Taking a Deeper Look
By Takari AAF
Chapter 3- Double Trouble
Disclaimer: I don't own Passions or any of the characters, but I would absolutely LOVE to own Fox (Justin Hartley) I mean, who wouldn't?!
A/N: thanks to all my nice loyal reviewers^_^ you guys are awesome!
NOTE: Okay, there is something you should know! I'm doing a different turn on the whole L.A thing! It's really different from what you've seen in the show so far, so don't expect it to be just like it. I was hoping they would have had Theresa leave when they did, and since that didn't happen, I'm making it happen in my version^_^ So you can expect TONS of Therox moments^_^ And as far as my stories go, the saying is true "always expect the unexpected" -_^
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"I asked you a question, Ethan! ANSWER ME!" she screamed at a bewildered Ethan.
N-n-n……..No!" he stuttered.
Gwen gasped in shock.
"YOU DO!!! HOW DARE YOU ETHAN WINTHROP!!!" she screamed.
"No, honey, I don't want you to lose the baby! I swear to you I don't!!!" he said very convincingly.
Gwen seemed to calm down a bit.
"Then why did it take you so long to answer?" Gwen asked, accusingly.
"Because I was startled that you would ask me such a question," he said calmly.
"Oh, god Ethan! I'm so sorry!! I never meant to blow up at you like that," she said feeling bad for having taken all her frustrations out on Ethan.
A pang of guilt stung in his chest. Here he was, hoping that Gwen WOULD lose the baby and how he could start a new life with Theresa and Ethan Martin, when his wife was in pain. He really did love Gwen, but he just loved Theresa more and on a deeper level.
"It's okay, Gwen. Your emotions are just out of wack from being pregnant," Ethan said, still feeling guilty.
Gwen started to cry. "To think I ever doubted you! I thought you would leave me for Theresa."
"Don't worry so much Gwen! I love you and only you! And I always will," Ethan lied. Secretly, in his head, he replaced 'Gwen' with 'Theresa'.
Rebecca stood there, silent for once in her life.
'You can't fool me, Ethan. You don't love Gwen as much as you say you do. But you will Ethan, because there is NO way in hell I'll let you dump my poor Gwennie for that slut Theresa,' Rebecca said in her mind.
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*Blue Note*
As soon as Fox walked into the Blue Note, he scanned the place for Whitney.
'I hope Theresa right and Whitney is here,' Fox thought in his mind.
Theresa tapped Fox on the shoulder. "Look, There's Chad and Whitney," she said, pointing to a table near the corner.
"Great. Let's go join them," he said, walking towards the table, Theresa following.
"Hey guys!" Fox said once he and Theresa had made their way to the table.
"Hey you two," Whitney said cheerily.
"Are you two on a date?" Chad asked grinning.
"What? Us? No," Fox said casually.
"Yeah, I mean, can't two friends go out and have fun?" Theresa said, trying to sound happy and aloof.
Whitney didn't buy it. "Okay Theresa, drop the act. What's going on?"
When Theresa didn't say anything, Fox jumped in.
"Theresa got into a little tiff with Prince Ethan, Gwen, and my father's live in slut Rebecca," Fox said, pulling up a couple of chairs for him and Theresa.
"Sweetheart, are you okay?" Whitney asked, a little worried about Theresa.
Theresa dismissed her worried behavior with the wave of her hand. "Yeah, of course, Whit. Why wouldn't I be? I mean, it's not like I haven't gotten into arguments with them before."
"So, anyway, when are you going to L.A?" Theresa asked, changing the subject.
"Actually, we're leaving tonight," Whitney said, smiling brightly.
Theresa gasped slightly. "You're leaving tonight? I thought you weren't leaving until later this week!"
Whitney's expression changed to one of sadness. "No, we decided to go ahead and go. The recording company is eager to get Chad there."
"Are you leaving tonight too, Fox?" Theresa asked, shifting her gaze to Fox.
"Yes, we're taking the Crane jet," he said.
Theresa sighed. "Great. Wonderful. My best friends are leaving, Ethan is with Gwen, Rebecca and Ivy are as cold as ever, and to top it all off, Ethan is mad at me! My life just couldn't possibly get any worse!" she exclaimed dramatically.
"Aww, it's not that bad Theresa. Why don't you come to L.A with us? You know, get away from Harmony for awhile, get a much needed vacation," Whitney said.
Theresa pondered this for a second. That does sound like a really good idea. And it'll give Gwen time to give birth to a healthy baby with little stress. Maybe I should do it. I should go to L.A. Theresa thought in her mind.
