CHAPTER 30
Connection
"Let me help you."
"No, I can do it."
She walked slowly from the living room to the bottom of the stairs as Fox watched on.
"You are making a lot of progress, Teresa. But don't push yourself too hard."
She looked at him and smiled.
"I just want things to be normal. Having my memory back and be able to walk the way I used to. I don't want to rely on anyone."
"We're here for you Resa."
He took her hand and walked her back to the living room where they sat down. He looked at her and understood everything that she once said to him about love, and how it felt. This time he knew he felt it...for her.
"Help me remember."
"What do want to know?"
"Everything."
"That's very broad."
"Well then start somewhere."
He looked at her and smiled.
"One of the things you always liked to do was sit on my lap and lean your head on my shoulder."
"Why?"
"Because you said that nothing could hurt you when you were in my arms."
"Really?"
"Yes, really."
"What else?"
"We used to fight a lot."
She looked at him surprised.
"Do you love me?"
He didn't answer. Instead, he got up and walked to the window where he could see Paloma playing with little Ethan. He wondered again who his father was. He couldn't shake the feeling that there was something more behind this. He wished Teresa could tell him. He felt her hand on his shoulder and took it in his pulling her body in front of his. He held her waist and leaned his chin on her head. They were both looking out the window and Teresa smiled when she saw her son playing in the sand.
"I never thought it was possible to love someone this much."
"You always said that."
She smiled.
"The first time I saw him in the hospital, I thought that you were his dad."
"That's impossible, because we didn't know each other back then."
"It's such a blur. I remember a night that I think is so important, but I can't make sense of the shapes or the noises."
"Don't force it, it will come to you."
She turned toward him so that she would face him. He didn't let go of her.
"Aside from that time I kissed you, when I wanted you to lose at that game. Was there another time?"
"No, there wasn't."
"Kiss me."
"I don't think it's such a good idea."
"Why not?"
"Because I don't want you to rush into anything."
She pushed his arms down from around her waist and started went outside where she leaned on the railing.
"Or maybe you don't care as much as you said you did."
He followed her.
"I do care about you. I have feelings for you that I can't even explain to myself. I don't want you to be hurt Teresa."
She approached him and put her hand on his face.
"You can never hurt me, Fox. Never."
She bit her lower lip as he leaned in to kiss her. And he felt it, his heart beating so fast. The heat around them. Teresa pulled away from him quickly.
"What's wrong?"
"There's a fire in the pit of my stomach."
"What?"
"Can't you feel it? Right here?"
She touched his stomach.
"No, I feel it up here."
He took her hand to his heart and she could feel it. She leaned her head on his chest and could hear it.
"You set my heart on fire, Teresa."
She smiled and kissed him again.
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Paloma was on the beach building castles with her nephew. She looked toward the house to see Teresa and Fox in deep conversation outside. She looked at little Ethan who was shoveling the sand around and wondered again who the father was. She was puzzled by it because Teresa had never said anything to her about having had a one night stand with anyone. She would never have kept something that big from her.
She looked toward the mansion again and was completely thrown back when she saw Fox and Teresa kissing.
"What do you know? Blondie finally made his move." She looked down at little Ethan again and an idea crossed her mind. She studied his features and his face, the shape of his eyes and looked at him as he smiled.
"No, Paloma...too much imagination and I was never good in math. Ethan was already born when Teresa and Fox met.
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"Do you think I'll ever remember who his father is?"
"Probably. In fact, I'm sure of it."
They walked back in the living room where Fox helped her sit. She grimaced.
"What's wrong?"
"I think it's going to rain."
"Your back hurting again?"
She nodded.
"You should lay down for a while."
He helped her to her feet and picked her up in his arms. She wrapped her arms around his neck as he walked up the stairs. He walked in her room and put her in her bed.
"Where are you going?"
"Downstairs."
"Can't you stay with me for a while?"
"Sure, but you have to take those pills before."
He handed her the glass of water that was on the night stand and her medication. She took it reluctantly. He laid down next to her and she put her head on his chest and fell asleep. He didn't dare move, but he liked the way they were. He suddenly had a worry. What if this moment ceased to exist once she had her memory back? He didn't think he could handle losing her.
"I never felt this connected to anyone in my life, Teresa. I hope you'll always be a part of me."
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Paloma walked inside the house with the baby asleep in her arms. She looked inside the living room, but they weren't there. She decided to take her nephew to his room and change him. She went upstairs and walked by Teresa's room. She saw something in the corner of her eye and had to go back on her steps. Fox and Teresa were asleep in each others' arms.
"It was about damn time you did something about it, Fox."
