CHAPTER 23
Home Sweet Home
"Are you sure you want to this right now?"
"There is no time like the present, right?"
He put his hand on her shoulder and could feel how tense she was. She knocked on the door and a man opened.
"Teresa?"
She gave him a weak smile and rushed in his arms.
"You're back? You're really back!"
"Yes, Luis. I am home."
"What the hell is he doing here?"
He was eying Fox with anger.
"He is here with me."
"He's the one who cost you your son. You left Harmony because of him. Why are you hanging out with him?"
She looked at her brother. He really hadn't changed. He hated the Cranes as much as ever, and he was still bitter over losing Sheridan.
"May we come in?"
"This is your house, you are welcome. But he isn't."
"Luis, we have to talk. A lot of things have happened."
"I don't want to hear anything from you, Crane. You have no business with my sister."
Teresa took Fox's hand and she walked in the kitchen defiantly.
"Is mama here?"
"No, she is at the mansion."
He stared at Fox before starting his usual rant.
"Crane, I don't want you here. Haven't you caused enough problems for her?"
"Luis, listen..I understand why you are so resentful of me.."
"You're damn right I'm resentful. I hate you."
"Luis, please stop this."
"No, Teresa, I will not stop this."
She was looking at her brother who was about ready to tear Fox apart.
"Luis, my daughter was kidnapped."
His eyes got wide with surprise.
"What? Your daughter? What are you talking about?"
"Fox and I have a daughter together and while I was in Paris for my fashion show, Ethan kidnapped her and we don't know where he took her."
Her eyes filled with tears and Luis glared at Fox.
"You got my sister pregnant?"
"This is beside the point right now. Ethan took her and Grandfather told us to come to Harmony."
"Ethan would never do something like that. He is not a Crane."
The kitchen door opened and Pilar walked in. She stood still for a moment watching her daughter.
"What are you doing here? What is he doing here?"
"Mama, it's so good to see you. I've missed you so much!"
She walked to Pilar and put her arms around her, but the mother walked away from the daughter.
"Aren't you happy to see me, mama?"
"You've been gone for over a year and the only thing I got from you was a letter that frankly didn't say much."
"I'm sorry. I never wanted to hurt you."
"What is done is done, you did hurt me. I don't think I will ever forgive you this."
"So when Antonio leaves, you pray for his return. You lighted candles for him every night for 10 years. He came back and you welcomed him with open arms, without even questioning why he left in the first place. But I leave and come back to my house and I'm not even welcome. Antonio destroyed Luis' life and you still stand by him. I guess we all know where your heart really lies."
She looked at the window ledge.
"I see that papa's candle is still there. I guess I wasn't worthy of one."
Pilar was staring at her angry daughter.
"Do not use that tone with me, do you hear me?"
"I left because I couldn't bear to be away from my son. I have a career and I have all the money I need to get him back from Julian. You know what, mama? I know how you felt because my son was taken away from and my daughter has been kidnapped and God knows where she is right now and if she's alright."
"Did you say a daughter?"
"Yes, Ethan kidnapped her and we don't know where he took her."
"I'm sure it's another one of Fox and Alistair's set ups."
"No, because Fox is her father and he wouldn't do such a thing."
"Well he also said that he wouldn't hurt you and look what happened."
Pilar looked at Fox and took a few steps towards him.
"You, you are your father's son through and through. How dare you get my daughter pregnant? How dare you?"
He didn't answer her. He was watching at both Pilar and Luis and was feeling very uneasy. Then his cell phone rang.
"What is it?..We'll be there in a few minutes."
He looked at Teresa who was standing between him and her brother.
"Teresa, Grandfather wants us at the mansion."
"Does he have any news about Emma?"
"I don't know."
They both were ready to go when Fox turned to Pilar and Luis.
"I know you blame me for what happened.."
"You're damn right we blame you. You were the catalyst for all the events that took place."
"Let me finish, Luis. You might want to take a look at your sainted Ethan. He is behind all of this. He set this entire thing in motion because he is obsessed with your sister. He is the biggest reason why she lost her son and now he has our daughter. I know that I've done things in the past, I know that I'm not an angel, but I love Teresa. I'll be damned if I let Ethan anywhere near her and I will kill him with my own hands if he does anything to harm my daughter."
He took Teresa's hand and they both walked out of the door, leaving Luis and his mother standing in shock.
