~*The Choices We Live By*~
Don't own 'em.
This is my first Passions fanfic, so bear with me.
In my story, Ethan and Gwen are the old Ethan and Gwen, Travis Schuldt and Natalie Zea, not the new actors. It doesn't affect the story, it's just they're who I started Passions with and I don't like the new personalities that Gwen and Ethan have.
Summary: This is going to be a mostly Paloma/ Fox, Antonio/ Kay and possibly Gwen/ Hank fic.
Antonio's not blind, he's also not dying from brain damage, Sheridan and Luis told him the truth and Shuis is very happy now. And another little note, Miguel and Paloma are twins, they're both 18. Miguel and Kay had sex, but Kay's not pregnant.
Chapter One
As Paloma turned the corner she saw a red BMW barreling towards her, pressing the brake pad proved useless as she braced herself for impact. A sickening crunch and the popping of the airbag was all she remembered, before she blacked out.
~*~
"Is she going to be alright Eve?" She faintly heard her mothers voice; at least she thought that's what it was. She hadn't been home in years, but phone calls were enough for her to guess it.
"I think she'll be alright Pilar. She was knocked out by the airbags, and she should be coming to in a little bit. Come on, why don't we step outside for a minute." Paloma assumed that voice must've belonged to Eve and indeed her mother.
She heard the shuffling of feet and the voices dimmed, she struggled to open her eyes and when she did she saw a pair of blue-green ones staring back at her.
"Holy shit!" She practically screamed.
"Hey, calm down, it's ok. I didn't mean to scare you." His voice was somewhat calming; it shouldn't have been considering he was a total stranger and in her hospital room.
"Ok, who the hell are you?" She demanded.
"I'm the guy who hit you." She eyed him suspiciously; "I'm not going to smother you with a pillow so calm down. I just wanted to make sure you were ok. Sheesh." He smirked at her sarcastically.
Paloma looked over herself, "Aside from a few cuts and bruises, I'm fine. Now, you didn't give me a name, again, who are you?"
"Nicholas, but everyone calls me Fox." He stuck out his hand. She shook it and saw the look on his face. They both felt a spark of something, he winced, "What were you doing holding ice cubes? Your hands are freezing!" He pulled away and put her hands under the bedcovers.
Surprised and a little embarrassed, she left them where he placed them, "Well, thank you Nicholas for stopping by, but I don't need you to check up on me again. I have more than ample family members to do so. Now thank you for admitting you hit me, if you'll leave your phone number and insurance information with my mother. Bye." She turned on her side, dismissing him.
"Wow, the cold shoulder already. Well, Hasta manana seriorita." She turned around and sat up, as she saw him waving as he walked out.
"How did he know?" When most people looked at Paloma, they couldn't tell she was Spanish; she had brown red hair, due to her Irish-Spanish mixture, big green eyes, and dark skin. Almost no one ever guessed what nationality she was. "Must have been a fluke."
"Paloma? You're awake!" She turned her attention to her family, who came piling into the room. Her mother engulfed her in a hug, when she was done; her older brother Luis did, then Theresa, then Antonio, finally Miguel.
"Hi." She smiled as everyone began talking at once.
"We've missed you so much!"
"It's so good to see you!"
"You're so big!"
"Way to make an entrance Loma!"
"Wait till you get back home!"
"OK!" Everyone shushed, "I'm glad to see you all too, but I'd like to know when I can leave the hospital."
"I can answer that," Everyone in the room turned to the pretty African- American women who entered the room, the voice sounded familiar so Paloma assumed it was Eve. "Paloma, I haven't seen you since you were little, you've grown up a lot!"
Paloma blinked a few times and recalled the same voice bandaging her bloody knee when she feel out of her favorite climbing tree. "Dr. Russell?"
"Well, it's good to be remembered. How've you been Paloma?" She smiled kindly.
"Fine, but I'd be better if you told me when I'd get out of this hospital."
