Chapter 1

"I can't believe they would stoop so low." Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald said to Ivy Crane after she finished telling him about the imposter.

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you or Sheridan earlier, but I couldn't let them hurt Ethan. Take this." Ivy said as she handed him a plane ticket. He looked up at her with a confused expression on his face. "Go find her, Luis. I know that you love each other. Don't let Julian and Alistair win. You need to fight for you love." She told him as she felt sadness rush over her as she remembered her romance with Sam Bennett and how they were torn apart. She wouldn't let the same thing happen to Sheridan and Luis.

"Thank you, Mrs. Crane. You've risked a lot by telling me this and I'll never forget it."

"That's not important. Just go now. Your plane leaves shortly." Luis nodded to her and then bolted out the door to go find his love.

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Sheridan arrived at her old apartment in Paris and opened the door. Things looked the same as when she left. She brought her suitcasses inside and shut the door behind her. She walked over to her couch and began to cry. Now she was alone and she would be alone forever. Before she knew it, she fell asleep. She slept for a couple of hours and then finally woke up. She decided that she needed some fresh air. She remembered that she needed to return something to Jean-Luc and figured that it was best to do it sooner rather than later. She grabbed her coat and went out the door.

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"Damn it, Julian! How could you let this happen?!" Alistair yelled over the speaker phone.

"Calm down, Father. I didn't think she would betray her family and open up her mouth to Luis. I thought that she would keep quiet." Julian said.

"Well obviously you thought wrong. You know what must be done now, Julian. Your wife is destroying this family. I won't let that happen. The only thing we can do now is get rid of her. Her time is up."

"Your going to kill her?" Julian asked, shocked.

"Of course not. I hired a man named Dominic Escalante to take care of her. I need you to lock her up in the basement tomorrow morning, and make sure Ethan is out of the house. Escalante will come and get her after things quiet down and he'll dispose of her. Whatever you do, keep her alive and let him take care of her. I don't want to have blood on our hands. The full blame will be on Escalante if they ever find anything out."

"Ok, Father. I won't fail you this time."

"You better not, Julian. If you do, I will wash my hands of you forever." Alistair said as he hung up the phone. He knew that he couldn't fail this time. He was going to have to lock up Ivy and allow her to be killed.

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Luis impatiently waited for the taxi to arrive. When it finally did, he got inside and told the driver to take him to the Paris police station. He had no idea where Sheridan could be, so he figured that it was best to track her down from there. He arrived there and went inside. He waited for a few minutes and then someone finally called him into the office. He went inside and was greeted by the officer.

"You must be Officer Lopez-Fitzgerald. I'm Detective Chris Lorenzo. One of the other detectives explained your situation to me. You're looking for the woman you love?"

"Yes, I am. I have to find her and tell her how I feel." Luis began. "Pardon me for asking, but you don't look or sound French."

"I'm not. I'm actually from Palm Beach, Florida. I worked as an officer there for years and then moved up here. Well, enough about me. Why don't we start looking for clues on where your girlfriend could be."

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Sheridan arrived at Jean-Luc's apartment and went up the elevator. She approached the door and knocked. As she waited for it to open, she started remembering some of the things that had happened there and then that brought on memories of Luis. As she was lost in her thoughts about him, the door opened and she was pulled inside.

"Well, well, well. At last we have you, Sheridan. You are not an easy woman to track down." Roger said as he held a gun to her head. "Now, you must die."

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Luis and Chris continued looking through records. They couldn't find an address on Sheridan. They thought that it was hopeless until Luis remembered Jean-Luc. They decided to see if they could anything on him. After a few minutes of searching, they finally found an address on him and something else: a death certificate. They then found records about the drug business that he was involved in and Luis started to worry.

"Maybe we should go down to this guy's old apartment and see what we can find." Luis suggested. Chris agreed and they were off to save Sheridan.

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Luis and Chris arrived at Jean-Luc's apartment in no time. They took the elevator upstairs and waited by his door. They heard voices of two men and a muffled voice of a woman that Luis recognized to be Sheridan's. The proceeded to kick open the door with caution. In doing so, Pierre was knocked out by it. Roger held Sheridan tightly.

"Just let her go. If you hurt any part of her, I'll slowly rip you to shreds and you'll just wish you were dead." Luis threatened, the rage showing in his eyes.

