Chapter 8
FAIR GAME
"Oh, man, I can't believe this. You're crazy. Whitney? She's attached if you haven't noticed. Very much in love. Teresa's free and clear an easy target."
"Shut up, Dylan. Whitney, she's right there." He pointed across the street seeing Whitney walk out of a local shop.
Dylan looked up just as Teresa walked out of the store. "Look, Teresa's with her. Look at the two of them together, Fox. Sure, Whitney's a pretty girl, but Teresa, wow. Words don't begin to describe."
"What are you talking about?" He looked at Dylan trying to hide the fact that he was beginning to catch onto the fact that Whitney was his mystery girl.
"The fact that you're lusting over Whitney."
"Who said anything about it being Whitney? I saw Whitney coming out of a store. You jumped to conclusions, plain and simple. Besides, what I feel for this woman is not lust, it's love." Fox ran across the street dodging traffic. He wanted to catch up with Whitney. And Teresa too, of course.
Dylan just stood there staring at his friend. "Bullshit! Fox Crane wouldn't know love if it hit him in the face." He let out of breath of air, "Wait up, Fox."
"Whitney, Teresa, hey!" Fox yelled for them before they stepped into a cab.
Teresa turned around hearing someone call her name. "Did you hear that Whitney?"
"What?" Whitney asked.
"I thought I heard someone yelling my name." At that moment Fox stepped out from behind a group of people. "Oh, hey, Fox. I thought I heard someone yelling my name." She moved to stand close to him and then caught the look on Whitney's face and stepped back a little. "What are you up to?"
"Well, since you and Whitney skipped out on all us guys, we all decided to have lunch together." He pouted a little.
Teresa pushed his arm a little, "Oh, poor baby. Do you need you're binky?"
Fox laughed, "No, I'm a big boy, I'll live."
"Where's Chad?" Whitney said uncomfortably pushing back a strand of hair out of her face.
Dylan finally caught up. "He got called into the studio."
"Well, maybe I should head back that way then. I can stay in Chad's office until he's finished. I hate to go to my apartment alone."
"I'm afraid Chad's going to be there awhile, Whitney. He's meeting with some really big executives. They're working on promoting a new artist."
"Oh, well, Teresa, would you like to see our new apartment?"
"I'd love to." She said.
"I have an even better idea." Fox said. "There's a new nightclub in town that Dylan and I are thinking about buying. How about we all go together and check it out. We sure could use the advice of two very fashionable women."
Dylan agreed. "Yeah, it's suppossed to be one of the hottest nightclubs in town."
Teresa looked a Whitney, "What do you think, Whit. Are you up to it?"
"I guess, but I would like to freshen up a bit. Teresa, we can go back to my apartment for a little while."
"All my stuff is back at my motel. It's just right up the block though."
"That's fine, we can go there first. We'll take a cab back to my apartment. Fox, how about you and Dylan meet us there", she looked at her watch, "in about 2 hours."
They agreed and parted ways.
"Teresa, I feel bad that you're living in a motel room. I'd offer to let you stay with Chad and I but unfortunately, we are living in a small studio apartment. I don't think you'd particularly like sharing a room with Chad and I." Whitney grinned.
"No, you're right. Don't worry, Whit. Something will come up. Besides, I've got to start job searching like ASAP. I can't live off my little savings forever."
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"Fox, what would you think about asking Teresa to stay with us for awhile? I mean, that is until she's able to get her feet off the ground and can afford a place of her own. I mean we do have plenty of room here, and a beautiful woman would brighten up the place a bit."
Fox slipped his shirt on wondering why he hadn't already thought of that. He remember living in the mansion with Teresa. Their midnight walks and nightcaps. It was nice having her around. "I'll talk to her. But if she does decide to take us up on the offer you can't go seducing her all the time."
"I swear, Fox. You're feelings for Teresa are deeper than you'd like to admit."
"No there not. My relationship with Teresa is purely platonic. We're just friends and that's it. Besides, Teresa's too good for me."
"You may be right about that. Forewarning though, if you're sure you don't still want her then that makes her fair game for me. Though, I'll step back if you still want to pursuit her."
"Oh, don't feed me that crap. When did my feelings for a woman ever stop your trying to seduce her?"
"Point taken. But like you said yourself, Teresa's different."
"If you want her, go for her. Just be warned, if you so much as hurt one hair on her beautiful head..."
"I get the picture." Dylan put up both hands.
'You'd better' Fox thought to himself. 'I've got to get over this. I'm sounding more and more like Ethan everyday. Dear God, I'm becoming a nerd!'
"Fox, do you know who you're sounding like?"
"Don't even start. Besides, I've already noticed. Guess we're not too much different when it comes to protecting Teresa."
"Come on." Dylan threw the car keys to Fox. "Let's not keep the beautiful ladies waiting."
