All of a sudden Ethan pulled away. "Uh I have to get back to Gwen." He said rushing through the other couples and back to their table.
"Ethan, would you like to dance with me?" asked Gwen when he got back to the table with Theresa behind him.
"Sure." Said Ethan hastily as he went back to the dance floor followed by Gwen.
"Do you want to dance?" asked Chad hoping that Theresa would.
"No, thanks." Said Theresa as she watched Gwen dance with the man she loved. "Did you see me and Ethan dancing?"
"No, there were to many other people dancing in front of you, why?"
"He kissed me!" said Theresa almost about to burst.
"He kissed you with his pregnant wife in the exact same room?!"
"Yes and it was wonderful." Said Theresa dreamily.
"Theresa! Don't you see, he may have kissed you but it doesn't mean anything to him, he probably thinks it's a mistake. Now if you want to stay here talking about Ethan all night that's fine with me, maybe you and Gwen can compare notes to how he kisses but I ain't gonna stay here and listen to it." Said Chad as he got up and left.
Theresa watched him go and wondered what she had done wrong.

Chad opened the door to their room and slammed the door shut. "Damn! No matter what, she's always gonna love Ethan and their ain't gonna be no place for me." Said Chad, he stopped in the middle of the room wondering exactly what place he wanted in Theresa's life but it was to confusing. So he got undressed and then grabbed a pillow and plopped himself down on the sofa. A few minutes later Theresa came in.
She was quiet for a minute as she stood by the sofa "Chad, I'm really sorry."
"I'm sorry too. Let's just forget about it and go to sleep."
"Okay." Said Theresa quietly as she went to the bathroom and changed. She got into bed and closed her eyes.
"Theresa." Said Chad.
"Mmmhmmm." Said Theresa sleepily.
"Goodnight."
"Goodnight, Chad."

Ethan and Gwen walked back to their room and went inside. "I love you so much, Ethan and I had a wonderful time today."
"So did I, Gwen. Is it okay if we leave tomorrow morning? I know you wanted to stay for a week but I have an important case I'm working on and I don't want to fall behind."
Gwen looked disappointed. "Sure, darling. Right after breakfast, tomorrow." Said Gwen as she layed down on the bed called Theresa's room and told her they were leaving tomorrow and then waited for Ethan to join her. Ethan layed down beside her, put his arm around her and closed his eyes.

Theresa woke up a few hours after she had layed down. She took a deep breath of the fresh ocean air coming through the window and sat up in the dark. She pulled back the sheet and tip-toed over to the balcony so she wouldn't wake Chad. There were a million stars and the ocean reflected them making even more. Theresa went over to her dresser and slipped on a skirt and a shirt. She silently slipped her sandals on and left the room.

She took off her sandals and carried them as she walked on the beach the cool wet sand under her feet as the tide washed over her ankles and then went out to sea again.
She looked up at the millions of stars and sighed. "Ethan, if you were with me right now I could tell you how much I will always love you." She said sitting down in the sand away from the water.

fifteen minutes later she heard a voice. "Looks like you could use some company." Said Chad from behind her.
"Yeah." Said Theresa as she looked straight ahead at the moonlit waves.
"Whatcha thinking about?" asked Chad as he sat down beside her.
"What I always think about, Ethan Winthrop."
"I kinda figured that."
"I can't picture my life without him, I've been trying to for ten minutes but every time I try I just see nothing, emptiness. He has been a part of my dreams and goals for as long as I can remember and I can't picture any of it with out him. Like my own fashion company I always see him helping me and being there for me, I just don't know how to live without him."
"I know what you mean, ever since I came to Harmony and met Whitney I've had her on my mind almost everyday. She was all I had for awhile and I loved her and when things didn't work out, I didn't know who I was anymore because she was such a big part of my life, but now I can wake up every morning and I know that I have friends, people who love and care about me and I know they are really who make me what I am."
"If you wanted, you could still get back with Whit and work it out." Said Theresa.
"Nah, we do a lot better as friends, and I don't have the same feelings for her that I had a few months ago."
"I understand," she said and there was a short silence. "I hope I didn't wake you up when I left a little while ago."
"Nope, I woke up after you had left and I figured you would be here on the beach somewhere."
"Well we better get back, I don't want to be sleepy for the rest of the day." Said Theresa getting up and dusting her butt off.
"Okay." Said Chad as they began walking back.


Theresa and Ethan were dancing together. She had on that beautiful dress he had bought her the last time they were in Bermuda. She had her hair down, her eyes were shining and she had a beautiful smile on her face. He kissed her and the kiss soon grew more passionate. He couldn't believe how happy he was.
"I love you Ethan, I always have and I still do." Said Theresa smiling.
"I love you too." Said Ethan smiling.
"Ethan, Ethan, darling." Said Gwen trying to wake him up.
"Huh, what?" he said still in a daze from the dream he had just had.
"You were having a dream and you said 'I love you' in your sleep. I hope it was me you were proclaiming your love too" said Gwen smiling as she kissed him.
"What time is it?" asked Ethan smiling at Gwen but thinking of Theresa.
"It's almost 6'oclock, I wanted to watch the sunrise with you, like we did on our Honeymoon."
"Sure, Gwen. I'll be up in a minute and we can watch the sunrise on the beach." Said Ethan feeling guilty about his dream for Theresa.