Glee Fic: Seasonal Considerations (Mercedes/Sam, R)
“I’ve missed you, Mercedes.”
Mercedes almost choked on the latte she’d been sipping, so unprepared she was for that statement. Brows furrowed, Mercedes finished swallowing her drink and regarded her companion across from her.
“I haven’t gone anywhere, Quinn…”
The blonde nodded and smiled such a beautifully sad smile Mercedes’ heart hurt. “I know; but I did, and I shouldn’t have done that to you. I’m sorry.”
Mercedes looked at the table and took a series of deep breaths. If she were honest with herself, Mercedes was surprised they were even here at the Lima Bean having coffee like they’d used to do when Quinn had been pregnant, although then, Quinn had favored green tea and scones. Mercedes hadn’t been prepared for that text an hour after arriving home from church; but for Quinn to text, it must have been something important, and deep in her heart Mercedes still considered Quinn a soul sister even if that were apparently no longer mutual.
Yes, it had hurt that she had almost reverted fully back to pre-pregnancy!Quinn, the Quinn who was the head bitch of the Cheerios and wore the distinction proudly, the Quinn who’d discovered the soft heart Mercedes had tried to hide with her sass and had manipulated it to the point Mercedes had “fallen in love” with one of the most obvious gay guys on the planet, even if later Mercedes had sorted it out as platonic instead of romantic; the same Quinn who wouldn’t have even spared a tissue if she had been slushied in the halls. But Mercedes’ mother had taught her long ago that some people were only meant to be in one’s life for a season and to always cherish that season if it were a good one and to appreciate knowing one’s come out stronger for it if it were bad. The problem was Mercedes really was a ride-or-die chick; once someone came into her heart, that person pretty much stayed there for life.
( Unfortunately, there hadn’t been many people who returned the favor with her. )
Mercedes almost choked on the latte she’d been sipping, so unprepared she was for that statement. Brows furrowed, Mercedes finished swallowing her drink and regarded her companion across from her.
“I haven’t gone anywhere, Quinn…”
The blonde nodded and smiled such a beautifully sad smile Mercedes’ heart hurt. “I know; but I did, and I shouldn’t have done that to you. I’m sorry.”
Mercedes looked at the table and took a series of deep breaths. If she were honest with herself, Mercedes was surprised they were even here at the Lima Bean having coffee like they’d used to do when Quinn had been pregnant, although then, Quinn had favored green tea and scones. Mercedes hadn’t been prepared for that text an hour after arriving home from church; but for Quinn to text, it must have been something important, and deep in her heart Mercedes still considered Quinn a soul sister even if that were apparently no longer mutual.
Yes, it had hurt that she had almost reverted fully back to pre-pregnancy!Quinn, the Quinn who was the head bitch of the Cheerios and wore the distinction proudly, the Quinn who’d discovered the soft heart Mercedes had tried to hide with her sass and had manipulated it to the point Mercedes had “fallen in love” with one of the most obvious gay guys on the planet, even if later Mercedes had sorted it out as platonic instead of romantic; the same Quinn who wouldn’t have even spared a tissue if she had been slushied in the halls. But Mercedes’ mother had taught her long ago that some people were only meant to be in one’s life for a season and to always cherish that season if it were a good one and to appreciate knowing one’s come out stronger for it if it were bad. The problem was Mercedes really was a ride-or-die chick; once someone came into her heart, that person pretty much stayed there for life.
( Unfortunately, there hadn’t been many people who returned the favor with her. )