Chapter 5
NEVER A DULL MOMENT
Teresa just stood there she didn't know what to say. Fox was just looking at her with a blank expression. The kind of look that Ethan use to give her when she was with Fox.
Fox put his hand on his hips. "What the hell's going on here, Dylan?" He growled.
Dylan put both hands up, "Look, Fox, it's not what you think."
"Hey, let's talk about this later." Teresa said. "Aren't you glad to see me, Fox?" She went to him and hugged him.
"Yeah, yeah, sure." He embraced Teresa back, but never took his eyes off of Dylan. "When did you get here?" He asked his arms still around her waist.
"I got here the night before last. I wanted to surprise you guys. I tried coming to see you earlier, but the receptionist downstairs wouldn't let me up to see you."
"I'll have a talk with her." He finally broke his gaze from Dylan. He tucked a stray strand of hair back behind her ear. "I'm sure you're dying to see Whitney and Chad."
"Oh, Fox, you can always read my mind. Yes, where are they? Are they here?" She asked excitedly.
"Yeah, Whitney is in with Chad putting together her demo. How about you head on and Dylan and I will meet you guys. We'll all go to lunch together?" He looked at Dylan again.
She looked around. "Sure, how do I get there?"
Fox pointed up. "Up one floor. Third door on the right."
She kissed him on the cheek. "Thanks, Fox. You're the best." She turned and winked at Dylan and got on the elevator.
Fox walked over to Dylan. "Dylan, what the hell was that all about?"
"It was innocent man. We just got caught up in the moment I guess." Dylan touched his still swollen mouth.
"Wait a minute, wait a minute. How the hell did you two meet, anyways?"
"We bumped into each other at that little coffee shop across the street. I spilled my coffee all over her. Offered to buy her another one. That's when she told me she was here to see you and a couple of your friends. She told me she was having a hard time with Patty downstairs. I told her I knew you and that we were meeting for lunch. She came over with me. The elevator seemed to be having some problems and to make a long story short Teresa ended up in my arms and I guess we just got caught up in the moment."
"Look, Dylan. I know how you are. You're out for one thing and one thing only."
Dylan cut him off. "What's your point, Fox?" He said aggitated.
"Teresa is off limits." 'I'm beginning to sound like Ethan. Now I know he felt everytime he saw me with Teresa.' Fox thought to himself.
"What are you? Teresa's keeper? Besides you have no right what so ever to dictate Teresa's life. She kissed me back you know."
"Forget it, Dylan. Look, I don't care what you or Teresa do, but I do care about Teresa's feelings. She's been through a lot lately and I don't want to see her hurt just when she seems to be getting her life back in order." Fox was lying. He was jealous. Why? He was in love with Whitney. Why did it bother him so much that Teresa might be getting involved with Dylan?
"I'm not out to hurt her Fox." He said softly.
Fox shrugged it off, "Don't worry. Don't know what came over me there for a minute. Seems I'm a little protective when it comes to Teresa." Fox nudged Dylan and smiled devishly. "Hot isn't she?"
"Oh, yeah. When you said you wanted to hook up with your step-mom I thought that you had finally lost it. Never knew she would turn out to look like that. So, why haven't you...you know."
"Well, at the time I thought she only had eyes for Ethan. Little did I know maybe Ethan wasn't such a factor given that I found you two in a lip-lock. Besides, I'm in pursuit of another woman."
"Yes, yes, I know." He nodded. "Your mystery woman. Any chance of you ever filling me in on who this little lady is?"
"In due time, Dylan. In due time."
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Teresa made her way up to the next floor and stood in front of the third door on the right. She softly knocked on the door. She heard some ruffling movements behind the door and smiled to herself. She knew what they were doing. The door finally came open and Chad stuck his flushed face barely out the door. Teresa managed to put her finger up to her mouth, "Shhh, I want to surprise Whitney."
Chad smiled back at her and motioned just a minute. "Hey, Whitney, get dressed there's someone out in the hallway that needs to meet with me, they may want to come in."
Whitney blushed a little, "I hope they don't get the impression that we were doing something."
"Don't worry. They won't care." He smiled.
He pulled his shirt back on and stepped back outside shutting the door behind him. "Teresa, it's so good to see you. When did you get here?"
"A couple of days ago. Took me awhile to get up here to see you guys. That receptionist downstairs kept giving me a hard time. Luckily, I bumped into one of Fox's friends, Dylan, and he helped me get in."
"So, you've met Dylan. Nice guy, huh?"
