"You're good with him, usually he's fussy around strangers." Theresa said as she watched Chloe play with Little Ethan.
Chloe smiled, "Yeah, I had a child of my own."
Theresa sat up as she saw that she had gotten Chloe to smile. "What happened? Is he or she still alive?" Theresa asked.
Chloe dropped Little Ethan's toy and stood up, "Get your nose out of my business." She rolled her eyes at Theresa and walked out of the tent.
"Oooh, didn't mean to touch a soft spot." Theresa said to Little Ethan. "Hi sweety! Mommy missed you!" she said as she held him. She pulled him back and looked at him. "You look just like your daddy." she said smiling.
"Lunch." Chloe yelled unenthusiastically.
"Time to eat! Up we go!" she said and walked out to eat.
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"I want to talk to Fox ALONE Julian." Alistair said on the speaker.
"Yes Father." Julian said reluctantly as he left Fox alone.
"Whats up Granpops?" Fox asked.
"Don't call me that again." Alistair said angrily.
"Sorry." he said rolling his eyes.
"And don't roll your eyes either."
Fox sighed, "What do you have to talk to me about?"
"Little Ethan."
"Theresa's son?" Fox asked.
"Let me continue with no interruptions. I'm going to get straight to the point, he's your son."
"What? How is he my son? She had him with Tony!" Fox exclaimed.
"You remember that sample I had you take that I said was for a big project?" Alistair asked.
"Yeah." Fox said remembering.
"Tony was uncapable of getting Theresa pregnant so he saught a different way. I had his tubes switched with yours, therefore you are the real father of Ethan."
Fox covered his face, "Oh my gosh." he whispered. "He's my son."
"That's the reason why Tony's kidnapped him."
"How could you do this Alistair? Its all your fault that Theresa's out there, God knows where, pregnant and maybe even hurt!" Fox yelled.
"Never raise your voice at me. Listen to me." Alistair said firmly. "I went you to trace all the steps that Theresa took in the past 5 months. Get security videos, the whole nine yards. You have to find Tony, if not then he wins and I can't let him do that."
"That's all you care about isn't it? You care about revenge and not about my son, fiancee, and unborn child." he said angrily.
"Do as I say. Call me back if you find anything." Alistair said and Fox was left with a dial tone.
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Theresa ran her fingers along Little Ethan's hair as he slept. She looked up to see Chloe watching her. "Care to join me?" she asked.
Chloe didn't say anything and sat across from her.
Theresa smiled, "He looks just like his Dad."
"So Tony finally told you."
"Yeah." Theresa whispered.
"When I held my baby girl for the first time, it felt as if I had the whole world handed to me. She was so beautiful with her tiny fingers and hands. I used to stand and watch her as she slept." Chloe said looking down at her hands.
"What happened to her?" Theresa asked softly.
"She died of pnuemonia." she replied as tears began to cloud her eyes.
"I'm sorry."
"Sure. You have a son and you're pregnant. You don't even know how it is to loose a child."
Theresa looked at her and remembered, "Yeah I do. Tony and I had been trying for a long time to have a child and it was miscarriage after miscarriage. Even though I never got to hold them I had already fell in love with them because there was a connection there that only a mother can experience. It hurt so much, it made me think I wasn't worthy enough to be a mother." she paused and looked at Chloe who was listening intently. "But I realized it wasn't my fault. It just wasn't meant to be." she sniffed and wiped her eyes. "I'm so glad for Little Ethan. He means everything to me."
"He is a darling little boy." Chloe agreed.
"Thanks. So, where did you meet Tony?" Theresa asked.
"Through one my friends. She was a police officer."
"Why? Why did you do it?"
"Why did I do what?"
"Why did you decide to give up everything you had to work with him?" Theresa persisted.
"I was so hurt from loosing my baby that nothing mattered to me. Tony made me feel like somebody, like my life was worth living."
"Tony is not the man you think he is. I was so naive to believe he was charming...does he hit you?"
"That's none of your business." Chloe said angrily.
"Sorry, I was just trying to help."
"Well I don't need your help, goodnight."
"I know I'm getting through to you Chloe and I know you're going to help me escape." she said to herself as she watched Chloe walk off. She went to her tent to get some rest and plan her escape.
