True Love Comes Only Once In A Lifetime

True Love Comes Only Once In A Lifetime
By: Ashley
Here is yet another great shuis fanfic
by Carol. There is no Antonio in this
fanfic, so go ahead and enjoy an
Antonio-free fanfic. Then e-mail
Carol with your comments...
E-mail Ashley at:
claflash@msn.com

Author's Notes:I killed Antonio off because I really hate him, he and Sheridan never married. Sheridan couldn't take seeing Luis and Beth together so she fled to Paris. Gwen chose to be with Hank instead of Ethan, they both fled to Paris with their friend Sheridan. Also Martin is alive and the truth came out about Chad's paternity, before Sheridan left. As you can see I always have Gwank instead of Gwethan, it's because I like Hank and Gwen better than Ethan and Gwen. Ethan and Theresa are together in this story.

~~~Prologue~~~

She woke up and touched her tiny belly. "Good morning sweetie" she whispered, to her baby. She got out of bed and walked to the kitchen, Hank was already up like usual. "morning Sher" Hank said. "good morning Hank" she replied, and he placed his hand on her developing tummy. "how's my godchild this morning" he asked. "he or she is fine. Is Gwen still sleeping" she asked and he nodded his head yes. Hank went to work and she fixed herself something to eat, about 15 minutes later her best friend Gwen walked in. "good morning Sher, how are you and the baby"? she asked. "we're fine, but I really miss Luis I wish he was here" she answered.

"Sheridan hunny, why don't we go back to Harmony. So you can be with Luis and so this baby can have a father" Gwen offered. "Gwen Luis is probably already married to Beth and they probably have kids already" she said tears welling up in her eyes. "Sheridan dear, calm down. Luis isn't married" Gwen said smiling. "Gwen how do you know" Sheridan asked curiously. "Well Hank talked to Sam yesterday and Sam said that Luis is miserable without you and that he still misses you and loves you. He couldn't marry any other woman knowing that he couldn’t love anyone else but you!" she said. "oh god, what have I done"

Sheridan whispered. "Sheridan your almost 9 months pregnant and you can't fly, so how about I fly him down here for you" Gwen offered. "ok thank you sooo much, but Luis doesn't even know I'm staying here with you" Sheridan told her best friend. "Well I'll fly him down and you and the baby will be a surprise" the other woman said. Gwen picked up her phone and dialed Luis's cell Number "Lopez-Fitzgerald" "hey Luis, it's Gwen" "oh Hey Gwen what's up" Luis asked. "well I would like you to come to Paris.

Hank and I need to discuss something with you. It's very important!" "Ok Gwen do you think you can book me a flight then" he asked. "Sure hun, I'll call you back with your flight number and what time the plane departs" she said. "alright bye" "bye". "Oh Sher, he's gonna come" Gwen exclaimed and hugged her friend. 15 Minutes later she called Luis back, his flight left in 2 hours and would be arriving here in the morning. I can't believe he's coming" Sheridan whispered. To pass the time Sheridan and Gwen watched movies all day. Both fell asleep on the couch, and when Hank got home he put both of them to bed.

Chapter 1:

Sheridan awoke the next morning with a big grin on her face. She had drempt about her and Luis and their baby girl. She didn't know the sex of the baby, and she didn't want to know until he or she was born. But she had a feeling this baby was a girl. She looked at the time, and Luis would be arriving in an hour or so. "Gwen, Hank" She called walking toward the kitchen. "In here hun" Hank yelled. Good morning's were shared and now her friends were off to get the love of her life. "ok Sher, we'll be back eat, shower, get dress, and get ready to surprise him ok" Hank said giving her a kiss on the cheek, and the two of them left.

Sheridan did as she was told, she ate then showered and got dressed. Now she was sitting on the couch watching her favorite French Soap Opera. Almost an hour later Hank and Gwen came through the door with Luis behind them. He looked at her and he was speechless, he couldn't see her growing stomach it was covered by a fleece blanket. "She..She..Sheridan" he managed to get out a little above a whisper. "where the hell have you been" he screamed. "Luis I've been here. Look I have something to show you. "wait Gwen and I are going to leave have a nice chat" Hank said, him and his wife walking out of the door. "

Come on Sher, show me" he said, she motioned for him to sit down and he did. "ok Luis, please don't get mad" she whispered and took the blanket off of her. He looked down at her tummy and he was very shocked and speechless, she was pregnant. With my child I hope, he thought. "Oh Sheridan, darling your pregnant" he said still a little shocked. "Yes Luis, I am" she whispered smiling. He was dreading the question he was going to ask. "Sheri, who's the father" he asked.

