Chapter one: Packing
Theresa was packing "Mama I'm leaving today you remember?"
"Yes mija I remember, you told me a thousand time! You are going on vacation with Ethan-Martin for a week. I will join you the last day with Phyllis and....Julian to bring your son back in Harmony. Your mijo will stay here with me and Julian can visit him as he want." she said for the fifth time today. Pilar wanted to show her daughter that she remembered very well what she has to do.
"That's right mama. Julian can see his son but with people around which mean you or Phyllis, depends where you will be, at home or at the mansion. Like I told you, Julian offered me to take the Crane apartment in Jamaica. I need some vacation far away. As you know it I have accepted for two weeks or so. I need to be far away from Ivy, Rebecca and of course Gwen and Ethan too."
She turns to her mother and look at her seriously and say " I don't want anybody to know where I'm going promise me mama. You will be the only one with Julian to know for now. You can say I'm taking vacation but don't tell anyone where ok?"
"Not even to Whitney mija?"
"No mama, I will call her don't worry."
After a couple of minutes Pilar couldn't keep it to herself any longer "I don't know why Julian offered you this trip though. You should be careful mija."
"Don't worry mama, it's the least he can do after all he's done to me. Beside, little Ethan is his son so I had permitted Julian to see him. Even if I would prefer he was not is father, Julian is the father of my child. We have an arrangement." ~ I will tell you everything mama....soon. I don't think you could understand now. ~
"You know mija it's bothering me to ask you this again but Julian is willing to let you go on vacation with your son? Without protesting? Are you sure Theresa? I don't want you to be in trouble." ask Pilar with suspicions about Julian.
Theresa sighed with exasperation "Yes mama, don't worry. We had a talk a couple days ago and we agreed on certain things. I will tell you but not now, I have so many things to prepare.
Pilar said with resolution "Ok...but still...be careful with Julian. Anything isn't free with him. I will not tell anyone where you are going as you want me to do." she left Theresa's bedroom.
Theresa was now packing her son's clothes and she found a picture of Ethan. She looks at it. ~ Oh Ethan I'm so hurt...Gwen is now pregnant by you and know no matter what, responsibilities will come first. I know that you still love me, I'm sure of it.....you love Gwen too...I know that but I know that it is not the same at all as what we had. You will still stand by her side instead of mine...Have I lost you? ~
Tears fell on the picture. She took a deep breath, wiped out her tears. ~ Stop crying you fool, he chose her. Now it's time to think about you and your beautiful son you have. ~
She didn't know what to do with the picture. Leave it on the desk or keep it with her. She finally decided to putt it with little Ethan clothes in the luggage.
The phone rings. Theresa picks up the phone "Hello? Theresa's speaking."
"Hi Theresa, its Ethan" her heart stop for a moment ~ Come on girl stay calm. ~ She tries to answer with a calm voice "Hello Ethan. What do you want?"
"Errr...I'm fine thanks for asking..."he said to her. "Oh! I'm sorry Ethan; well I didn't mean to be rude..." she replied embarrassed. "That's ok don't worry, I was surprised you didn't ask that's all...The reason for my call is I was wondering if I could pick up Ethan-Martin with me for the afternoon, if you don't mind of course."
"Hum, sorry Ethan, I have something planned with him today." she told him. "Oh I see... you want me to join you?" he asks.
"Well... not that I don't want you to come but we have tickets. I don't have an extra one so I'm afraid that you can't come with us." ~ I whish that you could come in Jamaica with us...Stop it Theresa! You know perfectly that you are dreaming again...~ she said trying to have a neutral tone. Ethan noticed it "Well good afternoon then."
"Thanks, you too." She was about to hung up...
"Wait Theresa! Maybe I can see little Ethan tomorrow if you don't have anything planned? ~ It's weird...usually she talk and talk none stop but not today...~ Ethan was used to hear Theresa talking a long time; she was never the first to hang up.
He hears her answering "Yeah, if you want to come tomorrow it's ok with me. If we are at home of course I don't mind. ~ Don't Theresa! Don't tell him that you will not be there tomorrow. ~
"Ok good...hum, what are you doing now? she wasn't expecting that he would ask her something else. "Uh...oh...I was reading a book. Ethan-Martin's taking a nap...you...you are not with Gwen? she risks.
"No, we are supposed to meet tonight. I have told her that I've planned to do something with my godson this afternoon..."
"Well I'm sure she will be happy to see you sooner....I got to hang up Ethan someone's knocking at the door."
"All right then." he took a pause "bye Theresa" he said disappointed.
"Bye Ethan." And she hung up.
Her heart was in pain. She couldn't talk to him any longer. ~ Sorry Ethan I had to lie. No one is at the door but it was too painful to hear your voice. ~ She heard her mother asking who was on the phone "It was Ethan mama. He wanted to do something with little Ethan this afternoon." ~ I have to go away, I need to go away...~
She started to think about that day when she and Julian had a talk few days ago....
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AN: Well this is it for the first chapter. R&R! Give me comments, thanks.
