Chapter 5
Through the next 3 weeks, Theresa tried her best to avoid Fox but whenever she looked into his brown eyes, she felt herself melting away. Sometimes she just wanted to talk to him about how she was feeling but she didnt have the nerve. Whenever she thought back to the day in the book cafe, she wanted to slap him but that would be plain wrong. It wasn't like they never talked, but it wasn't the same, all they talked about were clients and work. Fox never came to her room at night to talk and share nightcaps anymore. It was as if they had become strangers.
Fox was beginning to develop feelings for Theresa. But he wasn't sure if he was in love with her. When he saw her, he would get nervous and forget what to say.If anyone were to ask him if he would go after Theresa, he would have to say yes. She was beautiful. Who would refuse her? The stupid kind, like Ethan, he was an idiot for letting her go. If he were Ethan, he would appreciate Theresa and love her the way she needed to be loved.Fox still craved to kiss and touch her again but he knew she was still mad at him.
He knew he wouldn't get anywhere with Whitney, she already had a boyfriend and was engaged to Chad. His feelings weren't the same as they were for Theresa. He had tried to talk to her many time, but there were alwasy interruptions like phone calls and Litle Ethan crying, there was never a perfect timing. He missed her dearly and he knew she felt the same. She wouldn't have made such a big deal out of Fox kissing Whitney if she didn't care about him at all.
_____________________________
One afternoon, Theresa was sitting on a bench outside in the garden admiring the view. It felt nice to get away from everyone and be alone for a while. She needed the time to think. But her every thought was about Fox and the kiss they had shared together. She sighed, she hadn't felt this depressed ever since the day Ethan had left her. She hadn't met a gorgeous,kind,loving man like Fox in ages. But when she decided to seize the opportunity, he had to be in love with someone else. She was snapped out of her thoughts when someone sat down beside her.
"Hey"
She sighed again, she just wanted to be alone and she got interrupted and it had to be the man that had caused all this.
"Hi Fox.." she didn't feel like looking at him.
"We haven't really talked alot these days."
"Yeah....."
"Are you mad at me?"
"No...."
He could tell she was by the way her answers were so short.
"Then how come you won't look at me?"
Theresa took a deep breath and turned toward him, she forced on a smile.
"I'm not mad at you."
"If you say so. So what have you been up to lately?"
"Nothing much."
Fox felt bad for him, he knew she was pain and it showed, her eyes were full of pain. He took her hand and held it, gently caressing her smooth skin with his thumb. He held it up to his lips and kissed it. Theresa looked away.
"Fox, don't start something you know you won't finish..."
"I know how you're feeling and I'm truly sorry that I've caused you all this pain."
"No, don't be."
"Let me ask you something."
"Fine."
"Are you in love with me?"
Theresa was caught off guard with this question, she thought he would ask something like 'Do you hate me for kissing Whitney?' She didn't know what to say, but lie.
"Ha! Of course not, what made you think that?" she laughed strangely though it was killing her to say it. She had been dying to tell him her true feelings and now was a perfect chance, but she couldn't bring herself to do it.
Fox looked at her oddly, she acting very strange. He could tell by her eyes, he could see fear and nervousness.
"Don't lie to me."
"What? I am not lying!"
"I can tell." he was awfully calm about this whole situation
Theresa snatched her hand away from him and glared at him.
"You do not know a single thing about me so don't you go making judgements now, this conversation is over!" she was in no mood to be fighting with him. All she wanted was to be held in his arms and make all her problems go away. She stood up to leave but he pulled her back down.
"No Theresa, answer my question." he was determined to pry the answer out of her.
"I did" she was beginning to get mad, geez, Fox was so demanding.
Fox stared directly into her eyes.
"Fine! You want the answer? Then I'll tell you! Yes, I am in love with you Fox. I want to be with you, i want you. And i was going to tell you the day I went to the book café but a little incident occured and i couldn't tell you tell you." she was practically shouting. "But I know that you don't feel the same so I don't care what you say. I try to avoid you, but you're always there wherever and whenever. You think it's easy for me, well it's not. Seeing you in love with another woman tore me apart." tears began running down her face. "Are you happy? I told you the answer, now just leave me alone!" she ran of back into the house.
Fox just sat there with a painful and shocked expression on his face, this hadn't gone the way he had wanted. He didn't expect her to get so emotional. He as well, wanted to tell her his feelings but now it seemed like Theresa assumed that Fox didn't love her, but the truth was, he did.
