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Chapter 1:
Sheridan walked into the Youth Center preparing herself to do a lot of
begging to get Luis to say 'yes' to her question. She slowly opened the door
to Luis' office causing him to jump at the noise it made.
"Hey, what are you doing here? I thought for sure you would be gone by now."
Luis asked, trying not to let on that he was excited to see her 'Wow, she
really knows how to make jeans and a t-shirt look good,' Luis thought to
himself. Sheridan bit her bottom lip nervously, trying not to make eye
contact with Luis. "I'm sorry I bothered you, I will go." Luis practically
flew out of his seat and over to where Sheridan was standing. "NO WAIT,
you're not bothering me at all, I am on vacation for the next week so I
figured I would catch up on some paper work here, what can I do for you?"
Sheridan stared deeply into Luis' eyes, 'what can you do for me....where do I
begin' she thought, 'snap out of it Sheridan, Focus' She let out a nervous
laugh, "Umm, well, I came here to ask you something, but you have to promise
me that you won't answer until you hear me out, OK?" Luis made his way back
over to his chair and slowly sat down. He crossed his arms over his chest and
raised his eyebrow with interest. "All right, I promise, ask away!"
Sheridan sat down in the chair across from Luis and took in a deep breath.
"Ok, here it goes, you know that Ethan and I are leaving for the Bahamas this
afternoon for a little vacation. Well, we just ran into Theresa, Whitney, and
Chad (for this story Whit and Chad are dating, Ethan and Gwen broke up, he
and Theresa have been casually dating) over at the Book Cafe and they said
that they were on spring break for the week. So, we invited them to join us.
Whitney's parents said it was ok and Chad got the week off, now all I need to
know is if Theresa can go too. You don't have to worry about the money,
everything is all paid for and we are taking my jet so the airfare is free.
Since Pilar is away for the week, I figured I would ask you. What do you say,
can she go?" She was out of breath from the speech she just gave but was
happy she got everything out with no interruptions.
Luis stood up and started pace back and forth. "Let me get this straight, you
want me to allow my sister to go on a romantic getaway with Ethan without any
supervision?"
To Be Continued...
Chapter 2:
Sheridan stood up and walked over towards Luis. "First of all, I said nothing
about a romantic getaway, its just a vacation, you know where people just lay
around the pool and relax. If it will make you feel better, I have booked
three separate rooms, Ethan and Chad will be in one, Whitney and Theresa in
the other one and I will be in my own room. Wait, why am I wasting my breath
explaining this all to you, obviously you doubt my responsibility skills so
just forget about the whole thing. Ethan and I will just go alone. Sorry to
have bothered you, OFFICER!!" Sheridan flashed Luis a disgusted look and
turned to leave but Luis grabbed her arm stopping her in her tracks.
"Sheridan please, wait a sec, I didn't mean to upset you, its just that
Theresa has never been that far away from Harmony before and I would feel
better if I was there to keep an eye on her, not that I don't trust you."
Luis flashed that killer smile. "Why Luis, is that your subtle way of saying
you would like to join us?" Sheridan couldn't help but laugh. "Ok you caught
me, I would love to take a trip with you, um...uh what I meant was it would
be nice to get away for a while." They both smiled at each other. "It is all
set then, let's go pick everyone up!" "You're the boss, lead the way!!"
Everyone made their way up the stairs and onto the jet. "Wow, Sheridan this
plane is huge!" Theresa said as she explored the cabin. Sheridan shuddered at
the thought of who gave her the plane. "My father gave it to me for my
birthday but I only use it for special occasions." Both Sheridan and Luis
flashed back to the last time they were on the plane heading for Santa Fe.
"Sure, and I got a pair of rollerblades for my birthday." Theresa directed
what she was saying towards Luis. "Don't start Theresa, material things don't
mean a thing when they are given to replace love!" Sheridan was shocked at
what Luis was saying because she was thinking the same thing, 'maybe he does
understand me' she thought.
