Part V
Teresa laid on Fox's bed and pulled the covers all the way to her chin. She felt like crying when she heard Ethan's voice in the hallway and Gwen's throat explode with laughter. It was like a knife through her heart. She tossed in the bed and closed her eyes.
"I wish Fox was here."
In the past few days, she had come to know Fox better than she thought possible. Of course, there were the long talks they always had, bit this time things were different. He had opened her his home to her, then his bedroom where she slept every night next to him and where he never moved in on her. And now, he seemed to be opening his heart as well.
Teresa sat up and looked around her confused as she heard a soft knocking on the door. She didn't say anything, she just waited. The door opened slowly and a dark head popped.
"Teresa, are you asleep?"
Teresa breath a sigh of relief.
"No, come in."
"How are you feeling, sweetie?"
"I'm okay."
Whitney looked at Teresa and gave her an encouraging smile.
"you look a little better. Your eyes aren't as red as they were and you're not as pale either."
"Physically, I'm alright. But inside, I'm a mess. Why are these things always happening to me? Am I such a bad person that I don't deserve to be happy? Am I so unworthy in his eyes that he would trash me the way he did?"
"I never want to hear you say that, Teresa. You are worth more than you'll ever know. If anyone is unworthy it's Ethan because he doesn't know who you really are."
Teresa and Whitney both looked up as Fox walked in the room and closed the door behind him. He made his way around the bed and sat beside Teresa.
"Hello, lovely! I brought you something."
He pulled his hand from behind his back and showed Teresa a small DVD player.
"What is it?"
"Well press play and watch."
Teresa took the DVD from Fox and pressed the play button. Images started filling the screen.
"Where did you get this?"
"Your mother sent it to me. I asked her to make it for you."
Teresa looked at the screen again and saw her son holding on the coffee table in the Lopez-Fitzgerald home and walking slowly and then faster. She laughed as he fell and wanted to cry when she heard his laughter.
"I never thought I could miss someone as much as I miss him."
She felt choked up with emotion. Her eyes began to water and her throat hurt her as she repressed her tears.
"I didn't bring you this to make you feel horrible, Teresa. I wanted to cheer you up. You said that you missed your son, so I tried to bring a piece of him to you."
"I know, I'm not upset, I just miss him."
Fox smiled at Teresa as he kissed her forehead. He left the bed and opened the door.
"come in!"
A young woman walked in the room, holding Teresa's son in her arms. Fox took him from her and brought him to his mother who was just sitting there motionless.
"This is Molly, she is the babysitter I hired to keep an eye on your son when we go out and there your little boy, Teresa. I thought that having him here with you would be great. I know how much you miss him, and I know that he missed his adoring and caring Mama too."
Fox dismissed the babysitter with a look and handed the child to Teresa who took him. She looked at the little boy with a smile on her face and he smiled back at her when she ruffled his hair and kissed his cheeks. His arms shouted up and went around Teresa's neck. She got out of bed and stood there is the middle of the room holding him tightly with a wide smile on her face. She turned to Fox who was standing beside Whitney.
"Thank you for doing this Fox. You are a true friend. I will never forget your gesture for as long as I live."
"Does that mean you owe me?"
"I guess."
Fox laughed as he looked at Teresa's face. She had become worried for a second or two.
"Don't worry, Teresa. I'm not going to make you jump through hoops or anything like that. But there is something I want you to do for me."
"Name it!"
"I want you to get out of this room, this apartment and enjoy yourself. I don't want you to be cooked up here while everyone else is having a good time."
Teresa nodded and went up to Fox.
"Where will he sleep?"
Fox took the child from her and looked him straight in the eyes.
"In this room with us, silly!"
"But he wakes up at night."
"Remember my first night back to Harmony, Teresa?"
"How can I forget? It was pretty eventful."
"Well, I shared the nursery with him that night and a few nights after that. Him and I are buddies and it's nice to talk to someone who can't reply back!"
"You're too much, Fox!"
"And handsome as well. You forgot to add that I was handsome and that the little guy takes after me."
Teresa sighed and then looked at Fox with a twinkle in her eye.
"You are handsome, and my son takes after his big brother."
"Thank you for finally admitting the obvious. I'll leave you ladies alone. By the way, one of my friends might be joining us for dinner."
"Does your friend have a name?"
"Dylan, Dylan Banning."
"So I will get to meet the other half?"
"I guess."
Fox walked out of the room and made his way to the living room. Teresa went after him.
"Where are you going with my son?
"Down to the pool. I'm going to teach him how to swim."
He left the apartment and Teresa stood there shaking her head with a wide smile on her face. She turned around and saw both Ethan and Gwen staring at her.
"It's a wonderful day, isn't it?"
She was cheerful and happy. And not that her son was with her, she was starting to feel complete.
