so yeah...it's been like a month since the last chapter...i know..I'm horrible...but the wait is over...here's the new chapter...and i made it extra long for you guys...I hope you like it :) this chapter has drained me severely haha I hope this makes up for the monstrosity that is BRAM...that's such a stupid ship name lmao One thing about this chapter... The title of the chapter is based off of the Christina Aguilera song "All I need" I swear i listened to this song 50 times while writing a certain part of this chapter (maybe you'll catch it lol ) anywho sorry for any errors...thank you for reading!
Chapter 11- All I need
Mercedes was sitting in front of an older version of the blonde bombshell from Sam's high school prom picture. She still looked the same, only her hair was shorter and she was a little curvier. Sam stood up right in front of her.
"Wow…it's been a long time. I thought you moved to Chicago?"
"I did, for a couple of years. Dad died last fall though." She said with a sad smile.
"Oh man, I had no idea. I'm so sorry Quinn."
"How could you know? We haven't spoken in years."
"Yeah I guess you're right." He turned to Mercedes and reached out for her hand.
"Quinn, this is my girlfriend Mercedes. Mercy, babe, this is Quinn Fabray…my ex from high school." Mercedes took hold of Sam's hand, stood up and held her hand out in front of Quinn. She watched her tear her eyes away from Sam to look at her. She flashed her best smile and said,
"Hi, it's nice to meet you." Quinn quickly took her hand and nodded.
"Likewise….Are you a teacher too?"
"No, just Sam... An excellent one at that." Mercedes tried to say without TOO much pride in her voice.
"He's always had a big passion for teaching so it's no surprise there. Well let me get back to my table. It was so nice seeing you Sam and nice meeting you….Mercedes, right?"
"Yep, pleasure meeting you too." Quinn touched Sam's arm gently before walking away. He looked at Mercedes and exhaled.
"Whoa, totally wasn't expected that. Mercedes chuckled as they both sat back down.
"You can say that again."
"Mercy!" Santana interrupted, leaning across the table. Mercedes looked at her best friend.
"Yeah?"
"Come with me to the bar right quick." Santana commanded. She nodded as she stood up again and followed Santana to the bar.
"Who was that?" Santana wasted no time asking as they waited their turn in line. Mercedes shook her head. Her best friend had no shame.
"Uh…that was Quinn." She gasped in surprise.
"The ex-fiancé?"
"The very one."
"Damn she was hot." Mercedes gave her a hard stare.
"Santana."
"What? I'm a lesbian…If I see a beautiful woman, I will not miss the opportunity of letting the fact be known….BUT I was going to add that she was stupid…very, very stupid."
"Whatever Santana." Mercedes huffed."
"Oh don't get like that. It's not like she's going to try and get him back anyway."
"What makes you so sure about that?" It was Santana's turn to glare at her best friend.
"As if Sam would let that happen. I saw the way he looked at her."
"But did you see the way she looked at him?"
"Yes I did, and I think she knows she doesn't stand a chance up against you….now let's drop her. You've gotta get ready to sing."
"I haven't picked a song yet."
"Oh I picked one for you." Santana said casually as it then became her turn to order her drink.
"What song did you pick?" She asked once Santana had her drink in hand and headed back to the table.
"You'll see when he calls you up. Don't worry, you can sing it." Mercedes rolled her eyes as they returned back to the table. She huffed as she plopped down into her seat.
"What's wrong?" Sam asked, noticing the concern on her face.
"Santana picked out a song for me without consulting with me." She whined as she crossed her arms over her chest and pouted. Sam bit back a laugh.
"Did she tell you what she picked?"
"Nope." He chucked this time as he leaned over and began to rub her shoulders.
"Oh relax, babe. I'm more than sure that whatever song she picked, you're going to kill it." Mercedes exhaled deeply.
