Summary: Fox doesn't know how to react to Theresa's plan to destroy Gwen
while Theresa tells him his prize for going through with her plan. Sam and
Ivy decide to pretend that their kiss never happened.
[:-{cHaPtEr 7}-:]
sPeAk SiLeNcE
The plan was crazy, evil, diabolical and totally Theresa. Fox's eyes widen when he heard Theresa tell him that he would have to break Gwen's heart. He knew that he could never go through with that. But he and Theresa had become good friends lately and he didn't know what to say.
"Well?" Theresa asked impatiently.
"I... Well, Theresa, that sounds like a lot of work to me. Why go through all that? You can just steal Ethan away from Gwen. Isn't that enough pain to know that she once again lost to you?" Fox said, trying to avoid her plan.
"NO! It's definitely not enough pain! Did you hear the things she said to me that day I was in your bedroom? That little witch will not get away with that. She's also keeping Ethan away from me, because we were meant to be together!" Theresa said with emotion.
Fox pursed his lips and wasn't sure how to respond to that. On one hand, he wanted Ethan away from Gwen so that he could fully have her, but if he was to go through with Theresa's plan he would have to break the heart of the only girl he ever loved.
"Okay. I understand that but..." Fox trailed off.
"I thought you were be a little more enthusiastic about this plan, Fox. You don't have feelings for Gwen, do you?" Theresa asked suspiciously.
Fox paused for a moment before saying, "No, of course not. What gave you that idea?" He couldn't tell Theresa that he was in love with Gwen. If the truth were to come out from the mouth of anyone other than Fox and Gwen themselves, it could get very ugly indeed.
"So will you do it?" Theresa asked.
"Hm... I don't recall you telling me what I would get for my troubles." Fox said trying to stall her plan.
Theresa slowly walked up to Fox practically pressing her body against his. She pressed her lower body into his all the while looking up into his face. Fox could feel a trickle of sweat sliding down the side of his face. He made the mistake of looking down at Theresa. She was wearing a very low cut, slinky red dress.
"What do you want?" Theresa purred.
Fox gulped and tried looking away. He couldn't do this. He couldn't. He couldn't break Gwen's heart just for Theresa. He was in quite the predicament.
"Let me think about it." Fox said, moving away from Theresa.
Theresa merely raised an eyebrow and said, "All right but think quickly. I can't wait that long. Ethan's wedding is coming up and the plan has got to go into motion way before then, in order for Gwen to fall head over heels for you. Think about your prize." Theresa winked and walked out the door.
Fox collapsed back onto his bed. He stared at the ceiling, and for once in his life, he was at a loss. He had absolutely no idea what to do. There was the option of telling Gwen but then she might just become close to Ethan in order to spite Theresa. He had to admit, the prize was tempting but he couldn't do that to Gwen. If he rejected Theresa's plan, she would become very suspicious about Gwen and Fox.
The only way he could get out of this was to convince Gwen to leave Ethan. That would leave him free for Theresa. Then he would have Gwen all to himself, which was exactly what he wanted. Fox figured it shouldn't be too hard, but he would have to act quickly. Theresa will want to know his answer and the wedding date was coming up, he would have to accomplish convincing Gwen before it was too late. At last a solution, he thought. He smiled weakly hoping his plan would work and began plotting.
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Ivy was the first to pull away from the kiss. She was still stunned and that kiss knocked the wind out of her. She had never been kissed that way in a long time and wanted it. Sam stared at her and they both thought the same thing, "What just happened?"
Ivy spoke first, "Sam..."
Sam's eyes were still slightly wide as though he was barely realizing he kissed Ivy. Finally he shook his head roughly and tried to concentrate on their situation.
"Ivy, I... I don't know what I was thinking."
Ivy was a little bit hurt by what he said but refused to show it. She was still determined to change and finally once and for all get over Sam but she couldn't help but feel hurt. Finally anger and rejection won over her feelings.
