DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN GLEE NOR ANYTHING ELSE.
ITS BEEN AN AMAZING RIDE, ENJOY THIS FINAL CHAPTER OF TLOL :)
WARNING: EMOTIONAL SOBBING, LOL!
Brent placed on a shirt as he walked down the hallway of the apartment. Its been three amazing months since him and Maverick have gotten married and he was so happy that the love of life was back in his life. They spent their honeymoon in Tahiti three weeks ago and had the best time ever. He saw him on the couch with his laptop in his lap and he let out a groan as he sat by him, "Do I really have to do this?"
Maverick looked at him and chuckled, "Yes, you do. It won't be long, I swear."
Brent sighed as he sat closer to him with a pout, running his hands over his sweatpants, "This is going to be so damn awkward."
"Not if you make it babe." Maverick said as he leaned over and gave him a quick kiss just as the computer signaled that someone was calling him. He clicked the answer button and smiled at the familiar face that popped up on the screen, "Hey Levi.."
Levi straighten out his laptop, smiling widely when he saw the couple, "Hey guys."
Brent gave him a small awkward smile, "Hi.."
"I'm sorry I couldn't make it to the wedding." He said with a sigh. After moving to Europe for college years ago, Levi now lived in France and worked for one of the top publishing companies in the European area.
"It's okay. Thank you for the gift though, it's very frenchy.." Maverick chuckled softly. Yes, Maverick has still been in contact with Levi over the years. When they broke up years ago, they kept their promise to keep in contact and continue to be friends.
"I paid a pretty penny for it too. It's one of Paris most expensive cappuccino machines. I hope you two are enjoying it.." He smiled brightly as he took in the couple. When Maverick told him that they were getting back together, he wasn't surprised at all. The kind of love they had for each other no one could ever come in between..not even him, "How's everything over in the states?"
"Same old, same old. When are you coming to visit?" Maverick asked curiously.
"This summer actually. Felipe is coming with also.." Levi gave Maverick a knowing look.
Brent sat up a little, looking at him questionably, "If you don't mind me asking but who's Felipe?"
Levi blushed deeply at the question, not knowing exactly how to explain it, "Um..he's my..um.."
Maverick turned to Brent, "Felipe is his boy toy slash roommate for four years slash potential boyfriend slash..."
"He gets it Maverick." Levi interrupted him, sending him a little glare.
"Am I lying though?" Maverick sassed at his friend, ignoring the glares he was shooting him.
Brent chuckled as he shook his head, looking at Levi, he could tell how flustered he was getting by Maverick's words, "Ignore him. Have you talk to him about wanting more?"
"Well..I mean, we talk about being together all the time..I just don't want to ruin our friendship.."
Maverick watched in shock as Brent took to laptop and begin talking to Levi. Never in a million years would he have thought that these two would ever have a conversation. For the next thirty minutes, he sat back with his arms crossed and watched in amusement as the two of them talk together like they were some old buried catching up.
"You know.." Levi started as he looked at them both, "I'm really happy you two found your way back together. Your love for each other is like no other, something no one could ever come between. I'm not saying I regret dating Mav but I and everyone else knew that, he wasn't mines to keep. With that being said, I have nothing but honest love and friendship for the both of you."
Maverick smiled as he sent him a nod, "Thank you Levi."
"Yeah, thanks a lot for saying that." Brent gave him a genuine smile as he laid his head on Maverick's shoulder.
Levi nodded as he looked over his computer with a blushing smile, "I'm going to let you guys go and enjoy your Saturday."
"Wait." Maverick and Brent heard a voice say. Maverick chuckled to himself clearly knowing who it was but Brent didn't.
Brent mouth dropped as he stared at the screen, "Oh wow.."
"Bonjour Maverick.." He smiled brightly, looking at the unknown man with curious eyes, "Est-ce votre mari?"
"Oui. Felipe this is Brent, Brent that's Felipe.." He turned to his husband and frowned when he saw him practically drooling, "Seriously?"
"What?" Brent came out of his amusement and smiled, "Sorry, it's nice to meet you Felipe."
"Same here." He smiled that smile again before looking down at Levi with a smirk, "See you next time guys."
"I'll talk to you two later." He waved as he said goodbye, shutting off the connection.
