Chapter 7
It had been a long day for Theresa. She didn't really feel like going for a swim anymore but she knew once she dived into the pool all her stress of the day would be relieved. She had gone over to her mother's house to have a pleasant evening. Instead the tension between Luis and Sheridan could be felt. Antonio had invited Sheridan to show Luis that all Cranes weren't bad news. Little did Antonio know that Luis and Sheridan were in love and that Sheridan was the only Crane Luis considered human. It broke Theresa's heart to know that this was going on and that it would cost one of her brothers their heart. Not only was there this problem but there was also Miguel. He had been cold and distant ever since Charity and broken up with him. He refused to believe in God, love and everything their mother had thought them.
*How did my family get so bitter? * Theresa silently asked herself.
Theresa headed upstairs to her bedroom. Down the hall Fox was about to leave the mansion when he saw Theresa turn the corner so he went back in his room. He decided to stay around until she left her room.
*I hope she comes to see me. * Fox thought to himself. *When did I start thinking so much about Theresa? She consumes my every thought. How could she ever return my feelings? The only person she's ever love is Ethan. *
In her room Theresa put on her bathing suit and a robe onto of that and headed for the outdoor pool. From the other end of the hallway Fox was watching her. He remembered she had mentioned that she was going to go for a swim so he decided that it was where he was going to end up as well.
When she reached the pool she looked at it and realized that it looked more like a lake than a pool. It was huge. She took off her robe and prepared to dive in.
*I hope this isn't too cold* She thought as she dived into the water.
The water was perfect, not too cold and not too warms. Theresa swam and let her thoughts drown in the water. It felt like there was nothing in the world except for her. She let herself float on her back and let the water soothe her body.
*This feel so nice* She thought to herself.
Theresa swam the length of the pool, which was quite a long distance. After a while Theresa decided she was going to leave the pool after she was done one more lap around it. Just as she was about to dip beneath the surface of the water when something out of the corner of her eye caught her attention. She pretended not to notice but looked once more. The moonlight illuminated some of his features and his dirty blond hair. One word crossed her mind. Fox. She smiled to herself remembering that she had announced it at the table this morning. Theresa kept swimming deliberately showing off her legs. She could see Fox looking at her from the side of the pool.
*He probably doesn't even know that I know he's there. Men are so clueless. I wonder when he's going to decide to join me? *
Fox watched her swim. She was so elegant. She swam as if she had been in the water her whole life, like a mermaid. She was beautiful in the water.
*I wonder if she knows I'm here? No. She couldn't know. It's to dark. * He smiled to himself.
He kept watching her and wondered when she was going to decide to come out. He observed her every moved. The moonlight lit up he features and every curve. She looked sexy.
As Fox drifted into his thoughts something crossed his mind that made him angry. Ethan.
*Why does she have to love a poor excuse of a man like him? I'm not saying that I deserve her love but if I had it I would never let her go. I would show her everyday and night that she is my life and that she means the world to me. I would never break her heart. *
Fox was amazed at himself for thinking like this. He had never had feelings like this before.
*Is this what love feels like? * He asked himself.
Again with the acknowledgement of his love for Theresa came the fact that she didn't love him but Ethan and it hurt like a knife. Fox, once again hurt with the realization of Theresa's feeling decided to leave and go sulk with a glass of brandy.
Theresa having seen that Fox was about to leave came up with a plan to make him stay and join her in the water. She quickly got out of the pool and walked over to the other side where Fox would be sure to see her. She stood there for a couple of minutes.
*What s she doing? * Fox thought.
Just as he was about to leave again Theresa dived into the pool. He waited until she resurfaced to leave but she didn't. He waited and waited still he couldn't see her.
*What could be wrong? * He thought as he started to panic.
Without even taking his clothes or shoes off Fox jumped into the water. He swam around for a bit trying to look for her. When he realized it was too dark to see her he became frantic.
"Theresa! Theresa! Where are you?" he yelled.
No answer.
She put her head just above the water enough to see his back. He had taken off his shirt and was yelling her name.
*He must be scared. * She smiled to herself.
