A/N: HEYYYYYY! So what better time to drop another chapter than the day before Thanksgiving? lol I hope you all have a wonderful holiday and enjoy your loved ones. Also there's a little raunchy moment ;) I hope you like!

Song: You're All I Need I Need To Get By- Marvin Gaye ft Tammi Terrell


The Cookout

When they got back to her parent's house there were cars everywhere and music playing in the back. Mercedes knew her whole family and few friends were there and she was excited for Sam to meet them all, she was a little worried that he was going to be overwhelmed.

"Sam… I just want to say this now, my family can be a bit much but they mean well and I just want-"

"Baby, I excited to meet everyone, don't worry I got this." He said winking then leaning over and kissing her gently. She let out a giggle and shaking her head before saying to herself "he has no idea what he's about to walk into." They walked up the door and she squeezed his hand once more before opening it and to her surprise there was no one inside she could hear faint laughter and music but didn't see anyone.

"Let's go get changed and then I'll introduce you to everyone." She said taking this as a sign to have some alone time before they went and joined the party. When they got to her room she let him in first before closing the door behind herself and locking it. They stood smiling at each other before he walked over to her and kissed her tenderly wrapping her up in his arms for a lingering hug. He knew this was the only moment they would get alone and wanted to make sure he could kiss her freely like he wanted and kissed her once more deeply before pulling away. He wanted to keep up with staying on his best behavior but the look she was giving him was far to tempting so he unlocked the door and winked before heading back downstairs to get dressed. They both went their separate ways and got dressed Sam opted for light green shirt and medium wash jeans, he knew they would be outside for most of the event and wanted to be comfortable.

"Sam baby, come here there's a few people I'd love you to meet." Marie said as he walked out of the room. He started to protest but she gave him a reassuring look so he nodded and went with her. When they got outside he saw a large crowd of people scattered about talking and laughing, there was music playing and a few kids in the pool. Marie took him around introducing him to many people as her "baby girl's friend" which must have been code for something because they would give him a look then an approving smile. Then she brought him over to where two older couples were sitting and talking.

"Sam this is my mother and father, Janis and Frank Hollis and my mother and father-in-law Michael and Katherine Jones. This is Mercedes' friend Sam." She said smiling. Sam looked at both sets of her grandparents and saw they were still very much in love with each other.

"Moma, he's my boyfriend." Mercedes said from behind them making them both turn to look at her. When Sam saw her his breathing hitched and he couldn't stop the big grin coming across his face, she was wearing a simple white sundress that showed her silky smooth skin and some of her hair was pulled back while some flowed down over her shoulders, she had a touch of make-up on and the wind was causing her perfume to wafted in his direction. He hadn't realized that he moved closer to her and pulled her into him until he heard one of the older gentleman speak.

"He sure seems to be attentive when my little princess is near, that's for sure." Michael said with a low chuckle. Mercedes let out a little giggle before walking over to her grandparents and hugging them all.

"Let me introduce you properly. Grandpa, Grandma Pop Pop, and Nana this is my boyfriend. Sam, these are my grandparents." She said with a sweet smile and a slight blush, which didn't go unnoticed by her grandparents.

"It's nice to meet you all." Sam finally said.

"Well aren't you just as cute as they come and southern too. Them the ones you gotta watch out for baby, they'll have you married and pregnant in less than a week if you let them." Janis said winking at Sam and patting Mercedes' hand sweetly.

"I hear those southern men are quite handsy and love themselves some curvy women. You lucked out with our sweet Cedes, she got all those curves from us." Katherine said making Janis laugh and Mercedes cover her face as embarrassment started to set in, she knew her grandparents were going to be a handful.

"Hey, don't get all shy now, I can tell this boy seen you and from the look on his face he wants to again. I'm ready from some great-grands so honey, you do what you need to do to make sure she has plenty before we all die." Katherine said laughing but serious at the same time. Sam felt his self become slightly embarrassed and laughed nervously.

