A/N: Super long chapter but I wanted to get a lot of this out before progressing lol
Song: Dangerous Woman-Ariana Grande
Sam waited to see where she was heading before he realized she was heading toward the guest house. Mercedes could feel him watching her and giggled a little before turning around and saying
"You do know this is technically your house too.. so you have a key." Giving a wink before turning back around and heading towards the door.
Sam quickly followed and used his key to enter. When he got inside he didn't see Mercedes, just her clothes she had on earlier. He looked around in amazement on how beautifully she had decorated the home. She had painted the living room in deep green with gold accents and white furniture. Their were pictures lining the hallway leading to her room and he caught his self stopping to look at each of them, seeing some of her and an older couple that looked to be her parents, some with two other girls smiling and hugging, some of her when she was little which he could tell because of the eyes. Then he saw one of the two of them from when he had his family over years ago. He stopped and admired the picture wondering how she had it and he didn't. He was standing by her talking and them smiling at each other. He made a mental note to ask her about the picture. He continued down the hall until he heard her singing. Shower concert he said to his self and laughed.
All that you got, skin to skin, oh my God
Don't ya stop, boy
Somethin' 'bout you makes me feel like a dangerous woman
Somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout you
Makes me wanna do things that I shouldn't
Somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout
Nothing to prove and I'm bulletproof and
Know what I'm doing
The way we're movin' like introducing
Us to a new thing
I wanna savor, save it for later
The taste of flavor, 'cause I'm a taker
'Cause I'm a giver, it's only nature
I live for danger
He opened the door to the bathroom and felt the heat on his face, steam filled the room but he could see her swaying while she sung. He thought about joining her but decided to wait in the other room and listen to her sweet voice. He looked around her room which was even more beautiful than the living room. He had expected it to be stark white for some reason but it was painted in different shades of purple and deep gray. Her bed had plush pillows and books lining her shelf above it with a few more pictures. He saw one of her by herself on a swing smiling, she looked so carefree and sexy. He was so lost in this picture he didn't notice the singing had stopped, or that he was on her bed holding the picture.
"Comfortable are we?" Mercedes said looking at Sam on her bed. She laughed when he jerked around and dropped the picture he was holding.
"I'm sor-" He started but stopped when he looked at her. She was wearing a sheer white robe that clung to her wet body and he could see every curve on her body. He looked her up and down before meeting her eyes and began to move towards her slowly.
"You… look so sexy." Sam got out before wrapping his arms around Mercedes. She was warm and smelled like coconuts. He looked in her eyes before leaning in kissing her, a gentle moan came out and her arms went around his neck. He brought his hands around and pulled at the bow on her robe, which slowly opened but didn't completely expose her wet body. He slid his hands inside brushing her breast and shoulders before the robe finally fell. He took a step back and admired her beautiful body. Sam's body went into overdrive, he pulled Mercedes into him and kissed her biting her bottom lip. She moaned and pressed her body to his more feeling his firm chest under her breast. She placed her hands under his shirt and ran them up and down reaching for the hem and lifting it so see his sculpted body. Her breath hitched and she began tracing kissing along his body. Sam tilted his head back at the feel of her lips on him. She continued to trail kisses down his abdomen before stopping at his pants and unbuckled his belt. Mercedes unbuttoned and unzipped his pants letting them fall to the ground. She could see the imprint of his erect penis and let her hand run down the front of his boxers then down his thigh. She felt him shudder and couldn't help but giggle at his reaction. She assumed he was used to women crawling all over his body but based on his reaction it had been a minute. She pulled his boxers down exposing his manhood and bit down on her lip and groaned at the sight of his naked body. Before she could continue Sam bent down and pulled her up and stepped away from her, Mercedes gave him a confused look before grabbing the throw off her bed and wrapping it around herself. Silence fell over the room for what seemed like forever before Mercedes finally spoke.
"Umm… is there something wrong?" She asked feeling foolish for even being in this awkward situation. She looked at Sam waiting for a response but he just stood there naked and sexy not saying anything.