"I'm gonna go to the bathroom before I go up." She quickly got up from her seat and headed for the bathroom. She did her usual rituals and was washing her hands when she heard another toilet flush. Seconds later Quinn had come from behind the stall. The women both smiled at each other as Quinn went for the sink next to her. Mercedes proceeded to touch up her make up while Quinn began to wash her hands.
"So…How long have you and Sam been together?" Quinn asked, breaking the silence.
"Um…just about 3 months." The blonde gave Mercedes a look of surprise.
"Really? I would have guessed longer."
"Why do you say that?" Mercedes chuckled lightly. Quinn shrugged,
"I don't know….You guys just seem…..comfortable with each other like you've been together for years rather than months." Mercedes couldn't help but smile at her use of the word "comfortable". It had been the exact word she used when talking to her best friend weeks ago.
"Yeah, I guess Sam has his way of charming his way in. He's a good man.
"He is quite the charmer…He makes you very happy I can tell." Before Mercedes could say anything else, they heard the door open and Santana's head pop in. She looked around until she laid eyes on Mercedes.
"Mercy! You're up after this person that's up now." Mercedes nodded.
"Okay, I'll be right out." Santana smiled before giving the blonde a hard look and leaving the bathroom. Quinn gave Mercedes a warm smile,
"Good luck out there."
"Thanks." She said as she returned the smile. When she returned to the table, she sat back down next to Sam. He took her hand and gave it a squeeze. She gave him a smile as she heard the DJ announce,
"Alright let's have Miss Mercy J back up to the stage." Before she could rise from her seat again, Sam pulled her close and whispered in her ear.
"You got this sweetheart….knock em' dead." He gave her a quick peck on the cheek and she stood from her seat. The DJ was at the stairs that lead to the stage, waiting for her. He handed her the microphone and let her take her place behind the stand. She threw out a nervous smile to the crowd before looking at monitor and waited for the title of the song to be revealed. Seconds later the words "In the style of Monica's Love all over me" popped up on the screen. She had indeed known the song and she was going to kill Santana for putting her on blast like she had. She had less than ten seconds to gather her thoughts before she had to sing the first notes of the song. She quickly exhaled and closed her eyes.
Must not of been paying attention
I stepped right on in it, didn't even notice how deep I was
I went from the ground to the top of the cloud
And now as I look down I see where I fell into your arms
When she hit the chorus, a smile was spread across her face as she belted it out.
Now I got love all over me
Baby you touch every part of me
Ooo I got love all over me
And I don't want to get it off
I'm completely covered up in your love
She opened her eyes and looked out into the crowd until she locked hers with Sam's smiling face. As soon as she saw his face, it was like all of the nerves she had about the song were non-existent.
Even my skin is changing ooooooooooohhhh
I'm feeling warmer, no more icy blue hearts for me
You put the color back in my life
And now where there was black and white your love made me iridescent
Mercedes couldn't help but smile as she ended the verse for the fact that every part of it was exactly how she felt about Sam. The whole song itself was right on point on how she and Sam's relationship came to be.
I got love all over me
Baby you touch every part of me
Ooooo I got love all over me
And I don't want to get it off
I'm completely covered up in your love
Before your love baby I was blinded
Filthy with pain til' you took it from me
You showered me with a new beginning now I'm clean
Took me by surprise when you ran up on me
I came to life baby in that moment
You put your hands on my heart baby now it beats
Now I got love all over me
Baby you touch every part of me
Ooooo I got love all over me
And I don't want to get it off
I'm completely covered up in your love
In your love
In your love
And I don't want to get it off I'm completely covered in your love
Ohhh I…
In…. your … Love
By the end of the song, almost everyone in the bar had been standing and cheering. All of her friends, including Sam were out of their seats, cheering louder than everyone there. She couldn't hide the mile wide smile that was spread across her face as she exited the stage. When she returned to the table and pulled her best friend into a hug.
"See? I told you that you could handle it." Mercedes laughed as she hugged her tighter.
"Yeah I guess…Thank you."
