the best hug ever thank you Mr Tumble" the little girl said
"Arrh thank you for that hug too sweetie it was good wasn't it" Mercy said before going back to the bathroom to change back to her own clothes
"Sorry about that Mercy I didn't know about the costume honestly" Sam said, waiting at the door as she came charging towards him
"Babe don't sweat it, I really didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I did, and for that hug and those words I really don't mind" she stopped in front of him smiling as she spoke
"You don't mind" Sam said his voice in excited mode, making Mercy take a second look at him "We need to get home so you can dress up for me and give me kisses and hugs" he said making then both laugh as they left the venue for home
"I have a song" he laughed when they got in, cliping his music system on as he started singing his version of 'Pray' by JRY ft. Rooty making her laugh "Cruel yeah?" he asked when he finished a smile on his face
"What you need to be punished?" she smiled asking
"I need to maybe pray over your.. I mean you" he laughed as they found each other
"Next weekend I pick" she told him a few hours later, as they lay lifeless in bed
8. 2027 – No Entitlement
Back in Lima for the holidays again and Sam has a plan, they'd been together and solid for a few years now, they were more than comfortable in their relationship and for all intents and puroses they were married. There were no benefits to married life for them except maybe financial gain in the future but they had been cautious and sorted all that out when they decided they were end game years ago. They'd had a whirlwind time with family this time around they'd come back for Sam's parents wedding anniversary helped with the planning, sent them off on their second or was that third honeymoon, this was the day after the family had left for home and the first time they'd actually spent quality time together since they'd stepped foot in Lima a ten days ago.
"I'm really happy we have this time together Sam, I know I don't show it all the while but I do love you"
"I know you love me Mercy I've never doubted it and you don't have to show it I feel it" he smiled touching her bare back as he got up to visit the bathroom "Can we go out to dinner tonight for a change, have some real conversation I mean discuss something that's been on my mind?" Sam asked as he stood in the bathroom door
"Yeah but we can generally talk about anything so this must be serious" Mercy replied looking at him with concern but he just turned and carried on into the bathroom "So what we going to do today?" Mercy shouted after him as the door swung shut. She sat on the bed waiting for him to come out wondering what exciting place they were going to go for about a minute before her mind got stuck on wondering what Sam could possibly need to say so much he wanted to go out to dinner
"What did you say babe?" he asked when he came out
"What we doing today?" she asked
"Hanging out with the Guys maybe and sing a song or two, what do you say?" he said sitting on the bed as Mercy fell into his arms laying across him
"For a bit yeah but I want to spend time with you and being in a room full of your ex's just pisses me off more than it did when we were at school as you know"
"Seriously I've always wanted to ask why that is when it didn't bother you back in school?"
"I don't know maybe it's because the girls I hang out with now have a code which is no sleeping with friends partners, ex's, husbands you know so we can truly be friends and I'm not saying they're not my friends because they are, hell their my family but, I should be able to trust them with my man and if I'm totally honest I don't there's no code you know"
"I'm sure that's all changed since we totally left school" he replied looking down at her smiling
"Rachel" she said, pissed off in her voice already as she shot up off him "What about at the cafe a few years back?"
"I knew that was coming as soon as I opened my mouth" he told her the smile leaving his face "So how are we going to deal with this because I know you already know how I feel" he said getting up and walking towards the window "I can't take it all back Mercy, it's part of my past, are we going to relive it every time we meet up with them, should we just forget coming to Lima and be somewhere else, what do we need to do?"
"I maybe need to stop being so messed up and insecure" she said
"But you're not insecure you know I love you with all my heart, and you tell me you love me all the time but then this, it's crazy"
"It's not you Sam it's them"
"So you trust me yeah?"
