Chapter 9: Protecting Love
Chapter 9:
The next morning Luis awoke to the sun beaming through the window.
He groaned and tried to raise his head but he found he couldn't move
his
neck.
"Damnit." Luis said as he turned his body over. He heard
Sheridan's
door open and then he saw her tan legs. His eyes moved up as he
scanned
her body. She was wearing a long white silk gown with pink and red
lips
on it, the woman looked beautiful 24/7. He noticed how the gown hugged
her curves, but then he shifted and pain shot through his neck. Luis
flinched and Sheridan grinned.
"No need to be so happy Sheridan."
"Do you think I could be happy while your in pain? Luis that's
mean,
I wouldn't do that." She walked towards him and looked down at him.
The
man was gorgeous especially in the black silk boxers he had on. An
idea
occurred to her. "You know something Luis, I could just walk out here
and go wherever I please."
"Like hell you can!" he said angrily trying to raise his neck.
"Relax Luis, I'm not going anywhere. I can help if you would like
it."
"Anything Sheridan."
"Be careful Mr. Macho." She then sat down on his back with her legs
on both sides of him. She then leaned over his back, her breast barely
laying on his back. She leaned and whispered, "you sound a little
whiny, almost like a baby."
"Like you want to talk about sounding like a baby Sheridan. 'Luis
help me, help me'" he said mocking her and laughing a little.
"That's not funny." She said poking her fingernail in his neck.
"Damn Sheridan, that hurts."
"I'm sorry. Be still I'm going to give you a massage."
"You give massages?" Luis said incredulously. She didn't say
anything, she just put her hands on his shoulders to loosen the knots
in
his neck and shoulder. She felt him relax so she knew that it was
working.
"How does that feel?" She asked practically laying on his back.
"Mmmm that feels good Sheridan." Luis was thinking that it felt
more
than great to have her touching him. "The pain is going away." she
smiled and continued to work on his neck for half an hour.
"Better?' She asked noticing he was moving his head.
"Yeah as a matter it is." He said. He then turned over with that
million dollar smile on his face. "Thanks."
"Your welcome." She said looking uncomfortable in the position that
they were in. She didn't trust herself to be in that position. Sheridan
began blushing. She hoped he didn't notice her very rosy cheeks but
that
hope went out the window when she saw his smile get bigger. She moved
to get off him but he held her hips in place. His grin got wider and
bigger. He raised up to whisper in her ear.
"Am I making you nervous Sheridan?" Luis asked whispering into her
ear. He felt her shiver, which only made him smile more, if that were
even possible. Just then the door swung open; Pilar and Ethan stood in
the doorway. Sheridan snapped her head around to see her nephew and
the
woman who was like a second mother to her.
"Oh God." she said climbing off Luis' lap. She looked at the two
of
them and knew she needed to set them straight. "This is not what it
looks like."
"It's none of our business your two grown adults." Pilar said
calmly.
"This is not what your thinking Pilar I was just giving Luis a
massage, he insisted on sleeping on the couch instead of in the guest
room. It was nothing more."
"Luis is this true?" Pilar asked turning to her son who had put on
his pants by now.
"Yeah momma, Sheridan was just giving me a massage."
"Now that that's cleared up, I'm going to go get ready." She darted
to her bedroom without a single word from anyone else. She closed the
door behind her and flopped face forward on the bed. Then there was a
knock on the door, she just mumbled come in thinking it was Ethan.
"So why aren't you in New York?" she asked lifting her face from
her
pillow.
"Because I'm busy protecting one Miss Sheridan Crane." Sheridan's
eyes flew open and she quickly turned over.
"I thought you were Ethan."
"I can see that, I thought you were getting ready.
"I'm still a little tired so I thought I'd go back to sleep.
"Alright I'm going to get in the shower." Just the thought of him
in
the shower was too much she pulled the covers up above her head and
tried to put it out of her mind.
"Sheridan your acting a little strange
today. Are you okay?"
"I'm not acting strange, if I am it must be the lack of sleep." She
said peeking her head from underneath the covers. Luis just chuckled
at
the sight of her. "Is there something funny that you want to share
Luis?"
"Yeah I was thinking about how cute you looked like that." Sheridan
slid the cover over her face to hide the blush she now had on it, the
man was always making her blush.
