True Blue Passions Series
By Tainted Love
Chapter 3: Confusion in the Mist
"Sheridan, is that you?" Luis cried, "It can't be!" His lovely Sheridan stood only five feet away from him. Her hair was a bit longer than the last time Luis had saw her, but otherwise she looked the same as the day he had lost her. Luis had thought he had lost Sheridan forever and now here she was, looking like an angel in her white flower print dress.
Sheridan shook her head, her mouth twitching up in confusion, "Do you know me?"
Luis crossed the distance in a second, reaching out for Sheridan's hand. She took a small step back, but her eyes widened as she studied his face. "I remember you," She whispered, "You're Luis."
Luis nodded, "Of course, but what do you mean, 'I remember you'?"
"I have amnesia. I don't remember who I am or where I'm from. I've had small memory flashes and I remember you. You were my love, Luis."
Luis wanted to take Sheridan in his arms and hold her. He couldn't resist touching her cheek, just to make sure she really was there, and the world wasn't just playing a another trick on him. Her cheek was warm to his touch, but she flinched as he reached to draw her into a hug. Luis noticed the way her eyes darted to Antonio, and he remembered what his brother had said: I have someone special I want you to meet, my fiancée, Diana. "Sheridan, what, how did this happen?"
Sheridan just shook her head, "I'm not sure. Bri- I mean Antonio is the one who rescued me. I have no memory of my past life, except small flashes."
Antonio wrapped his arm around Sheridan and Luis felt all his muscles tense in anger and confusion. Luis had given up hope that he would somehow get Sheridan back. He had finally registered the fact that she was dead and had moved on. He had a fiancée now, his sweet, reliable Beth. And now suddenly Sheridan was back, and she was engaged to his brother. Luis felt as if all the air had left his lungs at once. His hands and feet grew shaky and he had to sit down. This couldn't be happening.
"Sheridan, do you remember me?" Ethan spoke up. He had given baby Ethan to Theresa and stood in front of her.
Sheridan squinted and Luis could see her fighting against her brain. "No, I don't."
Ethan tried to smile, but Luis could see the pain underneath. "I'm your nephew, or at least I was. Well, I grew up thinking you were my aunt, and I guess you are, just not by blood. I don't know if you remember, but your brother Julian was married to my mother. I grew up thinking he was my father, but that wasn't the case. But, well, that's not important. I'm just glad you're alive and back in our lives."
Sheridan's eyes grew wet as she shook her head softly, "I'm sorry. I just don't remember yet. I'm sure it will come back to me soon."
Antonio frowned, "Wait, Sheridan's brother is Julian, as in Julian Crane?"
"Yes." Luis stood. He couldn't stand it anymore; he had to hold Sheridan in his arms. Sheridan was startled by Luis's hug at first, but Luis could feel her tension easing away as he held onto her. She had to remember how it had once been between them. He didn't want Sheridan to be uncomfortable with him. "I really missed you, Sheridan. I thought I had lost you forever," Luis whispered in her ear. "You were the love of my life, and now you're home. Oh, it's good to have you back."
"Luis," Antonio said, anger evident in his voice, "Remember, Sheridan loves me now."
* * *
"Miguel?"
Miguel sighed and he slowly turned around. Kay caught her breath as she saw the angry look Miguel threw at her. "What is it, Kay?"
"I wanted to talk with you." Kay just hoped she could somehow make things right between her and Miguel. She loved him with all her heart, and even though Miguel made it clear he would only love Charity, Kay had always at least been able to be his best friend. Now their friendship was nearing the edge of the cliff, she had to do something to save it. "I'm really sorry, Miguel. Things went way wrong. It wasn't supposed to be like this."
"You're sorry? Sorry isn't going to save Charity! She's in a coma because of you."
"Miguel, please don't be mad at me. I didn't mean for this to happen. I just got caught up in my love for you," Kay spit out. Miguel had to realize everything she did she had done out of love.
Miguel just frowned and crossed his arms over his chest. "But you knew I loved Charity, so why did you have to act on your love? If you were really my best friend you would have let me be happy. And Charity made me happy. And why did you trick me into sleeping with you? How did you make me think you were Charity?"
Kay widened her eyes in pretend shock. "I didn't trick you Miguel. I don't know why you thought I was Charity. I was just as hurt by it as you. I thought you were making love to me. I thought you loved me. But, no, you had mistaken me for my cousin. How could you kiss me and not realize I wasn't her? How could you have been so blind?" Kay hated lying to Miguel, but she knew it was the only way she could possibly get Miguel to be her friend again, and maybe eventually be her boyfriend.
Miguel shook his head in confusion. "Kay, I don't know. It's still all jumbled in my mind. When I looked at you I saw Charity. I saw the woman I loved."
