Goodbye/Hello

Chapter 1:
part1 sheridan walked into her cottage....she closed her eyes and hugged herself... "tonight was so wonderful..." she said to herself...and a blush came into her cheeks as she remembered luis kissing her on the cheek.... "it wasn't even a real kiss...but why does it feel like it was my first real one" just as she was daydreaming about luis the telephone rang... "hello.."her voice was enthusiastic because she thought it would be luis.... "sheridan...""oh....it's you...."she was clearly disappointed "well that's a nice way to greet your brother..." julian sounded a bit drunk "what do you want julian...." she was annoyed with her brother...remembering the bribe he set up for luis... "i need you to come to the main house....i want to discuss luis with you...." "julian...didn't we have this conversation already...and i'm tired...whatever it is can wait...""dammit sheridna...father wants you to come here right now..." "julian...this had better be good...." she hung up and slammed the door of her cabin and half ran to the main house.... by the time she reached the library her face was red with fury... "what is it now...." she said through her teeth...her her hands were clenched at her side... "well...father and i want you to stop seeing luis..." he was obviously drunk of his ass...the decanter of brandy was empty.... "well where's father....i told him this was the last time i'd go out with luis...what has he to complain about...." "what has he to complain about..." julian was mocking her "he blames me...did you know that dear sister..." "julian...i thought you wanted to talk about my date with luis..." "well...i changed my mind..." sheridan walked over to his desk....the phone wasn't on speaker..."you said that father also wanted me here..." "well...i lied....you know...though father would never admit it....you were always his favorite..." "julian...you're talking crazy...i'll have ruben bring you to bed..." "NO!!...not until we discuss family matters...father always loved you morew...forgave you...he never blamed you for anything....always...'julian...it was you're fault for causing her to act the way she does'...." "father never loved me more...lord knows he never paid much attention to me as a child....for god's sakes julian...he sent me to a mental institution..." "well....but you never had to put up with his constant criticism" he started coming toward her..."julian...i think you really need to get some rest..." "oh now you're telling me what to do too...." "julian you're drunk.....you shouldn't drink if you can't handle yourliquor..." "oh now you're the one telling me what to do..." "listen julian....i don't know what this is all about..." "this is about you being able to get away with everything in father's eyes and all the blame being put onme...well if i can't have what i want...niether can you....i want you to stay \away from luis....starting from thismoment...." "first off i've already told you that i wasn't going to go out with luis anymore....but now....you know i don't take orders for anyone..." "yes well you're going to take these orders..."he was getting restless and he stepped closer to her...."you don't have the autho..." with one sudden movement he slapped her across the face....with the impact she stumbled backwards and hit her back on the bookself....she stared at him with total astonishment....she wasn't even consious of the fact that blood was coming from the corner of her mouth.......she ran out of the library.....and got into her car....shaking incredibly...she drove to the lopez-fitzgerald house

Chapter 2:
"painfully obvious" (the way that has a double meaning....as in painfully obvious that she's hurt...and painfully obvious that luis cares a lot abouther) there was a frantic knock on the door....pilar was just lighting the candles for martin and antonio....she opened the door and a violently trembling sheridan fell into her arms.... "jos miyo....sheridan..." she lifted sheridan's face and found her bruised face and blood coming from the corner of her mouth.... "no...i'm fine pilar....i'm sorry...." she said finding her way to a chair...."i'm just shocked...julian...i never imagined he could lay his hand across my face like that...." "how...? when did this happen..?" pilar had gotten an ice pack and was cleaing up the blood... "well i went into the library....and he was drunk...but that was still no excuse....i am never setting foot inside that house again....and i might be weak and emotionally unstable....but i have enough respect for myself not to let a man get away with raising his hand at me...." "if luis sees you this way...there's no telling what he'll