"Yeah with all my heart"
"So what's the problem, I'm never going to do anything to hurt you, you mean the world to me"
"I know Sam and I wish someone would slap this stupidity out of me and I love the way you keep loving me even through this tireless crap I keep passing out, I feel crazy sometimes about you"
"I have a song" he said more frustrated than in his usual happy place "I need you to listen" he ordered as he started singing his version of 'Crazy in Love' by Miguel "So what's happening here?" he asked when he finished
"We're going to see our friends, and if they want a piece of you I'll tell them we'll dedicate one of our honeymoon nights to doing their favourite positions, hard, soft, fast and slow" she laughed
"We will not be having that conversation with our friends, no time at all" he laughed saying
"What can I do then, you always suck all the fun out of it" she said still laughing
"Sing something like 'And I'm telling you get to goin' Sam sang laughing 'or you, you who have nothing' he sang still laughing
"How about this one" she said as she started singing 'Oh my man you love him so or' holding her hand up 'forgot you no I really mean forgot you' she said bringing a real belly laugh
When they stopped laughing Sam said "I think a humble 'Ain't no way' will suffice"
"Or the simple truth he's mine" she said and started singing 'He's mine you may have had him once but I got him all the time' she sang as he grabbed hold of her and kissed her. So they went off to meet their friends for the afternoon, sat through all the complements and digs and then left to go home back to Sam's parents home
"That didn't hurt did it?" he asked as they settled in at home
"I... it doesn't matter"
"No say you're entitled to your say"
"I think they found it hard restraining themselves, did you say something?"
"No"
9. 2027 – Making that Connection
"I didn't expect to, but I had fun with the family today no real drama and everyone looked loved up even Rachel" she said as they sat on the sofa just hugging
"Let's hope you enjoy the night I've got planned"
"Oh yeah dinner" she said moving her eyebrows up and down unable to wait for the surprise "How do I need to dress?"
"Any way you want" he said
"I hate when you do that, I always get it wrong"
"You always get it right babe because I love you not your clothes and if you must know I prefer them off all together" he said wiggling his eyebrows at her again"We've got like an hour and a half until we need to be at the restaurant, what do you want to do?" he asked with a smirk
"Anything I'm easy relax, talk, sleep, bed but no sleep, c…."
"Okay we agree on that one come on" Sam said pulling her up off the sofa and towards the bedroom "It's been a while since we took time about this" he said smiling at her
"So what happened last night then was that someone else?" she asked
"Those screams were all you babe and the moans were all me but we need to check out what note you hit that last time I missed it busy hitting my own notes but I'll pay attention this time I promise" he said giving that sexy grin of his that made Mercy ready every time.
"Mercy we need to get up" he said 40 minutes later taxi's coming in like 20 minutes
"20 minutes" she said jumping up, they did their rituals and were ready just as the taxi came to the door "How do I look?"
"Eatable" he said "Me?"
"Totally Fuckable if I wasn't me I'd be jealous of the bitch holding onto your arm" she said as they left for the restaurant. On arrival Sam gave his name and they were shown to their seats
"Very nice" Mercy said giving him a look of satisfaction "You're really treating me tonight I love it and I love you Sam" she said as he pulled out the chair for her to sit on and went round to his own
"Sir are you ready to order" the waiter asked
"Are we?" he asked her
"Yep" she said "I'll have whatever mimics fish and he'll have any stake dish, in fact the biggest, with salad and everything well done please"
"Will that be all Miss" the waiter said looking at Mercy with a smile on his face
"Yep" she said
"Hey I love you too, but what if I'd have wanted something else?" he asked
"Like?"
"I don't know" he laughed
"That's just it Sam you never know what you want and, even you get frustrated because you don't know and, it always ends up being a stake because you don't trust anything else so I just skipped all that and ordered your stake"
"Okay I get it you know me" he said laughing "You really do; when did we get the time to get to know each other so well" he asked
"I don't know I guess it's like a project, when you're connecting to something you like research it, that's what we did to each other watched, listened, touched and felt until we knew each other"
"But, you still think what we have can last forever yes?"
"Hell yes; we've fought hard for and against this and we still ended up together, I don't think us is really up to us, at the risk of sounding so fucking stupid, it's up to the Gods. I know where my heart is and I feel I know where yours is too so yes I stand by that this is forever for me Sam, don't you feel that way?"
