CH 10
Luis and Sam laid Sheridan on the sofa, as Eve examined her.
"Is she alright Eve?" Luis asked concerned, looking down at his wife.
"Well she appears to be fine. She probably just had a little dizzy spell." She concluded. "You said she was talking about a window before she fainted Luis?"
"Yeah, she kept saying how familiar the room in Beth's basement looked to her." Luis recalled. "But the thing is, I don't even think Sheridan ever went down in that basement."
"So how could it be familiar to her?" Fox asked confused.
"I have no idea. Hopefully she can tell us when she wakes up." He gently brushed a strand of hair away from her forehead.
Beth stood at the basement doorway out of sight.
"Damn it," she whispered to her mother. "If Sheridan wakes up and tells everyone that she remembers being down in the basement, Luis would figure out that I was behind her disappearance all along. He'd never want to be with me then!"
"Be with you?" Ms Wallace chuckled. "You'd be lucky if he doesn't kill you on the spot! No no missy. You have caused that man too much heartache and pain. When Sheridan wakes up and reveals that you were the one who kidnapped her and dumped her in that pit, he will finally send your sorry butt to jail where you will rot forever! Halleluiah!" She chuckled raising her hands to the ceiling.
"Shut up mother!" Beth cried. "No, this can't be the end. I've worked too hard to get Luis! Damn Sheridan! I should have shot her when I had the chance!"
"Evil, evil girl!" Ms Wallace gasped in horror.
"Hey, Sheridan's waking up!" Hank called from the living room.
Beth ran into the room as Luis helped her up to a sitting position.
"Sheridan!" he kissed her. "Oh thank God! Are you alright?"
"What happened?" she groggily mumbled.
"You fainted honey." Luis reminded her. "We were in the basement and you were mumbling about how familiar the room downstairs looked."
"The basement?" Sheridan looked towards the door.
"Yeah, and then you whispered something about a window and you fainted." Luis rubbed her back. "What did you mean when you said 'the window' Sheridan?"
"The window," she repeated looking at Luis.
Beth held her breath as she looked at Sheridan's face.
"I-I don't remember." She whispered rubbing her temples. "I don't even remember what I was thinking when I was down in the basement."
Beth let out a sigh of relief as Sheridan struggled to remember.
"That's ok honey," Eve sat down next to her. "If you can't remember now, don't fight it. Maybe later it'll come back to you."
"I hope not." Beth whispered to herself.
"Well we've all had a pretty big night." Ethan got up.
"Yeah, and the kids look like they're about to fall over." Theresa agreed.
"Literally." Fox pointed out looking down at Little Ethan falling asleep on his lap.
Everyone laughed, as they got ready to go.
"Sheridan, Luis, we had such a great time!" Whitney hugged them.
"Yeah, we hope Emma likes all the gifts she got." Chad added in.
"Oh I'm sure she will!" Sheridan smiled looking over at her sleeping daughter.
"Oh and thanks Beth for having the party here. Martin looked like he had a blast!" Theresa giggled, putting Maggie in her bassinet.
"I know. You'd never think they little guy was sick a few days ago." Ethan agreed. "He really had a lot of fun.
"Ya well, what can I say? He loves parties!" Beth laughed.
"Thanks everyone for coming!" Sheridan smiled.
"Ya, we really appreciate you guys celebrating Emma's birthday with us." Luis added walking everyone to the door.
"Well you're very welcome. Have a good night you guys!" TC waved heading out the door.
"Good night!" They both yelled as everyone got into their cars.
"You know, we should be going too." Luis turned to Beth as he closed the door.
"Yeah, it's getting late." Sheridan agreed, carefully picking up Emma. "But thank you for everything Beth."
"I should actually be thanking you guys for allowing to have the party at my house so that Martin could be apart of it." Beth smiled at them.
"Oh don't mention it. I'm just glad the little guy had some fun." Luis bent down, gently kissing his forehead.
Beth smiled at the sight of Luis and his son.
"Well good night!" Sheridan called from the door. "Thanks again!"
"Good night Ms Wallace!" Luis added heading out behind Sheridan.
"Good night honey!" Ms. Wallace waved. "What a beautiful family!" she chuckled to herself.
"Right," Beth rolled her eyes. "I still can't believe how lucky I was tonight!"
"Don't count your lucky stars yet Bethie," Ms Wallace warned. "Sheridan could very well remember what happened in that basement. It's just a matter of time!"
"She's right." A voice sounded from behind the wall.
Beth and Ms Wallace looked up as Alistair Crane walked into the living room.
"What happened tonight was way to close." He walked over to Beth.
"Mr. Crane ---" Beth began, but he put up his hand. "I mean Alistair. What are you doing here?"
"As usual up to know good." Ms Wallace mumbled underneath her breath.
"I heard that old woman!" Alistair informed her. "I was here all along. So I know how close Sheridan was to revealing the events of what happened in that basement."
"Y-You do?" Beth fumbled.
"Yes, and I'm here to tell you that it better not happen again." Alistair warned. "If Luis ever found out that you and I were behind Sheridan's disappearance, not only would he throw you in jail but he would also start snooping around again for clues about his father's disappearance."
So he really is behind Luis' father's disappearance? Beth thought to herself.
"That boy has been a thorn in my side ever since the first day he met Sheridan, and I refuse to let him reveal all of the Crane secrets." Alistair spat as he tightened his fists.
"What kind of secrets?" Beth inquired.
"Never mind that. You just concentrate on preventing Sheridan from exposing what happened." He lit a cigar. "If anyone ever found out, it would be the end. Sheridan would be happy because she would finally get her child back and that CANNOT HAPPEN!!!"
He turned and walked away from them leaving a trail of smoke behind.