do...'" "but ...luis was going to the station when he dropped me off....he said he had to go down to the station..." sheridan stood up.... "well he came back already..." "i thought it'd take him longer....well i'd better go...he can't see me like this...""but where will you go..." "i need to get some of my belongings from my cabin anyway...""is it safe..." "trust me i will never allow julian to hurt me like that again..." she walked to the door and pilar gasped.....just as luis came in.. "i thought i heard you tallking to......sheridan" he smiled...."what are you doing here...she turned forward but leaned her body so that the right side of her face wasn't showing... "uh....i was just leaving...." she was backing to the door...knowing what pilar had gasped about.... "well why don't you stay a minute..." he was walking towards her "sheridan has to go luis..." pilar blurted out... "luis turned to his mother "mama...is everything okay here...." when he turned to face sheridan....she wqas already out the door... "sheridan wait.."he caught her at the drive way....she was still facing him....she covered her face with her hand...."sheridan what's wrong..." but when he pulled her into his arms...she cried out in pain...which caused her to remove her hands from her face and reach for her back.....luis was all of the sudden tense at seeing her face... "who...who...did this to you sheridan.." he said between breaths of anger "it doesn't matter luis...i have to go..." "no sheridan you're not going anywhere....dammit sheridan tell me who did this..."he lead her gently but firmly into the house again...but once they were inside he just held her as he talked to his mother "mama...i don't understand why you would let her go like this...and why didn't you want me to do anything about it..." "luis it's not your mother's fault...." she paused and looked down.."julian...he did this..." his grip tightened...and she cried out again...the pain on her back was throbbing now....luis let go of her and went to inspect her back....everything was dilicate and she shuddered at his touch....but it was painful as well because she had huge bruise on her back... "it must have been when i hit the bookself..." "how many times did he hit you...don't even answer that...once is enough...i'm going over there right now to arrest him..."

Chapter 3:
"threats and warnings" "NO...luis...this will cuase a scandal...."her eyes watered....and she was in a lot of pain.... " well julian can wait..but we've got to do something about you..." pilar had taken her cue....and left them alone..."even though there's nothing much i can do..." he sounded frustrated at his helplessness to ease her pain.... "it's alright luis..."her hand brushed against his face...."i doubt anything is broken" she smiled...he ran an cold towel along the bruise.... "i'm sorry sheridan but i can't let your brother get away with this...." "luis no....you don't understand how this will affect my family...i already told pilar that i'll never set foot into that house again...isn't thatenough..." "no it's not...i can't just let him get away with it..." "well you have to...this scandal won't only affect my family...but everyone in harmony as well...." "alright...i won't arrest him..." luis got up and put on his coat... "then where are you going?" he was guiding her to his bedroom "to have a talk with your brother....here you can sleep on my bed" he said it quickly but still couldn't avoid the oncomfortable feeling that came with the words..."where will you sleep..?" sheridan looked down "the couch....i'll be back..." he lowered her down gently...." you'll be alright..?" he kissed her forehead and left.... "i hope you know what you're doing"at the crane mansion..... "who the hell could that be.." julian went towards the pounding door.... "what do you what now officer..." when suddenly his was knocked off his feet by a blow from luis's fist... "so how do you like it..." luis said breathing heavily.... "i don't you're talking about..." "you know damn well what i'm talking about....i know she's a bad driver but i doubt that her face just happened to "crash" into the back of your hand..." luis had julian by the neck and he pushed him against the wall.... "i suggest you get you're hands off of me...." "oh if i were you julian...i wouldn't threaten....i'm warning you julian...the only reason why i'm not arresting you right now is because sheridan asked me not to...but if you ever lay a hand on her again...or any other woman for that matter...let's just say...that you won't know what you hit first....the front page or your jail cell..." luis walked out leaving a shaken julian full of fear....