"Well, we want to keep you here overnight for observation (Because in Harmony, that's what ALWAYS happens) and tomorrow, if you have a clean bill of health, you can go home." She turned her attention to the overly enthusiastic Lopez-Fitzgerald clan, "Now, she needs some rest, so you can come in here two at a time for about 10 minutes each, then you all need to give her some room."
"Alright, I'll go, Mama why don't you and Luis stay first?" Antonio said.
Paloma blinked a few times, "Antonio?"
"Yes?" He turned to her and smiled.
"I'd forgotten you were back. It's good to see you again. When I get out of here we need to have a little talk, ok?"
"No problem," He turned to Theresa and Miguel, "Come on you two, let's wait outside."
As the three of them left the room, Luis sat down at the foot of her bed.
"Hi Luis. I heard you got married." Paloma smiled.
"Yeah, Sheridan Crane." He had a wistful smile on his face.
"Oh-kay, I'm sorry I wasn't here for your. . .second wedding?" Luis nodded, "Ah, ok then. So you two kids are happy then, that's good. Any more nieces or nephews on the way?"
"Not yet, but we're trying." Luis smiled again and began playing with the band on his finger,
"Okay, TMI, Mama, how're you doing?" Paloma distracted herself from thoughts of her brother having sex.
"Oh, now that all my children are finally home, I'm so happy. You are staying right mi hija?" Pilar looked at Paloma with hope and love shining in her eyes.
Might as well tell her now, she thought. "Mama, I'm going to be going to college here."
"Oh, that's such wonderful news! Oh, all my children at home where they belong!" Pilar engulfed her daughter in another hug.
"What do you think Luis?" Paloma turned to her silent brother.
"That's wonderful, it's amazing!" He hugged her too.
"Okay, too many hugs." Paloma gasped out.
"Pilar, Luis? I think some other people out here would like a moment with your daughter." Eve stuck her head in the door.
"Of course, we'll talk tomorrow. Te amo mi hija." Pilar kissed her on the forehead as she walked out.
"Wait till tomorrow when we get you home, there are so many people who want to see you." Luis smiled as he walked out.
Theresa and Miguel walked in, smiling.
"Hey Loma." Miguel smiled, "I'm really glad to see you."
"Oh, Paloma! It's going to be so great having you back! And now that I'm a Crane you can STAY. OH!" Theresa hugged her sister again.
"Ok Theresa. It's good to see you too. But I'm planning on staying in Harmony anyway. I applied to the University of Maine (which for the purposes in this story is in Harmony) and got accepted. So, Crane or no Crane, you're all stuck with me."
"That's great Loma! I can't wait for you to meet Charity!" Miguel's eyes got all glazed over.
"Riiiight." Paloma had heard all about the wonderful Charity from her twin brother. One day he'd called and told her he'd met his soul mate, love at first sight and all that. Personally, Paloma didn't believe in love at first sight, she'd tried explaining to him that it was simply infatuation, but he wouldn't listen. She'd known then that this Charity girl was going to cause major trouble with her best friend Kay and Miguel. For as long as she could remember Kay was always into Miguel, but her brother was too dense to notice. She turned her attention back onto her brother and sister and then wished she hadn't.
"Oh, Paloma! Me and Ethan are finally getting married! I managed to divorce Julian, keep the Crane money and title and Alistair is letting me keep my job at Crane industries! It's so wonderful." Theresa beamed and continued going on about her wonderful life, while Miguel started going on about his and Charity's wedding.
"Ok, well as stimulating as this conversation is, I need to get some sleep. So. . ." Paloma gestured for them to leave.
"We'll tell Antonio you're too tired." Theresa got up.
"Oh, no. I want to talk to him. Have him come in."
"But, I thought you just said that. . ." Miguel started.
"Well, I can't leave Antonio out, now can I? Sheesh." Paloma smiled as Miguel and Theresa left.
"Hey!" Antonio walked in and hugged her.
"That's like the 20th hug I've gotten today."