Sheridan secured the door and made her way to the front of the cabin. "You
guys ready to take off?" Chad interrupted, "Um, is it just me or don't we
need a pilot to take off?" Sheridan laughed, "Well Chad, you're looking at
the pilot!" "You mean you fly planes too, is there anything you can't do
Sheridan?" Whitney asked in amazement. Luis felt the need to jump in, "Well,
I have first hand experience with her driving skills and believe me, they
need A LOT of work!!" "Are you planning on holding that against me forever,
OFFICER?" "You bet, that's the plan!" Luis laughed. "You are impossible, are
you planning on watching my every move in the cockpit too?" "Now that you
mention it, I think I better, just in case you hit another air pocket like
you did last time!" Luis couldn't help but laugh more knowing he was driving
Sheridan crazy. "FINE, then lets go!" Sheridan grabbed Luis by the arm and
pulled him into the cockpit.
"This is going to be one interesting trip!" Ethan joked, making everyone laugh.
To Be Continued....
Chapter 3:
They finally arrived at the hotel around 10:30pm. On the way there, Luis had
taken a wrong turn and they ended up on the wrong side of the island.
Sheridan found the whole escapade absolutely hysterical and she was still
laughing when they got out of the car.
"So Luis, do you think you can make it into the hotel or should I go buy you
a map?" Everyone burst out into laughter. "Ha, ha, very funny. At least I got
us here in one piece, you probably would have crashed right into the hotel
lobby." Sheridan stepped closer to Luis, "You are such an ..." Ethan jumped
in between them, "Come on you two, this is supposed to be a FUN vacation, not
full of fighting! What do you say, truce?" Sheridan and Luis both rolled
their eyes at Ethan and answered in unison, "Truce!" "Ok good, now that
that's settled, let's go check in."
"You mean all the rooms are booked?" Sheridan asked the desk clerk. "Yes, I
am sorry Miss Crane, a convention is in town for the week and they just
booked the last rooms this evening. You did only ask for three rooms correct,
or did we make a mistake?" "Oh no, you didn't make a mistake, we just had an
extra person join us at the last minute." Sheridan glanced over toward Luis.
Luis made his way over to the desk where Sheridan was standing, "So what's
taking so long?" Sheridan turned around surprised to see Luis standing right
behind her, 'wow, he sure smells good' Sheridan thought to herself. "Um,
there is a small problem, all the rooms are booked and I only reserved enough
rooms for the five of us." "Oh I see, I guess I will just have to go back to
Harmony then." Luis said beginning to walk away. "NO!!" Sheridan said a
little to quickly, "I mean, we can figure something out." she smiled
nervously at Luis. "I know, I was only kidding Sheridan, besides you are my
ride home." "That's right, you're not going anywhere without me." 'did I just
say that out loud, stop being so obvious Sheridan'
Everyone proceeded up to the rooms, they said their good nights in the
hallway and agreed that whoever woke up first would get everyone else up.
Sheridan insisted that the guys would be too cramped all in the one room so
she said Luis could sleep in the extra bed in her room. They were both going
crazy just thinking about being so close to each other.
Luis decided to take a look around the suite before he took a shower. "Hey
Sheridan, could you come in here for a second?" "Hold on, be right there!"
Sheridan walked into the room where Luis was, "Did you need something?" Luis
just looked over at her and motioned to the other side of the room. Sheridan
gasped, "Oh my!"
To Be Continued ...
Chapter 4:
"Didn't you say there were two beds in here?" Luis asked shifting nervously
from side to side. "I ... Umm ... well I thought there were, I just figured
this room was the same as the other two." "Look, I will just go crash in the
guys room, I don't want to make you uncomfortable, besides I am sure the
floor is very cozy!" 'Smooth Luis, why don't you just come right out and say
you want to stay here' he thought to himself picturing sleeping next to
Sheridan. "Luis, if you sleep on the floor you might end up with a sore back
tomorrow and I wouldn't want you to miss out on all the fun!" 'Is that the
best excuse you could come up with Sheridan' she thought as she went and sat
down on the bed. Luis walked over and sat down next to her.
"Do you have any suggestions where I could sleep then?" "Yes you can sleep
with me." "Why Sheridan, are you propositioning me?" Luis asked trying not to
laugh. Sheridan sprung off the bed, "No, wait that didn't come out right,
what I meant was we can share the bed, you know I'll sleep under the covers,
you can sleep on top of them. We are both adults, I am sure we can handle
it." Luis couldn't help but laugh. "What is so funny Luis?" "You are!" "I am,
why?" Luis got up off the bed, "Yes you are, you should have seen the look on
your face, I wish I had my camera!" he said continuing to laugh. "I'm glad
you find me so funny, you stay here and keep laughing, I am going to take a
shower!" Luis watched Sheridan walk in to the bathroom.