"Oh Luis, did you really have to ask that? You’re the father of course. I love you too much to sleep with any one else" she said. " oh my gosh, we're going to have a baby" he exclaimed happily, tears coming down his cheeks. " So are you happy" she asked, and he whispered in her ear. "Hunny I'm sooo thrilled" and placed a kiss on her lips." Sheridan when you found out you were pregnant, why didn't you tell me" he asked curiosity running through his mind. " well you were engaged to Beth and I didn't want to ruin anything between you two.

But I still love you, I always have" She admitted." Sheridan as you can see I'm not married and I love you soo much. Remember true love comes only once in a lifetime, and I ain't passing out on our true love! I wanna spend my life with you forever, so Sheridan crane will you marry me" he asked taking the ring out of his pocket. He had been carrying that ring since the day she left, he promised himself that when he found her he would pop the question right there and then!

"Yes Yes, a million zillion times" she yelled, tears forming in her baby blue eyes. " Sheridan I don't mean to break up this special moment but that flight wore me out. Do you think I can go take a nap" he asked. "sure you can sleep in my room, I'll even take a nap with you" she replied. They layed down and fell asleep, they woke up about 5 hours later, Luis just layed there in bed.

To Be Continued...

Chapter 2:

"Hey Luis" Sheridan said looking up at him and smiling. "hey beautiful" he whispered and kissed her on her lips. She placed her hand on her tummy and a big grin spread across her face. "Luis feel this" she whispered taking his hand and placing it on her stomach. "Oh Sheridan, that's our baby" he exclaimed smiling. "Come on Luis get up I'm starving" she said, they got out bed and walked to the kitchen hand in hand. "hey Luis, hey Sheridan" Hank said. "hi Hank" both of them replied. "are you two hungry? I made spaghetti and meatballs" Gwen said, Sheridan and Luis ate then went into the living room and joined their friends.

Sheridan announced her and Luis's engagement and Gwen and Hank said congratulation, then all watched the movie Titanic. The girls picked that one, and the guys both complained. Later in the day the four of them went to some of the shops and went to a restaurant and arrived home at around 11 and they all went to bed. The baby kicked and played all night for Sheridan, but at least she managed to get a few hours of sleep. When she woke up, she felt soaked with water. She looked under the covers and gasped her water had broken in the middle of the night. "Luis" She said.

"Ya" he asked turning around" my water broke" she screamed. So Hank, Gwen, Luis and Sheridan drove to the hospital. There they were a half an hour later in the delivery room, Sheridan was screaming her head off! "Oh god Luis, it hurts so much" She yelled as another contraction hit. "God Sheridan, just squeeze my hand when another contraction hits" he said calmly.

"what squeeze your hand, squeeze your goddamn hand. You’re the one who got me into this mess. Don't you ever touch me again." She screamed. Then the doctor told him "it's only the drugs talking Mr.Lopez-Fitzgerald", and Luis nodded his head. "Ms.Crane you can start pushing" Dr.John announced. "Ahhhh"she screamed a couple of times. "Your doing great!" Luis encouraged and kissed her head. "Ok I can see the head I need you to push a little more then we'll have your beautiful baby in no time" the doctor said. After a few more pushes, well a lot a baby's cry filled the room.

"You have a baby girl" The nurse announced, and cleaned the baby off and handed her to her mother. "Oh Sheridan hunny, she's beautiful" Luis said while kissing his fiance gently on the lips. "So what are we gonna name her" he asked. "well before you came I already had a name picked out. "Well what is it" "Allison Katherine Lopez-Fitzgerald" she replied. " I think it's beautiful" he replied.

To Be Continued...

Chapter 3:

~ 2 weeks later ~
Luis woke up and stared at his sexy fiance. She was so beautiful and she was all his, he just couldn't wait to marry her. "Sheridan, wake up sweetie" he whispered in her ear while rubbing her thighs. "Luis stop! Is it that hard to let me sleep jeeze" She yelled, keeping both eyes closed. "well sorry" me muttered and stopped rubbing up against her and turned around. She opened her eyes and noticed that Luis had turned around.