"Do I feel that way" Sam said putting his knife and folk down "I'm going to tell you how I feel Mercy, to use your expression hell I'm going to sing you how I feel, join in if you know it" he smiled getting up and shouting for a guitar at which point the guys entered the room from what she thought was the kitchen, with instruments and smiles
"Hey girl" Quinn said as they all waved to Mercy and stood behind Sam
"What's..." she got out before Sam started talking again
"I want to ask you something Mercy it shouldn't be a shock but it might be a surprise, so listen to the song and these guys are here to help me" he said pointing to the Group "And as part of our conversation we had when you told me I suck all the fun out of things" he said making Mercy think first then laugh as he started playing the tune
"A Serenade, how romantic" she said as the guys started playing until she recognised the song "God I love this, I'll sing with you" she smiled getting up
"God Only Knows" by John Legend & Cynthia Erivo
Sam: I may not always love you, but long as there are stars above you, you never need to doubt it,
I'll make you so sure about it, God only knows what I'd be without you
Mercy: If you should ever leave me, though life would still go on believe me, the world could show nothing to me
So what good would living do me, God only knows what I'd be without you
Sam & Mercy: God only knows what I'd be without you
All: If you should ever leave me, well life would still go on believe me, the world could show nothing to me
So what good would living do me
Repeat x 4 (Everyone on last one)
Sam & Mercy: God only knows what I'd be without you, God only knows what I'd be without you
God only knows
"So what do you say Mercedes Jones, will you marry me?" he asked kneeling in front of her, as she stood there covering her mouth to stop the scream that wanted to come out
"Are you serious Sam?" she asked looking at their friends as she spoke
"I'm pretty sure I asked the question Mercy" he blushed
"You did, you know you have my heart, so yes I will thank you very much, I will marry you" she replied as everyone stood around clapping she didn't mind about the guys standing around in fact she loved the fact that Sam had invited them to prove his point "I love you Babe"
"I love you babe" eventually they looked around as they saw plain as day on the girls faces that sad Katy song
'The One That Got Away' by Katy Perry
In another life, I would be your girl, I'd keep all our promises, be us against the world
In another life, I would make you stay, so I don't have to say, you were the one that got away ,the one that got away
they burst out laughing and luckily everyone thought it was because they were so happy
10. 2028 – I am the Cause
The wedding came around quickly all the family attended, Sam sung a great rendition of 'I believe in you' by Michael Buble very tame to their usual stuff which made Mercy laugh for a long while before she finally looked around and decided to take things serious. Then the crowd calmed down for a while until Mercy sung her song her song to him 'I'm your Lady' by Celine Dion those first few lines brought him straight back to their bedroom making him laugh as she giggled missing some of the words at their private joke
"Babe " Sam whispered in her ear as they danced around the floor "We got to get out of here" he said looking around the room as he spoke
"Why?" she asked as broad smile on er face , as he pushing himself up against her
"You" he smiled "It's your fault "
"Well I guess I have a problem to sort out" she stepped off towards the lifts saying, everyone saw them but noone said anything until the lift got there then a massive goodnight made them spin round laughing as Sam replied
"We will have" in front of the parents earning himself a slap from Mercy as he laughed "They can't say shit you're my wife now" he told her
"Oh yeah" she smiled before turning to the crowd to say "Thanks we will" and they jumped in the lift
"I'm not being funny Mercy but ..." he stood on his side of the bed saying
"I remember and yeah I'm up for it" she smiled , so they had their first ever unprotected session, their wedding present to each other a few hours later as they stood in the shower as the water hit their skins "I have a song" she told him
"Make it a sexy one I want to go all night on this baby making fest" he laughed
She got out of the shower and put her phone in the pod before going back in and taking her spot as she sung 'Not Afraid Anymore' by Halsey as they tested the waters
"Well worth the wait Mrs Evans" he said as they fell out of the shower cubicle "hey" he said grabbing hold of her as she threatened to trip "You can not seriously be thinking of wastig all that baby making exercise " he grabbed her saying "Bed" he ordered wiggling his eyebrows an she knew what that meant
11. 2028 – Always Giving
"Did I just hear that right babe?" Sam asked Mercy as she lay there with her tummy exposed looking at the Nurse that had just completed a check on her
"I think she said we were pregnant babe, ask her again" Mercy said as the nurse willing confirmed what she had said
Mercy grabbed hold of Sam "this wasn't supposed to happen babe , we promised my Dad, what are we going to do?" he asked
"Suggestions!" Mercy shouted at him not really needing his reaction right now
"I'm thinking run, we need to get some stuff together and run like hell before your Dad fucking kills me, then when we get where we need to, you can kill me and then go back home I think I'd prefer your kill to your Dads" he said looking serious
"So, what makes you think he wouldn't kill me when I came back?" she asked
"Because you'd have his beautiful grandchild incubated so, you'd get at least, call it an extra year with breastfeeding and all" he said still serious
"So what happened to together forever and all that?" Mercy said laughing at Sam's account of pending events
"We did good Husband everyone will be pleased but really, Dad did ask us to waited till after the honeymoon" Mercy said making them both laugh
"Could you be quite for a minute please?" the nurse said as she listened to the heart beat "I think I need to get the doctor in here to confirm this" she said leaving the room and promptly returning with a doctor
"Is something wrong?" Mercy asked really concerned for the baby she didn't even know yet
"Just a final check before I say" the nurse said smiling with them, as the doctor looked at Mercy before asking if he could listen to her baby, to which she agreed and Sam nodded a yes too.
