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Summary: Chapter 28: Theresa goes around to see Luis and Sheridan. At the end of the day, she just wants to relax…but something distracts her. What is it? Read and see! R&R! *Chapter fixed! Sorry about the mistake!*

"Oh, guys, I better go! I really want to see how Sheridan and Luis are going. I miss them so much!" Theresa told her family.

"Yes, you probably do want to pay them a visit. We'll see you later then," Pilar replied.

"Come on, Ethan Martin. Let's go see your uncle and aunty!" Theresa cried, taking his hand.

"Bye!" Ethan Martin said shyly, waving.

Theresa waved to her family, grabbed her bag and the keys to the family car and left. She put her son in the car and then drove towards Sheridan's cottage. When she got there, she was really excited and quickly got out of the car and helped Ethan Martin out. She led him to the doorstep and rang the doorbell. Sheridan answered the doorbell and felt she was going to faint.

"Theresa?" Sheridan asked, thinking she was hallucinating.

"Yes, it's me!" Theresa cried.

Sheridan grabbed her into her arms and embraced her. They cried together and when let go Theresa saw Luis standing behind Sheridan, waiting for his turn. He had a smile on his face yet tears were appearing in his eyes. Theresa ran to him, blinded by her own tears and kissed him on the cheek. He hugged her tight, never wanting to let her go, let her leave again. He had let her go to New York 3 years ago but he would not let her out of his sight again. He felt kind of responsible for her leaving even though it wasn't because of him. He couldn't hide the fact that he felt he hadn't been a good enough brother.

"Theresa, I'm so glad you're home! Why did you tell me though? I could've come to the airport and picked you up!" Luis cried.

"I know but…I guess I didn't know how to face you guys again. I know it sounds stupid but…I wasn't sure if you missed me or anything."

Luis smiled at her. "How could you think that? We're family. You're always going to be my sister and I'm always going to love you. I've been counting the days till you would come back. I didn't know how many but I knew you'd return."

"Ha! Him counting the days? It was more like he was counting the minutes!" Sheridan teased.

Theresa laughed. "It doesn't matter. I'm just happy to see you two again."

"Yeah, we're both glad you're home. Oh my goodness! Is that Baby Ethan?" Sheridan asked, bending down to pick him up.

"Yeah…except his not so small and baby-like now!" Theresa answered.

"Oh, he's so cute though!" Sheridan exclaimed, playing with him.

"Yeah, I know! Ethan Martin, say hello to aunty and uncle," Theresa asked of her son.

"Hello, aaaunty and ancle," he said in his shy, toddler voice.

Sheridan giggled. "Hello to you too."

"Hey, my turn to hold my nephew!" Luis exclaimed. Sheridan surrendered Ethan Martin to Luis.

"Ok, now come on, sit down. I'll make some coffee and you can tell us about your life these years," Sheridan suggested, who left to make the coffees.

"I've got to hear about your lives too," Theresa told Luis, smiling cheekily at him.

Theresa sat down on the couch and Luis sat down next to her with Ethan Martin on his lap. She started to tell them about her company and about the news she had received just earlier this morning. Sheridan then came back to the lounge room and served them their coffee and Theresa went back to her life. After a long while, they had some sandwiches for lunch while Sheridan and Luis told her what had been happening in Harmony for them. Some time in that conversation, Ethan Martin had fallen asleep. Luis was still a police officer but he had been promoted. Sheridan had been pregnant but had suffered a miscarriage, which nearly drove them to a divorce. It had made an impact on their marriage and had lead to depression for Sheridan. After a year of therapy, Luis got her back on her feet. Sheridan really wanted to start a family and it had made her so happy when Luis suggested they start trying again…but to no result. They had both done tests to see if everything was normal and it was. Nothing was working. Months of trying still didn't get pregnant. Sheridan was getting scared that the fortune cookie she had gotten years ago at the Chinese restaurant would be true. Luis reassured her that it couldn't be and that maybe it just wasn't the right time. So they took a break. They decided to stop trying for a few months and then try again. Only recently had they started retrying for a baby.

"Oh that's great! I'm sure this time you'll get pregnant!" Theresa exclaimed, clapping her hands at the thought of being an aunty for 3 babies!

"Yeah, let's hope so," Sheridan said, looking at Luis who put his arms around her shoulder.

"You will get pregnant. Just, just try harder."

"Harder? We're trying hard!" Luis replied.