FAIR GAME
"Oh, man, I can't believe this. You're crazy. Whitney? She's attached if you haven't noticed. Very much in love. Teresa's free and clear an easy target."
"Shut up, Dylan. Whitney, she's right there." He pointed across the street seeing Whitney walk out of a local shop.
Dylan looked up just as Teresa walked out of the store. "Look, Teresa's with her. Look at the two of them together, Fox. Sure, Whitney's a pretty girl, but Teresa, wow. Words don't begin to describe."
"What are you talking about?" He looked at Dylan trying to hide the fact that he was beginning to catch onto the fact that Whitney was his mystery girl.
"The fact that you're lusting over Whitney."
"Who said anything about it being Whitney? I saw Whitney coming out of a store. You jumped to conclusions, plain and simple. Besides, what I feel for this woman is not lust, it's love." Fox ran across the street dodging traffic. He wanted to catch up with Whitney. And Teresa too, of course.
Dylan just stood there staring at his friend. "Bullshit! Fox Crane wouldn't know love if it hit him in the face." He let out of breath of air, "Wait up, Fox."
"Whitney, Teresa, hey!" Fox yelled for them before they stepped into a cab.
Teresa turned around hearing someone call her name. "Did you hear that Whitney?"
"What?" Whitney asked.
"I thought I heard someone yelling my name." At that moment Fox stepped out from behind a group of people. "Oh, hey, Fox. I thought I heard someone yelling my name." She moved to stand close to him and then caught the look on Whitney's face and stepped back a little. "What are you up to?"
"Well, since you and Whitney skipped out on all us guys, we all decided to have lunch together." He pouted a little.
Teresa pushed his arm a little, "Oh, poor baby. Do you need you're binky?"
Fox laughed, "No, I'm a big boy, I'll live."
"Where's Chad?" Whitney said uncomfortably pushing back a strand of hair out of her face.
Dylan finally caught up. "He got called into the studio."
"Well, maybe I should head back that way then. I can stay in Chad's office until he's finished. I hate to go to my apartment alone."
"I'm afraid Chad's going to be there awhile, Whitney. He's meeting with some really big executives. They're working on promoting a new artist."
"Oh, well, Teresa, would you like to see our new apartment?"
"I'd love to." She said.
"I have an even better idea." Fox said. "There's a new nightclub in town that Dylan and I are thinking about buying. How about we all go together and check it out. We sure could use the advice of two very fashionable women."
Dylan agreed. "Yeah, it's suppossed to be one of the hottest nightclubs in town."
Teresa looked a Whitney, "What do you think, Whit. Are you up to it?"
"I guess, but I would like to freshen up a bit. Teresa, we can go back to my apartment for a little while."
"All my stuff is back at my motel. It's just right up the block though."
"That's fine, we can go there first. We'll take a cab back to my apartment. Fox, how about you and Dylan meet us there", she looked at her watch, "in about 2 hours."
They agreed and parted ways.
"Teresa, I feel bad that you're living in a motel room. I'd offer to let you stay with Chad and I but unfortunately, we are living in a small studio apartment. I don't think you'd particularly like sharing a room with Chad and I." Whitney grinned.
"No, you're right. Don't worry, Whit. Something will come up. Besides, I've got to start job searching like ASAP. I can't live off my little savings forever."
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"Fox, what would you think about asking Teresa to stay with us for awhile? I mean, that is until she's able to get her feet off the ground and can afford a place of her own. I mean we do have plenty of room here, and a beautiful woman would brighten up the place a bit."
Fox slipped his shirt on wondering why he hadn't already thought of that. He remember living in the mansion with Teresa. Their midnight walks and nightcaps. It was nice having her around. "I'll talk to her. But if she does decide to take us up on the offer you can't go seducing her all the time."
"I swear, Fox. You're feelings for Teresa are deeper than you'd like to admit."
"No there not. My relationship with Teresa is purely platonic. We're just friends and that's it. Besides, Teresa's too good for me."
"You may be right about that. Forewarning though, if you're sure you don't still want her then that makes her fair game for me. Though, I'll step back if you still want to pursuit her."
"Oh, don't feed me that crap. When did my feelings for a woman ever stop your trying to seduce her?"
"Point taken. But like you said yourself, Teresa's different."
"If you want her, go for her. Just be warned, if you so much as hurt one hair on her beautiful head..."
"I get the picture." Dylan put up both hands.
'You'd better' Fox thought to himself. 'I've got to get over this. I'm sounding more and more like Ethan everyday. Dear God, I'm becoming a nerd!'
"Fox, do you know who you're sounding like?"
"Don't even start. Besides, I've already noticed. Guess we're not too much different when it comes to protecting Teresa."
"Come on." Dylan threw the car keys to Fox. "Let's not keep the beautiful ladies waiting."