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Chapter 8

Sam and his mom had been going over Mercedes' file again trying to figure out why the Tres' was going after her so hard and finally after a few days it dawned on Mary why they refused to let her go.

"I think I know why she's being hunted like this, here look." Mary said and Sam held up his hand.

"I've read her personal file plenty of times, there's nothing in it." He said, sighing.

"Her parents are in it." Mary said, handing the file over anyway.

Sam shot her a confused look before nodding. "Yes I know, they're retired and living down south somewhere. Why do they matter?" He asked.

"You haven't asked her about her parents?"

"No, why would I? They're not my assignment she is."

Mary scuffed and let out an annoyed breath. "You can talk with her for hours on end but you don't have the decency to ask personal questions like what her parents did for a living?"

"Mom, don't start. We've had a few good days, don't start reverting back to not liking her besides, she never mentions them or her family." Sam replied.

"You still have a job and a part of it is getting to know about their personal lives and the people in it. Her parents being retired isn't what I'm pointing out, it's what they did before they retired. I know it's crossed your mind, they wouldn't be hunting her like this… not because she beat the shit out of that kid." Mary said.

"So what's so important about them?"

"The Tres only worked with two lawyers, two very good lawyers who were able to retire young."

Sam let that information sink in before slamming his hand on the desk. "Shit, Jones! She's a fucking Jones… it never… fuck. We gotta get everyone out of here."

Mary shook her head. "No one will think you're dumb enough to bring her here, we're fine and now that we have this information we can it to our advantage. I'm going to try to get in contact with her parents, maybe they have something we can use to make them stop."

"You can't contact them, that'll put them in danger. If they are the people you say they are, there's already people tailing them and we can't risk their lives." Sam said, shaking his head.

"It's not your call, I still have seniority over you and this case. We have to find a way to make them stop this foolish hunt and her parents are the best solution." Mary countered.

"You're talking about putting her parents in harm's way, I can't let you do that."

"It's them or her." Mary said grimly and Sam knew she was right but he still didn't want to go that route.

"Let me figure out another way, maybe there's something we can find out. Give me another day and if I'm wrong then and only then will we contact her parents."

Mary hesitated for a moment before agreeing, she didn't want to completely take over and since he was actually willing to work with her, she would play nice for now but she knew deep down the call needed to be made sooner rather than later.

"You have one day, that's all."

Sam headed towards Mercedes' room, he needed to talk to her, get to the bottom of this. Knocking on the half open door, he smiled walking in and seeing her on the bed reading.

"Hey Sam." She said sitting up.

Sam walked over to the bed and sat on it next to her. "How are you?"

"I'm okay, missing my kids a little today, so I just decided to keep to myself." She put the book on the night shelf.

"Missing your kids, but not your family?" He asked.

Shrugging Mercedes looked at him. "My kids are more my family than my actual family."

"Oh I'm sorry."

"No, it's okay." She said softly. "It's not that my family was bad or anything, that's not the case, it's just that my parents were more about their careers than about my life."

Sam took her hand. "Well you know I can relate. What do your parents do?"

She leaned over and laid her head on his shoulder. "Defense attorneys. Their careers meant a lot to them, but they weren't neglectful. They just missed a lot of stuff."

"Wow, that must have been crazy, you didn't want to follow in their footsteps?" Sam asked.

"Uh no. I am better with kids, plus, sometimes you represent some not so nice guys."

Sam's eyebrow raised as his heart raced, he wondered if he was wrong about her. "You know who they represented?"

She shook her head. "No, my parents were very private when it came to their clients, but one time I came home from school and my father was in his home office with a guy. He umm was telling my dad that if he didn't take the case, he would make him regret it. My dad told him if he touched his daughters, he would regret it then I left because it was wrapping up. After that we moved, I always wanted to ask my dad if that is why we moved, but he just said he and my mom were retiring."

"Do you stay in touch with your parents? I only ask because with everything that's happened, you haven't asked to talk to them."

"We don't talk much, they weren't that happy when I moved back to where we used to live and started teaching. I never understood why." She turned to him and pushed him back on the bed. "That is enough talking about my parents…"

Sam laughed falling back. "Did you have something else in mind?"

