Chapters 1 to 3: If These Walls Could Talk
*Don't own 'em! Never will! I would just like to borrow the characters created by JER, that's it! Don't sue…I'm just a po' college student so you won't get a dime!
Chapter 1:
Sunlight streamed in through the window arousing Luis from his slumber. He slowly blinked his eyes open and looked at the clock. It was pretty late, but since it was the weekend, and he didn't have to work, he didn't seem to mind. He rolled over and watched her peaceful, sleeping form. She still took his breath away every time he saw her. It seemed like a dream to him that they were finally together. He couldn't believe that in a week, they would be husband and wife. Just thinking about it made him smile. Luis reached out his hand and gently outlined her face with his finger. She yawned and her eyes started to flutter. She looked over at Luis through heavy lashes and gave him a faint smile.
"Morning baby," Luis whispered.
"Mmm, good morning Luis," Sheridan replied. Her eyes were adjusting to the light and fully open now. "How long have you been awake?"
"Not long. You know what I was thinking about while I was watching you sleep?"
"What?" she asked with a smile.
"That this time next week we'll be in Spain on our honeymoon." Luis smiled at her and saw Sheridan's eyes sparkle.
"I know! Oh Luis, I can't wait to be your wife."
"Me neither. Come here you," he said as he pulled her close to him. He kissed her sweetly. "I love you, Sheridan."
"I love you too, Ponch."
Luis smiled. "I still remember the day you gave me that nickname." Sheridan and Luis both started laughing.
**Flashback**
Luis was helping Sheridan move into her new apartment. She decided that if she and Luis were ever going to be free to be together, she needed to move off Crane property and start supporting herself. They had been busy all day moving boxes and unpacking everything. Sheridan ran to get them something to eat and when she returned, she found Luis sitting on the couch with his feet propped up on a box watching TV.
"Hey honey," Sheridan said cheerfully as she walked into her new home. Luis didn't even look up. She looked to see what he was so enthralled with and saw that he was watching CHiPs. She rolled her eyes and laughed. First COPS and now this. "Luis, I brought food for you." Still no response. "There's a purple alien in the living room." Nothing. "Luis, I'm standing here stark naked and I want to rip your clothes off."
"Huh?" Luis turned his eyes away from the TV and saw Sheridan giggling at him. "What did you say about being naked?"
Sheridan shook her head as she sat down next to him on the couch. "Well, when I came into the apartment I called your name but you didn't hear me. Then I said I had food for you, still no response. I even said there was a purple alien, nothing. So THEN I said I was naked, and low and behold, I got a response from you." Sheridan couldn't hide her grin. "Such a guy thing to do," she said trying to be serious. Luis couldn't help but smile.
"Aww, I'm sorry baby," he said and kissed her on the forehead. "If the offer stands to get naked, I'll turn off CHiPs," Luis said with a sly grin.
"Uh huh, sure. Here's your sandwich, Ponch," she said playfully. Luis turned to look at her.
"Did you just call me what I think you just called me?"
Sheridan nodded, pleased with herself. "Indeed I did, Ponch."
Luis started to laugh. "I'm gonna get you Sheridan Crane," he said as he lunged for her. She was too quick and jumped from the couch laughing.
"Really Ponch? What are you gonna do?" she said goading him on.
Luis was laughing but tried to play serious. He put down his sandwich and started to chase her. She ran back into her bedroom squealing and locked the door before he could catch her.
"HA!" she called out from behind the door.
"Come on Sheridan. I won't do anything mean, I promise," he pleaded.
"Nope, go watch CHiPs."
She stood listening at the door and heard him mutter something and walk back into the other room. Sheridan smiled and got an idea. She took off her jeans and her shirt and quietly opened the door. She walked back into the living room and saw that Luis was happily watching TV again. Sheridan unhooked her bra and threw it at Luis' head. He picked it up and immediately looked at her. When he saw her, his eyes opened wide and his mouth fell slightly open.
"Do you still feel like watching TV, Ponch?" she asked with a sexy smile on her face.
Luis gave his own sexy smile and stood up and walked over to her. She wrapped her arms around his neck and he kissed her. He picked her up and she wrapped her legs around his waist and he carried her into the bedroom.
**End Flashback**
"I'll never forget that day," Luis told her.
"Me neither," she said smiling.
"We certainly didn't hesitate to christen this place did we?" Luis said with a devilish grin.