She wrapped her arms around his waist and said "Luis, I'm sorry but it's just ever since I came home from the hospital I haven't gotten that much sleep. I'm really tired". He turned around and apologized "I'm sorry Sher", he said sincerely and kissed him. Before things got any hotter the baby started to cry. "I'll get her" he whispered, so her got up and fed Ally and then brought her back to bed with him and Sheridan. " hi sweetie" she said. "Sheridan, I was thinking", Luis said

"What about" she asked. "Well.. about going back to Harmony. My whole family is there and I miss them" he announced. " Luis everyone in Harmony hates me" she exclaimed sadly. "Sher, who cares what other people think. Plus everyone in Harmony misses you, trust me" he replied. " Fine whatever, I would love to go back with you. Hank and Gwen are going to come to right" she asked, and he nodded his head yes.

~3 weeks later, Harmony~ Luis and Sheridan walked toward the red, brick Ally Alli in tow. Luis rang the doorbell and the person came to the door. "Son where have you been" Martin asked his son." hey papa, I was in Paris with my favorite girls" Luis answered and Martin noticed Sheridan. 'Sheridan your back" he said throwing his arms around her and giving her a hug. The three went in the house and sat on the couch. "Martin who was at the door" Pilar yelled from the kitchen.

"Hunny come in here" Martin said back and she came. She took one look at Sheridan and gasped, Sheridan was back after all these months. "Sheridan miha your finally back, and who have you brought with you" she said and gave her a motherly hug, and looking at the baby. "Yes Pilar I am back and I have brought your granddaughter with me" Sheridan replied. " oh my, is the baby Luis's or Antonio's" Martin asked. "She's mine" Luis answered for his fiance. Pilar and Martin were so happy that their son's one true love camelback and they were even more happy to find out they were grandparents.

To Be Continued...

Chapter 4:

Months had passed and now it was the middle of June. Sheridan and Luis bought their own house in May. Sheridan awoke and smiled at her fiance, they would be getting married in exactly one month. She couldn't be more happier, Luis chose that moment to wake up and he stared into her beautiful sparkling eyes. " good morning baby" he said and placed a kiss on her soft lips. "Good morning" she replied. Thank god it was Friday, tonight Allison would be going to Martin and Pilar's for a little sleepover.

"Luis get up, it's already ten past 7 and you have to be at work for 8" she said sternly. He gave her a quick kiss and headed to the bathroom for a shower, Sheridan just layed in bed and thought about her perfect life. Luis came out of the bathroom half an hour later, fully dressed hair done at all. "Ok I'm going" he said and kissed her."I love you" she whispered, "and I love you" he said smiling and he left. She was about to fall asleep when she heard her baby cry.

She rolled out of bed and slipped her robe on. She walked into the nursery and there was her baby girl. "Come on babe" Sheridan whispered and took the baby out of her crib. Both girls went downstairs to the kitchen and she fed the baby and then she fed herself. " Come on sweetie we'll go upstairs and lay down" she whispered and walked upstairs. Luis came home for lunch that day. He couldn't find his fiance or his daughter, he started to get worried, her car was in the driveway but where were they.

His worries all washed when he saw them on the bed. It was already 12:30 so he walked over to Sheridan and gently woke her up. " hey hun, what are you doing home" she asked, having no idea what time it was. "it's 12:30 I'm on my lunch break" he said. They all went downstairs and while Luis fed his daughter Sheridan made sandwiches for her and Luis.

Hours passed and it was quarter past five, she was driving to Martin and Pilar's house. She got there and rang the doorbell. "Hi Sheridan, come in" Martin said and they went in. Sheridan stayed for a little while and went home. This weekend Luis was taking her on a mini romantic getaway. She got home a little after 6 and she took a shower, did her make up, did her hair and got dressed. Luis came around 7;30 and they headed to their destination.

To Be Continued...

Chapter 5:

"So Luis where are we going" Sheridan asked. "Well I guess I'll tell you. I've rented an isolated cabin in Castleton" he said. " oh Luis, that's so sweet of you, thank god no one will be around" she said smiling, and placed a kiss on his well shaven cheek. Fifteen minutes later Luis looked down at her, she was fast asleep. He smiled, she was he could ask for in a woman. Smart, Sexy, beautiful, the best lover, a fantastic mother, and she would definitely be a great wife.

