CHAPTER 14
WILL THEY MEET?
Over the next couple of days Teresa settled into her new apartment. She shared the room next to Fox though most of the time she ended up falling asleep in his arms watching an old movie or just talking. Teresa and Fox saw very little of Dylan. Fox wasn't sure if he was avoiding them or was truly busy taking care of business matters for his father's companies L.A. office. That, of course, was the excuse he had given them. They neither one had spoken to Whitney since they had gotten together either. Teresa was a little nervous about approaching Whitney with the news. Like it or not, she had to face the fact that Fox had once thought he had feelings for Whitney. Whitney had also in some way cared for Fox.
Neither Fox nor Teresa had told the other about what happened the night they discovered their true feelings for each other. They both knew that it could and probably would cause further rifts between friends. Besides, it didn't matter now. They were together and that, of course, was the most important thing.
Teresa stirred in bed. She yawned and took a deep breath. She smelled bacon and fresh coffee. She glanced up and the clock. It was 9 a.m. She rolled over to find Fox wasn't in bed beside her. He had came into her room last night when he couldn't sleep for a late night talk. Just as she was about to roll out of bed to follow the wonderful smells of breakfast Fox walked in carrying a tray.
"Breakfast is served, my lady." Fox said grinning from ear to ear.
"You made me breakfast in bed?" Teresa smiled.
"Well, if I said yes, that would be a lie. Let's just say that I tried. I burnt the eggs and scorched the bacon. Somehow, I even managed to burn the toast. So, I called a restaurant down the street and they sent a chef up to cook us breakfast."
"They actually sent someone here to cook?" Teresa asked amazed. "How did you manage that?"
"The one good thing about being a Crane, Teresa. Money." Fox sat the tray down in front of her. "Eat. I slaved over a stove all morning for you!"
"I would give anything that have seen that." Teresa said picking up a piece of bacon.
"Believe me, it wasn't a pleasant site." Fox scratched his head, "I think I might need a little help cleaning the kitchen."
"I think I could manage that. Especially with what you attempted this morning. Thank you, Fox. This is wonderful."
"Oh, but, Teresa, this is only the beginning."
"Only, the beginning? You're not going to attempt to cook again are you?" She teased.
"Very funny." He mocked her. "No, I've been thinking and I don't think we've actually went on an official date yet. I'd like to take you somewhere nice tonight."
"Fox, that would be great, but I don't really have anything nice to wear to any of those fancy restaurants."
"That's all part of the date. I have a lady that's going to meet us at a dress shop downtown after lunch. She'll fit you for a dress. There's a salon next door. I've arranged to have your make-up and hair done."
"Oh, Fox, you don't have to go to so much trouble for me. I'm just as happy here at the apartment eating pizza and watching an old movie."
"Me too, but I would like to show you off. I want everyone in LA to know that I have the most beautiful girlfriend in the entire world. You, of course, will the out with LA's most desirable man." He grinned.
"Really? When do I meet him?" She teased.
"Such a tease this morning aren't we?" He leaned in and kissed her.
"You bring out the worst in me you sly fox." She kissed him back.
"You know, Teresa, we really don't have time for this. You're day at the spa begins in just a little over an hour."
"I know, I know. We'll have plenty of time for kissing tonight I suspect."
"I think you know me well enough by now, Teresa, to know the answer to that question."
Teresa nibbled at the bacon, "I think we have some new neighbors next door."
"That's nice," Fox grinned, "maybe I should bake them a cake."
She laughed, "I don't think that would be such a good idea. You might burn down the apartment complex."
Fox sighed, "Shut up and eat." He crammed a piece of toast in her mouth laughing.
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"Oh, Ethan, I love being here in L.A. So far away from Harmony, not to mention, Teresa."
"L.A. is nice isn't it? Any plans for today?" Ethan asked.
"Not really, I thought it would be nice to sit out by the pool and relax. Would you like to join me?"
