XII.

"Excuse me?" Theresa asked incredulously.

"You heard me." Ethan seethed. "It's all your fault!" He pointed his finger accusingly at Theresa.

"That's not fair!" Fox said angrily. "What did she do?"

"Gwen and I were talking about Theresa when Gwen began to have pains." Ethan said crossly.

"So?" Fox asked. "Theresa didn't choose to be mentioned in your conversation."

"Are you insinuating that I'm to blame?" Ethan asked as his fury built towards his half-brother.

"All I know is that Theresa is not at fault here. You know, I can't believe you Ethan! I don't know what Theresa saw in you in the first place. She's done so much for you, but what do you give in return? Pain, sadness, heartache, that's all you've given her."

"You don't know anything." Ethan fumed.

"I know that you aren't the man everyone takes you to be. You've always been put up on this pedestal. Everyone believes you're Mr. Perfect. In truth, that's all a load of bull. You're nothing but a hypocritical asshole. You think I'm the womanizer? No, Ethan, that's you. You're the one who's married with a child on the way, and all you think about is another woman. You are disgusting. You already made your decision of who to marry. Personally I think you're insane for not choosing Theresa, but guess what? You already chose Gwen. Why can't you just focus on her and your child? Why can't you let Theresa live her own life? I think it's because deep down you still love Theresa, but you can't stomach the fact that she chose to be with me. You've probably resolved to make sure she and I are broken apart. You're despicable Ethan."

"I don't have to listen to this." Ethan said as he turned to walk off.

"Fox is right." Theresa said quietly.

"What?!" Ethan said in disbelief.

"I don't know what I ever saw in you. I guess that my foolish fantasies of you blinded me from your true character. Fox is right. All you've given me in return is heartache and pain." Theresa shook her head in disbelief. "I was stupid to pursue you, to believe that you and I belonged together."

"I loved you Theresa." Ethan said.

"If you really loved me, then why did you abandon me so many times? Why did you give me hope when you knew there was none? Huh, Ethan? Answer me that."
Theresa said folding her arms.

Ethan was rendered speechless. He stood there with his mouth slightly open, unable to utter a word in his defense.

"You are despicable." Theresa said glaring at Ethan.

"You know what? So are you." Ethan said returning the glare.

"Care to elaborate?" Fox said. "You're just coming up with lame comebacks because you know Theresa and I are right about you."

"You don't know sh*t about me." Ethan said pointing. "You." Ethan said pointing to Theresa. "You're despicable for choosing to be with him." Ethan said nodding his head towards Fox. "You're despicable for looking like a damn whore at the dance club. You're despicable for being a liar and a manipulator. You're despicable for ruining mine and Gwen's relationship."

"Bastard!" Theresa cried at Ethan as tears formed a watery dam in her eyes.

"You have no right to speak to Theresa that way!" Fox yelled.

"I'm through with this!" Theresa cried running down the hallway. Tears spilled from her eyes blinding her. She ran sightless down the hospital corridors turning countless corners and passing various people.

"Theresa!" Fox called after her.

Theresa ran faster and slid into an elevator just as it was about to close. Fox was unable to reach her in time. "Damn!" He sputtered under his breath. He looked around quickly and took the stairwell. Theresa reached her destination first. She ran faster towards the parking lot, deciding to hide behind the cars. Since it was dark, she knew Fox would not be able to see her. Fox ran as fast as he could, but his long strides did not help him. Feeling defeated, Fox reluctantly made his way back and hoped Theresa would come back to him.

~*~



"I wonder if Chad's home." Syd wondered to herself. She reached into her purse and found her cell. "Nobody's at the apartment." Syd thought after the answering machine responded to her call. "I'll try his cell." She mumbled.

"Hello?" Chad answered tiredly.

"Chad!" Syd said cheerfully. "Look, I need to talk to you in person."

"Tonight?" Chad asked.

"Yeah, please?" Syd pleaded.

"I dunno, Syd. Whitney and I are at the hospital?"

"Are you hurt?" Syd asked instantly concerned.

"No, it's one of my friend's. She's in a lot of pain, and she's pregnant. We're afraid the baby may be in trouble."

"Oh no," Syd said. "Are you at the L.A. hospital?"

"Yeah, why?" Chad asked warily.

"I'll be over as soon as I can." Syd said.

"You don't have to Syd." Chad replied hastily.

"No," Syd insisted. "It's the least I could do for you Chad. You sound bummed. I want to cheer you up. I know! We can talk about Las Vegas. After all we're going there this weekend."

"I dunno Syd. I don't think this is the best time for~"

"Nonsense!" Syd interrupted. "I'll be there soon, bye!" Syd hung up quickly before Chad could protest any further. "Latoya," Syd said tapping her on the shoulder.
"Let's go. My plan's going to be put into motion."

~*~



Theresa wandered around the parking lot, lost in her thoughts. Hatred towards Ethan pervaded her thoughts as her immense love for Fox penetrated her heart. "What would I do without Fox?" Theresa thought. "He's always been there. From that day we met, he's always been there. My Fox." Theresa sighed. "I was so wrong about Ethan. He and I weren't meant to be together. I was foolish to believe I loved Ethan. That was just an infatuation that spun out of control." Theresa walked back to the entrance of the hospital and wandered around the hallways. She found herself walking towards the maternity unit again. She sighed deeply and resolved to avoid Ethan as much as possible. She couldn't even stomach the sight of him. Theresa looked around and searched for Fox. "Where could he have gone?" She wondered.

~*~



Syd sped towards the hospital. "All right." Syd said once they reached their destination. "They're probably up in the maternity ward." Latoya nodded. "You search for Whitney. I'll give you the keys to my car. You make sure you take her as far away from here as possible. Do whatever it takes to make sure she and Chad are forever separated. Understand?" Latoya nodded again. "All right, go on. I've got someone else I need to talk to." Syd said. Latoya rushed out of the car and ran off. "Okay, Thersea." Syd said. "Time for me to get my revenge on Fox, and you're just what I need to make sure that happens."