Can You See

Here is the sequel to If There was a Place to Hide! I have to give a shot out to KrazyKay23 who kindly reviewed Oh no Boo, Boo! I figured it would be fun to do a quick story dealing with Samcedes trying to coexist in the same house without actually dating! I hope you enjoy! I will update more often when I close out one of my remaining stories! Love ya, LudaNeet

Mercedes Jones flipped her high heels off turning on the light with a stack of mail in her hand that she had collected at the mailbox. Mercedes sighed these were the days that she missed her prior roommate the most. Noah "Puck" Puckerman had been a lousy boyfriend but as a roommate he was the best. She wasn't allowed to tell anybody, he said he would deny it but sometimes he would rub her feet after she came home. He was actually a wonderful cook and when he wasn't going on and on about video games he was a great listener. On special occasion she could talk him into watching a chick flick with her not that she didn't watch sports with him. She couldn't believe she was actually looking forward to watching the game on Sunday it wouldn't be the same without Puck though.

Mercedes looked into the unoccupied room where Puck used to reside it was so empty! That would be changing in three days. Samuel Evans was taking over the room for the next two months. Mercedes was not completely sure how or why Sam weaseled his way into her apartment. The whole thing started out as a joke. Sam had announced that he would be going to UCLA with her on his senior graduation and Puck had suggested that they become roommates because Puck was returning to Ohio to go to college. Mercedes shot the idea of being roommates down immediately. Rooming with one ex-boyfriend was one thing; rooming with her first love was ridiculous!

Then Puck cashed in all his favor chips last week talking about Sam somehow messed up his opportunity to receive a dorm or he had got accepted too late whatever it was Sam Evans needed a place to stay! Mercedes first thoughts were they had both set her up trying to be funny. Mercedes reluctantly agreed to the roommate swap with some rules attached.

No roommate movie night or any other interaction for that matter

Being fully clothed at all times

No talking to each other dates

No talk of the past or a future

No touching each other

Mercedes had a feeling that she was going to regret this!

…..

"If you are living with Mercedes does that make her your wife?" Stacy asked her older brother.

Mary Evans placed her hand on Stacy's shoulder it had been a very long ride to Sunny state with the twins and an eager Sam. Mary had thought it was important for the twins to see college so that they had something to gun for. Sam had found a partially scholarship for students in his circumstance- students with Dyslexia. Mary was proud of her first born he could have written off school using his dyslexia as an excuse, school had been brutally for him. Not once did he ever give up he gave it his all and now he was chasing his dream.

Mary reached over hugging Sam, her baby was brave!

"Mom, what was that for?" Sam scolded looking around to make sure that nobody saw his mother's display of affection.

"For being you, a fighter." Mary beamed.

"Who did you fight?" Stevie looked away from his electronically device long enough to ask.

"Are you married to Mercedes?" Stacy whined.

"Stacy, Sam is not married to anyone! He is staying with Mercedes so that Sam won't be homesick. Sam is not getting married or having any babies until after he graduates from college, right, Sammy?" Dwight Evans asked his son.

"Yes, dad." Sam smiled looking at his new apartment.

Sam was impressed with the palm tree swaying in front of the building. Sam was going to school to major in animations but he was also taking an architect classes. He really did love the buildings in California.

"I want to go to college wherever Stacy's not." Stevie stuck his tongue out at his twin.

`"Don't worry no college wants you." Stacy snapped back.

"I'm not sure if I can ride back with these two." Mary hissed to her husband.

"Mercedes!." Stacy exclaimed spotting her first. Mercedes flashed a smile at the young girl.

Sam smiled she looked great in a red oversize sweater, gray jogging pants and purple earphones.

"Hey everybody, how was the trip?" Mercedes asked? Mercedes tried to keep her eyes off Sam's arms that were bragging in his black tank top or his hairy legs in the cut off jean shorts. The guy actually had the nerves to be wearing tan boots. Unfortunately Sam looked great!

"Fun." Stacy said.

"Boring." Stevie complained.

"Long." Mary explained

"Okay." Dwight said

"Great" Sam smiled.

"Well as you can see I'm dressed to help Sam move in, I hope he does not have a ton of things to move in the place is small." Mercedes stopped thinking about the time the close knit family had to live in the one bedroom hotel room. Mercedes regretted her words automatically.

"I always pack light all I need is my guitar" Sam ignored her last statement.

"Mercedes, it's a good thing you allowed Sam to stay with you. He gets homesick a lot." Stacy hugged Mercedes.

