CHAPTER 20
Reaching Out
She climbed in the taxi and slammed the door. She looked out her window and Ethan was looking at her.
"Charles de Gaule Airport, please."
The car started moving. And she was lost in her thoughts.
"How am I going to approach him? Am I even going to find him?"
She looked at the road.
"How far are we?"
"About 10 minutes away."
"Can you go faster, please?" "I'm sorry, but with the rain, the road is slippery."
"I understand."
She looked out her window again. Please, let me find him before he leaves. Please let the planes remain grounded. The car stopped.
"Miss, we're there."
She gave him what she owned him and left the car. She was running inside the airport, looking for the information center.
"No running inside the airport."
She looked at the security agent.
"I need to go to information, please."
"Straight ahead."
"Thank you."
She started speed walking.
"The Crane jet, is it still here?"
"I'm sorry, it has been cleared for take off."
"What? No, they told me that the planes were grounded tonight."
"The Crane jet is a private plane, it's not a commercial one. Besides, the thunder storm has subsided. The rain falling right now is not dangerous for them to fly."
"Where is it headed?"
"I'm sorry, I am not allowed to disclose this information."
"Please, this important."
The lady shook her head.
"No, I'm sorry."
Teresa started walking away slowly.
"This cannot be happening. I lost him."
She was outside, she sat on the sidewalk under the pouring rain crying.
"If only I had known. What have I done...what have I done?"
Someone sat beside her.
"You haven't done anything."
She at the person sitting next to her and got up.
"You shouldn't be sitting under the rain. You'll catch cold."
She was still looking at him.
"What Resa, cat got your tongue?"
She started sobbing and flung herself in his arms.
"Come on, you know I hate to see you like this."
"I am so sorry, you have no idea."
"Why are you apologizing for something that I did to you, Teresa. You trusted me and I threw that away."
"You don't understand, Fox. This was never your fault. We were set up by them."
He held her closer to hi,, trying to shield her from the rain.
"What are you talking about?"
"I overheard a conversation tonight between Alistair, Ethan and Tina. They set us up. It was all Ethan's idea. He planned it, all of it."
"Ethan will pay for this. I won't let him get away with it."
She pulled away from him.
"I love you so much Nicholas. So, so very much."
"Teresa."
He pulled her to him again.
"Look at me."
She lifted her head and looked in his eyes. "I love you more than anything in this world. I was dying inside without you."
He kissed her and she held on to him as hard as she could.
"They told me that your plane was gone. I thought I would never see you again."
"I wasn't about to leave without trying to see you again."
He took her hands in his and looked deep in her eyes and smiled.
"Let's get out of here Fox. I'm getting cold."
"Me too."
They got inside the car Fox had called for himself.
"Where do want to go?"
"The hotel, I want to get changed and I want you to meet someone."
"Someone? Who?"
"You'll just have to wait and see."
"So, Kelly, huh?"
She started laughing.
"Well it is my middle name, you know."
He looked at her and touched her face with the tip of his fingers.
"This is like one of my dreams, but this time I'm wide awake."
She took his hand in his.
"I've missed you so much, Fox. I was lost without you."
"So was I. A part of me left with you. I know you heard me call you, why didn't you stop?"
"I was upset. I lost my son and I was blaming you for it."
"I'm responsible for it."
"No, you're not."
The car pulled at the hotel and they walked in the lobby together, leaving a trail of water behind them. He held her hand during the elevator ride and all the way to her suite.
"So, who is that person I am meeting?"
"You'll see in a second."
She went inside the bedroom. She hadn't been there for 5 seconds in there that he heard a scream. He rushed in the room to find Teresa on her knees beside a grow woman.
"Jasmine, where is she? Where is my daughter?"
The woman seemed lost.
"Mr. Winthrop, he came in and wanted to take her. When I didn't let him he hit me."
"Oh my God, Fox. He took our baby. He took our daughter."
