CHAPTER 14 Vision

Fox stayed up again last night, roaming the empty streets of Harmony. He realized that the sun had started shinning hours ago. He looked at his watch.

"Noon?"

He sat down on the small terrasse of a coffee house.

"What can I get you today?"

"The strongest coffee you have."

The waiter nodded and left. What Fox needed right now was brandy. He made a mental note to himself that he should pour himself a stiff drink the second he got back to the mansion.

"Thank you!"

He picked up the cup of burning coffee and brought it to his lips and drank took small sips, feeling it burn down his throat.

"Teresa.Teresa."

He kept whispering her name over and over. The kiss they shared had happened 2 days before and they hadn't spoken since then. They barely looked at each other. He wished it hadn't happened but in his heart, he knew it had to happen. He had never felt anything like that. He was lost into her. During that moment when passion had ignited between them, Fox felt his heart and Teresa's beat as one. It was an amazing feeling and now he was sitting alone left with the memory of that five minutes that was so incredible but so devastating at the same time.

Incredible because he thought that Teresa had finally understood the extent of his feelings for her and devastating because he had never felt that sad or horrible in his entire life. Teresa was gone from his life. He had lost her forever.

He got up from his seat and left some money on the table. He picked up his coffee and walked on the sidewalk. He stopped as he walked past a boutique in downtown Harmony. Wedding dressed were displayed in the window.

She was standing there inside, like a vision in white. She looked like an angel with her hair down and the strapless wedding dress that fitted her like a second skin. She was glowing in all her grace and beauty. He was taken by her.

She glanced out of the window and lifted her hand signaling him to come in. He shook his head at her. She put her hands together and begged him silently with her eyes pleading with him. He raised his shoulders. He could never resist her. He made his way to the boutique's door and pushed it open.

"Fox!"

He forced a smile upon his face. He wasn't able to take his eyes off of her white dress. She was really getting married. She spoke to him hesitantly.

"How are you?"

Once again he raised his shoulders, not saying anything.just staring at her trying to absorb her.

"I never congratulated you on your wedding. Looks like you got everything you wanted, Teresa. I'm happy for you, really."

She felt miserable. Her heart broke as she saw the look on his face, the hurt in his eyes. She wanted to make it go away.

"Thank you, Fox. It means a lot coming from you."

"As long as you're happy, Teresa.you'll always have my support."

He stopped and looked at her.

"I meant to tell you."

She moved closer to him.

"I will not be attending your wedding on Saturday."

"Why not?"

"I have my reasons, Teresa."

She felt angry at him.

"If you don't come, then you're not the friend I thought you were, Fox."

"How can you question my friendship for you, Teresa. I did everything I could to help you. You landed your big prize, Ethan. Maybe you don't realize that our friendship means the world to me."

With that been said, he walked out of the boutique, leaving his angel behind him in her beautiful wedding dress.

Teresa watched him leave and felt tears coming to her eyes.

"True love comes only once in a lifetime."

Teresa looked at the woman who was making the adjustments to her dress.

"But I'm already with my one true love."

Teresa was lost in her thoughts. Her attraction to Fox had certainly turned into affection, but she wasn't in love with him. Ethan was the one, he was always the one.