Bringing Mommy her Little Girl

(In the car)

"Dad, I've been such a fool. How could I have not seen what a lie my marriage to Gwen was?"

"You were trying to dot he right thing, Ethan. You married Gwen because she was pregnant."

"And I stayed with her even after finding out the baby wasn't mine."

"What do you mean?"

As if on cue, Ethan's mind rewound to a previous time..

Flashback

"Mother, Ethan must never know that Sarah wasn't his. He'd freak."

"Of course, Gwennie. I'll never tell him."

End Flashback

"They didn't know, but I was about to walk into the library when I heard them talking about Sarah. Theresa was right all this time, Dad, I should have stayed with her. And now that I see what Gwen has done to me, and our marriage, how can I continue to be with her? I can't."

"Are you sure you want to be with Theresa, son?"

"More than anything, dad." Looking toward the backseat, Ethan smiles as he watches his daughter sleep. "More now than ever.."

(Meanwhile, at Theresa's House)

"Why haven't they called, mama? What if something happened to my little girl?" Theresa says as she stares from the picture in her hand, to her mother.

"Mi hija, you have to believe in fate. Things will work out, and your baby will be brought back to you."

"She's right, Theresa." A voice suddenly says.

Turning around, Theresa looks in stunned silence as she watches Ethan come toward her, their baby safely tucked in his arms.
"My baby! You found her!" Theresa says as she reaches her hands out, anxious to hold her baby."

Putting the baby carefully in Theresa's arms, Ethan sighs as he watches his two girls. This is my life. This is the way it always should have been.

"How did you find her, Ethan?" Theresa asks as she checks over her baby, making sure she is okay.

"Gwen and the baby were at the Crane cabin. It was a struggle, but I found out a lot about myself, and my marriage tonight, starting with the fact that it was all a lie."

"What are you talking about?"

"I'll leave you two alone." Pilar says quickly as she makes her way out of the room.

Sighing, Ethan watches Pilar leave the room, and then sits next to Theresa. Over the next few minutes, Ethan relays back the story of what happened at the cabin. Sitting in stunned silence, Theresa looks at Ethan. "Sorry doesn't seem like enough to say."

"It's alright. I finally woke up, and realized what I need in my life." He says as he looks at Theresa and their little girl."

"Which is?"

Taking Theresa's hand into his own, Ethan sighs, and looks into her brown eyes. "This. I need you, Theresa. I need you and our children. You make me whole, it's always been you."

"I'm not a second place trophy you can just claim because the first place didn't look so hot, Ethan."

"I realize that. To me, you were never second place, you were always first in my heart. I've made a lot of idiotic mistakes over the last few years, Theresa, but I want to start fresh, with you, and our children. You have always held my heart in your hands, and I never asked for it back. I'm asking you for your forgiveness, I'm asking you to remember our love, knowing that I never stopped loving you, and knowing that I want to spend the rest of my life with you, and our children."

"You say our children, but little Ethan isn't yours."

"In my heart he is, and that's all that matters to me. Look, Theresa, I love you. I love you with my entire being. If you don't want me in your life, then I can accept that. Just please, give us a chance." Ethan says as he gets up and starts heading to the door.

"Wait. Where are you going?"

"I was going to give you time to think."

"I don't need time."

Turning around slowly, Ethan looks at his only love. "Then, what do you need?"

Coming Up

Will Theresa give Ethan another chance?

Please R/R