CHAPTER 12
Ethan Landing
The taxi cab dropped them off in front of the penthouse.
"That is so nice. And it seems big enough for 4 people too. A beach house. I'm happy for Chad. He finally has what he wants."
"You're right Gwen. I think we'll like it here."
They made their way to the front door and Ethan rang the door bell.
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"Teresa, are you home?"
"Yes, I'm coming."
She got up and put her sarong around her waist.
"You're home early."
She looked at the man standing beside him.
"Hi, Dylan."
He was eying her. She was wearing a beautiful bikini that still left a lot to the imagination. He started undressing her mentally.
"I was on my way to the kitchen to make myself another margarita. Care to join me?"
"I would love to."
Fox turned to Dylan and saw the expression on his face.
"Dylan, care for a margarita."
"I won't say no."
"You guys can go to the pool and I will bring it outside."
Fox headed to his room to get changed and Dylan went outside. A few minutes later, both Fox and Teresa were with him. She took off her sarong and laid down on her long chair with her margarita on the floor next to it. Fox sat down beside her and they engaged in a lengthy conversation about her son. Dylan sat there, looking at Teresa's body, at her hair and fantasizing about what it would be like...
"Was that the door bell?"
Fox nodded at her.
"Sit Teresa, let me get it."
"Thanks."
He got up and left to answer the door. Dylan moved next to her and looked at her.
"What is it?"
"I was thinking about what it would feel like if I kissed you."
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The door opened and Ethan was shocked to say the least when he saw who was on the other side.
"Fox? Aren't you supposed to have your own place?"
"Hi to you too."
He moved to let them inside.
"And no, Grandfather wanted me to be here."
"Why?"
"Who knows why Alistair wants what he wants."
He looked at Gwen.
"You look...very pregnant!"
She smiled at him.
"I'm due in a couple of weeks."
"Why didn't you stay in Harmony."
"I didn't want to be away from Ethan."
"Figures."
He led them in and showed them to their room where they dropped off their things.
"I was by the pool if you want to join us."
He walked to the patio door and just as he set foot outside, his mouth dropped. Teresa and Dylan were sharing a kiss. It wasn't just a kiss, he was all over her. He turned around to leave but came face to face with Ethan and Gwen.
"Who is that?"
Then he looked at the woman's body, at her hair and recognized her.
"Is this Teresa?"
He looked at Fox's face. He looked like someone who had just been hit by a ton of bricks. But he then turned around and walked up to Dylan.
"You son of a bitch, I told you not to go anywhere near her. What part of that didn't you understand?"
Teresa stood up and faced Fox.
"What the hell are you doing Fox? This is not like you to act like this."
"I'm sorry Teresa, but I know Dylan. He will get you where he wants you then dump you. I don't want to see you hurt, that's all."
She gave him a smile.
"I can take care of myself Fox."
"No, not if someone like Dylan is around you won't."
"You can be so infuriating sometimes, Fox."
She walked past him and came face to face with Ethan and Gwen who were standing there.
"What the hell are you two doing here?"
"What are you doing here? You left Harmony without saying a word and you turn up here with my brother no less?"
"Leave her alone, Ethan."
"I'll ask for your advice when I need it Fox."
"For the last time I said leave her alone."
"Fox, butt out. Stop acting like you are more than what we are."
He felt hurt. She walked inside the house thinking that she could escape everyone. Dylan walked behind her.
"Teresa, I know this isn't the right time, but I would really like to take you out for dinner."
"No, thank you. I dated someone like you once and I don't think I'm ready to do it again."
"If you change your mind, you know my number."
He walked passed her to get to the door but Fox went after him.
"I warned you, Dylan."
"Why don't you focus your energies on the beautiful Whitney? Or is it Teresa you want."
"No, I don't want her."
"Then stop acting like a jealous boyfriend."
He left and Fox turned around.
"Where did Teresa go?"
"To her room."
"I cannot believe we're going to have to live under the same rood as her again."
"Why don't you just move out Gwen. Or better yet, cross the continent again and go back to Harmony. Teresa has been here since the day she left Harmony. As far as I'm concerned, you're the one trespassing on her territory."
"Don't speak to her that way."
"No one asked you anything Ethan. So why don't you just do us a favor and shut up?"
He went to her door and knocked but she wouldn't answer. He turned the knob, but she had locked herself in.
