Author's note: Sorry about the delay... please review and forgive any mistakes. I hope you enjoy.
Disclaimer: I don't own Glee or any of its characters. I also don't own the lyrics for MKTO's song "Classic".
I Knew You Were Waiting for Me -Part II
Chapter 8
Crystal immediately pulled away from the crowd and started furiously typing on her cellphone. Rick after wishing congratulations to Esse and Mercedes noticed her absence; Rick then turned around and noticed what Crystal was doing. "Hey Teddy, something up, what are you doing?" He asked. "I'm getting us a limo to and from the airport, putting us on the next feasible flight to Vegas, booking us some suites , and setting up a photographer for the wedding photos; If you and Sam take a 'B' roll of film with just the two of you I can get Treasure Trailz to use it as an ad campaign- you'll both get paid, the trip will be free because Treasure Trailz will fund it, and it will buy us time away from the stadium for a few days without an issue." Crystal confidently stated. Rick's eye's squinted slightly and a proud look of amazement graced his face then he turned back around to Esse smirked and nodded his head in Crystal's direction "That's my girl." He said proudly. Sam smiled a punched him lightly on the shoulder.
"Okay, our flight leaves in four and half hours so we will get our things and meet you back here for the limo to pick us up. C'mon Rick we have to get packing." Crystal said smiling. "Congratulations, again" She added. "See you soon." Rick said as Crystal and Rick crossed the room and walked out of the door.
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Sam's eyes lit up upon entering the suite in Vegas, what caught his eye first was the huge glass shower which left absolutely nothing to the imagination "I'm going to love this" he thought as he looked at the large bed which was right next to the shower; the gray, white, glass, and steel accents would never be erased from his memory; even that swivel chair in the room made him smile. "Sir, is the room to your liking, sir?" The porter asked before taking the bags from off of the rolling cart. "Yes, thank you-just sit the bags down over there please." Sam spoke as he pulled out his wallet, walked over and tipped the young man. "I wonder what Mercedes is going to think?" Sam thought as the young man left him alone standing in this room. Sam's eyes scanned the room again once the young man left.
His infamous lopsided grin appearing on his face as he thought to himself "Well, it took thirteen years, eight months, and seventeen days but today is the day; today I make Mercedes Jones my wife." Sam slowly descended to his knees on the floor and bowed in reference as he stated this quick prayer. "Lord, there were so many times; I must admit that I thought that you had forgotten about me, and my dream of making her my wife. I was worried for a while that this may not have been your plan for our lives at all; but, I cannot express how grateful I am that you didn't let me down and now this day is finally here. Thank you for the lesson in faith, patience, trust, and love-In Jesus name, Amen."
Sam stood up again but then he felt his cell phone ringing in his pocket. Sam answered "Hello." "Esse, this room has two beds in it; do you think Crystal is trying to tell me something?" Rick spoke up. Sam laughed. "Like what? She has gotten herself her own room didn't she?" Sam questioned. "Yeah, but that is a waste of money. She can just stay in here with me." Rick said pragmatically. "Didn't she say Treasure Trailz was paying for it?" Sam snickered. "C'mon Esse help me out here!" Rick challenged. "You can tell her that this is excessive and that the two of us should just share a room." Rick said to Sam. "If you think that I am having that conversation with Crystal-you're crazy." Sam stated matter-of- factly. "Crystal is your girl and her own woman so if you want something different this evening, I'd say, it is up to you to persuade her otherwise. Oh, and one other thing, after this wedding this afternoon and our celebratory dinner and drinks; we will see you guys at the airport in five days-no calling, no texting, no emails, and absolutely no stopping by, do you get me Rick?" "What if...?" Rick started. "Rick, are you kidding me?" Sam asked slightly frustrated. "Yeah, Esse I'm kidding you; ha-ha. I know...I get it, long overdue honeymoon- right? Ha hahahaha" Rick fell out laughing. "Esse, you should have heard yourself- the obsession is real, man you go ahead and do you, or her, whatever, enjoy your honeymoon with your new bride; hahaha." Sam's face turned crimson on the other end of the phone.
"I'm am ready; are we going to go get the paperwork that you need for the wedding?" Rick asked changing the subject. "Crystal applied for everything on line by the time we got to the airport in Atlanta. She also gave us assumed names to pick it up under, do you remember the name?" Sam asked. "Parker Davis...?" Rick said. "That is such a weird name." He continued. "Did Crystal tell you when to expect them back?" Sam asked. "Sam they left us to go looking for a dress, and quote unquote 'essentials', as soon as we hit the lobby-they never even made it up to the rooms. I think that we have some time." Rick replied.
