A/n before you read the next chapter, it contains stuff 'bout September 11,
it is all fictional but I thought I'd warn anyone who may be sensitive
about this issue.
Sheridan helped Pilar carry the plates to the sink; it was another lonely night without Luis, ever since Luis had been called to help the rescuers rescue the people trapped under the twin towers it had been dismal around the house. He called at the same time everyday, so she wouldn't worry, but she did worry. Her heart ached to see him; she needed to touch him to see him. He had been gone for around two weeks and it was killing her.. the baby was due in about 3 months and she needed him more than ever. She did realise that Luis was saving peoples lives so that families could be reunited but she was so scared that his passion for saving lives could be his end. He had jumped out of a helicopter in Gail force winds to save her, she knew he would do everything in his power to save those peoples lives.
When Sheridan fell to her knees, the plate smashing; everyone in the house knew exactly what happened before she even opened her mouth, Pilar saw the look on Sheridan's face, which confirmed her suspicions. "Luis.. something happened to Luis I know it" Sheridan cried
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Luis heard a little girls scream, he didn't care if it was dangerous, he went in.. he helped the girl out, the building began to shake. the walls caved in. he saw his entire life flash before his eyes. he begged with god to spare him so he could look after his family but then it all went black..
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Pilar had finally got Sheridan, calm, well actually she wasn't calm, she was shaking, but she had to calm her, it wasn't good for the baby. The door bell rang and Pilar wanted to leave it, she didn't want to have to hear that something had happened to her Miho (I can't spell it), she couldn't loose another son, she had already lost a son and her husband and there would be no way that Sheridan would be able to cope with loosing Luis now!
Pilar knew she had to face the inevitable, she answered the door (Sheridan was close behind), Sam stood there, hair dishevelled and a forlorn look on his face. Sheridan took one took at Sam and broke down.. Pilar knew someday she herself would recover.but Sheridan, Sheridan loved Luis more than anything or anyone, she loved him more than life itself.. There was no way she would ever recover.
1 Month Later
Pilar looked over at her daughter-in-law, she had not spoken a word to anyone since they found out Luis had died. Sometimes she heard Sheridan talk to the baby, but that was it. Every night Sheridan would cry out for Luis in her sleep and everyday she sat by the window, looking out, crying, hoping, waiting for Luis to come back.. But he wasn't coming back, he was gone forever, he was with god, Pilar had the feeling however that Sheridan did not believe he was dead. She was clinging to a shred of hope, that Luis was still alive, yes they hadn't found his body but, that didn't mean that he was alive. Sheridan fiddled with the compact he had given her and she was wearing one of his shirts, she was holding a picture of him in her hand and she was in her own fantasy would. Pilar worried about her, when would she ever come out of this. There was a light at the end of the tunnel however.Sheridan was asked to speak at a service for the Heroes who had lost their lives saving lives. Hopefully Sheridan would break her silence...
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In a hospital in a small town near New York...
"Doctor has the man remembered anything yet?" a nurse asked
"No, and he needs to soon, his family probably lost hope ages ago.. I don't know how I can cure his amnesia, maybe when his health condition improves he might be able to remember at least his name" the young doctor Carter replied (I love ER and I couldn't resist)
"How can we help his family find him? Perhaps place an ad in the newspaper? Someone must recognise him, anyway I promised him that I would let him watch the memorial service and he will get out of bed if I don't turn it on so I better go turn it on, everyday he begs me to discharge him What a stubborn man" Said nurse Abby leaving.
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New York Memorial Service
Sheridan approached the podium, she looked down on the audience, all the tears, all the pain, she hated whoever it was who had brought this on, and if she knew who it was she would tear them apart with her bare hands.. She cleared her throat..
"I.I was asked to speak about my husband Luis Lopez Fitzgerald, my husband had a passion for saving lives, he.he, he saved my life many times, he stopped a mugger from attacking me, saved me of the life of his thought to be father, he flew to Paris on a hunch I was in danger, saved me from Parisian drug lords, jumped out of a helicopter in Gail Force winds to rescue me, he saved me yet again from being shot and then became my bodyguard.. Even when I was framed for the murder of his father he believed in me.. Luis always thought the best of people, he was a very dedicated police officer, he gave his all, he saved 1000's of lives.. so everyday I ask god, why did he take such a noble man away from us, a man who was such a hero, such a caring person.why take him away before he can even see the birth of his child.. they say everyone is taken for a reason, but I see no reason for god to take my Luis away.. For all of you that knew him, you all know how stubborn, conceited and pigheaded he was, but I hope you remember him for his courage, compassion and his heart. Goodbye my Darling.. As much as it hurts to remember you.I always will." Sheridan spoke finally letting the tears fall grieving for her husband
Pilar stood there mouth open wide, Sheridan had not spoken that much since before Luis' death, what she had said though was so true, her son was a hero, Sheridan had described Luis better than she herself could.. There was not a single dry eye after her speech; she had done Luis no injustice with that remembrance.