The taxi cab dropped them off in front of the penthouse.
"That is so nice. And it seems big enough for 4 people too. A beach house. I'm happy for Chad. He finally has what he wants."
"You're right Gwen. I think we'll like it here."
They made their way to the front door and Ethan rang the door bell.
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"Teresa, are you home?"
"Yes, I'm coming."
She got up and put her sarong around her waist.
"You're home early."
She looked at the man standing beside him.
"Hi, Dylan."
He was eying her. She was wearing a beautiful bikini that still left a lot to the imagination. He started undressing her mentally.
"I was on my way to the kitchen to make myself another margarita. Care to join me?"
"I would love to."
Fox turned to Dylan and saw the expression on his face.
"Dylan, care for a margarita."
"I won't say no."
"You guys can go to the pool and I will bring it outside."
Fox headed to his room to get changed and Dylan went outside. A few minutes later, both Fox and Teresa were with him. She took off her sarong and laid down on her long chair with her margarita on the floor next to it. Fox sat down beside her and they engaged in a lengthy conversation about her son. Dylan sat there, looking at Teresa's body, at her hair and fantasizing about what it would be like...
"Was that the door bell?"
Fox nodded at her.
"Sit Teresa, let me get it."
"Thanks."
He got up and left to answer the door. Dylan moved next to her and looked at her.
"What is it?"
"I was thinking about what it would feel like if I kissed you."
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The door opened and Ethan was shocked to say the least when he saw who was on the other side.
"Fox? Aren't you supposed to have your own place?"
"Hi to you too."
He moved to let them inside.
"And no, Grandfather wanted me to be here."
"Why?"
"Who knows why Alistair wants what he wants."
He looked at Gwen.
"You look...very pregnant!"
She smiled at him.
"I'm due in a couple of weeks."
"Why didn't you stay in Harmony."
"I didn't want to be away from Ethan."
"Figures."
He led them in and showed them to their room where they dropped off their things.
"I was by the pool if you want to join us."
He walked to the patio door and just as he set foot outside, his mouth dropped. Teresa and Dylan were sharing a kiss. It wasn't just a kiss, he was all over her. He turned around to leave but came face to face with Ethan and Gwen.
"Who is that?"
Then he looked at the woman's body, at her hair and recognized her.
"Is this Teresa?"
He looked at Fox's face. He looked like someone who had just been hit by a ton of bricks. But he then turned around and walked up to Dylan.
"You son of a bitch, I told you not to go anywhere near her. What part of that didn't you understand?"
Teresa stood up and faced Fox.
"What the hell are you doing Fox? This is not like you to act like this."
"I'm sorry Teresa, but I know Dylan. He will get you where he wants you then dump you. I don't want to see you hurt, that's all."
She gave him a smile.
"I can take care of myself Fox."
"No, not if someone like Dylan is around you won't."
"You can be so infuriating sometimes, Fox."
She walked past him and came face to face with Ethan and Gwen who were standing there.
"What the hell are you two doing here?"
"What are you doing here? You left Harmony without saying a word and you turn up here with my brother no less?"
"Leave her alone, Ethan."
"I'll ask for your advice when I need it Fox."
"For the last time I said leave her alone."
"Fox, butt out. Stop acting like you are more than what we are."
He felt hurt. She walked inside the house thinking that she could escape everyone. Dylan walked behind her.
"Teresa, I know this isn't the right time, but I would really like to take you out for dinner."
"No, thank you. I dated someone like you once and I don't think I'm ready to do it again."
"If you change your mind, you know my number."
He walked passed her to get to the door but Fox went after him.
"I warned you, Dylan."
"Why don't you focus your energies on the beautiful Whitney? Or is it Teresa you want."
"No, I don't want her."
"Then stop acting like a jealous boyfriend."
He left and Fox turned around.
"Where did Teresa go?"
"To her room."
"I cannot believe we're going to have to live under the same rood as her again."
"Why don't you just move out Gwen. Or better yet, cross the continent again and go back to Harmony. Teresa has been here since the day she left Harmony. As far as I'm concerned, you're the one trespassing on her territory."
"Don't speak to her that way."
"No one asked you anything Ethan. So why don't you just do us a favor and shut up?"
He went to her door and knocked but she wouldn't answer. He turned the knob, but she had locked herself in.