"Oh yeah…"

Sam smirked, flipping them over and kissing her deeply. He used his knee to nudge her legs open before getting comfortable in his new favorite place. He hadn't felt so at home just being with a woman before and even though they were both clothed he could feel the warmth coming from her.

It wasn't just her core but her entire body warmed him internally. Being with Mercedes was the best feeling and knew he'd do just about anything to protect her, so he made the decision to let his mother call her parents but for now he'd push work away and enjoy her.

He began running his hands over her body, enjoying the soft caress of her skin. He was a big fan of the dresses she's been wearing but the one she currently had on was now his favorite. It was a simple spaghetti strapped dress that stopped right at her thighs and he knew if she bent over in it he'd get a glorious peek of her ass.

He moved one of the straps down her shoulder, kissing her already exposed skin until the strap rested on her arm. He looked at her smiling, she was beautiful and the trust on her face made him want this forever.

"You're beautiful." He said pulling the piece of fabric covering her left breast before kissing a trail down to her nipple. She hissed and arched up to him, letting him know she wanted more so he ran his tongue along her nipple, swirling it around a few times before finally sucking into his mouth.

"Ahh…" She moaned out and he couldn't help smiling.

Every woman he'd been with never reacted this way, yes they enjoyed their time with him but Mercedes was different. He reacted to her differently too, everything about her gave him a rise. They way she smiled, her raspy voice and those eyes… he could get lost in them and not even care. The way she looked at him made him feel seen to his soul.

Mercedes smiled. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Because I am falling for you." He said without hesitation.

Mercedes stared at him, shocked at his admission. She knew she was falling for him too, but was she ready to tell him? She wasn't sure but that didn't mean she couldn't show him.

Leaning up she kissed him, wrapping her arms around his neck and pulling him down to her. Pouring everything she felt into that kiss.

"God you are amazing." He said returning her kiss. Sam gently removed her dress, kissing her exposed skin, loving the sounds she was making.

"Sam…" She moaned out as he kissed his way up her thigh.

She bit her bottom lip as he reached the apex of her thighs, teasing her as he moved up from the place she really wanted him and up to her stomach.

"Sam…please…" She begged breathlessly.

He smiled up at her cockily. "Patience darlin'." He said as he removed the last of her clothing, and stood, removing his own, in desperate need to feel her, be with her.

Though they had some really great days, they hadn't gone past kissing and touching. And now, the fact that she was encouraging him, made him glad they waited, made this mean so much more.

Coming back to her body, he kissed her lips once more before moving down her body and settling between her thighs. He ran his tongue along her slit, laughing as she lifted her hips to meet his mouth.

"You are greedy aren't you?"

"Stop teasing me!" She hissed.

Sam chuckled as he lifted her thighs pulling her closer and dived deep inside of her with his tongue, going as deep as he could go, holding her hips down as she squirmed beneath him.

"Sam! Keep going, don't stop please!" She whimpered.

Sam nodded, moving to her clit and sucking, pushing her higher. Adding a finger and pushing it deep inside of her, he moaned at the taste and feel.

He knew she was close, the sounds she was making, they way her body felt. He added a second finger and smiled up to her as he increased the speed of his digits. "Cum for me Merce…" He hummed as she screamed out, gripping the sheets cumming against his lips.

Sam lapped up everything she had to offer, helping her ride out her orgasm before he grinned crawling up to Mercedes. "That was a big one huh, I felt your body shake."

Mercedes laughed, shaking her head. "You are a mess, come here." She pulled him up to her and flipped them over.

Sam eyed her, letting his hands roam her body. "You are stunning." He said looking up to her. "I have never met anyone as amazing as you."

"Just wait. I am about to rock your world Sam Evans."

Sam watched her as she lifted herself slightly, then lowered herself slowly onto his thick shaft. "Oh God!" She hissed, rocking slowly at first, letting his hand guide her.

"Fuckin' Stunning." He groaned as she picked up the pace, rocking faster as they took each other higher.

Sam pulled her close, kissing her deeply as he pushed deeper inside of her. "You feel so good…"

"So do you, so good, so deep!" She moaned, falling apart in his arms.

