Chapter 5

"God, I wish I didn't have to leave you. I love you so much" She said in a soft voice.

"I love you too, Sheridan. But we'll only be apart for a short time. We'll see each other in 3 weeks, baby" Luis kissed her with every fiber in his being.

"Bye, Luis. See you in 3 weeks. I'll call you when I land" They kissed again and she boarded her plane. Sheridan looked back and wiped away the crystal tears that were forming in her eyes. He watched her board the plane and he felt his heart tighten. He turned away and left before he stopped her from leaving.

"Oh Sheridan," He sighed, "I don't know how I'm going to be without for you for 3 weeks. I'm going to go crazy" he mumbled to himself. Walking to his truck, he slid in the drivers side.

"Ready to go buddy?" Hank asked, looking at him form the passengers side.

"I guess as ready as I can be" Luis faked a smile and started up his truck.

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"Jenn...We need to talk. It's important" He told her over the phone.

"Alright. Where do you want to meet?" She asked.

"The Book Café in an hour" Luis said.

"Alright, I'll be there in an hour" They said goodbye and both hung up their phones.

"Damn, I don't want to hurt her Hank!" Luis exclaimed, rubbing his temples.

"I know you don't, buddy. Hey but it's better to be honest than lie because she could just find out the truth later" Hank told him.

"Yeah, no sh!t. Ugh...my life is so infuriating." Luis said as he drove his car into Hank's brother's driveway.

"Thanks for the trip man. I had a great time. Hope everything works out today with Jenn. Call me later, ok?" He said, grabbing his things from the backseat.

"Alright I will. Or maybe I'll just swing by here later. Talk to you later man" Luis waited until Hank walked in the house and then he sped off.

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"Hi Jenn, thanks for meeting me here" Luis sat down across from the redhead.

"You're welcome, so what was so important"

"Jenn, you know I love you. But..." He couldn't finish because they got interrupted by the waitress. She handed them their drinks.

"Thank you" Luis said politely.

"As you were saying before we were interrupted"

"I love you, but I can't marry you" He told her quickly, staring down at the floor.

"What!" She exclaimed, anger flashing in her eyes. "Luis, I love you and I thought you loved me"

"I love you, but I'm just not in love with you. I'm in love with someone else. I thought I was over that woman, I guess I was wrong though. Hank and I went up to Boston to see her this weekend. We were high school sweethearts, but at 16 she got a modeling job offer and she left. We saw each other this weekend for the first time in almost 8 years. Turns out she still loved me" Luis explained, his eyes lighting up with love for Sheridan. And Jenn noticed that look. "I'm so sorry Jenn, I never meant to hurt you. I hope we can still be friends" He noticed the tears slipping down her cheeks. He wiped them away and held her hand in his hand.

"Did you make love to her?" She asked, staring into his dark eyes.

"Jenn"

"Just tell me. I need to know dammit!" She cried softly.

"Yes" His head was bent down in shame. More tears came to her eyes. She wiped them away quickly before Luis could see them. She got up and took her ring off and handed it to him.

"Here this belongs to you" She said. Jenn kissed him softly on the lips and turned to walk away. His hand stopped her though.

"I'm sorry, so sorry." He apologized once more.

"It's ok. I'll be alright, don't worry about me. And as for your question, I just need some time to heal, then we can become friends. I love you, Luis. Goodbye" She walked off, more tears pouring out of her eyes. Luis looked at the ring that sat in the palm of his hand. The only thing he was grateful for at that moment was that he never gave Jenn his grandmother's ring. That ring had always been saved for Sheridan and Sheridan only.

Cause I'm your lady, and you are my man

Wheneva you reach for me, I'm gonna do all that I can

We're waiting for something, somewhere I've never been

That was his cell ringing. After hearing that he knew it was Sheridan calling. She had set up a special ring tone for herself, so when she called he knew who it was without looking at the caller ID.

"Hi baby" He said through the phone.

"Hello to you to, sweetheart. I just landed in California" She told him, smiling through the phone.

"That's great. I'm counting the days till we see each other again" He tried to push away the sadness that was eating him up inside.

"Me too. Anyways I'm calling to see where you are? Have you talked to Jenn yet"

"Actually I'm still at the Book Café. Jenn just left, she was pretty upset. She said after she has some time to heal we can work on a friendship."

"I'm sorry, Luis. I knew a part of you loved her very much"

"It's alright. I'm going to head home now. I have some unpacking and laundry to do. I'll call you tonight, my love" He blew her a kiss.

"Ok, I love you, officer" She smiled to herself. Won't he be surprised, she thought.

"And I love you, beautiful. Bye, baby"

"Bye" They hung up their phones.

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Sheridan hurried around his apartment. Once she heard his truck pull up in front of the house she began shedding her clothes, piece by piece. Leaving a trail of clothing from the front door to the bed in Luis' room. She peaked out the window and saw him walking up the stairs. He looked really depressed. Oh but won't he be happy to see me. Sheridan walked back to the bedroom and laid on the bed. She stuck a Red rose in between her teeth and just waited until he walked through the bedroom door. Sheridan heard him walking down the hall and grinned to herself as he entered the bedroom and took site of her clad body.

"Sheridan!" He jumped on the bed and on top of her.

"Surprise!" She exclaimed and kissed him. He held her face in his hands.

"Oh baby, how could you trick me like that. Oh but I love that you did. Do you know how much I missed you? And we weren't even part for more than a couple of hours. How are we going to deal with being apart when you go back to L.A."

"Shut up, Luis, you talk way too much" She crushed her lips to his and flipped him over. Straddling him, she began to remove his clothing. Once all the clothes were shed they united as one. They rode the waves of passion together. She snuggled closer to him as he tightened his hold on her. "So were you really surprised?" She asked, giggling, playfully kissing his body.

"Very surprised, baby. That was one of the best surprises that I ever received from you" He grinned down at her and pressed a loving kiss to her lips. "Did I mention that I love you? Because if I didn't, I'm saying it now. I love you so very much, sher. Always and forever"

She sweetly smiled. "I love you too" After a couple more rounds of lovemaking the two fell asleep, very exhausted and happy.