"Yeah, I've met him." She smiled and thought about the kiss they had shared in the elevator. If you ask me he's just another Fox. I have a feeling there'll never be a dull moment with those two around." She smiled.
"No, no. You can say that again. So, what made you finally decide to make the trip to L.A.?"
"Decided it was time for a change."
"You're not giving up on fate are you, Teresa?"
"No, never. I just thought it was time to give fate a little hand that's all. I'm never going to get over Ethan if I'm always reminded of him. Thought a change of scenery would be nice. Who knows, maybe Mr. Right is right here in L.A.?" She said dreamily. It was easy to think about moving on without Ethan under her nose all the time.
"Well, Teresa, there's no one else that deserves to find Mr. Right than you. I hope you find what you're looking for here."
"Thanks Chad. That means a lot to me. So, how is Whitney doing?"
"She's okay. Having a hard time adjusting I think. Hard enough when you move away from everything you've ever known. She's also has to deal with the fact that her dad's abandoned her and her sister hates her. Her mom is the only one that'll talk to her."
"I can't wait to see her. I'd love for someone to show me around the area."
She looked behind him watching the door slowly open and Whitney stuck her head out. Chad was slightly blocking her view of the person he was conversing with. "Is everything okay out here, Chad?" She asked quitely.
"Everything's perfect. In fact, I think there's someone here that would like to meet you." He stepped aside revealing Teresa.
Whitney's eyes widened in surprise. "Ahhh, Oh my God!" She came running out of the door and hugged Teresa. "What are you doing here?"
"You knew I couldn't stay away from my best friend forever. Where is she?" She looked around.
Whitney give her a little shove. "You're impossible."
"Oh, Whitney, I've missed you so much. With you guys all gone I've been so lonely. Harmony's just not the same without you, Whit."
"Well, you're here now. That's all that matters." She said still holding onto Teresa's hands.
"Oh, Whitney, we have so much to catch up on. I can't wait to go shopping and...Oh, wait, I'm broke. Forget that. Maybe we can just go window shopping."
"Sounds great, want to go now?" She asked excited.
"Why not, Chad, can I steal your girlfriend for a little while? I promise I'll bring her back safe and sound."
He walked over and kissed Whitney, "Sure, have fun you two."
Teresa and Whitney ran down the hall holding hands and giggling. Chad just looked at the two of them and smiled. "Never a dull moment with Teresa."
NEVER A DULL MOMENT
Teresa just stood there she didn't know what to say. Fox was just looking at her with a blank expression. The kind of look that Ethan use to give her when she was with Fox.
Fox put his hand on his hips. "What the hell's going on here, Dylan?" He growled.
Dylan put both hands up, "Look, Fox, it's not what you think."
"Hey, let's talk about this later." Teresa said. "Aren't you glad to see me, Fox?" She went to him and hugged him.
"Yeah, yeah, sure." He embraced Teresa back, but never took his eyes off of Dylan. "When did you get here?" He asked his arms still around her waist.
"I got here the night before last. I wanted to surprise you guys. I tried coming to see you earlier, but the receptionist downstairs wouldn't let me up to see you."
"I'll have a talk with her." He finally broke his gaze from Dylan. He tucked a stray strand of hair back behind her ear. "I'm sure you're dying to see Whitney and Chad."
"Oh, Fox, you can always read my mind. Yes, where are they? Are they here?" She asked excitedly.
"Yeah, Whitney is in with Chad putting together her demo. How about you head on and Dylan and I will meet you guys. We'll all go to lunch together?" He looked at Dylan again.
She looked around. "Sure, how do I get there?"
Fox pointed up. "Up one floor. Third door on the right."
She kissed him on the cheek. "Thanks, Fox. You're the best." She turned and winked at Dylan and got on the elevator.
Fox walked over to Dylan. "Dylan, what the hell was that all about?"
"It was innocent man. We just got caught up in the moment I guess." Dylan touched his still swollen mouth.
"Wait a minute, wait a minute. How the hell did you two meet, anyways?"
"We bumped into each other at that little coffee shop across the street. I spilled my coffee all over her. Offered to buy her another one. That's when she told me she was here to see you and a couple of your friends. She told me she was having a hard time with Patty downstairs. I told her I knew you and that we were meeting for lunch. She came over with me. The elevator seemed to be having some problems and to make a long story short Teresa ended up in my arms and I guess we just got caught up in the moment."
"Look, Dylan. I know how you are. You're out for one thing and one thing only."
Dylan cut him off. "What's your point, Fox?" He said aggitated.
"Teresa is off limits." 'I'm beginning to sound like Ethan. Now I know he felt everytime he saw me with Teresa.' Fox thought to himself.
