A/N: I'm back! Okay so this chapter is super adorable and a little bit of a filler.
Song: Home- Daughtry
Home
When they pulled up to Sam's parent's house Mercedes immediately excited, it was her first time there and she couldn't wait to see everyone again. Sam got out and helped her out before grabbing their bags and heading up the driveway. They both stopped when they heard a loud whistle and saw someone walking towards them.
"Where's my girl?"
"Stevie!" Mercedes said running to him and hugging him.
"There goes the love of my life." He says hugging her tightly and spinning her around. Sam rolled his eyes and gave his brother a warning look which got ignored.
"Damn girl, it's been too long. I see you're still looking sexy as ever." He said putting her down and planting kisses all over her face making her giggle and Sam huff.
"Well thank you! Where's you're girl? I've been dying to meet this one." She replied hitting him.
"Oh she'll be her later on tonight! Come beautiful, Sam can take care of the bags. I know dad's dying to see you." Stevie said wrapping an arm around her and laughing at his brother's expression, he could tell there was something going on between the two of them based on how Sam kept giving him the evil look when he would touch Mercedes. When they entered the home Mercedes was taken aback at how wonderful and homey it looked. There living room was adorned with farmhouse style decorations, the furniture was slate gray with blue accent pieces and the fireplace was littered with pictures from the birth photos to graduation pictures. There was an accent table that had photos of Mary and each of her children and one of her and Dwight there was even one of her and Mercedes. She walked over to it and stared at it for a while trying to remember when it was taken before she felt a hand on her shoulder.
"How have you been Mercy?" Dwight said smiling brightly at her. She wasn't sure what came over her but she quickly put the picture down and wrapped her arms around him hugging him tightly. She hadn't seen him in a long time and missed him dearly. He chuckled and hugged her back before letting her go and kissing her on her forehead.
"I've been good, how about you?" She said finally smiling back him. Dwight was very handsome and towered over her much like Sam, his eyes were as beautiful as the rest of his kids but they had grown weary with age.
"I've been just fine a bit lonely in this big old house but Stevie and Stacey keep me busy. Well them and that massive farm out there." He said laughing. "How's my boy been treating you? Hopefully he hasn't been to hard on you."
"He's been amazing actually." She said biting her lip and looking down smiling.
"Hmm… I see." He replied as Sam walked in and dropped the bags by the door.
"Hey Pop! How you holding up old man?" Sam said walking over to hug his dad. He knew it was a long time coming and he was actually happy to be home and around his family.
"Old man? Boy, I'll work you under the table and then some." Dwight replied laughing and hugging his son tightly, he was happy to see him and knew him being there had a great deal to do with Mercedes.
"Yeah don't I know it? Stace here?" He asked pulling away from his dad and moving closer to Mercedes, Dwight noticed his action and gave them both an amused look before letting out a soft laugh.
"No, she'll be here later and I'm sure she would've been here sooner had you told her gorgeous here was coming." He said winking at Mercedes making her blush and giggle. She always loved the Evans men, they weren't shy around women or what they thought of them.
"You guys go get settled I'll throw some meat on the grill and we can have an old fashioned Evans dinner." Dwight said patting his son on the back and heading to the kitchen.
"Hey, if you need any help let me know." Mercedes said after him and he just nodded and waved his hand.
"Come on, let me show you to your room and around before dinner's ready." Sam said grabbing her hand and taking her upstairs. There were three rooms on the left side of the landing and another two on the right side, the rooms were spacious and all nicely decorated, he showed her Stevie and Stacy old bedrooms which made her laugh at how just different they were to be twins. They walked down another long hallway before stopping in front of a door that clearly was decorated by a teenager, there were restricted signs, music notes and a few football team stickers plastered on it.
"Ready to see where all the magic happened?" He asked playfully wiggling his eyebrows in which she rolled her eyes and smiled back at him. When they stepped in it was like stepping into a time capsule to teenage Sam. She let out an immediate laugh when she saw the Justin Bieber posters and pictures of him rocking the signature Bieber hairstyle. There were trophies, awards and old baseballs and used gloves on display through his build in wall shelves. His bed was dressed in a blue quilt and...
"Samuel Evans are those...?" She started walking over to his bed starting to pull back his throw before he grabbed her hand stopping her, there was a hint of embarrassment in his eyes making her want ro confirm her suspicions. She reached with her other hand only for him to quickly grab it as well. He pulled her into him and leaned down then whispered into her ear.
"You'll find out soon enough, come on there's something I want to show you." He said walking them out of his room and back down stairs. He showed her the downstairs rooms before taking her down another long hallway with a door at the end, he stopped and turned around with a silly grin on his face.
"Close your eyes."