"Don't thank me yet…..thank me tomorrow morning….or afternoon…whenever you and Sam find the time to pry away from each other." She pulled away and rolled her eyes.
"Girl please."
"Don't 'girl please me'. You are getting laid tonight…..it's a fact….The look on Sam's face while you were up there told me so…so be prepared to get worn out." Mercedes laughed as she turned away and made her way over to her seat next to Sam.
When she sat back down, Sam grabbed her by waist and damn near pulled her onto his lap. He kissed the side of her temple and whispered in her ear.
"That didn't sound like you were nervous at all." She giggled as the sensation of lips tickling her ear.
"I'm usually only nervous right before I go on stage and the fact that I actually did know the song helped too."
"Well, you were amazing up there." She turned to face him and gave him a quick kiss on the lips.
"Thank you….Now it's your turn to get up there."
"Oh don't worry my dear….My turn is coming up soon."
A few other people performed before, Sam, Blaine, Kurt and Puck all went on stage and did a hilarious rendition of the Backstreet Boys' "All I have to give." After a couple more songs, they all decided to call it a night. The ride back to Mercedes' house was a quiet yet comfortable one. Sam held on to her hand the whole ride while she smiled absently to herself and looked out of the window. When he pulled into her driveway and cut off the engine, he looked at her with a smile.
"What are you thinking about over there?" She turned away from the window and smiled at him brightly.
"Some of everything to be honest."
"Care to elaborate on that?" He said with a bit of a nervous laugh. Mercedes also let out a nervous laugh.
"Can you come inside and we can talk about it then?"
"Sure…" He trailed off nervously as he got of the car and tried to get to her side but Mercedes was too quick for him. Sam quietly followed her up the porch and in to the house. She kindly asked him to wait into the living room while she went up to her room to get out of her heels and put up her hair. When she returned, she saw Sam sitting on the couch, rubbing his hands together, pensively.
"Do you want something to drink?" He looked up at her and smiled.
"No, I'm okay….Come here." He patted the empty spot on the couch next to him. She flashed as nervous smile as she sat down next to him. She suddenly felt even more nervous. Sam took her hands into his.
"So what's going through that pretty little head of yours?" She laughed nervously as she looked down at their intertwined hands.
"Seriously some of everything to, tell you the truth."
"This…this doesn't have to do with me bumping into Quinn, does it?"
"No….not really….I don't know….Just tonight in general has me thinking. With Santana picking the song out for me….It just really made me think."
"Think about what, Mercy?"
"Us…and where it's going….where you want it to go." He gave her a confused look.
"I'm not sure I know what you mean." Mercedes let out a shaky breath.
"I mean…..I've only been with one man for almost twenty years. I don't have a clue when it comes to dating. But, what I DO know is that….when I'm with you….everything just fits. That kind of scares me." His face softened as he let go of one of her hands to caress her cheek. She smiled and leaned into his hand.
"Why does it scare you? You're happy right?"
"I haven't been this happy since when I first started dating the kids' father. I'm scared that my happy high is going to fade when I feel like I'm at my happiest point. You mean so much to me and so much to the kids. Who's to say that someone without the baggage I have won't come along and steal you away?"
Sam expression grew hard but not in an angry way. He exhaled before asking,
"Mercedes, do you know the first thing I think about every morning I wake up?" She shook her head.
"What?"
"It's not about why I'm getting up at the crack of dawn. It's not what lesson plan I have to do for the day. It's you. I think about if you and the kids are having a good morning. You are the first and last thing I think about every day and night. Landon and Amaya aren't your baggage. You and the kids are packaged deals if you ask me and I honestly feel like I've hit the damn jackpot. I don't give a damn if we've only been in this relationship ship for a few months, I think it's pretty safe to say that I'm falling in love with you."
Mercedes' eyes swelled up with tears.
"Really?"
