I'm preparing to write my next story. So my head is a mess right now. Nothing much to ramble about today. As always, I will post shout outs at the end of the chapter. Hope you like the chapter. Don't forget to review.

Summary: Quinn Fabray has a crush on the new boy at school, Sam Evans, but is afraid to get close to him. So she decides to seek help from her best friend Mercedes Jones. Little does she know that Sam is interested in Mercedes. What happens next? This is a fun and angsty Samcedes fic with bits and pieces of season 2 but the story will mostly be original.

Disclaimer: I do not own any part of Glee or any of the songs that might be featured. I would be rich if I did. :)

Mike and Tina walked hand in hand through the hallways of McKinley High School in search of Santana. They finally caught up with her as she was walking out of a classroom.

"Hey Santana, do you have a minute? We need to talk to you." Tina said as she reached Santana.

"What is it Girl Chang? I have another class in about 5 minutes, so make it snappy." Santana leaned against a locker while she waited for Tina to answer.

Tina clutched her books to her chest and said, "We need your help with Sam and Mercedes. What we learned about his kiss with Sarah Jenkins was a complete lie. Sam didn't even kiss her; he was just trying to protect Puck."

"Wait… wait… wait… Now you're just throwing me off. What do you mean he was protecting Puck?" Confusion was etched on Santana's face after hearing Tina's statement.

"You do know that Puck and Quinn are together now right?"

Santana nodded, "Ok, now I understand... If Quinn had found out about that kiss she would've gone ape shit. Now… why do I have to help Sam out again?"

"Sam likes Mercedes, he's crazy about her but he was shot down because of this complication. We tried making Sarah Jenkins admit the truth but all she did was tell more lies." Mike piped in.

"We need you to convince her to tell the truth Santana... Mercedes' happiness depends on this." Tina continued.

Santana gave an evil grin and said, "Leave it to Aunty Snixx, kids. I've loathed that skank ever since she called Britts stupid. No one call my girl stupid and gets away with it."

Yes! Everything is falling into place. Tina thought. A smirk was plastered on her face as she walked off with Mike and Santana.

Santana was presently at cheerios practice, she had planned on confronting Sarah in a civilized manner but her patience was wearing thin with Sarah running her mouth and screwing up the routine.

When Coach Sue gave them a 10 minute break, Santana decided there was no better time to talk to the other girl then at that very moment.

She walked up to Sarah and said, "We need to have a talk, come with me…"

Sarah looked petrified when Santana said this. Good she needs to be scared. Sarah then followed Santana to a secluded corner of the school gym.

When they got there, Santana turned around, folded her arms and said, "So do you want to tell me what really went down at Karofsky's party? And don't tell me the same shit you told everyone else because we both know that it was all a lie."

"What makes you think that I was telling a lie?" Sarah challenged.

"Come on Carrot Head, we all know you like to make up stories, so what's the truth huh?"

"I'm not lying, Sam Evans made out with me and then we snuggled all night." Sarah said adamantly.

Santana started to back Sarah up against the gym wall and said, "I've tried asking the nice way, don't force me to get violent."

Sarah gulped. Santana then pinned the other girl and said, "You know what you're going to do? You're going to come to the glee club with me tomorrow, and you're going to tell everyone that you were lying. That nothing happened between you and Sam at the party. Do you understand?"

"No… I'm not going to do that and you… you don't have the power to make me." Sarah replied slightly trembling.

"Oh yeah… I have the power to go all Lima Heights Adjacent on your ass!" Santana yelled as she lifted the smaller girl up by the collar of her cheerleading uniform almost choking her. She then continued. "Now… Are you going to do it or not!"

"Yes… Yes… Let me go!" Sarah begged.

Santana dropped the other girl with an evil smile and said, "Meet me tomorrow outside the glee club after the third period, if you don't show I will hunt you down. Now scram!"

At that Sarah quickly ran off.

Just then, Britney approached her. "What's going on?" She asked.

"Oh nothing… Just taking care of business," Santana kissed her girlfriend and headed back to practice.

