Chapter 4
It was around 6:00 pm and the sun had just begun to go down. Theresa decided that it was the perfect time to go for a walk in the garden. Theresa wondered around in the garden since she didn't exactly know her way around. She admired the beautiful flowers and listened to the birds sing. She had to admit one good thing about the cranes. They had a beautiful garden. It had so many of Theresa's favorite flowers such a orchids, roses, gardenias and petunias. There were so much that she had never even seen before. As she kept on walking she came to an opening. In this opening she saw a swinging bench. When she looked at it once more she saw that there was someone sitting on it, so she walked over to the person. It was Fox. It seemed as though everywhere she went Theresa seemed to find Fox as if he was waiting for her each time. As she walked over and sat down beside him he watched her the whole time. She looked beautiful in the light of the setting sun.
"Hi Fox,"
"Hey"
"What are you doing out here?"
"Probably the same thing you're doing out here. What is it you're doing?"
"I'm thinking."
"Well me too."
"Oh, should I leave?"
"No, stay."
"Ok, so what are you thinking about"?
"Love."
"Love" Theresa repeated thinking about how her only love had treated her like a piece of meat he could just throw around.
It became silent for a couple of minutes and Fox turned to look at Theresa She looked so beautiful surrender by all the flowers in the garden. Fox noticed that for the first time since he had come to Harmony Theresa looked completely at peace. Like she was in heaven and nothing could disturb her. She looked angelic. Turning toward Theresa catches him watching her and she blushes.
"I don't deserve all your attention you know," she said as she smiled at him.
Fox snapped out of his thoughts and looked kind of embarrassed.
"So what were you thinking about love?" Theresa questioned him.
"I was thinking about what you call true love. What you say you and Ethan shared or still share."
At the mention of Ethan's name Theresa's eyes filled with tears and her body stiffened. She looked miserable.
"Theresa what's wrong?"
"Oh, nothing" she said with a wave of her hand
"Theresa remember we went over this before? You promised not to hide your feelings from me."
"I now I just don't think it would be fair to put all my worries on you."
"Trust me I don't mind. I love every moment of it."
"Really?"
He nodded her head and she proceeded to tell him of all that had happened the night that Ethan had come to her room. About how he had tried to make her his mistress and how he had kissed and begged her.
"He is willing to give up his child and his wife for me, Fox."
Fox looked confused and lost by all of this new information. He just kept on nodding his head.
"So what was your answer?" he asked. He was afraid to find out.
"No." she said
"What?"
"I said no. That I didn't want to be with him but I really did. It killed me to make him walk out that door and to see the look on his face."
Fox was happy top know that she had rejected Ethan but sad that she still had feelings for him. As the tears began to fall down Theresa's face Fox held her hand.
"I'm proud of you for doing what's right Theresa."
"Thanks" she said as she turned around completely so that she faces him. When she did turn around their eyes locked. IT seemed like Theresa had been looking deep into those chocolate brown eyes for an eternity.
* I could lose myself in his eyes. They're so beautiful. *
As Fox looked back into her eyes, which mirrored the expression, he probably had in his eyes right now his mouth went dry.
* She's so beautiful. Why does she have to waste her time on Ethan when she could have any man especially me? * Fox thought
Unconsciously Theresa raised her hand a put it on Fox's cheek, caressing it. It was rough but also soft at the same time. In response Fox reached up and wiped the remaining tears from her eyes. As they look at each other Theresa pulls Fox into a long slow kiss. As he kissing her back Fox thinks to himself *She's only using me as a substitute for Ethan. * As this thought crosses his mind he pulls away. Theresa looks hurt and confused but he ignores this and says, "It's getting late, we should go in."
Theresa looks around her. She hadn't noticed it had gotten dark so soon. Fox lead Theresa to her room in silence and didn't look at her once. She entered her room feeling so confused, hurt and rejected. After she had taken a shower and gotten into her pajamas Theresa lay on her bed and thought of what had happened tonight. The kiss with Fox and the fact that he had pulled back.
*Why did he pull back* thought Theresa, *isn't he the one always chasing after me and when he finally get what he wants he pulls back. *
Theresa attempted to go to sleep but it didn't come as easily as it usually did. So when Theresa realized it would be useless to try and sleep she sat on her bed and her thoughts immediately trailed to Fox.
*Why did he reject me? * The same question ran over and over in Theresa's mind.
A couple rooms down from Theresa's was Fox's. On his bed, Fox laid down with his head on the pillows wondering what Theresa was thinking now. He remembered how the hurt and rejection showed on her face when he had pulled away and something tore at his heart.
"NO!" he said out loud to himself. *She doesn't even feel anything for me. That kiss meant nothing. She probably wished it were Ethan and not I. She was just hurting. *
"I won't let her do it to me again." Fox said out loud determined not to let Theresa get to him like he had allowed her to before.
A/N: I know my chapters are very short and don't come very often but I hardly have time to write them so bare with me. Please!!! And also I would like it very much if everyone who read my story would review on it because it really helps me when people review on my work. Thank! Please review!!
