The Chemistry Teacher Chapter 14: Happy birthday pt two, a glee fanfic

hello! I'm back and it didn't take a year for me to update! this is a continuation and conclusion to all the birthday fun...this is a hella short chapter but i think it's fitting. I'm getting to the end of my vacation and i figured I'd update this now before i go back and be thrown right back to working non-stop again. Luckily i'll be quitting one of my jobs soon and i'll have more time to write more...ANYWAY Happy reading and thank you for reading and reviewing :)

After an eventful night of love making until the sun came up, Mercedes and Sam rolled out of bed at little after one in the afternoon. Sam woke up before she did and decided to let her sleep a little longer while he went to the kitchen and made the both of them a late breakfast. Mercedes woke up to the smell of bacon. She cautiously made her way out of bed, feeling the after effects of the events from the previous hours, threw on her robe and headed downstairs to find Sam. She found him in front of her stove, clad in only his boxers, flipping over a pancake. She held back a laugh as she got a look at his bed head. As if he could sense her presence, he turned to see her leaning against the doorway of the kitchen.

"Morning, sleepy head."

"More like afternoon." She chuckled as she made her way to him. He leaned down and kissed her quickly on the lips. She found the bacon she smelled and stole a piece from the plate next to the stove.

"I didn't know you could cook breakfast." She commented jokingly as she nibbled on her bacon.

"I can cook without your help, thank you very much...Do you want eggs?"

"Nah, bacon and pancakes are fine by me." He nodded as he removed the last pancake from the skillet.

He fixed them both a plate and they sat at the island in the middle of the kitchen. They talked amongst themselves as they ate, occasionally caressing each other casually. After eating, they quickly cleaned the dishes and headed back up to her room, where they shared a shower-to conserve water of course- and got dressed. Santana had called while they were in the process and announced that she and Brittany were on their way over. She didn't really have anything planned, but took it as an impromptu get together so she rang her neighbors Tina and Mike over for a late afternoon gathering.

When Santana arrived, as soon as she stepped inside and took one look at her best friend, she said,

"Yeah you got your cherry tore the fuck out and then some, glowin and shit." Mercedes could only laugh because she knew it was written all over her face that she had had good ass sex the night before and wasn't ashamed to show it.

After hanging out with her neighbors and best friends for a couple of hours, Derek and Allison had dropped Landon and Amaya off. Mercedes had noticed right off the bat that her son and Sam's brother had gotten along really well, while Amaya and Alison were practically joined at the hip. Sam's siblings hung out with them for a little while before heading back to their parents' house. Once it was just the four of them, Mercedes ordered Chinese for dinner and they all spend the rest of the night watching movies and lounging around the house. Landon was the first to head to bed, Amaya not far behind him. Sam carried her sleeping body to bed, and tucked her in.

"Are you staying the night Sam?" Amaya asked sleepily just as he got her settled in.

"Yes ma'am I am."

"Okay...good. See you in the morning." He chuckled lightly as he leaned over and kissed her on the forehead.

"Good night princess." Mercedes stood in the doorway and watched the scene before her and fought the urge to cry massive tears of joy. When Sam stood up and saw her standing there, her hand was over her chest, smiling from ear to ear.

"You okay?"

"I'm fine...just really happy." She pulled him out of Amaya's room and down the hall into her room. She closed the door behind them. They both said nothing as they got dressed for bed; Sam in just his boxers and Mercedes in a simple black nightgown. Mercedes then walked onto her side of the bed and turned the sheets down, looking at Sam on the other side.

"I guess I never asked what side you slept on." He laughed and shrugged.

"It doesn't really matter to me..being that I slept alone for a long time." They settled under the sheets and Sam quickly pulled her close to him, throwing an arm around her and resting it on her lower abdomen.

"As long as you're next to me, it doesn't matter what side I sleep on." She snorted loudly as she turned around to face him.

"Look at you, tryin to spit game to get you some before bed."

"Is it working?" Before she could answer, his hand resting on her waist started to travel south right to the cusp of her ass and gave it a firm squeeze. She squealed out a gasp. She leaned forward and captured his lips with hers. He teased her tongue with his while gripping her waist tighter to pull her on top of him. She straddled him, broke their kiss when she sat up. She pulled her night gown over her head and said,

"You're going to have to be very quiet...Landon can sleep through a tsunami but Amaya is a light sleeper like me."

"I'll be sure to not make you scream...too loudly." He thrust his hips up, reacquainting his erection with the warmth between her legs. She bit back a moan as she reached in between their bodies, slipped her hand in the slit of his boxers to take hold of his cock. She pushed the front of her panties to the side, lifted up and then lowered herself onto him. Sam threw his head back, him too, biting back a moan as Mercedes twisted her hips, starting another night of love making.

