Chapter 16:

Dylan's Visit

Dylan had stopped by the gift shop; he figured that flowers would get him points with Theresa.

He knocked on the door waiting for her to say come in.

"Come in.", she replied.

Dylan walked in and noticed she'd been crying, so he decided to comfort her.

"Flowers, for a beautiful lady.", Dylan said with a smile.

"Thank you.", Theresa replied.

"You're welcome.", he replied.

"So, how have you been ? I haven't seen you in almost a weeks.", Theresa replied.

"Good, shouldn't I be asking you that question ? It's obvious to anyone who has eyes you've been crying.", Dylan replied.

"It's really nothing you should be worried about.", Theresa replied.

"But, I am worried. Theresa, you're my friend and you've always been nice to me.", he replied.

"I try to see past people reputations, look at mine. Most think of me as `The Crane Whore` , you know with my engagement to Ethan, my marriage to Julian and now my marriage to Fox.", Theresa replied.

"I don't think of you like that at all, I think you're a beautiful, intelligent, smart, and did I mention beautiful.", Dylan replied.

"Yes, Dylan you did.", Theresa replied with a laugh.

"Well, you are.", he replied. "Now, will you tell me why you are crying, beautiful.", he replied.

"Fox, I'm pregnant and he wants me to get an abortion, I know that if I don't I will probably die, but this baby inside me doesn't deserve to die, because I'm sick.", she replied.

"Well, maybe it would be best, what if you had this baby, and you died. You're child would grow up with out a mother. Maybe Fox is right.", Dylan replied. `I'm sure once we get together, we'll have all kinds of children. I'll make you forget all about your and Fox's baby.'

"I know he's right, but he had no right to say what he said.", Theresa said tears forming in her eyes.

"What, did he say ? Beautiful, you can tell me anything.", Dylan replied.

"He said either way, if I did or didn't have this child he wanted nothing to do with him or her, in other words if I died he'd have the baby took to an orphanage.", she replied.

"He'd do it to, I know Fox, that the way his mind works.",, Dylan lied he was going to turn Theresa against Fox if it was the last thing he did, then he would turn her against Ethan.

"I don't know, I don't think he would do that to his own child I've seen him with Little Ethan, he is so good ,with child.", Theresa replied.

"Little Ethan ?", Dylan asked.

"Little Ethan is my son, my and Julian's son.", she replied.

"Oh, I didn't know you two shared a son.", Dylan replied. `Oh, good, Theresa has a brat. Oh, well I can convince her to sign over all custody to Julian.'

"Yeah, Little Ethan is my world, he's my everything.", she replied.

"I bet he's looks a lot like Julian.", Dylan replied. `Ok, this maybe a little harder than I thought but, I'm a Banning, for Goodness sakes.'

"Actually no, he looks nothing like Julian, he don't look nothing like me neither.", she replied.

"That's weird.", he replied. `Maybe it's Ethan's that would be just what I need, to show Theresa Fox's true colors.'

"I guess, he does look a little like Kathelina though.", she replied.

"I guess that would make since seeing that she's his half-sister.", he replied.

"Yeah, but, it don't matter to me who he looks like, because he's still my son and I don't love him no more or no less because of what he looks like.", she replied.

"You, know who Kathelina looks like the most ? Ethan, I mean it obvious they're related.", Dylan replied. `That's it Dylan, make her believe Ethan fathered her precious child.'

"I guess, they do. Ethan is her half-brother after all.", Theresa replied she knew Dylan was up to something.

"I mean isn't that a consequence that Little Ethan looks somewhat like his godfather and they're not a drop of blood related ?", Dylan asked trying to hide the enjoy he was having.

"I don't know what you're getting at with this.", Theresa said puzzled.

"I mean, what if the love of your life is indeed the father of your child.", Dylan replied. ` Now, Theresa will see the true Nicholas Foxworth Crane.'

"That can't be possible, I sleep with Ethan once and I was on birth control at the time.", Theresa replied.

"Birth Control isn't 100% accurate. I mean if you were taking an antibiotic at the time it may have knocked the pill from doing what it is suppose to.", Dylan replied.

