Chapter 3:
Restless Night
Fox woke-up to the sounds of someone sobbing, at first he'd forgot were he was, then it dawned on him that he was in the floor of his and Theresa's new home. He got up and looked at Theresa she looked to be asleep, but yet she had tears running down her face.
"Theresa, you, ok?",he asked.
"Fox, I'm sorry, it's just....",Theresa began before her tears got the best of her.
"What's a matter?",he asked.
"Nothing, I shouldn't bother you with it.",Theresa began.
"No, I want to know. Besides you're the only person who sticks-up for me when it comes to my family.",he replied.
"Tonight's the anniversary of my and Ethan's first date.",Theresa replied.
"I'm sorry about, that.",he replied gently stroking her hair.
They set in silence.
"Fox, how can things go from good to bad over night?",Theresa asked.
"I don't know, I guess that's one of life's many mysteries.",he replied.
"I mean one day were happy and totally in love and less that 12 hours later were torn apart forever.",she replied.
"If I could I'd go back and change that for you. I know how it is to long for someone so much it hurts.",he replied.
"What? Fox, are you in love with someone?",Theresa asked.
"I don't know were you come up with this sort of things. I mean like I told you before I Nicholas
Foxworth Crane has never and will never be in love.",he replied.
"I don't know, you sure look like a man in love to me.",she replied.
"Right.",he replied sarcastically.
"Who is she?",Theresa asked.
"I see you're over your 'I've lost Ethan spell'.",he replied.
"Un-un. No you don't you're going to answer me.",Theresa replied.
"No one. Resa, do you ever get that sometimes your just totally and utterly clueless." Fox asked.
"No, because I'm not. You'll eventually tell me.", Theresa replied.
"Whatever, Resa.",he replied.
"Oh, did I tell you, Whit wants us to meet her and Chad at Book Cafe' today.",Theresa replied.
"Sure",Fox replied. 'Oh, good I get to spends sometime with Whitney.'
"Good, I call Whit.",Theresa replied.
"At this hour?",Fox asked.
"What time is it anyways",Theresa asked.
"4:30 in the morning.",Fox replied with a laugh.
"Oh, Fox, are you tired?",Theresa asked.
"Not, really. Like I said I don't sleep well when my minds clouded.",Fox replied.
"I guess it is. With your mystery woman.",she replied.
"Yeah, Theresa, uh-hmm, sure.",he replied.
"You'll tell me eventually. You know you can't escape your own wife.",Theresa replied.
"I can always, sell you to the black market. Wife for sale, woman who is a daydreamer who lives in her own fantasy world.', Fox replied.
"Fantasy world, look I know 'true' love when I see it. You're just like Whitney, she wouldn't listen when I told her she was in love with Chad. She said,' no he's my sister's boyfriend' or 'Theresa I don't have time for love tennis is my own priority'.",Theresa replied.
"Poor her. I mean having you hounding her day and night.",he replied.
"But, look at who was right, me of course.",she replied in a know-it all tone.
"Well, you're wrong this time, dead wrong.",Fox lied he had to play cool and get as close as he could to Whitney.
"We'll see.",Theresa replied.
"How close are those two?",Fox asked.
"Who, Whitney and Chad?",she asked.
Fox nodded.
"As close as two people can get. They aren't anything that can come between them. They are totally open and honest with each other.",Theresa replied.
"I see.",Fox replied.
"So, What about Simone? I'm sure she's furious with the fact her sister is now with her 'boyfriend'." Fox added. 'I have to get to know this Simone'
"I guess, she'll just learn to deal. Besides Simone and Chad were never really together. It was all in Simone's head. I think Chad's always loved Whit.",she replied.