"I swear if you're about to do something crazy..." She started but stopped when she said his pleading eyes. She sighed and closed her eyes felt silly doing it but she played along. She heard the door open and Sam's hand on the small of her back guiding her to whatever surprise that was waiting behind the door.
"Okay, open!"
When she opened her eyes she was surrounded by so much beauty and was hit with many different smells. There were flowers everywhere around her, roses, lilies, sunflowers, pansies, lilacs, crocus and hydrangeas. She walked around with her mouth agape, gently caressing the peddles and leaning down to smell them. It was absolutely beautiful and in the center of it all was a small fountain with a small plaque with engraving on it. For my Mary, the most beautiful flower there ever was. She felt herself get a little choked up before Sam's hand grabbed hers. She turned and saw him holding a little dainty flower in his hand.
"Ever tasted a honey suckle?"
"I can't say that I have."
"Here, taste." He said handing the small off yellow flower. She gave him a confused look causing him to chuckle.
"Suck it, like this." He said plucking another one and placing it between his lips and lightly sucking the nectar. She watch him do it and couldn't help but bite her lip as he did, she was extremely jealous of that flower. He nodded at her to copy what he did, so she brought the flower to nose and inhaled the sweet scent before mimicking his actions and gently sucking the flower. She was shocked by how good it taste, which probably showed because Sam was covering his mouth and laughing.
"Wow. It tastes as sweet as it smells." She said smiling up at him.
"Yeah, come here." He said pulling her into him and kissing her softly. She could taste the nectar on his lips and it was amazing.
"Mmm… I could get used to that." She said biting her lip when he pulled away and nodded in agreement. He ran his thumb over her lip while looking into her eyes with desire making her blush slightly. She wrapped her arms around his neck and leaned in to kiss him before hearing someone laugh.
"Still taking pretty girls here I see." They both turned and smiled immediately.
"Stacey!" They shouted in unison before they both walked over to her to give her a hug. Sam hadn't seen his little sister in forever, she was always on the go and never in the same place for too long.
"Oh Merce! I have seen you in forever and when I finally do you're kissing up on Sam? I will need details about this later." She said hugging Mercedes again before shooting Sam silly smirk.
"Did anyone besides Pop miss me?" Sam asked sarcastically.
"Of course we did big bro! We just miss Cedes more! She called me while I was overseas and she always sent me a gift for my birthday."
"Hey, I sent you some stuff too." Sam said feeling left out from all the love.
"Yeah, yeah… so are we doing tonight?" Stacey asked with a sly grin and a raised eyebrow.
"Most defiantly, it's Evans tradition!" Sam said smiling.
"What's that?" Stevie said coming in from another door.
"We're all here and you know dad will be out by like nine. It should only take us forty-five minutes to get there." Stacey said smiling widely. Mercedes shot Sam an inquisitive look which he just smiled at and kissed her on her cheek.
"Wait are we forreal because I'm totally in and can be back at eleven. Sound good?" Stevie asked looking at everyone.
"Yep!" Sam and Stacey said together before exchanging goofy grins.
"What exactly are we about doing?" Mercedes said finally.
"We can't tell you." They all said at once. She hadn't even noticed that Sam moved over to where his siblings were standing and they were all looking at her with devious smiles.
"What the hell have I gotten myself into..." She said laughing at them.
"Oh sweet Cedes, you're gonna have so much fun." Stevie said wrapping his arm around her shoulder and leading her back inside with Stacey and Sam in tow.
Everyone huddled into the living room and took up a spot on the sofa as they waited for Dwight to call them for dinner. Sam and Stacey were having an amusing argument over what movie to watch while they waited and every so often Sam would look at Mercedes and make a face. She hadn't seen him this happy in a long time and she was so happy he planned for them to stop here.
"So Cedes, what's up with you and big bro?" Stevie asked wiggling his eyebrows with a smirk. She rolled her eyes and turned to face him.
"Well, we're kinda dating." She said smiling.
"Kinda? Do I need to throw you over my shoulder again?" Sam asked with a serious face.
"Wait? When did you throw her over the first time?" Stacey asked amused.
"After our date." He said still looking at Mercedes with a sexy smirk. She felt her cheeks growing warm and shifted so that she was facing Stevie and Stacey.
"So you left me for my brother huh? After all these years of loving you and you betray me like this." Stevie said with a fake quiver causing them all to laugh loudly.
"You know it would've never worked, you pushed me into a pool after I got my hair done." She said with a stern face followed by a giggle.
"I only did because I liked ya!" He replied winking at her.
"Okay that's enough, she's taken." Sam said wrapping his arms around her and pulling her on to his lap.
"Possessive aren't we?" Stacey said rolling her eyes.
