Chapter 25:

Second Chance At Forever

"So, have you told him yet ?", Kathelina asked.

"No, not yet, I'm planning on telling him after we get back.", Theresa replied.

"Back from what ?", she asked.

"Miguel and Charity's engagement party. I think God that everything is behind them and Maria is finally out of harms way.", she replied.

"Yeah, well I guess I see you then, I'm going to go by and congratulate them.", she replied. "Wonder if Kay will be there ? I haven't scene her but, twice since I got in ."

"I don't know, Kay is complicated.", Theresa replied.

"Tell me about it, she makes no secret of her feelings for Miguel.", Kat replied.

"Yeah, well what about you, Fox told me about you being in love with him.", Theresa replied.

"Yeah, well I guess I was wrong, I'm not interested in him no more, besides Dylan and I are talking. Dylan is a nicer guy than I thought."

"Oh, really, I thought you hated each other ?"

"No, it was just an act. I always had a crush on him, but since he was always with other girls and thought of me as a kid. I pretended to despise him."

"So, what does he think of you now ?"

"I never told you, did I ? Well, remember the day you and Fox came back to Harmony, well I had a date with Dylan. Well, he got kind of drunk and well I played a little game with him, I'd say sexy things to him and he was like what ?.", Kathelina informed. "Theresa, you ought to have been there, well anyway I eventually got him right were I wanted him I asked him if he'd ever been with a virgin before, and he was like what, no. I was like you want me to be the first cherry you pop and his eyes popped out of his head and then I told 'I had dreams were we were make hot passionate love and then he admitted he wanted me and I wasn't a kid no more'."

"Ok, did you two…you know ?", she asked.

"No, of course not, it was all apart of my plan to get Ethan and Dylan off your and Fox's back.", Kathelina replied. "But, lord I want him, Theresa."

Theresa laughed. "Why'd you go that far just to help us ? Oh, I get it, you want to have Dylan's body against yours."

"No, I just wanted to teach Dylan a lesson."

"A lesson in love. "

"Enough about me, I'm getting tormented, by this.", Kathelina replied.

"Tormented, so I take it you told Whit, the same thing ?", Theresa questioned.

"Yeah, and she made fun of me just like you have."

"So, why don't you call Dylan and ask him to be your escort to the party ?", Theresa suggested. "555-2450", she added not letting her get a word in.

"Ok, I'll call but, he'll probably say no.", Kathelina replied.

"No, he won't you got to have faith.", Theresa replied.

"I know."

"So, I'll let you go call lover boy."

"Ok, bye Theresa, I'm going to kill you if I end up making a fool out of myself."

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"Oh, My God she's actually on time ?", Miguel commented as Theresa and Fox walked over to were Miguel and Charity stood talking to Sam and Grace.

"Yeah, well there's always a first for everything.", Theresa replied.

"Charity, congratulations, or should I say I'm sorry that you'll have to spend the rest of your life with my pest of a brother." Theresa teased.

Charity laughed. "I think I can manage."

"So, how's Kay taking this ?", Theresa asked.

"She hasn't called or spoken to us since finding out.", Grace replied.

"Is she still living with Tabathia Lenox ?", Theresa asked.

"Yeah, she refused to go home with me after the baby was born.", Grace replied.

"Is it true that Tabathia actual had a baby and Julian and Rebecca delivered it ?", Theresa asked.

"Yeah, she had a girl named Endoria and, yes Theresa, Julian and Rebecca delivered her." , Grace replied.

"Whitney told me that her mother mentioned something about it, but I thought she misunderstood.", Theresa replied.

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"Miguel, Fox", Ethan greeted.

"Ethan, hey man, how's it going ?", Miguel replied making small talk.

"I'm ok, for a man who's lonely and alone.", Ethan replied glaring at Fox.

"Well if you'd been more loving to Gwen maybe you wouldn't be so alone.", Fox replied.

"How can I love a woman who took everything from me, I despise Gwen. Anything I felt for her died the day I learned she was the one who sent the letter to tabloids.", Ethan replied watching Theresa walk outside. "I think I see father, would you both excuse me.", walking away to follow Theresa.

"What's up with you two ?", Miguel asked.

"He thinks he's God's gift and he doesn't take responsibility for none of his actions.", Fox replied.

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"Theresa…", Ethan began.

"Ethan, what are you doing here ?", Theresa asked.

"I had to speak to you and I didn't want no one else around.", Ethan replied.

"You mean you didn't want Fox around ?", Theresa questioned.

"Well, yeah, it's no secret that he wants us to have nothing to do with each other.", Ethan replied. "He knows we still love one another. "

"Ethan…", Theresa began.

"Theresa, I know… I know you didn't mean what you said that night at the mansion. Theresa, I know what you can do … you can divorce Fox and as soon as the annulment goes through we'll get married and start a life that we always envisioned.", Ethan said grabbing her and kissing her.

"Ethan, no, what I said the other night is true, it's over. No it's been over, the night you married Gwen, was the end for us. They will never be an us ever again.", Theresa replied then walked back inside.

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"Theresa.", Kathelina said walking up to her. "Are you ok ?"

"Yeah, Ethan don't know the meaning of the word no does he ?", Theresa asked.

"He didn't …", Kathelina began.

"No, no, of course not, it's just he still think there a chance for us to be together.", Theresa replied.

"Oh, I swear if he had I'd killed him.", Kathelina replied.

"Ok, enough about Ethan. Am I still a dead woman or did everything go smoothly ?", Theresa asked.

"It went great actually, Dylan said "he'd been think about me, but couldn't get my number off of anybody." So, before I could ask him to be my escort he asked me.", Kathelina said with a big smile.

"Told ya.", Theresa replied.

"I know, but I guess it's only natural to doubt things, right ?"

"Yeah, but honey, remember one thing. Never doubt love."

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"What's going on with you and my sister ?", Fox asked.

"Where friends.", Dylan replied.

"Since when ?", Fox asked. "I thought she hated you and well she was too young for you to be scene with ?"

"I don't know a lot's changed.", he replied. "She's actually kind of fun to be around."

"Fun ? Dylan, I swear you start your playboy act on my sister and I'll kill you."

"I swear I'm not. Believe it or not, I'm…I like her."

"Like ? Dylan, what's going on with you ?"

"Nothing, what makes you think something's going on with me ?"

"You're into my sister aren't you ?"

"No, we're just…"

"Friends ?", Fox offered. "But, you want more don't you ? Go talk to her"

A/N: I know this chapter absolutely sucked but the next one will be better promise. I just have 3 chaps left J