To tyis7ys7si: ditto basically shows that you agree. (Example: if someone
says 'I hate you', and you say "ditto" that means you're saying 'I hate you
too'. And I got the name Alex from one of my favorite television shows
called Roswell.
Chapter 12
The Next Day.
Julian sat in the back seat of the limo as he waited for his arrival to Charity's house. He had stayed up most of last night wondering how Charity would look and what she would think of him. Now, he was anxiously waiting for the limo to stop. 'I wonder how she looks?' he thought. Finally the limo stopped and the driver came over and opened the door for him. Julian stepped out of the limo and looked at the huge mansion in front of him.
"Are you sure this is the right place?" Julian asked surprised that Charity actually lived here by herself.
"Yes sir, I'm sure," replied the driver.
"Very well then," Julian said as he headed toward the door and rang the doorbell. After waiting a few seconds, the door opened to reveal Fox.
"Fox, it's good to see you," Julian said awkwardly.
"Wish I could say the same," Fox replied dryly before walking into the living not bothering to wait for Julian.
'Ouch,' Julian thought as he followed Fox into the living room. Julian took a seat next to Fox and waited for him to say something. After a minute or two, Julian decided to start up a conversation.
"So this is a nice place Charity has. It seems like a lot for a young girl to take care of herself."
"She doesn't. My girlfriend and I live here with her," Fox said, not yet wanting to reveal that Theresa was his girlfriend.
"Oh, that's nice," Julian said as another silence fell upon the two of them. Finally Julian spoke up again. "Look Fox, I know that I haven't exactly been the best father to you and your sisters,"
"Well if that isn't the understatement of the year," Fox said rudely, cutting Julian off.
"And I know that you probably hate my guts," Julian continued. "But if it helps any, I realized last night how badly I treated you three and I really am sorry."
"You're about twenty three years late on the apologies," Fox replied.
"I know, I know," Julian said regretfully. "I really have been a selfish bastard, but it never had anything to do with the three of you. It's just that every time I looked at you guys, I saw the life that I never wanted. You, Samantha, and Victoria were all children that I made with a woman that I hated more than anything in the world, and that's all I saw when I looked at you."
"And that's our fault?!" Fox yelled angrily.
"No, no it not, but I acted like it was, and I just realized how selfish and inconsiderate I've been to you three. I wasn't always like this. I remember being so excited when you were born. It was about a year before I met Faith. Ivy had already done everything in her power to keep me as far away from Ethan as possible, so I told myself that I would have a better part in raising you. And I did, for a year or two, but after Faith left, I just didn't care anymore. I just gave up on loving altogether. I saw no point when all it did was bite you in the ass in the end."
"Yeah, well it's too late now, what's done is done," Fox replied.
"I know, I just still wanted to apologize for ignoring you or every making you feel like you were an unimportant screw-up. I already called Sammy and Vicky last night and both of them have agreed to forgive me and give a father-daughter relationship a try," Julian said.
"That's good for them and you, but I'm not as forgiving as them," Fox replied.
Julian's face dropped at Fox's reply. 'What have I done? My own son wants nothing to do with me. You really screwed up this time, Crane,' Julian thought to himself.
"Don't get me wrong," Fox said noticing Julian's deflated face. "It's not everyday that you admit to basically being a jackass of a father, so I'll forgive you for that. But there's something else you did that I haven't forgiven you for and you're going to have to do some serious apologizing for that," he said.
"What is it? I'll apologize to you immediately," Julian said wanting to gain Fox's forgiveness.
"Not to me, to someone else," Fox said. "Go into the kitchen and apologize to my girlfriend. If you can get her forgiveness, then you have mine," Fox said.
"What do you mean, I haven't even met her yet," Julian said clearly confused.
"Just go into the kitchen, and you'll understand," Fox replied, not bothering to explain any further.
Julian looked at Fox for a second before turning and heading toward the kitchen. He couldn't hide the shock on his face when he saw Theresa by the stove scrubbing. He let out a gasp causing Theresa to whip her head around and look at him.
"Julian, I see you made here safely," Theresa said dryly. Julian just continued to stare at her. "Are you going to say something?" Theresa asked getting annoyed with Julian's silence.
