Chapter 1:
"It's so good to be home," Sheridan thought, as she
stepped off the plane. She couldn't believe that she
was finally home. She was back in harmony. She
couldn't wait to see everyone again, even her brother
Julien. As she headed towards the airport, she felt at
peace.
This was where she belonged. Harmony
was her home, and she was happy to finally be back. As
she grabbed her luggage and hailed a taxi,
she thought of the gifts she hdad brought for her
family and friends. She giggled to herself as she
imagined Julien's reaction to her gift. It would
definitely be a moment to remember.
She was
anxious to
get to the mansion, and it seemed to take forever, but
finally she was there. She thanked the driver and
gave him a big tip. As he drove away, she thought to
herself, "Welcome home Sheridan," and smiled.
Then she headed for the door. She tried not to make
noise as she opened the door and stepped
inside.
She smiled to herself. Everything was as she
remembered it. The sweet smell of flowers wafted
through
the air and she could hear opera music playing. "Home
sweet home," she whispered, then headed for
the front room. As it so happened, Ivy, Julien, Pilar,
and Ethan were there. Apparently they had not
heard her come in. She cleared her throat and waited.
She didn't have to wait very long. They all
looked up and the looks on their faces was priceless.
Sheridan couldn't help laugh.
To Be Continued...
Chapter 2:
"Hello everyone!," she said. "Welcome home Sheridan,"
they all said, "We missed you." "Thanks, I
missed all of you too, I missed you all so much, it's
so good to be home." Julien was the first to speak.
"So Sheridan dear, sick of Paris already are we?," he
said, and smirked. "Well Julien, you obviously
haven't changed.
For your information brother
dear, I decided to come home because I missed
harmony and I missed my family and friends, I even
missed "you" Julien, not that you care," she said.
"Don't mind him Sheridan," Ivy said,"He's just being
his usual jackass self, "I" for one, am very happy
that you are back." "Thank you Ivy, It's great to be
back,"Sheridan said, and smiled at Ivy. "It's so
good to see you Sheridan, I missed you so much," Ethan
said.
"I missed you too Ethan," Sheridan said,
as they hugged. Then she turned to Pilar. "It's good
to see you Pilar. How are you? How is your
family?," Sheridan asked. "I'm glad you're back
Sheridan, I missed seeing you around here. I hope that
youu enjoyed your trip. I know that Paris is very
beautiful," Pilar said, "I am fine and so is my
family,
it's nice of you to ask," Pilaar said, and smiled
tentively at Sheridan.
"I'm glad to hear that
Pilar, and
yes, I enjoyed my trip very much, but it was time to
come home, so here I am," Sheridan said," and I
have gifts for everyone, wait till you see them." She
had gotten a beautiful necklace for Ivy, a gold
watch for Ethan, a gold name plate for Julien (which
she was sure she would regret getting), and a
beautiful spanish painting for Pilar. Everyone loved
their gifts. It was a happy day at the Crane
mansion, a happy day indeed. Sheridan was home.
To Be Continued...
Chapter 3:
That night Sheridan went to sleep with a smile on her
face, and once again, the dreams came. She had
been having the same dreams for months. She thought,
she hoped, that they would stop once she was
home, but they didn't. If anything, they were
stronger, and so vivid. She was with a man. They were
kissing passionately...and then she woke up.
The dream always ended the same way, just
before she
and the man were about to make love and without her
seeing his face. She was fustrated.Why did she
keep having these dreams? Who was the man in her
dreams? What did these dreams mean? It was
driving her crazy. It was as if someone was trying to
tell her something, but who? and what? She
hoped she would figure it out soon so that the dreams
would finally stop.
Meanwhile, across town,
Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald was dreaming too, of Sheridan
Crane, but he didn't know that it was Sheridan
Crane that he was dreaming about. Sheridan wasn't the
only one being haunted by dreams. What they
both didn't know is that it would all make sense soon
enough.
To Be Continued...
Chapter 4:
Pilar had 4 children. 2 boys and 2 girls. One of them
happened to be one of harmony's finest cops,
Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald. Luis was, well, handsome to say
the least. Actually he was gorgeous and sexy.
With eyes that were dark and sensuous, and a smile
that could turn the strongest woman to mush, he
was the most sought after man in harmony.
It
helped that he was also the sweetest, kindest man in
harmony. He had a heart of gold, and everyone knew if.
He was a good man and any woman would
have been lucky to have him. Nobody knew that better
than his mother Pilar. She knew how special
her son was and she knew that one day he would find
the special someone he was searching for.
It
was only a matter of time. Her only wish was that when
he finally gave his heart and soul to someone
that it would be to someone truly deserving of it. The
last thing she wanted was for Luis to get hurt.
