** R&R please. Someone asked if I'll mention Teresa's dad/papa again and I
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it the name I just adored for Gwen's baby!
Chapter 26: Don't say a Word
Ethan rushed Gwen to the hospital. She was in labor for 5 hours. She eventually gave birth to a baby girl: Alyssa Julia Winthrop. Rebecca had arrived moments later with Ivy and Julian. Rebecca almost had a heart attack from the sight of her granddaughter. She pulled Ivy to the side and said, "Do you notice that this baby has extremely blonde hair and dark brown eyes? Ethan doesn't have such blonde hair and he has green eyes and Gwen has blue eyes. This baby doesn't look a thing like either of them." Ivy looked at the baby then back at Rebecca, "It's a genetic possibility though, you know people don't fully understand genes yet, Rebecca."
"Honestly, Ivy, I know my Gwennie loves her Ethan, but this baby can't be his!" Ivy gasped at looked at Rebecca, "Oh my gosh! Rebecca! This baby looks like it's-" Rebecca cut her off, "Don't even say it. Nick Crane would never get his hands on my daughter!" "Rebecca! Look at the hair and eyes!" Rebecca started to fan herself. "And you know, Becky, Teresa's kids have brownish hair and Nick Jr. has green eyes!" "Ivy. This isn't good!" "You're telling me!"
** Fox and Teresa's room **
{phone rings}
"Hello."
"Hey Fox. It's Dylan."
"Hey. What's up?"
"Did Ethan and the blonde ever get hitched?"
"Yeah. Last night. I think she had her baby a couple of hours ago actually."
"Speaking of her baby, did you ever get that testing done on your kids with Teresa?"
"I don't need too. I know those kids are mine. They just have to be."
"Man, Fox, whatever. Just make sure you call Gwen and get some type of testing on her kid."
"I dunno."
"YOU HAVE TOO!"
"Look, Resa is coming in the room. We're going to lunch at the Book Café. Care to join?"
"Yeah. I'll meet you there. Bye."
"Bye."
**END CALL**
** Lunch at Café**
They all ordered desert and Teresa got up to call Charity to check on the twins. Dylan looked at Fox, "You have to get testing done on at least one of twins."
"Dylan, if it matters that much, then I'll take my son tomorrow and I'll have Gwen's tested at the same time. Just to prove you wrong though. Got it?"
"Good enough." Fox sighed and Dylan said, "What happens if Gwen has your baby and Teresa has Ethan's or even better all three are yours. Or worse, none are yours!"
"Man! Shut up. I don't want to think about that." Whitney walked in and touched Fox's shoulder. He jumped. "Fox! I'm sorry. Did I scare you?" "No. Sorry, Whitney." Dylan laughed as her remembered the dreams and thoughts Fox had about Whitney. "Where's Teresa?"
Teresa walked back to the table and said, "Right here Whit. Want to join us?"
"Um, yea. If you guys don't mind."
Fox looked at Dylan and Dylan said, "Nah. Go ahead."
"Thanks."
Whitney ordered a quick meal while they ate some ice cream and they were all talking. Teresa started to feed Fox her ice cream but when he fed her it was like his mind was in a whole other world. "Fox? Fox? You got ice cream on my skirt!" "What? Oh, sorry sweetie. Here let me help." He cleaned up her skirt and Teresa realized why he was acting like that: he was thinking about Whitney again. Teresa looked at Dylan for some answers and Dylan just nodded. She said, "Fox we should go, the twins are home and I don't want to inconvience Charity. I mean she is pregnant." They got up and Whitney grabbed a lower part of Fox's arm, "Nah. Don't go. She'll be fine." Fox looked at his arm and Teresa looked at Whitney's hand on Fox and slipped her hand in between and said, "No. I think we should get going anyway." She kissed Whitney's cheek and Dylan's and said her goodbyes and left arm-in-arm with Fox.
When they got in the car it seemed like Fox had snapped out of the "Whitney Trance" and drove home. Teresa didn't bring it up but called Dylan when Fox dropped her home to go back to work.
**Phone call from Teresa to Dylan**
"Hello."
"Hey Dyl, It's Teresa."
"Hey. What's up?"
"Could you do me a favor?"
"Like?"
"Follow Fox."
"Excuse me?"
"I know. I know. It sounds weird, but I want to know that he's going work and not to Whitney's or something."
"Teresa don't you trust him?"
"Yea. But not when he's in that trance mode."
"I see. Well. I guess I'll do it."
"Thanks so much, but don't say anything to Fox!"
"I won't. But I want something in return."
"Okay."
"Sometime with my "nephew" Nick, tomorrow. You know, us guys have to stick together."
"Yea, yea. Okay. Tomorrow. You got it." "Bye." "Bye."
**END OF CALL to Dylan's car **
Dylan turned to Fox, "Tomorrow, we'll get the testing we need, but right now, we go to the hospital to check out Gwen's baby."