Chapter 4:
"till i fall asleep" luis walked into his bedroom.....sheridan was shifting around....and mumbling the same things she did when they were in ne mexico... "sheridan..." he whispered as he gently shook her.... she opened her eyes...as if jis voice called her back from a dark world..."luis..." "those must be some terrible nightmares....you keep having them so often..." "yeah...well some demons you think are gone then they resurface..." "do you want to talk about it...?" he was sitting on the bed " it's just something julian brought back to my memory tonight...remember i told you and hank i wish i could have spent my childhood here in harmony....well i wasn't exactly at a european boarding school my whole childhood....i spent a long time at a hospital..." "what was wrong with you....if it's not too personal..." "well i don't think it's the right time to explain everything to you....but all i can say is that my nightmares were just too real....and i thought that i'd finally woken up...but being back in harmony....just....resurfaced them..." she sat up and looked luis directly in the eyes "man...and i thought i had it rough...i never imagined it..." "i really wish i could tell you all about them....but for right now...i don't think i could take you hating me....""why would i hate you..." "because....the nightmares might have actually happened...and i believe that they're connected to your family..." "the cranes...your history...connected to my family..." "luis...i'll tell you everthing...when the time is right....all i know is that i love.." she paused at the word..."i love being with you....you have this way of getting me to let go..." she smiled and tears rose to her eyes.."and just forget about everything alse..." "hey..." he cupped her face...." it's okay...when the time does come for you to tell me about this whole thing...i promise to be very understanding....or at least try to be... so how about we get some sleep..." he was about to kiss her cheek...but she put her hand on his head and pulled him in for a soft kiss...it was a split second kiss...only to let their lips touch... "luis...i know i shouldn't be asking this...but..uh...could you stay....just until i fall asleep..." she said whispering softly... "okay..." he whispered back...both knewhe got into the bed with her...they lay sideways...her back to him..with luis's arms wrapped tightly around her...their hands entwined....the song 'i know i loved you' by savage garden plays (you know how in soaps they add that...it's not actually playing in the background...but takes over to set the mood...well that's how the song shouldbe) Maybe it's intuitionbut some things you just don't questionLike in your eyes I see my future in an instantAnd there it goesI think I found my best friend I know that it might sound more than a little crazyBut I believe I knew I loved you before I met youI think I dreamed you into life I knew I loved you before I met youI have been waiting all my life There's just no rhyme or reasonOnly this sense of completionAnd in your eyes I see the missing piecesI'm searching forI think I've found my way home I know that it might sound more than a little crazyBut I believe I knew I loved you before I met youI think I dreamed you into life I knew I loved you before I met youI have been waiting all my life A thousand angels dance around youI am complete now that I've found you I knew I loved you before I met youI think I dreamed you into life I knew I loved you before I met youI have been waiting all my life I knew I loved you before I met youI think I dreamed you into life I knew I loved you before I met youI have been waiting all my life another one of those mements were i wish the had a mind video recorder....cause it's so sweet in my mind...i wish i could let you all se it...and i don't know if i described it to justify the image....

