Chapter 16

"So, Fox. Do you think we could do some catching up now?" Audrey asked cheerfully.

"Maybe later." Fox said.

"Fox, are you all right?" Audrey asked. "You seem kind of down."

"I'm just tired, I guess." Fox replied rubbing the back of his neck.

"Well, maybe we should head back to the mansion then." Audrey suggested.

"Uh- yeah. That sounds like a good idea." Fox looked up and saw Theresa and Whitney leaving the hospital room. Theresa looked up. As their eyes met, Fox felt a pang in his heart. He read her eyes. They were full of so many emotions. Fox's heart hurt for Theresa.

Audrey stared at Fox knowing all the while his sight was set on Theresa. "C'mon, Fox." She said trying to distract him. "Let's get outta here."

"Yeah" Fox said distractedly. He walked beside Audrey and turned his head to watch Theresa walk the other direction. It took all of Fox's strength to keep from running to her.

As Fox looked away, Theresa turned to look at him. Oh Fox. She thought to herself. Am I going to lose you too?

Theresa and Whitney left the hospital and drove to the Book Café. They decided to sit in a secluded corner that ensured the two would be able to talk privately.

"Theresa, honey. I'm so sorry that you have to go through all this." Whitney told her best friend.

Theresa sighed. "Whitney. I don't even know where to start. So much has happened lately."

"Just begin when you're ready." Whitney patted Theresa's hand.

 Theresa exhaled slowly. "I divorced Julian, but apparently there was no need to. We were never married."

"That's terrible!" Whitney said.

"I know." Theresa moaned. "On top of that, I finally decided to move on. Ethan will always have a place in my heart, but at the time, I felt I was ready for something new. That's the whole reason why I divorced Julian. I even found someone that I could start over with."

"And who would that be?" Whitney asked curiously.

"The only problem is," Theresa said not answering her friend's question, "He apparently has someone else." She finished sadly.

"Who?" Whitney prodded. "Tell me, sweetie."

"Fox." Theresa said sighing.

"Fox Crane?"

"The one and only."

"Theresa, when did you start falling for him?"

"I dunno. It just kind of happened. I didn't expect it to happen so soon. Whitney, he is so different from what everyone else thinks. His family underestimates him. He is capable of so much yet he's been overshadowed by Ethan, and the fact that Julian is his father. Ivy hardly paid any attention to him as a child. I think the reason why he acted up so much while he was at boarding school was because he longed for his parents' attention. I've seen a side of him that no one ever sees."

"Theresa, it sounds like you two have been spending quite some time with each other."

"We have. We've had so many conversations since he arrived at Harmony. We both shared so much with each other. During our conversations we bonded, Whitney. It was so wonderful. And when I'm in his arms-"

"You feel secure. It's like you're pieces of a puzzle that fit together perfectly." Whitney finished.

"Exactly." Theresa sighed. "And now there's this Audrey that decided to drop by. I know she wants Fox. She was practically all over him at the hospital." She said spitefully.

"I'm sorry, honey. Just when you began to move on-"

"Some bitch decides to take my man away." Theresa finished.

"Your man?" Whitney repeated.

"The man I want." Theresa said sadly. "I could lose my son, and it seems like I may lose Fox too. I want to be with Fox. I don't even know if he feels the same way."