The Implausible Sexual Tension
I'd like to take the opportunity to send a personal thank you to everyone who's read, commented or even skimmed through my fics,
This fic contains three scenarios based firstly on Sue Sylvester's comment about Sam and Mercedes sexual tension (There's a build up) but secondly very loosely on three of Halle Berry's films. I had a Halle fest the weekend, never knew she'd done so many good movies and for all her love scenes I visualised Samcedes, so I put fingers to keys and put them out there – Can you guess the films, I'm hoping its obvious, but as you know these Glee Fics take you all over the place
'No More Rain' by Angie Stone
Sam Evans' wife was a high roller, she was a workaholic and living in Hollywood, a well know actress, singer and even dabbled in theatre. He'd been happy to sit in the background and watch her grow but these past 5 years their marriage had moved to another place, he was hearing things about his wife that made him question her fidelity. According to Richard; his friend in the business, she'd been using her body to climb that ladder of success, she'd done underhanded things to other actresses to secure herself leading parts in major films
"Babe I heard something today which I found disturbing" he told her as they ate their evening meal together for the first time in forever
"Like" she looked up at him asking
Richard said he'd heard some rumours about you sleeping your way to the top, I told him we don't do that, I mean you promised me"
"Everyone knows the road to the top is a seedy one and you either shut up or get out" she told him
"What are you saying, is he telling the truth?" he slammed his hands on the table asking
"I didn't say that, but what are you saying, you don't like the way we live?" she looked around their lavish home asking, her brain working overtime for something to say to stop this conversation
"I like it just fine it's just that..."
"I have a reading for a part in hopefully my next hit film, so I'll be away for a few days come tomorrow" she told him sharply hoping that had sent his mind to, she's going away again land and get him to soften his tone, she really didn't want to deal with his mad right now
"What's it called?" he asked interested, he always was
"Kidnapped or something" she waved her folk around telling him "Stop talking and eat you'll give yourself indigestion" she told him, the rest of the meal was eaten in silence
Of course the bedroom kept threatening to come alive several times during the night and as usual she fobbed him off with her 'need my rest' and 'busy day tomorrow' routine, he was more than used to, the next day she was up bright and early and out the door while he was still eating breakfast "I'll maybe see you tomorrow, you know how these things are" she kissed his cheek telling him as she walked out the door, Sam rolled his eyes and grunted a bye as he watched her walk out.
Day three and there was no sign or messages from his wife, he finally decided to go in search of her, making a call to his friend "Richard, it's Sam, any news of her" he shouted when he answered "Anything, I'm really worried" he told him "It's been three days"
"I'll see what I can find out" he told him closing the call, Sam sat around the house waiting for Richard's call, there was nothing he could do if he hadn't even got an idea of where this read was from her before she'd left. His phone buzzed and he smiled as Richards voice came through as he answered "I've located her, but you're not going to like it Sam" he warned
"Just tell me, I've just got to know she's alright"
"Try the Highgate hotel room 373"
"Thanks" he said slamming the phone down before jumping into action grabbing his car keys to make his way to the Highgate a very posh hotel in the middle of town "Expensive place for a read" he muttered as he made his way to the reception "I'm with 373" he told the receptionist, as he watched all the people busily checking in and out
"Yes Sir, lifts to the right third floor" she told him pointing to the lift area
"Thank you" he walked off to go find his wife, fidgeting in the lift unsure what he was going to find when he got there, Richard's words in the front of his mind as he watched the numbers change taking him slowly closer to his destination. he got to the third floor and there was another atmosphere on the landing different to the one he'd just left, he found the room and went to knock the door but tried the handle and it opened. Putting his head round the door he saw half naked and some naked people laying around the room "What the..." he walked around in shock looking at the bodies of men and women obviously getting too familiar with each other
So many familiar faces as he walked through the whore house for want of a better word, praying that Richard had got this wrong because no way could he think of his wife involved in something like this. Suddenly all his fears confronted him as she looked past the first couch to see his wife's head hanging off the second couch
"Babe" he rushed towards her lifeless body shouting "Babe" he grabbed hold of her and pulled her naked body from under the rather old, half dressed man laying half on top of her "What have you taken?" he shook her asking as she lay lifeless in his arms, he could only think that someone had given her something without her knowledge for her to have found herself in such a situation. Panic over took him, he grabbed her tighter in his arms, and found the bathroom, filled the bath with water and put her in it. Eventually her eyes opened and slowly her mind clicked in to what was happening around her "Where are your clothes Babe?" he asked as he pulled her out the bath and found a towel to wrap her in, dragging her around the hotel room with him he finally found a coat and covered her enough to get her out of there, home, and to bed.
