Chapter 1:
Gwen Hotchkiss heard the ringing of her cellular phone. She picked it up from her
purse.
"Hello?" she asked.
"Gwen, it's me," came the reply.
"Ethan," Gwen said, happy to hear from her boyfriend. "What's up?"
"Umm, can you meet me over at Pilar's house?" he asked.
"Pilar's house?" Gwen asked, surprised. Why would he be there? And more
importantly, why would he want her to meet him there?
"Yeah," Ethan answered.
"Umm, ok, Ethan," she answered, as they hung up.
She sat in her BMW and drove over to the Lopez-Fitzgerald house.
Meanwhile, Theresa turned to ask Ethan a question as soon as he had hung up.
"Did you tell her about us yet, Ethan?"
Ethan squirmed. "No, Theresa. I told her to come over. I have to tell her face to
face."
Theresa gently squeezed his hand. Ethan and her had been hiding their relationship
from everyone for a while now - but Theresa couldn't take it anymore. Everybody -
especially Gwen - had to know the truth.
That was why Theresa made sure to call everyone to the house that day. Sheridan,
Luis, and Hank were already there. Hank was Luis's best friend and they had just
returned from shooting hoops at the Youth Center. Theresa and Ethan had asked Sheridan
to come as well - after all she was Gwen's best friend.
Theresa heard a knocking at the door. She went to open it.
"Hi, Gwen," she greeted her. She felt bad that pretty soon this girl's heart was
going to be broken, but she knew that she cared more for her own happiness.
"Hi, Theresa, right?" Gwen answered, unsure if she got the name right.
"Right," Theresa replied. "Come in."
Gwen walked in and was surprised to see Sheridan there. There was also a guy she
had seen before but never really knew. He had dirty blonde hair and was pretty tall. She
couldn't remember his name.
"What's going on, Ethan?" she asked after having kissed him hello and greeted
everyone else. She looked around. Everyone was seated and looking at her.
She looked at them in confusion. "Someone tell me what's going on!" she ordered,
losing her patience and fearing that the worse had happened.
"Gwen, I," Ethan began but was cut off by Theresa.
"Gwen," she told her, raising a hand to silence Ethan. "I've been working as Ivy's
assistant for a while now. And so Ethan and I have gotten close."
Gwen looked at her. The first emotion she had felt was that of daze. But now she
was getting a bit annoyed because she could tell where Theresa's words were going.
"What does that mean?" Gwen insisted. She wasn't a fool. She knew what it meant.
But she was hoping that she was wrong and that nothing was going on between Ethan and
Theresa.
"I'm sorry, Gwen," Ethan said. "I don't think you and I should be together
anymore."
Gwen stared at him in shock. He's dumping me? she thought to herself, horrified.
For HER? And in front of everybody!
"I'm sorry," he repeated, advancing towards her and giving her a hug.
Sorry? her mind screamed out. Sorry? She had spent a twenty of her twenty five
years with him - they had been close for as long as she could remember. Every memory,
every happy moment they had shared was now being cast aside because of a girl he had
known for less than a year. I thought he loved me, she thought sadly...
"Umm, wow, I didn't expect this," Gwen managed to say, holding back tears.
How can you be so nice? she wanted to shout at herself. How can you not go and rip
all of the hair off that girl? How can you not slap him - hoping you'll knock some sense into
him? Because I'm better than that, another voice inside her brain spoke up.
"I know," Ethan said.
She looked deeply into his eyes, then at Theresa. Theresa was trying to be decent
and not showcase her happiness, but Gwen could see how Theresa really felt.
She looked away and noticed her best friend Sheridan staring at her. Beside her
was her bodyguard Luis, and near him was that tall guy whose name was still a blur.
How can Ethan do this? she thought to herself, staring at the ground. It's bad
enough to dump me but to do it in front of his new girlfriend, her brother, her brother's best
friend, and my best friend? She couldn't take it anymore. She had to leave. Everyone was
staring at her with hawk eyes and she couldn't tell if they felt bad for her or not.
"I, I have to go," Gwen stammered, grabbing her purse and slamming the door shut
behind her.
"Gwe-" Ethan began to say, but Theresa grabbed his hand and stopped him. "Let
her be. She needs some time to think."
Ethan sighed, giving in to his girlfriend's order.
Hank stared at Gwen's retreating form through the window. She looked so sad. He
could see her doubling over with tears. How was she ever going to make it home in her
condition? It was nighttime, and even though Harmony was a pretty crimeless town, he
wouldn't risk the safety of Gwen Hotchkiss.
Grabbing his jacket, he raced out that door so fast that it caught everyone else in
the room by surprise.
