PROLOGUE
The eyes of the young woman closed, waiting for loves kiss to brush against her lips, only to open her eyes and for it to vanish. Theresa Lopez-Ftizgerald DiMetti felt that feeling often, waiting for her husband Tony to come back to her. Her family didn't know how she did it, how he beat her as bad as he did and she stayed. It was because of love, and she felt such a security in it that she didn't want to let go. Not even if it killed her. She had once come to the point where she was deciding on whether to leave Tony or not, but then she found out she was pregnant. Nine months later she had a baby boy, she named him Little Ethan. She named him after her first love, but unfortunately her love was one-sided. Ethan didn't love her, he loved a woman named Gwen and had married her, breaking Theresa's heart. Little Ethan was her pride and joy, he pulled her through the hard times. He gave her hope for the future no matter how much Tony tried to tarnish it.
Theresa was originally from a small town called Harmony. There she had a strong family lead by her mother because her father had vanished when she was only a child. Harmony was so full of heartache and pain because of the rejection of her first love which is a reason why she left. Another reason was because of Tony. Theresa had always been a good girl, but Tony was the exact opposite. He knew what he wanted and often got it even if it came to using violence. Theresa's mother, Pilar, was very disapprooving of him, expecially Theresa's older brother Luis. Luis and Tony had been friends before Tony left Harmony, but Luis didn't think he'd be a good influence on his little sister. It wasn't exactly love at first sight for Theresa when she met Tony, because she was still heartbroken and in love with the charming Ethan Winthrop. She had been so broken and Tony had come along and fixed her right up with his fancy words. Women fall in love by what they hear or they fall in love with what they feel. Theresa fell in love by what she heard.
Soon Tony began to talk about how he wanted to marry Theresa and make her his wife. Theresa later agreed, hoping it would help herself forget about Ethan. She and Tony ran off and eloped because they did not have the consent of her family. They cut off all contacts with Harmony and settled down in busy upstate New York. The pace was so much faster than Harmony, that it took Theresa a while to get used to it. She sat around the apartment waiting for the feeling of love to come, but it never came and she didn't know why. Tony eventually became head of the police department and was hardly home. When he was home he was drunk and he would beat a frightened Theresa. But she stayed. She didn't call the authorities because she knew that if she did nothing would happen because after all he was the head of the police department. She thought of contacting her family, but she knew that would just make things worse. So she waited.
Finally she had enough. She was tired of Tony being a bad example for their child. She was tired of him leaving her alone for long periods of times, apologizing to her with the same routine of flowers and cards, and then turning around and beating her again. What was Tony's love to her when she could once again have the love of her family and the love of her son? One day while Tony was drunk, she got him to sign the divorce papers making her free. She waited for a couple of weeks until she knew that Tony was out on one of his sprees and packed her bags for Harmony. She was going to make a better life for herself and for her son.
The eyes of the young woman closed, waiting for loves kiss to brush against her lips, only to open her eyes and for it to vanish. Theresa Lopez-Ftizgerald DiMetti felt that feeling often, waiting for her husband Tony to come back to her. Her family didn't know how she did it, how he beat her as bad as he did and she stayed. It was because of love, and she felt such a security in it that she didn't want to let go. Not even if it killed her. She had once come to the point where she was deciding on whether to leave Tony or not, but then she found out she was pregnant. Nine months later she had a baby boy, she named him Little Ethan. She named him after her first love, but unfortunately her love was one-sided. Ethan didn't love her, he loved a woman named Gwen and had married her, breaking Theresa's heart. Little Ethan was her pride and joy, he pulled her through the hard times. He gave her hope for the future no matter how much Tony tried to tarnish it.
Theresa was originally from a small town called Harmony. There she had a strong family lead by her mother because her father had vanished when she was only a child. Harmony was so full of heartache and pain because of the rejection of her first love which is a reason why she left. Another reason was because of Tony. Theresa had always been a good girl, but Tony was the exact opposite. He knew what he wanted and often got it even if it came to using violence. Theresa's mother, Pilar, was very disapprooving of him, expecially Theresa's older brother Luis. Luis and Tony had been friends before Tony left Harmony, but Luis didn't think he'd be a good influence on his little sister. It wasn't exactly love at first sight for Theresa when she met Tony, because she was still heartbroken and in love with the charming Ethan Winthrop. She had been so broken and Tony had come along and fixed her right up with his fancy words. Women fall in love by what they hear or they fall in love with what they feel. Theresa fell in love by what she heard.
Soon Tony began to talk about how he wanted to marry Theresa and make her his wife. Theresa later agreed, hoping it would help herself forget about Ethan. She and Tony ran off and eloped because they did not have the consent of her family. They cut off all contacts with Harmony and settled down in busy upstate New York. The pace was so much faster than Harmony, that it took Theresa a while to get used to it. She sat around the apartment waiting for the feeling of love to come, but it never came and she didn't know why. Tony eventually became head of the police department and was hardly home. When he was home he was drunk and he would beat a frightened Theresa. But she stayed. She didn't call the authorities because she knew that if she did nothing would happen because after all he was the head of the police department. She thought of contacting her family, but she knew that would just make things worse. So she waited.
Finally she had enough. She was tired of Tony being a bad example for their child. She was tired of him leaving her alone for long periods of times, apologizing to her with the same routine of flowers and cards, and then turning around and beating her again. What was Tony's love to her when she could once again have the love of her family and the love of her son? One day while Tony was drunk, she got him to sign the divorce papers making her free. She waited for a couple of weeks until she knew that Tony was out on one of his sprees and packed her bags for Harmony. She was going to make a better life for herself and for her son.