"Maybe a little later. Would you mind if I took a drive around town. I'd like to scope out the hot spots. Maybe find a nice restaurant I could take my beautiful wife to."
Gwen smiled, "Oh, Ethan, you really love me don't you?"
'No', he thought to himself. "Of course, I love you, Gwen." He rubbed her stomach, "And I love our baby, too."
Gwen touched the side of his face, "You're such a wonderful husband. Go have a nice ride around town. Some time to yourself might be nice. We get so little of it back in Harmony. Don't stay away too long, though."
"I won't," He bent down and kissed her, "I'll be back soon. Maybe I'll find us a nice restaurant to enjoy together."
Ethan walked away as Gwen watched him walk out the door she said outloud to herself, "I've won, Teresa. You will never have Ethan. This baby will bind us together forever. Oh, and poor, poor Ethan. What he doesn't know want hurt him." She smiled and rubbed her belly.
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Teresa put on a little sundress. She brushed through her hair and pulled it back in a low ponytail. She was slipping on her sandals when Fox walked into her bedroom.
"You almost ready?"
"Almost. Why? Anxious to get rid of me?" She walked up to him and put her arms around his neck.
"No, I just as soon you cuddle up with me on that bed of yours."
"Maybe tonight. Right now I have to go get beautiful." She smiled.
Fox touched the side of Teresa's face softly, "You're already beautiful, Teresa. They won't have to work very hard."
"I just want to look perfect for you, Fox." She looked deep into his eyes.
He kissed her lightly, "Teresa, you're already are perfect. Everything about you is perfect." He ran his fingers through her hair, "Your hair is perfect." He softly kissed her eyes, "Your eyes are amazing. You can read your entire soul in your eyes." He kissed her nose, "I love your little button nose." Fox kissed her lips, "Don't even get me started out your lips." He trailed a finger down her neck and her chest and drew circles on her skin where her heart was, "but, Teresa, this is what I love the most about you. Your heart."
Tears came to Teresa's eyes and her and Fox stood holding each other.
WILL THEY MEET?
Over the next couple of days Teresa settled into her new apartment. She shared the room next to Fox though most of the time she ended up falling asleep in his arms watching an old movie or just talking. Teresa and Fox saw very little of Dylan. Fox wasn't sure if he was avoiding them or was truly busy taking care of business matters for his father's companies L.A. office. That, of course, was the excuse he had given them. They neither one had spoken to Whitney since they had gotten together either. Teresa was a little nervous about approaching Whitney with the news. Like it or not, she had to face the fact that Fox had once thought he had feelings for Whitney. Whitney had also in some way cared for Fox.
Neither Fox nor Teresa had told the other about what happened the night they discovered their true feelings for each other. They both knew that it could and probably would cause further rifts between friends. Besides, it didn't matter now. They were together and that, of course, was the most important thing.
Teresa stirred in bed. She yawned and took a deep breath. She smelled bacon and fresh coffee. She glanced up and the clock. It was 9 a.m. She rolled over to find Fox wasn't in bed beside her. He had came into her room last night when he couldn't sleep for a late night talk. Just as she was about to roll out of bed to follow the wonderful smells of breakfast Fox walked in carrying a tray.
"Breakfast is served, my lady." Fox said grinning from ear to ear.
"You made me breakfast in bed?" Teresa smiled.
"Well, if I said yes, that would be a lie. Let's just say that I tried. I burnt the eggs and scorched the bacon. Somehow, I even managed to burn the toast. So, I called a restaurant down the street and they sent a chef up to cook us breakfast."
"They actually sent someone here to cook?" Teresa asked amazed. "How did you manage that?"
"The one good thing about being a Crane, Teresa. Money." Fox sat the tray down in front of her. "Eat. I slaved over a stove all morning for you!"
"I would give anything that have seen that." Teresa said picking up a piece of bacon.
"Believe me, it wasn't a pleasant site." Fox scratched his head, "I think I might need a little help cleaning the kitchen."
