CHAPTER 11
Enter Dylan
He was walking down the street in Los Angeles when he bumped into a young woman. The coffee she was holding spilled over her.
"Geez, that's hot."
She was pulling the shirt off her skin with two fingers.
"I am so sorry. I didn't see you."
She was dibbing her wet shirt with some of the napkins she had.
"Here, let me help you. I will pay for dry cleaning."
He finally looked at her face and thought he recognized her.
"Do I know you?"
"No, I don't know you."
She looked at his dark blue eyes and gave him a friendly smile. She heard Whitney call her name.
"What happened Teresa?"
"Just a small accident."
Whitney looked at the brad new shirt.
"Maybe we should go back home and get you out of these."
"No, I'll go on my own. Chad is probably waiting for you."
She looked at the man standing in front of her. He looked embarrassed.
"Don't worry about this."
"I insist. This is my business card. Whatever it costs, I'll pay."
She took the card from him and read it.
"Dylan Banning...I'm Teresa Lopez-Fitzgerald."
She gave him her hand and instead of shaking like she thought he would, he brought it to his lips and kissed it. She was surprised but didn't take it away.
"Let's get going Teresa."
She nodded and smiled at Dylan.
"Thank you."
He smiled back at her and watched her walk away.
"I knew I had seen her somewhere. Fox's former step mother. Maybe it's time I paid him a visit. That Teresa is one hot number."
He smiled at himself. So many times he had discussed her with Fox. She stood in front of him in the flesh and she was stunning.
"This is one woman I want to have. I can't believe Fox never got her into bed. Got to say that Whitney is one beautiful woman, but Teresa...."
*********************
Fox was sitting at his desk, spaced out. His mind had been wandering for the better part of the day. He couldn't concentrate on his work. Last night when he came back from his outing, he heard Chad and Whitney in their bedrooms doing the deed. He got upset and left until the wee hours of the morning. He seemed to have tried everything that crossed his mind. It was because of him that they weren't engaged.
He was considering having Chad fired from the recording company. AMC Recordings was a Crane Industries division and since Julian put him in charge, he should be able to do whatever he wanted..including firing Chad. A buzzing was heard.
"What is it?"
"Mr. Crane, Mr. Banning is here to see you."
"Let him in."
The door opened and Dylan's dark head showed.
"Are you busy?"
"Never too busy for you."
He got up and went around the desk to meet with his old friend.
"I heard that you were in LA, but I didn't want to believe the rumor."
Dylan looked around the big office.
"That's some office you have. Who's your decorator?"
"Teresa."
"Really? She has great taste. Is she in LA?"
"Yes, she is. As a matter of fact we are staying together with Whitney and Chad. Ethan and Gwen should be joining us in a few days also."
"You're going to have a crowd under the same roof then."
"Yes. She doesn't know about Ethan."
"When are you planning on introducing us?"
Fox looked at him suspiciously.
"Why?"
"I heard so much about her....."
"If it's to get her in your bed then dump her like yesterday's trash, it won't happen."
"You've done far worst things than that. Fox."
"But I don't do it anymore."
"What do you care if I go after Teresa. You're lusting after that Whitney person."
Fox didn't say anything.
"Would you like to come over tonight?"
"I would love to."
Dylan left the office leaving Fox wondering.
"What was that all about?"
He knew that he had to keep an eye on Dylan. He didn't want Teresa to be hurt just when she seemed to be picking up her life.
He was walking down the street in Los Angeles when he bumped into a young woman. The coffee she was holding spilled over her.
"Geez, that's hot."
She was pulling the shirt off her skin with two fingers.
"I am so sorry. I didn't see you."
She was dibbing her wet shirt with some of the napkins she had.
"Here, let me help you. I will pay for dry cleaning."
He finally looked at her face and thought he recognized her.
"Do I know you?"
"No, I don't know you."
She looked at his dark blue eyes and gave him a friendly smile. She heard Whitney call her name.
"What happened Teresa?"
"Just a small accident."
Whitney looked at the brad new shirt.
"Maybe we should go back home and get you out of these."
"No, I'll go on my own. Chad is probably waiting for you."
She looked at the man standing in front of her. He looked embarrassed.
"Don't worry about this."
"I insist. This is my business card. Whatever it costs, I'll pay."
She took the card from him and read it.
"Dylan Banning...I'm Teresa Lopez-Fitzgerald."
She gave him her hand and instead of shaking like she thought he would, he brought it to his lips and kissed it. She was surprised but didn't take it away.
"Let's get going Teresa."
She nodded and smiled at Dylan.
"Thank you."
He smiled back at her and watched her walk away.
"I knew I had seen her somewhere. Fox's former step mother. Maybe it's time I paid him a visit. That Teresa is one hot number."
He smiled at himself. So many times he had discussed her with Fox. She stood in front of him in the flesh and she was stunning.
"This is one woman I want to have. I can't believe Fox never got her into bed. Got to say that Whitney is one beautiful woman, but Teresa...."
*********************
Fox was sitting at his desk, spaced out. His mind had been wandering for the better part of the day. He couldn't concentrate on his work. Last night when he came back from his outing, he heard Chad and Whitney in their bedrooms doing the deed. He got upset and left until the wee hours of the morning. He seemed to have tried everything that crossed his mind. It was because of him that they weren't engaged.
He was considering having Chad fired from the recording company. AMC Recordings was a Crane Industries division and since Julian put him in charge, he should be able to do whatever he wanted..including firing Chad. A buzzing was heard.
"What is it?"
"Mr. Crane, Mr. Banning is here to see you."
"Let him in."
The door opened and Dylan's dark head showed.
"Are you busy?"
"Never too busy for you."
He got up and went around the desk to meet with his old friend.
"I heard that you were in LA, but I didn't want to believe the rumor."
Dylan looked around the big office.
"That's some office you have. Who's your decorator?"
"Teresa."
"Really? She has great taste. Is she in LA?"
"Yes, she is. As a matter of fact we are staying together with Whitney and Chad. Ethan and Gwen should be joining us in a few days also."
"You're going to have a crowd under the same roof then."
"Yes. She doesn't know about Ethan."
"When are you planning on introducing us?"
Fox looked at him suspiciously.
"Why?"
"I heard so much about her....."
"If it's to get her in your bed then dump her like yesterday's trash, it won't happen."
"You've done far worst things than that. Fox."
"But I don't do it anymore."
"What do you care if I go after Teresa. You're lusting after that Whitney person."
Fox didn't say anything.
"Would you like to come over tonight?"
"I would love to."
Dylan left the office leaving Fox wondering.
"What was that all about?"
He knew that he had to keep an eye on Dylan. He didn't want Teresa to be hurt just when she seemed to be picking up her life.