Surprisingly, Sam and Mercedes managed to wake up on time to get the kids up, get dressed for church. They arrived just as Sam's family were arriving and they all walked in together as one blended family. Mercedes wasn't singing for service so she was thankful that she got to enjoy service sitting with her whole family. After service, they all headed back to Mercedes' parents house where Santana and Brittany had joined them. Mrs Jones and Mrs. Evans had started on dinner while everyone else had retired to the family room. Sam, Landon, Rashad and Derek had disappeared every so often, causing Mercedes to get curious about what they were up to. Before she could even think about being nosy, her mother announced that dinner was ready. They gathered around in her parents' dining room, her parents at the both ends of the table.

"Dwight would you do the honors of blessing the food?" Mr. Jones had requested before everyone dug in.

"My pleasure." The all joined hands and bowed their heads as he began to speak

"Father, thank you for gathering us all here today...in the celebration of the birth of this beautiful young lady who has touched the lives of everyone in this room tonight. We thank you for blessing us with her presence and allowing us to come together and having a delicious meal and we hope for plenty to come in future days. In your name we pray, Amen." They all said Amen. Mercedes looked at Sam's father with a gleam in her eyes as she mouthed "Thank you" and started to fix her plate.

As soon as everyone was done with dinner, Sam and Landon had announced that it was time for Mercedes to head out to the backyard for her "concert". She rose from the table buzzing with excitement. Sam too her hand and guided her out to the back patio while everyone else followed. When they stepped outside, she was greeted with a string of party lights hanging around back fence, two chairs side by side in the middle, with a number of lawn chairs in front of them. Landon took his mother's hand and led her to one of the chairs in the middle. When sat down, Amaya sat on one side and Santana was on the other. Everyone else had joined them taking their seats. Sam and Landon had stepped back inside briefly, returning with their guitars in hand. They took their places in the chairs facing everyone, gave each other a nervous look before sharing a laugh. Landon cleared his throat and began speaking.

"As you all know...I've taken up guitar lessons...to show of that progress, I'm gonna play a song for my mom as yet another birthday gift."

"You say it like it's a bad thing." She said in a joking tone, causing everyone to share a laugh. Once everybody calmed down Sam spoke up.

"We've got a couple of songs lined up so I hope you'll enjoy." Sam and Landon position their picks between their fingers, gave each other a nod, Sam counted off before giving their guitars a warm up strum and then starting the first song. Almost immediately, Mercedes recognized the first song and couldn't help but start to tear up. She watched in utter amazement as they played the song in total sync but was even more amazed by Landon as he started to sing.

I know a girl
She puts the color inside of my world
But she's just like a maze
Where all of the walls all continually change
And I've done all I can
To stand on her steps with my heart in my hands
Now I'm starting to see
Maybe it's got nothing to do with me

They both sang in perfect harmony, giving Mercedes chills and a feeling of great pride. She watched her son play the guitar as if he had been playing for years rather than months.

Fathers, be good to your daughters
Daughters will love like you do
Girls become lovers who turn into mothers

So mothers, be good to your daughters too

Oh, you see that skin?
It's the same she's been standing in
Since the day she saw him walking away
Now she's left
Cleaning up the mess he made

So fathers, be good to your daughters
Daughters will love like you do
Girls become lovers who turn into mothers
So mothers, be good to your daughters tooBoys, you can break
You'll find out how much they can take
Boys will be strong
And boys soldier on
But boys would be gone without the warmth from
A woman's good, good heartOn behalf of every man
Looking out for every girl
You are the god and the weight of her worldSo fathers, be good to your daughters
Daughters will love like you do
Girls become lovers who turn into mothers
So mothers, be good to your daughters too

By the time they finished the song, Mercedes' face was drenched in happy tears, standing and clapping. Everyone cheered right along with her as she walked over Landon and Sam, with her arms out. She pulled them both into a big hug, gave Landon a big kiss on the cheek, turned to Sam and kissed him right on the lips in front of everybody. That kiss earned a bunch of catcalls and whistles from her family and friends.

"I loved it and I love you both. That was beautiful!" She turned to Landon and cupped his face.

"Landon, baby! You were wonderful! Couldn't tell you were nervous at all. I'm so proud of you, honey."

"Well I wanted it to be perfect and Sam's like the best teacher ever."

"Damn straight he is." Sam looked at Landon with so much pride as he reached over and cradled the back of his head..

"Yeah well, he's a very quick learner...If you don't mind. I'd like to play you one more song."