She dipped just beneath the surface and swam all the way to him. She could see his legs beneath the water. When she resurfaced she was face to face with him. Their faces only inches away. She could hear him breath. His breathing was quick and came in short breaths.
*He was really worried about me. * Theresa thought, trying to keep herself from smiling.
"Theresa." her name came out as a soft whisper. She smiled at him. "I thought you were-"
"It was the only way I could think of for you to join me."
"You knew?"
"Yes."
"How?"
"That doesn't matter."
They looked at each other for what seemed like an eternity. Theresa lifted her hand and placed it flat on his chest. She heard him sigh. Thought they were both wet they could feel each other's warmth. Theresa felt like it had been years that they had been floating there.
*Why does she have this effect on me? * Fox asked himself.
Fox felt like he was drowning in her eyes. He closed his own and giving into temptation leaned in and kissed her passionately.
*Yes! This is exactly what I want, what we both want. * Theresa thought getting excited.
*I promised myself I wouldn't do this Fox thought. * But somehow it felt like she too wanted this.
As they pulled away from their kiss Fox's thought came back within reason.
"Theresa, I- I umm... I gottta go." he said as he made his way out of the pool.
"Fox, please don't!"
He completely ignored her and kept on walking without a backwards glance at her. Tears threatened to roll down Theresa's face, this was the second time Fox had rejected her. She didn't understand why.
*No. I know he loves me or at least cares about me. I'm not going to let him go so easily. * She thought determined to see this through.
She took her things and left. She headed to her room and put on some short shorts and a tank top. She decided to leave her hair wet. It gave an innocent yet seductive look. She walked a few paces down the hall to his room. When she reached it she knocked. No answer came so she knocked again. Still no answer. The door was lightly opened so she pushed it all the way opened. She looked inside and he wasn't there so she went in closing the door behind her. She heard the water running from his bathroom and realized that he must have been in the shower. She sat on his bed and waited for him to come out. When the water stopped the door to his bathroom opened and he came out. He saw her sitting on his bed looking more appealing than she had in the pool. His voice was caught in his throat he wasn't expecting her to be there.
"What are you doing here?"
"I came to see you Fox."
"Why?"
"Do you really want me to answer that? I think you know why."
Fox looked at her dumbfounded. When had Theresa ever become so forward?
"Fox I want to do more than just kiss."
"No." he said dryly.
"Why? I know you want to."
"Because Theresa! I won't let you use me as a substitute for Ethan! I know you don't love me, you just use me to dull the pain Ethan causes you. Do you think that fair to me?! I won't let you play with my feelings Theresa!"
"What?"
"I have feeling for you Theresa, I love you, but it's obvious you'll never return those feelings."
Theresa had tears in her eyes.
"Fox can't you see I love you too? I gave up on Ethan a long time ago."
"How am I supposed to believe you when all you do is cry over him? Remember the night in the garden? I bet you only kissed me because Ethan hurt you."
"Yes I was hurt by what Ethan had done, trying to lower me to the level of his mistress but I kissed you because I needed you and it hurt so much when you pulled away just like you did not long ago. I could have had Ethan if I wanted to. He offered himself to me and I denied myself what I had always wanted because I wanted you."
Fox could see the sincerity in her eyes.
"I'm sorry for hurting you Theresa."
"It's alright. I'm sorry for not straightening things out earlier."
Fox still couldn't believe this; Theresa told him she loved him. Theresa got up and made her way to Fox. Just like she had done before she put her hand on his chest.
"Come on Nicholas, you know you want to." She said seductively smiling at him.
He smiled back and pulled her into a kiss.
*Is this actually happening* they both thought.
The kiss was getting heavy and hot and soon turned into something more. Before they knew it the night was gone just as fast as it had come.
When he woke up he looked down on his chest. He really hadn't been dreaming.
*Theresa and I spent the whole night together. She told me she loved me, but what does this all mean? *
He lay there with her in his arms a couple more minutes before she started to stir.
"Good morning handsome." she said with a smile.
"Hey beautiful. How did you sleep?"
"Like a baby."
"You mean more like an angel?"
She smiled at him.
I wish I could stay this happy forever. * Theresa thought as she drifted into sleep once more.