"Never! I won't let her go. She must die." Roger said. Luis could see the doubt in his eyes.

"Please let her go. I love her and I can't live without her. If she dies, you won't live, either." After much hesitation, Roger finally let her go. Chris handcuffed him and called Interpol to come pick him and Roger up. Luis ran to Sheridan and held her tightly. "I thought I was going to lose you."

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*The Next Morning*

"Of course, Darling. I'll meet you there in about a half hour. I'm getting ready to leave shortly." Ivy said to Ethan over the phone.

"Okay, Mother. I'll see you soon." He said as he hung up the phone. Ivy hung up her phone, as well, and then went to find her purse. She walked into the living room and bumped into Julian.

"Well, Ivy, where are you off to in such a hurry?"

"I have to meet Ethan for breakfast." She said as she moved away from him. She found her purse sitting on the couch and grabbed it. She walked towards the door, but was stopped when Julian grabbed her arm. "Let go of me, Julian. I need to leave."

"You're not going anywhere, my Dear."

"You're hurting me! Let go!" She tried to pull her arm away, but he just grasped it tighter. She continued to try and struggle, but it was no use. Julian was determined and Ivy could see it in his eyes. He grabbed her and she tried to kick him, so he threw her on the ground. When she tried to get up, he grabbed a lamp and hit her over the head with it. She was out cold and Julian carried her down to the basement. After she was securely locked up down there, he went back upstairs to clean up the mess. He started to pick up the glass pieces when Pilar arrived.

"Mr. Crane, would you like me to do that?" Pilar asked as she rushed over to him.

"No, Pilar. I've got it." Julian said as he tried to hide the pieces of glass that had Ivy's blood on it. Pilar caught a glimpse of them, but chose to ignore it. She walked out of the room and Julian cleaned up the mess.

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*2 Days Later*

Ethan was really starting to worry about his Mother. It had been 2 days since anyone had seen her. He knew that something was wrong after she never showed up for breakfast. He decided that it was time to file a missing person's report. He drove to the Harmony Police Department and waited inside. Finally, Sam Bennett called him into his office.

"What can I do for you, Ethan?" Sam asked as he sat down.

"I'd like to file a missing person's report." Ethan said as he sat down across from him.

"I don't mean to be rude, but we have certain officers that take care of that. I can refer you to----"

"No." Ethan began as he cut him off. "I know you're the best and I would really appreciate your help." He was practically begging him. Sam didn't know why, but he couldn't refuse him.

"Okay, Ethan. I'll help you. Who is it that's missing." Sam asked as he began looking for the missing person forms.

"It's my Mother."

Chapter 2

Ivy sat in the cold basement and looked around. She was terrified and she knew that she was going to die. Julian occasionally came down there to torment her about how he was going to make Ethan just as cold and heartless as he was. The day before, she had come across some old stationary and a pen. She began to write again when the door began to open. She hid the pen and paper and waited for the person to appear. Julian walked in first, but he was followed by another man.

"Well, hello, Ivy. It's time to go." Julian told her as he pulled her up off of the ground.

"Please, Julian. Just let me go. I promise that I won't cause any more problems." She begged him.

"It's too late, Ivy. I warned you before, but you didn't listen to me. Now you must die." He said as he handed her over to the other man. "Make sure you call after the job is finished, Escalante. We'll notify you when we want you to make her body resurface." Escalante nodded his head and then took Ivy.

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Sam couldn't believe his ears. "Ivy's missing?"

"Yes. She was supposed to meet me for breakfast the day before yesterday. She called and said she was on her way, but she never showed up. I waited for her for an hour and then went home to see if I could find her. Her purse was sitting in the living room with her cell phone and car keys."

"And no one's seen her?"

"No. I asked my Father, and he said that she probably just left town. But I refuse to believe that. I know my Mother, Chief Bennett. Something is seriously wrong. Do you think you can help me?"

"Yes, Ethan, I'll help you. I want you to finish filling out these missing person forms and I'll go get a search warrant for the Mansion." Sam said as he left the office.

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Sam and a few other officers approached the Crane Mansion. Sam went to the front door and knocked. After a few seconds, Pilar answered it.

"Sam, what's going on?" She asked, startled to see the cops standing out there.

"We have a search warrant for the Mansion."

"Let me go get Mr. Crane." She said as she left the room. She returned a couple minutes later with Julian.

