A/N: Has it been long since I've updated? No? Must've been in my mind then... Little bit of a time jump here, at first I went canon and to wrote this whole conversation between Sam and his parents about him going back to Lima and blah, but we all saw that already so I changed it.

I also wanted to shout out: Ladysnowsu and Alliecattie3 for basically becoming my new muses. Everytime I just want to take a break from this fic I read your reviews and it keeps me going. So a personal thank you for basically being awesome. Anyway onto the chapter!

Sam finally made it to the Hudson-Hummel's house. He couldn't believe he was actually doing this. Coming back to Lima wasn't in the original plan. In fact after his argument with Mercedes Sam decided to forget Lima and her altogether, but his dream became a sign that night and he knew that he couldn't ignore what he saw. He needed to try and fight for her, or else he'd end up still in love with his pregnant ex wife. So after a talk with his parents, and a private argument with his dad, they agreed to let him stay with the Hudmel's for the rest of the school year. With the exception that Sam checked in with them every weekend. It was an easy bargin for Sam, he would call his parents every weekend in exchange for a chance at being a kid again, being able to be with his friends again. Being able to see Mercedes again and Sam wouldn't of had it any other way.

Finn showed Sam to the basement. It was the cleanest basement Sam had ever seen. It didn't even look like a basement at all, it just looked like a really big room, furnished with a bed, a tv and a dresser and computer desk. Sam began unpacking his clothes when Finn excused himself with a phone call.

Sam was almost finished when Finn came back in and plopped himself down on Sam's newly acquired bed.

"Oh no... I don't need any help, thanks dude." Sam said to Finn sarcastically.

"Sorry man, that was Rachel, She's kinda my girlfriend now so when we have long conversations I need to listen to what she says now." Finn said clutching a pillow.

"That is usually how it works..." Sam repiled laughing. "What's Rachel going on about this time?"

"She's trying to have another glee club get together "party type" thing but she thinks people are still pissed at us about New York. Santana didn't even invite her to her party she had a couple of weeks ago."

"I don't think Santana didn't invite Rachel because she's still mad about New York, I think she just generally doesn't like her." Sam finished packing and sat down next to Finn.

"Yeah, I guess you're right, I'll tell her that it isn't a good idea." Finn was about to leave when Sam stopped him.

"Did you tell anyone besides Rachel, that I was back?" he asked.

"Not really, I mean I told Rachel and Puck, Puck told Mike and Artie. And I think Mike told Tina, who told Brittany and Santana."

"... And Mercedes?" Sam asked biting his lips. He didn't want Mercedes to know he was back yet. He was hoping he could surprise her, but knowing Tina, Mercedes probably already knows.

"Nah, I don't think anyone told her. Not even Tina, I actually haven't seen much of Mercedes this summer. I don't even know how she's doing. The last time I saw her was at San's party and she was wearing the hell out of that dress." Finn smiled to himself but then he looked up at Sam's face and he knew he must've said something wrong because Sam looked like he wanted to punch his lights out.

"She was wearing the hell out of that dress huh? I wonder what Rachel would think of that sentence? " Sam asked crossing his arms. Finn never even looked at Mercedes that way, and now all of a sudden he's saying she looks hot in a party dress? If Sam wasn't sure that Finn loved Rachel he would've charged Finn right where he stood and then punched his lights out for even daring to look at his woman.

"Ok! Ok! Don't rat on me to Rachel! she'll get all insecure and ask me if I prefer someone like Mercedes instead of her."

"Do you?" Sam asked generally curious.

"What? Umm... No, man what are you even saying? Be cool dude." Finn said staggering over his words.

"Mhmm." is all Sam replied.

"Whatever dude, I gotta call Rachel and tell her to cancel this party, I'll see you later, oh and Kurt is dying to see you. He'll probably be down here soon, that is if he can un-attach Blaine's lips from his."

Sam laughed and said, "Well I can't wait to see Kurt either, but I gotta go do something first. Oh and by the way, I don't think you should tell Rachel that the party isn't a good idea, I mean it would be great to see our glee club peeps before school starts, even if San doesn't come, I bet the rest will."

Finn smiled and nodded his head and then exited. That's when Sam got up and changed his clothes. He had somewhere to go, and that somewhere was Mercedes' house. He hoped she didn't know he was back yet. He wanted to see her surprised face and he needed to talk to her about some things before school started. He put on the sexiest, tightest black shirt he could find, and his tight black jeans that did wonders for his little butt. He messed up his hair to look like he wasn't trying, and then he went upstairs to ask to borrow his car, and soon he was out the door, off to see the girl he was in love with, who happened to still be in love with him, who had another boyfriend.

Everyone had a damn secret all of a sudden. Mercedes deduced while talking on the phone with Tina. Tina called her to ask if she was going to Rachel's party and Mercedes asked who was gonna be there, in which Tina repiled "Oh you know, the usual, all the glee club members... And others..."