Sheridan finished taking a shower and began searching through her suitcase
for something appropriate to wear considering the circumstances. "No, no, too
sexy looking, damn didn't I pack anything not too revealing? Of course not, I
wasn't planning on having a bed partner!" a smile formed on her face thinking
about how close her and Luis would be. "Oh well, this will have to do!"
Sheridan slipped on a white silk, floor length, spaghetti strap nighty and
the matching robe. She finished brushing her hair and cleaned up her mess.
"Ok Luis, the showers all yours!" she said walking out of the bathroom. "Wow
you look .... umm much more comfortable." Luis recovered quickly, he was
really thinking how beautiful she looked.
Luis came out of the bathroom feeling fully refreshed, "So Sheridan, you up
for watching a movie? Guess not!" Luis smiled looking over at Sheridan who
had fallen asleep. He carefully turned off the lights and switched on the tv
making sure the volume was turned down. He gently climbed in the bed next to
Sheridan and traced her jaw with the tip of his finger being careful not to
wake her up. He was more tired than he thought because he quickly drifted off
to sleep forgetting to get out from under the covers.
Theresa and Whitney were the first ones up so they went next door and woke up
Ethan and Chad. "Morning guys, did you sleep well?" Theresa asked. "Not
really but waking up to your beautiful face makes everything better." Ethan
walked over and gave Theresa a kiss. "Are Sheridan and Luis up yet?" Chad
asked. "I don't think so, what do you say we go scare them?" "Great idea
Theresa let's go!"
The four of them slowly made their way into Sheridan and Luis' room, "I think
the bedroom is over there." Whitney suggested. Chad walked over to the door
and flung it open, "WAKE UP!!!!""LUIS?" Theresa shrieked.
SHERIDAN?" Ethan's eyes began to widen.
To Be Continued...
Chapter 5:
Sheridan's eyes began to flutter open at the sound of her name but before she
fully opened them, she remembered something that happened during the night.
**Flashback**
Sheridan awoke during the night surprised to see Luis sleeping next to her.
She slowly moved in closer to him and placed her hand on his face and began
to whisper, "Luis, you are stubborn, irrational and drive me absolutely crazy
but I think I am falling in love with you. I can't explain it, you effect me
like no one has ever before but there is no way you could ever feel the same
way about me. Why does my last name have to be Crane?" Sheridan brushed her
finger against Luis' lips and turned over to resume sleeping. What Sheridan
didn't know was that Luis had been awake the whole time and heard everything
she said. He wanted to wake her up and tell her that he felt the same way
about her but he decided to wait for the perfect moment. Instead, he snuggled
up next to her and wrapped his arms around her.
**End Flashback**
Sheridan could feel Luis' arms around her and it made her tingle all over.
She slowly opened her eyes and as they adjusted to the bright light she was
shocked to see Theresa, Ethan, Whitney and Chad standing wide-eyed in the
doorway. She tried to get up but Luis tightened his grip around her waist and
whispered in her ear seductively, "You're not going anywhere!" Sheridan did
the only thing she could think of, she slowly moved her hand under the covers
making sure their audience didn't notice and with one swift move she grabbed
onto Luis' thigh and squeezed as hard as she could. Luis sat straight up in
bed and looked over at Sheridan who motioned with her eyes over towards the
door. Luis followed her gaze over to the door and was surprised to see that
they had an audience, "What are you guys doing in here?" Luis asked as he got
up out of bed. "What are we doing, what are you two lovebirds doing?"
"LOVEBIRDS?" Sheridan and Luis said in unison. "Oh you guys nothing is going
on here, um .. uh .. you see, for some reason we couldn't get the air
conditioning turned down last night and it turned out that there was only one
bed in here and not enough blankets so Luis and I shared the bed." Sheridan
paced nervously hoping they would believe what she had just said. Ethan
looked back and forth between Sheridan and Luis who were staring wide-eyed at
each other. "Ok, sure well since the excitement is over let's go get ready
and do some sight seeing." Ethan flashed Sheridan a smile before he walked
out the door, he knew they were both crazy about each other and they just
needed to realize it.
