~*The Choices We Live By*~
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Chapter 4
"I don't know HOW I got talked into going here tonight!" Kay said glumly.
"Well, if Antonio's making me stay, you have to." Paloma answered as the two of them entered the Seascape.
"Why are you even here? Can't he handle himself for one night?" Kay looked around the restaurant and spotted Antonio at a small table with Beth, for some reason, the scene did not sit right with her, "Why is he even here with Beth?" Kay said disgusted.
"Because I want him to be happy and I thought Beth might help, but I don't know, he looks pretty upset." Paloma studied her brother's face.
"Come on, let's sit." Kay pulled her to a small-secluded table that hid them from the room, but provided them the perfect view of everyone in the restaurant.
After ordering dinner, the two focused their attention onto Antonio and Beth.
Antonio sighed as Beth began talking about how happy she was, this was a bad idea.
"So, even though Luis decided to dump me and marry Sheridan I still am a strong person, I mean it's not like I've loved him all my life or anything. It's not like I've done anything and everything for him!" Beth picked up her knife and looked at it insanely.
"Um, Beth? Why don't we dance?" Antonio suggested.
Beth put down the knife and smiled sweetly, "Ok."
He saw her as she'd walked in, he hadn't wanted to come to the Seascape tonight, but he knew that his brother and his new fiancé would be here, he was hoping Gwen would be too. He'd love to see the fireworks on that one. She was wearing a short emerald green strapless dress that accented her already stunning figure, the green made her beautiful eyes stand out more and she was wearing her hair down, he wanted to run his hands through it. He'd seen some pictures of her when he'd asked Theresa, but none of them could compare to this. She was with a friend, he recognized her as one of Ethan's little sisters, Kay was her name? He didn't care; all he cared about was her. They moved and sat in a secluded table, they were watching for something or someone. Well, he'd just have to pay them a visit.
"Fox?" Ivy's voice broke his thoughts.
"Yes, mother?" He turned his attention to his mother who was glaring at him.
"You'd better behave yourself tonight." She warned.
"Mother, I think I should be the one telling you that. I mean after all, don't you hate Theresa?" He smirked as his mothers face turned red.
"It doesn't matter, I have behave myself anyway or my son will throw me out of his life. Even if it is a life with that money grubbing whore." Ivy's left eye began twitching.
"Calm down mother, you'll give yourself a heart attack. You know that happens in old age." Fox waited for her reaction and it was priceless.
She gritted her teeth and began breathing like a wild boar, "I'm not OLD Nicholas! And you'd better watch it or I'll have you out of Harmony so fast it will make your head spin." Ivy stood up She can walk now, forgot to mention it and walked to the bathroom to, what Fox assumed, was compose herself.
"Well, that was fun." He smiled.
"What was?" His older brothers voice boomed disapprovingly.
Fox turned around to find Ethan and Theresa standing there, Theresa was smiling, but Ethan was glaring at him suspiciously, "Well, Ethan, I was simply talking about something of a personal manner. So, why don't you mind your own business?"
Ethan was about to say something, when Theresa stopped him, "Fox, I didn't realize you would be here tonight."
"Well, when I heard that you would be here former step-mommy I knew I had to." Fox smiled and kissed her hand.
Ethan glared at him and snatched Theresa's hand away, "I told you to leave Theresa alone."
Fox waved his hand dismissively, "I have no interest in your blushing-bride to be."
"Good, let's keep it that way."
"Um, Ethan? Why don't we sit down?" Theresa suggested.
Ethan nodded his head as Theresa pulled him away to their table, "Later former step mommy!" Fox called.
"Mother, I don't want to be here!" Gwen complained as her mother dragged her into the seascape.
"Well, you won't get Ethan back by sitting around the house all day!" Rebecca said.
"I don't want Ethan." Gwen complained.
"Oh, you don't want Ethan?" Rebecca stopped.
"No, I don't want to be with someone who doesn't want me. And he's made it very clear that he wants to be with Theresa. Why should I invade on their happiness?"
"He only THINKS he loves that little taco eating slut, she's lied to him and manipulated him. Come on Gwennie, you know that! So, what we need to do is fight fire with fire." Rebecca pulled her to a table.
