Chapter 6
Little Ethan
Teresa walked into the front door of the cottage. She was anxious to see her son.
"Hi, Phyllis. I'm home. You're free to leave now if you'd like."
"Thank you, Teresa. How was the wedding?"
"Fine, I guess. Nothing exciting happened." Yeah, she thought, the one wedding in Harmony that wasn't truly meant to be went off perfect. Why?
"That's nice. I'm sure Gwen made a lovely bride."
"I'm sorry, Phyllis, but I don't really feel like discussing this with you right now. If you don't remember, that was meant to be me up there with Ethan, not Gwen!", Teresa yelled.
"I'm sorry, Teresa, I didn't mean to upset you..."
"No, Phyllis, I'm sorry. It's been a long day. I shouldn't have yelled at you. Now, if you don't mind, I'm going to freshen up. Fox is meeting me here in a little under an hour."
Phyllis looked worried. "Teresa, are you sure you should be doing this? Haven't you heard about Fox Crane?"
"Yes, Phyllis, I have, but I'm a big girl who can take care of herself. Besides, he seems harmless to me and I'm only going so he can meet my gorgeous Little Man." She smiled at the thought of her son. "Speaking of where is the little dude?"
"He's in your bedroom playing in his play pin. Are you sure there's nothing else you need?", Phyllis asked.
"No, Phyllis, I'm fine. Have a nice day. Thanks for all your help. I really appreciate how much you care for Little Ethan.", Teresa said sincerely.
"It's my pleasure, Teresa. He's so easy to care for. No one would ever guess he's Julian Crane's son."
"That's just how I intend it to be!"
"See you later, Teresa, call me if you need anything." She waved as she exited the cottage door.
Theresa ran to her bedroom. There sat Little Ethan in his play pin playing quitely. "Hey, little guy", she said bending down leaning on the side of the pin. "Ya havin' fun? Guess what? Today, you get to meet your big brother, Fox. Does that sound like fun?" Little Ethan looked up at her, clapped his hands and laughed hysterically. "I guess it does, huh?"
Teresa walked over to her closet. "Now let me see, what should I wear? How about this?" She held it up so that Little Ethan could see it. He gave a funny looked. "I guess that's a no", she giggled. She dug around in her closet again and pulled out a pink sundress. "What about this one?" Little Ethan clapped giving his approval. "You like this, do ya?" She looked it over. "Me, too."
Teresa was just finished getting ready, when the doorbell to the cottage rang. "Just a minute", she yelled slipping on her shoes. She made it to the door and opened it and there stood Fox smiling, holding a rose and a teddy bear.
"This is for you," handing her the rose, "and this is for the little guy."
"Fox, that's very sweet of you. Give me just one more minute to get ready and we'll be right out." Teresa hurried into the bedroom. She quickly fixed Little Ethan's diaper bag and picked him up out of play pin. "Ready to meet your big brother Fox?"
Teresa walked into the living room holding Little Ethan on her hip. Fox had his back turned to them. "Fox, I would like you to meet your baby brother, Ethan."
Fox turned around. "Woah, he's cute! Not that I didn't think he would be, considering he has such a looker for a mom. I guess I was just worried that he would look like Julian."
"Luckily he didn't get any of Julian's looks. I must say though I don't think he looks a bit like me either."
"I agree, but never the less, I must say that he's absolutely the cutest thing I've ever seen. Besides me of course.", he said sarcastically, "Hey, now I know where you got it, Little E, from your good looking older brother. " Little Ethan looked at him and buried his head down in Fox's chest laughing and throwing his arms around his neck. "I think he likes me." Fox said tickled pink.
"I think you're right about that! I guess we should be going. It's not long until his nap time and he gets awfully cranky. You might like him so much then."
"I doubt that!" Little did Fox know that the little innocent guy he was holding was getting ready to turn everyones lives around. Hearts would be broken, lifes shattered, revelations made. Hard to believe that one little guy could change so many lives.
