Thanks to Zee , who took this on even though she was sick. Thank you love your the best.
Knock, knock, knock... was at Mercedes front door. 'It's too damn early in the morning who in the hell is this.' Mercedes thought to herself. Slowly getting out of bed she made her way to her front door. Looking out the peep hole and she saw Mike.
She slowly open the door. "Hey Mike." she said and move to the side to let him in. As she was closing the door she heard. "Hey can I come in too?"
She open the door again to see Sam standing there. "Hi Mercedes" Sam said with a sad look on his face.
"Hi." Mercedes said slowly as she let Sam in.
Flashback
Two months ago Mercedes receive the phone call that changed her life to what it was now.
Mercedes was calling Sam over and over again it was taking him far too long to just make a run to the store.
Buzz, buzz, Mercedes cell phone goes off. She pick it up, "Hey, Mary."
"Mercedes, you need to get to the hospital as soon as possible it's Sam." Mary, Sam mother said.
"What happen?" Mercedes said worried.
"Please Mercedes, he's has been in an accident and they aren't giving details right know. We are on our way there right now." Mary said with stress in her voice.
"Okay, I am on my way!" Mercedes said hanging up the phone.
At the nurse's station, Mercedes tried to find out what hospital room Sam was in but they would not give her any detail because she was not family. Dwight, Sam's father came down the hall when he heard Mercedes yelling at the nurses. Dwight nodded to the nurse, "It okay she is his fiance' she is family."
"Thank you Dwight. How is Sam? What happened?" Mercedes asked looking at Dwight.
"From what I heard a driver didn't see Sam on his motorcycle and moved over into his lane, side swiping him and he ended up in a ditch. The driver called 911 right away." Dwight took a long breathe and continued.
"He is alive but unconscious, no broken bone surprisingly. We are waiting on the doctor to give us more detail. I was going to look for the doctor when I heard you." Dwight said rubbing her back.
Entering the room Mary engulf Mercedes in a huge hug. Mercedes hugged Steve and Stacey, Sam's 17 years old younger twin siblings. Mercedes walk over to her Sammy and kissed him lightly on the forehead. Sam stirred just a little bit. Mercedes whispered, "Super Sammy it's me your Sweet Sadie please wake up my love." He stirred just a little bit more. Mercedes was shocked at his movement and she look over at Mary to find an answer, Mary shook her head, "I think it's just reflex. We don't know yet."
Sam has had very little movement. But when he did it seemed to happen only when Mercedes was touching him. No one really noticed it. When they did it was passed off as natural reflex reactions.
Two days later Dwight and Mary finally got Mercedes to go home to shower and take a nap. She has been using the nurse's station to clean up and Tina had been bringing her clean clothes for the past two days.
Mercedes came back to the hospital still stressed but refreshed and ready for the day with Sam. She walked into his room and kissed him on the cheek, "Morning my Super Sammy it me Sweet Sadie."
Sam stirred just a bit, Stacey noticed he moved every time Mercedes touched him. "Hey, Mercedes can you kiss Sammy again and say hello." Stacey asked.
Mary and Dwight look over at little Stacey asking "Why?" together.
"Because every time Mercedes kisses him, he moves a little. He always moves a little when Mercedes kiss or talks to him." Stacey stated.
Mercedes looked over at Stacey, then to Sam parents, Mary said, "What harm will it do, kiss him."
Mercedes shrugged and said "Okay." Leaned over and place a simple sweet kiss on his cheek. Sam moved his finger.
"See!" Stacey said as she points to Sam finger. "Kiss him again!" Stacey said with excitement.
Mercedes lean over to kiss Sam and Mary said, "On the lips Mercedes no time to be shy." Mercedes stopped and looked at his parents then Sam. "Okay" She leaned in and place a long kiss on Sam lips. Sam's arms reached up and grabbed Mercedes arm. Everyone in the room ran to Sam's bedside. Dwight told Steve to get the doctor.
Steve left the room running.
Mary nearly pushed Mercedes to the side to get to Sam. "Sam…baby, it me mommy."
Sam slowly open his eyes and looked around the room. He reached for his throat and quietly said, "Water."