"Well that went really good. I think me and Levi are on the road to building a friendship. And I think Felipe would be good for him..the man is hot and his accent is sexy as hell." Brent said as pulled his legs up on the couch, looking over at Maverick, he started to chuckle softly at his obvious jealously. He loved to teasing him, "Babe.."
Maverick frowned at him as he scooted away. He was not liking the fact this his husband was drooling over some Frenchmen. It was that damn accent. Everyone loved a person with an accent.
Brent stifled his laughter as he moved closer to him, pushing him back on the couch, he hovered over him, "Baby..you don't have to be jealous. Is he hot? Hell yes..." He saw Maverick rolled his eyes and he leaned down and kissed his lips, "But he's not you. You are sexy, hot, amazing, talented and guess what else?"
"What?" He asked, his voice barely above a whisper.
"All mine.." He kissed his again, this time deepening it for a few minutes. He pulled back with a smile, blue eyes staring down into brown, "I love you baby and I'm never going to let you go. My life starts and ends with you."
Maverick smiled as he wrapped his arms around his waist, pulling him down, "I feel the same way. Me and you for eternity, no matter what." And they both meant that. Maverick and Brent wasn't going to let the other one go ever again. This was apart of their love story..their wonderful, emotional story.
"Why aren't you going to prom again?" Mercedes asked as she sat in the chair, rubbing her stomach. Mercedes was now five months along and she couldn't believe it. Time was going by so fast. Today she decided to spend some time with her kids so she took them to the mall so she could buy them some new clothes and other things that they may need.
"Santa Monica only does a junior-senior prom, so since I'm sophomore, I can't go.." Madison said as she scanned the different pairs of skinny jeans.
"But you are going to go next year right?" Mercedes asked sweetly as she looked at her daughter.
"Eh, if someone ask me but I doubt they will.." Madison shrugged nonchalantly as she walked around the rack.
"You don't know that Madi. You're very beautiful, any guy would be lucky to have you as a date."
Madison tucked her hair behind her ear and sent her a smile, "Thanks mom. Another reason is dad. He has already threaten all of my guy friends so some of them are legit scared to even talk to me."
"So don't tell him.." Spencer spoke up.
"Yeah, get dress and sneak out." Savannah said from her spot next to her brother, holding her little sister in her lap.
"Okay, no." Mercedes looked at them bewildered, "There will be no lying nor sneaking out. So don't think when you get older you're going to be doing that. Understand me?"
They both nodded hurriedly, not wanting to get in trouble at all with their mother, "Yes ma'am."
Madison laughed softly at her siblings, shaking her head as she pulled out a few pair of jeans in her size, "I'm going to the other side and pick out some tops."
"Can I go with you Madi?" Mckenzie asked sweetly, giving her older sister the puppy dog look.
Madison smiled and nodded, holding out her hand, "You want to come too Savannah?"
Mckenzie happily got out of her sister's lap and grabbed Madison's hand.
"Sure.." Savannah hopped up from the seat and held on to her little sister's other hand as they walked to the other side of the store.
Spencer scooted closer to his mom, wrapping his arms around her as he laid his head on her stomach, "When do we know if it's a boy or a girl?"
"Next week." Mercedes said as she ran her hands through his hair.
"Do you want it to be a boy or girl?"
Mercedes shook her head, "It doesn't matter, as long as he or she is healthy."
Spencer nodded against her stomach, closing his eyes as he listen to her hum.
"Don't fall asleep little one, I can't carry you out." She chuckled as she bent down and pressed a kiss to his forehead.
Spencer smiled, tightening his grip around her, "I'm not.."
Mercedes smiled at him as she leaned back into the chair. They spent about another hour in the store before she paid for Madison's things. When they got into the car, they decided to go to one of their favorite Italian restaurants and have dinner.
"I swear you guys are working on a soccer team.." Puck said from his spot on the couch.
Sam chuckled at his best friend as he pressed the beer bottle to his lips, drinking down the bubbly liquid. Mercedes had taken to kids off for a day so shopping so he took advantage of an empty home and decided to invite Puck for a little bro time. Puck brought in a large pizza and a case of beer and the two has been catching up with each other every since, "Seems like it huh? Are you and Quinn going to have another kid?"
