Sheridan Crane sat in Luis’s office staring across the desk top at
him. It had been a long time
since they’d fought and she knew she had feelings for him but she
didn’t know he had feelings
for her until about 5 minutes ago. But what can a girl do when the man
she’s loved in secret
loves her (finally) and she’s engaged. Yeah, engaged. He’d asked her a
few weeks ago and she
said yes, thinking it was someone else...Luis. But it had turned out to
be Hank. Since they’d
gotten engaged, she’d spent as much time as she could without getting
sick with him. He really
was annoying and the prospect of forever looked discouraging, until the
words had slipped from
Luis’s mouth.
They sat there in silence when Sheridan asked Luis why he’d called her
in there. He was hesitant
to tell her but he figured it may not hurt, now that she was ‘engaged’
to Hank. “Sheridan, Is it
true? Did you say yes to Hank’s proposal?” he was sad. Why hadn’t he
come clean with her
when there was still time? “Yes, Luis. I didn’t think it was Hank and
I did, and now there’s no
way out. Here I am engaged to a man, and I love someone else.” She knew
she’d said too much
then. Luis arched his eyebrows. “Well, now it’s too late Sheridan, so I
am going to tell you this. I
don’t guess it really MATTERS now, but I love you. And before I heard
about you and Hank I
could see us forever.
That’s it. You can go now, just thought I’d tell
you that.” he tried to play it
cool but she could see it hurt him. “Oh. Wow. You did and I...” she
whispered and then ran out
of the room. She needed her sleep anyway. The practice wedding was the
next morning.
~
The cool winds fluttered through Luis’s windows. He had to hurry and
shower to go to the
practice ceremony. He wasn’t sure if he could handle seeing her there,
practicing to marry his
best friend but he sucked it up and walked in the door. They hadn’t
spoken since he’d confessed
to loving her and he was pretty sure she was pissed. As soon as he
entered the beautifully
decorated church, Hank was all around him, making sure everything was
perfect.
Hank wasn’t
unlike himself. He was an annoying control freak and his possessiveness
over Sheridan and her
obvious discomfort were making Luis nauseous. He turned to leave, who
needed a best man for
the rehearsal anyway. Apparently Hank did. “Luis, buddy, hold up a
second.” Hank was jogging
toward him. ‘Ugh’ he thought. “Yeah, man. What?” he asked
distractedly. “I need a favor and
since you’re the Best Man I am begging you to do it for me.” “Aight.
What is it?” “Ok. Here’s
the deal. The man who is supposed to videotape the ceremony isn’t here
today and I have to
place his camera near the organ and I need You to play Me and run the
wedding once as if it was
your’s so we can get the angle right. Can you do that for me?” “Gee,
are you sure? I mean
yeah” Luis stammered.
The back doors opened and Sheridan sauntered in. He hips swaying ever
so slightly she gasped
when she saw who was at the altar waiting for her, obviously nervous as
hell. She made her way
down the aisle and stopped in front of him. Turning and facing the
imaginary minister felt so
natural and right to her, to be with him like that. Then they both
zoomed in on Hank’s whiney
voice telling Luis he could now kiss the “Bride”. What he didn’t expect
was that Sheridan leaned
in and kissed Luis softly on the lips. Then he kissed her back. Hank
was stunned.
He watched
through the viewfinder of the camera as Sheridan threw her arms around
Luis and Luis planted
his hands firmly on her hips, then around her. They were lost in the
moment, reveling in the
other worldly experience that came with the pressing of their lips.
They finally let go after a 3
minute kiss. Neither said anything and Hank stood by helpless, looking
at them, looking at each
other and then kissing again. He let his temper get the better of him
and yelled at her. She was
terrified. “You! How could you do that to me? Bitch. This is so over. I
should have known
you’re like all the Cranes.” With that he stormed out. She looked at
Luis, tears brimming in her
eyes. “You aren’t Sheridan, you’re like all Lopez-Fitzgerald’s. Marry
me?” “Luis, I’ve waited
for that forever.”
~a month later~
The ceremony was beautiful. Sheridan wore a long but elegant white gown. It looked as if she
were floating down the aisle. And after all they’d been through everyone agreed they deserved
their happiness and happiness is what they got. They also ended up with
a daughter, Jessica
Corinne LF, and they all lived happily ever after!
THE END!~