She poured him some water. Sam took slow sips from the cup. He spoke slowly and raspy due to him being unconscious for three days. "My head hurts really badly."
"I know you been in a motorcycle accident son." Dwight said.
"Motorcycle?" Sam said cautiously
"Mom would never let me ride a motorcycle." Sam said, holding is head.
The Evans just laughed, "Yeah you're right but mom didn't have much say since you're a grown man." said Dwight with a chuckle.
Sam just looked at his dad and didn't make a sound then he noticed his dad looked a little older, a touch more grey, then looked to his mom she looked a bit older too. Maybe they are just tired.
Sam looked around the room and saw a beautiful young lady that looked a lot like Stacey and a gorgeous black woman.
Mary saw the look on Sam's face and turned towards Stacey and Mercedes, just as she was about to speak Steve can running through the door with the doctor.
"Dad I found the doctor." Said Steve.
"Thanks Stevie go stand next to your sister so the doctor can examine your brother."
"What?" queried a very surprised Sam, now trying to sit up.
Mary and Dwight tried to get Sam to lay back down. Mercedes standing at the foot of the bed started to rub Sam leg trying to calm him down.
"Baby, what's wrong." said Mary
"Stevie and Stacey? What is this a joke…those two are only 9! The two standing over there are at least 16 maybe 17." Sam said with a light chuckle thinking they were playing with him and he grabbed his throat.
Doctor Washington approach Sam bedside. "Sam how old are you?" she asked
"17" he answer positively. "Why?"
"Can I please have everyone leave the room while I examine Sam?"
Mary kissed Sam's cheek and Dwight put his hand on his shoulder giving it a couple of pats and they walk towards the door with Stacey and Steve close behind.
Looking back Stacey noticed Mercedes still standing at the edge of Sam bed not moving like she was stuck. Stacey walked over putting both hands on her shoulder and guided her to the door. Sam had a confused look on his face as Stacey lead Mercedes away.
Everyone was talking in the waiting room when Mike and Tina show up.
"How is he?" asked Mike worriedly.
"He has minor cuts and bruises." said Mary
Steve jumped up saying, "He thinks he is 17 years old."
"Really?" Tina almost yelled.
"He doesn't remember me." said Mercedes in a whisper, over in a corner of the waiting room.
No one heard her as they all were trying to explain everything to Tina and Mike.
"He doesn't remember me…" said Mercedes mumbling to herself but Stacey heard her this time
Stacey just looked at her, "Oh" she said and then a long pause. "I'm sure he will remember you soon you are the love of his life." Mercedes just kept shaking her head.
Everyone started to become very interested in Stacey and Mercedes conversation.
The doctor then came out of Sam's room walking down the hall and asked to speak to Dwight and Mary.
Everyone waited in silence until the Evans returned.
Stacey spotted them coming down the hall. "There they are." she said as she pointed them out.
Everybody stood up, moving to meet them down the hall.
"So what's going on?" Steve asked anxiously.
"Sam has a case of amnesia. Dr. Washington said that we need to take it slow with Sam. Let him take in the progress slowly, don't overload him with too much information, only with what we think he can handle. We have to be patient with him."
"Is he ever going to get his memory back?" Mercedes asked.
"There's a very good chance he will." said Dwight.
"But there a chance he won't?" sniffled Mercedes
"Look he is alive so let be grateful! Now dry your tears girls." Mary said, because Mercedes and Stacey were crying.
Wiping their tears and making themselves presentable they were ready to see Sam.
Everyone walked in Sam room. "Hi "said Sam. "Come hear munchkin." Sam said with his arm stretched out.
"I don't want to hurt you." Stacey said with a concerned look on her face.
"You won't I just me one of your bear hugs." Sam grinned at her.
Stacey gave Sam a proper hug. When she pulled away Sam looked at her, "You have grown to be so beautiful Stace."
"Thanks Sam." Stacey blushed.
Sam look over towards Steve. "Wow! Stevie how tall are you now?"
"Almost 6 feet tall." Steve said standing straight to show his full height.