Teresa laid on Fox's bed and pulled the covers all the way to her chin. She felt like crying when she heard Ethan's voice in the hallway and Gwen's throat explode with laughter. It was like a knife through her heart. She tossed in the bed and closed her eyes.
"I wish Fox was here."
In the past few days, she had come to know Fox better than she thought possible. Of course, there were the long talks they always had, bit this time things were different. He had opened her his home to her, then his bedroom where she slept every night next to him and where he never moved in on her. And now, he seemed to be opening his heart as well.
Teresa sat up and looked around her confused as she heard a soft knocking on the door. She didn't say anything, she just waited. The door opened slowly and a dark head popped.
"Teresa, are you asleep?"
Teresa breath a sigh of relief.
"No, come in."
"How are you feeling, sweetie?"
"I'm okay."
Whitney looked at Teresa and gave her an encouraging smile.
"you look a little better. Your eyes aren't as red as they were and you're not as pale either."
"Physically, I'm alright. But inside, I'm a mess. Why are these things always happening to me? Am I such a bad person that I don't deserve to be happy? Am I so unworthy in his eyes that he would trash me the way he did?"
"I never want to hear you say that, Teresa. You are worth more than you'll ever know. If anyone is unworthy it's Ethan because he doesn't know who you really are."
Teresa and Whitney both looked up as Fox walked in the room and closed the door behind him. He made his way around the bed and sat beside Teresa.
"Hello, lovely! I brought you something."
He pulled his hand from behind his back and showed Teresa a small DVD player.
"What is it?"
"Well press play and watch."
Teresa took the DVD from Fox and pressed the play button. Images started filling the screen.
"Where did you get this?"
"Your mother sent it to me. I asked her to make it for you."
Teresa looked at the screen again and saw her son holding on the coffee table in the Lopez-Fitzgerald home and walking slowly and then faster. She laughed as he fell and wanted to cry when she heard his laughter.
"I never thought I could miss someone as much as I miss him."
She felt choked up with emotion. Her eyes began to water and her throat hurt her as she repressed her tears.
"I didn't bring you this to make you feel horrible, Teresa. I wanted to cheer you up. You said that you missed your son, so I tried to bring a piece of him to you."
"I know, I'm not upset, I just miss him."
Fox smiled at Teresa as he kissed her forehead. He left the bed and opened the door.
"come in!"
A young woman walked in the room, holding Teresa's son in her arms. Fox took him from her and brought him to his mother who was just sitting there motionless.
"This is Molly, she is the babysitter I hired to keep an eye on your son when we go out and there your little boy, Teresa. I thought that having him here with you would be great. I know how much you miss him, and I know that he missed his adoring and caring Mama too."
Fox dismissed the babysitter with a look and handed the child to Teresa who took him. She looked at the little boy with a smile on her face and he smiled back at her when she ruffled his hair and kissed his cheeks. His arms shouted up and went around Teresa's neck. She got out of bed and stood there is the middle of the room holding him tightly with a wide smile on her face. She turned to Fox who was standing beside Whitney.
"Thank you for doing this Fox. You are a true friend. I will never forget your gesture for as long as I live."
"Does that mean you owe me?"
"I guess."
Fox laughed as he looked at Teresa's face. She had become worried for a second or two.
"Don't worry, Teresa. I'm not going to make you jump through hoops or anything like that. But there is something I want you to do for me."
"Name it!"
"I want you to get out of this room, this apartment and enjoy yourself. I don't want you to be cooked up here while everyone else is having a good time."
Teresa nodded and went up to Fox.
"Where will he sleep?"
Fox took the child from her and looked him straight in the eyes.
"In this room with us, silly!"
"But he wakes up at night."
"Remember my first night back to Harmony, Teresa?"
"How can I forget? It was pretty eventful."
"Well, I shared the nursery with him that night and a few nights after that. Him and I are buddies and it's nice to talk to someone who can't reply back!"
"You're too much, Fox!"
"And handsome as well. You forgot to add that I was handsome and that the little guy takes after me."
Teresa sighed and then looked at Fox with a twinkle in her eye.
"You are handsome, and my son takes after his big brother."
"Thank you for finally admitting the obvious. I'll leave you ladies alone. By the way, one of my friends might be joining us for dinner."
"Does your friend have a name?"
"Dylan, Dylan Banning."
"So I will get to meet the other half?"
"I guess."
Fox walked out of the room and made his way to the living room. Teresa went after him.
"Where are you going with my son?
"Down to the pool. I'm going to teach him how to swim."
He left the apartment and Teresa stood there shaking her head with a wide smile on her face. She turned around and saw both Ethan and Gwen staring at her.
"It's a wonderful day, isn't it?"
She was cheerful and happy. And not that her son was with her, she was starting to feel complete.