"I don't want to fight anymore. I lost Ethan and I've given up. I don't want to be second best in someone's heart." Gwen explained.
Rebecca was about to protest when Theresa came over, "Um, Gwen?"
Gwen looked up and hid her surprise, "Yes?"
"Can we talk?" Theresa asked.
"No, you go away you little. . ." Rebecca started.
"Mother," Gwen glared, "Yeah, um let's go outside."
Theresa nodded and they stepped outside, "Brr, it's cold." Theresa rubbed her arms.
"I don't think you wanted to call me out here to talk about the weather Theresa, so make your speech about winning Ethan and I'll be on my way." Gwen snapped.
"I don't have any desire to talk to you about my relationship to Ethan. This is about you and what you did." Theresa surveyed Gwen's reaction.
"What I did?" Gwen asked, obviously confused.
"Well, what you and your mother did," Theresa began explaining, "As a Crane I had many contacts and connections. People would do just about anything I'd ask of them simply because I was a Crane and I had the power. As such I began digging for the information that broke Ethan and I up originally."
"The tabloid." Gwen breathed out.
"Yes, and I found out something very interesting, a good source of mine indicated that they had been receiving anonymous calls prior to my wedding to Ethan. They were about the tabloid that claimed I sent the email. Well, they also mentioned something about the night of my engagement party at the mansion. You know, the night Ethan's paternity was revealed?"
Gwen nodded, Theresa had everything she needed right now to destroy her, she'd already lost Ethan, now she could loose so much more. No one would want to be with her, she'd loose Ethan as a friend, her father would disown her and the Crane's would destroy her.
"I know you sent the email to the tabloids Gwen, I know that it was Rebecca's idea and you jumped at the chance to get back at me and in the process get Ethan back. I have all the proof I need and I can use it at anytime to destroy you and your mother."
"What are you going to do with it?" Gwen asked, though she could already see it, Ethan reading Theresa's finds, anger in his eyes, disgust and hatred.
"Nothing." Theresa said simply.
"What? Are you going to blackmail me or something?" Gwen glared at her suspiciously.
"No. I already have everything that I could ever want. I have a man who loves me, a great job, an amazing little boy and a happy family. I don't need anything else in my life. So, I won't tell anyone. Not a soul. But you have to promise not to try and break Ethan and me up again." Theresa warned.
"I don't want to break you up. I don't want to marry someone who picks me second always. There was a time that I would have killed for him, but now I just want to find someone who loves me and only me." Gwen explained.
"What are you two doing out here? It's freezing!" Hank walked up and ushered them inside.
"Sorry Hank, we were just talking." Theresa smiled, "Thanks for caring, but I'd better get back to Ethan." Theresa walked off, leaving Gwen and Hank alone.
Gwen studied Hank, he was a good-looking guy, funny, smart, and he was available.
"See something you like Hotchkiss?" Hank teased.
Gwen blushed as Hank called her on her staring, "Sorry." She mumbled.
"It's ok Gwen, I'm an attractive guy, and I can see why you'd stare." Hank smirked.
Gwen rolled her eyes, "Get over yourself Bennett. I was just wondering how a good looking guy like yourself could be so stupid."
"Well, I'm not. But why don't you have dinner with me and see if I can't change your mind?" Hank suggested.
"I'd rather jump out of a plane blindfolded and land in a giant vat of squids." Gwen turned and walked away. Part of her wanted to accept his invitation and the other part was insulted, she knew it would only be a pity date and she didn't want that.
"Well, the invitation is always open." Hank called.
Gwen sat down at her table and noticed that her mother was nowhere to be found, "She's probably off seducing someone." She muttered to herself.
Paloma saw the exchange between Hank and the blond, "Who is that?" She asked Kay and pointed over to the girl.
"Gwen Hotchkiss, my brother Ethan's ex-fiancé. Why?" Kay asked suspiciously, with Paloma you could never be sure what she was planning.
"No reason." Paloma smiled innocently, she wasn't going to tell Kay about her match making scheme just yet, besides, she would probably protest to her uncle hooking up with her brother's ex.
"Right, well when you want to tell I'll be around." Kay got up and went to go talk to her uncle.