"Wow come here and give me a hug man." Steve looked at Sam, then everyone in the room.
"Uh- man I guess I can make an exception for you, I reserve all my hugs for the ladies." Steve winked, walking over to Sam's bed. As everyone in the room laughed looking for a bit of relieved to ease the tension in the room.
"Hey beautiful" Sam smiled wide.
Mercedes perked up, then Sam said. "Come over here and give me a hug Tina."
Tina looked a Mercedes as her smile fell then looked at Sam and walked over to give him a hug.
Sam looked to Mike.
"Mike dude you look old." Sam said still in a low husky voice.
"You should look at yourself." Mike said, as he walked over and gave Sam a hug.
Sam look over Mike shoulder and saw Mercedes, when Mike stood up he followed Sam's eyes to Mercedes.
"Oh this is Mercedes she is a friend of ours." Mike said remembering what Dwight had told them.
Mercedes looked at Mike and tried not to react to how he introduced her to her finance'.
"Hi Mercedes, sorry I don't remember you." holding out his hand to shake hers.
"Hi Sam, I guess I can forgive you, due to your head injury." she said with a smile. "Glad to see that you are okay otherwise."
"Thanks." Sam said, staring at her trying to remember her, but also thinking how beautiful she was.
Looking at everyone Sam asked, "Can I get a mirror?" No one moved. "Well I see that everyone aged I would like to see how I look 8 years older."
Mary reached for her purse and found a small compact mirror. Sam slowly opened the mirror to find an older mature Sam with short sandy brown hair. It was no longer bleach blond and long. He noticed he was no longer clean shaven as he now sported a beard, he was sure it was longer due to him being in the hospital. Small lines in his face showed as a sign of his maturity. Not bad for someone who lost eight years.
"Not bad for 25." he said and everyone laugh.
"Well dad and I are going to see when we can take you home." said Mary. She looked over to Mercedes, who looked at Mary, then lowered her head to stop the tears from falling.
"Wait, don't I live with Mike?" Sam asked.
"Well you need to be looked after and Mike has to go to work so we think it will be best that you stay with us and be looked after 24/7 until you get on your feet." Mary said with a quickness.
"I'll go with you." said Stacey, as their parents left the room.
Steve said, "I'll be back I am going to get something to drink, plus I saw some cute honeys in the cafeteria."
"I thought you said girls were yucky!" said Sam
"Yeah bro that was 8 years ago, check you later." Steve smirked leaving the room.
Mercedes, Tina and Mike were left in the room with Sam. Mercedes was nervous, she didn't know why…this is her Super Sammy…he has to remember her soon. 'Right' she thought.
"So...you two still dating?" Sam asked.
"Well Tina and I got married last year." Mike said proudly.
"Ah man congrats! I didn't know the way you were holding on to her.'' nodding at Mercedes. "I thought you two were together." said Sam, feeling happy that Mercedes and Mike weren't a couple but why he didn't know.
"No man nothing like that she's our best friend." Mike said.
"Me and you or you and Tina." Said Sam.
"All of ours." Said Mike.
''Oh." said Sam still looking at Mercedes.
"So how is Brittany? Are we married yet? For real this time?" Sam asked now looking at Mike.
"Nah man you and Brittney broke up freshman year in college." Mike said, trying not to look over at Mercedes who was fighting back tears.
"Oh." Sam said sounding disappointed. "We broke up? Why?"
"She started spending time with Tina's' roommate, Uh…I can't remember her name." Mike said trying to remember her name."
"Santana." Tina said
"Yeah that's it, Santana and Britney got pretty close and started to fool around." Mike told him.
"She cheated on me with Santana... a girl?" Sam asked with tears in his eyes.
"Sorry man." Mike frowned.
"Can you guys leave me alone for a moment?" Sam was now fighting back tears.
"Yeah we can." Mike grabbed Mercedes hand, she had turned her back so that Sam couldn't see her cry.
"Are you okay?" Mike and Tina asked once they were outside Sam's room.
"No." she said sobbing into Mike's chest.
"Come on I'll take you home, you can't drive like this." he said.
"It just so hard, you know." Mercedes choked out.