"Theresa, you're Fox's girlfriend?" he asked still surprised.
"Don't sound too excited," she replied sarcastically. "Look Julian, I'm trying to clean so if you're going to continue to stand there like a fool, please don't do it my kitchen," she said before turning away from him.
"I remember Ethan and Pilar talking about Fox leaving Harmony with you, but I didn't actually believe it," Julian replied.
"Well, it was true, now would you mind leaving?" Theresa said not wanting to talk to Julian.
"I can't, I have to apologize to you," Julian said.
"You, apologize? That'll be the day," she said rolling her eyes.
"Theresa, I know that I was a bastard to you and I have no right to ask for your forgiveness. But I'd just like you to know that I am sorry. I shouldn't have given you alcohol and tricked into bed when all you were trying to do was help out the man you loved. I was thinking like a hormonal teenager and I had no right to take advantage of you like that," Julian said genuinely sorry for his treatment towards Theresa.
Theresa stared at Julian in shock. 'Did Julian Crane just apologize to me?' she thought to herself.
"I'm sorry, but did you just apologize to me?" Theresa asked still surprised.
"Yes, I did," Julian said waiting for Theresa's response.
"Did Fox put you up to this? Did he like threaten you or something?" Theresa asked trying to figure everything out.
"Yes, Fox did tell me that I had to apologize to you to get his forgiveness, but I really am sorry for my actions and I'm grateful that I was given the chance to apologize to you face to face," Julian said sincerely.
"Wow, I'm shocked Julian," Theresa said coming over to him. "I must say, I never expected to hear an apology from you."
"Does that mean that I'm forgiven?" Julian asked hopefully.
"Yeah, I guess it does," Theresa said with a smile on her face. "Now how about we head to the living room so that you can meet your daughter," she said as she led him back to the living room where Fox was waiting.
"So is everything okay with you two?" Fox asked as he saw Theresa and Julian come in the room with smiles on their faces.
"Yes, things are fine," Theresa replied walking over and giving Fox a light kiss on the lips.
"So, you two seem very happy," Julian said watching the way Fox and Theresa interacted with each other.
"We are," Fox replied not taking his eyes away from Theresa.
"Good, I'm very happy for the both of you," Julian said.
"Thanks, that's really nice of you Julian," Theresa replied.
"So when do I get to meet Charity?" Julian asked wanting to see Charity as soon as possible.
"She's upstairs right now with her boyfriend," Fox replied. "I didn't tell her that you were coming, so when you go up to see her she'll probably be really shocked."
"I see. So can I go up now?" Julian asked.
"In a minute," Fox said wanting to have another talk with Julian before he went up to see Charity. Understanding that Fox wanted to speak with Julian alone, Theresa decided to leave.
"I'll just go tell Brady that Julian's here so that he can say bye to Charity," she said. She looked at Julian one more time and said, "You better not hurt her," before heading upstairs. Once she was gone, Fox quickly got to the point.
"Look, I know we just did the whole 'forgive and forget' thing, but I'm telling you right now Julian, if you end up hurting Charity in anyway, you'll regret it. For some reason, you were given a chance to be a better father to another child, don't screw it up, okay?" Fox said sternly.
"I won't," Julian replied seeing the serious look in Fox's eyes. "It's really nice to see how protective and loving you are of your sisters, all of them. I'm proud to call you my son," Julian said.
"Thank you," Fox said before leading Julian upstairs to Charity's room. When they reached her door, they saw Brady and Theresa exiting her room. Julian stared at the man that was dating his daughter.
"Hello, Mr. Crane. My name is Brady Black," Brady said holding out his had for Julian to shake.
"Hello Mr. Black, it's nice to meet you," Julian said. 'He seems like a nice guy,' Julian thought.
"Well Charity's watching the television, so you can just go on in," Brady said.
"Thank you," Julian said before walking into Charity's room. He saw Charity sitting on her bed flipping through the channels on her T.V. She looked up at him when she heard the door close.
"Oh my god," Charity said in shock. "What, what are you doing here?" she asked in shock.
