Noah walked away from Theresa and Ethan, feeling a pang of disgust. Theresa should
be with me, not some lowlife like Ethan, he thought to himself. We have been friends
for so long and now I can't hide my feelings for her. She has no idea but....
His thoughts were interrupted by a girl's voice.
"Well hello, Noah," came the girl's voice, all flirtatious.
"Oh, hi, Julie," Noah said, reluctantly acknowledging Ivy and Julian's first
child, Julie Crane.
Noah knew that Julie was a big flirt with everyone and he knew not to get
involved with her. Besides, he only had eyes for Theresa.
"What brings you here?" Julie asked, tossing back her long auburn hair.
"Um, the carnival?" Noah said. Man she's a dumb one, he thought, it's only
fitting that she's a Crane.
"Listen, Jules, I gotta look for my sisters ok? So I gotta cut this little chat
short." Noah said, exasperated.
Besides for Sheridan and Sherry, he couldn't stand the Cranes. They had put
his family through so much.
She nodded. "How about we meet up later?" she gave him a small wink.
He nodded, trying to get rid of her, before walking away.
Whitney Russell sat down on one of the couch's in her parent's house. She
closed her eyes and gave a sigh of happiness. She had the whole house to herself
today. Her parents were out of town and her sister, Simone, was staying over at
Jessica's house. She needed some time alone to herself. These past three weeks she
had been surrounded by people and their problems. She had just made herself some
lemonade. Now she began to drink it, letting it cool her in this hot summer weather.
Just then the doorbell rang.
She knew who it was. Chad Harris. Her boyfriend. She ran to open the door.
"Chad!" she smiled, pulling him inside.
"Hi, Whit," he said.
She brought him to where she had been sitting only a minute ago. They began
to kiss.
"You knew I was coming, didn't you?" Chad asked her when he was able to
speak.
"Uh-huh," she replied, grabbing his face.
"Whitney," he said, pulling away. "Let's slow down. I feel like we've been
moving too fast. Can we talk? Just for a little while."
She sighed.
"Ok," she said reluctantly. "What do you wanna talk about?"
"Well, Whit," he began. "We've been going out for five months now but I feel
like I don't even really know you. Not very well anyway."
She sighed again. Why do guys always want to discusss everything? she
wondered. Why can't they take things as they are?
"Chad, I don't feel like talking. Come on, we've got the whole house to
ourselves, let's make the most of it," Whitney said.
He knew what she meant but wasn't up for the idea. Not today. Not like this.
"No, Whitney, I can't. We can't. Not now anyway." He refused.
"Chad...." she cooed. "I want you."
"Sorry, Whitney, but no. I have to go." He stood up.
"Wait, don't. I...it's ok, ummm, Chad come back."
He walked over to the door.
"See you, Whitney," he said.
"Where are you going?" she asked.
"To the carnival. Follow me if you want. But I'm going." Chad said to her.
She sighed as he left, closing the door behing him.
"Dammitt!" Whitney shouted.
He had understood her all wrong. True they had been going out for only five
months, but Whitney had cherished each and every one of those days they had spent
together. She felt she was ready to go to the next step with Chad. But obviously he did
not think so.
Paloma Lopez-Fitzgerald decided to walk through the park on her own for a
while. She was trying to find Noah Bennett. She had a huge crush on him for a long
time now. She knew that he was interested in Theresa - everyone knew of that but
Theresa - but that would not stop her. She was determined. She loved Noah, for as
long as she had lived in Harmony. She remembered the day she moved to Harmony
three years ago. The rest of her family was already in Harmony by then but she had
decided to finish her junior high school education in the old country, and they had let
her. The day after she graduated, she moved to Harmony. Her family, who had
already established their status in the town, was waiting for her at the airport along
with their friends, the Bennetts and the Russells. After hugging her parents and
siblings, she was introduced to some of the residents of Harmony. Theresa introduced
her to Noah, Whitney and Hank. Miguel introduced her to Kay, Jessica and Simone.
Then she met the parents of her new friends. Her mind only blocked out one person.
Noah Bennett. His name was the only one she remembered. Or cared to remember.
Paloma's little flashback ended as she spotted Noah getting on one of the rides. She
waited until the ride finished before she approached him.
"Hi, Noah," Paloma said, sweetly. "How are you?"
"I'm good Paloma," he answered, giving her a hug.
"Would you like to walk around with me a little bit?" she asked him, hoping
for a yes answer.
"Of course," he answered.
"Where's Theresa?" she asked. "I thought you guys were inseparable."
He looked at her, surprised. "We were," he replied. "Before Ethan."
A shadow of unhappiness spread over his handsome face.
Paloma noticed this. How I wish I could make him happy! she thought.
Without much thought, she decided she wanted to be direct with Noah.
"Noah," Paloma said. "Look at me. I need to talk to you. Somewhere private.
It's really important."
"Ok," Noah replied, confused. He grabbed her hand. "Where to?"
"How about over there?" she asked, pointing. "By the benches."
"Will do," he replied, as they walked there.
What does she have to tell me that is so important? Noah wondered.
They sat down on the benches.