It had been a long day for Theresa. She didn't really feel like going for a swim anymore but she knew once she dived into the pool all her stress of the day would be relieved. She had gone over to her mother's house to have a pleasant evening. Instead the tension between Luis and Sheridan could be felt. Antonio had invited Sheridan to show Luis that all Cranes weren't bad news. Little did Antonio know that Luis and Sheridan were in love and that Sheridan was the only Crane Luis considered human. It broke Theresa's heart to know that this was going on and that it would cost one of her brothers their heart. Not only was there this problem but there was also Miguel. He had been cold and distant ever since Charity and broken up with him. He refused to believe in God, love and everything their mother had thought them.
*How did my family get so bitter? * Theresa silently asked herself.
Theresa headed upstairs to her bedroom. Down the hall Fox was about to leave the mansion when he saw Theresa turn the corner so he went back in his room. He decided to stay around until she left her room.
*I hope she comes to see me. * Fox thought to himself. *When did I start thinking so much about Theresa? She consumes my every thought. How could she ever return my feelings? The only person she's ever love is Ethan. *
In her room Theresa put on her bathing suit and a robe onto of that and headed for the outdoor pool. From the other end of the hallway Fox was watching her. He remembered she had mentioned that she was going to go for a swim so he decided that it was where he was going to end up as well.
When she reached the pool she looked at it and realized that it looked more like a lake than a pool. It was huge. She took off her robe and prepared to dive in.
*I hope this isn't too cold* She thought as she dived into the water.
The water was perfect, not too cold and not too warms. Theresa swam and let her thoughts drown in the water. It felt like there was nothing in the world except for her. She let herself float on her back and let the water soothe her body.
*This feel so nice* She thought to herself.
Theresa swam the length of the pool, which was quite a long distance. After a while Theresa decided she was going to leave the pool after she was done one more lap around it. Just as she was about to dip beneath the surface of the water when something out of the corner of her eye caught her attention. She pretended not to notice but looked once more. The moonlight illuminated some of his features and his dirty blond hair. One word crossed her mind. Fox. She smiled to herself remembering that she had announced it at the table this morning. Theresa kept swimming deliberately showing off her legs. She could see Fox looking at her from the side of the pool.
*He probably doesn't even know that I know he's there. Men are so clueless. I wonder when he's going to decide to join me? *
Fox watched her swim. She was so elegant. She swam as if she had been in the water her whole life, like a mermaid. She was beautiful in the water.
*I wonder if she knows I'm here? No. She couldn't know. It's to dark. * He smiled to himself.
He kept watching her and wondered when she was going to decide to come out. He observed her every moved. The moonlight lit up he features and every curve. She looked sexy.
As Fox drifted into his thoughts something crossed his mind that made him angry. Ethan.
*Why does she have to love a poor excuse of a man like him? I'm not saying that I deserve her love but if I had it I would never let her go. I would show her everyday and night that she is my life and that she means the world to me. I would never break her heart. *
Fox was amazed at himself for thinking like this. He had never had feelings like this before.
*Is this what love feels like? * He asked himself.
Again with the acknowledgement of his love for Theresa came the fact that she didn't love him but Ethan and it hurt like a knife. Fox, once again hurt with the realization of Theresa's feeling decided to leave and go sulk with a glass of brandy.
Theresa having seen that Fox was about to leave came up with a plan to make him stay and join her in the water. She quickly got out of the pool and walked over to the other side where Fox would be sure to see her. She stood there for a couple of minutes.
*What s she doing? * Fox thought.
Just as he was about to leave again Theresa dived into the pool. He waited until she resurfaced to leave but she didn't. He waited and waited still he couldn't see her.
*What could be wrong? * He thought as he started to panic.
Without even taking his clothes or shoes off Fox jumped into the water. He swam around for a bit trying to look for her. When he realized it was too dark to see her he became frantic.
"Theresa! Theresa! Where are you?" he yelled.
No answer.
She put her head just above the water enough to see his back. He had taken off his shirt and was yelling her name.
*He must be scared. * She smiled to herself.
