Chapter 1:
The last thing that she had done played through her
mind. She had slapped Luis. She couldn't believe that
she had done that. The might have been using her but
she needed to apologize. It was 9:30 p.m. and
storming outside. She ran to her car and sat there for a
second. Would she really be able to apologize?
Luis was sitting on his couch watching reruns of Andy
Griffith. He heard a car door slam. He figured that it
was Theresa. He was startled to hear a knock. He went
to go answer the door. He had his boxers on and no
shirt. He opened the door to see a wet and cold
Sheridan standing there.
"Sheridan!...Ah, Come in your freezing."
She stepped in and he closed the door behind her. He
watched as she slipped her soaking jacket off. Her
navy blue tank top and white skirt were clinging to her
curvy body. Her couldn't help but stare. She looked up
and caught his gaze. Then she looked away.
"Umm...Moma's not home yet."
"Yeah, I didn't come to see Pilar. I came to talk to
you."
"Yeah okay. Maybe you should give me an explanation
about what happened today."
He motioned for her to follow him into the living room.
That's when she saw that he wasn't wearing a shirt! He
had on boxers! God, he had a perfect body. He was just
to handsome. God, he looked delicious.
Luis saw her
looking at him. He was glad that she was looking it
meant that maybe she still liked him. He hoped she
was enjoying it.
"Luis, I just came by to say that I'm sorry. I shouldn't
have slapped you. Even though you deserved it."
She was fighting back a river of tears, she just couldn't
cry. Then he'd know that he hurt her. So before she
could cry in front of him she ran out of the house to
her car. She cranked it and took off. She ran into her
cottage and sank down beside her sofa.
"God, how could he do this to me. I thought... I don't
know I just can't believe this. Why me? Why can't I ever
find true love?" She sobbed loudly. Her shoulders
shook as she cried into her hands.
Luis had followed her. She needed to tell him why she
was doing this. Why she was mad at him so that he
could make it better. She had left her jacket and he
decided to bring it as well. Now here he was standing
in her cottage watching her cry over him. He laid her
jacket down. He bent down beside her. He reflexively
just grabbed her, he couldn't stand to see her crying.
The embraced for a second before Sheridan pulled
away. She got on her feet. She just stared at him. Then
she started laughing.
"What...what is it?"
"You followed me out to my cottage and..." she started
laughing so hard she fell backwards onto her sofa.
"You're wearing your boxers!"
Luis started blushing as he realized he just followed
her out with putting on pants or anything.
"Hey, it's not that funny.. You are obviously in a lot of
pain. I need to know why you say that I was using you.
Why your so mad at me."
She stopped laughing. She looked at him and started
crying again. She got up and ran to her bedroom. She
fell out on her bed and sobbed into her pillow. He
knocked on the door a couple of times.
"Sheridan...C'mon Let me in. We really need to talk."
She didn't answer the door. So he had no choice. He hit
the door with his shoulder. That made the door fly
open. For the longest time she just looked at him.
Finally she sat up and motioned for him to come sit
down beside her.
"Okay. You want to know?"
"Yes. Please tell me."
"I heard you talking on the wahrf..talking about how
you where just using me!"
"What? I didn't say those things. I left right after you
did. The next guard came on watch. I'll call Sam. What
time did this happen?"
"Luis It's okay. I believe you now. I just don't think that
we should have a relationship...It's just not right."
Sheridan stared into Luis's beautiful eyes. She got up
to leave the room. She looked back at Luis and a
playful smile came across his lips.
"What are you smiling at?"
"Nothing."
"Tell me! I demand to know!"
"Well, If you must know I was thinking about the
wharf."
Sheridan blushed as she remembered their passionate
kiss on the wharf.
She smiled and started to walk out
of her bedroom when Luis grabbed her hand. His touch
felt right. It made her feel loved, like maybe he really
did have feelings for her. It sent shivers up and down
her body.