Seconds turned into minutes and minutes turned into an hour, and as they fell back onto the bed, both trying to catch their breath, Sam moved her hair out of her eyes. "Merce…"

She turned her face towards his. "Yeah…"

Sam smiled. "That was so…just so so fuckin' awesome."

Mercedes bit her bottom lip as she snuggled close to him. "Yeah… that was even better than the first time."

Sam held her close, kissing her forehead. "Just wait until I wake you up in the middle of the night, it will get better."

"Hey if you wake me up, in any other way other than sexually, we will fight."

Sam laughed. "Don't worry, it will be sexual in some way, shape or form."

Dwight saw them first, he was walking the property and saw the slow creeping forms approach before he bolted back to the main house. Lucky for him they weren't headed there, he would only have a few moments to warn everyone.

He made his way up the stairs checking Sam's room first but when he didn't see him he moved down the hall and prayed he wasn't interrupting.

He opened the door and saw them both asleep before walking over to Sam and nudging him.

"Wake up son." Dwight said and Sam quickly rose.

"What's wrong?" He asked, having heard the urgency in his father's voice.

"You two need to get the hell out of here, now!" Dwight instructed before walking out of the room, he stopped right as he crossed the door frame. "You should consider going to your grandparents' home, no one knows where it is…"

Sam nodded before getting out of bed and quickly dressing, he looked over at Mercedes who was still peacefully sleeping realizing he didn't have time to daydream. He walked over to her and shook her gently.

She groaned and turned over so he shook her again, this time a little harder.

"Mercedes, you need to get up and get dressed immediately." Sam said

Mercedes' eyes fluttered open looking at him. "What's happening?"

Sam handed her her dress. "Baby we have to go, now!"

She nodded, throwing her dress on and grabbing her bag. Not knowing when they would have to leave she had it already packed. Walking out of the room, following Sam, she threw her hair into a messy bun. "Where are we going? Where is your family?" She whispered.

Sam took her hand as they kept moving. "Buying us time. Let's go."

Sam led her to the Range Rover parked in the garage. "Get in the back."

She nodded. "I know the drill."

Sam got into the car pulling the keys from the visor and started the car. He took a few breaths before pulling out of the garage slowly, not turning the lights on as he crept down the long driveway.

"Sam, we can't leave your parents! If something happens to them…"

"Merce they are fine, my mom taught me, she and my dad together, well I feel sorry for whoever comes after them."

Mercedes looked at him before nodding. "Where are we going?" She asked, figuring arguing about it wasn't going to get them anywhere.

"I can't tell you and it's not because I don't want to, I only vaguely remember how to get where we're going." He answered honestly.

"You don't know where we are going? What if we get lost? Or whoever that is catches up with us?"

Sam chose to ignore her question as he tried to rack his brain on how anyone would know that he'd taken her there,. His dad was right, no one knew about the place, it wasn't in any file, it was completely off the grid for a reason.

Mercedes looked back at the house which had long disappeared, praying that his parents were okay. The more people who got hurt, the more she realized she was a danger to them.

Sam felt his phone vibrate. He tossed it back to Mercedes.

"Read that text to me please. I need to stay focused."

She nodded. "Sammy we are all good. One down, one got away. Clean up crew headed our way. You should be good."

Sam exhaled and nodded. "Please text back…Made it out, stay safe. Tell mom to make the call, will text soon."

Mercedes could see the relief in Sam's eyes through the mirror. She replied as he said then handed him his phone back. Laying against the seat as the car rolled to a stop outside a dealership.

Sam entered a code and drove the car in, then parked it on the edge of the building.

"What are we doing here?" She asked as Sam opened the door and grabbed his bag. He knew for a fact they hadn't been followed and it was time to ditch this car. He was certain, if Mike was as good as they made him to be, he checked the car, maybe even put a tracker on it before he did a perimeter sweep.

Grabbing his bag, he looked back to her. "We are in the Camry right here. Come on. We have a long drive ahead of us."

Marley sat on the bed against the wall, she was really tempted to give Justin what he wanted and call Mercedes. It wasn't that she wanted to betray her best friend, but it's that she couldn't deny the man she loved. He was her first love, how could she lose him? And she had known him longer than she did Mercedes.

