I Don't Want
to See You Go
By Alyson
Chapter 4
'Sheridan's gone?' Luis thought as he stared at the screen. 'This
can't
be right...' "It's got to be some kind of mistake or something..."
"What's got be a mistake?" Beth asked as she walked back up to the
counter.
"This ... this email Sheridan sent to me ... it says that she told
her
father about us and that he's is sending her back to Paris for good..."
"Oh ... that's terrible Luis," Beth said sympathetically as she put
her
hand on his back. 'Oh yeah, just terrible ... now I'll have Luis all
to
myself, just like it should be...'
Luis buried his face in his hands
and
shook his head.
"Why did this have to happen ... why?" he muttered through his
hands.
"You did say that you two had been fighting lately...maybe it's for
the
best Luis..." Luis' head jerked up and when he looked at Beth his eyes
were
filled with rage.
"What?" Beth pulled back a little.
"Well, its good that this happened now...and this way is best..."
she
stammered.
Luis jumped out of his chair, throwing it to the ground.
"How can you say that?" he screamed. "How the hell is losing the
woman
of my dreams, the woman I love and cherish for the BEST?"
"Well," she started.
"I don't love you, I love Sheridan! Why can't you get that through
your
thick head? I thought you were my friend!"
"I am your friend," she cried.
"No, you aren't! If you were my friend you would've been happy for
me
when I fell in love with Sheridan, and you WOULDN'T say it was for the
best
if I lost her!"
"But..."
"No, I don't want to hear it," he yelled as he grabbed his jacket
and
headed for the door.
"Where are you going Luis?" she whimpered.
"To get Sheridan back," he said as he ran out the door.
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Luis rang the doorbell of the huge mansion and rubbed his hands
together
nervously. The door opened and a maid stepped out.
"Hello, may I help you?"
"Umm, yes. Is Ethan at home?" The maid eyed Luis up and down.
"And whom shall I say is calling?"
"Could you just tell him that Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald needs to talk
to him,
it's an emergency."
"Yes...one moment please..." The maid looked at Luis once more
before
closing the door. He started to pace on the step after a minute. The
door
opened and a young man walked outside.
Ethan knew it who it was from
his
pictures. He had never met Luis before, but Sheridan spoke of him all
the
time and told him if he ever needed anything he could talk to him.
Luis
looked up from his walk and looked at Ethan nervously.
Sheridan had
always
said he was a good guy and that he wasn't like the rest of their
family, but
Luis was still anxious.
"Umm... hi. You probably don't know who I am..."
"Luis! It's good to finally meet you," Ethan said, grabbing Luis'
hand
and shaking it. Luis gladly shook it back, a little relieved.
"You too Ethan."
"So what are you doing here?" Luis furrowed his brow a little.
"I'm here to find Sheridan."
"Find Sheridan?" Ethan asked, confused.
"Yeah... don't you know where she is?"
"Father told me that she was going traveling for a while, and that
he
didn't know when she was coming back. Why, she didn't tell you?"
"She didn't go traveling Ethan," Luis sighed. "Well at least she
didn't
on her own free will."
"What are you talking about?" Luis rubbed his forehead with his
hand and
let out a defeated sigh.
"She told your grandfather and father about us..."
"Oh... is that why father has been so upset these last few days..."
"No Ethan, you don't understand. They blew up about it. They...
they
sent her back to Paris, for good. She's not coming back...." Ethan
stared
at Luis for a minute.
"What? That can't be true..."
"Well it is."
"How did you find all this out?"
"She sent me an email telling me everything..."
"But... but my father said she left days ago." Luis flopped down
on the
step.
"Yeah, I know. Well we had a fight three days ago... a big one. I
just
thought she was avoiding me... it always takes us days to make up after
we
fight because we're both too damn stubborn and proud..." Luis said
chuckling
sadly. Both men looked up when the door opened.
"Ethan honey, can I speak with you for... oh, I'm sorry, I didn't
know we
had company..." Ivy said as she stepped outside. "Hello, I'm Ethan's
mother,
and you are...?" she asked, extending her hand. Luis stood up and
shook her
hand, looking to Ethan for help.
"Mother, this is Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald." Ivy paused for a moment.
"Sheridan's Luis?" Both Ethan and Luis froze.
"You... you know who I am?" Luis stuttered. Ivy nodded slowly.
"I'm guessing you're here to find out where Sheridan is, aren't
you?"
"What's going on Mother? How do you know Luis? Where's Aunt
Sheridan?"
Ivy looked back into the mansion and closed the door.
"We shouldn't talk here, you're father could see us. Let's go down
to
Sheridan's cottage and I'll tell you what happened," Ivy said.
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Ivy closed the door behind her after they entered the cottage.
Luis
looked around Sheridan's cottage. He had never been there because
someone
could've seen him. He breathed in deeply and could smell Sheridan's
perfume..
He saw an old picture of him and Sheridan up on the mantle. He smiled
when
he remembered when it was taken.
~*~Flashback~*~
Luis waited for Sheridan to come through the doors of the Seascape.
He
had wanted to pick her up at her house like a proper gentleman would,
but she
had convinced him to meet her there. He hated it; he had wanted to get
a
limo and start off the prom right, but no. 'It's all right...' he
thought.
'As long as I'm here with her it doesn't matter...' He took a sip of
his
water and almost choked when he saw Sheridan come in.
'She's gorgeous.
