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Chapter 2: Fox and Theresa discuss their relationship. Will Theresa tell Fox the whole truth? Will Fox still want her? R&R!!

I have stopped watching Passions but have never stopped loving Therox! This story is truly for those who have reviewed. Without you guys, I definitely wouldn't have come back to this story.

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With both their hearts pounding in their chests, only Theresa's sniffs broke the silence between them for a moment. Neither knew where to begin. Sitting so close to Theresa, Fox just wanted to reach out to her and comfort her in his arms. Their eyes met, both hurt and scared. Theresa felt like she could drown in Fox's deep brown eyes.

Fox sighed. "Theresa, I don't know if I can change your mind, or whether I can ever compare to Ethan, but I know that I can never give you up without a fight. Theresa, I love you and I want to be with you," Fox pleaded firmly but lovingly.

The words coming from Fox's mouth were more than Theresa had hoped. She had not been sure whether Fox had come to fight for their relationship or to cut all ties between them.

Fox was unsure of Theresa's reaction. She looked shocked. Maybe this wasn't what she wanted. Maybe she didn't want him.

Theresa managed a smile and extended her hand to take his. They were warm and firm, hers fitting so well into his.

"I'm so glad you came back. I feel like I don't deserve you, Fox. I feel like what I have done to you is unforgivable," Theresa replied, another tear falling down her face.

"Theresa, do you love me? Do you want to be with me? Because if you're still in love with Ethan-"

"Of course I love you, Fox. I want to be with you! I'm forgetting Ethan. It's not about him, not exactly…" Theresa feared exposing the truth about her plans.

Fox squeezed her cold hand, as they gazed into each other's eyes again. He could see the guilt in her eyes, the pain she was feeling and he wished he could take it all away. If only he knew what it was.

"You can tell me anything, Theresa. You always have," Fox coaxed, wiping away her tears with his free hand, stroking her face.

"I… I need to get Little Ethan back, Fox. And you know I would do anything to do that, right?" Theresa shivered.

Fox nodded, signaling that she could continue without hesitations, caressing her arms gently in an attempt to warm Theresa. The simple act of feeling her silky skin with his fingers was enough to send tingles throughout his body. He was never going to let her go.

"I was bleeding a few days ago. I was pretty sure I had lost Gwen and Ethan's baby. I was so scared that my plans to get Little Ethan back were ruined. I didn't know what to do!" Theresa argued, trying to convince Fox she had no other way to save her baby besides the way she had taken.

"Is that why you tried to seduce me that day at the Russell's?" Fox questioned, partially jokingly.

A hint of a smile and the good humour of Fox left Theresa feeling a bit more confident in what she was about to tell him. She nodded and smiled too.

"Well, I needed to get pregnant. Fast. And that's why I betrayed you. For Little Ethan, not big Ethan. I'm so sorry, Fox. Please try to forgive me. I don't think I could get through this without you," Theresa cried, fearing this could mean the end of Fox and her relationship.

Fox was shocked. She slept with Ethan? ETHAN!! He was lost for words.

"Fox, you have to believe that I did it for Little Ethan, as crazy as it was. For the first time in my life, I didn't want to sleep with Ethan to be with him, I did it to save my baby boy!" Theresa desperately stated her case.

Fox sighed. He knew what was coming but it didn't ease the shock. She did it for LITTLE Ethan not big Ethan.

"Please say something, Fox. Please forgive me!" Theresa begged, squeezing his hand, trying to achieve eye contact.

With the seconds ticking by, the thoughts in Fox's head would not stop swirling. His emotions were scattered… Relief that she was not choosing Ethan Winthrop over him. Pain for Theresa, desperate to have her baby back. Pain, just pure pain, because the woman that he loved, betrayed him in the worst way, because she felt he couldn't have helped her. He couldn't help.

With the seconds ticking by, Theresa feared the worst. Fox had made no comment, no sound after her startling confession. Hope started to fade away as the silence continued.

"I love you…" was all she could muster, in a quiet, sobbing voice; a last plead.

With that, Fox broke out of his thoughts. He turned to look at Theresa, searching those pleading eyes for answers. He did not have to look far; he could see her love for him, her guilt, her pain. And he knew that, in his heart, he could not leave her.

"I love you too, Theresa. I don't condone what you did. It was extremely hurtful and stupid. But you wouldn't be you, the Theresa I have come to love so deeply, if you hadn't done something crazy like that...So, I forgive you." Fox sighed.

"But you should've come to me. We could have worked something out. Together." Fox squeezed Theresa's hand within his.

Theresa nodded. She knew he was right. She felt a wave of relief sweep over her; relief the truth had come out, relief that Fox was not going to leave her for it.

"Together," Theresa repeated, allowing the thought of them being together again to sink in, as Fox pulled her closer to him.

For a while, he just held her, letting all the pain just fade away, where only their love remained.

"Theresa, promise me you'll talk to me first before rushing into your next crazy scheme. Promise me the truth," Fox softly whispered in Theresa's ear.

"I promise, Fox," Theresa replied, as she looked up into his loving eyes to meet his gaze.

Fox took her chin and guided her lips closer to his. Theresa happily obliged, her heart thumping faster in her chest. Only Fox made her feel this way. Fox softly planted his lips onto hers, as a wave of emotions crashed over them, their love reuniting them in a kiss. And for those few intense moments, all their troubles and worries were gone; what they had in each other was all they needed and wanted.

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