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The Loser's Club Ch.33
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"This is a public place you know." Miguel stepped off the wall and looked at his brother with disgust, he gaze soften when he looked and Kay, he saw the bruise on her forehead, and wanted to punch his brother.
"Good to see you too, Miguel." Kay steeped away from Brian, she felt him tense up as soon as she heard Miguel's voice, he was returning his brothers glare and adding and intensity that should have frightened the younger man.
" Kay you should be resting, let me get you home." Miguel stepped forward but was quickly blocked by Brian. " Don't you think you've done enough."
"Boy, I haven't done nearly enough because you're not getting the message." He had to admit that it took guts for his brother to not only stand up to him, but to openly eye Kay, but his bravado was misplaced and likely to get him hurt.
"Guys, let's cool it, your sister just had a baby, lose the tension." She placed a restraining hand on Brian arm's and nodding toward the crowd of well-wishers surrounding Luis and Pilar. "Come on let's join the celebration." Kay took his hand and lead toward they're families leaving Miguel alone.
"That was a very interesting show." Charity stepped out from around the corner and watched as her boyfriend's face paled.
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"What?" Theresa felt faint and shook her head to steady herself, and gripped her son tighter. "What did you just say?"
"Marry Me." He searched his mind for a reason not to marry her, and couldn't find one, he knew things wouldn't be easy, because there where still doubts in his mind but he wanted Theresa as his wife and Martin as his son, and he didn't care about genetics. " We can call Father Lonigan and he could do right now."
"Ethan, I just had a baby." She lifted Martin to emphasize her point. "A baby whose father was Julian Crane." The smiles that had reached Ethan's eyes didn't dim at all, and the fact gave her hope, but the child in he arms made her very hesitant.
"I know." It was the baby that had done it, the moment that Theresa had kissed her son, he had been lost. They made a stunning picture together, and he wanted to be part of it. " I want both of you, I want us to be a family."
"Ethan.."
"No, I know what you're going to say, but we can make this work." Ethan took her hand and placed it over his heart." I love you, both of you."
"Ethan I know you do, and you know that I love you too, but I'm not alone anymore." " I have to start thinking with Martin in mind, and that means that I can't rush into anything with you, and marrying after everything we've been through would be rushing." "I need time."
"I understand, but understand that I'm not giving up on us." Ethan leaned into to kiss her, but stopped when the door opened revealing the nurse.
"Ms. Lopez-Fitzgerald, we just going to put him in the nurse and then get you set up in your room." The nurse took the small bundle form the reluctant mother. Seconds later an orderly brought a wheel chair and led her to her room with and anxious Ethan following.
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"Doc I'm leaving."
"Alright Liz, I see you tomorrow."
"No, I mean I'm leaving the island."
Doc dropped the book he had been reading and looked at his friend. "Are you serious?"
"Yeah, the hotel is destroyed there is no real reason to stay except for friends who, I hope will forgive me."
"Liz, it's common knowledge that people stay on this island to hide from things and people they can't deal with, are you prepared to deal with the things you left behind."
Liz gets quiet as she thinks of what she left behind, not much really she had just been leaving a broken heart, and some bad memories, but the time had come for to confront the demons of from her past. " I can't run form them anymore Doc, I don't really have a reason to anymore and I'm a little tired of fighting the memories."
Doc gave a small smile of understanding. " Yeah, I can relate to that." He moved over to her and gave her a one armed hug. "I forgive you for wanting to leave, and I hope things work out for you."
"Hey, come with me?"
"Now that' s a silly idea." "My license was revoked in the states remember?"
"Yeah, but that accident, anyone could have made the same mistake, you're a good doctor, and Brian and I will vouch for that."
He shook his head. "Then at least come down with me for a vacation, Sheridan has offered a suite at Harmony's finest hotel, until we figure out what to do, come on let's go to Harmony and overstay our welcome."
Doc had to confess it seemed like a good idea, and he could use the time to clear his head, with Liz and Brian gone he didn't really have a reason to stay on the island either. "Okay, but just a vacation."
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Theresa sat in her room contemplating what Ethan had said, he loved her, and wanted to be a family with her and Martin. "What a day this has been."
"Yeah, well it ain't over yet." Brian walked into the room and grinned at his sister, and Kay followed behind him a little hesitant. "Hey Mom, can I just say how cute the little guy is obviously taking after he good looking uncle."
"BRIAN, KAY!" Theresa sat, up, and opened her arms. "Get over here now."
They walked over and hugged the new mother, glad that Luis had suggested them going in to see her before they were seen by Eve. " Congratulations Theresa, Martin is gorgeous." " And we can only hope that he doesn't develop his uncle's ego."
" I'm so glad to see you two, you had us so worried."
"Well, we're okay, we're just glad we could be here for you." Brian kissed his sisters head. "I'm so proud of you, you're going to be a great mother." He steps back and winces when he hits his side against the bars along side Theresa's bed.
Theresa took the opportunity to really look at both of them, the cut on Kay's forehead didn't look to bad but she still looked paled, and lacking sleep, and her brother looked fine until she noticed the that he hair wasn't combed back in its usual style. She looked closer and she could still see the bruises he had from his fight with Miguel, but new ones as well. "Okay you've seen me and wished me well, now I want you to go Dr. Russell." That said she picked up her intercom and buzzed the nurse, and was glad when a small woman walked in seconds later. "Nurse, my brother and his girlfriend were in an accident you could you get them a doctor."
