A/N: I had writers block for a while and this is what came out of it. Sorry in advance if you don't like it, the dream portion is at the beginning of the chapter and the next chapter will be the end. Thanks for reading and on to the chapter!

P.S. : sorry if there is any spelling/grammar mistakes. Ok Chapter 23:

Mercedes woke up next to her ex husband's naked body. He was snoring like always with a possessive arm wrapped around her swollen belly. His hair was tousled about all over her new pillows and he looked like an angel. They weren't suppose to have sex last night. That was one of Dr. Ian's main rules for them to rebulid their relationship- absolutely no sex for at least a month. Honestly it was going well until she freaked out about not being sexy in his eyes anymore and Sam, being Sam had to show her just how wrong she was.

It wasn't rough, or quick... Or easy with her being seven months pregnant and all, but they managed to make sweet, slow, love last night and honestly Mercedes wouldn't of had it any other way. The way he held her- like she would break... The way he touched her so softly... Even the way he entered her from behind was painfully slow and decisive. There were no bite marks like their usual sex would leave, instead there were sweet kisses to her neck and shoulder as his large hands gripped her breasts, and even sweeter whispers of how much he loved her as he palmed her belly afterwards.

Looking at him now, Mercedes couldn't help but think about all she went through with this very man. The lies, the fights, the anger... the love, the sex, the happiness. It all seemed to come full circle now. After everything they been through she knew- they would always be in each others lives. They would always love each other and that was both an amazing, and frightening realization.

She touched his face softly and kissed his cheek to wake him, but he didn't move. She moved his hair back and kissed his neck... Still nothing. She kissed his shoulder and her hand moved into the curve of his muscular back, that's when he began to stir, but he still hadn't fully awaken. Her hand moved all the way down until she reached his tight little booty and squeezed softly. That's when he opened his eyes and gave her the biggest grin she had ever seen on him.

"Cedes... What are you doing?" Sam asked as he turned around.

"I was trying to rape you..." Mercedes said jokingly.

Sam smiled sleepily and he pulled her close, wrapping his arms around her and falling back on her pillow. His eyes closed again and he tried to go back to sleep but... Mercedes was not having that. She turned towards him and kissed his lips softly whispering, "Wake up Sam..."

"I don't wanna..." Sam said groggily.

She kissed his lips once more and said, "Sammy... Come on... You need to wake up."

Even though his future self eventually did, Somewhere in Ohio, in a hospital bed... Sam just didn't want to stop dreaming.

"Doctor please... Tell us Sam is gonna be okay!" Mary Evans asked the doctor.

"Actually there is good news... Sam is going to be fine. After the surgery the swelling in his brain has went down dramatically and he could come out of the coma any minute now..." The doctor says to them.

The Evans' blew a sigh of relief and and Mary Evans hugged her husband tightly. "Oh thank god! Mark! Sam is gonna be okay!"

"I heard sweetheart... I heard." Mark kisses his wife's head and holds her as the doctor continues.

"Now I must warn you, although Sam is physically fine; brain injuries are unpredictable, so there might be a slight problem with memory loss, but we won't know anything until Sam wakes up. Other than that everything looks good... And his CT scan is normal. I suggest you give it a day, he should be awake by tomorrow morning."

The doctor patted Mark Evans' shoulder sympathetically and then went on her way. The Evans then went inside Sam's room and sat with him.

"Look at him Mark... He looks so peaceful." Mary Evans said brushing Sam's hair out of his face.

"Yeah, he does." Mark said with a sigh. He kissed Sam forehead and held his wife's hand.

"He's alright Mark... Our baby's gonna make it." there was hope in her eyes.

"I know. Still doesn't mean I don't have a right to be pissed though. I mean this whole situation is completely bananas. This Shane boy hurt our son cause he loved Mercedes? How can you begin to tell all of our relatives that? Sam is sitting here in a hospital bed cause of some girl." Mary could see her husband's anger rising, she understood where he was coming from but enough fighting, anger and guilt was passed around already. What they needed now was peace, and solace.

"Mark, Mercedes isn't just some girl... Sam loves her with all his heart. He was torn up all summer over her. Now our son is in here not because of Mercedes but because he loves her. If the roles were reversed, you tell me you wouldn't of fought for me just like Sam did for her."

Mark kept quiet, and that's how Mary knew he agreed.

"Now enough of the blaming and misplaced anger. Let's focus on Sam's recovery. That's all that matters now."

Mark nodded and they both hovered over Sam, watching him breathe in and out on his own. It took a while for him to get to that point (three days to be exact) but he was fine now. He was going to be fine... Everything was going to be fine...

At least they hoped it was.

After she and Noah cried and prayed together he drove her home, her parents already were upstairs sleeping. Mercedes hugged Puck goodnight and went upstairs to shower and get into her night clothes. Puck convinced her to go home and get some rest. And Mercedes tried. She honestly did try to just close her eyes and sleep but everytime she did the memory of the night they got back together replayed in her mind.

"You're so damn beautiful" Sam said to Mercedes as they laid down in her bed. They decided to go to her house to study after school and they ended up just making out and touching each other with their clothes still on. Of course they both wanted more but since they just got back together they didn't want it to be too overwhelming.

"Hey... watch your language Mr Evans!" Mercedes poked his chest and laughed lightly. Sam took the finger she was poking him with and brought it to his lips, sending a shiver down Mercedes' spine.

"I can't help how I feel... and I won't help it, ever again. I love you Mercedes Jones. I love you so much."