"I guess you're right. Ethan, maybe the father of Little Ethan.", Theresa replied.

"Well, they're only one way to know. Get a DNA test done on him find out who you conceived him with. I mean, I'm sure in your heart you want it to be Ethan.", Dylan replied.

"Yeah, who wouldn't, Julian is a terrible man. Look what he did to Fox and Kathelina, not to mention Ethan. Ethan was raised as a Crane all his life and Julian kicked him out as soon as the truth came out, about him being Sam Bennett's son.", Theresa replied.

"That's Millionaires for ya. My dad would probably do to the same to Danny or me if we were not his.", Dylan replied. "Of course, my mom and dad are happily married, mom would never have any other man. I think my mom and dad are soul mates.", Dylan added. `Just like us my dear precious Theresa.'

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"Fox, have you seen, Dylan ?", Kathelina asked as Fox walked up the hall.

"Dylan ,no. Why ?", Fox asked.

"He came by to see Theresa. I think he's crushin' on her.", she replied.

"What makes you think that ?", he asked.

"Just the way he acts, like he's on cloud nine.", she replied.

"He's probably drunk, I mean that's all he does, get drunk and have on hell of a hang-over the next day.", he replied.

"No, I've seen drunk before, it's like he's dorky happy, almost like he's in love.", she replied.

"Dylan, in love, please. The only person Dylan loves is himself.", he replied.

"Yeah, maybe so, but I have a felling he wants Theresa. I mean he was hell bent on seeing her.", she replied.

"I have nothing to worry about, Theresa loves me. Dylan, can do whatever he wants he won't be able to break us apart.", Fox vowed.

"I know all I'm saying is Dylan has always been jealous of you, I mean he makes it his responsibility to come between you and every girlfriend you ever had. All I'm saying is don't give him a chance to come between you.", she replied.

"Kat, don't worry Resa won't fall for his games, she's to smart. I mean, yes Dylan maybe sneaky and mischief, but she just as sneaky as he is. She'll catch on to his games.", he replied.

"I'm glad you have so much confidence in Theresa, but I have a feeling Dylan is going to cause a lot of trouble between the two of you. Who knows he may even succeed in breaking you up.", she replied.

"Kat, don't worry I have full confidence in my and Theresa love, it brought us through a lot already, with the whole thing with me wanting Whitney for myself. Now with her Leukemia and the choice we must make. If we can survive that then we can sure survive Dylan Banning.", he replied.

"Is this the same Foxworth Crane, who told me countless times, `I'll never let love control me or will I ever let a woman being my everything? ", Kathelina asked with a smirk.

"Yep, That was so long ago, before I meet Theresa, she's my earth, moon, stars, the reason I breath.", he replied.

"That's love for you.", she replied.

"How would you know, sis ? They're not, someone you fancy are they ?", Fox asked.

"Maybe ?", she replied.

"They are, who ? Do I know him perhaps ?", Fox asked.

"Maybe ?", she replied.

"Come on, you got to tell me .", he replied.

"No.", she replied. "He's kind of got somebody.", she replied.

"Who ? I'll just beat him till he loves you.", she replied.

Kathelina laughed. "All that for me. You must really love me.", she replied with a smirk.

"Yeah, you are my sister.", he replied.

"Ok, I'll tell you, but on one condition you promise not, to beat him up.", she replied.

"Promise.", he replied.

"Miguel, I've always loved, him and now that I'm back in Harmony I'm going to make him mine.", she replied.

"Ok, you are after Miguel a boy you haven't seen in 7 years.", Fox replied. "Talk about psycho.", he added.

"Thank you. From, what I can here he's got to fruits after him, Charity a girl who can see the future and Kay who made whoppi with him and got pregnant. I'm just what he needs to get his life back on track.", she replied.

"Ok, that's your choice, but don't get hurt, because of your selfish wants.", he replied.

"I promise.", she replied. "Are you going back to Theresa's room ?", she asked trying to change the subject off of her love life.

"Yeah, but first I'm going to stop by the Gift Shop and get her something.", he replied.

"Flowers ?", she questioned.

"How'd ya know ?", he asked.

"Lucky guess, I suppose.", she replied.