It's Gonna Be Me

Chapter 1: Misunderstandings and Heartbreak

Luis Lopez- Fitzgerald was in his little room in his little house, thinking of only one thing. Sheridan Crane. The blond, wealthy daughter of Alistair Crane, sister to Julian, aunt to Ethan. Luis couldn't keep his mind off her. "Am I in love? I can't be. Me and Sheridan have nothing in common. She never wants to see me again," Luis said to himself. What Luis didn't know is that Sheridan felt the exact same way. Sheridan Crane was standing out at the pier. She couldn't stop thinking about Luis. His sexy body, his beautiful face, his spiky hair, his nice butt........ "Sheridan, stop thinking about him! How could he say that he is just using me? I don't get it. Maybe Ethan is right? Maybe it wasn't Luis? But it had to be! I saw him on the pier, saying that he was just using me. But why would Luis go all the way to Paris to save me? He used all his money, for me! This doesn't make any sense!"

"Oh shit!" Luis totally forgot that he had to work, and he quickly stripped off his khakis and a clingy wife-beater tee. He put on his tan and green police uniform, ran out of the house, and climbed into his car. He turned on the radio. It was playing Britney Spears, "Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know." "......My friends say you're so insolate. And that you need me so desperately. They say you say we're so complete. But I need to hear it straight from you. If you want me to believe it's true. I've been waiting for so long it hurts. I wanna hear you say the words: Please, don't, don't let me be the last to know.......don't hold back, just let it go.......i need to hear you say, you need me all the way.........Oh, if you love me so, don't let me be the last to know......."

Luis laughed at the song and flipped it to a different station. "What a sappy song," he thought to himself. This song was from *N Sync, "It's Gonna Be Me." ".........You might been hurt, babe. That ain't no lie. You've seen them all come and go, oh. I remember you told me. That it made you believe in no man, no cry. Maybe that's why: Every little thing I do. Never seems enough for you. You don't wanna lose it again. But I'm not like them. Baby, when you finally. Get to love somebody. Guess what? It's Gonna Be Me..........."

"What the....? Is every song about love?" Luis quickly turned off the radio and put in his Kid Rock CD. "There we go......" Luis pulled up ino the parking lot, and entered the police station. Meanwhile, at the pier, Sheridan was still thinking about Luis. Lurking around the corner was the "police cop" from France hired to kill the innocent Ms. Crane. He pulled out his gun and pointed. All of a sudden, it started to rain. "Dammit!" The cop cried. "That didn't stop him though. He pointed again and pulled the trigger. At the police station, the phone rang and rang. Luis ran and picked it up. "Harmony Police Station. This is officer Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald." "Um, yeah, this is Sam, Luis. Someone on the pier has been shot, and I'm sorry, Luis. It's Sheridan."

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Chapter 2: A Shooting On The Pier

"Sam, what did you say?" Luis questioned wildly. "Don't panic, Luis, but Sheridan has been shot." Luis's knees buckled and he collapsed to the ground. He could not believe it. "Sher- Sheridan is ddeaddd???" He sat there for a second, and he got up, hung up the phone, and raced out of the police station. At the pier, Sheridan wasn't dead, yet. She was hanging on by only a thread. Sam had already called the ambulance, but it was a very busy night. A car pulled up and Luis jumped out, running. "Sam, sam.....is she?"

"No, not yet, Luis." "We need to take her to the hospital, right away!" Luis picked up Sheridan carefully and put her in the car. Sam stayed behind to investigate. Luis put his foot all the way on the gas pedal, he didn't want to lose Sheridan this way. "Uhhhh....." Sheridan moaned. "Sheridan? Hold on, I'm getting you to the hospital." "L-Luis? Is-is th-that y-you?" Sheridan could hardly pronounce a word.