"Let me help you."
"No, I can do it."
She walked slowly from the living room to the bottom of the stairs as Fox watched on.
"You are making a lot of progress, Teresa. But don't push yourself too hard."
She looked at him and smiled.
"I just want things to be normal. Having my memory back and be able to walk the way I used to. I don't want to rely on anyone."
"We're here for you Resa."
He took her hand and walked her back to the living room where they sat down. He looked at her and understood everything that she once said to him about love, and how it felt. This time he knew he felt it...for her.
"Help me remember."
"What do want to know?"
"Everything."
"That's very broad."
"Well then start somewhere."
He looked at her and smiled.
"One of the things you always liked to do was sit on my lap and lean your head on my shoulder."
"Why?"
"Because you said that nothing could hurt you when you were in my arms."
"Really?"
"Yes, really."
"What else?"
"We used to fight a lot."
She looked at him surprised.
"Do you love me?"
He didn't answer. Instead, he got up and walked to the window where he could see Paloma playing with little Ethan. He wondered again who his father was. He couldn't shake the feeling that there was something more behind this. He wished Teresa could tell him. He felt her hand on his shoulder and took it in his pulling her body in front of his. He held her waist and leaned his chin on her head. They were both looking out the window and Teresa smiled when she saw her son playing in the sand.
"I never thought it was possible to love someone this much."
"You always said that."
She smiled.
"The first time I saw him in the hospital, I thought that you were his dad."
"That's impossible, because we didn't know each other back then."
"It's such a blur. I remember a night that I think is so important, but I can't make sense of the shapes or the noises."
"Don't force it, it will come to you."
She turned toward him so that she would face him. He didn't let go of her.
"Aside from that time I kissed you, when I wanted you to lose at that game. Was there another time?"
"No, there wasn't."
"Kiss me."
"I don't think it's such a good idea."
"Why not?"
"Because I don't want you to rush into anything."
She pushed his arms down from around her waist and started went outside where she leaned on the railing.
"Or maybe you don't care as much as you said you did."
He followed her.
"I do care about you. I have feelings for you that I can't even explain to myself. I don't want you to be hurt Teresa."
She approached him and put her hand on his face.
"You can never hurt me, Fox. Never."
She bit her lower lip as he leaned in to kiss her. And he felt it, his heart beating so fast. The heat around them. Teresa pulled away from him quickly.
"What's wrong?"
"There's a fire in the pit of my stomach."
"What?"
"Can't you feel it? Right here?"
She touched his stomach.
"No, I feel it up here."
He took her hand to his heart and she could feel it. She leaned her head on his chest and could hear it.
"You set my heart on fire, Teresa."
She smiled and kissed him again.
***********************
Paloma was on the beach building castles with her nephew. She looked toward the house to see Teresa and Fox in deep conversation outside. She looked at little Ethan who was shoveling the sand around and wondered again who the father was. She was puzzled by it because Teresa had never said anything to her about having had a one night stand with anyone. She would never have kept something that big from her.
She looked toward the mansion again and was completely thrown back when she saw Fox and Teresa kissing.
"What do you know? Blondie finally made his move." She looked down at little Ethan again and an idea crossed her mind. She studied his features and his face, the shape of his eyes and looked at him as he smiled.
"No, Paloma...too much imagination and I was never good in math. Ethan was already born when Teresa and Fox met.
*****************************
"Do you think I'll ever remember who his father is?"
"Probably. In fact, I'm sure of it."
They walked back in the living room where Fox helped her sit. She grimaced.
"What's wrong?"
"I think it's going to rain."
"Your back hurting again?"
She nodded.
"You should lay down for a while."
He helped her to her feet and picked her up in his arms. She wrapped her arms around his neck as he walked up the stairs. He walked in her room and put her in her bed.
"Where are you going?"
"Downstairs."
"Can't you stay with me for a while?"
"Sure, but you have to take those pills before."
He handed her the glass of water that was on the night stand and her medication. She took it reluctantly. He laid down next to her and she put her head on his chest and fell asleep. He didn't dare move, but he liked the way they were. He suddenly had a worry. What if this moment ceased to exist once she had her memory back? He didn't think he could handle losing her.
"I never felt this connected to anyone in my life, Teresa. I hope you'll always be a part of me."
*******************************
Paloma walked inside the house with the baby asleep in her arms. She looked inside the living room, but they weren't there. She decided to take her nephew to his room and change him. She went upstairs and walked by Teresa's room. She saw something in the corner of her eye and had to go back on her steps. Fox and Teresa were asleep in each others' arms.
"It was about damn time you did something about it, Fox."