She wanted her son to be happy. She wanted her son to
find the love she knew he deserved, and he
would, sooner than she could have realized.
To Be Continued...
Chapter 5:
It was a beautiful warm sunny day, and Sheridan had
decided to go for a picnic. She had hoped that
Ivy, Ethan, Pilar, and even Julien would join her.
Unfortunately, they all had things to do. So she
decided to go by herself. She went to the park and
picked a spot near the water. She hummed as she
spread out the blanket that she had brought. She was
hungry, so she started to eat.
When she
finished
eating she decided to lay down and enjoy the warm sun.
The sun felt so good that she started to drift
off. Suddenly, she felt a hand brushing against her
cheek. It was soft and gentle. At first she thought
she
was dreaming, but then she heard someone talking to
her. It was a man. She opened her eyes and was
startled to see a man kneeling near her. It was
Luis.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to startle
you," he said,"I
was passing by and I saw you laying there. I thought
something might be wrong, so I decided to see if
you were ok. I'm really sorry if I scared you." She
stood up and started to put everything away. "Well,
as you can see, I'm fine, but thanks for your
concern," she said. "No problem," he said,"The name's
Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald by the way, that is, officer
Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald.
Nice to meet you
miss...
miss..., I don't think I caught your name," he said as
he held out his hand. "Sheridan Crane, nice to
meet you too Luis," she said, as she shook his hand.
"Well, I'd better be going now, thanks again Luis,"
she said. "Yeah, I should go too. See you Sheridan,"
he said, and he was gone. As he was walking
away he thought to himself, "Why does she seem so
familiar?" and Sheridan was thinking to
herself,"Why does he seem so familiar?."
To Be Continued...
Chapter 6:
Luis couldn't stop thinking about Sheridan. She was
the most beautiful woman that he had ever seen. It
made him think of Snow White: "Mirror, Mirror on the
wall, who's the fairest of them all?" Then he
thought "Sheridan Crane, definitely," and chuckled. He
decided to ask her out. He hoped that she
would say yes.
He headed to the mansion, a
dozen roses in his hand. He was nervous as he rung the
bell. As luck would have it, Sheridan answered the
door. She was as beautiful as he remembered.
"Luis, what are you doing here?," she asked. "Well,
first of all, these are for you," he said, as he
handed her the roses. "They're beautiful Luis, thank
you," she said. "Beautiful roses for a beautiful
lady," he said, and blushed.
"That's so sweet
Luis," she said, "Thank you, so to what do I owe the
honor?," she asked. "Actually Sheridan," he said, "I
was hoping you would go out with me." "I would
love to Luis," she said. So they went out on what was
to be the first of many dates.
To Be Continued...
Chapter 7:
It was all planned. Luis couldn't wait to see
Sheridan's reaction. He knew that she would love it.
All he
had to do was get her there. They were a couple now,
and Luis wanted to do something special for
Sheridan. So, he rented the most beautiful cabin he
could find and he filled it with roses, candles, her
favorite food, etc. There would be soft music too of
course, and champagne.
It was perfect. It was
time to go and get Sheridan. He headed to the mansion,
and, when he got there, without saying a
word, he took Sheridan in his arms and carried her to
the car. "Luis, what are you doing ?," she asked
with laughter. "You'll see Sheridan, it's a surprise,"
he said as he smiled and winked at ther. She
laughed and said,"Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald, what are you
up to now?"
"You'll find out soon enough
Sheridan," he said. He stopped a little ways from the
cabin and blindfolded Sheridan, then he carried
her to the cabin. "Where are we Luis?," she asked,"Can
I take off the blindfold now?" "Go ahead
Sheridan, you can take it off, it's ok," he said. She
took off the blindfold and he said."Surprise my
love!" She gasped, she couldn't believe what she was
seeing. Everything was so beautiful.
"Well?
How
do you like your surprise Sheridan?," he asked. "It's
wonderful Luis," she said. "I'm so glad that you
like it Sheridan. I wanted to do something special for
you to show you how much I love you," he said.
"I love you too Luis," she said as he took her in his
arms. He wanted her so much, and she wanted him
too.
Gently he placed her on the bed and
kissed her passionately, thier yearning for each other
growing
stronger and stronger, their bodies crying out for
each other. Finally they undressed each other. Luis
kissed Sheridan all over her body, tasting her
sweetness. Each kiss burning into her soul. They were
on
fire.
Finally Sheridan couldn't take it
anymore."Make love to me Luis," she begged,"Make love
to me
now!" Gently he entered her, and within minutes they
both climaxed simultaneously. Then, once again,
the professed their love for each other, and drifted
blissfully to sleep.
To Be Continued...