"I know it hard," he said as he lift her chin so he could look into her face as she spoke.
"But you don't have to watch the one you love, love someone else and he not remember your life together." she said pulling herself out of his arms and wrapping her arms around herself as she walked to the elevator.
Two days later Sam was getting ready to leave the hospital. Sam had asked his parents if Mike can bring him home. He wanted to talk to Mike alone he has been the only one who hasn't been beating around the brush with him. If Sam ask a question Mike was the only who has been honest with him.
In the car to Sam's parent's house Sam was full of questions. "Is there more to me and Mercedes relationship?" said Sam curiously, "She was always at the hospital and staring at me."
"Yes." Mike said.
"I knew it! She my girlfriend. Right?" Sam said excited.
"Something like that." Mike said. He made himself a promise he wouldn't volunteer any information for the sake of Sam parents but he wasn't going to lie to Sam either.
"Oh are we friends with benefits." Sam said with a huge grin on his face thinking of Mercedes curvaceous body.
"NO!" Mike raised his voice, 'She not like that."
"Sorry, so what is she then?" Sam asked
"She...she you fiancé'." Mike said quietly
"What?! My fiancé'?" Sam yelped.
"Yes and she's very heart broken you don't remember her." Mike said.
"I can't get married! I'm only 17 and I don't know her!" Sam was getting upset.
"Dude you are 25 years old and you asked Quinn to marry you at 16 and you fake married Brittany at 17 years old." Mike said with a raised voiced "She has been there for you when you broke your arm and lost your baseball scholarship. She got you a different scholarship for creative arts. She helped you reach your dream and started your own business. This woman has been there for you when you got in this accident, she's been by your bedside each and every night. Your parents pretty much threatened her to go home and rest. Because she didn't want to leave your side!" Mike said with fire in his eyes. Then remember how naive Sam was when he was 17 and dating Brittany, he acted plain stupid.
Hearing how dedicated Mercedes was to him scared Sam. How can he be in such a committed relationship?
What Mike said hit a chord with Sam. Calling Mercedes he asked her to come over so they can talk.
Mercedes came over bright and early the next morning, wanting to know what Sam had to say.
Sam opened the door and stepped out. "Can we go for a walk?" he asked.
"Yes." Mercedes tried to read Sam's face, but couldn't.
"So what do you want to talk about?" She asked after they have been walking for about 15 minute in complete silence.
"You and I." he said.
"What about us?" she inquired nervously.
They made it to the park and Sam stopped and looked at Mercedes, "I know about us."
"You do?" she smiled hoping that he remembered them together.
"Yeah and I think that we need to call things off for a while or at least until I figure out who I am." He said not looking directly at her.
"Oh ... I-I thought that maybe you remember us, remembered me." she said as she stepped away from him. They were silent for a moment then she spoke "This is what you want?" She asked as tears fell from her eyes.
"Yes." Sam said and for some reason regretted it as soon as the word left his mouth.
"Okay…give me about a week and I will have your things packed and I'll call Mike to have them picked up." she said walking away back towards her car, thinking to herself, 'He doesn't love me.' It's the first time Mercedes realized she wasn't getting her Sammy back.
End of Flashback
"Hi, Mercedes." Sam said staring at Mercedes. Not believing he was engaged to this beautiful woman standing before him.
"Sam wanted to come." Mike said, "He said, it's his stuff and he is tired of everyone doing everything for him... I hope you don't mind." Mike said hoping it wouldn't upset Mercedes.
"You have a beautiful home." Sam said as he finally started to look around the house he and Mercedes once shared. Sam felt at peace here.
Mercedes look at him and rolled her eyes. She turned to Mike with the saddest look on her face saying, "I am going to take a shower. His things are marked and in the garage." Turning from Mike she went to her bedroom.
"What?" Sam asked.
"Clueless." Mike said shaking his head, reminding himself, Sam is thinking like he is 17 again.
"Let get the boxes and get out of her hair." Mike said.
Mercedes had pictures of her and Sam up throughout the house, Sam walked over to the pictures on the fireplace and picked up the one where they were on vacation. Sam had a flash of Mercedes smiling up at him, kissing him lightly on the lips and running away giggling.
