Chapter 2
That night Fox came and knocked on Theresa's door.
"Come in" she called
"Hey, you didn't come down for dinner so I thought you might be hungry" he said as he set down the tray of food on the table next to her bed.
"Thanks, I don't know, I just didn't have an appetite." she trailed off.
"Alright, I'll leave you here to eat, call me if you need anything."
"No, don't leave" she patted the seat beside her on the bed "Can you stay with me for a while.please?"
He hesitated, he could be using the time thinking of ways to get Whitney, but he decided to stay with Theresa, after all, she was one of his best friends. He sat down beside her and Theresa snuggled up to him.
"You're not busy right now are you?" she questioned
"No, I'll just stay here with you"
"Thanks" she laid her head on his shoulder
"Fox?"
"Yes?"
"How come no one loves me anymore?"
He was speechless, he didn't know what to say, and he knew she was only asking because Ethan had left her for Gwen. Finally he thought of something to say.
"Theresa, there so many people who love you, your family and friends and many more"
"But not Ethan."
Fox sighed, "Theresa, you have to get over him, there are plenty of good men out there for you"
"I know but it's not the same, I've loved Ethan ever since I was a little girl"
"One day, you'll find someone who deserves you"
"But now.I feel so alone" she began to cry and buried her face in his chest.
There was nothing much he could than wrap his arms around and gently stroke her hair
"It will be alright Theresa.just wait"
"I wish I had someone like you to love me," she whispered
Fox just smiled; people didn't give him compliments a lot. Eventually Theresa began to drift off, Fox wasn't sure whether he should leave or not, If he got up, she would wake up. He didn't want to disturb her, he knew she had rarely slept these days thinking about Ethan, but he decided to give it a try. He gently pried her arms off him and lifted her head up. But all she did was hang onto him harder.
"Don't leave me.please.." she mumbled in her sleep
Fox sighed and made himself comfortable, he would be staying here all night with her, he pulled the covers around them
"Theresa, you've got to stop hurting yourself like this." he muttered quietly
Eventually he drifted off to sleep as well.
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The next morning, Fox woke up first and looked around the room awkwardly.
"Where am I?.Is this my room?"
He looked down at the girl in his arms. Theresa. He suddenly remembered coming to comfort her and everything. She stirred and her eyes fluttered open.
"Morning."
"Hey, feeling better?"
"Yeah, thanks to you"
She knew that they both had to go but it felt so nice in his arms, so protected and loved, she wanted to stay like this forever, she finally pried herself away from her and stretched.
"I haven't had a goodnight's sleep like yesterday in ages"
"I can tell."
He got up and walked to the door
"Well I'll be going now." he said with a wave and stepped out the room.
"Fox?" she called
He came back in and before he could say 'yes?', her lips were on his, it was a soft, lingering kiss , her tongue gently grazing his lips. There wasn't going on much in his head, he was definately enjoying this but somehow this didn't feel right. Theresa pulled herself away from him and gave him a hug.
"Thank you...for everything." she whispered into his ear
Fox forced a smile onto his face while he was still in his mode of shock.
"Hey, don't worry about it, thats what friends are for"
"Right, friends." she echoed
For a moment he noticed a look of hurt flash in her eyes but she quickly shrugged it off. He finally left the room with a lot of things running through his mind 'what was that all about?'
"Step-mommy is definately a good kisser" he said loud enough for her to hear, she heard the line and laughed which brought a smile to his face, it was nice to see her smiling and laughing again.
That night Fox came and knocked on Theresa's door.
"Come in" she called
"Hey, you didn't come down for dinner so I thought you might be hungry" he said as he set down the tray of food on the table next to her bed.
"Thanks, I don't know, I just didn't have an appetite." she trailed off.
"Alright, I'll leave you here to eat, call me if you need anything."
"No, don't leave" she patted the seat beside her on the bed "Can you stay with me for a while.please?"
He hesitated, he could be using the time thinking of ways to get Whitney, but he decided to stay with Theresa, after all, she was one of his best friends. He sat down beside her and Theresa snuggled up to him.
"You're not busy right now are you?" she questioned
"No, I'll just stay here with you"
"Thanks" she laid her head on his shoulder
"Fox?"
"Yes?"
"How come no one loves me anymore?"
He was speechless, he didn't know what to say, and he knew she was only asking because Ethan had left her for Gwen. Finally he thought of something to say.
"Theresa, there so many people who love you, your family and friends and many more"
"But not Ethan."
Fox sighed, "Theresa, you have to get over him, there are plenty of good men out there for you"
"I know but it's not the same, I've loved Ethan ever since I was a little girl"
"One day, you'll find someone who deserves you"
"But now.I feel so alone" she began to cry and buried her face in his chest.
There was nothing much he could than wrap his arms around and gently stroke her hair
"It will be alright Theresa.just wait"
"I wish I had someone like you to love me," she whispered
Fox just smiled; people didn't give him compliments a lot. Eventually Theresa began to drift off, Fox wasn't sure whether he should leave or not, If he got up, she would wake up. He didn't want to disturb her, he knew she had rarely slept these days thinking about Ethan, but he decided to give it a try. He gently pried her arms off him and lifted her head up. But all she did was hang onto him harder.
"Don't leave me.please.." she mumbled in her sleep
Fox sighed and made himself comfortable, he would be staying here all night with her, he pulled the covers around them
"Theresa, you've got to stop hurting yourself like this." he muttered quietly
Eventually he drifted off to sleep as well.
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The next morning, Fox woke up first and looked around the room awkwardly.
"Where am I?.Is this my room?"
He looked down at the girl in his arms. Theresa. He suddenly remembered coming to comfort her and everything. She stirred and her eyes fluttered open.
"Morning."
"Hey, feeling better?"
"Yeah, thanks to you"
She knew that they both had to go but it felt so nice in his arms, so protected and loved, she wanted to stay like this forever, she finally pried herself away from her and stretched.
"I haven't had a goodnight's sleep like yesterday in ages"
"I can tell."
He got up and walked to the door
"Well I'll be going now." he said with a wave and stepped out the room.
"Fox?" she called
He came back in and before he could say 'yes?', her lips were on his, it was a soft, lingering kiss , her tongue gently grazing his lips. There wasn't going on much in his head, he was definately enjoying this but somehow this didn't feel right. Theresa pulled herself away from him and gave him a hug.
"Thank you...for everything." she whispered into his ear
Fox forced a smile onto his face while he was still in his mode of shock.
"Hey, don't worry about it, thats what friends are for"
"Right, friends." she echoed
For a moment he noticed a look of hurt flash in her eyes but she quickly shrugged it off. He finally left the room with a lot of things running through his mind 'what was that all about?'
"Step-mommy is definately a good kisser" he said loud enough for her to hear, she heard the line and laughed which brought a smile to his face, it was nice to see her smiling and laughing again.