She dipped just beneath the surface and swam all the way to him. She could see his legs beneath the water. When she resurfaced she was face to face with him. Their faces only inches away. She could hear him breath. His breathing was quick and came in short breaths.
*He was really worried about me. * Theresa thought, trying to keep herself from smiling.
"Theresa." her name came out as a soft whisper. She smiled at him. "I thought you were-"
"It was the only way I could think of for you to join me."
"You knew?"
"Yes."
"How?"
"That doesn't matter."
They looked at each other for what seemed like an eternity. Theresa lifted her hand and placed it flat on his chest. She heard him sigh. Thought they were both wet they could feel each other's warmth. Theresa felt like it had been years that they had been floating there.
*Why does she have this effect on me? * Fox asked himself.
Fox felt like he was drowning in her eyes. He closed his own and giving into temptation leaned in and kissed her passionately.
*Yes! This is exactly what I want, what we both want. * Theresa thought getting excited.
*I promised myself I wouldn't do this Fox thought. * But somehow it felt like she too wanted this.
As they pulled away from their kiss Fox's thought came back within reason.
"Theresa, I- I umm... I gottta go." he said as he made his way out of the pool.
"Fox, please don't!"
He completely ignored her and kept on walking without a backwards glance at her. Tears threatened to roll down Theresa's face, this was the second time Fox had rejected her. She didn't understand why.
*No. I know he loves me or at least cares about me. I'm not going to let him go so easily. * She thought determined to see this through.
She took her things and left. She headed to her room and put on some short shorts and a tank top. She decided to leave her hair wet. It gave an innocent yet seductive look. She walked a few paces down the hall to his room. When she reached it she knocked. No answer came so she knocked again. Still no answer. The door was lightly opened so she pushed it all the way opened. She looked inside and he wasn't there so she went in closing the door behind her. She heard the water running from his bathroom and realized that he must have been in the shower. She sat on his bed and waited for him to come out. When the water stopped the door to his bathroom opened and he came out. He saw her sitting on his bed looking more appealing than she had in the pool. His voice was caught in his throat he wasn't expecting her to be there.
"What are you doing here?"
"I came to see you Fox."
"Why?"
"Do you really want me to answer that? I think you know why."
Fox looked at her dumbfounded. When had Theresa ever become so forward?
"Fox I want to do more than just kiss."
"No." he said dryly.
"Why? I know you want to."
"Because Theresa! I won't let you use me as a substitute for Ethan! I know you don't love me, you just use me to dull the pain Ethan causes you. Do you think that fair to me?! I won't let you play with my feelings Theresa!"
"What?"
"I have feeling for you Theresa, I love you, but it's obvious you'll never return those feelings."
Theresa had tears in her eyes.
"Fox can't you see I love you too? I gave up on Ethan a long time ago."
"How am I supposed to believe you when all you do is cry over him? Remember the night in the garden? I bet you only kissed me because Ethan hurt you."
"Yes I was hurt by what Ethan had done, trying to lower me to the level of his mistress but I kissed you because I needed you and it hurt so much when you pulled away just like you did not long ago. I could have had Ethan if I wanted to. He offered himself to me and I denied myself what I had always wanted because I wanted you."
Fox could see the sincerity in her eyes.
"I'm sorry for hurting you Theresa."
"It's alright. I'm sorry for not straightening things out earlier."
Fox still couldn't believe this; Theresa told him she loved him. Theresa got up and made her way to Fox. Just like she had done before she put her hand on his chest.
"Come on Nicholas, you know you want to." She said seductively smiling at him.
He smiled back and pulled her into a kiss.
*Is this actually happening* they both thought.
The kiss was getting heavy and hot and soon turned into something more. Before they knew it the night was gone just as fast as it had come.
When he woke up he looked down on his chest. He really hadn't been dreaming.
*Theresa and I spent the whole night together. She told me she loved me, but what does this all mean? *
He lay there with her in his arms a couple more minutes before she started to stir.
"Good morning handsome." she said with a smile.
"Hey beautiful. How did you sleep?"
"Like a baby."
"You mean more like an angel?"
She smiled at him.
I wish I could stay this happy forever. * Theresa thought as she drifted into sleep once more.