"No, she said she cannot take the pain anymore." He chuckled as he leaned back on the couch, running his hand through his hair, "I understand where she's coming from though. Especially since she had Connor a year after Carson. That's why I'm thankful I am a man."
"Agreed. I have the most respect women anyways, but I think my appreciation for them increases when they give birth to a child. All the pain that have to endure just to bring a new life in..it's amazing."
"It really is.." Puck said as he tapped his bottle, just thinking about how much his wife had been through, "Do you and Mercedes know what y'all are having?"
"No, we find out next week." Sam said excitedly.
Puck smiled at his friend's excitement, sipping down the last of his drink, "I'm just so damn happy for you man, like I really am. Just think about it..if you didn't come to that barbecue, you wouldn't never got the chance to be with Mercedes."
"Well yeah but..I did go against her in court, I could've tracked her down.." He said with a small smile.
"Yeah but still...that barbecue helped you. You didn't have to go do all that extra work.." Puck quipped lightly.
Sam chuckled at that. Hearing the front door open, he smiled knowing it was his family. He watched as Mckenzie came in view first with a bag in her hands.
Mckenzie's eyes brighten when she saw her dad and uncle, "Uncle Puckie.." She ran to him and wrapped him into a hug.
"Hey my sweet Kennie." Puck smiled as he stood up, swinging her around. He kissed her forehead before sitting her to her feet.
Mckenzie giggled as he sat her down. She ran over to her father and attacked him into a big hug.
Savannah and Spencer came in next, with two bags a piece in their hands. They hugged their uncle then their dad before going upstairs to put their stuff up and take their baths.
"Hey Uncle Puck.." Madison said as she hugged him.
"Hey Madi.." Puck hugged her back before letting go.
Madison smiled as she kissed her daddy's cheek before picking up Mckenzie, "Come on so I can give you a bath."
"Okay.." Mckenzie pouted in her sister's arms, waving bye to them as they walked up the stairs.
"She's so stinking adorable." Puck said as he look at Sam.
Sam smiled brightly and nodded, "She is..quite the character too."
"Who is?" Mercedes asked as she waddled into the room.
"Kennie.." Puck answered, walking over to hug his friend, "Damn girl, you've gotten so big since that last time I saw you."
Mercedes snorted as she pulled away, plopping down beside Sam on the couch, "Well thanks Puckerman, you sure know how to make a girl feel special."
Puck winced when he realized how that sounded, "I meant that in a good way." He grabbed his phone and keys from the table, bending down to kiss her cheek, "I'm going to go head home."
"Thanks for coming over man." Sam said as he got up and walked him to the front.
"Anytime bro. See you later Cedes.." He said before leaving.
"Bye Puck.." She called out as she leaned back on the couch and rubbed her stomach.
Sam locked the front door and walked back into the living room, taking his original spot by his wife. He leaned forward and pressed a kiss to her lips.
Mercedes smiled as she kissed him back lovingly, running her hand through his hair, moaning softly before she pulled back, "You taste like beer.."
"Sorry..I forgot." He hurriedly got up and went to the guest bathroom and grabbed the spare toothbrush he kept in there and quickly brush his teeth and washed his mouth out. He shut off the lights and hurriedly made his way back to the room.
"I didn't know if you ate or not so I brought you your favorite pasta back from Vito's."
"Puck bought us some pizza but thank you. I'll eat it later on.." He wrapped his arms around her, pulling her closely as he let his hand rest against her stomach, "How was your day?"
"It was really good." She said as she laid her head against his shoulder, "How was yours?"
"It was good. Puck and I just chilled here, ate and talked." He kissed her forehead before rubbing her stomach.
Mercedes looked up at him with a smile, pecking his lips sweetly, "I love you."
"I love you more." He held her face his hands, little small pecks across it.
Mercedes giggled, squealing as he facial hair tickled her her skin.
"Mommy can you do my hair?" Savannah asked as came down the stairs in her pajamas.
"Yes baby.." She kissed Sam again quickly before she sat up, grabbing the brush from Savannah's hand, she gestured for the girl to sit on the floor. She brushed her hair out completely before putting into one french braid. Savannah handed her mom her scarf and she wrapped it around her head, tying the ends into a knot.