"Yeah, it's Luis. Try not to talk, don't strain yourself." All of a sudden, Sheridan fell unconscious again. "SHERIDAN? SHERIDAN!! WAKE UP!!!" Luis pulled over, and knew what he had to do. He got out, put her on the ground, and performed rescue breathing on her. "Breathe, Sher, come on, BREATHE!!!!" Sheridan woke up and coughed. "Luis? Ow!! My shoulder!" "Thank God you're ok!" Luis sighed, relieved. "I'm not ok, Luis. My shoulder hurts!" "Come on, get in the car." Luis put Sheridan in the car. "Luis?" "Yeah?"

"Um, I'd like to thank you for saving my life, yet again." Sheridan laughed. "You're welcome, Sher. It's becoming a habit I guess." Luis laughed. "Yeah, I guess it is. I owe you." Luis raised his eyebrow and turned on the radio. A familiar song to Luis came on. ".....You might've been hurt babe. That ain't no lie. You've seen them all come and go,oh. I remember you told me. That it made you believe in. No man, no cry. Maybe that's why: Every little thing I do. Never seems enough for you. You don't wanna lose it again. But I'm not like them. Baby, when you finally. Get to love somebody. Guess what? It's Gonna Be Me....."

"Not that song again!" Luis smirked. "I actually like that song, Luis." "Oh. Sheridan?" "Yeah, Luis?" "I'd really like to know what I did wrong." "Luis, you know what you did!" "No I don't!" Luis pulled over, and stared innocently at Sheridan. "Tell me." "I have to go to the hospital, Luis!" "Not until you tell me what I did wrong." "Luis! Fine. I'll tell you."

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Chapter 3: The Mask

"So, what did I do wrong, Sher?" "Um.........ok, I'll tell you." "Finally......You never told me!" "Do you want me to tell you or not?" Luis quieted down. "Good. Ok, the day when you kissed me on the pier, you were on the pier. You were on the phone with someone, and you said.....um, you said that you were just using me." "What? I NEVER EVER said that!"

"Yes you did! Liar! I saw you with my own eyes, Luis! I'm not some blond bimbo who you can fool!" "I NEVER SAID THAT!! Never ever!! I would never use you, Sheridan! I, I love you!" "You what?" "I um, nevermind. I have to go." "Um, you can't, Luis, you're in the car." "Oh." Sheridan looked at the embarassed Luis and realized that he was telling the truth. "So, if that wasn't you, Luis, then who was it?"

"I don't know. Someone made to look like me I guess. Wait a minute, someone probably hired someone to keep us apart! And I have a very good idea who would want to keep us apart." Sheridan read his mind. "Julian." "Yeah, Julian." Luis realized that Sheridan still had to go to the hospital. "Oh! I forgot! We have to go to the hospital!" Sheridan laughed. "I guess I forgot too."

Luis looked at Sheridan and couldn't help staring. "She's so beautiful and smart, and funny. I wish she loved me." Sheridan met Luis's stare and stared right back. What they didn't know was that a car was coming towards them, and Luis wasn't exactly watching the road. Sheridan looked. "Luis!!! Watch out!!" It was too late.

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Chapter 4: True Feelings

"Luis! Watch out!" Sheridan exclaimed. Luis looked out and saw an oncoming car. "What the....?" He swerved, avoiding a fatal accident. "Jesus! If you had been watching the road, that wouldn't have happened!" Sheridan looked very pissed. "Oh, sorry, I'm just trying to take you to the HOSPITAL!" Luis yelled back. "Even I can drive better than you!" Sheridan screamed back. "Look, if all you want to do right now is critique at my IMPECCABLE driving skills, I suggest you get out of my car!"

"Fine! I'll just walk to the hospital, it's a whole lot better than being in the same car as you!" "Ouch, Sheridan. That hurt." Luis replied with sarcasm. "Pull over." Sheridan looked hurt. "What? I was just kidding, Sher." Sheridan looked at Luis. She sank back in the chair. "You know, you can be a real stubborn jac-" Luis stopped Sheridan's blabbering with a passionate kiss. "Now shut up, and let me drive in peace."

