A/N Thank you for all the reviews, follows, and favorites. To my lovely beta LadiJ, you are the best! This is semi cannon, but mainly all my head cannon. Please excuse any mistakes, and enjoy the ride. The songs for this chapter are 'Sorry' by Buckcherry, and 'I Turn To You' by Christina Aguilera
I own nothing that is Glee, thank God, cause I know if I did ya'll would hunt me down and beat the shit out of me! I also have no rights to any of the songs mentioned.
MERCEDES HOUSE
Sam POV
Sam watched Mercedes as she closed the book and looked over at him waiting for him to speak. "Can we go in the den to talk please?" Sam asked quietly. Merccedes felt her stomach knot at the serious tone in Sam's voice, but she motioned for him to follow her. As they left the dining table Sam picked up his guitar and followed her. He was nervous but determined to get his Mercy back. Thinking back over the past weeks he smiled, they had recovered much of their lost relationship. The laughter, the hugs, even being able to hold her hand again. That might not sound like much to others but Sam knew it was major for them. The biggest step had been made a week ago, as he was leaving not only did she hug him but she kissed his cheek. Feeling her pressed up against him had his body going into overdrive, when he felt her lips on his cheek he knew he had to get out before he had her pressed up against the door and ravishing her mouth...Lord, those lips, just to taste them again. Feeling his ears get hot Sam tried to focus on something else, looking down his eyes zeroed in on one of his favorite parts of her body...dat ass! Shit, that was not helping the problem he thought looking straight up not noticing that Mercedes had stopped, Sam ran straight into her. Mercedes stumbled as he slammed into her, reaching out to steady her, Sam pulled her back into his body and damn near moaned as he felt her ass press against his groin. He heard her breath hitch at the contact, they both were frozen in position for a few seconds. Stepping away, he muttered sorry and took a seat after she sat down.
Mercedes POV
At Sam's serious tone, she could feel her the knots in her stomach tighten. Motioning for him to follow her she headed for the den. Her mind was racing wondering what had made him so serious. Things been been going so well between them that she knew she was ready to take another chance on letting Sam back in her life. Last week she had made the move to hug him as he was leaving after their movie night. Not only did she hug him but she had kissed him on his cheek, when the only thing she wanted to do was kiss his lips and get lost in the feel of having him sucking on her lips and taste the sweetness of his mouth, feel his tongue duel with hers. Just the thought of Sam kissing her again made her stop in her tracks, all of a sudden she felt Sam slam into her back. As he reached out and pulled her into him to steady her she lost the abiity to breahe. Fuck, she thought feeling hs toned body press against her, she prayed for strength not to turn around and jump his bones! It had been so long since she had felt THAT part of his body. Moving quickly to sit down as she heard him say sorry, she just smiled faintly and bit her lip as she looked at his mouth, "Ok, so what did you want to talk about." she asked.
NPOV
They both eyed each other for a moment. Mercedes tilted her head as she looked at him, he was nervous, not meeting her eyes anymore. Which made her nervous, what was he going to say. Letting her eyes wander over his body, she had to remind herself to concentrate and listen to what he had to say. Besides they were no where close to doing to what she was thinking about. Leaning forward she got comfortable to hear what he had to say. Watching her lean forward Sam's eyes invountarily went to her chest, damn the girls were sitting pretty! Feeling moisture at the corner of his mouth Sam wiped his lips realiazing he was drooling. Damn i hope she did see that he thought as he jerked his eyes up to look in her face. Now was not the time to act like a horndog!
Clearing his throat Sam wondering how he should approach this, damn he knew he should have practiced what he wanted to say before he got here. "Mercedes, I feel that we've come a long way in repairing the damage to our relationship, I'm not saying we're in a relationship but that we..we, well" Sam stuttered to a stop feeling like a fool, he ran his hand through his hair taking a minute to collect his thoughts. "What I'm trying to say is that I feel like we have a fresh start, a new beginning if you know what i mean. I-I want to try 'us' again. Spending this time together has just made me want you to be mine again even more. I need to know if you feel the same way."
Mercedes sat back surprised, she knew they were feeling each other again but she didn't expect Sam to bring it up. He had been so careful of not doing or saying anything he thought might be taken as forward. Looking at him, watching the blush creep us his face she had to smile, he was so damned cute when he blushed. "I've thought about us a lot these past few weeks. The things that we put each other through, not only these past months but for the last couple of years. We have had some rough patches but we always seem to end up back together. I will admit this last break up was the most painful of all. Being told that you said Brittney was the one you had always wanted shattered not only my heart but my belief in myself." Putting her hand up to stop him from speaking she told him to let her finish. "While I love myself, I know many men aren't into thick curvy girls and when you said that my self esteem took a blow."