"Is this seat taken?" Paloma looked up and saw Fox gesturing to the seat that Kay had just vacated.
"Yes, now go away."
Fox sat down anyway, "I don't think that I want to." He smirked.
"Ugh, not that annoying little smirk again, what do you want?" Paloma asked, she always felt flustered around him and that was not a good thing. The sooner her was gone the better off she would be.
"Did your mother return that bracelet you dropped?" He asked.
"Yes and she was flipping out because she thinks that we're dating! Why would you do that to my mother? And another thing, why wouldn't you tell me you were a Crane?" Paloma demanded.
"I didn't tell you I was a Crane because I figured if you knew, you wouldn't give me the time of day. And I was just messing with Pilar, I didn't know she'd take it seriously." Fox explained honestly.
"Oh. Well, ok. Thank you." Paloma wasn't sure what to say.
"Dance with me?" Fox stood up and offered his hand.
"No." Paloma shook her head.
"One dance?"
Paloma sighed, "No, I can't. See that man over there?" She pointed to Antonio sitting and eating dinner with Beth.
"What about him?" After getting a good look at Antonio, Fox wasn't sure where she was going.
"That's my oldest brother, Antonio. He wouldn't like it very much if I were dancing with you. So, with that, I say good evening." Paloma grabbed her purse and headed towards the bathroom. Fox got up and followed.
Ivy walked back to her table and was concerned that Fox was nowhere to be found, "Well, I don't have to worry about him for now. I'm going to worry about Sam." She opened her purse and dialed David's very familiar number.
"Hello?" David picked up the phone after the first ring.
"It's me. Anything new?"
"They're having dinner tonight at the Seascape, they're trying to work on their problems."
"Perfect! I'm already here."
"If you want me to show up, forget it, John and I are spending the evening catching up."
"Well fine. I'll talk to you later then" Ivy hung up and looked around for Sam.
"I'm fine Uncle Hank, for once in my life, I'm actually fine." Kay assured her Uncle.
"If you're sure. Well, what are you doing here anyway?" Hank asked.
"Oh, well it's a long story involving Beth, Antonio and Paloma." Kay explained.
"Right. Well," Hank checked his watch, "Looks like my date stood me up, so I guess I'll get out of here."
"Well, fine. If you don't want to have dinner with me and Paloma that is." Kay suggested.
"Nah, I think I want to go home and work on that business proposal I need to have in by tomorrow." Hank hugged Kay and left.
Yes, Hank has a job. He's a businessman and he does. . .stuff.
"Kay?" Kay winced as she heard her mother's disapproving voice.
Kay turned around and saw her mother with her father, behind her stood Charity and Miguel, and Reese and Jessica, "Hey guys, what are you all doing here?"
"Hi honey," Sam hugged her, "We decided to have a nice romantic evening and well I see we're not the only ones with that idea. But, what are you doing here?"
"Yes, Kay, what are you doing here?" Grace had that nasty tone that she always got when she was accusing Kay of something.
"Paloma and I wanted to get together and we decided that the Seascape would be a nice place. But, you know I really should get back to her, our food will be here any moment." Kay turned and walked back to her table.
"I'll be right back honey, I just forgot to tell Kay something." Grace smiled and walked towards Kay.
"Kay, can I speak to you?"
Kay rolled her eyes and turned around to her mother, "What is it?"
She pulled her off to the side, "Tonight is a very special night for Charity and Miguel and if you do anything to ruin their night you will regret it. Do you understand?"
"Grace, if you had ANY idea what was going on in my life maybe you'd realize that I don't want Miguel anymore. I'm glad he and Charity are together. And as for me doing anything to ruin their night, don't worry about it. I'll stay as far away from them and you as possible." Kay turned to leave when Grace grabbed her arm, "Ow, geez, let got that hurts."
"Don't you lie to me! I know that you still want Miguel for yourself and you will do anything to get him! That includes whoreing yourself out to him, and becoming evil! Well if that's the case then I don't want you for a daughter!" Grace let Kay go and glared at her.
Kay felt her heart break, "Why would you want me? I'm only your CHILD!" Kay ran away crying.
