Chapter 17
Suprise!
***I'm sure some of you are worrying that this is turning out to be an Ethan/Teresa story. Don't worry. Be patient. All will reveal itself in the end. Also, as everyone else does, I won't to claim that I in no way own any of the characters on this show. I just wanted to vent my frustrations and feelings as to what I think should happen. Hope you enjoy!!!***
The next morning Teresa woke to a letter on her nightstand. She picked it up and read it.
Teresa,
I woke up early this morning. You were sleeping so peacefully that I didn't want to disturb you. Little E and I are going to zoo and maybe for ice cream. I love this father stuff! I'll see you later tonight. I hope you have a fun day. Don't forget, pamper yourself, you deserve it.
I love you with all my heart,
Ethan
Teresa folded the paper and placed in her nightstand. She got up and showered and dressed. Her mind was set on seeing Gwen.
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Later at the Bed & Breakfast...
"Oh, hello, Teresa. Come on in. Where are your two favorite men?" Sam asked stepping aside allowing Teresa to come in.
"Little Ethan is with his father." I'm not sure where Fox is. "Ethan thought it might be nice that they have a day to bond."
"Teresa, I must say that I haven't seen Ethan this happy in so long. I know how hard it is to be away from the love of your life. Ivy and I were seperated for so long."
"I'm glad you've found happiness, Sam." Maybe one day I'll find mine, she thought to herself.
"So what brings you here?" He asked her.
"Well, I'm here to see Gwen. She wouldn't happen to be here would she?"
Sam looked somewhat puzzled. "She's up in her room. Teresa, are you sure this is what you should be doing? I mean with all that's happened?"
"Sam, I'm not here to rub it in her face. Actually I'm here to thank her. I also want to apologize for everything I've done to her. I want us to get past our differences. I mean our children do share the same father and they will be involved in each others lives."
"That's very big of you, Teresa. She's up the stairs, last room on the right."
Teresa made her way up the stairs and was standing outside the door of Gwen's room. She softly knocked out it, but there was no answer. She knocked again. Still no answer. She listened at the door. She thought she heard voices, someone moving inside. She turned the doorknob. It was unlocked. She slowly opened the door.
"Oh my god! Gwen....David?" Teresa couldn't believe her eyes. She turned to leave.
"No, Teresa wait." Gwen pulled her robe around her, while David just sat there.
Gwen made her way past Teresa and motioned for her to following her. They stepped outside of the room and Gwen shut the door behind her.
"Gwen, I'm confused. What's going on here? I wanted you to move on, but I didn't expect it would be this soon. And with David? I didn't even think you hardly knew the man."
"Actually, Teresa, this has been going on for some time now."
"What? How?" Teresa was confused.
"Well, honestly, I knew Ethan never loved me the way that he loved you. I knew everytime he held me, touched me, made love to me, it was really you he was with. I saw the way he looked at you and protected you. I longed to have someone feel that way about me. Now I do." She smiled.
"I don't understand."
"You see, it started out innocently. I was crying out on the patio one evening when David overheard me. He came to me and we both told our stories. I was hurting over Ethan, he was hurting over Grace. We both knew that they would never return our love. We confided in each other, comforted each other and slowly we began to fall in love."
"But, I thought you loved Ethan?" Teresa asked.
"I did, I do just not the way...Look, Teresa it's hard to explain. From the time I was a little girl my life revolved around Ethan. He was my knight in shining armor, my Prince. I dreamed of spending my life with him. Being his wife, having his children. Like all little girls I believed in fairy tales, unfortunately my fairy tell ended the day you came into Ethan's life."
"Gwen, I don't know what to say." Teresa was flabbergasted.
"You don't have to say anything, Teresa. Look, I knew this day would eventually come. Honestly, I'm glad it's over. Though my fairy tale with Ethan didn't end with a happy ending, I've started a new fairy tell with David. One that will end happily ever after."