"What are you, I mean how did I get here" she stood in the living room door asking some hours later
"I picked you up from some whore house, out your fucking face and under some man" he stood up spitting back at her, he was mad he needed answers
"We were acting" she shouted back
If that had have been some line in one of her films he might have laughed, but this was their life "I can't do much more of this, it's not what I signed up for, I need to leave" he told her
"No don't leave me, I'll do better" she walked to him begging terror in her face at the thought of divorce "We can go away somewhere, just us, get away from all this I just need to refocus" she looked into his eyes telling him "Please Sam just this one last chance" her eyes filled with tears as she clawed at him begging, he really didn't need to see this, but then he didn't want her to think that anything was acceptable in their relationship. He couldn't deny her, she'd worked so hard to get them this life and asked nothing of him in return
"Okay, we go tonight" he held her saying as she shook crying in his arms
They were packed within the hour and left for a secluded cottage in Smoky Mountains overlooking woodland as far as the eye could see "This is beautiful" she stood in the lavish bedroom telling him after dropping her bag in the middle of the floor and scattering items around the room already "I'm in the hot tub" she screamed stripping off, grabbing a towel and heading towards it
She'd been talkative all the way there Sam was happy she was happy, but he'd have preferred to have spoken about the situation he'd found her in this morning, but she was doing her best to avoid that conversation. He found her asleep on the lounger beside the pool half an hour later still dry, he had to smile to himself at the lengths she'd go to to avoid confrontation considering in her work life that was all she ever did. She slept through the night and most of the morning the next day finally getting up for a liquid lunch an falling back onto the beach chair for more sleep
"I thought we could talk" he walked out to the pool telling her, just as she was thinking of closing her eyes again
"About" she sat up asking
"Well yesterday I picked you up..."
"Please Sam lets not revisit history, I do what I need to do to get us where we need to be"
"But you promised me you'd never go that far, we have enough money, you have enough work …."
"And how the fuck do you think that happens?" she looked at him asking "Look this isn't working it really doesn't matter where we are I need to work"
"We came here to get some rest, time together to figure us out and I don't know, fix what's going wrong in our marriage" he informed her angry that she wasn't taking the opportunity to do that
"You wanted the break, we've had a damn break, so now I'm saying I need to get back to work" she shouted
"Do you need to work or do you just want that life and the attention?" he shouted back
"We're going back fuck this, I make the money I have the say" she jumped up walking towards the bedroom
Sam stood at the pool considering his options, he needed to make a choice right now, right here, this woman was out of control and she'd come crashing down soon enough. How much of this shit was he willing to take, did he even love her any more as he stood his mind wondering through their years together, looking at what she had become, who the fuck is she? "I'm not leaving" he finally told himself out loud as he walked into the bedroom "I'm not going, you do what you need to, but when you walk, you walk no turning back, it's your call" he told her before turning to leave the room
He sat watching as she hauled her luggage across the room, the cab driver came in to collect it and he gasped when she turned to tell him "This is your last chance are you coming?" like she was offering him something good
"No" he laughed sarcastically
"Bye" she waved as she flipped herself round and left
For a second he considered fetching her back before the picture of him finding her laying under some man came in his head and he relaxed his body to find that it was quietly comfortable, and smiled. He moped around that night and sat about all day the following day talking himself into being a single man again before he opting to visit the not so local bar later that night. He was going out to have a real drink so there'd be no driving he grabbed the local bus after a twenty minute walk to get to it, and found himself in the small town, with just one choice of bar, people were standing outside talking, laughing and drinking, they were welcoming as he approached the door he smiled as he went and found himself a stool at the bar
He'd sat nursing a whisky, his finger tracing the rim of the glass as he listened to conversations around the room, he heard a band strike up and rolled his eyes "Shit" he spun round looking at the lit up stage, this was the last fucking thing he needed when he'd come out for a quiet drink. The lights went down low as he looked towards the exit making sure the walkway was clear, threw the last of his drink down and flung the empty glass back on the counter as he heard in the darkness a voice sing out 'My sunshine has come, and I'm all cried out, and there's no more rain in this cloud' "That's me" he smiled sitting back to listen to this song telling his life story right now, watching this confident black woman walk onto the stage, he smiled at her presence, there was something about her, her words told him that they thought alike, he connected just listening to her 'There's no hiding place, when someone has hurt you, it's written on your face, and it reads, broken spirit, lost and confused, empty, scared, used and abused, a fool' by the time the song had ended he knew he'd done the right thing in letting his soon to be ex-wife go, smiling he called for another drink
"Hi" he heard, spinning round to look at the lady that was singing standing beside him "I could tell by your face that song spoke to you, I felt you hearing me" she smiled her white teeth grabbing his attention as he watched her face break into an infectious wider smile
"Yeah I just left my wife" he rolled his eyes saying "Well technically I guess she just left me, literally" he laughed
"And sunshine came?"
"Yeah you brought me that sunshine I needed, by way of clarity, so thanks..." he cocked his head waiting for her introduction
"Mercy, my names Mercy"
"Sam" he held his hand out telling her "Nice to meet you"
"Likewise I'm sure" she smiled as the bartender brought her drink, they sat talking for a long while before Sam finally got up
"I've got to go, I need the last bus"
"I can take you home if you like" she told him
"You don't mind?"
"Well I have more songs to sing but after that no problem" she smiled
"I could maybe wait around for that, you seem to be solving all y problems tonight" he laughed as she walked away to do her next performance 'My sunshine has come, and I'm all cried out, and there's no more rain in this cloud' he hummed as he watched her walk away a smile on his face, had he really just lost nothing and found everything, he asked himself as he sat attentively listening to her songs, hairs standing up at the back of his neck as she sung meaningful words directly to him, he understood it but he didn't, he'd just said bye to his wife surely he shouldn't be feeling this, he felt totally chilled as they made conversation so easily, understood each other without explanations, even finished each others sentences, soon it was time to leave
"Right ready" she stood in front of him with her show dress across her left arm and her bag in her right
"Do you need help there, it's the least I can do to repay for the lift" he grabbed the hanger with her dress on "Gosh it weights a ton" he put his weight under it to stop it from falling to the ground, making her laugh, as they made their way to her car
"So Sam" she looked at him as she started the engine "Where am I taking you?"