"We would have had more time if you didn't have to pry Crystal off of the slot machine at the airport." Sam chuckled. "She said that she had never played before." Rick spoke up in her defense. "Well, she won't be short of opportunities to play here in Vegas." "I hope that I have some opportunities here in Vegas." Rick interjected as he sat down on his sofa bringing him back to their original conversation. "C'mon Esse, help me out!" Rick stressed again. Sam instead wanted to speak about first things first. "How is it going with the two of you? Was she upset about what happened?" Sam questioned. "No, she didn't say anything about it. She can be a hard girl to read sometimes- She seems...she seems... maybe...delicate...no, she seems really insecure maybe; you should have seen how hard it was for her to even hold my hand... I think that I should be protective of her." Rick replied.
Sam walked over and looked at the wall next to the bed which housed imbedded speaker system and he turned it on which allowed for music playlists to be made, and for the music to fill the room. Sam then turned it back off. "There is a sort of responsibility that comes along with that...I hope that you are up for the challenge. So now my question is, how do you feel about her? And, wanting to sleep with her is not what I mean; you've already given me your feelings about that." Sam spoke in a direct manner. "I... (Rick paused) I think that I ..." (Rick pondered and yet seemed surprised himself about what he was thinking) Sam waited but Rick didn't continue his sentence, so Sam spoke again. "You're hesitating and that is not necessarily a good sign. Don't try to escalate this relationship if you are not going to be serious about it Rick. Women like her are sensitive and they may never truly recover from some of those types of blows to their self-esteem."
The phone which sat on Rick's bedside table began ringing. "Wait Esse, the other phone is ringing. " Rick got up went and picked it up "Hello...oh, hey...when? Where? Okay... What do you mean? Who? Okay. By the way do you have two beds in your room? Oh, that's right you haven't seen your room yet, never mind. We'll see you guys later-bye." Rick hung up the hotel room phone. "Sam, the photographer will meet us downstairs in one of the smaller conference rooms in two hours. It seems Crystal could only get that because there is a rehearsal going on for some singer in the larger one, she also said to make sure that you sign all the papers that David Clarkson gives you; she has gone over it already, with a lawyer last week and they are fine to sign. She said by the time we get that we are almost finished they should be ready to meet us, by the way, she also said to get your suit ready the concierge will pick them up from our room and have them steamed in a few minutes." There was a knock on Rick's door. "Concierge, Sir." Sam heard the gentleman call through the phone. "That Crystal is amazing." Sam said. "Yeah, she is... (Rick pondered) I'll come up with him to your room to get yours and then we can go get the paperwork that we will need, okay?" "Alright, see you in a bit." Right before Rick disconnected the call Sam could hear him yell "Coming" towards his room door.
Sam placed the bags deeper into the bedroom and started unpacking his things. Rick was there faster than he had expected but Sam gave the concierge his suit and then they left to pick up the marriage license.
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Sam stands outside of the Clerk's office waiting for Rick until he comes running towards him. "Rick do I have to tell you to go to the bathroom before we leave the hotel next time-how old are you anyway? We are going to be late." "Sorry Esse, what can I say nature called." Rick walked around to the driver's seat of the rented car and buckled up. "Let's see if we can get my coach married today." Rick said as he pulled off down the road.
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Mercedes and Crystal enjoyed the morning getting to know each other better while shopping for a dress that Mercedes could be excited about as her wedding dress and yet not a typical one for a big wedding. They had gone to their fourth store and tried on her ninth dress when she found it. Crystal had an easier time of it because one dress called out to her from off of the mannequin in the second store window. This allowed for Crystal to furiously finger her phone, making plans and the working out of details.
"Ms. Jones, your love story is so romantic it really does give me hope." Crystal said. "Call me Mercedes please...it's funny how romantic our story turned out to be, considering, that most of it was played offstage." She giggled. "What do you mean?" Crystal queried. "Sam and I have always held a strong attraction to each other, no matter what there was always this undeniable gravitational pull; but I wonder if we would have noticed it at all, if we had always been together-it was our time apart that strengthened our desire for each other, and made it clear to us that we only wanted to be with each other above anyone else."
"Are you worried that now that you two will be together (all of the time) that your pull will somehow dissipate?" Crystal asked concerned. "No, it's just like gravity; I'm being held to the ground by it, it's still there, I would just feel it more if I was jumping out of a plane." She laughed. "Sam is the one and, I'm the one for him, for a long time I wasn't so sure about that; but now I am-convinced. We are perfect for each other. The only thing that scares me was because I waited so long he began to doubt my love for him, and I don't ever want him doing that again-so, it's time for me to comfort my man." Crystal's eyebrows raised and she said "Speaking of comforting your man-we need to find you some sexy lingerie and a blue garter." Crystal smiled.