Chapter 5:
"hey sleeepy head..."luis whispered...gently chuckling "it morning already...wow!...i've never had such a peaceful night's rest...." she stretched out but flinched because there was still some pain in herback... "let me get you some ice for that....." "what kind of donuts do you like..?" he said while placing an ice pack on her back"what?" she was sheepishly "i thought i'd get us donuts for breakfast...you can freshen up while i'm gone..."she laughed and sat up "well now you've seen how i look in the morning...imagine what hank would think if he saw me 'where's the woman of my dream...what have you done with her..' " they both laughed... "no actually you don't look half bad...except for a couple of bruises..." "oh and you happen to wake up as the dashing officer..." she joked "where can i take a shower...wait i don't even have any clothes here....oh wait...the truck of my car...i always keep a bag of essentials in there..." "why sheridan...are you always running off in the spur of the moment?" he was puzzled "well....from past expiriences....i've found it's better to be prepared for anything...and most of the time it's packing up and leaving...." she lookedaway "okay...i'll get it for you..." he came back with her suitcase..."you must be really prepared...what kind of donuts did you want..." "glazed or chocolate frosted" she opened her suitcase and was taking some things out.. "see we have similar taste is sweets....well i'd better go...mama went to work already and theresa and miguel are at school...so you'll have to be by yourself a while..." "luis i'll be okay...if anything...by myself is what i'm used to.." she said bitterly...but flashed him a smile as he walked out... she finished taking a shower and put on a comfortable pair of jeans and a loose sweater. she put on some makeup but didn't bother to do anything with her hair. it was still damp and she just ran her hands through. she had just enough time to fix up luis's room, tidy up the house, found her way around the kitchen and by the time luis came back had coffee brewing.... "hey...." they smiled at each other....she handed him a cup of coffee... "so what are your plans for today" she asked him while gazing into her cup... "well...today's my day off...and i normally go into the youth center" hesmiled "oh it's such a wonderful day out..." she gave a regretful look as she supported half of her face in the cup of her right palm "well your bruises are almost all healed and you did a great job covering the rest up with make up....so maybe you can go out..." they smiled at eachother... "i think i just might...what were you planning to do at the youth center..." "nothing that i can't do later...just minor stuff " "well like that proverb says you should never put off what you can do today'...so i think first we should go to the youth center...""and....after..." "it'll be a surprise...."she smiled at him as she collected there dishes and the washed them together... at the youth center they cleaned up and joked around...they were laughing the whole time and as one teenage passerby commented ' i wish my boyfriend and i had that kind of carefree relationship'....sheridan left for an hour and came back to get luis..."where are we going..." "i told you it's a surprise..." she lead him to her car and they drove for a long time on a lonely stretch of highway....the whole time luis asking where they were going "uh..uh...i am not telling...oh we're almost there...she stopped at the shoulder of the road and leaned towards his side..."here you have to put this on..." she had a blindfold...both had a flash of when he first kissed her at pilar birthday party..."sheridan can't you just take me there..." "luis..." she pouted "it's so beautiful i want you to see it at absolute first sight...it's my secret utopia..." "okay" luis agreed and put on the blindfold...a few minutes later they arrived...sheridan helped him out of the car and had spread a blanket out... and got all there picnic stuff in place before she removed the blindfold...they were at a secluded lake area....with huge trees and foliages of fern all around...there was a little waterfall that fell into the lake... "why don't you look surprised...it's it beautiful..." "of coarse it is....but this is my place..." "what!" she stood up..."i used to go here ever since i could drive...actually i got lost and crashed around a bit...that's how i found this place..." "i used to go here with my dad....he used to take me fishing here..." sheridan started to laugh and luis joined her..."well i guess it's our special..." she looked aaway, but he finished for her "it's our special place" they sat and ate their picnic...talked about past relationships...and the stupid things they did as children...and laughed rolling around in the grass "here try this.."she brought out a simple looking cake topped withstrawberries "it's delicious...i didn't know the bakery sold this kind..." she gave him a playful punch "i'll have you know this is my specialty cake...." and after dessert they laid down and talked some more...but soddenly it started raining a"i love rain....." she gigles and danced around... "yeah well....we're getting soaked..." he had gathered everything up but sheridan refused to get into the car... "do i have to go over there and and carry you to the car..." sheridan gave him a testing look...he wlked over to her but the mud caused them to slip and fall out....both bursted out laughing...now they were soaked and muddy...but they were having the time or their lives....they stood back up and let the rain wash them clean before heading for the car...on the way home luis fell asleep... when they got home both took showers imidiately (separate of coarse...doesn't pilar theresa, miguel, and luis have their own rooms...with a house like that there should be more than one shower) when both were done the vote was unanimous that the perfect end to the day was to be couch potatoes and watch movies...they argued over which movies to watch and playfully threw pop corn at each other...sheridan fell asleep first and luis carried her to his bed... "i'm begining to think you're the woman of any guys dreams...including mine..." he left her and slept on the couch... i hope that i gave enough details to give you guys a good picture...i know it's all mushy and lovey dovey but i just had to write it all down....