"Thank you." She said as she got up from the floor, kissing her cheek and her daddy's, wishing them both a good night just as her brother came down and did the same.
Mckenzie trotted down the steps with Madison in tow, smiling widely as she went straight to Sam and got into his lap, handing him her brush and bonnet, "Daddy..hair."
Sam smiled as he took the brush and brush out her tangles. Since The last epic fail of an attempt to do his daughters hair, Mercedes has been teaching him every night on how to do it. So far he has mastered a straight part, loose braids, ponytails, puff balls and plaits. He still had a lot to learn but he knew enough to not make his little girls hair look a mess.
Mckenzie smiled brightly when Sam put the bonnet on her head. She turned around and hugged him, "Thank you daddy."
"You're welcome sweetie." Sam kissed her cheek, watching her crawl over to Mercedes and hug her as well, smiling when she kissed her mother's belly.
"Alright." Madison said as she stood up, "I'm going to put her in the bed then I'm going to take shower and go to sleep." She walked over and kissed both their cheeks before grabbing her little sister's hand, "Love y'all."
"Love you too sweetheart, goodnight." Mercedes said with a tired smile.
Sam reached for his wife's hand, locking their fingers together, "You should head up too, you look exhausted."
Mercedes nodded as she let out a big yawn, "Help me please."
Sam smiled as he stood up, holding out his hands for her to grab. When she did, he moved her in front of him as they walked to the stairwell, making sure to stay close behind her. He made sure she was okay when he left the room, going downstairs to munch down on his favorite pasta she so graciously brought him.
"Don't go out too far." Sam called after his children, smiling when they nodded. He was holding his wife's hand as they walked in the sand. They had decided to do their usual family Sunday-funday at the beach today. Maverick couldn't make it this time because him and Brent had went to San Diego to visit his family. He found a table and sat their things down, helping Mercedes to a seat, pecking her lips lightly, "You look very beautiful by the way."
Mercedes smiled against his lips, looking at him directly in the eyes, "You're just happy to see me in the purple bikini again.."
Sam chuckled as he sat beside her, "I'm not even going to lie and say I'm not.."
"Mhm..somehow it reappeared too because I could've sworn I threw this away.." She gave her husband a knowing look.
Sam laughed nervously, avoiding eye contact, "Really? I don't know how it got in your drawer."
Mercedes giggled as she rubbed her stomach, "Sure you don't.."
Sam smiled as she leaned down and pressed kisses against her bare stomach, feeling the baby kick him, he laughed before he leaned back up and wrapped his arm around Mercedes, "I remember coming here after our first date.."
Mercedes smiled down at Sam when he kissed her stomach. She looked out and saw her kids playing in the water, well except Mckenzie. The little girl had her bucket and was scooting up sand in order to make her a sand castle. Hearing Sam words, she smiled at the memory, "Yeah and the restaurant we went to is right there.." She turned and pointed to the area behind them. Looking up at him, "The was the best night ever."
"It was. We learned a lot about each other..even open up to some things that we never thought we would share to anyone else.."
"Yeah, I especially remember how hesitate you was to talk about Madison. I didn't know why at first and to be honest, that left me curious until you told me on our second date what happened.." She rubbed the back of his hand, leaning more into his side.
"Yeah..it was a mess." He whispered as he looked out into the distance.
Mercedes sighed as she laid her head down on his chest, thinking about what she wanted to say to him, "It was but that's in the past. We don't have to worry about that." She looked up at him and smiled, "I want to try something. It may seem silly but I want to try it anyways."
Sam looked at her, curiosity peeking his interest, "Go for it."
"I asked you two questions that night and one of the answers was disappointing so I'm going to ask you again and I want you to answer it like I know you want too." She smiled softly before taking a deep breath, "How old is she and does she live with you?"
Sam looked out to his daughter who was laughing happily with her sisters and brother. Letting out a harsh breath, tears filling up in his eyes, "She's sixteen years old and she lives with me..her daddy." His tears finally fell as he turned to her, "She's really with me and no one can ever take her away.."
"That's right baby." Mercedes kissed his cheek gently before pulling him into a big hug, whispering, "I'm so proud of you.."