"What are you? Teresa's keeper? Besides you have no right what so ever to dictate Teresa's life. She kissed me back you know."
"Forget it, Dylan. Look, I don't care what you or Teresa do, but I do care about Teresa's feelings. She's been through a lot lately and I don't want to see her hurt just when she seems to be getting her life back in order." Fox was lying. He was jealous. Why? He was in love with Whitney. Why did it bother him so much that Teresa might be getting involved with Dylan?
"I'm not out to hurt her Fox." He said softly.
Fox shrugged it off, "Don't worry. Don't know what came over me there for a minute. Seems I'm a little protective when it comes to Teresa." Fox nudged Dylan and smiled devishly. "Hot isn't she?"
"Oh, yeah. When you said you wanted to hook up with your step-mom I thought that you had finally lost it. Never knew she would turn out to look like that. So, why haven't you...you know."
"Well, at the time I thought she only had eyes for Ethan. Little did I know maybe Ethan wasn't such a factor given that I found you two in a lip-lock. Besides, I'm in pursuit of another woman."
"Yes, yes, I know." He nodded. "Your mystery woman. Any chance of you ever filling me in on who this little lady is?"
"In due time, Dylan. In due time."
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Teresa made her way up to the next floor and stood in front of the third door on the right. She softly knocked on the door. She heard some ruffling movements behind the door and smiled to herself. She knew what they were doing. The door finally came open and Chad stuck his flushed face barely out the door. Teresa managed to put her finger up to her mouth, "Shhh, I want to surprise Whitney."
Chad smiled back at her and motioned just a minute. "Hey, Whitney, get dressed there's someone out in the hallway that needs to meet with me, they may want to come in."
Whitney blushed a little, "I hope they don't get the impression that we were doing something."
"Don't worry. They won't care." He smiled.
He pulled his shirt back on and stepped back outside shutting the door behind him. "Teresa, it's so good to see you. When did you get here?"
"A couple of days ago. Took me awhile to get up here to see you guys. That receptionist downstairs kept giving me a hard time. Luckily, I bumped into one of Fox's friends, Dylan, and he helped me get in."
"So, you've met Dylan. Nice guy, huh?"
"Yeah, I've met him." She smiled and thought about the kiss they had shared in the elevator. If you ask me he's just another Fox. I have a feeling there'll never be a dull moment with those two around." She smiled.
"No, no. You can say that again. So, what made you finally decide to make the trip to L.A.?"
"Decided it was time for a change."
"You're not giving up on fate are you, Teresa?"
"No, never. I just thought it was time to give fate a little hand that's all. I'm never going to get over Ethan if I'm always reminded of him. Thought a change of scenery would be nice. Who knows, maybe Mr. Right is right here in L.A.?" She said dreamily. It was easy to think about moving on without Ethan under her nose all the time.
"Well, Teresa, there's no one else that deserves to find Mr. Right than you. I hope you find what you're looking for here."
"Thanks Chad. That means a lot to me. So, how is Whitney doing?"
"She's okay. Having a hard time adjusting I think. Hard enough when you move away from everything you've ever known. She's also has to deal with the fact that her dad's abandoned her and her sister hates her. Her mom is the only one that'll talk to her."
"I can't wait to see her. I'd love for someone to show me around the area."
She looked behind him watching the door slowly open and Whitney stuck her head out. Chad was slightly blocking her view of the person he was conversing with. "Is everything okay out here, Chad?" She asked quitely.
"Everything's perfect. In fact, I think there's someone here that would like to meet you." He stepped aside revealing Teresa.
Whitney's eyes widened in surprise. "Ahhh, Oh my God!" She came running out of the door and hugged Teresa. "What are you doing here?"
"You knew I couldn't stay away from my best friend forever. Where is she?" She looked around.
Whitney give her a little shove. "You're impossible."
"Oh, Whitney, I've missed you so much. With you guys all gone I've been so lonely. Harmony's just not the same without you, Whit."
"Well, you're here now. That's all that matters." She said still holding onto Teresa's hands.
"Oh, Whitney, we have so much to catch up on. I can't wait to go shopping and...Oh, wait, I'm broke. Forget that. Maybe we can just go window shopping."
"Sounds great, want to go now?" She asked excited.
"Why not, Chad, can I steal your girlfriend for a little while? I promise I'll bring her back safe and sound."
He walked over and kissed Whitney, "Sure, have fun you two."
Teresa and Whitney ran down the hall holding hands and giggling. Chad just looked at the two of them and smiled. "Never a dull moment with Teresa."