"I- I," Julian stuttered. 'She looks just like Faith,' Julian thought. 'She's beautiful.' "Fox called me yesterday. He told me everything"
Charity continued to stare at Julian in shock. 'I can't believe I'm actually meeting my father,' she thought.
"I know you're shocked at seeing me here, I was shocked when I found out that I was your father, but I want you to know that I never abandoned you. Faith never told me that she was pregnant. One day she was here and the next, she just disappeared," Julian said trying to explain.
"I believe you, my mom always told me that my father didn't know about me. I can't blame you for not being in my life," Charity replied.
"You probably hate me from all the stories you've heard, but I'm trying to change and become a better man," Julian said taking a seat next to Charity's bed.
"I just have to know one thing, did you ever love my mother or was she just your bed buddy?" Charity asked, nervous about Julian's answer. 'I have to know if I was conceived out of love or just a few minutes of unaffectionate pleasure.' She thought
"God, I loved your mother so much," Julian said surprising Charity. He continued, noticing her look of shock. "I know it may be hard to believe considering how I've acted all these years, but I did love Faith. I loved her with everything in me. I had planned on divorcing Ivy and getting married to Faith so that we could be a family with Fox and the children that we would have together. But when she left, I turned to alcohol and sex to take away the pain I felt at not even being able to say goodbye to her."
"I'm sorry," Charity said seeing the sad look that crossed Julian's face. "If it helps, I think my mom may have thought that leaving you with your family was the best thing for you, Fox, and Ethan. She always put everyone else's well being before her own."
"Yes, that's Faith for you," Julian said with a smile. "I still can't believe that's she dead," he said sadly.
"I know. I remember wanting to die when I found out. She was my best friend, I still miss her so much," Charity said.
"Me too. But at least she left me with a beautiful daughter," Julian said looking at Charity. Charity blushed at Julian's compliment before speaking again.
"So, about the way you treated Fox and Theresa," Charity said, wanting Julian to know that she hadn't forgotten that.
"I know, it was horrible. I've done a lot of things that I'm not proud of, but I'm trying to make amends," Julian replied trying to explain.
"I think you owe them both an apology," Charity said.
"I know. I already apologized, and they've both forgiven me."
"Good, as long as they've forgiven you, you and I are fine," Charity said.
"The three of you are really close," Julian replied. "I've already had both Fox and Theresa threaten to harm me if I hurt you. I'm glad you have dependable people like that in your life."
"Yeah, Fox, Resa, and Brady are the best friends ever," Charity said smiling at the thought of her friends.
"I've been led to believe that Brady is more than a friend," Julian said with a grin. Charity blushed at Julian's statement.
"Brady and I have been dating for almost eight months. He's an amazing guy, you'll love him," Charity responded with a smile.
"As long as you're happy I'm sure I'll love him. I got you something," Julian said reaching into his pocket and pulling out a locket.
"What's this for?" Charity asked looking at the locket.
"Open it," Julian replied. Curious, Charity opened the locket to find a picture of Faith. It was obvious that Faith was in her mid or late twenties when the picture was taken. Charity stared at her mother's smiling face with a smile of her own.
"After finding out that you were my daughter, I decided to see what I could find out about you on the Internet. I didn't expect to see thousands of pages dedicated to you and your music. Anyway, one of the pages stated that your birthday was two days ago so that's just a belated birthday present," Julian said.
"Thank you, this means so much to me," Charity said before reaching over and hesitantly hugging Julian.
"What do you say we go down and join the others," Julian suggested.
"Sounds like a good idea," Charity replied getting of the bed and heading out of her room.
Meanwhile.
"Who the hell was that man and what did he do with Julian Crane?" Theresa asked as soon as Julian entered Charity's room.
"I have no idea," Fox replied equally shocked. "The last thing I ever expected was for Julian to realize the error of his ways and actually apologize for it."
"Me too," Theresa replied heading downstairs with Brady and Fox. "But I'm not complaining; it'd be good for you and him to start a good relationship."
"Yeah well don't break out the 'Dad of the Year' awards yet," Fox replied sarcastically.
"I'll get it," Brady said after hearing the doorbell ring. He opened the door to find to teenage girls.
"Sammy! Vicky! What are you guys doing here?" Brady asked letting them in.
