Theresa and Dylan sat on the couch in the living room and talked about their lives. Fox occasionally walked in and out of the room. The next time he came into the room was to tell Theresa that Ethan was on the phone. Theresa told Fox that she would take the call in her room. Fox shrugged and went into the kitchen. Wondering what Ethan would be calling Theresa for, Fox decided to listen in.

"Ethan?" Theresa answered.

"Hey," Ethan replied.

"Is something wrong?" Theresa asked concerned.

"Oh no, everything's fine. It's just that I was trying to set up this paternity test thing and I need you to come down to the hospital to sign your consent. Once that's done, we can make an appointment to have the test done."

Paternity test? Fox wondered.

"Okay," Theresa replied. "I'll stop by the hospital then."

"All right. Once you get to the hospital, take the elevator near the gift shop and go to the ground floor. Ethan instructed. "I'll be waiting for you there."

"I'll see you in a bit then," Theresa said before she hung up."Dylan, would you mind taking me down to the hospital?" Theresa asked once she returned to the living room.

"Again?" Dylan said raising his eyebrows.

"Yeah, turns out there's something I need to take care of. It shouldn't take long."

"Okay," Dylan said getting up. "Let's go then."

Once Theresa and Dylan left, Fox wandered into the living room. He sat down and thought about the conversation between Theresa and Ethan. Paternity test? "Hmm." Fox wondered aloud. Why would they want to have a paternity test done? "Little Ethan." Fox said becoming aware of Theresa and Ethan's intentions. "They're trying to see if Ethan is the father of Theresa's son." Fox shook his head in disbelief. It's probably another one of Theresa's schemes to get Ethan back. Will she ever get over Ethan?

The ringing of the telephone interrupted Fox's thoughts. He leaned over to grab the receiver. "Hello?"

"Fox." Syd said. "How are you?"

"What do you want Syd?" Fox said without greeting her.

"What's the matter, Fox?" Syd asked innocently.

"Whitey was devastated with what she saw today."

 "I thought you'd be happy Fox. After all, what happened today just pushed her more towards you. Isn't that what you wanted?"

"I didn't know you would go as far as having sex with Chad, in his office no less."

"Well, Fox, a gal does what she can to get what she wants."

"Why are you calling, Syd? To boast?"

"Not quite. Actually, Chad and I have to go to this huge event. I can invite six more people to join us. I was thinking that you could come along~" Syd's voice trailed off.

"And~" Fox prompted.

"And, bring Whitney along as your date."

"She's not going to agree if she knows you and Chad will be there." Fox said.

"The event takes place in a month. She'll probably forgive Chad by then. You know how she can be." Fox frowned at her statement. "Anyhow," Syd continued, "because Chad's boss paired him and me up automatically, you can go as Whitney's 'date.'"

"You're stirring up trouble Syd." Fox said.

"C'mon Fox. Don't you want Whitney?"

Do I really? Fox wondered. Of course I do. Fox thought. I love Whitney, at least I think I do. Fox frowned again. "Fine." Fox finally said.

"Great!" Syd squealed with delight. "Oh, by the way, I'll give you the leftover tickets. You can pick four more people to go. Speaking of going, I've got to go to a photo shoot. I'll call you later with the details of the event okay?"

"Sure." Fox said. "Bye Syd." Fox hung up and exhaled.

~*~

Once they got to the hospital, Theresa headed to the ground floor. Ethan was waiting for her just as she expected he would be. Dylan nodded his greeting to Ethan. "The papers are in another room." Ethan told Theresa. "Let's go." Theresa nodded and told Dylan that she would be back. Dylan sat down in the waiting room and grabbed a magazine to read. I wonder what's going on between those two. Dylan thought.

Ethan and Theresa walked to the end of the hallway. As they entered the office, a middle-aged woman looked up and reached for the papers on her desk. "Have the mother of the child sign these. Make sure she has signed all of them." She told Ethan.

"Thank you." Ethan said as he took the papers. Theresa and Ethan sat down at a vacant table. Ethan handed the required documents one by one as Theresa signed them. Once she was done, they handed all the documents to the secretary. "Once we can get these documents processed, we'll call you with an appointment."

"Approximately how long will it take?" Theresa asked.

"A week, two weeks at the most," replied the secretary.

"Thanks again." Ethan said as he and Theresa left the room.

Theresa exhaled. "Okay, then. We wait a week."

"Yeah." Ethan said.

"Where is little Ethan anyway?" Theresa asked.

"Oh, I found out there was a daycare here and I asked if they could watch Little Ethan while I took care of this paternity test thing."

"Oh." Theresa answered. "Well, since I'm here, I may as well pick him up."

"I'll walk you there." Ethan said.

Theresa and Ethan walked down the hallway and turned right. The daycare was full of children of the hospital personnel. Theresa spotted Little Ethan in a group of children playing with building blocks. A petite woman walked over to Theresa and smiled. "How can I help you?"

"I'm here to pick up my son. He's right over there." Theresa pointed.

"Oh, okay. His name's Ethan right?" The woman asked.

"Yes." Theresa smiled.

"The woman went over to Little Ethan and picked him up. She handed him gently over to his mother and said, "He is a very well-behaved boy."

"Thank you." Theresa said gratefully. "He's growing so fast."

"Yes, kids do that." The woman laughed. "My children are already as tall as me! I'm not surprised though. After all I am on the short-side." The woman laughed again.

Theresa chuckled. "Thank you for watching him." Theresa said as she patted Little Ethan on the back.

"Oh no problem." The woman said. "You know, he looks just like his father." She said nodding her head towards Ethan. A cry from one of the kids caught her attention. "Well, if you'll excuse me, I've got to get back to the children. You have a nice day."

"You too!" Theresa called as she left. She was a little stunned from the woman's observation. He looks just like his father. "You better get back to Gwen." Theresa told Ethan. "She'll get suspicious."

"Yeah," Ethan replied. "I'll see you later." Ethan gave Theresa a kiss on the forehead which made Theresa feel awkward. Ethan gave a small wave and left. Theresa returned to Dylan who had been entertaining himself with parenting magazines. Dylan had a confused look on his face which made Theresa laugh. Dylan looked up and smiled. "There you are." He said. "I see you have Little Ethan with you."

"Yes I do. Wave to Dylan, sweetie." Theresa told her son.

Little Ethan looked at Dylan and smiled. Dylan walked over to Little Ethan and ruffled his blond hair playfully.

"Why were you reading parenting magazines?"  Theresa asked Dylan as they headed towards the parking lot.

"Those were the only ones in there." Dylan explained.

"You had a weird look on your face a few minutes ago when you were reading them." Theresa said.

"There were some interesting articles," was all Dylan would say.

"I see." Theresa said as she laughed again. "