"Oh, honey, I didn't mean that!" Grace called as Kay ran away.
Antonio could not believe his ears, Grace just practically disowned Kay, and for nothing. He took off after her.
Paloma walked into the restroom and found it empty, she sat down and the couch and began rubbing her temples. The door opened and she heard someone walking over to her, looking up she saw Fox, "This is a LADIES room Nicholas. So unless there's something you're not telling me, then please leave."
"I don't want to leave and I can tell by your body language that you don't want me to leave either." Fox sat down next to her.
"If you can tell anything by my body it should be a clear cut signal that I want you to go." Paloma pointed to the door again.
"I dare you to admit that you aren't in the least bit attracted to me. I mean in any way."
"I'm not attracted to you Fox. While your looks maybe good, I find your personality lacking." Paloma said bitterly.
"Then prove it." Fox dared.
"Oh please. This is the part where you say, 'Kiss me', and then I go, 'Please!' then do it anyway. Next thing you know we're married. I don't think so."
"You know if you really didn't like me, then you would have left by now." Fox said logically.
"I was here first and I want to be left alone." Paloma glared at him.
"Fine, I think it's just because you're thinking about how you can get me to have sex with you on this couch." Fox smiled, "Newsflash, I'm attracted to you and I have no problem sleeping with you."
"Well, I have a problem sleeping with you. So I suppose that's where our situation's differ."
"One little kiss?" Fox pouted.
"If I kiss you, will you leave me alone?" Paloma asked apprehensively.
"If you still want me to." Fox smirked.
"No, forget it." Paloma got up and walked towards the door.
"Why? Afraid you'll enjoy it?" Fox challenged.
"More like I'll get herpes. I've heard way too many stories about you Fox, all the women you've been with." Paloma went to open the door, "Later." Before she could open it Fox got her attention by waving her purse around.
"Forgetting something?"
She growled and stalked over to him, "Give me that!" She grabbed it out of his hand and he pulled her into a kiss.
Previews for next chapter. . .
Kay and Antonio get closer, Fox and Paloma get caught in their lip lock, and Gwen makes a new friend.
As always, please let me know what you think!
Chapter 4
"I don't know HOW I got talked into going here tonight!" Kay said glumly.
"Well, if Antonio's making me stay, you have to." Paloma answered as the two of them entered the Seascape.
"Why are you even here? Can't he handle himself for one night?" Kay looked around the restaurant and spotted Antonio at a small table with Beth, for some reason, the scene did not sit right with her, "Why is he even here with Beth?" Kay said disgusted.
"Because I want him to be happy and I thought Beth might help, but I don't know, he looks pretty upset." Paloma studied her brother's face.
"Come on, let's sit." Kay pulled her to a small-secluded table that hid them from the room, but provided them the perfect view of everyone in the restaurant.
After ordering dinner, the two focused their attention onto Antonio and Beth.
Antonio sighed as Beth began talking about how happy she was, this was a bad idea.
"So, even though Luis decided to dump me and marry Sheridan I still am a strong person, I mean it's not like I've loved him all my life or anything. It's not like I've done anything and everything for him!" Beth picked up her knife and looked at it insanely.
"Um, Beth? Why don't we dance?" Antonio suggested.
Beth put down the knife and smiled sweetly, "Ok."
He saw her as she'd walked in, he hadn't wanted to come to the Seascape tonight, but he knew that his brother and his new fiancé would be here, he was hoping Gwen would be too. He'd love to see the fireworks on that one. She was wearing a short emerald green strapless dress that accented her already stunning figure, the green made her beautiful eyes stand out more and she was wearing her hair down, he wanted to run his hands through it. He'd seen some pictures of her when he'd asked Theresa, but none of them could compare to this. She was with a friend, he recognized her as one of Ethan's little sisters, Kay was her name? He didn't care; all he cared about was her. They moved and sat in a secluded table, they were watching for something or someone. Well, he'd just have to pay them a visit.
"Fox?" Ivy's voice broke his thoughts.
"Yes, mother?" He turned his attention to his mother who was glaring at him.
"You'd better behave yourself tonight." She warned.
"Mother, I think I should be the one telling you that. I mean after all, don't you hate Theresa?" He smirked as his mothers face turned red.