Theresa was packing "Mama I'm leaving today you remember?"
"Yes mija I remember, you told me a thousand time! You are going on vacation with Ethan-Martin for a week. I will join you the last day with Phyllis and....Julian to bring your son back in Harmony. Your mijo will stay here with me and Julian can visit him as he want." she said for the fifth time today. Pilar wanted to show her daughter that she remembered very well what she has to do.
"That's right mama. Julian can see his son but with people around which mean you or Phyllis, depends where you will be, at home or at the mansion. Like I told you, Julian offered me to take the Crane apartment in Jamaica. I need some vacation far away. As you know it I have accepted for two weeks or so. I need to be far away from Ivy, Rebecca and of course Gwen and Ethan too."
She turns to her mother and look at her seriously and say " I don't want anybody to know where I'm going promise me mama. You will be the only one with Julian to know for now. You can say I'm taking vacation but don't tell anyone where ok?"
"Not even to Whitney mija?"
"No mama, I will call her don't worry."
After a couple of minutes Pilar couldn't keep it to herself any longer "I don't know why Julian offered you this trip though. You should be careful mija."
"Don't worry mama, it's the least he can do after all he's done to me. Beside, little Ethan is his son so I had permitted Julian to see him. Even if I would prefer he was not is father, Julian is the father of my child. We have an arrangement." ~ I will tell you everything mama....soon. I don't think you could understand now. ~
"You know mija it's bothering me to ask you this again but Julian is willing to let you go on vacation with your son? Without protesting? Are you sure Theresa? I don't want you to be in trouble." ask Pilar with suspicions about Julian.
Theresa sighed with exasperation "Yes mama, don't worry. We had a talk a couple days ago and we agreed on certain things. I will tell you but not now, I have so many things to prepare.
Pilar said with resolution "Ok...but still...be careful with Julian. Anything isn't free with him. I will not tell anyone where you are going as you want me to do." she left Theresa's bedroom.
Theresa was now packing her son's clothes and she found a picture of Ethan. She looks at it. ~ Oh Ethan I'm so hurt...Gwen is now pregnant by you and know no matter what, responsibilities will come first. I know that you still love me, I'm sure of it.....you love Gwen too...I know that but I know that it is not the same at all as what we had. You will still stand by her side instead of mine...Have I lost you? ~
Tears fell on the picture. She took a deep breath, wiped out her tears. ~ Stop crying you fool, he chose her. Now it's time to think about you and your beautiful son you have. ~
She didn't know what to do with the picture. Leave it on the desk or keep it with her. She finally decided to putt it with little Ethan clothes in the luggage.
The phone rings. Theresa picks up the phone "Hello? Theresa's speaking."
"Hi Theresa, its Ethan" her heart stop for a moment ~ Come on girl stay calm. ~ She tries to answer with a calm voice "Hello Ethan. What do you want?"
"Errr...I'm fine thanks for asking..."he said to her. "Oh! I'm sorry Ethan; well I didn't mean to be rude..." she replied embarrassed. "That's ok don't worry, I was surprised you didn't ask that's all...The reason for my call is I was wondering if I could pick up Ethan-Martin with me for the afternoon, if you don't mind of course."
"Hum, sorry Ethan, I have something planned with him today." she told him. "Oh I see... you want me to join you?" he asks.
"Well... not that I don't want you to come but we have tickets. I don't have an extra one so I'm afraid that you can't come with us." ~ I whish that you could come in Jamaica with us...Stop it Theresa! You know perfectly that you are dreaming again...~ she said trying to have a neutral tone. Ethan noticed it "Well good afternoon then."
"Thanks, you too." She was about to hung up...
"Wait Theresa! Maybe I can see little Ethan tomorrow if you don't have anything planned? ~ It's weird...usually she talk and talk none stop but not today...~ Ethan was used to hear Theresa talking a long time; she was never the first to hang up.
He hears her answering "Yeah, if you want to come tomorrow it's ok with me. If we are at home of course I don't mind. ~ Don't Theresa! Don't tell him that you will not be there tomorrow. ~
"Ok good...hum, what are you doing now? she wasn't expecting that he would ask her something else. "Uh...oh...I was reading a book. Ethan-Martin's taking a nap...you...you are not with Gwen? she risks.
"No, we are supposed to meet tonight. I have told her that I've planned to do something with my godson this afternoon..."
"Well I'm sure she will be happy to see you sooner....I got to hang up Ethan someone's knocking at the door."
"All right then." he took a pause "bye Theresa" he said disappointed.
"Bye Ethan." And she hung up.
Her heart was in pain. She couldn't talk to him any longer. ~ Sorry Ethan I had to lie. No one is at the door but it was too painful to hear your voice. ~ She heard her mother asking who was on the phone "It was Ethan mama. He wanted to do something with little Ethan this afternoon." ~ I have to go away, I need to go away...~
She started to think about that day when she and Julian had a talk few days ago....
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AN: Well this is it for the first chapter. R&R! Give me comments, thanks.