"Wh-what the hell was that for?" Sheridan masked her joyfulness of that kiss. "To shut you up, like I said before." "Uh huh." Sheridan sank back again. They finally reached the hospital, and Luis helped Sheridan out of the car. "Thanks." "No problem." Luis smiled. He took Sheridan to see Dr. Russell, who quickly bandaged Sheridan up, and diagnosed that Sheridan was completely fine.

"Well, now what do you want to do?" Luis asked. "Sleep. I want sleep." Luis laughed. "I figured that. Here, I'll take you home." "Thanks." They arrived at the cottage, and Luis helped Sheridan to the door. "Well, I guess I'll see ya!" "Wait. Do you want something to drink? It's the least I can do, you know, for driving me to the hospital, and saving my life yet again?" "Sure." Luis smiled.

They went in. "Here, sit on the couch." "I can help you." "No, I'm ok. What would you like to drink?" "Do you have any tea?" "Yup! I think I'll have some tea too." Sheridan got up and got some tea started. "So, about this whole misuderstanding, Sher." "I could kill Julian right now. I was fooled by that bastard." "I was fooled too, Sheridan." "I am so sorry about everything, Luis. I wish I can just take it all back." Sheridan started to cry. "Hey, you thought you had good reason to be mad. I know I would have been if I found out someone was using me." Luis hugged Sheridan.

"Don't stop, Luis." "What?" "Just hold me." "Ok." Luis kept holding Sheridan. He thought to himself, "Just tell her how you feel." "Luis?" "Yeah?" "I have to tell you something." "Me too." "Ok, you go first." "Fine....... I um......I .....I love you." "You....you do?" Sheridan looked very surprised. Luis blushed and smiled. "I guess I do." "You guess? Thanks......" "What I meant...." "No need for an explanation. I love you too."

Luis smiled and kissed Sheridan lightly at first, but his kisses grew deeper and more passionate. The tea kettle whistled. "I better get that." "I guess so." "I'll be back." Sheridan did a pretty good Arnold Schwartzenegger impression. Luis laughed. He thought to himself, "I got the girl of my dreams, what more can a guy want?" "What are you thinking about, Luis?" "You. Mind if I turn on the radio?" "Nope. No Limp Bizkit or anything like that. I hate them!" Luis laughed. "That's where you and me differ." He turned on the radio, and "Its Gonna Be Me" came on. "They sure do like this song!" "I do, too."

"..........You might been hurt babe. That ain't no lie. You've seen them all come and go, oh. I remember you told me. That it made you believe in. No man, no cry. Maybe that's why: Every little thing I do. Never seems enough for you. You don't wanna lose it again. But I'm not like them. Baby, when you finally. Get to love somebody. Guess what? Its Gonna Be Me....."

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Chapter 5: The Night The radio kept on playing. The next song that came on was by Mandy Moore. It's called "I Wanna Be With You" "............I wanna be with you. If only for a while. To be the one who's in your arms, to hold you tight. I just wanna be with you. There's nothing more to say. There's nothing that I want more than to feel this way. Oh, I wanna be with you........." Meanwhile, Sheridan and Luis were sitting on the couch, drinking their tea, listening to the beautiful song. Sheridan was VERY tired, and she had good reason to be. Sheridan yawned.

"Tired?" Luis asked. "Yeah." Sheridan yawned again. "Me too." Luis looked at Sheridan, whose head was on his lap and she was quietly snoring. "Well, I guess I'll spend the night." Luis said in a whisper. He stretched over, to turn off the radio, when all of a sudden, there was a loud bang. "What the hell was that?" "Wh-what?" Sheridan woke up groggily. "It's just a storm, Sher." Just then, there was a large bolt of lightning. The power went out. "Oh great," Luis muttered. "Just a storm, eh?"

All of a sudden, the tornado sirens went off. "Oh shit." "Luis? What's going on?" "Where's the storm cellar?" "We don't have one, we have to go in the basement. I hate tornadoes......" "Sheridan, hold yourself together. For me?" Sheridan looked worriedly at Luis. "I'll try." They hurried down to the basement, with a large tornado coming towards the Crane Mansion.

