CHAPTER 18
TO GET ME TO YOU
"Teresa, that was awesome how you handled those two out there." Fox smiled.
"You think so?" Teresa looked up at him and grinned. She then waved it off, "Yeah, well, their not worth my time or your time. If you don't mind, I'd like to forget about those two for good. I have better things to think about today." She walked over and hugged Fox.
"You do?" He embraced her back. "What do you suggest we do today?"
"I thought maybe a nice day at the beach. How does that sound?"
"Sounds great. How about we wait until a little later. It won't be so hot. We can pack a picnic and maybe enjoy the sunset."
Teresa looked up at Fox and smiled. "You read my thoughts, Fox."
"Well, what would you suggest we do in the mean time? It's still early."
"How about you have a seat and let me fix you breakfast?" She pushed him along.
"You don't want my help. I'm crushed." Fox held his heart.
"Go on." Teresa shoved him out of the kitchen laughing.
A little while later they sat with their stomachs full. "Teresa, you're an amazing cook. Who taught you?" Fox said holding his stomach.
"Well, after daddy disappeared mama had to pull two jobs to make ends meet. Then Antonio left and Luis had to find a job to help out mama. It was me and Miguel left at home. Someone had to cook for all of us. So I volunteered. Poor Miguel. He tried to cook, but trust me, Miguel cooks almost as good as you."
"That bad, huh?" Fox grimmaced.
"Worse." She smiled.
"I guess it was rough on all of you growing up without a dad?" Fox said softly.
"It was, but there was never a lack of love in our home. We never had name brand clothes or new cars when we turned sixteen, but mama loved us, and provided for us the best she could. We all had each other even when we had nothing else."
"You know, Teresa, I always thought I was the lucky one. I had everything I ever wanted growing up. New cars, the best clothes, millions of dollars at my disposal. Vacations in Paris, Italy, you name it. Unfortunately, I never had the one thing I truly wanted."
Teresa looked at Fox and placed a hand over his. "What was that Fox?"
"A family." Fox broke his gaze from Teresa and got up from the table and looked out the window. "All I ever wanted was a mom and dad that loved me. No amount of money could buy that."
Teresa rushed to his side. "Oh, Fox! I wish there was something I could do to change your past. I wish I could make Julian and Ivy see what a wonderful person you are. I wish I could make everyone see what a wonderful person you are."
"The only person I care about impressing, Teresa, is you." He said turning to face her.
"I just wish things could've been better for you growing up, Fox. I know if had to be hard on you. Though I lost my father when I was young, I still have wonderful memories of him. You don't even have that do you, Fox. Do you have any happy memories of childhood?"
Fox looked back out the window. "Not really. Thing is, Teresa, I wouldn't change my past for anything. I'm a good person. I truly am. Unfortunately, you're the only one who sees the real me. I think if I had been closer to Julian and Ivy maybe I would've turned out more like them and that's not what I want. I don't want to be like them."
"You're nothing like them, Fox. You're so much better." Tears came to Teresa's eyes. Fox pulled her into an embrace. As he held her flashbacks from his childhood rushed through his mind. Lonely night, broken promises. Forgotten birthdays and holidays...
Well I, I still can remember times when the nights seem to surround me. I was sure the sun would never shine on me. And I thought it my destiny to walk this world alone. But now you're here with me, now you're here with me.
And I don't regret the rain. Or the nights I felt the pain. Or the tears I to cry so much along the way. Every road I had to take. Everytime my heart would break. It was just something I had to get through, to get me to you.
Well I, I still can recall the days when I had no love around me. Makes me glad for everyday I have with you. And I, I look in your eyes and know I'm right were I belong. And I belong with you, always belong with you.
And I don't regret the rain. Or the nights I felt the pain. Or the tears I to cry so much along the way. Every road I had to take. Everytime my heart would break. It was just something I had to get through, to get me to you.
And if I couldn't change a thing, wouldn't change a thing baby. Because your love was waiting there for me. Waiting there for me, baby!
And I don't regret the rain. Or the nights I felt the pain. Or the tears I to cry so much along the way. Every road I had to take. Everytime my heart would break. It was just something I had to get through, to get me to you.
...Fox's thoughts then went to the first time he met Teresa. The night he crawled into her bed. That night was the beginning of a new life. Teresa had came into his life and turned everything upside down. All his plans were ruined. He had never planned on falling in love. Never planned on giving his heart and soul to one woman, but then again he had never met another woman like Teresa. There was no one else on the face of this earth that could make him feel this way. Make his heart skip a beat, make his stomach turn flip-flops. No one had ever filled his life with such joy and love. Compassion and passion. He now knew what love was. Now he knew he was in love.
"Teresa, there's not one thing about my past I would change." Fox placed his hand on the side of Teresa's face. "Everything I did was something I had to do to get me to you. I love you! I love you, Teresa Lopez- Fitzgerald."
"Oh Fox." Teresa leaned forward and feel into Fox's arms. She was almost speechless. "I, I love you. I love you Nicholas Foxworth Crane." With that Fox devoured Teresa's lips and nothing else in the world mattered at that moment.
***Well, do you guys like? Let me know what you think. The Song is "To Get Me To You." by Lila McCann. Sounded like Fox to me. All his struggles growing up. Anyways, I hope you enjoy."