"It doesn't matter, I have behave myself anyway or my son will throw me out of his life. Even if it is a life with that money grubbing whore." Ivy's left eye began twitching.
"Calm down mother, you'll give yourself a heart attack. You know that happens in old age." Fox waited for her reaction and it was priceless.
She gritted her teeth and began breathing like a wild boar, "I'm not OLD Nicholas! And you'd better watch it or I'll have you out of Harmony so fast it will make your head spin." Ivy stood up She can walk now, forgot to mention it and walked to the bathroom to, what Fox assumed, was compose herself.
"Well, that was fun." He smiled.
"What was?" His older brothers voice boomed disapprovingly.
Fox turned around to find Ethan and Theresa standing there, Theresa was smiling, but Ethan was glaring at him suspiciously, "Well, Ethan, I was simply talking about something of a personal manner. So, why don't you mind your own business?"
Ethan was about to say something, when Theresa stopped him, "Fox, I didn't realize you would be here tonight."
"Well, when I heard that you would be here former step-mommy I knew I had to." Fox smiled and kissed her hand.
Ethan glared at him and snatched Theresa's hand away, "I told you to leave Theresa alone."
Fox waved his hand dismissively, "I have no interest in your blushing-bride to be."
"Good, let's keep it that way."
"Um, Ethan? Why don't we sit down?" Theresa suggested.
Ethan nodded his head as Theresa pulled him away to their table, "Later former step mommy!" Fox called.
"Mother, I don't want to be here!" Gwen complained as her mother dragged her into the seascape.
"Well, you won't get Ethan back by sitting around the house all day!" Rebecca said.
"I don't want Ethan." Gwen complained.
"Oh, you don't want Ethan?" Rebecca stopped.
"No, I don't want to be with someone who doesn't want me. And he's made it very clear that he wants to be with Theresa. Why should I invade on their happiness?"
"He only THINKS he loves that little taco eating slut, she's lied to him and manipulated him. Come on Gwennie, you know that! So, what we need to do is fight fire with fire." Rebecca pulled her to a table.
"I don't want to fight anymore. I lost Ethan and I've given up. I don't want to be second best in someone's heart." Gwen explained.
Rebecca was about to protest when Theresa came over, "Um, Gwen?"
Gwen looked up and hid her surprise, "Yes?"
"Can we talk?" Theresa asked.
"No, you go away you little. . ." Rebecca started.
"Mother," Gwen glared, "Yeah, um let's go outside."
Theresa nodded and they stepped outside, "Brr, it's cold." Theresa rubbed her arms.
"I don't think you wanted to call me out here to talk about the weather Theresa, so make your speech about winning Ethan and I'll be on my way." Gwen snapped.
"I don't have any desire to talk to you about my relationship to Ethan. This is about you and what you did." Theresa surveyed Gwen's reaction.
"What I did?" Gwen asked, obviously confused.
"Well, what you and your mother did," Theresa began explaining, "As a Crane I had many contacts and connections. People would do just about anything I'd ask of them simply because I was a Crane and I had the power. As such I began digging for the information that broke Ethan and I up originally."
"The tabloid." Gwen breathed out.
"Yes, and I found out something very interesting, a good source of mine indicated that they had been receiving anonymous calls prior to my wedding to Ethan. They were about the tabloid that claimed I sent the email. Well, they also mentioned something about the night of my engagement party at the mansion. You know, the night Ethan's paternity was revealed?"
Gwen nodded, Theresa had everything she needed right now to destroy her, she'd already lost Ethan, now she could loose so much more. No one would want to be with her, she'd loose Ethan as a friend, her father would disown her and the Crane's would destroy her.
"I know you sent the email to the tabloids Gwen, I know that it was Rebecca's idea and you jumped at the chance to get back at me and in the process get Ethan back. I have all the proof I need and I can use it at anytime to destroy you and your mother."
"What are you going to do with it?" Gwen asked, though she could already see it, Ethan reading Theresa's finds, anger in his eyes, disgust and hatred.
"Nothing." Theresa said simply.
"What? Are you going to blackmail me or something?" Gwen glared at her suspiciously.
