CHAPTER ELEVEN
NOTE: I like writing longer chapters more than writing more than one so this chapter is long!
Theresa finally pulled away from Fox and straightened out her clothes. She looked down at the puke orange jail outfit. She couldn't wait to get out of it and to get into something more fashionable. Fox cleared his throat and Theresa looked up to see her family and Whitney approaching. She suddenly began to feel a mix of emotions; anger, sadness, and loneliness.
Pilar was the first one to say something, "Theresa, I am so sorry." she said with tears filling her eyes.
Theresa wanted to say she forgave her and to squeeze her tight, but she couldn't forget how her own mother turned her back on her, how her whole family, even her best friend she had known her whole life. "For what?" Theresa responded coldy, "For leaving me alone when I needed you the most? For turning your back on me even though I'm your daughter?"
"Theresa." Fox said grabbing her arm, trying to calm her down, but Theresa loosened herself from his grasp.
"No, Fox." she said to him.
Fox looked at her and saw that he needed to back off because she was steaming. He had never seen her this angry before.
Theresa turned back to her family and kept talking, "Mama, you ALWAYS, CONSTANTLY talked about how we needed to 'stick together as a family' and 'be there for one another', but where were you? Huh? That's what I want to know, where were you?" she said, her voice cracking and tears streaming down her face. "And you," she said turning to Whitney, "you're supposed to be my best friend. We're supposed to be there for each other through thick and thin. Oh, but I forgot, we WERE best friends, excuse me for the mistake." she said sarcastically.
Whitney along with Theresa's family stood not knowing what to say. They felt convicted by every single thing she had said to them.
"Fox, let's get out of here." Theresa said, and she and Fox walked out leaving everyone stunned behind them. Theresa waited for awhile to see if they would come after her, to see if they truly cared about her. She finally left with Fox because no one came.
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Fox watched Theresa as she ate a cheeseburger. Questions began to fill his head and he couldn't stop himself from asking her. "Theresa," he began quietly, "what was that all about in there?"
Theresa licked her lips and looked at Fox. "What do you mean what was that all about?" she asked.
"I mean, why did you go off on your family and Whitney like that? At least they saw what they did was wrong and apologized." Fox said. He winced as he saw the look on Theresa's face after he said that sentence. He wished that he could have taken it back because it look like she was very pissed.
Theresa played with the lettuce on her wrapper as she composed her response, "Its not about whether they apologized or not, Fox. You don't know what its like to be rejected by your own family! To feel unloved and unwanted! I had every right to go off the way I did, and if you have a problem with that why don't you go join them." she said icily.
Fox's anger began to rise. HE didn't know what it felt like to be rejected? "No, see, first of all Theresa, get your facts straight. I KNOW what it feels like to be rejected by my own family. By my own MOTHER. To never feel real love from anyone. You think you've got it bad, but at least your family has apologized to you." he said. He got up from the table and picked up his trash. "I'll be outside when you're ready to leave." he said with an angry tone.
Theresa took a long sip of her soda. She had forgotten about how things were with Fox's mother and his family. She wished she didn't say what she said. She hated seeing him angry at her, seeing him leave her. And the feeling she got when he left... "I think I'm in love with Fox." she whispered to herself, "I love Fox Crane." She quickly got up from the table and went off to find Fox.
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Fox sat inside his car and drummed his fingers on the wheel. He was so angry with Theresa but he loved her so much. It was true what he said though, about not feeling real love from anyone. He wanted Theresa's love, but all of it was for Ethan even though he was now gone. Fox's thoughts were interuppted as Theresa opened the door to his car and sat down in the seat beside him. He reached over to turn the car on, but Theresa put her hand on top of his. An immediate electric shock went through his body and he shivered at her touch. He looked up at her to see what she had to say.
"Fox," she began slowly, "look, I'm really sorry about what I said in there..."
"No. Its ok. I shouldn't have gotten upset with you like I did." he said.
"No, seriously. I-I wasn't thinking about how the same thing happened to you. Fox, I really am truly sorry." she said as sincerity filled her beautiful eyes.
Fox looked into her eyes and saw that she was genuinely sorry. He couldn't remove his eyes for her, they were so captivating.
Theresa shivered at the way Fox was looking at her. She had never felt something so strong, not even with Ethan. Theresa broke their gaze and looked down at her hands. "Fox, I need to tell you something."
"Ok." he said waiting for what she had to tell him.
"When you said that you never felt real love from anyone..." she began, "you were wrong." she said looking at him boldly.
"What? What do you mean?" Fox asked.
"Because you have my love." she said with tears in her eyes.
Fox's heart jumped at what she said. "I do?" he asked anxiously.
"Yes. I, I don't know how I couldn't have felt this earlier. I mean, when Ethan first let me go I felt so empty inside. But you, you were the one to help through it all and you made me feel alive again. I guess I missed the feeling of being loved so much that I went back to him, but you were still there for me, and you were the only one who stood by me at the trial." she paused and put her hand on his cheek and stared into his eyes, "I love you Fox." she whispered.
Even though he wasn't a very emotional person Fox's eyes filled with tears, "And I love you Theresa."
Theresa gently smiled and slowly put her lips against his. Her heart began to dance as she tasted his kiss. Their kisses became more intensified and Fox began to kiss her nose gently. "Gosh you're so beautiful." he murmured, kissing her lips again.
As she kissed him Theresa made a pledge to herself. "I will never, ever let Fox Crane out of my life."