"I think I could manage that. Especially with what you attempted this morning. Thank you, Fox. This is wonderful."
"Oh, but, Teresa, this is only the beginning."
"Only, the beginning? You're not going to attempt to cook again are you?" She teased.
"Very funny." He mocked her. "No, I've been thinking and I don't think we've actually went on an official date yet. I'd like to take you somewhere nice tonight."
"Fox, that would be great, but I don't really have anything nice to wear to any of those fancy restaurants."
"That's all part of the date. I have a lady that's going to meet us at a dress shop downtown after lunch. She'll fit you for a dress. There's a salon next door. I've arranged to have your make-up and hair done."
"Oh, Fox, you don't have to go to so much trouble for me. I'm just as happy here at the apartment eating pizza and watching an old movie."
"Me too, but I would like to show you off. I want everyone in LA to know that I have the most beautiful girlfriend in the entire world. You, of course, will the out with LA's most desirable man." He grinned.
"Really? When do I meet him?" She teased.
"Such a tease this morning aren't we?" He leaned in and kissed her.
"You bring out the worst in me you sly fox." She kissed him back.
"You know, Teresa, we really don't have time for this. You're day at the spa begins in just a little over an hour."
"I know, I know. We'll have plenty of time for kissing tonight I suspect."
"I think you know me well enough by now, Teresa, to know the answer to that question."
Teresa nibbled at the bacon, "I think we have some new neighbors next door."
"That's nice," Fox grinned, "maybe I should bake them a cake."
She laughed, "I don't think that would be such a good idea. You might burn down the apartment complex."
Fox sighed, "Shut up and eat." He crammed a piece of toast in her mouth laughing.
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"Oh, Ethan, I love being here in L.A. So far away from Harmony, not to mention, Teresa."
"L.A. is nice isn't it? Any plans for today?" Ethan asked.
"Not really, I thought it would be nice to sit out by the pool and relax. Would you like to join me?"
"Maybe a little later. Would you mind if I took a drive around town. I'd like to scope out the hot spots. Maybe find a nice restaurant I could take my beautiful wife to."
Gwen smiled, "Oh, Ethan, you really love me don't you?"
'No', he thought to himself. "Of course, I love you, Gwen." He rubbed her stomach, "And I love our baby, too."
Gwen touched the side of his face, "You're such a wonderful husband. Go have a nice ride around town. Some time to yourself might be nice. We get so little of it back in Harmony. Don't stay away too long, though."
"I won't," He bent down and kissed her, "I'll be back soon. Maybe I'll find us a nice restaurant to enjoy together."
Ethan walked away as Gwen watched him walk out the door she said outloud to herself, "I've won, Teresa. You will never have Ethan. This baby will bind us together forever. Oh, and poor, poor Ethan. What he doesn't know want hurt him." She smiled and rubbed her belly.
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Teresa put on a little sundress. She brushed through her hair and pulled it back in a low ponytail. She was slipping on her sandals when Fox walked into her bedroom.
"You almost ready?"
"Almost. Why? Anxious to get rid of me?" She walked up to him and put her arms around his neck.
"No, I just as soon you cuddle up with me on that bed of yours."
"Maybe tonight. Right now I have to go get beautiful." She smiled.
Fox touched the side of Teresa's face softly, "You're already beautiful, Teresa. They won't have to work very hard."
"I just want to look perfect for you, Fox." She looked deep into his eyes.
He kissed her lightly, "Teresa, you're already are perfect. Everything about you is perfect." He ran his fingers through her hair, "Your hair is perfect." He softly kissed her eyes, "Your eyes are amazing. You can read your entire soul in your eyes." He kissed her nose, "I love your little button nose." Fox kissed her lips, "Don't even get me started out your lips." He trailed a finger down her neck and her chest and drew circles on her skin where her heart was, "but, Teresa, this is what I love the most about you. Your heart."
Tears came to Teresa's eyes and her and Fox stood holding each other.