Sheridan giggled. "No we sure didn't." She kissed him, and wished that she could stay in bed all day with him, but she had to get up for her final dress fitting. She sat up and the sheet that was covering her fell down. She started to get out of bed and reach for her bathrobe, but Luis grabbed her waist and pulled her back down onto the bed.
"And just where do you think you're going?" he asked playfully.
"I have my final dress fitting today and I'm meeting your mother and my bridal party for lunch. Remember?" She looked at Luis and saw him looking up at her with his big brown eyes as his head rested on the pillow. 'God I love this man.'
"What time do you have to meet everyone?"
"Noon. So I need to get ready."
Luis looked at the clock and saw that it was only 10:30. "Well, can I at least have a kiss before you leave?" he pleaded.
Sheridan felt her heart flutter. Her mouth turned up into a smile. "Of course."
She leaned down to kiss him and when she did, he pulled her on top of him and wrapped his arms around her tightly so she couldn't get up. Sheridan started to snicker and she raised her head to see Luis grinning at her. "You're just so sneaky aren't you?"
Luis continued to smile. "I am an officer of the law. Can't you just stay in bed for a little while longer?"
"Luis, I really have to get ready. If you will recall, our wedding is in six days and we still have a lot to do before then."
"Oh I haven't forgotten. Come on Sherry, pleeeeease. Just 20 minutes." Luis gave her his best sad eyes and stuck his bottom lip out.
She loved when he called her Sherry. That was a weak spot and coupled with Luis' pouting, she was about to fall hook, line, and sinker. She tried to put on a serious face, but one look into his eyes and the battle was lost.
She sighed. "Okay Luis. You win. Twenty minutes," she said with a sly smile.
"I knew you'd see things my way." Luis smiled and pulled her head down to meet his mouth. She responded to his kiss hungrily and Luis flipped them over causing her to giggle. He looked at her with a raised eyebrow and saw her smile. Sheridan ran her fingers through his hair and pulled him down on top of her and kissed him passionately. Luis caressed her body with his hands and began kissing her neck and trailing them down her body. Sheridan moaned upon feeling his touch and his kiss. He kissed his way back up her body and met her mouth and the two lost track of time as they began to make love.
To Be Continued...
Chapter 2:
It was 12:15 and Gwen, Theresa, and Pilar were all waiting for Sheridan to arrive at the dress shop. A few minutes later Sheridan came flying into the store.
"Hi everyone. I'm sooo sorry I'm late." Gwen and Theresa shared a knowing look.
"Where were you, Sheridan?" Pilar asked. Sheridan felt her entire face blushing, and Gwen and Theresa tried not to laugh. If it had just been Theresa and Gwen, she could've told the truth, but she couldn't dare tell Pilar what she was just doing with her son.
"I, uh, I, overslept. I was up late and the alarm didn't go off. I hope you haven't been waiting long." 'I'm so embarrassed.'
"No, we haven't been here long. We were just wondering what was keeping you and if everything was all right," Pilar said.
Gwen and Theresa were near tears from holding back their laughter as Pilar put Sheridan on the spot. Sheridan was trying not to let on that she was extremely uncomfortable. She and Luis were adults and they were getting married in less than a week, but this was his mother.
"Well, now that we are all here, why don't we all try our dresses on and then get some lunch. I'm starving," Sheridan said. With that comment, Gwen and Theresa couldn't help it and burst out laughing. Pilar just looked at them like they had lost it and walked back to try her dress on.
"That was so embarrassing," Sheridan said quietly.
"Work up an appetite this morning, Sheridan?" Gwen asked as Theresa broke out into laughter again.
Sheridan looked around them to make sure that Pilar hadn't heard that and then smiled giving it away.
"I knew it. You totally have the 'I just had sex' look on your face. You may as well have written it on there with a red marker," Gwen teased.
"It's Luis' fault. I woke up at 10:30 and was trying to get out of bed to get ready, but he's just so charming and hard to resist," Sheridan said gleefully. She started to go on, but Theresa stopped her.
"Sheridan, I love you and my brother, but the fact remains that he's still my brother, and I don't want the details," she said with a shudder at the end for dramatic effect. Sheridan and Gwen just laughed and Theresa joined in.
"Okay, okay. Let's get these dresses tried on," Sheridan said.
Luis was straightening up the apartment before she got home. She rushed out in a hurry because she was late. It was his fault so he wanted to help. He smiled thinking about their morning. He made the bed and walked out into the living room. He surveyed the room and saw that it was a complete mess. The clothes that they had worn yesterday were strewn all over the apartment. He laughed at the site and remembered the things that happened in there last night.