"Kat, let them have their fun before you try pushing babies on them." Frank said looking back at his grand-daughter then laughing at the look of anguish on her face.

"What? It's high time we had some little babies running around here and we already know them babies going to have some big lips. Between the both of them that one fact is inevitable."

"Oh my God… Sam, let's go." Mercedes said walking over to Sam and grabbing his hand and pulling him away from her grandparents.

"Don't pretend like you don't like them juicy things on you." Janis shouted behind them causing them to laugh and shake their heads.

"Y'all are too much. Going to give my baby girl a heart attack." Marie said shaking her head and laughing.

"Yeah well, that man loves her and they'll me married sooner than later." Michael said finally joining the conversation. He knew that look anywhere and could tell Sam was in love with his grand-daughter and she in with him, he just hoped they realize it and soon so he could see her get married. Mercedes pulled Sam along until they she stopped in front of her brothers and two women.

"Hey babe, this is-" Mark started before being slapped by the woman on his arm.

"OHHHHH MMYYY! It's true! You really are here! Oh God! I'm such a fan!" The woman said in a high pitched voice making everyone around her wince and Sam chuckle.

"This is my extremely embarrassing fiance Jessica." Mark said rolling his eyes.

"Nice to meet you, I'm Sam Mercy's boyfriend." He said pulling Mercedes closer to him and smiling at Jessica.

"Holy shit, I knew I was going to love being your sister but this is icing on the cake! You have to bring him to the wedding MJ!" Jessica said squeezing Mercedes's hand. Jessica was average-height with deep brown skin, long black hair and black eyes, she seemed to mesh very well with her soon to be in-laws.

"We'll be there. I'll have to send you a few tickets to my next show as a gift." He said surprising Mercedes with his response and making Jessica's day so much so that she let goof Mark's arm and jumped into Sam's. He let out a small laugh and Mark gave him a look like "unhand my woman." Mercedes smiled and looked at JJ and then the woman standing close to him and gave him a confused look before Mark cleared his throat. She looked at Mark and he subtly shook his head and tried to get her to not ask any questions but she knew he knew better.

"JJ are you going to introduce your friend?" She asked sweetly and with a mischievous grin. Everyone noticed but chose not to say anything just yet.

"Umm… yeah so this is Shay. Shay this is my sister Mercedes and her man Sam, that's Mark and his fiance Jessica." He said taking a long swig of his beer and looking rather distracted.

"Hi. It's nice to meet you all, Justin has told me a lot about you guys."

"Oh really? Well he's a liar unless it was nice then it's all true." Mercedes said nicely and feeling a small amount of tension between his brother and Shay. Everyone else joined in and greeted the unknown woman with warm welcomes. JJ physically stiffened when he saw his grandmother Katherine walking towards them with his mother in tow and took another long swig of his near empty bottle of beer.

"Well look at my boys, looking all handsome and so grown up." Katherine said smiling and receiving hugs from both men. She eyed the women standing closely to her grandsons, she remembered Mark's fiance but the other young lady was unfamiliar.

"Grandma, this is Shay." JJ said almost whispering and avoiding her glare. JJ and Katherine were closer than the rest of his siblings and they knew it. Mercedes had her grandfathers wrapped around her little finger since the day she was born and Mark and his grandma Janis were close but Katherine took care of JJ after he was born because Marie had postpartum after delivering him and it hit her very hard. Katherine understood and stayed with them until Marie completed her therapy and was able to handle two small children. David did all he could and was very supportive and helped as much as he knew how but he called his mother once he found Marie on the floor in the nursery bawling and saying that there was no way their son could love her. It was a hard time for them both but they worked through them like they always did.

"Justin, look at me baby." Katherine said sternly. He quickly looked at his grandmother and gave her a soft smile. She looked at Shay and back to JJ before nodding her head and walking over and hugging the young woman. Everyone shared a silent look because as sweet as Katherine was, she didn't just hug people she didn't know. Mercedes and Mark both looked extremely confused and kept sharing glances until Marie pinched them both.