"Our dad called us last night and told us everything. We flew here to welcome Charity into the family," sixteen year-old Samantha replied. (If anyone wants to see how I picture Samantha to look, go here ).
"So where is Charity?" Victoria asked looking around the room. (Go here to see Victoria, ).
"She's upstairs with Julian," Theresa replied. "You two can help me clean up the kitchen, come on," she said dragging both of them into the kitchen.
"So Theresa, how are things between you and Fox," Victoria asked with a smile.
"Very good, thank you for asking," Theresa replied not saying more.
"Are we going to be hearing any wedding bells soon?" Sam asked suggestively.
"Why don't you ask Fox that," Theresa replied with a laugh. "Seriously though, I don't think Fox and I will not be getting married soon. I've got a big show coming up and Charity's going to go on tour in a month and Fox is going to have to go with her. So no Crane wedding yet," she said.
"Ahh, 'yet' being the operative word," Victoria joked.
"Anyway, how have my two favorite teenagers been doing?" Theresa asked as she put her arms around them.
"Fine, same old, same old. Aside from the fact that we just found out we have a nineteen year old sister, everything's just normal," Sam replied jokingly. Theresa and Victoria laughed at Samantha's response as Fox came into the kitchen.
"Charity and Julian just came down, we were thinking of going out to eat, are you guys interested?" he asked.
"Sure," they replied together.
"Good, then let's go," he said allowing Sam and Vicky to leave before him. He held on to Theresa's hand and pulled her into his arms as she was about to leave. He leaned down and kissed her with everything he had. After a minute he pulled away.
"What was that for?" Theresa asked breathlessly.
"No reason. I'm just in a good mood. I've got another sister, my dad and I have made amends, and I've got the most beautiful girl in the world as a girlfriend. My life just could be better," he responded.
"I'm glad to see you so happy. You deserve it," Theresa said before giving him another kiss and heading toward the living room where Julian, Samantha, Victoria, Charity, and Brady were waiting.
TBC
Next Chapter - The next chapter might jump ahead a couple of months, I haven't decided yet.
P.S. The picture I used for Samantha is an actress named Ashlee Simpson and the picture for Victoria is an actress named JoAnna Garcia.
P.P.S. Please leave feedback!!!
Chapter 12
The Next Day.
Julian sat in the back seat of the limo as he waited for his arrival to Charity's house. He had stayed up most of last night wondering how Charity would look and what she would think of him. Now, he was anxiously waiting for the limo to stop. 'I wonder how she looks?' he thought. Finally the limo stopped and the driver came over and opened the door for him. Julian stepped out of the limo and looked at the huge mansion in front of him.
"Are you sure this is the right place?" Julian asked surprised that Charity actually lived here by herself.
"Yes sir, I'm sure," replied the driver.
"Very well then," Julian said as he headed toward the door and rang the doorbell. After waiting a few seconds, the door opened to reveal Fox.
"Fox, it's good to see you," Julian said awkwardly.
"Wish I could say the same," Fox replied dryly before walking into the living not bothering to wait for Julian.
'Ouch,' Julian thought as he followed Fox into the living room. Julian took a seat next to Fox and waited for him to say something. After a minute or two, Julian decided to start up a conversation.
"So this is a nice place Charity has. It seems like a lot for a young girl to take care of herself."
"She doesn't. My girlfriend and I live here with her," Fox said, not yet wanting to reveal that Theresa was his girlfriend.
"Oh, that's nice," Julian said as another silence fell upon the two of them. Finally Julian spoke up again. "Look Fox, I know that I haven't exactly been the best father to you and your sisters,"
"Well if that isn't the understatement of the year," Fox said rudely, cutting Julian off.
"And I know that you probably hate my guts," Julian continued. "But if it helps any, I realized last night how badly I treated you three and I really am sorry."
"You're about twenty three years late on the apologies," Fox replied.
"I know, I know," Julian said regretfully. "I really have been a selfish bastard, but it never had anything to do with the three of you. It's just that every time I looked at you guys, I saw the life that I never wanted. You, Samantha, and Victoria were all children that I made with a woman that I hated more than anything in the world, and that's all I saw when I looked at you."
