Chapter 23

What The….

"Theresa.", Ethan greeted. "Fox.", he said as if an after thought.

"Hello, Ethan.", Fox said glaring at him. 'What does he want '

"Is Theresa going home now ?", he asked.

"No, she's just so tired of being copped up in that hospital room.", Fox replied abruptly.

"Can't she talk for herself ?", Ethan asked.

Theresa just stared at him. "Ethan…", she began.

"Theresa, I was just on my way here to tell you that, Gwen divorced me.", Ethan replied smugly.

"I'm sorry to here that, Ethan.", she replied.

"Well, I'm single…", Ethan began.

"And she's married.", Fox replied. "To me.", he added with a satisfying smirk.

"Hey, guys.", Whitney said interrupting there argument.

"Hey, Whit.", Theresa said thanking God that she showed up when she did.

"So, are you getting out today ?', Whitney asked.

"No, Fox bribed the doctors into letting me roam the halls.", Theresa replied.

"Oh, well I hope you get out soon.", Whitney replied.

"Yeah, me too.", Theresa replied.

"Thank God you, have someone like Fox to be here when you get out. I know he's everything a girl could ask for and more.", Whitney replied.

Ethan gave her a question look.

Theresa looked hard at Whitney.

Fox looked from Ethan to Whitney to Theresa. 'What's going on ?' he wondered.

" Fox, can I speak to you a minute.", she whispered leading Fox away from were Ethan and Theresa stood. "Play along", she whispered.

Ethan just stood there hoping Theresa would see how much of a player Fox really was.

"Why don't you just dish this place and we'll rent a room at the Holiday Inn ®", she asked.

Fox looked at her weird.

"You know I am the only one who can make your fantasies a reality.", she said making it look as real as possible.

"Yeah.", Fox asked not quite sure what to say or do.

"You told me so yourself. You said that not even Theresa could satisfy you. ", she replied knowing that Ethan could still be listening.

Theresa and Ethan walked over to where they are.

"What's the hell is going on ?", Theresa asked.

"Nothing, that concerns you.", Whitney quipped.

"To hell it doesn't Fox is my husband.", Theresa exclaimed.

"And he's my lover.", she added.

"What!!!", Theresa asked.

"You heard me Resa, he's my lover.", Whitney repeated.

"Don't call me that!!!", Theresa exclaimed. "Fox how could you.", Theresa continued.

"Ethan could you take me back to me room ?", Theresa asked.

"Theresa…", Fox began.

"No, babe. Let her go.", Whitney replied. "You have me now.", Whitney added.

Without hesitation Ethan took Theresa to her room.

"What was that about ?", Fox asked once Ethan and Theresa were out of sight.

" I have Ethan convinced I'm after you, see me and Kat came up with a plan to set up Ethan and Dylan. She is too seduce Dylan get him interested in her, as where I am to become Ethan's partner in crime. As for today, He told me that you wouldn't refuse me if I came on to you, that's why I told you to play along. We need to give Ethan enough rope to hang himself. So, from now on out we're having an affair.", Whitney informed.

"Ok, What about Chad ?", Fox asked.

"He knows about this, Kat and me informed him from the get go.", she replied.

"Theresa ?", Fox asked.

"I didn't tell her, she wouldn't believe that Ethan would stoop that low.", Whitney replied.

"But, Theresa's vulnerable right now, what if she is to think…", he began.

"No, he won't have time. I'm going to set up tonight. I'm going to have him confess to what he's done on tape.", she replied.

"Are you sure he will ?", Fox asked.

"Yeah, he will he trusts me.", Whitney replied.

"I hope you're right.", he replied.

"I am.", she replied.

"Ok, see you later.", he replied. "lover.", he added with a smirk.

Whitney shook her head and laughed. "later." "Don't go home for awhile.", she called after him.

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"Dyl, you ready to go yet ?", Kat asked.

"It's only 10.", Dylan replied.

"Yeah, but I want to spend some time alone with you.", she replied.

"What ?", he asked not quite sure he heard her right.

"I said "I want to spends sometime alone". At my place.", she replied.

"Don't Fox live there ?", he asked.

"Ah, yeah, well he's going to be out tonight.", she replied. "Well, have the place all to ourselves.", she added seductively.

"We will ?", he asked.

