CHAPTER TWELVE
Theresa heard a knock her door and looked up to see Fox walk in. She smiled and then cleared her throat, "How may I help you today Mr. Crane?"
"Yes," he said pausing to run his hands along her desk, "I need you to scheldule me an appointment with Mrs. Lopez-Fitzgerald tonight at 7:00 p.m." he said playfully.
"Done. Anything else?" she asked.
"Yes. A kiss." he said pulling her closer to him and there lips locked as shock shot through their bodies.
Theresa suddenly pulled away, "Whoa." she said shaking her head.
"What's wrong?" Fox said looking at her concerned.
"Nothing," she said smiling, "nothing at all, its just that was strong." she said looking down.
"It was. I've never felt anything like it." Fox agreed. Theresa blushed as he continued, "I've kissed a girl- I've kissed girls. I just haven't felt this...this moment, when I kiss you, everything around me becomes hazy, and the only thing in focus is me and you. And I realize that you are the only person I'm supposed to kiss for the rest of my life. And for one moment I get this amazing gift. And I wanna laugh and I wanna cry, 'cause I feel so lucky that I've found you, and so scared that you'll go away all at the same time."*
A tear fell from Theresa's eye as she gazed into Fox's. "You don't have to worry Fox, I'll never go away."
Fox was about to pull her into a kiss when they heard a knock on her door. Theresa wiped her face and pulled down her clothes. "Come in."
"Fox, I-" a familar voice started to say, but paused in midsentence when they saw Theresa. "Theresita?" the voice said.
Theresa turned around to see her mom standing in the doorway. Theresa was about to hug her when she realized that she was still angry with her. "Hi." she said as coldly as she could.
Pilar winced at the distant tone in her daughters voice. She wish she could make things up to Theresa and be a family again.
"Well," Fox said breaking the ice between them, "what were you about to say Pilar?"
Pilar shifted her gaze from Theresa to Fox and then looked down at her hands, "Well I-I just was going to ask for, uh, your help in getting my daughter to forgive me." She ended looking up at Theresa.
Fox looked from Pilar to a shaking Theresa. "Theresa's here now so I guess you'll have to do it on your own. I need to use the restroom!" he said smiling to himself. He kissed Theresa and walked out. He hoped she and Pilar would work things out, he didn't want to see her torn from her family.
Theresa for the first time ever felt uneasy around her mother. She turned around looking at her desk, maybe it would help her to come up with the words to say.
"Theresa, I'm very sorry about what happened." Pilar began, and continued, "I know I always talked about us as a family sticking together, but I just felt so hurt when you admitted to the murder of Ethan and Gwen. I raised you your whole life to be a loving and caring person- which you are- and just to have the thought that you were a murderer...it hurt me to the core. It hurt so much that I wasn't even thinking straight when I rejected you as my daughter. If you don't forgive me, I understand but I just want you to know that I love you very much and if you ever have a second thought we'll all be waiting at home for you."
Theresa looked into her mothers eyes and saw that she was true and sincere about what she had just said. "Oh Mama." she cried, rushing into her mothers arms. "It's ok, I forgive you." she said through tears. For minutes mother and daughter stood in an embrace, not wanting to ever let go.
*Speech from 'Never Been Kissed'
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Theresa paniced as the doorbell rang. Fox was there to pick her up for their date and she was even ready!
"Theresa!" Pilar shouted up the stairs.
"I'll be there soon!" she yelled back as she ran around the room looking for her shoes. Pilar had been very understanding when Theresa told her that she was dating Fox although Pilar wasn't that fond of the Cranes. Theresa told her that Fox was different, that he actually had a heart. She slipped her foot into her shoe and walked down the stairs.
Fox looked up to see a goddess gliding down the stairs. His goddess, he thought, smiling to himself. Theresa looked so beautiful. She was wearing a strapless, red, mini dress with white flower print on it. Her hair was shiny, soft, and curly.
"Fox." Theresa said interrupting him, "I'm ready."
"Oh oh, yeah!" he said smiling at Pilar as he opened the door for Theresa.
"Have a good time!" Pilar shouted after them.
Oh we will, Fox said, smiling to himself. He couldn't wait to give Theresa his surpise.