"And that's our fault?!" Fox yelled angrily.
"No, no it not, but I acted like it was, and I just realized how selfish and inconsiderate I've been to you three. I wasn't always like this. I remember being so excited when you were born. It was about a year before I met Faith. Ivy had already done everything in her power to keep me as far away from Ethan as possible, so I told myself that I would have a better part in raising you. And I did, for a year or two, but after Faith left, I just didn't care anymore. I just gave up on loving altogether. I saw no point when all it did was bite you in the ass in the end."
"Yeah, well it's too late now, what's done is done," Fox replied.
"I know, I just still wanted to apologize for ignoring you or every making you feel like you were an unimportant screw-up. I already called Sammy and Vicky last night and both of them have agreed to forgive me and give a father-daughter relationship a try," Julian said.
"That's good for them and you, but I'm not as forgiving as them," Fox replied.
Julian's face dropped at Fox's reply. 'What have I done? My own son wants nothing to do with me. You really screwed up this time, Crane,' Julian thought to himself.
"Don't get me wrong," Fox said noticing Julian's deflated face. "It's not everyday that you admit to basically being a jackass of a father, so I'll forgive you for that. But there's something else you did that I haven't forgiven you for and you're going to have to do some serious apologizing for that," he said.
"What is it? I'll apologize to you immediately," Julian said wanting to gain Fox's forgiveness.
"Not to me, to someone else," Fox said. "Go into the kitchen and apologize to my girlfriend. If you can get her forgiveness, then you have mine," Fox said.
"What do you mean, I haven't even met her yet," Julian said clearly confused.
"Just go into the kitchen, and you'll understand," Fox replied, not bothering to explain any further.
Julian looked at Fox for a second before turning and heading toward the kitchen. He couldn't hide the shock on his face when he saw Theresa by the stove scrubbing. He let out a gasp causing Theresa to whip her head around and look at him.
"Julian, I see you made here safely," Theresa said dryly. Julian just continued to stare at her. "Are you going to say something?" Theresa asked getting annoyed with Julian's silence.
"Theresa, you're Fox's girlfriend?" he asked still surprised.
"Don't sound too excited," she replied sarcastically. "Look Julian, I'm trying to clean so if you're going to continue to stand there like a fool, please don't do it my kitchen," she said before turning away from him.
"I remember Ethan and Pilar talking about Fox leaving Harmony with you, but I didn't actually believe it," Julian replied.
"Well, it was true, now would you mind leaving?" Theresa said not wanting to talk to Julian.
"I can't, I have to apologize to you," Julian said.
"You, apologize? That'll be the day," she said rolling her eyes.
"Theresa, I know that I was a bastard to you and I have no right to ask for your forgiveness. But I'd just like you to know that I am sorry. I shouldn't have given you alcohol and tricked into bed when all you were trying to do was help out the man you loved. I was thinking like a hormonal teenager and I had no right to take advantage of you like that," Julian said genuinely sorry for his treatment towards Theresa.
Theresa stared at Julian in shock. 'Did Julian Crane just apologize to me?' she thought to herself.
"I'm sorry, but did you just apologize to me?" Theresa asked still surprised.
"Yes, I did," Julian said waiting for Theresa's response.
"Did Fox put you up to this? Did he like threaten you or something?" Theresa asked trying to figure everything out.
"Yes, Fox did tell me that I had to apologize to you to get his forgiveness, but I really am sorry for my actions and I'm grateful that I was given the chance to apologize to you face to face," Julian said sincerely.
"Wow, I'm shocked Julian," Theresa said coming over to him. "I must say, I never expected to hear an apology from you."
"Does that mean that I'm forgiven?" Julian asked hopefully.
"Yeah, I guess it does," Theresa said with a smile on her face. "Now how about we head to the living room so that you can meet your daughter," she said as she led him back to the living room where Fox was waiting.
"So is everything okay with you two?" Fox asked as he saw Theresa and Julian come in the room with smiles on their faces.
"Yes, things are fine," Theresa replied walking over and giving Fox a light kiss on the lips.
"So, you two seem very happy," Julian said watching the way Fox and Theresa interacted with each other.
"We are," Fox replied not taking his eyes away from Theresa.