"I'm in the Granville cottage in the mountains" he smiled
"That's so out my way" she told him as the car started moving, they'd made at least 30 minutes of the journey when the car started spitting and jerking before it came to an abrupt halt "Shit" she hissed banging the wheel "Please baby just take us this last 10 minutes and I promise I'll treat you better" she rubbed the wheel talking to the car, Sam sat smiling at her for what seemed like her genuine attempt at getting the broken down car moving
"Seriously?" he asked "Pop the hood" he told her jumping out the car to look at the engine
"Just give her a minute, she will play ball, she's just trying to get me back for getting her all hot and bothered" she told him with not a smile in sight
"Okay" he rolled his eyes smiling as he got back in the car, willing to play her game for a few minutes, she'd soon realise mechanics fix cars
"Okay baby girl" she rubbed the wheel saying before the turned the key some five minutes later, shocking Sam when the damn thing started, he laughed out loud when Mercy kissed the wheel as a thank you before their journey commenced, they reached his cottage in ten minutes as she'd said
"Thanks" Sam sat in the car telling her as he awkwardly looked at the house "I'd invite you in but, I haven't cleaned in two days and my wife and I just split so..."
"That's fine, we're not about to sleep with each other but I don't trust my car to get me all the way back into town tonight, so I guess your couch is bed for me tonight" she laughed "We can tidy that space up together"
"Don't say I didn't warn you" he opened her door for her to get out the car and walked her into the cottage, there was more conversation and drinks before Sam finally got her some sheets and a blanket "Goodnight" he smiled as he looked up from spreading the sheet on the couch, his stare lasting a bit longer than it needed to
"Goodnight" Mercy looked into his eyes smiling as her gaze moved to his mouth, he looked at hers too the sexual tension between then heightened as they stood breathing against each others faces, he moved towards her as her head went up to fit into the open slot he'd prepared for her, her eyes closed as she felt his breath hitting her lips telling her his heart was out of control
"Sorry" he gasped pulling away "I can't do this, I'm still a married man"
"We both know that" she pulled away telling him "Sorry I just thought we connected" she smiled grabbing the covers as she flopped on the couch
"We did, I mean we do, but I'm still married I just don't roll like that"
"So what?" she rolled her eyes at him asking "You gonna get a divorce and come back for me like some romantic movie and shit"
"I actually feel that connection too and yes if you think what might be there is worth trying at, I'll come back for you as soon as I sort my shit out"
"Sam" she rolled her eyes at him again "We just met less than what seven hours ago and you're talking some crazy shit" she laughed
"Tell me you weren't drawn to me, and I'll leave you alone"
"I can't" she stood up again saying as close to him as she was when they nearly kissed a short while ago "And I respect that you refuse to cheat on your wife, I envy your commitment to her"
"Trust me when I say this" he grabbed her hand to get her attention saying "It's not a commitment to her, it's in order to be able to make a commitment to you"
"Commitment to me?" Mercy dragged her hands away
"Yeah I wouldn't be thinking of even trying to make anything between us work if it started off as a cheat, would I?"
"I guess not" she smiled sitting back on the couch "Goodnight Sam"
"Goodnight" he smiled before walking away, smiling as he heard her singing 'hope you don't live to regret it, so you say you're in your prime, baby, don't waste your time, remember my love, it's only a thin line' he had no intention of regretting anything to do with her now he was sure he'd found his everything "No more rain" he smiled as he lay on his bed, he knew he wouldn't find sleep, but tomorrow he'd be going home to start divorce proceedings, reminding himself to get Mercy's contact details before she left in the morning.
Six months later Sam made the call, he was more than excited and apprehensive he hadn't spoken to Mercy for the whole time he was back in Hollywood, he wondered if she'd even remember his ass but he had to try "Hello" he called down the phone when she answered "It's Sam I don't know if you remember me?"
"I remember you Sam, you went off to get divorce so we could date" she laughed
"Well yeah, I'm just calling to say all that's over with now, and if you're still interested we could maybe have that first date"
"The fact that you're still interested makes me interested" she laughed getting more serious as they made plans to meet
A month later he was sitting at the club she sung at waiting for her to finish her act smiling as she sung her last song and he nodding in certainty that he'd made the right choice when she sang 'What goes around, comes around, what goes up, must come down' "So damn true" he smiled as she walked towards him sitting at the bar 'No more rain' he thought as she pulling his face to her and took his lips by surprise
'Promise to Love' by Kem
Mercy a high rolling Executive in the design business walks through the office to the usual comments, you look fantastic Miss Jones, who the hell crated that masterpiece? I need that look, every day she walked in she was setting a trend "Send the usual flowers" she shouts over to her assistant Sam watching him scurry off to do as ordered
"Note Miss Jones?" he came back to peep round the office door asking
"The usual …. erh no say" she thought about it for a while "Let it read, Remember Me?" she laughed
"All four?" he confirmed
"Five add Jonathan"
"Will do" he smiled as he walked off shaking his head, she was a player alright, and a tease according to Frank and really he didn't blame her, men had done that shit to woman since eternity, so now she got the opportunity give it back. "Oh" he stepped back to pop his head back round the door again "Conference in twenty, I have everything ready" he smiled
"God sent" she blew him a kiss telling him "Am I lead?"
