At Destiny Fashions

Theresa was running around with her hair pulled up in a sloppy bun, and talking to her colleages about the new line.

"Listen to me, we are losing sales in the teenage department. Please get it together! This is depending on your bonuses. You need to work it out. Now, I'm not trying to be mean, but this has to be the best, because that's what I require, the best, ok?"

Everyone shook their heads in unison, Ethan, Fox, Whitney, and Chad were watching on from the back of the room. Her appointment all day was Chad and Whitney, they wanted to take time to plan the wedding, since half of Harmony was here.

"Whit, I know this is hard for you, but if you don't want to marry me, just say it", Chad whispered to her.

"No, I'm an adult, and I love you, if Dad, Mom, and Simone can't except us, well too bad for them. My new family is here, you, Fox, Ethan, and Theresa have been so good to me during this whole thing, I really appreciate it." She whispered back.

"Ok, the meeting is over, I will expect to see some results, good ones, I mean that"

Everyone cleared out the conference room, and she walked back to her friends, they began to clap for her.

"What?"

"Theresa you have changed so much. It's unreal, but its in a good way"

"Thanks Fox, I do try, I figure if I want something, I have to put my heart and soul in to it.."

Ethan walked away after she said that, it hurt that she said that. He just realized that there was no way that she could have sent the tabloid. That she may have done somethings not so nice, but that wasn't one of them, and had to find out who did, but he had a feeling who did, just didn't have the proof...yet. Theresa went to find him.

"What did I say?"

"I don't know, but you should talk to him, aight?", Chad said, "we will met you at home later"

Fox, Whitney, and Chad left to the house to chill out for a while. It had been a long time since they got here that they had a break, so they figured today would be a group day.

Theresa walked to Ethan's new office, its was bare, but you could see little touches of him in the office. He was sitting at his office, rubbing his temples.

"What's wrong, everyone is waiting, and we had a fun day planned, remember?"

"I need to talk to you, and you have to be honest, ok?"

"Sure, we are friends, I'll tell you anything"

She sat down on the floor with him. He was staring at her, in a way that he never thought he would...as a person, not as some image that he created.

"Why did everyone keep it from me that I was Sam's son, I love him, even though we only started seeing eye to eye. I can't even trust anyone anymore, this is frustrating."

"Ethan, I can't answer that for you, I knew, but the letter, I never sent it. This is something you and Ivy have to talk about. Now if she gives you a honest answer, I can't tell you if she would answer it the way you want, but maybe you need to figure things out for you, I got to go, Whit, Chad, and Fox are waiting"

"I'm coming, just like Whitney said to Chad, this is my new family, my old one couldn't be straight with me, and today we are going condo shopping, because I can't take being with Gwen anymore"

Theresa looked at him, "That's what I meant, Ethan, take control of your life, and anything is possible", "Good, but what about Gwen, Rebecca, and your mother?"

"They will have to..what id it you say?..deal?"

Theresa laughed, and looped her arm with his. They were so comfortable with each other, but they both agreed that they would both take time out for themselves.

"So..what are you planning for Chad and Whitney's wedding?"

"I thought the beach wold be nice, and the color scheme would be cream and tan, its going to be beautiful, why?"

"Thought I'd ask, since I am best man at this wedding, I deserve to know what I have to wear" he said grinning.

They got into separate cars and drove back to her place.

"Oh no, I think I'm falling for him again, but not right now, I can't, he has things he needs to work out"

"Oh, I know I'm falling hard on her, but she probably doesn't want me, I have to change her mind, I think we me leaving Gwen, and moving into my own place, it's a start"