CHAPTER 26
A Phone Call
"The surgery went very well considering that Miss Lopez-Fitzgerald went into cardiac arrest 3 times. We managed to revive her each time."
He looked at Fox.
"You young man have probably saved her life. You were a match to her blood type."
He looked at his chart.
"The bullet that was near her spinal cord was removed successfully. The only thing is that she will need rehab. She suffered a collapsed lung during her surgery, but we fixed the problem. We also noticed a head trauma."
He looked at the alarmed faces.
"No, there is no brain damage and we have to wait for her to wake up to find out what's going on there. She is hooked on a respirator since her lung capacity isn't very good right now. She is in recovery. Her condition is still critical, but I am confident that she will pull through."
"I'd like to go see her."
"No, Ethan. If anyone is going to see her right now, it's her sister and her son."
"Who put you in charge, Fox?"
Ethan and Fox glared at each other ready to rip each other off.
"Gentlemen, this is a hospital. You can go with the young lady and the boy."
"Thank you doctor. Let's go Paloma."
Paloma nodded at Fox and they both walked to Teresa's cubicle. Nothing had prepared them for the sight before them.
"Oh my God."
Both Paloma and Fox were standing in front of Teresa's bed. There were monitors and machines. There was a huge tube in her mouth, her arm was hooked to ivies. Her eyes were closed and all color had drained from her face. They could see the bruise on her forehead and the scratched on her cheek and her arms. Probably from when she fell.
"Fox, I'll let you stay with her."
"But she's your sister, you have to be here."
"I know but I also have to take care of little Ethan. It brings me comfort that you're here with her."
She squeezed his shoulder.
"Call me when she comes to."
"Sure."
She looked at her sister and then turned her attention to Fox. She could see the hurt written all over his face, the agony he was feeling was greater than she had thought possible. She watched him as he took Teresa's hand in his and ran his thumb on it. She watched as he took it to his lips and kissed it.
"Fox, tell her how you feel."
He looked at Paloma over his shoulder.
"I don't know how I feel."
"I think you do, you just aren't to admit it to yourself. I know that the 2 of you shared a kiss once. Did you feel something when that happened?"
He did not answer. He looked back at Teresa and put her behind her ear and felt her face with the tip of his fingers.
"Fox, the only advice I can give is not to cheat yourself out of been with her."
He nodded at her and she left.
"Teresa, I hope you can hear me."
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"Teresa was shut. She just came out of surgery...maybe you should be here when she wakes up...I'll see you in a few."
Whitney hung up the phone. She was upset to see Fox be so concerned about Teresa. She understood. She was upset as well, but now that she knew that Teresa was going to be alright, she didn't see a reason to fuss over her condition. Then there was Paloma who was pushing Fox to admit to feelings he didn't have for Teresa. What was that about anyway?
"Were you on the phone with Chad?"
"No, he is in Europe and doesn't know what happened yet."
She forced a smile on her face as did Gwen.
"So, Teresa saved your life, didn't she?"
"Yes, she did. And I owe her."
"Does that mean you'll give her Ethan back?"
"No, but I won't let you destroy what Fox and her are building."
"What are you talking about?"
"Don't play dumb with me Whitney. You know damn well what I'm talking about."
She started walking away, but she came back on her tracks.
"And I will have a talk with Dylan also. I know he's the one you were calling."
Whitney looked at Gwen dumbfounded.
"Since when have you become Teresa's fan? You hate her."
"I never hated her. I hated what she did to me and Ethan. But I know how she feels about Fox and certainly see the way he looks at her. You are not part of the picture, Whitney and a one night stand with him doesn't make him yours."
"What?"
"Yes, I saw him got out of your room that night, half dressed and I heard him drive off."
"I don't have to listen to this, Gwen."
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Ethan was dying to see Teresa. He opened her door slightly thinking that she was alone, but he heard a voice that he recognized as fox's. He stood there and listened to him talk.
"You have to be alright so that you and I can have the chance to make something happen between us. I was so dumb, thinking that it was Whitney I wanted when it was you, all along. Every time I held you I felt something vibrate inside of me. Every time you touch me I feel like my heart is going to burst. You light up my life. I think I might have feelings for you that go beyond friendship. I think that the feelings I have for you are really, really deep. I hope that somewhere you feel the same way as me."
He leaned and kissed her near her lips.
"I want you to open your eyes, Teresa. Let me see those beautiful big brown eyes."
Ethan left the room making sure he closed the door properly and without making any noise. He couldn't believe what he had just heard. He didn't like it at all. Since Gwen had revealed the truth about the things she knew, he felt really bad about the way he had treated Teresa. She didn't deserve any of it. She didn't deserve the way he spoke to her or accused her of been vindictive. He wanted her back in his life, he still loved her. in fact she was the woman of his life.
"Fox cannot have her. I can't let him have her."
He thought of something he heard Fox say.
"So, brother...Whitney Russell, huh? What would Chad think of that?"