"Luis...Like I said- -"
"Sheridan I heard what you said. Do you honestly think
that this isn't right?" He said as he moved closer to her
body. He pushed her against him . Her heart pounded
and she felt dizzy. He moved his head down. She
pushed her head up to meet his. They kissed
passionately. She pulled him closer to make the kiss
more intense. She pulled out of his arms for a minute.
When she did she watched a wave of confusion spread
across his face.
"I'm sorry I shouldn't have."
"No. Believe me it's okay. Besides I kissed back." she
said as she slammed her bedroom door shut. She
walked back to his arms and pushed him down on the
bed.
"Sher, I can't...not now."
She didn't say anything. She just stayed on top of him
staring into his eyes. Why am I doing this? She thought
to herself. You hate him remember. But she couldn't
figure out what exactly she felt for him.
"I understand...I...can't either. Could you go now I need
some space to think."
"Yeah, sure."
Meanwhile Julian and Alistar were rejoicing. They had
succeeded in keeping Luis and Sheridan apart.
Juilian
happened to look out of the window
and see Luis in his boxers!
"What the hell!" he muttered.
"Juilian what is it? What has happened?" Alistar said.
"Nothing Father." and they carried out their
conversation.
Sheridan tossed and turned all night. She kept
dreaming about Luis. She was so confused about him
she didn't know what to think. She woke up at 3:00
a.m. . She cried. She just cried because she couldn't
understand what was happening to her.
Luis could tell that something was still bothering
Sheridan. She walked in to the Book Care' when he was
in there. Immediately he could tell that she had been
crying. She didn't look his way.
He wondered if he had
offended he the night before. He hoped not because he
really liked her. He got up and ran after her.
"Sheridan. What's the matter? Why have you been
crying?"
Sheridan turned to face him. Her eyes were puffy and
swollen.
"Luis, Nothing's worng. I just need some time to sort
out my feelings for y--just nevermind."
"Sheridan is it because of last night?"
"No! Not at all. I'm glad nothing happened last night.
It's just I need some time to sort some stuff
out...Okay?"
"Okay...So...Um...I guess I'll see you around then?'
"Maybe..."
He watched as Sheridan walked off. He wondered what
she meant by maybe. But he watched her walk off she
was wearing a lime green tank top with a black skirt
and black high-heeled sandals.
He wanted to run after
her and tell her that he wanted her and needed her
That she couldn't walk out of his life. But he just
watched as the only person in the world that he could
ever and will ever loved walked off into the sunset.
Sheridan was in her cottage packing. She couldn't
believe that she was actually going back to Paris. that
she was going to leave the man that she loved behind.
It was a devasting thought but she was scared to love
again! After Jean Luc she couldn't seem to commit
even though it was different with Luis she still couldn't.
She'd just have to leave. But she had to tell Luis first.
She wouldn't admit she loved him but she could tell
him that she was leaving.
Luis was wearing crimson pajama pants with a white
wife beater. He heard knocking on the dorr He got out
of bed and answered the door. Again it was Sheridan.
She was wearing a baby blue v neck tee with dark
denimn Angel Jeans. She was wearing Doc Martians
with a white napkin in her curly blonde hair. All in all
she looked good. 'Why can't she ever come when I'm
dressed' Luis said to himself.
"Come in Sheridan."
"Thanks, is Pilar still here? Has she left yet?"
That felt like a daggar to his heart. This time she didn't
come to see him after all.
"Yeah, she' s getting ready. She's in her room. "
She knocked on Pilar's door.
"Yes."
She went in slowly, and closed the door behind her.
"I just came by to say Good-Bye Pilar. You've been so
much like a mother. I love you so much. But I can't stay
in Harmony one second longer. I must go back to
Paris."
They shared a heart felt good-bye and a warm
embrace. Sheridan was crying when she left Pilar
sitting on the bed. She took one last look at the woman
she had considered mother and closed the door. Now it
was time to tell Luis. He was still in the livingroom.
She went and sat down on the sofa beside him.
