CHAPTER FOURTEEN
"Did, did Luis just say what I thought he said?" Theresa asked in complete shock.
Fox nodded and pulled Theresa into his arms seeing the state that she was in. "Yeah baby. I'm sorry." he whispered as he held her close.
Theresa suddenly pulled away and looked at Fox, "But no! He HAS to be there! I can't get married without Luis!" Theresa cried.
"What do you mean you can't get married without Luis?" Pilar's voice said behind them.
Theresa turned around to see Pilar and Miguel looking curiously at her and Fox. Theresa looked at them and Fox and then began to cry. She was scared to tell them, what if they refused to be at her wedding to Fox like Luis did?
"Theresa? Are you ok?" Miguel said walking over to comfort his sister.
"No." Theresa said in between sobs.
"Fox, for the love of God, tell me what's going on!" Pilar demanded.
"I, Theresa and I are engaged to get married." Fox said nervously.
"Well," Pilar said grabbing a kitchen chair, "now I see why you said Luis won't be at your wedding, you know how he feels about the Cranes." she paused and took Theresa out of Miguel's into her arms. "You don't have to worry about me not being there, Theresita. I promise I'll be there to watch mi mija walk down the aisle. I know Fox is a fine young man." she said looking at Fox.
Theresa sighed in relief at her mothers word. "Promise?" she asked.
"Promise." Pilar said continuing to comfort her.
"I promise that I will be there too, Theresa. How could I miss my sisters wedding?" Miguel said letting out a soft laugh.
Theresa looked up at Miguel and smiled. "Thank you." she said, "Thank you both."
Pilar and Miguel smiled and pulled Theresa into an embrace. "Come over here you, you're going to be apart of our family soon." Pilar said to a grinning Fox.
Fox slightly hesitated and then joined the group hug. The Lopez-Fitzgerald family, except Luis, had treated him as one of their own. They taught him what a real family was about just as Theresa had taught him what true love was.
___________________________________________________________________
Theresa paused and then finally knocked on the Russells door. She needed to apologize to Whitney. She hated not having her best friend.
TC opened the door and was shocked to see Theresa standing there. "W-well hello Theresa! What brings you here?" he said inviting her inside.
"I just came to talk to Whitney." she said smiling.
"Oh. Okay, she's upstairs in her room." TC said as if he were surpised.
"Thanks." Theresa said, making her way up the stairs. So many memories flooded her mind. When they were younger they bounded up these stairs into her room to talk abut clothes, guys, and Whitney's favorite sport, tennis. Theresa took in a deep breath and knocked on Whitney's door.
Whitney must've thought she was Simone because when she opened the door she began to say, "Look Simone, I told you already that Chad and I are-THERESA?" she exclaimed not believing her eyes.
"In living color." Theresa said uneasily. Whitney was still frozen at the door with shock that she continued to talk, "May I come in, or is now not a good time?"
"Uh, um, No!" she said opening the door, "Come in!" She led Theresa into her room and pulled out a chair for Theresa to sit down on.
They both were very nervous and were looking around, trying to find how to start their conversation.
Theresa finally worked up the courage and said something, "How are things going between you and Chad?"
Whitney looked up and then back down at her feet. "It's, it's going okay. Simone...Simone found out about us and now she hates me. Chad, I and my parents sat down and talked and they said its fine for me to see Chad, just try to avoid Simone seeing us together."
"That must feel really bad- for your sister to hate you because you're in love with the same guy she is." Theresa said sympathetically.
Whitney nodded her head and looked up at Theresa, "Yeah, it does. Sometimes I hate myself for doing this to her and think about breaking it off with Chad, but I love him you know?"
"I understand." Theresa said thinking about Fox.
"I bet you do, with the whole Ethan thing..." Whitney said drifting off.
Theresa cleared her throat, "Um, about the Ethan thing-" she began.
"No! You shouldn't have to apologize, I should be the one apologizing!" Whitney exclaimed.
"No, I need to apologize to you." Theresa argued.
Whitney shook her head and covered her ears, "I won't hear of it." she said uncovering them, "Look, you would have never said the things you said if I hadn't acted the way that I did when I testified."
"N-" Theresa said, but was cut off again.
Whitney held up her hand, "I am so sorry for that, Theresa. I should have believed that you didn't kill Ethan and Gwen whether you admitted to it or not. And everything that you said to me was true, I needed to hear that."
"No, its ok Whitney. Lets just forget about it, ok?" she asked.
Whitney nodded.
"So, are we friends again?" Theresa asked.
"No." Whitney said, "We're BEST friends again." she smiled.
Theresa returned her a smile and they both hugged each other. "And who would be a better maid of honor at my wedding than my best friend?" Theresa said.
"Huh? Your wedding? YOU'RE GETTING MARRIED?!" Whitney exclaimed.
Theresa nodded grinning from ear to ear, "Yup. To Fox." she said smiling.
Whitney screamed and twirled Theresa around. "Girl, I've been waiting so long for you to finally see that Fox is PERFECT for you!"
"What's going on in here?" Eve said, swinging open the door. She saw Theresa and said, "Hi Theresa!"
Theresa let go of Whitney, "Hi Mrs. Russell!"
"Now, what exactly are you screaming about?" Eve asked Whitney.
Whitney nudged Theresa for her to tell Eve the good news.
"I'm getting married!" Theresa said excitedly.
"You are? And who is the lucky man I might ask?" Mrs. Russell asked.
"FOX CRANE!!" Whitney screamed before Theresa could.
Eve smiled, "Well congratulations Theresa. Make sure you we're the first ones for you to send an invitation to!"
"Of course!" Theresa said smiling.
Eve nodded and left the two happy girls alone to plan a wedding.
