Title: No More Waiting
Author:  ( Read more... )

Mercedes had made three tins of her cookies and all of them were empty within the first hour, Finn, Kurt, and Quinn taking the lion's share of them. Santana had snuggled into the ebony songstress and tried to persuade Mercedes to go make more, but Mercedes had kissed her cheek and told her cookies weren't going to help her get into college, but ( Read more... )

Sam sat on the front steps of the rented home his family lived in and ran a weary hand through his freshly cut hair.  It was now his more natural dirty blond than the lemon-juiced golden locks of before; yet for some reason, he felt much more settled despite the day he’d had.
( Or maybe because Nashville night sounds soothed a troubled mind too. )

“Mercedes?”

“Hmm.”

“Are you sleepin’?”

“No.”

“Are you sure?  You sound sleepy.”

“I’mna sleepy, Sam, go on.”

“You’re so sleepin’.  You always fall asleep.  Are you…am I boring to you?”

Mercedes squeezed her shut eyes tighter and clutched the pillow to her chest, wishing it were Sam instead.  “No, baby, just, I talk to you when I’m bed and I ( Read more... )

Sam truly didn’t understand what bittersweet meant until his father told him he’d finally found a job.

Back in Tennessee.

There was no question of whether his father was taking the job or not; never, but especially in this economy, did one slap God’s hand when He presented a blessing. And yet all Sam wanted to do was curse the devil.  He had a ( Read more... )

“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 ( Read more... )

Sam Evans had a new best friend-Brittany S. Pierce.

God bless her, truly; for had it not been for her, he would’ve been forced to pull Mercedes on the makeshift dance floor himself, thus ruining any chance of keeping their relationship a secret.  But beautiful, unassuming Brittany did the dirty work for him and had no clue of the boon she’d ( Read more... )

Title: Already Gone
Author: bana05
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: Mercedes/Sam, Evans Siblings
Word Count: 1530
Spoilers: All of Glee thus far.
Disclaimer: Glee ain’t mine, unfortunately; otherwise, Mercedes would have a harem.
Summary: All Mercedes wanted to do was go home and go to bed; but then Sam called, and she couldn't tell him no.
Author’s notes ( Read more... )

Title: Expert Advice
Author: bana05
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: Mercedes/Sam, Mike/Tina, Evans Siblings
Word Count: 2300
Spoilers: All of Glee thus far.
Disclaimer: Glee ain’t mine, unfortunately; otherwise, Mercedes would have a harem.
Summary:  Sam asks Mike for a primer of how to make a relationship in glee club succeed.
Author’s notes: I ( Read more... )

Mercedes wasn’t quite sure how it happened or when-only that it was after the whole business about his family’s situation came out-but she was suddenly “hanging out” with Sam Evans…and his siblings.  It was completely her doing, a one afternoon hankering for chocolate chip cookies and the realization that her eyes had been too big for her ( Read more... )