CHAPTER 26
Decisions
He watched them as they both slept one next to the other. Teresa lying on her back with Emma on top of her lying on her stomach. It reminded him of the first time he saw Teresa, in the solarium with her son. He went and picked up his cell phone.
"Father, are there any news on Ethan? You didn't have him killed did you?"
He seemed satisfied with the answer and hung up. He went back to the bed and laid down next to Teresa. She stirred in her sleep then opened her eyes.
"I was thinking..."
"I thought you were asleep."
"Yes, I was. But I was thinking last night when we left the mansion. What do you say if we left Harmony for good?"
"What about your son?"
"I will leave him here. This is the only place he's known. I love him, but I don't want to take him away from everything that is familiar to him. And Julian seems to be taking good care of him."
Fox looked at her.
"I got to admit that Father seems to be trying very hard to redeem himself. I guess he sees it as a new beginning for himself, the opportunity to love and raise a son. Something he never did with me or even Ethan."
"I do want to be part of his life, but he didn't even recognize me when I put him to bed. He even cried."
"It's normal Teresa. One day when he old enough to understand, you'll come back to get him."
"I'm not giving up on getting him back."
"And you shouldn't give up either. What about your family?"
"Well mama obviously doesn't want me here. She hates me, she always had this image of me that I would turn out to be like her, but I'm not and never will be."
"I love you just the way you are."
He got up and put Emma in her crib.
"Do you know what happened to Ethan?"
"No, I spoke to Julian and he doesn't know anything about this. I think you should know that Ethan will be a dead man if Grandfather finds him."
She didn't say anything for a while.
"Ethan is a very unhappy man. Maybe this is what he wanted all along."
"What do you mean?"
"Maybe he wanted to be put out of his misery. I think he gave up a lot the day he divorced Gwen."
"So where do you want to go?"
"I was thinking New York City."
"Why, New York?"
"I can pursue my career and you can work for Crane Industries offices there."
"That sounds pretty good. I was thinking London."
"London?"
"Yes, it's an ocean away from Harmony and no one will bother us there." "I am very tempted."
"Before we take our final decision, there's something I need to do."
"What is it?"
"If you want to go back with me to the mansion, you will find out."
He watched them as they both slept one next to the other. Teresa lying on her back with Emma on top of her lying on her stomach. It reminded him of the first time he saw Teresa, in the solarium with her son. He went and picked up his cell phone.
"Father, are there any news on Ethan? You didn't have him killed did you?"
He seemed satisfied with the answer and hung up. He went back to the bed and laid down next to Teresa. She stirred in her sleep then opened her eyes.
"I was thinking..."
"I thought you were asleep."
"Yes, I was. But I was thinking last night when we left the mansion. What do you say if we left Harmony for good?"
"What about your son?"
"I will leave him here. This is the only place he's known. I love him, but I don't want to take him away from everything that is familiar to him. And Julian seems to be taking good care of him."
Fox looked at her.
"I got to admit that Father seems to be trying very hard to redeem himself. I guess he sees it as a new beginning for himself, the opportunity to love and raise a son. Something he never did with me or even Ethan."
"I do want to be part of his life, but he didn't even recognize me when I put him to bed. He even cried."
"It's normal Teresa. One day when he old enough to understand, you'll come back to get him."
"I'm not giving up on getting him back."
"And you shouldn't give up either. What about your family?"
"Well mama obviously doesn't want me here. She hates me, she always had this image of me that I would turn out to be like her, but I'm not and never will be."
"I love you just the way you are."
He got up and put Emma in her crib.
"Do you know what happened to Ethan?"
"No, I spoke to Julian and he doesn't know anything about this. I think you should know that Ethan will be a dead man if Grandfather finds him."
She didn't say anything for a while.
"Ethan is a very unhappy man. Maybe this is what he wanted all along."
"What do you mean?"
"Maybe he wanted to be put out of his misery. I think he gave up a lot the day he divorced Gwen."
"So where do you want to go?"
"I was thinking New York City."
"Why, New York?"
"I can pursue my career and you can work for Crane Industries offices there."
"That sounds pretty good. I was thinking London."
"London?"
"Yes, it's an ocean away from Harmony and no one will bother us there." "I am very tempted."
"Before we take our final decision, there's something I need to do."
"What is it?"
"If you want to go back with me to the mansion, you will find out."