"You're right Nurse" the doctor said listening "It's almost simultaneous with the other one but good call" he said looking at Sam and Mercy to say "Twins, congratulations" he smiled "their hearts are beating almost as one they are going to be tight" he laughed "Come back at twenty weeks and we'll hopefully be able to tell you the sex of them.
Sam and Mercy could say nothing they were crying loudly
The pregnancy was difficult it tested their relationship in many ways,, Sam couldn't do right for doing wrong, it was all he could do to get into the house and fall into bed before Mercy started on him for anything , the postman had knocked the door or her drink had gone cold while they sat watcing TV and somehow it was all because of him. In her 8th month she actually asked him to leave the bedroom, he did and slept in the nursery for about three nights before he decided to stay at the office one night and that went to pot, he thought she was going to blow a blood vessel or at the very least bring the babies early with her super get back here now fit, 2 am he was hotfooting it back home happy that she'd actually noticed he wasn't there
He was nearly brought to tears when she finally broke down and begged him to forgive her for treating him the way she had, begging him to love her again "Shall we have a song?" he asked as she lay in his arms weak from crying, she didn't answer he just flicked his phone on and sang the first thing that played, she cried hard as he sung his version of 'Empty Pack of Cigarettes' by Joseph Angel to her, the next day she went into labour and had thier children.
12. The Phisical is an affect not a cause
It had been 12 weeks since Marcus and Marcella had been born and things still hadn't got back to normal in fact they were feelig a bit abnormal around each other half brought on by the bad three months Mercy had at the end of the pregnancy and then the challenge of having two babies to nurse with bits of sleep iin between. Sam did all he could to help but she insisted on him getting his sleep as he needed to get to work the following morning
"I'm going to the Doctors in the morning " she told him as they lay in bed him hoping she'd ask and her trying to find the strength to want to ask
"Do you need me to go with you?" he asked rolling his eyes at the fact that 6 months ago he'd have told her he was going
"No, I mean no I didn't mean to say it that fast, its just that you have work"
"It's not as imortnat as you guys Mercy"
"I know I didn't mean it like... it's alright" she said turning away from him "Goodnight Sam" she said fluffing her pillow before she threw herself into it
"Goodnight Mercy" he said turning the other way so their backs were to each other
"I dont want this Sam" she finally said they knew they weren't sleeping
"What?" he sprung up in bed asking "What don't you want?" he asked but before she could answer he carried on "I've sat back and let you carry on because I understand you were the one going through all that with the babies and stuff. I've kept my mouth shut in the hope that you're going through baby blues or something and just worked around you, but now you seem to have decided something that affacts me, affects us even and I'm not having it Mercy, you are not leaving me"
"What?" she jumped up saying "What do you mean leaving you?"
"I said your not leaving me"
"Okay, but I was going to say, I need us to get back on track I don't feel sexy or lovable right now I'm leaking all over the place , baby flab everywhere and I haven't had my hair, nails or skin done in like 12 weeks I just feel like a frump" she looked at him saying "I need some time out to go get myself done up and I want to feel like your wife again"
"Come here" he said dragging her up with him and they made their way to the children's rooms "Do you see the same thing as me Mercy, what do you see?" he asked as they stood over their children's cribs
"Our children" she answered looking at him for clarification
"What else?"
"Our beautiful childen Sam why?"
"Honestly, can you look at them and say they came out of something ugly we did?"
"No"
"So why do you insist on always making a reality what it is you think you see , your the way you are right now because your body has just taken 9 months to grow and protect our babies, it's not going to happen over night Mercy I'm not going to lie but you'll get back to how you like to see yourself. I on the other hand have no problem with seeing the mother of my children in any way she presents herself because I love you Mercy not your unpainted toe nails or your make up covered face
I just want to look good for ..."
"For you Mercy, don't put this on me"
"How do you always manage to do that?" she smiled asking
"What?"
"Just, I don't know, make me feel like I'm enough I guess "
"Because your enough for me, this is enough for me" he said looking at the Babies
"I have a song" she said
"What now?"
"Yeah" she said leading them out of the nuersry and back to their room as she put her phone in the pod and started singing her version of 'Love me like you do' by Ellie Goulding
"I love it when you get a shade darker" he laughed as they became them again
The End
Arrh he made me Lunch