"What were you thinking? You kissed me, Sam! And now you have the nerve to say you didn't know what you were thinking. You know exactly what you were thinking! You can at least be a man and admit it!" Ivy nearly yelled icily.
"Ivy, no. I didn't mean it like that. I mean... I was just caught up in the moment." Sam said lamely.
"Caught up in the moment? That's bull and you know it!" Ivy said angrily.
Finally Sam had also had enough, "What do you want me to say??? I love Grace and here I am kissing you! I enjoyed that kiss and I didn't regret it one second! Is that what you want to hear, Ivy?"
"No! I mean... I don't know." Ivy sighed leaning her head back against the headboard of the bed.
Sam sighed also sitting back next to Ivy.
"Maybe we should pretend it never happened. I mean, it was all just a mistake. You love Grace." Ivy said sadly, with a faraway look on her face.
Sam stared at her closely wondering if she really meant it.
"You think it was a mistake?" Sam asked.
"Oh, don't act like you're the victim, Sam! You're the one who's married and in love so stop trying to make me feel bad! You're just as much at fault as I am!"
Sam grabbed her chin and looked into her eyes. Tears were about to fall out of her eyes as he said, "I'm sorry, Ivy. I didn't mean that."
One tear escaped Ivy's eye and trickled down her cheek. Sam wiped it away with one of his fingers.
"This can't happen again, Sam. You and I both know it. You would betraying Grace and I would be breaking my own promise to stay out of your life."
Sam really did start to see the old Ivy coming back. The one who didn't always think of herself all the time but was considerate and loving. But no, he was married to a woman he loved. Ivy was an old love, nothing more. But Sam couldn't deny that the flame of the old love for Ivy never burned out. And now it was beginning to rekindle.
"You're right." Sam said regretfully.
"Maybe you should just go Sam. I'll talk to you later." Ivy turned her back on him on the bed.
Sam walked slowly to the bed and turned around to look longingly at Ivy. Sam was falling back in love with Ivy and hard. He didn't know how to stop it and he wasn't sure if he even wanted to. He looked at her form once again before silently closing the door behind him.
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[:-{cHaPtEr 7}-:]
sPeAk SiLeNcE
The plan was crazy, evil, diabolical and totally Theresa. Fox's eyes widen when he heard Theresa tell him that he would have to break Gwen's heart. He knew that he could never go through with that. But he and Theresa had become good friends lately and he didn't know what to say.
"Well?" Theresa asked impatiently.
"I... Well, Theresa, that sounds like a lot of work to me. Why go through all that? You can just steal Ethan away from Gwen. Isn't that enough pain to know that she once again lost to you?" Fox said, trying to avoid her plan.
"NO! It's definitely not enough pain! Did you hear the things she said to me that day I was in your bedroom? That little witch will not get away with that. She's also keeping Ethan away from me, because we were meant to be together!" Theresa said with emotion.
Fox pursed his lips and wasn't sure how to respond to that. On one hand, he wanted Ethan away from Gwen so that he could fully have her, but if he was to go through with Theresa's plan he would have to break the heart of the only girl he ever loved.
"Okay. I understand that but..." Fox trailed off.
"I thought you were be a little more enthusiastic about this plan, Fox. You don't have feelings for Gwen, do you?" Theresa asked suspiciously.
Fox paused for a moment before saying, "No, of course not. What gave you that idea?" He couldn't tell Theresa that he was in love with Gwen. If the truth were to come out from the mouth of anyone other than Fox and Gwen themselves, it could get very ugly indeed.
"So will you do it?" Theresa asked.
"Hm... I don't recall you telling me what I would get for my troubles." Fox said trying to stall her plan.
Theresa slowly walked up to Fox practically pressing her body against his. She pressed her lower body into his all the while looking up into his face. Fox could feel a trickle of sweat sliding down the side of his face. He made the mistake of looking down at Theresa. She was wearing a very low cut, slinky red dress.
"What do you want?" Theresa purred.