"Oh? Alright then." Sam gave Landon a reassuring nod as he joined his mother to sit with everybody else and Sam took his seat in front of them, guitar in his hands. He said nothing as he set up his guitar to start playing.

What would I do without your smart mouth
Drawing me in, and you kicking me out
Got my head spinning, no kidding, I can't pin you down
What's going on in that beautiful mind
I'm on your magical mystery ride
And I'm so dizzy, don't know what hit me, but I'll be alright

As soon as he sang the first line, she gasped in surprise. All of me by John Legend had been one of her favorite songs at the moment. To hear the man she loved singing one of the greatest love songs to her was a feeling she couldn't even begin to describe.

My head's under water
But I'm breathing fine
You're crazy and I'm out of my mind

'Cause all of me
Loves all of you
Love your curves and all your edges
All your perfect imperfections
Give your all to me
I'll give my all to you
You're my end and my beginning
Even when I lose I'm winning
'Cause I give you all, all of me
And you give me all, all of you

As Sam continued to sing, he had been fight the feeling of letting the words of the song overwhelm him. Every word to the song expressed precisely how he felt about Mercedes as well as both of her children.

How many times do I have to tell you
Even when you're crying you're beautiful too
The world is beating you down, I'm around through every move
You're my downfall, you're my muse
My worst distraction, my rhythm and blues
I can't stop singing, it's ringing, in my head for you

My head's under water
But I'm breathing fine
You're crazy and I'm out of my mind

By the time he was finished, both he and Mercedes had tears swelling up in their eyes, not taking their eyes off one another. Sam sat his guitar down, stood up and walked over where Mercedes was sitting. He pulled her out of her seat and into his arms, finally letting his feelings get to him.

"Let's give them a minute alone." Mercedes' father whispered to everyone and they all proceeded to head back inside the house. Mercedes had reached up to wipe the tears off his face.

"That was really beautiful Sam. You know how much I love that song."

"Yeah because playing it five or six times on your iPod wasn't obvious enough."He said in a teasing tone.

"Oh hush." Sam reached up to his face and took her hands into his.

"You know I meant every single word of that song, right?" She could see the seriousness in his eyes.

"Yes, of course." He nodded, dropped one hand and reached into his pocket. He pulled out a small box and Mercedes' breath hitched.

"Sam..."

"Don't worry I'm not gonna get down on one knee...I just want to make a promise to you. A promise that you're it for me. You AND the kids are it for me. I know that getting married again is something you probably haven't thought about, but I want you to know that if it's something you don't want to do again, it's fine by me. You're just stuck with me." They shared a laugh as Sam looked down at he box and opened it. He revealed a sterling silver ring with three hearts, two of them shaped into an infinity symbol with a diamond heart in the middle of the symbol.

"Oh my God, Sam, it's beautiful." She heard the patio door open and close. She turned to see Landon and Amaya walking towards them, with huge smiles on their faces.

"I'm making this promise to all three of you...Amaya has a necklace with the same charm as your ring and Landon has as ring similar to yours, just in guy form." Sam had picked Amaya up.

"See, mommy?" Amaya had held up the charm from around her neck. She laughed through her tears as she took the charm into her hand.

"It's beautiful baby." Sam took her ring out of the box and took her right hand.

"Let's see if it fits." He slid it on her ring finger and they both smiled.

"Fit's like a glove." They all embraced before heading back inside.

The rest of the evening went by with a breeze as they had more birthday cake and ice cream. Mercedes had to stop herself from staring at her ring for the rest of the night. By the time they got home, they were all ready for bed. Sam decided to stay another night and would take the kids to school in the morning. The next morning, they all seemed to fall in a routine as if they were all living together. Sam helped by getting breakfast together for Amaya and Landon while Mercedes got herself ready. They all walked out of the house together and Sam said his farewell to her by kissing her quickly before they parted to their cars. Sam dropped Amaya off first before heading to the highschool. He dropped Landon off in the front before parking in the faculty parking lot. He spotted Landon at his locker before heading to his classroom and gave him a quick nod; silently telling him to have a good day. Mere moments after Sam had entered his classroom, there was a knock on his door. He turned to see the school's principal standing in the door way.

"Principal Sylvester, good morning."

"Goodmorning to you as well, Sam. You doin alright?"

"I'm great...what brings you around here?"

"Oh just doing a sweep of the halls before the bell rings...but something has been brought to my attention though." She stepped further inside of the classroom and stopped at his desk.

"Oh yeah?"

"I've been informed that you've been spending time with one of your students after school as well as off the premises...care to elaborate?"

ok don't hate me for ending it like this...there's going to be a perfect explanation for this I promise! UNTIL NEXT TIME!