Kay smiled softly, "Miguel, maybe the reason you saw Charity when you looked at me was because your mind was trying to send you a clue. Maybe by your mind showing you the woman you thought you loved, it was trying to say that you really love me. It was trying to show you that you that the woman you love is me, not Charity. What you felt last night when we made love is the proof that you do love me. How could we have felt such intense feelings of passion and love if I was not truly the girl your heart desired? I think your mind played that trick on you, only as a way to show you that you love me, Kay. Miguel, don't you think so? Don't you think that that could be the explanation to why you thought I was Charity? Miguel. you love me!"
Miguel's eyes were wide with uncertainty. He started to shake his head no, but stopped. Kay could see the wonder in his eyes as he thought over what she was saying. "Kay, I--"
Miguel's words were cut off as Dr. Eve entered the waiting room again. Immediately, Miguel snapped to attention, and rushed over to ask about Charity. Damn, Kay thought with anger. She had really thought her little speech had been about to convince Miguel that he loved her. But, as soon as the doctor entered the room Miguel's thoughts had turned to Charity. Maybe it would take some time, but now Kay was sure that she could win Miguel over. She just had to brush up on her acting skills. A few tearful conversations about how she loved him and how he must really love her and she'd hook him. If only Charity wasn't in the way. Somehow, Kay had to make Miguel forget about Charity. She needed a plan.
* * *
Gwen couldn't stand it anymore. She had been standing in the driveway of the Crane estate for twenty minutes. Ethan wasn't coming after her. Gwen wasn't going to wait and hope any longer. Ethan was making it clear that he loved Theresa. It was obvious by the intense kiss the two shared as they were reunited. Ethan didn't even bother to come after her and comfort his fiancée. Gwen frowned down at the silver ring Ethan had given her just earlier that night. How could she have been so blind? She should have realized that Ethan would always love Theresa. Even when they thought she was dead, Theresa didn't leave his heart. If anything, it made Ethan's love for her stronger. Gwen just couldn't win.
Gwen walked down the long curved driveway with determination. She wasn't going to be Ethan's second best. She wasn't going to live in the shadows of Ethan's growing love for Theresa. Either Ethan was going to love Gwen and only Gwen or Gwen was going to have to leave him. She wanted to be the only woman in his heart; she wasn't going to share him with Theresa. Maybe there was something Gwen could do to win Ethan's heart back. She needed a plan. It was time she visited her mother.
By Tainted Love
Chapter 3: Confusion in the Mist
"Sheridan, is that you?" Luis cried, "It can't be!" His lovely Sheridan stood only five feet away from him. Her hair was a bit longer than the last time Luis had saw her, but otherwise she looked the same as the day he had lost her. Luis had thought he had lost Sheridan forever and now here she was, looking like an angel in her white flower print dress.
Sheridan shook her head, her mouth twitching up in confusion, "Do you know me?"
Luis crossed the distance in a second, reaching out for Sheridan's hand. She took a small step back, but her eyes widened as she studied his face. "I remember you," She whispered, "You're Luis."
Luis nodded, "Of course, but what do you mean, 'I remember you'?"
"I have amnesia. I don't remember who I am or where I'm from. I've had small memory flashes and I remember you. You were my love, Luis."
Luis wanted to take Sheridan in his arms and hold her. He couldn't resist touching her cheek, just to make sure she really was there, and the world wasn't just playing a another trick on him. Her cheek was warm to his touch, but she flinched as he reached to draw her into a hug. Luis noticed the way her eyes darted to Antonio, and he remembered what his brother had said: I have someone special I want you to meet, my fiancée, Diana. "Sheridan, what, how did this happen?"
Sheridan just shook her head, "I'm not sure. Bri- I mean Antonio is the one who rescued me. I have no memory of my past life, except small flashes."
Antonio wrapped his arm around Sheridan and Luis felt all his muscles tense in anger and confusion. Luis had given up hope that he would somehow get Sheridan back. He had finally registered the fact that she was dead and had moved on. He had a fiancée now, his sweet, reliable Beth. And now suddenly Sheridan was back, and she was engaged to his brother. Luis felt as if all the air had left his lungs at once. His hands and feet grew shaky and he had to sit down. This couldn't be happening.
"Sheridan, do you remember me?" Ethan spoke up. He had given baby Ethan to Theresa and stood in front of her.
Sheridan squinted and Luis could see her fighting against her brain. "No, I don't."
Ethan tried to smile, but Luis could see the pain underneath. "I'm your nephew, or at least I was. Well, I grew up thinking you were my aunt, and I guess you are, just not by blood. I don't know if you remember, but your brother Julian was married to my mother. I grew up thinking he was my father, but that wasn't the case. But, well, that's not important. I'm just glad you're alive and back in our lives."