"Sam?" She said moving closer to him. His eyes were fixed on something behind her, so she turned to see what he was looking at and immediately knew.
"Oh, Sam I… I didn't even realize that I had that there." She said moving towards her desk and picking up the picture. She saw his eyes follow the picture frame in her hand before he finally began to move from his spot. He pulled up his boxers and pants avoiding eye contact with Mercedes. She placed the picture face down and moved in his direction before stopping and seeing the look on his face. His face was red and there were tears in his eyes and what looked like guilt.
"Sam… I… I'm so sorry."
"Please don't apologize, you didn't do anything wrong." He said softly moving towards her desk and picking up the picture. He stared at the picture of him, his dad, his mom, his brother Stevie and Mercedes, letting out a sigh and placing the picture back down.
"She was truly amazing you know." He said looking back at Mercedes who had wrapped up in the blanket and sat on the edge of her bed.
"Yeah, I remember. She was always so kind to me when she came to visit." She replied toiling with the fringe on her blanket.
"Why do you have this?"
"Well… to be honest I love seeing it. You guys all were so happy in it and after she basically demanded I join in when it was being taken I didn't want it just sitting around collecting dust."
"Oh." Was all Sam could say.
"She would call me and ask how you were and if I was making sure you were eating and sleeping." Mercedes said with a small laugh.
"Really? I never knew that. Why didn't she just call me?" He asked finally looking up at Mercedes.
'I would always ask and she would always say "Sam isn't ready to talk to me, not since it came back...' I would always tell her that you wanted to hear from her but she would just say you'd call when you're ready." She replied worried that this new revelation would upset him.
"So you spoke to her a lot then? Even towards the end?" He asked feeling hurt he never got a chance to make the final call.
"I spoke with her until she lost her voice because of the chemo. She was very strong."
"Yeah, she was." He replied moving over to the bed to sit down.
"You know after she passed she sent you a letter, I tried giving it to you but every time I would mention your mom… you'd shut me out so I just put it away." She replied reaching over to her night stand and pulling out an envelope with his name written on it. Sam looked at the writing and shook his head before pushing it away.
"I don't think I'm ready for that." Mercedes knew better than to push for him to read whatever the note contained. She understood that the wound was still fresh after two years and she herself still felt a void from Mary's passing. Even though she wasn't her mother and she had only know her for a short amount of time, Sam's mom always greeted her with love and kindness. She was always checking in on Sam and would also check to make sure she was okay and that her son was being a gentleman. She would visit often and most times she would spend a great deal of it in the guest house with Mercedes while the men watched the game or just shot the breeze. They would talk a bout various things from work life, home life, her own parents and her love life. Mary had grown on her and she felt she lost a good friend. Sam took it the hardest when she died, his music was his only outlet and he threw his self into it. That first year after death Sam demanded to have as many shows as possible. Mercedes tried to convince him to take time off but he just yelled and told her to do her job. She called his dad to come and check on him which also ended badly and only after being hospitalized for exhaustion that he started the grieving process. He didn't shut down, just stopped talking to his friends and family she was their only line of communication.
"I never noticed how much time you actually spent with her and my family until now." Sam said with a sad smile.
"Yeah, your family is like my second family." She replied looking up and smiling.
"I feel like there's so much I never learned about you." He said suddenly feeling guilty for his actions earlier. Sure he wanted to get to know her but he hadn't expected it to escalate that quickly. What did he think was going to happen when he kissed her on an impulse? Did he think she would shy away or slap him? She had been his assistant for five years and now he was really realizing how much she had really done for him. She was the only person he let near him after his mother died, the only person his family knew to call to get in contact with him. Sure he thanked her and learn the basics but nothing beyond that point. She had lived so close to him, was apart of his day to day and now she was naked and willing for him to do whatever he wanted to her. He felt like an ass.
"Mercedes?" He said standing and breaking the silence that fell on them.
"Yeah?"
"Will you go out with me… like on a date?" He asked nervously.
"W-what? You want to go on a date… with me?" She asked shocked.