"Alright."
**Gwen's Hospital Room about 20 minutes later**
"Gwen, I just want the testing done."
"Fine. But honestly Fox, tell me, looking at Alyssa doesn't just say to you that she's yours?"
"No."
"Whatever."
"I'll come back tomorrow with Nick Jr. and I'll have both tests done at one time."
"Fine."
**That night at Teresa's**
Fox walked into the room and Teresa was sitting under the covers reading. "Hey Fox." "Hey, beautiful." He kissed her forehead and went to his dresser to change. "You were working late tonight huh?" "Yeah. Alistair put me on the Flinch case." "Flinch case? I though Ethan was on that." "Yeah, but he has the law stuff to handle and I have the accounting and transaction stuff." "I see." "Yeah."
He climbed into bed next to her. "What you reading?" "Parenting books." "Sweetie, we don't need those to be good parents." "I know, but its just good to know these kind of things." "I guess so." He slipped under the covers on his side and laid his head on her stomach so he could see what she was reading. She closed the book. "What's wrong?" "Nothing." "Oh great," he sat up, "what's wrong?" "Nothing, I just wanted to talk to you." "Okay. Talk."
"You know, at the café today you were in your Whitney trance?"
"Oh. I see. Babe, I'm so sorry. That wasn't supposed to happen." She put her hand and his lips and said, "I don't want to hear it. I just wanted you to know."
"Okay." He kissed her and turned the lamp off and they slipped under the covers and kissed her forehead and closed his eyes with her his arms.
"Fox?"
"Huh?"
"Kiss me again." He kissed her again and said responded, "You don't kiss me like you used to."
"What?"
"I mean you seem to always have something on your mind these days and it's like our kisses mean nothing anymore."
He looked at her, "Teresa. I love you and you're the only thing on my mind."
"It doesn't seem like it."
"Well, you are. Let me show you." He laid her down and climbed on top of her. He kissed her down her neck and she started to breath heavy. She took her nightgown off and he slipped his boxers off and slipped inside of her. "I love you, Fox." He kissed her. He hadn't made love to her in so long because of the coma and pregnancy. He missed making love to her and feeling her body tremble at his touch. He kissed her stomach as he started to pick the up the pace in his movements. He locked his eyes with hers and she smiled. She kissed him and he looked at her intensely and said, "I love you, Whitney."
She screamed, "WHAT?" "What. What's wrong?" She slapped him and shoved him off of her. She put her nightgown back on, "There is only so much a woman can take, Fox." "What happened?" "You called me Whitney!" She fell to ground crying. "Oh my god. Teresa! I-I don't know what happened."
"Do you fantasize about her that much?"
"What? No."
"You make me sick!" She was screaming by now and everyone was outside their bedroom door.
"Fox! Get your stuff and get out! You are not sleeping in this room tonight!"
"Teresa, I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry." She threw clothes at Fox and Luis practically picked him up and threw him out into the rain outside, "AND stay out Crane!"
Charity and Sheridan were holding Teresa by now and she told them and Miguel what had happened. They were devastated. No one knew what to say or do. Fox spent the night Dylan's because he couldn't go to Crane estate and face everyone.
**Morning at about 9am**
Dylan had picked up Nick Jr. and Beth had taken Tina out with her. Teresa was by herself and just cried. She couldn't call Whitney. She had no one to talk with. Her mother and father went away on some romantic thing after the twins were born and Charity and Sheridan went shopping for baby things and no one else was home. She liked it this way. She couldn't believe that after nine months of no love making with Fox, that he'd call her Whitney, above all people. She just didn't know what to do.
**DNA LAB**
"Are you sure, Doctor Lambert?"
"Yes, Mr. Crane. Nick Jr. is not your son, but Alyssa is your daughter. No doubt."
"This can't be happening!"
"I'm sorry Mr. Crane."
"What am I going to do, Dylan?"
"I don't know man and after that stunt with calling Teresa, Whitney last night, I wouldn't say I thing."
"You're right. Don't say a thing. But, geez, Teresa has Ethan's kids and is married to me and Gwen who is married to Ethan has my daughter?"
"Crazy huh?"
"You can't say a word to anyone, Dyl."
"I won't! Don't worry man."
"This is like a crazy soap opera."
"Crazy soap. Yup. You said it."