"Are you sure you want to this right now?"
"There is no time like the present, right?"
He put his hand on her shoulder and could feel how tense she was. She knocked on the door and a man opened.
"Teresa?"
She gave him a weak smile and rushed in his arms.
"You're back? You're really back!"
"Yes, Luis. I am home."
"What the hell is he doing here?"
He was eying Fox with anger.
"He is here with me."
"He's the one who cost you your son. You left Harmony because of him. Why are you hanging out with him?"
She looked at her brother. He really hadn't changed. He hated the Cranes as much as ever, and he was still bitter over losing Sheridan.
"May we come in?"
"This is your house, you are welcome. But he isn't."
"Luis, we have to talk. A lot of things have happened."
"I don't want to hear anything from you, Crane. You have no business with my sister."
Teresa took Fox's hand and she walked in the kitchen defiantly.
"Is mama here?"
"No, she is at the mansion."
He stared at Fox before starting his usual rant.
"Crane, I don't want you here. Haven't you caused enough problems for her?"
"Luis, listen..I understand why you are so resentful of me.."
"You're damn right I'm resentful. I hate you."
"Luis, please stop this."
"No, Teresa, I will not stop this."
She was looking at her brother who was about ready to tear Fox apart.
"Luis, my daughter was kidnapped."
His eyes got wide with surprise.
"What? Your daughter? What are you talking about?"
"Fox and I have a daughter together and while I was in Paris for my fashion show, Ethan kidnapped her and we don't know where he took her."
Her eyes filled with tears and Luis glared at Fox.
"You got my sister pregnant?"
"This is beside the point right now. Ethan took her and Grandfather told us to come to Harmony."
"Ethan would never do something like that. He is not a Crane."
The kitchen door opened and Pilar walked in. She stood still for a moment watching her daughter.
"What are you doing here? What is he doing here?"
"Mama, it's so good to see you. I've missed you so much!"
She walked to Pilar and put her arms around her, but the mother walked away from the daughter.
"Aren't you happy to see me, mama?"
"You've been gone for over a year and the only thing I got from you was a letter that frankly didn't say much."
"I'm sorry. I never wanted to hurt you."
"What is done is done, you did hurt me. I don't think I will ever forgive you this."
"So when Antonio leaves, you pray for his return. You lighted candles for him every night for 10 years. He came back and you welcomed him with open arms, without even questioning why he left in the first place. But I leave and come back to my house and I'm not even welcome. Antonio destroyed Luis' life and you still stand by him. I guess we all know where your heart really lies."
She looked at the window ledge.
"I see that papa's candle is still there. I guess I wasn't worthy of one."
Pilar was staring at her angry daughter.
"Do not use that tone with me, do you hear me?"
"I left because I couldn't bear to be away from my son. I have a career and I have all the money I need to get him back from Julian. You know what, mama? I know how you felt because my son was taken away from and my daughter has been kidnapped and God knows where she is right now and if she's alright."
"Did you say a daughter?"
"Yes, Ethan kidnapped her and we don't know where he took her."
"I'm sure it's another one of Fox and Alistair's set ups."
"No, because Fox is her father and he wouldn't do such a thing."
"Well he also said that he wouldn't hurt you and look what happened."
Pilar looked at Fox and took a few steps towards him.
"You, you are your father's son through and through. How dare you get my daughter pregnant? How dare you?"
He didn't answer her. He was watching at both Pilar and Luis and was feeling very uneasy. Then his cell phone rang.
"What is it?..We'll be there in a few minutes."
He looked at Teresa who was standing between him and her brother.
"Teresa, Grandfather wants us at the mansion."
"Does he have any news about Emma?"
"I don't know."
They both were ready to go when Fox turned to Pilar and Luis.
"I know you blame me for what happened.."
"You're damn right we blame you. You were the catalyst for all the events that took place."
"Let me finish, Luis. You might want to take a look at your sainted Ethan. He is behind all of this. He set this entire thing in motion because he is obsessed with your sister. He is the biggest reason why she lost her son and now he has our daughter. I know that I've done things in the past, I know that I'm not an angel, but I love Teresa. I'll be damned if I let Ethan anywhere near her and I will kill him with my own hands if he does anything to harm my daughter."
He took Teresa's hand and they both walked out of the door, leaving Luis and his mother standing in shock.