"Chief Bennett, what can I do for you?"

"When was the last time you saw your wife?"

"3 days ago, i think. Why?"

"Your son came down to the station and filed a missing person's report on her. We have a search warrant."

"Well, then there's nothing I can do. But you're only wasting your time. I'm sure that Ivy's perfectly fine." Julian lied as he let them inside.

"We'll see about that." Sam and the officers looked around for hours and turned up nothing, except for a small piece of glass that was underneath a table. It appeared to have blood on it, so Sam had one of the officer's bag it and take it down to the lab to get it analyzed. They finished searching and left the Mansion.

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Escalante took Ivy to an old abandoned warehouse just on the outskirts of town and tied her up in one of the rooms.

"Please just kill me and get it over with." Ivy cried.

"No, my dear. You've got it all wrong. I'm not going to kill you, I'm just going to tell your husband and father-in-law that you're dead. Instead, I'm going to keep you forever. I've always wanted you, Ivy Crane. You're so beautiful." He said as he began kissing her. She felt like she was going to be sick. She would much rather die than live like this.

"Oh, God. Please stop! Let me go!" But he didn't stop. He continued kissing her harder. He then forced her on the ground and raped her.

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Sam held the folder in his hands which contained the test results from the glass that was found in the Crane Mansion. It was Ivy's blood. He had to go find Ethan and let him know. He remembered Ethan mentioning to him that he was going to a party for Luis and Sheridan at the Lobster Shack, so he decided to go find him there.

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"It's so great to have you back, Sheridan." Ethan said as he hugged her. He hadn't told her, or anyone else, about Ivy's dissapearance.

"It's great to be back."

"By the way, what changed your mind about Luis?" He asked her.

"Luis and I want to tell everyone what happened, but we need to wait until Ivy gets here. Where is she, Ethan?" Before he could answer, Sam came up to him.

"Ethan, I need to talk to you about your Mother."

"Did you find her, Chief Bennett?" He asked hopefully. Luis, Sheridan, Grace, and other onlookers looked at them with confused expressions on their faces.

"No, I'm sorry, Ethan. I have some bad news." Ethan's face dropped.

"What is it? What's wrong?"

"When we searched the Mansion earlier, we found a piece of glass with some blood on it underneath a table. We had the lab analyze it, and it's your Mother's blood."

"What is going on, Sam?" Luis asked.

"Ivy Crane's been missing for almost 3 days now." Sheridan and Luis looked at each other.

"This is all my fault. If something happened to her, it's because of what she told me." Everyone looked at Luis.

"What are you talking about, Luis?" Luis and Sheridan proceeded to tell them the whole story about the imposter. When they were finished, everyone had shocked looks on their faces.

"So, my Father may have something to do with this?" Ethan asked Sam.

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After the events of that evening, Luis and Sam, with Ethan's help, were able to put a tap on Julian's private business line. Nothing happened, until it had been one week since Ivy had been missing.

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The phone rang in Julian's office and he immediately picked it up. "Julian Crane."

"Hello, Mr. Crane. I believe you've been waiting for my call."

"Escalante. I hope you're calling to bring me good news."

"That depends. If you're hoping that I'm calling to tell you that your wife is dead, than I am indeed bringing you good news. Ivy Crane is no longer a threat to you." Relief rushed over Julian.

"Excellent, Mr. Escalante. You will be greatly rewarded. What about the body?"

"I'm glad you brought that up. I don't think it's such a great idea to have the body resurface. Let's just say, your wife put up one hell of a fight before I finally finished her off and she's not exactly in one piece."

"Alright. Then we'll just leave it at that. Just make sure her body is properly disposed of. I don't want it to ever be discovered."

"As you wish, Mr. Crane."

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After hearing Julian's phone conversation, Sam couldn't breathe. Ivy was dead. He didn't want to believe it. Deep down inside, he still loved her and now he was never going to get to tell her the truth.

"Are you okay, Sam?" Luis asked him as he noticed the look on his face.

"I don't know, Luis. I can't believe that Julian had his wife killed. I'll kill him." He said as he stood up, filled with rage.

"Hey, settle down. Don't stoop to his level. I know this is hard, but we have to let Ethan know about the conversation we heard and get a warrant for Julian's arrest."