"I love you too, Sam... My sammy." Mercedes said with tears in her eyes. A huge smile formed on Sam's lips and he brushed his fingers across her plump bottom lip. She smiled against his fingers and that made Sam come down and attach his lips to hers softly. He pecked against her lips once... twice... Five times, before she opened her mouth and let his tongue in. Sam cupped her cheek and deepened the kiss, elicting a tiny moan out of her. His hands roamed... And made their way to her breasts. Mercedes' whole body felt like it was on fire, something she hasn't felt since she lost her virginity.

Sam felt the same way as Mercedes did. His whole body was a seeping inferno of love and lust and it was all directed towards this very woman. It had been so long, and all he wanted to do was touch all over her and love her. But he didn't want it to happen so soon. They had just reaffrimed their relationship. It wasn't new, but it was rebooting and he wanted more then sex from Mercedes. He wanted intimacy.

Sam took his hands off of her and opened his eyes causing Mercedes to open hers. She smiled through her heavy lids and he swiped her bang out of her face. "I take it you don't want to go too far?" Mercedes asked.

"No... I want you. Believe me Mercedes, you're all I want... But I want to take it slow... I don't only want your body. I want your mind, your soul, your heart." Sam kissed her cheek and then they switched positions so that she was laying on his chest. Mercedes was so overwhelmed with the loved she felt she didn't know how to respond to him. This boy loved her whole heartedly- and she was a fool to ever think otherwise.

As Sam stared up at the celing Mercedes said simply, "You know you can have all of that from me Sam. I'm yours... Completely. All of me."

Sam looked down at the woman he loved and smiled. This girl loved him with everything inside of her- and he was a fool for messing it up in the first place.

He cupped her cheek with both of his hands and said, "I know Mercy... Finally, I know." before capturing her lips with his once again.

Mercedes closed her eyes and cried thinking about that moment. She curled up into a ball on her bed and cried openly... With Sam's name on her lips.

Sam's eyes crept open in the morning. He looked around and wondered where the hell he was. He saw his mom and dad laying on eachother as they slept in chairs next to his bed. His lips parted and his mouth was bone dry. A loud cough escaped his lips which woke up his parents. Mary was the first to wake, as she saw Sam with his eyes open and coughing and rushed over to him, completely distraught and sobbing.

"Sam!" Mary said to him. She hugged him to her chest tightly and Sam's face smushed against her.

"Mom you're hurting me." Sam said as his dad's eyes opened next. He saw Mary hugging an awake Sam and he rushed over as well adding to the family hug.

"Guys... Please, I love you but get off of me." Mary and Mark moved back an inch and they both smiled happy to see Sam awake and well.

"Sorry Sam... We're just happy you're okay." His father exclaimed.

"I guess Shane beat my ass then... If I'm in here." Sam said sadly.

His mom's eyes widened, Sam obviously remembered what happened to him. She smiled a little. Knowing that her son's memory was intact.

"Sam! You remember what happened to you?" Mark asked him.

"I got into a fight with Shane. He told me that Mercedes was his... That fucker... Excuse my language sir." Sam said to his father.

His father laughed. "I'll let it slide this time son. Only because you woke up in a hospital bed."

Hospital... Sam thought. If he was in here, what happened to Mercedes? Did Shane hurt her too? He started to panic.

"Mom... Mercedes... What happened to Mercedes?" Sam's blood pressure meter was going up fast. He tried to get up but his mom held him down, trying to calm him.

"Sam stop before your blood pressure reaches dangerous levels... Mercedes is fine. They found that Shane boy the same night he did this to you. He's in jail."

Sam stilled and exhaled deeply. He was glad she was alright. If he ever got his hands on Shane again he was going to kill that bastard.

The doctor came in not a mintue later with two nurses. She smiled at Sam and his parents and said, "Sam. Good. You're awake."

"Yeah... I guess I am." Sam repiled. "How long have I been out?"

"Give or take two weeks. You came through surgery nicely... And your brain healed quickly. One things for sure mr. Evans... You are a fighter." the doctor smiled at him again causing Sam to smile back.

"Mr and Mrs Evans can you two please wait outside while we check on Sam? It shouldn't take long."

The Evans' nodded and went into the waiting room. They sat together with coffee from the vending machine and they both decided that it was time to call the calvary.

"Do you really think we should call everyone? Sam just woke up... I don't want to overwhelm him." Mark said to his wife.

"We'll just tell them that they can come later. But I think they deserve to know if he's alright." Mary replied.

"Alright... You make all those calls with your phone... But I think there's someone you need to call first." Mark says.

Mary nodded and said, "I know... Mercedes."

After getting the call from Sam's mom that he was awake and talking Mercedes rushed to the hospital. She came to the door and saw Sam smiling and talking to his parents. Her eyes filled with tears as she saw the bandage wrapped over his head. She exhaled, counted to ten and then entered the room.

Sam saw her and his heart started to pound faster then it already was. She was here and she was okay. The meter he was hooked up to started to beep loudly and Sam's mom started to smile. Mercedes dropped her purse and ran over to him giving him a tight hug. She was so happy he was alright. So happy that her prayers worked. She would have to thank Noah later.

"Sam..." She said through tears flowing down her eyes.

"Cedes." Is all Sam said before he did the unthinkable.

He grabbed her face with his hands, and started to kiss her hard... In the hospital... In front of his parents.

A/N: So... Did you like it? Or no? Next chapter will be the last. And Sam's gonna pay a little visit to Shane! How fun right? Anyway... Love, and as always Darren Criss. - Melle