**Flashback**
Sheridan and Luis staggered into the apartment building laughing and carrying on. It was around 1:30 in the morning and they were returning home from the bar down the street. Both had had a lot to drink and were definitely exhibiting the signs. He walked towards the elevator and pushed the button. He turned around to kiss his fiancé, but she had dropped her keys and was on all fours looking for them. When he saw this he burst out laughing.
"SHERIDAN!" he said loudly.
"Shhh! You're gonna sleep waking people up, Luis," she responded. When she realized what she'd said, she burst out laughing too. She finally found her keys and managed to pull herself up off the floor.
The door opened and Luis pulled Sheridan into the elevator. She stumbled and fell into Luis and had him pressed up against the wall. Sheridan started laughing as did Luis. She looked up at him and their giggling slowly subsided. She grabbed the collar of his polo shirt and pulled him in and kissed him fiercely. Luis responded with equal measure and cupped her face with his hands. Sheridan was tugging at his shirt trying to un-tuck it from his jeans. Luis was placing sloppy kisses on her neck and shoulders and she had her hands under his shirt rubbing his bare chest.
"Luis I want you so much." She moved her hands around and gently raked her nails up and down his back causing him to moan loudly against her skin. The elevator dinged and the door opened. Sheridan gave him a playfully wicked smile and pulled him out of the elevator by his shirt. Luis returned the smile wrapped his arms around her waist and they stumbled to her door. Sheridan was fumbling with her keys and Luis started kissing her neck and running his hands up and down her sides, lingering near her breasts. Sheridan found the right key and was about to put it in the lock when Luis lowered his hands and ran them down her sides and caressed her hips and started sucking on her earlobe, causing her to drop her keys.
"Dammit," she said as she saw her keys on the floor.
"Hurry, open the door Sheridan," Luis begged. She bent over to pick them up and Luis still had his hands on her and it was driving her insane. She grabbed her keys and this time got the door open. Sheridan threw her keys and purse into the living room, not caring one bit where they landed. Luis grabbed her and kissed her as she led them into the apartment and he kicked the door closed behind him.
Sheridan was working furiously to get Luis' shirt off as he kicked off his shoes and almost tripped over one. She placed kisses all over his chest. Luis was getting anxious and reached down and lifted Sheridan's tank top over her head and tossed it behind her. She wrapped her arms tightly around his neck and kissed him intensely. Luis was rubbing his hands up and down her back and started to lead them to the couch. Sheridan had other plans. She unzipped his jeans and yanked them down and pushed him into the overstuffed leather chair. Luis was surprised, but grinned signaling his appreciation. Sheridan pulled his jeans the rest of the way off. She reached behind her and unzipped her skirt letting it fall to the floor before she lowered herself onto Luis.
He wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her fervently. The heat was radiating between them as they continued their exploration of one another. Luis reached behind and unhooked her bra and slid it off of her body. He threw it and it landed on the lampshade. Luis took a moment to admire her before he began caressing the newly exposed area of her body, first with his hands and then his mouth. Sheridan arched back moaning his name loudly, running her fingers through his hair and over his broad shoulders as he continued to stimulate her. Her body was on fire from Luis touching and kissing her. She rocked her hips into him and a moan escaped Luis' mouth. Sheridan was toying with the band of his boxers as her mouth found his again. They were reaching the point of no return when Sheridan broke the kiss. Luis looked dumbfounded.
"Condoms," she said out of breath.
"Huh?" Luis said out of it. "Right, condoms. Your nightstand," he said breathing heavily.
Sheridan jumped up from his lap and ran to her room and hurried back carrying a pack of condoms.
"Now, where were we?" she asked as she smiled at Luis.
"Right here," he responded pulling her down to him and they resumed their night of unbridled passion.
**End Flashback**
Luis sighed happily and shook his head. "God I love that woman," he said before cleaning the rest of the apartment. When he was finished, he took a shower and fixed himself something to eat. He called up Miguel and Ethan and they were going to come over and watch the Red Sox game later.
To Be Continued...
Chapter 3:
The ladies had finished up lunch and Pilar said she had a lot of things to do, so she left.
Sheridan let out a big yawn. "I need to take a nap." Gwen smiled at her.
"Well, maybe if you didn't stay up so late at night, Sheridan," she said teasingly. Sheridan blushed thinking about last night when they got home from the bar.
