Chapter 15: Desire
Chapter 15:
"WHAT?!" Luis shouted, as he jumped up from the couch. The person said,
"Sheridan Crane had been in a car accident, sir." Luis's knees buckled and he
collapsed on the couch in shock. This couldn't be happening. Sheridan was
hurt. She could be dying. The man continued, "She is over at the Harmony
Hospital right now. We called her nephew and he said you should know about
it. Can you come over to the hospital? Luis? Luis?" Luis didn't hear most of
the sentence. He was out of the door in a matter of seconds and drove away
quickly.
As Luis drove to the hospital, a million thoughts raced through his head.
This just couldn't be happening. Sheridan had to be all right. She just to
be. She had to know that he still loved her, that he wanted to be with her
forever and ever. Luis remembered the look on Sheridan's face when he told
her he couldn't see her anymore. She looked devastated. He could see all the
pain in her eyes. She was terribly upset. If Sheridan didn't make it, he
would never forgive himself. And he would never be able to live without her
in the first place.
Luis pulled into the hospital and jumped out. He ran into the hospital
and almost ran over some nurses. He was like a mad man. He finally got to the
right floor and saw Pilar and Ethan there. Pilar saw Luis and ran to him. "Oh
Luis. Thank god you're here." Luis hugged her as she cried and looked up at
Ethan. "Ethan, what happened?" Ethan said, "I don't know. She got into a car
accident. Luckily someone found her and called 911." Luis pulled back from
his mother when he saw a doctor come out of the room that Ethan and Pilar
were standing by. The doctor began to walk away, but Luis grabbed his arm.
"Excuse me. Is Sheridan going to be okay?" Luis said, with fear in his voice,
afraid to hear the answer. "Come down, sir. Sheridan will be fine. She is
unconscious right now, but she will wake up soon. She is very lucky that come
people walked by and saw her. They were so concerned about her, they are
still at the hospital." "Yeah, I would like to thank them too." Luis smiled.
The doctor walked away and Luis walked into Sheridan's room. His heart
skipped as he saw Sheridan lying there. She had bruises and cuts all over
her. Luis hated to see her like this. If it hurt this much for him to see her
like this, he couldn't imagine what she felt like, not only from the
accident. She had looked like her heart had been ripped out of her chest when
he told her he couldn't see her anymore. Luis knew that he only did it for
Sheridan safety, but it wasn't enough anymore. He needed to be with her. He
would protect her from Jullian no matter what. He would make sure that
Jullian wouldn't even come near Sheridan again. He was just relieved that she
was safe. He couldn't wait to tell her how sorry he was. He sat down on a
chair next to the bed. He touched her hand and he quivered. It felt so good
to touch her again, but he was so afraid that he would loose her. Luis
brought her hand up to his face and kissed it softly. A few tears fell from
his eyes as he watched her.
Luis heard the door open and turned around. Ethan was standing there,
followed by a man. Ethan said, "Luis. This is Harold Stevenson. He is the man
who found Sheridan." Luis smiled at walked up to the man. "Hello," he said as
he shook his hand. Harold looked at Sheridan. "How is she?" "She's still
unconscious." Luis answered. The man nodded, "She's very lucky to have
survived." Luis said, "Yeah. Thank god that you found her. If it weren't for
you__." "Actually, it wasn't me." Harold said. The door opened again and Luis
looked down at a little girl in the doorway. Harold looked at Luis and said,
"It was my daughter, Julie." Luis smiled at the little girl. Julie walked
over to Sheridan and looked at her for a moment, then, she looked back at her
father. "Daddy. Is she going to be okay?" "Yeah, honey. She'll be fine."
Harold replied. Luis walked over to Julie and crouched down so he was at eye
level with her. "So, you found Sheridan?" Luis asked. Julie nodded. Luis
smiled and said, "Thank you so much. You've saved her life. I don't know how
I'll ever thank you." Julie smiled at gave Luis a hug. "No problem," Julie
said as she hugged Luis. Harold came forward and said, "Well, we just wanted
to make sure she was all right. It was nice meeting you, Luis, but we'd
better get going." "But Daddy. I want to stay until the lady wakes up." Julie
whined. Harold said, "We'll come back later and see her then." Julie nodded
and looked at Luis. Luis said, "Thanks again, Julie." Julie smiled and walked
out of the room with her father.
Luis resumed his place next to Sheridan's bed and held her hand tightly.
He waited impatiently for her to wake up. It seemed to take forever. Pilar
came in and said, "Luis. It's late. Maybe you should go home, and visiting
hours are over." Luis looked up at his mother. "I don't care about the
visiting hours. She needs me to be here with her. I want to be here for her
when she wakes up." "Hijo. It's late. Go home and get some rest." "How am I
supposed to sleep while knowing that she's here, alone. I know that she can
feel my presence. She needs me, and I need her." Luis answered. Pilar smiled
and said, "The doctors will not let you stay. They'll have you thrown out."
"Then they will have to drag me away kicking and screaming, but there is no
way in hell I am leaving Sheridan's side again." Luis said, seriously. Pilar
smiled and said, " Goodnight, son." "Goodnight, Mama," Luis said. Pilar
walked out and Luis continued to wait for Sheridan to wake up.
Meanwhile outside, the doctor was about to go inside, when he looked
through the window and saw Luis sitting with Sheridan. He was about to go
inside to tell him to leave, but he noticed the way he looked at Sheridan. It
was obvious that they were in love. They looked so cute. It was against
policy to let someone stay, but he decided to make an exception. He felt that
Luis really cared about Sheridan.
Inside Sheridan's room. Luis began to get a little tired. He considered
going home, but didn't want to leave Sheridan. He smiled at her and thought,
'I could wait all night and day for her to wake up.' He brought his hand up
to her face and gently caressed her cheek. Her skin was so soft and silky. He
slowly leaned forward and placed a soft kiss on her lips. Then, he rested his
head on her chest. He could hear and feel her heart pounding inside of her
and it comforted him. Luis closed his eyes and fell asleep to the rhythm of
her heart beat...
To Be Continued...