** You guys like? R&R. Thanks. Viki. P.S. Name poll for Charity and Sheridan's baby opens on July 3, 2003 and closes July 7th 2003 at 2pm. I cannot upload any chapters this weekend b/c I'm in this pageant thing and I won't be home. Chapters 27-29 will PROBABLY be up by this Friday, July 4th, 2003, but if not then Chapters 27-30 will be ON Tuesday, July 8th, 2003. Sheridan and Charity's babies will be born in the same chapter and it will be chapter 30 (up on July 8). **
Chapter 26: Don't say a Word
Ethan rushed Gwen to the hospital. She was in labor for 5 hours. She eventually gave birth to a baby girl: Alyssa Julia Winthrop. Rebecca had arrived moments later with Ivy and Julian. Rebecca almost had a heart attack from the sight of her granddaughter. She pulled Ivy to the side and said, "Do you notice that this baby has extremely blonde hair and dark brown eyes? Ethan doesn't have such blonde hair and he has green eyes and Gwen has blue eyes. This baby doesn't look a thing like either of them." Ivy looked at the baby then back at Rebecca, "It's a genetic possibility though, you know people don't fully understand genes yet, Rebecca."
"Honestly, Ivy, I know my Gwennie loves her Ethan, but this baby can't be his!" Ivy gasped at looked at Rebecca, "Oh my gosh! Rebecca! This baby looks like it's-" Rebecca cut her off, "Don't even say it. Nick Crane would never get his hands on my daughter!" "Rebecca! Look at the hair and eyes!" Rebecca started to fan herself. "And you know, Becky, Teresa's kids have brownish hair and Nick Jr. has green eyes!" "Ivy. This isn't good!" "You're telling me!"
** Fox and Teresa's room **
{phone rings}
"Hello."
"Hey Fox. It's Dylan."
"Hey. What's up?"
"Did Ethan and the blonde ever get hitched?"
"Yeah. Last night. I think she had her baby a couple of hours ago actually."
"Speaking of her baby, did you ever get that testing done on your kids with Teresa?"
"I don't need too. I know those kids are mine. They just have to be."
"Man, Fox, whatever. Just make sure you call Gwen and get some type of testing on her kid."
"I dunno."
"YOU HAVE TOO!"
"Look, Resa is coming in the room. We're going to lunch at the Book Café. Care to join?"
"Yeah. I'll meet you there. Bye."
"Bye."
**END CALL**
** Lunch at Café**
They all ordered desert and Teresa got up to call Charity to check on the twins. Dylan looked at Fox, "You have to get testing done on at least one of twins."
"Dylan, if it matters that much, then I'll take my son tomorrow and I'll have Gwen's tested at the same time. Just to prove you wrong though. Got it?"
"Good enough." Fox sighed and Dylan said, "What happens if Gwen has your baby and Teresa has Ethan's or even better all three are yours. Or worse, none are yours!"
"Man! Shut up. I don't want to think about that." Whitney walked in and touched Fox's shoulder. He jumped. "Fox! I'm sorry. Did I scare you?" "No. Sorry, Whitney." Dylan laughed as her remembered the dreams and thoughts Fox had about Whitney. "Where's Teresa?"
Teresa walked back to the table and said, "Right here Whit. Want to join us?"
"Um, yea. If you guys don't mind."
Fox looked at Dylan and Dylan said, "Nah. Go ahead."
"Thanks."
Whitney ordered a quick meal while they ate some ice cream and they were all talking. Teresa started to feed Fox her ice cream but when he fed her it was like his mind was in a whole other world. "Fox? Fox? You got ice cream on my skirt!" "What? Oh, sorry sweetie. Here let me help." He cleaned up her skirt and Teresa realized why he was acting like that: he was thinking about Whitney again. Teresa looked at Dylan for some answers and Dylan just nodded. She said, "Fox we should go, the twins are home and I don't want to inconvience Charity. I mean she is pregnant." They got up and Whitney grabbed a lower part of Fox's arm, "Nah. Don't go. She'll be fine." Fox looked at his arm and Teresa looked at Whitney's hand on Fox and slipped her hand in between and said, "No. I think we should get going anyway." She kissed Whitney's cheek and Dylan's and said her goodbyes and left arm-in-arm with Fox.
When they got in the car it seemed like Fox had snapped out of the "Whitney Trance" and drove home. Teresa didn't bring it up but called Dylan when Fox dropped her home to go back to work.
**Phone call from Teresa to Dylan**
"Hello."
"Hey Dyl, It's Teresa."
"Hey. What's up?"
"Could you do me a favor?"
"Like?"
"Follow Fox."
"Excuse me?"
"I know. I know. It sounds weird, but I want to know that he's going work and not to Whitney's or something."
"Teresa don't you trust him?"
"Yea. But not when he's in that trance mode."
"I see. Well. I guess I'll do it."
"Thanks so much, but don't say anything to Fox!"
"I won't. But I want something in return."
"Okay."
"Sometime with my "nephew" Nick, tomorrow. You know, us guys have to stick together."
"Yea, yea. Okay. Tomorrow. You got it." "Bye." "Bye."
**END OF CALL to Dylan's car **
Dylan turned to Fox, "Tomorrow, we'll get the testing we need, but right now, we go to the hospital to check out Gwen's baby."