Sam could only look at her as he saw tears in her eyes. Moving to sit next to her Sam pulled her into his arms. "I was an idiot and I was reacting out of anger and pain, not to mention my own insecurities after seeing pictures of you with those guys. It's no excuse and I'm not trying to make one but I will always be more sorry then you will ever know. I love you, and I miss you so much, I miss us. I know you will be leaving in a few days and I couldn't let you go without telling you how I felt. I want you to be mine again, I want to be yours again. When I see you on that stage I want, no I need to be able to say that's my girlfriend up there, my woman and no one else's. We can do this long distance relationship, I only have a few months of school left, then I can come to LA. I've been looking at schools out there and some of them have really good art and media programs. I can work and go to school. They might not be fancy schools, but their former students have a great record of getting really good jobs. So what do you think? Are you willing to give me another chance 'cause I promise I will spend the rest of my life making this up to you. I love you so much, and I always will. You've always had my heart, my head may have acted a fool but my heart always knew it's home."
Pulling gently out of Sam's arms, Mercedes, mind was reeling from what he had just said. She knew she wanted him back and to hear him say it, knowing that he was wanted the same things she wanted made every knot in her stomach melt away. Smiling up at him shyly, Mercedes felt the butterflies dancing in her stomach and her heart began to race. "Sam, I want those same things. Even when we were apart I was always yours. I know I could never love anyone the way I love you. So I say yes to us, to taking that leap of faith. I want you to look at me and be able to say that. To know that when all is said and done the man I will be leaving with is you."
Sam wanted to dance with joy but he couldn't move, she was saying yes, SHE WAS SAYING YES! "Mercedes oh...", Sam stopped as she placed her finger to his mouth. "Mercy, Sammy, it's Mercy, I can't have my man calling me anything but his special name for me." She said with a smirk. "You called me Sammy, oh God you don't know how much I have missed you calling me that Mercy, I love you baby." Sam smiled that lop-sided grin she loved so much.
Pulling her into his arms he slowly lowered his mouth to hers, finally feeling her lips on his, Sam felt like it was a dream. It had been so long, swiping her lip with his tongue asking for entrance Mercedes quickly granted access with a low moan. The taste of her mouth was like heaven to him, deepening the kiss Sam felt like a starving man finally being fed. Mercedes could only hold on to Sam, she felt so weak, that if he wasn't holding her she would fall. Threading her fingers in his hair and giving it a slight tug earned her a growl from Sam, as their tongues twisted and stoked each other neither wanted to break the kiss but their lungs were demanding air. Stopping only to catch a breath they both sank into another deep hungry kiss. Straddling Sam's lap Mercedes could feel exactly how much Sam had missed her. Grinding slowly together they both were feeling that familiar heat that always engulfed them when they kissed. Breaking the kiss Sam groaned, kissing, licking and sucking his way down her jaw to her neck until he reached that spot that always drove her crazy.
Not being a slacker Mercedes was having her own fun, running one hand under his shirt she ran her hand over his chiseled chest and his taunt stomach feeling it quiver as she dragged her nails over his abs. Feeling the heat build she pulled more on his hair and they both began to grind harder damn, it felt good to feel his body. She had missed this as much as he had. Kissing Sam and making out with him has always been one of the best perks of having him as a boyfriend. He might have been a virgin but damn he was a quick learner when it came to making her scream his name. Sam hated reading because of his delexia but damn the way he could read her body, everybody needed a little delexia in their lives! Pulling Sam into another hot kiss Mercedes knew she had to slow them down, Sam didn't have a slow switch so she eased the kiss down to pecks on the lips and rested both hands on the his shoulders. Sam looked at her with dark lust glazed eyes, knowng her eyes held the same look she eased off his lap. Running one hand through her hair Mercedes grabbed Sam's hand and softly smiled at him, "We've got to slow down Babe, we have time." she said trying to calm her body down.
Sam leaned his head back against the couch and took a deep breath, "I'm sorry Baby, I got carried away. It just felt so good to hold you, to kiss you again." Mercedes laughed softly, "You weren't the only one to get carried away, I've missed you." Sam shot her a grin and squeezed her hand tightly. "Yeah we have the rest of our lives" Suddenly Sam's expression changed, Mercedes noticed and cocked a brow in question at him. "I had a talk with Tina a couple of days ago. She told me why she had said those things about you and the guys in LA. She apologized, I have to admit I was pissed at first but then I thought about the things I had said and done. So I couldn't blame her, I told her how sorry I was too so we are cool again." Mercedes smiled, she was happy, she didn't want her best girlfriend and Sam to be on the outs, they both were important to her. Reaching up and giving him a chaste kiss, she told him how happy she was with the both of them talking.