"No It's Percy, he's introducing someone"
"Who?"
"Close to his chest sorry" he told her finally moving off to get the flowers sorted, making sure he'd caught that kiss and stored it in his pocket for later
Twenty minutes later Mercy sat in the meeting, along with the other Executives waiting for Percy to arrive with his mystery introduction "Morning all" he walked in shouting, obviously having had the time for breakfast, with a big smile and a blond haired man straggling behind him "Everyone this is Neil, he's come to head up the spring seasons fashion show"
"What?" Mercy gasped as she saw her big opportunity slipping out of her hands
"I expect you all to work closely with him to get this thing off the ground" Percy said, giving Mercy the don't be difficult eye "Mercy?" he looked at her asking for a response to what he'd ordered
"Work together Sir" she smiled looking between Percy and Neil, her mind already working on getting this man on side
As soon as the meeting was over she got to working on her seduction techniques with Neil "Neil" she smiled, her grin like a Persian cat "We should get a coffee, have a chat, throw some ideas around"
"I'm on that" he smiled back "After work?" he waved, she recognised his wave as one of her I'm fucking with you waves and blushed
"Yeah sure" Mercy smiled as Sam smiled shaking his head seeing the all too familiar play "Sam book us a table at Sven's" she instructed, Sam didn't answer he just went to do as told
Over the weeks Sam watched Mercy trying to get this man on side and as much as he played her game he wouldn't take the bate "Everything alright Miss Jones?" he asked when he saw her looking rather miserable sitting in her office late one night
"Yes" she looked up telling him, he could tell it wasn't, she had her vulnerable look going on the one that made him just want to wrap her in his arms and give her the biggest orgasm, he knew she wasn't getting any, he managed her diary
"I was going to ask if it was alright for me to go, but it looks like someone needs to bounce an idea" he walked further into the office saying
"Not an idea I need suggestions" she huffed looking up at him as he came towards her "I've been throwing hard core at this damn man for nearly 4 weeks now and he hasn't so much as pretended to take the bate, he won't shift, what am I doing wrong?"
"I guess we're talking about Neil?" he cocked his left eye asking
"Yes him"
"I have nothing sorry, I don't play games"
"You're a good man Sam" she smiled at him, she loved his eyes they spoke to her soul but she'd never tell him that, she was his boss
"I guess, you'll figure it out" he laughed "So can I go?"
"Yeah sure" she told him watching as he walked out the door that's the third time you've looked at his ass this week Miss Jones fix your shit she thought smiling because her eyes wouldn't leave his ass till he was out of sight
Suddenly there was only four weeks left to the Spring show and Neil had sucked every idea out of Mercy's head and dressed it up as his own, she was fuming and Percy wasn't having any of it, calling it a team effort, when all the time she was being shafted "Fuck" she slammed her paperwork on the desk saying after yet another meeting, from which he'd come out smelling rosy. "That damn man" she flung herself in the chair hissing
"What's up?" Sam popped his head round the door asking, shocked to see her crying "Mercy" he walked towards her concerned "Don't let him get under your skin" he sat on the desk in front of her saying, he so wanted to hold her and help her get all that frustration out
"He's beaten me, I hate this feeling of defeat"
"Come on, you need cheering up" he told her "Come on and I'm not taking no for an answer" he smiled grabbing her coat for her to get into and pulling her with him, that familiar sense of belonging as their skin melted into each other, he'd become so comfortable with it now he could process it and enjoy it without her even thinking anything, as they walked out the office making small talk all the way out
"Where are we going?" a giggle in her voice as she skipped along willingly as he pulled her along, she'd love to have this life, him in her life, he brought life to her and all the tension she felt seemed to transfer to him through just a simple touch of his hand on hers and come back at her like a warm arm hugging her in, the feeling likened to a feeling she imagined generated right after some really good sex
"Family night, see how the other half live" he laughed "And we're walking" he said as they got in the car park
"What do you mean family night, won't I be intruding?"
"You're my guest and I'm allowed to bring anyone I want, tonight you get to come"
"Who do you usually bring?" she asked thinking maybe she was being way too forward in asking that, he's your fucking PA she bit her lip looking away from him
"I don't, you'll be my first visitor so best behaviour or they'll ban all the others"
"Best behaviour promise" she told him doing a cross my heart type thing as she smiled
"And when I introduce you, you're not my boss just plain old Mercy, because you'll freak them out"
"Okay" she giggled, tripping up as she went, Sam grabbed out for her and caught her before she made the fall "I guess I don't do walking" she looked up into his green eyes and fell in, don't mention his eyes she told herself as she forced her eyes to look elsewhere
They finally got to his family home, she smiled pleasantly as Sam introduced her as simply Mercy Jones from work, his parents, brother and sister-in-law, excited to see him finally find someone worthy of meeting his family. They talked, ate, drank and sang through the evening before Mercy finally found a way to extend her gratitude by volunteering to help stack the dirty dishes away "Thanks Sam" she smiled as she rinsed the dishes before they went in the washer "I really enjoyed tonight, I guess I miss this"
"What washing up?" he laughed
"No, you know what..."