He sat down in the chair next to her bed, "It's because we're glad that you're alive."
"Well, I'm still mad at you." Paloma said cheerfully.
"Yeah, yeah I know."
"You left me! I mean it's one thing for you to take off, that I get. But no goodbye, and you didn't even offer to take me with you! You left me at home with THEM." She gestured to Miguel and Theresa who were standing outside. Paloma and Antonio were much closer than her and Miguel. Even thought Miguel was her twin brother, they rarely saw eye to eye. He was way too different from her, but Antonio always understood. He stuck by her and always kept her safe.
"At least I wrote to you. Mama didn't get so much as a card from me." Antonio sighed regretfully.
"Because Mama wasn't an impressionable 7 year old! I'd just lost my father, my big brother left me and I'd been moved half way across the country. Your letters were the only things that kept me sane. I mean in all honesty, I wonder what I would be like if I didn't get them."
"Well, now you don't need letters. You have me!" They smiled, "You know, it's getting late, you better get some sleep. I'll be here tomorrow morning to take you home." He tucked Paloma in and gave her a kiss on the forehead. "Sleep tight."
She heard him walk out of the room and smiled. Antonio was the only family member she could always count on. Luis was there for her, but he was married now. He wanted to start a family; Theresa was way too obsessed with Ethan to be any help. And Miguel, well Miguel was going to be having some serious problems soon, that is if Paloma couldn't get Kay to back off of him, and mama, well she was busy with work and taking care of the family. So, Antonio was always her big brother. He watched over her, now it was her turn to do something for him. Find him a woman. She smirked, an easy task.
As she fell into sleep the last image she saw was a pair of blue-green eyes and a cocky smirk.
Chapter 2 previews:
Paloma and Kay have a little heart to heart. Fox bumps into Paloma again, not with a car either. Antonio goes out on a date.
OK, that's a LOOONG chapter one. What do you think so far? You like it? You hate it? Think I should kill off Miguel? Opinions PLEASE!
Don't own 'em.
This is my first Passions fanfic, so bear with me.
In my story, Ethan and Gwen are the old Ethan and Gwen, Travis Schuldt and Natalie Zea, not the new actors. It doesn't affect the story, it's just they're who I started Passions with and I don't like the new personalities that Gwen and Ethan have.
Summary: This is going to be a mostly Paloma/ Fox, Antonio/ Kay and possibly Gwen/ Hank fic.
Antonio's not blind, he's also not dying from brain damage, Sheridan and Luis told him the truth and Shuis is very happy now. And another little note, Miguel and Paloma are twins, they're both 18. Miguel and Kay had sex, but Kay's not pregnant.
Chapter One
As Paloma turned the corner she saw a red BMW barreling towards her, pressing the brake pad proved useless as she braced herself for impact. A sickening crunch and the popping of the airbag was all she remembered, before she blacked out.
~*~
"Is she going to be alright Eve?" She faintly heard her mothers voice; at least she thought that's what it was. She hadn't been home in years, but phone calls were enough for her to guess it.
"I think she'll be alright Pilar. She was knocked out by the airbags, and she should be coming to in a little bit. Come on, why don't we step outside for a minute." Paloma assumed that voice must've belonged to Eve and indeed her mother.
She heard the shuffling of feet and the voices dimmed, she struggled to open her eyes and when she did she saw a pair of blue-green ones staring back at her.
"Holy shit!" She practically screamed.
"Hey, calm down, it's ok. I didn't mean to scare you." His voice was somewhat calming; it shouldn't have been considering he was a total stranger and in her hospital room.
"Ok, who the hell are you?" She demanded.
"I'm the guy who hit you." She eyed him suspiciously; "I'm not going to smother you with a pillow so calm down. I just wanted to make sure you were ok. Sheesh." He smirked at her sarcastically.
Paloma looked over herself, "Aside from a few cuts and bruises, I'm fine. Now, you didn't give me a name, again, who are you?"
