Butterflies filled Theresa's stomach as she stepped from the cab onto her mothers front yard. She quickly turned around and picked up Little Ethan. "You're going to finally meet your grandmother and uncles for the first time!" she said excitedly, kissing him on the forehead. He just smiled back at her and began his baby talk. "I'll be right back for the luggage." Theresa said to the driver as she made her way to the front steps. She straightened herself and Little Ethan out and rang the doorbell. She waited and waited, but no one answered. "Hmm, I guess no one's home." she said to herself. She pulled her cellphone from out of her purse and dialed the number for the Crane Mansion.
"Crane Residence." a voice said.
"Yes, is Pilar Lopez-Fitzgerald available?" Theresa asked.
"No she's not."
"Well, do you know where she might be?"
"Yes, her sons in the hospital so I know that she has been there for a couple of days."
"Oh...Thank you." she said hanging up. She wondered which one of her brothers were in the hospital. Maybe Luis had gotten injured while he was on duty. Theresa shifted Ethan around on her waist and headed back for the cab. "You can just put the luggage somewhere in the back and I need you to take me to the hospital."
The driver nodded and fufilled Theresa's orders.
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Pilar paced the hospital floor. They were still waiting for Sheridan to decide if she was going to give Antonio the experimental drug or not. "Dear God, please let her choose the right thing and let my son live." she prayed.
"Mama," Luis said interrupting her, "you need to let Sheridan have her space! She'll decide in due time."
"I don't know why its taking her so long to decide on whether or not she wants to save her husbands life!" Pilar protested.
Luis just sighed and sat back down next to Miguel in a chair. All they could do was wait and hope that Sheridan's decision would be a good one.
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Theresa followed the hospital corridor, looking for the room that the receptionist had given her. She said that it was Antonio. Antonio had disppeared too when she was younger. She wondered how long he had been back in Harmony. She couldn't wait to see him again, it had been so long! She turned around the corner and stopped when she saw her mother pacing the floor and Miguel and Luis sitting down in a chair. Tears filled her eyes, they all looked the same. Nothing had changed. She wanted so badly to run to them and embrace them, but she calmed herself down. "Here goes." she whispered to Little Ethan. She wiped her eyes and walked towards her family.
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Pilar whispered a silent prayer over and over again. She nervously wrung her hands together wishing Sheridan would hurry up with her decision. She looked up to see a young woman holding a baby walking towards her. The face looked so familar. "Oh my God!" she gasped when she finally figured out who it was.
Both Miguel and Luis snapped their heads up when they heard their mother gasp. They looked in the same direction as she, and both gasped at what they saw.
"Theresa! Mi mija!" Pilar exclaimed hysterically.
Tears filled Theresa's eyes as she ran towards her mother. She had missed her so much. She finally reached her and pulled her into a hug. They both stood there crying and hugging each other. They finally let go, and Theresa gave Luis and Miguel a hug.
"What, where did you go? What happened to you? What happened to Tony?" Luis questioned.
"Can't the questions wait for just a minute, Luis? I want you to meet your nephew." Theresa said looking at Little Ethan.
"Oh my. I have my first grandson!" Pilar cried.
"Hey buddy." Miguel said, giving Ethan a high five.
Theresa beamed.
"What's his name?" Luis asked.
"There you are with the question again." Theresa laughed, "His name is Ethan, but I call him Little Ethan."
"Theresa..." Luis said, giving her a look about the name of her son.
"I know." she said looking down.
"So, where's Tony?" Luis asked again.
"He's um, he's in New York." Theresa mumbled. She didn't want to think about Tony. She was just so glad that he was gone and she didn't have to worry about him anymore.
"Thats where you were this whole time?" Luis asked.
Theresa nodded.
"Why didn't you contact us?" Pilar asked. "We were so worried."
"Tony didn't think it would be a good idea." Theresa said ashamed.
"Tony this, Tony that. Its like he controls your every move. I knew I should have never let him near you." Luis said angrily.
Miguel noticed how Theresa tensed up everytime Tony's name was spoken. "Let's uh, let's talk about this later, okay?" he said.
Theresa gave him a grateful glance. "So what's going on with Antonio? When did you find him?" she asked, trying to get the latest.
"He brought Sheridan back to Harmony when she had disappeared. He's in a bad state right now, and Sheridan's deciding on whether he will get the expiremental drug or not." Pilar said.