"I know" he laughed, she stood watching him unable to think of a reason she'd never really heard his infectious laugh before "We meet up every two weeks and just enjoy each other's company" he told her shutting the washer once that load was in, before making their way back to the living room
"Come join us" his parents shouted as they came back into the room to see everyone floating around, dancing
"Oh I love this song" Mercy smiled grabbing Sam as they moved around the floor listening to the words echoing around the room 'Oh I embrace it, completely, my life has new meaning, yeah, baby I cherish you, and I promise to love, now it's crazy to me, I been running all this time' getting closer as the song took over their rhythm
"Chilled?" Sam asked as they moved
"Seriously chilled" she smiled up at him, catching his sparkling green eyes up close for the second time this night, his eyes telling her things her mind could read loud and clear, no words needed
"I never noticed you had green eyes before" she lied, thinking her eyes may have stayed there a bit too long
"Always had them" he smiled, her eyes fixated on his lips as he spoke 'What the hell am I thinking he's my fucking PA' she put distance between them smiling pleasantly
"You're seeing me as a PA and not as a man" he smiled "I'm not at work now, and you're not my boss" he pulled her to him telling her, Mercy was surprised at how freely she resumed her position
Her body tingled as she felt him against her, she felt instantly flushed as she stole a glance up at him and looked back down surprised to see her feet were still moving. She finally gave in and rested her head on his chest smiling as she felt his heart beating really fast almost demanding to find a place outside his chest. Sam was at fainting point the wait was unbearable he needed to kiss her 'But she's your damn boss' he told himself as he watched the top of her head, fighting with himself not to take that next step. Suddenly her face popped up smiling at him, he saw her coming up to him and went down to meet her as they kissed, not for long and not deep but they both smiled when they let each others lips go 'Woman I care for you, and I promise to love' they heard as they looked at each other and giggled
"When I left work I felt like I was losing the battle, but I feel like I'm going to be victorious in the war" she told him
"We'll fight this one together"
"We will" she lay back on his chest and carried on rocking as the music took them away, the night soon came to an end as the music stopped and his family left for home "I'll get that last load in" she went into the kitchen telling him as he followed to help, some time later they crashed out on the couch tired of seeing dirty plates. Sam put the TV on and they sat watching the original King Kong movie making comparisons between the new and the old until Mercy actually fell asleep talking and Sam followed a short while later.
It must have been something on the TV that woke Sam up and when he looked down Mercy was in his arms laying across him with her arms wrapped around him, he really couldn't resist, this was one of his fantasies he bowed his head and kissed her forehead as she slept, he didn't expect her to wake up from that but she did and looked up at him and suddenly they were kissing "What are we doing?" she broke the kiss to ask
"Kissing" he smiled down at her replying before grabbing her lips again and they got lost in the kiss, stopping themselves before things got out of hand "I want this so bad" he told her "But we need to think about what going any further would mean for us" he told her, she looked at him for a long while taking in what he'd said before she settled back and fell asleep again waking up in the morning in time to get home before getting ready for work .
The next day Mercy was back trying to turn Neil's head in her favour "Everyone says you've got a reputation" Neil smiled as he watched her trying to worm her way into his heart "But I know about women like you, I know different"
"What could you possibly mean?" she asked as she left his office, rolling her eyes, determined to give up, who that fuck was Neil anyway
That afternoon she found out why all her efforts went by the wayside as Sam burst into her office gasping for breath "He just asked me out, can you believe it he just asked me fucking out" he sat on Mercy's desk telling her, Mercy's face blank as she wondered if Sam was angry or excited about it "Neil" he whispered "He asked me out"
"Shit he's gay"
"I think he's bi-sexual to be honest" Sam told her
"That's why" she smiled getting up to kiss him on the cheek "Thanks for last night, it was a great night and a good call"
"I figured we could hang again soon?"
"Very soon I really enjoyed your company" she told him wiping her lipstick off his cheek "Anyway we're doing the first showing of the Spring collection via conference tomorrow night"
"Great do I need to be there?"
"I don't think so, but you could get to mine and wait up for me"
"For?" Sam cocked his ear asking
"Just to talk, I know we're nowhere near that just yet" she laughed
"Okay leave the key and I'll see what I can do" he kissed her lips as he turned to leave the office "Have a great day" he smiled before closing the door behind him
The showing went well and unlike she'd felt for the past weeks she wasn't at all phased by Neil and his underhanded ways of doing things when Percy actually got up and commended the whole team, asking Neil to count himself lucky to have had them. Mercy's body was in the meeting but her mind was firmly fixed on getting home to hopefully find Sam in her bed, she knew he was too much of a gentleman to try anything, but she was going to have a go at giving it to him on a plate, she had some serious shit going on with her body when she was around him and it needed releasing fast.
She got home and was even more surprised when she actually found Sam asleep in her bed, the bed made on the couch abandoned, she knew it wasn't comfortable anyway. She walked quietly across the room and undressed to her underwear before sliding into bed beside him, all the time her mind trying to work out how she was going to scratch that itch she'd been having problems with, he turned automatically and grabbed for her snuggling into her like she was a warm pillow. She wanted to turn around and kiss him, but she wasn't sure if that cheesy move would put a dampener on things so she stayed still.
She'd been laying for a while with his hand across her pulling her in around her stomach, sending tingles through her body making it difficult for her to relax, then suddenly she felt his hand move up towards her breast, grab it firmly and squeeze it as he pressed himself against her and kissed the back of her neck. She needed to turn and grab is lips and give him access to every part of her body but this was his call, they'd agreed that, she lay still knowing she was getting no sleep tonight
Heat rushed around her body as his hand moved again and found itself inside her panties, she'd like to say she froze but her love muscle was pumping so hard for attention she couldn't stay still, her body moved trying to force his hand to move to her rhythm. Her legs opened without prompt an a gasp came out her mouth telling him she wasn't asleep, she closed her eyes and bit her bottom lip at the want she was displaying right now.