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Theresa was looking at her menu, deciding what she was going to eat when she noticed Fox was staring at her. She slowly looked at him and smiled.
"Have I told you yet how gorgeous you look tonight?" he asked.
Theresa chuckled, "Yes, about one million times!"
"Well now you've heard it one million and one times!" he smiled, kissing her on the cheek.
Theresa smiled and handed the waitress her menu as they placed their orders. "Fox, I want to thank you." she said.
"For what?" he asked.
"For pushing me like you did to listen to my mother's apology. If it wasn't for you I would have never had the guts to apologize to her myself." she said.
"I did it because I love you. I don't want to see you and your family on bad terms. I know how strong your family is and how important it is to you, and I just don't want to see you guys seperated." Fox said.
Theresa smiled and reached across the table to kiss him. "I love you." she said with everything she had in her.
"I love you too." he murmured, stroking her hand.
The rest of the dinner was perfect. Fox grew increasingly nervous as it was time for Theresa's suprise. He had brought her to a balcony overlooking the beach. It was so beautiful, the moon reflected its light onto the endless sea. Fox looked at Theresa and decided it was time. "I have a suprise for you." he said brushing her arm.
"Oh really? What is it?" she asked nearly jumping with excitement.
"It's something valuable." he hinted.
"Hmm." Theresa said thinking. "Is it a bracelet?" she asked.
"No." he said.
Theresa's smile dropped, "Then what is it?"
"It's this." Fox said, pulling out a black box and opening it. Inside was a beautiful gold ring with a huge diamond. Theresa gasped as Fox dropped to his knee. "Theresa, when I first met you, you completely captured me. Your eyes, your hair...your beautiful smile. You just have everything that a guy would be lucky to find in just one girl. You opened my eyes to what love was truly about and taught me how it really feels. You taught me to dream, you taught me to be strong, and you taught me to love. And there is no one else in this world that I would rather spend the rest of my life with than you. Theresa, will you marry me?" he asked, his heart beating as he waited for her answer.
Theresa thought for a couple of seconds, and then gave him her answer. "No." she said, "I'm sorry, I can't marry you."
Theresa heard a knock her door and looked up to see Fox walk in. She smiled and then cleared her throat, "How may I help you today Mr. Crane?"
"Yes," he said pausing to run his hands along her desk, "I need you to scheldule me an appointment with Mrs. Lopez-Fitzgerald tonight at 7:00 p.m." he said playfully.
"Done. Anything else?" she asked.
"Yes. A kiss." he said pulling her closer to him and there lips locked as shock shot through their bodies.
Theresa suddenly pulled away, "Whoa." she said shaking her head.
"What's wrong?" Fox said looking at her concerned.
"Nothing," she said smiling, "nothing at all, its just that was strong." she said looking down.
"It was. I've never felt anything like it." Fox agreed. Theresa blushed as he continued, "I've kissed a girl- I've kissed girls. I just haven't felt this...this moment, when I kiss you, everything around me becomes hazy, and the only thing in focus is me and you. And I realize that you are the only person I'm supposed to kiss for the rest of my life. And for one moment I get this amazing gift. And I wanna laugh and I wanna cry, 'cause I feel so lucky that I've found you, and so scared that you'll go away all at the same time."*
A tear fell from Theresa's eye as she gazed into Fox's. "You don't have to worry Fox, I'll never go away."
Fox was about to pull her into a kiss when they heard a knock on her door. Theresa wiped her face and pulled down her clothes. "Come in."
"Fox, I-" a familar voice started to say, but paused in midsentence when they saw Theresa. "Theresita?" the voice said.
Theresa turned around to see her mom standing in the doorway. Theresa was about to hug her when she realized that she was still angry with her. "Hi." she said as coldly as she could.
Pilar winced at the distant tone in her daughters voice. She wish she could make things up to Theresa and be a family again.
"Well," Fox said breaking the ice between them, "what were you about to say Pilar?"
Pilar shifted her gaze from Theresa to Fox and then looked down at her hands, "Well I-I just was going to ask for, uh, your help in getting my daughter to forgive me." She ended looking up at Theresa.