"How is your relationship going with Rick? You two are together; right?" Mercedes questioned as she pulled out her credit card and gave it to the cashier for her dress purchase. "I find myself liking him a lot but... I'm very different from his last girlfriend and I'm afraid that-he won't help but compare us, and wind up thinking that he has come up short; especially in the sex appeal department." She lowered her eyes and discounted herself. "You sound like me, but we cannot live in the shadow of other women forever; if those women were so much better than us then they would have still been with them; right? Crystal you deserve a man who cares about you and who will always choose you over others - don't settle for anything less; okay?" Mercedes advised. "I just feel like I should always play to my strengths with him you know...we are still kind of new and I don't want to scare him off or anything." "You are still being true to yourself though right? You don't want him to be surprised by some strange idiosyncrasy down the line." Crystal's face turned slightly uncomfortable. "When Sam and I lived together in New York he learned that I have a killer instinct when it comes to my weave and my shoes; it wasn't pretty. Oh, Crystal will you help me with something?" Mercedes asked. "Whatever you need..." She looked down at her watch "The guys should be doing their photo shoot by now and after that we have a wedding to go to." She smiled.
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Sam could have never believed that he would be modeling again for anything but here he was signing the papers on the table for Treasure Trailz to use his image again. "We are so excited to have you back as a spokesman Mr. Evans. Your ad campaign had the highest market share in NY and in several states across the country. We had so wanted to extend your contract only to find out that you had quit the business; but, if I do say so myself, you have aged like fine wine and we are ecstatic at this new prospect." David Clarkson Head of Media and Marketing clapped his hands together quickly and bounced up and down on the balls of his feet.
Sam scanned the paperwork "This contract is a lot bigger than I remember it being the last time." Sam stated in Rick's ear. "Crystal said that she looked it over with a lawyer so I guess it's cool." Rick answered Sam. Sam shook his head and then signed on the dotted line. "The prospect of what?" Sam questioned David. "Trailz Traveled" David spoke while lifting his hands up and separating them from the middle of his body outward and extending his arms across his chest as if the words were written on a banner in front of him "Our brand new line of Treasure Trailz products; for the 'Mature' man in a woman's life." David made quotation marks in the air when he said the word mature. "Mature huh" Sam repeated. "Esse, don't let it get you down...at least you're still hot enough to be a model at your age and that is half the battle right there-aren't I cute?" Rick said. "NO" Sam disagreed.
"Okay, gentlemen now that the paperwork is done can we get to the pictures please?" The photographer turned on the music to get the men into a heightened yet carefree mood. Rick had to take off his clothes put on the underwear and then put on football pads, helmet and face guard. Where Sam had to take off his clothes put on the underwear, the Falcon's baseball cap, and a headset complete with mic; they each took several photos alone and then several photos together simulating Esse barking orders at Rick. After at least three hours of modeling Mercedes and Crystal entered into the small conference room and watched some of the photo shoot before they were whisked away by the makeup artist and hairdresser in the next room to get ready for the wedding pictures. Then photographer changed the backdrop for the men and had them put on suits.
Sam wore an all-black suit with a white shirt and black tie while Rick wore an all-black suit with a black shirt and no tie. The photographer said to the men "We are going to have a little fun when the ladies enter." And he brought out two standing Shure 55SH Series II microphones and placed them before Sam and Rick. A little birdy told me that Sam can sing (The photographer glanced over at Rick) and since this is your wedding day I think it would be nice for you to serenade your bride to be. It will be a great way to get some 'classic' shots; if you know what I mean." Sam looked over at Rick "Seriously?" "C'mon, Esse we won the talent show that year when you did this with me, it will be fun-Do it for Mercedes." Rick cajoled. The photographer grinned as he measured the lighting on both of the men and adjusted the collapsible reflector disks that he had mounted on either side of them. "Esse only listens to Mercedes singing-he won't know any other songs, except this one." Rick said snickering. Sam took his hand and mushed Rick in his head. The photographer saw the women walking into the room and he swung around and took a picture of the men's faces at the moment that they saw them. "That's a keeper." The photographer said.
Mercedes walked in wearing her wedding dress. Sam immediately felt a tightening in his lower regions as he saw how the white dress revealed not just her cleavage but it wrapped tightly around her body exposing each glorious curve of her hips and thighs as it gathered around her waist and hugged her in a way he only dreamed of doing. Rick also found himself speechless as Crystal appeared wearing and black dress which transitioned into a pearl green as it peek-a-booed right above her knees. He immediately believed that it was showing her transition from serious to playful and he enjoyed the symbolism of it "She is really beautiful" he thought.
The photographer motioned that the women walk over towards the men and the sex appeal that was in the process of strolling across the room was certainly not lost on the photographer or either of the men. The photographer kept snapping photographs and then he pulled a remote out of his pocket and pushed a button and the music began again. The intro music to MKTO's "Classic" began to play. "Okay guys, prove your love" The photographer said which made Sam and Mercedes laugh and Crystal divert her eyes away from a staring Rick.