"Alright munchkins, let's eat!" Dwight said from behind them. They all followed him out to the deck where he had placed the food. He prepared steaks, grilled chicken, salad, loaded potatoes, grilled fruit and vegetables. They all sat down and began digging into the feast in front of them. The conversation was fun and light, everyone seemed genuinely excited to be there with each other. Mercedes couldn't help but glancing at Sam as he talked to his siblings and dad about how everything had been going with him. She would catch herself smiling whenever he and his siblings would share a laugh or when Dwight would grow silent looking at his kids interact with each other. She could tell he was happy they were all there and that it had been a long time coming. They asked about their time at her parents and Sam couldn't resist throwing in a few of her more embarrassing moments and mention that she could sing which was no surprise to any of them.
"Wait… so you all knew that she could sing." Sam asked shocked. They all nodded and she giggled and mouthed sorry when he gave her a fake hurt look.
"Sing something for us Mercy." Dwight said smiling.
"Okay but only if you sing with me. Deal?"
"These old pipes might not sound as good but I'd love to sing with you." He said with a chuckle and getting up to grab one of the many guitars they had.
"Any request?" She asked them.
"Surprise us." They all said together, she nodded and spoke with Dwight and he nodded.
[Mercedes]
I'm staring out into the night
Trying to hide the pain
I'm going to the place where love
And feeling good don't ever cost a thing
And the pain you feel is a different kind of pain
[Both]
I'm going home
Back to the place where I belong
And where your love has always been enough for me
I'm not running from
No, I think you got me all wrong
I don't regret this life I chose for me
But these places and these faces are getting old
So I'm going home
Well, I'm going home
[Dwight]
The miles are getting longer it seems
The closer I get to you
I've not always been the best man or friend for you
But your love remains true
And I don't know why
You always seem to give me another try
[Both]
So I'm going home
Back to the place where I belong
And where your love has always been enough for me
I'm not running from
No, I think you got me all wrong
I don't regret this life I chose for me
But these places and these faces are getting old
Be careful what you wish for
'Cause you just might get it all
You just might get it all
And then some you don't want
Be careful what you wish for
'Cause you just might get it all
You just might get it all, yeah
Oh, well I'm going home
Back to the place where I belong
And where your love has always been enough for me
I'm not running from
No, I think you got me all wrong
I don't regret this life I chose for me
But these places and these faces are getting old
I said these places and these faces are getting old
So I'm going home, I'm going home
"Wooooo!" Stevie shouted once they finished causing them all to laugh.
"That was so amazing! Your voices sound so good together!" Stacey said giving her dad a tight hug and then giving one to Mercedes.
"Pop, you trying to give me a run for my money now?" Sam said beaming at his father before turning to Mercedes and grabbing her hand.
"We'll be back later." He said locking eyes with her and smiling. He lead her down the paved pathway towards a large grassy field that was fenced off. The sky was painted in purples and blues and the stars were peaking through, their were a few fireflies floating around and more would appear the further they got away from the main house. He finally stopped in front of the barn and opened it letting her go in first. It was as large as it looked on the outside, you could tell it was recently renovated and upgraded to be more of a gathering area than a work place. She marveled at how beautiful yet simplistic it looked, she wished she had come to visit here sooner. Sam turned her around gently and cupped her face, softly caressing her face before leaning in a kissing her deeply. He slowly edged her back until the back of her reached one of the large posts and smiled against her lips when she let out a small gasp. She allowed herself to melt into his kiss and ran her hands over his biceps.
"You sounded amazing back there singing with my dad." He said between kisses. She just nodded and kissed him more running her hands through his hair and lightly biting his bottom lip invoking a deep growl from him. He moved his hands from her face down to her hips and pulling her into him more he could feel the heat between them and it was only getting hotter. He ran his hands down her sides and slipped them under her dress squeezing her thighs and just before he could pick her up they heard to door opening.
"Okay, okay enough of that." Stevie said holding back his grin.
"Damn it Stevie." Sam said throwing his head back making Mercedes giggle and Stevie smirk.
"Look, I came to find you to tell you we'll meet you at the end of the driveway at 11. Don't forget to bring some warm clothes. I'll see you guys later." He said smiling and winking at Mercedes before leaving.
"Are you going to tell me where we're going?" She asked hoping he would cave in and just tell her.
"I told you, I can't. Besides we have like two hours to get a quick nap in before the real fun begins. You packed some sneakers right?" He asked smiling down at her.
"Yes…?"
"Good, you're gonna need to change too, so come on let get back so you we can shower and pack." Sam said grabbing her hand, he was excited for her to see just how fun the Evans were when they got together.
Sooooo! So yeah... how cute are the Evans? I just love Stevie and Mercedes' friendship! Also how cute was Dwight?! This chapter was really fun to write for me and I can't wait for the next because there is going to be chaos and so much fun with a hint of drama (not too bad I promise) lol! Let me know if you liked this chapter and I plan on having the next one up very soon!
