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Chapter 19: Two For the Price of One
Miguel parked the car and Teresa hopped out. She almost ran into a moving car. Miguel heard a gun shot and threw Teresa to the ground. He waited for a couple of minutes and called Luis in to tell him what had happened. He hung with Luis and asked Teresa if she was okay. There was no response. He looked at her body on the ground and noticed that she was bleeding. "Oh my god! Teresa. You were shot!" He picked her and carried her into the emergency room. She was immediately taken in and he spotted Gwen. They had a long discussion about what had happened to Teresa and Fox.
Luis arrived on the scene and asked Miguel questions about the shooting. Once Luis found out Teresa was shot, he took it personal and closed off every entrance to and Harmony and every way out. He immediately had people search the grounds and start to review security tapes. (sound familiar? Sherdian's disappearance, maybe.lol.)
**MEANWHILE, **
"All right, Julian. I had put Teresa down, hopefully for good and Fox is injured and could possibly die. Things couldn't be better."
"Um, Father, isn't a bit wrong to kill your grandson and his pregnant fiancé?"
"Nonsense Julian. When did you get a conscience, anyhow?"
"Father, as much as Fox is a pain to me, I wouldn't want him killed."
"Julian, look at it this way: it's two for the price of one, and anyway, it's not my concern."
"And who's is it?"
"Ask Ethan." Alistair hung the phone up.
**Back at the hospital**
Everyone had showed up by now, which seemed a bit normal, and Miguel explained what Dr. Russell had said, "Teresa was shot in the diaphragm. Luckily it hit a rib and just broke it. She'll be fine in a few hours, but it still a bit "out of it". Everyone was relieved and waited for Gwen to explain Fox's condition, "He was hit over the head with a rock or brick. He lost a lot of blood. He was dragged a few yards and thrown off Harmony Cliff. He landed in water, which later washed him up, onto shore. He is unconscious and is on many machines. He may not make it." Pilar was stunned. Fox had become like the son she lost. He took care off her when she was sick recently and cleaned the house and when the family wasn't doing to well a couple of weeks ago with money, he helped out, a lot. Miguel was also in shock. Luis was hardly around and Fox was dating his sister whom he was extremely close to, so he really got to know Fox. The Cranes were okay though, except for Ally. She had just lost her fiancé and now may lose her brother whom she was a best friend with, her whole life. Hours later, Teresa walked out of a room on her own will and power and checked herself out of the hospital. Miguel stayed with her to take her home later, but she wanted to be with Fox a while. ** Fox' s hospital room **
Teresa slowed pulled the curtain to the side and stepped in without looking at Fox. She closed the curtain and turned around to see him. She almost screamed. He always seemed invisible to her, but now he was so wired up that she could hardly see his face. He looked so helpless. His head was completely bandaged. He had tubes in his nose and mouth and stitches down the side of his face and on his lips and his nose was scratched up pretty good. She walked over to his bedside and took a seat in a chair.
"Fox. Sweetie, can you hear me? Please answer me." She held his hand, which had an IV in it. She kissed his hand and prayed that he'd come back to her. She didn't know what to do except pray and have faith. "Who would do this to you Fox?" She cried. "Sweetie, they say that you could die. Please don't. We have so much to look forward to. Us, this baby, our lives together as man and wife and as parents. I was thinking about baby names." She looked at his face and body for some sign of motion and she found none and just continued to talk with him because that's all she could do. "Anyway, I was thinking that if the baby was a girl we could name her Christine or Aimee or some Spanish name like, Angela or Alma or Ana Maria. What do you think?" She looked at him hoping for some sign of life, but again she got none.
"Okay, um. I was thinking of boy names too. Like Daniel or Eric or Joshua. Or a Spanish name like, Juan David or Fernando or after Luis, Miguel, or Antonio." She looked at his face and smiled. She had a feeling that he was hearing her and fighting to stay with her on Earth. She looked up towards heaven, "Please God. Don't take him from me! He is all I never needed or wanted. Please God, don't take him from me." She started to cry again when Miguel came in and held her hand. She asked Miguel if she could spend the night there and because it was the ICU, (Intesive Care Unit) she couldn't. (By the way the ICU has strict hours for visiting, I know, for a fact.) She kissed Fox goodbye and promised to return in morning to talk with him and just be with him. She knew that she'd know if he were by her bedside so she wanted to be there for him.