Mike was calling Sam, but Sam was having a moment, Mike tried again, "Sam, man you okay?"
"Yeah, just a small head ache but I am okay." Sam said not knowing what was happening but didn't want to make a big deal about it.
About 45 minutes later, "Hey Mercedes." Mike yelled into the house.
Mercedes walk out to the garage, "What?"
"We'll be back. I didn't know Sam had so much stuff, we have to make another trip." Mike said.
Wait." Mercedes, went back into the house to retrieve a set of keys.
Sam slowly walked back and leaned against the nearest wall, trying not to bring attention to himself. Mercedes' scent lightly brushed his nostrils. The smell of vanilla overwhelmed him with a flash of them in a room with her wearing his McKinley high school jersey. Sam tried to stay calm.
""Here." she said as she walked over to Sam handing him a set of keys.
"What are these too?'' Sam asked.
"Your truck."
"What!?" he was very surprised. "This truck?" he asked as he pointed to an all-black 2010 Dodge Ram with all the perks.
"Yes, please take care of it! It your pride and joy." Mercedes said with a smirk.
"I was planning on coming over tomorrow and go over our finances and personal account." Mercedes said. "Will that be alright with you?"
"I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow, how about Friday?"
"Okay that will be fine. I'll met you at you parent's house."
"Yeah, I have nothing planned that day but can I come over here to talk about it? I love my parent but they are becoming a little to protective." Sam said smiling at her. "It gives me an excuse to get out of the house."
"Yeah that fine. What time are you coming over?" she asked.
"How about the same time as today…10?"
"Okay."
"Okay." said Sam, "Thanks for the truck."
"It's yours." she said.
"Come on dude, let's load up your truck so we can get out of here." Mike said as Sam and Mercedes were staring at each other.
"Okay, sorry man." Sam said.
Mercedes snapped out of her trance and walked back into the house.
"Mike, did Mercedes go to McKinley?" Sam asked
"No we met her our junior year in college. Why?" he asked
"No reason." he said. He didn't know what to make of the images and didn't want to give anyone false hopes.
Sam showed up at their place at 10 am Friday morning like he promised. Sam found himself checking the mirror at home and in the truck a few time before he left home and before he grabbed the fresh cut daisies he brought as he got out of the truck.
"Hi." Mercedes opened the door, "Come in."
Sam walk in and handed her the flowers he had purchased for her.
"Thank you." she said very surprised and slowly reached for them. "You didn't have too." 'Does he remember?'
"No I wanted to." he said with a smile on his face.
Earlier when Sam stopped at the florist he was looking around at all the flowers, he picked up some roses. Walking to stand behind another customer, only to walk away just as he reached the register. He put the roses back to instead pick a bouquet daisies.
"Hi Sam, the usual I see." said the very perky clerk behind the counter.
"Uh... hi, yeah I guess" Sam said paying her and left.
"Well I have everything set up in the kitchen for us." Mercedes said bringing Sam back to reality as he followed her into the kitchen. "I was having breakfast do you want anything?"
"Yes please if you don't mind." Sam said with a grin.
"I am making omelets." she said a little happy because she loves to cook for him.
"Okay." said Sam.
Mercedes made the omelets just how Sam loved them.
"Wow this is good" Sam said surprisingly.
"Why so surprised. You love my cooking?" as soon as she said it her eyes bugged out "I'm so sorry Sam."
Sam waved his hand dismissing her apology, still eating.
'She smells so good and so beautiful, I wonder if she thinks about me, like I think about her?' Sam thought as Mercedes was talking about the bills they have.
'I think she likes me.' Sam thought to himself. 'Of coarse she does she wanted to marry you.' Sam stared at Mercedes as she was looking at the computer. 'She want me' Sam thought running his hands though his hair. 'I'm not with Brittany anymore. I'm going to go for it.' Sam decided.
'Sam thinks he's a 17 year old and if I give him this kind of money that my Super Sammy and I saved, all he would do is blow it. I better talk to his parents and just give him an allowance.' Mercedes thought to herself.