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Chapter 5: The Big Storm

"L....Luis??" Sheridan was panicking. "Don't worry, Sher. Come on, Let's go down to the basement." "O......ok." Sheridan was shaking violently. Luis helped Sheridan down to the basement. They could hear the wind blowing forcefully against the little cottage. "God, Luis. I just want it to go away." "Hey, I'm here for you, ok? Come here." Sheridan and Luis sat on a blanket on the cold cement floor in the basement, Luis holding Sheridan tightly. "Thank you for being here, Luis. If I was here alone-" "Ssh.....be quiet....." Luis stopped her talking with a kiss. "What was that for?" "You know what that was for, Sher. I can't hide this anymore. I can't deny what I feel. I can't......" "Tell me!" Sheridan stared deep into his beautiful hazel eyes. "Sheridan, I love you. I've been in love with you since, since....." "I love you too, Luis." "You what?" "I love you too." Luis and Sheridan both smiled at the exact same time.

"I almost forgot there's a tornado up there." Luis remarked. "Who cares. I'll I care about is you." Luis smiled, and caressed Sheridan's pale cheek. He lifted her smooth chin, and pulled her in for a deep, loving, passionate kiss. Sheridan pulled back. "Luis....make love to me." Luis looked shocked. "You, you want me to?" Sheridan looked sincere. "Yes, it's all I want." Luis enveloped his arms around Sheridan's hips, and Sheridan pulled off Luis's tight fitting shirt. His fully developed pectoral muscles twitched when they touched Sheridan's sheer shirt. Luis kissed Sheridan's neck, caressing her smooth leg. Sheridan unzipped Luis's pants, and pulled them off. Luis peeled off Sheridan's pale pink sheer shirt and underneath revealed a very full chest. Sheridan laughed when she caught sight of Luis's pink boxers.

"Hey! That was an accident! I mixed these white boxers with my red shirt when I did the laundry." "Sure, Luis." "Really!" "Shut up and kiss me, officer." "Yes, ma'am." Luis pulled off Sheridan's tight black pants................. Meanwhile, the tornado passed over the Bennett house, killing Charity in the process. The tornado dissolved and the sirens died down. "Luis! The sirens came off!" Luis pulled on his pants and ran outside. "Come on, Sher!" Sheridan put on her clothes, and followed Luis. "Wow! It's clear!" The sun was shining, and the birds were ouside chirping. Luis pulled Sheridan towards him. "I love you, Sheridan." "And I love you, Luis." They kissed.

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Chapter 7: A Surprise

Outside the cottage, Luis and Sheridan were holding each other, gazing at the crystal clear sky and listening to the birds chirping to the wind. "Luis..." Sheridan purred. "Yes?" Luis looked deeply into Sheridan's ice blue eyes. "What is it?" "I love you, Officer Lopez-Fitzgerald." "And I love you, Ms. Crane." "I could stay like this forever, Luis. But let's face it. My father and my brother won't be too tickled to know that we love each other." "Julian and Alistair can do whatever they want, they will never ever break us up." "I agree, Luis. Nobody will stop us now." Luis looked down at Sheridan's determined face. He couldn't help but kiss her. Meanwhile....a pair of eyes were watching the two lovebirds, staring very intently at Sheridan. Sheridan felt a chill run down her spine, as if someone was watching her. She twitched. Luis sensed it and asked, "What's wrong, Sher?" "Oh, I think someone was watching me. I know that's dumb. It feels..spooky."

"Come on inside." "Ok." Sheridan looked around, but she didn't see anything out of the ordinary. "Luis? What time is it?" "Jeez, I have no idea, but I am pooped." "Me too." At the exact same time, both of them yawned. They laughed. "Well I'm ready to go to bed." Sheridan said, stifling a yawn. "Should I...?" "Don't be silly, Luis. Come on." Sheridan took Luis's hand and they both went into her room. Sheridan went into the bathroom, brushed her teeth, and put on a light blue nightgown. Luis stripped down to his boxers. When Sheridan came out, she saw the awful pink boxers Luis had on, and she couldn't help laughing.