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Ever since their mutual apologies during the group meet up, Sam and Mercedes had re-established the easy friendship that they had once shared. They met for Algebra tutoring after school, when there was no group meet ups. It was like, all that drama never happened. Mercedes still felt the pull towards Sam but she promised herself that she would take things slowly this time. Come to think of it, she was not ready to jump into a relationship. She had done everything wrong with Matt; and she never wanted to repeat the same mistake again.

Maybe what had happened was a blessing in disguise. She needed to mend her heart before committing to someone. She realized now that when she broke up with Matt, she never really gave herself time to grieve or reflect on what had gone wrong. Instead, she had put up an impenetrable wall around her heart. It was now time to break down that wall and heal.

She snapped herself out of her musing and looked at Sam who was still doing his Algebra homework. Sam was chewing at the end of his pen and furrowing his brows in concentration. He's so cute when he's thinking.

"So, are you about done?" Mercedes questioned.

Sam frowned and said, "I'm having trouble understanding the material."

"I bet you wouldn't be having trouble if it were written in Navy huh…" Mercedes joked.

"Navy?" Sam looked at her questioningly until his face finally showed some recognition, "Oh, you mean Na'vi. This reminds me, you owe me a movie date. Just as friends, I swear."

Mercedes smiled brightly and said, "Alright Sam, but I want popcorn."

"You're starting to sound like Quinn but I'll heed to your request." Sam replied as he started to laugh.

"So when and where are we going to do this?" Mercedes looked at him and asked.

"What about my place? Say this Saturday afternoon? My parents are taking the twins to the zoo, so we'd have the place to ourselves."

Mercedes was a little nervous about spending the whole afternoon alone with Sam but she pushed the doubt away. Sam's a nice guy; he would never make me feel uncomfortable.

"Sure, why don't you text me your address."

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The glee clubbers were chatting amongst themselves while waiting for Mr. Shue to arrive, when in came Sarah Jenkins with Santana following behind her.

"What is she doing here?" Tina hissed.

"Carrot head here… is going to tell us the truth about what really happened at Karosky's party. Go ahead, tell them…" Santana said as she nudged Sarah to start talking.

"Nothing ever happened between me and Sam at the party." Sarah stated to the class.

Almost everyone gasped at Sarah's admission.

She then faced Santana and rudely said, "There I said it, are you happy now?"

"Uh-uh… Now you're going to apologize to Sam there," Santana pointed in Sam's direction and continued, "for making him look like a douche bag in front of the whole school."

Mercedes was fuming at this point. How dare this bitch lie about Sam like that! She made Sam look like an ass to everyone! And I fell for it. I have to make things right and apologize to him for being such a fool.

"I'm sorry, Sam." Sarah said with an unremorseful tone.

Sam just nodded, not saying a word to the girl.

"Now you can get lost." Santana shooed the girl away.

As Sarah was walking out of the classroom, Mr. Shue came in, almost colliding with the girl. He looked around the classroom and asked with a frown, "What's going on guys?"

"Oh nothing… Mr. Shue. That girl was just helping us out with something." Santana said as she looked towards Mercedes.

"Well alright then. How about we perform the mash-ups huh?"

Both groups performed their ballads and because of Finn's bad dancing, Rachel screwed up her part which gave group A an easy victory. To say that Santana was happy was an understatement; she couldn't stop making fun of Finn's misstep and Rachel's mistake. Mercedes couldn't help but laugh at her friend's antics.

Just after the bell rang at the end of glee, Mercedes grabbed Sam's arm before he could get up from his seat, giving him a 'we need to talk' look. When the classroom was finally empty, Mercedes broke the silence. "Sam, I need to apologize to you. I should've believed you when you told me that nothing happened with Sarah."

"It's ok Mercedes." Sam said flashing Mercedes a half-smile.