"Wait, I'm confused." Theresa said, "What does Sheridan have to do with giving Antonio the pill?"
Luis looked down at his feet and then looked at Theresa. "They're married."
"What? But, I, what happened? I mean, before I left you two were heads over heels in love with each other." Theresa said.
"When Sheridan disappeared she met him and they 'fell in love' and we never got to tell him about us, so now their married." Luis said sadly.
"Oh, I'm so sorry. My gosh! Did I miss THAT much?" she asked.
"It was three years since you were last in Harmony, Theresa." Miguel reminded her.
"Oh, yeah. Three years." Theresa replied.
Everyone heard the sound of someone walking and turned to see who it was. It was Sheridan, she had finally made her decision.
"Well?" Pilar asked.
"I've decided..." Sheridan said quickly glancing at Luis. She then looked at Theresa, "Theresa? Is that really you?"
Theresa smiled and hugged Sheridan, "In living color!"
Sheridan pulled away to have a look at her. "Wow! Look at you! Its been so long since you left. And who's this fellow?" she asked pinching Little Ethan's cheeks.
"This is Little Ethan." Theresa said smiling.
"Oh. You're named after my nephew huh?" Sheridan said playing with him. She then looked at Pilar and got back to what she was originally going to say. "I've decided to give Antonio the drug."
A delighted and relieved Pilar let out a heavy sigh. "I knew you would do the right thing Sheridan! Thank you so much!"
"We've given Antonio the drug. Now all we can do is wait and pray to see the outcome." Dr. Russell said as she approached them. "Theresa!" she exclaimed as she saw her.
"Hi Mrs. Russell!" Theresa said giving her a hug.
"Are you back in town for good?" she asked.
Theresa nodded and Pilar smiled.
"I promise I will tell Whitney as soon is I get home, but I have a patient to tend to. You all need to get your rest, expecially you Sheridan!" she said walking off.
Sheridan chuckled, "Eve sure is a busy woman."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"So sis, where are you staying?" Luis asked.
"So full of questions aren't we?" Theresa joked. "I'm staying with mama of course."
Pilar picked up her purse, "Well mama's on her way out of the hospital so why don't you come along?" She said smiling.
Theresa quickly hugged Sheridan and pecked Luis on the cheek. "I promise we'll talk about everything later." she said to Luis.
She smiled and followed Pilar and Miguel out of the hospital. She was home again.
"Crane Residence." a voice said.
"Yes, is Pilar Lopez-Fitzgerald available?" Theresa asked.
"No she's not."
"Well, do you know where she might be?"
"Yes, her sons in the hospital so I know that she has been there for a couple of days."
"Oh...Thank you." she said hanging up. She wondered which one of her brothers were in the hospital. Maybe Luis had gotten injured while he was on duty. Theresa shifted Ethan around on her waist and headed back for the cab. "You can just put the luggage somewhere in the back and I need you to take me to the hospital."
The driver nodded and fufilled Theresa's orders.
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Pilar paced the hospital floor. They were still waiting for Sheridan to decide if she was going to give Antonio the experimental drug or not. "Dear God, please let her choose the right thing and let my son live." she prayed.
"Mama," Luis said interrupting her, "you need to let Sheridan have her space! She'll decide in due time."
"I don't know why its taking her so long to decide on whether or not she wants to save her husbands life!" Pilar protested.
Luis just sighed and sat back down next to Miguel in a chair. All they could do was wait and hope that Sheridan's decision would be a good one.
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Theresa followed the hospital corridor, looking for the room that the receptionist had given her. She said that it was Antonio. Antonio had disppeared too when she was younger. She wondered how long he had been back in Harmony. She couldn't wait to see him again, it had been so long! She turned around the corner and stopped when she saw her mother pacing the floor and Miguel and Luis sitting down in a chair. Tears filled her eyes, they all looked the same. Nothing had changed. She wanted so badly to run to them and embrace them, but she calmed herself down. "Here goes." she whispered to Little Ethan. She wiped her eyes and walked towards her family.
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Pilar whispered a silent prayer over and over again. She nervously wrung her hands together wishing Sheridan would hurry up with her decision. She looked up to see a young woman holding a baby walking towards her. The face looked so familar. "Oh my God!" she gasped when she finally figured out who it was.
