Chapter 3:

Luis stared at Sheridan and Antonio in shock. Part of him was mad at her
for forgetting about him so quickly and moving on. Another part of him was upset
that she had moved on with his brother. Luis had no amount of respect for his
older brother who had "run out" on the family about a decade ago. The disrespect
that Luis had for Antonio was escalading to hate and jealousy.
Sheridan stared at Luis and Antonio who were both quiet as they absorbed
all of this information.
"So let me get this straight," Antonio began. "You are interested in Luis?"
"More than that, Bri-Antonio," Sheridan replied. "I was with Luis before I got
amnesia. We were engaged to be married..." Her voice trailed off as she
remembered those great times she shared with Luis. Those times were like
dreams then, something wonderful. The present situation was no comparison to
that. This was a nightmare.
"Engaged to be MARRIED?!" Antonio replied his voice getting louder and
louder. "You mean to tell me that you and Luis were in the same situation you
and I are in now?"
Sheridan looked down at the floor, but nodded. What did she do to deserve
this? She recalled the way her college friends and her used to love the attention
they would get from men, especially if it was more than one at a time. Sheridan
laughed scornfully to herself. Those events were like a confidence boost, it was
fun to see men chasing her. But now, well this was no boost. It was an emotional
strain on her part.
"I don't believe this..." Luis mumbled.
Antonio glared at his brother. "Well believe it," he said. "Sheridan is
engaged to me presently, not previously as it is with you. I'm gonna marry her,
not you."
Luis' eyes took on a fiery look, which scared Sheridan.
"Ok, ok," Sheridan said, trying to stop this. "I need to think." She headed to
her room.
"What's to think about?" Antonio asked her. "You love me of course!"
"What?" Luis asked. "Sheridan, you..."
Sheridan turned around to stare at the two men. "What I need to think about
is the fact that five minutes after I got my memory back there are two men -
brothers at that - fighting and trying to one up each other about who I love more.
Now, I need to think. Goodnight you, two."
She headed to her old bedroom. Antonio was just about to follow her inside
but was stopped by Luis.
"Didn't you hear anything she said?" Luis asked his older brother. "She
wants to be alone, so let her be."
"Listen hear, Luis," Antonio began. "I love her, I was the one who was there
for her all this time. She loves ME. Accept that, ok?" Antonio crossed his hands
knowingly and confidently.
"What is the matter with you?!" Luis asked. "You just got back to Harmony
today after 10 years and the first thing out of your mouth isn't 'hey bro how you
been' it's 'sheridan is mine luis.'" Luis waited for a response from the "stranger"
standing bef0re him, but he didn't get one. "I'm out of here," Luis continued. "And
if you know what's good for you, you'll follow me."
"Where are you headed?" Antonio asked.
"To the Crane Mansion." Luis replied. "Everybody is there, including
mama. I'm sure she'll love to see you again."
"I already saw her," Antonio answered.
"Oh," Luis said. "Well, then, you're probably tired. It's late. You should get
some sleep."
"Ok, pops," Antonio said jokingly. "Tell me when did you get all
parent-like?"
Luis was not in a laughing mood. "When you ran out on the family and I
was the only one left to be a fatherly figure to Theresa, Miguel and Paloma; that's
when."
Scoffing, Luis walked ahead of his brother as they reached the Crane
Mansion.
Man, Antonio thought to himself. I didn't think once of the stuff I was
putting my family through. But I'm here now. I can help Luis in his fatherly role to
my siblings. But still, there is NO way I'm going to let him take the role of
Sheridan's husband. That's my duty.
* * * * *
Liz Sanbourne was in the airport, holding on to her ticket and her
backpack. She was headed to Harmony. She would arrive tomorrow.
I hope I'm not too late, she thought to herself. I know how adamant Antonio
can be. When he has an idea in his head, he has to do it, on the spot! He can't
marry Diana. He's going to marry me.
About an hour later, Liz was in the airplane as it took off to Harmony,
Maine. Having nothing else to do, she began to think about her life:
When did I become such a schemer? she thought to herself. Life was great
when Antonio and I were dating. But then came the nightmare of our breakup and
he met Diana a year later and they've been going strong for a year now. I've tried
to put a stop to their romance for twelve whole months! From the get go, I knew
she was wrong for him. There was something about her which was off, like she
didn't belong with us. She couldn't wait tables, she got Brian in trouble after
trouble, with almost losing his job to almost losing his life through that car race.
Damn her, Liz thought vehemently. He almost died because of her. And she
isn't even worth it. Once I get to Harmony, I'll make sure Antonio sees his
precious Diana from my viewpoint, Liz thought to herself, as she closed her eyes
and laid back in her seat for the rest of the trip.
{A/N: sorry to any antonio fans out there, but if you already noticed, even
if you didn't, i am not making antonio out to be a cool character in this fic. he's
vicious and hot-tempered. i hope ur enjoying this so far. cause i am. what do u
think of the title?}