Sam laid his head down on her shoulder and let out a silent cry as he held her tightly. He didn't realize how much he needed to let this out until now.
Mercedes kissed the side of his head as she rocked them slowly. This was a tactic that was use on her when Calvin died. Her therapist said it was suppose to make you realize what's really going on and see the truth. She thought it was absolutely crazy at first but it really did help, "I love you baby."
Sam sniffled as he pulled back, his lips curling into a smile as he stared at her, "I love you so much..thank you for being there and giving me a chance at being able to love you."
Mercedes pecked his lips softly before intertwining their fingers again, "I'm glad I took that chance. You have helped me through so much, you don't even know.."
Mckenzie poked her lip out as she stood up from the wet sand. She didn't want to make the castle anymore. She looked over at her parents and smiled as she began to run over to them, "Mommy, daddy, can you take me in the water?"
Sam smiled and nodded at his baby girl, standing up, "Sure sweetheart."
Mercedes stood up as well and held out her hand for her to grab.
Mckenzie beamed brightly when they stood up. She grabbed her mother's hand with her right and her daddy's with her left, bouncing a little as they began to walk. When they made it, she squealed loudly when the cool water hit her tiny feet.
Sam chuckled at her giggles and he couldn't help but smile. His family was his life and there was nothing anyone could do to take that away from them. He picked up Mckenzie and took her further into the water, her giggles filling up the warm Santa Monica air. This was just perfect for him.
They spent two more hours at the beach before they left. Sam and Mercedes decided to drive through their old neighbors and show the kids where they use to live. It was very bittersweet for Sam, Mercedes and Madison. After they did that, they headed home to get cleaned up so they could enjoy their dinner as one big family.
"Eat up you guys, you don't want to be late for school." Mercedes said as she handed Mckenzie a juice box. She had a busy day today and it was definitely starting early.
"Mom, are you sure you going to make it to my game today?" Madison asked as she zipped up her book bag, grabbing a bagel from the from the plate.
"I'm positive sweetie." Mercedes said as she pulled her hair back into a low ponytail, sliding into her heels that she brought down, "Court starts at eleven and I should be done by twelve. I have a meeting at three but I promise I'm going to be there on time."
"Okay.." Madison said with a smile before she went around and kissed her cheek, going to do the same to her sisters and brother before popping the cinnamon bagel in her mouth, "Love y'all."
"Drive safe.." Mercedes called after her as she slid into her blazer.
"I will." Madison called back as she open up the front door, closing it behind her.
Sam was tying his tie when he walked into the kitchen, "Good morning.."
"Morning dad.." Savannah and Spencer said in unison.
"Morning daddy.." Mckenzie smiled brightly at him.
Savannah stood up from her seat and sat her plate in the sink just as the horn of the bus sounded outside of their house.
"Okay, do y'all have everything?" Mercedes asked, looking at them. When they nodded, she gave them each a kiss on the cheek, "Have a good day at school. Love you."
Sam fixed himself a cup of coffee and sat by Mckenzie, who was happily eating her yogurt.
"Alright, where is she?" Brittany said with a smile on her face as she appeared in the kitchen.
"Auntie Brittany.." Mckenzie yelled excitedly as she jumped down and hugged the taller woman.
Mercedes chuckled as she placed Kenzie's games and books in her bag. Walking to Brittany, she handed her the bag and hugged her, "Thanks for getting her today.."
"No problem. I love keeping her. We have so much fun and some very interesting conversations with Lord T.."
Mercedes smiled at her, shaking her head. She looked at her daughter, "You be good for Aunt Britt okay?"
"Okay mommy, love you." She leaned forward and placed a kiss on her lips.
"Love you too baby.." She rubbed her cheek before she moved away so Sam could say goodbye.
"Love you baby girl.." Sam said as he pressed a kiss to her forehead.
"Love you too daddy." Mckenzie smiled widely as she waved at them.
"See you guys later." Brittany said as she balanced Mckenzie in her arms, walking to and out the front door.
Sam leaned against the counter, watching his wife move around the kitchen, "You look very beautiful."
"And you look very handsome." She smirked at him as she quickly washed the dishes and put them on the rack, drying off her hands, "Are you ready for court?"