"Sheridan, what's wrong why are you crying?" She
could hear genuine concern in his deep voice.
"Luis, I'm leaving. I just came by to say Good-Bye. I'll
miss you a lot. You've been a good..." she searched for
a word. "friend."
Ouch, that hurt. They were only friends? I'm gonna cry
myself Luis said to himself.
She kissed him softly on the lips and then got up. She
rushed out of the door to her awaiting limo. She didn't
even look back. He decided that it was no use to chase
her this time. It would never work out. He sat back
down on the couch. It took only a millisecond for him
to realize how empty his life is going to be now that
she's gone. He laid down on the sofa and cried.
"Luis, honey go after her tell her how you fell
maybe she feels the same way."
"No moma. She don't if she did then she wouldn't
have left. Besides I don't' know where she went."
"Duh! Luis she went to Paris. You have to go after her!
Because in the end true love will win." Luis and Pilar
turned to see Theresa standing there.
"Theresa, your right. I love her but she don't love
me."
"Well. maybe you should give it a couple of months see
if she comes back. Or if you feeling for her fade. Maybe
you should start seeing someone else." Pilar said.
"Yeah, maybe so. but not right now. Right now I need to
be alone." Luis got up and went to his room.
To Be Continued...
Chapter 2: I Don't Want This Song To End
It had been 3 months to the day since Sheridan left Harmony. As a pathetic excuse to get over her Luis moved in with Beth. They are dating. Beth actually thought that he loved her.But he couldn't he could never love her. He was still in love with Sheridan. As he sat on his and Beth's bed this song played through his mind.
Still got your pictures up on the wall
I can't take 'em down
I keep expecting you to call
But you don't make a sound
Time ain't supposed to pass this slow
I should have forgotten you long ago
I just never get around to getting over you
I'm tired of putting it off till tomorrow
Should've done it yesterday
No gain in drowning in my sorrow
And just wasting away
Just when I think I got it made
You never fail to get in the way
I just never got around to getting over you
If I could just convince myself
To open my eyes and see
Yo're not the one for me
Then I could start all over
And get on with my life
And be free form your memory
I could be free
(You see) You're still here after all this time
And I can't erase you form my mind
I just never get around
Never get around, baby
Never get around to getting over you
(Never get around to it: Bryan White)
After thinking about that song he laid down on their bed and cried. Just as he did Beth appeared in the doorway. She watched him as he cried. She knew that she had to find Sheridan and tell her what she was doing to him. She walked into the kitchen and grabbed her phone.
"Luis, honey. I've got to go out of town." She said as she walked into the room.
"Why, where are you going?"
"To visit a friend. I really need to explain some stuff to her." Beth said.
"Oh, okay...When are you leaving?"
"In a couple of hours."
Luis dorve her to the Airport. Then as he was driving home he realized that he hadn't found out exactly where she was going.But it was too late now. She was gone.
Beth didn't have any trouble trying to find Sheridan's house. Everyone in France knew who she was. When she got to the house they wouldn't let her in.
There had been a theart to her life. But finally after some coaxing and a quick weapons check they let her in.
When she got in, the housekeeper showed her into the palor where Sheridan was having a drink of Brandy. She stepped up to Sheridan.
"Beth! Is that you? Oh my God how have you been?"
"Fine. But I didn't come here to talk about that. I'm here to talk about something very important." As they walked over to the sofa and sat down she began explaining. As she explained this song played through her mind.