"Absolutely. What I feel for you is something I've never felt before….not with Quinn….no other woman I've ever dated. Being with you and the kids at my parents' house made me really see that. No other woman I've had around my family has NEVER just fit right in with them. Everything felt so comfortable."
She couldn't help but laugh out loud as he used that common word.
"That seems to be the go to word to use when describing our relationship." Before Sam could ask why, she leaned forward and kissed him with all of the passion in her body. Sam cupped her face and pressed her closer to deepen the kiss. Mercedes' body shivered once she felt Sam's tongue massage hers. She broke the kiss and then stood up from the couch. Sam looked up at her with question in his eyes. Mercedes smiled and nodded her head towards the stairs.
"Come on….let's go to bed."
His eyes widened in surprise as his jaw dropped a bit.
"Ar…..are you sure?" Mercedes nodded confidently.
"I think this has been over due and a long time coming."
She tugged on his arm, urging him to stand up from the couch. Sam held onto her hand tightly as Mercedes lead them up the stairs and into her bedroom. After countless dreams about being inside her room, Sam never fully prepared himself for when the day finally came.
Once inside her rom, she stopped them at the foot of her bead and said nothing as she went for the hem of Sam's shirt. She lifted it up and rose to her toes to pull it over his head. Sam couldn't help but laugh at her.
"Don't laugh at me." She commanded as she tossed his shirt across the room. He leaned down to kiss her before saying,
"I can't help it. You're so damn cute when you're trying to reach." She chuckled and nipped his bottom lip.
"Yeah, well, cute isn't what I'm going for right now." She yanked on the waistband of his jeans and flicked his fly open. Sam let out a hard grunt.
"Point taken." He then grabbed her waist to pull her closer and began kissing her passionately while starting to remove her clothes. Mercedes's body shivered when she felt his fingertips graze her sides as he lifted the hem of her blouse. He pulled it over her head and tossed it near his shirt and got a good look at the purple lacy bra she was wearing.
As if her breasts were magnets, his hands were connected to them in a flash, caressing them. With one hand, he reached around and unhooked her bra in record time, causing Mercedes to gasp in surprise. Her hands were still on the waist of his jeans as he began to turn her back towards the bed. Without breaking the kiss, she slowly pulled the zipper down and moved her hands down the back of his jeans and gave his ass a firm squeeze, making him yelp against her lips. She'd always thought about doing that and couldn't help but laugh at herself for fulfilling the fantasy. Sam broke the kiss and began to drag his tongue and lips across her neck. He gently tugged on her ear with his teeth before whispering,
"I knew it."
"Kn…knew what?" He pulled away from her neck to look her in the eye.
"That behind the innocent mother of two look, there's a sexy little minx ready to be unleashed." She gave his ass another squeeze as she turned their bodies to where his back was facing the bed. She removed her hands from the back of his jeans and pressed them against his chest.
"Considering how long it's been….It should be expected." Before he could say another word, she pushed him hard enough to make him fall back onto the bed. As soon as she straddled his lap, Sam sat up and his hands and lips were all over her breasts and neck. She could feel just how aroused he was under her as she started to grind her hips against him. He wrapped his arm around her waist tightly and he flipped them over to where he was then hovering over Mercedes. They stared at each other for second and Mercedes could see everything from lust to love in his eyes. She lifted up and brought her lips to his, urging him to press his hard body against hers.
Once again he broke the kiss and began to make a trail of kisses from her lips, to her neck and further south. She felt a familiar flutter in her stomach as she felt his lips brush across it. Sam then took that time to hook his fingers into the sides of her leggings and panties and started pulling down her legs. When they were free from her legs and feet, Sam could smell arousal and feel the heat from in between her legs. He ran his hands over the top of her thighs and slowly dragged his fingertips down until he took hold of one of her ankles and brought it up to his mouth. He placed soft kisses onto her ankle and proceeded to kiss down her leg, bringing his body down with him. Mercedes' breath began to hitch as she felt him blow lightly right at her dripping core. Before she could even try to prepare herself, Sam swiped his tongue across her clit, sending Mercedes into frenzy. He flicked his tongue across a few more times before pulling her clit into his mouth and giving it a gentle suck.
