Disclaimer: I do not own Glee or the characters
Summary: The world will know.
Rating: PG
Chapter 8: Superman by Yinx
Sam and Mercedes agreed over the phone that night that they should distance themselves from each other at school. They were surprised that the glee club didn't go postal on them trying to get details after the club today.
"It doesn't mean they won't," Sam sighed on the phone "just wait when we let our guard down again, they will pounce."
"You're right," Mercedes agreed.
It had been a few weeks after their locker make out session and the embarrassment with the chairs. Mercedes was at her locker texting Sam whose locker was a few steps down from hers when a bored voice said to her.
"You guys just need to come out with your relationship already." Tina said. "It's getting boring watching you two steal glances at during glee club."
"I'm not speaking to you," Mercedes snapped back.
"Look you know that I can't keep a secret for very long or hardly at all nowadays, but the whole club knows and you two should just let the world know," she said rolling her eyes.
"Sam and I have something special and every time a glee couple gets together it's only a matter of time when they will cheat or breakup over something petty." Mercedes said sadly.
"Well me and Mike are still going strong," Tina said proudly. "You and Sam think too much about what people will think of you and that's why you will probably breakup."
Tina's words were harsh but true.
"Not caring about what other think of us is what makes us a strong couple and what made us last this long".
"You're right, Tina," Mercedes sighed. She had been the one that wanted their relationship a secret when Sam wanted to scream it to the world. She sighed looking past Tina to Sam who was taking to Mike at that moment. "Did these two plan this encounter," she wondered. She would talk to Sam tonight on their date anyway.
Mercedes had just finished getting dressed and was about to start on her hair and makeup when the doorbell rang. She looked at her clock it was an hour before Sam was to arrive, the boy was punctual but not that punctual. She tied her hair up in a scarf and walked downstairs to the front door. She groaned as she saw Tina, Rachel, Lauren and Kurt through the peep hole.
"What are you guys doing here," she asked opening the door.
"Slumber party time," Kurt said pushing his way into her house as the other girls followed with bags heavy with junk food.
"I do love a sleepover but I had to get ready to the library..." her voice trailed off as Tina said.
"Who are you fooling Mercedes, we all know that you have a date with Sam tonight." Tina said dumping their overnight bags on the floor.
"He won't be coming, so u might as well turn around, go upstairs and get your Sock Monkey slippers on." Rachel said unpacking the food.
"What do you mean he's not coming"? Mercedes asked worried.
"As we speak Mike, Finn, and Puck are taking Sam on a 'Boys Night Out," Lauren said smirking.
Mercedes looked at each of her friends in shock they had commander her and Sam.
"You see this is what I was talking about," Mercedes said to Tina. She could feel tears form in her eyes.
"Calm down, Aretha," Lauren said.
"We are here to give you our blessing sleepover party," Rachel said.
"What"? Mercedes asked confused.
"Ready," Tina asked the rest. They nodded.
"I, Tina, Kurt, Lauren, Rachel do swear not to mess in or around Mercedes and Sam relationship. We give them our blessing hoping that they are together for as they love each other." They stated holding up their right hand.
"You guys I'm not a relation..." Mercedes began.
"Shut it, Mercedes" Lauren said "Puck and I saw you guys in line when we went to the Lima Bean together".
"And Artie and I saw you two all cozy up together during the flight to New York," Kurt yawned playfully.
"Plus, Finn and I saw you two kissing in the back room of the club," Rachel pointed out.
"Not to mention the hot make out session Mike and I saw in the hall a few weeks ago." Tina said lastly.
Mercedes felt her face get hotter and hotter after they all said their claims.
"You two are so cute together I honestly thought ya'll were secretly dating since you two always danced with each other in our musical numbers." Lauren pointed out.
"Okay, okay, fine we've been dating for some time now almost five months," she said grinning.
"Finally acceptance, now on to going public" Kurt squealed.
Sam sat in a booth at Breadstix glaring from Mike to Puck to Finn.
"Look guys I'm all for a guy's night out but seeing that I don't have a girlfriend," he winced as he said this last part, "I get a guy's night out every night."
