Chapter 13:

{a/n: im sorry shuis and/or shertonio fans. i've always been a fan of underdogs and for passions
that would be: kay/ivy/gwen/beth and liz. so ya. besides sheridan's been getting on my last nerves and
this fic is one way of ranting out my frustrations. sheridan's going to have a bad fate by the end of this
fic. if u think i'm gonna go light on her because she ACCIDENTALLY killed Martin, think again. This
fic is satisfying my anger at little miss Sheridan.}

The next day, Luis and Antonio called Beth and Liz. They told them of their plans to confront
Sheridan with the news and place her under arrest. It wasn't going to be easy. It wasn't going to be fun.
That's why they wanted the two women to be there for them. Just like they always had been.

Liz volunteered to call Sheridan and make sure she was home. She told her that she, along with
Beth, Luis and Antonio were going to stop by soon.

An hour later, the four of them met up in front of the cottage.

"I don't know if I can do this!" Luis complained. "I mean, I'm arresting a woman I had been in
love with for a while now. I don't love her anymore, but that doesn't exactly help. I mean, it's not easy
to put someone you're so close to under arrest for killing someone else you were close to. You know?"
He turned to look at Beth, hoping she'd understand.

"I know, Luis," she began, trying to comfort him. "I've never been through it, but I can imagine.
It has to be one of the hardest things to ever do in life."

"It is," he replied, glad to see she understood. He gave her a hug and a kiss as a way to show
his appreciation.

Liz squeezed a quiet Antonio's hand as they walked up the steps to the cottage.

"Hi!" Sheridan squealed, happy to see the two men in her life again. She ran to give them hugs.
They let her hug them, but didn't hug her back. They were quiet and pretty unresponsive towards their
father's murderer.

"Hi, Liz, Beth," Sheridan added, closing the front door once they all got inside.

"Isn't it a beautiful day?" she asked energetically. "The sun is shining and the birds are chirping!"

Luis, Liz, Antonio and Beth did not see any sunlight or hear the chirping of birds. As far as they
were concerned, their days had been bleak and mournful the second that Police Chief had announced
that Martin Fitzgerald had been killed.

No one answered. Sheridan stared back at their sullen faces, wondering what was going on.
"Luis, Antonio, what's wrong?" she implored.

Luis turned his back to her. He couldn't stand to look at her. How could she do this?! Even if it
was an accident, she still killed his papa. And now he had to place her under arrest.

When she realized that no one was going to answer her, she began to get mad. What was with
them? Why were they standing there like statues not saying anything? It made her get worried that
something bad had happened.

"Somebody say something. You guys are scaring me. I feel like something bad happened!"

"Something BAD did happen, SHERIDAN!" Antonio growled.

That took her by surprise - she had never heard him talk like that to her.

"Well what?" she asked, gesturing with her hands and looking at all of them.

"You're under arrest," Luis blurted out.

"WHAT?!" she cried out. That was the last thing she expected to hear. "Under arrest?
Wha....Under what charge?"

No one answered her question.

"Luis," she pleaded, shocked by his three previous words. "SPEAK UP!"

"Under the charge of murder," he mumbled slowly.

"Murder?!" she shrieked. "I didn't kill any -" she stopped talking as the faint flashback of her
carrying a bloody letter opener when she was about seven years old, replayed in her mind.

"You killed my father!" Antonio screamed once he noticed how quiet Sheridan had gotten. He
could tell she was remembering his papa's death. "Luis, arrest her now!"

Sheridan's mouth fell to the ground as she stared at the four people who were glaring at her.
She killed the father of the two men she was madly in love with? Oh my gosh.......

But Luis knew what he was doing. He wasn't going to let his emotions get the best of him -
especially when he had to do his job. "Do you deny it?"

"I have a memory but it's hazy. I didn't even know it was your papa!" Sheridan managed to
say.

"The evidence points to you, Sheridan." Luis said, hardly listening to what she had to say. He
had to be a professional, he couldn't let his personal feelings get in the way. This was going to be really
hard for him to do. "So I have to arrest you."

He put the handcuffs on her slowly. What irony! The last time he had imagined putting anything
near her hands it had been an enagement ring. But fate was cruel. She would get no big diamond ring. In
its place, she would receive one shiny set of handcuffs, which would be the beginning of the end for Ms.
Sheridan Crane. Once they had been linked, he walked over to the door and made sure everyone else
followed.

Sheridan was in tears. She looked into the eyes of her first love - Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald - who
was staring back at her. For the first time ever since they had known each other, his eyes weren't
shining with love and happiness when they were locked with hers. Quite the contrary; they were dark.
Bleak. Emotionless.

It scared her when she realized that he didn't love her anymore. At least not the way he used to.
Same for Antonio, who's anger was more expressive than his brother's.

Oh my gosh, she thought to herself. What have I done? I'm paying for an accidental mistake
I've made twenty years ago! I didn't MEAN to kill Martin. I didn't.........


{a/n: next up: sheridan is arrested and taken to the station. more to come. r/r!}