"Oh my goodness." Mercedes whimpered as he repeated the motion over and over. She was a good five seconds away from closing her legs around Sam's head when he lifted up from between her legs and made his way back up his body. She wrapped her legs around his waist and looked up at him.
"You're still wearing too many clothes. Pants off Evans."
"Yes ma'am." He got up from the bed and stood right in front of her as he proceeded to remove his pants right along with his boxers. Mercedes had some kind of idea of what he was working with but was not prepared for what was actually covered up by the boxers he was wearing. She knew her mouth was hanging open once she got a good look at it all. Sam noticed and chuckled.
"Like what you see?" Mercedes licked her lips and pried her eyes away to look him in the eye.
"And then some….come here."
"Okay, hold on." He picked up his jeans and pulled his wallet out of his back pocket to retrieve his "emergency" condom. Mercedes' body had just about jerked once she saw that it was a gold wrapper. He dropped his wallet on top of jeans and flung his body across hers.
"It's not that I don't trust you….It's been a while for both of us but…." She pressed a finger to his lips.
"I know….I was going to ask if you had one anyway." He smiled as he leaned down to claim her lips with his. He broke the kiss and brought the condom up to his mouth to rip it open with his teeth. He lifted up a bit, rolled it on making sure it was on securely before turning his attention back to Mercedes.
"You ready?" To answer his question, she reached in between them and took hold of his hard member and lined it up with her entrance. She opened her legs wider, further letting him know that she was more than ready. She braced herself as he began to push his way inside of her. She only winced in pain for a few seconds, willing her body to adjust to the invasion. Both of them let out a breath of relief once he was all the way in.
"You okay Mercy?" She nodded as she grabbed the back of his neck to bring his face down to hers. Sam started to set a motion as to get use to the feeling of being inside Mercedes. Soon her shaky breaths turned into moans and her hands had begun to roam from his hair down to his back, dragging her nails up and down. Still keeping his rhythm in motion, he lifted up and took one of her legs with him, draping it over his shoulder. Mercedes' moans grew louder as her plunged deeper inside her.
"Oh yes, Sam."
"You like that, babe?"
"Yes, go as deep as you can." He gripped her leg tighter and thrust his hips harder, feeling her walls contract around him. He repeated the motion so many times, he could feel Mercedes' legs start to tremble. He dropped her leg from his shoulder and leaned down to capture her lips with his, kissing her with all the passion left in his body.
"You ready to come for me, Mercy?" All that she could get out was something between a moan and grunt and that was enough to tell Sam that she was ready. He reached between them and took her clit in between his index finger and thumb and gently squeezed. Within seconds, she was shaking underneath him, crying out in ecstasy. Once he felt her clamp down around him, he wasn't too far behind her crying out in ecstasy as well. A few more thrusts and he collapsed on top of her, both of them slowly coming down from their euphoric haze. He rolled next to her and they just laid there in silence. Minutes later, their silence was broken by Mercedes' infectious laugh.
"Holy shit!" She exclaimed through her giggles.
"I hope that was a good 'holy shit'." She turned to him once her laughter had died down.
"Let me put it this way, it is such a relief having an orgasm that I didn't have do on my own." It was now Sam's turn to laugh. He lifted up and leaned over to kiss her quickly.
"Glad I could be of service ma'am."
"No THANK YOU...now can you do me one more service?"
"And what's that?"
"Get me a glass of water? This is nowhere near done and I need a little power up."
"Geez you sure are bossy in post-coital bliss." Sam joked as he got out of bed.
"True, but you love me." He leaned over and laid one passionate kiss on her lips.
"That my dear is oh so right."