"You're right. Ethan's going to take this hard. He was really close to his Mother." Luis nodded and then left the room to get the arrest warrant. Sam sat in silence for a few moments. He wanted cry and scream out about how unfair it was. He just wanted to take Ivy in his arms and hold her. He finally gained his composure and then left the station to go talk to Ethan.

Chapter 3

"Chief Bennett, what did you want to see me about?" Ethan asked as he rushed into the police station.

"Ethan, I think you better sit down. I need you to listen to something." Ethan knew something wasn't right, so he sat down. Sam got out the tape player and played the tape of Julian and Escalante's conversation. Sam could hardly handle listening to it again. It tore his heart apart even more every time he did. After the tape had ended, tears were trickling down Ethan's face. It took Sam everything in him to stop from crying. Ethan finally broke the silence.

"He....he....killed her. My Mother is gone."

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Luis got a warrant for Julian's arrest, along with another search warrant, and he, Sam, and a few other officers headed over to the Crane Mansion. Julian was arrested and the officers searched the Mansion from top to bottom. They didn't find much until they went down to the basement and kicked the door in. When they were looking for clues down there, Luis found a stack of letters and some stationary.

"What did you find, Luis?" Sam asked as he saw him looking through the letters.

"Letters. There's 6 of them here."

"Well, what do they say?"

"They're sealed, but they have people's name on them. There's one addressed to Ethan, Sheridan, my Mother.." Luis began as I flipped through the envelopes. "This doesn't make sense. The other one's are addressed to Theresa, me, and you, Sam." he said as he looked up at him.

"Me?"

"Yes. Here." He said as he handed him the letter. Sam opened it up and read it to himself: My Darling Sam, If you are reading this letter, than I am probably dead. I just wanted to confess something to you before I leave you forever. The real reason I left you years ago was because of our son. I got pregnant and I was afraid of what my father might do to you and the baby. He forced me to marry Julian, but I've regretted it ever since. I just wanted you to know that I have never stopped loving you and that my last thoughts will be of you and our son. I also wanted to apologize to you for the way I've behaved lately. I'm sorry that I tried to destroy your marriage and I hope that one day you will find it in your heart to forgive me. I wish you all the happiness in the world with your wife and children. Love Always, Ivy Sam finished reading the letter and he couldn't hold back the tears any longer. He didn't understand what she was talking about. They had a son together. Why didn't she tell him what happened to him? Luis noticed the look on his face.

"Sam? Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. I just need some air." He said as he started to leave the room. He stopped and turned around. "Wait, Luis. What does your letter say?" Luis shrugged and then opened up his letter and read it outloud. Luis, I know that you don't know me very well, but I think you're a great guy. I just wanted to let you know that I approve of your relationship with Sheridan and I wish the both of you years of happiness. I also wanted to ask you a favor. I want you to take care of her and not let Julian and Alistair try to hurt her. She really loves you and you two deserve to be together. Take care. Ivy Crane

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*2 Days Later-Ivy's Funeral*

"How are you holding up, Ethan?" Theresa asked as she put her arm around him.

"I'm really trying to be strong, but it's hard. I can't believe she's gone. I just keep waiting to see her walk through those doors and tell me that everything's going to be okay. But I know that she's not going to." Ethan said as he started to cry. He put his arms around Theresa and she held him.

"Come on, Ethan. The funeral's going to start so we better sit down." Ethan nodded and they went to their seats. The church was filled with mouners. The service started and it was impossible for the tears to be held back. Even Eve Russell, who detested Ivy Crane, was crying. The entire town was completely appauled at what Julian Crane had done to her and she was admired for what she did for Sheridan and Luis. The priest called for people to come and speak about Ivy. Ethan was the first to go up.

"My Mother was the most wonderful woman that I've ever met, and I'm not just saying that because I'm her son. She was always there for me and I knew I could count on her. I remember that she always used to tell me that I was conceived out of true love. That always made me feel like I was important and special. Wherever you are now, Mother, I love you and I'll never forget you." Ethan left the altar with tears in his eyes. There were more people to follow him. Pilar went next, followed by Sheridan, Luis, Grace, and Eve. When the priest was about to move on, Sam spoke up.

"Wait. I have something to say about Ivy."

Chapter 4

Everyone stared at Sam as he stood up and walked towards the altar. It was aparent to everyone that he had been crying. He looked out into the crowd of mourners and began.

