CHAPTER 9
Tag Team
"Paloma?"
"Thank you for coming. I need your help."
"What for?"
She looked at Fox. Handsome man she thought.
"I know the truth."
"What are you talking about?"
They were at the Book Café, in the back sitting on one of the couches. She was hoping that no one would see them. He watched her. Paloma was like Teresa in so many ways. They were physically similar, they both had a fighting spirit. Though he couldn't put his finger on it, he knew that Teresa had something more, some kind of aura about her.
"I know where Teresa is."
"I know."
"But how?"
"I thought that if Teresa would tell anyone where she was going it would be you."
"What about Whitney?"
"She wouldn't because she knows that Whitney would feel guilty about this."
"What is that supposed to mean, that I don't have a conscience or a heart?"
"No, not at all. I just think that you are more loyal to Teresa than you are to anyone else."
"It's true."
"So what is it that you just found out."
"I was helping mama at the mansion and I was in your room when I heard a conversation through the baby monitor between Gwen and Rebecca."
"What was it about?"
"Little Ethan's paternity."
He looked at her surprised at first than he understood.
"Little Ethan is not my brother, is he?"
She felt bad for him. He seemed to really care about the kid and genuinely love him.
"No, he's your nephew."
"Which means that Ethan is his father."
She nodded.
"That doesn't change my feelings for the child. He is still Teresa's baby."
"I don't want Teresa to find out that Ethan is the father, but I don't want her to be apart from her son either."
"Why don't you want her to find out the truth?"
"Fox, look at what Ethan did to her. She is finally getting out of this vicious circle and if she learns the truth, I'm afraid Ethan will want her back and that she will go back to him."
"She loves him, why not have a family with him?"
"I don't think she loves him anymore. besides, he's not good enough for her. He failed to see the real her and that is absolutely pathetic when you claim to love someone as much as he said he did. Besides, I know someone who would be great for her. I have the feeling he loves her and I think she might feel the same about him."
"The only man Teresa has ever been in love with was Ethan."
"The man I'm thinking about is a really good man. He is handsome and has a great sense of humor. He cares about her very much and wants only what's best for her."
"Who is it?"
"Can't tell."
"Am I sitting next to another dreamer?"
"Maybe."
He laughed.
"What is it with you Lopez-Fitzgerald women anyway?"
She smiled at him.
"What do you suggest we do about this little situation, Paloma?"
"I don't know yet. I like that Rebecca and Gwen dug themselves into a hole. They won't be able to get themselves out that easily. I think they are behind Ivy's letter been sent to the tabloid."
He looked at her amazed.
"Can you prove it?"
"I think I might. In the meantime, Teresa is in LA with Chad...."
"I'm supposed to be there in a week. Wait, she's with Chad?""
"Yes, she left with him. She is staying at his house."
She looked at him.
"Look after her, please. She is probably vulnerable right now and I'm worried about her a lot."
"Of course I will. Not only that, I will give you a call the second I see her."
"I will keep an eye on Gwen and Rebecca and I'm sure I can dig up some dirt."
He nodded at her.
"So, are we partners?"
"Yes we are. When we're done with Rebecca and Gwen, they won't know what hit them."
They shook on it and went their separate ways. Paloma was thinking of ways to go about finding out the truth and Fox was feeling excited. He had missed Teresa.
"Paloma?"
"Thank you for coming. I need your help."
"What for?"
She looked at Fox. Handsome man she thought.
"I know the truth."
"What are you talking about?"
They were at the Book Café, in the back sitting on one of the couches. She was hoping that no one would see them. He watched her. Paloma was like Teresa in so many ways. They were physically similar, they both had a fighting spirit. Though he couldn't put his finger on it, he knew that Teresa had something more, some kind of aura about her.
"I know where Teresa is."
"I know."
"But how?"
"I thought that if Teresa would tell anyone where she was going it would be you."
"What about Whitney?"
"She wouldn't because she knows that Whitney would feel guilty about this."
"What is that supposed to mean, that I don't have a conscience or a heart?"
"No, not at all. I just think that you are more loyal to Teresa than you are to anyone else."
"It's true."
"So what is it that you just found out."
"I was helping mama at the mansion and I was in your room when I heard a conversation through the baby monitor between Gwen and Rebecca."
"What was it about?"
"Little Ethan's paternity."
He looked at her surprised at first than he understood.
"Little Ethan is not my brother, is he?"
She felt bad for him. He seemed to really care about the kid and genuinely love him.
"No, he's your nephew."
"Which means that Ethan is his father."
She nodded.
"That doesn't change my feelings for the child. He is still Teresa's baby."
"I don't want Teresa to find out that Ethan is the father, but I don't want her to be apart from her son either."
"Why don't you want her to find out the truth?"
"Fox, look at what Ethan did to her. She is finally getting out of this vicious circle and if she learns the truth, I'm afraid Ethan will want her back and that she will go back to him."
"She loves him, why not have a family with him?"
"I don't think she loves him anymore. besides, he's not good enough for her. He failed to see the real her and that is absolutely pathetic when you claim to love someone as much as he said he did. Besides, I know someone who would be great for her. I have the feeling he loves her and I think she might feel the same about him."
"The only man Teresa has ever been in love with was Ethan."
"The man I'm thinking about is a really good man. He is handsome and has a great sense of humor. He cares about her very much and wants only what's best for her."
"Who is it?"
"Can't tell."
"Am I sitting next to another dreamer?"
"Maybe."
He laughed.
"What is it with you Lopez-Fitzgerald women anyway?"
She smiled at him.
"What do you suggest we do about this little situation, Paloma?"
"I don't know yet. I like that Rebecca and Gwen dug themselves into a hole. They won't be able to get themselves out that easily. I think they are behind Ivy's letter been sent to the tabloid."
He looked at her amazed.
"Can you prove it?"
"I think I might. In the meantime, Teresa is in LA with Chad...."
"I'm supposed to be there in a week. Wait, she's with Chad?""
"Yes, she left with him. She is staying at his house."
She looked at him.
"Look after her, please. She is probably vulnerable right now and I'm worried about her a lot."
"Of course I will. Not only that, I will give you a call the second I see her."
"I will keep an eye on Gwen and Rebecca and I'm sure I can dig up some dirt."
He nodded at her.
"So, are we partners?"
"Yes we are. When we're done with Rebecca and Gwen, they won't know what hit them."
They shook on it and went their separate ways. Paloma was thinking of ways to go about finding out the truth and Fox was feeling excited. He had missed Teresa.