"Nicholas, but everyone calls me Fox." He stuck out his hand. She shook it and saw the look on his face. They both felt a spark of something, he winced, "What were you doing holding ice cubes? Your hands are freezing!" He pulled away and put her hands under the bedcovers.
Surprised and a little embarrassed, she left them where he placed them, "Well, thank you Nicholas for stopping by, but I don't need you to check up on me again. I have more than ample family members to do so. Now thank you for admitting you hit me, if you'll leave your phone number and insurance information with my mother. Bye." She turned on her side, dismissing him.
"Wow, the cold shoulder already. Well, Hasta manana seriorita." She turned around and sat up, as she saw him waving as he walked out.
"How did he know?" When most people looked at Paloma, they couldn't tell she was Spanish; she had brown red hair, due to her Irish-Spanish mixture, big green eyes, and dark skin. Almost no one ever guessed what nationality she was. "Must have been a fluke."
"Paloma? You're awake!" She turned her attention to her family, who came piling into the room. Her mother engulfed her in a hug, when she was done; her older brother Luis did, then Theresa, then Antonio, finally Miguel.
"Hi." She smiled as everyone began talking at once.
"We've missed you so much!"
"It's so good to see you!"
"You're so big!"
"Way to make an entrance Loma!"
"Wait till you get back home!"
"OK!" Everyone shushed, "I'm glad to see you all too, but I'd like to know when I can leave the hospital."
"I can answer that," Everyone in the room turned to the pretty African- American women who entered the room, the voice sounded familiar so Paloma assumed it was Eve. "Paloma, I haven't seen you since you were little, you've grown up a lot!"
Paloma blinked a few times and recalled the same voice bandaging her bloody knee when she feel out of her favorite climbing tree. "Dr. Russell?"
"Well, it's good to be remembered. How've you been Paloma?" She smiled kindly.
"Fine, but I'd be better if you told me when I'd get out of this hospital."
"Well, we want to keep you here overnight for observation (Because in Harmony, that's what ALWAYS happens) and tomorrow, if you have a clean bill of health, you can go home." She turned her attention to the overly enthusiastic Lopez-Fitzgerald clan, "Now, she needs some rest, so you can come in here two at a time for about 10 minutes each, then you all need to give her some room."
"Alright, I'll go, Mama why don't you and Luis stay first?" Antonio said.
Paloma blinked a few times, "Antonio?"
"Yes?" He turned to her and smiled.
"I'd forgotten you were back. It's good to see you again. When I get out of here we need to have a little talk, ok?"
"No problem," He turned to Theresa and Miguel, "Come on you two, let's wait outside."
As the three of them left the room, Luis sat down at the foot of her bed.
"Hi Luis. I heard you got married." Paloma smiled.
"Yeah, Sheridan Crane." He had a wistful smile on his face.
"Oh-kay, I'm sorry I wasn't here for your. . .second wedding?" Luis nodded, "Ah, ok then. So you two kids are happy then, that's good. Any more nieces or nephews on the way?"
"Not yet, but we're trying." Luis smiled again and began playing with the band on his finger,
"Okay, TMI, Mama, how're you doing?" Paloma distracted herself from thoughts of her brother having sex.
"Oh, now that all my children are finally home, I'm so happy. You are staying right mi hija?" Pilar looked at Paloma with hope and love shining in her eyes.
Might as well tell her now, she thought. "Mama, I'm going to be going to college here."
"Oh, that's such wonderful news! Oh, all my children at home where they belong!" Pilar engulfed her daughter in another hug.
"What do you think Luis?" Paloma turned to her silent brother.
"That's wonderful, it's amazing!" He hugged her too.
"Okay, too many hugs." Paloma gasped out.
"Pilar, Luis? I think some other people out here would like a moment with your daughter." Eve stuck her head in the door.
"Of course, we'll talk tomorrow. Te amo mi hija." Pilar kissed her on the forehead as she walked out.
