Chapter 6
Fox knew that he had to talk with Theresa but he didn't know what he would say, he didn't want to upset her more then she already was. He walked into the mansion seeing Phyllis in the living room holding Little Ethan.
"Phylis?"
"Yes, Mr.Crane?"
"Have you Theresa?"
"Yes, she just ran into her room, she looked quite upset."
"Oh, do you think I could play with Little Ethan for a while?"
Phylis looked at him strangely, it wasn't always Crane men liked children
"Sure." she carefully handed him over
"And if you don't mind, I'd like to be alone for a while"
"Yes Mr.Crane."
She left and Fox sat Little Ethan onto his lap and smiled.
"Your mother is sure one difficult woman, oh don't get me wrong, she's amazing but things are always going wrong for us, I feel bad that I've hurt her, and it was never intentional."
Little Ethan gave him a big toothless grin as to say 'go tell her how you feel'
"I do want to tell her my feelings but I wasn't so sure about it."
Meanwhile Theresa came down from her room wanting to get her son back from Phylis.
"Phy--" she stopped when she heard someone talking to himself, she walked and peeked into the living room. There was Fox and little Ethan. To be honest, they looked awfully cute together, like a father and his son. She didn't want to interrupt their 'male bonding' so she just leaned on the door frame.
"Theresa means alot to me, she's done a lot to help me. She is like a little sister.."
Theresa's eyes began filling with tears.
"But I'll admit I want to be more then that. Even since we kissed, I've wanted more..alot more. And today when she told me that she loved me, I was really happy and surprised, but she ran of before I could tell her anything. Though for me it's a huge step, I've never had anyone love me, the playboy." he took a deep breath and looked at Theresa's son. " I guess what I really want to say is.....I love Theresa..."
Theresa cleared her throat to get his attention. Fox stared at her and blushed.
"Oh my God...I can't believe that I just said all that" he muttered. He pointed at little Ethan "This is all your fault" he joked. Theresa took her son from him.
"Fox....take a drive with me?"
He nodded.
"Let me go give Little Ethan to Phylis, I'll be back, go wait outside for me, alright?"
"Sure."
Fox walked towards her car trying to clear his mind. Theresa had heard everything, he wasn't sure whether she was mad at him or anything, but he tried to think on the positive side. She came back and got into the car.
"Where are we going?"
"You'll see."
They drove in uncomfortable silence until they arrived at the beach.
"Come." she called to him.
Fox had no idea to what was going on with her but he obeyed.
Theresa sat down on the sand watching the view of the ocean.
"Fox...?"
"Yes?" as he sat down beside her.
"About what you said when you were talking with Little Ethan...."
Fox turned a shade red, she did hear him talk.
He gulped "Um, what about it?"
"Were you telling the truth." she asked hopefully.
"I-i-i...." he didn't know what to say.
Theresa sighed, she knew it was too good to be true. Fox probably knew she was listening to him talk and was just trying to cheer her up. She hung her head in embarassment, she couldn't face him. Fox knew she misunderstood him. He used his finger and lifted her chin up so he could gaze into her eyes. He leaned in and softly brushed his lips against hers. Theresa closed her eyes trying to savour the moment. This was probably the last time she would be this close to him.
"Fox....just hold me."
He obeyed and wrapped his arms around her and she rested her head against his chest. Fox kissed the top of her head and she snuggled up closer to him. She was never going to forget this moment, never.
"I love you Theresa." he whispered into her ear.
Fox knew that he had to talk with Theresa but he didn't know what he would say, he didn't want to upset her more then she already was. He walked into the mansion seeing Phyllis in the living room holding Little Ethan.
"Phylis?"
"Yes, Mr.Crane?"
"Have you Theresa?"
"Yes, she just ran into her room, she looked quite upset."
"Oh, do you think I could play with Little Ethan for a while?"
Phylis looked at him strangely, it wasn't always Crane men liked children
"Sure." she carefully handed him over
"And if you don't mind, I'd like to be alone for a while"
"Yes Mr.Crane."
She left and Fox sat Little Ethan onto his lap and smiled.
"Your mother is sure one difficult woman, oh don't get me wrong, she's amazing but things are always going wrong for us, I feel bad that I've hurt her, and it was never intentional."
Little Ethan gave him a big toothless grin as to say 'go tell her how you feel'
"I do want to tell her my feelings but I wasn't so sure about it."
Meanwhile Theresa came down from her room wanting to get her son back from Phylis.
"Phy--" she stopped when she heard someone talking to himself, she walked and peeked into the living room. There was Fox and little Ethan. To be honest, they looked awfully cute together, like a father and his son. She didn't want to interrupt their 'male bonding' so she just leaned on the door frame.
"Theresa means alot to me, she's done a lot to help me. She is like a little sister.."
Theresa's eyes began filling with tears.
"But I'll admit I want to be more then that. Even since we kissed, I've wanted more..alot more. And today when she told me that she loved me, I was really happy and surprised, but she ran of before I could tell her anything. Though for me it's a huge step, I've never had anyone love me, the playboy." he took a deep breath and looked at Theresa's son. " I guess what I really want to say is.....I love Theresa..."
Theresa cleared her throat to get his attention. Fox stared at her and blushed.
"Oh my God...I can't believe that I just said all that" he muttered. He pointed at little Ethan "This is all your fault" he joked. Theresa took her son from him.
"Fox....take a drive with me?"
He nodded.
"Let me go give Little Ethan to Phylis, I'll be back, go wait outside for me, alright?"
"Sure."
Fox walked towards her car trying to clear his mind. Theresa had heard everything, he wasn't sure whether she was mad at him or anything, but he tried to think on the positive side. She came back and got into the car.
"Where are we going?"
"You'll see."
They drove in uncomfortable silence until they arrived at the beach.
"Come." she called to him.
Fox had no idea to what was going on with her but he obeyed.
Theresa sat down on the sand watching the view of the ocean.
"Fox...?"
"Yes?" as he sat down beside her.
"About what you said when you were talking with Little Ethan...."
Fox turned a shade red, she did hear him talk.
He gulped "Um, what about it?"
"Were you telling the truth." she asked hopefully.
"I-i-i...." he didn't know what to say.
Theresa sighed, she knew it was too good to be true. Fox probably knew she was listening to him talk and was just trying to cheer her up. She hung her head in embarassment, she couldn't face him. Fox knew she misunderstood him. He used his finger and lifted her chin up so he could gaze into her eyes. He leaned in and softly brushed his lips against hers. Theresa closed her eyes trying to savour the moment. This was probably the last time she would be this close to him.
"Fox....just hold me."
He obeyed and wrapped his arms around her and she rested her head against his chest. Fox kissed the top of her head and she snuggled up closer to him. She was never going to forget this moment, never.
"I love you Theresa." he whispered into her ear.