Three more rounds and they were both out for the count. They didn't wake up until after noon the next day. Mercedes wanted nothing more than to spend the whole day in bed with Sam but David was dropping the kids off a day earlier because he had to go out of town for a conference. She also didn't want Sam to leave because the kids were coming back. She figured it would be good for her and David to see that what was going between them was getting serious.
"I think I have change of clothes in my car…for the days I go to the gym after work." Sam explained after they ate a late breakfast.
"Okay, you can use the shower in my room….lord knows what Landon has the other bathroom looking like." They shared a laugh and he quickly ran to his car-wearing his clothes from last night- and went up to her room to shower. After he was fully dressed in a t-shirt and some sweats, Mercedes took the chance to go shower.
"Just in case David drops the kids off while I'm in the shower, try not to punch his face in okay?"
"I'll try my hardest." She laughed and shook her head as she disappeared into her bathroom. He then took the moment to head to the family room and watched some TV. Sure enough while she was up in her room, David showed up with the kids. Sam couldn't help but laugh. That had to be a sign from God, though. He watched from the front window as David and kids got out of his truck and walking past his car. He couldn't help but smile at Amaya's excitement once she noticed his car was in the drive way. She was the first one up the porch and ringing the doorbell. He went to the door and took a deep breath before opening it. He opened the door and Amaya just about flew into his arms.
"Sam!"
"Hey princess!"
"What are you doing here?" David asked, interrupting Sam and Amaya's moment. Sam kept his hold on Amaya as he narrowed his eyes at him.
"Uh…I don't think that's any of your business." Landon shook his head and stepped past his father.
"Chill out dad, he's here to give me a guitar lesson…Mom's birthday is in a week."
"Whatever…where's Mercedes?"
"She's indisposed at the moment. Do you want me to give her a message?" He caught Landon out of the corner of his eye trying to hold back a laugh.
"Nah…I'll just call her later." David back way from the door and proceeded to walk back down the porch
"You do that. Nice see you David." He closed the door and sat Amaya down on her feet. Landon then took the chance to let out the laugh he had been holding in.
"What's so funny?" Mercedes asked, finally appearing from upstairs.
"Dad almost busted a blood vessel once he saw Sam at the door. His face was classic….but Sam held his own." She grimaced as she followed Sam and the kids into the family room.
"Your father is going to have to learn how to deal…just as I have with Olivia. Anyway….have ya'll eaten?"
"Yeah, dad took us to IHOP because you know Olivia can't cook worth shi-stuff..I SAID STUFF!" Sam laugh as Mercerdes cut her eyes at her son.
"Sam is it okay if we have guitar lesson? There's this one part I just can't get."
"Yeah that's fine. Luckily I have one of my guitars in my trunk."
"Oh can I watch?" Mercedes asked excitedly. Landon quickly jumped up,
"No! you have to wait until your birthday, Ma! Sam come down the basement and make sure Mom doesn't come with you." Sam cracked up as he ran out to his car and grabbed his guitar. When he returned and was on his way towards the basement when Mercedes stopped him.
"Is there any way I can get a little preview?" He laughed and wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Sorry baby….the kid gave strict orders. Besides what would be the point in it being a surprise if you hear what we've got planned for you?" She poked out her bottom lip and mockingly pouted. He leaned down and quickly kissed her.
"Stop that."
"Fine…I'll go see what Amaya wants to do." He kissed her one more time before heading down to the basement. Mercedes then went upstairs to find Amaya in her room.
"Hey My My what are you doing?"
"Nothing…just putting dolls up."
"Wanna have a little girl's day while Sam and your brother are down in the basement? I can do your nails."
"Ooh! Okay! Can we watch the new Tinkerbelle movie?"
"You bet! I'll go get my kit and you can go set up in the tv room." They spent the rest of the afternoon watching movies and painting nails. Sam and Landon had returned from the basement an hour later. They had shocked Mercedes by joining them in watching their girly movies. Mercedes couldn't have been happier.