"Thanks." she mumbled from under the covers. With that he left to
take a shower. Sheridan got out of bed to get something to drink when
the phone rang.
"Hello."
"Hey Sheridan, it's Gwen. How did the dress fitting go?"
"It went great. Gwen when do you plan on returning because I could
really use someone to talk to."
"Didn't Ethan tell you? I'm at the main house now."
"Thank goodness, I really need to talk to you about..." Just then
Luis came walking in with only a towel on and wet hair. Sheridan
almost
dropped the phone.
"Sheridan..Sheridan." Gwen repeated over through the phone.
"Huh?" Sheridan said getting back to Gwen.
"Oh I know what this is about, it's about one of Harmony's finest.
Ethan told me about him guarding you and living with you."
"I'm not going over it on the phone. I'll see you in a little
while,
hey can you come down to the cottage?"
"Sure see you in a little while." Gwen hung up to get ready as
Sheridan did the same. She passed Luis in the hall but said nothing to
him she just walked to the bathroom to shower.
Thirty minutes later she heard Luis announce that Gwen was there.
"I'll be out in a minute Gwen." She yelled from her bedroom.
Sheridan walked out a few minutes later. "I'm so glad to see you."
Sheridan and Gwen hugged.
"I heard Blake Mallory was here last night."
"Yeah he was here and told everything he could tell about me in
front of Luis and Hank." Luis' grin returned and it certainly looked
like it was there to stay, until Gwen said what she said next.
"Wasn't he the guy who your father wanted you to marry?" Gwen asked
happily. The smile on Luis' face disappeared completely.
"Uhh...yeah but it was only a business deal to him. As for Blake
and I we fought it all the way, I mean I love Blake but I'm not in love
with him and I'm sure he feels the same way about me. Something that
I've come to realize after all these years is that I could of spared
myself alot of heartache if I had married him."
"Sheridan you'll find someone, before you know it you'll be at the
alter."
"maybe, oh I didn't call you over here to talk about my past."
"Oh I remember why you called me over here. Too much to handle
Sheridan?" Gwen asked laughing.
"Your not funny Gwen." She said snapping. A look of surprise
registered across Gwen's face, Sheridan knew she went a little to far.
"I'm sorry Gwen." She looked over at Luis, she knew he wanted to
know what they were talking about. She told Gwen she had to show her a
dress so Gwen followed her into her bedroom where Sheridan closed the
door.
"He's driving you crazy isn't he?" Gwen asked smiling.
"Oh yeah. I've had so many dreams about the man I don't even get a
decent night's sleep, I wake up tired from the dreams. I have to get
away from him.
"Maybe you should do something about it Sheridan." Gwen suggested.
"What are you talking about Gwen?"
"I mean get him out of your system and sleep with him." she said
smiling.
"Gwen!" she said shocked. "I can't believe what just came out of
your mouth."
"Oh come on Sheridan, like you haven't thought about it." Sheridan
just sat there slack jawed as Gwen checked her watch. "Sheridan I have
to go, I promised Ethan I would meet him." Gwen began walking to the
front door when Sheridan snapped back to her senses.
"Oh no, you can't say something like that and leave."
"What's so difficult about it Sheridan? Anytime you dream about a
making love to man everynight your lusting after him." Sheridan's mouth
dropped open. Gwen satisfied with herself told Sheridan she had to go
and left.
Luis came in from the kitchen and saw Sheridan standing near the
door in a trance like state. he walked up to her as she turned around
and smacked into him. Her hands landed on his chest as she looked up
quickly then looked back down at his chest and slowly licked her lips.
She began to slide her hands down his chest when she got a grip on
reality again. She backed up from him and walked to her room leaving
Luis confused.
She got to her room and wanted to kick herself for almost giving
into lust. Damn she needed to get out of the house. Her prayers were
answered when Ivy knocked at her bedroom door. Sheridan let Ivy come
in
as Ivy told Sheridan about the Seascape 4th of July celebration.
Sheridan jumped at the chance to go and knew that luis wouldn't be
pleased but she didn't give a damn. Ivy then put her over the edge
when
she said that julian would not be attending. Sheridan went straight
for
her closet and pulled out a dress. She asked Ivy to tell Luis about
the
celebration, she was sure Luis wouldn't yell at Ivy. Sheridan locked
the door as Ivy left.
