For mediumcola: Parent trapped!Samcedes
"You think we can pull this off?" Maya said to her twin sister, Elijah.
They were about to pull off the biggest plan of their 9 year old lives. Get two people, who haven't spoken in 8 years together in the same room, at the same time. "Of course I can. It's not like I haven't tricked mom before." Maya smiled at her twin, both of their curly brown hair swaying softly in the wind. "Alright, remember, 12:30 at the Bistro. Where they first met." Maya had an English accent from living in London with Sam all these years. Elijah on the other hand was a proud Californian, living with her mom in Hollywood. "I know the plan Maya. I'll see you then." They gave each other a tight hug, and then parted, smiling at one another before they left.
"Father come on. It's a delightful bistro, right in West Hollywood. I mean, for god's sake we didn't come here so I could go to Disney and see a puppet show right? I have to eat something and I rather it be a taste of home than chipotle for the millionth time... DAD!" Maya grabs onto Sam and he stops writing, giving her a look. "Maya Evans, I already told you, we can go anywhere you want, as long as it's not that bistro. I just can't go there okay?" Maya looked saddened, "Yes father, I understand." Sam picks her up and gives her a hug, but Maya looks down, " Hey kiddo, it'll be okay. I know a great place we can go. Now, go get Harry, I'll be ready in five minutes." At that, a light bulb went off in Maya's head. Harry, their driver was the key to it all. "of course dad, I will."
Over on the other side of town, Elijah was watching Mercedes do her hair. Her blue green eyes lit up with every curl that Mercedes put in her hair. Her mom was so gorgeous. "Momma hurry up! We are gonna miss our reservation!" The little girl says, coming up to the mirror and smiling at her mom. Mercedes was a Grammy award winning singer/song writer, but she was humble about it. All her fans agreed that her daughter was the best thing about the artist. Elijah was and always will be her heart. Maya was too, but her and Sam agreed to live separate lives, with a child each. It wasn't smart keeping them away from each other, but it was the best choice at the time. Sam was a wealthy business man, she was a waitress, they met a small bistro in West Hollywood and hit it off right away. Mercedes could see him every time she looked at Elijah. It only made her miss Maya too. "Alright, okay EJ. I am ready." Mercedes smiled. "How do I look?" Her mom asked her. "You look amazing momma, just beautiful." She gave her daughter a kiss and took her hand. "Remember sweetie, today is our day. Just you and me. Okay?" Elijah happily nodded, knowing that was far from the plan. "Just you and me." She repeated as they walked out together.
Harry stopped, and then Sam and Maya got out the car. Sam looked at the Bistro, then back at Maya. "Maya.. I told you.." Sam gave her a stern look. He hadn't been here in a long while. Not since he found out Mercedes was pregnant with twins. The memories spent with her, and in this place were nothing but that, memories now. "I know what you said, but please I heard they serve spotted dick here. Dad please." Maya pleaded. Sam decides to give in because anything Maya wants she gets. "Alright, let me just call up Emma and tell her to meet us here instead." Emma, his fiancee, whom Maya did not like or approve of since she was a world class gold digger. As Sam was talking to Emma, another car pulled up, and out walked Maya's mom. Her hair curled, her lips red and her eyes gleaming. She hid, but made sure Mercedes was still in her sights. Elijah got out of the car too, and her and Mercedes walked towards the bistro together. "You know I used to work here." Mercedes tells her daughter, holding her hand. Elijah says nothing, she doesn't want to accidentally spill out the surprise.
"Yeah, I guess we're eating here now." Sam tells Emma over the phone. He really wished he hadn't quit smoking. He didn't want to be here, too many memories, but he was doing it for his little girl. Emma gave him an "I love you" over the phone and just as he was about to say it back, he saw her. She was walking regularly, but it seemed like she was going in slow motion. How is that even possible? Was he dreaming? She looked gorgeous, pink really was her color. Then he saw Elijah, and his heart melted. His little girl, he couldn't believe how beautiful she was. He hung up on Emma, and walked towards Mercedes, faster than he usually walks. Mercedes noticed him and her eyes grew wide. What was he doing here? He looked amazing in grey. He looked amazing in a lot of colors. They were headed towards each other now, with their kids in tow.
"Mercedes." Sam says, eyeing her up and down. "Sam... Sam hi." Mercedes adds on, looking at him the same way he was looking at her. They both then looked at their daughters. Maya and Elijah gave them both looks back, then put their heads down. "You two did this didn't you?" Sam asked them both. "Yes." The girls said at the same time. "I can't believe you EJ. What were you thinking? Let's go. We're leaving." Mercedes takes Elijah's hand and but Sam stops her. "Mercedes come on, they're kids. You can't blame them. This, everything that happened between us, is our fault." Mercedes looks at Elijah again and then nods. Sam is right. It was their fault not the twins. "Hey. how about we all eat something, together. As a family?" Maya and Elijah nodded, happily. It was obvious their parents relationship wasn't going to change in a day. But this was a great start.
After Elijah went to bed, Mercedes was up writing when she heard the door. She got up and opened it, seeing Sam there, still in his suit, a serious expression splayed across his face. "Sam, is everything alright? Mercedes asks him, looking worried. "Is Maya alright?" Sam nods, "I didn't come here to talk about our kids." Mercedes eyebrow raises up and she looks at him oddly, "Then why are you here Sam?" She asks him. Sam says nothing, he moves forward and brings Mercedes into him, kissing her softly. Mercedes kisses him back fir a millisecond before she pushes him away and slaps him. They look at each other in the moment they are both confused and shocked as to what happened. Sam kisses her again, this time Mercedes doesn't resist him. She sucks on his bottom lip and he grabs onto her ass, deepening their passionate kiss. "Sam..." Mercedes whispers. Sam shakes his head, "Mercy.."
Nothing more was said that night, nothing more needed to be said. They kissed, touched, made love. And it was all thanks to two meddling twins who happened to be separated at birth.