"The surgery went very well considering that Miss Lopez-Fitzgerald went into cardiac arrest 3 times. We managed to revive her each time."
He looked at Fox.
"You young man have probably saved her life. You were a match to her blood type."
He looked at his chart.
"The bullet that was near her spinal cord was removed successfully. The only thing is that she will need rehab. She suffered a collapsed lung during her surgery, but we fixed the problem. We also noticed a head trauma."
He looked at the alarmed faces.
"No, there is no brain damage and we have to wait for her to wake up to find out what's going on there. She is hooked on a respirator since her lung capacity isn't very good right now. She is in recovery. Her condition is still critical, but I am confident that she will pull through."
"I'd like to go see her."
"No, Ethan. If anyone is going to see her right now, it's her sister and her son."
"Who put you in charge, Fox?"
Ethan and Fox glared at each other ready to rip each other off.
"Gentlemen, this is a hospital. You can go with the young lady and the boy."
"Thank you doctor. Let's go Paloma."
Paloma nodded at Fox and they both walked to Teresa's cubicle. Nothing had prepared them for the sight before them.
"Oh my God."
Both Paloma and Fox were standing in front of Teresa's bed. There were monitors and machines. There was a huge tube in her mouth, her arm was hooked to ivies. Her eyes were closed and all color had drained from her face. They could see the bruise on her forehead and the scratched on her cheek and her arms. Probably from when she fell.
"Fox, I'll let you stay with her."
"But she's your sister, you have to be here."
"I know but I also have to take care of little Ethan. It brings me comfort that you're here with her."
She squeezed his shoulder.
"Call me when she comes to."
"Sure."
She looked at her sister and then turned her attention to Fox. She could see the hurt written all over his face, the agony he was feeling was greater than she had thought possible. She watched him as he took Teresa's hand in his and ran his thumb on it. She watched as he took it to his lips and kissed it.
"Fox, tell her how you feel."
He looked at Paloma over his shoulder.
"I don't know how I feel."
"I think you do, you just aren't to admit it to yourself. I know that the 2 of you shared a kiss once. Did you feel something when that happened?"
He did not answer. He looked back at Teresa and put her behind her ear and felt her face with the tip of his fingers.
"Fox, the only advice I can give is not to cheat yourself out of been with her."
He nodded at her and she left.
"Teresa, I hope you can hear me."
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"Teresa was shut. She just came out of surgery...maybe you should be here when she wakes up...I'll see you in a few."
Whitney hung up the phone. She was upset to see Fox be so concerned about Teresa. She understood. She was upset as well, but now that she knew that Teresa was going to be alright, she didn't see a reason to fuss over her condition. Then there was Paloma who was pushing Fox to admit to feelings he didn't have for Teresa. What was that about anyway?
"Were you on the phone with Chad?"
"No, he is in Europe and doesn't know what happened yet."
She forced a smile on her face as did Gwen.
"So, Teresa saved your life, didn't she?"
"Yes, she did. And I owe her."
"Does that mean you'll give her Ethan back?"
"No, but I won't let you destroy what Fox and her are building."
"What are you talking about?"
"Don't play dumb with me Whitney. You know damn well what I'm talking about."
She started walking away, but she came back on her tracks.
"And I will have a talk with Dylan also. I know he's the one you were calling."
Whitney looked at Gwen dumbfounded.
"Since when have you become Teresa's fan? You hate her."
"I never hated her. I hated what she did to me and Ethan. But I know how she feels about Fox and certainly see the way he looks at her. You are not part of the picture, Whitney and a one night stand with him doesn't make him yours."
"What?"
"Yes, I saw him got out of your room that night, half dressed and I heard him drive off."
"I don't have to listen to this, Gwen."
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Ethan was dying to see Teresa. He opened her door slightly thinking that she was alone, but he heard a voice that he recognized as fox's. He stood there and listened to him talk.
"You have to be alright so that you and I can have the chance to make something happen between us. I was so dumb, thinking that it was Whitney I wanted when it was you, all along. Every time I held you I felt something vibrate inside of me. Every time you touch me I feel like my heart is going to burst. You light up my life. I think I might have feelings for you that go beyond friendship. I think that the feelings I have for you are really, really deep. I hope that somewhere you feel the same way as me."
He leaned and kissed her near her lips.
"I want you to open your eyes, Teresa. Let me see those beautiful big brown eyes."
Ethan left the room making sure he closed the door properly and without making any noise. He couldn't believe what he had just heard. He didn't like it at all. Since Gwen had revealed the truth about the things she knew, he felt really bad about the way he had treated Teresa. She didn't deserve any of it. She didn't deserve the way he spoke to her or accused her of been vindictive. He wanted her back in his life, he still loved her. in fact she was the woman of his life.
"Fox cannot have her. I can't let him have her."
He thought of something he heard Fox say.
"So, brother...Whitney Russell, huh? What would Chad think of that?"