"Did, did Luis just say what I thought he said?" Theresa asked in complete shock.
Fox nodded and pulled Theresa into his arms seeing the state that she was in. "Yeah baby. I'm sorry." he whispered as he held her close.
Theresa suddenly pulled away and looked at Fox, "But no! He HAS to be there! I can't get married without Luis!" Theresa cried.
"What do you mean you can't get married without Luis?" Pilar's voice said behind them.
Theresa turned around to see Pilar and Miguel looking curiously at her and Fox. Theresa looked at them and Fox and then began to cry. She was scared to tell them, what if they refused to be at her wedding to Fox like Luis did?
"Theresa? Are you ok?" Miguel said walking over to comfort his sister.
"No." Theresa said in between sobs.
"Fox, for the love of God, tell me what's going on!" Pilar demanded.
"I, Theresa and I are engaged to get married." Fox said nervously.
"Well," Pilar said grabbing a kitchen chair, "now I see why you said Luis won't be at your wedding, you know how he feels about the Cranes." she paused and took Theresa out of Miguel's into her arms. "You don't have to worry about me not being there, Theresita. I promise I'll be there to watch mi mija walk down the aisle. I know Fox is a fine young man." she said looking at Fox.
Theresa sighed in relief at her mothers word. "Promise?" she asked.
"Promise." Pilar said continuing to comfort her.
"I promise that I will be there too, Theresa. How could I miss my sisters wedding?" Miguel said letting out a soft laugh.
Theresa looked up at Miguel and smiled. "Thank you." she said, "Thank you both."
Pilar and Miguel smiled and pulled Theresa into an embrace. "Come over here you, you're going to be apart of our family soon." Pilar said to a grinning Fox.
Fox slightly hesitated and then joined the group hug. The Lopez-Fitzgerald family, except Luis, had treated him as one of their own. They taught him what a real family was about just as Theresa had taught him what true love was.
___________________________________________________________________
Theresa paused and then finally knocked on the Russells door. She needed to apologize to Whitney. She hated not having her best friend.
TC opened the door and was shocked to see Theresa standing there. "W-well hello Theresa! What brings you here?" he said inviting her inside.
"I just came to talk to Whitney." she said smiling.
"Oh. Okay, she's upstairs in her room." TC said as if he were surpised.
"Thanks." Theresa said, making her way up the stairs. So many memories flooded her mind. When they were younger they bounded up these stairs into her room to talk abut clothes, guys, and Whitney's favorite sport, tennis. Theresa took in a deep breath and knocked on Whitney's door.
Whitney must've thought she was Simone because when she opened the door she began to say, "Look Simone, I told you already that Chad and I are-THERESA?" she exclaimed not believing her eyes.
"In living color." Theresa said uneasily. Whitney was still frozen at the door with shock that she continued to talk, "May I come in, or is now not a good time?"
"Uh, um, No!" she said opening the door, "Come in!" She led Theresa into her room and pulled out a chair for Theresa to sit down on.
They both were very nervous and were looking around, trying to find how to start their conversation.
Theresa finally worked up the courage and said something, "How are things going between you and Chad?"
Whitney looked up and then back down at her feet. "It's, it's going okay. Simone...Simone found out about us and now she hates me. Chad, I and my parents sat down and talked and they said its fine for me to see Chad, just try to avoid Simone seeing us together."
"That must feel really bad- for your sister to hate you because you're in love with the same guy she is." Theresa said sympathetically.
Whitney nodded her head and looked up at Theresa, "Yeah, it does. Sometimes I hate myself for doing this to her and think about breaking it off with Chad, but I love him you know?"
"I understand." Theresa said thinking about Fox.
"I bet you do, with the whole Ethan thing..." Whitney said drifting off.
Theresa cleared her throat, "Um, about the Ethan thing-" she began.
"No! You shouldn't have to apologize, I should be the one apologizing!" Whitney exclaimed.
"No, I need to apologize to you." Theresa argued.
Whitney shook her head and covered her ears, "I won't hear of it." she said uncovering them, "Look, you would have never said the things you said if I hadn't acted the way that I did when I testified."
"N-" Theresa said, but was cut off again.
Whitney held up her hand, "I am so sorry for that, Theresa. I should have believed that you didn't kill Ethan and Gwen whether you admitted to it or not. And everything that you said to me was true, I needed to hear that."
"No, its ok Whitney. Lets just forget about it, ok?" she asked.
Whitney nodded.
"So, are we friends again?" Theresa asked.
"No." Whitney said, "We're BEST friends again." she smiled.
Theresa returned her a smile and they both hugged each other. "And who would be a better maid of honor at my wedding than my best friend?" Theresa said.
"Huh? Your wedding? YOU'RE GETTING MARRIED?!" Whitney exclaimed.
Theresa nodded grinning from ear to ear, "Yup. To Fox." she said smiling.
Whitney screamed and twirled Theresa around. "Girl, I've been waiting so long for you to finally see that Fox is PERFECT for you!"
"What's going on in here?" Eve said, swinging open the door. She saw Theresa and said, "Hi Theresa!"
Theresa let go of Whitney, "Hi Mrs. Russell!"
"Now, what exactly are you screaming about?" Eve asked Whitney.
Whitney nudged Theresa for her to tell Eve the good news.
"I'm getting married!" Theresa said excitedly.
"You are? And who is the lucky man I might ask?" Mrs. Russell asked.
"FOX CRANE!!" Whitney screamed before Theresa could.
Eve smiled, "Well congratulations Theresa. Make sure you we're the first ones for you to send an invitation to!"
"Of course!" Theresa said smiling.
Eve nodded and left the two happy girls alone to plan a wedding.