"What do you say about a woman that changed your life? Ivy Winthrop-Crane was one of a kind. Only a few of you know this, but Ivy and I have known each other for more than 20 years. I still remember the first time I saw her. I knew than that she was something special. She touched a part of my soul that no one has ever been able to grasp and never will. We loved each other more than anything. She taught me the meaning of true love and I'll never forget her for that. After we broke up, I couldn't handle seeing her again and I kept my distance. It wasn't until a few months ago that I saw her again. I thought she didn't love me anymore. But I was wrong. She did still love me, and I still loved her. But I didn't tell her and I pushed her away. I'll always regret that it took me this long to figure it out. I'm so sorry, Ivy. You'll always hold a very sacred place in my heart and I will always love you." Sam left the entire congregation in shock. There wasn't a dry eye.

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After the funeral was over, a lot of people came up to Sam about what he had said about Ivy. Grace was upset about it, but she was going to leave it alone. She could see that Sam was falling apart and his heart was breaking. She knew in her heart that he wasn't in love with her anymore and that he was, and always would be, in love with Ivy. She left the Church alone, without being noticed. Sam just stood in there, staring at Ivy's picture. It was completely silent until Ethan came up to him.

"Thank you for making my Mother happy." Sam turned around and looked at Ethan. "I knew there was someone special in her heart and I'm glad it was you."

"I'm glad it was me, too, Ethan. You're Mother loved you very much."

"I know." Ethan began as he sat down. "I wanted to talk to you about something."

"What is it?" Sam asked as he sat down next to him.

"Do you remember the letter that you gave me from my Mother that she wrote while she was in the basement?"

"Yes. Why?" Sam asked, confused.

"Because in it, she told me that I'm your son."

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Ivy's entire body ached and she shook with fear. She missed her loved ones so much and she just wanted to be with them. She looked around the dark room, trying to look for a place to espcape, but there wasn't one. She was stuck there forever. As she started to cry again, the door opened and Escalante came inside. Ivy cowered with fear.

"Well, Gorgeus. You'll never guess where I just went. Your funeral! The entire town of Harmony thinks you're dead. Which means that no one will come looking for you." He said with an evil laugh.

Chapter 5

Sam stood there staring at Ethan. He couldn't believe it. Ethan was his son. It all made sense now. He thought that he had lost Ivy forever, but he hadn't. He had Ethan now and Ethan was a part of her.

"You're my son?" Sam asked, just to make sure he heard him correctly.

"Yes. My Mother told me in the letter about the two of you and how much she still loved you. I understand, though, if you don't want to tell anyone to protect your family." Ethan said glumly.

"Not tell anyone? Are you crazy?! Ethan, I am proud to have you as my son and I want the whole world to know. You're all I have left of your Mother and I won't give you up." Sam said, practically in tears. He went up to Ethan and pulled him into a hug.

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Ivy just stared at Escalante in shock. They all thought she was dead and now Julian was going to win. She just hoped that someone found the letters that she wrote so it would be known that Ethan is Sam's son. She didn't want Julian having control of her son.

"No, they won't give up on me. I know Sam and I know my son." Ivy said with tears streaming down her face.

"They won't find you, beautiful. Besides, even if they look for you, I have you hidden in a place where no one would expect."

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"Hey, Sam, how are you holding up?" Luis asked as his boss came into the office.

"Better, now that I have Ethan." Luis just stared at him in confussion.

"Have Ethan? What are you talking about?"

"He's my son with Ivy."

"Your son? Oh my God. Does Grace know?"

"No. She hasn't said much to me since the funeral. I didn't mean to hurt her like that, but I had to say those things for Ivy."

"I understand, Sam." They are interrupted by one of the officers coming up to them.

"Chief Bennett, we have Julian Crane's phone records." The officer said, handing them to him.

"Thanks. Come on, Luis. Let's go look these over." Luis nodded and they went into one of the interrogation rooms. They went over the records for a few minutes until they finally found something.

"Look, Sam. This is the call that Julian received when we overheard that telephone conversation."

"You're right. It also shows that he received another call from him on the day that Ivy turned up missing."

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Luis and Sam decided that it was time to find the guy that "killed" Ivy. Luckily, Julian called the man "Escalante" on the telephone conversation that they had. Unfortunately, the phone number listed on the telephone bill was from a cell phone. They were still looking to see if they could find out where he worked, but they did locate his address and rounded up several officers to search his house. When they arrived, Sam and Luis entered the small apartment first. It was obviously condemned, but it wasn't too much out of the ordinary. That is, until they walked into the spare bedroom. Sam couldn't believe what he saw. There were pictures of Ivy everywhere. It was obvious that this guy was obsessed with her. After they left the apartment, they returned to the station.