The group spent the day touring the island. The girls insisted on going into
every shop they saw. Sheridan refused to let Theresa and Whitney spend any of
their money so she bought everything for them, Luis protested but quickly
gave up because he knew he couldn't win the fight. They returned to the hotel
later that afternoon and decided to spend the rest of the day by the pool.
Sheridan volunteered to take all the packages up to the rooms because she had
to change into her bathing suit, everyone else already had their suits on.
Everyone was in the pool playing volleyball when Luis noticed Sheridan
walking towards them. He was so mesmerized by the way the sun was dancing in
her eyes and how beautiful she looked that he didn't even notice the ball
coming towards him. "LUIS LOOK OUT!" Theresa yelled but it was too late, the
ball smacked Luis in the side of the head. Everyone burst out into laughter
including Sheridan who had arrived just in time to see everything. "Yo
Sheridan, come on in the water is great." Chad said. "That's ok Chad, I am
going to stay over here and work on my tan, you guys have fun!" Sheridan
smiled, removing the wrap she had covering her waist. Luis jumped out of the
pool and walked over toward Sheridan, "You're not getting out of joining us
that easy!" Luis had a huge smile on his face as he closed the gap between
them. "Luis what are you doing?" "THIS!" He scooped her up into his arms.
"LUIS PUT ME DOWN, NOW!" Luis just laughed and continued running with her in
his arms. "WHAT THE .... AHHHHHHH!!!!!
To Be Continued...
Chapter 6:
Theresa, Whitney, Chad and Ethan looked up and saw Luis flying through the
air with Sheridan in his arms towards the water. Before they could process
what was happening they were overcome by the huge wave of water the two
caused. Luis popped out of the water still holding Sheridan in his arms.
"Have you lost your mind, why did you ...." Sheridan couldn't finish because
once again she was flying through the air and into the water. She emerged
from the water trying to catch her breath, everyone was laughing including
Luis who couldn't hold it in anymore. 'Let's see how you like this funny man'
Sheridan thought as she made her way over to Luis who noticed her grinning
evilly. "Sheridan why are you looking at me like that, come on I was only
kidding around." She didn't even respond, she lunged forward with all her
strength and knocked Luis off his feet and pushed him under water.
The four just watched in amusement as Sheridan and Luis continued dunking and
splashing each other. "Look at them you guys, could they be any more obvious
with their flirting?" "I know what you mean Theresa and I have the perfect
plan!" Ethan said making his way out of the pool.
"Ok, Luis I give up, now quit splashing me!!" "Fine, but remember I WON!"
Luis said as he started laughing and splashed Sheridan one last time. "What
an ego, yes YOU won, I LOST. I am going to get something to drink, would you
like anything?" "What ever you are having is fine." Luis flashed that killer
smile again causing Sheridan's heart to skip.
Ethan jumped back in the pool and swam over to Luis. "Hey Luis, looks like
that guy is making a move on Sheridan." "WHAT?" Luis spun around and looked
over at Sheridan who was talking to some guy. "Aren't you going to do
something about that Luis?" Ethan casually suggested. "You bet I am!" Luis
got out of the pool as fast as he could and practically ran towards the drink
bar. He walked up behind Sheridan and put his arm around her shoulders. "What
is going on here?" He said looking at the now nervous stranger. "Um, I was
just leaving, nice meeting you." The guy turned and walked away quickly.
"Luis what was that all about, I was just talking to him, are you jealous?"
Sheridan asked smiling thinking about Luis being jealous. "No, I just wanted
my drink, besides that guy was not your type anyway." Oh really, and what
kind of guy is my type?" "Well you never know, he could be standing right in
front of you!" Luis smiled and walked away leaving Sheridan standing there
breathless. "What was that supposed to mean, could Luis really have feelings
for me?"
Ethan sat down next to Theresa, "Phase one of my plan is complete, now it's
time for phase two!" "What are you up to Ethan?" "Oh you will see, I am just
helping Sheridan and Luis realize their feelings for each other a little
faster. Come on, we have lots of planning to do for tonight!"
To Be Continued...
Chapter 7:
For their plan to work they needed to keep Sheridan and Luis apart for a few
hours so Theresa decided to go shopping with Sheridan and Ethan challenged
Luis to a game of racket ball. Meanwhile, Chad and Whitney made sure
everything was in place.