Gorgeous doesn't even begin to describe her... she's perfect' he
thought.
She had on a deep red strapless ball gown with pale blue lining. Her
lips
were as dark as her dress and her eyes were shining. She smiled when
she
made eye contact with Luis. She strode over to him and almost giggled
when
she saw the look on his face. His mouth was slightly open and she
could tell
he was speechless.
"You like?" she asked innocently as she twirled around.
"You look like absolutely perfect, like an angel..." he said, still
admiring her. She blushed a little.
"Thank you Luis... you don't look too bad yourself..." He had on a
jet-black tuxedo, which matched his dark complexion perfectly, and he
had a
red rose sticking out of his breast pocket.
Luis smiled as he reached
behind
him and pulled out a small clear box. He pulled out a red rose
corsage and
slipped it onto Sheridan's wrist. He gave her a small kiss on the
cheek.
"I mean it, you look beautiful." Sheridan smiled again. "Well...
shall
we?" Luis asked as he held his arm out. Sheridan gladly held onto it.
"We shall." They entered the dance hall and were astonished at
what they
saw. Candles were lit everywhere and it was beautifully decorated for
a
romance filled evening.
"Wow, this place looks great!" Luis said.
"Didn't you already come in here?" Sheridan asked.
"Nope; I wanted to wait for you so we could walk in together."
Sheridan
smiled and kissed his temple.
"You're so sweet." They walked over to a group of their friends.
Sheridan didn't move from Luis' side all night, and that's just how he
wanted
it.
They danced to almost every song; Sheridan would wrap her arms
around
his neck and rest her head on his shoulder. He would put his hands on
her
hips and they would just sway to the music together. It was perfect
for both
of them. The night was coming to a close and the king and queen were
about
to be announced. Neither one cared if they won or not, the night was
all
ready wonderful.
"And the king and queen of the Harmony High Prom are......... Luis
Lopez-Fitzgerald and Sheridan Crane!" Everyone clapped as they made
their
way up to the stage, hand in hand.
Luis put Sheridan's crown on for
her and
kissed her softly. He took the microphone and looked out into the
crowd.
"Wow... this is great. Well, I just want to thank everybody who
voted
for us." He turned to Sheridan. "And I would like to tell my beautiful
date
that� I love her with all of my heart and soul, and always will�"
Sheridan
smiled at him with tears in her eyes. She whispered, "I love you too
Luis"
before he pulled her into a passionate kiss.
~*~End flashback~*~
'That was the first time we said I love you to each other' he
thought
sadly. He felt a hand on his shoulder.
"Hey, are you all right?" Ethan asked. Luis set the picture back
and the
mantle and cleared his throat.
"Yeah, I'm fine� so Mrs. Crane, what do you know about what
happened? Is
Sheridan really in Paris?"
"Yes, I'm afraid so. This is what happened," she said, sitting
down on
the sofa.
Luis and Ethan sat down also.
"Sheridan had a date with a
young
man three nights ago�"
"Yeah, I know� that's what our fight was about�"
"She really didn't want to go; she was very upset when she came
home. I
think the boy had kissed her, or at least tried to, and she was
disturbed by
it�"
"And I wasn't here� I can't believe this� he didn't hurt her did
he? I
swear to God if someone did something to�" Luis said angrily.
"No, no, she was fine. I think she was just fed up with having to
go on
the date in the first place. Well she came in crying and needed to
talk to
someone, so we sat down and she told me about you and your fight and
her
date�" Ivy said. She paused for a moment and looked away.
"What happened next?" Ethan asked.
"Well� it seems Julian was listening outside the door the entire
time.
He had called Alistair and told him what he had discovered. Julian
came in,
grabbed Sheridan and dragged her out." Luis' eyes widened wen he heard
this
but he didn't say anything. "He left with her and wouldn't let me
follow.
He came back an hour later and told me that she wouldn't be a problem
anymore. They sent her back to Paris so she wouldn't be able to see
you
anymore," Ivy said softly.
"So she's really gone� she's not coming back�" Luis said, mostly to
himself.
"I'm sorry Luis," Ethan said quietly. Ivy and Ethan looked at Luis
sympathetically for a moment, and then he jumped up.
"No! I'm not going to let this happen. I'm not just going to sit
back
and let them take the woman I love away from me. There's no way in
hell that
they are going to get away with doing this to Sheridan," he screamed.
"Well� there's nothing you can do about it� she's already gone�"
"I'm going to Paris to get her; I have to. I don't know how; I'll
get
the money together somehow, but I have to see her."
"Don't be silly Luis; you can take the Crane jet. You can leave as
soon
as you want to�" Ivy said.
"I� I can't Mrs. Crane, I can't take handouts from you�"
"It's not a handout Luis. I know you love Sheridan very much, and
I know
that she loves you. I can't stand what my husband has done to her; so
please
take it�"
Luis looked at Ivy for a minute, then at Ethan. He hardly
knew
these people, and they wanted to give him a free ride to Paris. But it
was
for Sheridan, and he would do anything for her.
"All right� I'm gonna run home and pack; I can be ready in 30
minutes�"
"Good. I'll call and make sure the plane is fueled and ready for
takeoff."
"Thank you so much Mrs. Crane; you don't what this means to me, and
Sheridan." Ivy smiled as Luis headed towards the door. He turned back
and
took the picture off the mantle, staring at it for a moment before
running
out the door.
To Be Continued.....
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