"Okay, I'll go!" Theresa exclaimed, determined.
"You will?" Fox asked in disbelief.
"You'll go 3,000 miles away from Ethan?" Chad asked in disbelief as well.
"Sure! Why not? Fate will bring me and Ethan together. It's destiny. And it'll let Gwen give birth to the baby, and besides, I could use a little vacation, but not a real real long one, just long enough for Gwen to have the baby," Theresa said, smiling.
"This will be so awesome! I'm so happy you'll be coming with us, Theresa!" Whitney exclaimed, throwing her arms around Theresa.
"Me too, Whit, Me too," Theresa said.
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*Meanwhile: Hospital*
Rebecca and Ivy were searching for a doctor for Gwen to go to.
"Do you think she'll go if we find a good one?" the red air-head asked.
"Yes. Gwen wants to get as far away from that taco queen as possible," Ivy replied.
They scanned through the doctors until they saw one that fit what they were looking for.
"Bingo! Let's print this out and tell Gwen and Ethan about it," Rebecca said.
Ivy nodded, and printed out the page.
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*Gwen's hospital room*
"Ethan, honey, I'm so sorry about earlier," Gwen said, for the hundredth time.
"I know Gwen," he said, sympathetically.
At that moment, Ivy and Rebecca came in.
"Look what we found. This doctor Abel in Los Angeles is the best doctor in his field. He would be perfect for Gwen and her condition," Ivy said, showing the paper to Ethan and Gwen.
"Where is it at?" Gwen asked, hoping it was far away from Theresa.
"In California," Rebecca replied.
Gwen was ecstatic. "Oh please Ethan! Can we go?? PLEASE!!"
Ethan looked at Gwen. 'Well, it would be good for her. She's been in so much stress lately. Why not?' he pondered in his mind.
"All right, we will go ASAP," he said, smiling on Gwen's behalf.
"California, here we come!" Gwen said, happily.
*2 hours later*
Theresa zipped up her last suitcase.
"There. All done packing," she said. She walked out of her room and into the living room. She was the only one there. Everyone else was out.
Theresa looked at the clock on the mantle. It was 11:36pm.
"Well, I guess I better get going. Wouldn't want them to think I decided not to go," she said.
Just then, there was a knock at the door.
'I wonder who that could be at this hour,' she wondered, opening the door.
"Hey beautiful."
"Fox! What are you doing here? I thought I was going to meet y'all at the airport?" she asked, confused.
Fox smiled.
"Yeah, but I decided to drop by and pick ya up," he said flirtatiously.
"Oh, Fox!" she said, playfully hitting him.
"Ooo, I like how you say my name," he said coyly.
"God, you are such a little perv," she joked, laughing.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, come on, Let's hit the road, Resa," he said.
"Okay, but hold on one second, I have to get my stuff," she said.
Theresa went in her room and brought out her big suitcase and duffel bag.
"Here let me," he said, taking the suitcase from her.
"Are you sure? It's pretty heavy," she said, smiling.
Fox gave her look. "I'm not some wimpy prep, Theresa, I think I can manage a suitcase," he said, exasperated.
Theresa laughed. "I know, I know. You're so strong and manly," she said deepening her voice.
"Oh, you are so funny," he said sarcastically.
"I know, people tell me that aaalllll the time," she said, walking out the door with the duffel bag.
"I bet they do," he muttered, dragging the suitcase out and closing the door.
Theresa put the bag in the back seat and plopped down in the passenger seat. Fox put her suitcase in the trunk of the car, and got in the car.
"Ready?" he asked, starting up the car.
Theresa took a deep breath. "Ready as I'll ever be!"
Fox pressed down on the ignition and off they went out into the darkness of the night.
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*5 hours later: L.A* (L.A Time: 1:45am)
*!*Crane Apartment*!*
Fox opened the door, and they piled in, exhausted from the jet lag.
Theresa and Whitney collapsed on the couch.
"I'm so tired. I could sleep forever," Theresa said stretching.
"Yeah, we can unpack in the morning once we've had a nice nights sleep," Whitney said yawning.
'Too bad I won't be the one sharing a room with you, Whitney,' Fox thought sadly in his mind.
"Unfortunately guys, there are only 2 rooms available. The third room has been used for storage, and I haven't gotten around to clearing it out," he said.
"Well, Whitney and I will be sharing a room," Chad said, standing next to Whitney.
'Unfortunately,' Fox thought disgusted.
"And I'll just sleep on the couch," Theresa said, offhandedly.
Fox shook his head. "No, I insist that you take the other room," he said.
