Chapter 1

Skye Quartermaine Jacks sat on a bench in the park.  She had just had another confrontation with her husband.  To make things worse, Brenda had been at the house when she had gone to see Jax.

She desperately needed a drink, but she didn't have the money to buy anything.  She had been so upset when she left the house that she had forgotten her purse.  There was no way she was going back for it while Brenda was there.

Just a few weeks ago, she had married the man of her dreams and now she was alone again.  Skye still couldn't believe that Jax had left her just because she didn't tell anyone that Brenda wasn't sick.  She could see it starting an argument, but it was not something that most men would leave their wives over.

She blamed Brenda for all the problems in her marriage.  Everyone thought that Brenda was so special.  Even her own family seemed to be more interested in Brenda than they were in her.

She was so deep in thought, that she didn't hear someone walk up to the bench.  She jumped when the man cleared his throat.  She looked up and saw Luis Alcazar staring at her.

"Oh great.  Just what I need," she muttered.

"Nice to see you too," he said.  "Do you mind if I sit down?"

Skye sighed.  "Go ahead.  It's a public park."  She started to get up.

"You know, I think you're mad at the wrong person."

"Really?  You tried to kill my husband.  What should I do, thank you for that?" she asked as she sat back down.

"I didn't want to kill him.  I was doing it for Brenda."

Skye turned and glared at him.  "Hold it!  Don't you dare say that woman's name in front of me.  Are you trying to tell me that… that SHE wanted you to kill Jax?"

"No.  She…  Never mind.  Let's not talk about that."

"Ok.  What would you suggest we talk about?  The weather perhaps?" she said sarcastically.

Luis laughed a little.  "No, not the weather.  You and I are a lot a like you know."

"We're… we're a lot a like?" she asked with amusement.  "How do you figure that?  Did I try to kill someone you loved?  Did I tell someone she was dying, when she was perfectly healthy?  Come on, tell me how we're alike?"

"We've both lost the person we love."

Skye didn't know what to say to this.  He was right.  She had lost Jax and he had lost Brenda.  If anyone would understand how bad she felt right now it would be him.

"Would you like to go to dinner with me?" Luis asked as he stood up.

She thought about it for a minute.  "I'd love to," she said.  She stood up and headed to his limousine with him.