"Ethan, Ethan are you listening to me?" asked Gwen.
"Uh yeah. I don't think it's a great idea, why don't we just throw a little party or something, you are almost five months along, I don't want anything to happen." Said Ethan not wanting Chad and Theresa to be in Bermuda together.
"Come on Ethan….Pllleeeeeaaaaaaassssseeee?" said Gwen pleadingly.
"Well, I guess we could spend one day there. That is if Theresa and Chad want to go," he said hoping they would decline.
"We would love to," said Chad.
"Yeah, we would," said Theresa looking at Ethan.
"Okay! It's settled, we can leave tomorrow morning on the Winthrop jet. This is going to be SO exciting!
They finally ordered their food and all the while Gwen talked about how happy she was and her and Ethan's plans for the future. It hurt Theresa to hear all of the plans that were supposed to be for her and Ethan. Having children, traveling, they even planned to renew their vows in a couple years. Theresa would have been lost had Chad not been there for her. Finally it was time to leave.
"You two can come back with us to the Mansion and we can have a few drinks," said Gwen.
"No, I really have to pack for tomorrow," said Theresa as they all walked out of the restaurant.
"Okay then, we'll see you tomorrow," said Gwen as Ethan walked her to their car and they drove away.
"Well that was an interesting evening," said Chad as he opened the car door for Theresa.
"Yeah it was, I can't believe Gwen talked Ethan into going to Bermuda, I know you are going to love it there, we can have so much fun."
"Yeah, I hope so, I just don't want it to turn out to be a disaster."
They got to their house and went upstairs to their rooms which were across the hall from each other.
Theresa went into her room, she had a dark velvet bedspread that was decorated with stars. She had purple and blue curtains and her wall was decorated with posters of fairies and unicorns. It reminded her of a fairy-tale.
She sat down at her desk and took her ear rings and necklace off and put them into her jewelry box. She took out her brush and brushed the curls out of her hair as she put it is a simple braid at the nape of her neck.
She got undressed and then opened her dresser drawer and pulled out her pajama's. She slipped on the tank top and shorts and then sat down on her bed. She reached under it and pulled out a suitcase and layed it on her bed beside her. She walked over to her dresser and started singing as she packed.
I try but I can't seem to get myself to think of anything but you,
Your breath on my face your warm, gentle kiss I taste the truth, I taste the truth
We know what I came here for
So I won't ask for more.
I wanna be with you,
If only for a night,
To be the on who's in your arms to hold you tight,
I wanna be with you.
There's nothing more to say,
There's nothing else I want more than to feel this way,
I wanna be with you.
So I'll hold you tonight like I would if you were mine to hold forevermore
And I'll savor each touch that I've wanted so much to feel
before, to feel before
How beautiful it is
Just to be like this.
Chad was in his room packing and thinking about Theresa when he heard her voice. It reminded him of the avalanche at the Crane Cabin and how her and Ethan had sung together. He wished Ethan had realized how beautiful Theresa was inside and out instead of breaking her heart like he did. That girl pined away for him, and Ethan didn't even realize it.
He wished someone had had that much love and devotion towards him, he knew Simone thought she did, she followed him and wrote him letters and called and tried to show him how much she loved him but Chad couldn't feel the same way about her. He continued to listen to Theresa and soon the song stopped.
When he was done packing he decided to go say good night to her before he went to bed. He walked across the hall in his boxers and knocked on her bedroom door. "Theresa, you still awake?" he asked.
"Yeah, come in," came the sad reply. Chad opened the door and walked in where she was laying on the bed so he sat down beside her.
"What's wrong?" he asked when he saw the tears on her cheek.
"I don't want to talk about it right now," she said looking up at the ceiling.
"Well that's okay because I have all night," he said laying down beside her.
Chad layed there for awhile when he heard Theresa sigh.
"I miss Ethan, so much and I just can't get over him. Everything reminds me of him. It's just I feel so weak like I'm not strong enough to get over him, to move on and be happy."
"I know and it's gonna be tough, you love him a lot and that won't go away just because he's married. You just gotta occupy your mind and don't let the feelings get to you, they'll probably always be there but you gotta learn not to let them control your life, I know you're strong enough to get through this even if it does take a while."
Theresa didn't say anything, she just layed her head on his shoulder and he put his arm around her. "Thanks, Chad. Will you stay in here tonight?"