"Wait till tomorrow when we get you home, there are so many people who want to see you." Luis smiled as he walked out.
Theresa and Miguel walked in, smiling.
"Hey Loma." Miguel smiled, "I'm really glad to see you."
"Oh, Paloma! It's going to be so great having you back! And now that I'm a Crane you can STAY. OH!" Theresa hugged her sister again.
"Ok Theresa. It's good to see you too. But I'm planning on staying in Harmony anyway. I applied to the University of Maine (which for the purposes in this story is in Harmony) and got accepted. So, Crane or no Crane, you're all stuck with me."
"That's great Loma! I can't wait for you to meet Charity!" Miguel's eyes got all glazed over.
"Riiiight." Paloma had heard all about the wonderful Charity from her twin brother. One day he'd called and told her he'd met his soul mate, love at first sight and all that. Personally, Paloma didn't believe in love at first sight, she'd tried explaining to him that it was simply infatuation, but he wouldn't listen. She'd known then that this Charity girl was going to cause major trouble with her best friend Kay and Miguel. For as long as she could remember Kay was always into Miguel, but her brother was too dense to notice. She turned her attention back onto her brother and sister and then wished she hadn't.
"Oh, Paloma! Me and Ethan are finally getting married! I managed to divorce Julian, keep the Crane money and title and Alistair is letting me keep my job at Crane industries! It's so wonderful." Theresa beamed and continued going on about her wonderful life, while Miguel started going on about his and Charity's wedding.
"Ok, well as stimulating as this conversation is, I need to get some sleep. So. . ." Paloma gestured for them to leave.
"We'll tell Antonio you're too tired." Theresa got up.
"Oh, no. I want to talk to him. Have him come in."
"But, I thought you just said that. . ." Miguel started.
"Well, I can't leave Antonio out, now can I? Sheesh." Paloma smiled as Miguel and Theresa left.
"Hey!" Antonio walked in and hugged her.
"That's like the 20th hug I've gotten today."
He sat down in the chair next to her bed, "It's because we're glad that you're alive."
"Well, I'm still mad at you." Paloma said cheerfully.
"Yeah, yeah I know."
"You left me! I mean it's one thing for you to take off, that I get. But no goodbye, and you didn't even offer to take me with you! You left me at home with THEM." She gestured to Miguel and Theresa who were standing outside. Paloma and Antonio were much closer than her and Miguel. Even thought Miguel was her twin brother, they rarely saw eye to eye. He was way too different from her, but Antonio always understood. He stuck by her and always kept her safe.
"At least I wrote to you. Mama didn't get so much as a card from me." Antonio sighed regretfully.
"Because Mama wasn't an impressionable 7 year old! I'd just lost my father, my big brother left me and I'd been moved half way across the country. Your letters were the only things that kept me sane. I mean in all honesty, I wonder what I would be like if I didn't get them."
"Well, now you don't need letters. You have me!" They smiled, "You know, it's getting late, you better get some sleep. I'll be here tomorrow morning to take you home." He tucked Paloma in and gave her a kiss on the forehead. "Sleep tight."
She heard him walk out of the room and smiled. Antonio was the only family member she could always count on. Luis was there for her, but he was married now. He wanted to start a family; Theresa was way too obsessed with Ethan to be any help. And Miguel, well Miguel was going to be having some serious problems soon, that is if Paloma couldn't get Kay to back off of him, and mama, well she was busy with work and taking care of the family. So, Antonio was always her big brother. He watched over her, now it was her turn to do something for him. Find him a woman. She smirked, an easy task.
As she fell into sleep the last image she saw was a pair of blue-green eyes and a cocky smirk.
Chapter 2 previews:
Paloma and Kay have a little heart to heart. Fox bumps into Paloma again, not with a car either. Antonio goes out on a date.
OK, that's a LOOONG chapter one. What do you think so far? You like it? You hate it? Think I should kill off Miguel? Opinions PLEASE!