Luis and Sam laid Sheridan on the sofa, as Eve examined her.
"Is she alright Eve?" Luis asked concerned, looking down at his wife.
"Well she appears to be fine. She probably just had a little dizzy spell." She concluded. "You said she was talking about a window before she fainted Luis?"
"Yeah, she kept saying how familiar the room in Beth's basement looked to her." Luis recalled. "But the thing is, I don't even think Sheridan ever went down in that basement."
"So how could it be familiar to her?" Fox asked confused.
"I have no idea. Hopefully she can tell us when she wakes up." He gently brushed a strand of hair away from her forehead.
Beth stood at the basement doorway out of sight.
"Damn it," she whispered to her mother. "If Sheridan wakes up and tells everyone that she remembers being down in the basement, Luis would figure out that I was behind her disappearance all along. He'd never want to be with me then!"
"Be with you?" Ms Wallace chuckled. "You'd be lucky if he doesn't kill you on the spot! No no missy. You have caused that man too much heartache and pain. When Sheridan wakes up and reveals that you were the one who kidnapped her and dumped her in that pit, he will finally send your sorry butt to jail where you will rot forever! Halleluiah!" She chuckled raising her hands to the ceiling.
"Shut up mother!" Beth cried. "No, this can't be the end. I've worked too hard to get Luis! Damn Sheridan! I should have shot her when I had the chance!"
"Evil, evil girl!" Ms Wallace gasped in horror.
"Hey, Sheridan's waking up!" Hank called from the living room.
Beth ran into the room as Luis helped her up to a sitting position.
"Sheridan!" he kissed her. "Oh thank God! Are you alright?"
"What happened?" she groggily mumbled.
"You fainted honey." Luis reminded her. "We were in the basement and you were mumbling about how familiar the room downstairs looked."
"The basement?" Sheridan looked towards the door.
"Yeah, and then you whispered something about a window and you fainted." Luis rubbed her back. "What did you mean when you said 'the window' Sheridan?"
"The window," she repeated looking at Luis.
Beth held her breath as she looked at Sheridan's face.
"I-I don't remember." She whispered rubbing her temples. "I don't even remember what I was thinking when I was down in the basement."
Beth let out a sigh of relief as Sheridan struggled to remember.
"That's ok honey," Eve sat down next to her. "If you can't remember now, don't fight it. Maybe later it'll come back to you."
"I hope not." Beth whispered to herself.
"Well we've all had a pretty big night." Ethan got up.
"Yeah, and the kids look like they're about to fall over." Theresa agreed.
"Literally." Fox pointed out looking down at Little Ethan falling asleep on his lap.
Everyone laughed, as they got ready to go.
"Sheridan, Luis, we had such a great time!" Whitney hugged them.
"Yeah, we hope Emma likes all the gifts she got." Chad added in.
"Oh I'm sure she will!" Sheridan smiled looking over at her sleeping daughter.
"Oh and thanks Beth for having the party here. Martin looked like he had a blast!" Theresa giggled, putting Maggie in her bassinet.
"I know. You'd never think they little guy was sick a few days ago." Ethan agreed. "He really had a lot of fun.
"Ya well, what can I say? He loves parties!" Beth laughed.
"Thanks everyone for coming!" Sheridan smiled.
"Ya, we really appreciate you guys celebrating Emma's birthday with us." Luis added walking everyone to the door.
"Well you're very welcome. Have a good night you guys!" TC waved heading out the door.
"Good night!" They both yelled as everyone got into their cars.
"You know, we should be going too." Luis turned to Beth as he closed the door.
"Yeah, it's getting late." Sheridan agreed, carefully picking up Emma. "But thank you for everything Beth."
"I should actually be thanking you guys for allowing to have the party at my house so that Martin could be apart of it." Beth smiled at them.
"Oh don't mention it. I'm just glad the little guy had some fun." Luis bent down, gently kissing his forehead.
Beth smiled at the sight of Luis and his son.
"Well good night!" Sheridan called from the door. "Thanks again!"
"Good night Ms Wallace!" Luis added heading out behind Sheridan.
"Good night honey!" Ms. Wallace waved. "What a beautiful family!" she chuckled to herself.
"Right," Beth rolled her eyes. "I still can't believe how lucky I was tonight!"
"Don't count your lucky stars yet Bethie," Ms Wallace warned. "Sheridan could very well remember what happened in that basement. It's just a matter of time!"
"She's right." A voice sounded from behind the wall.
Beth and Ms Wallace looked up as Alistair Crane walked into the living room.
"What happened tonight was way to close." He walked over to Beth.
"Mr. Crane ---" Beth began, but he put up his hand. "I mean Alistair. What are you doing here?"
"As usual up to know good." Ms Wallace mumbled underneath her breath.
"I heard that old woman!" Alistair informed her. "I was here all along. So I know how close Sheridan was to revealing the events of what happened in that basement."
"Y-You do?" Beth fumbled.
"Yes, and I'm here to tell you that it better not happen again." Alistair warned. "If Luis ever found out that you and I were behind Sheridan's disappearance, not only would he throw you in jail but he would also start snooping around again for clues about his father's disappearance."
So he really is behind Luis' father's disappearance? Beth thought to herself.
"That boy has been a thorn in my side ever since the first day he met Sheridan, and I refuse to let him reveal all of the Crane secrets." Alistair spat as he tightened his fists.
"What kind of secrets?" Beth inquired.
"Never mind that. You just concentrate on preventing Sheridan from exposing what happened." He lit a cigar. "If anyone ever found out, it would be the end. Sheridan would be happy because she would finally get her child back and that CANNOT HAPPEN!!!"
He turned and walked away from them leaving a trail of smoke behind.