"Sure, Theresa," said Chad as they got under the bedspread. When Theresa and Chad had first moved in together around the time of Ethan's wedding it had become routine for Chad to sleep in Theresa's bed with her because she was upset a lot and needed a shoulder to cry on. When Chad and Whitney broke up it was reversed. They just enjoyed having some one to talk to and draw strength from. So Chad put his arm around Theresa and she snuggled up against him. He reached over and turned off the lamp.
"Goodnight, Theresa."
"Goodnight Chad."
Ethan and Gwen got to the mansion and then went upstairs to their bedroom. They packed their clothes for the trip, undressed, took a shower together and then got ready for bed.
"I can't wait to go to Bermuda, it's one of the greatest places in the world, I can still remember how great our honeymoon was," said Gwen as she layed down on the bed beside Ethan and kissed him.
"It was wonderful, and you made a great bride and you make an even greater wife," he said smiling.
"I love you so much, Ethan…We are going to be together forever, right?"
"Forever," he said kissing her again. He put his arm around her and they fell asleep together.
Ethan and Gwen were awakened by the alarm clock so they got dressed and put their luggage in the trunk of the car. They then went to Theresa and Chad's house to pick them up. Ethan honked the horn but no one came out so he walked up to the door and knocked. He waited a few minutes but no one answered.
"Ethan, honey, didn't they give you the key? Why don't you go in and see if everything is alright."
"Okay," said Ethan as he pulled out his key chain, he knew right away which key was to the house because Theresa had gotten it custom made and had it made purple. He put the key into the key hole, turned it and then went inside. The living room had a sofa that was dark blue with stars. The wallpaper was a dark blue and also had stars on it. She had a lamp which was in the shape of a moon and her carpeting was also blue. There were some figurines of angels and other things and he thought that the house suited Theresa exactly and he was glad he let her borrow the money to buy and decorate the house.
He went up the beautiful wooden staircase and into the hall which held their rooms, one of the bathrooms and a closet. He went to Chad's room and knocked but he didn't answer so he slowly opened the door and looked inside but the bed was made and there was no one in it. He then closed the door and knocked on Theresa's door, there was no answer so he turned the door-knob and walked in. He couldn't believe his eyes, Theresa was in bed with Chad! With a clenched jaw he knocked on the door harder to make them wake up.
Theresa heard a loud noise and her head shot up. It took a second for the world to focus but then she saw Ethan standing in the doorway looking very mad. "What time is it? I'm so sorry I forgot to set the alarm clock." She looked over and saw Chad sleeping next to her and then she looked back at Ethan. "Uh this isn't…what it looks like," said Theresa as she shook Chad's shoulder to get him awake. "Chad wake up."
Chad woke up and also saw Ethan and by his clenched jaw could see that he was not happy. "Uh I'd better go get dressed," he said pulling back the covers, still wearing boxers, and walking past Ethan and into his room.
"I'd better let you get dressed too," said Ethan as he walked out of the room and shut the door. He walked down the stairs and got back in the car where Gwen was waiting patiently. "They'll be down in a minute."
Theresa ran to the bathroom and brushed her teeth and washed her face, then she dug through her closet and dresser for something to wear. She finally decided on a baby blue sleeveless shirt that tied in the back and a long dark blue skirt that had baby blue swirls. She quickly did her make-up and then she put her hair in a French roll. She slipped on some black sandals, grabbed her suitcases and left. When she got down to the car Chad was already in the back-seat so Theresa sat beside him as Ethan put her luggage in the trunk and they were off to the airport.
Theresa, Chad, Gwen and Ethan boarded the Winthrop jet. Theresa remembered when Ethan had talked her through the first lift-off almost a year ago. 'I don't need Ethan anymore though,' she thought to herself. She was sitting right next to him though and he was so close, if she wanted she could reach out and touch his smooth cheek, even kiss his soft lips. 'Theresa! You can't think like this!' she told herself. She closed her eyes and relaxed as they took off.
Chad looked over at Theresa as she sat by Ethan with her eyes shut. She was so beautiful to him. Her lips looked so soft he could just imagine how it would feel to kiss her. 'Man, I can't be thinkin' like this!' he said to himself.
All of a sudden the plane lurched and Theresa's eyes jerked open. "I'll go call the pilot and see what's wrong, it's probably just a bit of turbulence, or bad weather," said Gwen as she got up and walked over to the phone.
"Ethan, do you think everything's okay?" asked Theresa getting a bit scared.
"Of course, it's just some turbulence." As soon as Ethan finished the sentence the jet started to nose dive and lurch and then the lights started to flicker.