"It's not ok Sam… I need to tell you why I acted that way. Last year, I went out with this boy, his name was Matt Rutherford. He was a footballer who also happened to be in the glee club. At first I thought that everything was going fine, until I caught him making out with a Cheerio. Quinn had tried to warn me about this but I wouldn't listen, I wanted to believe him, Sam, but I was wrong." Mercedes paused to breath and continued, "When I thought I found out that you had done the same thing, I was disappointed and when you told me that you liked me, I didn't believe you. How could I, when you could have someone as beautiful as Sarah or even Quinn for that matter?"

Sam got up from his chair and kneeled in front of her. He held both of her hands and said, "You are beautiful Mercedes. I was serious when I told you that I could not stop thinking about you. To me, no other girl could compare to your beauty. You are beautiful both on the inside and outside. Ever since I've known you, you've never made me feel stupid for having Dyslexia. How could I not want someone like that?"

Sam's admission brought tears to Mercedes' eyes. She could not believe that a boy as handsome as Sam Evans could ever feel that way about a girl like her.

"So… Ms. Mercedes Jones. Would you like to go out on a date with me sometime?" Sam asked her with hope in his eyes.

Things were looking up for Sam; he was now hanging out with Mercedes again. They would meet up for tutoring after school. He even managed to convince her to watch Avatar with him. Sam was confident that he could make her his in the near future.

He was happy that Santana had persuaded Sarah to tell the truth. Yes, he was still pissed off at Sarah for making him look bad, but the upside of her confession was, Mercedes now knew that he did not do any of the things Sarah had accused him of.

When the bell rang at the end of glee, Mercedes stopped him from leaving and when the room was free, she apologized to him for believing the rumors about him. Sam assured her that he forgave her, but she was persistent. She went on to confess about the heart break she had experienced the year prior with a boy named Matt Rutherford. Matt had cheated on Mercedes and because of this she felt insecure with herself. She didn't think that she was beautiful. Sam had assured her of her beauty and that to him she was the most beautiful girl in the world.

He then asked her the question that has been on his mind since meeting her. "So… Ms. Mercedes Jones. Would you like to go out on a date with me sometime?"

After a brief pause, she answered him. "I really like you Sam, but right now I don't think I'm ready to jump into another relationship. This whole ordeal has made me realize that there is something in me that needs to be fixed before I can move forward. I don't want to give you 50% of me that is why I am asking for your patience. If you would try, I can see us being best friends, for now."

"I have to admit, the answer you gave me was not the one I wanted to hear but I will respect your decision. I have to warn you though; us being best friends might not be a good idea." He said cockily while still kneeling down and holding her hands.

"Why not?" Mercedes asked with a cheeky smile.

"Because you won't be able to resist my charm for long and eventually you'll fall at my feet begging me to be with you." Sam replied with a wink.

"You wish." Mercedes said as she playfully rolls her eyes.

"So are we still on for Avatar on Saturday?" Sam asked as he got up from the floor.

"Definitely… We better get going; I don't want to be late for Chemistry. " Mercedes said as she dragged Sam with him out of the class.

Sam had a feeling that he was going to like being friends with the new Mercedes.

Mercedes was now standing on the outside of Sam's house. Sam lived in a typical American suburban neighborhood, much like her own. His home was a white two storey colonial house with a wraparound porch, white window frames with grey shutters, and a red front door. After a few seconds of hesitation, Mercedes finally mustered enough courage to ring the doorbell. She could hear shuffling coming from the house, within a few seconds an older woman with blonde hair and green eyes answered the door. She must be Sam's mom.

"You must be Mercedes Jones. I'm Mary Evans, Sam's mom." Mary introduced herself. What Mercedes didn't except was the hug that Mary had bestowed on her.

Mercedes hugged the older woman in return and said, "It's very nice to meet you Mrs. Evans."

"Oh no… You have to call me Mary, you understand. Mrs. Evans sounds like an 80 year old woman. Do I look old to you?"

Mercedes couldn't help but laugh at the older woman. "No ma'am, you look like you're in your mid twenties actually."

"You're not trying to embarrass me are you, mom?" Sam said walking into the living room breaking up their conversation.

He was wearing a fitted grey t-shirt and boot cut blue jeans, it was a simple outfit yet he still managed to take her breath away.

