Chapter 13: Some Things Will Never Change
Chapter 13:
Sheridan lay in Luis's arms as the sun streamed through the window. She
laid her head against his chest and she could hear his heart beating. She was
so relieved that Luis was all right, that he didn't die on that ship. Now,
she vowed to herself that she would never let him out of her sight. She
couldn't wait for them to get married. They were going to have the most
wonderful wedding. Their 'tropical flower' wedding, she knew it was a bizarre
idea, but it was creative, and all that mattered was that she would be
marrying the man she loved.
"No... no," Luis cried out in his sleep. Sheridan sat up and looked at
him. He was tossing and turning and had a scared look on his face. "Luis?"
Sheridan whispered, caressing his cheek. "No... don't hurt her. Please, don't
hurt her." "Luis. Luis!" She said loudly, trying to wake him. Luis's eyes
suddenly shot open and he looked at Sheridan. "Oh god," he said as he wrapped
his arms around her and held her tightly. "Luis, what's wrong?" Sheridan
asked as she pulled back several moments later. "Everything's fine, now. I
just... had a bad nightmare." "About what?"
Luis hesitated. He didn't want to upset her and bring back bad memories.
"Luis, tell me." "Uh.... uh... I was... dreaming about the ship sinking last
night," Luis lied. "Luis, you're lying to me." "What?" "I can see it in your
eyes. What's really going on? Tell me the truth." Sheridan stared at him with
a 'don't-lie-to-me look. Luis sighed and said, "I was dreaming about that
whole ordeal with Hank, you know, what happened a long time ago." Sheridan
looked down and said, "Yes, I remember."
Luis sat up and took her into his arms, "Hey, it's okay. I'm sorry, I
didn't mean to upset you." "You didn't. In a way, that brought us closer
together. I remember that day... when Hank tried to rape me... I was so
scared and I knew my family didn't care about me... so I went to you." Luis
smiling and pulled her down onto the bed with him. He laid her head on his
chest again and began stroking her back.
"God, I was so scared when I saw you. It broke my heart to see you like
that." Luis said as tears formed in his eyes, remembering the events of that
day. He still got angry just thinking about that bastard touching her.
Sheridan turned her head up and looked at him with a dreamy smile. "What are
you smiling for?" Luis asked. Sheridan shook her head lightly and said,
"You've always been there for me whenever I needed you..." Her smile suddenly
turned into a frown.
She sat up and looked away and said, "And when all you wanted to do was
protect me, I pushed you away, and got you arrested..." She looked back at
him and said, "Oh Luis. Can you ever forgive me?" Luis just smiled, "Would I
be here now if I didn't?" Luis pulled her back onto his chest and she relaxed
again. "This feels so right," Sheridan said. "What does?" "Lying here in your
arms, being your fiance. I never felt so safe and secure in my life."
Sheridan sighed as she closed her eyes.
Luis heard her yawn and asked,
"Are you tired?" Sheridan pulled back a little to look into his eyes, "Yeah,
I couldn't sleep last night. I've just had a lot to think about." "What were
you thinking about?" Luis asked. "Oh... it's, it's nothing really. It doesn't
matter," Sheridan said, looking away. Luis put his hand on her cheek and
turned her to face him. "It matters to me, Sheridan. Please, tell me." Luis
said in a soft voice.
Sheridan sighed and laid her head on his chest, "It's just that...
well... so much as happened to keep us apart, I mean bribes, imposters,
family, friends... will we ever be happy?" Luis wrapped his arms around her
and said, "Don't loose hope Sheridan. I'm ready and willing to go whatever it
takes to be with you. I can feel it. Someday, we will get past all of this
and never be bothered again." Sheridan closed her eyes and sighed.
"You know, angel... we never did get to the best part of the day last
night," Luis smiled. "What are you... oh," Sheridan said as she realized what
he was referring to. Sheridan turned her head up to look into his eyes as he
said, "Are you up for it?" "Would I ever turn it down?" Sheridan smiled. Luis
lowered his lips down to her's. The kiss quickly turned passionate and Luis
rolled on top of her. He looked into her eyes and smiled, "I don't think I'll
ever get tired of this." Sheridan giggled as Luis began to kiss her neck.