"Cut the crap, Sam we all know that you and Sexy Mama are dating," Puck said rolling his eyes.
"What! No were not," Sam exclaimed a little too loud for the statement to be true.
"We saw you two making out at the lockers the other day." Mike said chuckling.
Sam's face reddened.
"When were you going to tell us," Finn asked.
"We weren't actually going to tell anyone," Sam confessed playing with his napkin.
"Dude, really, it's written all over your face every time she with you, you're like a love sick puppy," Mike said.
"But not the way you were with Quinn," Finn said "Mercedes must be special".
"She is. She very special," Sam said smiling.
"You should sing her a song, that's how I got her to go out with me," Puck said proudly.
"I heard that you used her to make yourself popular again." Sam said bitterly.
"Hey we both used each other to gain what we wanted." Puck snarled back.
"Anyway, what song are you thinking about doing, Sam?" Finn asked.
"'Superman,' by Robin Thicke" he answered not taking his eyes off Puckerman. "I've been reading the comic to her every night over the phone."
"That's an awesome song she will love it, do you want us to help." Mike said.
"I may I need Mr. Schue to let us sing love songs." Sam said he saw the front door open and Les walked in.
Les spotted them and walked over to them. "Hey, guys what's up," he said.
"Nothing just hanging out," Finn said.
Les grabbed a chair a spare chair and sat at the head of the booth between Sam and Puck.
"So what do ya'll think is Mr. Schue next assignment?" Les asked.
"We were thinking of singing love songs to our girls," Mike answered.
"Sound cool. I actually have a couple songs I would like to sing to Mercedes," he said. Sam's head snapped up looking at Les. "And a couple more things I'd like to do to her," Les said winking at Puck.
Sam felt himself grab Les by his collar and his fist landed on Les' high cheek bones twice. Finn grabbed Sam's shoulders and leads him outside to cool off.
"Dude, are you thick, Mercedes is Sam's girlfriend, you're lucky she wasn't mine or you'd be a puddle of puss right now". Puck said following Finn who was struggling to keep Sam from finishing the job.
"For shame, didn't you hear Tina announce to the whole glee club that they were going out"? Mike stated as he follow suit.
Les just glared at them as they walked out the door.
Finn knocked on the door of Mercedes house about twenty minutes later. Kurt opened the door.
"It's the guys," he yelled back into the house. The all heard loud giggles coming from the far end of the house. Kurt backed up and let the guys in the house. They found the girls in the Jones' family room in their pjs watching some kind of Lifetime movie. Sam saw Mercedes curled in an over-sized chair. She smiled at him and motion for him to join her.
"Where are your parents," he asked lifting one leg to the other side of her and pulling her closer to him.
"Business trip," she replied laying her head on his chest hearing his heart beat.
The doorbell rang again and Kurt went to go get it and came back a few minutes later with Blaine. Everyone got comfortable Mercedes and Sam in the over-stuffed chair, Kurt and Blaine on one end and Finn and Rachel on the other end of the sofa, Lauren and Puck on the loveseat and Tina and Mike on pillows on the floor.
"Can we possible change the channel," Puck asked.
"No," came the chorus of the girls and Kurt's voices said in unison.
"'Mother Knows Best' comes on next," Mercedes said lifting her head to look at Puck. Puck groaned Lauren gave him a kiss which calmed him down.
"Are you going to tell me what happened to your hand, Sam Evans," Mercedes whispered.
Sam swore quietly and re-told the story of Les. When he finished Mercedes kissed him softly.
"My hero," she said softly "Defending my honor, so noble of you". She looked at him lovingly.
"It was my duty to protect my lady," he said in a Cary Elwes accent from Robin Hood Men in Tights, as he kissed her back.
"Uh Oh, give it to her, Sam," Puck jeered at them. They couple blushed ignoring Puck and settling back to watching the movie.
Sam woke to patriotic music playing on the TV. He looked around the room everyone was passed out sleeping. Finn and Puck snored loudly while Lauren and Rachel answered with a heavy sigh. Sam smiled he had been so worried about how they would take him dating Mercedes and now that everyone knew the group had grown closer together they had become a family. Tonight was the best example he could think of. Mercedes shift in his arms pushing off him and laying her head on the opposite armrest. Sam took this as a chance to go to the bathroom. When he finished he found Kurt waiting for him in the hall, leaning on the opposite wall.