"I want to get to know you before we go any further, so yes I want to go on a date with you." He replied with a strange look on his face. Mercedes was caught off guard by Sam's question, hell she was fully ready to jump his bones and now he wanted to take her out on a date. She couldn't help but start laughing at tonight's events and how they kept throwing her for a loop. She saw Sam's expression change to a confused look and it made her ease back on her outburst of laughter. She could tell he was really serious and finally responded.
"I don't see the harm in getting to know each other better… even though I kinda know everything about you already."
"I guess you do huh?" he replied with a small laugh. He looked at her again and felt something inside, he wanted to know her deeply.
"I'll look at your schedule and sele-" She started before she felt Sam lips on hers. He was gentle and the kiss was so soft and building. She felt herself falling into the kiss and sat up on her knees to get closer. She wrapped her hands around his neck and enjoyed his mouth on hers, he tasted so good and his hands held onto her tightly before she felt him pull away. She was getting slightly irritated with the stop and go and was sure her face showed it because he chuckled a little.
"I asked you out, not my assistant. I'll plan the date and I'll let you know the day and time." He said with a smirk as he headed towards the living room. Mercedes sat there for a moment turned on by his take-charge attitude and soon followed. She saw him admiring one of the pictures on the wall and moved closer to see which one it was.
"Oh I remember that day. We were celebrating Stevie's promotion, remember?" She said looking up at Sam.
"Yeah, I do actually. It's the same day you two became mortal enemies." He said laughing.
"Oh our beef is real, you just don't toss a black girl into a pool after she's had her hair done." She retorted with a small giggle.
"I have been plotting my revenge for a while actually." she added walking pass Sam.
"Oh really? How's that going?"
"Eh, I haven't seen him in forever. Kinda miss him actually, might just give him a long hug.' She said smiling.
"You weren't here when he came last time, you were home with your family. He said the same thing."
"Yeah, thought about calling him up but that would be… odd. Especially since his new fling thinks I have the hots for him." She said rolling her eyes and laughing.
"What new fling? What happened to… what's her name?" he asked confused because the last time he spoke with his brother he was in love and ready for marriage.
"Oh her, yeah she was… a little crazy to lightly put it."
"You've been in contact with Stevie?"
"Yeah, we email often and I call your dad almost every Wednesday, same night I call my parents."
"Why haven't they called me?" He asked more to himself than her.
"You don't answer and when you do you keep it short." She said immediately regretting her candor.
"I mean… you just haven't…" Mercedes tried to add but keep stumbling over her own words. She saw how shocked he looked by her words. Sam took in what she was saying and understood what she was saying. Mercedes had been there for a lot and stayed around even after everything that has happened. She was damn good at her job but there was just one thing he needed to know.
"Why haven't we talked like this? Like you have always been so professional, you never talked about your family, friends or boyfriends. You never say we're heading home, you exclude yourself from it." He replied suddenly.
"To be honest, you never asked much about that. When I interview with you, you asked basic questions then turned me over to your mom. She asked all of those questions, she to my understanding was the one that hired me. I wanted to open up to you but…" She said trailing off. She really had wanted to open up to Sam long ago but it was always business when they would talk and when they had the rare moments when he wasn't all work and his family was around she just enjoyed the moment. She know five years is a long time but between his busy schedule and all of the ends and outs to make sure his day to day was stress free, she didn't find the time to just chat.
"But what?" He asked rubbing the back of his neck.
"But, I have a job to do here and I love it." She said honestly.
"Well that's about to change. Cancel my next few stops and any interviews or shows I have." He said walking to door.
"Wait what? You do know how hard that's going to be right? Like you have five more stops and seven guest appearances." She replied looking at him like he lost his damn mind. Why was he going to change his whole schedule just to get to know her? They literally lived a few feet away from each other he could just come in and start talking. Why was willing to do all this? Mercedes suddenly got really nervous and wondered what he was thinking.
"I expect it to be done by tomorrow afternoon. Be dressed and ready to go at two pm." He said walking out and closing the door without another word.
Sooo..? We still intrigued? Next chapter will be filled with some fun adventures!