"Yeah, we will. So, whatchu' say ?", she asked.

"Ok, but do you have booze ?", he asked, Dylan was already lit.

"Jack Daniels.", she replied.

"Good.", he replied.

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"What do you want ?", Theresa asked when she notice Whitney walk in. "Where's lover boy ?", she added.

"I just came to see how you're…", Whitney began.

"Save it for someone who cares."

"Theresa…"

"Why Fox ? Why'd you have to take the only thing that mattered to me ?"

"Theresa, honey…"

"Don't 'Theresa honey', me you lying bitch. What one man wasn't good enough for you so you had to go steal mine?"

"Things happen."

"Yeah, when I'm in the hospital you're out fucking my husband!!!"

"Theresa…"

"Does Chad know ?"

"Yeah, he left me last night when he caught us.", Whitney lied.

"Oh, and he didn't kill Fox ?"

"Yeah, well he knows that Fox makes me happy."

"Yeah, whatever makes you happy to hell with everybody else, right?"

"Theresa, we never wanted to hurt you."

"Yeah, sleeping with my husband, won't hurt me."

"Theresa, we were going to tell you."

"When ? "

"I don't know, when ever Nicky wanted to."

"Nicky ? Oh My God you got nick names for one another ?"

"Why wouldn't we I call him Nicky and he calls me His Little Tennis Star."

"Damn you, I hate you. I can't believe we were ever friends. Get Out!!! Now!!!"

"I'm sorry if the truth hurts Resa."

"Don't call me that !!!

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"Gwennie, you signed the papers are you crazy ?", Rebecca exclaimed. "You just handed Ethan to Theresa on a silver platter.", she continued.

"No, I didn't Theresa doesn't want Ethan. She wants Fox, her husband.", Gwen defended Theresa.

"Yeah, right. She's just saying that you'll see Gwennie. That money grubbing bitch will be with Ethan faster that you can say Divorce Paper. Watch and see it won't be long till Theresa will hand Fox his walking papers.", Rebecca informed.

"Mother, you don't know what you're talking about.", Gwen replied. "She's changed. As a matter of a fact we're friends."

"That's why you need to stay a step ahead of her, you need to get take everything away from her, just like she did you."

"Everything, mother the only thing I lost was a husband who didn't love me, and F.Y.I, mother no one pulled Ethan's strings, he doesn't love me and Theresa had absolutely nothing to do with it."

"Yeah, well she knew that marring Fox would make Ethan jealous, that's probably the only reason she did."

"Mother, I think you're wrong. Theresa told me herself. She said 'that she loved Fox and couldn't wait to start a family with him'.", she replied.

"Yeah, right the only man she wants kids by is Ethan.", Rebecca replied. "All she wants from Fox is a little push, push."

"Who would much blame her though ?", Rebecca said more to herself.

"Mother ?", Gwen said disgusted.

"Oh sorry Gwen, I didn't mean to say that aloud, but like I was saying. Theresa is still after the Crane Money."

"Theresa has never been after the money, all she ever wanted was Ethan, Ethan's love, not his pocketbook. Don't you think if she really wanted the money she'd already milked Fox's account dry?"

"Yeah, but.."

"But, nothing mother, like I've said Theresa isn't after money. She after love."

"Don't tell me she has you under her spell as well."

"No, mother, I'm not under her nor your spell. I'm so tired of you and your hatred of Theresa. Let it go, mother it was never your fight."

"But, Gwennie…"

"No, mother either you give up this hatred or you'll lose me and Josh. I don't want him to see how much his grandmother and godmother hate each other"

"Godmother ?"

"Yes, I haven't ask Theresa yet, but I'm sure her and Fox would love to be god parents to Josh."

"Gwen !!! Are you crazy ??"

"No, mother, I'm so tired of this, we're family, like it or not."

"How are you family with that taco queen ?"

"Well, Fox is Josh's uncle and Theresa's Fox's wife making her his aunt."

"Are you serious, you consider her family ?"

"Yes, mother and I'd advice that before you go devising a plan to hurt Theresa, to reconsider it, because you'll end up losing me and Josh and possibly Julian."

A/N: Ok y'all I know this chapter was so long but, expect that for the next 4 chaps. I'm going to be trying to squeeze 8 chaps into 4 so bare with me. Or would u rather me just write 8 ?