CHAPTER 8
Rebecca and Gwen
Rebecca Hotchkiss leaned over the baby's crib. He was asleep.
"I got to admit that you are a beautiful little boy. But you see, if the truth about you came out, then it would destroy my daughter's happiness and that can never happen."
The child stirred in his sleep.
"No, you are Julian's son. This is a lie that has to ring true."
"What?"
Rebecca jumped.
"Gwen, what are you doing here?"
"I came to check on the baby."
"Since when do you care about him?"
"No, Mother...since when do you care about him. You hate Teresa, you even plotted to have her miscarry her child. Besides, I helped deliver him, remember?"
"That's all in the past. And I'm going to be his step mother."
"I heard what you said about the lie that had to ring true. Does that mean that he isn't a Crane?"
"Keep your voice down, Gwen."
"Oh my God, he is not Julian's."
Gwen looked at her mother with shock in her eyes, understanding the full meaning of that.
"He is Ethan's son, isn't he?"
"Maybe???"
"Mother, you and I very well know that the only person Teresa slept with beside Julian was Ethan. Oh my God, oh my God..."
"Calm down Gwennie. Don't stress yourself over this. It's just a minor detail."
"A minor detail? Ethan doesn't know that he has a son, Teresa obviously doesn't know that he is the father, otherwise she would have said something when Julian threatened to take him away from her."
"They will never find out. Why do you think I pushed Julian to get full custody of little Ethan. The less time Teresa spends with him, the less chances she will find out about this."
"Mother, how can you do this. You should have seen how destroyed she was the night she gave him up."
"Well, it's one more point in our favor. She left town, she isn't a threat to your marriage anymore."
"I don't know...I feel bad that she lost her son. I wouldn't want anyone to take my child away from me."
"Ethan might if he learns about all the things that you did, like the how come his paternity became public knowledge."
Gwen froze and bit her lips.
"He would never do that. He was very much against Julian when he wanted to take the baby away from Teresa."
"But that's different. He loves Teresa and would do anything for her. He'll always be on her side. He married you because you are pregnant."
Gwen looked at her mother and knew how right she was.
"Don't worry, I won't say anything. I want my child to be raised with both its parents."
"I knew you would agree with me, Gwen."
Rebecca giggled as she looked back at the sleeping baby. In one of the rooms of the Crane mansion, someone had heard the entire conversation through the baby monitor that was lying on the night stand.
"Two can play at that game Rebecca or three in this case. Time to start digging around."
Rebecca Hotchkiss leaned over the baby's crib. He was asleep.
"I got to admit that you are a beautiful little boy. But you see, if the truth about you came out, then it would destroy my daughter's happiness and that can never happen."
The child stirred in his sleep.
"No, you are Julian's son. This is a lie that has to ring true."
"What?"
Rebecca jumped.
"Gwen, what are you doing here?"
"I came to check on the baby."
"Since when do you care about him?"
"No, Mother...since when do you care about him. You hate Teresa, you even plotted to have her miscarry her child. Besides, I helped deliver him, remember?"
"That's all in the past. And I'm going to be his step mother."
"I heard what you said about the lie that had to ring true. Does that mean that he isn't a Crane?"
"Keep your voice down, Gwen."
"Oh my God, he is not Julian's."
Gwen looked at her mother with shock in her eyes, understanding the full meaning of that.
"He is Ethan's son, isn't he?"
"Maybe???"
"Mother, you and I very well know that the only person Teresa slept with beside Julian was Ethan. Oh my God, oh my God..."
"Calm down Gwennie. Don't stress yourself over this. It's just a minor detail."
"A minor detail? Ethan doesn't know that he has a son, Teresa obviously doesn't know that he is the father, otherwise she would have said something when Julian threatened to take him away from her."
"They will never find out. Why do you think I pushed Julian to get full custody of little Ethan. The less time Teresa spends with him, the less chances she will find out about this."
"Mother, how can you do this. You should have seen how destroyed she was the night she gave him up."
"Well, it's one more point in our favor. She left town, she isn't a threat to your marriage anymore."
"I don't know...I feel bad that she lost her son. I wouldn't want anyone to take my child away from me."
"Ethan might if he learns about all the things that you did, like the how come his paternity became public knowledge."
Gwen froze and bit her lips.
"He would never do that. He was very much against Julian when he wanted to take the baby away from Teresa."
"But that's different. He loves Teresa and would do anything for her. He'll always be on her side. He married you because you are pregnant."
Gwen looked at her mother and knew how right she was.
"Don't worry, I won't say anything. I want my child to be raised with both its parents."
"I knew you would agree with me, Gwen."
Rebecca giggled as she looked back at the sleeping baby. In one of the rooms of the Crane mansion, someone had heard the entire conversation through the baby monitor that was lying on the night stand.
"Two can play at that game Rebecca or three in this case. Time to start digging around."