Chloe smiled, "Yeah, I had a child of my own."
Theresa sat up as she saw that she had gotten Chloe to smile. "What happened? Is he or she still alive?" Theresa asked.
Chloe dropped Little Ethan's toy and stood up, "Get your nose out of my business." She rolled her eyes at Theresa and walked out of the tent.
"Oooh, didn't mean to touch a soft spot." Theresa said to Little Ethan. "Hi sweety! Mommy missed you!" she said as she held him. She pulled him back and looked at him. "You look just like your daddy." she said smiling.
"Lunch." Chloe yelled unenthusiastically.
"Time to eat! Up we go!" she said and walked out to eat.
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"I want to talk to Fox ALONE Julian." Alistair said on the speaker.
"Yes Father." Julian said reluctantly as he left Fox alone.
"Whats up Granpops?" Fox asked.
"Don't call me that again." Alistair said angrily.
"Sorry." he said rolling his eyes.
"And don't roll your eyes either."
Fox sighed, "What do you have to talk to me about?"
"Little Ethan."
"Theresa's son?" Fox asked.
"Let me continue with no interruptions. I'm going to get straight to the point, he's your son."
"What? How is he my son? She had him with Tony!" Fox exclaimed.
"You remember that sample I had you take that I said was for a big project?" Alistair asked.
"Yeah." Fox said remembering.
"Tony was uncapable of getting Theresa pregnant so he saught a different way. I had his tubes switched with yours, therefore you are the real father of Ethan."
Fox covered his face, "Oh my gosh." he whispered. "He's my son."
"That's the reason why Tony's kidnapped him."
"How could you do this Alistair? Its all your fault that Theresa's out there, God knows where, pregnant and maybe even hurt!" Fox yelled.
"Never raise your voice at me. Listen to me." Alistair said firmly. "I went you to trace all the steps that Theresa took in the past 5 months. Get security videos, the whole nine yards. You have to find Tony, if not then he wins and I can't let him do that."
"That's all you care about isn't it? You care about revenge and not about my son, fiancee, and unborn child." he said angrily.
"Do as I say. Call me back if you find anything." Alistair said and Fox was left with a dial tone.
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Theresa ran her fingers along Little Ethan's hair as he slept. She looked up to see Chloe watching her. "Care to join me?" she asked.
Chloe didn't say anything and sat across from her.
Theresa smiled, "He looks just like his Dad."
"So Tony finally told you."
"Yeah." Theresa whispered.
"When I held my baby girl for the first time, it felt as if I had the whole world handed to me. She was so beautiful with her tiny fingers and hands. I used to stand and watch her as she slept." Chloe said looking down at her hands.
"What happened to her?" Theresa asked softly.
"She died of pnuemonia." she replied as tears began to cloud her eyes.
"I'm sorry."
"Sure. You have a son and you're pregnant. You don't even know how it is to loose a child."
Theresa looked at her and remembered, "Yeah I do. Tony and I had been trying for a long time to have a child and it was miscarriage after miscarriage. Even though I never got to hold them I had already fell in love with them because there was a connection there that only a mother can experience. It hurt so much, it made me think I wasn't worthy enough to be a mother." she paused and looked at Chloe who was listening intently. "But I realized it wasn't my fault. It just wasn't meant to be." she sniffed and wiped her eyes. "I'm so glad for Little Ethan. He means everything to me."
"He is a darling little boy." Chloe agreed.
"Thanks. So, where did you meet Tony?" Theresa asked.
"Through one my friends. She was a police officer."
"Why? Why did you do it?"
"Why did I do what?"
"Why did you decide to give up everything you had to work with him?" Theresa persisted.
"I was so hurt from loosing my baby that nothing mattered to me. Tony made me feel like somebody, like my life was worth living."
"Tony is not the man you think he is. I was so naive to believe he was charming...does he hit you?"
"That's none of your business." Chloe said angrily.
"Sorry, I was just trying to help."
"Well I don't need your help, goodnight."
"I know I'm getting through to you Chloe and I know you're going to help me escape." she said to herself as she watched Chloe walk off. She went to her tent to get some rest and plan her escape.