Gwen and Theresa noticed. "Got something good to share with us?" Gwen inquired.
"Hey, hi, Luis' little sister sitting here," Theresa said waving her hands. Gwen and Sheridan just smiled at her. "I would like to see my big brother, so can I go back to the apartment with you for awhile?"
"Sure, Theresa. Gwen, do you want to come too?" Sheridan asked.
"No, thanks though. I have to meet Tim soon," she replied.
Sheridan nodded. "How are things going with him?"
"They are wonderful, thank you," she said smiling. "I should get going now, but thanks for a wonderful afternoon. I can't wait until your wedding, Sheridan," Gwen said as she was getting up. She hugged Sheridan and Theresa and said her good-byes. Sheridan and Theresa left shortly after and headed back to her apartment.
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She unlocked the door and walked in. "Luis, I'm home." She then heard manly voices yelling at the TV. Sheridan and Theresa walked into the living room and found Miguel sprawled out on the couch, Ethan in the recliner and Luis in the big leather chair watching baseball. Sheridan looked at Theresa and rolled her eyes and Theresa laughed.
"Hey guys!" Sheridan said loudly. The three looked up and saw Theresa and Sheridan.
"Hey," they said in unison and went back to watching the game. Sheridan and Theresa looked at one another and shook their heads. Sheridan looked around the room and noticed that Luis had really cleaned the place up. 'I guess that's a good thing considering we have guests now.' Theresa spotted Ethan and made her way over to his chair and seated herself on his lap, forgetting why she came over in the first place.
"Hey mister," Theresa said sweetly before kissing him. Ethan smiled and wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Hey you. How was your afternoon?"
"It was good. Can I sit and watch the game with you?"
"You'd better," he said grinning. Theresa kissed him again and then rested her head against his shoulder.
Sheridan walked over to Luis and put her hands on his shoulders and kissed him on the cheek. "Hi honey."
Luis looked up at her kissed her lips. "Hey. How did the dress thing go?"
"It was fine. Once I got over the embarrassing moment, things went swimmingly." Theresa looked up and she and Sheridan smiled at each other.
"Embarrassing moment? What are you talking about?" Luis asked.
"Oh, well, as you know, I was late leaving this morning. When I showed up late I had to answer all kinds of questions from your mother. Thanks a lot. I must have blushed twelve different shades of red." Luis looked up at her and laughed. Sheridan started to walk away but Luis grabbed her arm.
"Aren't you gonna watch the game, Sherry?"
Sheridan felt a smile playing on her lips. "Yeah, I'll watch the game. Can I sit with you?"
"Of course," Luis said smiling.
Sheridan sat on Luis' lap and curled up against him. She tilted her head up and saw that Luis had a distressed look on his face. She noticed he was staring in the direction of Ethan and Theresa, who were far more interested in one another than the game. Sheridan poked him in the ribs. "Quit staring," she said in a loud whisper.
"I can't help it, she's my little sister," he said protectively.
"She's your little sister who happens to be almost 20 years old and she and Ethan have been dating for well over a year, now stop." Luis started to protest but Sheridan put a finger on his lips signaling for him to be quiet. She leaned up so she could whisper into his ear. "I didn't think you normally sat in this chair, Ponch," she said playfully.
Luis took a deep breath and Sheridan watched the grin spread across his face. "Someone made me see this chair in a new light," he whispered back while running his fingers through her hair. "Last night was wild, Sheridan." Sheridan nodded her head in agreement and settled back against him so they could watch the game.
Across the room, Theresa found it extremely difficult to watch the game. Ethan was rubbing her leg with one hand, and the other slowly and gently tracing lines on her back. Theresa felt the tingle up her spine…she always did when Ethan touched her. "Ethan, let's get out of here," she whispered.
Ethan looked at her and saw her sly smile. Ethan returned the smile. "Baby, you read my mind." Theresa giggled and she and Ethan got up to leave.
"Hey, we're going to take off, Luis," Theresa said. Luis and Sheridan looked up and she noticed the look on Theresa's face and tried not to laugh.
"You're not going to watch the rest of the game?" Luis asked.
Theresa shook her head no. "Ethan and I were talking about getting a movie, so we'll see you later." She walked over and kissed Luis on the cheek and hugged Sheridan. Sheridan gave her a knowing look and Theresa stifled her grin. "Bye you two." She turned around and saw that Miguel was still sleeping, so she just let him be.
"Why were they in such a hurry to get out of here," Luis asked once they left. Sheridan burst out laughing.
