A happy family is but an earlier heaven. Sam, Mercedes, and their children, Cameron and Lilliana, are the happiest. This is a look at their world in a series of moments. A Samcedes family fic with frequent bursts of Tike .

Their plan had been very simple: stay together for the rest of their lives. What happens when one tragic event threatens to cut their time short?

Part One: Sam and Kurt share a wall at the Hudmel house. Kurt comes to understand Sam's feelings for Mercedes through the music he can hear playing from Sam's room. Samcedes from Kurt's POV. Part Two: Mercedes moves to New York and Kurt once again in a position to watch the development of Samcedes. Samcedes in NYC headcanon through Kurt's POV.

When Sam bumps into Mercedes out in LA two years after their breakup, it leaves him wondering. Are they really over or has fate presented yet another chance for them?

Sam says goodbye. Sam's heart says different.

Mr. Schue recycles the same old theme and it gets Mercedes thinking about all that isn't right. Will her senior year culminate with more of the same, or will it be all she ever dreamed?

Mercedes is off to find her dreams out in LA, forcing her and Sam to separate yet again just when they'd found their footing. Are either of them really ready to let go?

Mercedes wonders if she'll regret agreeing to do whatever Sam wants for his birthday when he takes her to Crazytown. One-shot.

Sam and Mercedes spend an afternoon together. Things get frisky. Meanwhile, Kurt finds himself at the wrong place at the wrong time. One shot.

Mercedes is positive she's on the right track...that is, until Sam Evans walks back into her life and throws a wrench into her future plans.

After six years together, Mercedes and Sam are at a crossroads. Will the miles between New York City and Nashville keep them apart? Oneshot.