"Ok, that's it. I had enough mocking from you, missy. I'm coming to get you!" "Oh no! The big bad officer with the PINK boxers is gonna get me! What shall I do?" Sheridan shrieked. Luis climbed over the bed and picked up Sheridan, threw her on the bed, and started tickling her. "Luis! Stop that!" "Sorry, but you mocked my pink boxers. So, um, no!" Luis continued tickling Sheridan. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry, Luis! STOP!" "Ok. I'm too tired to tickle anyways." Luis sighed. "Good. Goodnight, Luis." "Goodnight, Sher." They kissed and held each other, dozing off. The next morning, the radio blared. "Bawitaba........My name is Kid Rock!" Luis yelled, mimicking Kid Rock. "Luis? Its 9 in the morning! What are you doing?" "I'm making breakfast. Pancakes and scarmbled eggs and bacon. And you don't get any. That's for mocking my very nice pink boxers!" "Aww....I'm sorry, honey. I won't mock them anymore."

"Good. You can have breakfast now." "Thank you." Sheridan stifled a laugh. Luis, meanwhile smiled at Sheridan. "What is it, Luis?" "Oh, you'll see. It's a surprise." "I HATE surprises! Tell me now!" Sheridan pleaded. "Ok, ok. Close your eyes and you will find a big surprise." "Oh, no. Are you gonna give me something gross?" "Close your eyes!" "Ok, ok. They're closed!" Sheridan closed her eyes. Luis pulled out something out of his pocket, and kneeled down. "Open up!" Luis said. Sheridan opened her eyes and found Luis kneeling on the ground on one knee and holding up a very beautiful diamond ring. "Will you marry me, Sheridan?"

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Chapter 8: The Answer

"Sheridan, will you marry me?" Luis asked. "What?" Sheridan was very surprised. "All I know is that I want to spend the rest of my life with you, Sher. You are my soulmate." "Oh, Luis!" "So, what is your answer?" "YES!! Yes! A million times yes!!" Sheridan pulled Luis up and hugged him very tightly. Luis smiled and kissed Sheridan many times all over her face. "I love you so much!" "I love you even more." Sheridan answered back. "Oh yeah?" "Yeah!" "Come on, Ms. Crane and show me." "That's future Mrs. Lopez-Fitzgerald to you!" "Ooh. I like the sound of that!"

"I do too." Luis smiled, flashing his pearly whites. "Hey, I think I'm going to take a shower now. Cooking works up a sweat!" Sheridan chuckled. "I didn't know you took showers." "Oh? I'm going to get you for saying that!" Luis started running at Sheridan. Sheridan screamed and started running towards her room. "You can't catch me!" "Oh yeah?" "Yeah!" Luis caught up to Sheridan and picked her up and filled the bathtub up with water, and dumped Sheridan into the water. "Why, you.......!" "Ha! That's for mocking me!" "I'm going to get you!" "Sure you are, when pigs fly!" Sheridan got up out of the bathtub and chased after Luis. Luis opened the door and ran outside, Sheridan sprinting far behind.

"I'm coming, Luis!" Luis looked behind his shoulder, while still running. All of a sudden, he crashed into Theresa. "What the hell are you doing here?" Luis demanded. "I, um, I came to see Ethan." Theresa quivered. "WHAT?" "You heard me. What are you doing here?" Theresa asked, raising an eyebrow in the process. "I, um, I spent the night." "What? With Sheridan? I thought you hated her!" Sheridan finally caught up with Luis. "Hi Theresa!" "Hi Sheridan!" "So you never answered my question, Luis." Theresa looked and smiled at Luis. "Sheridan, should we tell her?" "Tell me what?" Theresa looked at Luis, to Sheridan, then back to Luis. "Sure, Luis. She has a right to know." "Know WHAT, you guys? TELL ME!" Theresa was practically jumping up and down now.