"No. I already have everything that I could ever want. I have a man who loves me, a great job, an amazing little boy and a happy family. I don't need anything else in my life. So, I won't tell anyone. Not a soul. But you have to promise not to try and break Ethan and me up again." Theresa warned.
"I don't want to break you up. I don't want to marry someone who picks me second always. There was a time that I would have killed for him, but now I just want to find someone who loves me and only me." Gwen explained.
"What are you two doing out here? It's freezing!" Hank walked up and ushered them inside.
"Sorry Hank, we were just talking." Theresa smiled, "Thanks for caring, but I'd better get back to Ethan." Theresa walked off, leaving Gwen and Hank alone.
Gwen studied Hank, he was a good-looking guy, funny, smart, and he was available.
"See something you like Hotchkiss?" Hank teased.
Gwen blushed as Hank called her on her staring, "Sorry." She mumbled.
"It's ok Gwen, I'm an attractive guy, and I can see why you'd stare." Hank smirked.
Gwen rolled her eyes, "Get over yourself Bennett. I was just wondering how a good looking guy like yourself could be so stupid."
"Well, I'm not. But why don't you have dinner with me and see if I can't change your mind?" Hank suggested.
"I'd rather jump out of a plane blindfolded and land in a giant vat of squids." Gwen turned and walked away. Part of her wanted to accept his invitation and the other part was insulted, she knew it would only be a pity date and she didn't want that.
"Well, the invitation is always open." Hank called.
Gwen sat down at her table and noticed that her mother was nowhere to be found, "She's probably off seducing someone." She muttered to herself.
Paloma saw the exchange between Hank and the blond, "Who is that?" She asked Kay and pointed over to the girl.
"Gwen Hotchkiss, my brother Ethan's ex-fiancé. Why?" Kay asked suspiciously, with Paloma you could never be sure what she was planning.
"No reason." Paloma smiled innocently, she wasn't going to tell Kay about her match making scheme just yet, besides, she would probably protest to her uncle hooking up with her brother's ex.
"Right, well when you want to tell I'll be around." Kay got up and went to go talk to her uncle.
"Is this seat taken?" Paloma looked up and saw Fox gesturing to the seat that Kay had just vacated.
"Yes, now go away."
Fox sat down anyway, "I don't think that I want to." He smirked.
"Ugh, not that annoying little smirk again, what do you want?" Paloma asked, she always felt flustered around him and that was not a good thing. The sooner her was gone the better off she would be.
"Did your mother return that bracelet you dropped?" He asked.
"Yes and she was flipping out because she thinks that we're dating! Why would you do that to my mother? And another thing, why wouldn't you tell me you were a Crane?" Paloma demanded.
"I didn't tell you I was a Crane because I figured if you knew, you wouldn't give me the time of day. And I was just messing with Pilar, I didn't know she'd take it seriously." Fox explained honestly.
"Oh. Well, ok. Thank you." Paloma wasn't sure what to say.
"Dance with me?" Fox stood up and offered his hand.
"No." Paloma shook her head.
"One dance?"
Paloma sighed, "No, I can't. See that man over there?" She pointed to Antonio sitting and eating dinner with Beth.
"What about him?" After getting a good look at Antonio, Fox wasn't sure where she was going.
"That's my oldest brother, Antonio. He wouldn't like it very much if I were dancing with you. So, with that, I say good evening." Paloma grabbed her purse and headed towards the bathroom. Fox got up and followed.
Ivy walked back to her table and was concerned that Fox was nowhere to be found, "Well, I don't have to worry about him for now. I'm going to worry about Sam." She opened her purse and dialed David's very familiar number.
"Hello?" David picked up the phone after the first ring.
"It's me. Anything new?"
"They're having dinner tonight at the Seascape, they're trying to work on their problems."
"Perfect! I'm already here."
"If you want me to show up, forget it, John and I are spending the evening catching up."
"Well fine. I'll talk to you later then" Ivy hung up and looked around for Sam.
"I'm fine Uncle Hank, for once in my life, I'm actually fine." Kay assured her Uncle.
"If you're sure. Well, what are you doing here anyway?" Hank asked.