Sheridan's eyes grew wet as she shook her head softly, "I'm sorry. I just don't remember yet. I'm sure it will come back to me soon."
Antonio frowned, "Wait, Sheridan's brother is Julian, as in Julian Crane?"
"Yes." Luis stood. He couldn't stand it anymore; he had to hold Sheridan in his arms. Sheridan was startled by Luis's hug at first, but Luis could feel her tension easing away as he held onto her. She had to remember how it had once been between them. He didn't want Sheridan to be uncomfortable with him. "I really missed you, Sheridan. I thought I had lost you forever," Luis whispered in her ear. "You were the love of my life, and now you're home. Oh, it's good to have you back."
"Luis," Antonio said, anger evident in his voice, "Remember, Sheridan loves me now."
* * *
"Miguel?"
Miguel sighed and he slowly turned around. Kay caught her breath as she saw the angry look Miguel threw at her. "What is it, Kay?"
"I wanted to talk with you." Kay just hoped she could somehow make things right between her and Miguel. She loved him with all her heart, and even though Miguel made it clear he would only love Charity, Kay had always at least been able to be his best friend. Now their friendship was nearing the edge of the cliff, she had to do something to save it. "I'm really sorry, Miguel. Things went way wrong. It wasn't supposed to be like this."
"You're sorry? Sorry isn't going to save Charity! She's in a coma because of you."
"Miguel, please don't be mad at me. I didn't mean for this to happen. I just got caught up in my love for you," Kay spit out. Miguel had to realize everything she did she had done out of love.
Miguel just frowned and crossed his arms over his chest. "But you knew I loved Charity, so why did you have to act on your love? If you were really my best friend you would have let me be happy. And Charity made me happy. And why did you trick me into sleeping with you? How did you make me think you were Charity?"
Kay widened her eyes in pretend shock. "I didn't trick you Miguel. I don't know why you thought I was Charity. I was just as hurt by it as you. I thought you were making love to me. I thought you loved me. But, no, you had mistaken me for my cousin. How could you kiss me and not realize I wasn't her? How could you have been so blind?" Kay hated lying to Miguel, but she knew it was the only way she could possibly get Miguel to be her friend again, and maybe eventually be her boyfriend.
Miguel shook his head in confusion. "Kay, I don't know. It's still all jumbled in my mind. When I looked at you I saw Charity. I saw the woman I loved."
Kay smiled softly, "Miguel, maybe the reason you saw Charity when you looked at me was because your mind was trying to send you a clue. Maybe by your mind showing you the woman you thought you loved, it was trying to say that you really love me. It was trying to show you that you that the woman you love is me, not Charity. What you felt last night when we made love is the proof that you do love me. How could we have felt such intense feelings of passion and love if I was not truly the girl your heart desired? I think your mind played that trick on you, only as a way to show you that you love me, Kay. Miguel, don't you think so? Don't you think that that could be the explanation to why you thought I was Charity? Miguel. you love me!"
Miguel's eyes were wide with uncertainty. He started to shake his head no, but stopped. Kay could see the wonder in his eyes as he thought over what she was saying. "Kay, I--"
Miguel's words were cut off as Dr. Eve entered the waiting room again. Immediately, Miguel snapped to attention, and rushed over to ask about Charity. Damn, Kay thought with anger. She had really thought her little speech had been about to convince Miguel that he loved her. But, as soon as the doctor entered the room Miguel's thoughts had turned to Charity. Maybe it would take some time, but now Kay was sure that she could win Miguel over. She just had to brush up on her acting skills. A few tearful conversations about how she loved him and how he must really love her and she'd hook him. If only Charity wasn't in the way. Somehow, Kay had to make Miguel forget about Charity. She needed a plan.
* * *
Gwen couldn't stand it anymore. She had been standing in the driveway of the Crane estate for twenty minutes. Ethan wasn't coming after her. Gwen wasn't going to wait and hope any longer. Ethan was making it clear that he loved Theresa. It was obvious by the intense kiss the two shared as they were reunited. Ethan didn't even bother to come after her and comfort his fiancée. Gwen frowned down at the silver ring Ethan had given her just earlier that night. How could she have been so blind? She should have realized that Ethan would always love Theresa. Even when they thought she was dead, Theresa didn't leave his heart. If anything, it made Ethan's love for her stronger. Gwen just couldn't win.
Gwen walked down the long curved driveway with determination. She wasn't going to be Ethan's second best. She wasn't going to live in the shadows of Ethan's growing love for Theresa. Either Ethan was going to love Gwen and only Gwen or Gwen was going to have to leave him. She wanted to be the only woman in his heart; she wasn't going to share him with Theresa. Maybe there was something Gwen could do to win Ethan's heart back. She needed a plan. It was time she visited her mother.