NOTE: I like writing longer chapters more than writing more than one so this chapter is long!
Theresa finally pulled away from Fox and straightened out her clothes. She looked down at the puke orange jail outfit. She couldn't wait to get out of it and to get into something more fashionable. Fox cleared his throat and Theresa looked up to see her family and Whitney approaching. She suddenly began to feel a mix of emotions; anger, sadness, and loneliness.
Pilar was the first one to say something, "Theresa, I am so sorry." she said with tears filling her eyes.
Theresa wanted to say she forgave her and to squeeze her tight, but she couldn't forget how her own mother turned her back on her, how her whole family, even her best friend she had known her whole life. "For what?" Theresa responded coldy, "For leaving me alone when I needed you the most? For turning your back on me even though I'm your daughter?"
"Theresa." Fox said grabbing her arm, trying to calm her down, but Theresa loosened herself from his grasp.
"No, Fox." she said to him.
Fox looked at her and saw that he needed to back off because she was steaming. He had never seen her this angry before.
Theresa turned back to her family and kept talking, "Mama, you ALWAYS, CONSTANTLY talked about how we needed to 'stick together as a family' and 'be there for one another', but where were you? Huh? That's what I want to know, where were you?" she said, her voice cracking and tears streaming down her face. "And you," she said turning to Whitney, "you're supposed to be my best friend. We're supposed to be there for each other through thick and thin. Oh, but I forgot, we WERE best friends, excuse me for the mistake." she said sarcastically.
Whitney along with Theresa's family stood not knowing what to say. They felt convicted by every single thing she had said to them.
"Fox, let's get out of here." Theresa said, and she and Fox walked out leaving everyone stunned behind them. Theresa waited for awhile to see if they would come after her, to see if they truly cared about her. She finally left with Fox because no one came.
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Fox watched Theresa as she ate a cheeseburger. Questions began to fill his head and he couldn't stop himself from asking her. "Theresa," he began quietly, "what was that all about in there?"
Theresa licked her lips and looked at Fox. "What do you mean what was that all about?" she asked.
"I mean, why did you go off on your family and Whitney like that? At least they saw what they did was wrong and apologized." Fox said. He winced as he saw the look on Theresa's face after he said that sentence. He wished that he could have taken it back because it look like she was very pissed.
Theresa played with the lettuce on her wrapper as she composed her response, "Its not about whether they apologized or not, Fox. You don't know what its like to be rejected by your own family! To feel unloved and unwanted! I had every right to go off the way I did, and if you have a problem with that why don't you go join them." she said icily.
Fox's anger began to rise. HE didn't know what it felt like to be rejected? "No, see, first of all Theresa, get your facts straight. I KNOW what it feels like to be rejected by my own family. By my own MOTHER. To never feel real love from anyone. You think you've got it bad, but at least your family has apologized to you." he said. He got up from the table and picked up his trash. "I'll be outside when you're ready to leave." he said with an angry tone.
Theresa took a long sip of her soda. She had forgotten about how things were with Fox's mother and his family. She wished she didn't say what she said. She hated seeing him angry at her, seeing him leave her. And the feeling she got when he left... "I think I'm in love with Fox." she whispered to herself, "I love Fox Crane." She quickly got up from the table and went off to find Fox.
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Fox sat inside his car and drummed his fingers on the wheel. He was so angry with Theresa but he loved her so much. It was true what he said though, about not feeling real love from anyone. He wanted Theresa's love, but all of it was for Ethan even though he was now gone. Fox's thoughts were interuppted as Theresa opened the door to his car and sat down in the seat beside him. He reached over to turn the car on, but Theresa put her hand on top of his. An immediate electric shock went through his body and he shivered at her touch. He looked up at her to see what she had to say.
"Fox," she began slowly, "look, I'm really sorry about what I said in there..."
"No. Its ok. I shouldn't have gotten upset with you like I did." he said.
"No, seriously. I-I wasn't thinking about how the same thing happened to you. Fox, I really am truly sorry." she said as sincerity filled her beautiful eyes.
Fox looked into her eyes and saw that she was genuinely sorry. He couldn't remove his eyes for her, they were so captivating.
Theresa shivered at the way Fox was looking at her. She had never felt something so strong, not even with Ethan. Theresa broke their gaze and looked down at her hands. "Fox, I need to tell you something."
"Ok." he said waiting for what she had to tell him.
"When you said that you never felt real love from anyone..." she began, "you were wrong." she said looking at him boldly.
"What? What do you mean?" Fox asked.
"Because you have my love." she said with tears in her eyes.
Fox's heart jumped at what she said. "I do?" he asked anxiously.
"Yes. I, I don't know how I couldn't have felt this earlier. I mean, when Ethan first let me go I felt so empty inside. But you, you were the one to help through it all and you made me feel alive again. I guess I missed the feeling of being loved so much that I went back to him, but you were still there for me, and you were the only one who stood by me at the trial." she paused and put her hand on his cheek and stared into his eyes, "I love you Fox." she whispered.
Even though he wasn't a very emotional person Fox's eyes filled with tears, "And I love you Theresa."
Theresa gently smiled and slowly put her lips against his. Her heart began to dance as she tasted his kiss. Their kisses became more intensified and Fox began to kiss her nose gently. "Gosh you're so beautiful." he murmured, kissing her lips again.
As she kissed him Theresa made a pledge to herself. "I will never, ever let Fox Crane out of my life."