Chapter 8:
Months later, they were engaged and couldn't wait to
get married. Luis asked his brother Miguel to be
his best man and Sheridan ask Luis's sister Theresa to
be her maid of honor. Sheridan couldn't wait to
be Mrs. Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald. It was all she dreamed
about. Finally,after what seemed like an
eternity, it was time for them to get married.
Sheridan was beaming as she walk down the aisle to
Luis.
She was so happy.
Her dreams were coming true.
By the time they were declared man and wife, they
were both crying tears of happiness. It was the
happiest moment of their lives. Everything was
perfect.
They couldn't wait to go on their honeymoon, but first
they had to go to the reception. It was beautiful
reception. Finally they said their thanks and goodbyes
and left for their honeymoon. They went on a
cruise and then went to Paradise Island.
It
was the perfect honeymoon. They took long walks on the
beach and made love every night. They had never been
so happy or so in love. They planned on
spending their lives together and this was just the
beginning. Unfortunately, it wasn't meant to be.
To Be Continued...
Chapter 9:
Years later, it all came to a tragic end. In one
sensless moment, Luis lost Sheridan, and his soul as
well.
One minute they were happy and in love, and the next,
they were cruelly torn apart. The day had
started off great. Sheridan and Luis had enjoyed a
beautiful day at the beach. They swam, talked,
laughed, and even made sand castles.
Finally
they decided to go home. They were walking to the car
when all of a sudden a man ran past Luis and Sheridan
gasped and fell to the ground. Everything
happened so fast. For a second Luis didn't know what
had happened, then he saw Sheridan crumpled
on the ground.
He ran over to her, praying
that she was ok. "Sheridan? Sheridan honey? Are you
ok?
Talk to me, Please answer me baby," he cried. She
didn't answer and she didn't move. Luis took her in
his arms and then he saw that she was bleeding. He
realized that she had been stabbed. There was so
much blook. He called an ambulance and told them to
hurry.
As he waited he prayed and spoke to
her,"Please don't die Sheridan, don't leave me. I
can't live without you baby. Fight Sheridan, fight! I
know you can do it, fight for us," he begged as tears
ran down his face. "I love you so much Sheridan,
I need you, Please don't die, Please don't leave
me,"
he chocked, the tears streaming down his
face
blinding him. She was dieing, he could feel it.
Finally he heard the ambulance coming, but it was too
late. She was gone. His beloved Sheridan was gone, and
so was his soul, for when Sheridan died, she
took his soul with her.
To Be Continued...
Chapter 10:
Luis found out later that she died because her lungs
and heart had been punctured.They caught the guy
though, but it was little comfort for Luis. At least
the guy got 20 years without probation, he was lucky,
if it had been up to Luis, he would have got life, or
even worse. At least the guy still had a life, thanks
to him, Luis's life was over.
He was like a
zombie. He wanted to die. He missed Sheridan so much.
He
felt so empty, and there was a constant aching inside
of him. He was no longer living, he was just alive.
The nights were the worst. Tonight would be no
different than the others. He would dream about
Sheridan again, and he did. That night, it happened
again. The same way. Everything was the same
always the same.
It was nighttime and Luis was
ready for bed. As soon as his head hit the pillow, he
fell asleep exhausted, and once again, the dream came.
She was there. He could feel her. He could
smell her. "Sheridan," he moaned, as he reached out
for her. Then he woke up, and remembered.
Sheridan was gone. It was just dream. He tried to go
back to sleep, but he couldn't. Hot tears stung
his eyes as the memories came back to him. He couldn't
take it anymore.
He had never felt such pain.
It was agony. He ached to see Sheridan again, to hold
her again, but it could never be, because
Sheridan was gone. His angel was gaone. "Why god?
Why?," he screamed, and then mercifully sunk
into a deep sleep, the tears still wet on his face.
The next night, the dream didn't come, it was Sheridan
who came instead. She appeared to him. He was so happy
to see her.
She told him that she loved him
but that he had to get on with his life, that he
couldn't go on this way. He knew she was right. "Luis,
I'll
always be in your heart and I'll always be with you in
spirit. I'll always be watching over you. I love you
Luis. We'll be together again one day , I promise
you," she said. "I know that Sheridan, and I love you
too," he said.
"I have to go now Luis, I love
you," she said," Goodbye my love." "Don't go
Sheridan,"
he said, but she was gone. He stared at the spot where
she had been, and for the first time in a long
time, he felt at peace.
The dreams would come
no more. "I love you Sheridan," he whispered, and
blew a kiss to the sky. "Till we meet again my love,"
he said. As he said the words, he felt something
soft brush against his cheek, and smiled. He was going
to be ok.
The End