"Good, I'm very happy for the both of you," Julian said.
"Thanks, that's really nice of you Julian," Theresa replied.
"So when do I get to meet Charity?" Julian asked wanting to see Charity as soon as possible.
"She's upstairs right now with her boyfriend," Fox replied. "I didn't tell her that you were coming, so when you go up to see her she'll probably be really shocked."
"I see. So can I go up now?" Julian asked.
"In a minute," Fox said wanting to have another talk with Julian before he went up to see Charity. Understanding that Fox wanted to speak with Julian alone, Theresa decided to leave.
"I'll just go tell Brady that Julian's here so that he can say bye to Charity," she said. She looked at Julian one more time and said, "You better not hurt her," before heading upstairs. Once she was gone, Fox quickly got to the point.
"Look, I know we just did the whole 'forgive and forget' thing, but I'm telling you right now Julian, if you end up hurting Charity in anyway, you'll regret it. For some reason, you were given a chance to be a better father to another child, don't screw it up, okay?" Fox said sternly.
"I won't," Julian replied seeing the serious look in Fox's eyes. "It's really nice to see how protective and loving you are of your sisters, all of them. I'm proud to call you my son," Julian said.
"Thank you," Fox said before leading Julian upstairs to Charity's room. When they reached her door, they saw Brady and Theresa exiting her room. Julian stared at the man that was dating his daughter.
"Hello, Mr. Crane. My name is Brady Black," Brady said holding out his had for Julian to shake.
"Hello Mr. Black, it's nice to meet you," Julian said. 'He seems like a nice guy,' Julian thought.
"Well Charity's watching the television, so you can just go on in," Brady said.
"Thank you," Julian said before walking into Charity's room. He saw Charity sitting on her bed flipping through the channels on her T.V. She looked up at him when she heard the door close.
"Oh my god," Charity said in shock. "What, what are you doing here?" she asked in shock.
"I- I," Julian stuttered. 'She looks just like Faith,' Julian thought. 'She's beautiful.' "Fox called me yesterday. He told me everything"
Charity continued to stare at Julian in shock. 'I can't believe I'm actually meeting my father,' she thought.
"I know you're shocked at seeing me here, I was shocked when I found out that I was your father, but I want you to know that I never abandoned you. Faith never told me that she was pregnant. One day she was here and the next, she just disappeared," Julian said trying to explain.
"I believe you, my mom always told me that my father didn't know about me. I can't blame you for not being in my life," Charity replied.
"You probably hate me from all the stories you've heard, but I'm trying to change and become a better man," Julian said taking a seat next to Charity's bed.
"I just have to know one thing, did you ever love my mother or was she just your bed buddy?" Charity asked, nervous about Julian's answer. 'I have to know if I was conceived out of love or just a few minutes of unaffectionate pleasure.' She thought
"God, I loved your mother so much," Julian said surprising Charity. He continued, noticing her look of shock. "I know it may be hard to believe considering how I've acted all these years, but I did love Faith. I loved her with everything in me. I had planned on divorcing Ivy and getting married to Faith so that we could be a family with Fox and the children that we would have together. But when she left, I turned to alcohol and sex to take away the pain I felt at not even being able to say goodbye to her."
"I'm sorry," Charity said seeing the sad look that crossed Julian's face. "If it helps, I think my mom may have thought that leaving you with your family was the best thing for you, Fox, and Ethan. She always put everyone else's well being before her own."
"Yes, that's Faith for you," Julian said with a smile. "I still can't believe that's she dead," he said sadly.
"I know. I remember wanting to die when I found out. She was my best friend, I still miss her so much," Charity said.
"Me too. But at least she left me with a beautiful daughter," Julian said looking at Charity. Charity blushed at Julian's compliment before speaking again.
"So, about the way you treated Fox and Theresa," Charity said, wanting Julian to know that she hadn't forgotten that.
"I know, it was horrible. I've done a lot of things that I'm not proud of, but I'm trying to make amends," Julian replied trying to explain.
"I think you owe them both an apology," Charity said.
"I know. I already apologized, and they've both forgiven me."
"Good, as long as they've forgiven you, you and I are fine," Charity said.