"We are getting married." Sheridan and Luis replied in unison, smiling. "You WHAT? Are you guys feeling alright? When did this happen? Don't you hate each other? DIOS MIO!!" "Theresa, calm down! Me and Sheridan....we love each other." Luis put his arm around Sheridan's waist. "You guys! I'm so happy for you two! I KNEW it! Sure, when I said that you guys love each other, you didn't listen..........geez....." "Awww.....I'm sorry, Theresa. Next time I'll listen to you." "Good! So when's the wedding?" Luis and Sheridan looked at each other quizically.

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Chapter 9: A Date

"So, you two, when's the wedding gonna be?" Theresa asked. "God, I have no idea! What about you, Sher?" "I have no idea either!" "Well you two are no good ! Tell me, what's your favorite season?" "Summer!" They both replied in unison. "Well then, you should have it in the summer!" "We should have it soon. I want to get married right away! I want to be with you, forever, Sheridan." "I know, but what about all the planning? I mean, the dresses, flowers, cake, reception......." "I can help you, Sheridan. I have experience!" "That's right! Oh, would you? That would be so great!" Sheridan was beaming with excitement.

"Well, when should it be?" Sheridan asked. "I say.....August." "August.................8!!" "August 8 it is!" Theresa said. "Come on, we got stuff to plan!" "Ok, ok. Just let me say goodbye to my fiancee." Theresa gazed at the two lovebirds kissing each other. "I wish me and Ethan could be like that," Theresa thought to herself. "Come, on, sis. Can I call you sis?" Theresa blushed. "Sure!! I don't see why not? Come on, we have work to do. Bye Luis!" "Bye Sher!" Luis called as he watched Sheridan and Theresa walk off towards the mansion. Sheridan turned around and blew a kiss in the wind. "I love you!" "I love you too!" Luis exclaimed. There was a pair of eyes looking at the pair.........looking very hard, with eyes that could kill...........

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Chapter 10: A Complication

Theresa and Sheridan were sitting on one of many couches in the Crane Mansion, making wedding plans. "Theresa, can we call it a night? I am absolutely pooped." "Sure. I am too. I'll see ya tomorrow, Sheridan!" "Bye Theresa!" Sheridan saw Theresa leave, and said, "I think I'll take a walk on the pier." Sheridan went outside, and walked in the direction of the pier. A pair of eyes were watching her....... Luis just got home. He found Pilar and Miguel sitting on the couch, watching ER. "Hola, Mama!" "Dios mio! What makes you grace us with your presence?" "Well, Sheridan and Theresa are.........um.......well, me and Sheridan are getting married!" "WHAT?????????????????????????????????" Pilar looked almost as if she was going to faint.

"Well.......it's a long story." "I just don't believe it! When is it?" "August 8." The door slammed. "Hi Luis! Mama, Miguel." "Are you guys done? So soon?" "Yeah, we were both tired." "Oh, mama, I'm going to go outside, and take a walk." "Adios, mi hijo." "Adios mama." Meanwhile.........Sheridan was on the pier, looking out at the water. "Hi Sheridan!" Hank smiled his annoyingly toofy grin. "Oh, hi, Hank." "What are you doing here?" He stepped closer. "I came down here for a walk."

"Oh...." He stepped even closer, coming to about two inches away from her face. "Wh.....?" Sheridan's question was interrupted by a sloppy, wet kiss by Hank. It was nothing like Luis's kisses. His were electric, firm, powerful. Not wet, groping, sloppy ones that Hank made. It made her shiver. She tried to pull away, but Hank held on to her, touching the cheek of her butt. Meanwhile, Luis was walking towards the pier, then came to a sharp stop. He could not believe it. His best friend and his fiancee were making out. Sheridan finally got a chance to pull away, and saw Luis standing, absolutely heartbroken. "LUIS!!!!! WAIT!!!!!" Too late. Luis was running like an Olympic sprinter. "PLEASE WAIT!!! LUIS!!!!!!!!!!" Luis ran all the way to the Lopez-Fitzgerald house, then collapsed. Sheridan came up two minutes later. "Luis....."