It was around 6:00 pm and the sun had just begun to go down. Theresa decided that it was the perfect time to go for a walk in the garden. Theresa wondered around in the garden since she didn't exactly know her way around. She admired the beautiful flowers and listened to the birds sing. She had to admit one good thing about the cranes. They had a beautiful garden. It had so many of Theresa's favorite flowers such a orchids, roses, gardenias and petunias. There were so much that she had never even seen before. As she kept on walking she came to an opening. In this opening she saw a swinging bench. When she looked at it once more she saw that there was someone sitting on it, so she walked over to the person. It was Fox. It seemed as though everywhere she went Theresa seemed to find Fox as if he was waiting for her each time. As she walked over and sat down beside him he watched her the whole time. She looked beautiful in the light of the setting sun.
"Hi Fox,"
"Hey"
"What are you doing out here?"
"Probably the same thing you're doing out here. What is it you're doing?"
"I'm thinking."
"Well me too."
"Oh, should I leave?"
"No, stay."
"Ok, so what are you thinking about"?
"Love."
"Love" Theresa repeated thinking about how her only love had treated her like a piece of meat he could just throw around.
It became silent for a couple of minutes and Fox turned to look at Theresa She looked so beautiful surrender by all the flowers in the garden. Fox noticed that for the first time since he had come to Harmony Theresa looked completely at peace. Like she was in heaven and nothing could disturb her. She looked angelic. Turning toward Theresa catches him watching her and she blushes.
"I don't deserve all your attention you know," she said as she smiled at him.
Fox snapped out of his thoughts and looked kind of embarrassed.
"So what were you thinking about love?" Theresa questioned him.
"I was thinking about what you call true love. What you say you and Ethan shared or still share."
At the mention of Ethan's name Theresa's eyes filled with tears and her body stiffened. She looked miserable.
"Theresa what's wrong?"
"Oh, nothing" she said with a wave of her hand
"Theresa remember we went over this before? You promised not to hide your feelings from me."
"I now I just don't think it would be fair to put all my worries on you."
"Trust me I don't mind. I love every moment of it."
"Really?"
He nodded her head and she proceeded to tell him of all that had happened the night that Ethan had come to her room. About how he had tried to make her his mistress and how he had kissed and begged her.
"He is willing to give up his child and his wife for me, Fox."
Fox looked confused and lost by all of this new information. He just kept on nodding his head.
"So what was your answer?" he asked. He was afraid to find out.
"No." she said
"What?"
"I said no. That I didn't want to be with him but I really did. It killed me to make him walk out that door and to see the look on his face."
Fox was happy top know that she had rejected Ethan but sad that she still had feelings for him. As the tears began to fall down Theresa's face Fox held her hand.
"I'm proud of you for doing what's right Theresa."
"Thanks" she said as she turned around completely so that she faces him. When she did turn around their eyes locked. IT seemed like Theresa had been looking deep into those chocolate brown eyes for an eternity.
* I could lose myself in his eyes. They're so beautiful. *
As Fox looked back into her eyes, which mirrored the expression, he probably had in his eyes right now his mouth went dry.
* She's so beautiful. Why does she have to waste her time on Ethan when she could have any man especially me? * Fox thought
Unconsciously Theresa raised her hand a put it on Fox's cheek, caressing it. It was rough but also soft at the same time. In response Fox reached up and wiped the remaining tears from her eyes. As they look at each other Theresa pulls Fox into a long slow kiss. As he kissing her back Fox thinks to himself *She's only using me as a substitute for Ethan. * As this thought crosses his mind he pulls away. Theresa looks hurt and confused but he ignores this and says, "It's getting late, we should go in."
Theresa looks around her. She hadn't noticed it had gotten dark so soon. Fox lead Theresa to her room in silence and didn't look at her once. She entered her room feeling so confused, hurt and rejected. After she had taken a shower and gotten into her pajamas Theresa lay on her bed and thought of what had happened tonight. The kiss with Fox and the fact that he had pulled back.
*Why did he pull back* thought Theresa, *isn't he the one always chasing after me and when he finally get what he wants he pulls back. *
Theresa attempted to go to sleep but it didn't come as easily as it usually did. So when Theresa realized it would be useless to try and sleep she sat on her bed and her thoughts immediately trailed to Fox.
*Why did he reject me? * The same question ran over and over in Theresa's mind.
A couple rooms down from Theresa's was Fox's. On his bed, Fox laid down with his head on the pillows wondering what Theresa was thinking now. He remembered how the hurt and rejection showed on her face when he had pulled away and something tore at his heart.
"NO!" he said out loud to himself. *She doesn't even feel anything for me. That kiss meant nothing. She probably wished it were Ethan and not I. She was just hurting. *
"I won't let her do it to me again." Fox said out loud determined not to let Theresa get to him like he had allowed her to before.
A/N: I know my chapters are very short and don't come very often but I hardly have time to write them so bare with me. Please!!! And also I would like it very much if everyone who read my story would review on it because it really helps me when people review on my work. Thank! Please review!!