Fox gulped and tried looking away. He couldn't do this. He couldn't. He couldn't break Gwen's heart just for Theresa. He was in quite the predicament.
"Let me think about it." Fox said, moving away from Theresa.
Theresa merely raised an eyebrow and said, "All right but think quickly. I can't wait that long. Ethan's wedding is coming up and the plan has got to go into motion way before then, in order for Gwen to fall head over heels for you. Think about your prize." Theresa winked and walked out the door.
Fox collapsed back onto his bed. He stared at the ceiling, and for once in his life, he was at a loss. He had absolutely no idea what to do. There was the option of telling Gwen but then she might just become close to Ethan in order to spite Theresa. He had to admit, the prize was tempting but he couldn't do that to Gwen. If he rejected Theresa's plan, she would become very suspicious about Gwen and Fox.
The only way he could get out of this was to convince Gwen to leave Ethan. That would leave him free for Theresa. Then he would have Gwen all to himself, which was exactly what he wanted. Fox figured it shouldn't be too hard, but he would have to act quickly. Theresa will want to know his answer and the wedding date was coming up, he would have to accomplish convincing Gwen before it was too late. At last a solution, he thought. He smiled weakly hoping his plan would work and began plotting.
* * * *
Ivy was the first to pull away from the kiss. She was still stunned and that kiss knocked the wind out of her. She had never been kissed that way in a long time and wanted it. Sam stared at her and they both thought the same thing, "What just happened?"
Ivy spoke first, "Sam..."
Sam's eyes were still slightly wide as though he was barely realizing he kissed Ivy. Finally he shook his head roughly and tried to concentrate on their situation.
"Ivy, I... I don't know what I was thinking."
Ivy was a little bit hurt by what he said but refused to show it. She was still determined to change and finally once and for all get over Sam but she couldn't help but feel hurt. Finally anger and rejection won over her feelings.
"What were you thinking? You kissed me, Sam! And now you have the nerve to say you didn't know what you were thinking. You know exactly what you were thinking! You can at least be a man and admit it!" Ivy nearly yelled icily.
"Ivy, no. I didn't mean it like that. I mean... I was just caught up in the moment." Sam said lamely.
"Caught up in the moment? That's bull and you know it!" Ivy said angrily.
Finally Sam had also had enough, "What do you want me to say??? I love Grace and here I am kissing you! I enjoyed that kiss and I didn't regret it one second! Is that what you want to hear, Ivy?"
"No! I mean... I don't know." Ivy sighed leaning her head back against the headboard of the bed.
Sam sighed also sitting back next to Ivy.
"Maybe we should pretend it never happened. I mean, it was all just a mistake. You love Grace." Ivy said sadly, with a faraway look on her face.
Sam stared at her closely wondering if she really meant it.
"You think it was a mistake?" Sam asked.
"Oh, don't act like you're the victim, Sam! You're the one who's married and in love so stop trying to make me feel bad! You're just as much at fault as I am!"
Sam grabbed her chin and looked into her eyes. Tears were about to fall out of her eyes as he said, "I'm sorry, Ivy. I didn't mean that."
One tear escaped Ivy's eye and trickled down her cheek. Sam wiped it away with one of his fingers.
"This can't happen again, Sam. You and I both know it. You would betraying Grace and I would be breaking my own promise to stay out of your life."
Sam really did start to see the old Ivy coming back. The one who didn't always think of herself all the time but was considerate and loving. But no, he was married to a woman he loved. Ivy was an old love, nothing more. But Sam couldn't deny that the flame of the old love for Ivy never burned out. And now it was beginning to rekindle.
"You're right." Sam said regretfully.
"Maybe you should just go Sam. I'll talk to you later." Ivy turned her back on him on the bed.
Sam walked slowly to the bed and turned around to look longingly at Ivy. Sam was falling back in love with Ivy and hard. He didn't know how to stop it and he wasn't sure if he even wanted to. He looked at her form once again before silently closing the door behind him.
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