Little Ethan
Teresa walked into the front door of the cottage. She was anxious to see her son.
"Hi, Phyllis. I'm home. You're free to leave now if you'd like."
"Thank you, Teresa. How was the wedding?"
"Fine, I guess. Nothing exciting happened." Yeah, she thought, the one wedding in Harmony that wasn't truly meant to be went off perfect. Why?
"That's nice. I'm sure Gwen made a lovely bride."
"I'm sorry, Phyllis, but I don't really feel like discussing this with you right now. If you don't remember, that was meant to be me up there with Ethan, not Gwen!", Teresa yelled.
"I'm sorry, Teresa, I didn't mean to upset you..."
"No, Phyllis, I'm sorry. It's been a long day. I shouldn't have yelled at you. Now, if you don't mind, I'm going to freshen up. Fox is meeting me here in a little under an hour."
Phyllis looked worried. "Teresa, are you sure you should be doing this? Haven't you heard about Fox Crane?"
"Yes, Phyllis, I have, but I'm a big girl who can take care of herself. Besides, he seems harmless to me and I'm only going so he can meet my gorgeous Little Man." She smiled at the thought of her son. "Speaking of where is the little dude?"
"He's in your bedroom playing in his play pin. Are you sure there's nothing else you need?", Phyllis asked.
"No, Phyllis, I'm fine. Have a nice day. Thanks for all your help. I really appreciate how much you care for Little Ethan.", Teresa said sincerely.
"It's my pleasure, Teresa. He's so easy to care for. No one would ever guess he's Julian Crane's son."
"That's just how I intend it to be!"
"See you later, Teresa, call me if you need anything." She waved as she exited the cottage door.
Theresa ran to her bedroom. There sat Little Ethan in his play pin playing quitely. "Hey, little guy", she said bending down leaning on the side of the pin. "Ya havin' fun? Guess what? Today, you get to meet your big brother, Fox. Does that sound like fun?" Little Ethan looked up at her, clapped his hands and laughed hysterically. "I guess it does, huh?"
Teresa walked over to her closet. "Now let me see, what should I wear? How about this?" She held it up so that Little Ethan could see it. He gave a funny looked. "I guess that's a no", she giggled. She dug around in her closet again and pulled out a pink sundress. "What about this one?" Little Ethan clapped giving his approval. "You like this, do ya?" She looked it over. "Me, too."
Teresa was just finished getting ready, when the doorbell to the cottage rang. "Just a minute", she yelled slipping on her shoes. She made it to the door and opened it and there stood Fox smiling, holding a rose and a teddy bear.
"This is for you," handing her the rose, "and this is for the little guy."
"Fox, that's very sweet of you. Give me just one more minute to get ready and we'll be right out." Teresa hurried into the bedroom. She quickly fixed Little Ethan's diaper bag and picked him up out of play pin. "Ready to meet your big brother Fox?"
Teresa walked into the living room holding Little Ethan on her hip. Fox had his back turned to them. "Fox, I would like you to meet your baby brother, Ethan."
Fox turned around. "Woah, he's cute! Not that I didn't think he would be, considering he has such a looker for a mom. I guess I was just worried that he would look like Julian."
"Luckily he didn't get any of Julian's looks. I must say though I don't think he looks a bit like me either."
"I agree, but never the less, I must say that he's absolutely the cutest thing I've ever seen. Besides me of course.", he said sarcastically, "Hey, now I know where you got it, Little E, from your good looking older brother. " Little Ethan looked at him and buried his head down in Fox's chest laughing and throwing his arms around his neck. "I think he likes me." Fox said tickled pink.
"I think you're right about that! I guess we should be going. It's not long until his nap time and he gets awfully cranky. You might like him so much then."
"I doubt that!" Little did Fox know that the little innocent guy he was holding was getting ready to turn everyones lives around. Hearts would be broken, lifes shattered, revelations made. Hard to believe that one little guy could change so many lives.