"Hi Sam," Mercedes waved at him.

He walked over to where Mercedes was standing and embraced her. As usual sparks flew when their skin made contact.

"Hi Mercedes," He smiled at her.

"And who might I ask, is this beautiful young lady?" A voice coming from behind her said. Mercedes turned around and saw a blonde haired older man with blue eyes; he was wearing a checkered shirt with black jeans.

"Hi I'm John Evans, Sam's old man." He said as he held out his hand for a handshake.

"I'm Mercedes Jones. It's very nice to meet you, sir." Mercedes said as she shook his hand.

"What am I a drill sergeant? We go by first names here Mercedes. You can call me John."

Mercedes laughed. She could tell that she was going to love the Evans'.

"Stacey… Stevie… You better be down in 30 seconds or the zoo trip is cancelled." Mary yelled out for Sam's siblings.

In a blink of an eye, they were both rushing down the stairs, yelling. "Coming…"

When they were downstairs Mercedes decided to introduce herself to the two children. "Hi, I'm Mercedes. You must be Stacey and Stevie." She said as kneeled down so they could be of the same height.

"Hi Mercedes, I'm Stacey. I like your hair. It's so pretty and shiny. Do you think you could make my hair look that way?" Stacey questioned.

"Yes, sweetie… I'll teach you a trick or two." Mercedes replied as she lightly pinch the little girl's cheek.

"Hi, I'm Stevie… Do you like comic books?"

"Hi, Stevie… Unfortunately I've never really been introduced to comic books before but you could show me…" Mercedes stated smiling. At her statement the little boy's face brightened.

"All right guys, we have to go… It was really nice meeting you Mercedes; I hope to see you around more often." Mary stated as she pushed her little children out of the door.

When the door shut behind them, Sam let out an audible sigh of relieve. "Sorry, my family can be crazy sometimes."

"No, I like them. They're really friendly. Mine are just as bad, if not worse." Mercedes smiled up at him.

They stared at each other for a little while before Sam said, "Come on let's go into the kitchen and get that popcorn you wanted."

After they got their snacks, they proceeded to the living room. When they had settled down, Sam said. "So, are you ready for the most awesomest movie of all time?"

"Yes, and Sam 'awesomest' is not a word." Mercedes teased him.

"Oh yeah… are you sure about that?"

"Yes Sam, I'm pretty sure that 'awesomest' is not a word, only a dork would say that." Mercedes said giggling.

"Are you calling me a dork? You better take it back Mercedes." Sam said inching closer to her.

"What if I don't, what are you going to do then?" She asked backing away from him as he inched closer to her.

Sam raised a brow and said "I'm going to do this…" He then proceeded to tickle her.

She was laughing so hard that she did not noticed his face was literally inches away from hers. When she came to her senses she realized that Sam was now lying on top of her. When she looked in his eyes, she saw that the light green color that she was used to seeing was now a darker green. Sam was looking at her intently. His lips looked so delicious, that all she wanted to do was taste them. What happened to waiting Mercedes? But I really want to kiss him! She could hear her thoughts pulling her in different directions.

Mercedes snapped out of her temporary insanity and said "Umm… Sam, I think we should watch that movie now."

"Oh, right…" Sam jumped off of her and started the movie.

They sat in silence for the rest of the movie, neither of them dared to sit too close to each other. As a result they were both sitting at the opposite end of the couch.

When the movie ended, Sam asked, "So what do you think?"

"It was really good. Thank you for watching it with me, Sam." Mercedes answered as she got up from the couch to stretch.

"Well, it's getting late. I think I better get going. Thanks for having me." Mercedes smiled as she reached for her purse.

Sam got up and said "I'll walk you to the door."

After they said their goodbyes, she gave him a hug. Mercedes wanted to kiss him on the cheek but decided against it, in the off chance that the incident at The Lima Bean would repeat itself. You know you want to. She laughed at the crazy thought as she made her way home.

Hope you all liked the Santana/Sarah confrontation. I didn't want to be too violent, not really my style. Lol.

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