"I think me and Chad will let you two figure this out. Good night," she said, walking out of the room with Chad.
"Night, Whit," Theresa called after her.
Turning back, she said, "No, You take the room. It's your place."
Fox sighed and sat next to Theresa. "Look, you take it. You deserve to have a nice soft bed."
"But so do you!" she argued.
"Theresa, this is getting us no where," he said.
"I know," Theresa said.
"We could always just share it," Fox said half joking, half hoping she would say yes.
"Really? You wouldn't be uncomfortable with that?" Theresa asked.
"No, would you?" he asked.
"Well, not really," she said shrugging.
"Okay, then I guess we can share it until the other room is cleaned out," he said, getting up.
Theresa got up too. "I'll change in the bathroom, k?"
Fox nodded, and Theresa took her duffel bag and went into the bathroom. Fox went into the bedroom and changed into a pair of black swim trunks to sleep in. The silence of the room, allowed his thoughts to come through.
'Sharing a room with Theresa won't be that bad. I wish it was Whitney I was sharing the room with….or do I? True, when I first came to Harmony, I felt all these things for Theresa. I mean, what guy wouldn't? She's smart, pretty...no scratch that, beautiful, kind, funny, and caring. She's everything someone looks for in a woman. And she was my only friend. The only one that saw me for what I really was, not just some screw up playboy, and…' Fox was interrupted from his thoughts when Theresa entered the room. She had on a white tank top with matching pajama pants.
"Hey roomie," he said.
Theresa smiled slightly. "Hey to you too, Fox."
While Fox busied himself by putting away some of his things, Theresa took a good look at him.
'Wow, I never really noticed how good looking he is. The way his hair is always so shiny and spiked or the way his muscles tighten when he flexes or the way his eyes have that twinkle in them, and when you look into his eyes, it's almost like you can get lost in them. Not to mention, he is so caring and gentle. He's just so…' but, like Fox, Theresa was interrupted from her thoughts.
"Earth to Theresa? Is anyone home?" Fox asked, waving his hand in front of her face.
"Huh? Oh, I'm sorry," she said, a pink rosy color spreading across her cheeks.
"Are you okay? I've been trying to talk to you forever!" he exclaimed.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I was just thinking, that's all," she said.
"About Ethan?" Fox asked, soberly.
"No, about y-, I mean, nothing in particular," she said, a bit frazzled.
"Anyway, what were you going to say?" she asked, desperately trying to change the subject.
"Which side of the bed do you want?" he asked.
"Hmm…left side," said Theresa. "Is that okay with you?"
Fox nodded. "Sure. I particularly like the right side better myself," he said.
Theresa yawned. "I'm awfully tired."
"Me too. Ready to hit the sack?" he asked.
Theresa nodded. She laid down on her side and got under the covers. Once Theresa had gotten in, Fox did too. He turned off the light next to the bed.
"Good night, Resa," he said.
"Night, Fox," she said, closing her eyes.
The two fell dead asleep, both thinking of the other.
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*Another 4 hours later*
Ethan lugged the bags up to the door, while Gwen walked behind.
"It was so nice of Julian to let us use the Crane apartment," she said, happy that they had finally made it to their destination.
"Yes, it was," he said, unlocking the door.
Once they had gotten in, Gwen closed the door. They both noticed all the bags and suitcases around the room.
"Ethan, I think someone is here," Gwen whispered.
"I think there is more than one person here, Gwen," he said.
"Do you think we are in the wrong apartment?" she asked, a bit worried.
Ethan shook his head. "No, because the key fit. We are in the right place," he said.
Ethan looked around at the bags. Only one of them had a name tag on it. He walked up to it and looked at the tag.
It read "Fox Crane".
"Damn it, Fox!" Ethan said quietly.
"Fox!?! You mean Fox is here?! Great! I bet he is here bedding some floosy," Gwen said, disgustedly.
"We'll see about that!" Ethan said, marching towards the first room (A/N: which just happens to be Fox and Theresa's *wink*)
Ethan opened the door. He didn't need to turn on the light, for the early light from the sun shown in enough to let him see.
There was Fox laying on his back. He noticed 'some girl' curled up next to him with her head on his chest. He had his left arm around her. Upon a closer look, Ethan noticed that the girl was Theresa.
"WHAT THE HELL?!" Ethan shouted in rage.
TBC!
A/N: Yeah, I know, this chapter kinda sucks, but atleast it was longer, way longer^_^ Anyway, I hope y'all like it^_^ review please! It makes me write faster, and write better chapters~_^