Chapter 5:
Hank eyes glared in rising anger as he stared directly at Ethan. Theresa had just
come out of the bathroom and approached her boyfriend. She noticed the tension between the
two men.
"What's going on?" she asked, looking at Ethan then Hank and back again, as if in
a ping-pong ball motion. "Ethan?" she said questioningly as she grabbed his arm, making
him look at her. "Tell me."
"I need to discuss something with Hank, ok Ther?" he said shortly. "Can you give
us a minute?"
Theresa nodded as she narrowed her eyes in suspicion at Hank. She walked over to
the Music Section of the cafe, leaving the two alone to talk.
"You dumb fool," Hank said, laughing scornfully in Ethan's face once Theresa was
out of earshot. "The only reason you wanted Theresa to leave your side was because you
didn't want her to know why you REALLY are having this 'discussion' as you say, with me.
You wouldn't want your new girlfriend to hear that you're warning me to stay away from
your ex, now would you?" Hank looked at Ethan expectantly, waiting for an answer. He
crossed his arms in cocky satisfaction.
Ethan knew that Hank was right, but would NOT give him the comfort of knowing it!
"You son of a ..." he began to say, shoving Hank towards some tables.
Hank fell down hard on the ground but got right back up. Like a bulldog, he went
after Ethan. How dare he! Who the hell was he to give him a warning to stay away from his
own ex, especially since HE was the one who had caused these problems for her! Hank knew
that he would never hurt Gwen the way Ethan had.
"Ethan! Hank! Stop it!" Theresa cried out, running to their sides. She did her best
to push them apart, standing between them to settle the dispute. "Now tell me what's
happening. Both of you!" she demanded fiercely.
"I'll tell you Theresa," Hank began to say, much to the horror of Ethan. "Your
boyfriend here just warned me to stay away from Gwen if I know what's good for me." He
bent down until he was almost close enough to Theresa to kiss her. "What does that say
about your relationship with him, huh?" He raised his eyebrows provokingly at her.
Theresa stared back at him, her eyes widened as she took in his words. It upset her
to know that Ethan had said that, but something about Hank made those thoughts be pushed
aside for her to think about later. The way Hank was looking at her caught her attention the
most. From Theresa's point of view, she thought Hank wanted to kiss her. It sure looked like
it. But he was just trying to let her see who and what her boyfriend really was. Inching closer
to her like that was a way for him to emphasize what he was saying.
Theresa liked the way she thought Hank was looking at her. She licked her lips and gave
him a wink in return, letting him "know" that she "felt the same way."
His facial expressions turned into a smile, or that's what Theresa thought it was. In
reality, it was more of a sneer. She's so stupid! he thought to himself, grinning, as he turned
his back on her. She thinks I'm trying to hit on her. Oh God. She doesn't even care about what
Ethan has just done! Warned me to stay away from HIS ex-girlfriend. If that was meright now,
I'd be upset and jealous to say the least, but instead Theresa here is flirting.....
Theresa looked at Hank's back, fantasizing about what it would be like to kiss him on
the lips. She used to have a crush on him once, back when she was twelve and he was nineteen,
but it had ended quickly. Theresa used to be boycrazy at that age. It was a new boy every week.
But when it came to Ethan, well, she had been stuck on him for a long time.
Theresa shook herself out of her reverie as she thought about what was going on between
her, Hank and Ethan. They needed to calm down. They were sending each other death glares, and
one of the things Theresa hated most was fights.
"Ok, you two," she said, in total referee form, "this is stupid and needs to be stopped."
She wasn't going to take no for an answer. She grabbed Ethan's hand and walked away.
Grabbing their stuff, they left the Book Cafe a few minutes later, with Theresa looking behind
her at Hank with a thoughtful expression on her face.
{a/n: thanks for reviewing people. your increasing my confidence. lol. anyways, i hope
u liked this chapter. more to come. tell me: what do u think is gonna happen with this whole
situation? what do u want to happen? i am open to suggestions and such.}
Hank eyes glared in rising anger as he stared directly at Ethan. Theresa had just
come out of the bathroom and approached her boyfriend. She noticed the tension between the
two men.