** Inside Fox's Head: His thoughts.**
{Teresa did say Ana Maria. I like that one. I also like Christine. About those guy names, where does she get this stuff? I wish she could hear me and I wish she where here, but Miguel is right, she needs her rest, especially now. Guy names, hum, I like Joshua a little, what about Michael or Miguel is fine. I like David or Andrew, maybe even make him a Fox, Jr. Hah! That would be the day. What if she has twins? O God. We're going to debate about names for the next eight months, help me someone! Ha ha. I wish I could talk. I wish someone could hear me. Someone? Anyone there? Listen to me. What the hell? What is that stupid shiny thing? Please don't tell me that's the light I'm supposed to see when I'm dying. Dying? Wait! I can't die! I have too much to live for! I have to take care of Resa and the baby and Ally now that Dylan left. Wait! Someone help! I can't die! Please! I'll do anything! Money to charities, volunteer work, you name it God and I'll do it! Just don't let me die! Help me! Someone help me. I can't die! Help!}
** Teresa's Room**
Dear Diary,
It's Teresa, as you know. Things are awful these days. I'm pregnant with someone's baby. I hope and pray that it's Fox's baby, but it could be Ethan's. Yea, you heard me. Tonight I was shot. Fox was almost murdered today. Things couldn't get any worse. I need to start thinking about wedding plans. Yea, Fox and I are getting married before I get fat so he better "come to" soon. I can't write anymore because I'm going to cry. I miss him, I want him here with me, although we'd probably be sleeping or something. I don't know how I'll sleep tonight. I'm so used to hearing him move around on the bed and feeling him touch me and caress me, even in his sleep. I just pray he makes it through. He has too, he has so much to look forward to. I mean, he's only 19. I'm 18. Yea, a little early for I wedding and a child, I know, I know, but I know that Fox will be an awesome dad and we'll make great parents, someday.
Love Always,
Teresa (soon to be) Crane
** You guys like this? P.S. I need you guys to submit through review: a boy and a girl baby name b/c I want to know what names you guys like. The poll thingy closes July 4th 2003 so get those names in. I may give her twins or one or the other. Submit which you want and possible names ASAP. Thanks and don't forget to review! Love you! Viki. **
Chapter 19: Two For the Price of One
Miguel parked the car and Teresa hopped out. She almost ran into a moving car. Miguel heard a gun shot and threw Teresa to the ground. He waited for a couple of minutes and called Luis in to tell him what had happened. He hung with Luis and asked Teresa if she was okay. There was no response. He looked at her body on the ground and noticed that she was bleeding. "Oh my god! Teresa. You were shot!" He picked her and carried her into the emergency room. She was immediately taken in and he spotted Gwen. They had a long discussion about what had happened to Teresa and Fox.
Luis arrived on the scene and asked Miguel questions about the shooting. Once Luis found out Teresa was shot, he took it personal and closed off every entrance to and Harmony and every way out. He immediately had people search the grounds and start to review security tapes. (sound familiar? Sherdian's disappearance, maybe.lol.)
**MEANWHILE, **
"All right, Julian. I had put Teresa down, hopefully for good and Fox is injured and could possibly die. Things couldn't be better."
"Um, Father, isn't a bit wrong to kill your grandson and his pregnant fiancé?"
"Nonsense Julian. When did you get a conscience, anyhow?"
"Father, as much as Fox is a pain to me, I wouldn't want him killed."
"Julian, look at it this way: it's two for the price of one, and anyway, it's not my concern."
"And who's is it?"
"Ask Ethan." Alistair hung the phone up.
**Back at the hospital**
Everyone had showed up by now, which seemed a bit normal, and Miguel explained what Dr. Russell had said, "Teresa was shot in the diaphragm. Luckily it hit a rib and just broke it. She'll be fine in a few hours, but it still a bit "out of it". Everyone was relieved and waited for Gwen to explain Fox's condition, "He was hit over the head with a rock or brick. He lost a lot of blood. He was dragged a few yards and thrown off Harmony Cliff. He landed in water, which later washed him up, onto shore. He is unconscious and is on many machines. He may not make it." Pilar was stunned. Fox had become like the son she lost. He took care off her when she was sick recently and cleaned the house and when the family wasn't doing to well a couple of weeks ago with money, he helped out, a lot. Miguel was also in shock. Luis was hardly around and Fox was dating his sister whom he was extremely close to, so he really got to know Fox. The Cranes were okay though, except for Ally. She had just lost her fiancé and now may lose her brother whom she was a best friend with, her whole life. Hours later, Teresa walked out of a room on her own will and power and checked herself out of the hospital. Miguel stayed with her to take her home later, but she wanted to be with Fox a while. ** Fox' s hospital room **
Teresa slowed pulled the curtain to the side and stepped in without looking at Fox. She closed the curtain and turned around to see him. She almost screamed. He always seemed invisible to her, but now he was so wired up that she could hardly see his face. He looked so helpless. His head was completely bandaged. He had tubes in his nose and mouth and stitches down the side of his face and on his lips and his nose was scratched up pretty good. She walked over to his bedside and took a seat in a chair.