Both Miguel and Luis snapped their heads up when they heard their mother gasp. They looked in the same direction as she, and both gasped at what they saw.
"Theresa! Mi mija!" Pilar exclaimed hysterically.
Tears filled Theresa's eyes as she ran towards her mother. She had missed her so much. She finally reached her and pulled her into a hug. They both stood there crying and hugging each other. They finally let go, and Theresa gave Luis and Miguel a hug.
"What, where did you go? What happened to you? What happened to Tony?" Luis questioned.
"Can't the questions wait for just a minute, Luis? I want you to meet your nephew." Theresa said looking at Little Ethan.
"Oh my. I have my first grandson!" Pilar cried.
"Hey buddy." Miguel said, giving Ethan a high five.
Theresa beamed.
"What's his name?" Luis asked.
"There you are with the question again." Theresa laughed, "His name is Ethan, but I call him Little Ethan."
"Theresa..." Luis said, giving her a look about the name of her son.
"I know." she said looking down.
"So, where's Tony?" Luis asked again.
"He's um, he's in New York." Theresa mumbled. She didn't want to think about Tony. She was just so glad that he was gone and she didn't have to worry about him anymore.
"Thats where you were this whole time?" Luis asked.
Theresa nodded.
"Why didn't you contact us?" Pilar asked. "We were so worried."
"Tony didn't think it would be a good idea." Theresa said ashamed.
"Tony this, Tony that. Its like he controls your every move. I knew I should have never let him near you." Luis said angrily.
Miguel noticed how Theresa tensed up everytime Tony's name was spoken. "Let's uh, let's talk about this later, okay?" he said.
Theresa gave him a grateful glance. "So what's going on with Antonio? When did you find him?" she asked, trying to get the latest.
"He brought Sheridan back to Harmony when she had disappeared. He's in a bad state right now, and Sheridan's deciding on whether he will get the expiremental drug or not." Pilar said.
"Wait, I'm confused." Theresa said, "What does Sheridan have to do with giving Antonio the pill?"
Luis looked down at his feet and then looked at Theresa. "They're married."
"What? But, I, what happened? I mean, before I left you two were heads over heels in love with each other." Theresa said.
"When Sheridan disappeared she met him and they 'fell in love' and we never got to tell him about us, so now their married." Luis said sadly.
"Oh, I'm so sorry. My gosh! Did I miss THAT much?" she asked.
"It was three years since you were last in Harmony, Theresa." Miguel reminded her.
"Oh, yeah. Three years." Theresa replied.
Everyone heard the sound of someone walking and turned to see who it was. It was Sheridan, she had finally made her decision.
"Well?" Pilar asked.
"I've decided..." Sheridan said quickly glancing at Luis. She then looked at Theresa, "Theresa? Is that really you?"
Theresa smiled and hugged Sheridan, "In living color!"
Sheridan pulled away to have a look at her. "Wow! Look at you! Its been so long since you left. And who's this fellow?" she asked pinching Little Ethan's cheeks.
"This is Little Ethan." Theresa said smiling.
"Oh. You're named after my nephew huh?" Sheridan said playing with him. She then looked at Pilar and got back to what she was originally going to say. "I've decided to give Antonio the drug."
A delighted and relieved Pilar let out a heavy sigh. "I knew you would do the right thing Sheridan! Thank you so much!"
"We've given Antonio the drug. Now all we can do is wait and pray to see the outcome." Dr. Russell said as she approached them. "Theresa!" she exclaimed as she saw her.
"Hi Mrs. Russell!" Theresa said giving her a hug.
"Are you back in town for good?" she asked.
Theresa nodded and Pilar smiled.
"I promise I will tell Whitney as soon is I get home, but I have a patient to tend to. You all need to get your rest, expecially you Sheridan!" she said walking off.
Sheridan chuckled, "Eve sure is a busy woman."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"So sis, where are you staying?" Luis asked.
"So full of questions aren't we?" Theresa joked. "I'm staying with mama of course."
Pilar picked up her purse, "Well mama's on her way out of the hospital so why don't you come along?" She said smiling.
Theresa quickly hugged Sheridan and pecked Luis on the cheek. "I promise we'll talk about everything later." she said to Luis.
She smiled and followed Pilar and Miguel out of the hospital. She was home again.