"Wow that's a lot" Sam was stunned.
"Well technically you are an adult but I can call your mommy and daddy if you can't handle these responsibility" she said in a sassy voice.
"Really? I'd like to see you calling mommy and daddy when I throw some of my sweet moves on you." Sam stood up and started to do a body roll and taking off his shirt. Sam started to move closer to Mercedes invading her space.
"Uh- Hell No! Nah-uh! No you don't" yelled Mercedes, "What is that?" stepping away from Sam.
"Well I thought since you and I... you know...did it, we can do it again." said Sam raising his eyebrows up and down.
"Oh hell no! You've lost you damn mind." said Mercedes
Silence...
"Well yeah, I kinda did." Sam smirked
"Sorry Sam but I'm not that kind of girl." with a disappointed look on her face, "Sam you have to go." Mercedes said and walked to the door opening it for Sam to leave.
"Sorry Mercedes." Sam apologized and left. Mercedes slammed the door behind him.
"Sorry ass boy. Calls everything off between us and shows up here thinking I am going to sleep with him…he has lost his damn mind. Is this what he was like when he was 17?" she asked herself. "Immature Mutha Fucker!"
On the drive home Sam thought about what happened. 'Girls used to love when I did the Windy City move…it's never failed me.'
Later that night Tina and Mike show up at Sam house.
"Sam you are an ass. You break up with to her, then try sleep with her? Mercedes is a grown ass woman and you treat her like one of your flippin' groupies at the strip club." Tina growled in a huff.
"Groupie? Strip club?" Sam asked confused
"Uh- what?" Tina said trying to act stupid like she didn't know what she had said.
"STRIP CLUB!" Sam said loudly and slowly while popping the "P" and "B"
"Yeah, yeah ...uh man ...we use to strip." Mike nodded with the quickness.
"I Strip?" Sam said pointing to himself, "We strip?" he asked now pointing between him and Mike.
"Yes, you did." said Tina, "But you can't treat Mercedes the way you did. You owe her respect."
"Dude you owe her an apology." said Mike.
"Yeah I know." Sam agreed, "But how? I don't think I am her favorite person right now."
"Cedes love you. Just give her some time." Tina consoled him.
"Yeah she loves the other Sam, the 25 year old Sam not this Sam." Pointing to himself Sam was depressed.
"Well dude you are going to have to do some serious groveling." Mike made a pouty face.
"Yeah maybe your right."
"No he is right." Tina stated.
"So tell me about our stripping days."
"Well you stripped your junior year in college, shortly after your arm healed from your injury. Your parents had a financial blow. You lost your scholarship and you wanted to stay in school so you stripped doing your signature move. You called it the Windy City, to pay for school and to help your parents." Mike informed him. "And as for me I wanted to get Tina and to get a jump start on our future."
"Then your started dating Mercedes and she found you a scholarship for creative arts and a paying internship with the company you work for now so you could stop stripping." Tina added with a smile.
"She didn't like me stripping?" he asked.
"No, but she knew you had to do it to survive." Tina said with all honesty.
"Wow she has done a lot for me." Sam said with a look of shame on his face then he looked up. "I thought I worked for myself?"
"Oh you do but you also work for an animation company. You like it a lot and didn't want to give it up. They work around your schedule as long as you make your deadline. You got Mercedes into voice overs and commercials, because you recommended her they hired her instantly." said Tina with a proud look on her face.
"How were we together? Mercedes and I." Sam asked seriously.
"GREAT!" Tina exclaimed enthusiastically.
Mike reach over to put a hand on Tina knee to calm her down. "You two were great together, you balanced each other." Mike said looked up, trying to find the right words then continued, "Mercedes was a little on the serious side…focused and determined. You on the other hand, playful, a procrastinator and wavering."
"You two were so good together and so in love." Tina said, "Not like when you were with Quinn and gave her a promise ring or when you and Brittany married because you thought the world was ending." She rolled her eyes, "With Cedes you were different you were truly happy…you were in love…she completed you."
"In love." Sam whispered as if he could believe he could love someone so deeply and be loved just as deeply in return.