"GET THE HELL AWAY FROM ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Luis yelled, almost as if the whole town of Harmony could hear. Sheridan started to cry. "Luis, let me explain." "No. NO!!!!!!!!! There is NO EXPLANATION!!!!!! YOU, THE LOVE OF MY LIFE, WAS MAKING OUT WITH MY BEST FRIEND!!!!!!! LEAVE ME THE HELL ALONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!" "Please!" "NO!!!!!!!!!! GO AWAY!!!!!!!!!" Sheridan ran, crying. Luis just stood there, and he broke down. After 10 minutes, he got up, ran upstairs, and closed the door, and turned on the radio. ".........Baby set me free from this misery. I can't take it no more. Since you ran away, nothing's been the same, I don't know what I'm living for. Here I am, so alone. And there's nothing in this world that I can do......Until you're back here, baby. Miss you, want you, need you so. Until you're back here, baby.

There's a feeling inside I want you to know. You are the one and I can't let you go...... So I told you lies, even made you cry, baby I was so wrong. Girl I promise you, now my love is true, this is where my heart belongs. Cause here I am, so alone. And there's nothing in this world that I can do......Until you're back here, baby. Miss you want you, need you so. Until you're back here, baby. There's a feeling inside I want you to know. You are the one and I can't let you go....." "That was BBMak with Back Here on WSNX, Harmony's hottest hits." Luis flipped it to a different station..... ".............When I'm lost in the rain, in your eyes I know I'll find the light to light my way. When I'm scared, losing ground, when my world is going crazy, you can turn it all around and when I'm down you're there, pushing me to the top. You're always there giving me all you got. For a sheil from the storm. For a friend. For a love to keep me safe and warm . I turn to you. For the strenghth to be strong. For the will to carry on. For verything you do. For everything that's true. I turn to you." "That was Christina Aguilera's I Turn To You on Harmony's own WVTI." Luis turned off the radio and buried his face in a pillow. Meanwhile, Sheridan was at her cottage, listening to the radio. "This is WHAR-Harmony's hottest hits. This is a love song requested by a sorry guy who wants his girl back. This is for all you broken-hearted people....." "You might've been hurt, babe. That ain't no lie. You've seen them all come and go, oh. I remember you told me. That it made you believe in. No man, no cry. Maybe that's why: Every little thing I do. Never seems enough for you. You don't wanna lose it again. But I'm not like them. Baby when you finally. Get to love somebody. Guess what? Its Gonna Be Me......." Sheridan held up a picture that she took of her and Luis, and knew what she had to do. "Luis, its gonna be me."

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Chapter 11: Forgiveness??

Sheridan knew what she had to do. "Luis, its gonna be me." She got her purse and headed out the door, her destination the Lopez-Fitzgerald home. She got in her car and turned on the radio. ".........I see the way he treats you. I feel the tears you cry. And it makes me sad and it makes me mad. There's nothing I can do baby. Cause your lover is my best friend and I guess that's where the story ends. So I gotta try to keep it inside. You will never be mine........If I was the one who was loving you baby, the only tears you cry would be tears of joy. And if I was by your side, you'll never know a lonely night. And if it was my arms you were running to baby, and I'd give you these loving arms of mine. If I was the one in your life......." Sheridan started to cry how much the song reminded her of Luis. Luis was listening to the exact same song. "Maybe I should give Sheridan a chance.........I owe her that much."

Sheridan pulled up into the driveway and sighed. "I hope Luis listens to me." Sheridan knocked on the door. Luis ran down the stairs and opened the door. "Sheridan." "Luis, please can I talk to you? I need to clear up something." Luis rolled his eyes. "I guess so, but it was pretty CLEAR what I saw on the pier. Come on in." Sheridan followed Luis up to his room. The radio was still playing. ".........You shelter me from home. You kept me warm, you kept me warm. You gave my life to me. You set me free, you set me free. The finest years I ever knew, for all the years I had with you......And I would give everything I own, I give up my life, my heart, and my home. I would give everything I own. Just to have you, back again......"