"Aren't you worried about how Ethan is going to react to this, I mean aren't you worried about your baby?" Teresa asked concerned.
"No, I'm not worried about my baby. He's with his father now." Gwen rubbed her stomach.
"What? You mean, David is the father?"
"Yes, I was going to tell Ethan sooner, but things just got out of hand. Things went faster than I expect." She paused for a minute, tears forming in her eyes. "I honestly don't have the heart to tell him, Teresa."
Teresa placed a hand on Gwen's arm. "Would you like for me to tell him for you?"
"Would you? I mean, no, I should do it. It's the right thing to do."
"Okay, then, do you want me to have him call you?"
"That would be nice."
"Well, I should be going. I have a few things I need to do." She turned to leave.
Gwen stopped her. "Teresa, are you truly happy?"
"I'm with the father of my son, isn't that what matters?" She looked away. She knew if Gwen saw her eyes she would know she was lying.
"Yes, that's true, but that still doesn't answer my question. Are you with the man you love?"
Teresa started crying. Gwen took her hand. "You're in love with Fox aren't you?"
"Is it that obvious?" Teresa looked up at her.
"Yes, but I'm a woman, I notice these things." She smiled. "Does he know how you feel?"
"Yes, no, I don't know?" Teresa shook her head.
"Go to him."
"I can't, Ethan would be heartbroken."
"Ethan would eventually understand. You can't do this to yourself, to Fox or to Ethan. You all deserve better. Trust me, I know. I thought Ethan was the love of my life. Now I know that he wasn't. David is. I happier now than I ever have been. I've found true love. Teresa, you deserve that. Fox deserves that. Don't worry about Ethan. He's a good man, caring, compassionate, handsome. He'll find somebody that will sweep him off his feet."
Teresa began sobbing. "I've got to go." With that she ran out of the Bed & Breakfast. Gwen stood there thinking about everything that was just said. She knew one day she would thank Teresa for stealing Ethan from her. Right now the wounds were still raw. Still she hoped Teresa would find the love that she so deserved.
Suprise!
***I'm sure some of you are worrying that this is turning out to be an Ethan/Teresa story. Don't worry. Be patient. All will reveal itself in the end. Also, as everyone else does, I won't to claim that I in no way own any of the characters on this show. I just wanted to vent my frustrations and feelings as to what I think should happen. Hope you enjoy!!!***
The next morning Teresa woke to a letter on her nightstand. She picked it up and read it.
Teresa,
I woke up early this morning. You were sleeping so peacefully that I didn't want to disturb you. Little E and I are going to zoo and maybe for ice cream. I love this father stuff! I'll see you later tonight. I hope you have a fun day. Don't forget, pamper yourself, you deserve it.
I love you with all my heart,
Ethan
Teresa folded the paper and placed in her nightstand. She got up and showered and dressed. Her mind was set on seeing Gwen.
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Later at the Bed & Breakfast...
"Oh, hello, Teresa. Come on in. Where are your two favorite men?" Sam asked stepping aside allowing Teresa to come in.
"Little Ethan is with his father." I'm not sure where Fox is. "Ethan thought it might be nice that they have a day to bond."
"Teresa, I must say that I haven't seen Ethan this happy in so long. I know how hard it is to be away from the love of your life. Ivy and I were seperated for so long."
"I'm glad you've found happiness, Sam." Maybe one day I'll find mine, she thought to herself.
"So what brings you here?" He asked her.
"Well, I'm here to see Gwen. She wouldn't happen to be here would she?"
Sam looked somewhat puzzled. "She's up in her room. Teresa, are you sure this is what you should be doing? I mean with all that's happened?"
"Sam, I'm not here to rub it in her face. Actually I'm here to thank her. I also want to apologize for everything I've done to her. I want us to get past our differences. I mean our children do share the same father and they will be involved in each others lives."
"That's very big of you, Teresa. She's up the stairs, last room on the right."