"Alright."
**Gwen's Hospital Room about 20 minutes later**
"Gwen, I just want the testing done."
"Fine. But honestly Fox, tell me, looking at Alyssa doesn't just say to you that she's yours?"
"No."
"Whatever."
"I'll come back tomorrow with Nick Jr. and I'll have both tests done at one time."
"Fine."
**That night at Teresa's**
Fox walked into the room and Teresa was sitting under the covers reading. "Hey Fox." "Hey, beautiful." He kissed her forehead and went to his dresser to change. "You were working late tonight huh?" "Yeah. Alistair put me on the Flinch case." "Flinch case? I though Ethan was on that." "Yeah, but he has the law stuff to handle and I have the accounting and transaction stuff." "I see." "Yeah."
He climbed into bed next to her. "What you reading?" "Parenting books." "Sweetie, we don't need those to be good parents." "I know, but its just good to know these kind of things." "I guess so." He slipped under the covers on his side and laid his head on her stomach so he could see what she was reading. She closed the book. "What's wrong?" "Nothing." "Oh great," he sat up, "what's wrong?" "Nothing, I just wanted to talk to you." "Okay. Talk."
"You know, at the café today you were in your Whitney trance?"
"Oh. I see. Babe, I'm so sorry. That wasn't supposed to happen." She put her hand and his lips and said, "I don't want to hear it. I just wanted you to know."
"Okay." He kissed her and turned the lamp off and they slipped under the covers and kissed her forehead and closed his eyes with her his arms.
"Fox?"
"Huh?"
"Kiss me again." He kissed her again and said responded, "You don't kiss me like you used to."
"What?"
"I mean you seem to always have something on your mind these days and it's like our kisses mean nothing anymore."
He looked at her, "Teresa. I love you and you're the only thing on my mind."
"It doesn't seem like it."
"Well, you are. Let me show you." He laid her down and climbed on top of her. He kissed her down her neck and she started to breath heavy. She took her nightgown off and he slipped his boxers off and slipped inside of her. "I love you, Fox." He kissed her. He hadn't made love to her in so long because of the coma and pregnancy. He missed making love to her and feeling her body tremble at his touch. He kissed her stomach as he started to pick the up the pace in his movements. He locked his eyes with hers and she smiled. She kissed him and he looked at her intensely and said, "I love you, Whitney."
She screamed, "WHAT?" "What. What's wrong?" She slapped him and shoved him off of her. She put her nightgown back on, "There is only so much a woman can take, Fox." "What happened?" "You called me Whitney!" She fell to ground crying. "Oh my god. Teresa! I-I don't know what happened."
"Do you fantasize about her that much?"
"What? No."
"You make me sick!" She was screaming by now and everyone was outside their bedroom door.
"Fox! Get your stuff and get out! You are not sleeping in this room tonight!"
"Teresa, I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry." She threw clothes at Fox and Luis practically picked him up and threw him out into the rain outside, "AND stay out Crane!"
Charity and Sheridan were holding Teresa by now and she told them and Miguel what had happened. They were devastated. No one knew what to say or do. Fox spent the night Dylan's because he couldn't go to Crane estate and face everyone.
**Morning at about 9am**
Dylan had picked up Nick Jr. and Beth had taken Tina out with her. Teresa was by herself and just cried. She couldn't call Whitney. She had no one to talk with. Her mother and father went away on some romantic thing after the twins were born and Charity and Sheridan went shopping for baby things and no one else was home. She liked it this way. She couldn't believe that after nine months of no love making with Fox, that he'd call her Whitney, above all people. She just didn't know what to do.
**DNA LAB**
"Are you sure, Doctor Lambert?"
"Yes, Mr. Crane. Nick Jr. is not your son, but Alyssa is your daughter. No doubt."
"This can't be happening!"
"I'm sorry Mr. Crane."
"What am I going to do, Dylan?"
"I don't know man and after that stunt with calling Teresa, Whitney last night, I wouldn't say I thing."
"You're right. Don't say a thing. But, geez, Teresa has Ethan's kids and is married to me and Gwen who is married to Ethan has my daughter?"
"Crazy huh?"
"You can't say a word to anyone, Dyl."
"I won't! Don't worry man."
"This is like a crazy soap opera."
"Crazy soap. Yup. You said it."
** You guys like? R&R. Thanks. Viki. P.S. Name poll for Charity and Sheridan's baby opens on July 3, 2003 and closes July 7th 2003 at 2pm. I cannot upload any chapters this weekend b/c I'm in this pageant thing and I won't be home. Chapters 27-29 will PROBABLY be up by this Friday, July 4th, 2003, but if not then Chapters 27-30 will be ON Tuesday, July 8th, 2003. Sheridan and Charity's babies will be born in the same chapter and it will be chapter 30 (up on July 8). **