"Oh, well it's a long story involving Beth, Antonio and Paloma." Kay explained.
"Right. Well," Hank checked his watch, "Looks like my date stood me up, so I guess I'll get out of here."
"Well, fine. If you don't want to have dinner with me and Paloma that is." Kay suggested.
"Nah, I think I want to go home and work on that business proposal I need to have in by tomorrow." Hank hugged Kay and left.
Yes, Hank has a job. He's a businessman and he does. . .stuff.
"Kay?" Kay winced as she heard her mother's disapproving voice.
Kay turned around and saw her mother with her father, behind her stood Charity and Miguel, and Reese and Jessica, "Hey guys, what are you all doing here?"
"Hi honey," Sam hugged her, "We decided to have a nice romantic evening and well I see we're not the only ones with that idea. But, what are you doing here?"
"Yes, Kay, what are you doing here?" Grace had that nasty tone that she always got when she was accusing Kay of something.
"Paloma and I wanted to get together and we decided that the Seascape would be a nice place. But, you know I really should get back to her, our food will be here any moment." Kay turned and walked back to her table.
"I'll be right back honey, I just forgot to tell Kay something." Grace smiled and walked towards Kay.
"Kay, can I speak to you?"
Kay rolled her eyes and turned around to her mother, "What is it?"
She pulled her off to the side, "Tonight is a very special night for Charity and Miguel and if you do anything to ruin their night you will regret it. Do you understand?"
"Grace, if you had ANY idea what was going on in my life maybe you'd realize that I don't want Miguel anymore. I'm glad he and Charity are together. And as for me doing anything to ruin their night, don't worry about it. I'll stay as far away from them and you as possible." Kay turned to leave when Grace grabbed her arm, "Ow, geez, let got that hurts."
"Don't you lie to me! I know that you still want Miguel for yourself and you will do anything to get him! That includes whoreing yourself out to him, and becoming evil! Well if that's the case then I don't want you for a daughter!" Grace let Kay go and glared at her.
Kay felt her heart break, "Why would you want me? I'm only your CHILD!" Kay ran away crying.
"Oh, honey, I didn't mean that!" Grace called as Kay ran away.
Antonio could not believe his ears, Grace just practically disowned Kay, and for nothing. He took off after her.
Paloma walked into the restroom and found it empty, she sat down and the couch and began rubbing her temples. The door opened and she heard someone walking over to her, looking up she saw Fox, "This is a LADIES room Nicholas. So unless there's something you're not telling me, then please leave."
"I don't want to leave and I can tell by your body language that you don't want me to leave either." Fox sat down next to her.
"If you can tell anything by my body it should be a clear cut signal that I want you to go." Paloma pointed to the door again.
"I dare you to admit that you aren't in the least bit attracted to me. I mean in any way."
"I'm not attracted to you Fox. While your looks maybe good, I find your personality lacking." Paloma said bitterly.
"Then prove it." Fox dared.
"Oh please. This is the part where you say, 'Kiss me', and then I go, 'Please!' then do it anyway. Next thing you know we're married. I don't think so."
"You know if you really didn't like me, then you would have left by now." Fox said logically.
"I was here first and I want to be left alone." Paloma glared at him.
"Fine, I think it's just because you're thinking about how you can get me to have sex with you on this couch." Fox smiled, "Newsflash, I'm attracted to you and I have no problem sleeping with you."
"Well, I have a problem sleeping with you. So I suppose that's where our situation's differ."
"One little kiss?" Fox pouted.
"If I kiss you, will you leave me alone?" Paloma asked apprehensively.
"If you still want me to." Fox smirked.
"No, forget it." Paloma got up and walked towards the door.
"Why? Afraid you'll enjoy it?" Fox challenged.
"More like I'll get herpes. I've heard way too many stories about you Fox, all the women you've been with." Paloma went to open the door, "Later." Before she could open it Fox got her attention by waving her purse around.
"Forgetting something?"
She growled and stalked over to him, "Give me that!" She grabbed it out of his hand and he pulled her into a kiss.
Previews for next chapter. . .
Kay and Antonio get closer, Fox and Paloma get caught in their lip lock, and Gwen makes a new friend.
As always, please let me know what you think!