He drove for about 2 more hours and then he whispered "Sheridan wake up darling". "Are we here" she asked and he said yes. They got out of the truck and Luis grabbed their bags out of the trunk. They walked in an Sheridan immediately fell in love with the place. "Oh Luis, this place is so beautiful" she exclaimed. " Not as beautiful as you" he said looking into her eyes and getting lost in them, she smiled and blushed at the same time. "

Come on, I wanna show you the rest of the place" he said intertwining their fingers together. First they went to the kitchen and her eyes wandered to the middle of the room. She and Luis could do a lot of damage in this place. "Luis look at that" she said pointing towar the breakfast nook. "what about it" he asked. "well we should try and experiment on it. Try making love on it I mean" she whispered kissing his neck. "Oh baby, you know I love trying new things" he said kissing her.

Then they headed to the bedroom. " oh Luis this is so romantic" she said referring to the rose petals on the bed, she let a few tears slip down her cheeks. He took his thumbs and wiped the tears away, he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close. "we both needed this weekend to ourselves" he thought. He bent down and kissed her, he got so lost in the kiss that his tongue slipped out and ran across her lips begging for access, and she granted him access to her tongue. There tongues dueled together for a few minutes.

To Be Continued...

Chapter 6:

Sheridan pulled back from their kiss and said "wow"! "Ya Sher, wow is right. After all these years we still have a strong passions for each other, and you still take my breath away" he said, with his hands on her neck. " oh Luis, please don't make me cry again. I love you so much, words can't even begin to describe how much" she whispered. " I love you too and I just can't til we get married' he said and placed a kiss in her hair. "Either can I, but come on you have to show me the rest of the house, and he took her to the bathroom.

It had two sinks, a toilet, a beddae, a stand-up shower, and a huge bathtub with unlighted candles around it. " Oh Luis, we can do things in here too" she whispered seductively. "Sweetie I am not complaining, but what has gotten in to you" he asked. "I don't know I just can't wait til I get to have you" she said in a husky voice. Luis laughed at her, tonight would definitely be wild he thought. " ok hun, we saw the whole cabin, now let's eat" he said.

"Can you put the lasagna in the oven at 350, for 30 minutes while I get everything else" he said and she nodded her head. Five minutes later she walked into the living room where Luis was "Ok done, now what do you want me to do" she asked. "Just come over here and sit with me" he replied opening his arms for her, and she sat in his lap. He leaned toward her face and placed a kiss on her luscious lips. "Oh Luis" she moaned as he sucked on her neck as he grabbed her butt pulling her closer. " Sheridan, screw the dinner. I want you now" he said.

He picked her up and ran to the kitchen and shut off the oven and then carried her to the bedroom where he made love to her. A few hours later she woke him up and begged him to make love to her again, so he did but instead of the bedroom he brought her to the kitchen and they made love on the nook. Just as Sheridan wanted. ~The Next Morning~ Sheridan awoke with the feeling of warmth washing over her. She looked up at Luis and smiled.

"what would I do without this man" she asked herself out loud. "You'll never have to know" he answered for her opening his eyes. " I didn't know you were up. What time is it anyway" she asked. "ummm...11:39" he said, looking over her shoulder at the clock. "Ok well, I'm getting up I'm famished and I want to head home, because I miss our baby" she said and they got up. They headed back home and arrived at about 3.

"Luis can you feed Ally, while I unpack are stuff" she asked. " Sure" he said taking his daughter and walking to the kitchen with her. Sheridan went down to the basement and washed the clothes, she came back upstairs 10 minutes later. "Luis is she swallowing or spitting up the formula" Sheridan asked. " She's actually swallowing" he replied. "That's great" She said and smiled at her baby.

~~~Epilogue~~~

Finally today, was Sheridan and Luis's wedding day. The music started playing and first Theresa and Ethan walked down the aisle followed by Chad and Whitney, then Miguel and Kay. Gwen was the maid of honor and Hank was the best man. Sheridan walked down the aisle on Martin's arm. Vows of promises were spoken and the bride and groom sealed their vows with a sweet kiss. Everyone headed for the reception. Their wedding song was "Everything I Do" by Bryan Adams.

Before they left for their honeymoon Luis threw the garter and his little brother Miguel caught it. When Sheridan threw the bouquet, well let's just say she wasn't surprised when miss Kay Bennett caught it. The newly wedded couple left for the airport and boarded their pane. They were headed off to Spain for a five week honeymoon. When they came back Kay and Miguel were already engaged!

THE END