She heard Ivy talking to Luis and she was right, he didn't lose it
with Ivy. She then heard the front door open and close and then she
heard Luis walking towards her door.
"Sheridan, Sheridan, open the door." he said knocking on the door.
Sheridan laid down on the bed and pretended to be asleep as she knew he
would come in through the other door. Sure enough he came in a few
minutes later, she was facing away from him. He sat down on the bed
beside her and looked at her angelic face. "I know your not sleeping
Sheridan." he said as he looked down at her.
She opened her eyes and rolled over on her back only to be staring
into his eyes. She knew he was already set to tell her she couldn't
go.
"Please Luis, I'm going to go crazy in this cottage if I don't get
out of here, please luis." she said pleading her case and batting her
eyelashes to add effect to her argument. She was getting to him and he
didn't like it one bit.
"Sheridan I'm sorry but no, you can't go, you'll be a walking
target." At the mention of her not being able to go Sheridan got
angry.
"What the hell do you mean I can't go. Don't tell me what to do."
She yelled rolling out of the bed to her feet. 'Here we go again.'
Luis
thought.
"Sheridan why can't you understand that your in danger, all I want
to do is keep you safe but you've fought me every step of the way.
What
do I have to do to convince you?" Luis said angrily and desperately.
"I'll make you a deal, if you let me go tonight I won't give you
anymore trouble while your my bodyguard. Luis please, you'll be coming
along, I won't give you any trouble." Luis groaned. He knew he
shouldn't but he couldn't say no to her at the moment.
"You promise?" he asked. He watched a smile light her beautiful
face up and he too had to smile.
"Yes, I promise I won't try anything." She said happily. "I'm
going to get dressed now because I'm assuming you'll have to go home to
change."
"Excuse me."
"Luis it's black tie."
"I changed my mind." He watched as Sheridan's face fell.
"Luis come on, we made a deal." She said looking like she was
about
to cry.
"Okay, okay." he shut the door so she could get dressed. A while
later she came out of her room. Luis was busy reading the paper and
didn't notice her.
"A-hem." she said annoyed that he hadn't looked up yet." He snapped
his head up to look up at her, she always took his breath away. "I'm
ready." she said satisfied with the look on his face she had on a black
glittering slipdress with a low cowl back. Luis got up and almost fell
out when he saw the back of her dress.
She was driving him crazy in more than one way. He drove her car
to
his house so he could get ready. It didn't take long for him to come
downstairs, jacket and tie in hand.
"Have you seen mama or Theresa. I need some help with my tie."
"No I haven't but I'll tie for you."
"Thanks." He handed her the tie but didn't move.
"Come on Luis, I don't bite." She said smiling but thinking 'I just
might.' He went to her smiling as she went to wrap her arms around his
neck. She stepped a little closer and could smell his cologne. She
stepped back to straighten it out. This time he noticed her perfume.
"You smell good," he said seductively. Just the sound of his voice
at the moment was enough to heat her blood. She raised her head to
look
at him and got trapped in his brown eyes.
"Thanks." she said breathlessly. Her eyes moved from his eyes to
his lips. She looked back up into his eyes and saw a new look in them.
The look made her want to kiss him even more, yet she didn't know what
it was. His lips began to move down towards her lips, until they heard
Theresa and Whitney come in laughing.
Sheridan jumped back as the realization of what she was about to do
practically slapped her in the face. Theresa and Whitney walked in as
Sheridan was composing herself.
"Hey guys." Theresa and Whitney said happily. Luis gave Theresa a
hug and said hi to Whitney. Sheridan as well said hi to the girls.
"Oh man I forgot my watch, I'll be back."
"Sheridan I love your dress." Theresa said eyeing the dress.
"Thanks." she said turning around to pick up her purse.
"Your showing alot there, I love it. Where did you..." Just then
Luis walked back downstairs.
"Don't even think about it Theresa. Sheridan we should get going."
"Okay." She said turning around to face him. A wide grin spread
across her face. "I forgot how good you look in a tux, come on." With
that they said goodbye and left.
To Be Continued...