"That was *N SYNC's Everything I Own on Harmony's hottest hits, WSNX." "So, what did you want to talk about?" Luis asked. "I'm so sorry, Luis. I......I hated that kiss as much as you did. I was going for a walk on the pier, and Hank just came out of nowhere. I was being friendly...." "More than a little FRIENDLY." Luis spat back. "I was being friendly and talking to him. Then, out of the blue, he kisses me. I couldn't pull away, Luis. He was too strong." "I'm supossed to believe that?" Luis looked at Sheridan. "Yes! If you love me, you have to believe me. I love YOU, not Hank." "Right..." "Luis! Please.......I love you with all my heart! I would never ever kiss Hank. I don't like him!" "Sheridan........I, I just think I need some time alone right now." "Fine." Sheridan started to get up. "Luis, I just want to ask you this. Do you forgive me?" With that, Sheridan got up and left.

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Chapter 12: His Answer

"Will you forgive me?" And with that, Sheridan got up to leave. Luis just sat there a moment, waiting for it all to sink in, and he finally moved. He got up and grabbed Sheridan's arm gently. "I'm sorry, Sheridan." Sheridan looked up at Luis and thought that he was letting her go, and a tear came down from her eye. "Why are you crying?" "Why?" Sheridan started to sob. "You don't forgive me! I'm telling you, Luis, I don't like Hank! I LOVE you! Why can't you believe me?" Luis looked at her surprizingly and said, "I never said I didn't believe you. Sheridan, I love you, and I believe you. I trust you with all my heart, and if you do too, and I think you do...I know you do, then you would never lie to me. When you thought I was using you, you still believed me, and I am returning that belief. I love you, and I never want to let you go."

Sheridan looked up at Luis and ran and gave him the biggest hug that she could give out. Luis let go and cupped her face in his hands. "I love you so much, Sher. I wanna be with you forever." Sheridan just smiled and said, "Kiss me, Officer." And Luis did just that, and a little more......

To Be Continued...

Chapter 13: Planning

"Briiiing, briiiing." "Uhhh...." Sheridan moaned as her telephone began to ring. She picked it up, and answered, "hello." "Good morning, precious." "Luis. Morning. Uhhh...." Luis laughed and said, "I was just calling you from work. I guess this is your wake up call too!" Sheridan laughed. "I guess it is. Honey, when do you get off of work today?" Luis looked at his schedule and replied, "Not until 10 tonight." "Awww! I wanted to eat dinner with you tonight." "I'll bring home Chinese for us, ok?" Sheridan smiled and sighed. "You always know what I want. I love you." "And I love you too. Well, I have to go now, Sheridan. I'll see you tonight. Goodbye, baby." "Bye, hun."

Sheridan hung up the phone and looked at the clock. "Oh crap, I have to meet Theresa in 20 minutes!" Sheridan raced into the bathroom and took a quick shower, got dressed, dried her hair, brushed her teeth, ad put a little make up on, and still had time to make toast. The dorbell rang and Sheridan answered the door. "Hello, Theresa!" "Hey Sheridan! Are you ready to start planning?" Sheridan replied with a smile and, "You bet I am!" Theresa sat on the couch with all her drawings. "Okay, first the wedding dress. What main style do you want?" "I want a 3/4 chiffon dress with beaded outline and a full lower half. The sleeves are chiffon, and there's one buton by my neck in the back, and there's a huge hole, showing my back. My vail is also chiffon, going down to my waist."

Theresa began writing this down, and smiled. "Sheridan, this is going to look great. We can worry about the shoes and accesories later. Now on to...bridesmaid's dresses!" Sheridan thought for a second. "I want the main theme to be red for the bridesmaids and pink for the maid of honor." "That sounds wonderful!" Theresa jotted all the details down and smiled, getting up. "We got a lot done for today, I'll start arranging the dresses, and I'll see you tomorrow!" "Ok, thank you Theresa!" "No problem! Bye Sheridan!" "Bye!" Just as Sheridan was closing the door, a large mass of body entered the door.

To Be Continued...