Chapter three: Coming and going.
At the beach:
"Hey guys! Come here!" Reese waited for them to join him. When the gang was there he said "Let me introduce you to Samantha's mom."
Candice gasped "Oh my God! Look at you Bennett's girls! You are so beautiful!" She looks at them with a smile. "Oh, I remember you well, you were such sweeties. Oh, come here!" she gives them a hug. "Hello Mrs. Fairchild" said Jessica and Kay together. "It was nice of your husband to invite us here." said Jessica.
"Oh, it is nothing dear. I'm happy that you could be here for my daughter's birthday. I could not get her yesterday at the airport; I was on a business trip. I came during the night. Lloyd managed it all. I only reminded him to ask Reese to bring friends with him."
"And now Mrs. Fair...uh...Candice, this is Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald, Charity Standish, cousin of Jessica and Kay. John Hasting, half-brother of Jessica and Kay and this is Simone Russell."
Candice looks at them with a smile "Welcome. I am Happy to meet you all. I hope you will enjoy your time here and thanks for coming." She looks at Simone "Simone Russell huh? Are you the daughter of the well known doctor Eve Russell? "Exactly Mrs. Fairchild, Eve is my mother. I'm the youngest in the family. I have an older sister, Whitney." answered Simone. "Your mother gave birth to Samantha." said Candice.
She looks at Miguel now. "You Miguel, are you from Spain?" He replied to her "My mom is Spanish and my dad Irish, I was born in Harmony."
"My daughter just arrived from Spain; she studied there for five years. She loves Spain. She wanted to study there so Lloyd and I let her go. My eldest daughter lives there so we permitted Samantha to go there and live with her sister. They are so close to one and other. Because of that, we were able to let her go without worry.
Miguel tells Candice "I would love to see Spain one day Mrs. Fairchild; half of my roots are there. One day, I will bring mama there, where she grew up."
"This is so beautiful there, I'm sure you will like it."
Miguel smiled at her.
She cleared up her voice and said "There is one thing I would really appreciate coming from you now that we've met." The gang looks at each other intrigued by what Candice wants.
She laughs a little, their faces were so intrigued "Well, this is not much, don't worry but I would really appreciate to be called Candice. I know it might not be usual but since we are not strangers anymore and at home it will be simpler an less official,"
They were surprised about her request and laugh with her.
She adds "You see, everywhere I go, in meetings, social events I am Mrs. Fairchild but I think with family and friends Candice it's more appropriate." The gang accepts her request and nodded.
"Now, that this is understood, how about finishing the preparations for this table? We will bring food on it. Join me please." Everyone followed her in the house.
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In the Fairchild's car:
"Daddy, why do we have to leave? An hour for shopping isn't enough" she said with a hand in her hair.
"I know Samantha but your mother called to tell me that Reese's family was coming earlier." She looks at her dad and said happily "I can't wait to see Reese, he is my best friend and I didn't see him enough yesterday." She took a pause and adds few minutes later "I have a really good friend in Spain too, Maria, and I love her but with Reese it is not the same, we've known each other for so long. He is a part of my life, I can't imagine my life without him and he was always there for me. I do really miss Maria though."
"Don't be pumpkin, for the last three years she did come during Christmas Holidays and during summer. If my mind is right you will see her here at home in six weeks as usual." He smiled at her daughter "You are sixteen today....time goes so fast ~I'm getting old...well, not that old but my baby is already a beautiful young woman~
She looks at him and kiss him on the cheek "Ah daddy, I may have sixteen today but I will always be your little girl you know." She tells him tenderly.
Memories rose in Lloyd's head about her daughter through the years. ..
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At the Crane mansion:
Theresa was lying down thinking about what happened to her this past year; she supposed to marrying the man she always loved, Ethan. She was blamed for the tabloid story. She tried to convince Julian to take Ethan back in the family even if he isn't a Crane. The only thing Julian did is got her drunk, marrying her and taking advantage of her. The result of all this, she was pregnant, expecting Julian's child. Later, she discovered that her marriage to Julian was a fake one. She is not with Ethan anymore. He left her for Gwen. ~He thinks I'm untrustworthy because I lied to him too many times but all I did was for him, for love....~
Last night, she heard Gwen talking to her mother that Ethan proposed to her and she said yes. Things couldn't have been worse.... Suddenly, she feels pain, huge cramps. ~Oh! That hurts! ~ She was touching her belly. Another vivid cramp went through her. She felt something warm between her legs.
