"No Sheridan. No way, no how, no chance.  No." Theresa said as she paced back and forth in Miguel's kitchen.
 
"Theresa calm down.  You wanna end up back in the hospital?" Luis said.
 
"No.  But I am not sitting down with anyone with the name Crane and having any kind of discussion about my boys." Theresa said and then, "Present company excluded."
 
"My last name is Lopez-Fitzgerald." Sheridan said. "But that's besides the point.  I think you and Ethan need to talk this out.  Maybe that way we can avoid a court battle."
 
"I want a court battle.  I want everyone to know exactly what kind of scum Julian and Alistar Crane are and why I don't want my sons in that house.  Not now, not ever."
 
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"Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald's room please?" Ethan said into the phone.
 
"I'm sorry Miss Lopez-Fitzgerald checked out this morning."
 
"She did?"
 
"Yes that's right." The pleasant voice continued.
 
"Thank you." Ethan said as he hung the phone up.  He considered calling Miguel's house but knew that he'd just get hung up on especially if Luis happened to answer.  No he'd just have to wait and hope Sheridan convinced Theresa to talk to him.
 
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"What are they watching in there?" Theresa asked her brother later that night as she watched him make dinner after she heard Kay and Sheridan shriek again.
 
"Scream 3." Miguel answered.
 
"God I remember when Whit and I went to see that.  I was so scared I didn't sleep for two days."
 
"You always were a little yellow Theresa."
 
"Thank you so much Miguel."
 
"Anytime." Miguel grinned.
 
Theresa shook her head and listened with half an ear to the movie playing in the next room while she listened to the boys in the backyard. She was half asleep when she heard Neve Campbell's voice say, "Psychos can't kill what they can't find."
 
"Can't find." Theresa said softly.
 
"What Theresa?" Miguel said.
 
"People can't take away what they can't find."
 
"What are you talking about?"
 
"If Ethan couldn't find us he couldn't take the boys."
 
"Theresa if you're thinking what I think you're thinking then just stop thinking it.  Running away is not the answer."
 
"It worked before."
 
"Yeah and now look at the mess you're in."
 
"My mistake then was coming back here.  I won't make that mistake again."
 
"Theresa?"
 
"I'm leaving Miguel.  And this time I'm not coming back."
 
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