"The three of you are really close," Julian replied. "I've already had both Fox and Theresa threaten to harm me if I hurt you. I'm glad you have dependable people like that in your life."
"Yeah, Fox, Resa, and Brady are the best friends ever," Charity said smiling at the thought of her friends.
"I've been led to believe that Brady is more than a friend," Julian said with a grin. Charity blushed at Julian's statement.
"Brady and I have been dating for almost eight months. He's an amazing guy, you'll love him," Charity responded with a smile.
"As long as you're happy I'm sure I'll love him. I got you something," Julian said reaching into his pocket and pulling out a locket.
"What's this for?" Charity asked looking at the locket.
"Open it," Julian replied. Curious, Charity opened the locket to find a picture of Faith. It was obvious that Faith was in her mid or late twenties when the picture was taken. Charity stared at her mother's smiling face with a smile of her own.
"After finding out that you were my daughter, I decided to see what I could find out about you on the Internet. I didn't expect to see thousands of pages dedicated to you and your music. Anyway, one of the pages stated that your birthday was two days ago so that's just a belated birthday present," Julian said.
"Thank you, this means so much to me," Charity said before reaching over and hesitantly hugging Julian.
"What do you say we go down and join the others," Julian suggested.
"Sounds like a good idea," Charity replied getting of the bed and heading out of her room.
Meanwhile.
"Who the hell was that man and what did he do with Julian Crane?" Theresa asked as soon as Julian entered Charity's room.
"I have no idea," Fox replied equally shocked. "The last thing I ever expected was for Julian to realize the error of his ways and actually apologize for it."
"Me too," Theresa replied heading downstairs with Brady and Fox. "But I'm not complaining; it'd be good for you and him to start a good relationship."
"Yeah well don't break out the 'Dad of the Year' awards yet," Fox replied sarcastically.
"I'll get it," Brady said after hearing the doorbell ring. He opened the door to find to teenage girls.
"Sammy! Vicky! What are you guys doing here?" Brady asked letting them in.
"Our dad called us last night and told us everything. We flew here to welcome Charity into the family," sixteen year-old Samantha replied. (If anyone wants to see how I picture Samantha to look, go here ).
"So where is Charity?" Victoria asked looking around the room. (Go here to see Victoria, ).
"She's upstairs with Julian," Theresa replied. "You two can help me clean up the kitchen, come on," she said dragging both of them into the kitchen.
"So Theresa, how are things between you and Fox," Victoria asked with a smile.
"Very good, thank you for asking," Theresa replied not saying more.
"Are we going to be hearing any wedding bells soon?" Sam asked suggestively.
"Why don't you ask Fox that," Theresa replied with a laugh. "Seriously though, I don't think Fox and I will not be getting married soon. I've got a big show coming up and Charity's going to go on tour in a month and Fox is going to have to go with her. So no Crane wedding yet," she said.
"Ahh, 'yet' being the operative word," Victoria joked.
"Anyway, how have my two favorite teenagers been doing?" Theresa asked as she put her arms around them.
"Fine, same old, same old. Aside from the fact that we just found out we have a nineteen year old sister, everything's just normal," Sam replied jokingly. Theresa and Victoria laughed at Samantha's response as Fox came into the kitchen.
"Charity and Julian just came down, we were thinking of going out to eat, are you guys interested?" he asked.
"Sure," they replied together.
"Good, then let's go," he said allowing Sam and Vicky to leave before him. He held on to Theresa's hand and pulled her into his arms as she was about to leave. He leaned down and kissed her with everything he had. After a minute he pulled away.
"What was that for?" Theresa asked breathlessly.
"No reason. I'm just in a good mood. I've got another sister, my dad and I have made amends, and I've got the most beautiful girl in the world as a girlfriend. My life just could be better," he responded.
"I'm glad to see you so happy. You deserve it," Theresa said before giving him another kiss and heading toward the living room where Julian, Samantha, Victoria, Charity, and Brady were waiting.
TBC
Next Chapter - The next chapter might jump ahead a couple of months, I haven't decided yet.
P.S. The picture I used for Samantha is an actress named Ashlee Simpson and the picture for Victoria is an actress named JoAnna Garcia.
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