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The man in the hospital watched the lady walk up the podium, he thought he had seen her before, when the satellite connection broke and the TV went blank..
Sheridan helped Pilar carry the plates to the sink; it was another lonely night without Luis, ever since Luis had been called to help the rescuers rescue the people trapped under the twin towers it had been dismal around the house. He called at the same time everyday, so she wouldn't worry, but she did worry. Her heart ached to see him; she needed to touch him to see him. He had been gone for around two weeks and it was killing her.. the baby was due in about 3 months and she needed him more than ever. She did realise that Luis was saving peoples lives so that families could be reunited but she was so scared that his passion for saving lives could be his end. He had jumped out of a helicopter in Gail force winds to save her, she knew he would do everything in his power to save those peoples lives.
When Sheridan fell to her knees, the plate smashing; everyone in the house knew exactly what happened before she even opened her mouth, Pilar saw the look on Sheridan's face, which confirmed her suspicions. "Luis.. something happened to Luis I know it" Sheridan cried
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Luis heard a little girls scream, he didn't care if it was dangerous, he went in.. he helped the girl out, the building began to shake. the walls caved in. he saw his entire life flash before his eyes. he begged with god to spare him so he could look after his family but then it all went black..
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Pilar had finally got Sheridan, calm, well actually she wasn't calm, she was shaking, but she had to calm her, it wasn't good for the baby. The door bell rang and Pilar wanted to leave it, she didn't want to have to hear that something had happened to her Miho (I can't spell it), she couldn't loose another son, she had already lost a son and her husband and there would be no way that Sheridan would be able to cope with loosing Luis now!
Pilar knew she had to face the inevitable, she answered the door (Sheridan was close behind), Sam stood there, hair dishevelled and a forlorn look on his face. Sheridan took one took at Sam and broke down.. Pilar knew someday she herself would recover.but Sheridan, Sheridan loved Luis more than anything or anyone, she loved him more than life itself.. There was no way she would ever recover.
1 Month Later
Pilar looked over at her daughter-in-law, she had not spoken a word to anyone since they found out Luis had died. Sometimes she heard Sheridan talk to the baby, but that was it. Every night Sheridan would cry out for Luis in her sleep and everyday she sat by the window, looking out, crying, hoping, waiting for Luis to come back.. But he wasn't coming back, he was gone forever, he was with god, Pilar had the feeling however that Sheridan did not believe he was dead. She was clinging to a shred of hope, that Luis was still alive, yes they hadn't found his body but, that didn't mean that he was alive. Sheridan fiddled with the compact he had given her and she was wearing one of his shirts, she was holding a picture of him in her hand and she was in her own fantasy would. Pilar worried about her, when would she ever come out of this. There was a light at the end of the tunnel however.Sheridan was asked to speak at a service for the Heroes who had lost their lives saving lives. Hopefully Sheridan would break her silence...
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In a hospital in a small town near New York...
"Doctor has the man remembered anything yet?" a nurse asked
"No, and he needs to soon, his family probably lost hope ages ago.. I don't know how I can cure his amnesia, maybe when his health condition improves he might be able to remember at least his name" the young doctor Carter replied (I love ER and I couldn't resist)
"How can we help his family find him? Perhaps place an ad in the newspaper? Someone must recognise him, anyway I promised him that I would let him watch the memorial service and he will get out of bed if I don't turn it on so I better go turn it on, everyday he begs me to discharge him What a stubborn man" Said nurse Abby leaving.
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New York Memorial Service
Sheridan approached the podium, she looked down on the audience, all the tears, all the pain, she hated whoever it was who had brought this on, and if she knew who it was she would tear them apart with her bare hands.. She cleared her throat..
"I.I was asked to speak about my husband Luis Lopez Fitzgerald, my husband had a passion for saving lives, he.he, he saved my life many times, he stopped a mugger from attacking me, saved me of the life of his thought to be father, he flew to Paris on a hunch I was in danger, saved me from Parisian drug lords, jumped out of a helicopter in Gail Force winds to rescue me, he saved me yet again from being shot and then became my bodyguard.. Even when I was framed for the murder of his father he believed in me.. Luis always thought the best of people, he was a very dedicated police officer, he gave his all, he saved 1000's of lives.. so everyday I ask god, why did he take such a noble man away from us, a man who was such a hero, such a caring person.why take him away before he can even see the birth of his child.. they say everyone is taken for a reason, but I see no reason for god to take my Luis away.. For all of you that knew him, you all know how stubborn, conceited and pigheaded he was, but I hope you remember him for his courage, compassion and his heart. Goodbye my Darling.. As much as it hurts to remember you.I always will." Sheridan spoke finally letting the tears fall grieving for her husband
Pilar stood there mouth open wide, Sheridan had not spoken that much since before Luis' death, what she had said though was so true, her son was a hero, Sheridan had described Luis better than she herself could.. There was not a single dry eye after her speech; she had done Luis no injustice with that remembrance.
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The man in the hospital watched the lady walk up the podium, he thought he had seen her before, when the satellite connection broke and the TV went blank..