"Ow!" They said in unison causing Sam to laugh and receive his own pinch.

"Marie, leave them babies alone. Go on Justin, tell them before I do." Katherine said sternly and clearly knowing something that no one else did. JJ let out a deep sigh and looked directly at his moma before walking away and coming back with David and a fresh beer. Everyone looked at him waiting for him to finally speak and when Katherine shot him a look he shook his head.

"Well, since grandma Kat has super human powers and can apparently see things others can't… Shay's pregnant." He said wide eyed and looking at each person including Sam with a worried look. Everyone stood there completely shocked and in true sibling fashion Mercedes and Mark were the first to break the silence.

"So, you been going to love land baby bro?" Mark said smiling widely.

"Well, well, well… Justin Andrew Jones out here making babies and didn't even tell moma or daddy." Mercedes said giggling. JJ just rolled his eyes and rubbed his temples.

"I'm gonna be a grandma?" Marie said putting her hand on her chest with tears forming in her eyes. She had a sweet spot of JJ with everything that she went through after having him and he literally could say he had five girls pregnant and she react the same. He looked at his mother and smiled brightly and nodded.

"Moma, Pops I wanted to tell you in a more private way but grandma and her super nose came over here..." He said winking at his grandmother and finally wrapped an arm around Shay.

"Well, this is some great news. Marie you owe fifty dollars." David said smiling and patting his son on the shoulder.

"Wait… what?" JJ said looking at his parents confused and slightly intrigued.

"Sorry son, we made this bet years ago and only recently did we add a few… changes to said bet." David said slyly nodding towards Mercedes and Sam prompting the group to let out a laugh leaving Sam and Mercedes feeling left out.

"So what? You two made a bet that I would be the first to get someone pregnant?"

"Well… we knew Mark would take his time and you have been in love with women since the minute you were born and with baby girl well… until now we knew she was going to wait." Marie said handing David a crisp fifty dollar bill. Sam found his self blushing at what her parents said and the thought of kids hadn't even crossed his mind yet her parents saw it happening and with him. He felt Mercedes shifting slightly and knew it was because of the subtle mention of what happened between her and Anthony that somehow took her out of the invisible bet. He gently caressed her back and willed her to look at him and she did with sad eyes.

"Excuse us for a moment." Sam said before grabbing her hand and pulling her towards the house. He didn't stop until they were in the guest room, he let her go in first then closed the door behind him. Once they were in he pulled her into a tight hug and he felt her exhale deeply.


"Did I tell you how beautiful you looked?" He said softly in her ear and nipping at her ear lobe causing her to giggle.

"And how good you smell?" He said placing feathery kisses along her neck before nuzzling her shoulder and taking in her scent more. He heard her take in a deep breath then softly moan, he moved his hands to her face and caressed her cheeks before tilting her head up and kissing her deeply. He had wanted to kiss her again when he saw her but didn't want to add more fuel to the fire her grandparents were slowly making. Her skin felt so warm and velvety, he couldn't help running a finger over her exposed shoulder and down her side enjoying the dip of her curves and reaching the him of her dress. He played with delicate fabric before finally giving in to temptation and palming her thigh with his hand slowly making his way to her inner thigh then gradually moving higher until reaching her core. He could feel the heat radiating from her and brushed a finger over her damp panties, he felt her shudder and her breath hitch. He was feeling a little rebellious and wanted to have some fun so he moved her panties to the side and ran his finger up her slit and enjoying the look of pleasure on her face as he did. She bit her lip and tilted her head back and he immediately attack her exposed neck with soft kisses lightly sucking as he continued to explore her folds and tease her clit. Soft moans began to flow from her and she arched her back when he slide one finger into her warm flesh, he used his other hand to slide the straps of her dress down to exposed her beautiful breast and let out a low groan when he saw them. Not hesitating he took one of her hard nipples into his mouth and began sucking and steadily pumping his finger into her. He could feel her tightening around his finger and added another while switching his mouth to her other nipple and gently raked it through his teeth. She was moaning and grinding against his fingers and felt herself reaching her peak, Sam must have sensed it too because he started rubbing her clit more and moved his lips to hers kissing her hotly. Her body began to shake as she wrapped her hands around his neck and kissed him back forcibly before unraveling and moaning into his mouth. He felt her release and couldn't help the grin forming on his lips, she looked so damn sexy when she reached her peak and he was the cause of it all. He slowly removed his fingers that were covered in her essence and put them in his mouth letting out a deep moan at her taste.