She felt his lips touch her neck again as his hand started to move back and forth on her in tune with her rhythm she grabbed hold of his head as she turned her head to grab his lips, they moved for a while him riding on her back as his hands caressed her breasts and provided pleasure between her legs
"God Sam" she gasped as she felt herself ready to explode, his hand moved from her breast and she could feel him working himself behind her as he got her and himself off together
"Did you have a good night?" he asked pulling his hand out of her panties
"Yeah" she giggled
"I thought you'd be tense but we'll talk about this tomorrow" he pulled her to him and soon after he was snoring again
Mercy lay thinking about the explosion she'd just had, her body was still tingling, her nipples still stiff, she wanted more from this man, she'd gotten more than she'd ever gotten from the few men she'd slept with but this one had more to give and that kept her body alive 'Can I love you all the days of my life, treasure you' she hummed "Yes I do" she smiled settling in
"You do?" Sam asked, no indication that he'd woken up other than him speaking, she froze at the realisation that she'd told him so much "I promise to love you too" he told her as she smiled and snuggled into him to find sleep. Sam smiled he'd finally got to touch her and she seemed to enjoy it, he enjoyed it, and she'd told him that maybe she felt the same as he did, there was a life to be lived for them, he'd seen it and right now she was feeling it
'Anyone who knows what love is' by Boys 2 Men & Amber Riley
"Hey" Sam shouted as he ran towards the pool "Stop" he commanded again as the pool seemed to be moving away from him faster than he could move "Don't do that" he shouted still trying to get to the pool "You're going to die" he warned as the girl seemed to take no notice of him "Please" he ran as fast as his legs would carry him, his heart stopping as he watched her feet leave the ground and he knew it was too late. He walked up to the pool and stood looking at the lifeless body floating on the shallow water blood mixing fast with the warm water, her open eyes telling him there was nothing he could do "Shit" he stood trying to find his phone to call someone
"Sam" he heard "Wake up?" the voice shouted as he lay holding onto his dream hearing the echo of his shouts "help, Anyone, Anyone, Anyone, Anyone" bellowing out at him getting more distant as he moved from sleep to reality, finally opening his eyes and looking up to see someone's shadow standing above him
"What?" he asked giving up his dream as he fully opened his eyes to look around the room "My bedroom" he murmured focusing on where he was and who was talking to him, seeing his Dad he answered "Nothing just that bad dream again" he shook his head telling him
"This is getting too regular now son, I suggest to go to the doctors" he told him concerned "You're a bit old to be having monster dream"
"It's not a monster" he laughed "It's a girl who's so sad she kills herself"
"So you're going to be who?"
"The guy who saves her one of these days, I guess"
"Is this all because of your sister?"
"No" he told him, shocked but uncertain about his answer "At least I don't think so"
"Doctors" his Dad told him getting off his bed and leaving the room
He eventually got up, dressed and ventured downstairs some time that afternoon, his Mom singing church songs at the top of her voice as she always did, doing what had become her usual cleaning and cooking routine, she could make a day of washing the glassware "Morning" he smiled, rolling his eyes at what he knew was coming next
"Sam Evans you need to find a job that you do in the daytime, you waste so much of your life sleeping" she told him as he kissed her cheek and went to find something to eat
Sam owned a bar in town, he'd neglected it for a while due to his 27 year old sister Sarah's death, but now he was working again he'd usually find sleep at around 4am during the week, but the weekends were killers starting at midday and finishing around 7am he didn't even bother to sleep, but he made up for it during the week.
"I've done you something to eat" his Mom told him as he grabbed for snacks, at the age of 31 he'd technically become an only child, he'd moved back in to stop his Mom from crying and sitting up all night in Sarah's room, because his Dad was at his wits end trying to get her to function. He claimed she was bordering on madness, so there was no argument he rented his apartment out and went back home. He couldn't lie he loved being home but for him this was what the nightmares were all about being around the place he grew up with his sister, not the 8 years of owning a bar, but he wasn't going to go head to head with his Mom on that theory, not right now anyway
"Thanks Mom" he went back to her smiling as he took his plate and went to sit at the large dining table
"I made you an appointment for 3pm today, I agree with your Dad, I'm worried too" she told him
"Okay" he replied, if he was being honest with himself he was getting worried about these dreams too, they were so vivid and every time he woke out of one, he feared his heart would stop it was beating so fast, he ate his meal, hung out for a while and then made his way to his appointment. He'd got there fifteen minutes early and sat people watching, much like everyone else, he looked up at the clock to see his appointment was in less than five minutes and smiled, his eyes landed on a woman entering the surgery, her appearance chocking him as he watched the woman in his dream walking through the door and over to the receptionist, his eyes followed her intrusively as he sat unable to move "Am I dreaming again?" he asked himself hearing a giggled he looking at the chair next to him at an old woman smiling back at him
"If this is a dream I might steal a kiss from a handsome young man" she laughed flirtatiously "You're not dreaming" she tapped his arm telling him, concerned for the look on his face, he heard his name being called and jumped up to explain his dreams to the doctor, missing out the lady in the waiting room of course, before the doctor came to the conclusion that he needed more rest, he got up thinking and how the hell was I going to accomplish that with my business. When he came out the drowning girl was still waiting, he decided to sit back down to watch her, he was in no way brave enough right now to walk up to her but he could watch her.