Fox looked from Pilar to a shaking Theresa. "Theresa's here now so I guess you'll have to do it on your own. I need to use the restroom!" he said smiling to himself. He kissed Theresa and walked out. He hoped she and Pilar would work things out, he didn't want to see her torn from her family.
Theresa for the first time ever felt uneasy around her mother. She turned around looking at her desk, maybe it would help her to come up with the words to say.
"Theresa, I'm very sorry about what happened." Pilar began, and continued, "I know I always talked about us as a family sticking together, but I just felt so hurt when you admitted to the murder of Ethan and Gwen. I raised you your whole life to be a loving and caring person- which you are- and just to have the thought that you were a murderer...it hurt me to the core. It hurt so much that I wasn't even thinking straight when I rejected you as my daughter. If you don't forgive me, I understand but I just want you to know that I love you very much and if you ever have a second thought we'll all be waiting at home for you."
Theresa looked into her mothers eyes and saw that she was true and sincere about what she had just said. "Oh Mama." she cried, rushing into her mothers arms. "It's ok, I forgive you." she said through tears. For minutes mother and daughter stood in an embrace, not wanting to ever let go.
*Speech from 'Never Been Kissed'
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Theresa paniced as the doorbell rang. Fox was there to pick her up for their date and she was even ready!
"Theresa!" Pilar shouted up the stairs.
"I'll be there soon!" she yelled back as she ran around the room looking for her shoes. Pilar had been very understanding when Theresa told her that she was dating Fox although Pilar wasn't that fond of the Cranes. Theresa told her that Fox was different, that he actually had a heart. She slipped her foot into her shoe and walked down the stairs.
Fox looked up to see a goddess gliding down the stairs. His goddess, he thought, smiling to himself. Theresa looked so beautiful. She was wearing a strapless, red, mini dress with white flower print on it. Her hair was shiny, soft, and curly.
"Fox." Theresa said interrupting him, "I'm ready."
"Oh oh, yeah!" he said smiling at Pilar as he opened the door for Theresa.
"Have a good time!" Pilar shouted after them.
Oh we will, Fox said, smiling to himself. He couldn't wait to give Theresa his surpise.
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Theresa was looking at her menu, deciding what she was going to eat when she noticed Fox was staring at her. She slowly looked at him and smiled.
"Have I told you yet how gorgeous you look tonight?" he asked.
Theresa chuckled, "Yes, about one million times!"
"Well now you've heard it one million and one times!" he smiled, kissing her on the cheek.
Theresa smiled and handed the waitress her menu as they placed their orders. "Fox, I want to thank you." she said.
"For what?" he asked.
"For pushing me like you did to listen to my mother's apology. If it wasn't for you I would have never had the guts to apologize to her myself." she said.
"I did it because I love you. I don't want to see you and your family on bad terms. I know how strong your family is and how important it is to you, and I just don't want to see you guys seperated." Fox said.
Theresa smiled and reached across the table to kiss him. "I love you." she said with everything she had in her.
"I love you too." he murmured, stroking her hand.
The rest of the dinner was perfect. Fox grew increasingly nervous as it was time for Theresa's suprise. He had brought her to a balcony overlooking the beach. It was so beautiful, the moon reflected its light onto the endless sea. Fox looked at Theresa and decided it was time. "I have a suprise for you." he said brushing her arm.
"Oh really? What is it?" she asked nearly jumping with excitement.
"It's something valuable." he hinted.
"Hmm." Theresa said thinking. "Is it a bracelet?" she asked.
"No." he said.
Theresa's smile dropped, "Then what is it?"
"It's this." Fox said, pulling out a black box and opening it. Inside was a beautiful gold ring with a huge diamond. Theresa gasped as Fox dropped to his knee. "Theresa, when I first met you, you completely captured me. Your eyes, your hair...your beautiful smile. You just have everything that a guy would be lucky to find in just one girl. You opened my eyes to what love was truly about and taught me how it really feels. You taught me to dream, you taught me to be strong, and you taught me to love. And there is no one else in this world that I would rather spend the rest of my life with than you. Theresa, will you marry me?" he asked, his heart beating as he waited for her answer.
Theresa thought for a couple of seconds, and then gave him her answer. "No." she said, "I'm sorry, I can't marry you."