"Mmm… you taste amazing baby." He said leaning back in to let her have a taste, she bit her lip then kissed him then letting out a small giggle. He rubbed her cheek before pulling her straps back up and smoothing her dress down.

"I think we've been gone long enough and we only have a few hours left before we have to head out." He said pressing a kiss on her forehead and adjusting his self. She noticed and gave him a knowing look which he smiled and shook his head.

"Believe me I want to… badly but let's get back before they start to suspect." He said winking and grabbing her hand to head back out to the gathering. As soon as they stepped out her mother called everyone to take a seat around the massive table so they could start grace. The whole backyard was transformed with a large farmhouse style table big enough to sit everyone there and then some. The food was placed neatly down the center of the table and there were bench seats that stretched the length of each sides. Mercedes and Sam sat near her siblings and a few cousins while her parents sat closer to her grandparents and aunts and uncles. As soon as everyone was seated Frank said grace and asked everyone to tell what their high and low was of the day. Everyone had something to be happy about but little they would consider an actual low, some where just happy to be around family and other were happy about being alive and well, most of the little kids didn't really understand and just said they were excited about dessert which made everyone laugh. When they reached Marie she had the most to say.

"My high is defiantly having everyone here and having all three of my babies in one place at the same time. My eldest is getting married to a very lovely woman and I couldn't be more excited for them both, my second born is finally slowing down and making me a grandmother and my baby girl… she's made me so proud over the years and I'm so happy for her and what's to come with her new relationship with you Sam. You came here and showed my daughter so much kindness and love, you showed us all respect and I can't thank you enough for bringing my baby home for a while. Now, my low is that you're taking her away today but I wouldn't want her with anyone else and I appreciate you taking the time to get to know us." She blew a kiss at her kids and raised her glass and everyone followed.

"Now, let's dig in because I'd hate for the food to get cold!" Everyone cheered and began the pass around and talking with each other. There was so much chatter and laughter that it felt like time had slowed a little, Mark and Sam were talking about football and their favorite teams while Mercedes and Jessica grilled Shay and JJ about their upcoming bundle of joy. Mercedes smiled at Sam and mouthed "Thank you" which he replied with an affectionate kiss on the lips making the ones near them whistle and hoot. Mercedes rolled her eyed and covered her face as she giggled at her families reaction.

"So… you know we're going to ask where you tow disappeared to earlier." Mark said with a raised eyebrow and sly smirk on his face. Mercedes choked on her drink a little causing her to go into a mini coughing frenzy. Sam's eyes grew but he quickly composed himself and looked down at his plate smiling, Mercedes saw the look on his face and slapped his arm before clearing her throat.

"We just needed to gather our things." She said avoiding her brother's annoying glare. JJ made huffed and began laughing loudly causing others to turn their way and ask what was so funny.

"Oh, just Mercy and Sam going off and doing some nas-" Mark started before Mercedes jumped up and placed her hands over his mouth, promoting a few mischievous grins from both of her grandmothers.

"What's that baby?" Janis said chuckling.

"Nothing grandma just Mark being an ass." Mercedes said pinching him before sitting back down and giving both brothers a deadly look.