"Your welcome?" Mercedes gave Sam a questioning look.

"I don't know.' Sam mumbled.

….

"We are going to order a pizza would you like to join us?" Dwight asked later on that night. They had managed to unpack Sam and decorate in three hours.

Mercedes looked at the room that had showcased Puck's personality with football trophy's pictures of swimsuit models and football players was now replaced with a guitar in the corner, a swim medal and football trophy's and a purple stuffed chameleon that Mercedes had won him at the carnival.

"I would love to join you guys for dinner but I 'm sure Sam wants you guys all to himself beside I am having dinner with a friend. I better get dressed. "Mercedes looked at her watch. She hoped she hadn't stepped into some crap that she could not clean up.

"Can I go have dinner with Mercedes?" Stacy asked?

"No." Her parents answered in unison.

"If you change your mind feel free to join us." Sam smiled.

"Thanks."

"Mercedes, a guy name Tim is here for you." Stacy knocked on the bathroom door.

Mercedes gently hit her head against the mirror. This was not quite how she had planned her first date with Tim going.

"Stac, will you please tell Tim I will be right out."

"Okay." Mercedes could hear Stacy's little feet running into the living room.

"Cedes' said she will be right out." Stacy informed the man at the door.

"Thank you Ms. Lady, and who are you; Mercedes new roommate?" Tim teased.

"I'm too young to go to college; I hope you don't go to college." Stacy made a face.

"My brother Sam is her new roommate. Mercedes has to be home by ten o'clock to check on me." Stevie said.

"And who are you?" Tim asked?

"Mercedes future husband of course." Stevie hissed.

"Kids! Sorry about that; why don't you come in and make yourself comfortable. The twins are protective of Mercedes because she used to babysit them when she was dating my son." Mary chatted on.

"I'm hoping you mean a different son then Lit man here and Sam who is going to be her roommate." Tim took stock of the room.

"Of course I meant my son Simon." Mary tried to clean up the mess she started.

"Simon is our cousin! Sam dated Mercedes; silly mommy." Stacy laughed.

"Mercedes sweetie, hurry up." Dwight yelled out to her.

"We were about to order a pizza you are free to join us if you would like to. " Sam offered giving Tim the once over. Tim was a tall, lean skinny brown skinned guy. Sam figured he probably played basketball.

"You must be the roommate." Tim guessed.

"Mercedes, you look great!" Stacy exclaimed. Mercedes tried to chase away the blush that was forming.

Mercedes had traded her jogging suit for a black mini skirt and a zebra printed shirt with matching earrings.

"Thank you, Stac. Tim we better get going, I'm sorry for keeping you waiting." Mercedes apologized.

Stevie tugged at Tim's slacks, "You better bring her home at a decent hour and no funny business sir, she's mine!"

"Have fun, Mercedes." Mary grabbed the collar of her youngest son as she gave Mercedes a I apologize look.

….

"When you said you would be rooming with an old classmate I had no idea it was an ex-boyfriend with a jealous mini me." Tim said at dinner.

"Sam is my past if I thought he was an issue with us do you think I would have allowed you to meet me at my apartment?"

"That's the scary part I think you really believe that he is not an issue and you have everything under control. What I saw tonight you have nothing under control." Tim stabbed at his salad.

"The first night is always an adjustment Mini me, Lit Lady and parents are going home tomorrow after that Sam and I will live our separate lives. My last roommate Puck we barely ever saw each other." Mercedes pointed out.

"You probably never dated your last roommate."

"Well actually, I did for a nanosecond." Mercedes admitted.

"What kind of sick game are you playing?" Tim asked?

"Sam is an old friend above everything else. I have no feelings towards him. I have grown from the person I was when we were dating and so has he. I am no longer his type."

"I don't know if I want to sign up for this bullshit you are trying to pass off as normal."

"Timothy, I like you I really do but I refuse to allow you to disrespect me or my choices. I told you Sam won't be a problem if you think he will be or don't want to stick around to see what happens then I will move on to the next." Mercedes rolled her neck.

"What the hell does that even mean?" Tim asked?

"It means I am helping out a old friend he is only staying with me for a few months and if you are going to be this big of a headache we can cut this shit short now." Mercedes held her ground.

"Mercedes, all I am saying is do you really think this is the best thing for you to be living with your ex-boyfriend. What happens when his date comes knocking on the door what are you going to do?"