(The photographer keeps taking pictures continuously, moving around and throughout the couples and the light in the room flashes).
Sam began exactly on cue.
Oooo...Ohhhh... (Let's go)
Oooooh, girl your shinin' like a fifth avenue diamond [FLASH]
(Sam reaches out and takes Mercedes hands and pulls her close to him he extends his arms and looks her up and down)
And they don't make you like they used to...you're never goin' out of style [FLASH]
Oooooh, pretty baby this world might've gone crazy (Rick grabs Crystal's hand and spins her like a top)
The way you save me who can blame me when I just wanna make you smile (Rick takes his finger and strokes Crystal's cheek) [FLASH]
I wanna "Thrill" you like Michael; I wanna "Kiss" you like Prince (Sam looks seductively at Mercy) [FLASH]
"Let's Get It On" like Marvin Gaye; like Hathaway (Sam's lopsided grin appears) [FLASH]
Write a song for you like this:
Sam and Rick sing together
You're over my head
I'm out of my mind [FLASH]
Thinking I wasbornin the wrong time
One of a kind, living in a world gone plastic [FLASH]
Baby you're so classic (yeah, yeah) (Sam slowly stroked Mercedes' left hip and nodded his head) [FLASH]
Baby you're so classic (yeah, yeah) (Rick slid his hand slightly under the edge of Crystal's skirt which made her shiver and her breath hitches) [FLASH]
Baby you,
Baby you're so classic [FLASH]
Sam sings alone
Four dozen roses
Anything for you to notice
On the way to serenade you
Doing it Sinatra style (The men adjust their clothes) [FLASH]
Sam and Rick sing together
Im'ma pick you up in a Cad-illac- [FLASH]
Like a gentle-man- [FLASH]
Bringing gla-mour back [FLASH]
Keep it reel to real in the way I feel [FLASH]
I could walk you down the aisle (Sam takes Mercedes left hand which has the engagement ring and kisses it) [FLASH]
I wanna "Thrill" you like Michael; I wanna "Kiss" you like Prince
"Let's Get It On" like Marvin Gaye; like Hathaway [FLASH]
Write a song for you like this:
(Mercedes turns around and rubs her sexy body up and down Sam's front her crinkly hair sliding past his neck and shoulder. Sam throws his head up and back as he takes in the moment) [FLASH]
Sam sings alone (in a state of euphoria)
You're over my head I'm out of my mind
Thinking I was born in the wrong time its love on rewind (Sam wraps his arms around Mercedes and kisses her earlobe) [FLASH]
Sam and Rick together
Everything is so throwback-ish (I kinda like it, how your)
Outta my league, old school chic (Mercedes and Crystal strike an aloof pose) [FLASH]
Like a movie star from the silver screen (Rick and Crystal are dancing to the music together)
You're one of a kind living in a world gone plastic (Sam grabs Mercedes' face with both of his hands) [FLASH]
Baby you're so classic (yeah, yeah) (Sam kissed Mercedes) [FLASH]
Baby you're so classic (yeah, yeah) (Rick seductively, sniffed up along Crystal's neck (closely) and took in her perfume) [FLASH]
Baby you're so classic
Then Sam pointed to Rick who began
Baby you're class and baby you're sick (Rick begins encircling Crystal and whispers the next line in her ear) [FLASH]
I've never met a girl like you ever til we met (Sam and Mercedes are dancing to the music) [FLASH]
A star in the 40's, centerfold in the 50's
Got me trippin' out like sixties hippies (Crystal playfully kisses Rick on the cheek and he swoons) [FLASH]
Queen of the discotheque a 70's dream
In an 80's vest
Hepburn, Beyoncé, Marilyn, Massive
Girls you're timeless, just so classic (Rick lightly swats Crystal on her backside and she covers her mouth with both hands in surprise) [FLASH] (Sam holds Mercedes in his arms and dips her backwards) [FLASH]
Sam starts singing again.
You're over my head, I'm outta my mind (mind, mind, mind) [FLASH]
Thinking I was bornin the wrong time
It's love on rewind (its love on rewind)
Sam and Rick sing together [FLASH]
Everything is so throwback-ish (I kinda like it, how your)
Outta my league, Old school chic (Mercedes and Crystal lift up their arms and start seductively gyrating their hips from side to side) (Sam and Rick look at each other and give a side five, as they moan in delight) [FLASH]
Like a movie star from the silver screen
You're one of a kind living in a world gone plastic
Baby you're so classic (yeah, yeah) (They each pull their laughing ladies into their arms) [FLASH]
Baby you're so classic (yeah, yeah) (Their women hold on to them tightly) [FLASH]
Baby you're so classic
Oooo, oooo, oooo
The music fades and both couples begin kissing. [FLASH]
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