"What are you doing up Kurt," Sam asked.
"Waiting to talk to you in private," he replied.
Sam shoved his hands in the pockets of his jeans and nodded for Kurt to continue.
"Sam, Mercedes has been my best friend since third grade. I know everything about her. Mercedes maybe a hard ass diva on the outside but she has a gentle soul. And since her brother is off at college the brotherly protector speech rest on me to give. I just want you to know if you hurt her..." his voice trailed off as he stifled a sob. Sam gave Kurt a quick brotherly hug.
"I don't ever plan to, Kurt," he said. "I'm too far gone, in love I mean, to ever think doing such".
"You're a good friend and from what Mercedes has told me a great boyfriend, I was just going to give you my blessing." Kurt said wiping away stray tears. He smiled meekly and walked back to the family room.
Sam stood there moment thinking before he followed Kurt back. Mercedes had turned over again her month was partly open in a dream smile. Sam took his shoes off as he laid back down he covered them both with her Hello Kitty blanket. He pulled her close and kissed her lips softly.
"Sam"? She whispered still asleep.
Sam grinned; she knew his lips from just a touch. "Your lips looked like they needed a kiss," he said.
The corners of Mercedes mouth went up into a smile as she snuggled closer to him.
Sam sighed satisfied this is where they where meant to be.
Sam woke from his dream the next morning. It had been a good dream to; Mercedes and he were married and had a good life with a son and a girl on the way. Sam sighed smiling then frowned when he felt cold; he realized that Mercedes wasn't there. He heard chatter and giggles from the open kitchen. Then he smelt food. "Hmmm breakfast" he remembered back to his dream where they stayed in bed eating breakfast with their son as Sam read the Sunday comics in his multiple voices. He smiled again getting up and went to the bathroom and washed his face. He swore when he didn't have a toothbrush when a knock came at the door. He opened to find Mike holding a tooth brush and paste to him.
"Kurt," he said passing Sam the brush and paste.
"Thanks," Sam said as he began brushing his teeth.
"Np, dude," Mike said as he walked back to the family room.
Sam walked back and noticed that Puck and Finn were still sleep and everyone else was in the kitchen. Sam leaned against a post a watch the controlled chaos.
Mercedes, Lauren and Rachel manned the six burner gas stove laden with both fried and scrambled eggs, pan sausage and bacon. Kurt and Blaine seemed to be checking on what looked like biscuits and some kind of streusel in the dual oven. Mike was getting an assortment of juice and milk from the refrigerator as Tina set the table.
"Morning Sam," Mercedes said from behind the island stove. "Can you wake up Puck and Finn breakfast is ready," she asked grinning at him.
A few minutes later they all sat around the nook table passing around the food. Puck told everyone that this needs to be their thing "Well anytime your parents are out of town," he corrected himself. They all agreed. Once finished, Sam and the other guys shoved the girls out if the kitchen as they cleared up.
Sam waited until the girls walked up stairs carrying their duffel bags. Once he heard the door close he turned to the guys. "I want to sing my song today at the mall." He said to the guys.
"That's all cool and stuff but I have to get home to take a shower," Puck said raising his arm and sniffing his pits.
"Yeah I'm same," said Mike.
"Finn, why don't you drive them home and we'll meet at the mall in two hours," Kurt said walking out of kitchen and up the stairs "I'm going up to tell the girls, what's going on."
"Sam, you think I can sing a song to Kurt first," Blaine asked.
"Sure," Sam answered.
"Actually if you don't mind I think all of us should sing. They cooked us breakfast after all," Blaine said looking at each one if them.
Finn, Puck, and Mike nodded as each express they had a song in mind. Once they finish the kitchen, Blaine waved them out the door.
"Don't you have to change," Puck asked Blaine.
"Nope, brought an overnight bag."
"To a girls' sleepover," Puck raised his eyebrows.
"Nothing to worry about, I'm gay remember."