TO GET ME TO YOU
"Teresa, that was awesome how you handled those two out there." Fox smiled.
"You think so?" Teresa looked up at him and grinned. She then waved it off, "Yeah, well, their not worth my time or your time. If you don't mind, I'd like to forget about those two for good. I have better things to think about today." She walked over and hugged Fox.
"You do?" He embraced her back. "What do you suggest we do today?"
"I thought maybe a nice day at the beach. How does that sound?"
"Sounds great. How about we wait until a little later. It won't be so hot. We can pack a picnic and maybe enjoy the sunset."
Teresa looked up at Fox and smiled. "You read my thoughts, Fox."
"Well, what would you suggest we do in the mean time? It's still early."
"How about you have a seat and let me fix you breakfast?" She pushed him along.
"You don't want my help. I'm crushed." Fox held his heart.
"Go on." Teresa shoved him out of the kitchen laughing.
A little while later they sat with their stomachs full. "Teresa, you're an amazing cook. Who taught you?" Fox said holding his stomach.
"Well, after daddy disappeared mama had to pull two jobs to make ends meet. Then Antonio left and Luis had to find a job to help out mama. It was me and Miguel left at home. Someone had to cook for all of us. So I volunteered. Poor Miguel. He tried to cook, but trust me, Miguel cooks almost as good as you."
"That bad, huh?" Fox grimmaced.
"Worse." She smiled.
"I guess it was rough on all of you growing up without a dad?" Fox said softly.
"It was, but there was never a lack of love in our home. We never had name brand clothes or new cars when we turned sixteen, but mama loved us, and provided for us the best she could. We all had each other even when we had nothing else."
"You know, Teresa, I always thought I was the lucky one. I had everything I ever wanted growing up. New cars, the best clothes, millions of dollars at my disposal. Vacations in Paris, Italy, you name it. Unfortunately, I never had the one thing I truly wanted."
Teresa looked at Fox and placed a hand over his. "What was that Fox?"
"A family." Fox broke his gaze from Teresa and got up from the table and looked out the window. "All I ever wanted was a mom and dad that loved me. No amount of money could buy that."
Teresa rushed to his side. "Oh, Fox! I wish there was something I could do to change your past. I wish I could make Julian and Ivy see what a wonderful person you are. I wish I could make everyone see what a wonderful person you are."
"The only person I care about impressing, Teresa, is you." He said turning to face her.
"I just wish things could've been better for you growing up, Fox. I know if had to be hard on you. Though I lost my father when I was young, I still have wonderful memories of him. You don't even have that do you, Fox. Do you have any happy memories of childhood?"
Fox looked back out the window. "Not really. Thing is, Teresa, I wouldn't change my past for anything. I'm a good person. I truly am. Unfortunately, you're the only one who sees the real me. I think if I had been closer to Julian and Ivy maybe I would've turned out more like them and that's not what I want. I don't want to be like them."
"You're nothing like them, Fox. You're so much better." Tears came to Teresa's eyes. Fox pulled her into an embrace. As he held her flashbacks from his childhood rushed through his mind. Lonely night, broken promises. Forgotten birthdays and holidays...
Well I, I still can remember times when the nights seem to surround me. I was sure the sun would never shine on me. And I thought it my destiny to walk this world alone. But now you're here with me, now you're here with me.
And I don't regret the rain. Or the nights I felt the pain. Or the tears I to cry so much along the way. Every road I had to take. Everytime my heart would break. It was just something I had to get through, to get me to you.
Well I, I still can recall the days when I had no love around me. Makes me glad for everyday I have with you. And I, I look in your eyes and know I'm right were I belong. And I belong with you, always belong with you.
And I don't regret the rain. Or the nights I felt the pain. Or the tears I to cry so much along the way. Every road I had to take. Everytime my heart would break. It was just something I had to get through, to get me to you.
And if I couldn't change a thing, wouldn't change a thing baby. Because your love was waiting there for me. Waiting there for me, baby!
And I don't regret the rain. Or the nights I felt the pain. Or the tears I to cry so much along the way. Every road I had to take. Everytime my heart would break. It was just something I had to get through, to get me to you.
...Fox's thoughts then went to the first time he met Teresa. The night he crawled into her bed. That night was the beginning of a new life. Teresa had came into his life and turned everything upside down. All his plans were ruined. He had never planned on falling in love. Never planned on giving his heart and soul to one woman, but then again he had never met another woman like Teresa. There was no one else on the face of this earth that could make him feel this way. Make his heart skip a beat, make his stomach turn flip-flops. No one had ever filled his life with such joy and love. Compassion and passion. He now knew what love was. Now he knew he was in love.
"Teresa, there's not one thing about my past I would change." Fox placed his hand on the side of Teresa's face. "Everything I did was something I had to do to get me to you. I love you! I love you, Teresa Lopez- Fitzgerald."
"Oh Fox." Teresa leaned forward and feel into Fox's arms. She was almost speechless. "I, I love you. I love you Nicholas Foxworth Crane." With that Fox devoured Teresa's lips and nothing else in the world mattered at that moment.
***Well, do you guys like? Let me know what you think. The Song is "To Get Me To You." by Lila McCann. Sounded like Fox to me. All his struggles growing up. Anyways, I hope you enjoy."