"Yeah.." Sam sighed as he ran his hands down his face, "It's just the prosecutor I'm going against..is good as shit."
"Aww babe.." She pouted as she rounded the island, walking over to him, she straighten out his tie, "You're going to be just fine. You're an amazing lawyer."
"Thank you baby." He leaned down and pecked her lips softly, "Good luck to you today too."
Mercedes patted his shoulders before sending him a sweet smile, "Thank you sweetheart." She kissed him again before moving over to the table to grab her things, "After my meeting, I'm just going to head straight to field so can you pick up the twins and Kenzie for me?"
Sam nodded as he stood up, "I can do that."
"I love you." Mercedes kissed his cheek before grabbing her briefcase and headed out the door.
"Love you more.." Sam called after her. He let out a long sigh as he headed back to the bedroom to get his stuff. This was going to be a long day.
Sam wrote down some notes in his notepad as he sat in the courtroom. They were going to be starting in ten minutes and he wanted to make sure that he has all of his key points down. He smiled as he thought about the encouraging words Mercedes said this morning. He knew he could do this. But he wasn't just thinking about that. Sam was thinking about how far he has come in his life. He had beautiful wife who is pregnant with their fourth child and he has five amazing kids all together. It couldn't ask for anything more perfect. If someone told him that this was going to happen to him years ago, he would've laughed in their face and called them a liar. He heard the door open behind him and he knew that it was her.
Judge McMullen came in and sat down in his chair, looking down at the paperwork before him. He was so happy this was his last case of the day because he was super tired but not tired enough to see something catch his eye. He pushed his glasses down on his nose and rose his head up to look at the lawyer and prosecutor, "Evans vs Evans?"
Mercedes gave him a small smile as she nodded, "Yes sir." She turned and winked at Sam. That's right. Mercedes was the prosecutor going against Sam in court today.
Sam chuckled at the look on the judge's face. He wasn't expecting this at all. He smiled softly at Mercedes when she winked at him. When they first found out they were going against each other, all they could do was laugh and think about the first time they met.
"You two do know that your husband and wife right?" He asked dumbfounded, looking between the two.
"Yes sir we do.." Mercedes answered sweetly, running her hand over her swollen belly.
"But when we are in here, we put that aside and do our job.." Sam piped in, looking over at his wife. He didn't know how he was going to focus because she was just so beautiful. And plus, she was glowing and he loved that look on her.
"What ever happens today won't effect us personally. Work is left at work, never brought into our home."
"At the end of the day sir, we have a job to do..and in this profession and with our titles, we are bound to cross each other. But like my wife said, the outcome of today will not make the other one hate the other because we are not like that.."
Judge McMullen nodded as he looked on. The couple wasn't like the other ones he knew. And he knew a lot of husband and wives who worked together or against each other and it would always effect their relationship, "Alright..well, we can start in five minutes then."
Mercedes nodded before sitting down, looking over as Sam started to approach her.
"Are you sure you want to do this Evans?" He said with a caring smile, his hand reaching down to rub her stomach.
Mercedes smiled up at the softness and care in his tone that was always there, "I'm sure."
Sam leaned down and pressed a sweet kiss to her lips before he pulled up, sending her a small teasing smirk as he retreated backwards, "Are you absolutely positive you're going to still love me after this?"
Mercedes chuckled as she stood up, continuing to rub her large belly, "Are you positive you're going to still love me after this?" She repeated the question, raising an eyebrow at him.
"Of course.." He said without a beat, giving her one last smile before he turned to the front.
"Good because I feel the same way.." She said with a smile, turning around to the front as well. And they meant that. Despite the outcome, they will still love each other the same. That's just the laws of love.
A/N. Thank you, thank you, thank you for taking this journey with me! Another Samcedes adventure done & I couldn't have done it without you. I have enjoyed writing this story, it's by far my favorite one I have done. So sad to see this one go but it has to end sometime. Two more Samcedes stories coming soon, I will FINALLY have time now to finish NB sequel so be on a look out for that to come back also. I'm going to finish NF up with 23 chapters. As always, thank you guys for your continuous support, it doesn't go unnoticed or unappreciated! Until next time love bugs, :)