"Mama! Mama! Call the ambulance, I'm bleeding!" shout Theresa.
Pilar rushed into Theresa's bedroom. She looks at her daughter with horror "Oh my God mija!" She took the phone "This is an emergency, my daughter is pregnant and now she's bleeding. Come at the Crane mansion please, hurry!"
Pilar helped her daughter "It's gonna be all right mija.gonna be all right.~Dear god I'm so scared for her let them be all right please! ~ They went downstairs waiting for the ambulance. Ivy showed up "Pilar what's going on?! "I don't know" she replied "Theresa is bleeding."
Ivy has mixed feelings. One part of her was in shock and fear that Theresa might lost her baby and the other part of her think it would be the perfect solution to get rid of Theresa out of the mansion, with no baby on the way no need for Pilar's daughter to live under the same roof. Julian will throw Theresa in a flash.
Despite all the hatred Ivy have for Theresa, she can imagine and feel the pain Theresa is going through. Ivy herself lived a similar experience when she was pregnant of her last child, Heather. She was so terrified to lose her daughter.
"Pilar if I can do anything tell me." say Ivy sincerely. "Tanks Ivy....ah finally the ambulance is here."
Ethan and Gwen entered the mansion in the meantime. "What's going on mother?" Ivy didn't have time to reply when he saw Theresa covered with blood. "Oh my God Theresa!" He went close to her to help her. Theresa is crying "I don't want to lose my baby!" She was in pain "It hurts!" Pilar put her arm around her daughter and say "Take a deep breath mija, they will bring you to the hospital and I'm going with you." They both took place in the ambulance.
"How did it happen mother? ask Ethan worried ~ I wish I could go.~
"I don't know son. I saw Theresa only few minutes before you came in, covered with blood." said Ivy sadly.
"Do you think she will lose the baby?" add Ethan. "I don't know. Maybe Eve will be able to do something but Theresa has not exactly five months yet so it is hard to tell. It will depend of the baby's condition and Theresa's health. I'm afraid it will be in God's hand if Eve can not do anything.but it might be ok too..Now if you'll excuse me I have to go, see you later." Ethan cannot push away the picture of what he just saw, Theresa covered with blood....
"Ethan?" said Gwen.
"...What Gwen?"
"Can we go breakfast now?" Ethan didn't say anything he was still in shock. Gwen put her hand on his shoulder and said "I'm sorry for Theresa but she is in good hands now." she said with a neutral tone.
"Yeah." he replied.
"So we can go eat now? I'm hungry." she said. She took his hand and start to walk.
Ethan put his hand on his forehead and say "Oh I forgot!"
"What Ethan, what you forgot?"
"I've just remembered that I have to finish some reports and send them by email."
"Can't it wait?" she said.
"Well...no, the deadline is before noon today. I was supposed to bring them at home but I completely forgot. I will have to go to my office and do it there. I'm sorry Gwen."
"I can go with you if you want" she tells "Nah, no need... it will be boring. Have a breakfast with your mother, she surely waiting for you in the kitchen. I will need about an hour. I will grab something on the way; it will be faster this way. What do you think?"
"Ok...see you later then." she said with resolution.
"I'll be back soon as I can." He took her hands kiss them and go.
He started the car as fast as he can and go straight at his office. He felt bad about himself, lying so easily to Gwen. ~Sorry Gwen but I know you could not understand... I can't see Theresa like this; I've got to know if she is all right. ~ At his office: he completed his reports and sent the information by email. ~Done now! I knew it would not be long... ~ He was now ready to go at the hospital. ~ I didn't lie completely to you Gwen, I really had some reports to finish but now I can't come home yet, I've got to know if Theresa is ok. ~
Despite all the things Theresa did to him, he doesn't hate her. He still have feelings for her, they share beautiful moment together. He cannot trust her as before and because of that he can't be with her, he can't get over it. She's carrying Julian's child now and when he knew that, he was hurt, he knows that Julian took advantage of her and it was unbearable for him to get along with this. With Gwen he knows that he will find loyalty and truthness, he needs these things in his life.
He doesn't want anything to happen at the baby or Theresa. He wants to give her his support. He saw in her eyes how scared she was and he can't stand it. He wants to be there, the gravity of the situation lead him to her.
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A/N: Thanks for the reviews, I appreciate it. I hope you enjoyed it and leave me comments of what you're thinking about it and/or what you think it will happen.