Through the next 3 weeks, Theresa tried her best to avoid Fox but whenever she looked into his brown eyes, she felt herself melting away. Sometimes she just wanted to talk to him about how she was feeling but she didnt have the nerve. Whenever she thought back to the day in the book cafe, she wanted to slap him but that would be plain wrong. It wasn't like they never talked, but it wasn't the same, all they talked about were clients and work. Fox never came to her room at night to talk and share nightcaps anymore. It was as if they had become strangers.
Fox was beginning to develop feelings for Theresa. But he wasn't sure if he was in love with her. When he saw her, he would get nervous and forget what to say.If anyone were to ask him if he would go after Theresa, he would have to say yes. She was beautiful. Who would refuse her? The stupid kind, like Ethan, he was an idiot for letting her go. If he were Ethan, he would appreciate Theresa and love her the way she needed to be loved.Fox still craved to kiss and touch her again but he knew she was still mad at him.
He knew he wouldn't get anywhere with Whitney, she already had a boyfriend and was engaged to Chad. His feelings weren't the same as they were for Theresa. He had tried to talk to her many time, but there were alwasy interruptions like phone calls and Litle Ethan crying, there was never a perfect timing. He missed her dearly and he knew she felt the same. She wouldn't have made such a big deal out of Fox kissing Whitney if she didn't care about him at all.
_____________________________
One afternoon, Theresa was sitting on a bench outside in the garden admiring the view. It felt nice to get away from everyone and be alone for a while. She needed the time to think. But her every thought was about Fox and the kiss they had shared together. She sighed, she hadn't felt this depressed ever since the day Ethan had left her. She hadn't met a gorgeous,kind,loving man like Fox in ages. But when she decided to seize the opportunity, he had to be in love with someone else. She was snapped out of her thoughts when someone sat down beside her.
"Hey"
She sighed again, she just wanted to be alone and she got interrupted and it had to be the man that had caused all this.
"Hi Fox.." she didn't feel like looking at him.
"We haven't really talked alot these days."
"Yeah....."
"Are you mad at me?"
"No...."
He could tell she was by the way her answers were so short.
"Then how come you won't look at me?"
Theresa took a deep breath and turned toward him, she forced on a smile.
"I'm not mad at you."
"If you say so. So what have you been up to lately?"
"Nothing much."
Fox felt bad for him, he knew she was pain and it showed, her eyes were full of pain. He took her hand and held it, gently caressing her smooth skin with his thumb. He held it up to his lips and kissed it. Theresa looked away.
"Fox, don't start something you know you won't finish..."
"I know how you're feeling and I'm truly sorry that I've caused you all this pain."
"No, don't be."
"Let me ask you something."
"Fine."
"Are you in love with me?"
Theresa was caught off guard with this question, she thought he would ask something like 'Do you hate me for kissing Whitney?' She didn't know what to say, but lie.
"Ha! Of course not, what made you think that?" she laughed strangely though it was killing her to say it. She had been dying to tell him her true feelings and now was a perfect chance, but she couldn't bring herself to do it.
Fox looked at her oddly, she acting very strange. He could tell by her eyes, he could see fear and nervousness.
"Don't lie to me."
"What? I am not lying!"
"I can tell." he was awfully calm about this whole situation
Theresa snatched her hand away from him and glared at him.
"You do not know a single thing about me so don't you go making judgements now, this conversation is over!" she was in no mood to be fighting with him. All she wanted was to be held in his arms and make all her problems go away. She stood up to leave but he pulled her back down.
"No Theresa, answer my question." he was determined to pry the answer out of her.
"I did" she was beginning to get mad, geez, Fox was so demanding.
Fox stared directly into her eyes.
"Fine! You want the answer? Then I'll tell you! Yes, I am in love with you Fox. I want to be with you, i want you. And i was going to tell you the day I went to the book café but a little incident occured and i couldn't tell you tell you." she was practically shouting. "But I know that you don't feel the same so I don't care what you say. I try to avoid you, but you're always there wherever and whenever. You think it's easy for me, well it's not. Seeing you in love with another woman tore me apart." tears began running down her face. "Are you happy? I told you the answer, now just leave me alone!" she ran of back into the house.
Fox just sat there with a painful and shocked expression on his face, this hadn't gone the way he had wanted. He didn't expect her to get so emotional. He as well, wanted to tell her his feelings but now it seemed like Theresa assumed that Fox didn't love her, but the truth was, he did.