Her brain was literally playing a ping pong game as it went back from calling Mercedes to protecting her. And until she agreed, Justin wasn't letting her out of that damn room.

Last time he was in there was a few days ago, he told her he loved her, told her he needed her and he made love to her, it wasn't sex or fuckin' like they usually did. He actually made love to her and then said the next time he saw her, she was going to have to tell him what she chose.

The door opened and she swallowed, ready to give him what he wanted, she couldn't stay here alone anymore, she had to do what he wanted.

But instead of Justin coming into the room a petite blonde came in with a tray of food. Marley looked at her wondering if Justin was coming behind her but when she shut the door she knew he wasn't and let out a sigh of relief.

"Justin asked me to bring this to you, he said he'll be up later tonight."

"Where is he?" Marley asked.

The girl shrugged before placing the tray on the bed in front of her. "He wants you to eat and get some more rest."

"When can I leave the room?" She asked and the woman shot her a worried look.

"Don't ever ask that question again." She answered, nodding towards the corner. "I'm Stacey by the way."

"How long have you been here?" She looked the girl over and she looked well kept, she had on nice clothes and seemed able to get around without issue so why was Justin keeping her holed up.

"What's your name?" Stacey asked.

"Marley…"

"Nice to meet you Marley and to answer your question I've been here for a few months with my boyfriend… Mason." She said, sitting down and smiling. "How long have you and Justin been together?"

"Seven years."

Stacey nodded slowly. "And he brought you here?"

"I don't know who brought me here… I was in the basement for… I don't know how long." Marley answered, picking over the food she brought her.

"But he brought you up here and took care of you right?"

"I guess… he was super sweet the other night when we… he's been super sweet."

"I see. He loves you, I saw it when he asked me to bring you the food. He seemed worried though, is everything okay?" Stacey asked, grabbing a cup and filling it with water for her.

"He wants me to do something for him but I'm scared of what will happen when I do…"

"But you love him and clearly want to be with him still, otherwise you would've broken up with him years ago…right?"

"I do but he hurt me… badly." Marley admitted and Stacey shot her a sympathetic look.

"I know for a fact if you did what he asked, he'd let you leave and you'll get to hangout with me outside of here. We can go shopping and get mani's and pedi's and drinks." Stacey informed.

Marley looked at her and felt her resolve breaking. She didn't owe Mercedes anything and she knew that Mercedes had contacted the police so she was probably safe and wouldn't even answer. There was no harm in just making a call… was there?

"He told you that?" Marley asked and Stacey smirked.

"This isn't his room and he wants you to be in his room with him at the main house." Stacey said with a smile. "Plus you'll get to meet Madison! She's Mason's twin and we can all three have girl time while the men do whatever. I would do what he asked."

Marley chewed on nails before nodding. "I think I could do it but only if it really meant I could get out of here."

"I promise you will get out of here and I'll even help you pick out stuff to decorate your guys room! Then we can go shopping for new clothes." Stacey said, sliding Marley a burner phone.

Marley looked at it before smiling. "Okay, I'll do it!"

Stacey let out an excited squeal before looking over her shoulder at the camera and winking. "Okay, I'll give you some alone time and come back in ten minutes so we can get you moved!"

Merely waited for her to leave before sighing and dialing Mercedes' number.

"Damn, your girl is good." Justin said, smirking.

Mason smiled smugly. "Of course she is, I've got her trained well. As soon as the call is made, I'll have Madison set your girl up in your room."

"Don't bother, she helped that bitch attack me. She's only useful for this and nothing else."

Mason shot him a look. "We can't be hasty about getting rid of her, there's a chance we don't get an answer and if you act now… shit can get worse."

"I'm sorry, you seem to have me confused with someone that works for you instead of me being your boss." Justin replied and Mason rolled his eyes.

"I work for your father and my job is to make sure you don't fuck this up. She is still necessary until we have the Jones girl." Mason responded and Justin clenched his fists.

"I'm aware! Just go do what you're paid to do!" He shouted and Mason just scuffed before walking out.

"I'm in control." Justin muttered before looking back at the screen seeing Marley waiting for the call to connect.

Yeah... it's about to get wild!