At the beach:
"Hey guys! Come here!" Reese waited for them to join him. When the gang was there he said "Let me introduce you to Samantha's mom."
Candice gasped "Oh my God! Look at you Bennett's girls! You are so beautiful!" She looks at them with a smile. "Oh, I remember you well, you were such sweeties. Oh, come here!" she gives them a hug. "Hello Mrs. Fairchild" said Jessica and Kay together. "It was nice of your husband to invite us here." said Jessica.
"Oh, it is nothing dear. I'm happy that you could be here for my daughter's birthday. I could not get her yesterday at the airport; I was on a business trip. I came during the night. Lloyd managed it all. I only reminded him to ask Reese to bring friends with him."
"And now Mrs. Fair...uh...Candice, this is Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald, Charity Standish, cousin of Jessica and Kay. John Hasting, half-brother of Jessica and Kay and this is Simone Russell."
Candice looks at them with a smile "Welcome. I am Happy to meet you all. I hope you will enjoy your time here and thanks for coming." She looks at Simone "Simone Russell huh? Are you the daughter of the well known doctor Eve Russell? "Exactly Mrs. Fairchild, Eve is my mother. I'm the youngest in the family. I have an older sister, Whitney." answered Simone. "Your mother gave birth to Samantha." said Candice.
She looks at Miguel now. "You Miguel, are you from Spain?" He replied to her "My mom is Spanish and my dad Irish, I was born in Harmony."
"My daughter just arrived from Spain; she studied there for five years. She loves Spain. She wanted to study there so Lloyd and I let her go. My eldest daughter lives there so we permitted Samantha to go there and live with her sister. They are so close to one and other. Because of that, we were able to let her go without worry.
Miguel tells Candice "I would love to see Spain one day Mrs. Fairchild; half of my roots are there. One day, I will bring mama there, where she grew up."
"This is so beautiful there, I'm sure you will like it."
Miguel smiled at her.
She cleared up her voice and said "There is one thing I would really appreciate coming from you now that we've met." The gang looks at each other intrigued by what Candice wants.
She laughs a little, their faces were so intrigued "Well, this is not much, don't worry but I would really appreciate to be called Candice. I know it might not be usual but since we are not strangers anymore and at home it will be simpler an less official,"
They were surprised about her request and laugh with her.
She adds "You see, everywhere I go, in meetings, social events I am Mrs. Fairchild but I think with family and friends Candice it's more appropriate." The gang accepts her request and nodded.
"Now, that this is understood, how about finishing the preparations for this table? We will bring food on it. Join me please." Everyone followed her in the house.
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In the Fairchild's car:
"Daddy, why do we have to leave? An hour for shopping isn't enough" she said with a hand in her hair.
"I know Samantha but your mother called to tell me that Reese's family was coming earlier." She looks at her dad and said happily "I can't wait to see Reese, he is my best friend and I didn't see him enough yesterday." She took a pause and adds few minutes later "I have a really good friend in Spain too, Maria, and I love her but with Reese it is not the same, we've known each other for so long. He is a part of my life, I can't imagine my life without him and he was always there for me. I do really miss Maria though."
"Don't be pumpkin, for the last three years she did come during Christmas Holidays and during summer. If my mind is right you will see her here at home in six weeks as usual." He smiled at her daughter "You are sixteen today....time goes so fast ~I'm getting old...well, not that old but my baby is already a beautiful young woman~
She looks at him and kiss him on the cheek "Ah daddy, I may have sixteen today but I will always be your little girl you know." She tells him tenderly.
Memories rose in Lloyd's head about her daughter through the years. ..
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At the Crane mansion:
Theresa was lying down thinking about what happened to her this past year; she supposed to marrying the man she always loved, Ethan. She was blamed for the tabloid story. She tried to convince Julian to take Ethan back in the family even if he isn't a Crane. The only thing Julian did is got her drunk, marrying her and taking advantage of her. The result of all this, she was pregnant, expecting Julian's child. Later, she discovered that her marriage to Julian was a fake one. She is not with Ethan anymore. He left her for Gwen. ~He thinks I'm untrustworthy because I lied to him too many times but all I did was for him, for love....~
Last night, she heard Gwen talking to her mother that Ethan proposed to her and she said yes. Things couldn't have been worse.... Suddenly, she feels pain, huge cramps. ~Oh! That hurts! ~ She was touching her belly. Another vivid cramp went through her. She felt something warm between her legs.