Fox looked at with shock painted all over his face.
She climbed in the taxi and slammed the door. She looked out her window and Ethan was looking at her.
"Charles de Gaule Airport, please."
The car started moving. And she was lost in her thoughts.
"How am I going to approach him? Am I even going to find him?"
She looked at the road.
"How far are we?"
"About 10 minutes away."
"Can you go faster, please?" "I'm sorry, but with the rain, the road is slippery."
"I understand."
She looked out her window again. Please, let me find him before he leaves. Please let the planes remain grounded. The car stopped.
"Miss, we're there."
She gave him what she owned him and left the car. She was running inside the airport, looking for the information center.
"No running inside the airport."
She looked at the security agent.
"I need to go to information, please."
"Straight ahead."
"Thank you."
She started speed walking.
"The Crane jet, is it still here?"
"I'm sorry, it has been cleared for take off."
"What? No, they told me that the planes were grounded tonight."
"The Crane jet is a private plane, it's not a commercial one. Besides, the thunder storm has subsided. The rain falling right now is not dangerous for them to fly."
"Where is it headed?"
"I'm sorry, I am not allowed to disclose this information."
"Please, this important."
The lady shook her head.
"No, I'm sorry."
Teresa started walking away slowly.
"This cannot be happening. I lost him."
She was outside, she sat on the sidewalk under the pouring rain crying.
"If only I had known. What have I done...what have I done?"
Someone sat beside her.
"You haven't done anything."
She at the person sitting next to her and got up.
"You shouldn't be sitting under the rain. You'll catch cold."
She was still looking at him.
"What Resa, cat got your tongue?"
She started sobbing and flung herself in his arms.
"Come on, you know I hate to see you like this."
"I am so sorry, you have no idea."
"Why are you apologizing for something that I did to you, Teresa. You trusted me and I threw that away."
"You don't understand, Fox. This was never your fault. We were set up by them."
He held her closer to hi,, trying to shield her from the rain.
"What are you talking about?"
"I overheard a conversation tonight between Alistair, Ethan and Tina. They set us up. It was all Ethan's idea. He planned it, all of it."
"Ethan will pay for this. I won't let him get away with it."
She pulled away from him.
"I love you so much Nicholas. So, so very much."
"Teresa."
He pulled her to him again.
"Look at me."
She lifted her head and looked in his eyes. "I love you more than anything in this world. I was dying inside without you."
He kissed her and she held on to him as hard as she could.
"They told me that your plane was gone. I thought I would never see you again."
"I wasn't about to leave without trying to see you again."
He took her hands in his and looked deep in her eyes and smiled.
"Let's get out of here Fox. I'm getting cold."
"Me too."
They got inside the car Fox had called for himself.
"Where do want to go?"
"The hotel, I want to get changed and I want you to meet someone."
"Someone? Who?"
"You'll just have to wait and see."
"So, Kelly, huh?"
She started laughing.
"Well it is my middle name, you know."
He looked at her and touched her face with the tip of his fingers.
"This is like one of my dreams, but this time I'm wide awake."
She took his hand in his.
"I've missed you so much, Fox. I was lost without you."
"So was I. A part of me left with you. I know you heard me call you, why didn't you stop?"
"I was upset. I lost my son and I was blaming you for it."
"I'm responsible for it."
"No, you're not."
The car pulled at the hotel and they walked in the lobby together, leaving a trail of water behind them. He held her hand during the elevator ride and all the way to her suite.
"So, who is that person I am meeting?"
"You'll see in a second."
She went inside the bedroom. She hadn't been there for 5 seconds in there that he heard a scream. He rushed in the room to find Teresa on her knees beside a grow woman.
"Jasmine, where is she? Where is my daughter?"
The woman seemed lost.
"Mr. Winthrop, he came in and wanted to take her. When I didn't let him he hit me."
"Oh my God, Fox. He took our baby. He took our daughter."
Fox looked at with shock painted all over his face.