"What's going on?" she asked, looking at Ethan then Hank and back again, as if in
a ping-pong ball motion. "Ethan?" she said questioningly as she grabbed his arm, making
him look at her. "Tell me."
"I need to discuss something with Hank, ok Ther?" he said shortly. "Can you give
us a minute?"
Theresa nodded as she narrowed her eyes in suspicion at Hank. She walked over to
the Music Section of the cafe, leaving the two alone to talk.
"You dumb fool," Hank said, laughing scornfully in Ethan's face once Theresa was
out of earshot. "The only reason you wanted Theresa to leave your side was because you
didn't want her to know why you REALLY are having this 'discussion' as you say, with me.
You wouldn't want your new girlfriend to hear that you're warning me to stay away from
your ex, now would you?" Hank looked at Ethan expectantly, waiting for an answer. He
crossed his arms in cocky satisfaction.
Ethan knew that Hank was right, but would NOT give him the comfort of knowing it!
"You son of a ..." he began to say, shoving Hank towards some tables.
Hank fell down hard on the ground but got right back up. Like a bulldog, he went
after Ethan. How dare he! Who the hell was he to give him a warning to stay away from his
own ex, especially since HE was the one who had caused these problems for her! Hank knew
that he would never hurt Gwen the way Ethan had.
"Ethan! Hank! Stop it!" Theresa cried out, running to their sides. She did her best
to push them apart, standing between them to settle the dispute. "Now tell me what's
happening. Both of you!" she demanded fiercely.
"I'll tell you Theresa," Hank began to say, much to the horror of Ethan. "Your
boyfriend here just warned me to stay away from Gwen if I know what's good for me." He
bent down until he was almost close enough to Theresa to kiss her. "What does that say
about your relationship with him, huh?" He raised his eyebrows provokingly at her.
Theresa stared back at him, her eyes widened as she took in his words. It upset her
to know that Ethan had said that, but something about Hank made those thoughts be pushed
aside for her to think about later. The way Hank was looking at her caught her attention the
most. From Theresa's point of view, she thought Hank wanted to kiss her. It sure looked like
it. But he was just trying to let her see who and what her boyfriend really was. Inching closer
to her like that was a way for him to emphasize what he was saying.
Theresa liked the way she thought Hank was looking at her. She licked her lips and gave
him a wink in return, letting him "know" that she "felt the same way."
His facial expressions turned into a smile, or that's what Theresa thought it was. In
reality, it was more of a sneer. She's so stupid! he thought to himself, grinning, as he turned
his back on her. She thinks I'm trying to hit on her. Oh God. She doesn't even care about what
Ethan has just done! Warned me to stay away from HIS ex-girlfriend. If that was meright now,
I'd be upset and jealous to say the least, but instead Theresa here is flirting.....
Theresa looked at Hank's back, fantasizing about what it would be like to kiss him on
the lips. She used to have a crush on him once, back when she was twelve and he was nineteen,
but it had ended quickly. Theresa used to be boycrazy at that age. It was a new boy every week.
But when it came to Ethan, well, she had been stuck on him for a long time.
Theresa shook herself out of her reverie as she thought about what was going on between
her, Hank and Ethan. They needed to calm down. They were sending each other death glares, and
one of the things Theresa hated most was fights.
"Ok, you two," she said, in total referee form, "this is stupid and needs to be stopped."
She wasn't going to take no for an answer. She grabbed Ethan's hand and walked away.
Grabbing their stuff, they left the Book Cafe a few minutes later, with Theresa looking behind
her at Hank with a thoughtful expression on her face.
{a/n: thanks for reviewing people. your increasing my confidence. lol. anyways, i hope
u liked this chapter. more to come. tell me: what do u think is gonna happen with this whole
situation? what do u want to happen? i am open to suggestions and such.}