"Invite her in for coffee. I already have had to put up with an ex -girlfriend of his that was also a friend of mine. After he dated her trust me I have no plans on dating him again." Mercedes shudder thinking of the time she had caught Sam and his girlfriend, Brittany in the bathroom at the reception of their teacher's supposedly wedding.

"Was she really your friend?"

"Brittany, yes. We started a glee club together; friendship comes in many different degrees. I am here trying to enjoy myself not to rehash the past with your ass." Mercedes shut down their conversation.

"Okay, I'm going to try to ride this out. I believe you are worth time to at least see if this is going anywhere but I'm going to tell you this the moment I feel like I am the third wheel in this I'm out. There will be no explaining I'm just going to say out!" Tim warned.

"That is fair." Mercedes agreed.

…..

Mercedes felt like a kid sneaking into her own apartment. She didn't want to wake up any sleeping Evans. The light of the television set was blazing with a half sleep Sam Evans on the couch watching an old black and white version of Batman.

"Hey Mercy, how was your date?" Sam asked looking away from the T.V.

"Good, did I wake you?"

"No, I'm going to sleep out here so my family can sleep in my room. I promise not to make a habit of it." Sam promised.

"You are fine. Trust me I get it my family will be up here to visit me. Things get crazy with my family too." Mercedes said.

"Your parents rent a hotel I bet they get you a room when they are in town too." Sam laughed.

"You know my parents." Mercedes smiled.

"I hope my family didn't scare off your date too much."

"I'm not sure where things with Tim are going; if he can't weather your family then it won't last too long. He wouldn't be able to make it past my dad."

"Has anybody made it past your dad?"

"You did." Mercedes said matter -of- factly.

"Your mom was scary to me.'" Sam admitted.

Mercedes thought of her rule no rehashing the past, "Really why?"

"I can't explain it. I felt like I was doing the first interview with your father like he was weeding out the candidates. Scaring them, making them understand how things are going to be no touching their precious daughter but the one to impress is your mom. She was the boss. You know like how you were the boss in our relationship. It was never discussed it was a silent agreement." Sam ears turned into red earmuffs.

"I should get to bed. I have to go to the studio tomorrow." Mercedes scurried into her bedroom.

…

"Make sure you have everything, Stacy." Mary instructed her daughter.

"Mercedes and Sam do you want to keep my doll Pineapple to look after you?" Stacy handed over her Baby Alive blonde doll that walked.

"Won't you miss her?" Mercedes asked?

"Yes, but I have more babies at home like Apple and Strawberry. They need me more you two need Pineapple she is a good girl." Stacy put her doll in Mercedes hand.

"Thank you when I no longer need her I will send her home." Sam hugged his sister. Mercedes refused to look over at Sam.

"I'm going to miss you." Stevie hugged Mercedes.

"You can come visit us again and when I'm back in Ohio I will try to come visit you okay." Mercedes kissed his forehead

"Be good son. See you soon Mercedes." Dwight said his good byes.

"Take care of my son Mercedes. Sam you take care of Mercedes." Mary hugged her oldest child.

"I will mom. Love you." Sam waved his family in their van.

Sam waited until his family was headed on the road before going back into the apartment.

Mercedes was fixing herself a snack, "I'm going in my room to study. I will see you later."

"Mercy, maybe we should keep our adopted baby, Pineapple in the living room so we can take care of her." Sam suggested. Mercedes opened her mouth to protest that he could keep his sister doll in his own room.

"She is not our adopted doll. We can keep her in the curio cabinet." Mercedes picked up Pineapple from the couch where she had laid her when she had snuck back in.

"Hey Mercedes; thanks for being a good sport about everything. I promise not to overstep my boundaries. I know you had no plans of taking me in. I will move out the minute I find a dorm room." Sam said.

"No problem." Mercedes lied.

"Well goodnight, Mercury." Sam winked.

"Mercedes or Cedes." She mumbled.

"What?"

"Will you please call me Mercedes or Cedes' I'm not Mercury or Mercy anymore." Mercedes informed him.

"Okay Mercedes," Sam said softly. For some reason it sound even more intimate and sexier than when he called her Mercury.

Mercedes said nothing going to her room and locking the door. Oh shit, Tim may have been right about this situation.

I hope you enjoyed the first installment of my story. Pineapple is a dolls actually name that belonged to a family member I hope I did her justice. Hope to update this story in two weeks next week I have to update Joshua and Queen of Heartz love ya, LudaNeet