The girls returned from shopping and found Ethan sitting in the lobby. "Ethan
hi, how was the game?" Sheridan asked. "Don't ask, I lost really bad!" "Oh
you poor thing, and you said you could never be beaten, I guess Luis showed
you!" Sheridan smiled knowing that Luis would be in a good mood and maybe she
could get up enough courage to tell him how she really felt. "Well, I am
going upstairs to take a shower, see you two later." "No Sheridan wait, um I
got a message from father earlier and he said he need to speak with you. You
better check your messages before you go up stairs." "Fine, what could my
brother dearest want now?"
Sheridan walked over to the front desk. "Hi, do you have any messages for
Sheridan Crane?" "Yes Miss Crane, a man dropped this off earlier for you."
"Thank you!" Sheridan sat down and opened the small envelope and read the note,
Sheridan,
Meet me on the beach by the pier at 9:00 pm. I can't wait to see you!
Love, Luis
Sheridan's heart began to race. "He can't wait to see me, love, am I reading
too much into this? Oh I don't care!" She sprung out of the chair and ran
like a school girl in love over to Theresa and Ethan. "Theresa, I need your
help, can I use your room for a while?" "Of course, what's going on?" "I'll
explain after, come on let's go!" Sheridan grabbed Theresa's arm and pulled
her towards the elevators. Ethan just smiled and decided to go check on Luis
to make sure he was following the plan.
Luis answered the door in just a pair of faded jeans. "Ethan, good get in
here I need your help!" Ethan walked in the room and saw clothes laying all
over the place. "White or Blue?" "What?" "The white shirt or the blue one?
Come on I am in a hurry!" "Um, the white shirt, what's going on why are you
in a hurry?" Ethan asked pretending to know nothing. Luis pulled the white
shirt over his well toned torso. "I got a note from Sheridan saying to meet
her on the beach and she signed it 'love'. I don't know Ethan, am I crazy to
think she might have feelings for me? I mean she said something during the
night last night but I am just so confused!" "Well that depends, how do you
feel about her?" Luis was shocked that he would ask such a personal question
but for some reason he knew he could trust him. "She is amazing Ethan, I have
never admitted this to anyone before but I have fallen head over heals in
love with her!" He couldn't believe he just said that but it felt so good to
finally say it out loud. "Don't you think you should tell Sheridan then?"
"Yes Ethan tonight, I am going to tell her tonight!"
Next door in the girls room, Theresa and Whitney were finishing helping
Sheridan get ready. They also got Sheridan to admit her true feelings for
Luis and they persuaded her to tell him at the beach. Everything was going as
planned, Luis and Sheridan were on there way to the beach and the four
matchmakers were following closely behind so they could watch the final phase
of their plan.
Sheridan arrived at the beach first and found a beautiful picnic set up on
the sand with a small fire burning next to the blanket. She was about to sit
down when Luis came up next to her. "Wow, Sheridan you look beautiful. When
did you find the time to set this all up, I thought you went shopping with
Theresa?" "You look great too Luis but wait, I didn't set this up, you did."
"I would like to take credit for this but I didn't set it up either." "Well
if neither of us set all this up then who did?"
To Be Continued...
Chapter 8:
Sheridan and Luis turned around as they heard giggles coming from the pier.
Whitney nudged Theresa and told her to be quiet but it was too late, Sheridan
and Luis were walking straight for them. They tried to hide but it was no
use. "I would know that laugh anywhere, Theresa you can come out now, you too
Whitney I know you are down there too!" Theresa and Whitney slowly came out
of their hiding place and smiled. "Why Luis, Sheridan, what are you two doing
here, out for a little walk?" "Theresa don't play sweet and innocent with me,
I know you two planned this little dinner." Sheridan was standing next to
Luis and she heard another noise coming from behind the pier. "Luis wait, I
don't think they were the only ones behind this." Sheridan grabbed a hand
full of sand and dumped it right over the side of the pier onto Ethan's head.
"Oh sorry Ethan, I didn't see you down there, oops!" Sheridan couldn't help
but laugh. "Ok you caught us, you can't blame us for trying. Look at the
time, we are going to be late for dinner, gotta run bye!" The guys gave Luis
a pat on the back and the girls winked suggestively at Sheridan then walked away.