"Sorry I kind of forgot you and Porcelain are like polar opposite gay," Puck said leaving to house followed by Finn, Mike and Sam. Blaine could only shake his head at Puck's.
The mall was pretty crowded when the girls arrived. Mercedes walked through the mall linked arms with Rachel. They came up to the railing looking out to the atrium Mercedes looked down and saw Finn, Mike, Puck, Blaine and her beloved Sam waving up at them. The girls and Kurt waved back when Mike began to play the piano as Finn sang Barbara Streisand 'The Way We Were'. Rachel tearing up and ran down the stairs to him as he finished the song.
Next was Mike stumbling with sing 'All My Life' by K-Ci and Jojo, Mercedes heard Tina start singing along with him. Tina beamed as Mike finished the song.
Puck began strumming his guitar as Lauren turned red with embarrassment. Mercedes didn't know the song but it was really pretty.
"Kurt you know I'm a top 40 guy well let me take you back" Blaine said as 'Truly, Madly Deeply' began to play.
The song end when Mercedes realized that she was alone on the second level of the mall. Sam smiled up at her and nodded for her to come down. As she was coming towards him Sam started playing the piano. Mercedes knew this song as she stopped in her tracks looking at him. Sam began to sing:
I'm a superman thanks to Lois Lane
Kissed away my problems when I went insane
Fished me from the bottom when I lost my name
Gave me something I could live for
(Something I could live for)
And everybody wonders what's the change
They don't recognize me 'cause I got so much to say
And I never thought that anyone could love someone
So much that they give up on everything
[Chorus:]
I will be there to take care of you
I will be there when you cry, babe
I will be there when you need someone
To tell you that you're beautiful, baby
I will be there when you need someone to run with
I will be there when you need someone to dance with
I'm your lover when the skies turn gray
Everyday til it's beautiful, baby
Oh, 'til it's beautiful
'Til it's beau, ooh, ooh, baby
'Til it's beautiful, baby…
Mercedes could feel tears in her eyes as she started walking down to him again. She stopped at the other side of the baby grand Sam was playing on. She bit her bottom lip to keep herself from 'ugly crying'; she sniffed as their eyes locked.
I'm a butterfly when I'm in your hands
You can turn the pavement into white sand
You can make a moment a memory in a glance
And I can't believe anyone else and everybody's talking
But you always keep shouting
You never stop cursing, yeah, babe
And I never thought that anyone could love someone
So much that they give up on everything…
Everyone seemed to disappear as Sam continued to sing. It was just her and him; him and her; Mercedes and Sam; Sam and Cede; Lois Lane and her Superman. Sam felt tears gather in his eyes. "Good thing I know it by heart" he thought. Mike took over playing the song as Sam got up and started walking over to her still singing:
There's a million people underneath the sun
That can find a million more and never find the one
There's a girl who did this and a socialite
Was on magazines and was the shy type, baby
But I'm a superman thanks to Lois Lane
Kissed away the problems when I went insane
Fished me from the bottom when I lost my name
And I never thought anyone could ever mean so much, so much…
Sam took her hands gently and began to slow dance more of a waltz. He looked down at her tears were streaming down her cheeks. He kissed them away not missing a beat in singing. Mercedes was trying hard not to cry but it was a losing battle. "God could this man be any easier to fall in love with" Mercedes wondered? Sam made her feel like she was really flying like his corny Superman movie he made her watch. They weren't corny anymore.
I will be there to take care of you
I will be there when you cry, babe
I will be there when you need someone
To tell you that you're beautiful, baby
I will be there when you need someone to run with
I will be there when you need someone to dance with
I'm your lover when the skies turn gray
Everyday 'til it's beautiful, baby
'Til it's beautiful
'Til it's beautiful
'Til it's beautiful, baby
Your superman babe
'Til it's beautiful
'Til it's beautiful
'Til it's beautiful, baby
The song had ended as Sam pulled her into a warm embrace. They kissed as the crowd began to reappear around them. "Marry me, Mercedes Jones" he whispered in her ear. She nodded against his chest "I love you, Sam Evans, and yes" she whispered back. They kissed again as the next chapter of their love was about to start.
The End.