CHAPTER 21
Dylan and Whitney
Teresa ran out of the church. She was hoping that Ethan wouldn't follow her and try to convince her that they had to get married. She sat on the bench thinking what she was supposed to do now. She didn't hear a man approaching her.
"Excuse me, Teresa Lopez-Fitzgerald?"
She looked up. He was tall with dark hair. He took off his sunglasses and she could see that he had green eyes. He had an English accent. She got up.
"Who's asking?"
"I know what you're looking for."
"What are you talking about?"
At that moment, she heard quick footsteps and someone calling her name.
"I'm right here, Whitney."
Whitney stopped as she reached Teresa.
"You did the right thing, Teresa."
"Whitney Russell?"
"Yes, who are you?"
"My apologies. Dylan Silver. We've been in touch."
He gave her his hand to shake and she took it.
"Nice to meet you, Dylan."
She turned to Teresa.
"Go with him."
"What?"
"Trust me, you have to go with him."
"But I don't know him. I just met him."
"Please, your happiness depends on it."
"What are you talking about?"
"Teresa, you know that I will never put you in any danger. I need you to listen to me and go with him."
"I want to know why you want me to go with him."
"I can't explain. Look, I have a car parked behind the church and there's a bag with some clothes. Get changed. I put your passeport and some identification papers in it."
"How did you know I wouldn't go through with the wedding?"
"Because I know that your heart will always belong to one person and that Ethan wasn't him."
"Go now before anyone else comes out of the church."
"My family. I have to...."
"No, I'll take care of it."
Whitney pulled Teresa into a tight embrace.
"I love you sweetie. Dylan, take good care of her."
Dylan took Teresa's arm and started walking as fast as he could. They got in the car and it took off as everyone was starting to come out of the church. Teresa glanced behind her and started crying.
"Where are you taking me?" "You'll see. We are driving to Boston, then leaving the country. You should get changed. A woman wearing a wedding dress is easily spotted."
"So, your name is Dylan?"
"Yes."
"Nicholas best friend, his name was Dylan."
"The one and only."
She had wrestled herself out of the dress and was slipping on a pair of denims and shirt.
"Why are you in Harmony?"
"Like I said, I will not tell you anything, so stop asking questions."
"Can you at least tell me where I'm going?"
"Remember the plan Fox came up with 5 years ago so that you two can escape?"
"Yes. How do you know about it?"
"Like you said, Fox and I were best friends. I know a lot of things. We are going to set that plan in motion."
"Why? I don't want any of that money and I don't need a fake identity either."
"Trust me, when we're done, you will need all of this."
"Why should I trust you."
"Because both Fox and Whitney do."
Teresa ran out of the church. She was hoping that Ethan wouldn't follow her and try to convince her that they had to get married. She sat on the bench thinking what she was supposed to do now. She didn't hear a man approaching her.
"Excuse me, Teresa Lopez-Fitzgerald?"
She looked up. He was tall with dark hair. He took off his sunglasses and she could see that he had green eyes. He had an English accent. She got up.
"Who's asking?"
"I know what you're looking for."
"What are you talking about?"
At that moment, she heard quick footsteps and someone calling her name.
"I'm right here, Whitney."
Whitney stopped as she reached Teresa.
"You did the right thing, Teresa."
"Whitney Russell?"
"Yes, who are you?"
"My apologies. Dylan Silver. We've been in touch."
He gave her his hand to shake and she took it.
"Nice to meet you, Dylan."
She turned to Teresa.
"Go with him."
"What?"
"Trust me, you have to go with him."
"But I don't know him. I just met him."
"Please, your happiness depends on it."
"What are you talking about?"
"Teresa, you know that I will never put you in any danger. I need you to listen to me and go with him."
"I want to know why you want me to go with him."
"I can't explain. Look, I have a car parked behind the church and there's a bag with some clothes. Get changed. I put your passeport and some identification papers in it."
"How did you know I wouldn't go through with the wedding?"
"Because I know that your heart will always belong to one person and that Ethan wasn't him."
"Go now before anyone else comes out of the church."
"My family. I have to...."
"No, I'll take care of it."
Whitney pulled Teresa into a tight embrace.
"I love you sweetie. Dylan, take good care of her."
Dylan took Teresa's arm and started walking as fast as he could. They got in the car and it took off as everyone was starting to come out of the church. Teresa glanced behind her and started crying.
"Where are you taking me?" "You'll see. We are driving to Boston, then leaving the country. You should get changed. A woman wearing a wedding dress is easily spotted."
"So, your name is Dylan?"
"Yes."
"Nicholas best friend, his name was Dylan."
"The one and only."
She had wrestled herself out of the dress and was slipping on a pair of denims and shirt.
"Why are you in Harmony?"
"Like I said, I will not tell you anything, so stop asking questions."
"Can you at least tell me where I'm going?"
"Remember the plan Fox came up with 5 years ago so that you two can escape?"
"Yes. How do you know about it?"
"Like you said, Fox and I were best friends. I know a lot of things. We are going to set that plan in motion."
"Why? I don't want any of that money and I don't need a fake identity either."
"Trust me, when we're done, you will need all of this."
"Why should I trust you."
"Because both Fox and Whitney do."