"Fox. Sweetie, can you hear me? Please answer me." She held his hand, which had an IV in it. She kissed his hand and prayed that he'd come back to her. She didn't know what to do except pray and have faith. "Who would do this to you Fox?" She cried. "Sweetie, they say that you could die. Please don't. We have so much to look forward to. Us, this baby, our lives together as man and wife and as parents. I was thinking about baby names." She looked at his face and body for some sign of motion and she found none and just continued to talk with him because that's all she could do. "Anyway, I was thinking that if the baby was a girl we could name her Christine or Aimee or some Spanish name like, Angela or Alma or Ana Maria. What do you think?" She looked at him hoping for some sign of life, but again she got none.
"Okay, um. I was thinking of boy names too. Like Daniel or Eric or Joshua. Or a Spanish name like, Juan David or Fernando or after Luis, Miguel, or Antonio." She looked at his face and smiled. She had a feeling that he was hearing her and fighting to stay with her on Earth. She looked up towards heaven, "Please God. Don't take him from me! He is all I never needed or wanted. Please God, don't take him from me." She started to cry again when Miguel came in and held her hand. She asked Miguel if she could spend the night there and because it was the ICU, (Intesive Care Unit) she couldn't. (By the way the ICU has strict hours for visiting, I know, for a fact.) She kissed Fox goodbye and promised to return in morning to talk with him and just be with him. She knew that she'd know if he were by her bedside so she wanted to be there for him.
** Inside Fox's Head: His thoughts.**
{Teresa did say Ana Maria. I like that one. I also like Christine. About those guy names, where does she get this stuff? I wish she could hear me and I wish she where here, but Miguel is right, she needs her rest, especially now. Guy names, hum, I like Joshua a little, what about Michael or Miguel is fine. I like David or Andrew, maybe even make him a Fox, Jr. Hah! That would be the day. What if she has twins? O God. We're going to debate about names for the next eight months, help me someone! Ha ha. I wish I could talk. I wish someone could hear me. Someone? Anyone there? Listen to me. What the hell? What is that stupid shiny thing? Please don't tell me that's the light I'm supposed to see when I'm dying. Dying? Wait! I can't die! I have too much to live for! I have to take care of Resa and the baby and Ally now that Dylan left. Wait! Someone help! I can't die! Please! I'll do anything! Money to charities, volunteer work, you name it God and I'll do it! Just don't let me die! Help me! Someone help me. I can't die! Help!}
** Teresa's Room**
Dear Diary,
It's Teresa, as you know. Things are awful these days. I'm pregnant with someone's baby. I hope and pray that it's Fox's baby, but it could be Ethan's. Yea, you heard me. Tonight I was shot. Fox was almost murdered today. Things couldn't get any worse. I need to start thinking about wedding plans. Yea, Fox and I are getting married before I get fat so he better "come to" soon. I can't write anymore because I'm going to cry. I miss him, I want him here with me, although we'd probably be sleeping or something. I don't know how I'll sleep tonight. I'm so used to hearing him move around on the bed and feeling him touch me and caress me, even in his sleep. I just pray he makes it through. He has too, he has so much to look forward to. I mean, he's only 19. I'm 18. Yea, a little early for I wedding and a child, I know, I know, but I know that Fox will be an awesome dad and we'll make great parents, someday.
Love Always,
Teresa (soon to be) Crane
** You guys like this? P.S. I need you guys to submit through review: a boy and a girl baby name b/c I want to know what names you guys like. The poll thingy closes July 4th 2003 so get those names in. I may give her twins or one or the other. Submit which you want and possible names ASAP. Thanks and don't forget to review! Love you! Viki. **