CHAPTER 4
Pleading
"Ethan, I need your help for something."
"What is it Fox?"
"Teresa's son."
"We've already done everything, but she lost custody."
"I was thinking more like having Julian let her spend sometime with him, so that she can say proper good bye."
"Why do you need me?"
"Because you also care about Teresa and he is your Godson and two heads is better than one."
"Is Julian back from his trip?"
"Yes, he got back this morning."
"Well then, what are we waiting for?"
Both Ethan and Fox walked in the library. Julian was sitting in his chair.
"Father, we need to talk."
"Not now, I'm busy."
Fox noticed the phone was on speaker. He went to it.
"Sorry Grandfather."
He pressed the button.
"Are you out of your mind? You just hung up on your grandfather. He will kill you for this."
"I'll deal with him later. We need to talk about my little brother."
"What about him?"
"Let Teresa see him today for a few hours so that she can say a proper good bye to him."
"No, I certainly will not."
"Julian, please. She is his mother for God's sake and the only parent he's ever known."
"You see Ethan, that is the biggest problem of all. I'm the father and she kept him from me."
Fox advanced to the desk and banged on it. Ethan pulled him back.
"That's what I don't get, Father. Since when do you care?"
"If I ever meant anything to you at all, you will let her see him. You've already taken everything from her. She is destroyed, can't you at least give her an hour with her son."
Julian looked at Ethan and nodded.
"Alright, just an hour. Not a minute more."
"Thank you."
Fox glared at his father and both he and Ethan left the library. As they were going their separate ways, Fox stopped.
"Thank you for your help."
"It's alright. I did it for Teresa and her son."
"I know, but thanks anyway. By the way, nice touch of making him feel guilty with that 'if I ever meant anything to you.'"
Ethan smiled.
"I know. I thought it would do trick. I should call Teresa."
Ethan left and Fox stared at his back.
"Why does he get to call Teresa and tell her?"
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"What time is your flight leaving at?"
"Tomorrow morning at 9am."
"I cannot believe you're going to LA."
"Come away with me Whitney. Just you and I and the California sun. We would live a dream."
She raised her head from her pillow.
"You already know that I can't. I have to finish my semester first."
"I know, but it doesn't mean that I'm not disappointed."
"I am too, but my parents would have a fit if I dropped right at the end of the year and didn't take my finals."
She laid her head on Chad's chest and closed her eyes.
"Besides, 5 weeks will go by fast."
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Fox was standing on the wharf when his phone rang. He looked at the number and answered.
"What is it Ethan?....yes, I'll be there."
Fox stared at the water. All of a sudden the plans he was making in his head to get Whitney in his bed didn't seem all that important. Teresa was on her way to the mansion to see her son. He had to be there for her because he knew she would need him. His heart broke for her and he didn't know what he was going to say to her or if he was going to be able to look her in the eyes knowing the pain she was going to be in.
"Just when I thought you couldn't sink any lower, Father. You just go ahead and impress me even more. You are pathetic Julian. As if you ever cared about a child before."
"Ethan, I need your help for something."
"What is it Fox?"
"Teresa's son."
"We've already done everything, but she lost custody."
"I was thinking more like having Julian let her spend sometime with him, so that she can say proper good bye."
"Why do you need me?"
"Because you also care about Teresa and he is your Godson and two heads is better than one."
"Is Julian back from his trip?"
"Yes, he got back this morning."
"Well then, what are we waiting for?"
Both Ethan and Fox walked in the library. Julian was sitting in his chair.
"Father, we need to talk."
"Not now, I'm busy."
Fox noticed the phone was on speaker. He went to it.
"Sorry Grandfather."
He pressed the button.
"Are you out of your mind? You just hung up on your grandfather. He will kill you for this."
"I'll deal with him later. We need to talk about my little brother."
"What about him?"
"Let Teresa see him today for a few hours so that she can say a proper good bye to him."
"No, I certainly will not."
"Julian, please. She is his mother for God's sake and the only parent he's ever known."
"You see Ethan, that is the biggest problem of all. I'm the father and she kept him from me."
Fox advanced to the desk and banged on it. Ethan pulled him back.
"That's what I don't get, Father. Since when do you care?"
"If I ever meant anything to you at all, you will let her see him. You've already taken everything from her. She is destroyed, can't you at least give her an hour with her son."
Julian looked at Ethan and nodded.
"Alright, just an hour. Not a minute more."
"Thank you."
Fox glared at his father and both he and Ethan left the library. As they were going their separate ways, Fox stopped.
"Thank you for your help."
"It's alright. I did it for Teresa and her son."
"I know, but thanks anyway. By the way, nice touch of making him feel guilty with that 'if I ever meant anything to you.'"
Ethan smiled.
"I know. I thought it would do trick. I should call Teresa."
Ethan left and Fox stared at his back.
"Why does he get to call Teresa and tell her?"
************************************
"What time is your flight leaving at?"
"Tomorrow morning at 9am."
"I cannot believe you're going to LA."
"Come away with me Whitney. Just you and I and the California sun. We would live a dream."
She raised her head from her pillow.
"You already know that I can't. I have to finish my semester first."
"I know, but it doesn't mean that I'm not disappointed."
"I am too, but my parents would have a fit if I dropped right at the end of the year and didn't take my finals."
She laid her head on Chad's chest and closed her eyes.
"Besides, 5 weeks will go by fast."
*************************************
Fox was standing on the wharf when his phone rang. He looked at the number and answered.
"What is it Ethan?....yes, I'll be there."
Fox stared at the water. All of a sudden the plans he was making in his head to get Whitney in his bed didn't seem all that important. Teresa was on her way to the mansion to see her son. He had to be there for her because he knew she would need him. His heart broke for her and he didn't know what he was going to say to her or if he was going to be able to look her in the eyes knowing the pain she was going to be in.
"Just when I thought you couldn't sink any lower, Father. You just go ahead and impress me even more. You are pathetic Julian. As if you ever cared about a child before."