Theresa laughed at his reply. It had sounded weird, easily mistaken if she had been a stranger. "How hard?"

"Let's just say I sometimes I call in "sick" for work because Sheridan has other plans," Luis answered.

Theresa giggled. "Too much information!"

They all laughed, trying to breathe at the same time. Their stomaches were sore when they stopped. Theresa looked at her watch. "It's getting late, Ethan Martin needs to take his bath so I better get going. Come and visit sometime. You can practise being parents with my son!" Theresa laughed.

"We will. That is, when we get the time," Luis joked.

They laughed and Sheridan punched him lightly.

"There's no doubt what you two will be doing after I leave!" Theresa shouted above the laughter.

"Bye sis!" Luis said, smiling and opened the door for her and she picked up her handbag to walk to the door.

Theresa tried to stop smiling but she couldn't. She had had so much fun talking to her brother and sister-in-law. "See you!"

Theresa walked out, carrying her son and waved to them. Then she put him into the car and got inside and headed home.

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When Theresa got home, she laid Little Ethan down onto her bed.

"Mama, I'm back!" Theresa yelled, wondering where she was.

"Theresita? Where's Little Ethan?" Pilar said, emerging from the kitchen in an apron.

"He's sleeping. Do you need any help there?" Theresa offered.

"No, no. I'm fine. Today's a lovely day. Why don't you go out? I'll look after Little Ethan for you," Pilar suggested, smiling.

Theresa thought about it for a while. Yeah, maybe I should go out…to the beach! I could go for a swim! Yes, that's what I'll do. "Yeah, I'll go have a swim at the beach."

"Good, but be back because I'm making your favourite dinner."

"Ok. I'll just get changed and go."

Theresa went into her room, making sure to make as least noise as possible so as not to wake her son. She began to unpack, placing her clothes in her closet again. She then found her swimwear, a beach towel and a short skirt. She got changed into her skimpy, sparkly, purple bikini and wrapped a skirt over the bottom. She put on some sunscreen, took her towel and her pair of sunglasses and walked out the door. She walked down to the beach. The sun was beginning to set but Theresa thought she'd just take a dip. But when she got there, she saw a manly figure sitting on the sand. Theresa gasped and walked closer to see who it really was. Then she realised who it was. She hadn't seen him for so long that she didn't know what to say. Part of her just wanted to turn around and run off because she was scared but the other part of her wanted to talk to him, to hug him. So she decided to…

"Ethan?" Theresa asked.

Ethan turned around, as he heard the familiar voice. His heart skipped a beat when he saw her. It was like an angel fell from the sky and that God had answered his prayers.

"Am I dreaming?" Ethan asked, dumbfounded.

Theresa smiled and shook her head. "I'm home."

"Oh my gosh! I didn't know. I guess this is fate," Ethan replied, standing up to face her.

"What are you doing here? Don't you have work?"

"I come down to the beach to watch the sunset every week, hoping I'd…I'd…"

"Hoping you'd what?" Theresa asked softly.

"Hoping I'd see you again, Theresa," Ethan replied, looking into her chocolate brown eyes.

Theresa blushed. After all this time, he's still been waiting for me. "So you're still single then?"

"I thought I had made it clear enough I only want you," Ethan complimented, taking one step closer to her.

Theresa didn't know what to do or say. It was obvious of his intentions.

"How about you…are you still single?"

Theresa nodded and felt herself going red. Ethan smiled and placed her hands in his.

"You look amazingly beautiful today, just like 3 years ago. You haven't changed a bit."

Theresa knew now that her face was definitely burning tomato red. "Thank you, Ethan. You don't look bad yourself."

Theresa felt the memories they had made together filter through her head. It was like she was falling for Ethan all over again. Like the past few years weren't in between them, that the distance between New York and Harmony was closed. It seemed like only yesterday at the airport when he kissed her good bye. Ethan leaned closer towards Theresa and Theresa knew what that meant. It felt right, comfortable with him. Almost perfect.

So Theresa closed her eyes, Ethan placed his hands on her hips and their lips met in a passionate kiss. She placed her arms around his waist. The timing couldn't have been better as the sun slowing retreated under the horizon and their kiss deepened.

A/N Done! Romance at last, hey? More to come! Ah, I'm tired now. School tomorrow. Night! MORE ROMANCE NEXT CHAPTER! And she will see Fox, I promise! Enjoy!