"Nah Gigi, what Mark was saying was the Merce and Sam ran off and did some stuff they didn't have business doing." JJ said before Shay elbowed him in the side and covering her mouth to stifle her own giggle. Sam knew he was beat red and tried like hell to avoid eye contact with her grandparents, Mercedes let out a low groan and closed her eyes because she was wishing she was anywhere but there with her whole family now looking at how guilty she and Sam looked.

"Actually, we went to discuss us singing a song together before we left." Sam said trying to sound like he wasn't lying out his ass. He gave Mercedes a gently nudge so she would stand up with him and walked towards the make shift stage that was in place for the DJ. He grabbed two stools and mics before leaning over and whispering into her ear about a song they could sing and she whispered something in his ear before smiling brightly and nodding

"Well you'd think I'd be used to singing to crowds of people but I'm a little nervous. Cedes says this song is special to her grandparents so I hope we do it justice." Sam said with a chuckle and everyone else joined in laughing. He nodded to the DJ and they began to sing.

[Sam]
Like sweet morning dew
I took one look at you
And it was plain to see
You were my destiny

[Mercedes]
With my arms open wide
I threw away my pride
I'll sacrifice for you
Dedicate my life to you

I will go where you lead
Always there in time of need

[Sam]
And when I lose my will
You'll be there to push me up the hill

[Together]
There's no, no looking back for us
We got love sure 'nough, that's enough
You're all, You're all I need to get by

[Sam]
Like an eagle protects his nest, for you I'll do my best
Stand by you like a tree, dare anybody to try and move me

[Mercedes]
Darling in you I found
Strength where I was torn down
Don't know what's in store but together we can open any door
Just to do what's good for you and inspire you a little higher

[Sam]
I know you can make a man out of a soul that didn't have a goal

[Together]
Cause we, we got the right foundation and with love and determination
You're all, you're all I want to strive for and do a little more
You're all the joys under the sun wrapped up into one
You're all I need, you're all I need, you're all I need to get by

Once they finished everyone cheered and clapped loudly and they were both bombarded with hugs and praise from her family. Sam knew time was winding down and it was almost time for them to go so he gave her a knowing look to let her know, which she nodded sadly and started making her rounds. Sam also made his rounds saying goodbye to the many new faces he'd just met before being pulled aside by Marie and David.

"Sam, baby it was a pleasure having you hear and we really appreciate you doing this for our baby girl. You know with everything that has happened with her past and how long it took for her to really recover, we never thought we would get to see her like this again. She's happy and eager to show love to someone other than us and that make you our family now. I know Mark and JJ tease the both of you but they wouldn't if they didn't like you so much. So thank you again baby, and remember what I said if you ever need to talk you know where to find me." Marie said pulling him into a tight hung and kissing him on the cheek before walking towards her daughter.

"Son, I'm not big on words so I'll keep this to the point. I trust you with my baby, which is saying a lot because after what we went through with that fool… I vowed to never let another mad darken her doorstep again. Lucky for me you don't seem to darken it, you bring that light out of her. So thank you and Sam, don't hurt my baby or we will hurt you." David said with a stern look before chuckling and pulling him into a hug. Sam thanked him for trusting him and started to go retrieve their bags before he was stopped by her grandmother Katherine who gave him a long hug and whispered something in his ear that made him chuckle. He went and got their bags and placed them in the bed of the truck before going back in to get Mercedes. He watched as she prolonged hugs with her brothers then her parents, she looked up with teary eyes and a small smile before taking his out reached hand.

"Bye baby girl, call me as soon as you two make it." Marie said hugging Mercedes once more then Sam.

"Bye moma, daddy! I love you! I sorta love you Mark and JJ." She said giggling before they walked out and he helped her into his truck.

"So… ready for another adventure?" Sam asked look that turned her on and worried her at the same time.

"Let's do it!" She said giggling and leaned over to kiss him before the pulled out of the driveway and headed towards Kentucky.


SOOOOO? Okay So I've been waiting for them to go to Kentucky because I have some REALLLLLY fun stuff up my sleeve! Also there will be drama... really juicy drama! I really hope you liked this chapter!