"Mama! Mama! Call the ambulance, I'm bleeding!" shout Theresa.
Pilar rushed into Theresa's bedroom. She looks at her daughter with horror "Oh my God mija!" She took the phone "This is an emergency, my daughter is pregnant and now she's bleeding. Come at the Crane mansion please, hurry!"
Pilar helped her daughter "It's gonna be all right mija.gonna be all right.~Dear god I'm so scared for her let them be all right please! ~ They went downstairs waiting for the ambulance. Ivy showed up "Pilar what's going on?! "I don't know" she replied "Theresa is bleeding."
Ivy has mixed feelings. One part of her was in shock and fear that Theresa might lost her baby and the other part of her think it would be the perfect solution to get rid of Theresa out of the mansion, with no baby on the way no need for Pilar's daughter to live under the same roof. Julian will throw Theresa in a flash.
Despite all the hatred Ivy have for Theresa, she can imagine and feel the pain Theresa is going through. Ivy herself lived a similar experience when she was pregnant of her last child, Heather. She was so terrified to lose her daughter.
"Pilar if I can do anything tell me." say Ivy sincerely. "Tanks Ivy....ah finally the ambulance is here."
Ethan and Gwen entered the mansion in the meantime. "What's going on mother?" Ivy didn't have time to reply when he saw Theresa covered with blood. "Oh my God Theresa!" He went close to her to help her. Theresa is crying "I don't want to lose my baby!" She was in pain "It hurts!" Pilar put her arm around her daughter and say "Take a deep breath mija, they will bring you to the hospital and I'm going with you." They both took place in the ambulance.
"How did it happen mother? ask Ethan worried ~ I wish I could go.~
"I don't know son. I saw Theresa only few minutes before you came in, covered with blood." said Ivy sadly.
"Do you think she will lose the baby?" add Ethan. "I don't know. Maybe Eve will be able to do something but Theresa has not exactly five months yet so it is hard to tell. It will depend of the baby's condition and Theresa's health. I'm afraid it will be in God's hand if Eve can not do anything.but it might be ok too..Now if you'll excuse me I have to go, see you later." Ethan cannot push away the picture of what he just saw, Theresa covered with blood....
"Ethan?" said Gwen.
"...What Gwen?"
"Can we go breakfast now?" Ethan didn't say anything he was still in shock. Gwen put her hand on his shoulder and said "I'm sorry for Theresa but she is in good hands now." she said with a neutral tone.
"Yeah." he replied.
"So we can go eat now? I'm hungry." she said. She took his hand and start to walk.
Ethan put his hand on his forehead and say "Oh I forgot!"
"What Ethan, what you forgot?"
"I've just remembered that I have to finish some reports and send them by email."
"Can't it wait?" she said.
"Well...no, the deadline is before noon today. I was supposed to bring them at home but I completely forgot. I will have to go to my office and do it there. I'm sorry Gwen."
"I can go with you if you want" she tells "Nah, no need... it will be boring. Have a breakfast with your mother, she surely waiting for you in the kitchen. I will need about an hour. I will grab something on the way; it will be faster this way. What do you think?"
"Ok...see you later then." she said with resolution.
"I'll be back soon as I can." He took her hands kiss them and go.
He started the car as fast as he can and go straight at his office. He felt bad about himself, lying so easily to Gwen. ~Sorry Gwen but I know you could not understand... I can't see Theresa like this; I've got to know if she is all right. ~ At his office: he completed his reports and sent the information by email. ~Done now! I knew it would not be long... ~ He was now ready to go at the hospital. ~ I didn't lie completely to you Gwen, I really had some reports to finish but now I can't come home yet, I've got to know if Theresa is ok. ~
Despite all the things Theresa did to him, he doesn't hate her. He still have feelings for her, they share beautiful moment together. He cannot trust her as before and because of that he can't be with her, he can't get over it. She's carrying Julian's child now and when he knew that, he was hurt, he knows that Julian took advantage of her and it was unbearable for him to get along with this. With Gwen he knows that he will find loyalty and truthness, he needs these things in his life.
He doesn't want anything to happen at the baby or Theresa. He wants to give her his support. He saw in her eyes how scared she was and he can't stand it. He wants to be there, the gravity of the situation lead him to her.
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A/N: Thanks for the reviews, I appreciate it. I hope you enjoyed it and leave me comments of what you're thinking about it and/or what you think it will happen.