Suddenly an awkward silence fell between Luis and Sheridan. Luis was the
first to speak. "Um, look if you don't want to stay I understand, I mean this
was all a set up anyway." He was really hoping she would decide to stay. "No
Luis really it's fine. Besides, I am starving, how about you?" "As a matter
of fact I am really hungry, let's eat!" Luis extended his hand to Sheridan
and helped her down onto the blanket. "Would you like a glass of wine?"
"Sure, that would be great thanks." Luis handed Sheridan a glass of wine and
their hands gently grazed each other. Sheridan's heart began to race as did
Luis'. They smiled at each other and began to eat.
Throughout dinner they talked casually about plans for the Youth Center and
Luis' recent promotion to detective. Sheridan was amazed at how much
dedication and passion (lol) he had for his job and how much he truly loved
his family. She was wishing so much that one day she would find the happiness
that he had in his life. She was envisioning how wonderful her life would be
with Luis when she thought she heard him say something. "Did you say
something Luis?" "Yes as a matter of fact I did. I asked if you would like to
take a walk down the beach?" "Sorry, I must have been day dreaming. Sure, I
would love to take a walk!"
They started walking down the beach but Sheridan stopped. Luis realized she
had stopped and turned around. "Hey is there something wrong?" He said in a
concerned voice. "No nothing is wrong but there is something I need to tell
you and it can't wait any longer!" Sheridan said motioning for Luis to sit down.
To Be Continued...
Chapter 9:
Luis sat down next to Sheridan and noticed she was nervous. "Sheridan, are
you sure there is nothing wrong?" He gently placed his hand on hers but she
quickly pulled away. "Luis no, nothing is wrong but I do need to tell you
something and I know I am going to fumble it so just let me finish before you
say anything ok?" He could tell she was serious so he shook his head in
acknowledgment. Sheridan looked away for a moment to gather her thoughts then
returned her gaze directly into Luis' eyes and began to speak. "I have been
trying for months to tell you these things but every time I would start we
would always get interrupted by someone or something. These past few months
have been amazing Luis, I have really enjoyed all the time we spent together.
I mean, it gave me a chance to get to know you better and see how wrong I was
about you. I have seen how much you love your family and how much they love
you. I envy you so much, I just hope someday I can find the love and
happiness your family has." Sheridan turned away and brushed a tear off her
cheek. Luis couldn't help but notice how sad Sheridan was so he walked up
behind her and put his arms around her waist. She relaxed into his embrace.
"Sheridan come on, please don't cry. You will find happiness, just think,
someone could already be head over heals in love with you and you just don't
know it yet!" "Who could ever truly fall in love with someone named Crane?
All they ever see are dollar signs!" Luis leaned down and whispered in
Sheridan's ear. "Well, I just happen to know someone who is madly in love
with a certain beautiful Crane woman!" Sheridan spun around and stared
wide-eyed at Luis. "Who might that be? No wait, let me guess, your ever so
charming good buddy Hank?" "Hank thinks he will win the woman's affection but
you see, once again he will lose to his best buddy, that is if this certain
woman feels the same about Hank's friend!" Luis smiled at Sheridan knowing
she was completely confused. "Luis you lost me, just tell me who you are
talking about?"
Luis stepped in closer to Sheridan. "The woman just happens to be you and
well the guy is ... here let me show you." With that Luis closed the gap
between them and pulled her in for a sweet yet passionate kiss! Sheridan
responded right away by wrapping her arms around Luis' neck, letting all her
emotions out through the kiss. They finally parted and were both left
breathless. Luis gently placed his forehead onto Sheridan's. "Do you have any
idea how long I have been waiting to do that Sheridan?" "I guess we were both
too stubborn to tell each other how we really felt!" "I guess so, but one
thing is for sure, I love you Sheridan Crane and I won't let anything or
anyone come between us!" "Oh Luis, I love you so much, I will never leaveyou!"
******End Day Dream, Back To Present (5 Years Later)******
Luis was brought back to reality by the sound of a car passing by. He slowly
walked over to his destination. He knelt down and brushed away some leaves
which were covering the words 'Sheridan Lopez-Fitzgerald, Beloved Wife and
Mother' on the pale pink headstone. "You were not supposed to leave me
Sheridan." He said in a whisper, then laid two red roses next to the grave
and walked away.
THE END OR IS IT????