"Mmm, you taste so good." Luis whispered, as he kissed her neck
sensually. Sheridan moaned and arched her neck as she closed her eyes. "You
have no idea how much you get to me, Luis," Sheridan said. Luis brought his
head back up and looked into her eyes, "God, I love you, Sheridan. Last
night, I thought that I had lost you, and I never want to have that feeling
again." He pulled her into a short, but full kiss and looked into her eyes.
"I want you, I want you now." Luis said, desire burning in his eyes. "Oh yes,
Luis. I want you so much." She pulled Luis down to her and into a passionate
kiss.
Luia started a trail of kissing down her neck, her shoulders, and to her
breasts. With his hand, he reached up and pulled down her nighty shirt so it
was at the pool of her waist. He spread sensual kisses over her breasts and
he continued to trail kisses down to her stomach. When he kissed her stomach,
he flew air onto it and Sheridan started laughing, "Ah... that tickles." Luis
laughed as well, but he continued to tickle her with his mouth. Sheridan
laughed hysterically.
Luis then made a trail of kisses back up to her neck, but when he got
there, he rested his head for a second under her neck and started to nuzzle
her. Then, he turned his head up and brought his lips to hers. Luis pulled
back for a second to pull off his only remaining article of clothing, his
boxers.
Luis kissed her again and said, "Take your clothes off for me angel. I
want to feel your body." In a matter of seconds, Sheridan took off all her
clothes and Luis crushed himself to her. He looked deeply into her eyes and
said, "No matter what happens, Sheridan, will always have this moment. There
is no other person in the world for me. You are my soul mate. I will never
let you go. I love you." "Oh Luis. I love you too. We will be together
forever." And with that, they made love for the rest of the night. This time,
it was not as passionate. It was slow and gentle, caring and giving, they
wanted to cherish this moment that they had with each other and express their
everlasting, true love in any way they could...
**MANY MONTHS LATER**
The date was March 11th. The day that everyone had been waiting for. The
church was decorated in Hawaiian flowers. On one side of the aisle, people
mostly in black with sunglasses and cell phones, talking about business. On
the only side, people in old fashioned, different colored clothes. As Luis
stood at the front of the alter with Noah, Sam, and Miguel. Much to his
surprise, both sides of the family seemed to be getting along.
As he looked around, he spotted a little boy and a little girl talking.
The girl had a really fancy dress on and the boy was wearing kind of beaten
up clothes. 'Looks like me and Sheridan,' he thought. Then, he saw the little
boy had the girl one of the tropical flowers. The little girl smiled and gave
the little boy and kiss on the cheek. Luis smiled, hoping that the two would
be just as happy as Sheridan and he were going to be.
Suddenly, the music started, everyone turned their attention to the back
of the room. Luis watched on, excitedly. First, he saw Theresa walk out and
started down the aisle. She was wearing a sparkling purple dress and her hair
was up and curled. She could easily pass off as a Crane. Theresa was followed
by Sheridan's nieces, Roxanna, Jewel, and Jennifer, who were all in matching,
light blue dresses. They all had blond hair and looked somewhat like younger
versions of Sheridan. They all walked up to the alter and stood in their
positions. As Jewel took her place, she looked at Luis and said, "Wait until
you see her, Luis. She looks like an angel.
Luis looked back at the other end of the room, smiling. He waited for her
to come through, but she wouldn't come. Luis became confused. Suddenly, Ethan
ran out. "Stop... stop the music." The music stopped and Ethan ran up to
Luis. "Ethan, what's going on?" "It's Sheridan. I can't find her. She's
gone." Ethan panted. "What?!" Luis said. He ran from the alter and out of the
room.
There was a lot of commotion and Theresa went to Ethan. "Ethan, what do
you mean she's gone? Where could she have gone?" "I don't know, Theresa, but
she's not here. I've looked everywhere." Ethan panted. Theresa thought for a
moment, then said, "Oh my gosh." "What?" Asked Ethan. "Those drug dealers in
Paris, they are still after Sheridan. Oh god, what if they got her?" Theresa
said. "Oh, god. I hope not." Ethan said as he looked over at the door, where
Luis disappeared to...
To Be Continued...