Love Will Find a Way
Chapter 3
Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald was taking a walk to the Book Café when she saw a couple making out. *Hmm... in public? I wonder...* She walked closer, trying to get a good glimpse, but not trying to interrupt, when she realized something...
"Oh, my God..." Theresa stood there, open mouthed, when it came to her that she should say something. "A-hem!" she said, clearing her throat.
Luis and Sheridan stopped, looked at each other, then at Theresa. "Theresa?" he asked his sister.
"Yes, Luis. It's me," Theresa said, crossing her arms across her chest. "And you said not to get involved with the Cranes, huh? Sure. Listen to your own advice."
Sheridan had a puzzled look on her face, and then she realized it. "So Gwen was right," she said.
Theresa suddenly went pale. "Uh-oh," she said.
Luis turned to Sheridan. "Would you excuse me for a minute?"
"Sure. Of course." Luis pulled Theresa away from Sheridan. "Luis..." Theresa began.
"Theresa, I'm not mad at you. There's just something I have to tell you." Suddenly Luis was filled with grief, and felt torn apart limb from limb. "It's about Papa."
"Papa? Did they find him? Is he alive?" she asked, excitedly.
"No. Theresa... Papa's dead."
"What??" She started sobbing. "Luis... what happened? Are you sure?"
"Yes. They found his remains in a coffin, with a bloody sheet over it. There was a red spot over the stomach."
Sheridan overheard this. //Oh, my God...then that means I killed Luis' father... I have to get out of here.//
"Where did they find the coffin?"
"On Crane property." Theresa breathed in sharply. "Then why were you kissing Sheridan, huh?"
"Well..." Luis, for once, was speechless.
"I knew it, you were falling for her. I just didn't say anything."
"Sure, Theresa."
"I'm serious! So... if you and Sheridan are together now, then maybe Ethan and I have a chance..."
"Theresa, no. Just because Sheridan and I kissed, doesn't mean that you and Ethan have a future together."
"Why not? Don't you want to be with Sheridan?"
"Yes, but..."
"Well, then, I don't see any reason why I can't be with Ethan."
"How about this: You've been lying to him for months now." At the sound of that, Theresa remembered Sheridan knew. She turned. "Sheridan?"
"Yes, Theresa?"
"Could you not tell Ethan what I just said?"
"That you're in love with him? Well..."
"Please, Sheridan, I'm begging you." Sheridan looked at Luis, who couldn't decide what to do.
"Theresa, let's make a deal. If you don't tell anyone what you just saw, then I won't tell anyone what I just heard. Okay?"
"You got it. It'll be our little secret. Unless, of course, Luis wants to go and tell the whole world!" She looked at her big brother and smiled. He smiled back.
Sheridan looked at her watch. She needed to get out of there, to get as far away from Luis as she possibly could. "Guys, I have to go."
"So soon?" Luis asked, walking towards her.
"Yeah," she said, trying to act normally. "Listen, I'll talk to you later, okay?"
"Okay. Sure." Sheridan turned to leave.
"Sheridan."
She turned at the sound of her name. "Yeah?" Even though she had to leave, she still couldn't resist just one more magical moment with Luis.
Luis put his arms around her waist and kissed her gently. She put his arms around his neck and kissed him back, so glad that he didn't know yet. She pulled away, and looked into his eyes. He was looking right back at her. "Luis, I really have to go."
"Okay, I'll let you go now. 'Bye, Sheridan," he said, letting go of her.
"'Bye, Luis. I'll see you later," she said, not wanting to leave but at the same time nearly running out of there. Little did Luis know that this was the last time he was going to see her in a long time.