Santa Barbara's Royal Couple
Can an incredibly handsome secret agent
man, turned cop, find true love with a spoiled heiress? The answer is OH
YEA…. When that true blue guy is Cruz Castillo, and the damsel in distress
is Eden Capwell. Together they are Romeo and Juliet,Bogey and Bacall and
Scarlett and Rhett all rolled into one magical super couple. As the history of Cruz and Eden goes,many
years ago,five to be exact, Eden was living in Europe and one day she was
taking a luxurious ride on the legendary Orient Express. Well, before her
eyes was this tall,dark,handsome stranger.Once their eyes meet,it was destiny.
Well, they had a love affair to last eternity, but,as train rides go,the
train had reached a stop, as did Cruz and Eden.But this is not the end
of this once in a lifetime love, just a halt.
Fast forward to 1984( the premiere
of Santa Barbara). Cruz is now putting out oil rig fires for none other
than CC Capwell. On the eve of CC's birhtday,his oldest daughter returns
in a dramatic way. She makes her entrance by parachuting out of a plane(too
bad she landed on the Lockridge property instead,but what are neighbors
for).Everyone is happy and surprised to see her, especially Cruz, who is
introduced to Eden by her sister Kelly. Well, you can cut the tension between
them with a knife. After the party winds down,Cruz goes to leave and Eden
follows him outside.She asks him very sternly how long he intends to stay.
He replies he's here to stay,as she is too. Can this fire be re-lite? Someone
hand me a match,QUICK…..
The road to true love is never smooth
as Cruz and Eden can attest to. It took them becoming partners(again) in
a "business" deal they named "The Unholy Alliance" to realize what they
had not so long ago still existed. When Eden and Cruz went diving for the
sunken Amanda Lockridge ship, Eden, being as stubborn as always, ignored
Cruz's warnings and almost drown. This is when they realized(at least he
did),that what they had was still alive. But at this point Eden needed
to grow up a bit. And with Cruz's love and support she did. No matter what
fate had thrown in their way (almost wedding,arresting her mother,CC's
stroke,….and of course Kirk (the jerk) and Santana,Torri,Eden's "death",
paralysis, false murder charges...),their love and devotion only grew stronger
thru it all.
Finally,on April 1,1988,they had become
Mr. And Mrs. Cruz Castillo,in a fairy tale setting that puts all others
to shame. As Eden recited her vows to Cruz "You are my knight in shining
armor..", those words still echo today because Cruz will always be Eden's
Knight in shining armor,and for those of us that love them, he will always
be our knight too….
This is a brief description of the
magic this couple shared. They lit up the screen with their passion, romance
and adventures. In part because of their counterparts that bring them to
life, so brillantly,the ever so talented team of A Martinez and Marcy Walker,
together they are a super couple. How I long to see them work their magic
again.
I hope you have enjoyed this
stroll down memory lane. Comment and suggestions are welcomed. E-mail to:
ILUVCRUZ@AOL.COM
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