"There's something that doesn't make sense about this whole thing. If he wanted her this badly, why would he kill her?" Sam asked Luis as he sat down in his office.

"What if he didn't kill her? What if Ivy Crane is still alive?"

Chapter 6

Sam just stared at Luis. Could it be true? Could Ivy still be alive? He hoped so.

"Alive? You think Ivy's alive?" Sam asked with a hopeful sound in his voice. Luis new that his boss still loved her and that if she were alive, he'd probably leave Grace for her. Even though Grace hadn't really done anything to him, Luis hoped that Ivy were alive and that she would get back together with Sam. Their relationship reminded him so much of his and Sheridan's.

"It's a possibility. We never found her body. Maybe if we can track down this Escalante character, he'll lead us to her." Luis suggested.

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After much research into Escalante's background, and with the help of Luis' new friend, Chris Lorenzo, Sam and Luis finally discovered the address to where he used to work. It turned out that Chris Lorenzo had a run in with Escalante about 5 years before. Escalante, who was in the mob, threatened to kill Chris's wife, Rita Lee Lance, and their unborn child. The only way for Chris to save his family was for him to fake his death. Finally, 3 years later, the truth came out and Chris was able to return to his family. After that, Escalante went into hiding and got a job. Since it was their only lead, they decided to follow it and they drove out to the warehouse. The name of the besiness was "Duane's Warehouse", where they manufactured car parts. When they finally arrived at the warehouse, they were surprised, to say the least. The building was condemned. They got out of the car and decided to look around. They were about to leave when they noticed a door. Sam quietly crept over there, with Luis following closely behind him, their guns drawn. Sam tried for the knob, and it was surprisingly unlocked. He proceeded with caution in opening it. Once inside, Sam saw another door and he could faintly hear something. It almost sounded like crying. He crept a little closer and listened by the door. It was crying. It was Ivy's crying. Luis, who had been waiting by the door, quickly came up to him.

"Sam, quick! It's Escalante. He's coming so you better get Ivy out ASAP." Luis went back towards the door while Sam tried the door.

"Ivy? Ivy, it's Sam. Can you hear me?" He asked, desperately trying to hear her voice. Ivy couldn't believe it. Sam had found her. She wasn't going to have to stay there forever.

"Sam! I knew you'd come!" She said as she ran towards the door.

"Listen, Ivy. The doors stuck and Escalante is coming this way. Move away from the door and I'm going to kick it in." She agreed and stepped away from the door. Sam backed up, charged at the door, and it opened with one swift move. Sam looked at Ivy with tears in his eyes. He had her back. They ran to each other and he took her in his arms. "We have to get out of here. Later, I have something that I want to tell you." Ivy nodded and then they went towards the door. When they got outside, they saw that Luis had everything under control. Apparently, Chris Lorenzo had gotten wind of Escalante being at the warehouse and he, the Harmony P.D., Interpol, and many Paris police officers went down there to bust him. He was finally captured and Ivy was safe.

"I can't believe that you found me, Sam. I thought I was going to be here forever." Ivy said with tears streaming down her face. Sam wiped them away with his hands and kissed her on the lips.

"I love you, Ivy. I had to say that before anything else happened. I'm never going to let you go again and we're going to be together forever."

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So, Ivy and Sam lived happily ever after. They got married and Grace went off to become a preacher. Theresa and Ethan married, and Gwen married Hank. Beth became jealous, so Hank married her, too. Sheridan and Luis also got married and had many children. Kay and Miguel got rid of Charity together and married. Tabitha turned into a doll and married Timmy. Eve got arrested for burning down Orville's apartment and the truth was discovered about her and Julian. TC divorced her and she married Julian in jail. Chad was actually discovered to be the child of a nice family that Eve had killed in cold blood. He married Whitney. As for Pilar, Martin came back and they stayed together forever. And last but not least, Simone and TC. No, they did not marry cause that would just be wrong. They found nice people and I guess they married them, too. ~>~>~>~>~>~>~>~>~>~>~>~>~>~>~>
THE END!!!