So Mercedes asked her what she meant by that and Tina just said that she would have to come and see. Artie said the same thing when Mercedes called him. So did Puck. It was like "Keep secrets from Mercedes day." and it was pissing her off. Who could possibly be coming that they didn't want her to know about? The only person she could think of lived all the way in Kentucky, and she knew he wasn't showing his beautiful face in Lima anytime soon. Why would they want to keep Sam coming to the party a secret from her anyway? The only one who knew about them was Tina and Quinn... Oh god! Mercedes worse fears were coming alive. What if Tina or Quinn said something to someone about Sam and her? No, they wouldn't do that... Would they?

Mercedes mind was running a mile a minute thinking the worst. She decided she was gonna text Tina instead of just worrying over nothing.

Mercedes: Hey girl! I was just wondering, you never told anyone about Sam and I... Right?

Tina: ... Don't be mad! I may have told Mike. :(

Mercedes: I'm not mad that you told him. You told me you were going to, but you didn't tell anyone else right? Pls say no.

Tina:... No, but, Mike may have! Again don't be mad!

Mercedes: TINA! You promised no one else would know!

Tina: I'm sorry! Mike only told Artie! Artie told puck but puck already knew... No one told Finn or Rachel, but Puck told Brittana. :(.

Mercedes: How the hell did Noah find out? & great! Know everyone knows... Thanks alot tina!

Tina: Cedes' please don't be mad at me! Only us glee clubbers know! We promise to keep the secret!

Before Mercedes could send Tina back a very long angry text her doorbell rang. She ran downstairs in her PJ's to answer it. Wondering who the hell would be ringing her doorbell at 8:00 at night... Low and behold standing before her, looking like he just got done with a photoshoot for GQ was Sam Evans in the flesh.

"Hey beautiful." Sam said leaning against her door. "Can I come in?"

When Sam got back from Mercedes' house that night things weren't looking so glum after all. Of course, they had a heated argument, followed by a slap to the face... But he let her know his intentions. He laid down the foundation to his plan to get her back. He laid down in bed, smiling to himself, going to sleep knowing that he was one step closer to getting the love of his life back.

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"... And she told me, that she would ruin my career and my marriage if I didn't... Sleep with her whenever she wanted. At first, i thought I was doing it to save my marriage, when actually I ended up destroying it." Sam said to Dr. Ian sadly. They were talking about the reason behind Sam's cheating and Dr. Ian looked over to Mercedess constantly and saw her agitation. He knew what she was feeling, the pain was plastered all over her face, but he also knew she needed to hear this so that it could heal them both.

"I don't want to hear about this!" Mercedes spat angrily.

"And why not Mercedes?" Dr. Ian asked.

"Isnt it bad enough that he cheated on me to begin with? Why do I have to hear the details of it! I don't care! He cheated on me, and that's that." she looked down and rubbed her belly.

"Cedes' I've been trying to tell you why I did it for two years, you won't listen! I didn't do it because I stopped loving you. I NEVER stopped loving you. I did it because that bitch blackmailed me. Don't you get it? You are always going to be the only woman i ever truly love. No one else does it for me. No one else will." Sam said feining tears.

"Sam I don't care if she was blackmailing you! You should've trusted my love for you in the first place. I would never cheat on you and for you to even think that, for you to go and fuck another woman repeatedly makes me hate you. I forgave you a long time ago, and I want to have a civil relationship when it comes to us being parents, but I don't want to be with you. I can't be with you anymore! You were my first, you told me that you would never hurt me and that's all you've done since we started dating all those years ago! Hurt me! I'm done being hurt by you! I will never be with you again."

Sam looked into her eyes, with his now red, puffy green ones and said, "If you don't want me what the fuck am I doing here then?"

Dr. Ian saw this as a time to interject so he did. " Guys, please I know you are both hurt by this but don't say things you don't mean to eachother. Mercedes I know you are hurting emotionally by Sam's cheating. But I need you to stop attacking Sam and talk only to me. Tell me honestly: does it hurt more knowing that Sam cheated because he was your first love? Or is it more to it than that? Tell me."

"It hurts more. Sam was the first guy I loved, the first guy who I had sex with, I gave him all of me and... It's like I didn't matter anymore. Like my love wasn't enough. I would never hurt him, but when he hurt me... It closed me off for good. I wasn't enough so he got it somewhere else." Mercedes answered through tears.

Sam got up and took her hands and said, "You know that's not true Cedes. It was enough! It is enough! YOU are enough. I was insecure and stupid and I lost you again. But I never loved her. I never loved any woman they way I love you."

Mercedes pushed him away. " Sam... Please just... Stop! Don't tell me you love me."

"Mercedes, I love you. I will always love you. I will always BE in love with you." Sam said again moving closer.

"No.. You don't! You can't." she said looking into his eyes.

"I love you." he said with a kiss to cheek. "I love you" he said again with a kiss to her belly.

"I love you." he said a final time, before taking hers lips with his and kissing her passionately.

Dr. Ian watched as they kissed and then excused himself quickly after. He knew they still had a long way to go, but this was definitely the start they needed to getting back to where they began.