"Paloma, what's this all about? What do you have to tell me?" Noah
questioned her.
be with me, not some lowlife like Ethan, he thought to himself. We have been friends
for so long and now I can't hide my feelings for her. She has no idea but....
His thoughts were interrupted by a girl's voice.
"Well hello, Noah," came the girl's voice, all flirtatious.
"Oh, hi, Julie," Noah said, reluctantly acknowledging Ivy and Julian's first
child, Julie Crane.
Noah knew that Julie was a big flirt with everyone and he knew not to get
involved with her. Besides, he only had eyes for Theresa.
"What brings you here?" Julie asked, tossing back her long auburn hair.
"Um, the carnival?" Noah said. Man she's a dumb one, he thought, it's only
fitting that she's a Crane.
"Listen, Jules, I gotta look for my sisters ok? So I gotta cut this little chat
short." Noah said, exasperated.
Besides for Sheridan and Sherry, he couldn't stand the Cranes. They had put
his family through so much.
She nodded. "How about we meet up later?" she gave him a small wink.
He nodded, trying to get rid of her, before walking away.
Whitney Russell sat down on one of the couch's in her parent's house. She
closed her eyes and gave a sigh of happiness. She had the whole house to herself
today. Her parents were out of town and her sister, Simone, was staying over at
Jessica's house. She needed some time alone to herself. These past three weeks she
had been surrounded by people and their problems. She had just made herself some
lemonade. Now she began to drink it, letting it cool her in this hot summer weather.
Just then the doorbell rang.
She knew who it was. Chad Harris. Her boyfriend. She ran to open the door.
"Chad!" she smiled, pulling him inside.
"Hi, Whit," he said.
She brought him to where she had been sitting only a minute ago. They began
to kiss.
"You knew I was coming, didn't you?" Chad asked her when he was able to
speak.
"Uh-huh," she replied, grabbing his face.
"Whitney," he said, pulling away. "Let's slow down. I feel like we've been
moving too fast. Can we talk? Just for a little while."
She sighed.
"Ok," she said reluctantly. "What do you wanna talk about?"
"Well, Whit," he began. "We've been going out for five months now but I feel
like I don't even really know you. Not very well anyway."
She sighed again. Why do guys always want to discusss everything? she
wondered. Why can't they take things as they are?
"Chad, I don't feel like talking. Come on, we've got the whole house to
ourselves, let's make the most of it," Whitney said.
He knew what she meant but wasn't up for the idea. Not today. Not like this.
"No, Whitney, I can't. We can't. Not now anyway." He refused.
"Chad...." she cooed. "I want you."
"Sorry, Whitney, but no. I have to go." He stood up.
"Wait, don't. I...it's ok, ummm, Chad come back."
He walked over to the door.
"See you, Whitney," he said.
"Where are you going?" she asked.
"To the carnival. Follow me if you want. But I'm going." Chad said to her.
She sighed as he left, closing the door behing him.
"Dammitt!" Whitney shouted.
He had understood her all wrong. True they had been going out for only five
months, but Whitney had cherished each and every one of those days they had spent
together. She felt she was ready to go to the next step with Chad. But obviously he did
not think so.
Paloma Lopez-Fitzgerald decided to walk through the park on her own for a
while. She was trying to find Noah Bennett. She had a huge crush on him for a long
time now. She knew that he was interested in Theresa - everyone knew of that but
Theresa - but that would not stop her. She was determined. She loved Noah, for as
long as she had lived in Harmony. She remembered the day she moved to Harmony
three years ago. The rest of her family was already in Harmony by then but she had
decided to finish her junior high school education in the old country, and they had let
her. The day after she graduated, she moved to Harmony. Her family, who had
already established their status in the town, was waiting for her at the airport along
with their friends, the Bennetts and the Russells. After hugging her parents and
siblings, she was introduced to some of the residents of Harmony. Theresa introduced
her to Noah, Whitney and Hank. Miguel introduced her to Kay, Jessica and Simone.
Then she met the parents of her new friends. Her mind only blocked out one person.
Noah Bennett. His name was the only one she remembered. Or cared to remember.
Paloma's little flashback ended as she spotted Noah getting on one of the rides. She
waited until the ride finished before she approached him.
"Hi, Noah," Paloma said, sweetly. "How are you?"
"I'm good Paloma," he answered, giving her a hug.
"Would you like to walk around with me a little bit?" she asked him, hoping
for a yes answer.
"Of course," he answered.
"Where's Theresa?" she asked. "I thought you guys were inseparable."
He looked at her, surprised. "We were," he replied. "Before Ethan."
A shadow of unhappiness spread over his handsome face.
Paloma noticed this. How I wish I could make him happy! she thought.
Without much thought, she decided she wanted to be direct with Noah.
"Noah," Paloma said. "Look at me. I need to talk to you. Somewhere private.
It's really important."
"Ok," Noah replied, confused. He grabbed her hand. "Where to?"
"How about over there?" she asked, pointing. "By the benches."
"Will do," he replied, as they walked there.
What does she have to tell me that is so important? Noah wondered.
They sat down on the benches.
"Paloma, what's this all about? What do you have to tell me?" Noah
questioned her.