Chapter 3

Luis and Sheridan were at the front door of their house, before Sheridan can open the door Luis grabbed her arm and pulled her into a big hug. He smiled at her and wiped her tears away with his thumb.

"Now lets smile, we don't want anyone to know you cried. They will kill me for making you cry on your birthday especially Paloma." He said laughing.

"Shut up" she said joining in the laughter and smacked his arm.

"Ouch! What was that for?" he asked rubbing his arm. She hit him pretty bad.

"That was for leaving and making me cry on my birthday and this is for loving me and making me smile" She said as she kissed him on the cheek

They both went in. Sheridan went into the room and saw Paloma and Theresa waiting for her to come home. They both asked her what it is about but she didn't want to ruin it, she wanted Luis to tell them in the morning.

"Luis will tell you guys in the morning" She told them.

"Sheridan are you ok? Your eyes are red" Theresa asked in concerned.

"I'm fine, I am just worn out. It was a long day" She told Theresa and smiled to her self.

"Ok" Theresa replied.

"I'm going to bed, good night Theresa, good night Paloma." She said as she went to Melissa's room to say good night.

She opened Mel's door and saw Luis and Antonio in there with Mel.

"Hey guys"

"Hey Sheridan" said Antonio

"Hey aunty Sheridan"

"Hi Sher."

Luis and Antonio were playing with Mel. They were all laughing and having good time. Sheridan was just watching three of them when she felt a hand over her shoulder she turned around and saw Liz smiling at her. Sheridan and Liz talked for a while and then Liz said, looking at Mel. "I think its someone's way past bed time"

"Ohh come on Mom, please just ten more minutes." Mel complained

"Yeah come on mom" Luis said laughing

"Luis don't you dare say another word, you two always complain. Now Mel lets get you to bed." Liz warned Luis.

Before Mel could get up from her bed someone else spoke, " Ohh come on mom." laughed Antonio. Everyone laughed at that one because Antonio always got what he wanted. He and Mel some times teamed up together to get something from Liz and she always lost and then she would find out they were together in it.

Liz tried her best to be serious she then looked at Sheridan who hadn't said anything. Sheridan was just laughing at everyone's cuteness.

"Anyone else here who wants to speak for Mel" Liz said looking at Sheridan.

"What?" she asked innocently.

"Sheridan I know you want to say it too so go ahead" she said getting a little irate at everyone.

"Ok so Ohh come on mom" Sheridan said laughing and then everyone laughed with her.

What they didn't know that they were a little loud. Ethan came out of his room and said "Can you guys quite down?"

Everyone looked at him for a second and they all jumped up from where they were and started tickling him. Everyone was so loud and then Paloma, Theresa and Miguel joined every in and started tickling in. He was laughing so hard and yelling.

"GUYS STOPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!"

"STOPP!!!!!!!!!!"

"Sorry no can do" said Paloma

"Whose loud now uncle Ethan?" Mel said giggling.

"OK guys stop already" said Ethan

No one listen to him they were all still tickling him. Sheridan was having a great time but then she though ' this won't happen if Luis is not here. He makes everyone laugh'.

What everyone didn't know was that Pilar and Martin were standing at the door smiling at them. They have never seen their family so happy.

"Don't they all look so happy together?" Martin asked Pilar

"Yeah God has given us so much good stuff, I hope he always watches over my children." Pilar said and then she and Martin went inside the room

Everyone was still tickling Ethan. And he was screaming and laughing.

"Ok everyone I think that's enough, poor Ethan are you ok?" Pilar asked smirking.

"Thank God you guys came in, they are killing me here." Said Ethan sitting up.

"Grand ma he's lying, we're not killing him. If we are killing him there is no blood, he is not hurt. You're lying uncle Ethan. God will punish you for lying." Said Mel

"Mija don't talk about blood." Said Pilar shocked at Mel, Mel was talking way too much about killing.

Everyone just burst out laughing. Mel was way too much. Even Martin couldn't hold back his laughter. He laughed and that's when Pilar gave him an angry glance.

"Mel baby, don't talk about blood and killing in front of grand ma" Antonio said laughing.

"Antonio! I need to talk to you in the other room." She said trying to be serious.

Everyone once again burst out laughing.

"See Mel you got me in trouble, I don't know how many years it has been since I got in trouble from mom or dad." He said giggling.

"Daddy I didn't get you in trouble you got your self in trouble, why did you say blood or killing word in front of grand ma." She said as she ran over to sit on Luis's lap.

"Guys its enough exciting for one day." Said Liz who went to take Mel away from Luis so she can put her on her bed now.

"Mommy can I ask you something?" Mel asked Liz.

"Yeah sure baby" Liz replied.

"Umm… can I sleep with uncle Luis today please mommy?" she asked hoping her mom would say yes.

"No Mel. You asked me for ten extra minutes I gave it to you now don't dare argue with me on this one." Liz warned Mel.

"Mommy, you are wrong. You didn't give me ten minutes extra. Uncle Ethan came in and we all started tickling him." She said smiling at her mother hoping it would work.

Luis and Antonio tried not to laugh.

"God, this girl is way too much." Said Liz throwing her hands in the air.

"Hey, you're forgetting she is a daughter of Antonio and Liz Lopez-Fitzgerald." Said Miguel laughing.

"Please mommy, I won't ask you for anything else." She said looking at Luis hoping he would help her out.

"Please mommy" Luis teased

"Fine I give up" said Liz smiling at Luis and Mel.

Luis and Mel often slept with each other. Luis, Sheridan and Mel were very close. They would die for each other. Mel was pride and joy of Lopez-Fitzgerald family.

"Yay!!! We won uncle Luis." She said jumping up

"Yes baby we did. I told you we will." He said kissing her all over her cheek and she was just giggling.

"What you mean you won? Did you guys had planned this?" asked Antonio very well knowing the answer to the question.

"Uh… well no" said Luis

Antonio and Liz gave him the look and he was like "OK so yes we had this planned, I wanted to sleep with my favorite niece." Said Luis.

"I'm your only niece uncle Luis." Mel said as she kissing his cheek and he chuckled. Mel was just a sweat heart.

"I can't believe this everyone is over me today." Said Liz. Everyone was like attacking her today.

"I'm going to bed good night everyone." Said Theresa

"Yeah me too" said Antonio and Liz at the same time and then smiled at each other.

Everyone left Melissa's room. Luis and Mel went to his room.

"Uncle Luis can we go out for ice cream only me and you please?" she asked Luis.

"Right now?" Luis asked

"Yeah please"

"Mel its almost ten o'clock, your daddy and mommy will kill me if they found us going out." He tried to make her understand.

"They won't find out, we'll go from the back door. What about if we take aunty Sheridan with us please" Mel replied trying to make him go with her.

"Ok fine but quietly. Why don't we go and see if aunty Sheridan is already a sleep or not?"

"YAY!! Ok thanks uncle Luis, I love you" she said happily

"I love you too Mel, very much." He said taking her hand.

They both went into Sheridan's room and opened the door slowly and saw that Sheridan was not sleeping. Luis quietly whispered "Sher."

Sheridan looked up and saw Luis and Melissa calling her.

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