{a/n: i hope u like this. its my first shot at a gwank story. i want at least 3 reviews
before i continue. thanks.}
Gwen Hotchkiss heard the ringing of her cellular phone. She picked it up from her
purse.
"Hello?" she asked.
"Gwen, it's me," came the reply.
"Ethan," Gwen said, happy to hear from her boyfriend. "What's up?"
"Umm, can you meet me over at Pilar's house?" he asked.
"Pilar's house?" Gwen asked, surprised. Why would he be there? And more
importantly, why would he want her to meet him there?
"Yeah," Ethan answered.
"Umm, ok, Ethan," she answered, as they hung up.
She sat in her BMW and drove over to the Lopez-Fitzgerald house.
Meanwhile, Theresa turned to ask Ethan a question as soon as he had hung up.
"Did you tell her about us yet, Ethan?"
Ethan squirmed. "No, Theresa. I told her to come over. I have to tell her face to
face."
Theresa gently squeezed his hand. Ethan and her had been hiding their relationship
from everyone for a while now - but Theresa couldn't take it anymore. Everybody -
especially Gwen - had to know the truth.
That was why Theresa made sure to call everyone to the house that day. Sheridan,
Luis, and Hank were already there. Hank was Luis's best friend and they had just
returned from shooting hoops at the Youth Center. Theresa and Ethan had asked Sheridan
to come as well - after all she was Gwen's best friend.
Theresa heard a knocking at the door. She went to open it.
"Hi, Gwen," she greeted her. She felt bad that pretty soon this girl's heart was
going to be broken, but she knew that she cared more for her own happiness.
"Hi, Theresa, right?" Gwen answered, unsure if she got the name right.
"Right," Theresa replied. "Come in."
Gwen walked in and was surprised to see Sheridan there. There was also a guy she
had seen before but never really knew. He had dirty blonde hair and was pretty tall. She
couldn't remember his name.
"What's going on, Ethan?" she asked after having kissed him hello and greeted
everyone else. She looked around. Everyone was seated and looking at her.
She looked at them in confusion. "Someone tell me what's going on!" she ordered,
losing her patience and fearing that the worse had happened.
"Gwen, I," Ethan began but was cut off by Theresa.
"Gwen," she told her, raising a hand to silence Ethan. "I've been working as Ivy's
assistant for a while now. And so Ethan and I have gotten close."
Gwen looked at her. The first emotion she had felt was that of daze. But now she
was getting a bit annoyed because she could tell where Theresa's words were going.
"What does that mean?" Gwen insisted. She wasn't a fool. She knew what it meant.
But she was hoping that she was wrong and that nothing was going on between Ethan and
Theresa.
"I'm sorry, Gwen," Ethan said. "I don't think you and I should be together
anymore."
Gwen stared at him in shock. He's dumping me? she thought to herself, horrified.
For HER? And in front of everybody!
"I'm sorry," he repeated, advancing towards her and giving her a hug.
Sorry? her mind screamed out. Sorry? She had spent a twenty of her twenty five
years with him - they had been close for as long as she could remember. Every memory,
every happy moment they had shared was now being cast aside because of a girl he had
known for less than a year. I thought he loved me, she thought sadly...
"Umm, wow, I didn't expect this," Gwen managed to say, holding back tears.
How can you be so nice? she wanted to shout at herself. How can you not go and rip
all of the hair off that girl? How can you not slap him - hoping you'll knock some sense into
him? Because I'm better than that, another voice inside her brain spoke up.
"I know," Ethan said.
She looked deeply into his eyes, then at Theresa. Theresa was trying to be decent
and not showcase her happiness, but Gwen could see how Theresa really felt.
She looked away and noticed her best friend Sheridan staring at her. Beside her
was her bodyguard Luis, and near him was that tall guy whose name was still a blur.
How can Ethan do this? she thought to herself, staring at the ground. It's bad
enough to dump me but to do it in front of his new girlfriend, her brother, her brother's best
friend, and my best friend? She couldn't take it anymore. She had to leave. Everyone was
staring at her with hawk eyes and she couldn't tell if they felt bad for her or not.
"I, I have to go," Gwen stammered, grabbing her purse and slamming the door shut
behind her.
"Gwe-" Ethan began to say, but Theresa grabbed his hand and stopped him. "Let
her be. She needs some time to think."
Ethan sighed, giving in to his girlfriend's order.
Hank stared at Gwen's retreating form through the window. She looked so sad. He
could see her doubling over with tears. How was she ever going to make it home in her
condition? It was nighttime, and even though Harmony was a pretty crimeless town, he
wouldn't risk the safety of Gwen Hotchkiss.
Grabbing his jacket, he raced out that door so fast that it caught everyone else in
the room by surprise.
{a/n: i hope u like this. its my first shot at a gwank story. i want at least 3 reviews
before i continue. thanks.}