"What?" he said innocently.
"Why do you think they left Luis?" Luis was still sporting a confused look on his face and Sheridan continued to giggle. "They're definitely NOT watching a movie," she said with raised eyebrows.
"WHAT?!" Luis said loudly which woke Miguel up.
"Hey, what time is it?" Miguel asked. Sheridan looked at her watch.
"It's 5:30, Miguel."
"Crap, I have to meet Kay soon for our date. I'll see you guys later. Thanks for letting me watch the game Luis."
"Sure Miguel. See ya," Luis responded.
"Bye Miguel," Sheridan said sweetly.
Once Miguel left Luis began questioning Sheridan again about his little sister and her nephew. "You mean they are having sex?" Luis asked as his forehead wrinkled. Sheridan sat up and just gave him an incredulous look.
"Yes Luis. They have been for awhile now, I just figured you knew," she said.
Luis was visibly upset at the mention of Theresa and sex in the same sentence. "No I didn't know Sheridan! Why didn't you say anything?"
"Well, you're a pretty perceptive guy usually, and you're a detective, so I just assumed that you put two and two together."
"How long has this been happening?" Luis was flying into overprotective mode and Sheridan could almost see the steam coming out of his ears.
"I guess about a year. She came and talked to me…" she said but Luis cut her off.
"A YEAR? You've known for a year that my sister was having sex and you didn't say anything to me?" He asked yelling.
Sheridan flinched back from seeing Luis this upset. She knew that he was just being the "big brother" but still, this was a little ridiculous. "If you will let me finish, I will tell you. Can you please calm down?" She focused her eyes on his pleading with him.
Luis took a deep breath and calmed down a tiny bit. "Okay, I'm listening."
"Theresa came to talk to me and she told me that she and Ethan started having sex. I told her that she needed to go on the pill and that I would take her. She didn't want to because she was afraid that you would find out. I told her that if she didn't let me go with her to the doctor so she could get birth control, I would drive her to see you and make her tell you that she was sexually active. That put the fear in her. I also told her that if she was mature enough to have sex, then she should be responsible enough to protect herself." She noticed that he had calmed down tremendously. 'Thank God, I don't want to fight about Theresa and Ethan's sex life.'
"Why couldn't she come and talk to me about it?" he asked sincerely and Sheridan burst out laughing again.
"Are you kidding? Luis, you know I love you more than anything in this world, but may I remind you that you are the most stubborn man I've ever known? What would you have done if Theresa came to you and told you she was having sex?"
"I would have listened to her and offered brotherly advice." He noticed the look she was giving him and knew she didn't believe one word of that. "Okay, so I probably would've threatened to send her to the convent and pulverize Ethan." Sheridan smiled.
"It wouldn't have been the first time," she teased. She noticed that Luis looked rather sad after that comment. "Hey, I was just kidding. I know how much your family means to you and you just want to look out for them. But sweetie, sometimes you have to let them grow up and make their own decisions." Luis gave her a crooked half smile. He knew she was right.
"I know. I guess when I think back on everything, I should have seen this coming, but I suppose I didn't want to think about my kid sister being so grownup. I'm glad that she had you to talk to about things." Luis ran his fingers through her hair and rested his hand on the nape of her neck. "I also apologize for snapping at you," he said beat. It was Sheridan's turn to smile.
"I'm tough remember? I can take it. That little tiff didn't even register on the Richter scale." She saw Luis give her a genuine smile. "There's the smile I know and love."
Luis leaned in and gave her a sweet kiss. "What do you want to do tonight?"
"How about we grab a blanket and some food and go to the beach. I'm tired and I just want to relax," she said standing up and holding out her hands for Luis.
"Deal," he said standing up and wrapping his arms around her waist. "After last night, I am at your beckon call." Luis grinned widely at her. Sheridan giggled and returned his grin.
"Is that so? Well, I will certainly have to remember that. Can I get that in writing, Officer?" Luis just stuck his tongue out at her. "Come on, let's go for a drive before we go to the beach. It's so nice out and you can put the top down on your Jeep. 'K baby?"
Luis smiled and kissed her forehead. "Okay. You know what?"
"What's that Luis?" she asked sweetly.
"I can't wait to marry you." Sheridan felt her mouth form into a full blown smile.
"Ditto." She leaned in and kissed him. "Let's go!" she said excitedly. Luis chuckled at how cute she was and followed her out the door.
To Be Continued...