"Right away Ms. Lopez-Fitzgerald." The nurse gave Kay and Brian, pointed looked, and crooked her finger. "Follow me."
"Thanks a lot sis." Brian stare angrily at his sister as the nurse lead Kay and Him out of the room.
Seconds later the rest of her family walked through the door. Pilar looked anxiously at the direction her son went tin. "Mija, was there something wrong with Antonio and Kay."
"No I just wanted to make sure someone saw them."
"Oh Mija, I'm so proud of you. " Pilar hugged her daughter, and gave a silent prayer to god to look after her grandchild.
" We all are, and he's perfect Theresa." Luis gave her a smile and held on tighter to Sheridan, who gave a nod of agreement.
" We're just sorry we couldn't be with you when he was born." Pilar smoothed her hair, and hung her head. She had wished she could have been there for her daughter, for all of her children, she made a resolution to bring all her children home to stay.
" Mama, it's alright, I wanted you to be there for Brian. " Theresa finally notices that Miguel wasn't there and voiced her observation. " Where's Miguel?"
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Kay watched Brian with fascination even beaten up he looked gorgeous. He caught her staring and gave her a wink.
"Don't you ever tire of this open displays of togetherness?" Jessica walked into the examining room and laughed at her sister's blush. "Seriously, is this how you got trapped on a boat in a hurricane, you two making eyes each other and ignored the storm raging outside." The blush on Kay's face gets redder, and suddenly makes her look like a tomato. "Oh my god you did."
"Shut Up Jess." Kay hoped off the examination table and hugged her sister. " That's not what happened, technically."
" Whatever." Jessica gives Brian a grin. " I'm glad you took good care of my sister, I would have hated to have to kick your but."
"Nice to see you too Jessica, you always bring such good news." He did actually like Jessica, she was just like the rest of the Bennetts kind and considerate, but she seemed to have the same edge as her older sister.
" She's just telling the truth." Ethan and John made their way into the already crowed room." We wouldn't have liked beating you up, but we would have done it, right John?"
"Of course." John puffed up his chest as leaned in and hugged Kay, grateful for the opportunity. He wasn't exactly sure he how Brian had convinced Kay to give him a chance done it but he was closer to his sister then he ever thought he would get after fist meeting the sullen girl that day in the Bennet Kitchen. " It would have been the honorable thing."
" Yeah, so you treat me right, or my siblings come after you." "And you don't want Jessica mad at you, she bites."
"I do not." Jessica narrowed her eyes, and steeped closer to her sister, as John and Ethan both backed up giving the two room.
"Do so."
"Liar."
'Munchkin." Kay straightens to her full height, and returns her sister's icy look.
"Alright break it up." Dr Russell walked in and gave the Bennet children a scolding gaze. " Those without a medical excuse for being here need to wait outside." Jessica and her brothers leave, but not before she sticks her tongue out at her ailing sister. " You are both fine, I can only suggest that you take it easy for the next couple of days." " No more fist fight or tropical vacations during hurricane season, okay?"
"Yes Dr. Russell, I will try to keep Kay out of trouble"
"You do that." Eve shook her head at she walked out of the room. The rumors were right they did make a cute couple.
Brian watched her walk out and then turned back to Kay giving her his sexiest smile. "I was just thinking."
"That'll cause trouble."
"I was actually thinking how I should take my girlfriend out on a real date, and show her off to all of Harmony, but if you're going to tell jokes…"
"No, I'll be good."
"Good." Brian leaned in and gave her a passionate kiss. " Then tomorrow night we eat at the Seascape, and celebrate the fact that we survived, and not to mention my fabulous taste in women."
" Good answer."
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He was running late, he shouldn't have stopped to see the girl; it had merely started a chain of events that had ruined his day.
After Kay, there had been the long light that made him miss the next light, which in turn put directly in position to see HER again. To make matters worse he had been pulled over when he ran the light to escape her, the office hadn't been at all forgiving, which made he even late enough that he missed his flight.
The result was him sitting here in the Bermuda National airport, drinking week old coffee, and checking out even older reading material. He was about to give up when a picture caught his eye; it was a picture of Sheridan.
Thinking it was merely a story on her death he hesitant picked it up, but the headline read ' Heiress Found'. He fell into his seat and read the article of how she was the victim of a boat bombing, but miraculously managed to survive, only to be found by a fisherman named Brian O'Leary, but the picture included looked more like Antonio Lopez-Fitzgerald then he would care to admit. The second part didn't matter to him, just the fact that Sheridan was alive. "That should piss father off."
Suddenly the idea of running didn't seem as pleasant, the idea that really appealed to him was being there when Luis and Sheridan blow his father out of the water. Smiling at the thought he walked up to the reservation desk and talked to the attendant. " Excuse me, I'd like to change my flight plans, how fast can you get me to Harmony, Maine."
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Coming Soon:
What did Charity make of Miguel's chat with his best buddy Kay and his brother?
Dinner at Seascape is always fun.