Pulling out his guitar Sam said "I know I've said it before but I want you to know how sorry I am for everything I put you, us through. So please just listen to this song and know I mean every word of it." Leaning over giving her another deep kiss, they both sighed with happiness. "I will never get tired of kissing those beautiful lips of yours" Sam said. "Right back at you babe." Mercedes said with a giggle. Sam locked eyes with his Mercy and began to sing, thanking God that she had given him another chance.
Oh I had a lot to say, was thinking on my time away
I missed you and things weren't the same
'Cause everything inside it never comes out right
And when I see you cry, it makes me want to die
I'm sorry I'm bad, I'm sorry you're blue
I'm sorry about all things I said to you
And I know, I cant take it back.
I love how you kiss, I love all your sounds
And baby, the way you make my world go round
And I just wanted to say, I'm sorry
This time I think, I'm to blame
It's harder to get through the days
You get older and blame turns to shame
'Cause everything inside it never comes out right
And when I see you cry, it makes me want to die
I'm sorry I'm bad, I'm sorry you're blue
I'm sorry about all things I said to you
And I know, I cant take it back
I love how you kiss, I love all your sounds
And baby, the way you make my world go round
And I just wanted to say, I'm sorry
Every single day, I think about how we came all this way
The sleepless nights and the tears you cried
It's never too late to make it right
Oh yeah
Sorry I'm sorry I'm bad, I'm sorry you're blue
I'm sorry about all things I said to you
And I know, I cant take it back
I love how you kiss, I love all your sounds
And baby, the way you make my world go round
And I just wanted to say, I'm sorry
Mercedes could feel the tears began to fall as Sam sang to her. Reahing out to touch his face as he finished singing she wiped away his down his guitar Sam pulled her close and leaned his forehead against hers. "Baby, I'm so sorry, just know that I will never do anything to hurt you, if I do it won't be on purpose. I've learned my lesson, without you I'm nothing, there is no way I will ever be a fool and walk away from you. Hell, I wouldn't let you walk away from me, you're stuck with me for life." Wiping her tears away he kissed her gently. Laughing, through her tears Mercedes held up her hand, "Pinky swear?" Sam laughed and hooked his finger with hers and said "Pinky swear. Now one more question Miz. Jones, would you do me the honor of being my prom date?" Mercedes giggled as she heard him ask her to prom. "Well Mr. Evans, it is kind of our thing isn't it? So I would be honored to be your date." Sam gave a fist pump and yelled "Yes!" At that Mercedes let out a full laugh, her boyfriend was so dorky.
Sam pulled out his IPod and pulled up a song. Standing up he held out his hand to Mercedes. Pullng her to her feet he said, "Mercedes, you look beautiful, would you dance with me?" Looking into his eyes, she just nodded as he pulled her into his arms as the music began to play.
When I'm lost in the rain
In your eyes I know I'll find the light
To light my way, when I'm scared losing ground
When my world is going crazy you can turn it all around
And when I'm down you're there pushing me to the top
You're always there giving me all you've got
For a shield, from the storm for a friend, for a love
To keep me safe and warm, I turn to you
For the strength to be strong, for the will to carry on
For everything you do, for everything that's true, I turn to you
When I lose the will to win
I just reach for you and I can reach the sky again
I can do anything 'cause your love is so amazing
'Cause your love inspires me
And when I need a friend you're always on my side
Giving me faith taking me through the night
For a shield, from the storm, for a friend, for a love
To keep me safe and warm, I turn to you
For the strength to be strong and for the will to carry on
For everything you do I turn to you yeah
For the arms to be my shelter through all the rain
For truth that will never change for someone to lean on
But for a heart I can rely on through anything
For the one who I can run to oh I turn to you
For a shield from the storm, for a friend, for a love
To keep me safe and warm, I turn to you
For the strength to be strong, for the will to carry on
For everything you do, for everything that's true
For everything you do, for everything that's true, I turn to you
Resting her head on his chest they slowly swayed to the music, bringing back memories of their first dance together. Even though he had broken her heart, just as she had broken his, he was making every effort to repair it. They both knew that they still had a lot of hard work ahead but working together they knew they could do it. As the music continued to play Sam pulled her tighter to his body, thanking God, and every deity he could think of for giving him another chance with his Mercy.
THE END
A/N Thanks to all of you for your lovely words of encourgement. Your support and review love made it so much easier to write this story. Mega hugs to all of you, again thank you!
Blessings to you all.
Zee