You don't know me but I know who you are
Mind If I sit down
Do I look fimalar if I dont' well I should
I'm sure you've seen me around
I know you''ve probablly heard my name
Though we've not been introduced
I'm the fool in love with the fool
Who's still in love with you
IF you've got a minute I'll by you a drink
I've got something to say
It might sound crazy but last night in his sleep
I heard him call out your name
This ain't the first time, he's done it before
And it's hard to face the truth
I'm the fool in love with the fool
Who's still in love with you
I know love is a fraigle thing
And I'm trying hard to make it last
But it ain't easy holing on to my dream
When he's holding on to the past
Just one more thing before I go
I'm not here to put you down
YOu don't love him and that's a fact
Girl I"ve seen you around
But you hold his heart in the plam of you hand
And is't breaking mine in two
'Cause I'm the fool in love with the fool
Who's still in love with you
I'm the fool in love with the fool
WHo's still in love with you
(The Fool: Leanne Womack)
"Listen Sheridan, everbody knows that you don't love Luis but he still loves you. You need to tell him that you don't feel the same way." Sheridan broke out into tears when Beth said that.
"Sheridan what's wro--Oh no you do love him don't you?"Sheridan turned around to face Beth. Beth was almost in tears herself. She knew that she was abot to lose the only man she could ever love.
"Beth, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to cause pain to so many people. I was just scared of my feelings.
I was scared to admit that I love him. Beth promise me you won't tell him. I need to tell him myself."
"Okay...I wont' tell him. But you have a month to move back and tell him. If you don't I will"
"Okay. It's a deal."
Much to Luis's surprise Beth came back that night. She hardly said two words to him. THat didn't matter much to him . He went to bed early.
He went to the Book Cafe to get his breakfast when he saw Sheridan sitting at a table with Theresa. He wanted to rush over to her and tell her that he loved her and that she meant the world to him, but he didn't.She had hurt him. Besides he had to get to the Youth Center. They were throwing a dance that night. He just acted like he didn't see her and walked out of the door.
"See Theresa. I told you that this wouldn't work. I should leave go back to Paris. Beth was worng he doesn't love me. He hates me. He just hates me!!!"
"Sheridan clam down. He's just a little hurt. Anyways there's a dance tonight at the Youth Center. You should come."
"Maybe your right."
She found the perfect dress. IT was a little white dress. IT was long and seemed to flow as she walked. It was very elegant. It was sleeveless, and open backed. IT had ties crisscorssing the back of the dres. She fixed her hair and it curled around her head. Theresa came to pick her up.
"Wow! Sheridan you look like an Angel. No way Luis will be able to take his eyes off of you tonight." Theresa exclaimed.
"You look good too. " Sheridan told Theresa.
As soon as Sheridan walked itno the Youth Center LUis spotted her. She looks like an Angel he thought.Then their eyes met. She started walking towards him.
"Hey Luis"
"Hey."
"You look very handsome." Luis was wearing kakhi slacks with a black shirt and a black belt. He looked good. He is so hott Sheridan thoguth to herself.
"Sherian , would you like to dance?"
"Yes."
They danced to this song:
When the rain is blowing in your face
And the whole world is on your case
I could offer you a warm embrace
To make you feel my love
When evening shadows and the stars appear
And there is no one to dry your tears
I could hold you for a million years
To make you feel my love
I know you haven't made your mind up yet
But I would never do you wrong
I've known it form the moment that we met
There's no doubt in my mind where you belong
I'd go hungry, I'd go black and blue
I'd go crawling down the avenue
There ain't nothing that I wouldn't do
To make you feel my love
The storms are raging on a rolling sea
And on the highway of regret
The winds of change are blowing wild and free
You ain't seen nothing like me yet
Ther ain't nothing that I wouldn't do
Go to the the ends of the earth for you
Make you happy make your dreams come true
To make you feel my love
(To make you feel my love: Garth Brooks)
"Luis, there's something that I have to tell you."
"No you don't...I can see it in your eyes." He grabbed her hand and looked into her baby blue eyes. "I love you too." He said as he grabbed her and passionately kissed her.
"I love you so much Luis. If only you would've told me how you felt before I left."
" I know. But I like this precious little moment. We have this forever. We can tell our children and grandchildren about this day. It will be a wonderful story."
" Are you saying that we have a bright future?"
"Yes very bright indeed." Luis said as he once again kissed her with all the passion he had.
THE END