Teresa made her way up the stairs and was standing outside the door of Gwen's room. She softly knocked out it, but there was no answer. She knocked again. Still no answer. She listened at the door. She thought she heard voices, someone moving inside. She turned the doorknob. It was unlocked. She slowly opened the door.
"Oh my god! Gwen....David?" Teresa couldn't believe her eyes. She turned to leave.
"No, Teresa wait." Gwen pulled her robe around her, while David just sat there.
Gwen made her way past Teresa and motioned for her to following her. They stepped outside of the room and Gwen shut the door behind her.
"Gwen, I'm confused. What's going on here? I wanted you to move on, but I didn't expect it would be this soon. And with David? I didn't even think you hardly knew the man."
"Actually, Teresa, this has been going on for some time now."
"What? How?" Teresa was confused.
"Well, honestly, I knew Ethan never loved me the way that he loved you. I knew everytime he held me, touched me, made love to me, it was really you he was with. I saw the way he looked at you and protected you. I longed to have someone feel that way about me. Now I do." She smiled.
"I don't understand."
"You see, it started out innocently. I was crying out on the patio one evening when David overheard me. He came to me and we both told our stories. I was hurting over Ethan, he was hurting over Grace. We both knew that they would never return our love. We confided in each other, comforted each other and slowly we began to fall in love."
"But, I thought you loved Ethan?" Teresa asked.
"I did, I do just not the way...Look, Teresa it's hard to explain. From the time I was a little girl my life revolved around Ethan. He was my knight in shining armor, my Prince. I dreamed of spending my life with him. Being his wife, having his children. Like all little girls I believed in fairy tales, unfortunately my fairy tell ended the day you came into Ethan's life."
"Gwen, I don't know what to say." Teresa was flabbergasted.
"You don't have to say anything, Teresa. Look, I knew this day would eventually come. Honestly, I'm glad it's over. Though my fairy tale with Ethan didn't end with a happy ending, I've started a new fairy tell with David. One that will end happily ever after."
"Aren't you worried about how Ethan is going to react to this, I mean aren't you worried about your baby?" Teresa asked concerned.
"No, I'm not worried about my baby. He's with his father now." Gwen rubbed her stomach.
"What? You mean, David is the father?"
"Yes, I was going to tell Ethan sooner, but things just got out of hand. Things went faster than I expect." She paused for a minute, tears forming in her eyes. "I honestly don't have the heart to tell him, Teresa."
Teresa placed a hand on Gwen's arm. "Would you like for me to tell him for you?"
"Would you? I mean, no, I should do it. It's the right thing to do."
"Okay, then, do you want me to have him call you?"
"That would be nice."
"Well, I should be going. I have a few things I need to do." She turned to leave.
Gwen stopped her. "Teresa, are you truly happy?"
"I'm with the father of my son, isn't that what matters?" She looked away. She knew if Gwen saw her eyes she would know she was lying.
"Yes, that's true, but that still doesn't answer my question. Are you with the man you love?"
Teresa started crying. Gwen took her hand. "You're in love with Fox aren't you?"
"Is it that obvious?" Teresa looked up at her.
"Yes, but I'm a woman, I notice these things." She smiled. "Does he know how you feel?"
"Yes, no, I don't know?" Teresa shook her head.
"Go to him."
"I can't, Ethan would be heartbroken."
"Ethan would eventually understand. You can't do this to yourself, to Fox or to Ethan. You all deserve better. Trust me, I know. I thought Ethan was the love of my life. Now I know that he wasn't. David is. I happier now than I ever have been. I've found true love. Teresa, you deserve that. Fox deserves that. Don't worry about Ethan. He's a good man, caring, compassionate, handsome. He'll find somebody that will sweep him off his feet."
Teresa began sobbing. "I've got to go." With that she ran out of the Bed & Breakfast. Gwen stood there thinking about everything that was just said. She knew one day she would thank Teresa for stealing Ethan from her. Right now the wounds were still raw. Still she hoped Teresa would find the love that she so deserved.
