Chapter 26: Big Mistake
Luis parked in the parking lot and ran into the restaurant to grab some take out. He was anxious to get back to Sheridan and be with her. He loved being in Paris with her alone, with no distractions and now they were going to have a baby. He started to daydream about having little kids ran around and calling him daddy. He would have a light boy that looked like him or perhaps a girl that looked like his beautiful wife. He quickly placed the order and waited in line for his delivery. He thought about how Sheridan looked so radiant now that she was pregnant.
Meanwhile back at Sheridan and Luis' apartment the two men continued to harass Sheridan. "We need you to answer some questions for us, Ms. Crane." "What do you want from me?" Sheridan asked. "What do you know about our affairs with your fiancée Jean Luc?" one of the men asked. "Jean Luc?? I haven't seen him since I left Paris. I broke it off with him because he was cheating on me." "We don't care about what happened between the two of you. Do you know about our affairs?" "What affairs? I don't know anything." "You'd better not be lying or else we will kill you like we did Jean Luc."
"You killed Jean Luc?" Sheridan asked frightened. "Yes, a car explosion about a year ago." "Oh my god."
Suddenly, their was a hard knock at the door. "Get the door and send however that it away." The man pointed the gun at Sheridan and she went to the front door. He hid
behind the door keeping the gun pressed into her back. "Now open the door and send them away." Sheridan opened the door and smiled at her next door neighbours. "Hello Mr. and Mrs. Walker. What can I do for you?" "Well Sheridan we just wanted to say hello and bring you this delicious lemon pie I made you. May we come in?"
The man pressed the gun harder into her back. "Well, actually I am quite busy and I can't let you come in, but maybe some other time. Thanks for the lemon pie. Goodbye Mr. and Mrs. Walker." Sheridan quickly closed the door and starred at the two men. "Good job Mrs. Crane. Now sit down on the sofa. We need to ask you to cooperate with us and no one will get hurt." Mr and Mrs. Walker found it odd that Mrs. Lopez-Fitzgerald was in such a hurry. They visited Sheridan and Luis often and they were always welcomed
inside for some coffee or just to chat. But today Sheridan had seemed nervous and uneasy.
"Jacque, I am getting this strange feeling that something is wrong with
Sheridan. She maybe in trouble." "Chantal, honestly Sheridan was probably having a romantic dinner with her husband and wanted some privacy." "Maybe your right, I am just overracting." Luis had just finished parking the car when he noticed Mr. and Mrs. Walker.
"Hello Mr. and Mrs. Walker, how are you?" "We are fine thanks." Mr. Walker answered. Mrs. Walker realized that something wasn't right about Sheridan's behaviour
so she told Luis what had happened just a few minutes prior. "Sheridan was very nervous and she wouldn't let us come in. It was as if there was someone behind her telling her to get rid of us. You don't suppose she is in trouble do you Luis?" Luis started to panic and he thanked the Walkers and went around the back entrance of the apartment. He looked through the kitchen window and noticed nothing out of the ordinary.
Suddenly, he saw Sheridan's face. She had a look of horror as a man pointed
a gun at her and was yelling. Luis immediately opened the kitchen door and snuck quietly in to the kitchen. He peered through the kitchen door and looked into the family room. There on the couch was Sheridan shaking nervously as two men watched and listened to her answer their questions. Luis needed to think of a plan. He was so busy thinking that he did not notice his car keys fall out of his pocket and hit the kitchen floor. The keys hit the floor making a loud noise. The two man immediately looked in the direction of the kitchen. "What was that? Someone is in the kitchen."
Sheridan knew it had to be Luis. She was frightened that the men might shot Luis. So she grabbed the vase that was sitting on the living room table and from behind wacked one of the men with the vase. He immediately fell to the floor. As the other man turned around, he looked at Sheridan coldly. "You are going to pay for that Ms. Crane. You just made a very big mistake. A big mistake indeed."
To Be Continued...
Preview for Chapter 27: Will Luis be able to save Sheridan? Or will the man
shot Sheridan? Find out in Chapter 27: Hold on