"Miss Jones" the doctor came out smiling at her, she didn't react much but she got up and followed him in, she stormed out some two minutes later obviously not impressed with the session, Sam found himself getting up and following her out of the surgery and far down the road before he even questioned his actions. He watched as she walked into a house and banged the door with such force he jumped back, he had to see what was going on for her, he'd seen her die, and this stuff wasn't adding up 'You can blame me, try to shame me, and still I'll care for you, you can run around, and even put me down, still I'll be there for you, the world, may think I'm foolish, but they can't see you like I can oh, but anyone, who knows what love is, will understand..." humming around in his head as he watched the house as the lights came on
"Did I just sing about love?" he stood searching his mind asking himself "Miss Jones" he gasped some minutes later as he watched her walk across the window in that swimwear he'd dreamed "Shit this is it she's going to do it" he rushed to the front door telling himself "Blast, she's upstairs" he said through his teeth as he remembered seeing her in his dream go out the back of the house to the pool "Miss Jones" he shouted as he banged on the door "Miss Jones" he rushed to the side of the house shouting "Miss Jones" he breathed, his lungs letting go of all it's air, as he saw her come to the gate
"Can I help you?" she asked surprised
"Yes well it was more me helping you" he told her with a smile "I thought maybe we could talk instead of you going in that pool"
"Talk?" she looked at him asking "Do I know you?"
"Not yet but I want to get to know you" his smile getting wider as he spoke, taking his driving licence out to show her "I'm Sam Evans and I just know I need to talk to you, my address is on there you can maybe call my parents and they'll tell you who I am"
"So why did you say I needed to speak to you again" she asked suspiciously looking at the identification he'd given her
"I guess I need to speak to you"
"There's CCTV watching us, and two dogs back here that only need to hear me raise my voice and you're a gonna" she warned as she opened the unlocked gate and flashed his ID at the camera for a close up "Come in" she walked off telling him as Sam walked behind her "Drink?" she turned to ask showing him a chair by the pool
"No thank you" he smiled as she sat down before he did
"So you want to talk?"
"Yeah I guess I'm interested" he told her trying to find a conversation, he hadn't planned any of this, all he knew what that he had to keep her out of the damn pool "I could have used any one of my road worthy chat up lines, but they fail me right now" he laughed
"Oh chat up lines" she rolled her eyes as a small smile came to her face
"Come on give me some pointers, what's the worst one you've ever been party to?"
"God" she said looking up in the air "Maybe that one I'm going to have sex with you later, so you might as well be there" she rolled her eyes telling him
"I use that one sometimes" he laughed "Okay the worst one I've ever had was something like I'm not wearing any socks and I'm wearing the panties to match" he laughed
"God she must have been desperate"
"I didn't think I was that bad" Sam stopped laughing to say
"No I don't mean you, I mean to walk around without her panties" she giggled an infectious giggle that made him stop thinking to listen
"I know what you meant" he smiled, checking the sparkle in her eyes "So what was the best ever chat up line you ever heard?" he asked
"A guy said to me once he'd hide every chair in the world just so I'd have to sit on his face" she laughed nervously for having told him that
"Why would that be your best one?" his senses aroused that she could share such intimacy with him
"Oh it's my favourite thing to get, face that is" she blushed, for having no shame with him as the conversation took an awkward pause "And your best?" she turned her body around to fully listen to him
"It's got to be" he laughed as he remembered "The line was classic the person saying it wasn't, or maybe she was, but anyway it made me laugh for days, they said would you give me an Australian kiss, it's like a French one but you go down under"
"I can't believe girls say that stuff" she full out belly laughed, a laugh that stopped his breath, he felt something just like that, he wanted to pay attention to this girl, why would she want to die, he shrugged his shoulders and turned to fully face her in his chair
"They do" he laughed hard "So I know your name's Miss Jones is there anything else with that" he asked once they'd stopped laughing so hard
"My name's Mercy Jones" she smiled as she watched his mouth curl up at the corner moving in her chair as she watched him rake his hand through his hair sexy she thought as she caught herself watching his mouth with some intensity, God I so want them on me she thought
"So Mercy Jones chat me up" his eyes teasing her as he spoke
"Let me see" she looked at him, her eyes somehow telling him she meant what she was about to say "Sorry do you have a napkin?" she asked as Sam looked around at the tables
"No sorry"
"It's just that you're making me so very wet" she cocked her eye telling him as a sexy smile crept on her face, she was turned on
"Good" he laughed "I didn't even expect it" his eyes wondering around her face, his mind on her professed wetness as he forced himself to focus on the conversation
"It was wasn't it" she laughed "Your turn"
"Here goes" he laughed nervously, his eyes sparkling at the sexual tension he was feeling right now "Want to have sex?" he asked her straight out as her eyes lit up and she filled her mouth with air and let it out fast with her giggle "Breathe for yes and lick your elbow for no" he laughed as he watched her breathe out
"Seriously" she laughed out loud "How many have licked their elbow?" she finally got out her hand resting on his arm as her body jerked with laughter
"I could count them on my one hand" he laughed
"You're cute, I'm not about to even try to lick my elbow" she looked at him her face serious, her mind and body already turned on by the conversation
"I have more" he laughed "What about I'd like to kiss you passionately on the lips" he laughed
"Is that just before you move up to my belly button?" she looked at him sex on her mind as she got up and nodded for him to follow her
"Where the hell does that bus go" he asked as he watched her backside swing from side to side
"Jump on and see" she grabbed his hand telling him, leading him to her bedroom, she walked him across the room before pushing him down onto the bed, he quickly looked around his new surroundings, smiling as the early evening sun flashed in his eyes, he held his hand up to shield his eyes and felt her taking his top off. He held his other hand up willingly and kicked his shoes off at the same time, feeling her hands on his jeans he closed his eyes in thought, it had been a long while since he'd wanted or allowed a woman to pay him any attention, and now try as he'd want to, this was going to be quick, what was she going to think of him "Open your eyes" she whispered in his ear as he felt her pressed against his naked chest, her costume still on, all he could focus on were her lips coming to meet his, he closed his eyes again as their lips made contact and his body came to life like a light switch. There was a pause in time as they took in this brand new sensation, their hands moved around each others bodies with urgency and a strange familiarity
"It's been a while" he told her unsure if he was giving her assurance or warning her about how fast this was going to be, suddenly aware of his breathing as Mercy undone his trousers revealing he was more than ready, he didn't get chance to think it before he felt himself inside her gasping at the move as he grabbed hold of her costume straps and pulled it down to reveal her nakedness, squeezing her breasts as she moved on top of him. He pulled her to him and grabbed her hard against him several times, suddenly she was screaming, jerking and pulsing for him, he was shocked but excited and suddenly he was freeing himself of liquid too "Sorry" he whispered in her ear as she lay still on top of him
"It's was fine, the chat up line thing did it for me" she laughed as she got up flicking the player on before she went to visit the bathroom "I had completely different plans for tonight" she told him as she walked
"Like jumping in a pool?" he asked, she stopped to look at him
"How long have you been watching me?"
"Today why?" he sat up, telling her, jumping up to get closer to her
"I love this, it the song track to the life I dreamed for myself once" she smiled as they stood listening to the words Anyone, Anyone, Anyone, Anyone, Anyone "Could it have been?" she asked as she turned to go into the bathroom
"Hey" Sam pulled her back to him "I don't know, but that just felt so right with you"
"I thought that too" she leaned back to kiss him "Don't tell me you have to leave to go home now"
"No, and I'll be here until you feel better"
"You're a nice man but you don't have to do that"
"I want to do that" he stroked her face telling her "That just now meant something to me, I mean, I don't jump into bed with just anybody"
"I'm not a just anybody type either, that's not my thing" she looked at him with suspicious eyes saying
"I know you want to hurt yourself" he told her as he watched her walk off to the bathroom, he followed her "What happened?" he sat on the toilet seat watching her fill the bath
"My parents and my little brother died" she told him falling on the side of the bath "A month ago" she sobbed "And every night I've tried to join them and I chicken out" Sam went to her and held her as she cried "I just want to be with them I have nothing here"
"You want to die?"
"They killed someone when they crashed, and I see her family every night in my sleep, it haunts me" alarm bell went off for Sam, he went back to her bedroom, got his clothes and made for the door
"I'll be back" he told her as he left, kissing her before he left "Don't worry" he let her go and walked away
Mercy sat looking at the water, she could do it now, she could just lay down and not get up again, but she'd just met the man of her damn dreams, had sex with him and let him walk out of her damn life. Who was she kidding, she'd fell in love in seconds with a man that knocked the door, she looked up to the heavens asking for guidance, what was this man sent to her for, was he going to save her, was she going to save him "Why?" she asked waiting for an answer as she heard her song on the player 'I just feel so sorry, for the ones who pity me, cause they just don't know, no they don't what happiness and true love can be' "It's true love" she smiled as she finally lay in the bath letting the song wash over her time and time again
Sam must have looked like a mad man as he ran through the streets back home, he needed to talk to his parents before this went any further, he couldn't believe what he'd done. He got home told them everything, the dream, doctors, some of the conversation in her house and what happened between them missing details of course "Then she told me about her parents accident, I think her parents killed Sarah" he told them "And now she has nobody and she wants to kill herself every day she tries and she calls herself weak when she wakes up every morning"
"God Sam that's heartbreaking" his Mom held her face telling him "You can't let her do it, tell her she can come be with us, with our family, tell her"
"I don't think that's the answer Mom, and I don't know how she'd going to take it when I tell her, but I'm going to" he told them taking the car this time leaving the house with the song playing in Mercy's room on his mind, he shook his head singing as he made his way back to Mercy's house, to sit and tell her everything. It was painful a lot of crying, the word sorry was used a lot along with some shouting before she finally sat down and cried in his arms, he smiled as her cry turned to a giggle as she looked up at him
"This is a great start" she told him "We started with corny chat up lines and ended with ugly crying does a first date get any better?"
"I see that smile and I think maybe it does" he laughed
"Wow" she smiled looking up at him as she sung 'I know to ever let you go oh, it's more than I, than I could ever stand, oh but anyone who knows what love is, honey, will understand, oh they don't understand "You understand I hope"
"I do understand, and I believe" he hugged her tighter telling her
"You got my groove" she rubbed her head against his telling him
"I got you" he smiled "Now can we get all the chairs out this room?"
"How about out the house" she giggled
THE END